1870 Proceedings - Grand Lodge of Missouri by Missouri Freemasons

PROOEEDINGS OF THE

FIFTIETH ANNUAL COMMUNICATION OF THE

M. W. GRAND LODGE A. F. AND A. M. OI~

THE

STATE OF MISSOURI, CONVENED IN

ST. LOUIS, OCT. 10, A. D. 1870; A. L. 5870..

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SAINT LOUIS: HUGH R. HILDRETH, PRINTER & STATIONER, 126 OLIVE STREET..

1870.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE

FIFTIETH ANNUAL COMMUNICATION 0],;" THE

M. W. GRAND LODGE OF THE STATE OF MO.

The 1rIost Worshipful Grand Lodge of Missouri, Aneient, Free and Accepted Masons, met in Fiftieth Annual Comn1unication, in Freemasons' Ilall, St. Louis, conlIuencing at 10 0' clock, A.1\I., October 10th, A. D.. 1870; A. L. 5870. PRESENT. 1\1.

w. WM. D. MUIR,

G'rand J.lfaster.

R. W. THOS. E. GARRETT, Deputy Grand Master. " AI.JEX. M. DOCKERY, Senior Grand Warden. " SAMUEL H. OWENS, Junior Grand Warden. " WM. N. LOKER, Grand Treasurer. " GEO. FRANK GOULEY, Grand Secretary. 'V. and REV. JAMES M. HOLT, Grand Chaplain. 'V. WM. E. WHITING, A.'}enior Grand Deacon. " D. N. BURGOYNE, as Junior Grand Deacon. " l\1:ARTIN COLLINS, Grand .JtIarshal. " A. F. TRAINOR, Grand Sword Bea1째er. " JNO. B. BEST, l G d S d " J. W. DUNN, j ran tewar 8. " JNO. D. VINCIL, }G d 0 " S. W. B. CARNEGY, ran rators. BRO. JNO. GEEKIE, Grand Tyler.

The M. W. Grand Lodge was opened in Prayer by Grand Chaplain.

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The Grand Master appointed Bros. J. A. H. Lampton J. E. Cadle and J. P. Strotller Committee on Credentials' who submitted tIle following report:

To the Most lVo'l'ship!ul Grand Lodge of .1J;li880uri : Your Committee on Credentials beg leave to report that they find the following representatives and lnelnbers entitled to seats i;l the Grand Lollge: [Those marked with an asterisk (*) are proxies.] MISSOURI

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PAULDINGVILLE •........... "

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AUBURN WESTERN MEMPHIS CLARKSVILLE PALMYRA••......•••...•••..•..•

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1 Jas. H. Tolman, W. M. G. T. Iring, J. W. 8 T. H. WeHmeyer, W. M. Henry Wood, S. W. 5 Z. M. Roundtree, W. M.* 6 A. A. Lawson, W. M. 8 A. G. Dawson, W. M. Thos. R. Hobson, S. W. 9 John Williamson, W. M. W. W. Ehninger, S. W. D. C. Blakeman, J. W. 11 W. B . Oglesby, W. 1\1. J. H. Simpson, S. '\V.* 12 J. H. Neely, W. 1\1. F. P. Barron, S. W.* 18 N . .T. Faubion, 'tV. M. T. K. Gash, S. W.* 14 W. H. Allen, J. W. 15 A. H. Riggs, W. M.* 16 J. T. Perry, W. M.* 17 M. IVI. Tucker, 'V. M.* 18 Henry Drescher, W. M.* John B. Best, S. W.* Sam'l Clark, J. W. 19 E. T. Wetmore, W. M. 20 E. J. Williamson, W. M. I. Koperlik, S. W. P. J. Hendgen, J. W. 21 Samuel Boynton, W. M.* SUlnner Boynton, S. W. 22 T. F. Norris, W. M. 23 R. J. Johnson, W. M. 24 A. C, Waltman, W. 1\1. T. E. Shepherd, S. w.* A. C. WaltInan, J. W.*

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NAPHTAIJI ••.•.•••••••.••••...• No.

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25 M. MandIe, W. M. John Collins, S. W. H. J. B. McKellops, J. W. 26 J. M. Marmaduke, W. M. 27 S. C. Griswold, W. M. 28 0 . A. Elliott, W. M. O. A. Elliott, S. W.* O. A. Elliott, J. W.* 29 A. M. McIntyre, W. M. 30 A. J. Ferguson, W. M. J. C. Shaefer, J. W. 31 D. S. Hughs, S. W.* 32 X. Ryland, W. M. Lansing Burrows, S. W.* T. H. Shrock, J. 'V. 33 John Ralls, S. W.* J. B. Varcleluan, J. W.* 34 J. M. Berkhead, J40 W. 35 J . N. Truax, Wo Mo 36 O. Davis, W. l\JI. R. F. Wyan, S. Wo 37 Jos. N. Arnest, Wo M. 38 James Lovern, W. M. 40 L40 Eo Witte, J. W40 43 W40 Greisheimer, W. M. E. S. Woog, S. W.* ~James Meredith, J. W. 44 P. C. Yates, S. W40 45 Wnl. D. Clayton, W. M. 48 D. D. Ford, W. M. J. W. Overton, J. W. 49 Pleasant Wilhoit, W. M. 00 Do Fitzgerald, So W. 50 G. W. Pistole, So W.* 51 John H. Turner, W. M:* 52 F. Miller, W40 M. 53 H. H. Hedges, W. M.* H. H40 Hedges, J. W. 54 O. M. Waller, S. W. 55 H. S. Mills, W. Mo 56 J. W. Norman, W. M. W. V. Vanostern, J. W. 57 R. B. Kice, W. M. 58 Hoard Roberts, W. M. Jas. McAlister, S. W. 59 Wm. H. Carpenter, W. M.

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WAVERLy •••...•••••....•....• " VINCIL " MONROE ••••.••.••••••..•.••••.• • "

PATTONSBURG ••••..•. .•.••.• LINN · ROCHEPORT . .••..••. ...• .•••• TEBO •.••..•...••.•.•••••••••.•••.• SULIJIVAN •••...••.•• "•...•..•.. ROANO!{E

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68 69 70 71 72 73 75

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HICKORY GROVE " JACKSON .•...•...•.•••.....•••.• " LACLEDE•.....•.•••••.•••••.•.•. "

82 83

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84 86 88 89 90

MADISON •••..•••••.•••.•••....• " PERSEVERANCE ••••••.••••• "

ST. MARKS ••.•.•.••.••••.••••.• " EVENING STAR. " ST t\.NDREWS "

93 94 96 97

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BROOKFIELD •••.•.••••••...... DRESDEN •••.•••.•..•.••..••.•.• FRIENDSHIP.. .•..•.••..•....• KING SOLOMON. ••• •..•••..•

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J. C. Reynolds, W. M. Jno. A. Guthrie, S. W.* B. O. Austin, J. W.* John R. Bennett, S. W. Elias Parrott, W. M. A. F. Barr, W. M. w. 8. McClintic, S. W. Richard Ashbury, J. W.* R. B. Peery, W. M. T. A. Bray, W. M. John C. Smith, W. M. M. Zener, W. :1\1:* J. Crow, S. W. C. R. Evans, S. W. Edward Russell, W. M. Geo. W. McCarty, W. M. J. T. Plunkett, W. M. J. N. Orr, W. M. H. E. Elmore, R. W. S. F. Dunlap, W. M. .los. Davis, S. W. Philip Arnholt, W. M. Philip Arnholt, S. W.¥.· Philip Arnholt, J. W. 7ECharlie Thaw, W. M. C. F. Burnes, S. W. Thomas J. Henley, J. W. .las. E. Adie, W. M. Charles L. Young, J. W. R. M. Flynd, \V. M. P. H. Perkins, W. M. M. W. Serl s W. M. J. M. Herndon, J. W. .los. R. Davis, W. 1\1.* Wm. Egar, J. W. T. P. McCluney, W. M. J. E. Cadle, W. M.* Abner Hartsock, W. lYr. Jos. R. Crampton, S. W. J. W. Dawson, W. M.* B. W. Gorin, W. M* T. M. Rhea, J. W:* W. A. Ponan, S. W. B. F. Johnson, W. M. J. C. Hale, S. W. D. J. Heaston, vV. M.

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WEBSTER •.•••.••.•••.••••.••.•. No.

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GRAHAl\r. .••••••••••..•.•......• " TWILIGHT ..••.•.••..•..••.•••• " DAVIES •.••.•••••....•.•.•.••..•.• " VERSAILLES •.••..•••.•...•••. "

DESOTO .•.• ERWIN •••.•••••••••••..•••.•..••. DOVER •••••.•••••••.••••••••••••• HERl\IAN ••••••••••....••••••..•. DARDENNE ••••••...••...•••••• GENTRYVILLE ••••••••••.•••. SEAMAN •....•••••••••.•..•••.... n

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ATHENS •.••..•••.••••.••.••••• " CONSTANTINE •••••••••••••.••• WEST PRAIRIE •••.••.•...... POTOSI ••••••••••••••••.•••••••••• FARMINGTON •••..•..••••••••• STAR OF THE WEST •......

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PLEASANT MotJNT ••••.•.. " WARRENSBURG •••••••••••... " PHffiNIX•••••••••••••••••••.••.•• PRAIRIEVILLE ••••.••.••••.•• PAPINVILLE •••••••••••••••••• PLEASANT GROVE •.••....•

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98 I. D. Johnson, W. M. C. H. Turner, S. W. 'r. W. Robertson, J. W. 100 Thos. O. Rees, S. W.* 101 W. F. Forbis, W. M. 102 Wm. Warren, W. M. 104 O. P. Burnes, W. M. L. Fritzlen, S. W.* J. Rulner, J. W.* 105 W. T. Baird, W. M. 106 Thos. Burns, W. M. 107 J. R. Thomson, S. 'V. 110 Wm. Nifong, W. M. 111 Marshall Fulton, W. 1\1.1\· Marshall Fulton, S. W.~~ Marshall Fulton, J. 'V.~: 112 Jas. A. Palmer. W. l\rI. 114 Jas. O. Orr, VV. l\f.~· D. D. Berry, .J. W. 116 Wm. M. Givens, W.l\I. 117 J. rr. Canlpbell, 'V. 1\1. .Jas. Calfee, S. 'V. w. Y. Penlb~rton, J. W. 119 John C. Brant, .J. W. 121 F. W. Senne,vald, W. 1\1. 122 W. D. Chandler, W. 1\1. 123 Jas. Stewart, S. W. 124 David Shultz, S. W. 125 M. Manring, W. )yl. 126 J. J. Dillinger, S. W. John Morris, J. W. 7\127 M. L. Millen, W. M. E. L. Peery, S. W. 129 Geo. WhitcOIDb, S. W:::: 130 V. H. Harrison, W. 1\1. 131 E. B. Smith, W. l\JI. 132 Elisha T. White, W. 1\1. 133 J. T. AIre, W. M. Warren Harvey, S. W. 134 Jas. Johnston, W. M. 135 L. Schmidlapp, W. M. A. R. McAlister. S. W.~~· 136 Henry S. Smith, W. M.* 137 W. R. Pollard, W. M. 140 D. H. Wilson, J. W. 142 W. E. Tucker, S. W. W. E. Tucker, J. W:*

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LINN CREEK ••................ " BLOOMFIELD .....•.•...•.•... " CONCORD

SPRING HILL NORTH STAR .JOHNSON PACIFIC PLEASANT.•••.••..••.•••••••.•. CLrFTON HILL WHITESVILLE .....•......... OCCIDENTAL

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JOACHIM MARyVILLE MIRABILE ••••••.•••.••••.•••••• ORIENfl' FRANCAIS.~•......

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COLONy

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STURGEON •••.••••••••••••.•.•• "

POINT PLEASANT

TEXAS GRIS\VOLD PRIDE OF THE WEST

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144 A. F. Renfro, S. W. 145 W. H. Payne, W. M. 146 Jehu Teter, W. 1V('* H. J. Marshall, S. W. W. B. Martin, J. W. 147 N. M. Givan, W. M. W. O. Clayton, S. W. 149 H. C. Boteler, W. M. F. ~Iorath, J. W. 150 R. M. Gihnore, S. W. 151 J. P. l\feals, W. M. M. Featherston, S. W. 7( 152 C. E. Orouch, S. W. 153 A. Carter, W. M.* vV. R. Slack, J. VV. 154 J. B. Henderson, W. M.* Joseph M. Ooons. 8. 'V. James W. Pratt, J. W. 155 S. J. Dewey, W. M.* 157 John Dozier, W. 1\1. 158 Alexander McBride, S. W:* 159 S. M. Fallis, W. 1\1. 160 B. H. Bond, W. M. 161 Augustine Bradsher, W. l\r1. 162 D. N. Hoffnlan, 8. W. 163 Martin Collins, W. :LVI. Wm. C. Hill, 8. W. L. A. Moffett, J. W. 164 Joh!}. L. Thomas, W. M. 165 S. T. Kennedy, W. M. 166 H. B. Wilhoit, W. M.* 167 J. P. Ravold, W. M. W. E. Allelnand, S. '\V. L. Longuet, J .. W . 168 Wnl. P. Douglas, W. M. 169 E . J. Miller, W. M. 174 W. F. Roberts, W. M.. 176 John L. Ross, S . W. Geo. T. Price, J . W. 177 R. B. Lynch, S. W.* 178 Martin L. Cope, W. 1\1. 179 J. C. Summers, W. M. H. F. Hoppius, S. '·V. Philip Floou, J. 180 D. M.. Scott, W. M. 181 C. L. Harris, M. 182 Joseph Chrisman, S. W.

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DES MOINES .•.........•..•... U NOVEIJTY " STEWA.RTSVILLE "

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Grand Lod.qe of Missouri.

CALIFORNIA

No. 183 .T. P. H. Gray, W. M.

CALHOUN

184

CIIAl\IOIS MORALITy..•.•••..••••.•.•....• HENRY CLAy HANNIBAL •.•••.••••.•••••.•...

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185 186 187 188

ZEREDATHA••••••••••.••.••••• " FRANKFORD ••.....•..•••.••.. " BOLIVAR......•.•..•.••..•....•• "

189 192

195

QUITMAN ••••••••.••••••••••..•.. "

196

NEW HOPE JAMESPORT ....••••...•.•.....• ,\VESTVILLE ......•.•••..•••.. RO'VLEY ..•••.••••••••••••.••... TRILU1\lINA ..••.••.••••••••.•••

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199 201 202 204 205

CLAy ••......••.•.....•....•...•.. SALISBURy ......•.•.••.•••.••• UNIONVII,LE HICKORY HILL ROLLA •....••.....•.••••••••.•.•.

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207 208 210 211 213

FOREST CITy•••.•..••..•..•.• " HORNERSVII.lLE •.••.•.••..• " GRANBy ..••..•.••••••.••••••••• "

214 215 216

GOOD HOPE •.•.....•••••••••.• "

218

KANSAS CITy •..•.•.....•.•... "

220

MYSTIC TIE.•..........•...... FARMERS CYPRESS •.•••••••••••••••••••.•• ~EVADA ••••••••••••••••••••••••

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221 222 227 229

IONIC " SEDALIA ..•••..•..••••.•...••••• " LA-PLATA •..•..•••••..••...••..• "

235 236 237

John D. Wood, S. W;~cJohn Mathewson, J. W.-7(· Bird D. Park, vV. M. H. C. Mullen, S. w. Thomas F. Gilbert, W. M.* G. A. Settle. W. M.* W. D. Hume, W. M. W. B. Drescher, W. M. Robert Reynolds, S. W. H. C. Frost, J. W. Edward Dutton, W. M. John J. Steele, S. W. W. Galland, W. M. P. T. Maloy, S. W.* Will. V. Smith, \V. 1'1. l\f. R. Watts, S. W. John Devoiss, W. l\{. P. Riley, S. W. J. W. Freeland, W. M. J. P. Strother, W. M. H. D. Doak, S. W.* J. P . Strother, J. W* G. W. Montgomery, W . 1\£. J . M. Hamilton, W. M. W. C. C. Steele, W. M. W . D. Jordan, W. M. R. P. Faulkner, W. M:* A. H. Orchard, S. W.* H. Patterson, W. M. W. H. Helm, W M. Wm. S. Street, W. 1\1. Jas. Fall, S. W.* R. W. Waters, W. M. I. H. Bettis, J. W. W. E. Whiting, W. l\f. Charles Brook, S. W. J. E. Levy, J. W.* S. W. Lewis, W. M. W. rr. Ball, W. M. Alfred Willianls, W. 1\{. J. P. Thomas, S. W.* J. P. Thomas, J. W:'.f S. M. Elliott, W. M. B. H. Ingram, W. ~I. James L. Tibbs, S. W.

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SPENCERSBURG.•.•.•••....•• No.239 GRANVILLE ...•..•••....•••.•.. " 240 PALESTINE••.•.........•....•.• " 241 PORTLAND •••.•..••....•.•••.... " KEYSTONE "

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:MIDDLE FABIUS .....•••...• KNOB NOSTER ...••.......•.• ~fONTGOMERY CITy••..... NEOSHO .•....••......•..•......•• ROCHESTER

244 245

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HIGH HILI~............••.....• "

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HOPE .....•..•.......•••........... "

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BUTLER ••.•..••••..•••.••••.••.• SHEKINAH RAVANNA .•••.•..••.•..•••...•.. LODGE OF LOVE

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254 256 258 259

~{ECIIANICSVILLE

260

HOLDEN

262

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264 265

AURORA

267 268

246

LODGE OF rfRUTH

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't 270

SOLOMON GRANITE ST. CLAIR•••......•...•••....•• TRANQUILLITy

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272 273 275

GRAND RIVER... .••••• ......." INDEX .•........•.•.•...•••...... " _t\.VILLA ••..•••.••••.••..•.•..•... "

276 277 278

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PAST DEPUTY GRAND MASTERS.-John D. Daggett,. RUfus E. Anderson, O. F. Potter, D. P. Wallingford, John Deckbf, W. N. Loker. PAST SENIOR GRAND ""V ARDENS.-S. H. Britton, M. Collins. PAST JUNIOR GRAND WARDEN.-Samuel Russell. PAST MASTERS.-B. L. Quarles, C. H. Gee, J. M. Fox, A. F. Trainor, Wm. H. Stone, J. M. Wilhoit, Isaac W. McDonald, Chas. Spencer, J. G. Anderson, Allan McDowell, David Capt, D. N. Burgoyne, J. V. Allee, Isaac H. Garner, Edward Nathan, Laban Pritchard, J. H. Pottenger, Abr'm Weigle, Wm. P. Mullen, L. W. ~Iitchell, E. V. Kyte, J. A. H. Lampton, Cyrus Grabble, John W. Lul{e, Jacob A. Price, John Ure, John E. Ryland, J. G. Foss, James E. Carter, M. L. Cohn, Jalues B. Austin, S. E. Licklider, '\Vm. C. Defriez, Will. A. Prall, Wm. C. Watts, Nicholas Wall, D. W. Clouser, D. F. Kaime, Robert L. Fisher, Adolph Isaacs, J. D. McAuliff, Samuel.S. Nowlin, John A. Gilfillan, David N. Newman, James M. Kershaw, A. S. Martin, John J. Skinner, Thomas M. Wannall, A. W. Sprague, John McKittrick. Fraternally submitted, J. A. H. LAMPTON, } J. E. CADLE, Committee. J. P. STROTHER.

Tl1ere being two hundred and forty Lodges represented, the Grand Master declared a ql10rum present. READING MINUTES. On lIlotion of the Grand Secretary, the reading of the minutes of last communication was dispensed with, printed proceedings being in the hands of members: LODGES U. D. On motion, it was ordered that members of Lodges U.. D. be admitted as visitors to the Grand Lodge..

LOUISIANA. R. W. Bro. John A.. Stevenson, representative of the Grand Lodge of Missouri near the Grand Lodge of Louisiana, was iIltroduced by M. W. Bro. Jolln F. Houston, and was welcomed to the Grand Lodge by the M. W. Grand Master.

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A.NNUA.L ADDRESS. The M. W. Grand Master delivered tIle following address: Officers and .J.Yembers of the lJf. W. Grand Lodge of Missouri: To all, to each, I proffer the salutation of a fraternal greeting, and welcome you to another annual communication. Again, after a year's separation, th~ pleasures will be enjoyed of a re-union with tried and genial friends, enlisted for the advancement of a common cause. This is the semi-centennial communication of the Grand Lodge of Missouri. Standing at the point which Inarks the division of a century in our history, it would be interesting and instructive to look back to the beginning and note what progress has been made; ,vhat results achieved in the labors of those who have gone before us. To do this, and to sketch the lives of the men whose names are historic in our annals, would be to evoke lessons of wisdom and virtue; to make all wiser, happier and better Ine11 and Masons. This task, however, belongs not to me nor this occasiou. To the scholar and to the historian in Masonry be this task commended. "But wisdom is justified of her children." The past history, the present conditIon of Masonry in this Grand Jurisdiction evince with ,vhat zeal, intelligence and prudence our predecessors administered the affairs of their Grand Lodge. The fruition and results of their labors, in every aspect and phase of the subject, are and will be enduring monuments to their melnories-honoring alike their clear, strong judgment and pure unselfish hearts. The annual proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Missouri have heretofore been characterized by a moderation, enlightenment and dignity which give to them, at home and abroad, an individuality and consideration worthy of all emulation. Guided by such precedent and inspired by such example, there is no ground to fear that any future Grand Lodge of Missouri will, by its proceedings, give to itself conspicuousness, by contrast with such predecessors. And in this reflection Iuay be found another reason to appreciate the richness of the legacy transmitted to us. You, constituting the Grand Lodge of Missouri, are the supreme legislative, judicial and executive authority of Masonry in this Grand Jurisdiction. You are convened in the general interest of FreemasonrJ"" to legislate, to adjudicate and to execute, within the ancient landmarks, 011 all and everything concerning Masonry. The grea.t

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interests to be affected by S'our deliberations and conclusions in the present, and it may be in the distant future, are enough to in yoke your calmest and best reflection. Such being the duties and responsibilities that have brought us hither, no eulogies on the general subject of ~'reemasonry are here in order. Indeed, these have been pronounced and repeated in the eloquence of every dialect for thousands of yearb. Your eyes have beheld, and your hearts have conceived, the beauties and excellencies revealed to none save its votaries. That its influence is abroad in the ,vorld on the side of good, of hunlanity, of justice and of truth you, at least, are well convinc~d. rrrue, we allow, that some Who are J.\tIasons are not so virtuous or so good as some others Who are not Masons, yet, as it was long ago said, even as to these, they are better than they would have been if they had not been Masons. Our business here is not to declaim on these general sUbjects, but rather to take counsel together as to what the suprenle authority shall do, and what not do, best to utilize and give force and direction to the agencies which Freemasonry cOlnmands to bless and benefit ourselves and our fellow men. Impressed with the belief that its spirit and teaching are pure and good, its practice in the past the result of its principles, we aim to steer in the course so long and prosperously pursued by the faithful Craft. We would not risk our own fallible judgment, even if we dared, in any attempt to attain perfection.. Rash would be the hand, and sacreligious the act, of one who should dare atteml)t to remove one of the landmarks which have been the towers on "\vhich have shown the great Ugh ts which guided the Craft through the darkness of the centuries gone by; and to-day, in splendor undimlned by time, illumine the path of the good man's life. We" admit that it is not in the power of any man or body of men to make innovations in the body of masonry.. " My duty on this occasion, as defined by law, is that I shall lay before you a detailed account of my official acts during the recess, the state and condition of Masonry in this jurisdiction, and re(-ommend such measures as I may deem expedient and necessary. The imperfect discharge of this duty alone will occupy a space so large ItS I fear will weary your patience. I proceed with it. DECISIONS. I have been called on to make mallY decisions on points of ~Iasonic law. Appreciating the necessity of stability and uniformity in deciSIons which nlay become precedents. As far as I was acquainted with rulings of my predecessors I have most generally followed them. In our jurisprudence the decisions of the Grand Master when approved by the Grand Lodge, possess the authority of law, and J

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are looked to as settling mooted questions. These decisioIlS, in the course of time, will embrace the whole range of subjects in our jurisprudence. Their digest into convenient fOfIn \vill then be a valuable ","'ork, not only to the Grand Lodge and its officers but to all Masons. It would be a means of disselninating a knowledge of masonic law and usage throughout our entire jurisdiction. A vast amount of labor would thereby be saved to the Grand Master, and, at the same time, it would be the means of preventing errors and irregularities in the Lodges. Many questions passed on by me, though they nlay have been new to those propounding them, had nevertheless been repeatedly settled; many other questions \vere upon well settled points of la",," and established usage. Such, of course, it is needless here to report. These decisions might have been endorsed, but if worthy to be presented at all they will be better understood for having the reaSOIlS influencing the conclusion briefly stated. As to several of them I had and have doubts of their correctness, nevertheless report them, being less concerned as to whether they shall be overruled or affirmed by the Grand Lodge, than for the authoritative settlenlent of the points.. They came up for decision in the regular order of things, and if not disposed of are likely to again recur. The time has come when mooted questions of law should be put to rest as they arise, and in this way, more effectually than in any other, vacilation, uncertainty and confusion may be avoided. I select and report the following for review: FIRST.

The Worshipful Master of California Lodge, No. 183, stated the following facts and desired my opinion thereon. Two years ag-o nn Entered Apprentice luoved from Ohio and established his resid(3nce in the jurisdiction of said I..Jodge, where he no\v resides. rrhe Lodge wbieh conferred the first degree, viz., Hazen Lodge, gave permission to California Lodge to pass and raise him. He then petitioned California Lodge for the remaining degrees, and was reject~d.. After thi~, whilst on a temporary visit to the locality of Hazen Lodge, he was passed and raised, and then dimitted, without the knowledge or consent of California Lodge. For the purpose of passing or raising, only one Lodge could have rightful jurisdiction of this case. It is impossible that the t,vo Lodges could so hold jurisdiction of the case, at the same time, ab to afford the double chance of acceptance, as illustrated in this case. One Lodge rejects, and btraightway he flees a thousand miles away to another, is there accepted, and returns to denland recognition as a l\{asoll.

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There can be no doubt of the jurisdiction of California Lodge. Hazen Lodge had transferred its jurisdiction to that Lodge, and this persoll had resided for over two years under the territorial jurisdiction of California Lodge and "\Y"as a citizen of Missouri. If he can then go to Ohio and receive the degrees in Masonry, and return here an accepted J\lason, why may not any ulan, who may have been rejected in any Lodge in this State, seek out SOllIe Lodge in a foreign jurisdiction reckless enough to entertain his petition, go through the form, and then return with his dimit to deoland the privileges of Masonry among brethren who have rejected his application for good cause? The la,v, as I understand it, authorizes no such proceedings. Hazen Lodge deserves the severest censure for its cond uet, and its !\cts in the premises are irregular and void in this jurisdiction, and the recipient of its favors cannot under such circumstances be recognized as a IV[asoll. If Hazen Lodge had never parted with its jurisdiction, but Dlerely failed from any cause to give the remain.. ing degrees, the case ,vould have a very different status. But the ease now falls \vithin the spirit, if not the letter, of Section 15, Article xvi. Grand Lodge By-Laws. SECOND ..

It is the right of a Lodge to remit the dues of any of its mern.. bers, for reasons satisfactory to the Lodge; and any Inenluer has the right to submit a proper motion for this purpose, and the Worshipful lVlaster has no rightful power to refuse to entertain it. THIRD.

A member of Meridian Lodge, No.3, preferred charges of un.. masonic conduct against Bro. Goldschn1.idt, in Erwin Lodge, .No. 121, which Lodge takes charge of the case, fixes a day for the trial, and notifies the accused; who objects to the trial in Erwin Lodge, on the alleged ground that the members of that Lodge are prejudiced against him, and, therefore, he could not have a fair trial of his case, and asked that a change of venue be granted him to some Lodge other than Erwin for the trial. rrhe accused is a nOll-affiliated Mason, under the jurisdiction of Er\vin Lodge. There being several Lodges in the City of St. Louis, the jurisdiction is concurrent ill such cases. Clearly, 11, member of a Lodge, residing within its jurisdictioD 1 must be charged in and tried by his own Lodge. As clearlJr a non-affiliated l\tlason nlay be charged in, and tri~d by, the Lodge in whose jurisdiction he may reside. In cities where there are several Lodges having concurrent jurisdiction, and when the charges are preferred in anyone of such Lodges, and that Lodge assunH~S and takes charge and jurisdiction of the trial, it has then exclusive jurisdiction over the case, to try and deternline it according to laW41

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No change of venue can be granted, at the instance of the accused or anyone else. The remedy for injustice to the rights of the accused is by appeal to the Grand Lodge, or, perhaps, in extreme cases, to the Grand Master. But, I think, on the simple point of a refusal to award a change of venue, all things else being regular, an appeal would prove unavailing. I know no law or precedent for a change of venue in such case. Indeed, the spirit of Masonry cannot admit th~ suspicion that a chartered Lodge could wilfully wrong a brother by an unfair trial. The reasonable presumption would be that its Inembers would lean to the side of nlercy, and would only inflict punishment when conlpelled thereto by a painful sense of duty. If a Lodge should so far degrade itself as to allow feelings of prejudice and motives of 5pite or vindictiveness to control its decision in the trial of a brother, it would be unworthy to hold its charter, and the evidence being written of the trial, if such should appear, its decision would be taken as having.been reached through corrupt and illegal means, and therefore void. Such a Lodge '\vould be a standing mena(le of danger to the rights and character of every Mason under its jurisdiction. Gross error of judgluent may be pardoned, and the injustice or irregularity resulting therefrom be arrested by an appeal. But when the proceedings are luarked by passion, and exhibit evidence of corrupt purposes, the remedy is deprivation of charter and power for mischief. These reflections are by ,vay of argulnent, and not as applicable to any particular Lodge. If experience, unhappily, should ever disclose the likelihood that an accused brother could, in any case, be made the victhn of oppression and outrage, by prejudices against hiIn in the particular Lodge wherein his trial 011 charges may be pending, whether his own or another, and a remedy for such evil be demanded, the Grand Lodge is the power to furnish it. The functions of the Grand Lodge are legislative and judicial; those of the Grand Master executive and judicial. I should rather incline to the opinion, however, that the best SInd safest remedy for such supposed evil would be, not to trust a charter with men capable of so abusing its power. I have been unable to find an authority, in the very few Masonic books accessible to me, on the point, of the right of one non-affiliated Mason to prefer charges against another non-affiliate After the best reflection I am able to give the subject, my conclusion is that one non-affiliated Mason has not the right to pref~r charges against another non-affiliate. The truth is, Junior Wardens of the Lodges ought to prefer 2

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charges for unnlasonic conduct whilst the Craft are at refreshluent, and the Senior Warden whilst at labor. This ","as the original theory of the business, and out of a departur~ from this has sprung the present question. If, then, We ignore the ancient rule we lllust establish a new one. This new one, as far as I am advised, has not been settled either by positive law or estn.blished u~age. The necessity for a new rule ought, of course, to determine what it shall be. If there was any apprehension that Wardens would fail to prefer charges in some cases wherein charges ought to be made, it is surely a full remedy for that to give this power to any and every affiliated Mason. This greatly enlarges and facilitates the power of accusation. Can there be any necessity for 1\ rule extending beyond this limit? Again, are not affiliated Masons, by and through Lodge organization, the body of men to whom Masonry confides the right and duty of proteeting its honor and welfare? Only they may determine questions of guilt or innocence. Only they may award the punishment due to offences. The wilfully non-affiliated "shall be deemed a drone in the hive of nature, a useless nlember of society, ~1nd unworthy our protection as Masons." Thus (albeit in tones overly severe) speaks our la,v. Is it then to be supposed that to this class Masonry confides the po\ver or duty of taking care of its honor or interest? FOURTH.

Referring to the law on the subject of Masters of Lodges requiring resident lllembers to attend Lodge trials. Page 36, Proceedings, 1869. The Grund l\Iaster says, "I urge the propriety of a law requiring Masters of Lodges to command, by written sumnlons, the attendance of every resident member," &c. The controlling words of this ~entence so unmistakably :fix the Dleaning and intention of the recommendation as to preclude the necessity for resorting to rules of construction. In the opinion of the Grand ~Iaster the attendance of ever.y resident member of their respective Lodges upon trials of all ~Iasons for unnlasonic conduct was proper and right, and to secure this he advised a law requiring Masters to command, by written SUlnmons, &c. rrhen what disposition was lnade of this recommendation? Page 71. The Committee on Jurisprudence, in (lirect reference to it, says, "We agree with the M. W. G. M. that every resident member should be summoned to attend trials." Page 69. Approved by Grand Lodge. Suppose, as contended, the definition of the \vord "should" be accepted to mean in this connection "ought." The clear meaning, after all, would be that Masters ought to SUnlillOl1S, &c. If they ought or should it is their duty to do so. It is the law that says, "Masters," &c., "should," &c., and whether its language imports command or only the declaration that the thing is proper, expedient, right, just, in either case

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I think it would have been better to baye given Masters of Lodges the exercise of SOl1Je discretion in this lllatter. But as the la\v now stands it is not so \vritten, and the prerogative is not Dline to alter or u,DIend it. FIFTH.

This statenlent of facts ,vas submitted for llly opinion: Bro. Kerr, a well-kno",rn and \vorthy Master Masoll, ,vho for four or five years had resided in the jurisdiction of a particular Lodge, was raised in a Lodge in the State of Tennessee, forty-eight years ago. He paid up his dues and obtained the receipt therefor, and at that tinIe, fort:r-one years since, applied to the Secretary of said Lodge for his dimit, but did not obtain it, for the reason only that the SecretarYt as he alleged, then had no blank dimits-expected a supply soon-and promised to obtain the action of the Lodge in the premises, and then forward the dimit-but did neither. Since that time sa'id I..Jooge has gone down, ,vithollt having granted a dimit to Bro. Kerr. Bro. !{err now wishes to join t\ Lodge in this jurisdiction, without a dimit. Our Grand Lodge, in 1864, by resolution offered by nlyself, provided for such cases. Whether the Grand Lodge of rrennessee has done Iike,vise I anl not ad vised. I should think, if Bro. I{err could obtain a certificate of the Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of Tennessee, that he was n Master Mason in good standing, and that the Lodge to which he belonged had gone do,vn, such certificate ,vould be sufficient, all things else being satisfactory, for the Lodge to entertain his petition. The resolution referred to assurnes, in such case, the course I have indicated to be proper and sufficient for members of dead Lodges in this jurisdiction. I see no reason why the same course should not be taken as respects the same class of persons in sister jurisdictions. The ,veIl established rule is that a diInit is reqUired in all cases where a non-affiliate applies for membership in a particular Lodge. The indispensable condition of being a Master l\tlason in good standing, aud clear of the books, is expressed in official fornl by the dinlit. And, as a rule, it is safest to require this ancient and universal forIll of evidence. Btl t in the case named, this can never be obtained, though other eVidence, eonelusively establishing the necessary facts, may be. In such case, therefore, the interests of Masonry cannot suffer by accepting what may properly be termed secondary evidence, such as I have suggested, and thereby afford the opportunity to a worthy Mason to enjoy the rights and priVileges of affiliation, as is the duty and should be the pleasure of every Mason. At the same

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time I would not be understood as approving any relaxation of the requiring dimits to acconlpany petitions for member.. ~hip. Extreme cases like this would only justify it. It would he better that individual hardships should be born~ than that opportunity should be made for imposition 011 Lodges.

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A brother "'rho has not been elected and installed Warden of a chartered Lodge is ineligible to the office of Master of a Lodge, al... though he may have acted as Worshipful Master of a Lodge U. D. SEVENTH.

Chapter Past Masters are competent to be present and a~sist in conferring the degree of Past ~Iaster on a Worshipful Master elect, to qualify him for his office. I decide this in conformity to what seems to have been long the custom in this jurisdiction. EIGHTH ..

Charges ought to be preferred by the Junior Warden, for unmasonic conduct, whilst the Craft are at refreshment.. But it is the legal right of any melnber to do so, if the Warden neglect it. NINTH.

A case has been reported to Ine for decision wherein a member of a Lodge has declined and refused to pay his Lodge dues, alleging as a reason therefor that his r~ligious opinions have recently undergone a change, and he 110'V Sll pposes that Masonry is incon~istellt with his spiritual duties. I decided it to be the duty of every Mason (having the ability) to pay his Lodge dues. If he refuses so to do, he must be regularly tried and suspended. No pretexts or excuses can be accepted in lieu of the money. TENTH.

A D. D. G. M. can hold the office of Worshipful Master in his particular Lodge.. See Grand Lodge By-La'\\'rs, p. ]3, sec" 2, "Must be Past or Present Master of this jurisdiction." See the "Old Regulations," p. 40, art. xvii, " No Grand lVIaster," &c., or, "whoever act8 .1'01" them or in thei?' stead, pro tempore, can, at the saIne time," &c.

The office of D. D. Grand l\Iaster is not a J.Jro tempore office, but a continuing and perluanellt one, "\vith duties defined by la'w. This must be the interpretation placed on these two provisions of the la"\y, else one would be inronsisten t "Vvith and contradictory of the other. We must give them, taken together, such meaning as shall make both stand. ELEVENTH.

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against a member of a Lodge already under suspension, and a trial conducted and concluded as if there were existing no suspension. Let us suppose a member under st~spension for, say, non-payment of dues, to be guilty of gross immorality, such as to deserve expulsion; is there any reason or propriety why he should enjoy an immunity from punishment till the expiration of the period of suspension, when, perhaps, the witnesses are out of reach? The proceedings at su~h trial involve no interdicted "Masonic communication" with an expelled Mason. T'\VELFTH.

Can matters be preferred as charges against a Mason which occurred before he became a Mason? even in a case when the discovery is of past conduct so grossly criminal as to expose the individual to indictnlent for an infamous criIne in the civil COUl;It$.? My answer is, yes. The very application for the privileges of Masonry is a virtual and solemn declaration that the candidate i~ of good character. He thereby pledges the Lodge that he is worthy, well qualified to be ~t Mason, is under the tongue of good report, and that for all of these he cOlnes ,veIl recommended, of course ",..W I)" recommended. If this be not true he is guilty of lying- and imposition to begin with, and obtains privileges by fraud. So obtained, be secures the possession of no right longer than the injured party shall sec proper to take from him that which has been fraudulently acquired. Such fraud and imposition are proper subjects of accusation. This is Iny view, is good Masonic law and sound morality. The opposite, I am aware, has been held, but it seems to me, no matter by what theories and arguments supporting it, to offer a ptemium to the successful impostor. 'l'H I R '1' E E NTH.

Although having no special commendations to pass on the business of dram-shop keeping, yet, as to those therein engaged, as well as to all others, the rule of l\fasonic law ought to be fairly applied. I know of no Masonic statute that may be invoked specially against a Mason, iIllposing a peremptory prohib路 11 against his engaging in that business. No one is bound to p ize it, and if any shall choose this evil way and pursue it to ha drunkenness, such, of course, being themselves under the pena .. of our law. Masonry enjoins temperance as a cardinal virtue, and its spirit and teachings are that l\{asons shall do their fellow men all the good they can; and no harm. This benevolent sentiment ought to rule Masons in their social and busine8s relations with the world, inducing the pursuit or the avoidance of vocations, as they mayor may not square with it.

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But the enforcement of this-alulost golden-rule, in its broad and comprehensive sense, must be left as the effect 011 the lives of men of the dissemination and inculcation of the great principles antI teachings of Masonry and religion. At the same time, I should be far fr0111 saying that a Mason in thi::; business may not so conduct it, in reference to individuals, as to violate the positive duty he owes his brother, and in such wise as to call forth the discipline of the Lodge. rro instance: If wilful en ticeln~nt be offered to, or advantage taken of, a brother to lead him astray, such conduct would be within the legitimate scope of Lodge discipline; not as a charge against a general business, or persons in such business, but as criminal ronduct practised by one Mason against another, to his injury. FOURTEENTH.

The same rule applies to Entered Apprentices and Fellow Crafts that applies to Masters, in regard to severing their connection with their Lodges. When a Master Mason cOlnplies with the law, a dirnit cannot rightfully be refused him, unless charges are pre.. ferred. So of Entered Apprentiees and Fellow Crafts who move out of the jurisdiction of their Lodges. They are en titled to a certificate of dismission and of standing, unless charges are interposed to stop

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Chnrges were preferred against the Senior Warden of a Lodge, ,vbo ,vas also D. D. Grand Lecturer, a trial had and: by a large Inajority, the accuEled was fully acqUitted. A member then appeals the case to Grand Lodge. What is the Eltatus of the accused pending this appeal? After the verdict in his favor by his brethren, there is nothing against bis Masonic standing to preclude him from the exercise of any office. See Proceedings t 1869, p. 492. The resolution to be there found goes great lengths against an accubed brother. I shall not extend it. But even that proceeds on the theory that the verdict rebuts the presumption of guilt raised by the charge. SIXTl<JENTH.

A Lodge can try and expel, for unmasonic conduct, a Mason, resident in their jurisdiction, although affiliated with a Lodge of another Grand Jurisdiction. SEVEN'rEENTH.

The twenty-seventh section of the By-Laws contemplates a case of "wilful" non-affiliation. It cannot be supposed it was intended to punish that which was unintentional, and may be unavoidable.

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On the 27th of April, 1870, I issued the following order: WHEREAS, information has been received that Middlebury Lodge No.. 141, has assumed to restore to Masonic rights and privileges Sallluel Shook, an expelled Mason, and thereafter to grant to hilll a dinlit; and, whereas further, the case of said Shook had previously been transferred to the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge, wherein it yet is, and at the comnlunication of the Grand Lodgoe in 1867 the Grand Lodge refused to restore said Shook to Masonic privileges, as appears in the printed proceedings of said communication and has never hitherto restored said t'3hook. Now, therefore this is to declare and make known that the said action of Middlebury Lodge, No. 141, was irregular and void, and that said dimit is inoperative and void.

The ground on which I based this decision is that the Grand Lodge had at the time exclusive jurisdiction over the case. This jurisdiction was acquired by the Grand Lodge entertaining a memorial of Middlebury Lodge, praying his restoration by action of the Grand Lodge. This memorial '\\l'as received, referred to a committee, who made a report which \vas approved by the Grand Lodge. The Grand Lodge assuJned jurisdiction of the case at the Instance and request of Middlebury Lodge, whose action in the first place was in the interest of Shook, and it may be assumed at his request. His expulsion, therefore, now stands on the authority of the Grand Lodge, and no subordinate Lodge can reverse this decision or oust the Grand Lodge of its exclusive jurisdiction.. For by means of one or the other, substantially, of these results, his restoration must occur, if done by any subordinate Lodge. If the Grand Lodge possesses jurisdiction of such .case, it alone is conlpetent to dispose of it; if the particular Lodge has the jurisdiction it alone is competent to dispose of it in the fir&t instance.

In sueh cases the jurisdiction of the two bodIes is not concurrent, but exclusive in the one or the other.. Else, if it were concurrent, two conflicting decisions 111ight be reached in the same case, both equally valid, which is an absurdity. I doubt, however, the correctness of the position that the mere fact of appeal to Grand Lodge, and affirnlation of the decision of the particular Lodge, ousts the partieular Lodge of its jurisdiction and transfers it to Grand Lodge. Our decisions on this point do not seem to be uniform, and a conclusion ought to be reached that will give rest to the question.. What jurisdiction has authority to restore an expelled Mason? Certainly the IJarticular Lodge by which he ,vas expelled, in the absence of action in the case by Grand Lodge. Then, what is the effect of an appeal of the case to Grand Lodge and an affirmance of the decision of the particular Lodge?

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It seems to me the object of allowing an appeal is only to Correct error, if any be committed, so that no injustice or wrong be done. If error has been comnlitted (in an important matter) the decision is reversed. If the proceedings have been regular the decision is affirmed-that is, pronounced valid-valid because the proceedings ,vere regular and legal, and not more valid or legal because of any quality imparted to them by action of the Grand Lodge. The decision of the particular Lodge stands as made, and all the consequences of such decision results just as and to the same degree and extent as if no appeal had been taken. If this view of the case be correct, there would seem to be no reason why merely taking a case up by appeal and there being approved by Grand Lodge should transfer the jurisdiction. The decision of both the Grand and subordinate Lodges in the case being the same, there could be no ground to doubt the safe and judicious disposition of it in any future action on it by the subordinate Lodge. I see no necessity or propriety for the.. conclusion that an appeal transfers jurisdiction from the subordinate to the Grand Lodge, so that the subordinate Lodges thereafter, if prudent, may not deal with it. On the contrary, much room for confusion. If a time shall come-and we will not deny the hope of restorati,)n, or refuse the inducement to reforIllatiou-when an expelled Mason may apply to be restored to rights and character, forfeited by misconduct, the proper tribunal to pass judgment on the '\vhole merits of his case must be the Lodge under whose jurisdiction he Ii ves, and by ,vhich he was tried. The opportunity for safe and just revision in such Lodge is far superior to what it can be in the Grand Lodge. Therefore, in all cases of appeal, I should decide the jurisdiction to abide in the subordinate Lodge, for purposes of future action, looking to reinstatement. In cases ,vhere the Grand Lodge has been solicited to take jurisdiction to hear and decide such case, on its merits, and does 80, then the decision reached is the decision of the Grand Lodge, and cannot be reversed by her subordinates. NINETEENTH.

A By-La'\v of a Lodge declares, "Any member guilty of drunkenness, for the first offense shall be publicly admonished in the Lodge by the Worshipful Master " &c. Charges of unmasonic cOl1d uet are regularly preferred; specification, drunkenness. The accused, notified, appears and pleads guilty. The Worship.. ful Master takes no vote 011 the question of guilty or not guilty,

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but has the accused brought before the Lodge and admonished, declaring that an end of the case. An appeal was taken by a member of the Lodge and referred to the Grand Master, who decided this law void. There are but three Masonic punishments, viz: reprimand, suspension and expuhdon. The plea of guilty only waived the necessity for introducing proof. The vote should have been taken as to guilty or not guilty. Then, if guilty, the Lodge to assess the punishment, beginning with the highest penalty. Case reversed and new trial ordered. TWENTIETH l

A dispensation was granted to certain brethren to form a Lodge, U. D. There was some delay in setting the Lodge to work. Meantime, the Lodge from which a Inember had dilnitted to fornl the ne\v Lodge, and one to whom the dispensation was issued, assulned this brother to be non-affiliate, prefer charges against him and sllspend him for twelve months. This action (assuming this state of faets to be true) was irregular. The Grand Lodge having granted a dispensation to this and other brothers, he ,vas no longer a nlember of the Lodge from which he dimitted. The Lodge U. D. was the one in wbich to try him. If charges ought to be preferred, but could not be because the Lodge had not been set to work, so much the nlore reason why the proper officer should attend to that duty. If circumstances had made it proper for the Grand Master to deterlnine that the Lodge should not be set to \vork at all, then the dispensation should be revoked, which done, the members to whom it was iasued \vould be non-affiliate and, of course, subject to the Lodge in whose jurisdiction they severally resided. TWENTY-FIR ST.

I conclude froln the present state of the la,v, in strictness, the dispensation of the Grand MaRter is necessary to authorize any public procession of Masons. I am aware, usage and general opinion have been otherwise. By-Laws Grand Lodg~, p. 11, give the Grand Master po","er to "grant dispensations for processions," and, in the whole book, so far as I have found, it gives such power to no one else. A Masonic authority says, l' Processions in Masonry are entirely under the charge of the Grand Lodge. No subordinate Lodge has a right to appear in public, on any occasion, without the consent and approbation of the Grand Lodge, or of its representative, the Grand Master. This rule is, however, dispensed with in case of Masonic funerals. 'fhe object of this salutary regulation is that the reputation of the order shall not suffer by the ill-timed or injudicious appearance of the brethren, when any small nunlber of them, inspired by a love of display, or other unworthy or unwise

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motive, might choose to exhibit themselves, and the je,vels and ornaments of the order, to the public gaze." The office of D. D.. Grand Master in our jurisdiction is statutory and of limited and defined powers, and can possess no powers except those conferred by the letter of the law creating the office or applicable thereto. This power is not therein given. In the generally well-il1forJned and enlightened opinion among l\Iasons in this jurisdiction, abuses such as are referred to by the author quoted would be of rare occurrence. NevertheleE>s, my opportunity for observation has convinced file that the danger of of such and like abuses is not so remote as to justify the Grand Lodge in throwing down the barriers which stop thenl. I would, however, respectfully suggest that this power, by action of the Grand Lodge, be conferred on the D. D. Grand Masters of their respective districts. TWENTY-SBCOND.

The law requires the recommendation of a chartered Lodge to the petition for a dispensation to form a new Lodge. The recom.. mendation of a Lodge U. D. will not answer. TWENTY-THIRD.

The law confides to each particular Lodge, ,vithin its territorial jurisdic路tion, the right and duty of enforcing the Masonic htw against offenders. EDICT. My attention was called, about the 1st of April last, to a printed

circular, dated March 1, 1870, issuec1 by order of Palmyra Lodge, No. 18, to be directed to other Lodges of this Grand Jurisdiction, soliciting (to use its language) the appointment, by Lodges, of delegates to a convention to be held at Pahnyra, on the 11th of May, 1870, at their hall, for the purpose of discussing and consid.. ering the propriety of protesting against the action of our Grand Lodge, at its last Grand Comll1unicatioll, in creating a Masonic Hall Fund, and levying a tax of one dollar per capita on each membel' of our Lodges. Whilst recognizing the right and propriety of Masolls freely to discuss the acts and measures of the Grand Lodge, to the end that any which Inay be found defective may be amended, modified or repealed by the proper action of the Gra:nd Lodge, I yet doubted the legality of such an assemblage, and was decided in nlY opinion that, at the very least, such a precedent might turn out a bad one, although then supposing the intention to be to assernble under the authority of the charter of Palmyra Lodge, No. 18, as the convention was announced to meet in their halL

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Not wishing to exercise arbitrary authority in a doubtful case, and intending to do so in none 1 except it should be in one in which the law clearly demanded it as duty, I addressed said Lodge a letter in which I endeavored to point out the impropriety of such con.. vention, and the obvious evil and dangerous tendency of such movement. A copy of this letter is hereto atta0hed and nlarked

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To this cOJnmllnication a response was returned by a COlllmittee, appointed by said Lodge for that purpose, which is also hereto appended, 111arked "B." This re~ponse distinctly avowed (I quote It~ words) that" We (nleaning E:laid convention) do not Inean to assernble under the assurned authority of a charter, other than the' Magna Charta,' which gives to all of us the right of free speech." This, as I understood it, squarely and pointedl.v tendered an issue, which distinctly involved and asserted the right and prerogative of a subordinate Lodge, of its o\vn motion, to authorize the asselnbling of conventions or mass meetings of Masons, coming together in their known character as Masons to take action 011 bubjecto peculiar to us as Masons, without authority of charter or any other authority deriyed in any ,vay from the Grand Lodge or its officers. My deliberate judgment was that such an assertion of prerogative by subordinate Lodges was an unwarranted assumption, without law and against law, usage and proprIety. To prevent a violation of law, I prepared, to be sent to Palnlyra Lodge, No. 18, an edict, in which are ~tated the grounds of my objection to the proceeding, and which I will here read: OFFICE OF THE GRAND MASTER OF MASONS} OF TI-IE STATE OF MISSOURI,

BOONVILLE, April 30th, 1870.

WE, WILLIAl\{ D. l\{lJIR, Esq., Grand Master of Masons, To Palnlyra LodgE', No. 18, A. F. and A. M., and to all and every of our beloved brethren and members of Lodges in the State of MiSSOUJ'i:

GREETING-Know ye, that, lVhereas, rrhere exists alnong a portion of the Craft of this Grand Jurisdiction 1:1, design, openly avowed by a printed cireular issued by order of Palmyra Lodge, No. IS, to a&semble in what is therein designated a convent?路o'J1, at Palmyra, on the 11th of May, 1870, for the purpose as alleged of considering and discussing the propriety of protesting against the action of the Grand Lodge of Missouri at its last annual communication in creating a Masonic Hall fund, and levying a tax of one dollar per capita 011 each member of the Lodges; and, JVhereas, Said proposed convention is designed by its authors to be oomposed of menlbers of numerous Lodges in this Grand Jurisdiction, and to be an imposing public demonstration, having for its

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object the discussion of subjects re]~ting solely to the peculiar concerns and interests of the FraternIty of Freemasonry, without the authority of the Grand Lodge or presence of its officers and without eveil the authority of a charter of any particular L~dge but rather as a multitudinous assemblage of persons, not as citi: zens but in their known character as Masons. Now, therefore, I, Wnl. D. Muir, Grand Master as aforesaid is... sue this my official EDICT, orderIng, ' First, rrhat the Grand Lodge of ~Iissouri is the sovereign and supreme J\ilasonic authority, and is alone charged \vith the duty and responsibility of supervising the affairs of Masonry and its general interests within this Grand Jurisdiction; but yet has to the extent demanded by prudence and necessity empowered by charters and dispensations, discreet and prudent Masons to ab~em .. ble in legal Lodges to there discharge the duties of Masonry in ~ regular and constitutional manner, aceordlng to the ancient usages of the Craft, but always to be presided over by officers accountable to the Grand Lodge, keeping a faithful record of its proceedings for revie\v; which Lodges have heretofore been, and yet are, by the faithful Craft esteemed fit and sufficient for all the practices and purposes of ancient Craft Masonry beyond the imnlediate administration of the Grand Lodge itself j ordered, Second, That all I;odges as such in this Grand .Turisdiction, and all members of such Lodges, do abstain from participation in such popular conventions, assembIHge~, luass nleetings, or otherwise of persons who shall presume to congregate in their character' as Masons, by concerted action or arrangement, for the purpose of agitating subjects and promoting n1eH.SUres relating to the peculiar concerns or practices of Freelnasonry ,vithout authoritv of ehar.. ter and the authority of the Grand Lodge or its proper administra.tive officers, such eOllventions or meetings being contrary to th()c peace, prosperity and usages of our ancien t Craft. In testimony ,vhereof I, as Grand Master aforesaid, have hereullito set my hand, in the city of Boon ville, the year and day afore-said, and cause the saIne to be attested by the seal of the Grand Lodge. [SEAL.] W. D. MUIR, Grand Master. About to leave honle for a fortnight's absence, I directed thi~ paper to bemailedtoPalnlyraLodge.No. 18, and supposed it luul been done, until on Iny return, after the day of the assembling of said convention, I found that, by accident, merely, it had not heell forwarded, and its issuance was never ulade known to the Lodge to which it was addressed. I have no regret that it ,vas not. The intention to discharge what I regarded as a sacred duty acquits my conscience, and cUd I not believe, as I do, that the vital interests and character of our institution in the future deeply concerned in the correct and decisive settlement of the issue thus raised, I should have made no allusion here to this subject. But it is up and ought to be, and Inust be, directly met and nnequivocally settled by authority of this Grand Lodge. I theIr&-

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fore present the issue squarely and pointedly. The merits of the questions proposed to be discussed by said convention are entirely beside and disconnected with the issue I now present. The convention was held pursuant to the aforesaid notice, and resulted, it would seem, in proposing and passing resolutions and issuing an address by a committee. If there "rere lawful authority for the organization of this convention, its acts and proceedings ought to be submitted for review to the Grand Lodge, but if its inception and organization路 were irregular and without lawful authority, then there is no nepd to criticise the character of its proceedings. The whole question is on trhe legality of the organization of such a convention and is a question of law, and having been passed on as sucb, is here presented for review with other decisions. MASONIC HALL. In 1866, by vote of the Grand Lodge, ten thousand dollarb stock

was taken in the ~1asonic Hall Association; the remainder of the stock issued for the cost of the property, known as Freemasons' Hall, "ras taken by the Masonic Hall Association. The Grand Lodge in taking this stock had two objects in view. One to seek a ~afe and paying investment for its surplus funds, alld the other to acquire an interest in a valuable real property in this gl'eat and growing city, that would afford accommodation and convenience for the purposes of the Grand Lodge, and secure a home worthy the brotherhood of so vast and powerful a Grand Jurisdiction as ours. When this splendid edifice in which we meet had been erected, and the enterprise proyen a success, there were members of this Grand Lodge whose wisdom suggested the purchase by Grand Lodge of the controlling interest ill the property. My worthy predecessor, in hIS annual address, forcibly urged the subject on the attention of the Grand Lodge at its last session. He recommended the appointment of a committee to consider the question of its purchase. Thus bringing this ilnportant subject prominently before the Grand Lodge at the very opening of its deliberations, and affording time and opportunity to members deliberately to investigate the whole subject and make up their minds before they should be called on to act. In accordance with this recommendation a committee was appointed, who, after giving to the whole subject the consideration ,\"hich its importance deserved, made their report to the Grand Lodge, and recommended the adoption of the following resolutions:

Resolved, That this Grand Lodge assume the payment of the two hundred thousand dollars bonds issued by the Masonic Hall

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.-.~ssociation; provided, that stock is issued to the Grand Lodge by said Association to the aln~unt of said ass.umption of payment by this Grand Lodge, as the saId bonds are paId. Resolved, That a fund is hereby created in this Grand Lodg~ to be called" Masonic Hall Fund," and that the various sUbordin~te Lodges be required to pay into the hands of the Grand Secretary for the purpose of said fund, the sum of one dollar per year for eacl~ member of said Lodge, cOIDlnencing at the llext session of this Grand Lodge. 41

The report and resolutions were adopted by the Grand Lodge. By the adoption of the first resolution the Grand Lodge a~sunle<l the payment of this two hundred thousand dollars, and when acceded to by the holders of these bonds a contract was concluded, legally and morally binding all both parties. In stating this conclusion, I ,vaive nlere technicalities, as becomes us, and go directly to the real substance of the \vhole lnatter, as embodied in the intention and meaning of the Grand Lodge by its action of record, and the understanding of the other party, as authorized by this action. I have investigated no question and express no opinion in regard to our obligation in this matter, except as to the significance of the action of the Grand Lodge, as fonnd ill its published proceedings. I suggest the appointment of a special committee to investigate and report on all the questions involved in the case as the Gra..n d Lodge stands related to it.. The second of these resolutions was an announcement, merely, of the ways and means by and through which this obligation would be met by the Grand Lodge. It is yet under the control of this Grand Lodge, ,,~ith no limitation on that control other than that which good faith and fair dealing impose on eontracting parties, not to impair a security existing at the time of a negotiation, and looked to by the other party as a means or reRource from which an engagelnent should be fulfilled. I am aware that sonle dissatisfaction has been expressed at this action of the Grand Lodge, and that some believe that before so ilnportant an enterprise had been begun the subordinate Lodges ought to have been consulted, in order, as far us possible, to have secured harmonious co-operation of all Lodges and members.. There could have been no objection to this course, if the Grand Lodge bad so ordered. But the Grand Lodge, whose jurisdiction Qver the whole subject is absolute and undeniable, determined on a different course. r commend the whole subject to your deliberate and caInl judgment, well assured that your deliberations ,vill be characterized by moderation and decorum, and, above all, that no project can

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find approval here which shall fail fully and freely to meet and redeenl our every engagement. The Lodges in N ew ~Iexico, as was officially announced at our last session, are meditating and maturing plans to organize a Grand Lodge in their own territory, and their connection with this Grand Jurisdiction was never expected to be permanent. When th(:\y shall have established an independent Grand Jurisdiction, they will set up for themselves and ,vill be called on to provide accomnloclations for their own Grand Lodge. It would be, undel'" such circumstances, ungenerous for us to expect them to aid us by contributing to pay for Freemasons' Hall. And, believing that they were not intended to be embraced in the action of our Grand Lodge, in regard to the Hall Association, I officially notified them of my construction of the intention of this Hction, as they stood related to it.

MASONIC COLLEGE. It is known to you that, SOlne years ago, the Grand Lodge embarked in the enterprise of building up and sustaining an educational institution in Missouri. The Inotives which led the Grand Lodge into this undertaking ,vere alike creditable to tll0se who projected it, and honorable to the Grand Lodge which adopted th(:\m. 'rhe design was to found an institution for the education of the young, on the charity and benevolence of Freemasonry. Large sums of money were expended in erecting suitable buildings and other preparations, in the city of Lexington. The noble institution started out on its career-a career which, in the rherished hopes of its founders, ,vas to reach far into the future, and to bless, in proffering the means for acquiring the knowledge that fits men for usefulness in life, the sons of Masons and others for generations to COUle. But the Whole enterprise was an experiment-an experinlent which looked to the accomplishlnent of results so beneficent and important as to justify large risk of failure. If llloney should be wasted, it \vould be wasted in adventuring it for the purchase of the higbest prizes which money can buy-the dissemination of knowledge, and the training to virtue and usefulness the rising generation. But whether the Grand Lodge, in the nature of its organization, in the forces and agencies which it may 'Yield, however large and effective these may be and are for some purposes, was or is adapted or conlpetent to the task of the practical and successful management and direction of institutions of learning is another and a different question. The result of this experiment is sternly against it, and that, too, in the face of liberal, persistent and faithful effort for its Sllccess. it

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And eonsidering all wbich has been done in this case-and, perhaps, 110 better will or can be done in a like case, and then the result, it would seem to authorize no sanguine expectation for success in any similar experiment. The truth demonstrated is that other auspices than those of the Grand Lodge are mor~ friendly to the successful upbuilding and prosperous continuance of educational institutions. This truth was made known in the result of this enterprise and the Grand Lodge reluctantlx but wisely accepted it, and whe~ forced to relinquish its original plans with regard to this institution. yet held fast to the cherished hope of making the means therein invested auxiliary to purposes akin to those originally designed to be- attained. Accordingly the Grand Lodge transferred the title to tbis college property to the State of Missouri, without a monied consideration, but to be held by the State on the terms and conditions that the State should make of it a first-class N orInal /I

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And when this condition should be broken the title should be forfeited. The State failed to comply with this condition and, at our request, re-transferred the title of the property to the Grand Lodge It is now under our control and to be disposed of by this Grand Lodge in some way or other. On receiving information of this re-coIlveyance, I ~l'fote to Bro. Robert Hall, of LeXington, requesting him to take such possession of the property as to prevent inj ury or trespass, with as Ii ttle cost to the Grand Lodge as possible, which was done. The question now is, what disposition shall be made of it? And the answer must be drawn from the wisdom of this Grand Lodge. It is safe to assume, because in every aspect of the case it is eminently right, that this Grand Lodge, like all its predecessors sinee the inception of this enterprise, will yet persist in the steadfast purpose of mal{ing the means already invested useful in the promotion of objects allied to those whIch gave birth to the project. If I might venture a suggestion, I should recommend a tranbfer of the title to this College property to some proper parties, on conditions somewhat similar to those on which the transfer to the State was based. Say, if you please, to sonle religious denomination able to furnish evidence of ability to establish and sustain a prosperous educational institution of the first class; that such institution shall not be used for sectarian purposes; that the recipients shall remember from whom they have received this munificent donation, to the end that as occasion nlay offer this institution shall be nlade to stretch out a helping hand to raise up a son or daughter of a worthy Mason.

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ARREST OF CHARTER.

I have ordered the arrest of one charter, that of PittsvIlle Lodge, No. 115.

Reliable information, official and otherwise, having reached me that the officers elect of said Lodge refused to be installed, alleging as a reason therefor that they were ignorant of the work and unwilling to learn; that there were no members of the Lodge qualified and willing to act as its officers; that among the members there prevailed a spirit of indifference and disregard to the interests and obligations of masonry, and gross neglect of duty. I ordered the arrest of its charter. At the last annual conlIDunication you directed the Grand Becretary to correspond with the Grand Lodges of New York, Illinois and Scotland, respecting the invasion of jurisdiction, and he perfornled that duty, as will be seen by reference to hib report as Grand Secretary and Foreign Correspondent. By letter of the Grand 1\Jlaster of New York I learned the status of the case of Spiegelberg, in New Mexico, and directed the Grand Secretary to file charges against hinl in Montezuma Lodge, No. 109. I also received a circular letter from the Grand Master of Kentucky, relative to holding a national convention in Washington City, on Cuban affairs, to which I directed the Grand Secretary reply, and reference to ,vhich will be found in his report. Proceedings of the Grand Lodges of Canada and the new Grand Lodge of Quebec have been received and referred to the Committee 011 Foreign Correspondence, who will set forth the case in his report. I have also appointed the following Representatives near sister Grand Lodges : Florida-R. W. Bro. Dewitt C. Dawkins. West Virginia-R. W. Thos. H. Logan. Ohili-R. W. Jose Mondalado, of Grand Lodge. DISPENSATIONS.

Thirty-seven dispensations for new Lodges have been ordered in this year. The report of R. W. Grand Secretary will show their names and locations, and the parties to whom issued. No dispensation has been granted without a cOlnpliance with the conditions reqUired by law. Personal knowledge of facts in such cases, in so extensive a jurisdiction as this, is of course impossible. In addition to the recommendations required by law I have uniformly referred the subject to the D. D. Grand Master of the District in which the pro11osed new Lodge was to be located. 3

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A proposition is being agitated for the Masonic body in the United States, under the auspices of the Ladies' Mt. Vernon Association, to build a tomb over the remains of Washington, at Mt. Vernon, worthy of them and of him, as one of the fraternity. I have had the plensure to receive a communication on this sUbject from the Secretary of this Association, acting at the request of the Vice-Regent. I am informed that many of the Masonic Grand Bodies in the United States have manifested a deep interest in this enterprise, and have taken appropriate action in regard to it. Those who lead in this enterprise are ladies, and their object is to do honor to the name of the great patriot. Your gallantry and patriotism, without argulnent, will impel you to appropriate action on this subject. I, in my official capacity, executed a note for three thousand (lollars, dated November 1, 1869, payable to W. N. Loker, as Grand Treasurer, to lift a note given by order of the Grand Lodge, in 1868, and not fully paid at the last session. GRAND LECTURER. I have received from the Grand Lecturer, R. W. James A. H. Lampton, an interesting and well considered report. The law doe& not require a report from that officer, but such report is in every way proper and useful. No better system than that now in operation in this Grand Jurisdiction has been or is likely to be devised. It not only secures uniforn1ity in the authorized work and lectures, but is a well adapted means of disseminating a knowledge of that work. No feature of the provisions or requirements of the system ought to be relaxed until, in every district, there shall be found a Lecturer fully acquainted with the work, and willing, as necessity may require, to impart his instruction to the Lodges in his district. But the views of the Grand Lecturer, so well presented in the report to which I have referred, relieves me of the necessity of further reference to the general subject. I commend the report to your careful consideration. In some of the districts no Lecturer has operated during the last year. This was a neglect to be regretted, and one which ought not to be repeated in a single district. I suggest that the law be so altered as to make it the duty of the Grand Lecturer to appoint a District Deputy Lecturer in every district, and that they report to him.

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REPORTS OF D. D. GRAND MASTERS.

I have received the reports of forty-one D. D. Grand Masters in this jurisdiction, and herewith submit them for your perusal. A vast deal of information is to be found in them and some suggestions which ,vill req uire the action of the Grand IJodge. All together, these reports show the general condition of Masonry in this Grand .Jurisdiction to be prosperous and advancing, not only by the increase of numbers, which I would not stimulate, but in all the elements and conditions which make growth and expansion healthful, safe and desirable. I have had the good fortune to have the hearty and willing co-operation of a corps of faithful and intelligent Masons as D. D. Grand Masters. My relations with them have been pleasant, and I cannot conclude without acknowledging their valuable services and thanking theln. I would further suggest that, as those reports are too llUlllerous to read in Grand Lodge, and, therefore, not fully understood by the members until furnished in the printed proceedings, that they be referred to a committee, whose duty it shall be to carefully examine the matter contained therein, with a report of all practical recommendations, to the end that the Grand Lodge may have the benefit of this fruitful field of labor. RECOMMENDATIONS. The time has come, in this Grand Jurisdiction, when, in order to superintend the various interests of the institution, and to allow none to be neglected, system nlust be adopted. Personal supervision, by the Grand Master is, of course, out of the question. He must confide this to the D. D. Grand Masters. I would suggest that these officers be given larger powers. It ought to be that, in all questions concerning the interests of the Lodges, the communication should go in the first instance to the D. D. Grand Master of the district, and then, if need be, through him to the Grand Master. This would save to the Grand Master a vast amouut of labor, and, in many instances, save misunderstanding and confusion. CONOLUSION. I have now laid before you an account merely, as was my duty,

of my official act.s since the last Grand Lodge closed its labors. Although imperfect, and a selection of those deemed most important, to the exclusion of many things which, under other circumstances, deserved notice, it has yet wholly occupied the tinle ape propriate to such address, to the exclusion of all other topics. At

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the close of this session I shall return to you the insignia of office, ,vhich one :year since you, unexpectedly to myself, placed in my hand and charged me with the exercise of the high duties devolving on your chief officer. My official and personal intercourse with the fraternity has been cordial and agreeable-the memory thereof will ever be pleasant. The emblem of authority, because it was such emblem, has always been cheerfully obeyed. In reviewing my administration of the affairs of the Grand Lodge, I can clainl for it nothing save that it bas lleen faithful and laborious. If, in any degree, any act of mine shall contribute to the well being and happiness of our brotherhood my reward is perfect. Honored, beyond my deserving, in your generous confidence, manifested in my elevation to the highest position in your gift, I shall quit the office with the consciousness of having made in return the only requital in my power the faithful and conscientious discharge, according to my ability: of the great truE>t confided to Iny keeping. Satisfied with this, I covet no repetition of the honor. The measure of my ambition is full; nor would I if I could again stand in the way of the promotion of others anlongst us, whose merits qualify them so worthily to wear the high honors which it is yours to bestow. And yet D1Y ardent devotion to the great and pure principles of our Ancient Order shall suffer no change by time. Their diffusion and ascendency among men shali be a cherished desire of my heart, till its pulsations are stilled in death-because they are pure, and true, and holy, alike honoring to God and benificent to man. To you, menlbers of the Grand Lodge of Missouri, is confided a sacred trust-that of keeping and transmitting these principles down to the generations to conle, as you have received them through the generations of the past. Let no landmark of our ancient regulations be removed or defaced. Commit this trust to the hands of men only ,vho love our institutions, and whose Dlorals and characters afford the guarantee of fidelity, sobriety, industry and integrity. For the prillciples which they are to conserve and uphold are not abstractions, they have practical relation to us and and to our fellow men in all the walks of human life. Finally, brethren, may the peace which is the fruition of a well spent life in the end be yours, and late, very late, ill life may each of you "be transnlitted from the fading honors of an earthly Lodge to the mansion prepared for the faithful in another and a better world." GRAND SECRETARY. The commendation of "well done, good and faithful servant," is the just reward of any officer who has well and laboriously dis.. charged his duties.

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Having, in the past year, had a great amount of business with the office of the Grand Secretary, I am constrained here to acknowledge the obligations I have been brought under to R. W. Geo. F. Gouley, by the able, energetic and prolupt manner in which the affairs of his office have been conducted, and my personal thanks to him for many courtesies and attentions. WM. D. J\IUIR, Grand Master.

Which was, upon nlotion, referred by the Deputy Grand Master to Bros. John H. Tllrner, WIn. H. Stone and Jaules E. Carter. MASONIC HALL.

So much of the Grand Master's address as referred to the ~1asonic Hall was referred to a special comnlittee {Jf five, in accordance with tIle following resolution of Bro. R. E. Anderson, which was unanimously adopted. Resolved, That so much of the Grand Master's address as refers to the subscription by this Grand Lodge of stock in the Masonic Hall Association be referred to a special committee of five, to be appointed by the Grand Master, whose duty it shall be, 1st. To inquire into and report as to the legality of the ballots cast for and against said sUbscription. 2d. To ascertain what, if anything, has been done tow"ards consummating said subscription, and what, if any, action has been bad by the Masonic Hall Association, based upon said subscription. 3d. To consult with the Masonic Hall Association, and if any complications have arisen by which the rescinding of said subscription would involve the good faith of this Grand Body; then, to ascertain what, if any, mutual arrangements can be made by which the Masonic honor and dignity of both bodies can be preserved, and the peace and harmony of the fraternity secured.

rrhe Grand Master sllbsequently appointed tIle following on tIle above question: Bros. Jol1n F. Houston, Jolln Ralls, Geo. Whitcomb, R. E. Anderson~ Wm. H. Stone and Henry S. Mills. At 12:30 the Grand Lodge was called from labor UIltil 2 o'clock, P. ~I.

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

REPORT ON GRAND MASTER'S ADDRESS. TIle committee reported tIle following, Wllicll adopted:

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Grand Lodge oj the State of 1J;fi88ouri: committee, to ,vhom was intrusted the duty of distributing our M. W. Grand Master's able and interesting address, have to the best of our endeavors so divided the subjects therein containeu, and distributed the matter to committees, that all will be in competent h3nds to report upon the various subjects, and be properly presented to this Grand Lodge for immediate action upon the report of the various committees. BRETHREN-YOUI路 speci31

~'IRST.

Your committee would recomnlend that so much of the Grand Master's address as refers to his official decision in the case of California Lodge, No. 183, be referred to Committee on Jurisprudence. SECOND.

SO much thereof as refers to the" right of a Lodge to remit the

dues of any of its members" be referred to Committee prudence.

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THIRD.

SO much of the Grand Master's address as refers to Meridian

Lodge, No.3, be referred to Committee on Jurisprudence. FOURTH.

That part of the Grand Master's address which refers to the 'l Law on the subject of Masters of Lodges requiring resident menlbel's to attend Lodge trials," be referred to Con1mittee on Jurisprudence. FIFTH.

SO much of the addresJs as refers to Bro. Kerr, a well known and

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worthy Master Mason, who was made a Mason in the state of Tennessee, forty-eight years ago, be referred to the Committee on Jurisprudence. SIXTH.

That the decision of the Grand Master, "That a brother who has not been elected and installed Warden of a chartered Lodge,H be referred to the Committee on Jurisprudence. SEVENTH.

So much of the Grand Master's address as refers to the compelling of a Chapter Past Master to be present and assist in conferring the degree of Past Master on a Worshipful Master elect, to qualify him for his office, be referred to the Committee on Jurisprudence. E IGHTII.

That the decision of the M. W. Grand Master in regard to the manner that charges ought to be preferred, be referred to Committee

on Jurisprudence. NINTH.

That so much of the Grand Master's address as refers to members of Lodges declining or refusing to pay Lodge dues, be referred to Committee on Jurisprudence. TENTH.

So Inuch of the Grand Master's address as relates to the right of aD. D. Grand Master to hold the office of Worshipful Master in his particular Lodge, be referred to the Committee on Jurisprudence. ELEVENTH.

That so much of the M. W. Grand Master's address as refers to a brother under suspension, be referred to the Committee on Jurisprudence. TWELFTH.

That part of the M. 'V. Grand Master's address, relating to the subject of charges against a brother before he was Inade a Mason, be referred to the Committee on Jurisprudence. THIRTEENTH.

Your committ~e approve the sentiments of the Most Worshipful Grand Master in so nluch of his address as refers to the business of dram shop keeping, and commend them to the consideration of the individual members of this Grand Lodge. FOURTEEN'l.'H.

80 much of the Grand Master's address as to the same rule which applies to Entered Apprentices and Fellow Crafts that applies to

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Masters, in regard to severing their connection with Lodges, be referred to Committee on Jurisprudence. FIFTEENTH.

That so much of the address as ~efers to charges preferred against the Junior Warden of a Lodge who was also a D. D. Grand Master, be referred to the Committee on Jurisprudence. SIXTEENTH.

That so much of the ~I. W. Grand Master's address as states " A Lodge can try and expel for unmasonic conduct a Mason, resident in their jurisdiction, although affiliated with a Lodge of another Grand Jurisdiction," is in accordance with our Grand Lodge law, art. xvii., sec. 5. SEVENTEENTH.

So much of the Grand Master's address as refers to his eontruction of art. xvi., sec. 27, be referred to Committee on Jurisprudence. EIGHTEENTH.

That so much of the Grand Master's address as refers to Middle.. bury Lodge, No. 141, be referred to Committee on Jurisprudence. NINETEENTH.

So much of the Grand Master's address as refers to Lodge B~Y'''' Laws, in regard to any member guilty of drunkenness, be referred to Comnlittee on Jurisprudence. TWENTIETH.

That so much of the Grand Master's address as refers to the action of Quitman Lodge, be referred to Committee on Jurisprudence. TWENTY-FIRST.

SO much of the Grand Master's address as refers to the dispensation of the Grand Master to authorize processions, be referred to Committee on Jurisprudence. TWENTY-SECOND.

That so much of the M. W. Grand Mast.?r's address as refers to the recommendation of a Chartered Lodge to the petition for a dispensation, be referred to Committee on Jurisprudence. TWENTY-THIRD.

That that part of the Grand Master's address which defines the law confided to each particular Lodge, be confirmed by this Grand Lodge.

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TWENTY-FOURTH.

That the "Edict" of the Grand Master be referred to a special committee of :five. TWENTY-FIFTH.

That so much of the Grand Master's address as refers to Lodges in New Mexico, be referred to Committee on Finance. TWENTY-SIXTH.

That the subject of Masonic College, referred to in the Grand Master's address, be referred to a special conlmittee of three, to whom all propositions ill relation to its disposal shall be submitted. TWENTY-SEVENTH.

'fhat so much of the Grand Master's address as relates to arrest of charter, be referred to Committee on Chartered Lodges. TWENTY-EIGHTH.

So much of the M. W. Grand Master's address as relates to Lodges U. D., be referred to Committee on Lodges U. D. TW E NTY-N IN TH.

'fhat part of tlie Grand Master's add~ress referring to the Ladies' Mt. Vernon Association, be referred to a special committee of three. THIRTIETH.

So much of the Grand Master's address as relates to the executing a note for $3,000, be referred to Committee on Finance. THIRTY-FIRST.

That so much of the Grand Master's address as refers to the Grand Lecturer and the reports ofD. D. Grand Masters, be referred to Committee on .Jurisprudence. All of which is fraternally submitted. .JOHN H. TURNER,} W. H. STONE, CODlmittee. J. E. OARTER.

MASONIC COLLEGE. The special committee appointed at the last sessioll reported as follows, which report was received and tIle committee discharged: M08t Worshipful Grand Master: Your committee, who were instructed to ascertain whether the Legislature would carry into force and effect the terms upon which

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the State of Missouri received the College property, located at Lex.. ington, beg leave to report, that the Legislature at its last session passed the following act: WHEREAS, The State of Missouri did by an act of the General Assembly, approved May 13,186], accept as a donation from th~ Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Missouri, the college, g-rounds and property of said Lodge, located in the city of Lexington, on the terms set out in said act; and, "\VREREAS, It is represented to this General Assembly as beinO' expedient and acceptable to said Grand Lodge to re-convey said college, grounds and property; therefore,

Be it enacted by the General.Assembly of the State of 1J.lis80wri, as follows: SECTION 1. The Governor is hereby authorized and directed to cause to be executed and delivered to the Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Missouri, a good and sufficient deed, in the name of the State, for the college grounds and property of the Missouri Military Institute, at Lexington as df\scribed in a certain deed. bearing date May, 1866, whereby s~id college grounds and property were conveyed to the State of Missouri, by said Grand Lodge, on the terms and for the purpose therein set forth. And saip deed, so executed, shall be signed by the Governor and countersigned by the Secretary of State, with the seal of the State affixed thereto. SEC. 2. All moneys heretofore appropriated by the Rtate for the benefit of said Military Institute, and rernaining in the hands of the Treasurer or other officer of said Military Institute, shall be refunded and paid back by sucb Treasurer, or other officer having the same, to the Treasurer of the State, taking his receipt therefor路 provided, that, on the acceptan<-e of the deed to be executed unde; section 1, of this act, the State shall not be liable, under any former act or contract, for the paylnent of any sum or sums of money to said illstitution; and p't'ovided further, that said Grand Lodge, upon the acceptance of such deed, shall be and is hereby authorized to own property of any value not exceeding three hundred thousand dollars. SEC. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved March 22, 1870. Fraternally ~ubmitted, MARTIN COLLINS, } Comnlittee~ J AS. E. CARTER.

GRAND SECRETARY'S REPORT. The Grand Secretary submitted tIle following report, which was adopted, and ordered to be printed with the proceedings:

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OFFICE OF THE GRAND SECRETARY,}

ST. LOUIS, October 10, 1870.

To tnt Me W. G')"and Lodge oj lJ-lis8ouri: I submit herewith my annual report as Grand t;ecretary for the past year:

By order of the Grand Lodge, I issued renewed dispensations for the follo,ving Lodges: Mt. Zion, Cainsville, Kennedy, Lathrop, 1\tIedoc, Clark City and Breckenridge.

By order of the M. W. Grand Lodge, I issued the following dispensations for new Lodges, October 12, ]869: Mitchell, Columbus, Johnson Co.-J. B. Simpson, W. C. Goodwin, S. W.; Lewis Burris, J. W.

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Oak Grove, Oak Grove, Jackson Co.-James M. Adams, W. M.; George Lail, 8. W.; Jonathan O. Todd, J. W. Malta, Malta Bend, Saline Co.-C. M. Orr, W. M.; A. Vanmeter, S. W.; H. Rouse, J. VV. l\tIyrtle, Millville, Ray Co.-Joseph F. Duvall, W. M.; R. S.. rrhompson, S. W.; Wm. McClustian, J. W.

Fidelity, Farley, Platte Co.-John S. Tisdall, 'V. M.; D. G. Himrod, S. W.; Geooge S. Cline, J. W. Amity, Smithton, Pettis Co.-Elmore J. Russell, W. M.; Morgan Layman, S. W.; August H. Heismeyer, J. W. Relief, Grand Prairie, Greene Co.-James M. Wilhoit, W. M.;

Wm. B. Searcey, S. W.; H. A. Noe, J. W. Circle, Roscoe, St. Olair Oo.-W. F. Shackelford, W. M.; Sam'l H. Donovan, S. VV.; James M. Baird, J. 'V.

Agricola, Township.43, Range 27, H-enry 00.; Jas. H. Webster, W. M.; Lewis P. Beatty, S. W.; Michael R. Gillett, J. W. I will here state that I consider it bad policy to issue a dispensation to any Lodge that has no post-office address set forth on its l)etition. I do not know where this Lodge is, and cOllsequently could have no correspondence with it.

By order of the M. W. Grand Master, I have issued the following dispensations for new Lodges:

December 14, 1869.-Summit, Lee's Summit, Jackson 00.- \... H. Powell, W. M.; A. Hamilton, S. W.; John E. Threlkeld, J. W.

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December 29.-Arcana,* Moberly, Randolph Co.-Eli Owen, W. M.; Wnl. G. Grimes, S. W.; Adam Given, J. W. January 1, 1870.-Fellowship, Fidelity, Jasper CO.-A. W. GibW. M.; Samuel H. Caldwell, S. W.; James W. BroCk, J. W.

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January 8.- Arlington, Arlington, Phelps Co.- Allan L. McGregor, W. M.; Thos. C. Harrison, S . W.; Wm . J. Hawl\:ins, J. W. January 19..-Landlnark, Kennett, Dunklin Co.-Robert L. Fisher, W. M.; S. Parbon Eldridge, S.. W.; Andrew Ray, J. W .

.January 21.-Ash Grove, Ash Grove, Greene Co.-A. P. Edmonson, W. M.; A. M. Appleby, S. W.; Ralph Walker, J. W. February 3.-Riddick, Buffalo, Dallas Co.-Janles Marlin, W. M.; J. R. Gammon, S.. W.; Richard Williamson, J. W. February 4.-Tyrian, Johnstown, Bates Co.-A. B. Maupin, W. 1rI.; John B. Newberry, S. W.; James C. Martin, oJ. W. February 5.-Mosaic, Valley of Belleview, Iron Co.-John D. Webb, W. M.; Joseph L. Stephens, S . W.; Joseph C. MO~Ter, J. W. February B.-Friend, Ozark, Christian Co.-Jas. L. Robberson t W. M.; B. A. Stone, S. W.; Wnl. Gardner, J. W. February 14..-Ben. Franklin, Savannah, Andrew Co.-C.. H. Gee, W. M.; John McDaniel, S. W.; John L. Stanton, J . W. February 15..-Hebroll, Mexico, Audrain Co.-8. M. Edwards, W. M.; John J. Steele, S.. W.; W. D . H. Hunter, J. W. February l6.-Adelphi, Union Mills, Platte Co.-Garrett L. Cozine, W. M.; Thos. J. Doke, S.. 'V.; Richard C. Rigg, -T. W. March 4..-Charity, St. Joseph, Buchanan Oo..-Ohas. F. Knight, W. M.; D. P. Wallingford, S. W.; John A . Nicoly, J. W. ]}Iarch 5..-Phelps, Phelps City, Atchison Co.-Francis M. Thonlpson, W . M.; Geo. E. Wood, S. W.; A. L. Williams, J. W..

March 7.-Comfort, Rocky Comfort, McDonald Co.-David P. Weems, W . M.; Henry H. Hilton, S. W . ; John Lamberson, J. W. March B.-Garrett, White Hare P . 0., Lynn Township, Cedar Co.-Wm. C. Montgon1ery, W. M.; Chas. G. Snyder, S. 'V.; Shnon P. Collins, J . W

March 15.-Tuscan, St. Louis-Thos. C. Ready, W. M.; John B. Maude, S. W.: M. N . Pallen t J. W.

March 29.-Middle Grove, Middle Grove, Monroe Co.-P. S. Hocker, W. M.; L. D. Maupin. S.. W.; R . W. Noel, J. W. T

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April I.-Hiram, Kahoka, Clark Co.-Hiram Beason, W. M.;

Wm. H. Martin, S. W.; Thos. W. Link, J. W. Marr;h 17.-Fraternal, Robertsville (Calvey Station P.O.), Franklin Co.-G~orge J. Adler, W. :1\1.; J"ohn 1\'1. Hacker, S. W.; Henry Fisher, J. W. jfay IS.-King David, Kansas City, Jackson Co.-Thomas L~ Hafer, W. M.; Hugh F. McDani~ld, S. W.; J. Shannessey, J. W. May 19.-Warsaw, Warsaw, Benton Co.-Frank C. Gillette, W. M.; Augustus C. Barry, S. W.; Elijah W. Ralnsey, J. W. lrfay 19.-Lodge of Unanimity, Weston, Platte Co.-Samuel A. Gilhert, W. M.; Fielding H. Lewis, S. W.; Wm. F. Yocom, J. W. lrfay 20.-Lone Star, Mt. Vernon, Gentry Co.-Edward BaldWin, W. M.; W. P. Vanhoozer, S. W.; Wm. Ward, J. W. llfay 30.-Barry, Washburn, Barry Co.-W. M. Pardue, W. 1\{.; A. R. Roller, S. W.; H. K. Legg, J. W. May 31.-Composite, Doniphan, Ripley Co.-A. J. Ponder, W. M.; D. A. Lee, S. W.; D. K. Ponder, J. W. June 6.- Crescent Hill, Crescent Hill, Bates Co.-Aaron J. Saterlee, Vila M.; T. N. Ewing, S. W.; Jas. H. Wilcox, J. W.

June 7.-Williamsto,vn, Williamstown, Lewis Co.-Marcus L. Chappell, W. M.; Samuel Neeper, S. W.; Jno. W. Catlett, J. W. July 4.-Craig, Craig, Holt Co.-Charles A. Doughty, W. 1\1:.; Wm. R. Nelson, S. W.; Christian Shultz, J. W. July 5.-Louisville, Louisville, Lincoln Co.-J. B. Tinbley, W. M.; J. S. B. Gregory\ S. W.; C. T. Nash, J. W. Jul:lJ 6.-Mandeville, Mandeville, Carroll Co.-Isaac R. Brown, W. M.; James Mo. Stovall, S. W.; B. Fisher, J. W.

July 14.-West Point, West Point, Bates CO.-James V . Pope, W. M.; James M. Daniels, S. W.; Janles B. Graves, J. W.

July 19.-Plumb, Middletown, Montgomery Co.-Roland E. Witt, W. M.; A. A. Crary, S. W.; Benj. H. Hayden, J. W. July 27.-King Hill, near Patee's Gardens, Buchanan Co.Laban Pritchard, W. M.; Wm. Washington Brown, S. W.; Cornelius Day, J. W. July 28.-Ancient Craft, King City, Gentry Oo.-J. P. Bigelow, W. M.; J. B. Vaughan, S. W.; M. H. Ledbetter. J. W.

July 29.-Kilwinning, Uniontown, Scotland Co.-P. S. Sagerty, W. M.; Job T. Saunders, S. W.; Peter Sevanston, J. W.

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We have thus fifty-three Lodges U. D., as follows: Renewed by Grand Lodge at last session Granted by Grand Lodge at last session Granted by the Grand Master · Total

7 9 37

Ma1'"ch 24.-Issued commission to Bro. John A. Rice, of Alton" as D. D. Grand Master of the Twenty-sixth District. By order of the Grand Master.

June 14.-Issued commission to Bro. John Y. FUlbright, of Springfield, as D. D. Grand Master of the Thirtieth District, vice Bro. M. Hubble, resigned. By order of Grand Master. July 14.-IsE>ued commission to Bro. Cyrus H. Harris as D. D. Grand Master of the Eighteenth District, vice Bro. Wiley Lane, resigned. By order of Grand Master. July 21.-Issued duplicate charter to Index Lodge, No. 277, to supply the place of the original, lost by fire, May 6, 1870. By order of Grand Master.

The correspondence of the office, as usual, has been very large, amounting in the aggregate to nearly two thousand letters Slllce my last report. I have endeavored to the best of my ability to furnish all the imformation desired, and have, so far, heard of no complaint.. The various appeal cases intended for presentation to the Grand Lodge have been promptly forwarded to M. W. Bro. Samuel H. Saunders, who was appoInted by the M. W. Grand Master to act as chairman of the Committee on Grievance, ad interi'Jn. The returns of Lodges U. D. have been handed over to R. W. Bro.. John W. Luke, who was appointed, ad interim, by the M. W. Grand Master as chairman of that committee. I am pleas€ld to report a marked and decided improvement in the selection of Secretaries of subordinate Lodges, as their returns and their correspondence with this office fully attest. It is one of the most important offices in the Lodge, and it is gratifying to know that it is thus being appreciated. Unless otherwise ordered by the Grand Lodge, the published Proceedings issued to subordinate Lodges will be printed upon the cover that they are the property of the Lodge, and not to be taken from it by individual officers or members, except as such property, and to be returned at such time as may be ordered by the Lodge; great confusion has heretofore existed as to ownership, and the

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result has been that two-thirds of the Lodges are without a copy for reference. They should be solely in the custody of the W 01'shipful Master and Secretary, while in office, to be handed over to theIr successors a" other property of the Lodge.

r have received from the Secretary of State a certified copy of the Act of Incorporation, approved March 22, 1870, whereby the college property was re-donated to the Grand Lodge by the State, with an amendment authorizing this Grand Lodge to hold property to the amount of three hundred thousand dollars. You will find a copy of the act, together with a copy of the act of 1864, which I procured from the law library of St. Louis county, sublnitted herewIth. My financial account is submitted herewith for reference to the proper committee. lVIuch of my correspondence with sister Grand Bodies has, of necessIty, been carried on as Conlmittee on Correspondence, which report is also submitted. Truly and fraternally

Grand Secretaru.

SPECIAL FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE. The Grand Secretary, as special Foreign Correspondent, sublnitted bis report; whicll was adopted and ordered printed with the proceedings. [See appendix.]

BOARD OF RELIEF. The President of the St. Louis Masonic Board of Relief submitted the following report, which was received and ordered printed with proceedings:

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According to requirement, we submit

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thefollo~()ing Report

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30, Balance on hand....................., ......... 9, Receipts from G. R ..A.. Chapter........ 9, " Convention of High Priests. 9, " Est. of Bra Cameron ............. 9, " Occidental Lodge................. 16, " M. W. Grand Lodge............. Naphtali 16, " " 20, " Bro. Bensick......................... 4, " Masonic Board Trustees ....... H Bro. Henry Morany .............. 25,

$897 20 $250 00

29 00 127 10 50 00 750 00 50 00 5 00 130 05 6 00

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January 22, u 22, Febru'y 26, April 23, July 30,

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Mrs. Delevanta.................... 6 Benefit Olympic theatre....... 211 42 " " " Bro. COlll'"oy..................â&#x20AC;˘....... 5 Benefit Olynlpic theatre....... 7

20 50 00 00 00 166~

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Balance in hand of Treasurer HENDGEN,

Secretary.

$1223 16

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1869 to 1870.

DISBURSEMENTS.

Am't paid juris'n of ~Iissouri . "" " Illinois H " " Arkansas . " " " Jamaica, E. I . "" " Virginia . " " " Maine . " 'I. Texas . " Wif:lconsin . " " Louisiana . ",I. " " " New york . Tennessee . " " " ,t " Oregon . " " Canada . " " " " Alabama . " "" " Nova Scotia . I.e " " North Carolina . " Pennsylvania . " " " " Indiana . " Connecticut . "I.' '" " ,~ Iowa ........â&#x20AC;˘......... ,I. " New Jersey . " <I. I., I.' Ohio . " tL Michigan . " " England . " " " Scotland . " " ,I. " Ireland . " " Charity . " " " Expenses . " o.

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Balance in hand of Treasurer

$89 00 27 00 106 90 115 50 25 40

14 29 87 12 138 159 13 59

65 25 50 20 00 50 25

20 23 47 46

00 75 50 45

89 64

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25 25 9 65

61 10 22 70 15 00

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M. W. BRO. W. E. DUNSCOMB. Bro. John F. HOllston offered tIle following, which was adopted: Resolved, That a cOlumittee of three be appointed, to act in concert with a similar committee appointed by the Grand Chapter whose duty it shall be to confer with the wife and family of Past Grand Master Dunscomb, and with their concurrence, if deemed expedient, remove him to a point where the very best medical aid call be secured for his nlental and physical infirmity, and that onehalf the expense attending his removal and treatnlent be paid by this Grand Lodge.

The Grand Nlaster subsequently appointed Bros. John F. Houston, J 01111 D. \Tincil and R. E. Anderson tl1e said Committee. COMMITTEES. The Grand Master appointed the following comluittefls: Ju~·i8prudence-Samuel H, Saunders, Isaac W. McDonald, Samuel H. Owens, P. H. Perkins, Wm. H. Stone. Unfinished Business-Z. IVI.. Rountree, A. H. Riggs, R. J. John-;on, W. H. Helm, M. .l\finteer. Chartered Lodges-R. E. Anderson, J. G. Anderson, D. J. Heaston, Phil. Arnholt, Wm. E. Whiting, George R. Bunt, J. E. Cadle, A. O. Elliott, B. O. Austin, J. T. Campbell. Lodges U. D.-John W. Luke, Elias Parrott, T. E. Shepherd, Win. S. Baird, X. Ryland, Orson Davis, C. H. Gee, Charlie Thaw, Alfred Willialns, N. M. Givan. Grievance-Samuel H. Saunders, N. M. Givau, J. P. Strother. Accounts-Martin Collins, J. E. Carter, James Johnsoll. vVays and ..Llfeans-Allan McDowell, James T. Plunkett, R. B. Rice. By-Law8-John Ralls, D . •T. Marquis, H. S. Witherspoon, J. J. Dillinger, Ed. Nathan, Wm. Warren, R. L. Fisher, J. A. How"e, J. V. Allee, D. Hughes. D. D. Grand Master and G1~and Lecturer-..t\.. M. Dockery, H. J. Church, B. H. Ingram, Juo. W. Luke, Jno. Y. ~""'Iulbright, ehas. G. Hickcox, J. A. Price. Edict-S. H. Saunders, Isaac W. McDonald, ~I. Collinb, James E. Carter, S. H. Owens. Masonic College-Wnl. H. Stone, John D. Vincil, John Ii". Houston. :JIt. Ve'rnon .lts8ociation-R. E. Andersoll, S. H. O\VellS, JOh11

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On case of T. 8. Davis-T E. Garrett, John Ure, John Decker. On case <21 Pleasant Grove Lodge, No. 142-Jaules E. Cal路ter, W. T. Baird, J. B. HenderfSon.

Bro. Golby asked for and was granted leave of absence. ILLINOIS. A communicatioll frolu the Grand Lodge of Illinois was presented by R. W. Bro. Martill Oollins, representative, which, with tIle communication froIll tIle Grand Master of Illinois, received by tIle Grand Secretary, relative to a case of illvasion of jutisdiction, referred to in tIle special repol-t of the Grand Secretary and ]'orpigll (Jorrespondent, were referred to tIle Committee on Jllrisprudence. [At a sllbsequ~nt day of the sessioll, the above committee submitted tl1eir general report, but asked furtiler time to report in tIle case of Illinois, Wllicll was grallted, and the cOlnmittee on tllat case were continued until the next annual COlllffiUllicatioll.-GR. SJi~c.J REPRESENTATION AND PROXIES. Bro. Samuel H. Owens offered the following, Wl1icll was adopted: Resolved, rrhat no member of the Grand Lodge shall absent himself without special permission of the Grand Master, and if such member absenting hImself shall appoint a proxy, such proxy shall not be entitled to cast the vote of such member, or the Lodge he may represent, until he has reported to the CommIttee OIl Creden tials.

Relative to tIle above, the Grand Secretary offered tIle following, whicll was adopted: Resolved, rrhat whenever a vote by Lodges is called, none shall vote as representatives, or Past Grand Officers or Past Masters, 'whose names are not at the time on the report of the COlumittee on Credentials, and called by the Grand Secretary when the vote is taken.

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STATUS OF NON-AFFILIATES. The specjal COIDluittee Rl)pointed in 1869 sulnnitted the followlllg report: To the M. W. G'rand Lodge of lrfissouri : The undersigned committee, appointed at the last annual sesbion of the Grand Lodge, to take under consideration" what lflgislation, if any, is expedient for the relief of Master Masons rejected on petition for membership by subordinate Lodges," beg leave to report as follows: That upon an analysis of the la,v this Grand Lodge we find that injustice is done to a certain class of non-affili.. ates, and that another class receive benefits which they should not enjoy, and escape responsibilities which they should share; and that certain legislation is necessary to the end that eqUity lnay be established to all parties concerned. The existing law reads as follows, Article XVI:

SECTION 25. No Lodge shall grant a dimit to any of its memhers until all dues fire paid, nor then unless the brother declares that he is ~out to move out of the jurisdiction of the Orand Lodge, or to join another Lodge, or to assist in fornling. a new Lodge. SEC. 27. No I.Jodge shall permit a non-affiliating Mason (who has continued as such for t,velve months) to visit lnore than three tinles, nor shall such non-affiliated l\Iason be allowed to appear in any Ma ic procession, or Le entitled to Masonic charity, llor shall ve Masonic burial; and if he still remain non-affiliated " be s ~ be: deemed a drone ill the hive of nature, a useless 111ember of society, and unworthy our protection as Masons."

From this it will be seen that the Grand Lodge has determine-d that there are certain special rigb fs belonging to active members \vhicb are denied to non-affiliates under certain conditions. The principal condition applies to those who dimit to're-ajJiliatc in this jurisdiction or to assist in forming a new Lodge, whereby their Masonic privileges are continued in force for twelve months. Those who dimit to leave the jurisdiction of this Grand Lodge we do not think are eontemplatfld in the prohibition of benefits by thib Law, unless they continue to reluain in the jurisdiction or again return to it without applying for nlembership. We have found that a great hardship has to be endured by those who honestly contemplate obeying the law; who do attempt to re-affiliate, but are denied the privilege by the vote of one or more members of the Lodge to which they apply; who are thus thrown out on the world without any Masonic ties, probably through no fault of their own.. While we emphatically recognize the sacredness of a s~cret ballot, and that any menlber has the legal right to reject whom he

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rleases, yet s~d experience has proven that it is not always do~e with that strict adherence to moral obligations which each Mason should ever revere; therefore we are of the opinion that a member should either vote favorably or else prefer charges, yet this is only an opinion and cannot jnstl:r be made a law on account of the Inany circumstances under which a member nlay be influenced to cast a negative ballot. In order to do justice to those who are unjustly rejected, and also to do justice to the Craft at large by protecting theln against those who never apply, we offer the following additional regulations: 1. Resolved, That hereafter all applications for dimits must be in writing, setting forth the reasons for the same under the law. 2. Resolved, 'rhat hereafter there shall not be charged by Lodges in thil:; jurisdiction an~y feb for affiliation to those who have paid dues within twelve months. '" 3. Resolved, That hereafter any brother who takes a dimit to affiliate with another Lodge in this jurisdiction and does not deposit it, with his petition for melnb'ership, within twelve months from its date, thereby forfeits all his rights and privileges as a elaimant on the Fraternity, and his dinlit shall be null and voi<l, except under the following conditions, viz: pro~'ided, he petitioda for memhtrrship and is rejected; or annually pays into the treasury of the Lodge under whose jurisdiction he may reside, the amount of the annual dues and taxes of such Lodge, then ~a certificate of such rejection, from the rejecting Lodge or Lodges, under seal; or the presentation of a receipt of the payment of such annual dues and taxes, then his dimit sh:;111 be considered in full force, and he entitled to the benefits of Masonry, except Lodge membership, so long as such certificate of rejection, or such receipt for paynlent of dues, be not more than one year old, and the holder thereof be not suspended or expelled; and, further, that any non-affiliated Mason who has not or may not comply with these special conditions, is Ilot thereby debarred fronl afterwards applying for menlbership, but is debarred of all other rights and pri vileges as aforementioned. 4. Re.solved, That all non-affiliates now residing in this jurisdiction and holding dimits heretofore issued by regular Lodges, may become entitled to the pro~sions of the foregoing resolution by applying for membershIp and produeing certificates as therein prescribed. 5. Re,~olved, That the accompanying fornlS (o.f Din~it8, Certificates of Re}ection, and Receiptj'or Payment of Due.,; by Non-affiliates,) be furnished to all the Lodges in this jurisdiction, upon application to the Grand S~cretary, at actual cost, and that hereafter no other form be used for said purposes. 6. Resolved, That hereafter every Lodge in this jurisdiction is hereby ordered to issue a certificate of rejection, or receipt for dues, as the case may be, whether the party applies for thenl or not, and return the certificate with the dimit. 7. Resolved, That any member of a Lodge in this jurisdiction who has dinlitted, or nlay dimit, with the declaration of renl0ving from the jurisdiction of this Grand Lodge, and who does not, or 111ay not, comply with that declaration within twelve months, or who

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luay tenlporarily remove from the State and does not applJ" for affiliation within twelve months after such return to the State, then such Mason shall rest under all the disabilities provided in the third resolution, except as thErein provided.

DIMIT. No. --, l A. F. & A. M., State of Missouri. f This is to certify, that Bro. - - - - , ft, nlelnber of this Lodge, has applied in writing for a dimi.t for the purpose of - - - - - ; and that he being clear of all charges 011 the books of this Lodge, and being in good Masonic standing, this DIMIT is hereby granted, and he is recommended to the fraternal regards of all regular Masons so long as he shall comply with the conditions endorsed here011, as ordered by the Grand Lodge of Missouri, October, 1870, otherwise this dimit to be null and void, except to present it for affiliation. The signature of the bearer is written on the nlargin hereof. Gi ven by order of the Lodge this - - day of - - , 18-, at - - , Mo. Attest: [SEAL.] - - - - , Secretary. HALL OF - - LODGE,

CERTIFICATE OF REJECTION. HALL OF - - LODGE, No. --'} A. F. & A. M., State of Missouri. This is to certify, that Bro. - - - - , late a member o f - Lodge, No. --, in the jurisdiction o f - - , presented bis petition for menlbership in this Lodge, acconlpanied by a dinlit dated-, and that he was rfjected by this IJodge, and this certificate is issued by order of the Grand Lodge, October, 1870, to enable the bohler thereof to enjoy the benefits of masonr)'" as endorsed hereoll. Given by order of the Lodge, this - - day of - - - , 18-, at - - , Missouri. Attest: [SEAL.] - - - - - , Secretnry.

RECEIPT FOR PAYMENrr BY NON-AFFILIATES. HALIJ OF - - LODGE, No. --,} A. :F. & A. M., State of Missouri. This is to certify, Bro. - - - - - - - - , holding a dimit from - - - - - - Lodge, No. - - - , at - - - - , has paid into the treasury of this Lodge the sunl of $---, and that he is hereby entitled to all the privileges of Masonry, except that of lnelnbership, so long as he is in good Masonic standing and this receipt is not more than twelve Inonths old. Gi v~n by order of the Grand Lodge, this - - day of - - , at - - , lVIissouri. Attest: [SEAL.] - - - - , Secretary.

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ENDORSEMENT ON DIMIT. ARTICLE XVI. GRAND LODGE BY-LA.WS. SECTION 25. No Lodge shall grant a dimit to any of its members until all dues are paid, nor then unless the brother declares that he is about to move out of the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge, or to join another Lodge, or to assist in forming- a new Lodge. SEC. 27. No Lodge shall perluit a non-affiliating Mason (who has continued as such for twelve months) to visit luore than three times, nor shall such non-affiliated Mason be allowed to appear in any Masonic procession, or be entitled to Masonic charity, nor shall he have Masonic burial; and it he still renlain non-affiliated, "he shall be deemed a drone in the hive of nature, a useless member of society, and unworthy our protection as Masons."

The bearer of this dimit has asked for it on the conditions of its face and under the above law, and if he remains within the jurisdiction of Missouri, or returns to it after having left the jurisdiction, and does not affiliate within twelve, months from date of dimit, then all the Masonic benefits conferred by the dinlit are null and void, and the bearer hereof not entitled to any Masonic consideration so long as he remains unaffiliated, or unless he shall present a certificate of rejection or payment of dues, as provided by the Grand Lodge of Missouri. ENDORSEMENT ON CERTIFICATE

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'rhis is to certify that the bearer of this, whose name is signed on the margin, bas endeavored to comply with the law, byaffiliation, but has been refused, and he is hereby entitled to all the benefits of Masonry, except those of membership, so long as this certificate is not more than t\velve nlonths old, or should produce a certificate of payment of dues, as provided by the Grand Lodge of Missouri. All of which is fraternally submitted. S. H. SAUNDERS, T. E. GARRErrrr, GEO. FRANK GOULEY.

Which was received and made tIle special order for to-morrow morning. A.t 5:30 the Grand Lodge was called from labor 11ntil 9 A. M. to-morrow morning. The members of the Grand Lodge were invited to witness the exemplification of the first degree by the Grand Lecturer, Bro. J. A. R. Lampton.

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Grand Lodge was called to labor by the Grand Master. Grand officers in tlleir several stations. Prayer by Bro. and Rev. D. J. Marquis. Record of yesterday's proceedings read alld approved.

PAST MASTERS OF LODGES, U. D. Bro. T. E. Garre.tt offered the followillg, "rhicll was

adopted: Resolved. That any Past Master of a subordinate Lodge ill this grand jurisdiction, who has dimitted from his Lodge for the l)urpose of forming a new Lodge, shall Dot b~ deprived of his vote as such in this M. W. Grand Lodge.

STATUS OF NON-AFFILIATES, RESUMED. The special order bping-the consideratioll of tIle report of the status of non-affiliates, so much of tIle report of the committee submitted yesterday was adopted, as follows: 1st resollltion adopted.. 2d resolution adopted. 3d resolution rejected. 4th resolution reJ ected. 5th resolution amended as follows and adopted: Resolved, That the accompanying form of dimit be furnished to all the Lodges in this jurisdiction upon application to the Grand Secretary, at actual cost, and that hereafter no other form be used for said purpose.

6th resollltion rejected. 7tl1 resolution rejected.

The following form of dimit was adopted:

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DIMIT. No. - - , } A. F. and A. M. State of Missouri. This is to certify, that Bro. - - - - - , n Dlelnber of this Lodge, has applied in writing for a dimit for the purpose o f - - and that he beinp; clear of all charges on the books of this Lodge, and being in good Masonic standing, this dimit is hereby granted, and he is recommended to the fraternal regards of all regular Masons so long as he shall comply with the conditions endorsed hereon, as ordered by the Grand Lodge of Missouri, October, 1870, otherwise this diInit to be null and void, except to present it for affiliation. The signature of the bearer is written on the margin hereof. Given by order of the Lodge, this - - day o f - - , 18--, at - - , Missouri. [SEAIJ.] Attest, - - - - - , Sec'y. â&#x20AC;˘ HALL OF - - LODGE,

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No Lodg~~hall grant a din1it to any of its melU'" all dues are paid, nor then unle&s the brother declares that he is about to move out of the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge, or to join a~other Lodge, or to assie,t in forming a new Lodge. wSEC. 27. No Lodge shall permit a non-affiliating Mason (,vho dlas continued as such for twelve months) to visit more than thre(~ tiD1es, nor shall such non-affiliated Mason be allowed to appear in any Masonic procession, or be entitled to Masonic charity, nor shall hp have Masonic burial; and if he still remain non-affiliat~d, "he shall be deemed a drone in the hive of nature, a useless meluber of &ociety, and unworthy our protection as Masons." -,-

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The bearer of this dimit has asked for it on the conditions of its face and under the above law, and if he remains within the juris-

diction of Missouri, or returns to it after haVing left the jurisdiction, and does not affiliate within twelve months from date of dimit, then all the Masonic benefits conferred by the dimit are null and void, and the bearer hereof not entitled to any Masonic ("ollsideration so long as he reolains unaffiliated.

MEMORIALS. SUlldry memorials were read and referred to the Committees on Charity and Accounts.

MT. VERNON .ASSOCIATION. The cOlnmittee on the above submitted the follo,ving', whicll was adopted:

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To the :frI. W. Grand Lodge of 3fissouri : Your committee to whom was refer~ed that portion of the Grand l\laster's address relating to the Ladies' Moun t Vernon Association beg leave to report that whilst we fully appreciate the patrioti~ efforts of the ladies of the country to erect a monument to the memory of the illustrious Wae,hington, and reconlmend to individual Masons to contribute toward tbat object whatever they may think proper, ~till we are of opinion that the Grand Lodge is not in a financial condition to make any donation to the Association, and recommend that no action be taken by the Grand Lodge in the Inatter at the present thne. R. E. ANDERSON, } SAMUEL H. OWENS, Conunittee. JNO. H. TURNER,

FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE. Bro. Geo. ]'rank Gouley, the committee on Foreign Correspondence, Stl l)luitted llis repol路t, Wllicll waR recPived ancl ordered printed with tIle proceedings. [See appendix.] CANA.DA AND QUEBEC. Bro. Geo. Frank Gouley, Committee on Correspondencp, to whom was referred the case of the Grand Lodges of Canada and Quebec by the M. W. Grand Master, Sllbmitted his report, Wllich, 1vith tIle resollltions accompanying same, were read and llnanimonsly adopted. [8ee appendix.] BY-LAWS OF LODGES. The committee submitted the following, which was adopted: To the Jf. W. Grand Lodge of Missouri: Since making our report the by-laws of the following Lodges have been handed us, on which we would l"espectfully submit the following additional report: Clifton Hill Lodge, No. 161; Marcus Lodge, No. 110; Mystic Tie Lodge, No. 221 ; Lexington Lodge, No. 149; Beacon Lodge, No.

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8; IJebanon Lodge, No. 77; Evening Star Lodge, No. 94; Solonlon Lodge, No. 271, which are correct. Also, the by-laws of Bethany Lodge, No. 97, are correct, except section 6, article 4, does not conforln to section 2, article 16, by-laws of Grand Lodge of Missouri. Fraternall;r, JOHN RAIJLS, Chai?tman, rI. S. WITHEI{SPOON, E. N.A.. THAN, ROBT. L. FISHER, .J. ,t. ALLEE, Committee. D. HUGHES, D. J. ~rARQUIS, .T. J. DILIJINGER, WM. WANER, .T. A. HOWE.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS. The comn1ittee reJ)orted as follows, Wllicll "\\Tas adoptecl : To the JI08t Wor8hipful Grand 1J.Iaster, Grand lVarden.~ and Brethren: Your cOlnmittee 011 unfinished business beg leave to report that they find no unfinished business on haud. Fraternally, z. M. ROUNTREE, A. H. RIG(:tS, M. MINTEER, ~ Committee. W.H.HELM, I R. J. JOHNSON, J

GRIEVANCE. The committee submitted tIle following report, w11ich ,vas adollted : To the lJ-I. W. Grand Lodge of Missouri: The Committee of Grievance, after a due and full examination of all the cases submitted to them, ,vould most respectfully present the following report: FIRST.

In the appeal of Bro. S. Pollock, from the action of St. Louis

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Lodge, No. 20, in the trial of Bro. Joseph Henry, upon charges preferred by him againbt Bro. Henry, we .can find nothing that would authorize this Grand Body in interfering with the decision of the Lodge, although we nll1st confess that we cannot see how it was that the Lodge did not find Bro. Henry guilty upon the first charge, for if the language used, as charg-ed and proven, is Masonic then ,ve are free to admit th::\.t we do not know what unmasoni~ language is. But as it has been thf! practice of the committee not to recolnmend interference on the part of the Grand Lodg~ in trials had in bubordinate Lodges, where the members of the Lodge tlre necessarily better judges of the surroundings of the cases coming before them than any conlnlittee of this Grand Body can be; unless there has been wide deviations from the law governing trials and injustice done the accused. In this case the Lodge did not find the accused guilty by a majority vote, and we ,,"ould recommend that the appeal of Bro. S. Pollock be sllstained, find the case remanded back for a new trial. SECOND.

III the appeal of John M. Hunt, frOln the action of Doric Lodge, ~o. 300, expelling him from Masonry, we would recommend the adoption of the following: Resoltt,ed, That the action of Doric Lodge, No. 300, expelling John M. Hunt frOIn Masonry be and is hereby confirmed. THIRD.

In the appeal of A. IVL Julian from the decision of United Lodge, No.5, in first suspending and then expelling him, we will briefly give the facts in the case, and the conclusion we have arrived at is, that the apl)ellant's only claim for the benefit of the Grand Lodge on his behalf is a question of law and not of merit. He was first tried upon charges and specifications in .Nov. 1869, and th~ Lodge found him guilty and snspended him for five years. In June, 1870, lle was again charged with instituting suit of libel against two of the menlbers of the Grievance Committee of the Lodge, based upon the specifications as made by them in the trial had in November, 1869, which resulted in his suspension, and at tbis trial he was expelled. He appeals to this Grand Lodge for redress, claiming that while he was suspended he could not 00 expelled. 'l'he point is well taken, looking at the letter of the law alone, as he could not be tried ,vhile he was suspended (for reasons that every Master Mason is fanliliar with), and the Lodge should first have relieved hirn from his suspension before going into tbe second trial and expelling him. rrhis is the letter of the law, but it has been frequently stated by the committee that we do not sit and decide caseq simply in accordance with the letter of the written law, but we sit as a committee of equity, when we find, and as in

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this case, a great and unwarranted wrong has been inflicted by the appellant on brothers who were legitimately performing the duties imposed upon them by the Lodge, we cannot and will not recommend the interference of this Grand Lodge in this case, but recommend that the appeal be disnlissed, and if A. M. Julian's deportment in the future, by Dlaking amends for the past, is such as to '\tvarrant United Lodge, No.5, to restore him to his Masonic rights it can do so without this Grand Lodge taking any action in the premises. FOURTH.

In the appeal of Bro. O. S. Williams against the action had in Laclede Lodge, No. 83, in the trial of Bro. M. S. Beckwith, we will briefly state the facts and. give our opinion where we think faults lie, both with the Lodge and Bro. Beckwith. It appears that Bro. Beckwith was charged with non-payment of dues, and the Secretary was ordered to SUIDlnons him to appear at the next conlmunication and show cause why he did not pay them. By this action we think the Lodge was to blame, as the evidence shows that he lived some 100 miles distant, and the only charge being non-payment of dues, he should have been notified officially of the fact and the amount due, and required to show cause for his delinquency, which would have given hiIn the benefit of so doing by letter, saving the expense of traveling that distance; and if upon his answer just cause should not be shown for his delinquency tIlen the Lodge would have been justifiable in having charges lnade, and sUlnmolled hirn to appear and answer them. Bro. Beckwith did not obey the first sumnlons and the Lodge issued another to hiIn to appear and show cause why he did not obey the first. rrhis he also disobeyed, and in his defense for so doing he takes a position that we do not ackno,vledge to be either sound Masonic la\v or usage. He says, "I have been always taught that r owed a paramount duty to Dlyself, my God, and my family, to that of any tribunal; and when in the honest discharge of my duties as such I was not anlenable for any violation of Masonic or other laws." If such has been his teaching, we must acknowledge he has had bad preceptors, or he has mistaken their teachings. Masonry acknowledges no earthly power above it. It is the only unit on the face of the globe. It demands nothing unjust or unreasonable. It requires not one atonl more of one than another. ~t allows no distinctions as claimants against its laws. It d(Oals even handed justice to all, and when anyone sets up as an exeuse for a violation of its law" a highpr law 7 " he or we are grossly ignorant of what Masonry is, and we nlust in candor say that we expect that the brother did not Ineau what his language implies, but '1v'"as

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using it as a special pleading to show the Lodge that it could have accomplished the object aimed at by follo'\ving the course we thiuk they ough t to; and as Bro. Beckwith "vas suspended for t,vo months, and more than half the time has expired, we would recommend that he be restored to his rights, with the hope that he, as well as others, will not trust to this ignis fautulls "higher la'w," but l~eeollect their obligations and obey them, not only in letter but in spirit. FIFTH.

In the appeal of Bro. John H. Trimble from the action of An.. gerona Lodge, No. 193, suspending him for OIle year, involves a very extraordinary state of affairs. It appears from the Secretary's report of the proceedings that Bro. L. B. Wade sued Bro. Trimble in ajustice's court, and the jury decided that he did not owe Bro. Wade any thing. Bro. Wade then preferred a charge of perjury against Bro. Trimble, before the grand jury of the county, who fail€d to find an indictmen t. A t the same time he preferred charges against him in the Lodge for false swearing, defrauding hinl, and speaking un-nlasonically of a brother Master l\fason. On the trial of these charges the Lodge <.lid not find Bro. Trimble guilty, and subsequently an attempt was Illade to secure a reconciliation in open Lodge, but Bro. Trimble declared that Bro. Wade had maliciously persecuted him, and he could not under any circumstances fellowship with him. For this charges of unmasonic eoudnet were preferred against hiln, and on trial he was found guilty and suspended for one year. The charge of perjury against a brother l\{aster Mason is one of the most serious that can be made, for if he is guilty of it in one instance Wht1t guarantee is there tbat he "vould not be guilty in others, and of what avail or binding fOlce would his obligations be? If a charge of perjury is made by one Mason against another, and upon the trial of this charge the Lodge does not find him guilty, it is presumptive evidence that he was innocent, and the brother making the charge should be dealt with and awarded the severest punishment that l\Iasonry inflicts; and in this case we think the Lodge should have had charges preferred against Bro~ Wade, and if it was shown that nlalice prompted the act he should have been expelled, and Bro. Trimble ,vould have been relieved fronl the ordeal of having to fellowship with such a brother, and we cannot see how Bro. Trimble could have acted otherwise. It is true that if the Lodge, in its laudable efforts to harmonize its members, had been assisted by Bro. Wade's withdratving the accusation of perjury against Bro. Trimble, after the Lodge had declared he was not guiltYJ then Bro. Trimble would have been wrong in not receiving the olive branch offered, and forgiving an erring brother. The record does not state what steps were taken to reCOll-

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cUe these brethren, and we would recommend that the Lodge give Bro. Trhnble a new trial, with the hope and belief that if the

proper course be taken by the Lodge this unfortunate state of affairs may be amended, and harmony and brotherly loye again ceroen t the Lodge. SIX TH â&#x20AC;˘

. Bro. Isaac Peritz appeals from the decision of Pride of the West Lodge, ~o. 179, suspending him for non-payment of dues, and claims that he never received the summons, and that, from sickness ill his faulily, his circunlstances were so altered that he could not pay theIne We tind from the transcript of the proceedings had at the trial that the Lodge did not know whether he had received the sumnl011S or not. and when a motion was made to postpone the trial, as his residence (Memphis, Tenn.) ,vas then kllo,vn, the Lodge refused to do so, and went into the trial ex parte. If, as stated by Bro Peritz, sickness in his family and his inability to procure work had been kno\vn by the Lodge, at the time of trial, its verdict "\vould have been different, and ,ve rCC0111nlend that the case be remanded to the Lodge for a new trial, as it cannot do the Lodge~ an injury and may be the undoing of a great injury to the petitioner. SEVENTH.

Bro. R. W. Riggs appeals fronl the decision of Vincil Lodge, No. 62, suspelldillg him for twelve months. It is a racy and spirited production. He claims that he has been unjustly dealt with, and assigns four reasons why he believes so. First. He was not legally tried. Second. That after he had pronlised to do better they did not trust him, but suspended him. 'rhird. That they did not try him on the charge of intemperance. Fourth. That he has never been legally notified lJy the Lodge of his suspension. The :first is the only one that has any foundation, and this is a question of la,v and usage. He was charged under two specifications: gambling on the Sabbath, and intemperance. And at the trial he did not make his appearance at the comnlencement, but wrote a long letter to the Lodge, first gently hinting that, as to the first charge, he would pass it over, for the reason that others were as guilty as he, and to the second, he claims that this right to take a drink he has inherited from his father, a hard-shell Baptist, "who now is on the margin of eight)'" weary summers," and who was never drunk, and "that is a freedom and privilege which I shall always Inaintain," and concludes by appealing to the Lodge to deal charitably with him, ,vith the promist' "that should he ever after\vards be found under the influence of liquor they may then cut him off without cOlnplaint." As stated above, the first reason given for the appeal is one of

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law and usage. The transcript of the proceedings shows that he plead gl1ilty~ that the Lodge afterwards took a vote Upon his gUilt or innocence. He was, upon ballot, found guilty, and the Lodge then proceeded to vote upon the punishment. First, upon expuI&ion; second, upon suspension, and third, upon reprimand; all of ,vhich, the record says, "was lost.. " By a unanimous vote of the Lodge, the ballot was again spread for his suspension for five years, "which was lost." "The Worshipful Master then ordered the ballot spread for suspension for five months, which was again lost. d The Worshipful Master then ordered the ballot spread for his suspension for twelve 'In on thJ:J, which was carried by a vote of thirteen to six." The infornlality in this case was in having the ballot spread upon reprimand.. The By...La,vs of this Grand Lodge say that when a brother is found guilty he nlust be punished in one of three ways: expulsion, suspension or reprimand. If th~ Lodge refuses to inflict the two first penalties, it nlust, of necessity, inflict the last. If this interpretation of the law is correct, they could not reconsid.er the vote upon the two first named punishments, but should have rel)rimanded the brother, and from the conclusion of his letter to the Lodge we recommend that the appeal be dismissed. EIGHTH .

Bro. W . H. 'Vinfray appeals from the decision of Waltanda I.Jodge, No. 52, in the trial of Bro. James E. Drake upon charges l>referred by him against Bro. Drake, for the reason that the Lodge failed to find him guilty, when he thinks" the evidence, to the best of my belief, showed him guilty." The evidence is very voluminous and ill some instances contlicting, but as stated before in this report we do not feel like interfering with the dec,islons of Lodges when all the parties have had a full hearing and fair trial; and although in some instances we can not see how the Lodge decided the case different from what we think the evidence proved, yet we do not feel authorised to recommend a reversal unless a ",~roDg has been done a brother, or we think such reversal will promote the harmony and ,velfare of the Lodge.. In this case we do not doubt that Bro. Winfray thinks the Lodge acted wrong in not finding Bro. Drake guilty, but the record shows that only nine out of forty-five members present thought as he diu, and with such a majority of four to one we hope that Bro. Winfray ,vill abide the decision in good faith, and the future will prove that ~~ the cultivation of the spirit of Masonry-brotherly love-the past will be forgiven and forgotten, and harmony will develop its "strength and beauty."

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Bro. Jackson Brock appeals from the dechdon of Eureka Lodge, No. 73, in expelling .I. W. Long, an Entered Apprentice, for the reason that the charges did not "specify any or what crimes were committed by said defendant." The record shows that the said "J. W. Long has for a crime been tried, found guilty and sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary by a court having competent jurisdiction." On the trial, the Worshipful Master appointed Bro. Brock counsel for the accused, who demurred. from the charges for reasons as stated ahove. It is true that specifications should state the time, place and act, so that the accused may be enabled to defend his good name; but in this case the specification does not say what cr'ime he was guilty of, but says for a crime has been tried and sent to the penitentiary. The appeal is based upon technical g'"ounds, as no claim is put up for his unjust imprisonment, and we cannot see how and in what way the accused has been wronged by the decision of the Lodge. If the specification had charged J. W. Long with robbing the inaU, and he had been tried by a court having competent jurisdicdiction, and found guilty and sent to the penitentiary for ten years, 路would he have been better enabled to meet the charge than he was as the specification was drawn up? We think not; and as the appeal is altogether technical we recommend that it be disnlissed. TENTH.

J. R. Arnold appeals from the action of Tyro Lodge, No. 12, in expelling him, and if the record of the proceedings furnished by the Secretary gives a full history of the trial, then the action of said Lodge should be declared null and void. Arnold is charged by Bros. Carr and Marian with "knowingly and fraudulently wronging them, by selling and disposing of their lotCJ, on which they now reside." It appears from the record that the case was subnlitted to a committee, '\vho reported as follows:

To the Officers and lrIembers of Tpro Lodge, No. 12, A. F. & A. M.: "Your committee to whom was referred the case of Tyro Lodge, M. Carr and F. P. Marian vs. J. R. Arnold, a Master Mason of said Lodge, beg leave to submit the following report: "After having gone through with the testimony in this case have arrived at the following conclusion: That we find J. R . . l. \.rl~old guilty of the charges, as preferred against him, for unmaSOlllC conduct. "W. G. EVERSOLE, } "DANIEL WOOLFORD, Conlmittee." 4'

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The record does not show that he had any other trial than by this committee; and the Secretary, in the conclusion of the report, says:

" To the Worshipful Grand Lodge oj the State of Missouri: . "I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of charges, evidence, etc., in the case of rryro Lod~e, No. 12, of A. F. and A. Y., vs. J. R. Arnold, a Master l\fason of same, and that the said J. R. Arnold was duly expelled from said Lodge, on the 6th day of August, A. D. 1870, and A. L. 5870." . As stated above, if this is a full record of the proceedings had at the trial, we cannot see how a Master Mason can be tried by a committee, as the Grand Lodge By-Laws show how and in what way alone he can be tried, and if these requirements have not been carried out in good faith, we are forced to declare that J. R. Arnold is not expelled; but that no injustice may be done to the Lodge or the appellant, we recommend that a new trial be granted J. R. Arnold, and that the Lodge comply with the requirements of the Grand Lodge governing trials. ELEVENTH.

J. W. Hollenbeck, of Carroll, Iowa, petitions this Grand Lodge to order New Castle Lodge, No. 21, to give him a re-hearing, as said Lodge did, in an ex parte trial, in l\'Iarch, 1870, expel him, and assigns as a reason for this request that great injustice has been done him, and, if his statements are correct, we think he has just cause of complaint. He states that in 1867 he moved from this State to Iowa, leaving some unpaid debts behind, and says he was unable to pay them until February, 1870, at which time he sent money to one of the brothers of the Lodge and paid off the notes. In March following, he was charged with unmasonic conduct, by the Committee of Grievance of that Lodge, and upon the ebarge of "intentional misrepresentation defrauded a Master Mason," the Lodge proceeded to try him, found him guilty, and expelled him. . This is the most summary trial that has ever come before the committee, and the strangest punishmen t ever inflicted. They find him guilty of an offence that at the time of the trial did not exist. He in February pays his indebtedness to the brothers who bad gone his security, and in March they expel him for not having done it before. The record does not show that he was ever notified of the charges against him, but at the same meeting of the Lodge he was charged, tried and expelled. This case is only one of Inauy others showing a rapid growth of un-masonic action, which we will not notice here, as we intend in the conclusion of this fbport to call the serious attention of the Grand Lodge to it, but would recommend that Greencastle Lodge, No. 21, give J. W. Hollenbeck

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a new trial, with the hope that Masonic law and usage, 'aided by charity, will be their guide. TWELFTH.

Bro. R. E. Hutchinson appeals frolll the decision of St. James Lodge, No. 230, suspending him for six months, for the following reasons: 1st. He is not guilty. 2d. There is not a word of legal evidence against him. 3d. The trial was held between one and four o'clock Sunday morning, and at that time no witnesses could be procured if needed. 4th. There were visiting brethren present. 5th. That one of the members of the Lodge present was not allowed to vote, by order of the Worshipful Master. The charge was aiding his son to defraud a Bro. Crider out of a certain alTIOunt of money which he (Bro. Crider) claimed was due him by Bro. Hutchinson's son. Bro. Crider and the son of the appelant ,vent south ,vith horses, ,and on their return they disagreed on a settlement and Bro. Hutchinson tried to settle the difference but failed to do so, and he was then charged with aiding his son to defraud Bro. Crider. The whole evidence is a question between Bro. Hutchinson and Bro. Qrider. and we cannot from the record see how he was found guilty as charged; but as the Lodge, knowing the surroundings, did so, we do not feel like recommending a new trial be granted, unless upon investigation we find that the Worshipful Master usurped the authority of preventing a member of the Lodge who wa5 present from voting. If this is so we should most certaiuly pronounce the whole trial a nullity, as no power 011 earth can give a Master such authority. To sanction such a position would be tantamount to saying that the Master, and he alone, shall try a brother under charges; for if he has the right to say that one brother shall not vote who can deny him the right to say who and how many shall be entitled to this prerogative? No Master ever had such authority and never will so long as Ancient Oraft Masonry exists. Since writing the above, we hayc been informed by the Secretary of the Lodge that the Tyler did not vote "which was owing to oversight," and, as nearly two-thirds of the time of suspension has expired, we would recommend that the appeal be referred to St. James Lodge, with the hope that, as the punishment has been inflicted thus far, the remainder will be removed by the Lodge and the past forgotten. THIRTEENTH.

In the appeal of W. W. Orrick, from Richmond Lodge, No. 57, the Lodge petitions this Grand Lodge to remand it for a new trial; which we recommend be done.

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The l11emorial of Middlebury Lodge, No. 141, asking the l'estoration of Samuel Shook to his Masonic privileges; we recommend that Samuel Shook be and is hereby restored to his Masonic !)rivileges. FIFTEENTH.

The committee would state that the representatives of Westville Lodge, No. 202, as well as the R. W. Grand Secretary, that a memorIal from Westville Lodge, No. 202, praying that James Grubb and Willianl Riddle be restored to their Masonic privileges, and as said memorial has been misplaced and callnot be found, but believing that this Lodge is the best judge of what is best to be done, we recommend that James Grubb and Willianl Riddle be and are hereby restored to their Masonic privileges. SIXTEENTH.

A memorial from a committee appointed by Unionville Lodge, K o. 210, to lay before this Grand Lodge a protest against the action of Hartford Lodge, No. 171, in balloting for and initiating an

individual Iiving under the jurisdiction of said Lodge, contrary to sec. 6, art. xvi., of By-Laws. . This action of Hartford Lodge, No. 171, is highly censurable, and if such Lodge shall again be guilty of such ullmasonic action its charter should be arrested. SEVEN'.rEENTH.

In the differences arising out of where High Hill Lodge shall be held, at High Hill or Jonesburg, we ,vould say that we cannot see in what way this committee can settle this question, and we would recommend that the D. D. Grand Master of that district be reqUired to write that Lodge immediately and aid the brethren to settle amicably this difference. In the conclusion of this report we would call the earnest attention of the Grand Lodge to a spreading evil and fungus growth upon the body of Masonry. It has been our proud boast that Masonry was uninfluenced by the" mighty dollar," but in a majority of the cases submitted to us we find the" mighty dollar" the corner-stone upon which these difficulties have been erected. Brotherly love, relief and truth have been all sacrificed upon the altar of mammon, and Masonry, ennobling in all its teachings, has been prostituted by the" mighty dollar." Misfortune overtakes a brother and, instead of heaven-born Cll~Tity, with its hand-maid relief, voluntarily seeking him out and administering to his wants, he is left to seek this at the hand of a

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brother, who reluctantly says, "I will assist you with my name if you will pledge me your Masonic honor that I shall not be the loser by this, my charitable act." The brother makes the promise in O"ood faith, but circuIllstanceB which he cannot control lengthen the time, and, although he pays up every jot and tittle of ,vhat is due, these very charitable members of Lodges, we ,viII not say Masons, forthwith file charges of llunmasonic conduct." Specifications-" forfeiting his Masonic word." He is sunlmarily tried and suspended or expelled. If this is Masonry we are free to acknowledge that ,ve have been totally ignorant of its teachings. We have been taught to look upon it as the greatest boon granted by God to man, and we still believe it to be such, and these deviations from its precepts are the result of not properly studying and practically demonstrating its noble mission. One of the first lessons we are taught in Masonry is to " soothe the unhappy and restore peace to the troubled mind;" but instead of this \'Ve have seen, when a brother applies to another (a merchant) to let him have, for his family, the necessaries of life-bread and meat-and when, by the hard hand of misfortune, he could not pay up, he was charged with not paying his Masonic debts and suspended. Is this Masonry ? Not one part, parcel or precept of it. But the question is, how and in what way can the Grand Lodge stop this fungus growth? In the same way the skilful surgeon saves the body and life of his patients, by cutting off the fUIlgUS, diseased limb, and when this Grand Lodge declares that, if its subordinates allow such ullmasonic actions by their members, it will cut off such offending Lodges, and we think this will eradicate the evil. s. H. SAUNDEI~S, } J. P. STROTHER, Committee. N. W. GIVAN.

At half-past one 0' clock tIle Grand Lodge was called from labor untilllalf-past two 0' clock P. M.

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The Grand Lod~e was called to labor by the Grand Master. Grand officers in their several stations.

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Sundry memorials read and referred to appropriate committees.

REPORT ON EDICT RELATIVE TO PALMYRA CONVENTION. Special committee reported as follows, which was adopted unanimously: To the M. W. Grand Lodge of Missouri: BRETHREN-Your committee to whonl was referred that portion of the Grand Master's address in relation to edi<:t, have carefully considered the same, and recognizing that a grave question of law is involved, most heartily sustain the Grand Master in the issuance of his edict. Your committee fully indorse and adopt as its own the language of the Grand Master" recognizing the right and propriety of Masons freely to discuss the acts and tneasures of the Grand Lodge, to the end that any which may be found defective may be amended, modified, or repealed, by the proper action of the Grand Lodge," yet your committee hold that the only plaoe to take united or concerted action in regard to grievances resulting from action of the Grand Lodge is alone vested in chartered Lodg~ or within the body of the Grand Lodge itself. Your committee are of opinion that the constitution of the Grand Lodge of Mis&ouri fbd the by-laws of the Grand Lodge for the government of 8uborainate Lodges are sufficiently plain to enable the ()~d Lodge to ':legislate with propriety upon the interests of the Cravft, and it needs no Daniel to rise in judgment in a so-called Masonic convention to pass upon the legality or constitutionality or its acts. Your comInittee are of the opinion that any convention or assemblage of Masons as such, outside of a chartered Lodge or Grand Lodge, for the purpose of discussing the action of the Grand Lodge, is unmasonIC, illegal, and in utter defiance of the prerogatives of the Grand Lodge, and subversive of the Ancient Landmarks. To place the Grand Lodge fairly upon this question, and in order that no one lTIay hereafter plead ignorance in regard to the position of the Grand Lodge concerning Masonic conveutions, we suggest the adoption of the following resolution:

Re~Olved' That the Grand Lodge recognizes within its jurisdicion but two bodies legally qualified to legislate on Ma&onry, that is, Grand and subordinate Lodges; and that all so-called Masonic conventions or assemblages of Masons, other than regularly con-

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MARTIN OOLLINS, SAMUEL H. OWENS'JL Committee. J AS. E. CARTER, I. W. McDONALD,

REPORT ON CHARTERED LODGES. The committee subnlitted the following, whicll was adopted: HALL OF THE GRAND LODGE, } ST. LOUIS, October 12, 18.70.

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The undersigned, Committee on Chartered Lodges, would most respectfully and fraternally su bmit th~ following report, to-wit: That they have examined the returns of the following Lodges and find them correct, to--wit: Nos. 1,3, 4, 5, 6,7, 9, 10, 11 12,13, 14, 15,16,17, 18,22, 23, 24, 25, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34,35,36, 38, 39, 40,42,43,44, 45,46, 47, 48, 49, 51, 52, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 63, 64, 65, 68,70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 77, 78, 79, 81, 82,83, 86, 89, 90, 92, 93, 97, ]00, 101, 104, 105, 106, 10i . 109, 111, 1]3, 114, 118, 121, 122, 123, 1215, 126, 127, 181, 132, 134, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 149, 15Q, 153, lS4, 158, 161, 162, Il l 3, 170,171,173,175,178,179,180, 82,185,191,193,195,197,199, 203,205, 206, 208, 210, 211,213, 215, 218, 220, 221,223, 224, 227, 228, 230, 2B2, 235, 236, 242, 243, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 255, 256, 251t' .25"9, 261, 262, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 272, 2 (4, 278, 280, 281, 282, 283, 286, 287,289,291, 293, 29~, 295, 29H, 298, 299, 300, 307, 308, 310, 312, 313, 314, 821, 822, 823, 324, 825, 326, 338. The following Lodge returns are correct except seal, to-wit: 8, 19; 21,41, 66, 67, 69, 85, 87, 102, 103, 110, 117, 120, 160, 229, 137, 138, 159, 167,174, 187, 198, 200, 203, 209, 21(1, 219, 247, 251, 261, 273, 276, 284, 285, 290, 302, 303, 804, 305, 306, 309, 312, 316, 317, 320, 326. The following Lodge returns are correct, except seal and date of charter not given, to-wit: 26, 112, 151. The following Lodge returns are correct, except that they are not alphabetically arranged, to-wit: 54, 62, 76, 84, 88, 140, 151, 162, 168,192, 202, 204, 258, 271.

The following Lodge returns are coprect, except the date of charter is not given, to-wit: 98, 240, 288, 293. The following Lodge returns are correct, except seal and names not alphabetically arranged, to-wit: 139, 148, 168, 181, 196,201, 202, 244, 277, 297.

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The retuI"DS from Lodge No. 130 are correct, except seal and date of dimisslons, expulsions and deaths. The returns from the following Lodges are correct, except as to recapitulation, to-wit: 37, 53, 65, 80, 91, 94, 116, 157, 165, 238, 277, 316. The following returns are correct, except not being sign~d by the officers of the Lodge, to-wit: 27, 50, 136, 207, 212, 229, 254, 254, 273, 292.

The returns from Lodge No. 20 report no Tyler, and are not properly signed. The following Lodge returns are correctly stated, except seal, and not properly signed, to-wit: 124, ]35, 189, 240, 292. The returns from Lodge No. 239 are correct, except dates of suspensions not given. The returns fronl Lodges Nos. 62, 279 and 301, are correct, except date of conferring degrees not given. The returns from Lodge No. 279 are correct, except dates of raising not given, and the Junior Warden s'lgns his name as lVorshiPful Master, pro tem. In the returns from Lodges 116, 270, the names of the officers do not appear ,vith the names of the members, and the recapitulation is incorrectly stated. Returns from Lodges No. 196, 186, 238, 275 are correct, except seal. and dates of passing and raising are incorrectly stated .. Lodge No. 2;;3 reports no Senior Warden; otherwise the return is correct. In the returns from Lodge No. 249 the Worshipful Master dimits during bis term of office. The memorial frOIn Evergreen Lodge, No. 27, having been by us fully examined, we recommend that the same be not granted. So much of the M. \V. Grand Master's address as was referred to us, relati ve to the arresting of the charter of Pittsville Lodge, No. 115, we hereby recommend the approval of his action in that behalf, for reasons as stated in his annual address. Transcripts of the records of Lodges Nos. 277 and 279 having been referred to us without explanation as to the purpose of such reference, the same are respectfully returned without any action on our part. All of which is respectfully and fraternally submitted. J. G. HENDERSON, G. R. HUNT, J. rr. CAMPBELL. PHILIP ARNHOLT,

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FOREIGN REPRESENTATIVES. The following representatives of Grand Lodges were announced and received in due form and welcomed to the Grand Lodge, and credentials approved: R. W. Bro. Wm. N. Loker, for California. M. W. Bro. Jno. D. Vincil, for Connecticut and Ohio. M. W. Bro. Samuel H. Saunders, for Minnesota. R. W. Bro. Thos. E. Gal'rett, for Kansas. R. W. Bro. Wm. E. Robinson, for Kentucky. R. W. Bro. Geo. Frank Gouley, for California, Nevada, Delaware, Canada, Idaho, New Hampshire and Alabama.

At six o'clock the Grand Lodge was called from labor until to-morrow morning at 9 0' clock. The members of the Grand Lodg-e were invited to witness an exemplification of the work in the third degree, this evening, by the Grand Lecturer.

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The Grand Lodge was called to labor by the Grand Master. Grand officers in their several stations. Prayer by Grand Chaplain. Minlltes of yesterday read and approved. The committee on Masonic Hall read their report fOl-' information. ANNUAL ELECTION OF OFFICERS. The hour having arrived for the election of officers; the Grand Lodge proceeded to the performance of that duty with the following result, Bro. J as. A. Keller and J. R. Strother acting as tellers:

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Bro. Thos. E. Garrett, of St. Louis, as Grand Master.

.At this point of the proceedin~s the Grand Master elect arose and presented, in an eloquent manner, to M. W. Bro. Jno. D. Vincil a beautiful watch and chain, on behalf of the craft of the State of Missouri, which was responded to ~n feeling terms by Bro. Vincil, and it was ordered that the speeclles on the occasion be published in the public press. At 12:30 the Grand Lodge was called from ilabor until 2 o'clock, P. M.

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The Grand Lodge was called to .labor by the Grand Master. Grand officers in their several stations. The Grand Lodge resumed its labors in the election of officers as follows: Bro. R. E. Anderson, of Palmyra, as D. G. Master. Bro. Samuel H. Owens, of California, as S. G. Warden.

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The Grand Lodge was called to labor by the Grand Master. Grand officers in their several stations. The Grand Lodge resumed the election of officers as follows: Bro. John. E. Ryland, of Lexington, as J. G. Warden. Bro. Wm. N. Loker, of St. Louis, as Grand Treasurer. Bro. Geo. Frank Gouley, of St. Louis, as Grand Secretary.

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REPORT ON LODGES, U. D. TIle committee sublnitted tIle following report, Wllich was adopted : To the M. W. Grand Lodge oj Missouri:

The committee on Lodges U. D. would respectfully report, that they have exanlined all the proceedings of Lodges U. D. submitted to them, and they find those of the following Lodges generalls' correct, and would reeommend that charters be granted to them: Fidelity Lodge, Farley, Platte county. Mount Zion Lodge, West Plains, Howell county. Myrtle Lodge, Millville, Ray county. Craig Lodge, Craig, Holt county. Garrett Lodge, White Hare, Cedar county. Moberly Lodge, Moberly, Randolph county. Hebron Lodge, Mexico, Audrain county. Tuscan Lodge, St. Louis, St. Louis county. Arlington Lodge, Arlington. Amity Lodge, Smith City, Pettis county. Unanimity Lodgt', Weston, Platte county. Charity Lodge, St. Joseph, Buchanan county. Clark City Lodge, Clark City, Clark county. Ash Grove Lodge, Ash Grove, Greene county. Lathrop Lodge, Lathrop, Clinton county. Barry Lodge, near Washburn, Barry county. Comfort Lodge, Rocky Comfort, McDonald county. Tyrian Lodge, Johnston, Bates county. Kenlledy Lodge, Lamar Station, Nodaway county. Oak Grove Lodge, Oak Grove, Jackson county. Warsaw Lodge, Warsaw, Benton county. Fellowship Lodge, Fidelity, Jasper county. Adelphi Lodge, Union Mills, Platte county. Phelps Lodge, Phelps City, Atchison county. Williamston Lodge, Williamston, Lewis county. Agricola Lodge, Morris Fork, Henry county. Mosaic Lodge, Belleview, Iron county. Relief Lodge, Grand Prairie, Greene county. Hiram Lodge, Kahoka, Clark county. Circle Lodge, Roscoe, St. Clair county. King Hill Lodge, Patees Gardens, Buchanan county. Landmark Lodge, Kennett, Dunklin county. King David Lodge, Kansas City, Jackson county.

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Breckenridge Lodge, Breckenrid~e, Caldwell county, with authority to collect dues owing t(, Houston Lodge, No. 42, defunet. Fraternal Lodge, Robertsville, Franklin county. Middle .Grove Lodge, Middle Grove, Monroe county, with transfer to them of jewels and furniture of Middle Grove Lodge, No. 42, defunct, and same number. Summit Lodge, Lees SU1l1mit, Jackson county, with the number 283 and transfer to them of furniture, jewels and funds of late No. 263, the present Lodge aSRuming pa:r ment of all the liabilities of the former Lees Summit Lodge. Thefollowing Lodges having sent us no copies of by-laws, your committee would reconlnlend that charters be granted to thenl, provided that they adopt for their government the code of by-laws recommended by the Grand Lodge at the last session: Cainsville Lodge, Cainsville, Harrison county. Friend Lodge, Ozark, Christian county. Ben Franklin Lodge, Savannah, Andrew county. Lone Star Lodge (have adopted Grand Lodge by-laws), Mt. Vernon, Gentry county. Your committee would recommend that the dispensations of the following Lodg-es be renewed: Crescent Hill Lodge, Crescent Hill, Bates county. Mitchell Lodge, Columbus, Johnson county. West Point Lodge, West Point, Bates county. Louisvillf: Lodge, Louisville, Lincoln county. Plumb Lodge, Middleton, Montgomery county. Medoc Lodge, Medoc, Jasper county. Mandeville Lodge, Mandeville, Carroll county. Ancient Craft Lodge, King City. Composite Lodge, Doniphan, Ripley county. Kilwinnin'g Lodge, Unionton, Scotland county. Malta Lodge, Malta Bend, Saline county, after and with such change of officers as the melnbers may select, and be approved by M. W. Grand Master. Your committee would recommend that dispensations be granted for Lodges at the following places: Border Lodge, Elk Mills, McDonald county. Alexander Lodge, Bedford, Livingston county. Dayton Lodge, Dayton, Cass county. Ancient Landmark Lodge, Landmark, Howard county. Ionia Lodge, Ionia School House, Morgan county. Richland Lodge, Richland, Pulaski county. Harmony Lodge, Vibard, Ray county. Coatesville Lodge, Coatesville, Schuyler county.

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Queen City Lodge, Queen City, Schuyler county. Arcana Lodge, Winterville, Sullivan county. Woodside Lodge, Thomasville. Petitions for new Lodges, as follows, not being recommended by the D. D. Grand Master of their respective districts, we could take no action on : Christian Lodge, Pink Hill, Jackson county. Raytown Lodge, Ray ton, J"ackson county. Marionville Lodge, Marionville, Lawrence county. Degan Lodge, Salt Creek, Chariton county. All of which is respectfully submitted. J. W. LUKE, E. PARROTT, T. E. SHEPHERD, W. 8. BAIRD, x. RYLAND, O. DAVIS, C. H. GEE, CHARLIE THA'V, ALFRED WILLIAMS, N. M. GIVENS.

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AMENDMENT TO GRAl'TD LODGE BY-LAWS. The proposed amendnlents to the Grand Lodge ByLaws, as pnblislled in the Proceedings of 1869, were read and voted on, when the first and third were declared rejected, and the second one, as follows, declared adopted: ARTICLE I. SECTION 1. An annual communication of this Grand Lodge shall be held in the City of St. Louis, on the first Tuesday after the second Monday of October, in each y~ar, rom.. luencing at 10 o'clock, A.. M.; provided, that the place of meeting luay be changed whenever a Inajority of the Grand Lodge shall deem it expedient.

PORTRAIT OF BRO. THOS. F. RIDDICK. Bro. John W. Luke offered the following, which was adopted:

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Resolved, That a committee be appointed to procure a portrait of Thos. F. Riddick, Grand Master of this Grand Lodge when first organized in April, 1821.

The Grand Master appointed Bro. John W. Luke, V\T. C. Defries and Thos. E. Garrett, said committee. REPORT ON D. D. GRAND MASTERS. The committee reported as follows, wbich was adopted: To the M. W. Grand Lodge of Missouri: Your committee to whom was referred, for examination, the reports of D. D. Grand Masters have performed the duty assigned them and beg leave to report: The District DeputIes of the following districts have failed to render an account of their stewardships, as requred by law: 4,18, 28, 29, 40, 41.

The Deputies of the remaining districts have complied with the law, and we are pleased to find that the reports of most, if not all, of these officers show them to be a corps of faithful, zealous and efficient worke1"s. The duties of the office of D. D. Grand Master in this vast jurisdiction require the services of energentic, intelligent and live Masons, such as have the interests of the Craft at heart, and whose lives exemplify truly the great principles they are required to teach. We would call the attention of the Craft to the several reports of the D. D. Grand Masters, as published with the Proceedings of the Grand Lodge, that they may properly appreciate the services of these brethren. In accordance with the suggestions of M. W. Bro. Ralls, Third District, your committee offer the resolutions appended hereto, relative to the mode of electing a District Lecturer. The law says that the Craft in each district shall elect a District Lecturer, to be approved of by the D. D. Grand Master, but fails to define the mode of election. This, in many districts, has led to confusion, and, in some instances, to total inability to elect anyone. 'Ve think that the mode p~escribed in the resolution will obviate all difficulty. Your committee heartily approves of the action of the Grand Lecturer, in submitting a report of his operations during the past year, with his practical experience of the working of the present lecture system. We commend his example to all his successors in office, and would recommend that his report be printed with the proceedings of tlte Grand Lodge.

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Your committee would respectfully suggest that the appointees to the office D. D. Grand Master are such brethren as are entitled to the confidence of the Craft, and that they should be the immediate advisers of the Lodges in their respective districts on any questions of law or usage that may arise, and should conduct the correspondence with the Grand Master in all cases where his decision may be desired, when it is practicable for them to do so. A more particular attention to this feature of the D. D. system would relieve the Grand Master of much superfluous correspondence, and bring his deputies into closer connection with the Lodges and brethren under their supervision. Your committee would recommend changes in the districts at; follows: Eighth District-To comprise Linn and Macon counties. Ninth District-Adair, Schuyler, Sullivan and Putnam counties.. Tenth District-Livingston, Grundy and Mercer counties. And attach Sullivan Lodge, No.. 69, to the Twenty-fifth District.. Your committee approves the action of R. W. Bro. Ure, in forbidding any Masonic intercourse with a citizen of Hannibal, rejected by St. Johns Lodge, No. 28, and subsequently initiated, passed and raised by a Lodge in West Virginia, whilst on a visit to that State. Your committee would refer more at length to this outrage upon Masonic usage and law, but from the fact that it has received extended notice from the Committee on Foreign Correspondence. Very truly and fraternally, ALEX. M. DOCKERY, JOHN Y. FULBRIGHT, HARDY J. CHURCH, J. W. LUKE, Committee. J. A. PRICE. B. H. INGRAM, C. G. HICKCOX,

.At 10:30 0' clock tIle Grand Lodge was called from labor until 8 o'clock to-morrow morning.

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Grand officers ill their several stations. Prayer by Bro. and Rev. T. E. Shepherd. Minutes of yesterday read and approved.

MASONIC HALL. The committee submitted the following report, which was unanimously adopted : ST.

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To the lrf. W. Grand Lodqe of Missouri .' The undersigned committee, to whom was referred so much of the Grand Master's address as relates to the action of this Grand Lodge in subscribing $200,000 to the Masonic Hall Association, would respectfully beg leave to report that as to the legality of the ballot cast upon the question as to said subscription, as the same appears of record in the proceedings of last Grand Lodge, at page 90, it is admitted by Bro. Dockery that the vote of St. John's Lodge, No. 28, was cast by him, upon verbal authority from the representative of said Lodge, and that he (Bro. Dockery) ,vas not a member of said Lodge. This being true, sec. 2 of art, ii, of our constitution requires that proxies should be in writing, and to a merrlber of the Lodge of which he who gives it belongs. Without, therefore, l'efiecting upon the brother who east the vote, or upon the Grand 8ecretary (who is not presumed to know who cast the vote) for recording it, your committee can but conclude that said Lodge vote so cast was illegal, and therefore should not have been counted on said ballot; and that the correct record of said vote would be as follows: Ayes, 241; Nays, 240; provided Lodge 67, which does not appear in the report of the Committee on Credentials, was properly represented at the time the vote was cast. Your eOIDlnittee would further report, that upon consultation with the" Masonic Hall Association" they find that said Hall property cost $339,586 55; that of that amount there has been issued and paid for stock to the amount of $112,320. There has been issued, partly paid for, and forfeited to the Association, stock to the amount of $9,726 55, leaving the outstanding indebtedness of said association $200,000. That of this amount there was issued in June, 1869, bonds of said Association to the amount of $140,000, running fifteen years and drawing eight per cent, per annum interest, payable semi-annually, ,vbich said bonds were sold to Bro. A. H. Lee (since deceased) and a first mortgage on said property

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given to secure the same, which said bonds are still held by hi~ estate. That in Septembpr, 1869, bonds to the amount of $60,000 (th(\ balance of said indebtedness), running five years, with eight per cent. per annum interest, payable semi-annually, were issued but not put upon the market uutil since the action of the Grand Lodge~ to..wit, in the spring of 1870. That at a meeting of the Masonic Hall Association, held October 28th, 1869, the following resol utiOll was adopted:

"Resolved, That the Masonic Hall Association accept the proposition embodied by the resolution adopted by the J\1:ost Worshipful Grand Lodge, 8th of October, 1869, in which it assumes the payment of the bonds issued by the Association to the extent of $200,000. "

That subsequently, to-wit, in March, 1870, said $60,000 of bonds were placed in the hands of Bro. J. H. Britton for sale, and sold at 85 cents on the dollar, he assuring the purchasers that they would have the Grand Lodge for security, as well as a second mortgage on the property ,vhich was given to secure them. Bro. Britton stating that in case the Grand Lodge should not pay them he would feel in honor bound to take back the bonds he had sold and refund the money. Six thousand seven hundred dollars of these bonds are held by Bro. McLean, the president of stl,id . .J.\.ssociation, the balance by outside parties. Your comnlittee further report that said Association luakes no. propo&ition to comprolnise or relieve the Grand Lodge frOln its supposed obligations. From the foregoing facts your committee are of opinion that the proposition lnade by the Grand Lodge and accepted by the Association would have iUlposed legal obligations upon the Grand Lodge. which the courts of the country would have enforced, had both parties to the contract been capable of contracting and being contractfld with to the extent contemplated by their action; but your conlll1itteo find that by the act of the Legislature incorporating thib Grand Lodge, approved February 13th, 1864, which was in force at the tinle of said subscription, there is no authority for in vesting in stoc-ks, and the real and personal estate authorized to be held by the Grand Lodge is limited to $50,000, and hence having exeeeded their authority in subscribing $200,000 said subscription W<:lS null anu void. Again, your conlDlittee find that the act incorporating the "l\Iasonic Hall Association" fixes their capital stock at $50,000, which nlay be increased to any amount" not exceeding $200,000, in &hares of twenty dollars each." Having disposed of stock to th(\ an10unt of $112,320 they can under the limitations of snid charter increu&e their capital stock only $87,680 more, and therefore in nc6

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eepting said subscription and agreeing to issue $200,000 of E,tock to the Grand Lodge they exceeded their corporate authority, and said action was not authorized uy law, and therefore null and void.. In view of these facts, your committee, without expressing any opinion as to the advantages or disad van tages of the proposed investment, or as to the effect and bearing of the Grand Lodge action 3.S affected by the Masonic law, are forced to the conclusion that there is no contract binding upon either pariYr but that the whole proceeding was beyond the po,ver of either party as defined by law. Such being the case there no longer exists any necebsity for enforcing the second resolution providing for said supposed indebtedness, whether the same was legally pasbed or not. Your cOlllmittee, therefore-leavIng the question as to the proprietyof investing in the stock of said Association, in such sums as is authorized by law, to the future action of this Grand Lodge, and earnestly hoping that, to the end that all confusion and biel{ering may be avoided, the proposition, if renewed, will be sub.. mitted to all the subordinate Lodges for their action-submit and recolnmend for the adoption of this Grand Lodge the following resolution:

Resolved, That the action of this Grand Lodge at its last an.. nual communication, to-\vit, October 14th, 1869, iu assunling to pay $200,000 of bonds of the Masonic Hall Association, in consideration of its equivalent in stock being transferred to it, and in providing a fund jor the paynlent of the same, was unauthorized by law, and therefore null and void; and that the resolutions pertaining thereto be, and the same are, hereby repealed. Fraternally submitted,

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Bro. R . E. Anclersoll offered the following', V\t"hich adopted:

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PLEASANT GROVE LODGE, NO. 142.. TIle committee reported as follows, which "vas adopted:

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To the ~I. W. Grand Lodge oj Missouri: Your special committee to whom was referred the case of Pleasant Grove Lodge, No. 142, the arrest of whose charter D. D. Grand Master Wyan recolnmended, have carefully considered the whole subject-have heard the testimony of parties interested-and we are utterly at a loss to lrnow upon what grounds Bro. Wyan arrived at such a Eage conclusion. Your cOlnmittee are of the opinion that a bad feeling does exist among some of the members of Pleasant Grove Lodge, yet fail to see that the arrest of its charter would prove efficacious in removing the cause. Your committee are of the opinion that the difficulty in said Lodge can be amicably settled ill such manner as the Grand Master in his prudence and experience may suggest. Fraternally submitted.

JAS.E.OARTER, WM. T. B . L . \..IRD, J. B. HENDERSON.

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STATUS OF A MASON UNDER CHARGES. Bro. Thos. B. Best offered tIle following, Wllich was adopted: Resolved, That the resolution adopted at the last session of this Grand Lodge, to the effect that when charges have been preferred against a Mason, and entertained by the Lodge, and a time set for trial, he cannot be considered in good Masonic standing until his innocence has been established by the verdict of his brethren, as the same appears of record on page 72 of the Grand Lodge proceedings, be and the same is hereby repealed.

The Grand Secretary offered the following, which was adopted: Re80lved, That no Lodge shall grant a dimit and recommendation to any brother who is under charges.

VISITATION OF BRO. J. R. GORIN, OF ILL.

M. W. Bro. Jerome R. Gorin, Past Grand Master of Illinois, was introduced by R. W. Bro. J. W. Luke, and was welcolned by tIle Grand Master to tIle east of the Grand Lodge.

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REPlTBLICATION OF PROCEEDINGS.

TIle Special Committf\e on Reprint Sllbmitted the following report, Wllioll was adopted: To the Jjl. W. Grand Lodge of }'lis8ou'J"i: Your special committee appointed at last session to report an estimate of the cost of repubHshing the proceedings of the Grand Lodge, beg leave to report that we have received fronl responsible houses the following estimates: Two volumes of 400 pages each, 1,000 copies, at $3 25 per page, and thirty-five cents per volume for binding, will amount to $2,950. rrwo volumes of 400 pages each (800 pages), 2,000 copie~, at $425 per page, and thirty-five cents per volume for binding, will amount to $4,100. Your committee would suggest that 1,000 copies are as many as can be readily disposed of by the Grand Lodge, and would further suggest that the Lodges be directed to report ho\v many copies of such a reprint their members ,vill subscribe for, and report at the next session, before the work. is ordered to be done. We are of the opinion that the books can be furnished at about $3 for the two volumes. This estimate does not include the reports on Foreign Correspondence, but only the actual proceedings in the published and unpublished records of the Grand Lodge. Fraternally submitted, GEO. FRANK GODLEY, Ohairrnan.

JURISPRUDENCE. Committee reported, Wllich bping amellded, ,vas adopted, as follows: To the .JJ. W. Grand Lodge of Missouri: Your Committee on .Jurisprudence beg leave to submit the fol... lowing report: FIRST.

We concur with the Grand Mttster in his decision of the case referred to him by the Master of California Lodge, that a l\{ason receiving the first degree in another jnrisdiction, and removing to and becoming a residell t of this j urisdictioll before he receives the other degrees, and the Lodge in which he received the firbt degree

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transferring its jurisdiction to the Lodge in whose jurisdiction the party resides in this State, thereby transfers the whole control of the matter to the Lodge in this State; and if the party is rejected by the Lodge in this State, and then obtains the degrees from the first Lodge, without the consent of the latter, such person is not to be regarded as a regular Mason. SECOND.

We also concur in the decision of the Grand ~Iaster, that a Lodge has the right to remit the dues of any menlber, and this action of the Lodge may be had on proper motion; and we also con~ider it the duty of the Master of a Lodge to entertain such a motion properly made, and take the sense of his Lodge thereon. THIRD.

Your comnlittee agree with the Grand Master in his decision, that no change of venue can be had in a Masonic trial-the only remedy of the accused being appeal to the Grand Lodge, in case he thinks injustice has been done him. In regftrd to the question of preferring charges against a Mason, we are of opinion that, according to ancient usage, it was the duty of the Wardens to prefer charges for unmasonic conduct-the J. W. for acts conlmitted whilst at refreElhment, and the S. vV. for acts COlTIluitted during labor; and we con~ider it still their duty so to do; but it is also the right of an individual Mason to prefer charges against another Mason for unmae,onic conduct. We think, ho\v'ever, that this is a right to be exercised only by an affiliated Mason, for the reasons so ably given by the Grand Master in his address. FOURTH.

We consider it the duty of the Master of a Lodge to notify every resident nlemb~r of his Lodge to attend the trial of a Brother, and think this law eminently just and proper. :H'I FTH.

In regard to the question of Bro Kerr's status, we are of opinion that a Lodge may entertain bis petition for mernbership, provided he obtains the certificate of the Grand Secretary of Tennessee, that be was a member of the demised Lodge, in good standing at the time of the demise. The object of a dinlit is to furnish evidence that the Brother was in good standing at the date thereof, and was also clear of the boul{s. This is the usual and best mode to be pursued, but where the Lodge is no longer in existence, the certificate of the Grand Secretary is the next best evidence, and may be reeeived by a Lodge, whether the party bails from a demised Lodge in this jurisdiction, or fronl another.

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We agree with the Grand Master that, according to the old Regulations, a Brother who has not been elected and installed Warden is ineligible to the offiee of Master of a Lodge. We affirm this decision ill the absence of any legislation by the Grand Lodge to the contrary. The old regulations have always been regarded in this Grand Jurisdiction as law, so far as they do not conflict with the positive law of the Grand Lodge, and we can see 110 good reason ,vhy they should be departed from now. III fact we are of opinion that they form a better code of law than the thousand reso.. lutions continually being pushed through the Grand Lodge, declar.. ing the opinion of some Brother as to what a law means. NINTH.

There is no doubt as to the decision that every Mason, having the ability, should pay his dues. If he is unable to pay the Lodge should remit them, but if he have the ability to pay no excuse of religious scruples should be received to avoid the reqnirelnent of a positive law. TENTH.

Under the law of the Grand Lodge a D. D. G. M. can hold the office of Master in his particular Lodg-e. ELEVENTH.

Your comlnittee are of the opinion that a Mason cannot be tried for offences conlmitted before he applied for the Mysteries of Masonry. If, however, he fraudulently withheld from the IJodge or the Committee of Inquiry matters that would if kno,vn have re.. suIted in his rejection at the thne, he has received his degrees through fraud and imposition, and for this offence he may be subjected to Masonic discipline; because from the date oj his filing his petition the Lodge has jurisdiction of him, and, if he receives the degrees, the Lodge can go back to the date of his application and punish him for acts of onlission as well as commission, and if be oluitted to put the I.Jodge in possession of a fact that showed him to be a man who did not" bear the tongue of good report," he luay be dealt with for the same. Further than this, we do not think we are warranted in going. The Committee of Inquiry should put a petitioner on trial for his whole previou8 life, and their report and the action of the Lodge thereon should be final jor past acts, except in the cases above mentioned. And we would here say that if comnlittees in the first place would do their whole duty there would be no occasions for decisions on this point.. TWELFTH.

The decision that an E. A. or F. C., moving from the jurisdic..

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tion, is entitled to a certificate of dismission and good standing, if there are no charges against him, is good la\v, and approved by your cOllllnittee. r THIR ÂŁ EEN TH.

It is scarcely necessary for this c:olllmittee to affirm the decision that after a :DIason has been tried and fully acquitted by his Lodge that his standing and rights in Masonry are uniInpaired, notwithstanding a brother may have t<.:tken an apl)eal in the case to the Grand Lodge, as every Mason who has given the matter a thought kno\vs this to be the htw. FOURTEENTH.

We agree with the Grand l\1aster in his decision and argument of the q uestiol1 of jurisdiction between the Grand Lodge and a subordinate Lodge, in cases of appeal and the affirmance of the judgment of the subordinate Lodge by the Grand Lodge. We also concur with the Grand Master in his decision in regard to Quitman Lodge. Also, that the law requires the recomnlendation of a chartered Lodge to the petition for a Dispensation to form a new Lodge. Your committee would earnestly recommend and urge the Masters of I..Iodges to study the constitution, by-laws and standing' resolutions of the Grand Lodge, together with the ritualistic landInarks of l\Iasonry, and use a little judgnlent on their own part when SOlue simple question ari~es, and thereby take some of the burden fronl the shoulders of the Grand Mas tel". There are thousands of que~tiol1s referred to the Grand l\:faster for decision every year that have been settled for nfty years, and anyone can find the la\v on Illost subjects referred to him if they would take the trouble to look carefully to the proceedings of the Grand Lodge. Will tho Masters of this Grand Jurisdiction heed the request? Fraternally subrnitted. S. Ha SAUNDERS, ~ SAMUEL H. OWENS, vVM. H. STONE, Committee. Pa H. PERKINS, I I. W. McDONALD, J

The following resolution was offered by Bro. R. E. Anderson, dUl"ing the consideration of tIle above report, alld adopted: Resolved, That no subordinate Lodge shall be permitted to appear in public procession except upon strictly Masonic occasions, when they ll1ay appear without any dispensation for that purpose.

So uluell of the report as disagreed with tIle Grand

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trial of suspended MasollS ~"as stricken ont, and the decision of tIle Grand 1'Iaster was approved by vote of Grand Lodgp. . A.t 12 0' clocl~ tIle Grand Loclge was called fl'OIU labor L111til llalf-l)ast one 0' clocl{.

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DISTRlcrr LECTlJRERS. Bro. John Ralls offeted tl1e follo\ving, "\\TIllell \vere adopted: Rfsolved, That each subordinate Lodge shall at its firbt lllPeting in Novernber, and previous to the 10th of December, hold an election for District Lecturer, in each Masonic district where there shall he n, vacaney in that office. Re.'5olvPd, That irnmedintely after sueh electio11 tho Secretary of ea(路h I..Jodge shall transn1it a certifica.te of the result of the election to the D. D. Grand Master, and the llunlber of the lueulber:-,hip of the Lodge. Resolved, The D. D. Grand Master shall receive and cast up the vote given by each Lodge at the election and grant a certificate of e lectioll to the brother having recei ved the larg-est vote of the Lodg~s Inaking returns to hinl 011 or before the 10th of Decenlber en.. .uing the ejection. Resol't'ed, That should the Lodges fail in any uibtrict to voluntarily elect a District Lecturer, the Grand IJecturer shall appoint a DiHtrict Lecturer, in cOllsultntiol1 with the D. D. Grand MUbter. ReRolved, The Grand Secretary shall transmit a copy of these reElolutiollS to each Lodge as ~oon as practicable after the elose of the (irand Lodge.

MASONIC COLLEGE. The COn11l1ittee subnlitted tIle following aIllended report, Wllicll was adopted: To the 1J-f. W. GJ"and Lodge of lJ-fi88ouri: Your special con~nlittee to whonl was referred so nluch of the }\if. W. Grand Master's address as referred to the "Masonic 001-

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lege," located in Lexington, Lafayette county, with instructions to subnlit a report upon the paper& and propositions suumitted to them for final disposition of this property, would fraternally report that the M. W. Grand Master in his address fully sets forth the inripienc~Y' of the enterprise, and brings the present status of the college property before this M. W. Grand Lodge, thus superseding the necessity of this comJnittee recapitulating any part thereof in order that the rnembers of this Grand Lodge may fully understand the case. Your committee would report that propositions have been submitted to them by parties, in every sense honorable and resposi bIe, to take the property off' th~ bands of the Grand Lodge, and obligate th<:Dlsel veE; to build up, keep and perpetuate a school of high grade therein; that they ,vill never allo\v the property to be diverted fronl the original designs and purposes of its founders, but will cause it to be used for the objects contemplated in the great field of liberal education. Said parties also agree to bind then1selves to receive Ulld educate as luany of the daughters of deceased and of indigent l\fasons, in the literary department, as this Grand Lodge Inayauthorize. In view of this liberal offer by said parties, and in vie\v of the further fact that this Grand Lodge has heretofor~e given away said college property for educational purposes, your committee cannot recolnnlend the sale of said colIege4 As the parties offering to take the property will im11rove it, and endow the institution liberally, we think that the great end originally contemplated will be gained and amply served by placing the college in the hands of those who will devote it ,vbolly to educational purposes. If the pledges of the parties are not met within - - years they will be required to re-con vey the property to this Grand Lodge. In view of all the facts presented to your committee, oral and written, we, your comluittee, would recommend that they be continued, ,vith power, delegated to them by this Grand Lodge, to receive sealed proposals for the disposal of the said college property, at the office of the Grand Secretary, until the second Tuesday in November, 1870, at 2 o'clock P. M.; and. that the comlnittee be furtlH~r delegated with power to accept or reject allY or all of said proposals; and, in the event of said committee accepting anyone of the ,vritten submitted proposals, that they report their action, in \vriting, to the M. W. Grand Master, ,vho is hereby instructed to execute and deliver a deed of the college pro!)erty, upon the a\vard of the committee. Said c0111mittee shall cause to be published a notice, in three newspapers, in accordance with the terms of the charter granted to the Grand Lodge. WM. H. STONE, } JOHN F. HOUSTON, COlunlittee. JOHN D. VINCIL.

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The committee Sllbmitted tIle following report, whicll was adopted : To the M. W. Grand Lodge of j}Jissouri." Your Committee on Accounts beg leave to report, after an ex.. anlination of the books, papers and accounts of the Grand S~cre.. tary and Treasurer, from October 11 th, 1869, to Oetober 10th, 1870, they find the saIne correct; and that the Grand Secretary has received from Lodges for dues, dispensations and charters, the Sllm of $ 9,600 90 Franl Lodges on Masonic Hall tax......... 3,258 55 From proceeds of note.......... 3,000 00 Which, with a balance in Grand Treasury of......... 8,641 17 Makes a total of

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And that he has paid to the Grand Treasurer, as per reeeipt book, all money 80 received. We find a balance in the Grand Treasurer's 11allds of.. $12,451 76 Deduct Grand Lodge note, due NoveInber 4th, 1870 '... $3,000 00 Masonic Hall fund to he refunded, as per reso.. lutioll 3,258 55- 6,2~58 55 Leaving a balance in the hands of Grand Treas.. urer available for appropriations .

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We find in the report of 1869 that Mirabile Lodge, No. 166, owed a note of $300, 011 whi(Oh interest had been remitted, but we ascer... tain that one hundred dollars 011 said note has been paid, and recommend that they be required to pay the balance as early as pos... sible to the Grand Secretary. We recommend that the lnemorials of Bolivar Lodge, No. 195, and Pleasant Lodge, No. 160, soliciting the donation of the property of late Bolivar Lodge, No. 141, be adopted. Also, that the property of late Prairie Lodge, No. 90, be donated to Cass Lodge, No. 147,"and that the Grand Master be directed to execute deeds conveying to said Cass Lodge, No. 147, or their order, any real estate that belonged to said late Prairie Lodge, No. 90. Your committee have examined the appeal of Alton Lodge, No. 2t55; Newton Lodge, No. 175, and Forest City Lodge, No. 214, to have their dues remitted, decline to act in the Dlatter, as we have

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off than they.

WAYS AND MEANS. The committee reported as follows, Wllich was adopted: To the

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Your Committee on Ways and Means beg leave to report that there is on h~tnd the sum of $6,258 55, and ,vould recomnlend the following appropriations, viz: Grand Secretary, for services $2,500 Grand Tyler and Janitor. 150 Stationery, postage, &c......... 275 Prin ting proceedings................. 1,250 Rent of office for Grand Secretary...................................... 600 Contingent expenses, including insurance, etc 100

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Your committee have had before thelu the memorial of Wellington Lodge, No. 22, stating that an error was made ill the report of the Conlmittee on College Claims, in the year 1867, in reporting $173 37 due from said Lodge to the Grand Lodge, and that, in fact, the Grand Lodge owes that amount to said Wellington Lodge, and your committee having carefully examined said memorial and the testiInony })rodaced before them, are satisfied that an error was cornmitted in the report referred to. Your committee recommend that a warrant be issued in favor of Wellington Lodge, No. 22, for $173 37, the amount found to be due them. ALLAN McDOWELL, } JAMES T. PLUNKETT, Committee. R. B. KICE.

CHARITY. The committee reported as follows, whicll was adopted: To the M. W. Grand Lodge of Missouri: Your committee, to whom was referred the several applications charity, beg leave to report: In the ease of Mrs. Frerrch, for money to purchase a cow, we recommend an appropriation of $ 50 In the case of the Widows' and Orphans' home of Kansas City. 100 St. Louis Board of Relief.......... 700 011

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The Committee on Oharity beg leave to report that the above RIJpropriations consume about all the funds frOln which your committee can draw. All of which is respectfully submitted. D. P. WALLINGFORD,} H. H. JONES, Comnlittee. vVILLIAM N. LOKER,

SOLICITING CANDIDATES. Bro. Xenopllon Ryland offered the followillg, \vhich was adopted : Resolved, That this Grand Lodge condemns ill the most erllphatic manner every attE;\mpt or induc~ment by ll1embers of the fraternity in this jurisdiction to add to our numbers by soliciting candidates for the Mysteries of Freeluasonry, and directs charges) to be preferred against all1\Iasolls offending herein.

MEETING PLACE FOR GRAND LODGE. Bro. D. P. Ballard offered tIle following, whicll \vas adopted: Resolved, That the Grand Secretary be and is herebyauthorized to procure a suitable place of Ineeting for the next Grand Lodge, in St. Louis. Resolved, That the Grand Secretary be, and he is, hereby authorized to have printed 3,000 copies of the constitution and bylaws of the Grand Lodge, together with the standing resolutions, decisions and rulings of the Grand Lodge now in force and not in conflict therewith, said pu blication to contain also the old charges and regulations, dedication and installation ceremonies, and all necessary forms for Lodge proceedings, Masonic trials, dimits, petitions, &c., &c.

PORTRAIT OF BRO. WM. D. MUIR. Bro. lvIartin Collins offered the following, which ,vas adopted:

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Resolved, That a comlnittee be appointed to procure a portrait of the M. W. Wm. D. Muir, Grand Master.

Referred to Committee on Portrait of the late Bro. Riddick.

THANKS TO MASONIO HALL ASSOCIArrION. Bto. R. E. Anderson offered the following, wIliell \vas adopted: Resolved, That the thanks of this Grand Lodge be tendered to the Masonic Hall Association, for the use of this Hall during this (~rand Communication.

EXPENSES OF COMMITTEE ON BI-tO. DUNS.. COMB'S CASE. Bl"o. A. C. Wultlnalloffered tIle following, which was adopted: Resolved, That the committee appointed to act in conjunction ,vith a committee appointed by Grand Chapter, relating to Bro. \Vm. E. Dunscomb, be authorized to draw their draft on the Grand Treasurer for any amount of money necessary fOl~ their expenses.

. A.t llalf-past five o'clock tIle Gl路and Lodge was called ii'om labor tillllalf-past seven 0' clock P. l\f.

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13, 1870-7t 0' clock P.

1\f.

Grand Lodge was called to labor by the Grand Master. <-+raud officers in their several stations.

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WESTON LODGE AND CHARLES GUNTHER. Bro. H. H. Hedges offered tIle following, which was adopted: Resolved, That Weston Lodge, No. 53, having tried Charles Gunther on charges preferred therein, and said Gunther having appealed to the Grand Lodge, but said appeal having never been fOf\Varded to the Grand Secretary, the said Weston Lodge is hereby authorized to restore said Gunther to his rights, as a member thereof, and to try said cause anew.

RELIEI1' FOR BRO. DUNSCOMB. Bro. ..Allan McDowell offered the following, Wllich was adopted: Resolved, That the committee heretofore ordered in the case of Past Grand 1\'Iaster Dunscomb have authority to draw on the treasury of this Grand Lodge for any sum not exceeding one thousand dollars, to be applied to his use and benefit, if in their judgment necessary.

PRINTING PROCEEDINGS OF 1870. Bro. Jno. W. Lllke offered tIle following, Wllich wa"3 adopted: Resolved, That 1,500 copies of the proceedings of the Grand Lodge at this session be printed for distribution to grand and subordinate bodies in the usual nlanner, by the Grand Secretary, to include a list of the Lodges, with their officers and time and place of meeting.

TRANSPORTATION FOR 1871. Bro. J. A. Price offered the following, which was adopted:

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Resolved., That a committee of three be appointed to procure transportation at reduced rates for the next sessioll.

'fhe Grand ~Iaster appoillted Bros. J. D. "\Tincil, \V. H. Stone and R. W. Waters.

THANKS TO RAILROADS.

Bro. B. H. Ingram offered tIle following, vVllicll ",-ras adopted: Resolved, That the thanks of this Grand Lodge be and are hereby tendered to the railroads who granted return passes to the representative& of the Grand Lodge.

INSTALLATION. TIle business of tIle Grand Lodge beillg abollt to clraw to a close, tIle time arrived for the installation of officers, whicll was perforlned by ~f. W. Bro. Wm. D. 1'Illir, G. M., assisted by W. Bro. Jas. A. H. Lan1ptoll, acting Grand Marsllal, and the following officers Vlere dIlly installed alld proclaimed as stIch: THOS. E. GARRETT, Grand jJfa8te/I~. " RUFUS E. ANDERSON, Deputy G1"and Master.

SAMUEL II. OWENS, Senior JOHN E. RYLAND, w~r.

Junio1~

G1~and

lVarden.

Grand Warden.

N. LOKER, Grand Treasure?--.

GEO. FRANK GOULEY, Grand Secretary.

APPOINT~IENTS.

The Grand Master annollnced the following appointments, and the brethern were duly installed:

ProceedlJtgs oj# the

EDWARD F. BERKLEY, Ht. Louis,

[Oct. Grand Ohaplain.

JNO. R. BENNETT, Dover,

J. M . WARDER, Clinton,

1\1.. 1\'1 . FISHER, Independence,

vVM. WARREN, Bloonlington,

JNO. A. MURPHY, Nevada City,

H. W. EAGAN, J\{acon,

JAMES E. CARTER, .Jefferson City, Senior Grand Deacon.. WlVI. B. DRESCHER, Hannibal, ,Junior GI)'and Deacon..

P. H. PERKIKS, Linneus, G'rand Ma1'"sllal. '(SAAC W . McDONALD, Kansas City, Grancllrfarshal. 'rHOS. BURNS, l\facon, Grand ;S'1.oor"d Bearer. .INO. URE, Hannibal, Grand Stewctrd. E. B. SMITH, Potosi,

JNO. D. VINCIL, Colulnbia, Grand Orator. WM. D. MUIR, Boonville,

IJ. I{. MYERS, Brookfield, G?"and Pllrsuit'ant. JNO. GEEKIE, St. Louis, Grand Tyle/r. AL LAN McDOvVELL, Greenfield, Grand Lecturer. GEO.

FI~ANK

GOULEY,

APPOINT~IENTS OF

a01i~mittee on

Corresponclencf.

D. D. GRAND MASTERS.

First Di~tri<:t-T. E. Shepard, of La Grange: Scotland and Knox counties.

Le,vi~,

Second District-W. C. FOrelUal1, of Hannibal: Shelbyeounties.

Clarke,

~Iarion

find

rrhird District-John Ralls, of New London: Ralls, Pike and Monroe counties.

li'ourth District-Wnl. T. Oarter, of Wright City: St. Charles, Lincoln and Warren counties. Fifth District-1\'Iartil1 L. Cope, of Price's Branch, Montg0111ery county: Audrain, Montgomery anu Callaway counties.

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Sixth District-Wnl. H. Carpenter, of Centralia: Boone and Howard counties. Seventh District-H. L. Gaines, of Brunswick: Chariton and Carroll counties.

Randolph,

Eighth District-Jalnes Lovern, of Callao: Linn and 1YIacoll eounties. Ninth District-J. G. Hart, of Unionville: Adair, Schuyler, Sullivan and Putnam counties. Tenth District-J. E. Cadle, of Chillicothe: Grundy, l\lercer alHl Livingston counties. Rleventh District-D. J. Heaston, of Bethany: Harrison, and Worth counties.

Gentr~r

Twelfth District-M. A. Lo,ve, of Hau1ilton: Daviess, De I-{alb find Caldwell counties.

Thirteenth District-R. B Kice, of Richmond: Clinton,

Cla~"

and Ray counties.

Fourteenth District-rrhos. F. Norris, of De Kalb: Platte, Bn('hanan and Andre,v counties. Fifteenth District-Ephrainl l\fyers, of Whitesville: Holt, Nodtt\vayand Atchison counties. Sixteenth District-John W. Luke, St. Louis county. Seventeenth District-S. C. Griswold, of New Haven: Jefferson find Franklin counties.

Eighteenth District- Cyrus H. Harris, of Libertyville: St. 11"4rallcois and Madison coun ties. Nineteenth District-WIn. B. Wilson, of Cape Girardeau: Cape Girardeau, Perry and Bollinger counties. T\ventieth District-F. DeWint, of Commerce: Ne"\v l\iadrid l\Iississippi and Scott counties. T\venty-first District-Robert L. Fisher, of Kennett: Pemiscot, Dunklin and Stoddard counties.

Twenty-second District-Joel Yancy, of Greenville, Wayne Co.: Carter, Ripley aud Wayne counties.

J~utler,

Twenty-third District-B. Shepard, of Ironton: Washington, Iron and Reynolds counties. 7

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Twenty-fourth Dh,trict-A. L. McGregor, of .A.rlington: Ga",conade, Osage and l\rlarles rounties. Twenty-fifth District-Wesley M. Smith, of Rolla: Crawfol'tl Phelps and Dent counties, and Sullivan Lodge, No. 69. ' Twenty-sixth District-J. A . Rice, of Alton, Oregon county: Oregon, Shaunon, Texas and Howell counties. Twenty-seventh District-Janles E. Carter, of Jefferson City: CQle, ~Ioniteau and 1\filler counties. T\venty-eighth District-Josiah Ivey, of J..JebH.llon: Pulu",ki, Laclede, Dallas and Camden counties. r.rwenty-ninth District- - - - - - : Wright, Douglass, Ozark, Taney and Christian counties. Thirtieth District-John Y. Fulbright, of Springfield: Webb tel' and Greene counties. Thirt:y-fir~t ~{cDonald,

District-Wm. S. Street, of Granby: Newton, Barry and Stone counties.

Thirty-second District-J. C. Gaston, of Carthage: La\vrence and Jasper COUll ties. Thirty-third District-Arch. M. Long, of Greenfield: Dade, Bnr.. ton and Vernon counties. Thirty-fourth District-H. J. Church, of Stockton: Polk, Cedul! and Hickory counties. Thirty-fifth District-Ben. L. and St. Clair counties.

Quarle~,

of Huntingdale: Henry

Thirty-sixth District-N. 1\1. Givan, of Harrison ville: Bate& and Cass co unties. Thirty-seventh District-J. V. Allee, of Versailles: Benton and Morgan couuties.. Thirty-eighth District-Orson Davis, of Boonville: Cooper and Pettis counties. Thirty-ninth District-Xenophon Ryland, of Lexington : and Lafayette COUll ties.

Salin~

Fortieth District-W. E. Whiting, of Kansas City: Jacksonantl J ohllson~ounties. Forty-first District-W.. W. Griffin, of Santa Fe: Territory of New Mexico..

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A:L\IPL1~ :FORl\I.

Pl'ayer

b}T

ArfTEE>T:

Grand Cllaplain.

TO THE MEMORY OF BRO. AND

l~E,r.

w. P. RENICK, GRAND CHAPL..~IN OF THE

GRAND LODGE, DIED, A'r ST ..JAlVIES, NIISSOURI,

MAY :LO,

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To the pure, the good, the j~u~t and the t1"ue, no higher t?'ibute can be paid than 10 say he died as he lived, in e'very impu,lse and active principle of his 801,,,l, .A. FREEl\IASON ..

S~t(:h ~vas OU?"

laJnented Brother, stricken down by consU1nptlon in the 'l1~idst of life, yet he neve')' once forgot his high mission fin the sacred labo'r of Love, Relief and Truth.

The

B')"othe1~hood

will not jorget those he left on earth.

A.PPENDIX.

APPENDIX . •

REPORTS OF D. D. GRAND

MAS1~ERS .

• FIRST DISTRIOT. LAGRANGE, Mo., September 13, 1870. Wm. D. )}Iuir, .Jf. W. Grand lJtIaster.· DEAR SIR AND BROTHER-I submit my report for the First District, cotnposed of Lewis, Knox, Scotland and Clark counties. During the year I have visited every Lodge in the District, and am happy to state that I found the Lodges in a good and healthy condition, doing no extra amount of "work," yet enough in nlost cases to make the Lodge nleetings interesting. And during my visitation I was received with Masonic courtesy and brotherly love, and while I endeavored to correct the work where it was needed, I also tried to present the importance of remembering the cardilul.l virtues of our time honored institution, TEl\-IPERANCE, FOR'rrrUDE, PRUDENCE and JUSTICE, as without these all our ritual,vould be as "sounding brass or a tinkling cynlbal. 17 Believing that l\{asonic instructions could be bet.ter imparted by visiting the Lodges in person, and give more general satisfaction, before leaving St. Louis last October I obtained fro111 the R. W. J. A. H. Lampton ~l. certificate authorizing me to teach the work in this District. October 26, 1869-0rganized and installed the officers of Eldo.. . rado Lodge, No. 318, Luray, Clark county, under a charter ordered by M. W. Grand Lodge. They have a convenient hall in the second story of a store room, though scarcely as secure as I like, on account of shed rooms being built on each side; but the brethren are very cautious. I have visited this Lodge frequently since then, and it affords me great pleasure to state that they are getting along well, and that they have the work as H.uthorized by the Grand Lodge. January IS-Met Novelty Lodge, No. 180, in their hall in ~ovelty, Knox county. Spent three evenings with them.. Records well kept; work Inedium; own their hall.. January 21-Visited Ark Lodge, No.6, Newark, Knox county, spent two evenings and one day. Installed their officers, exem.. . plified and did some work. With the Odd Fellows, they O\Vn the

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hall ill which they Ineet, which is a good substantial brick. Their work is fairl:y done and records ,veIl kept. February 8-Visited Craft Lodge, No. 287, Oanton, Lewis county. Lodge doing good work; records kept correctly; meets in hall owned by Canton Lodge. February 21-Met with Clark City I.Jodge, U. D., Clark City Olark county. Spent part of two days and two nights with them: Lodge bids fair to do well; have good hall ren ted; perfectly secure; records well kept. February 23-,risited Desmoines Lodge, No. 181, Athens, Clark county. Spent two nights with them. 'fhey are doin~ well; ,veIl posted; recordR correct; Ineet in a good hall, whi~h they have leased. February 28-Met Fairmount Lodge, No. 290, Fairmount Olark county. Lodge has nne hall, luallY bright Masons, and d(~ their work well; re.cords correctly kept. March I3-Met Edina Lodge, No. 291. Spent three evenillg~ \vith them. I am glad to state that the Lodge here is getting along in great harnlony, their work is well done and records well kept; have good hall rented, which is secure. April I5-Visited Farnlers' Lodge, No. 222, LaBelle, L e,," is county. Spent one day and two nights with them. Lodge has a small but convenient hall; doing but little work, but pretty well posted; fair records. April 19-0rganized and set to work Hiralll Lodge, U. D., Kahoka, Clark county; visited them subsequently and found them doing well. May 13-Met Colony Lodge, No. 169, Colony, Olark county. Spent on.e day and two nights WIth them. They do their work well and keep their records correctly. .But of all miserable rooms in which to hold Lodge meetings, in which I ever met, theirs is the worst of alL It is the second story of an old log ehurch, situated in the woods; not high enough at the eaves for a man to :-3tand erect, nor large enough to do the work with any degree of comfort, especially the second section of the Master's degree. The brethren are amply able, and, I believe, contemplate building before long. They are" good men and true." May 16-Visited Middle Fabius Lodge, No.. 244, Middle Fabius. Scotland county. Spent two nights with them. Work about medium; records kept well; ball comfortable, but not altogether secure, the first story being occupied by a family, who, I believe, vacate during Lodge meetings~ May IS-Met Memphis Lodge, No. 16, Scotland county. Spent one night with them. This is one of the best working Lodges in the State, haVing many very bright and intelligent Masons. They have a good hall, which they own. May 19-Visited lEtna Lodge, No. 41, Scotland county.. The Lodge owns a good brick bUilding, the first story to be occupied for ~~bool purposes, th~ second for their halL They are doing but lIttle work, but do It well; keep their records correctly. I spent two nights with them.

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June 28-0rganized ::'-l1d set to work Williamstown Lodge, U. D., Williamstown, LewIs county, by your letters of dispensation.

This Lodge, I think, will render a good account.

They have a

good hall in which they nleet and own.

Ano-nst 9-0rganized and set to work Kilwinning Lodge, U. D., at Uniontown, Scotland county, by your letters of dispensation.

The Worshipful Master and Wardens are well posted in the work, and I have no doubt they will do well. August SO-Visited Canton Lodge, No. 100; barely a quorum present; Lodge owns the hall in which they meet; many wellskilled and intelligent members in this Lodge, among whom I will only name S. W. H. Carnegy; Lodge works well; records good. l\Iy own Lodge, Wyaconda, works tolerably, but I am sorry that some unpleasant feelings exist, as some of the members appear to have forgotten the first cardinal virtue: but I hope the evil will be removed before long; records well kept; meet in rented hall, which is secure. ' September 5-Met Monticello Lodge, No. 58, Lewis county. This is the oldest Lodge in this district; they have workmen of whonl the Craft may well be proud; own their ball, which is large and secure; records correct. In conclusion, I will say that I believe the Craft in this district will compare very favorably with any in the State, the brotherhood all expressing a willingness to conform to the requirements of the Grand Lodge. I hereby tender you my thanks for the confidence reposed in

Ine, and also acknowledge the uniform kindness and fraternal courtesies that have been extended to me by the Craft, and the readiness "\vhich they have always manifested to receive instruction and ad vice. With an earnest desire and ardent prayer for the pltosperity of our time-honored institution, I am fraternally yours, ' T. E. SHEPHERD.

SECOND DISTRICT. HANNIBAL,

Mo", October 3, 1870.

TV. D.1f,fuir, Esq., Boonville, ltIo., M. W. Grand Master: DEAR SIR AND BROTHER-I

have the honor of presenting the

following brief report of Iny acts as D. D. Grand Master of the

Second Masonic District for the year ending October, 1870: On the 11th of November I proceeded to Clarence Lodge, No. 305, and set that Lodge at work under its charter, afte-r which the hrethren elected their officers and held a public installation in the evening. This Lodge, I think, will do well. I have not had the pleasure of meeting with them since that time. ~ On the 4th, 5th and 6th of August, Worshipful Brother W. C. Foreman and myself held a Lodge of Instruction at Shelbina.

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There were representatives from a number of Lodges, and I think were all profited by the meeting. The brethren at Shelbina are real live thorough-going Masons They have built a very nice and commodious hall. They are stili o\ving some on their building, but I think by the spirit they mani.. fest that they will not rernain long in debt. Palmyra Lodge, No. 18, and St. Andrew's Lodge, No.9R, I have been unable to visit during the year; but have learned, howeyer from members of those Lodges, that peace prevails ,vithin tbei{' walls. There is but one question of importance that has arisen in this District during the past year th1tt I have not reported to you. It is this, there was a citizen of Hannibal who petitioned St. John's Lodge, No. 28, for initiation, and was r~jected; in a short time thereafter he visited West Virginia, remained in that State about fortv days, during which time he petitioned a Lodge there and was entered, passed and raised, all done together, with gaining a residence in the short space of tinle above nlentioned, and returned here a full fledged Master Mabon and applied for admission at the Lodge where, less than one year previous, he had been rejected. On learning this, I forbid any Masonic intercourse being held with him, and lookpd upon him as a clandestine Mason. r!'his case I reported to R. W. Bro. Geo. Frank Gouley, Grand Secr(\tary. A. report of his action in the case will, I snppose, be furnished to you by him. Respectfully submitted. JOHN URE.

THIRD DISTRICT. ST. LOUIS, October 10, 1870.

Wnl,. D. J.lIui1", lJf. llT. Grand Master: Thanking you for the confidence you repo~ed in me to appoint me, at the last communication, as the D. D. Grand 1\:Iaster of the Third Masonic District, and tendering to you my apology for not having at this time, as the law requires, returned to you nlY official report. In a short time after receiving the printed proceedings of the last communiration, and learning that no alteration had been made in the mode of appointing District Lecturers, I addressed a letter to each Lodge in the district, requesting that action should be taken to Etelect the Lecturer. All the Lodges but two reported to me (after SOlne considerable delay) the result of such action, by which it appears that Bro. J. B. Vardeman received a majority vote of the menl bership for that office. I granted hinl a certificate to that effect, but he failed to present it to the Grand Lecturer, by which failure the district has not had that officer. I would respectfUlly suggest that sonle other mode of selecting that officer be adopted by the Grand Lodge, and recommend that the D. D. Grand Master or some other officer be enlpowered to tuake the appointnlent. I have visited but few of the Lodges in the district.. I had

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intended to visit each, in company with the Lecturer, ,vhen commissioned. I was unable to put Middle Grove Lodge, U. D., to ,york, but authorized a worthy Past Muster to do so, who reported to me that he had perforrned that duty. I i DstaIled the officers of New London Lodge, No. 307. So far as I am infornled, the Lodges in the district are in a prosperous condition. I visited Phoonix I;odge, in Bowling Green, and was gratified to find that a new hall had been fitted up, which is creditable to the fraternity there, useful and convenient. Different Lodges have adopted the code of By-Laws recon~足 mended by the Grand Lodge, and have them printt-d. As to Lodge jurisdiction over parties desiriIlg to petition for initiation there has been some trouble, some Masons construing the l!r\v to mean the nearest traveled route, while others contend that it nleans the nearest route, without regard to the distance to be traveled. I am inclined to the latter construction. Fraternally yours, JOHN RALLS.

FIF'rH DISTRICT. NEW BLOOMFIELD,

Mo., September 1, A. L. 5870.

Wm. D. lJ-fuir, :Jf. W. Grand Master.: DEAR SIR AND BROTI-IER-I, as D. D. Grand lVlaster of the Fifth MaRonic District, will Stl bmit my report: By authority from you, and assisted by Bro. C. W. Samuel, Past Master of New Bloomfield Lodge, No. 60, met \vith St. Auburt Lodge, No. 314, on the second Saturduy in November,JA. J.J. 58u9, installed. their officers and dedirated their hall, which, though sOlall, is safe and comfortable. With officers Hopkins and Moore th~y will give a good account of thernselves in time to come. Some time in January last I received a communication fronl Bro. C. Clyce, Secretary of High Hill Lodge, No. 250, stating that the Loog-e ",'"as in a disorganized state, from the fact that the newly elected officers had not been installed. Th(? door of their hall had b~en forced open and a part of the furniture of their Lodge carried off, hut he held in his possession the charter, books, papers ~tnd jewels of the Lodge. I instructed him to take ~are of the sanJe until further orde.rs; of all of whirh you were fully advised. I appointed Bro. A. L. Tramel', of Montgomery City Lodge, No. 246, and Bro. Geo. B. Snlith, of High Hill Lodge, No. 250, to meet the brothers of High Hill Lodge and settle the difficulty, why the newly elected officers should not be installed and go to "vork where the Grand Lodge had moved th~m-Jonesburg. They reported that they saw no cause why the officers should not he installed and go to work at ~Tonesburg. I authorized W. Bro. J. J. Skinner to install the newly elected officers, and I would come down and dedicate their hall on a c~rtaill day, and to give notice of the faet. Bro. Skinner performed his duty, but before the time of dedi<:ation I received a notice from Bro. Burton, the new Master, that it would not he prudent to convene High Hill Lodge at present, until the

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existing difficulty was healed. I rE'commended to Bro. Burton as a law-abiding Mason, to go to work at Jonesburg, where the la~ had placed them, until the con vening of the Grand Lodge, for the3i alone could settle the matter. If they did. not, they ,vould have to cease from their labors un til the rneeting of the Grand Lodge I "ras solicited by the Junior Warden to pernlit him, with a l~r e portion of the Lodge to go to work at Jonesburg. I notified himgI could not do so, as the J\.Iaster ,vas the sole custodian of the charter as he and the Senior 'Varden were not willing to work at Jones: hurg-all of which was duly reported to you. I learn, throucrh Bro. elyce, Seeretary of the Lodge, the cause of this difficultY. prior to the convocation of the last Grand Lodge, High Hill Lodg~ debated the question of renloval, and reached the point that if a two-thirds vote was acquired it would be removed to Jonesburg It was lost. But it was done contrary to the vote of the Lodge路 So says the Secretary of High Hill Lodge, No. 250. 路 On the 28th day of February, and by your authority, with the assistance of W. Bro. M. M. Marmaduke, of Mexico Lodge, No. 26 I organized Hebron Lodge, U. D., and set it to work. For intelli~ gence, morals and ability to work, it is unsurpassed by any Lodge in the State; presided over by Bro. S. M. Edwards, as "l\1:aster. Their work will commend itself for a charter, without any reconl.. mendation frorn me. I opened a correspondence with the Lotlges of this district relative to a District Lecturer, and instructed them in voting to vote for a first and second choice, so that we could effect an election. After mueh delay, we succeeded in eleeting Bro. S. M. EdwardR, of Hebron Lodge, U. D., of ~iexico, Audrain county. I notified Bro. Ed,vards of his election alld instructed hirn to get his certificate, so that ,ve could go to work and call conventions of the officers of the Lodges of the district, to receive the work and lectures of the Cirand Lodge. Owing to a press of business, Bro. Edwards has not qualified hinlself as yet to take the field. I wish to have it done this month. If so, I will make a supplementary report at the convening of the Grand Lodge. By your authority, and a dispensation issued from the Grand Secretary's office, I authorized Bro. Thomas Peery to convene Plumb Lodge, U. D., and organize the sanle at Middletown, MontgOJnery county, which he did, and reported the same to me. They have a convenient hall, over a school llouse, of ample size, and is safe. I regret, frOln circumstances that I could not control, that I have not done Dl0re, but I have laid the ground work for considerable labor. So soon as the Lecturer is qualified, we will take the field, for I find that the Lodges need pogting up in the work and lectures. I am happy to state that the Lodges are not working too fast, but slow and sure, and on material of the first order. If health will permit, and I continue in this field of labor, I hope to give a better accoun t of myself. Respectfully and fraternally yours, B. O. AUSTIN. SUPPLEMENTARY REPOR':P.

I regret to state that Bro. Sam. M. Edwards, who was elected as District Lecturer, could not, owing to his press of business, take the field. I called a convention of Masters of Lodges of the count).,

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of Callaway, to meet me at Fulton, to select some brother for District Lecturer. They unanimously recommended Bro. D. D. Ford, of Fulton Lodge, No. 48. I also requested the brethren of the counties of Audrain and Montgonlery, embracing the Fifth District, to recommend SOUle brother for the office of District Lecturer and let him be qualified by the Grand Lecturer at this Grand Communication. From what I can learn from the officers of the Fifth District, the Lodges are doing a fair amount of work and of good material. Finances are easy, and peace and harmony prevaIl among the Craft in the district, except High Hill Lodge, No. 250. All feel the necessity of a District Lecturer to give them the Grand Lodge work, which I trust will be accomplished at this Grand Communication. B. O. AUSTIN.

SEVENTH

DIcrl'RIC~'.

BRUNSWICK,

Mo.,

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1870.

lrf. W. W. D. 3fuir, E8q., Grand ~fa8ter oj lffasons: DEAR SIR AND BROTHER-I have the honor of submitting herewith nlY report as D. D. Grand l\laster for the Seventh ~Ia颅 sonic Dietrict : November 1, 1869-Met the Masters and Wardens of the LodgeR in this District at the room of Halisbury Lodge, No. 208, for the purpose of selecting a Lecturer for the District. Bro. J. E. Drake was selected, and signified to me his intention of entering at once upon the disc路harge of the duties. He, however, failed to do so, and we have been left entirel.v ,vithout instruction during the year past. December 27, 1869-Installed the officers elect of Eureka Lodge, No. 73. Holding my mf\mbership in this Lodge, I aUl always present at its meetings when in town. The Lodge is in good condition and working well; finances good; no debt, and Iuoney at interest. January 8, 1870-Installed the officers elect of Salisbury Lodge, No. 208. January 10, 1870-Constituted Arcania Lodge, U. D., at Moberly, and gave then1- such instruction as seenled necessary. P. G. Master Vinci] was present, :iDd very kindly assisted me in the performance of nlY duties, and gave the Lodge SOIDe excellent advice. Wakanda Lod.ge, No. 52.-February 2, 1870-Business having called llle to the town of Carrollton, I fell into conversation with some of the members of the Lodge as to their welfare. I found such irregularities existing in the moral standing and character of some of the members that I requested the Mastf\r to call the L?dge together. On assembling, I found a very loose state of affaIrs; that the standard of morality was placed very low, and that SOUle of the members were not coming up to that low standard. I

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talked to the Lodge and gave the Master some directions as to the course to be pursued. On the 2d of March I again visited this Lodge and presided during the trial of several Dlembers, which resulted in expulsion suspension and reprimand. I have no doubt that the Lodge will soon be in a better condition, as a large majority of its members are excellent men and seem determined to improve its moral condition The Lodge owns its room, hut has a considerable debt. . lVlarch 1, 1870.-Met Carroll Lodge, No. 249, Miles Point. This Lodge is doing very little business, but is in good working orde; The rOOln is in very bad repair, but I suppose it is o\ving to th~ fact that it is the intention of the members to have the Lodge llloved to the railroad, which is four miles north, where the town of Norborne is building up rapidly, and where the brethren 'v ill be better accommodated. May 21, 1870'-Visited Salisbury Lodge, No. 208. This is an excellent Lodge, \vorking well; have a nicely furnished rOOln and finances in good condition. July 13, 1870-Visited Huntsville Lodge, No. 30. Find it in good working order and in a prosperous condi tion. July 23, 1870-Visited Arcana Lodge, lJ. D. I find the Inoral standing good; ,vorkillg well, and no doubt they will re('cive, as they deserve, a charter at this meeting of the Grand Lodge. August 6, 1870-Visited Clifton Hill Lodge, No. 161. rrhis is a first class Lodge, ,vorking well, luoraIs good, and in every particular an ornament to Masonry. August 9, 1870-Constituted Mandeville Lodge, U. D., at Mandeville. The luaterial composing t,his Lodge is first class in every particular, and its organization will 11leet a necessity that existed in that locality for Masonic intercourse. Augnst 15, I870-Visited Jacksonville Lodge, No. 44. Find it in good condition nl0rally; working well; no debt, and money on hand. August 16, 1870-Visted Milton Lodge, No. 151. Find the material of this Lodge excellent and working harn10niousl~y; very little funds on hand; no debt; own their building; doing ver:y little work. August 17, 1870-Visited Morality I..Jodge, No. 186, and find it in very good condition. They have a f:mall debt and no n10ney 011 hand; own their room, and expect to be out of debt SOOll. WHrren Lodg-e, No. 74, Keytesville-Owing to sicknp8s, could not meet the appointment I had with this Lodge; but from a written report of the Master I find it to be in good condition, working ,veIl, and ID')ral standing of its members good. rrhey tLre Inaking very considerable improvements in their roonl, \vhich they own, besides having a considerable surplus of nl0ney .. Westville Lodge, No . 20~, I have not visited; but fro In an interview with one of its lnembers I find it to be in good condition in every particular. In concluding my official intercours~ with the brethren of the Seventh Masonic District, I take this opportunity of returning my thanks for the uniform courtesy I bave received at their hands..

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Thanking you for the honor you conferred upon me by appointing me D. D. Grand Master for this District, I remain, very re-

spectfullyand fraternally,

H. L. GAINES.

EIGHTH DISTRICT. BROOKFIELD, Mo., September 15,1870.

Wm. D. Muir, M. W. Grand Master oj the Grand Lodge oj Missouri: DEAR SIR-I herewith present my report as D. D. Grand Mas-

ter of the Eighth Masonic District: During the Masonic year I have made some ten or twelve official visits for the purpose of installing officers and giving instructions in the ,vork. I find Masonry in this District in a flourishing conditions most of the Lodges presided over by able and gentlemanl~T officers, who are doing their work well. In some Lodges they need instruction. I think it unnecessary to give a detailed account of all my official visits, as it would only encumber our Grand Lodge reports with a repetition of what has been said by many. I trust the committee to whom was referred the subject of nonaffiliated Masons will make a judicious report for the approval of Grand Lodge, and also that the Grand Lodge will again define its position as to the "status of a Ma~on under charges." I subscribe myself fraternally yours, L. K. MYERS.

NINTH DISTRICT. KIRKSVILLE, Mo., September 20. 1870. rVm. D. Muir, Esq., M. fV. Grand Master: DEAR SIR AND BROTHER-Hjtving been appointed D. D. Grand Master for the Ninth Masonic District of Missouri, I subnlit a brief report for the past Masonic year: The Craft iu this District have been enjoying undisturbed prosperity 1.- and a good state of feeling exists throughout the District so far as .L know. We held a Lodge of Instruction for the District, in the hall of Kirksville Lodge, No. 105, ou the 9th day of March, 1870. All the Lodges ill the District being represented, and I believe it was a # profitable meeting to all. Paulville Lodge was set to work under a charter granted at tile last meeting of the Grand Lodge, its hall dedicated and officers installed. Two dispensations for new Lodges have been asked fOf, one at 8

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Coatsville and one at Queen City, both Sehuyler county, Mo.. I \vould recolnmelld that they be granted. rrrusting that harnl0ny vrill prevail, and wise counsels be had in our grand annual communication, which will be for the good of the whole fraternity, yours in fraternal bonds, WM. T. BAIRD.

TENTH DISTRICT. TRENTON,

September, 1870.

Wm. D. lrJuir, IJÂŁ. lV. Gr'and J;faster: DEAR SIR AND BROTRER-I herewith present you a brief report of my action as D. D. Grand 1\1aster in this district, together with the accolnpanying papers relative to the charges, forwarded to me for examination, against Ravanna Lodge, No. 258. I am glad to state that, after due exanlination into all the circumstances and evidence adduced, the charges against said Lodge, in my judgment, were groundless. The perqon Inaking the charges had been expelled from the I.Jodge-was Secretary of it at the time. D . Lowry was exalnined, and his record of the minutes of the Lodge sho'\vs that Lo'\vry was examined in open Lodge upon his proficiency before being raised. I was also informed by the Worsh ipful Master and officers that candidates for ad vancenlent are always examined in open Lodge. As to the charge against said Lodge, retaining in its membership "three notorioUf; bad characters, guilty of larceny," I find it not sustained, in my judgment. One of the three brethren is the present Worshipful l\laster, a forn1er representative of l\fercer county, and the other two, by proof taken and general report, are among the very best citizens of that county, and all three men of excellent repute in their circle of acquaintance. The charge against these brethren is supposed to be brought by the expelled member referred to above. His letter to the Lodge, here\~"'lth sent, fully explains the object of this person's course towards Ravanna Lodge. The brethren whose names are affixed to the inclosed staternent are very prominent and reliable Inen, and they have a full knowledge of all the facts in the case. Tb~ state of Masonry is not as good as I could desire in this district. Nearly every small town has its Lodge, and in several of thenl the Worshipful ~laster lives remote from the Lodge, find the regular communications are thinly attended, and, in some cases, the Lodge meets" senIi-occasionally." I ordered special meetings in several Lodges, but owing to mail failures found but few Lodges that had :notice. This was the case at Hartford and Newton, in Putnaul county, and Somerset, in Mercer county. I met with the brethren in Unionville; they own a good hall, well furnished, and quite the neatest country Lodge I have seen in Missouri .

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When I say" country Lodge" I mean outside of the large cities, for Unionville is a live, thriving town. 'robacco is prohibited in their hall, and, of course, quids and cigar stumps are not seen. The brethren are bright, wide-a"'Take and living in harnl0ny. Ravanna Lodge has many excellent members and the cause of Masonry is on a solid basis in that beautiful village; the Lodge, however, has no property of its o"\"n as yet. Princeton and rrrenton Lodges are very flourishing. The work is well done and commendable care exercised in recommending candidates. In cOlnpany with other brethren of Trenton Lodge, I visited Nevada, a few days ago, to meet the Lodge at its regular communication, but we found no Lodge fire brightly burning; got in after dark and found no officers there. I am told this is the third failure this season of this Lodge. rrhe Worshipful Master lives too far from the Lodge. 'rhis distriet has had no Lecturer this year. I would suggest that the counties of Merc~r, Grundy and Livingston compose this district, as Hartford, in Putnam, is about seventy miles from Trenton, and the district is in bad shape. Putnam should rroperly be in a district with Sullivan and Linn counties. On a review of the whole field of labor in this district, the cause of l\:iasonry is on a good footing and progressing as well as could be expected, considering the late war and the consequent wide-spread evils that pervaded the whole country. Fraternally yours, GEO. H. HUBBELL.

ELEVENTH DISTRICT. BETHANY,

Mo., October 1,1870.

J1. lV". lVJn. D. Muir, Grand Master of ~li88ouri: DEAR SIR AND BROTHER-On the 20th of October, 1869, I received a comolission from you as District Deputy Graud Master for the Eleventh Masonic District, composed of the counties of Harrison, Gentry and Worth; and I will render you a brief report of my stewardship. On the 25th of October, I received charters for ~It. Pleasant Lodge, No. 312, and Jonathan Lodge, No. 321. Havin...~. . given the brethren due notice thereof, I visited Fairview, in worth county, and set Jonathan Lodge, No. 321, to work under charter, installed the officers of the Lodge, and delivered a short lecture to the brethren. Being unable to visit Mt. Pleasant, I sent the charter for Mt. Pleasant Lodge, No. 312, to W. Bro. R. R. Canady, of Athens Lodge, No. 127, and instructed him to set the Lodge to ,york, which he reported was duly done, Novenlber 16, 1869. On the 25th day of May, I received a dispensation for a ne,v Lodge, called Lone Star Lodge, to be held at Mt. Vernon, Gentry county, and on the 4th of June, 1870, I visited the brethren and set them to work. The brethren at Mt. Vernon have erected a neat

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and commodious hall over the Baptist church. This the brethren had completed before applyIng for a dispensation. Brethren thus zealous will, no doubt, do good work, and use only good materiaL I would be pleased to see thelll granted a charter. About the first of August, I received a dispensation for a new Lodge, called Ancient Craft Lodge, to be held at King City in Gentry county. Being unable to attend in person, ~ authorized 'We Bro. A. Manring to set the Lodge to work U. D., WhICh he informed me was done on the 27th of August, 1870. After receiving notice of my appointment as D. D. G.l\f. I ",'"rote to all the Lodges in the Eleventh District, asking them to select some brother to act as Lecturer in the district for the year. Some of the Lodges never made any report, and those that did generally recommended some brother of their own Lodge, and the result was we had nearly as many different brethren recommended as there were Lodges recommending. The result ,,"as that no persOll has been selected for Lecturer in the district for the year. I would recolumend that the manner and time of selecting,Lecturers should be changed. The Distri<-t Deputy should be Lecturer also, if he will qualit:y properly, and if he does not choose to act, let hiIn select ~()lne brother who will, and then let the Lecturer qualify before leaving St. Louis. As the Inatter now stands, the Lodges will not recommend for the same brother, and it is folly to call a Lodge of Il1struction in the" rural districts," without some person authorized to give instruction. And should a brother be selected as Lecturer, it would cost nearly a hundred dollars to visit St. Louis and learn the "correct work," besides occupying n~arly two weeks' time. The system needs regulation. Every Lodge that I have visited, and every Master Mason with whom I have conversed upon the subject, disapproves of the action of the Grand Lodge in the matter, wherein sixty-one Masons voted a tax upon the whole fraternity to raise money to payoff two hun.. dred thousand dollars in bonds, issued in part payment for a Masonic Hall in St. Louis. I believe the wisest policy for the Grand Lodge is to reverse that action at the earliest practical moment that it can be done ,vith due regard for the hOllor of the Grand Lodge and the fraternity. I regret that I have been unable to devote more time to the benefit of the craft during the past Masonic year, and earnestly hope that some other brother may be appointed hereafter that will be capable of doing much more in advaneing the moral and eharitable prhlcip]es of our Order than I have done or could do. With thanks for your confidence, and earnest wishes for your ,,"elfare, and warmest desires for the general prosperity of the Order, I anl, trulj" and fraternally, Yours, &c., D. J. HEASTON

THIRTEENTH DISTRICT. CAMERON,

September 6, 1870.

M. W. Wm. D. Muir, Grand lJ-faster : DEAR SIR AND BROTHER-Herewith I submit DIy report as D. D. Grand Master of the Thirteenth Masonic District.

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On the 13th day of October, A. L. 5869, I set to work King Hiram Lodge, No. 309, under eharter granted by Grand Lodge, dedicated and consecrated their hall and installed their officers, 'whom I believe to be good men and true, possessing a zeal for and fidelity to our ancien ~ order. I vi.sited theln again OIl the 30th day of July, A. L. 5870; found them In a good and prosperous condition, minutes correct, and I delivered a short lecture on Masonic duties. I visited Myrtle Lodge, U. D., Millville, Ray county, on the 1st day of November, A. IJ. 5869, opened a Lodge of Master Masonb and set them to work under dispensation granted by the Grand Lodge. I visited them again on the 29th of July, A. L. 5870. They have a safe hall and well furnished, and many good and true Masons. I would recommend that a charter be granted them. I visited Hardin Lodge, No. 322, Hardin, Ray county, on the 2d day of Novelnber, A. L. 5869, but finding it impossible to get a quortim I had to postpone setting them to work under rharter. I authorized Bro. Ballard, Past Master of Richmond Lodge, to set thenl to work, which he did on the 11th day of November, A. L. 5869, reporting the same to me. I visited thenl again on the 27th of July, 1&70, and found the Lodge draped in mourning, caused by the death of their highly esteelned and Worthy Mas.. .t er, who departed this life on the 25th of July. This Lodge has lost one of its brightest stars, one who was ever anxious to promote its honor and prosperity. On the 5th day of ~ovember, A. L. 5869, I visited Carney Lodge, No. 311, Clay county. Failing to get a quorum, I authorized Bro. Jaules Whitsett, a Past Ma~ter, to set them to work nnder a charter granted by the Grand Lodge, which he did on the 12th day of N ovelnber, 186~, by installing their officers, reporting the same to me. I visited theln again on the 23d of July, A. D. 1870, found them in a prosperous eondition and their minutes correct. I visited Lathrop Lodge, U. D., on the 13th day of January, for the purposE. of examining their Hew hall, which I found in good and safe condition.. They bad also made a rhange of officers, ,vhich was sent to the Grand ~Iaster, who aI)proved the sarne, returning it to me with instrurtiolls to set them to work, which I did, do not l"ernember date. I visited them again on the 20th day of July, found the Lodge in a prosperous condition and some good working members. I would recommend that a charter be granted.

I visited Hainsville Lodge, No. 49, on the 21st day of July A. D. 1870. Found the Lodge in good working condition and doing good worl,. On the 22d day of July, A. D. 1870, I visited Clay Lodge, No. 207, and found a number of zealous Masons taking a great interest in the cause of Masonry. I delivered a lecture on Masonic duties, and left thenl in pea~e and harmony. On the 25th day of July, A. IJ. 5870, I visited Liberty Lodge, No.31. This is Olle of the brightest Lodges in my District, being in possession of a good hall, ,vell furnished, and having anum ber of zealous workers well worthy of the honors that have been bestowed on them.

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On the 26th day of July, A. D. 1870, I visited Anlazonia Lod e No. 192, Missouri City. I found there was some trouble existGl' among some of the brethren. I lectured them in regard to thei~ duties as Masons as best I could in the pren1ises, and hope they have ere this cast aside this feeling, and leading a life of peace and harmony with each other. On the 28th day of July, A. D. 1870, I visited Richmond Lodge No.15I. They have a good hall and are in a prosperous condition: On the 2d day of Angust, A. D. 1870, I visited Plattsburg Lodge, No. 113. They are deficieut in the ,vork, but their records are well k ep t. I visited Acacia Lodge, No. 289, on the 3d day of August, A. D. 1870. Found them in excellent condition. I visited VincIl Lodge, No. 62, officially, on the 6th day of August, A. D. 1870. Not Dluch zeal for MaAonry exhibited; liave had some trouble, caused by intemperance. HaVing 3uApended several they are working harmoniously now. Records corre(~t. ' In conclusion I would state that the above comprises ahout all the official acts that I have perforlned during the past l\tlasonic year. I have endeavored to do to the best of my ability. My best wishes for the Fratelnity. I alll, fr::tternally, ELIAS PARROTT.

li"OURTEENTH DISTRIOT.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo., 1870. Wm. D . .lJtJuir, Jf. W. Grand jJ;Ia8ter: DEAR SIR AND BROTHER-I herewith send you D1Y annual report as D. D. Grand Master and Lecturer for the :F'ourteenth Masonic District. October 27, 1869-Visited Farley and set Fidelity Lodge, U. D., to work, and exemplified the work in the several degrees: January 12, 1870-Visited Savannah Lodg-e, No. 71; exemplified the work ill the first, second and third degrees. They have a good Lodge room, and I found their reco!~s to be entirely correct. The present hfficers are young men of abIlIty and intelligence, and are very anxious to learn the work and lectures of the Grand I.Jodge. 'rheir Lodge will soon stand A No.1 in Northern Missouri. February 23-Set Benjamin Franklin Lodge, U. D., to work and exenlplifted the work in the first, se<.lond and third degrees. The Lodge is under the superintendence of Bro. Gee, which is sufficient .comment. January 12-Bro. T. O. Ready visited Weston Lodge, No. 53, b;r request of the brethren. I have recei ved no report froDl him as to what was done.

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March 2-Set Charity Lodge, U. D., St. Joseph, to work and exIt is doing well.

emplified the first, second and third degrees.

In February, I do not remenlber the exact day, set Adelphi Lodge, U. D., to work and exenlplified the work in the first, second and third degrees. February I-I sent you a petition for a new Lodge, to be organized in Weston. Bro. Jalues Burnes was to set it to work. I have not heard what was done. February 3-1 visited Wellington Lodge, No. 22, and found the brigh test Lodge in the Fourteenth District; its reeords have been kept Rplendidly. Fehruary 5-Visited Rushville Lodge, No. 238. This Lodge is in tt very flourishing- condition, and the rrlorals of its members are good. It has luany bright and proluising members, and that ster'ling old Mason, Bro. Nailie, is Worshipful Master. I visited Easton I.Jodge twice. The Worshipful Master is a thl)roug-h-going Mason, and wishes to learn the work and lectures of the Grand Lodge. I am sorry to report that some of her officers Oppl se the work as adopted by the Grand Lodge, and receive }(-lctures fron1 itinerallts. So laIn h:formed, and, judging from the app(:-\ar'111Ce of their work, I fear that it is too true. I have visited the Lodges in St. Joseph several times since the IDPeting- of the Grand Lodge. They are all in good working

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ordpr and the morals of their nlembers are good. Their records httve been well kept. The officers of St. Joseph and Zeredatha I.Jodg-~8 are all young men, and they take a lively interest in lVrw~onry. They work well now, and will do such work as the Fraternity will not be ashamed of. I ('olnluenced my Lodge of Instruction in the city of St. Joseph, on t,hfk 21 ~tl of March, and continued six day, closing on the evening of the 26th. There were present representatives of Thirteen Lodges, as follows: Wellington Lodge, No. 22; Rising Sun Lodger No. 13; BenjUt11in Franklin Lodge, U. D.; Lincoln Lodge, No. 1H8; Rowl~y Lodgp, No. 204; Whitesville Lodge, No. 162; Rushville Lodge, No. 238; Zererlatha Lodge, No. 189; St.. Joseph I.Jodge, No. 78; Oharity Lodge, U. D.; Adelphi Lodge, U. D.; Berming Lodge, No. 150; Ag~n~y Lodge, No. 10. The ab~)ve Lodges were represented by delegates to the number of twenty-one. r nrn well pleased to report that peace and prosperity reIgn in the Fourteenth Masonic District. Ann now, Most Worshipful Brother, with my best wishes for yourself and our beloved order, I am fraternally yours,

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FIFTEENTH DISTRICT. FOREST CITY,

September 21, 1870•

..JoY. lV. Wm. D. lrfuir : DEAR SIR AND BROTHER-I herewith subnlit to you my official report as D. D. Grand l\Iaster for the Fifteenth Masonic District. On the 11 th day of March, John F. Houston, Past Grand l\tfaster, set Phelps Lodge to work under dispensation, g-iving them such instruction as be deemed necessary. On the 14th of June I visited North Star Lodge, No. ]57. I found them in harmony; work poorly done; gave them instructions; hope they will do better. On July the 14th set Craig Lodge to work U. D. This Lodge starts with flattering prospects; the morals of the menlbers are good, and they understand their duties as Masons. The Grand Lodge will run no risk in grantiIlg them a charter at this communication, for they have the honor and good of the fraternity at heart. I regret to say, owing to the press of business and froDl other causes, I have been unable to visit but four of the Lodges in the District.. Yours fraternally, HIRAM PATTERSON.

SIXTEENTH DISTRICT. SIXTEENTH MASONIC DISTRICT~} ST. LOUIS, Sept.ember, 1870.

.JJl. W. Wm. D. lJrfuir, Grand lrIaster of Masons, Boonville, 1IIo ,: DEAR SIR-I have the honor of presenting to you my report as your appointee for this District, during the present Masonic year. On the 18th of O(·tober I constituted Corner Stone Lodge, No. 823, into a regular Lodge, under charter issued by the M. W. Grand Lodge. On the 27th day of November, pursuant to a call made by me, the officers of nearly all the Lodges in this d\strict met, and, after the election of Bro. Thos. C. Ready as District Lecturer, I formed a Lodge of Instruction, which contin ued its meetings on every Saturday evening un til til e 1st of April. Much interest was evinced in the work of this Lodge, and I must say that if the officers of soyne of the Lodges had been as attentive and as ,,"ell disposed to rec~ive instruction as members who ",·ere less bound by duty and respect for official position, they would have given lnore satisfaction to their Lodges and have set a good exanlple to others, which is much needed to secure uniformity of work, proper delivery, &c.

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On the 6th of April I instituted Tuscan Lodge, uuder dispensation issued by your order. This Lodge has an ext~nsive field to work in, "\vhich abounds in good nlateriaL Its progress will be exhibited in the transcript of its proceedings, to be sent up at the approaching> communication of the Grand Lodge. I have no doubt that the same will be satisfactory, and that Tuscan Lodge will hereafter appear upon the rolls as a chartered Lodge. r have visited during the year the seventeen Lodges in the city, each several times; also, those in the county, Fenton and Bridgeton excepted. I made more than one attempt to visit the two last nan1ed, but was hindered, either by weather or other circumstances which r could not control. (tenerally, the Lodges are in a good condition, records well kept, books preserved, and papers filed and put away with greater care than ever before, and the records of some are beautiful specimens of penmanship. It would be well if the same ambition that produces these results also characterized other more important business of the Lodge, i. e., the work and lectures. It is not to be denied that with the opportunities afforded here of a correct knowledge of the ritual, officers of Lodges have no excuse to give for want of proficiency, and yet many of them are sadly deficient, nay, shamefully so; and as an evidence of their neglect it is only necessary to add that the officers of Lodges who attend the Lodges of Instruction regularly work well, which few of those who absent themsel yes do. For such a state of things there should be some remedy, if the ri tual of the degrees is of any importance; if not, time is ill spent in attending schools of instruction. I have heretofore reported to you any incident that required official interposition in the way of advice or otherwise, and there is nothing at present requiring particular notice. r render up the trust confided to me by you, hoping that my labors have not been without some profit to the Craft in this District, and that they will meet your approval; and with my thanks to them for their constan t courtesy and respect, and to yourself for your always kind consideration, I remain, yours fraternally, J. W. LUKE.

SEVENTEENTH DISTRICT. NEW HAVEN,

Mo., October 1,1870.

Wm. D. Muir, M. W. Grand Master." r herewith submit nlY report as D. D. Grand Master of the Seventeenth Masonic District: â&#x20AC;˘ Immediately after the adjonrnnlent of the Grand Lodge, I addressed letters to each of the Lodges of the district, requesting them to make selection of District Lecturer, but a majority of them failed to notify me of their action, and we have had 110 appointment for this year, and no convocation of the Lodges for the purpose of instruction.

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In December, 1869, SOlne trouble arose in Hope Lodge, Nt). 2S1 in rt:ference to the right of objection to the spreading of the hallot: I visi ted th ~m and found that, through a misconcei ved idea of the Inw, the Junior Warden had luade an incorreet ruling, w'hil~ presiding in the absence of the Worshipful ~Iaster. rrhe nHttter W~lS ea~ily adjusted when the law was understood, a COIlllnendahle spirit existing among the brethren, to know the right and adbere to it. All works well, and Hope Lodge, No. 251, u'1der th~ l\IH~ter. . ship of our amiable and energetic brother, J. E. Godby, \vill no doubt, continue to prosper. '

On the 27th of December, I attended to the installation of offi芦ers of Evergreen Lodge, No. 27, with the assistance of Past Ma~ter Jackson Farrar. No. 27 is doing but little work, and onlY ll~ing good rnaterial, adhering to the doctrine that applicants 路for the D1Ybteries of Masonry should not only be benefited thenlsplv~~, but should be such individuals as will be a credit to the ill~titutioll. This Lodge has become embarrassed financially, having SOHle vears since expended her nleans in the erection of a good hall, over a store house built in the place. By the force of circnnlBtanceR, uver whieh the Lodge had no control, it recently became necesl--ary for the Lodge, in order to save their hall, and the means invested therein, to purchase the remainder of the building. In order b. do this the sum of $1,650 was raised by a trust on the property. It is contenlplated by the Lodge to ITlemorialize the Grand Lodge, asking' the relnission of their Grand Lodge d nes for the pr~sent year, alld, as this Lodg-e has heretofore been punctual in her pay... ments to the Grand Lodge, and her nlembership reduced by the e8tabli~hment of three Lodges in the last two years, in the county, that has taken a number of bel" members, I hope the Grand Lodge will grant such request. On the 9th of July I visited and installed the officers of Pacific Lodge, No. 159. Pacific Lodge is, financially, prosperous and, Masoni('ally, in good condition. She has re-elected Bro. J. 1'~. York, her Se('retary for Dlany years, and his books are alw:-lys in shape, and the business of the Lodge well attended to. \Vould that every Lodge had such a Secretary. On the 11 th of July I vh;ited Robertson, where, by previouA appointInent, I met a number of the brethren, and set Fraternal Lodge, U. D., to work, under the dispensation forwarded 111tJ'. I doubt not that, under the manag~ment of Bro. Adler, WOfbhipful Master, a prosperous Lodge may be built up there.

There are seven Lodges in Franklin county. I have visite(! all of them except Sullivan Lodge, No. 69. They are all prospering, with no dissensions that I have a knowledge of. The LOtlgl~8 in Jefferson county I have been unable to visit, owing to the inconvenience of travel to them, and, at the time I had set tipart to visit that county, I could not leave my sick family. I would reconunend that a change" be made in this district; attaching J eff~rson county to some other, and putting Gasconade with Franklin. The route of travel between the Lodges of Jefferson and Franklin counties is through the city of St. Louis; the change suggested would enable the district officers to act more efficiently and do more good. In all my visitations to Lodges, and on the many occasions that I have met with the officers of Lodges through the year, 1 have

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taught and exemplified the work of the Grand Lodge to the best of IllY ability. I would suggest that the Masonic Districts should all be ar.. rangerl more with a vie,," to the lines of travel and easy access to the Lodges, than by arbitrary county lines that are entirely disregarded, Masonically, by Lodge jurisdiction. Yours, fraternally,

SYL. C. GRISWOLD.

NINETEENTH DISTRICT.

Mo., October 1,1870. JiV. Wm. D. Mu'lr, Grand lJ,foster oj Masons, .JIo : CAPE GIRARDEAU,

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DEAR SIR AND BRO.-It again becomes my duty as; D. D. Grand Master to report my (lfficial action for the past year, together with the condition of the Craft in the Nineteenth l\tlasonic Dit-\trHat. On the 27th of December, 1£'69, I installed the officers of St. Mark's Lodge, No. 93, (my own Lodge), at Cape Girardeau, Mo. On the 16th of January, 1870, met vvith Mysti(t Tie LocJgp., No. 221, Oak Ridge, Mo., and after installing the officers eXf\mplified the work in the several degrees. On the 22d of ...L\. ugust, 1870, a Lodge of Instruction wa~ con vened in this city, at whh·h all the Lodges in the District were reprf'sent.. ed (except Marble Hill Lodge), which continued for three day~ this having been the second since the adoption of the District Lt\c" turer syst~m, and I am plea~ed to say that uniforlnity b~gins to show itself in the work alllongst the different Lodges. The reports of the Se("retaries of the several Lodges in th is District will show a steady and healthy increase in the nun) ber of members, while we believe that the moral tone in the sev~ral Lodges has kept pa<'e with the increase of mem bers, some of the dead timber has be-en cut down and Masonic discipline enforced. Peace and harmony exist throughout the jurisdiction, and we trust it may be continued. Fraternally submitted. W. B. WILSON.

TWENTIETH DISTRICT. OFFICE OF D. D. GRAND MASTER, } TWENTIETH MASONIC DISTRIOT, CHARIJESTON, Mo., September 15,1870.

M. W. Wm. D. Muir, Grand .J.lfa8ter Grand Lodge oj Mi8souri: I herewith submit to you my report as D. D. Grand Master for the Twentieth Masonic District.

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My official acts during the past Masonic year have been few. Soon after the close of the last Grand Lodge I proceeded to set Ashlar Lodge No. 306, to work, under their eharter; also Sikeston Lodge, No. 310, and dedicated their halls. ' I regret that my business was such that I did not officially visit all the Lodges in my District, but can say that they are all in a prosperous condition. With many wishes for your bappin4jss, I am, yours, fraternall J", J. H. BETHUNE.

T'VENTY-FIRST DISTRICT. KENNETT, Mo.,

September 25, 1870.

Bro. W. D. Muir, M. W. Grand Master: DEAR SIR AND BROTHER-As D. D. Grand Master of the Twenty-First Masonic District I herewith hand you a record of my acts during the past year, and the condition of the Lodges in my District, which will not present any features of particular interest, other than can be briefly stated as follows: January I - I visited and installed the officers of Hornersville Lodge, No. 215, and (being District Lecturer) I remained with them four days, instructing them in the work and lectures of synlboBc Masonry. This Lodge is working harmoniously, and there is among the members a good average improvement in their mode of work and lectures. Records well kept. Shortly after I visited West Prairie Lodge, No. 130. This Lodge, I fear, is getting along rather slowly, and with a more thorough knowledge of the work and lectures has material in it to make a prosperous Lodge. Records properly kept. In February I also visited Bloomfield Lodge, No. 153, and remained with them several days, instructing them in the work and lectures. I found the brethren very "rusty," but w~re ",ery anxious to receive" more light." They are doing tolerably well. Records will compare favorably with other Lodges. For want of time I was unable to visit Four Mile Lodge, No. 212, but have seen the Worshipful Master frequently. He tells me they are working harmoniously and getting along well. He is thoroughly posted in the work and lectures. Landmark Lodge, U. D., if:) doing well, and will, I hope, send up such a record of its proceedings as will meet with the approval of the M. W. Grand Lodge. During the year nothing has arisen, so far as I am advised, to require your attention with a view of settling controverted points of law. With best wishes for the fraternity over which you preside, and kindest regards for your future welfare, I remain, yours fraternally, ROBERT L. FISHER.

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TWENTY-SECOND DISTRICT. POPLAR

Br..lUFF,

Mo., September 24,1870.

JVm. D. Mui 1", M. W. Grand Master: DEAR BROTHER- In accordance with my duty, I herewith submit the following report: Masonry in this district is doing but very little work. Bro. J. T. Adams set Doniphan Lodge to work. I set Faithful Lodge to work, under charter, giving the proper instructions, installing their officers and dedicating their hall. They are doing very well. Poplar Bluff Lodge, No. 209, is doing but a small amount of work. I can say but little in regard to the Lodge U. D., at Doniphan. I have been unable to visit them. rfhe three officers came to this place and I gave them the work and lectures. They seemed very zealous in the cause of Masonry, and I think they will do well. In conclusion, peace and harnlony prevail among the Craft in this district. All of which is fraternally submitted, J. W. BALDWIN.

TWENTY-THIRD DISTRICT. IRONTON, Mo., October 8, 1870. lV?n. D. MUir, M. }V. Grand

Ma.~ter:

BROTHER-I herewith submit a brief report of my doings as D. D. Grand Master of the Twenty-third Masonic District for the present year: On the 9th day of February I set Mosaic Lodge, U. D., to work, under your dispensation, with every prospect of it being a credit 10 the fraternity. I visited Johnson Lodge, No. 158, on the 18th of June; find them doing considerable work, and doing it very well; material excellent. On the 25th of June I again paid a visit to Mosaic Lodge, U. D.; found them at work and taking that interest in it that contirnu~ my previous opinion of its success. And, in this connection, with Bro. Ake, the District Lecturer ot this district, will most heartily rejoice in seeing that Lodge duly chartered at the next (October, IH70.) session of the Grand Lodge. On the 6th of July, under your dispensation, I conven~d a Grand Lodge at this place, for the purpose of laying the corHerSIR AND

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stone of the Arcadia College. Past Grand Master Bro. Vinci! being present conducted the ceremonies, by request, and did it welL August 5-1 visited Tyro Lodge, No. 12; presided at two ~fa颅 sonic trials, \vhich had been pending for SODle tinle. The result gave new vigor to tbe working brethren, and I hope that Tyro will aSBume her forluer position in the fraternity . I did not visit Irondale or Potosi Lodges, but am satisfied, fronl personal acquaintance with a nunlber of brothers in each Lodge that the Craft will not suffer under their care and generalship, and knowing the officers, am willing to indorse their work. Begging your indulgence for this brief and imperfect report, I am, fraternally yours, B. SHEPHERD.

TWENTY-FOURTH DISrrRICT. ARLINGTON,

Septelnber 25, 1870.

M. W. Wm. D. ],,[uir, Grrand lrJa.ster Grand Lodge of lrfis80uri : DEAR SIR AND BROTHER-As District Deputy of the Twenty.. Fourth Masonic DIstrict, for the y~ar just closing, I have the honor to submit the follo"\\Ting report: This must necessarily be short" as peace and harmony prevail throughout this district. Nothing has arisen during the past year to require )Tour attention, with a view to settling controverted points of law or the enforcement of discipline. The Lodges keep the outer portals well guarded, and make ,veIl finished ashlars from the rough material. I have the honor to be yours truly and fraternally, ALLAN L. McGREGOR.

TWENTY~FrFTH

DISTRICT.

ROLI.JA,

Mo.. , September 12, ]870.

M. W. w: D . lJ,fulr, Grand J.llaste,.,路. In accordance with the by-laws of the Grand Lodge, I submit my annual report. Business engagements have prevented me from visiting any of the Lodges in my District since the last session of the Grand Lodge, except Rolla Lodge, of which I am a member. My only official act for the year was to institute Arlington Lodge, U. D., a report of which was made yOll at the time, and call a Lodge of Instruction in A prillast.

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The following Lodges were represented: Lebanon, Rolla, St. James and Arlington, U. D., Salem and Evening Star having 110 repre~entation. Our District Lecturer, W. Bro. J. G. Anderson, labored faithfully for two days in exempliftcation of the work and lectures, giviIlg entire satisfaction to all that were interested and parti<:ipating. I am happy to be able to report" Masonry" in a healthy and flourishing condition in the rrwenty-Fitth District. I doubt if any District, containing the sanle l1unlber of affiliated Masons, <-an boast of a higher moral standing than the Twenty-Fifth. The Lodges are not doing much work, but are trying hard to do good work out of sound material. 'ro sum up all in a few words, "peace and harlnony" prevail. Hoping to meet you at our ensuing annual Grand communication, I am, fraternally yours, R. P. FAULKNER.

TWENTY-SIXTH DISTRICT. To the lrI. lV. Wm. D . lJ,Iui'r, Grand J.lfaster: DEAR SIR AND BROTI-IER-I submit here,vith my report as your D . D. G. M. for the rrwenty-sixth Masonic District for the past year, commencing April, 1870, the date of nlY appointment. My engagements and business, together with the sickness in my family, since the date of my comluission, have been such as to prevent me from spending any lellgth of tinle with the brethren of my district. There are now but three Lodges in my jurisdiction. On the 7th day of July, I visited Mount Zion Lodge, U. D., at West Plains, Mo., and exemplified the work in the nrst and third degrees. Records well kept. The brethreu of this Lodge have just completed a splendid hall, entirely safe and commodious. Peace and harmony prevail among the brethren of this Lodge. They guard well the outer door, requiring all who desire to gain admission to be in possession of the necessary qualifications, nlora! and Masonic. The prospect is fair that a strong and influential Lodge will now be sustained at West Plains. Of Texas Lodge, No. 177 by trustworthy reports I have had from it at different tinles, I can safely say is getting along very well with its work. I also learn that the members are harmonious. Morals good.. I regret that I have not been able to visit Texas Lodge in person. Of Alton IJodge, No. 255, (which I am a Inember of,) I can say that everything is in prosperous condition, '\vith one exception, and am satisfied they will discharge their duty in that case. The brethren of this Lodge have a large and commodious hall, but have not yet removed to it. I take pleasure in reporting that entire peace and harmony prevail in the rrwenty-sixth Masonic District. Intemperance is on

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the decrease. I am sorry that I cannot say as much of that other vice-profane swearing, which should be entirely banished from the lips of Masons. Thankful to you, M. W. Grand Master, for the manifestation of esteem shown in my appointment, and humbly hoping that the Craft in the Twenty-sixth Masonic District may continue to prosper, I remain, truly and fraternally yours, JOHN A. RICE.

TWENTY-SEVENTH DISTRICT. JEFFERSON CITY, Wn~.

Mo., October 1,1870.

D. Muir,.M. W. Grand lJ(aster."

visited the Lodges in m:y district last year, and knowing well that they did not Ileed instruction in work and lectur~s, I have not visited any of them officially this year. I have h~ard from all of them, and take pleasure in informing you that harmony and good feeling prevail throughout the district. Fraternally yours, JAMES E. CARTER. DEAR SIR AND BROTHER-Having

THIRTIETH DISTRICT. SPRINGFIELD,

July 15, 1870.

WJn. D. Mui'r, J-l. W. Grand Master: DEAR SIR AND BROTHER-In obedience to your instructions, I have set to work the following Lodges, U. D., in this Masonic District, viz: Ash Grove and Relief, and also, in Christian county, Friend Lodge, U. D. The brethren at each of these places seem to realize the importance of selecting good stones for the builders' use, but whether they have kept the faith is for my successor to say. Since my resignation, R. W. Bro. Fulbright, my successor, has been in the active discharge of his duties, much to the benefit and gratification of the different Lodges. With many wishes for your future welfare and prosperity, I an}, ira ternally yours, MARTIN J. HUBBI.JE. SPRINGFIELD,

Mo., September 1,1870.

Wm. D. Muir, M. W. Grand Master: SIR-Since receiving my appointment I have, as occasion required, visited SOlne of the Lodges in this district, and have beard, through brethren, frolll all the others, and I am happy to report

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that all the Lodges in this district are working well and harmoniously路 Hoping that this short report will be satisfactory, I am, fraternally yours. JOHNt Y. FULBRIGHT.

THIRTY-FIRST DISrrRICT. GRANBY,

Mo., September 20, 1870.

M. TV. Wm. D. Muir .: DEAR SIR AND BROTHER-I have visited all the Lodges in this (Thirty-First) District, and find them as well posted in the work and lectures as the opportunity would justify me in expecting to find them. 'l.'hey are using ~reat care in selecting material. III the main I found them possessing a high standard of morals. The work is well and carefully done, the records correct.ly kept. 'Ve had a Lodge of Instruction at Granby about the 12th of May, when Bro. rr. ~'uillectured and exemplified the work. There was not so full an attendance as I think thele ought to have been. The Lodges are generally poor, and the brethren not having time and means to spare to attend the Lodge of Instruction. Conlfort Lodge, U. D., is doing well, and from what I can learn, Washburn Lodge, U. D., is doing well. Yours fraternally, w. S. STREET..

THIRTY-SECOND DISTRICT. CARTIlAGE,

Mo., October 1, 1870.

Wm. D. MUir, M. W. Grand Master of Missouri: DEAR t;IR AND BROTHER-I herewith submit my report as D. D. Ctrand Master Thirty-Second District of Missouri. I visited Fidelity, Mo., for the purpose of setting Fellowship Lodge, U D., to work, on January 15th, 1870. Found several of the brethren named in dispensation absent from home, was unable to set them to work. I authorized Bro. Gibson "to set them to work, which he did on the 22d day of January, A. D.1870. April 13, 187D-Opened a seAS ion of Grand Lodge and dedicated the hall of Carthage Lodge, No.. 197. I opened a Lodge of Instruction on the second Tuesday in June, 1870, in Carthage, Mo., which was generally attended by the variQUS Lodges.

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Owing to my business I was unable to visit the Lodges in the District, but frOID what I can gath~r I believe the Lodges in this District are in a h~althy and prosperous condition. Yours respectfully and fraternally, J. C. GAS'J.1ON.

THIRTY-THIRD DISTRICT. GREENFIELD,

Wm. D. Jtluir, J-f. W. Grand

Mo., September.-10, 1870.

~fa8ter:

herewith submit my report as D.D. Grand l\Iaster for the Thirty-third Musonic District: I have visited each of the Lodges in my District; examined their By Laws, records and work, and, as District Lecturer, exemplified the work. Washington Lodge, No. 87, retains its old reputation for doing good ,york. 'The Lodge is in a f!ouribhi ng condition. It o\vns an elegant two-story brick building, with the adjacent grounds, which is used for educatiollal purposps. Their ball is situated in the third story of a sub~talltial bri<:k building, alld is one of the best and most comfortable Lodg~s in Southwest Missouri. Lamar Lodge, No. 292, has a good hall rented for a term of years.. Their work is correct and well render~d. Osa~e Lodge, No. 303, has an ~legant hall, which, including the whole building (a tw路o-story brick), is o\vned by a Masollic Hull AS8ociation. 'rhough not perfectly correct in minute particulars, there is life and an earnest vitality in their rendition of the work that older Lodges would do well to imitate. In my vif.';itations this year I have stUdied, not so much to give a knowledge of the ritual, of which the Lodges already possehbed a very fair knowledge, as to try to awaken (in earnest inquiry into the philosophy, history and moral teachings of Masonry. I did not succeed as I desired, owing, in part, to my own inlperfect Masonic education, and, in part, to various other circUlustancps. But I think I have sown some seeds that will bear fruit in the DEAR SIR AND BROTHEB-I

future. In conclusion, I beg leave to decline a re-appointment to the

position of District Deputy, hoping that the place nlay be assigned to an abler, if not more zealous, Mason. Thanking you for the confidence reposed in me, I am, fraternally

yours,

ALLAN McDOWELL.

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THIRTY-FOURTH DISTRICT. SrrOCKTON,

Mo., Sept. 5,1870.

M. W. Wm.. D. Muir, Grand .JIaster': DEAR SIR AND BROTHER-In obedience to the by-laws of the M. W. Gral1d Lodge of Missouri, I have the honor to make the f(}llowing report or myact.s as D. D. Grand Master of the rrhirtyf( urth District during the past year, there being seven Lodges in my district, and covering considerable territory.

December 20th, 1869-1 opened a Lodge of Instruction at Virgil City for the inst.ruction of Hesperian Lodge, No. 286, and t;tockton

Lodge, No. 288, which continued three days and nights. January 3d, 1870-1 opeued a Lodge of Instruction at Q,uincy for the instruction of Hogle's Creek Lodge, No. 279, Modern Ludge, No. 144, and Hermitage Lodge, No. 2B8; continued four days. January 17, 1870-1 op3ued a Lodge of Instruction at Bolivar, for the instruction of Bolivar Lodge, No. 195, and Pleasant Lodge, No. 100. Continued three days. l\tlarch 14, 1870-1 opened a Lodge of Instruction at Humanville for tlle benefit of all tlie Lodges ill this DIstrict, and owing to a protracted snow storm at that tinle only few LGIlJodges were represt'nted, viz.. Modern Lodge, No. 144; Hesperian Lodge, No. ~b6; Hogle's Creek Lodge, .N o. ~79, aud Hermitage Lodge, ~ o. :iSS. C011tinued three days. August 15, 1870- -I opened a Lodge of Instruction in the hall of HerlllIUtge Lodge, N o. ~~S. Uontinued two cta) s. August 17, 1870-1 opened a Lodge of Instruction in the haH of Pleasaut Lodge, No. IbO. Continued two days. The District Lecturer, Bro. Wm. C. Montgomery, attended all Lodges of Instruction, and labored faithfully in the illstructing of officers in a very effective and forcible lllalluer. The lecture~ were well recei \led, and a great interest nlallitested on the part of the officers and members to obtain the work of the Graud Lodge. March 12, 1870-1 received dispensation for Garrett Lodge, near White Hair, Cedar county, Mo., and on lVlarcll ~id set them to work in a very neat and cOIllfortable hall, with W. C. Montgomery, W. M.; C. G. Byder, t'. W.; S. P. Collins, J. W. 'l'hey are dOlng good work and 1 would recomlnend that they be granted a charter. I installed the Worshipful Masters of Hesperian Lodge, No. 286, Modern Lodge, No. li4, and Pleat::;ant Lodge, No. 160. On the 16th of July, 1870, by your permission, I opened the M. W. Graud Lodge of Missouri and dedicated the new hall of Modern Lodge, No. 144. In VIsiting the several Lodges 1 find their halls, with one or two exceptions, very indifferent. It is owing to the fact that the Lodges are all new and not able to build at present. The minutes are generally correct, and the Lodges, financially, in a very healthy ~onditlon. 'fhe Lodges are doing a considerable amount of work,

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and, as th~ir reports "vilI show, are in a prosperolls condition, with one exceptIon. I learn, frorn reliable sources, that the Worshipful Master of Bolivar Lodge, No. 195, refus~s or neglec路ts to adopt the work of the Grnnd Lodge, and uses a \vork contrary to the same. r have not had an opportunity to visit all the Lodges a second time during the present year, but, from l'~liable information obtailled, they have greatly improved in the work and ritual of . .\ ncieut Craft Masonry.. Masonry in t.his district is prospering. And, allow me in closiIlg my report in this brief manner, to express my g-re~test de~ire for your future prosperity, usefulness and perfect happiness, and that peace and harlnony may everywhere prevail. I am, fraternally, H. J. CHURCH..

THIRTY-FIFTH DISTRICT. HUNTINGDALE, Mo.,

September 25, 1870.

.M. W. W. D. 1Jfuir, Grand :Jfaster of Missouri: I here\vith transmit my report as D. D. Grand Master of the

IP'rhirty-Fifth District. Soon after the last communication of the (i'rand Lodge I received the dispensations of A gricola and Circle Lodgf>s. I proceeded immediately and put Agricola Lodge to work under its dis.. pensation. Not being able to attend Uircle Lodge, I deputized R. W. Bro. D. C. McNeil, of Osceola, to put them to work, which he attended to in November last. I have not been able to visit all the Lodges in my District, but have frequently heard from them. All working in harmony and love. All over the DistritJt the Fraternity s<::em to have the good of the Order at heart. Respectfully submitted, BENJAMIN L. QUARLES.

THIRTY-SIXTH DISTRICT. HARRISONVILLE,

Mo., September 19, 1870.

Wm. D. Muir M.. W. Grand Master: j

DEAR SIR AND BROTHER-In accordance with my duty as D. D. Grand Master, I herewith submit my annual report: BeinA" unable to atte-nd in person, Bro. F. V. Hallo#ay, of Butler Lodge, No. 254, set Altoona Lodge to work, under charter, dedicated their hall and reported the same to the G rand Secretary's office.

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Bro. J . .I. Miller, at my request, set the Lodge at Johnstown, Bates county, to work, under dispensation. On the 13th day of June, a Lodge of InstructioIl was opened in the hall of Cass Lod~e, No. 147, in Harri~onville, which continued until June 18, snd waA conducted, to the entire satisfaction of all, by R. W. Bro. James E. Carter, of Jefferson City. The Lodge was attended by brethren Mayo, Stearns, Hutchinson snd HhMde, of Live Oak Lodge; Bro. Wilson, of Butler Lodge; Bro. Miller, of Altoona Lodge; Bros. Hale and Rfnvdeu, o( Grand River Lodge; Bros. Satterlee and Wilcox, of the proposed Lodge at Crescent Hill, Bates county; Bros. Page and Hutf, of the prop()~ed Lodge at Dayton, Cass county, and Bro. Allisoll, of Index I..Iodge, besides a Dumber of brethren of C}lSS Lodge. All in attenclanee were vpry mueh interested in the instJruetions, and, as a general thing, becanle proficient and went away well satisfied ,vith the result of their coming together. I am satiAfied that, in districts \vhere there are a hlrge number of Lodges, the best method of securing uniformity, as well as effi.. ciency in the work, is by holding Lodges of Instructioll. They cannot be too strongly cOlnmended to Di~trict Deputies. On the evening of June 30, r set Crescent Hill Lodge, located at Crpscent Hill, Bates county, to work, und~r di~pel1sation. Bro. Satterlee, the Worshipful M~ster of this Lodge, attended our Lodge of Instruction and be<:alne proficient ill the work, so that the Lodge opens under favorable auspices. On the evening of August 16, I set 'Vest Point Lodge, at West Point, Bates county, to work, uuder dispensH,tion. Although the brpthren at West Pdint are not proficient in the Masonie ,"York, yet they manife~t a c(~mlnendable anxiety to obtain it, and will, doubtless, at the first opportunity. During the past year the brethren of Index Lodge have met ,vith a serious loss, in the burning of their hall, which they had, at considerable sacrifipe, jURt finished paying for. rfhey were ullable to proc..-ure a suitable room, as there ,vas none in the place. Nothing was left them but to ~uF,pelld or re-build. Re~eiviIlgSOUle little assistanre, they determiued to rebuild, and the building is no\\r being rapid1v conlpleted, a.nd will soon be ready for occupation. No s~rious difficulty has occurred within the bounds of this district during the pa~t ~rear. Ho tar as I am in torlued, peuce, harmony and brotherly love have reigned supreme aOlollg the Lodgt's. I regret that I have not been able to devote more time to the several Lodges in the distriet during the past year, but circumstanees over which I have had no control ha ve preven ted. Please accept my thanks for the nlanifestation of your confidellce in Iny appointment. I trust that my successor Inay better serve the interests of the Craft, both ill tilue and ability. I am, truly and fraternally, your obedien t servan t,

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THIRTY-SEVENTH DISTRICT. \TERSAILLES,

September 20, 1870.

-lI. lV. Win. D. Muir, Grand l'rfasfer: Dl'~AR SIR A~D BROTHER-I have the honor of pregenting the foll()\ving rt-'port of Illy official arts as D. D. Grand l\la~ter, and the condition of the Lodges, in the Thirty-Seventh District during the past year:

IrnJl1ediatelyafter thp rece-ptioll of my romlllis~ion as D. D. r~qnPRte-d v"l'ersailles Lodge, No. 117, to r~l·on1nH'IHI a SUitH hIe Jllan for D. D. Grand Lecturpf of the Thirty-~eventh Distdct, it heing th~ oilly ,vorking- Lodg-e in the Distrh·t Ht that time. SlIme of the brethren, together \vith the D. D. Grand Lecturer, qllf\~tioned lny rig-ht so to do. I irnnlediately wrote to you, inforrning you \VhHt I had done and H8king .your advice; you advised 1)le to procped, Aaying- nlY derision was rig-ht; but during'

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this correSp()tldeI)('~ the I). I). Orand Le{·tur~r obtained a ren~wal of hi8 con1mission froln the pre~ellt Grand Le(oturer of the Htute authorizing hinl to tearh the ,york and lec·tures of .A. n(·iellt l\Ia: sOllry. As:.1 nlatter of COUrHf\, \ve suhmitted to his authority and governed ourselveR accordingly. l)ec~rnber 27-1 lnet with Ver"aiII~s Lodge, No.. 117, and installtld thpir offi(·er~. HiIl(·~ that tiIlle I h3ve ()ft~ll r))~t ,vith them and ,vitl1e'Rs~d the conferri ng (If tlH.:\ ~H:\·eral degrt-'es by their l\1astel", Bro. J. T. C~unphell, and sillce hJ~ departure from the jl1ri... di(·tioll of the I...odge I haye \VitneH~t~d the work of Pa'"-t .1YluHter R. ~. Arnlstrong, t(lg'~thpr ,,"ith tllp pXt->nlplifieHtion of the sevprul degrefls hy F. S. Bradhury, D. D. (inHld I;f·(oturer of this Di~tri(·t, all of which I think ,"'ill c. InpHre fav(lr3hl~y ,vith the w( rk of ~nlY Lodge in the State. rrh~ fi1tall("~g of the I .. (J(ige ar~ in H healthy condition; r~c()rds wflll k~pt; doing a fair arnOullt of work, Hud g-u:irding- well the (Jutp·r ct. or of th~ t~n1ple. ':rhe mornls of this LtldgB will COUlpare, I think, fllvorably with any Lodge ill the

State. In MHy la8t I reeeived the I)€tition of WarRfiw I.lodge, asking for a recornm~ndati()n for H, di~pt'ns»tion. I recon1ll1ende<l th~ln and you ()rder~d a di~penRati()ll, whi<·h \\--as for\varded to Bro. J. H.

Snidpr, of

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III ronlplinnee with thf\

reque~t,

set thenl to work under dispf311Ratioll. I have not had all opportunity to vh:;it tht1m in nlJ" I ffieial <.'apa(Oity, hut ha \'e c(:rre~ponded with th~ir l\faster and Seeretary, and I think from the iuforillation r have th(-'ir work and morals will compare fa V'orably Reeords well kppt, finances h~althy, and their lulli n~at and well furnished. I think th~ Grand I.Jodg-e "\vould further the interests of Masonry in that s(:\ctioD by granting a charter to 'VHr~aw Lodg~. ThE-'yare doing a gooo 31nount of work, while at the same tIme tht:"y look

well to the moral qunlifieation of their applirants. I also have the petition of a nunlher of brethren in the ~astern part of this (l\Iorgan) county, flsking for a reroDlmendatiol1 for a dispensation to op~n a I.Jodg~, \vhich I will preFleut, at the Ineeting of the Gr~nd Lodge. ~nd reconlnlend that they bf> gr~nted a di~pen-

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sation, as I believe the interests of Masonry would be safe in their hands.

The Lodges in nlY District are in favor of sustaining the 3~tion of the Grand I.Jodge, ill purchasing the Stock in the Masonic Temple. In conrluRion, I think Masonry is in a more tlourishing condition in this Distl'"iet than sillee the war. Accept my labors 3S my thanks for the honor conferred upon me in appointing nle ~rour District Deputy. Fraternally yours, J. V. ALLEE.

THIRTY-EIGHTH DISTRICT. BELLEAIR,

lVm. D. Muir, M. W. Gran(Z

Mo., September 16, 1870.

.1'rfa8fer:

herewith suhmit to you a brief report as D. D. (}rand Mat;ter of the Thirty-eighth Masonic District, for the presen t year: I received a dispen~ntion, in October last, to institute Amity Lodge, at Rnlit.htoll, PettiR (路ounty. On November 2~, m~t the brethren nanlerl in the di~p(-'n~atioll and set them to work. Found the-In zealous in the (~al1Re of MaR lury, th~ir hall s~cure and ~l1ffi颅 ciently larp:e for a beg-inning. Have not vi~ited thenl sinc-e, huu, in pURRing through Sn1ithton, a few dayA since, called upon Bro. RllHSplI, the Master of thl-' Longe, w~nt ,,"ith him to the hall and exalnined their r(-lCOrdH, kppt by a very efficient 8e(路retary; found theln eorrect. From Bro. R. received a very favorable r(;\port 38 to thpir condition. Am 8Uf(;\ a good Lod~e ~an be built up at that point, and would add that a (~harter would be safe in their keeping. Onr Lodge, Cooper, No. 36, is, as you are aware, in a prosperouB condition-could not be otherwise with Bro. O. Davis as its ~IHster. I rpg-ret, deeply, that I have not heen able to devote the n~ees颅 sar.v time to viRit others, or all the L()dg~s in Iny district, hut the rE1pQrts I have heard fronl all, sn,ve one, are of such a charaeter that, could I have spared the tirne, I would have deeoled it unnecessary. The exception made is Pleasant Grove Lodge, No. 142, at Otter... ville. I havfl' conv~rse<l with a THlIuber of its memhfl'!s and find th<lt p~acfl' and harnlony do not prevaIl. They are doing no work; but very few m~mhers attend their nleetings. I cannot do otherwi~e than advise an arrest of its charter. I did not ord.er an eleetion for District Lec"llrer, as all with whon'l I convflorsed desired the continuance of Bro. Fox ill (ffice. He iR now no IODgoer a resident of this diRtrict, and an electioll, of course, will be held for the next Masonic ytar. In conclusion, Most Worshipful Brother, allow me to thank you for the honor conferred upon me, and to say that I am anxh>us to aid, to the best of my ability, in Masonic work, but my business is DEAR SIR AND BROTHER-I

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such that I eonld not discharge the duties of D. D. Grand Master thoroug-hly, th~:t:ef()re, rebpectfully ask that I be excused from a future appointluent. Fraternally yours, W. J. WYAN.

THIRTY-NINTH DISTRICT. CAMBRIDGE,

Mo., October 5, 1870.

M. W. W. D j[uir, Grand Master oj Masons o.llJ-lissouri : M. W. SIR AND BROTHER-Another year has rolled round and another report of my stewardship is now due. ' During the year I have visited but few Lodges in the District. What r have visited, however, are in a flourishing and prosperous

cOllclition. I set l\falbt Lod~e, U. D., to work on the 13th of November with C. M. Orr, W. M.; A. \7anmeter, S. W., and H. Rouse' J. W., located at Malta Belld, Raline county. This is a Lodg~ of which the lnemhers may justly feel proud. They have beeurt>d a good room on favorable tâ&#x201A;Ź'rm~, have supplied thems~lYeA with good Jewelg and furniture, hav~ thpir rOODl carpeted and fitted up in :flne style. I cheerfully recoIDInend that they be granted a charter. I have filled this office fnr four .v~arb, and am now willing to retire on m..v laurels. I hope you will appoint borne good brother to i he office, who will fill it with nl0re ability than I have been able to bring to it" Fraternally yours,

JNO. W . PETTY.

â&#x20AC;˘ MACON,

Mo., September ]2,1870.

Wm. D. Muir, Esq., Grand Master: The following report is due you from myself, as the work performed was by authority from yourself, as Grano Master of Missouri. Acting upon sueh (,fficial pernlission fr< TIl :you, and upon invitation of the Frateruity in the places named. I did the work below mentIoned: June 16, 1870-Laid corner stone of Bank Block, in Kirksville. Mo., and delivered an address on Freemasonry to a large assembly. June 24, 1870-Dedicated the new and elegant Masonic Hall in Maeon City. The occasion ,vas improved by a lecture to the vast crowd. July 6, 1870-1 laid the corner stone of Arcadia College, at ArcacHa, Iron county, Southeast Missouri. .An immense concourse of people attended to witness the ceremonies and listen to the speech. I addressed as many as were pleased to hear. September 8-1 dedicated the beautiful hall of Bucklin Lodge, No. 233, Bucklin, Mo. A lecture to the crowd at church, and au a('dress to a select cOlnpslly of ladies and brethren in the Lodge r( om, rendered the occasion pleasant and interesting. Besides these infoltances, where I acted by appointment from ~~OU, I have delivered a nurnber of other addresses on public oecaf.,iOllS as " Grand Orator" of the Grand Lodge. Very truly and fraternally yours, JOHN D. VINCIL, Past Grand Mastel'" and Grand Orator.

REPORT OF GRAND LECTURER. â&#x20AC;˘ ST. LOUIS, September 23, 1870. Wrn. D. }'fui~r, ~f. w: Grand Master: Although it has not heretofore been customary in this jurisdic.. tion for the Grand Lecturer to make any report of his doings, either to the Grand Lodge or to the Grand Master, yet, und~r existiug circumstanees, a few words about the new lecture systenllllay not be de~lned superfluous or inappropriate. The present lecture system has now been in operation two years; long enough to indicate its practicability, develop its rnerits and bear SOUle fruit. It is not going too far to say that it has more than answered the expectations which its introduction aroused, and there are to..day in the State fully twice as many Masons thor.. Qughly informed in the work and rituals approved by this Grand Lodge, as there vvere at any tiIne before the systelu was inangurated. This, it ,vill be adnlitted, is a good showing for two years' \vork, and the general result is certainly not overHtated. It is really the only lecture systern vve ever had that embraced the whole jurisdiction in its compass. Before it wpnt into effect the offices of D. D. Grand Master and District Lecturer were so intimately blended that the lecturing branch of the duties was necessarily of secondary importance, and, consequently, often sacrified to the more pressing needs of the Craft in their subordinate organizations and govern.. lnent. The Deputy of the Grand Master requires one kind of qualification and the Lecturer requires li:nowledge and capacities of quite another class. Occa~ionally a Mason could be found who combined both qualities, but. they were rare exceptions. An old and experienced Mason is the most fitting representative of the Grand Master, and a young and active one, untranlnlelled by the phraseology of other jurisdictions, makes the best teacher of our own system of leetures. Herein were found the defects of the old plan of disseminating the work, out of which grew our pre~ent, more perfect system. The large increase in the number, and correspond.. ing decrease in the size of the districts, has been prod ucti ve of many advantages. Masons can be found who have the inter~gt and leisure to traverse the present smaller districts, if required, or

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the officers of the Lodges in the district can readily agree with the Lecturer when and where it will be most convenient for them all to meet together in Schools of Instruction, under the superintendence of the District Deputy. Abundant opportunities may thus be placed within the reach of all the Lodges for each to have one or more lectures, if they choose, within themselves: and they ought to endeavor to effect this object if they would become entirely " perfect in the work. So far as I anl able to learn, our present lecture system gives entire satisfaction to the Craft wherever it has extended throughout the jurisdiction, and it has infinitely increased the interest in disseminating and acquiring the work. The more authorized lecturers there are in the field the more emulation is awakened in obtaining and retaining, and transolitting the rituals of Masonry correctly. They all have their friends who have confidence in their ability, and whose confidence they labor to deserv(.... There being so many tests, they feel the greater anxiety to adhere strictly to the letter of their instructions and ll1ake no changes, either from inadvertency or a desire to em hellish. The latter has been the cause of a greater coufusion of tongues in our lectures than all other causes put together, and it grew naturally out of imperfect knowledge of the l\1aster conferring the degrees, or the teacher instructing the candidat~s in the lectures, to qualify them for advancement from one degree to another. They did the best they could under the circumstances in which they were placed, and according to the light ~hey had. The lectures were, ho,v'ever, imperfect, and the intelligent candidate could easily discover their inlperfections. He becanle a zealous Mason and, in tinle, took an active part ill the business and ritualistic work of the Lodge. At length he was chosen its Master, and, never having had the opportunity to obtain the true language of the Masonic rituals, he commenced the work of elnbelli8hing that he had recei ved, according to the b~st of his ability. What he introduced may have been very beautiful, but it was not l\fasoury, and yet, perhaps, it became the standard work in his locality, and was taught to hundreds of young Masons. They, in turn, had every confidence in the work they had recei ved, and widely dissiIninated it until it became generally accepted as the wOfl'k.. Thus the progression, or rather the retrogression, to fixed discrepancies is explained, and hence arise differences of opinion about work. When these Masons come to hear and see the work authorized by thiA Grand Lodge exemplified they very naturally consider it a departure fronl the old work, and are ready to make a contest for the re-establishnlent of the ., olu rituals" which they have always seen practised in their respecti ve districts. They cannot be blamed for adhering to "\vhat th~y believe to be the true Masonic ceremonies, and their desire to abolish what they conceive to be innovations.

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Another cause for' our appare-nt wandering from old landrnarks is the fact that a grpat nlany zealou& Masons are con~tantly moving into our State from other jurisdi<-tiollS, and they hring a various phraseology with them iJlto the Lodges with which theyeonnect thenl~elves. They have been anlong the workers where they reeeiyed Masonic light, and, very properly, they are not inclined to be drones anrwhere. They, of course, commen~e participating in the work; the hrethren with whom they affiliate are very glad to have them do so, and thus our work beconles subject to their v3riatIons. All will, therefore, recognize the absolute necessity for thobe who rec~ive them, by authority, adhering strictly to the letter of our work and lectures. One Ma&ter who depends on his o\vn re~ources of language, and capacity to enlbellish, will not materially affect the spirit of' what he teaches, but the hundreds of Masons who may r~c:eive their in~(,ructions directly froln him cannot fail to adoIJt many of th(;-\ phrases whi0h they have learned; and this is the beginning of innovation. A treasure which ,ve would transmit, cOlnplete ttnd untarnished, down through the coming g~nerations as it has reached us, D1USt be carefully ene-lobed in an unchange~hIe ctlE-ket and guarded uy every nleans at our comnland, or it will beconle scattered, adulterated and lost. Let us do our part faithfully for its pre&ervation. Let us adhere strictly to the l~tt~r of our rituals, and cherish, strengthen and extend our present effective ~y&tem of teaching and disseminating the work and lectures of Fre~lnasonry in their beauty and purity. I deem it proper that the Grand Lodge should know offichllly the true state of the work under its jurisoiction, and the exact limits to which the new ssstpm of lecturing has extended. Of the forty..one Distrh·ts into which the jurisdiction o~ Missouri ib divided, twenty-seven have Di~trict Lecturers duly qualified, nearly all of whom report eX('ellent progrebs I have qu~lifi~d and COIn.. misRioned all who have presented themRelves duly accredited froDl their respective Districts, and would im press ou the Fraternity in the fourteen Districts as yet with(lut le(·turers the Ilece~sity of complying with the law and selecting teachers of the work ae, soon as p08sible. I present below a full list of the lecturers commissioned uy my predecessor and myself eince the prebent system went into opera..

tion : First Di.~trict T. E. SHEPPARD, Second District W. C. FORMAN, Fourth District,. ......•..............• J. H. ALEXANDER, Eighth District........................• L. K. MYERS, Ninth District J. J. DILLINGER, Tpnth Di8t'rict................. ........• R. W. GROVE, Eleventh District J. E. DRAKE,

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Twe~fth Di8trict Fourteenth Di.~trict ~f1xteenth Dist'rict Eighteenth District Ni1leteenth District Twent.lJ-First Distr路ict Twenty-Third District 7'uJenty-Fijth District Twenty-Seventh Distr路ict Thi?路tieth District Thirt.y-First DistriGt .Thirt:J-~\)ff'cond District Thirty-Third District Thirty-Fourth District Thirty-Fifth Dist'J"ict Thirty-Sixth District Thir(y-Seventh District Thi1 ty-Eighth Distr路ict Thirty-Ninth District Fortieth District lt

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W. A.

IRVING,

RA~f.UEL RUSSELL,

C. RBADY, C. H. HARRIS, W. B. WILSON, H. O. COCKERILL, J. T. AKE, J. G. ANDERSON, J. E. CARTER, J. Y. FULBRIGHT,

THOS.

JAS. FAI"L,

GA~TON,

McDoWELL, W. C. MOl\TGOMERY, BEN. L. QUARLES, N. M. GIVAN, F. S. BRADBURY t ALLEN

J. M. Fox, A. WILSON, 1. W. McDONALD.

Eighteen of the foregoing I.Jecturers held over under the certifi(tate of lily predecessor, R. W. Bro. Thos. E. Garrett. The following brothers hold certificates as lectured Masons, qualified to teach the '\vork, to-wit: Fourteenth District-J. S. BROWN, St. Joseph. Fourth District-JNO. BLACK, St. Oharles. Thirteenth District-JNO. F. HOUSTON, Richmond. 6ixteenth District-D. N. BURGOYNE, H. B. BUTTS, E. NATHAN, St Louis. Fraternally submitted, JAS. A. H. LA~{PTON, Grand Leoturer"

REPORT ON

CORRESPONDE~CE

• To the JJ. W. Grand Lodge of Missouri: As your Committee on Correspondence, we herewith submit our annual report, havi!lg reviewed the following forty-six Graud Lodges. We also append an abstract of the Foreign Correspondence of the New York CODlmittee. In presenting this report we have to say, that we have endeavored to be brief, but brevity is absolutely out of the question when reviewi ng the thousands upon thousands of pages fronl the rapidly increasing jurisdictions with \\"hich ,ve are in fraternal correspondence, unless we should confine oursel ves to a mere annOUIHiI€IUent of the fa<:t that such proceediug's had been received; that Bro. So ar}{j So was elected Grand lVlaster, and gi ve a few statistics. Such a report would not be worth a row of pins, and as our ul1derstalldillg of your intention is under the law to be a faithful review of proeeedings, jurisprudence, history and statistics, we have th~re fore devoted an inlmeuse amoun t of labor and extra tillle to this report, and we can but humbly hope that it will receive your eareful attention, and in the end will have afforded you a broader and fuller view of the vast Masonic "'orld around us. We tan (pul;.y gather wihdonl by experience, and here is the experience of the Masonic universe for the past twelve months. ALABAl\iA, 1869,

ARKANSAS, 1869, CALIFORNIA, 1869, CHILI, 1870, COLORADO, 1869, CAN ADA, 1869-70, DIST. OF COLUMBIA, 1869, DELA WARE, 1870, ENGLAND, 1869-70,

MICHIGAN, 1870, MINNESOTA, 1870, l\fONTANA, 1869,

NEW JERSEY, 1870, NEW YORK, 1870, NEBRASKA, 1869, NORTH OAROLIN A, 1869,

FIJORIDA, 1869-70,

NEW BRUNSWICK, 1869, NEV ADA, 1869, NOVA SCOTIA, 1869,

FRANCE, 1870,

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GEORGIA, 1869, IDAHO, 1869. IOWA, 1870, INDIAN A, lR70, ILLINOIS, 1869, KENTUCKY, 1869, KANSAS, 1869, LOUISIAN A, 1870, MASSACHUSETTS, 1869..70, MARYLAND, 1869, l\fAINE, 1869, MISSISSIPPI, 1870.

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OREGON, 1869.. 70, PENNS YL VANIA, 1870, QUEBEC, 1869-70, RHODE IRLAND, 1870, SOUTH CAROLINA, 1869, TEXAS, 1870, VIRG INIA, IS6n, VERMONT, 18H9, WEST VIRGINIA, 1869, WASHINGTON TE~R., 1869, WISCONSIN, 1870,

In submitting this report we wish it to be remembered (especially by the younger members of the fraternity) that we do not by any llleans endorse all the decisions which we have quoted, as nlallY of them are in direct contli(路t with the established usage of our own jurisdiction, but have given them as a necessary part of ~lasonie education and infornlation, and if properly studied will elieit thought and improvement. We will begin with the jurisdiction of AJ.lABAMA, and invite a careful perusal of the s!Jlendid extract we have made from the Grand Master's address. ALABAMA. Grand Lodge Dlet in Montgomery, Dec. 6, 1869, Bro. Geo. D. Norris, G. M., presiding. From his lllost excellent and beautiful address we extract as follows: Thus, in tIle <:hureh, the s<:holastic learning of the middle ages is Ktl'ipt of its abstraction, and ~pplipd to the plain actions and objects of COUllll0U life: ecclesiasti('al supretnacy is explained away in unme'luing spiritualism, and the bloody Iuaxiln" of persecution are left, to slulnber in the dust of tue Vatican; tilt-' quarrels of kings and rulers cannot alienate the affections of those \vho have vow~d theIllHelves brethren. The elements of diAcord are Hot found in the hnllowed cirele of friendship; and peculiar fa vor to a few is no pn~my to a larger philanthropy. J\tlan, though powertul in society, is weak when alone; he feels him~elt' such, and IS continually forming associati()l1s to accomplish what isolated effort could aot. Nations, societies, corporations, fraterniti~s, are the off~pring of hUI)}an weaklless, made to repel dangers or tl) overCOlne obstacles. Alnbition and fear make use of the saIne means to conquer and to protect; security requires power, and power nluHt be enlarged to b~ rendered nH)re SP(lure. What is a society? A union of etthrt, of purpose, and of feelin~; an association of Inen pursuing the same object by the sarne means, and actuated by the same zeal. They

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consult together, they plan together, they act together, and where there is consul tation there is secrecy; where there is can tri vance there is secrecy; virtue is secret in its plal1s to bless mankind, and vice is secret in its plans to injure it. Who can influence another without caution? and who can be cautious without secrecy? Al~e the domestic affections published to the world? Why should those of friendship be? There are thoughts and feelings never made for the pu blic eye-though ts not criminal, and feelings not unholy. A society has all the essential qualities of an individual. It must use the saIne means to protect its existence-it must use the same caution in its plans, it must guard with diligence its motives, and those Illotives, with a like probability of being pure, may be covered fronl the gaze of the world. We cannot judge of a man's character by the manner of his operations; wt? can only do so by the result of those operations. It is enough if his purposes are good, then publicity is a matter of indifference. Men are not n1ade to be mutual spies upon each other, and existence would perfornl a poor office if its only employment was to enquire-" What news in Athens?" Private friendship irnpresses upon man the conviction, that he is not to live for himself, that he has feelingE-> and interests in common with others, and that personal ambition should be sacrificed for the furtherance of an association's weal; and can private friendship exist without confidence? Can confidence exist vvithout secrecy? Who before the Altar of God, when the sacrifice of contrition is offered up, can ever forget those fornlal vo,vs, and learn to neglect with irupunity the duties, whose perfOfluance those vovvs were intended to enforce. And who that has breathed the feelings of brotherhood in the stillness of the watching night, can ever forget that fraternal band, learn unheediIlgly to see them suffer, and turn with coldness frOlll them in the hour of calUlnity! In the nU1l1erous misfortullfs which aecompany life we are alwuJTs seeking, through the selfh;hness of man, surne secret consolation; SOlne ulthnate reliance upon SOIne forlorn hope, on ,vhich to repose in a mOluent of time of danger or despaIr. We love to feel the consciousness of silent support; to know that when dead, sylupathy will reach those loved ones we leave behind, and that the offices of friendship stop not with the erection of a luonument to the memory of the departed. These are sensations which are worth the world to man; he seems to Ii ve after his body is already in the grave, bearing consolation, and whisperillg hope to those \vho weep for his departure. But why does the secret tie create for us the sweet sympathy? Because there are Dlutual obligations and mutual good offices, and because we cherish more earneRtly a connection which the world cannot capriciously break; because the whole life is spent in the indulgence of friendly feeling, and because a COlnmon interest continued for a course of years hat-; traced impressions 011 the heart \vhich nothing can erase. In the rapidity of the changes which are going on around us, we need sOlnething to remind us of the folly of looking for perfection ill hUlnan affairs, something Which, in presenting to us a livelJl' picture of the world centuries ago, will teach us how slnall has beell the iOlprovement in the mind, and in the heart of man. The sYlnboIs of ancient customs, unaltered through the long period, picture faintly now the truths which they darkly represent, and the soul of the Chnldean Shepherd of the Oriental Magic, and of the Feudal Necrolnaueer, still breathe their obscure but sublhne conceptions through the Inysticallanguage of 1\strology. There is a field where 10

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the thought of man has ceased to progress. A less nl~ysterious truth has usurped the plac路e of the ideal sciences; but thost' Ideul scienc4?s arranged in perfect s:ystem, and ta ught in the luuguage of pruphecy and song, have not yet ceased to fill the nlind with adlni.. ration, and the heart with awe. rrhey are the offspring of' the human soul when it was young and original, ,,,,,hen its irllages Were caught fresh from the hope of nature, and when its theorIes were un tin拢!ed by the stale nonsense of scholastic learning. Thuse ancient sciences when the voice of nature first spoke in its purlt~y are now symbolically cOJlyeyed to us through the avenues ot al1 iUbti.. tution as ancient as the sciences themselves. Could learniug have brought them? No, learning pursues ne\v truths and shake~ off Its ancient robes when a brighter one Is f()und. Uould hi .. tory have brought them? No, for the page of history was yet blauk, and the harp of Clio had never yet told the tule of a hero'S struggle or of" a nation's downfall. Invisibly they yet linger in the unchanging revolutions of the stars; faintly they are traced in the shattered fragments of Egyptian hieroglyphics, mingled with the indices of Heraldry, touched by the martial order ltIld darkened by the religious zeal of the feudal age, they are now tqld in the signs which express and seal the devotion of friendship and brotherhood. rrhey strengthen those endearing ("onnections when the priest could devote all but the bigot to hell, when the baron trod upon the neck of the vassal, and when the king swayed his hard st:eptre in cruelty and bloodshed. They turned back upon the priet:St the curses wlueh he uttered, they encountered the knight with a valor as baldy as bis o\vn, and they taught the tyrant that dungeons could not hold the innocent, and that walls and guards could not save the destroyer from destruction. Brutal power ceased to be a protection for crinle, the absolute feared to exercise their oInnipotence, and virtue dared to look abroad in the face of man again; luau learued that there was a power behind the scenes, where the security of innocence was daringly asserted, and when the voice of injured nature spoke again as it is burst from the irons of oppression tLnd despotisrn. To the first la.ws of their being mankind again appealed, and in their wantonness tore away the machinery uf injustice and inequality, which had been working and accumulating above thenl for ages. 'Tis true, no violence marked their progress, but it was certain and irresistable; uneasily the oppressors felt the invisible restraint, but knew not the power which Inoved it on. He felt his arm paralyzed, but he knew not whence opposition came. The change was going on in the heart of man; it was a new combination against old oppression, it was seen. in the sallies of the banditti; it was seen in the order of the Inouks; it was seen when some secret messengers from the mighty conclave shook the blade of warning in the face of power. From the silent terrors of secret combinations the tyrant has always been arrested in his career of cruelty; they are the repositories where injuries are silently recorded, where they are perpetually remem bered, and where revenge watches with unslumberilJg eye the morneut of retribution. They are a tribunal where judgment is pronounced, and sentence executed for wrongs which tho slow arm of civil justice could never reach or renress. They impose upon society the laws of civility, gentlene~~, and forbearance. But this retributive office hath long since fallen to decay; the uncertainty and the oppreRsion of feudal days can never call again for its exercise J3ut in the kindlier pngag-ements of charity, friendship, and brotherhood, in rnitigating ll

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the misfortunes, and in multiplying the blessings of social life, in making brothers of those who are separated by seas, and climates. and language, and in breaking down the prejudices which that separation has hitherto created in the minds of men. This is now your fraternal oceupation. His decisions are as follows:

Held, that the vote of the Lodge is the dimit; that it is the order for its issue, in accordance wit.h the usual custom now prevailing of granting dimits, and that conditional dimits are wrong in pra,ctice and must not be countenanced_ In a cOlnmurlication from the Master of Liberty Lodge, No. 65, relative to the application of a colored Mason for recognition, decid6d that he was clandestine, not being lllade in a regular Lodge. Held, that a brother indefiuitely suspended has the right to present his petition for reinstatement at any regular communication, and if rejected can apply at any and (:\very subsequent communication. HI ld, that a petition for reinstatement must lie ever one month. Held, that a clause in the by-laws, which has been approved b:y the Grand Lodge, must rule, unless the Ancient Landmarks OJ' Charges have been violated by such by-laws. Held, that a Lodge, by a nl~jority vote, can grant a new trial to a. sUfoipended brother for good cause shown, who failed to appeal within the specified time. Held, that a Lodge can vote by secret ballot for all appropriations of money. '" . Held, that the Master has a supervisory control over the Secretary, and it is his duty to correet errors in the record, and see that nothing inlproper is committed to writing, although the Lodge has passed upon it. Held, that the Master caullot rule a resolution out of order a fte l' discussiou and a nl0tion to l~y on the table has been rejected, fOI' the purpose of defeating the action of the Lodge. J-Ield, that all the members of a IJodge must vote on petitions for initiation,. passing, and raising, or affilintion, and that they cannot be excused, and it is the duty of the Master to reqUire it. In a case submitted from Philodorian Lodge, No. 94, where two Mastel' Ma~ons testified that they both drew their pistols on one another; held, that both were guilty, and should be tried upon their own evi<1enc-e. no other being or could be submitted as they were alone, and expelled. Held, that although every brother present at a trial must vot~ 'Ilea or na.y, as to the guilt of the accused; yet if he cannot determine from the eVidence, he I11ust vote nay, giving the accused the benefit of his doubt. Held, that a brother suspended for non-payment of dues can be arraigned for unmasonic conduct, but the evidence and trial must be before a conlmittee appointed by the Lodge, the testinl0ny and whole proceedings to be taken in writing and submitted to the Lodge for final action. Held, that when a brother voluntarily makes known his vote On applications for I. P. R. or affiliation that it becomes the property of the I.Jodge, and his objectiolls be subject to the actioll of th(\ Lodge. :fIeld, that a non.. aflilh"tted Mason cannot be interred \vith Ma$onic hOllors.

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Held, that the forfeiture of its charter by a Lodge does not necessarily atfect the status of the hrethren COlllposing it. Held, that a ballot had at a called-off regular communication from one llight to another is irregular, and must not be countenanced. Held, that a brother suspended for non-paylnent of dues cannot be interred with Masonic honors, although his friends offer to pay his dues. Held, that it is not llecessary for the Senior 'Varden to have the Past Master's degree, and members who refuse to sit in a Lodge because the Master, Senior or Junior Warden does not possess that degree ~hould be expelle(l. Held, that when a brother a vails himself of the benefits of the bankrupt act frauuulently, and afterwards becolnes able to pay a debt he justly owed to any person, more particularly a brother is guilty of unnlaSOll ic conduct and liable to be tried for the sarne. ' It is the bounden duty of all men, more e8peciall~y路 of Masons, to puy their j nst debts. IIeld, that a brother expelled by a subordinate Lodge, and, on appeal, the Grand IJodge orders a ne,v trial, he is restored to the ~all1e statuA as before sentence, and that by consent a trial can be ehanged to another Lodge. Held, that a candidate for initiation rE:jected by a Lodge, although said Lodge had no jurisdiction, is a bar to any other Lodge froln receiving his petition until the constitutional period has elapsed to renew it again. Held, that the disobeying of a SUlnnlons without a sufficient excuse (of which the Lodge is the arbiter) is grossly unmasonic, deserves expulsion, and the Lodge that refuses to exercise proper discipline in the case should have its charter arrested, and its nlembers suspended fronl all the rights and privileges of Masonry. Held, that a ballot UpOll a petition tor initIation, ad vaneement, or affiliation cannot be reconsidered, only '\vhen the l\tla~ter, after the first ballot, has reason to suppose that the negative ball was cast unintentionally, through mista!{e, and then only once. Held, that a brother can renew his petition for ad vaneenlent at every stated meeting, not,vitbstanding he may be r~jected every

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the M. 1fT. Grand Lodge of .Alabama': Your cornnlittee have reeeived and llad before them a C01l1mUnication fron) the Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of Canada, the R. 'V. Bro. Thomas B. Harris, by order of the M. W. Grand Master, bringing to our notice the existence of a rebellious and seditious lTIOVement b.y certain mal(路ontent brethren of the Province of Quebec, with the object and aim of the establishment of a second Grand Lodge ,vithin their territorial jurisdiction, the supreme control over which has been recog"u ized and accorded to that Grand Lodge by every Grand Lodge in the world. It is staterl~ in subst11nce, that these rebellious brethren, many of whom are undf\r suspension, Dlet at the city of Montreal and fornled a so-called (i-rand Lodge, elected offic-ers, &c , &c.; that a hrother J. H. Grabaul is rE?ported to have been elected their Grand :.\IH~ter, and a brother Kenlp their Grand Secretary. It seems to '1'0

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be experted by the cOlnmittee that these rebellious brethren will shortly apply to the Grand Lodge of Alabama for recognition, counsel and support. The cOilllnittee inform us that the Grand Lodge of Canada is preparing a circular, containing full and complete information in regard to this unlnasonic and unconstitutional movernent, which they intend to send to all Grand Lodges with whom they are in friendly correspondence, and express the hope that our Grand l.Aodge will in no rnanner recognize the said irr~gu足 lar and clandestine organization. Your committee recommend the adoption of the following resolutions: L Resolved, That the Grand Lodge of Alabama recognizes the Grand IJodge of Canada as possessing supreme and sovereign control and exclusive jurisdictional rights ,vithin her territory, and that she cannot look on a violation of those righ ts with any pleasure or approbation. 2. Resolved, That she sympathises with the Grand Lodge of Canada, and will do everythillg in her power to assist her in this ber hour of trouble. Fraternally submitted, W. C. PENICK, Ohairman. Bro. Wm. C. Penick, the very able Committee on Correspondence, renders the report, and, as usual, "it i~ good." Whatever be does, as Grand Master or a comlnitteelnan, is well done. 'Ve only wish ,ve possessed half of his talent and we would be satisfied. Much business was transacted, and, from the manner in which the Grand Secretary puts forth the proceedings, we should judge it was done in a business like manner. Bro. Wm. P. Chilton was elected Grand Master, and Bro. Daniel Sayre re-elected Grand Secretar:y, both of l\1:ontg()1uery. Bro. Richard F. Knott, of Mobile, was appointed as Comlnittee on Correspondence. ARKANSAS. Grand Lodge rnet in Little Rock, November 1, 1869, Bro. E. H. English, Grand Master, presiding. From his annual address we quote the following truthful idea: How is it, therefore, that you, during this reign of the DOI.lI-JAR, coneluded to spend money in attending the Grand Lodge, instead of t'lnploying your tilne at horne Jnaking money? It is bt>cause you feel that there are jeu7els of greater value, and more imperishable, than gold, or silver, or greenbacks. You are laboring tor the promotion of an institution which has Ii ved to see the hoardillgs of misers scattered to the winds, the palaces of the rich crunlbl~ into dust, alld the wealth of empires perish. You are serving humanity and charity, and laying up treasures that will never waste. ~ Beyond the pleasure of an approving con~cience, men who labor for the good of hUluanity need not ordinarily look for their rewards in this life. Socrates devoted his life to teaching virtue, and yet his oWn wife abused him and his ueigh bors condenlued hiln to be poisoned '\vith helmlock. MOSES abandoned the luxury of the

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Egyptian court and the prospects of a crown to labor for the emancipation of his people, and y~t they Wf:\re stubborn, disobedient and ungrateful. HIRAM, the conlpanion of king-s, a1Hl yet th~ friend and associate of the working nlen, was slain thr his love of truth and unyielding int~grity. The GREAT TEACHER went about doing good, and :yet the multitude crucified hinl. W~ Masons labor to promote virtue, and to alleviate the sufferings of the destitute and the wretched, alld yet becauRe \",'e think pr()p~r to assemble quietly to ourselv~s. instead of paradillg our works of charity in public meetings, there are fanati<:alrnell, claiming to be saillts, who denounce, and perhaps would crueify us had they the power. IVlasonry will flourish after all such lllen ar~ dead and for.. g;otten. You n1sy not be re,,"arded for your good works in this life but we teach that there is an immortal life bbyond the tomb, wher~ virtue is rewarded.

From the Grand Secretary's report we extract the following practical remark: Your Grand Seeretary cannot refrain frOln calling attention to the neglect and car~lesslle~s of nlany secretarifls in preparing and forwarding th~ir returns. There seems to he a disposition on the part of 111any of thenl to postpone thi~ work until the eve of the nleeting of the Grand Lodge; and the r~turns are brought ill by the delegates, at a time w hen the Grand Secretal y's s~rviee8 flfe required in the Grand Lodge room, and "rhen his return should be completed and ready to be presented to the Grand Lodge. If bub.. ordluate secretaries would promptly rom ply with this yery reasonable request of the Grand Secretary, to 1orwar() their returns promptJ:y, they would mat~rially aSbist in faeilitating lh~ bu~ine~s of the Grand Lodge. The Grand Secretar:y tru&ts that the l\rlaQters of Lodges will urge UPOll their Aecretaries the necessity and importance of cOlnplying with this request. We are plea~ed to learn that St. John's Masonic College is in a flourishing condition. Grand Master English was presented with a beautiful jewel, for long and faithful service. Bro. O. C. Gray sulnnitted a full and spirited report on correspondence, in which Mi&souri is fraternally lloticed. 'V'e like his tlnr~Atrained style, for it does a"ray with that diploDlatic coldness too prevalent in many reports. Bro. W. D. Blocher was elected Grand Master and Bro. Luke E. Barber elected Grand Secretary, both of Little Rock. COLORADO. Grand Lodge In~t in Denver, Sept. 28th, 1869. Bro. Henry M. Teller, G. M., presiding. His annual address is brief and local. Relative to reprinting the proceedings he sa;rs : At the last Annual Cornmunieation the R.路. W.路. Grand Secretary was authorized to reprint hOO copies of the proceedings of the Grand Lodge since its organization, provided the fraternity would subscribe for 300 copies. I am informed by the R.路. W.路. Grand

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Secretary that the rpqui~ite nunlber of subscriptions not being oht~dlled, he did not reprint. It is to be regretted that th~ brethren dill not 1ake suffi.eient int~rest in this nlatter to sub~eribe for the requi~ite number of the reprint. The expen"-e't when divided arnong the bl'ethren of the fraternity, is trifling, yet ~ntirely too much for the (jrand Lodg~ at th is tinle. The proeeedings of our first and s(l(路qnd ,,-\nnuaJ Grand Conlnlunications were publish~d in limited ql1antitipR, :inti the demand has long ~ince exceeded the &upply. I prt路~unl~ it it; saf~ to say th~tt not one lllember in tpn, could, if he dtlRirptl ~o to do, provide himselfwith copies of the first and second Anllua} Oomrnunications of this Grand L()dg~, ann I tru~t this DHltter will not he dropped until the brethren have taken su.ffi(jient iIlt(~r('st ill it to justify the reprinting of the proceedings. vVe think the same complaint would apply to much older jurisdk'tiollS nJso. We are glad that the following standing resolution was not stricken out: Rpt,;olvpd, That it is at variance with the spirit of ma80nry to nominations for officers in C-.trand or subordinate Lodg(~s, und the praetice is hereby prohibited in the Grand Lodge juribdiction.

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We endorse that action of the Grand Lodge. The proce~dings were linlited and chiefly of a local character. Bro. Hal Sayr subluitted a brief but pointed report on correspondence. Bro. Henry M. Teller re-elected G. M., and Bro. Edward C. Parnllee re-elected Grand Secretary, both of Central City Bro. L. N. Greenleaf, of Denver, appointed chairman CODlnlittee on Ct Jrrespondence. CHII.JI. Through the courte~y of Rev. Bro. Jose Maldonado, Grand Secretary, and Representative of the (jrand Lodge of MisHouri,we have been favored with the proceedings of the Graud Lodge of Chili, which met in ,Talpariso, July 27, 1870. It is printed in Spanish, and contains full proceedings of the year, which shows the craft there to be in a flourishing condition . A memorial page is set apart to the memory of Bro. BIas CuIvas, S. G. Warden. The following are the officers of the Grand Lodge: Juan de Dios Arlegui, G. M.; Javier Villaneuva, D. G. M.; Jose Miguel Faes, J. G. \V.; Guillermo Malta, (jorand Orator ; Jose Maldonado, Grand Secretary; Pedro Gudde, Grand 'rreasurer; Benicio Alamas Gonzales, Assistant Grand Orator; Juan G. Johnson, Assistant Grand Secretary. The proceedings contained a suppl~ment sheet of Subordinate Lodges and members, which we have placed in the office for reference.

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We are pleased to welcome the proceedings of Chili to our table and shall reciprocate. ' Address of Grand SecretarjT: Valparaiso, Chili, S. A. CONNECTICUT. Grand Lodge met in Hartford, May 11, 1870. Bro. AIUOS E. Oohb, Grand Master, pre~iding. He reports having granted six diRpensations for new Lodges. His address is brief and practic-al. Considerable local business was transacted. Bro. James K. Wheeler submitted a very able and searching report on correspondence. We like his frank and fraternal style of \vriting. Bro. Asa Smith, of Norwalk, was elected Grand Master, and Bro. Joseph K. Wheeler, of Hartford, re-elected Grand Secretary, and appointed Committee on Correspondence. CANADA. Grand Lodge met July 16, 1869, Bro. A. A. Stevenson, Grand Master, presiding. He reported having granted ten uispensations for ne\v l./odges. His annual address ib 11.n excellent document. He reports pfirfect unity in the G-rand Lodge of Nova Scotia, whither he went to install the new Grand l\Iaster. A large amount of local business was transacted, among which was an increahe of D. D. Gral1d Masters, owing to the inability of a snlall number to visit all the Lodges. We think time and experience will prove that the smaller the district the better for the Craft in every State. Bro. Edward Mitchell submitted an interesting report on 001"respondence. Bro. A. A. Stevenson, of Montreal, was re-elected Grand Master, and Bro. Thomas B. Harris, of Hamilton, Ontario, re-elected Grand Secretary. SPECIAL-1869.

Grand Lodge held an emergent communication at Montreal, December 1,1869, Bro. ~A. A. Stevenson, Grann Master, presiding. The Grand Lodge was called together to take action on the forlnation of the (j路rand Lodge of Quebec within the established jurisdiction of the Grand I.Jodge of Canada, and, as this has beconle a n~ttional question, affecting alike the integrity and foundation of every Grand Lodge in the ,vorld. 1870. The Grand Lodge of Canada lnet in Toronto, July 13, 1870, Bro. A. A. Stevenson, Grand Master, presiding.

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From his annual address we quote as follows: The nun1ber of new Lodges established by dispensation during the past year was fifteen. Great care was taken to obtain reliable information as to the need for more Lodges in the respective districts in which they were ~ought to be locatf\d, and the probability of their being able to work without detrimeut to the Lodges alreaoy existing in the immf'diate vicinity; and I am happy to say that in nearly every instance the replies were most satisfactory. The applications were all accolllpanied by the usual recommendations, and certificates were also furnished me that the brethren seletted for the position of vVorshipful Masters were fully competent to confer the degrees. From this we are glad to see that new Lodges were required to prove that they could do the work they claimed the ability to perform. He refers in glowing terIlls to his visit to the Grand Lodge of New York, during the ceremony of laying the corner-stone, on the 8th of June. Relati ve to decisions he says: During the year a great varIety of questions have been submitted to nle lor opinion or decision, to all of which I gave such attention as the respective cases seemed to require; and it occurred to me, while performing this duty, that if it were possible to preFlerve and publish, in a condensed fornl, the various decisions of Grand Masters from year to year, and the action taken by Grand Lodge on suhjects not elnbraced "\\rithin the &cope of the provisions of the BODk of Constitution, it would form a very valuable Canadian Masouic Jurisprudence, which lnight be often referred to, and prove exceedingly useful alike to Grand Lodge officers 3Jld those of subordinate Lodges. He furnishes the following list of Lodges in the Province of Quebec, which are regularly working under authority of the Grand Lodge of Canada, and we insert the list for the benefit of the Oraft in our State in conducting the examination of visitors, as this Grand Lodge, as yet, knows no Lodges as legal in the Province of Quebec, except those working under the old Grand Lodge: The Lodges at present working in the Province of Quebec, under our jnrisdiction, are eighteen (18) in number, viz: I.Jodge of Antiquity, Montreal; Dorchester, No.4, St. Johns; N~ls()ll, No.8, Phillipsburgh; St. George's, No. 19, l\tlontreal; Zetland, No. 21, Montreal; Shetrord, No. 53, Waterloo; Yamaska, No.. 130, Granby; Shaw~negam, No. 134, Three Rivers; Aylmer, No 1:18, Aylmer; Quebec Garrison, No. 160, Q,uebec; Browne, No. ]63, Adamsville; Victoria, No. 173, Montreal; St. John's, No. 175, Masonville; Royal Canadian, No. 187, Sweetsburgh ; Mount Royal, No. 202, Montreal; Brome Lake, No. 211, Knowlton; Mount Moriah, U. D., Montreal; Sutton, U. D., Sutton Flats. Much general busine8s was transacted, but that which occupied the greatest interest was the settlement of the Q,uebec question,

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which was disposed of by the adoption of the following by a large majority:

ver~Y'

The Board of (.jen~ral Purpo~es, to whom ,vas referred the a.d.. of the W. M. th~ Grand l\t:aster, having carefully considered that portion of it relating to the unhappy ditfer~nce existing' in a portion of the jurisdietion of (trand Lodge, beg' leave to submit the f(JllowitJg resolutions for the adoption of Grand Lodge: 1. rrhat, in the opiniDll of (j rand Lodg-e, nothing has occurred to jURtify a departure from the prin(/ipl(-i~ unanhnously adopted by it nt its speciul eomn1unication, held at Montreal on the l~t of !Je(-eJnber la~t, affirnliug the full l\fH~Otlic o('cupation of the Territory over whieh it has exereised juriRdiction ~in(·e its formation. 2. That, instead of the 8()-(·all~d (~rand Lodge of Quebec at... tra(·ting to it~~lf the Lodges working ill that Province the nUlnber of Lodg-ps remaining loyal to the Grand Lodge of Canada is the saIne a~ in Decenl ber last. 3. That, in justice to those loyal Lodg-es, the Grand Lodge of Canada oug-ht not to withdraw that, prt,tt?(·tion over thern which WHg guaranteed when their fornultH n was warranted, anu which prt ~teet ion can only be made perlnanent and a::;sured by a contiuupd ass~rtion by the Grand Lodge of Canada of its jurisdiction ov(:\r e\'ery part of its Territory. 4. Thut in view of the large nunl her of Lodges in that part of the tprritof.Y of Grand Ludge in ,"vhieh ~xchH.,i ve jurisdietion is clairned by the so-called Grand I.Jodge of Quebec, who Rtill desire to rnaintain their allegiance to (-trand Lf)dg·~, ~t is not desirable on groundH of expedien(*y to withdraw fronl the exercise of jurisdiction ill the usurped Provin<.°e. r3. That f~rand Lodg-e trustA that more full diseussion and ronsidpl'flTioll will rerl10ve the d ifn.eulties which now unhappily ptevaiL and restore the full authoriry of the G.'and Lodge of Canada ov~r all l\lasonic Lodges within its jurisdiction. 6. 'rhat Grand Lodge regrets that certain Grand Lodge8, upon imp(:lrft?(ot know)edg-e, as it a~8umes, h~1ve extended a recognition to tIlt.. so-c-alJed Grand Lodge of Quehep. 7. That in abstaining for the present from the exercise of its right of expulsioll of brethren who have been summoned to show caURe at this annual comnlunication why th~y should not he expelled, (jrand I.Jodg-e iH influenced only by"a desire to avoid any step wh ieh might possihly retard the restoration of Masonic bar.. mony within its jurifo:;diction. And with reference to that part of the Grand Master's address r~ferring to the issue of duplicate \varrants to certain Lodges, the Board is of opinion that the recomnlendation of the M. W. Grand Master he cOIlPurred in, and that duplicate warrants be issued accordingly. All of which is respectfully subruitted. (Signed), J AS. SEYMOUR, President B. of G. P. dres~

Bro. A. A. Stevenson, of Montreal, was re-elected Grand Master, and Bro. Thos. Bird Harris, of Hamilton, re-elected Grand Secretary. For notice of Quebec, see special report on that subject.

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CALIFORNIA. Grano I~odge met in San Francisco, October 12, 1869, Bro. Charles Marsh, Grand Master, presiding. The annual address is brief hut practical, and from it we ~xÂ tract the fellowing sensible recommendation: SOBle amendrnents to thp Constitution will in U1Y opinion be advanhlgeous, and produee a good effect. The fee charged for affiliation bhould be 110 longer demand(:\d, as we require rnem beJ'E~hip, oe applieatioll th~refor, to place one in good standing, alld at t he ~Hnl~ tirne affix thereto conditions whieh, in S(lnle instancPR, n13Y mak3 it a hardship, or at leaRt deter those who would otherwise nluke applicat,ion, from doing so. Membership in a Lodge is a duty whic 1 every Mason should fn1ftl, if possihle, and our lawR should place 11) obstacle in the way whieh serves as an exeuse for non-affiliHtion.

W ~ regret that we only reeeived one copy of the proceedings, as we might thus quote further from them. The report on correspondence is from Bro. Wm. H. Hill, and it is one that does credit to our far off Pacific sister. He approves of doing away with the annual publication of the names of D1embers. His whole report shows that he 'worked on it, and it is a pleasure to read it. Bro. Frank M. PixlflY, Grand Orator, delivered an elegant address, but we are denied the pleasure of quoting froin it for reasons given. A great deal of local business was transacted. Bro. Leonidas E. Pratt was elected Grand Master, and Bro. Alex. G. A bell rfl-elected Grand Secretary, both of San Fran('isco. Bro. Wm. H. Hill, of Sacramento, was appointed Ohairman on Correspondence. DELAWARE. Grand Lodge met in Wilmington, June 28,1869, Bro. Edwin J. Horner, Grand Master, presiding. His annual address is brief and chiefly local. His deeisions are very clearly given. He reports a case of the W. M. of Corinthian Lodge suspending a menlber "by the power of the gavel and without trial," which the Grand Master very properly decided to be null and void. rrhe Grand Lodge decided thut a regularly appointed and installed Deacon cannot dinlit during his term of office. Craft in a flourishing condition. Brief report on correspondence by Bro. Geo. W. Chaytor, Chairman on Correspondence. Bro. Edwin J. Horner was re-elected Grand Master, and J~roâ&#x20AC;˘ .Tno. P. Allmond re-elected Grand Secretary, both of Wilmington..

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Since ,vriting the above ,ve have received the report of June 2i, 1870. The annual address of Bro. E. J. Horner, Grand l\iaster, is brief and local. He reports the death of Bro. Spencer D. Eves, on November 3d, aged 67 years. He was Past Grand Treasurer. He granted one dispensation for a new Lodge. Bro. .Ino. P. Allmond presented his credentials as representa.. tive of the Grand Lodge of Missouri, and was received as such. Bro. J. C. McCabe, D. D., of Middletown, was elected Grand Master, and Bro. J. P. Allmond, of Wilmington, re-elected Grand Secretary.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. Grand Lodge met in Washington, Nov. 2, 1869. Bro. R. n. Donaldson, G. M., presiding. We are pleased to see that he encourages music in Masonry, he says: It is therefore desirable that the (Jrand Visitation be made occasions of interest to the Craft generally, so that at such tirnes each Lodge may be cro\vded with visiting brethren. With this as one of the ends ill view, I Hent, during the summer, in vi tations to various brethren to prepare and deli vel" each un address or lecture before some one of the Lodges on the even ing of the Grand Visitation. And, although in some few instances the in vitations were declined, yet, without difficulty, I Hecured fa vorable responses from nineteen different brethren, well qualified for the perforlnance of the duty reqUired of them. I also sent an invitation to the" lVIasonic Ohoir Association" to be pre~ent on each occasion, which invitation was accepted, and a delegation from that association was presen t on each occasion, and added lunch to the enjoyment of the brethren assembled by their excellent singing during the intervals of business. I tt"tke this occasion to express officially my high appreciation of the important Masonic use these brethren are performing in giving the fraternity the benefit of their great musical attainments upon all occasions where music can be properly introduced to render our work and ceremonies still nlore itnpressive and beautiful. The great object sough t in the formation of this aSRociatiol1 was an organization of such of the members of the several Lodges as are possessed of some nlusical talent, for the purpose of regular practice under an efficient leader, so that by thi::; llleallS each Lodge might have a choir of its own melubers properly drilled in the Inusic suit.. able for the degrees, and for opening and clo~ing cerelnonies; and that the Grand Lodge lnight have upon all public occasions, as well as at its regular nleetings, as large a choir at its service as might be desired. The success which has so far attended the undertaking is most gratifying. The association now numbers about fiftlY active mem.. bers, and there is at the present time, in most of the Lodges, at least a quartette of members who, frorri their practice '\vith the "Masonic Choir Association," are well qualified to render properly the music suited to the work and ceremonies of the Lodge.

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I trust that all the pecuniary assistance needed from time to time to enable these brethren to carry out fU11y the designs of the Asso~iatioll, will be proITlptly furnished by the Lodges, or by contributions from individual members of the fraternity. Bro. Charles F. Stansberry rendered a truly excellent and able report on correspondence, one of the best we have read from that jurisdiction. His criticisms are just and fraternal. The officers elect were installed by Bro. B. B. French, ,vha delivered a beautiful address~ from which we extract the following: But truth, although representing, in the form of the phrase, the last angle in tile triangle, is, in fact, the very base of the whole ~uperstructure. "To be good aud true" is the first lesson we are taught, and on this sure foundation is erected the entire Masonic edifice.

If the Freen1ason heeds the lessons that are impressed upon hinl, be ,vill never, in the various waU{s of life, forget the sublime principle of truth. He must be true to his God, to his country, to his family, to his brethren, and to himself. What he believes to be right that he rou:,t do, unmindful of any consequences that may follow. These are the great principles on which the Order of FreeInasonry is founded, and the general observance of them i~ the 8fcret of the success and prosperity, for so long a sel~ies of :rears, of the iustitution. The public know about as Dluch of 1'eal Frreemasonr~/ as do the initiated. The latter know that through certain cerelnonies they entered the Masonic sallctUttry; and they also know that certttin morallessoIls were taught theIl1, which are not kuown to the world at large. They ,vere, in fact, furnished with the keys with which to unlock the door of entrance into the L()dg~-room. Tbey \vere taught modes of recognition among the brethren, un}{IlOWn to thosE. who never beheid the mystic lights of FreellJUSonry, or H

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Beyond this we have no secrets. All mankind can see and appreciate our acts, and can approve sueh as are good and condenul su~h as are evil. The Grand Master, after installation, delivered an address, froln. which we quote the follo,ving sensible remar]\:s: We sometimes hear from nlem bers of our fraternity the expression, "Masonry is bâ&#x201A;ŹlCOn1ing too popular." I cannot assent to such a propositiou. Nothing that is in Itself good ean be too popular; and our airn should be to make Masonry ~till more popular, not hy engaghlg' in argulnent ,vith those who oppose or who fail to appre.. ciate it, but by the quiet and unobtrusive practise of the principles 'we profess. When everything that is as good as Masonry becolnes popular with the world, "the world will be the better for it." It is true that increasing popularitJy lllay bring to the doors ()f our Lodges still greater numbers of thos~ who would use Masonry as a means by whi<:h to ad vance their own selfish alld unworthy purposes, and who, if adnlitted witllll1 our rrel:nple, would create discord anlong the workmen, and would reflect from their own

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adlnit theu1, but upon the fraternity as a whole. . But \ve have Iueans a.t our eonuuan~ ,vhich, if pr.operly applied, w111 r,erv~ to ward off thIS danger. FaIthful examuung comulitte(:'s

'\vill do nluch in this direction; and 1 would here suggest to the ~la8ttlr~ of the subordinate Lodges the propriety of always calling the sp(..Ieial attention of the brethren appointed on suell comInittees to the necessirlY of a full aud careful in ,"estigation in the particular ea~e a~Higlled to them. Especially should this be done when this irnpurtant duty is assigned to young and inexperieneed brethren. '1'00 often the~y Inuy fail to realize the importance of the trust thus confided to tb~ru, and, restiug l"ontent with the fact that the t-lpplicall t is recoIDrneuded by u brother older aut! more experienced than thenlHelves, they may luake ~t favorable report without due inquirjl' in the ca~e. There is a ne('essity for tht' exercise of extl'elne care in the ad.. nlis~ion of candidates. ...-\. ~illgle uu\vorthy member may disturb the ha,rnl0ny and inlpair th~ effi<:ieney of allY Lodge. Hut using proper preeaution in the caHe of every applicaut for Our mysteries, we need have 110 fear th,tt . \. ilasl)ury will beconle "too popular!" Bro. R. B. Donald~on was re-elected Grand Master, and Bro. Noble D. Larner re-elected Grand Becretary, both of Washington City. ,,-\ddress of Grand ~Ia~tel', 1,113 Pennsylvania avenue, and of Grand Secretary, 643 Louh;iana avenue. B. B. FHB,KCH.

Since writing the above, th~ ~ad news has come that Benjanlill Brown French "is dead." \Ve nUl.de his acquaintance nearly fifteen years ago, and reeei ved our d~grees in B. B. French Lodge, No. 15, and have always felt that it was one of the few Lodges nal.ned after a Ii ving nlan that did Bot suffer somewhat by the Ulan himself. Bro. :Ei'rench was the illearnation of Masonic principles; he was loving, forgiving, fraternal, social, liberal, true, learned and just. He was a man that a youllger one would fall in love with and conude in; he bore no enmities-if he should happen to act hur.. riedly, from strong iInpuIse, and afterwards find he did a wrong, he would be the first to step forward and say, H I am sorry, I ask pardon." As Grand Master, during several years, he was able and conservative, and was beloved by the Craft as is a fathe-r by dutiful children. We loved hiIn for his worth, for he was a "good nUl.Il," and, in his death, Freemasonry has lost a colulnn of beauty that stood close b)Y the column of strength. It is a loss that will take many, many years to rbpla~e. We can throw no more beautiful ohaplet upon his grave than the follOWing lines, written by himself: List to the strokes of the bellHigh Twelve! Sweet on the air they swell To those who have labored wellAnd the \Vnrden'B voice is he~lrd.FrOln the South .~ In

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Farewell! Farewell! ENGLAND. From this venerable and large Grand Lodge we have received the proceedings of special and stated meetings held April .4, 1869, June 2, 1869, July 28, 1869, September 1, 1869, December 1, 1869, and April 27, 1870. . At each of them much local business was transacted. The

question of public interest being the proposed change in law of electing Grand Masters; but, after being thoroughly discussed, the motion was voted down, and the old usage remains. The Grand Hall, on Great Queen street, was formally dedicated to the uses of Masonry. Rt. Hon. the Earl DeGrey and Ripon, Deputy Grand Master, was elected Grand Master, as the successor of the Earl of Zetland, who had faithfully served in the office twenty-six years. The Prince of Wales was elected to the dignity of Past Grand Master. We find nearly thirteen hundred I.Jodges on the roll, and thE' tinuuvcK of the Grand Lodge in ~t healthy condition.

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Our correspondence with the R. W. Grand Secretary has been of a pleasant character, and we are happy to report that the Craft throughout his exteuded jurisdiction is in a flourishing state. Rt. Hon. Earl DeGrey and Ripon, of London, is Grand l\Iaster, and Bro. John Hervey is Grand Secretary. Bis address is Freemasons Hall, Great Queen street, London. Since writillg the above, ,ve have received the proceedings of the quarterly conlmUllication of June 1, 1870. The Rt. Hon. the Earl of Zetland, Past Grand Master, presided . .c\ large anlount of financial and appeal business was transacted. 'fhe Grand Lodge voted not to appoint a committee of thirty to revise the work. \tVe should think so. Thirty Dlembers on a ComInittee of H Work" would turn out a ritual resenlbling v~ry nluch a ll~gro struck by lightning-at least thirty different shades of color. Three good nlell ,,"'ould be better than three hundred. FLORIDA.

Grnnd Lodge 11let in Jacksonville, January 12, 1870, Bro. SHn1uel I>asco, as Grand ~1aster, presi<lillg. The Grand Master (l~ro. Satl1uel B. Stephens) ,vas detained by a death in his family. \Ve find by the record that the Grand Lodge dispeused with labor on the third degree and opened on the Entered Apprentice degree, and initiated R. P. Fithain for the purpose of exenlplificatioJl, with the consent of Solomon Lodge, No. 20, wherein the ('andidate had been electell. rrhis is the brief of the matter. What is the deduction? We answer, that it is a departure fronl the usages, the rights and powers of a Grand Lodge. We challenge anyone to show that i'~ the organization of any Grand Lodge by the convention of subor.. dinates that allY such right or power was conferred upon the Grand Louge by the written 路constitution. It is a reserved right of the Lodges themselves, and one they cannot delegate. It is an acknowledged right in every charter issued to a subordinate by the Grnud Lodge. It is a right about which ther(? can be no division of authority any more than there can be about the right to vote on petitions, and we do not believe that any Grand Lodge has yet dared to presunle that it could vote on petitions for degrees. If the consent of Solomon Lodge was necessary, then it shows that the Grand Lodge had not original authority. If consent was not necessary to confer the degree, Qonsent was not necessary to vote on the petition de novo. rrhis is not a ne,v question, but we have .yet to see the first argument based on cornmon logic '\<\rhich justifies the right of a Grand Lodge to confer degrees.

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Bro. D. C. Dawkins subulitted an intelligent and interesting report on correspondence. rrhe Grand Lodge suspended intercourse with the Grand Orient of France, and also emphatically declined to recognize the new Grand Lodge of Qu(;\bec. Bro. Dawkins, the new Grand Secretary, found affairs in a confused condition, and has faithfully done all in his power to bring order out of chaos. We wish him success.. A nlemorial page is set apart to Bro. Thos. Y. Henry, P. G. M.. , who died June 1, 1869, aged 48. Bro. Salnuel Pasco, of Monticello, was elected Grand Master, and Bro. Dewitt C. Dawkins, of Jacksonville, re-~lected Grand Secretary. FRANCE. We are indebted to Bro. M. Thevenot, Grand Secretary of the Hrand Orient, for a copy of the callendar of all the Lodges under

that jurisdiction, as well as a directory of the Grand Lodges of the 路world. It is a very valuable ,vork and one which reflects great credit on Bro. Thevenot, and we sincerely hope and fraternally pray tbat the Grand Orient will soon recall her recognition of the spurious Council of Louisiana and thus restore that ancient harmon~" between our respective jurisdictions.

We refer here to our report on "Special Foreign Correspondence." GEORGIA. Grand Lodge met in Macon, Oct. 26, 1869. Bro. Samuel Lawrence, G. M., presiding. His address is devoted chiefly to the local concerns of the Grand Lodge, and evince a deep spirit of love for the institution.. His decisions were few and confined to local regulations. He condelnns what are kllO\VIl as side degrees. Front the report of the Grand Secretary, \ve extract the following:

In compliance with a resolution adopted at the last Annual UonlDlunication of the Grand Lodge, I had pri111ed seven hundred copies of the form of returns used by the Grand Lodge of l\1issouri, with Huch alterations as were deemed necessary. In the forms of returns adopted the attention of Secretaries is raIled to the law of the G路rand Lodge of Missouri, requiring thenl to send up their returns SOlne time in advance of the Grand Communieation. Finding in our Constitution nothing, 3S I conceived, to prohibit it, I adopted the language of the (jrand Secretary of Mis-,ouri, except that I put it in the t"orIll of a ?~eque8t. One reaSOll for Ina-king this request was that, a change having been made in the lornl uf returns, I had no dOll bt some ,vould come up im propprl:r 11

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made out, and by having them thirty days before the opening of the s~ssi()n, they could be seu't back in time for correction. In this I was not mistaken, for though but few have been Rent up, I have found it necessary to return a nun} bel" for iInportant alterations. The follo\ving resolution was adopted: Rp(~olved, That inl1nediately after the reception of the printed proceedingA of this Grand Lodge, the Worshipful Ma拢.;t~r of eaeh subordinate Lodge under his jurisdiction shall cause each Inenlber of his Lodge, by BUlnmoru;, to attend its next regular Conlmunica.. tioll, and at such cOJumunication, before any other business is transacted, he shall cause to be read in open Lodge the proceedings of this M. W. Grand Lodge.

We admire this zeal for knowledge, but if we lived in Georgia, \ve ",路ould want to be 8u/Jnmoned on a long winter night, with the privilege of smoking- " between acts;" and have sonle one engaged to "wake us up '\vhen [the secretary] died." Just think of ~86 priIlt~d pages! ~Iany of them, however, are taken up with the nalnes of nlelnbers. We think the better plan would be to order only the aetual resolutions and edicts read-th is would cover the bill and consume only about twenty Ininutes of tinle. Five hundred dollars "V\tas voted the Grand Master for lectures deli vered to the Lodges, and two hundred dollars to the COll:lluittee on Correspondence. A memorial J age is set apart to Bro. Simri Rose, who served as Grand Secretary for t\tventy-four years. He died AprilS, 1869, aged 69. Also one to Bro. George L. Barry, P. D. G. M., and Grand Lecturer, died Dec. 21,1869. Bro. J Emnlett Blackshear rendered a very fine report on correspondence. Bro. Samuel La\vrence, of Marietta, was re-elected G. M., and Bro. J. E. Blackshear, of Macon, elected Grand Secretary.

ILLINOIS. Grand Lodge met in the Legislative Hall in Springfield, Oct. 5, 1869. Bro. Harman G. Reynolds, G. M., presiding. He reports havillg granted dispensations for twenty-four ne"," I;odges. From his address we quote the following relative to the formation of two Lodges, one at Chicago and one at Springfield, and it strikes us as s ewhat novel. I granted dispensation, without fee, to W. 13ro. George W. Pettee, P. M., of Wm. B. Warren Lodge No. 209, as W. M.; R. VV. Bro. G. W. Barnard, P. M., of Garden City 141, as S. 'V., and to R. W. Bro. D. A. Cashlnan; P. M., of Thomas J. rrurner 110~, as J. 'V., and to thirty other Worshipful Brethren, Masters and Past Masters of various Lodges in Chica,g'o, to form and open a Masters' Lodge by the name of Masters, with authority to hold Lodges of Instruction, to deliberate on landmarks, laws, usages, custolDS,

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eerenlonies , etiqnette and amenities; to confer the secrets of the Chair upon the Masters elect; to confer degrees for Lodges at request, and to elect Past l\Iasters and Worbhipful Masters to n1elllbership. In granting this dispensation in deference to the petition of so many wiRe aud accomplished Masons-so thoroughly reconllnended -1 ,vas careful to grant no po,vers not already p()ssesserl by the O'reat body of PaRt Masters at Large, hoping that by associating in this ll1allner, great inlprovement aud rnore general illforlnatioll might he the result. On the 26th day of July last, ul>0n the recommendation of Rpring-field Lodge No.4, Central 71, Tyrian 333, and St. Paul's 500, r granted a dispensation, without fee, to M. W. Bro. William Lavely, Past Grand Master, as W. M.; R. W. Bro. Charles Fif-her, Past I)eputy Grand Master, as S. W.; R. W. Bro. Orlin H. Miner. Grand ~ecretary, as J. W., and to fourteen other vVorshipful Brethren, Musters and Past Masters of Lorlges in Springfield, for a Past l\I,lsters' Lodge, with powers and restrictiollS similar to tho&e in the CURe of Masters' Lodge. 'rhe great respectabilit"Y of the recommending Lodges, and the high character of the petitioners for these two bodies, induced TIle to forego my ()'\vn judgrnent and opillions, and accede to their request, and to refer the nlatter to this Grand Lodge for its de<:ision. rrh~ pnpers are in the hands of the Committee on MasonIC Jurisprurlenee. It is lily opin ion that Masters of Lodges P()SS~Ss all the po",~ers neces~ary for the skilful government of I..lodge~, and that in all cases of doubt, referenep should be made to the (1rand Master in vacation, a11d to this 1\1. VV. Body-the only real sovereignty in Masonry-\vhen in session. We say it strikes us as a novel proceeding, as we do not kno'\"," that it has heretofore been done, although we have heard the idea suggested at diff~rent tirnes. In one respect we think the idea a good one, merely as a "Lodge of Instruction," but in the broader and fuller powers granted by the dispensation, we caIlIlot agree, and regret the G. M. was induced to forego his own judgment in the premises. The Grand Lodge has wisely reserved to itElelf antl to its G. ~I. the authority of deliberating on landmarl{s, usages f &c., in an official sense. If" Masters' Lodge" has these powers, then it infringes on the prerogatives of the G. L.-if it has them not, then it required no dispensation to allow them to think and reason among themsel ves as Masons, for that is a natural right. Again, Past Masters have the right to assemble without allY dispensation to confer that degree on Masters elect, and if the dispensation was necessary in this case it is necessary in all, but we hold the contrary, and further say, that we think the act extra judicial, because it is creating a Lodge ,vith certain powers unkno\\tn to the Gr::lud Lodge of Illinois, viz., a fourth degree Lodge. J;"rom the fact that this Lodge has the power to confer degrees for other Lodges it is placed in equal power with every other Lodge in the State, for nothing but a regularly constituted Lodge can legally confer degrees, and yet the paradox is presented of its having this

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po\ver and :ret has not power to elect candidates to the degrees. 'Ve hold that even a regular Lodge of Instruction cannot confer d~gree8 on candidates t1l1le~s it is opened in the name and by the authority of and under the ,varrant of a regularly constituted Lodge, hence we deny to "l\lasters' I.~odges," as a fourth degree Lodge, the right to ronfer the first three degrees of A. C. Masonry. U Degree Lodges," as such, are an unkno,vn institution to I1'reeInasoIlry, and are an innovation. As to its men) bership ,ve do not understand that, unless the (}rand Lodg~ of Illinois permits dual membership, or else that enough !)ast Masters dinlit from other Lodges to form "Masters 7 Lodge,1' for 'Vorshipful 1vlasters cannot dimit legally while in office. Taking it for grnnted that .( dualll1embership" is allowed in Illinois, then ,ve have a deliberative body in a great ~ity, posses~ing authority to discuss questions belonging exclusively to the Grand Lodge, ::l.nd thiR authorit:r becollles the more absurd and .langerous, because all its nlembers are ipso facto members of the Grand Lodge. We love the brethren of Chicago and Springfield, tlUU believe thew as pure as anywhere else, but we cannot believe that such Lodges can exist any,vhere five years ,vithout becoming a legalized grand Lodge cliqne. 'fhe temptation is too strong to be I·esisted. We much regret tbat our M. W. and amiable brother granted the dispensations. Since writing the forflgoing, ,ve find that the subject of these t\VO Lodges was referred by the Conlmittee on Jurisprudence to the Comulittee on I,odges, IT. D., but from them we can find no report on the question, and as ,ve can find no charters granted to them W(lo presume they have been assigned to the sepulchre of "rejected patents." The Grand Master's address is a full and complete exposition of official doings, it is well arranged, sho,ving a clenr business system, n.nd it gives us pleasure to say that it is one of the very best digested Grand Masters' addresses that we have read for years. With nearly all, if not quite all, of his de(lisions we heartily agree, that is, considering he ,vas govt}"rned by the law of his own jurisdiction and not ours. If Bro. Reynolds has not made the most Dr'aMant Grand l\Iaster he has undoubtedly made a model one. 'Ve like his views and his manner of doing business. rfhe folloWing is it "spechnen brick" of the sound structure of 11is address, and ",,'"e wouln to the God of pure Masonry that it could lind a place in every (Jrand Lodge of the world: GRAND I;ODGE SOVEREIGNTY •

~iucl} discus&ioll has been had in regard to the admission to ";ls~t C!ur Lodges of 8undr~r per~ons belonging to spurious Bodies (·.lalml~lg to be Masonie, and like\vise clainling co-ordinate jurisdict H)ll vnth the (~rand Lodges in this country. The greater contains

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the less, and the whole question, without regard to race or color, is at once settled by the positive and well established lavv in the United States that but one Grand Lodge can rightfully exist ill any State, rrerritory, or District, and that such Grand Lodge is so far sovereign that no Lodge can exist within its jurisdiction without its express "'Tarrant, and that all expulsions or suspensions b~r its subordinates are expulsions and suspensions in every grade 01 Masonry. If we desire to preserve the principles of Masonry purca and uncontulninated, Grand Lodge Sovereignty must be defended and preserved at any eost and sacrifice. Many appeals were made to me in regard to the right of visitation bY"lnen claiming to be Masons, and hailing from spurious bodies, upon which I took the broad ground above stated, and inter<1icted all recognition of all persons claiming to hail froDi Lodges within the bounds of the United States, or of British America, unless said Lodges are directly subordinate to the Grand Lodges in correspondence with this Grand Body in the State, rrerritory, Dominion, or District, from whence they hail. And I respectfully ask that this Interdict 111ay be made per!Jetual. 1-1is decisions were as follows, and ,vere adopt.ed by the Grand Lodge: 1. III case of rejection, the money of the applicant should be returned to biln. 2. If the SecreJ.ary or other brother retain lrlOney belonging to the Lodge, or subje(路t t.o its order, after proper dellland, he is liable to l\Iasonic discipline. 3. An appli('an t for the honors of ~Iasonry, petitions for IlJenlbership as \vell as for the degrees, and, when raised to the third degree, he is a Inember of the Lodge which elected him. Signiug the By-Laws is an hnportallt act of identity, but is not illdi~pen颅 sible to Dlembership. 4. It is unmasonic to ridicule any or all of the three great lights in Masonry, and a Freenlason guilty of such an offense is unfit to be installed Master of a Lodge. 5. EVt'ry candidnte, before initiation, must solemnly avow n belief in God; a subsequent sincere avowal of a disbelief in God is a practieal renunciation of Freen1asonry. 6. Disbelief in the Divinity of Jesus Christ does not, in any sense, affect l\tlnsonic standing. 7. Upon a trial, the votes taken were as follows: Guilty, 7; llot guilty, 2; for expulsion, 4; against, 5; for indefinite suspension, 5; against" 2. A question arose vvhether the vote so taken should be recorded. Dpcis'1o'n.-The law specifies what the vote shall be, upon the separate questionB of guilt and pUIlishnH:'nt, and it is not sufficient to state tl~e vote in general terms, but the actual vote should be recorded as above, so that the record rnay show, at any tinle or for any purpose, whether the law hus been cOlnplied with. 8. An expelled Mason, reinstated, is not liable for dues during the period of his expulsion. 9 A. Mast~r elect cannot be lawfully installed until he is invested with the secrets of the chair. 10. Objectidu by a rUPlnuer of LI)dge A. to the initiation or advanC~lnent of a candidate in Lodge B. i~ not imperative, but i~ entitled to full consideratioll, and even delay, \vhen necessary to a dispassionate examination.

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12. Persons uncler sentence of Ruspension for non-payment of dues, by an extinct or dornlant Lodge, can be restored onl.?} by the Grand Lodge upon the payment of all arrearages to the Grand Secretary. 13. No brother can be lavvfully elerted and installed Worbhipful ~Iabter without previous service as l\Iaster or Wurclen, except by dispensation. 14. An objection to the ad vancelnent of a candidate, Inade in open Lodge, or to the \Vorshipful l\labter, nlu~t be r~spected until removed or waived . 15. If the l\1a~ter elect dec-lines installation the old MaRtpr holds over, unless a dispenbatioll be obtained, by common consent, to elect another. 16. Dedi(:atioll of halls, eonstitution of Lodges and installation of officers Inay be public or private; when public, it is not necessary to open a Lodge. 17. In trials, where the accused rannot be served with notice the l'ecord should set forth that his residen(-e is unknown. ' 18 Entered Apprentices, who, b,Y their own upglect, ha\"'e failed to apply for advancement within one year after their initiation, must petition and be rec(numendt\d anew for the second. and third degrees, and pass throug-h all the fornlS of reference, report and ballot. The saIne rule applies to Fellow Craft,. 19. Charges can be preferred ag'uillst a brother in the Lodge of which he ib a nl~nlber, or in the oldebt Lodg-e in the jurisdiction of whi("h he rebides. 22. Lodges U. D. cannot aclnlit luembers nor try them. Its only additiollb ~rhile U. D. is by way of degrees. 23. Objertion to the adYanc~ment of 1:1 candidate before or after eleC*tiol1, without reasons, in either d(-1gree, is a J)(uJ"?nanerd objertion until the objection is relnoved or \vaived; and, until then, the .. Lodge cannot ad vance the candidate, 1101' gi ve consent to allY other Lodge to entertain his application. 24. After the lapbe of a reasonable time for objections to be wai ved or withdra"vD, notice of reje<.'tiol1 should he gi ven a~ in other cases, anti the money aecolupauj'ing the petition should he returned. ~6. Ballotings take place at regular meetings only, eX('ept in cases of dispensation or triah,;;. Exanlinations as to profiei~l1(-Y may be had in open Lodge at allY time before or after balloting. 27.. Every candidate for initiation nlust have the lhnbs, In~nlbers and senses thH,t a man ought to have. The fixed and ullchangeable landmarks of Masonry regard neither the rnanner, tirne, place or cause of dismemberment, disfigurement, mutilution or disability. The .fact, alone f like the law, is to govern a Mason. 28. All pretended Lodges of NIasons, "vorking anywhere in the State of Illinois, without regard to race or colof f which do not hold a dispensation or charter from the (.irand Lodge of Illinois, A. F. and A. l\tI., together with every n1ernber of buch Lodges, are declared to be clandestine, and all in tprcourse with such clandestine Lodges or Masons iR strictly prohibited. 29. Lodges should be opened and closed in the first, second and third df.lgrees at every regular communication. HO. The oldest Lodge in any city or town may re-ceive charges against a non-affiliat~d Mason, or ag-ainst a member of a Lodge elsewhere, who may re,;ide within its jurisdiction. HI. No brother ran be susp~nded or expelled, without charges, notice (if to be found), trial and conviction.

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32....~ Lodge has a by-law that a lTIPmher shall not be entitled to vote who is in arrears for dues; a brother in arrears votes at an elertion; is it a subject of charges? When an election of officers occ'urs every member should be notified of the tinle of elertion, and the amount of his arrearuges, and that in default of paynlent he will not he entitled to vote. Before procpedi ng to election the nanles of delinq nents ~hould he read; allY brother renlainillg delinquent, and voting, after f,uch notice, is guilty of a violation of the by-law", and should be punished. The following excellent resolutions were adopted: Re.c;olvPd, That Lodges under disppnsation shall bp required to coPY the dispensation under whi('h 1h~y ,vork UpOll their reeords, alld that when a charter is rp(l~ived, that also shall be copied and marle of record in the IJodgp. hooks. Rel~olved, That this Grand Lodge disapproves of giving the name of any living- man to a Lodg-e in its jurisdiction. RpRolvPd, That our German brethren are entitled to an overseer, or lecturer, of their I~odgPA, who can ~peak fluently and und~rRtand their language, as a matter of justiee, demanded alike by their numbers and the interests of th;s Grand I.;odge. Rp~~olved, That no Lodges in this jurisdiction shan recognize as a Mason any p~rson claiming- to he ~ueh who h1\s receiv~d his degrees or holds his membership in any Loop;e in any of the tTnited States, or British America, unless Raid last named- Lodge Rhall be re<.<og-nized as rpgular hy the Grano Lodge of such State, Territory, or Dominion, in corrpspondence with this Grand Lodge. The following amendment was propoAed, and if adopted ,vill, we guarantee, secure the largest crop of lost and brol\:E:'ll jewelR ever seen: "No representative of a snhordinflte- I.Jodge ~han be pern1itted to exerciAe any of the rig-hts of a mpmher unlpsA, dnring hi"- presence in Grand Lodge, he shall weHr the jewf\l of the Offi(Ofl to which he is entitled in his Lodg~. Proxies to w~ar the- jE:'\vels of the officers whom they re-present. Proxies of the Lodge to w~ar the jewel of the Master." The amendment lies over one year. Bro..Joseph Robbins, as Chairman, submitted a most excellent report on Correspondence. It is able and fraternal, and eviIJce~ a criticism worth3''' his Grand Lodge. Bro. Harmon G. Reynolds, of Springfield, was re-elected [lrand Master, and Bro. Orlin H. MinOT, of Springfield, was re-elected Grand Secretary. Bro. WIn. Rounsville, of Peoria, was appointed Chairman on Correspondence. INDIANA.

Grand Lodge meet in Indianapolis, May 24th, 1870. Bro. Martin H. Rice, Grand Master, presiding. He reports having granted seventeen dispensatians for new Lodges.

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His address is a brief report of official doings during the year, and a very favorable condition of affairs is set forth. The Grand Lodge suspended intercourse with the Grand Orient of France. It also postponed action on the request of the Grand Lodge of Quebec for recognition. rr he Grand Lodge of Indiana is at last to have a COIDlnittee on Correspondence, based on a system that will amount to something besides a mere nalue, as will be seen by the following, which waR adopted: The Comnlitteee on Foreign Correspondence, to whom waH the M. W. Grnnd l\{aster's Address as relateR of other Grand Lodges of the United States would report, that their spe(~ial duties have employed every luonlent of the titne during the intervals in the session of this Grand Lodge and that a review of such proceedings, creditable to the COlllmittee' and worthy the importance of the suhject, would require \veeks of patient, cartlful lahor; and hence they prefer making no report, rather th~ln to luake one so imperfect as we necessarily would make at the presPllt time, and henee endorse the wisdom of the suggestion n1ade by nur l\f. 'V. G. M., in his opening address, viz: That a cOlumittee he nppointed at ea("h Oonllllunication, charged \vith the speeiu.l duty of reporting, at the next, on such foreip;n correspondenee, thLl~ giving thenl several weeks' time to exanline and prepare a report in the premises. ref~rred RO much of to the l)roeeedin~s

Bro. l\Iartin H. Rice, of Plymouth, was l'e-elected Grand Master; and l~r(). Joo. M. Bramwell, of Indianapolis, re-elected Grand Secretary.

Grand Lodge met in Davenport, June 7, 1870. Bro. John Scott,

G. M., presiding. He reported 26 dispensations issued for new Lodges. His decisions are as follows: 1. No purely political act is cause for Masonic discipline. H We are re-solved ag-ainst all politics, as what never yet conduced to the ,velfare of the Lodge, nor ever wilL" 2.. Melnoers of a Lodge which has ceasf'd to exist may obtain evidence of their Rtanding fr01TI the Grand Secretary, and lnay then petition another Lodge for luembership. A diInit is of no valut\ unless it be from the Lodge of which a brother was la.st a mernher. 3.. One who has not served as warden may be installed Master of a new Lodge by dispensatioll feom the Gr~tl;d Master. 4. All strife for office in the Lodge is gravely unmasonic and ituiecent, and should be pronlptly rebuked by the hrethr~n; but the offence is of such a character, that diseipHne therefor would sehloJll he prudent. 5. It is proper for a number of brethren in a secure place to open a Lodge for instruction.

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6. No general law of the suhordinate Lodge can divest a brother

of any I-Jodge privileges, either for non-payment of dues, or for ~ny othel: cause. To do so requires a regular trinl, finding, and judg-

ment.

7. A Lodg-e cannot evade the duties rpquired, or delegate the powers conferred hy the Grand Lodg-e. The recomolendation and certifiCHte to a Lodge appl.ving for dibpensation nlust be the act of the Lodge, and not of its officers. 8. The officers of a Lodge may be installed after the 24th of June, without a Rpeeial rli~pen8ati()n. 9 The irn proper reception of a petition, i. e., of one who has been rf.lj()cted in another Lodge, or who is not a resident within the jurh.di<路路tion, is void, and is to be so declared whenever the fact beCOInes lnl0wn, if before the con ferring of the degree. 10. It is not in the power of TIleUl ber~ to prevent the installation of a .l\rHster-el~ct, hy objecting to it. The a('tin~ Master, for ~ood reHsons, mig-ht postpone th~ installation until the case could be suhn1ittpcl to the Grand Master. 11. The loss of an eye doe:-; not disqualify a candidate. 1~. An Enter~d Apprentice or Fellow Craft is as fully entitled, on proper appliration, to the" certifi ate of good standing" ("011t(lIDplated in section XXV. of the By-Laws of the Grand Lodge, as a .lV[~H~ter l\fasoJl would be to a dimit, under sirnilar circUrnE,tullc-PS. Th~ preRentatioll of that cert.ificate will jURtify the nearebt Lodge in Heting UP011 his petition for the reluaiuing degr~e~s. 13. A r(j '<:-ted profane cannot apply to the saIne or any other L()d~e, untIl Aix months have elapsed. After that tin1e he Inay apply to any Lodge, if within its jurisdiction; and if not wit h in the jurisdiction of the Lodge which rf1ected hiln, that Lodge bas no claims upon hhn, and its consent need not be asked. If within the" co-ordinate j 'risdiction" of two or more Lodg'e~, one of whieh rejected him, the unanimous cons~nt of that Lodge must be obtained before either of the others ean ballot upon his petition. 14 If the consent of a Lodge must be obtained, evidence of that consent must also be had, as sho,vn by properly attested certificate, or its equivalent. 15. If any subordinate Lodge fail to treat the communi(Oation of another Lodge with respect and courtesy, the remedy is by conlplaint to the Grand Master. 16. A Lodg-e cannot undo the 3(Otiol1 of its previous meeting by altering or erasing the record. If the lnatter be a proper subj~ct of reconsideration, it may be brought up in that fornl at the next regular rrleeting, but not afterward. 17. Charges lnust he formally presented, and notice served, before a IJodge can inflict puuishrnent for non-payment of dues. 18. The loss of a foot is such a dis(lualification as the Grand Master cannot renlove. An artificial limb will not obviate the objection.

19. The Grand Lodge haA decided who shall teach the esoterics of Masonry in this jurisdiction, and the mode of teaehing. They may not be taught in an unautholized manner. Itinerant selfstyled lflctures are not permitted. 20. In reconlmending a new Lodge, it is not the character of the brethren, and the capacity of the officers uamed in the petition, that are alone under consideration. The nec(:lssities of the brethren of that locality, the effect upon Lodges already established, and the "good of Masonry" in general, are all to be considered. A

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Lodge may refuse to recommend without reflecting upon the charor capa~ity of the petitioners. 21. A broth~r wh il~ under charges may present charges against any hrother; but in that cas~, as in any other,. the Lodge may decide wh~ther the arcused Bhall be placed on trIal. 22. S.ubordinate Lodges are authorized to leyy con.tributions by a majorIty vote; but the- po\ver should be exerclsed WIth great (~au颅 tion and- only for strictly J\.fUSOllic purposes. The purrhase or impro~enlpnt o{ real estate路 would not justify it. The necessary expenses of the Lodgoe. including chRrities, shoulo be the limit of such levies. A1l matters of rpal ~st3te, if the Lodge has not available means sufficient, should bp arranged hy voluntary contributions. 23. The various Mrtsonic rites fellowship on the degrees of Entered A pprentice, Fellow Craft, and Master Mason. . 24. A Lodge ullder dispensation may do what its warrant authorizes. Its powers are lhnited hy its letter of authority. It cannot do more than a chartered Lodge may do under similar circumstancE1s. 25. Qnery-A Master Ma~()n dimits, and on applying for membership in the same Lodge is rejected. Has he a right to d~malld a trial as to the rause of his rejection? If no charges are preferred, can he denland another ballot? An.~wer-The ballot is the ~ecret act of an individual; it would be an offense to 111uke it known. It nlight he an offense to diVUlge the cause of it. A rejectioll may occur without any offense on the part of the rejected hrother. Thus it may be seen that he cannot detnand a trial of the Lodge, for the Lodge knows no more of the fnets than he does. He cannot demand that the r~jecting hrother preff'r rharges, for his identity is known neither to the Lod~e nor to the rejected applicant. And, lastly, if all these were known there luay be no charges that could be preferred.. He ran renew his applications, and demand a ballot as often as the Lodge will reeeive hiA pe-tition. 26. The facts thttt lnatters of difference betw~en certain parties, one of whonl is 3. Mason, have b~en "amicably settled," and receipts in full passed, will not be a har to charg'P8 of unma~onic conduct alleged against the Mason hrother. A Lodge ,vill, however, consider all the cirCUDlstances. and may de(lide not to entertain the eharges. If an offence hav~ been conlmitted, it may not be "CoDlpoundea " in Masonic or civil law. If considerable time have elapsed, all the facts being known, it would be proper, also, to consider that circumstance. 27. A Lodge refusing to recommend petitioners for a Lodge under dispensation need not give the reasons that influence such action. Each member voting has a reason for his action, and is responsihle only to himself and the body of Masonry therefor. It would often be impo,qsible to give the reasons. 28. Any brother, who is cornpetent to do so, may be invited by the Worshipful Master to confer the degrees. 29. If a candidate be rejected in Lodge A, which afterwards consents that Lodge B (of concurrent jurisdiction) shall act upon his petition, in which he is also rejected, A cannot afterwards consider his petition without the consent of B. But B may again consider his petition without consent of A. 30. A non-affiliate is not entitled to Masonic burial. 31. A m~mber of a Lodgp may obiect to the initiation of an elected candidate, and his objection must be sustained, though he give no reason. The same rule applies to advancements.

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32. Where a candidate for Masonry was ele(otpd in another State, but removed to Iowa before he could be initiated, a proper certificate o~ that fact, duly authenti~ated, may be taken in lieu of a yenr's resIdence. 33. However desirable it may be that memh~r8, and Inore especially officprs, should attend stated n1 t 'eting"s, thprp is no (~onlpnl颅 sion except by summons, or by pellaltip~ provided in hy-laws of the Lodge. When a brother 9Sburues to sl1~tain an (ffice tht-'re iH a stroug rnoral obligation to he prE-~pnt and di&.charge his official duties; but even these are not to interfere wit h other duties that are ps.raI110unt, and "on no account to he neglected." 34. The practice is for Lodgp~ under di~pfan~9ti()n, in thig State, to admit Master Masons to mPITl ber... hi p, upon the saIne terms and in the game ll1anner as is done hy (-hHrtered Lodg'~ H. 35. The (-irand Master hus no authority to grHnt the privileg-e to a Lodge in another jurisd iction of initiating- a eitizen of Iowa. The consent of a subordinate Lodge having jurisdh路tion mu~t be obt~i neel. 36. 'rhe right of every affiliated Mason to vi~it Lodg-flS other than his own is an inherent 'right, and may not be denied e-xct>'pt for CG1.u;e. Masonic trials, or other private businef-,s of the Lodg-e, is good cause fhr eX(i]u(iing visitors. A vh路,itor may be denied for cause personal to himself, su("h as dl unkenness, or other misconduet, by which the right is forfeited. The mere objection of a brother present, without reasons ,qatiR.faciory tf) thp lJl(JJ~;t{,r qf th'3 Lod,qf, ,vill not justify such a denial; nor would the facts state 1 justi(y the denial if they grow out of "priyate piques or quarrels," which must not come \-Vithin the Lodge. The Master being alone re~ponsiule for buch denial of the right of visitation, the facts lnay be stated to hiIn, or in open Lodge. 37. There is no regulation of the Grand Lodge that an amendment of the by-laws of a particular Lodge shall not take effect until approved by the Grand Lodge. In the absence of such regulation, &uch amendments would take effeet as soon as adopted, unless otherwise specified in the 3Jnendment itself. 38. A ny attempts on the part of the l\laster to control the actio '1 of his Lodge, by opening the same before the regular hour, or bY' any other }1rbitrary meanR, is exceedingly reprehensible, an 1 would subjert him to discipline. 39. There is no legal enactlllent that forbids acting on the petition of an Entered Apprentice for advancement and membershit> while he is under indictment for selling liquor. It is a matter f taste; each brother will show his by his ballot. An indictment f r that offense is no more a .bar than would be an indictment f r hor'3e-stealing. 40. It is not necessary, upon trial for nOll-payment of dues, to establi~h an "intention" on the part of the accused. It is a question of fact, only. The" intention" may have been, at all times, to pay,. but if the fact of non-payment be established the offense is proven. 41. When the accused is found guilty he should not go without punishment. Mitigating circUlllstances must have due weight, both as to the :finding and the punishment; but our lightest punishments are not too severe for the smallest offenses known to our law. 42. "A perfectly strong and healthy man, who is fully able to take all the steps and positions reqUired in the ceremonies,'! is not

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physically disqualified by reason of a some,vbat defective joint of one knee. 43. When the proper conlmittee reports that the petitioner doef.i Dot Ii ve within the jurisdiction of the Lodge, his fee should b~ returned to hinl, with explanation of the fact. The Lodge cannot ballot for his adnlission. 44. A ballot for ad vancement, as "Tell aA for admission, is secret and sacred, and may not be questioned. HardRhips do sometim(:ls oceur under this Ia\v, but they or:ly prove that the UAe of the black ballot began too late. Black ballots are "\vorth more than white olles and are much less dangerous. No diseussion of either clas~ shnu'ld be pernlitted; it is use-less, dangerous, unmasonic. 45. A M~ster l\{ason is entitled to his certificate of dinlission OIl appliration, if clear of the boo]{s, financially and morally. Th~ Lodge need not denland his motives in asking it. The Grand Secretary's report is very complete, and exhibits a fiourishi ng state of affairs. RECOGNITION OF GRAND I..lODGE OF QUEBEC.

On Inotion of Grand Secretary, the second resolution of the con}mittee ,vas then taken up, as follo'W"s: Resolved, That ,vhile this Grand Lodge conRirlers the ({rand Lodge of Quebec to have been regularly fornled, it dee1ns U but courte8Jj to the Grand Lodge of Canada, 'lv1th 'luh1ch it is in fratf1'11.al intercourse, to a1.l'ait its r'ecogn1tjon of that new Gr:and Lodge, which it does with the sincere hope that it will so recognizl it at its tle}it annual nleeting. Bro. Guilbert nloved to ~unend the re~olution as follows: Resolved, That the Grand Lodge of Iowa recognizes, in tlIt' fullest sense, as regularly fornl~d, the Grand Lodge of Quebec, and frat~rnally welconles it to the circle of Grand Lodges. Whi('h was adopted, and the resolution, as anlended, was then adopted. The Grand Seeretary showed that he understood the true duty of a Grand Lodge in the lines we have italicised above; and will add that we regret that that courtesy was unintentionally overlooked in the end. It would be a biting ironry to quote here the 1t Golden rule." Bro. W. B. Langridge submitted the report on correspondence, and it is refreshing to read one so full of good sense, courtesy and decision of character. Bro. John Scott, of Nevada, was re-elected Grand Master, and Bro. Theo. S. Parvin, of Iowa City, re-elected Grand Secretary, and appointed chairman of the Comnlittee on Correspondence. 1

IDAHO. Grand Lodge met in Idaho City, October 4, 1869, Bro. Geo. H. Coe, Grand Master, presiding. His address is confined chiefly to local issues, and is a good, practical document.

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The following excellent resolution was adopted: Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Grand Lodge that canvassing or electioneering to influence the votes of nlembers of the Grand Lodge, in the election of Grand Officers, is contrary to the letter and spirit of Masonry; and that we disapprove of conventions or other local sectional combination to affect the legislation fff the Grand Ledge, or to secure election to office..

A considerable amount of local and important business was transacted. We find no report on correspondence. Bro. Jonas W. Brown was elected Grand Master, and Bro. P. E. Edmonson re-elected Grand Secretary, both of Idaho City. Since writing the above we learn that Bro. Edmonson has beconle a defaulter to the county of Boise, of which he was Treasurer, and that the Grand Lodge, at a recent comnlunicatioD, elected Bro. Sanluel B. Connolly Grand Master, and Bro. H. E. Prickett, Grand Secretary; post-office not given. The Fraternity of Idaho have offered $5,000 reward for the apprehension of Edmonson.

KENTUCKY. Grand Lodge met in Louisville, October 18th, 1869.. Bro. Elisha S. Fitch, Grand Master, presiding. His Annual Address covers 'twenty-six pages of closely printed matter, and is a splendid spechnen of eloquent thoughts beautifully combined. We regret that our space will not permit very extended f.xtracts, but cannot refrain from quoting the following: Believing you to be thus prepared, brethren, permit lne in the honored name of Masonry to greet Yl)u with hearty fraternal welCOllIe on your annual return to this Grand Hall. As the scattered memhers of one COlnn1on household. feel a rapturous delight in rellisiting together the old parental home, thus living over again the ~pringtiJne of life in awakened reminiseen(路es, so, as Craftslnen ","ho for a season have been widely dispersed, it is natural that we should feel jubilant and joyous in th us reassern bUng in our old Masonic ll<>mestead, to revive the interesting associations of other days, and to perpetuate those friendships which have been developed and 1111rified under the benign influences of our Royal Art. On such occasions a livelier sense of fraternal obligation and attachluent to pervade our mystic band-a host of associated memories treasured syrnpathies throng and thrill the Masonic heart, and conspire to signalize and to hallow the time and place of our reunion. In the vicissitudes of every day life it is often the case on returning to the old faolily mansion froIn which we have wandered. "Pursuing fortune's slippery ba,"

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contenlplating the deset ted home of Roscoe, it is often" like visiting SOUle classic fountain whieh once welled its pure waters in a s~l(·recl Rhade, but finding it dry and dusty, with the lizard and the toad brooding over the shattered marble." On our return, however, to the old Masonic rremple to-day our henrts ln~ty well be tilled \vith joy and rejoioing, for there ar~ uo 81H·h sad surronndings to check our happy greetings; no such scenes of desolatHHl to deplore or to 11111,r our fraternal congratulations. ChangeH, it is true, have occurred in this old Masonic home, hut they are such as we contemph\te with exulting pride. 'rheyare cha·ng~s that have been wrought by the <:unning hands of enterprise and art and not hy the corroding tooth of time or the defacing iiugpr of de(~ay. He reports having refused to grant a single Dispensation for new Lodges, and in justification of that course he says, truly: By way of self-vindieation, permit me to say that in many in.. stnnces the petitioners thenlselves have unwittingly defeated their own purpose by putting the case too strongly, or proving too 11luch· for, in addition to the usual forIn of appeal, it would often be repre~ se-nted to I he (Jrand Master, by way of spechtl indueelneut, that IDH.llY menlbers of an adjoining Lodge would procure diInits and affiliate with the proposed ne\v Lodge, us soon as organized; and yet, upon an exurnination of the annual returns, it would turn out in evidence (as lawyers say) that the aforesaid adjoining Lodge 'was itself too feeble to undergo any depletion, and yet rerllain selt-Slll'3" taining. In all such cabes, therefore, the establishJllellt of the new Lodge would perhaps involve the suspellsion or elubarrass the work of an old one, :¥nd the result would. be, that while adding to the number of Lodges, and thereby incurring the expense of separate organizations, there would be but little, If any, addition to our aggregate menlbership, and no commensurate increase whatever of the general prosperity. The follOWing extract, we think, is ample vindication of the ,visdonl0f the Grand Lodge of Missouri, which has continually voted down the per diem and mileage system. The Grand Master says: There is a constantly recurring and increasing drain upon your resources to continue in being mallY of the Lodges you have organ-

ized. SODle of these Lodges have been in exi~tence for many sears, but having only a small membership, and located in a renlote part of the State, they annually receive more through their represelltati Yes, from the general tund, than they contribute. It you will examIne our last year's returns, you will find that this was the case with a large number of our subordinates, and that in some instances more than double the aJnount was received by the representative than was paid in by his Lodge. It will beconle apparent to every brother, who will take the pains to examine our Grand Lodge returns for the last few years, that this annually inereasing systematic depletion is becoming more and more o!)pressive, and calls louqly for some measure of relief. Relative to the deplorable tendency to cheapen and popularize Masonry, he truly says: Otherwise, brethren, the pure and beautiful stream of Masonic

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philanthropy, which for ages past has glided on in quiet majesty within its own appointed channel, bearing on its bosom the richest argosies of "good men and true," to gladden and bless the wasted and destitute portions of our moral domain, may bet路orne, even in its fancied floodtide of prosperity, a wild and unmanageable torrent of popular passion and prejudice, overflowing its ancien t embanknlents, only to gather up in its destructi ve course the drittwood of our coronlon humanity, and float upon its turbid wat~rs the worthless wrecks of a former glory and splendor. Such a cat~s颅 trophe is not more revolting than the danger is hnpending, and it becomes all our Lodges throughout the land, both Grand and Subordinate, to attend well to this vociferous alarm at the outer door; to do all in their power to stay and direct the heady curt~en t of popular impulse which has already set in and threatens to beur us away frorn our ancient mooriugs, and set us adrift without.compaEo!s or piummet, upon the shoreless sea of expediency.. It is the manifest tendency of the times to popularize everything, both ill 011 urch and Btate, and the same dangerous leaven is at "Tork in our l\lasonic Louges. Hence it is that we find such importunate UIH] persistent appeals for Hew Lodges, not only ill our cities and huoger towns, but also ill every villH,ge and hamlet, and at aln10st every cross roads and "\vngon stand in the State. These Lodges, if established, must secure a n'lemlJership, and to acconlplish this the nlore readily, the fees and dues nlust be redlH"ed to the lovvest possible rates, and if this vending of Masonry, in "cheap cash store" style, "at greatly reduced priceR, "\vith a vie\v to replenish stock," does not accoruplish the desired purpose, the next step by wu.,Y路 of "extraordinary ind ucemen t" is to lower praetkally the st~tlHlnrd of the qualifications of candidates, uutIl, in sonle instances, thel:;e proselyting tnissionaries ",-ouid seenl to be aIrnost ready to ,4 go into the highways and hedges and eompel tbeln to conle in. D Ho true is this - indeed to our shatue be it saidthat already in some portions of our jurisdiction, there is scarcely any mfUl ill the cOlumunity \vho may not with perfect inlpunity petition a l\Iasonic Lodge for admisbion.

Relative to the re-election of Grand Officers, he says: The practire of this Grand Lodge to change its Grand J\.Iaster at each Annual C<nnlnunication I have always regarded al:; of doubtful propriety, and this view has only been confirmed by DIy connection with the office. Inasmuch as my acceptance, for the ensuing )Tear, of another secret public trust, already alluded to, kindred in its grand design, but incompatible in its duties, \vill render it wholly iInpracticable for Jne to serve you again, even were it desirable on your part, I trust you will perlnit me to renew and urge upon your Sfll'ioul'3 consideration the re(~onlmendationof my inlmediate predecessor on this SUbject. If there be wil'3dom in retaining in office an efficient and faithful Grand Secretary and Grand Treasurer, which none, I presumez will question, we think, in view of his weighty and divE'rsifiea reHpollsibiliries, it is quite as important to re-elect, for at least two or thrpe ternls, a cOlnpetent and trustworthy Grand Master; and having hyan act of ctistinguishing partiality, toward the present in(lUnlbellt, broken the Ioug line of precedents which ~V()u have heretofore e~tahlished in reference to this (jffi~e, it is probabl:y the most opportune occasioll to consider the expediency of continuing the policy you have thus inaugurated.

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Again we say, ,ve regret that we cannot reproduce the whole of this excellent address. Suffice it to say, that he most ably and eloquently covered every point of official duty presented for consid.. eration. i\. great deal of general business was transacterl, and the utmost harmony prevailed. The finances are in a fine condition, as the income franl the Grand Lodge interest in the lViasonic Temple Conlpany, adds to the immense assets of the Go L. Treasury, which is over $80,000. Over 300 pages of the proceedings are taken up with the pu bUca.. tion of names of menlbers of Lodges which, like our own, adds imInensely to the bulk and cost of the volume. Whether this is prudent or not, is for the Grand Lodge to deterlnine. But we will here add, that there is a growing sentirnent against the practice. rrhe Grand Secretary, Bro. J. M. S. McCorkle, submitted as usual, a searching and just report on correspondence. He is one of the few who evidently peruse proceedings before reviewing them. .Bro. Chas. Eginton, of Winchester, was elected Grand Master, and Bro. J. M. S. McCorkle, of Louisville, re-elected Grand SecretarJr. KANSAS.

Grand Lodge met in Leavenworth, October 20th, 1869, Bro. Jno. H. Brown, Grand Master, presiding. From his admirable address we extract the following: I can but congratulate you, my brethren, in view of the happ:r cond.ition of our craft in this Grand Jurisdiction. Peace and harmony pervade our borders with rare exceptions. Unity of purpose begins to prevail and a concentration of forces is fast producing beueficial results. Much good has been accoDlplished, but Inuch more must be attained to achieve our di vine mission, and help perfect the gr~nd scheme of moral government now beeonling il:lc()rporated into the social systenl of all civilized nations.

vVhile I am disposed to congratulate you on the happy results of the past, I beg you will not lose sigh t of the fact that, though alnlost every organization of men strives to extend its influence, eularge it~ powers and increase its lnelnbers by every nleans at haud, freemasonry rests her hopes upon the high character and m,jral worth of those who enter her halls, and delnands, as she re.. quuoes, ll.larked intellectual <:apacit.y in those who desire her hOHors. Mpu 01' this ~t(;unp she wants; and nOlle others should be suffered to share in our labors or participate in our prIvileges. Our tribunals should ever be faithful to the aucieu t landInarks, and if so, they will repudiu te the idea, by far too prevalent, that mt're nunlbers are an elClHcnt of succeS8 or strengtb. FreerllH.SOnry, not unlike all other Or~at1lhatiollS, is burdened, to bOIlle exten t, wIth bad and in} perfect matf rlot-such as should never be placed in our mystic temple.

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Relative to the informality of Âˇpetitions for Dispensations he complains as follows: Informality in the petitions and clefectiveness of the recommendations of the nearest Lodges was a source of some trouble. In almost every case the recoillmendntory certificate was incomplete, not detailing all the facts llecessary to warrant the issue of a dispensation. III no case, ho,vever, did I find the brethren un,villing to furniE,h the required infornlation ; on the contrary, when the way ,vas pointed out the papers caIne in due fornl and complete in facts; myexact.ness in this respect nlay have beell sonlewhat annoying to the petitioners, but I felt that the duty lowed to the (i-rand Lodge required n1B to fulfil its laws to the letter. Occurrences of this l{ind will ill future be obviated, if our good brethren ill sinlilar cases will only follo\v the forms to be found in our standard works, which they will find at any of the book stores. When we first assumed the office of Grand Secretary, '\ve found the s~:\llle fault existing, as not Olle out of ten of the petitioners drew up their forllls as contenlplated by the law, and there was necessarily a great delay and aunoyance to the petitioners and the Grnnd 1Ia~ter, consequently we prepared the follo\ving blank forln, to be furnished free to all petitioners, and 'w'hich fully meets the case in this State, and with a little alteration will apply to any other, and if it ,vill be of any service to the Grand Lodge of Kansas or other States we furni~h it herewith. PETITION FOR DISPENSATION.

Lodge 0â&#x20AC;˘.1 .r1ncient, F'ree and AcccptecZ JIasons oj the State oj ~fissouri: Your petitioners respectfully represent, that they are Master J\Iasol1H, haYing the prosperity of the Fraternity at heart, and are desirous of ditrusillg the genuine principles of .B'reenHlsoury. For the convenience of their respeetiye d\vellings, and for other good reaSOllR, they are desirous of fornling a new Lodge in the to\Vl1 of - - , county of - - - , in said State, to be named - - - . In C011sequence of this desire, and for the good of the Craft, they pray for a Warran t of Dispensation to elllp(HVer them to assemble as a legal Lodge, to discharge the duties of Masonry in a regular and eonstitutional nlanner, according to the ancient usages of the Order, and the laws and rules of the l\Iost Worshipful Grand Lodge of Missouri. The dirnits of the undersignf\d are submitted here,vith, together with the fee of thirty dollars, pr~scribed by the law. They further represent that the location of said proposed I...Iodge is nliles from the nearest I;odge, viz: - - Lodge, to 'Vh0111 they have applied for recolnmendation, and that the accompanying paper contains an accurate description of the proposed Hall. 'rIley have nOll1inatE:d and do reconllnend Bro. - - - - - as 'Vorshipful Master; Bro. - - - - - as Senior Warden; Bro. - - - - - as Junior Warden, and prolnise, should their prayer be granted, a strict conformity to the Constitution and By-Laws of the Grand To the lJI. TV.

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RECOMMENDATION.

This is to certify, that at a meeting o f - - Lodge, No. - Bro __ - - - proposed Worshipful Master of - - Lodge, Br~.-路 - - proposed Senior Warden, and Bro. - - - - - proposed Junior Warden of said proposed Lodge, having presented themselves for exarrlination as to proficiency, they were placed in their respective stations and ex-emplified their ability to confer the three degrees of Ancient Craft Masonry, as approved by the Most \Vor.. shipful Grand Lodge of Missouri; and said examination being satisfactory to this Lodge, therefore this Lodge does hereby vouch for their proficiency, and being satisfied that the interests of Ma.. sonry will not suffer by placing a Lodge in their hands, and being satisfied of the moral character of the applicants, this certificate of recommendation is hereby signed by the Worshipful Master and attested by the signature of ~he Secretar:y and seal of the Lodge, by order of said Lodge, on thIS - - day of - - , 18-.

Attest:

- - - - - , Worshipful Master.

- - - - - , Secretary. DESCRIPTION OF HALL.

Is the house of wood, stone or brick? How many stories high? In what story is the proposed Lodge to meet? Are the walls solid or studded? Are the floors deafened? Does the Lodge r001TI adjoin any other room? If so, are the partition walls solid or studded' If not adjoining, how far from any other building? How many ante-rooms? How large? How is the hall reached? Are the windows safe froln outside view? What is the size of the main hall? How is it to be furnished? What is the male adult population of the jurisdiction over which the proposed Lodge will have control? [Here may follow any additional descriptions deemed neces.. sary.] Relative to the work, he saysEverywhere I went during my visits to the various Lodges, I not only founei. the brethren ready and willing to receive instruction, but alive to the necessity of promoting a uniformity of work and lectures throughout the jurisdiction. Being one of those who assisted in the inauguration of this work, known as the Preston Webb Work, I feel flattered when I mark the rapid advances it ha! nlade in so short a time, notwithstanding the embarrassnlents under which it has labored; and I urge upon you the necessity of pushing it on until every Lodge in the jurisdiction is fully instruct.. ed. The field is broad and widens every day. The wilderness becomes a town, and soon the Lodge adorns it. Relative to "anti-Masonry" he says, most truthfully: Religious bigots, narrow-minded sectarians, and dishonest poIi..

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ticians, will be found in every age; and to draw off attention from their own unjust acts, or in some way let the world know they yet live though in the arms of decay, will inevitably attack that individ~al, or order, or society, which is most honorable and shows most signs of life. Fear not the blows fronl such sources.. Fear not the man who attenlpts to transfer his infanly to you, or the order of ,vhich you Hre a member. If pure, if high-lninded, if devoted to the principles which Freenlasonry inculcates, you will beat them in the race for fame; and when they shall be forgotten, your institution will stand, as it has stood, unique among the nations, rlothed with perpetual youth and adorned with lasting beauty. Those who participate in our privileges, and share in our labors, know-well know-that it is far from our intention to array our order against any political or religious organization, or forms of government. Our order" unites men of every country, sect and opinion.. " Neither do we clainl to be what is known as a christian body of men, but we do claim that amid all the world's conflicts religion has ever found in our institution a steady, reliable support, and that in all benevolent enterprizes we have led the van.. 'roday we lead, and wherever charity is dispensed will be found a Masonic hand dropping the first coin.

A prize is before us; who will win? He who conquers self-he who is co-worker with the Grand Architect and seeks, by virtue of his personal puri ty and worth, to overcome all the obstacles by which he is surrounded. Impure thoughts no less than impure associations prevent success. Cast, out the one ,,"here you reject the other. He can conquer others who has subdued himself; and he can win others who has won himself. The way is open-choose which side ye will take. But let me conjure you to take to the right, and victory will be yours.

His decisions. 1. You have clearly the fIght to delegate your authority to any

other Lodge, to confer the Fellow Craft and Master Mason degrees on a candidate who has received the first or Entered ApprentIce degree in your Lodge. A majority vote is all that is required to grant such authority. 2. A candidate who has rereived the Entered Apprentice degree in a Lodge in a neighboring jurisdiction, and applies to a Lodge in this jurisdiction for the Fellow Craft and l\Iaster Mason degrees, must apply the same a~ a profane for initiation, and a unanimous ballot Ulust be had before you can proceed to confer the said degrees. 3. One ballot only is reqUired for the electIon of a cap-didate for the three degrees of Ancient Craft Masonry. Unless a separate ballot for each degree is demanded by a brother and member of the Lodge. 4. You have the undoubted right to prefer charges against an Entered ApprentIce (as well as it is your duty to prefer charges) for uumasonic conduct, and try him, and if found gUilty expel, suspend, or reprimand him.. 5. Brother A. B . havIng received a majority of all the 'votes rast for Senior Warden of your Lodge was duly elected and should have been installed, unless a good and sufficient reason be shown Why he should not. The fact of his being suspected of voting for him-

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self is not a sufficient reason to bar him from being installed as your Senior Warden. You declaring- the office vacant and order.. lng a new election was irregular and without authority of law 'rIds can only be done by dispensation of the Grand Master. 路 6. A candidate who has received the Entered Apprentice and Fello\v Craft degrees in a Lodge in a neigh boring jurisdiction and nloving into thIS State and appl)'ing for the Master Mason de'O'ree must first obtain the consent of the Lodge in which he received th~ two first d~grees, and then pass through the ordeal of a unaninl0US ballot before you can la\vfully confer the Master Mason degree upon him. 7. vVhen a brother has been tried and found guilty of a Masonic offense and the penalty has been fixed by the Lodge, notice of his intention to appeal does not operate as a bar to the proceedings It is your duty us Worshipful ~Iaster to carry out the order of th~ Lodge by inflicting the penalty which, in the case in question, is a reprinland. 8. I have exanlined the constitution of this Grand Lodge on the subject of trials and its incidents. I aIn of the opinion that a strirt construction of the sections relating to this su bjeet, Nos. 56 and 57 page 194, placed the adjudication of the whole nlatter of any con12 plaint, in the hands of the conJmissioners. They are to hear and detertnine the whole matter in controversy, and report the facts found by theln. rrheir judgment upon the matter is final, unless an appe'al be taken therefrom; and it requires 110 action 011 the part of the Lodge, except to receive and file said report. 9. A brother Master Mason in good and regular standing, dues all paid to date, is entitled to a dimit when demanded by hinlself in person or by petition. Notice on the part of a brother of his in.. tention to prefer charges against one applying for a dhnit does not operate as a sufficient bar, unless charges are preferred and filed against the brother before the Lodge is closed. 10. An expelled Mason is what we masonically term dead; and his restoration in the order is therefore equivalent to the admission of a profane for the mysteries of Masonry. In addition to the usual petition, he must also petition the Lodge from which he was expelled for adul ission. 11. When charges are preferred against a brother for unmasonic conduct in due form, and in accordance with the constitution of this Btate governing trials, &c., the Lodge cannot refuse to enter... tain said charges, even though they be against one of your best and Inost estimable Masons and citizens. The Lodge ean only determine the innocence or guilt of the accused brother after hear.. ing all the facts ill the case. 12. A Lodge cannot reconsider a vote on the petition of an applicant for either the mysteries of l\Iasonry or for affiliation when duly rejected. A profane may again apply in six months fronl the date of his rejection, and a brother Master Mason applying for affiliation may apply at every regular communication of the Lodge, if he desire to do so, un til he is elected, and his standing as a Mason is not affected in the least by said rejections; and, furthermore, he may apply to any other Lodge he may select. According to the ancient constItution and the ronstitution of our Grand Lodge, a candidate for the mysteries of Masonry IDust be without blernish and have the full and per1ect 'i,Ule of his limbs. I{'rom the Holy Law we learn that the qualifications of one for the services in the Holy Temple were written as follows: "For whatsoever man he be that hath a blemish he shall not approach;

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a blind man or a lame or he that hath a flat nose or anything su... ertluou8; or a man that is broken footed or broken handed or ~rook-backed or a dwarf or he that hath a blemish in his eyc." A candidate for the mysterieb of Masonry '\vho has but one eye is undoubtedly physically disqualified, and should not be- admitted into our order. This rule does not apply to those applying for affiliation. Relative to the Grand Orient of France, the Grand Lodge adopted the follo,\"\ri ng : Resolved, That until the Grand Orient of France rescinds its action in this particular, all further l\lasonic intercourse with, or recognition of the said (~rand Orient, or any lVlason hailing therefrom, is hereb)T suspended.

Bro. E. T. Carr presented the report on correspondence, which contains a faithful txhibition of the doings of the Craft. Bro. John H. Brown was re-elected Grand Master, and Bro. E. T. Carr re-elected Grand Secretary, both of Leavenworth.

LOUISIANA. Grand Lodge met in Ne\v Orleans, February 14th, 1870. Bro. Sam'l Manning Todd, Grand 1faster presiding. Seventy-four Lodges \vere represented. The Grand Master's Address is an able paper, and sho\vs a close attention to duties. From his address we quote relative to lodges in foreign languages: Having- attended many of the meetings of Lodges working in the French, Spanish and Italian langua~e~, and witnessed, in company with officers and melD bers of the lirand Lodge, their luanner of working, I alU happy in being able to state that in all of theln I have Inet with the most cheerful acquiescence in my rulings and decisions in respect to tht:>ir work; and I feel well assured that if the system of frequent visitations on the part of the Grand Officers be continued, and necessary advice ~111d instruction given when needed, that there ,vill be hereafter but little complaint heard of violations of laws and edicts on the part of those Lodges. To insure obediencc, it is only necessary that they should be properlj instructed; and in no instance have I found any disposition on the part of ~tny of those Lodges to evade any regulation or edict of the Grand Lodge.. He reports having granted dispensations for six new Lodges. He endorses the following sensible relnarks: The candidate should be of entire limbs, be in possession of all of his faculties, and be fully able to go through, without inconvenience, every part of our ceremonies; to give every sign, and to be able to instruct and to be instructed in every physical nleans of recognition, nnd beyond these physical qualifications, the candidate should possess a sound body. If the origlnal reason of this, namely: the working at a trade be now wanting, certainly our institution is

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not an asylum for invalids, nor should ever be made such. We want, arid want only men who can, in case o.f need, be able

phJJ81.路cally to meet all the requirement8 of the obligations they Inay be called upon to take.

From the report of the .A.uditing Comnlittee, we find that since the Grand Lodge has become possessed of the Masonic Hall, that the assets of the Grand Lodge over its liabilities is $181,063 82. So much for business sagacity and enterprise. That is a <..-harity fund worth talking about. The COlnmittee on J urispruuence reported the following: We would add incidentally a word or two on the SUbject of rlhnits, and as growing out ot" the question decided by the -Grand Master, concerning E. A. or F. C. conlpleting their degrees in another Lodge. 'rhe question is mooted, can an E A. or F. C. demit? In forlner times when there were no dues, when ever)" E. A. was a member of a Lodge, and when all business, except conferring degrees or balloting for higher degrees was done in a lodge of E. A's, there were no dirrJits, such as are now granted in Louisiana. The brother initiated was a men) bel' of the Lodge as well as of the fraternity for life. There was no occasion for a <limit, unless a change of residflnce had been perfected, not simply intended. rrhen, on request in writing, the brother was granted a reconlmendation to the particular Lodge to which the brother wished to attach himself. 'rhis recommendation was called a certificate of dimit. The brother still rernaining a nlemuer of hi:5 old Lodge until he had been balloted for and eleeted a mem bel路 of the new one; and, jf re-jected, he still retnined bis ll1embership in his former Lodge. This ",vas the course pursued even within the Masonic remembrance of the writer of thiH rfport, and applied alike to Entered Apprentices, Fellow Crafts Hll<1 l\11lster Masons. Your cODlmittee would like to see our Constitution flncl regulations rhanged so as to correspond with the foregoillg vie,vs, Lut will offer no amendments unless the same shall seem to be called for by the approval of the Grand Lodge. Very slight alterations in the Grand Lodge B,y-La,vs would accompliRh this purpose. The establlshment of the system of life menlbership in Lodges is a nlove in the right direction, and should be fostered by the Grand Lodge. Also, the following:

1. Can the W. M. of a Lodge, during the intervals between its meetings, grant a dimit? And, 2. Are the forms and proceedings, as appear from the papers, of sutficient regularity and formality to constitute a diulit? . A dinlit, properly speaking, is the recomnlendation of a Lodge given to one of its luembers to another Lodge; recently, however not addressed to any particular Lodge, but to the fraternity generally, and dissolving bis C0111H?ction with the Lodge, though this was not formerly the case. 'VIJen a Lodge has granted this dimit, formerly a recommendation to a particular Lodge for the purpose of affiliation in that particular Lodge, now for the purpose of dissolving the connection with the Lodge with a recoDuuendation generally to all Lodges and Masons; the officers of the Lodge, generally the Secretary and Master, give a certificate of this action of the Lodge, which, by the way, must be unanimous, and 1

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this document is called a certificate of dimit; no brother can withdraw from a Lodge without its consent; any brother can make ap.:. plication to withdraw. The application may be withdrawIl at any time prior to its being acted upon, and until the application is acted upon by the Lodge, no one objerting, there is no dimit.. The granting of a dilnit of whichever kind, therefore, is an act of the Lodge. The Master cannot grant it under any circumstances whatever. He luay take the responsibility of issuing a certificate, but he does it at his peril. If the Lodg-e, on the matter being brought before it, grants the dimit, the certificate of the Master becomes good; but if the Lodge refuses, the Master is subject to severe censure. Again, should events transpire which should induce the brother to withdraw his application at any tinle before the Lodge should have acted upon it, there would be nothing upon which the Lodge could act, and the voting a dimit ill such a case would be an absolute nullity. Bro.. James B. Scot, as chairman of Committee on Correspondence, submitted a very full and able report. Under the head of Missouri, he dissents from our practice of not expelling for nonpayment of dues. He holds that it is a crime which nlerits expulsion.. He is an earnest advocate of the system of allowing any and, every rite to work under the control of the Grand Lodge, thereby making the Grand Lodge a museum of all sorts of stuff called "Masonr:r""," just for the sake of allowing anyone to see how many shapes a pure system can be moulded into. It may do very well for our good sister, Louisiana, composed of a heterogeneous race of Masons, especially as she has been blistered nearly to death in years agone by all sorts of l\1asonic flies, but it will not do for usand although we do not delnur to Louisiana doing as she pleases, still that will not prohibit us from saying what we think about it, and if Bro. Scot expects the Missouri committee to be driven from frank and independ~nt criticism by the" shoo, fly," accusation of "officious intermeddling," we regret to inform him that he is mistaken, for if there is anyone thing more than another that this jurisdiction has maintained for half a century it is the masonic and courteous right to criticise whatever she deelns to be wrong, and this she would do though she stood single handed and alone before the world.. The doctrine of amalgamation of Rites is as old as the theory of amalgamation of races, and one is about as destructive of fundamental principles as the other. If the Grand Lodge of Louisiana had always and would now crush out of its jurisdiction every kind of Masonry as "illegitimate" except the pure York Rite, she would never have been troubled with the invasion of the Grand Orient of France, and the Grand Lodges of the United States would not to-day have been compelled to have sundered Masonic intercourse with one of the leading Masonic powers of the world, thereby disturbing the harmonious equilibrium of the Craft.

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We do not wish to b~ understood as saying that all this lies at the door of the Grand Lodge of Louisiana-far fronl it-but we do say that the system she has adopted, in accordance \vith the theory ad vQcated by her CODl1nittee on Correspondence, is a cognate result of the general principle of amalgamation, and if it were rarried down to the first principles of logic it would be very difficult to prnve that the Grand Orient of !i'rance has not the auvantage of position, for if one Gru,nd Lodge 111ay be the foster Inother of all sorts of rites, so filay all sorts of rites claim to be the equal of the Grtlnd Lodge. If the theory of the" College of Rites" is correct, then independent Grand Lodges of any distinct rite are wrong. If the " College" systenl is adopted then all rites cease as distinct organizations, and the" College" becolues the supreme and controlling po\ver, and whatever it issues as a charter is a "rite," and is "l\fa.. sanry," for it can kno\v no differenre. What is the result? Anni.. hilation of every distinctive fOrll1 of ceremony and obligation, and in lieu thereof the substitution of the philosophy of every theory that calls itself Masonry, without any distinctive form of recognition. If lYlasonry is not a system of syn1boIs, perfect and uniform in thenlselves, then it ceases to be universal. By close eXUlllil1atiol1 and study ,ve have arrived at one conclusion (whether right or '\vrong), that . -. \.ncient Craft l\Iasonry, as practised by the Grand Lodges of the United States, England, &c., is the only Masonry that (~an ever be called universal, for it is the only systenl whk路h is pure and sirnple, and which conflicts with no man's politics or religion. Therefore, for such a l\1:asonry, through its Grand IJodge, to dovetail opposite and conflicting systems into its governnlcnt is to invite the elements of discord and. rivalry. Has not the action of the Grand Orient of France, in the recognition of a certain rite in Louisittna, demonstrated the truth of our proposition? 'Ve challenge a deniaL We do not know that we shall ever be called upon to "'Tite another report on Correspondence, but ,ve do say, in the presence of this Grand Lodge assembled, that ,vhoever he may be, 'Vyho shall attelnpt to represent the sentiments of this jurisdiction, and shall not at all tilnes stand up ab the unflinching defender of Ancient Craft Ma8onry, according to the York Rite, simple and pure, will prove hhnself recreant to the solemn trust reposed in hhn by the Grand l\faster and t.he Craft; and ,ve again declare that any at.. tempt at the alnalgamation of rites, must be of necessity, and by the very laws of logic and nature, subversive of the pure principles of our institution. For the vindication of this principle we are amenable to the Grand Lodge of l\fissouri, and are perfectly willing to abide the

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impartial judgment of the Craft of the world; and can again assure our enthusiastic f1nd ll1uch beloved brother of Louisiana, that we will stand by our post till the last plank of landmarks is sunk beneath us. We accept any criticism in its severest form; we read and digest it, but it passes for chaff unless it has the elements of logic and proof in it, and we regret to say that Bro. Scot did not produce it single fact or argument to prove that the position of his Grand Lodge is not in error on this question of allowing all sorts of rites to ,york under her jurisdiction and by her authority and en.. dorseJn ent. Some argue that if Grand Lodges will take under their wings all the various rites, that they will ultiInately beconle tile sale possessor of all, and that all distinctive rites \vill disappear; true-but when a boy (and a very bad boy) we p6fsuaded a goose (a very sinlple goose) to swallow a lot of powder with a slow match ignited, and in a few seconds she had it all "under her wings," and in a few 1110re her ,vings were about all we could find. She had died so suddenly' that her feathers were bright and clear, and when we last visited the old homestead, there were the "wing fans," as melnentos of "Frank's wicked boyhood "-but where ""vas the goose"? Just where Masonry will be when it shall have attelnpted to swallow all sorts of stuff that certain boys shall place before her. Bro. Scot, beware of our goose-she went "where the woodbine twinetb. i7 If we did Bro. Scot any injnstice by reference to his "supplenlentary report" of 1869, we ask pardon, as it was not intended, and can only say that he did us an injustice by intimating that we desired to interfere with her authority, for we belong to the strictest sect of "States' Rights," and what we claim for ourselves we are ,villing to grant to others, but we do claim for ourselves the right to honestly criticise the general principles of governluent of every l\fasonic body, Grand or Subordinate, in the ,,~orld, and ,ve hope that the Louisiana comnlittee will recognize the existing right in every other cOlnmittee, and exercise it freely himself.

His criticisms are generally in accordance with our own vie\vs, and his report is a valuable part of the correspondence of the fraternity in the United States. Bro. Samuell\i. Todd was re-elected Grand Master, Bro. Jas. C. Batchelor, M. D., re-elected Grand Secretary (L. Box 872, N. 0.), and Bro. Jas. B. Scot re-appointed Committee on Correspondence, allofN. O.

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MARYLAND. Grand Lodge met in Baltinlore, November 15, 1869, Bro. Jno. Coates, Grand Master, presiding. His addresb is very brief and local. He reports having issued dispensations for three new Lodges. The Grand Lecturer submitted an encouraging report. We find no report Oll Correspondence. Bro. John S. Berry, of Baltimore, was elected Grand Master, and Bro. Jacob H. Medairy, No.6 West Howard street, re-elected Grand Secl·etary.

MICHIGAN.

Grand Lodge met in Detroit, January 12,1870. Bro. A. T . Metcalf, Grand Master, presided. From his annual address we learn that he issued thirteen dispensations for new Lodges. Of the growth of the fraternity in the state he says: We had in our jurisdiction in Lodges.

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1860 115 5,816 1865 150 10,078 1861 123 6,210 1866 169 10,509 1802 129 6,450 11867 189 13,154 18H3 136 7,313 1868 221 16,861 1864 141 8,772 1869 243 18,016 And now we have (in 1870) 257 lodges, exclusive of those U. D., and over 20,000 l\faster Masons in good standing. Our wealth and our capacity for arconlplishing the charitable purposes of our Order have proportionably increased with our Dumberb. We now have a membership &howing as large a per centage to popUlation as any Grand Lodge in the United States. u

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Relative to the surrender of charters he saysEfforts have been made by a few Lodges (and I am pleased to state they are few in number) to surrender their charters, for the purpose of paving the way to the formation of a new Lodge which should exclude a certain element, which, it was supposed, could not be eliminated by charges and trIal. In a single instance the charter was surrendered by a vote of the Lodge, and only reqUired acceptance by the Grand l\Iaster to make it complete. IrrJ.mediately after the surrender came a petition for a dispensation to form a new Lodge of a portion of the material composing the vacated, but undemolished, structure. This petition was signed by several officers of the Lodge whose charter had just been surrendered, and was duly recommended by the nearest Lodge. Contrary to the expressed opinion of several prom in en t brethren, I refused either to accept the surrender of the charter, or to gran t a digpensatioll for the formation of the propsed new Lodge, because I was convinced that such a precedent would necessarily have a dangerous tendency. The good of the Order may be so en-

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dangered in some instances as to justify the surrender and acceptance of a charter, as the only possible solution of a complicated and protracted difficulty. But, as it appears to me, this Masonic felo de se should be a dernier resort. It is my judgment that, if the Grand Lodge countenance such a proceeding in such a case as is now under consideration, it will not be long before we shall find it become a universal panacea for uncongeniality, and the other lesser ills that occasionally disturb the Masonic family. The brethren who were to be left out in the cold by the reconstruction of this Lodge would rernain Masons, notwithstanding they would be outside of all healthy organizations, and would be entitled to all the rights and privileges of Masons in good standing. rrhe Lodge should discipline them, if liable to discipline; can expel them, if found guilty of unmasonic conduct; but if they are simply uncongenial, the brethren canno! destroy.their rights or their standing as Masolls by a reconstructIon of theIr Lodge. The decisions are as follows: 1. At our last regular communication an unusual number of members were present, and in balloting upon candidates for initiation several brethren were un3Jble to ballot, because of an insufficiency of balls. Que~~tion.-Is the hallot legal? Ansu'er.-No. It is right, not only, but the duty, of every member present to ballot upon candidates for initiation or advancelnent, unless excused by a unanimous vote of the Lodge. The remedy is this: Amend the minutes of that meeting sufficiently to explain the error, and, at a regular communication, ballot again. 2. A brother, dissatisfied with the action of his Lodge upon a subject of controversy, asks for a dimit. Que8t1on.-Is a Lodge obliged to grant a dimit to a member in good standing-, ano. whose dues are paid? An8wer.-No. The very fact that a vote is required is sufficient to prove that a Lodge is not obliged to grant a dimit, simply because a brother demands it. In general terms, a brother is entItled to a dimit "on good cause shou1n." "Good cause" for dimission is defined as follows: First-About to travel in foreign countries. Second-Removal beyond the jurisdiction of his Lodge. Third-To join with others in malting- application to fornl a new Lodge. Applications for dimits to avoid the payment of dues, or on account of unfraternal feeling, should be rejected. ~. "Resolved, That all whose names appear on our records E. A. or F. O's, must appear within four months from this date, and apply for the remaining degree or degrees, or they will be considered the same as though they had not been initiated." Question.-Is such a resolution legal? Answer.-No. An E. A. is entitled to all the rights and privileges of an E. A. T.Jodge, and they canIlot be denIed him except upon charges and trial. Bro. Jas. Fenton submitted as usual an interesting report on correspondence. The Grand Lodge suspended intercourse with the Grand Orient of France. Bro. A. T. Metcalf, of Kalamazoo, re-elected Grand Master. Bro. Jas. Fenton, 84 Macomb street, Detroit, re-elected.

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~IONTANA.

Grand Lodge lnet in Helena, October 4th, 1869. Bro. Wilbur F. Sanders, Grand Master, presided. All the Lodges but two were represented. }"rom the annual address we extract as follows: We silence to-day all strjfe~ which are of the earth, earthy, and enriched with the added experIences of a year, have come up to consult together for the good of Masonry. In such a presence hushed be all discordant voices, banished be en vy and malice and all uncharitnbleness. We are friends; nay Dl0re, Wf\ are brethren. The struggle~ of life, however they nlay strain, must not be perlnitted to break the bonds of our affection. Onr reliance is in the H large love and boundless thought" of Him " ,vho is over all. God blessed forever." In all sincerity and reverence let us turn to Him in gratitud(\ for mercies vouchsafed in the past, and humbly invoke strength and wisdom for the responsibilities of the present and the struggles of the future. The address is a most excellent docUlnent replete with sound Masonic ad vi<:e. During th~ proceedings a debate arose as to the next place of meeting, \vhen an appeal ,vas taken from the rulings of the Grand lVlaster, which he very properly ruled out of order. We here take occasion to say that far off in the mountain ranges rests the young and vigorous Grand Lodge of l\fontana, ,vhich prints the most beautiful report of its proceedings of any Grand Lodge in the 'VORLD. This is saying a good deal, but it if; true. The only regret we have is, that it will not on account of the weight of the paper, be able to continue it in the years to come, when its proceedings shall reach the ponderous size of those of older States. Everything~in the proceedings before us bespeaks life and ener{JlJ. May it never grow less. Fron1 the fraternal pen of Bro. Cornelius Hedges we have a charming report on correspondence, in which Missouri is kindly noticed. Bro. N. P. Langford, of Helena, was elected Grand Master, and Bro. Sol. Star, of Helena, re-elected Grand Secretary.

MASSACHUSETTS. We have before us an elegantly printed copy of the Proceedings of the Quarterly Conlmllnication, of lVlarch 10, 1869, presided oyer by Bro. 'VID. S . Gardner, G. M., who delivered a very inlportant address on the local interests of the Grand Lodge. Also of the Q,uarterly Communication held June 9,1869, presided over as before, at which nluch important business was transacted.

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.l"\.lso of the Quarterly Communication held September 8, 1869, prebided over as before. The Annual Communication was held December 8, 1869, Bro. Gardner, G. M. He reports having iSbued eleven dispensations for ne\v Lodges, one of them in Chili, S. A. His decisions were nlany, but he reported only one, by request, viz: that a member bad a right to object to thd advancement of a candidate. The annual address, like all the others from the same gifted author, is replete with much historical information, and well worthy perusal by every Masonic student, but our space will not permit their reproduction, and siInple extracts would do them injustiee. 'Ve find by the record that the D. D. G. Master system has been in operation in that State for sixty-one year's, and that it has proved to be of great service. The following practical instructions were issued to each new D. D. G. 1\1. uy the Grand Master at the last session, and thinking it may offer some suggestions ill perfecting our own bystenl, we have embodid herewith: GRAND LODGE OF MASSACHUSETTS, } OFFIC:FJ OF THE GRAND MASTER, BOSTON, August, 1869.

Rt. TlT. District Deputy Grand lJ,faster: In entering upon your official duties of annually visiting the Lodges in your District, I debire to call your especial notice to the follc)\ving matters, '\vbich you will carefully note and lllake re!)ort thereon: 1. You will report the number of brethren present at each Lodge on the oceasion of your official visit, with the number of Menlbers. 2. You will carefully inspect the Lodge rooms, and see that they are becurely tyled. 3. You will ascertain if others besides the proper officers are permitted in the preparation roonl with the candidate. 4. Have the Deacons black rods, and the Stewards while rods, and if not, what, if any rods, have they? 5. Carefully examine the records, and see that they are properly kept, and that the names of all the officers of the Lodge are recorded. 6. flas the Lodge in its hall a copy of the Grand Lodge Oonstitutions? 7. Are the By-Laws approved by the Grand Lodge, and properly attested by the Grand Secretary? &. Has each Lodge the proper furniture, and especially the representations of the Thrf>e Lesser Lights OJ 9. Is the ,york tu all respects aecording to the Grand Lodge re... quiren1ents, and are the services of a Grand Lecturer needed? 10. Has the Lodge a Master's Carpet? 1]. Ascertain generally the financial condition of each Lodge, and the amount of funds it has in vested and on hand. 12. If possible, ascertain the manner of examining visitors, and impress upon the Masters and officers the necessity of careful examination, and that a brother must have sat with an applicant to

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be able to vouch for him, and be enabled to state on what degree the Lodge was open when they so .sat. .. . 13. Examine the records to see If non-affilIated brethren are admitted without the payment of the fee. 14. If possible, impress upon the Masters and brethren the proprietyof enforcing the rule that no brother can enter the Lodge after'it is open without being announced, and permission obtained路 and, in like manner, that none leave the Lodge without permis~iol~ of the W. Master. 15. Report the number of Dispensations granted during yoU) year; to what Lodge; for what; when, and the name to whose benefit granted. ]6. You will take charge of all Lodges under dispensation in your district not enumerated in your commission, viz: 17. Has any Lodge appeared in public procession during the year, and if so, upon what occasions, and was your dispensation obtained therefor? 18. Endeavor to make your report as soon as possible after you have performed your circuit. 19. Make your bill of expenses to the Grand Lodge as small as possible, remembering that the Grand Lodge is deeply in debt, and requires the strictest economy in the administration of all its affairs. 20.. Have the Officers of Lodges the Collars required by the Con8titutions, and if not, in what manner are the jewels suspended and and worn'! These are some of your duties. Others, of no less consequence, will impress themsalves upon you. Above all, strive to be kind, courteous, affable, and agreeable to all the Brethren. Endea VOl' to bring them into kindly relations with the Grand Lodge and its Ctrand Officers. A void antagonisDl. Impress upon the Masters and Wardens the necessity of their attendance upon the Communications of the Grand Lodge, and that the destinies and control of the Grand Lodge are in their hands; and let the Brethren understand that they have their representation through their chosen officers. Finally, Right WorshIpful Brother, remember that you are the only officer of the Grand Lodge who comes in direct and close contact with all the Brethren of your District, and that, as the representative of the Grand Lodge, it is your duty to encourage the zealous Mason, impart instruction where you can, cheer the Lodges, and zealously labor, as co-worker with your Brethren, to elevate the moral standard of Masonry in the field assigned to you. With kind fraternal regards, WILLIAM SEWALL GARDNER,

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He also condemned the practice of many brethren in leaving the Grand Lodge, immediately after the annual election of officers, and showed them that it is their duty to participate in all the business of the Grand Lodge. The committee appointed to investigate the status of the Negro Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, submitted a report which was unanimously adopted, and the conclusion of which gives the jist of the matter, as follows: Lodges professing to be Masonic, existing in this Commonwealth without the sanction of this Grand Lodge, are irregular and

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spurious, and the members of them are, of course, denied Masonic intercourse with members of regular Lodges. The Lodges named in the petition stand in this relation to regular Lodges, and they and their members, including the petitioners, are not recognized by the Craft. Our constitutions make no distinction on account of the color of persons who desire the benefits of Freemasonry; and there are no rules or r~gulations whereby the petitioners, if "worthy and well qualified," are excluded from our fraternity, if they seek admission through. duly organized Lodges. The reports of the District Deputy Grand Masters and District Lecturers are very complete and satisfactory. Bro. Wm. Sewall Gardner was re-elected Grand Master, and Bro. Solon Thornton re-elected Grand Secretary. Both of Boston. ADDITIONAL.

In addition to the foregoing we have been favored with extracts from the address of the Grand Master, delivered March 8th and June 8th, 1870. The former is a complete history of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, and a vindication of its ancient rights and prerogatives as THE Grand Lodge of that Commonwealth in contradistinction to the pretended claims of the Prince Hall Grand Lodge.. In this connection we will say that in one of our former reports we quoted an extract from a letter by Bro. Philip C. Tucker, Grand Master of Vermont, used by my predecessor in one of his reports, but as certain parties denied that Bro.. Tucker wrote the quotation, we reproduce the letter entire, and for which we are indebted to Bro. Gardner. VERGENNES, September 22,1855.. Mr. Peter G. Smith, Montpel'ier: SIR :-1 received yours of yesterday, enclosing a letter to you from Mr. J . S.. Rock, of Boston, this nlorning. As to the Lodge of colored luen existing in Boston, calling itself "Prince Hall Grand Lodge," and suqh Lodges as acknowledge its jurisdiction, I have to say that my understanding on the subject is this: I suppose it to be true that, on the 20th day of September, 1784 a Charter for a Masters' Lodge was granted to Prince Hall anaJ others, under the authority of the Grand Lodge of England, and that the Lodge then chartered bore the llame of "African Lodge, No. 459," and was located at Boston. If any other Oharter was ever granted, at any other time, by the Grand Lodge of England, or any other Grand Lodge, to the colored persons of that city, it has never come to my knowledge.. I suppose it to be also true that African Lodge, No. 459, did not continue its connection for many years with the Grand Lodge of England, and that its registration was stricken from the rolls of that Grand Lodge more than fifty years ago. I suppose it further to be true that this Lodge, No.. 459, and all others which have originated from it, have always held themselves

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aloof and have always refused to acknowledge any allegiance to the Grand Lodge of the COlunlonwealth of l\lassachusetts. I also further suppose it to be true that, on the 18th day of June 1827, this saIne Lodge, No. 459, issued 3: Declaration, and had publi&hed in some of the Boston papers, sIgned by John T. IIHton rrhonu1s I)alton, Lewis ~ork, Jr., aud J. H. P~rron (clainling to L~ l\1<:tbter '\Va.rdens, and Secretary thereof,) 'VhlCh Declaration eontained 'the follo\ving language: "We pUb~icly declare ourselves free and independent of any Lodge fro In thIS day, find we will not be tributary, or governed by ar!y Lodge than that.of our OWll." . I. \.nd still further suppose It to be true that, In the 11lonth of .Julv 1845, R. 'V. Charles, W. Moore, the Grand Secretary of the (+r~il;d Lodge of Massachusetts, had a personal interview ,Yith J.\,Ir Hilton then Master of this said Lodge, No. 459, at ,vhieh in tervie~ ~fr. fIllton said, that they (the illenlbers ot said Lodge) were" entirely independent of nIl \vhite Bodies, asked no favors of then) and "would have nothing to do with the?n,. nor would they adlnit d 'lJ)hlte l\iason, if he should present hinlself as a visitor." All these things are of record, and cannot, I think, be denied in any quarter. From theln I form the following opinions: "'FE J"8t.-Even if a Oharter for a subordinate Lodge, to be located \vithin the United States, could be lawfully granted by the Grand IJ()(.lge of England, aJter the close of the Alnerican Revolution, Hnd if sueh Charter could be IawfuIly recogll ized by the Americau Lodges, jts vitality would necessarily expire when the grantor substantially revoked the grant by striking it froln its recoros, and thus disavowing all COllllp'ction ,vith the grantee. ;Yecond.-That the mere retention of a Charter, after its leO'al revocation, can not preserve or retain any right, power, or authority in the original grantees or their successors, ,vhere the right to revoke is reBcrved, as it always is in all Grand Lodges, in the grantor. 1 hlrd.-Evell if African Lodge, No. 459, had a ]a",~ful masonic exiBtcnee June 18, 1827, the declaration of that date was both unDlasouic and revolutionary, and placed that body as effectually beyond recoguition by either the Grnnd I...Iodge of lVlas"iue!luEletts ()f an:y other Grand Lodge in the United States, as was the :French Lodge of Virginia, or the German Lodg-es of New York. ji'ourth.-Had AfricuB Lodge, No. 459, been III all things a la,\"fal Lodge, after the declaration of its first officer, of July, IH45, that "it would not adn1it a white l\lasol1 if he should pr~~ellt hin1self as a pi8[tor," it ,vouId have been both hUllliliating and degrading to hu. ve allowed the doors of the u'hite Lodges to stnnd open fbI' a reciprocity of courtesies which were thus gratuitonsly and roughly deelnl'ed inadmissible, in advance of any request, offer, or wish to establish them. I have the highest Masonic authority in Massachusetts for denying thnt ., the brethren" of the IJodge in question "all visit the Lodges," so far as the Lodges of Massachusetts are concerned. A Past ("irnnd Master of the Grand Lodge of that Conlnlonwealth, writing at Boston, in 1848, says: "There are no Lodges of colored Mason8 in this city or allY other part of the United StateR that are recognized and acknowledged by the Grand Lodge of Mussachusetts, ~r, to. our knowledge, by any regularly constituted Graud I.J.odge In thlS country. It (the Afriran Lodge) was never recognIzed by the Grand Lodge of this Htnte, nor has there been any ~Iasonic intercourse between the two bodies."

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The Sal1le brother, writing ~at the same place, in 1846, sayf4, in referring to that Lodge: "Applications have several tinles been made by its melnbers for admission to our Lodges, but they have gel1eraliy, if not always, been refused." Again he Rays, "rrhat the course of our Grand Lodge in reference to African Lodge is not the result of prejudice, it is only necessary for me to say that within the last month, a colored brother fronl England has visited, and been kindly received in one of our city Lodges." I believe I am correct ill stating that the two follo"ving propositions are recognized as sound lVlasonic law in this country: First.-That no Grand Lodge of any State can regularly recognize a subordinate Lodge existing in another State, or its memberb, until such subordinate Lodge is recognized by the Grand Lodge of the State in which it exists. Second.-That no Grand Lodge, either in these United States, or any other country, can legally establish a subordinate Lodge in any other State ,vhere a regularly constituted G路rand Lodge exists. Froln these views you will readily perceive why the Masonry of the United states does not and cannot either recognize "Prince Hall Grand Lodge," or its snbordinates, or their nlembers, as regular.. To our understanding, the whole of these organizations are irregular and unmasonic, and exist adverse to l\fasonic regulations and Ia,v. If, as Mr. Rock asserts, melnbers of these bodies are admitted to "visit Lodges in England and all parts of the world," that adulission probably arises fronl the fact that the history and ~Iasonic positions of these bodies are not so well understood elsewhere as they are in the United States. Mr. Rock expresses an inclination to "give the Grand Master of Vermont more light" on this subject. As he signed himself" Corresponding Secretary of Prince Hall Grand Lodge," I suppose him to possess all the "ligllt" which the subject has in it; and whatever that light may be able to reflect upon llle of the truth of the past Or the present, WIll always receive the respectful attention it may deserve fronl, Your humble servant, PHILIP C. TUCKER, Granrl1J,la8te'i'~ Grand Lodge of Vermont. The second annual address treats chiefly of the so-called right of visitation, in which. he holds that it is an "inherent right, a position we cannot endol'se, and "vill gi ve our reasons under the head of SPEOIAL CORRESPONDENCE. He, however, acknowledges that each Graud Lodge can regulate the question itself. His address of June last refers l)rincipally to the invitation of the Grand ~Iaster of Kentucky, calling for a convention of Grantl J\lasters, to take into consideration the question of Cuban M-aSOllS. Our review of that subject will also be found under head of SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE.

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~IISSISSIPPI.

(Jrand Lodge luet in Jackson, January 17th, 1870. Bro. Thof-;. S. Gathright, Grand lVIaster, presiding. His Annual Address is a document of fifteen pages, covering the official duties of an active administration. Relative to "what tonstitutes a Lodge, he sa:rs : I lULve deciued that no subordInate Lodge can legally transact any business unless there be present seven Master Masons, who are members of the IJodge. I \vas forced to promulgate this decision, because the Grand Lodge has failed to do so, though I called speciftl attention to the matter in my last address. As I declared in that address, there is a great difference between a legal Lodge and a cerell10nial Lodge. A Lodge considered as a legal body Inust be composed of the Dlaterial, quantity and quality, named hi the Charter. The Grand Lodge would grant a Charter to no less llun1ber than seven persons, all of them Master Masons, in good standing. It would be gratifying to Ine if the Grand IJodge would decide this point.

He draws attention to the evil of non-affiliates, and does thenl justice by excoriating thenl as they deserve, but as this question '\V~ill come before our Grand Lodge this season, we refrain froln comments. 'Phe address shows the author to have been a "live" Grand Master. We regret to learn that after vYriting part of his address, bis residence and school, at SUilllnerville, were destroyed by fire, besides depriving him of his means of support for the moment. We synlpatbize with hiln in his great loss. 'l'he report of the Grand Secretary, l~ro. J. L. Po\ver, is an excellent paper and shovvs that he fully appreriates the responsibilities of his office. From it we learn that nine dispensations for new Lodges were ordered by the Grand Master. Bro. J. W. S. l\fitcbell, Past Grand Master of l\Iissollri, was \velcomed as a visitor to the Grand Lodge. From the decisions reported by the Committee on Jurispruuence and aJopted, we extract the following: 2. Question-Should thenlinutes be read and adopted at theo10se of the Lodge, or be submitted to and approved by the succeeding nleeting? Answer-The Iuinutes should be read before close of the Lodge, that all the Brethren may know whether the business has been fairly and correctly recorded. On the Master's enquiry, whether ill.e Brethren are satisfied, is the proper time for correction. If no olJjection is Inade, they are signed, and the Lodge closed. No change can be lnade at any subsequent meeting. The minutes are read at the next lneeting for purpose of information as to unfinished uUbinesB. See Be-c. 43, Rules and Reg. for Sub. Lodges. 3. Question-In the absence of the S. W., who takes the West~

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Answer-rrhe station 111ust be filled uj'" appointnlent, PloO tenl. 'fIle Junior 'Varden does not succeed to the Senior Warden, though he does take the place of ~faster in the absence of that officer and of the S. W. rrhere is no rule of gradual succession, else it would extend to rrreasurer, Secretary, Deacons and Tyler. Each officer, ,vhen present, takes his respecti ve place, except that the 'Varden can fill the station of Master. 10. (Juestion-A brother residing in the jurisuiction of our Lodge, and having a dimit a8 a Fellow Craft, ,vas rejected in our Louge. Can he join any other Lodge he pleases, ,vheth~r he lives in its jnrisdiction or not? Ansloer-The dinlit ,vas illegally issued. A I.Jouge can grant dhnits ollly to its lllelnbers, and a l,,"'ello\v Craft is not a l1.1elnber. 'fhe Lodge can grant a certificate that the brother has received that degree, and is in good standing at the tinle. 'rIlen, 011 cOlnpl~r颅 iug with section 26, page 19, Rules and Regulations of Subordinate Lodges, he can apply to any Lodge he chooses for advancement. 11. QHestion-Has a Master ~lason, with a dimit, the right to join any Lodge he pleases, ,vhethel' he liyes in its jurisdiction or not? Ansu'eJ'-He certainly eUll apply to any Lodge he chooses for adnlissioll to melnbership. 'rhere is no rule requiring a ~Iason to hold nlembership in the I-Aodge uuder whose jl1rh.Klictioll he resides. 12. Qnestion-Is there not a law or ediet requiring an applicant for a dinlit to state what Lodge he desires affiliating ,vith before H dinlit can be gran ted. AnS'lV61,-rl'here is no such rule ill existence, nor has any such ueen pasHed by this Grand I-Aodge. On the contrary, the (j-rand Lodge has al\vays beld that a brother in good standing, and not indebted to the Lodge, ,vas entitled to a (Unlit. A vote of the Lodge is not necessary to his obtaining it. If a brother pays his dues and Inakes a})plication in open Lodge, and there are no charges against him, and none ready to be brought, he is entitled to the dirnit, and the Secretary is bound to give hiTn the certificate. ]5. (iue8tlon-The Natchez Hunlboldt Association is about to caeleLrate the Centennial Anniversary of the birth of Alexander Von Hllnlboldt, and ask HarI110ny and Andrew Jackson Lodges to participate with the Odd Fellows, fire cOlnpanies, fLUd others, in a public procession, <..~c. CUll l\fu.sonir Lodges take part thereill without a special dispensation froIn the Grand 1\faster"? vVhat is the regulation of the (:irand IJodge on the subjeet. Ans'U'er-ln 1745, lllock processions were gotten up ill Londoll, with a vie,Y to throw the Fraternity into ridicule. 'l'he Grand Louge discontinued public processions for a tbne, and issued all edict prohibiting Lodges fronl nloving in thenl, ~~lothed in regalia, without a dispensation. In a note on the subject, appended to "Funeral Cerelnonies," in Preston's Illustrations, \ve find th<.~ following: "'fhe aboye la\v \va,~ .planned to put a stop to 1nLt;ed and lrtt'egular' conventions of ~rasolls, and to prevent them from exposillg to derision the insignia of the Order, uy parading through the streetH 011 uniInportant occasions. It \vas not, however, intended to restrict the privileges of any regular Lodge, or encroach upon the legal prerogative of any installed Master. By the universal !Jra(路tice of Masons, every regular Lodge is authorized by the constitution to act on such occasions when limited to its own nlember~, if the Rociety at large Le not dishonored. Every installed MaRtc'l"

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is sufficiently empowered by the constitution, without any other authority, to convene al?d govern his own Lodge on any elnergeney, at the funeral of Its own Inenlbers, or on an.v occa.csion in which the honor oj the Society is concerned. But when brethren from other Lodges are convened, who are not suqject to his control in that case a particular dispensation is required fronl the Grand Master." There is no l~estriction on the subject in this jurisdiction. rrhe privilege of processions on funeral and festive occasions, or for uniting in a public demonstration of respect for the memory of a distinguished member of the Fraternity, is under the control of Bu bordinate Lodges, at their discretion. Processions for laying corner-stones, or dedicating Lodges, require a dispensation, because the ceremonies have to be performed by an officer of the Grand Lodge, or his proxy. If Baron Von HUlnboldt was a Mason there is no impropriety in the Lodge joining in the procession. If he ,vas not the impropriety is manifest. The following alnendment was proposed to the constitution, \vhich we hope will not be adopted, so far as restoration after exjJulsion is concerned: "Whenever this Grand Lodge shall ;reverse or abrogate the decision of a subordinate Lodge, expelling or suspending a brother, and shall restore said brother to the benefits and privileges of Masonry, he shall, thereby, be restored to membership within the body from which he had been expelled or suspended, without further action on the part of the subordinate Lodge." Such action would strike at the fundamental rights of Lodges. If adopted, John Smith l11ight be expelled by a distant Lodge in the State, the members knowing personally all the circumstances of the case. They would know that John Jones' testimony, longwinded and favorable for the accused, given before a committee and written out in detail, is worth but very little, yet it goes 011 the record; and they would know that Bros. Brown and vVillialDs, who gave truthful statements, and only the brief points noted on the record, were to be believed, and, by a two-third or unanimous vote, expelled John Smith. He appeals to the Granu Lodge and gets a copy of the trial, and the Lodge, on account of its distance or poverty, sends up no representatives, and the Grand Lodge, with an ex parte statement, in fact, by a majority vote, makes John Smith a life member of that Lodge, without even the consent or vote of a single member. To us it looks like taking away the most sacred right of Lodge membership. . Bro. Charles T. Murphy submitted a model report on correspondence, in which he does justice to all subjects conling before him. Initiated, 1,126; raised, 902; affiliated, 527; dimitted, 971; sus.. pended, 659; expelled, 27; reinstated, 565; died, 171; total melubership, 10,804.

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MINNESOTA.

Grand Lodge met in St. Paul, Jan. 11, 1870, Bro. Chas. W. Nash, Grand Master, presiding.. The following resolutiOll was adopted: 7~

Resolved, That the M. W. Grand Master deliver his address at o'clock this evening.

We ,vould as soon expect to see the resolution say when the Grand Master should go to bed. His annual address is brief, but a practical and good one. Fronl it \ve extract the folloWing, so consonant with our own feelings: Masonry needs nothing new to add to her wisdom, strength, or beauty, and the more closely, in this day of change and professed reforms, we adhere to the ancient landmarks in ritual and in dutiee::, the nlore successful shall "ve be in accomplishing the design of our Order. ~Iasonry needs nothing new, for her ritual is simple, impressive, unique and sublime, and her inculcations are truths, immortal truths, ,vith an adaptability to our race that must exist until wrollg is banished from the world, and virtue reinstated on her ancien t throne "until suffering has no want to relieve and sorrow no tear to dry." Masonry needs nothing new, for that which has survived thp mutations of time, the vandalism of war, the fires of persecution, the edicts of kings, the bulls of popes, and the anathemas of the fanatical of all ages, certainly possesses in itself those elementH of perpetuity and success that must conlmand the respect of its opponents and the love of its adherents; elements that it would be fatally unwise to cast aside for anything novel and untried, no matter how beautiful it may appear. " Man as he is by nature-the rough ashlar-is the material Masonry designs to work upon; man as he should be-the perfect ashIer-is the result she designs to produce." Masonry is an institution which follows the march, or perhaps, we might rather say, accompanies the progress of civilization . rrhere is no land on which the sun shines, where society ba.:; emerged from the gloom and degradation of abject barbarism, but that Freemasonry has taken root in its soil, has erected its altal~ where its mystic rites are practised. The Grand Lodge protested against the action of the Grand Orient of France. 'fhe Grand Lodge decided that when the Grand Lodge restores an expelled Mason to the privileges of l\fasonry it does not thereby restore to membership in his Lodge. The report on Corresponden ce is froln the facile pen of Bro.. Pierson, and under the bead of Missouri he ,vinces under our critieisnl of last year about the Grand Lodge postponing the Grand Master's address, and says very properly that the Grand Lodge may invite the Granel l\faster to deliver his address at a certain

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tinle in order to aeCOllllllodate the lJrethrell, but if the 'resolution (snch as we have quoted alJoYe) is an in'uitation then Bro. Pier8011 eftn take our hat on "("ourtesy." ""e have seen men " invited" out of a front door just that ,vay. Bro. Ohas. ,,,or. Nash was re-elected Grand Master, and Bro. \V'm. S. COlnbK re-eleeted Grand Secretary, both of St. Paul.

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in Portland, IVIay 3d, 1870. Bro. John H. IJynde, Grand }\{aster, presiding. (jrnnd IJtHJge

He reported having granted three dispensations for ne,,,", Lodges. He deelinetl to send a repre~elltative to the proposed Anti-Cuban Uonventiol1, ealletl hy Grand l\!laster of Kentucky, as he doubted the propriety of such all aSRenlhlage. I-Ie do~s not approve of granting diRpell~atiolls to 11 urry candidates through the degrees. Sensible. I-Ie decided that halls de<1icated to Freemasonry coul<1 not be used for conferring \vha.t are called "side degrees." He COIn.. plains of the increase of non-affiliates, arising fronl the anolnolous ensto1110f that jurisdiction \vhich confers the M.l\tI. degree \vithout 111aking the man a lllelllber, except by Rpecinl election. He reconlnlends a change. ",.e regret that he has been led astray by the heresy that a (~rantl Lodge loses its suprelne control over its entire jurisdiction hecause a part of the territor~y路 has been segregated by political action, and having been thus led astray, he reC0111ll1ended the re.. cognition of the nevvly formed Grand I.;odge of Quebec, without eY"en extending, what \ve think, a proper opportunity to the Grand Lodge of Canada of being heard from in her stated comll1unication. He very propcrl~" protests against the action of the Grand Orient of France. The following are his decisions. During the year I htl,ve rnade luany decisions, but report only the following: 1. There is no I'Pgulation requiring an application for member.. ship to be made to the Lodge nearest the candidate's residence. =!. The work of the Lodge canllot be delayed by an appeal from the ruling of the ~faster. 3. An application to which the cnndidate has affixed "hi8 111 ark " should not be recei ved. 4. It would not be proper for the Master of a lodge to sign a petition for a dispensation for a new lodge. S. If a candidate dies, deposi t fee should be returned to his legal representatives. No ballot should be had. 0. After a candid~tte is declared rejected the result cannot be cl~allged, even though a brother states he threw the black ball by llnstuke. 0-

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7. A candidate balloted for and accepted when there is not a quortllll presen t must abide the result of another ballot at the next stated meeting. The records should show the facts. 8. A legally elected officer is entitled to an installation unless sufficient reasons are shown ,vhy such installation ought not to take place. 9. A duly elected and installed l\Iaster who has served his IJodge faithfully nntil his SUCC(lssor was elected and installed, is entitled to a Past Master's Diplollla, even though his actual term of service is less than one year. 10. Halls, leased for Masonic purposes only, should not be used for conferring what are known as "side degrees." 11. A Master lllay confer the second and third degrees at any Ineeting after the candidate has received the first, unless objections are Dlade and su~tained by a t,vo-thirds vote, or the By-La\vs especially provide to the contrary. 12. Suspended members may be reinstated by a two-thirds vote, prior to action by the Grand Lodge. 13. Objections made qfter ballot may be withdrawn at any time before the candidate is declared rejected. 14. rrhe names of additional petitioners cannot be inserted in a charter, after the Lodge has beeu constituted, without action of the Grand Lodge. 15. A brother applies for a dimit and it is granted. Afterwards be desires membership in the same Lodge. Must he make an application, and abide the result of a ballot? Ans~oer-Ife rllust. A dimit granted at his request severs his melnbership. The report on Correspondence is from the ever interesting pen of Bro. Josiah H. Drummond, and as he has compiled a cOluplete table of work, &c., we shall omit our usual sunlnlary in each State and aPP~l1d Bro. D's table to our final report. We thank him for it. Bro. John H. Lynde, of Bangor, ,vas re-elected Grand Master; Bro. Ira Berry, of Portland, re-elected Recording Grand Secretary, and Bro. Ed. P. Burnham, of Saco, Corresponding Grand Secretary. Bro. J. H. DrU111mOnd, of Portland, was appointed COll1mittee on Foreign Correspondence. NEW YORK. Grand Lodge DIet in New York city, June 7, 1870, Bro. Jalnes Gibson, Grand Master, presiding. A large number of visitors froln sister Grand Lodges were present. The annual address is necessarily long, and is a very interesting and able paper. He referred to the complaint of the Grand Lodge of Missouri against Monitor Lodge, No. 528, New York city, for violation of the jurisdiction of Montezuma Lodge, No. 209, Santa Fe, New l\rlexico, by the initiation of one Spiegleberg. He at once promptly acted in the matter, and did all in his power to renledy

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the evil complained of. vVe refer to this under the head of "special correspondence. 71 He adnlinisters a just and severe rebuke to all lodges who thus violate the jurisdiction of other Grand Lodges. He reports the status of his Grand Lodge with that of Hanlburg aR remaining the same as last year, viz., non-intercourse. His decisions were numerous, and ,vere rendered in accordal1f'e with the law of that Grand Lodge. By reference to the report of the Board of Relief we find that $5,342 were expended, $20 of vvhich was on account of SOlne one froln Missouri. On the second day of the se&sion (June 8th) the Grand Lodge laid the corner stone of the ne,v hall. N early all the lodges in the State were repTesented, and there ,vere by actual count 12,616 in line. It was an imposing scene, and everything passed off to the credit of the fTaternity. A brief oration was delivered by Bro. E. S. Porter. 'iVe regret that prior engagements prevented us fronl l~eplying personally to the invitation courteously sent us. Bro. Jno. \V. Simons, Chairman, submitted as usual a nlost able find interesting report on Correspondence, reviewing all the American and the leading European Grand Lodges, and froIll the latter we shall make extracts for our report in the proper place.. We :find 650 Lodges in the State, of which 628 were represented. rrotal membership, 75,262. Annual dues for 1870, $59,725 59. Bro. John H. Anthon was elected Grand ~Iaster, and Bro. Jas. M. Austin, M. D., re-elected Grand Secretary, both of Ne,v York city. NEVADA. Grand Lodge met ill Virginia, September 21, 1869, Bro. Geo. 'V. Hopkins, Grand lVlaster, presiding. Having recei'V'ed but one copy of proceedings, our extra<:ts nHH~t be brief, for want of time to write copies. The annual address is brief, and pertinent to the busineHs before the Grand Lodge. The report of the Grand Secretary shows the affairs of the jurisuiction to be in good condition. His report on Oorrespondence ,vas, as usual, good; criticisms just, and convey much valuable information. He presented his credentials as representative of the Grand Lodge of Missouri, and was duly received t and replied in proper ternls. The Grand Lodge very justly decided that the 'Vorshipfnl l\Iaster of a Lodge had no right to dispense ,vith the exaulination of <!an<1idates in open Lodge. Relative to the granting of a charter to Mt. l\Ioriah Lodge, at ~alt Lake city, by the Grand Lodge of !{ansas, after the sanle had

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been refused by the Grand Lodges of Montana and Nevada, the latter administers a very strong but fraternal rebuJ;ce. We must say that our brethren" over the line" deserved it. The Grand Lodge derided'that candidates Inust be "freeborn, of nlature age, of good report, hale and sound, not defol'IUed or dismelnbered at the time of their making," thus does Nevada adhere to the Lanchnarks. Bro. Geo. W. Hopkins ,vas re-elected Grand Master, and Bro. w. A. 1\1. Van Bokkeleu re-electerl Grand Serretary, both of Virginia.

No,r A SCOrrIA. \Ve regret that we have received no reports frOlll Nova Scotia for several years. We understand that Bro. H. C. D. T,vining, of Halifax, is Grand Secretary.

NE'V BRUNSvVICI{. Grand Lodge nlet in St. John, September 22, ]869, Bro. B. Lester Peters, Grand Master, presiding. HiH anI~ual address gives a very promising picture of his young Grand Lodge, and his suggestions are practical and good. Arrangenlents are being nlade for the services of it Grand Leeturer. 'V" e find no report 011 Correspondence. Bro. B. Lester Peters was re-elected Grand lVlaster, and Bro. \Vm. F. Bunting re-elected Grand Secretary, both of St. John.

NORTH CAROLINA. Grand Lodge met in Raleigh, December 6, 1869, Bro. Robert B. Vance, Grand Master, presiding. His annual address is an in teresting paper, from ,vhich ,v"e quot0 as follows: 1. Question-What relation does the daughter of an expelled Mason hold to the Fraternity? ..tlns'lf)e1~-HerMasonic rights are lost ,vith her father's. 2. Question-Can a brother be "excluded" by the effect of a By-Law without notice? Answe1"-He cannot; notice must be given to a brother in arrears to appear and show cause. 3. Question-Can an officer be installed if a bsen t ? Answer-It is customary and may be done by proxy. 4. Question-Is it as improper to disclose the ballot upon a dinlit as though upon the petition of a profane? and is it a br~ach of JYlasonic privilege to so divulge a ballot? Answer-Undoubtedly botll points are unma80nic and eqnally so.

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5. Quesiion-l\fust a subordinate Lodge receive a notice of (~x.. pulsion, without a seal '? Ant~'lver- Yes, if the Secretary certifies that the Lodge bas no seal. 6. (tue.~tion-\Vhen a Deputy Cus路todian gives a brother a certi fieate, and the Grand l\laster commissions him as Grand Lectur~r how long is the COllllllission in force? ' ..tlnswer-One year has been the general period. 7.. QLl6stion-Uan a Deputy Custodian order a ballot and confer the degrees out of the regular course? Answer-He cannot; he may exemplify the ,vork by a substitute. 8. Qttestion-Cau a Ulan he made a Mason ,vho has lost au arnl or a leg? .itnswer-..L\.ecorc1illg to the <1eeibioll of the Grand Lodge he ean.. Hot..

9. (Iltestion-Does" exclusion" froln a particuhl,r Lodge ilnpair the standing of a brother ,vith the Fraternity at large? Answer-It does not; it leaves hinl a " non "-affiliated l\-Iason. 10. Question-Does a Lodge reeeiving a duplicate charter (the original being destroyed) retain its old rnelubers'! .,({nswer-Undoubtc(lly so; it is not a Lodge U. D. 11. Question-Does the dispensation of the Grtlnd Master for a ne,,,,, Lodge necessarily transfer the nlelubership of the petitioners'? An87( e1"-It doe~ not; they Inust diInit ,v"hen the charter is granted. 12. Question-Can a brother" sign" the By-Laws through an attorney, duly authorized? An81.Ver-A brother in goo(l stnndillg ,vitll the Craft, being elected to membership, and ulul,voidably absent, nlay give another brother a po\ver of attorney to sign for hill1. 13. Question-Is it Masonic to hold balls (dancing parties) in the IJodge hall, or to play cards therein? Answer-Dancing and card playing ::11'e not taught in the ritual or landmarks. They had better be practised else"rhere, if at all. ]4. Question-Can an officer in a chartered Lodge hold office in a Lodge U. D? Answer-He may until the charter is issued . IS. Question-A difficulty exists between t,vo brothers-one is expelled; can the oth er be tried? Answer-Yes. 16. Question-Can a illelllber be expelled for non-payment of l

dues? Answer-He cannot justly or la\vfully . 17. Question-Has a Lodge the right to remit dues for eause, say

poverty or distress? Answer-It has; there is 110 By-La\v forbidding it. 18. (/uestion-Can a Lodge proceed to the trial of a member gUilty of gross unmasonic conduct whose address is unknown'~ .Answe1路-rrhe charge and specifications must be served upon the accused, either in person or by luail, if his address is known; if not, proceed ex parte. 18. QZ6estion-Can an installed officer relinquish or resign his office before his successor is installed? Answer-He cannot. 20.. Qttestion-Can a petition for Inembership, or for the degrees, be withdra\vn'~

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.Answero-Only b:r consent; it is the property of the Lodge. Question-Ho,v long does a rejected petitioner have to wait before applying again? Answe1"-Twelve n10nth~. 2:3. (-2uestion-Ho,v often eau a uon-affiliated ]vIason visit a Lodge'? Anszf'e1"-Only once:, as provided for in the resolution of Grand Lodge of 1862. 23. Questlon-A brother acts as agent for a Mason's widow; collects n1.one~r of hers; does not pay over; sends her a bankrupt notice as one of his creditors; is it a Masonic criIne tt .AnsuJer-It certainly is, and deserves speedy punishInen t. 24. (~uestio'i7- \Vhat shall be done ,vith a Louge that has worked up the n13 terial of another and refuses to pay over the fees? Anszfler-InforIl1 the Grand l\faster, and if, after he has reluindecl thelll of their duty, the brethren still refuse, let their charter be nrrestell. 25. (tucstion-Hovv &hall an expelled l\iason be restored? .Ansloer-By petition and a clear ballot. 26. ~ue8f'ion-rs druukennesR or profanity a Rufficient reason for aB.B .. . . t )uiwc]"-I~i ther is sufficieu t. ~L

SIS'!'BR GRAND I..IODOBS.

The Graud Lodge of North Carolina is at peace and in harmony "tith all her sist<.~rs. Occasionally, ,vithin the past few years, flings have been Inade at "Old Ri})," a~king her to "vake up, but we are satisfied that in the ll1aiu, no f(\UJ pain "vas intended to be inflicted upon us. rfhe spirit of Masonry, beautiful ns nn angel of light, is too peacefnl, too eharitahle to ,villingly wound. Hers is rather a healing than u cntting office; allcl this brings to luind 'rlIE HBA urry AND RAFI-!J'rY OI? r.rlIB SIHN-LANGUAGFJ.

In l\Iarc-h, 1863, a Confederate officer was returning froIn a long and painful <-uptivity to his own distressed and bleeding region. The splendid stealner on which he was still a prisoner, passed old Fortress l\lonroe, the wrecks of the Congress and the Olunberland, associated with the fanle of the l\Ierrilnac, and entered the majestic James River. It ,vas a fine day, and the deck was crowded with Federal officers. It was a continuous line of "blue," broken only by the solitary "gray" of the officer n1entioned. As" twiligh t gray" was cOIning OD, he felt very lonely, although in a crowd. Desiring to see if any ,voula recognize" a brother in gray," he sinlply walked across the cleek. In a nlomellt, a man with silver locks was at his side, and the warnl palm of the stranger caused 1t thrill in his. "I saw you," said he," and you and your party (there were eleven others in the cabin) must take tea ,vith n1e." They went. As the tea was finished an officer with shoulder straps tapped the t"vo brothers on the shoulder, remarking, "you must now separate." No word ,vas spoken, but the Confederate dre,v froIn his pocket a prison ring and slipped it on the finger of the btranger, ,vhile he took a beautiful Masonic breast-pin and placed in the hosonl of the gray. 'rhe11, while the cold, lovely stars looked down all the love of their bosoms, they gave the last true grip, !lever to be forgotten on earth. 'l'he stranger "vas Bro. Jordon, of Boston, l\fassachusetts, and the gray knovvs not if he is yet liying.

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OUR MISSION.

Brethren! there is llluch for us to do in the world. There are those ,vho hunger, to be fed; there are those who die for knowledge to be educated, and there are ,vounds to be mollified with ointment: And see ,vhat a vast field we have, in which to labor. Our Lodge is the world, our mother is the Universe, and our Father is God. OUf Lodge extending from Earth to Heaven, from Centre to Circumference, from East to West, between the North and the South, bv labor her fertile vales are fruitful, and her hill-tops are glorified. And bear in mind, brethren, that there is associated with the thought of LABOR, the hope of REST in the great hereafter. Here is not our final, but only our passing habitation. The very nanle" Lodge "-is suggestive-signifying in the old records of language -" a temporary habitation "-and exhorts us to remember that Wp are strangers and pilgrims in the earth, as our fathers were before UR. Much local business ,vas transacted. Bro. R. C. Badger, Chairman, submItted a very sensible and useful report on Correspondence. Bro. Rob't B. \rance ,vas re-elected Grand J\iaster (no P. O. ndllress given), and Bro. D. 'V. Bain, of Raleigh, re-elected Grand Recretary.

NEBRASKA. Grand Lodge lllet in Nebraska City, October 26, 1869, Bro. Harry R . Deuel, Deputy Grand Master, as Grand Master, presiding. The address of Bro. O. H. Irish, Grand Master, (who ","as absent as U. S. Consul at Dresden,) ,vas read by Bro. R. W. Furnas. He reports having issued t,vo Dispensations for New Lodges. The Deputy Grand l\{aster, (Bro. Deuel) rel)Orts having granted three dispensations for ne"\v Lodges. Bro. O. B. Hewitt, Grand Orator, delivered an oration, ,vhi{lh ,vas printed with the proceedings. The Grand Lodge adopted the following:

Resolved, rrhat it is the sense of this Grand Lodge that nOlle but nlembers of subordinate Lodges in this jurisdiction shall be permitted to vote on the adn1ission of Dlembers, or petitioI1S, or for advancenlent. When objections are made by nlenluers in good standing of other Lodges, to admission or advanceInent, l\Iasonie courtesy demands a consideration and examination by the \Vorshipful Master of the Lodge in which the applicant is seeking adn1ission. Bro. J. N. Wise, Chairman, subluitted a good report on Correspondence. Bro. H. R. Deuel, of Omaha, was elected Grand Master, and Bro. R. "\V. Furnas, of Brownsville, ""vas elected Grand Secretary.

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NEW JERSEY. Grand Lodge lllet at the rraylor Opera House, in Trenton, January 19th, 1870, Bro. Henry R. Cannon, Grand Master, l)residing. The Grand Lodge was opened with the following beautiful anthenl: OPENING

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1\1. W. GRAND LODGE OF NEW JERSEY.

Air-Old Hundred. 1870.

Upon Moriah's sacred hill, Peerless, the first great temple &tood, A trophy of "The Builder's" skill, And consecrated wIth his blood. No tool of iron's jarring tone With deafening clangor rent the all'; Envy and discord were unknown, For fellowship and love were there. Then brothers pray for Heavenly aid \Vh.. le toiling in our temple's shrine, rl'hat envious strife may not perva<.le, Or discord mar the grand design. rrhat all our words and works n1ay prove That charity imbues each breaRt, .A.Dd that sincere fraternal love Is ever here a cherished guest. And Thou, our God, who reign'st on High, Great source of love, and life, and Ugh t, \Ve humbly pray Thou wilt be nigh, And ever aid us in the right.

Froln the annual address "\ve quote as follows: I herewith furnish a report of such as have not heretofore lJeen brought to the attention of the Grand Lodge: 1. Charges of unnlasonic conduct can only be presented by a Inelnber of the Lodge with which the accused is connecteu, or in whose jurisdiction he resides. 2. An officer of a Lodge, duly elected and installed, cannot resign. 3. The election of officers in a Subordinate Lodge must be by ballot. (See Proceedings, 1863.) 4. The examination of a visiting brother may be made by the ]Yf aster at such tinle and place as he may select. It need not take place in the Lodge or ante-room. 5. A conlmittee of investigation of charges of unnlasoni~ C011duct are not obliged to express an opinion as to the guilt or innocence of the accused. In most cases it is advisable to report the evidence alone.

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o. It is not the duty of a Lodge to procure counsel for an aecused hrother; should he neglect or be unable so to do, care should be taken that no inj llstice is done. 7. A petition for the degrees of Masonry must be signed by the candidate, and any action that a I.Jodge may take upon a petition IJy other than the applicant, is null and void. 8. Believing that the esta bUshment of military Lodges and eon ferring upon thenl the p<>wer to open Lodges and make .l\1~sons ,vithin the jurisdiction of other Grand Lodges, to be contrary t<; l\1asonic Law, J\Iasons thus lllade and not healed, should not recognized in this jurisdiction. D. Dimits cannot be given by a Grand Lodge. 10. A menlber of a Lodge who Dlay have applied for a dimit, iH entitled to all the privileges of the Lodge up to the tinle the dimit i~ placed in his !)ossession.

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It is very gratifying to Ine. ~o be able to inforln :you of the irnproved and prosperous condItIon of n10st of the Lodges in this jurisdiction, and I venture the assertion t,hat the Masonic IJodges in New Jersey were never in a better condition as regards their ,york, disei pUne.. efficiency of the officers, and the peace and llarnlony that prevails an1011g the Ine111bers. Bro. Jos. H. Hough tt'i usual subnlitted the report 011 Correspondence, and as usual it is faithfnl, fearless and fraternal. Bro. }{,obert Ruslillg, of Hackettstown, ,vas elected GrH,nd l\Iaster; Bro. Jos. lI. Hough, of Trenton, Grand Secretar,Y, and Bro. "-'''"file D. Rutan, of Ne,vark, Deputy Grand Secretary. HBPRINT.

\Ve acknowledge ,vith pleasure the receipt of the re-puLlicntion of the proceedings of the Grand Lodge, beginning with its organization, December ]8, 1786. rrhese will be highly prized and treasured by our Grand Lodge, and we shall hope to receive a continuation of the favor until the ,,"ork is completed, and have no doubt hut our Grand Lodge 'Yill before long he able to reciprocate the favor.

()HIO. Grand IJodge 111et in Cleveland, October 19, 1809, Bro. Ho\vard l\Iatbe\vs, Grand l\1aster, presiding. His annual address is an excellent business paper, treating chiefi y of local affairs. His report of discipline s1l0\VS that he understands the principles of justice and did not hesitate to do his duty. By the record \ve observe that ]31'0. l\fathe\vs presented his conlnlission as representative of the Grand Lodge of Missouri, and wafS duly received. Since the close of that sessioll, Bro. Howard

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~rathews has gone to his place in the Suprenle Grand. Lodge of Heaven. He left an intelligent record on earth, and his name will be cherished with the good and true of his jurisdiction. Green be the grass 011 his grave, and sWAet be tbe sleep he now enjo,Y's. Relative to the Grand Orient of France, the Grand Lodge adopted the following:

Your Committee nre of the o})inion thnt the Grand Lodge of Louisiana, having been legally organized and recognized by th e other Grand Lodges of this country long prior to the establishment of the so-called Supreme Council of the A. & A. S. Rite, is entitled to exclusive jurisdiction over the symbolic degrees within the t3tate of IJouisiana, and that all other bodies professing to work the S)'ITIbolic degrees within its jurisdiction without the sanction of its authority are spurious, and should not be recognized by the fraternity within the jurisdiction of other Grand Lodges ,vho recognize the legality of the Grand Lodge of LOUisiana, and that Masons in Ohio cannot recognize and hold fraternal relations '\vith those clailning to be Masons vvho have received the sylnbolic degrees by the authority of the so-called "Suprenle Council of the A. & A. S. Rite of the Sovereign and Independent State of Louisiana." A Grand Lodge once having acquired territorial jurisdiction ovâ&#x201A;Ź'r a Statp, cannot have any part of the same taken from it without its consent. . Its jurisdiction is exclusive; and any other organization clainling to ronfer the synlbolic degrees within the territory thus occupied without the authority of the Grand I;odge is clandestine and should not be recognized as a legal ~fasonic body. REVISAL OF THE CODE-SEVERAL RESOI.lUTIONS El\IBODIED IN'l'O

RULES.

Bro. Sparrow, from a select committee, reported as fo110\,,"8: 'fhe cOlllnlittee appointed in 1868 to arrange and codify the amendments nlade to the Rules, rel)Ort that Rule 18 should read as follows: No Lodge shall initiate into the lTIysteries of the Craft any perSOll, 'Vholllsoever, without being :first satisfied by a test, or other,vise, that the candidate has not 111ade application to some other Lodge and been r~jected; and if it shall appear that he has been rejected, then the Lodge shall not initiate such person 'Yithout the ullaninlous consent, by ballot, of the rejecting Lodge. Application for such consent shall be by petition presented at a stated meeting only, and shall lie over to the next stated meeting, and be balloted for !"tt a stated meeting. If the rejecting Lodge bas ceased to exist, then the petition shall not be received unless authorized by the diRpensation of the 1\1:. W. Grand Master. .. Rule 22-No Lodge shall receive iuto Inenluership a lVlason from any other Lodge until he produces a dhnit from the Lodge of 'which he was last a ll1enlber; or if such Lodge has ceased to eXist, until he produces satisfactory evidence that he was in good standing at the time it ceased to exil?,t. Rule 25-A Illember luay, by consent of his Lodge, and ,vithout thereby subjecting hhnself to Masollic discipline, dimit; and until he affiliates, he voluntarily renounces all claim to the benefits of the Lodge organization. After Rule 21 add Rule 22-N 0 Lodge shall initiate or adnlit to ~l1enlbership any person or brother residing in another Grand

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IJodge juri~dictioll ,vithout first obtaining the ,vritten consen.t of the subordinate Lodge 'w'ithin whose jurisdiction such person Or hrother may reside. Rule 37-No Lodge shall receiye the petition of any applicant for the degrees unless such applicant shall have resided one year ,vith in the jurisdiction of such Lodge. Rule 38-N 0 Lodge shall receive a petition from a per~oll ,vho has 1>een rejected by a Lodge having concurrent jurisdiction 80 lOllg as said rejecting Lodge continues in existence. ' OF UNION 'YITI]: OTHER SOCIETIES.

]?'ule 38-It is a violation of ancient usage, and ulllnasonic, for

l\IaEons to join with other societies in any Masonic celebration. Rule 39-No subordinate Lodge in this jurisdiction shall perIllit it:; Lodge roonl to be used by any other society or order ,vhatsoever HOI" shall it occupy any hall or room jointly with any other societ,! or order. "' OF

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Ilulc 40-When any conlplaint shall be preferred b Jr a Lodge for the infringement of its jurisdiction, it shall be the duty of the ~ecretary to 111ake out and transmit to said trespassing Lodge a 芦opy of the naines of the persons so wrongfully taken, together ,vi tIl notice of the tiIne and place ,vhen testinlony will be taken to '-,llstain or rebut said charges, at least ten days prior to the sessiun ()f the Grand Lodge. llule 41-No testiznony shall be perulitted to go before the OOlnrnittee on Grievances, unless such notice shall have been duly given and proof of the notice accompany the papers. OF ANNUAL RETURNS.

l?ule 42-rrbe Secretary of each IJodge, immediately after the installation of the officers thereof, shall annually transl11it to the

Urand 1\Iaster and G'rand Secretary a list of the officers of the Lodge. Rule 43-1n the annual returns to the Grand Lodge the names of the members of tbe Lodge shall be placed in alphabetical order. OF TIlE USE OF l\IASONIC EMBLEMS. Rl~le

44-The use of l\'Iasollic emblems and devices 011 business (路ards or by ",""ay of advertisernent, except for legithnate l\tlasonic purposes, is strictly forbidden. O~" I~STRUCTJON

IN THE RITUAL.

Itlllc 43-No Lodge shall receive instruction in the ritual frOJll any other teachers than the 1\1. 'V. Grand Master, or his proxies, and the District I..Jecturers appointed by the authority of the Grand Lodge.

Bro. J. Kelly O'Neall delivered an elegant oration, which is }>ublished with the proceedings. Bro. Thos. Sparra",'" subIllitted a brief out very intelligent report on correspondence. 'Ve regret he did not get our proceedings. The Grand Master appends the follo\ving order to the proceedings, which is full of good sense: W

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The repeal at the last session of tbe Grand Lodge of Ohio of the resolution passed by the Grand Lodge in 1847, page 41 of the proceedings, does not admit of colored Masons visiting our Lodges, nor does it give permission to members belonging to our jurisdiction to visit colored Lodges in this State, as they are not recognized b.y the Grand Lodge of Ohio. Any member so vIsiting subjects himself to Masonic discipline. All Lodges of Masons in this State not having received their charters from the Grand Lodge of Ohio are to be considered clandestine Lodges, and their Inembers clandestine Masons, and in no case to be recognized until so ordered by the Grand Lodge of Ohio. Masters of Lodges in this State will be sure to call the attention of their nlembers to this notice, and see that it is strictly observed, as the repeal of said resolution might tend to Dlislead. Bro. Alexander H. Newcomb, of Toledo, was elected Grand Master, and Bro. John D. Caldwell, of Cincinnati, re-elected Grand Secretary.

OREGON. Grand Lodge met in Astoria, June 20, 1870, Bro. D. G. Clark, Grand Master, presiding. From his address we are pleased to extract the following: I find a custom prevailing to some extent in this jurisdiction of Lodges and brethren giving letters or certificates of good standing, &0., to brethren to travel about the country, visiting various Lodges, as paupers, and in this itinerant manner applying for re-lief to the fraternity. I hope you will put a seal of condemnation upon this practice, which will show to the brethren and the world at large that such is not true Masonic charity, but a perversion of the whole plan. I find many papers purporting to emanate from Lodges without being attested by seaL All chartered Lodges should have seals; and alLpapers emanating from such should lfe sealed. This should . be made obligatory.

His report is submitted in a good, practical fornl, and gives a full detail of official doings. The follo"ring magnanimous and truly Masonic resolutions were unaniul0uslyadopted, and we have no doubt but that they will be fully reciprocated by the Grand Lodge of Washington Territory: To the lJtI. W. Grand Lodge oj Oregon: Your Special Committee, to whom was referred so much of the Grand Master's address as relates to the unh~ppy difference between the M. vV. Grand Lodge of Washington :-territory and this Grand Lodge, have had said matter under consideration, and ask leave to submit the following report: Your Committee have to express their sorroW" that any question has arisen to mar or disturb the fraternal relations heretofore existing between said Grand bodies, and regret the unhappy difference

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that seems to divide these sister jurisdictions, and to the end that nothing upon our part shall be wanting that said Grand Lodg(:\ of Washington Territory might, c(i)uld or ought to ask of a sister Grand Lodge t@ restore fraternal relations which we have never desired should be suspended; therefore, be it l?:esolved, By this Grand Lods;e, that we disclaim any intention uJ?on our part, at any time, to treat Most Worshipful Grand Master Reed, of Washington Territory, discourteously, or to treat said Grand Lodge with disrespect. Resolved, That we hereby extend to the Grand Lodge of Washington Territory the right hand of fellowship; that we now are, as we have ever been, ready to hold cOlnmunion with them and hereby express our desire that fraternal relations may be re~ stored between said Grand bod ies. Resolved, That the Grand Secretary be, and he is, hereby directed to forward an attested copy of this report, together with the accompanying resolutions, to the :Mo~t Worshipful Grand lVlaster of Washington Territory, and request of him to submit the same to his said Grand Lodge. Bro. S. F. Chadwick submitted a good report on Correspondence. In speaking of female degrees he says: If wives alld daughters of Master Masons desire to R&semble whpre they may cultivate, in a high degree, social and fraternal relations, and devise effeciive methods tor the promotion of the great cause of benevolence, or, in other words, if these ladies deem it to be their mission in society to hold up, for ilnitation as noble and virtuous example, and as emblematical of the purity and benevolence of true womanhood, the characters of Ada, Ruth, Esta, Martha and Electa, we think they should be permitted to pursue their holy work, encouraged by praises from an admiring brotherhood. We cannot oppose, as a man or Mason, a~y order founded in good morals. It Inay not be our fortune to fraternize with every institution that we find in our pathway, at the same time we are disposed to give to each the credit it deserves. Bro. D. G. Clark, of Corvallis, was re-electpd Grand lVIaster; Bro. J. E. Hurford, of Portland, re-elected Grand Secretary, and Bro. S. F. Chadwick, of Roseburg, Douglas county, re-appointed Chairman 011 Correspondence.

PENNSYLVANIA. We have the proceedings of the quarterly communication held in Philadelphia, December 1, 1869, Bro. Richard Vaux, Grand Master, presiding. This communication was occupied ehiefly in auditing the ac.. counts of BUilding, Girard Trust Fund, etc., all of which are in a very healthy condition. An amendment to the constitution was adopted raising fee for charters of new Lodges from $81 to $200.

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At that rate the Grand Treasury of Missouri would have received, since last session, in 1869, to date, from this source alone, over ten thousand dollars, inst~ad of one thousand dollars, under present rates. We will here remark, that we believe the charter fees of Missouri/are lower than those of any other State, and have always thought them too lo,v for the good of the institution. Experience has demonstrated that the more money a man has invested in bis Lodge, the more he appreciates it. ANNUAL 1\IEETING.

The Grand Lodge held its annual communication, December 27, 1869, Bro. Richard Vaux, Grand Master, presiding. From his address we quote: Within the past year the action of the Grand Orient of France, in recognizing a spurious Grand Lodge within the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of Louisiana, has been considered by most of the Grand Lodges of the United States. In each case our sister Grand Lodges have denounced this action as unmasonic. New York and Massachusetts have exhaustively discussed the question, and acted accordingly. I am most happy to find that the principle the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania has ever proclaimed, that a Grand Lodge must be supreme and sovereign within its jurisdiction, is th us acknowledged. But in the rase before us, another principle which this Grand Lodge has ulaintained is also accepted as lVlasonic law. We have asserted that one Grand Lodge will not permit any interference, by any other Grand Lodge, with her sovereignty as a Grand Body; that her power within her jurisdiction tolerates no rival; and when an effort is Inade to that end, it is the solemn duty of all Grand Lodges to protest and take such other action as the case denlands. The facts are so clear, ill this unjustifiable interference in Louisiana, that I deem it proper to state that all correspondence between the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania and the Grand Orient of France should cease till the latter recalls its presumptuous intermeddling ,vith the affairs of our sister Grand Lodge of Louisiana, and yields assent to that paramount principle of American Freemasonry, at least, which lies at the foundation of the supreme sovereignty of Grand Lodges of Freeruasons in the United States. He reports the assets of the Grand Lodge, over all liabiiities, to be $572,057 79; a splendid exenlplification of the wisdom which dictated the principle that a Grand Lodge should and can have business sagacity as well as individuals. Referring to music in Lodges, he says: One of the most ancient of the sciences Masonry cultivates is Music. God made the stars to sing together for joy. From the harp on the willows the miserere of the Israelites was made memorable. The songs of David, the psalmist; the sounds of the viol, cymbal and psalteries, tabret, trumpet, the "instruments of music," and the "harps of God," are to-day heard in the ears of the holy, devout, and faithful. The harmony which music illspires

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is nl0st fittingly an accompaniment of Masonic teachings. The heart is softened, the spirit of the world subdued, the purest emotions are produced under its influence. Its ancient association wi th the earliest forms of devotion cause its re-in troduction into 1\Iasonry-a sublill1e tribute to the power of our tradition. Impressed with these vie",,"s, and believing the happiest resul ts may be attained, during the past year a Lodge has been constituted and Olle heretofore established, has been perlnittf'd to introduc~ into the ceremonial proper and carefully revised vocal and instrunlelltal nlusic. I cOIDlnend these Lodges to the guardianship and care of the Grand Master. In concluding his beautiful address, and retiring from a faithful service, he truly says: About to surrender the adnlinistration of this Grand Lodge to an able, faithful, accomplished brother, who has been unanimou&Iy called to aSSUlne it, before God and yon, I feel acquitted of any intentional neglect of the hIgh and responsible obligations of this exalted station. That I have failed in the whole duty imposeu is cheerfully ackno\vledged. Without fear or favor, my aim has been to raise the standard of Masonic knowledge; infuse into the Fraternity lofty aspirations; excite them to noble emulation; in.. terest thenl in the Royal Art; and elevate them above the unintelligent and fornlal; inspire them with desires to learn and comprehend the mysteries of which our ceremonial, ritual and symbology are the sIgns and types. 'ro these ends I have labored. If your approval rewards these efforts I shall retire froIn the Oriental Chair rejoicillg that this labor has not been in vain. The Grand Lodge unanilnously adopted very strong resolutions of thanks to the retiring Grand Master. He deserved them. R. W. Bro. Robert A. Lamberton was installed Grand Master. Fronl his address we quote as follows: Now, in our power, we need to be watchful, that ,ve lose not our own self-respect and the faith and trust of our fellow men. The world is not content to move forward in the old ruts at snail pafe. The rush is all around us. And as Masonry pulsate~ in unison With the advance made in science and art. morality and virtue, always conserving her beautiful truths, and holding fast to the ellStoOlS and teachings of the fathers, she feels the impact of the forces without, and requires that those who minister at her altars, and preside in her Lodges, should be such as will not abate her power, retard her progress, violate her landmarks, but so teach and so live, as to give to their teachings the strength which true manliness alone can give, and exemplify in word and deed that tbey are FREE MASONS.

Although the crowd may besiege her portals, praying entrance, each must pass through alone; pass upon his individual nlerit. All precaution is taken b:y our regulations to guard against the admission of the unqualified and unworthy. The candidate must be recommended, he and his reputation must be examined, and report thereof made to the IJodge, and he is but then in a condition to have the Lodge exercise her "inherent privilege" to enter her judgment as to his fitness for membership. This is done by the

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ballot. The depoRiting of a white or black ball is in the nature of a judicial act, and to its exercise, under the stress and sanction of obligation, should be ~rQught the impartiality and the solemnity becoming a decree WhICh pronounces an applicant worthy or unworthy to becolne a Mason.

It is too frequently froDl undue haste and incautiousness in depositing the ball, that a custom has latterly sprung up which ,vould be "more honored in the breach than in the observance," of alleging 11listake and having thereon an order issued that the ballot be tested. It is ill-b~coming any brother, who understands what he is doing, to confess his own remissness in the perfornlance of a grave Masonic duty, by the avowal that he failed to distInguish the ball he cast, when by its use so much of good or evil ma'y follow. A badly lighted room, or weakness of sight, may plead excuse for the error, bnt even these should demand the observance of greater care and caution. Bro. Robert J. Fisher submitted a most excellent and judicious report on correspondence, in which our Grand Lodge is fully and fraternally reviewed, and copious extracts made from the addresses of R . W. Bro. T. E. Garrett. Bro. Fisher's report is a nl0del one. Bro. Robert A. Lanlberton, of Harrisburg, was elected Grand Master. Bro. John Thompson, (l\.fasonic Ten1.ple,) Philadelphia, re-elected Grand Secretary, and Bro. Robert J. Fisher, of York, re-appointed CODlmittee on Correspondence.

QUEBEC. [See special report on Correspondence.]

RHODE ISLAND.

Grand Lodge nlet ill Providence, May 16, 1870, Bro. Thos. A. Doyle, Grand Master, presiding. From his address we quote: Large numbers of reports of proceedings of other Grand Lodges having been collecting for 111any years, I directed the Grand Secretary to assort them into proper fo.rm for binding, and in order that sets might be completed I gave to hinl a large number of such doruments from my own library, thereby enabling- him to complete our files, and also to exchange with sister jurisdictions for missing documents. The Grand Secretary also sent to many Grand Secretaries for copies of their reports needed to complete sets, and in that manner IDany missing years were obtained. I regret to say that some of our brethren paid no atten tion to our request, not even condescending to tell us that they had no documents to send. After arranging these documents in proper form, I directed thenl to be bound, and thus a fiue collection adorns the shelves of the Grand Lodge library.

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We are pleased to know that our Grand Lodge cannot be included among those who paid no attention to the request of the Grand Secretary. The following are the decisions of the Grand Master: 1. A profane rejected by a Lodge which has not legal jurisdiction over hinl, is not obliged to apply to that Lodge tor a reCOIUmendation to the Lodge within whose jurisdiction he resides. The first rejection is null and void. 2. A Lodge cannot legally receive a petition fronl a profane who, by reason of physical infirmity, could not do Masonic work: Such petition, if received and referred in ignorance of such iufirnlitv, lnay be returned to the applicant without a ballot. 3. Dnder OUf Constitution, the petition of a suspended Mason for restoration must lie over to the next stated Communication and then, upon a favorable vote of two-thirds of the memLer~ present, he lnay be restored. 4. The business of the Lodge is entirely within the control of the lVIaster, and he is not compelled to recognize a motion to act upon a particular m!ttter, but in his discretion may refuse to allow it to be considered. 5. In this jurisd.iction a J\Iaster is not required to have first served as Warden. 6. A member of a Lodge having stated in his petition for the degrees that he had not before applied for initiation, when in fact he had been rejected in another State, should be tried for unmaÂŁ:lonie coud nct, in that he has knowingly and wilfully deceived the Lodge. 1~ 0

report on Correspondence. Bro. Thos. A. Doyle was re-elected Grand Master, and Bro. Chas. D. Greene re-elected Grand Secretary, both of Providence.

SOUTH CAROLIN A. Grand Lodge met in Charleston, Nov. 16, 1869, Bro. Jas. CODuor, Grand Master, presiding.. From his excellent annual address we quote as follows:

r also suggest that some care be taken in selecting names for new Lodges It is true that this is almost purely a question of taste, but good taste is to be cultivated if we sacrifice nothing substantial to it, and it is in the highest degree appropriate that Lodges should have a name associated ,vith some event, legend, or character of Masonry rather than by a Danle purely local and often uncouth. Our Masonic literature is extensive enough to furnish graceful and appropriate names for all the Lodges we shall ever need. Application has been lnade to file frequently to grant dispensations to confer degrees upon candidates who were maimed, but not to an extent whirh would in any way prevent their full participation in all the work of the Lodge. In every instance I have declined, although SOUle of the parties in '\vhose behalf the application was made would from their talents and character be ornaments

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to any Lodge. I have carefully examined the subject and sought light in every quarter from which it could be derived. My individual opinion is, I confess, in favor of relaxing the strictness of the ancient rule, and limiting it to the point that the applicant shall be fully capable of perfornling all the work of a Mason in a Symbolic Lodge; but this very point has been ably discussed, and the weight of authority is decidedly against me. Ours is essentially a system of ancient rules and landmarks, and whatever may be my own opinion as an individual, it is my duty as the head of the Craft in this jurisdiction to adhere to these ancient rules until the Grand Lodge itself shall sanction the relaxation of them. Applications have also been made for dispensations to confer degrees in less than the prescribed time. In some ine,tances I have granted them, but I am opposed to all such applications, as experience teaches me the danger of them. I will not say that no elnergeney will sanction the application, but I hold that emergency is too often a mere synonym for the convenience of the candidate, ana. the practice is fraught with evil. All of which we heartily endorse. /Bro. Robert S. Bruns submitted a very able and interesting re.. port on Correspondence, in whieh is included his farewell to the office, as well as to the duties of Grand Secretary. He has been a faithful and able officer, and during his brief administration he brought order out of chaos, and through his system of doing the work we have learned more of South Carolina in the past three years than was known in the previous twenty. We wish him success in a nlore profitable field. Bro. Jas. Connor, of Charleston, was re-elected Grand Master, and Bro. B. Rush Campbell, of Laurens, was elected Grand Secretary.

TEXAS. Grand Lodge' met in Houston, June 13, 1870, Bro. Philip C. Tucker, Grand Master, prebiding. From his address we quote the following: In discharging- the duties before us, permit me to enjoin it upon you to proceed with patience and not in haste. Hasty legislation is unwise. Let us not attempt to force business unseasonably, but to give every subject its proper degree of attention and care, avoid all hasty action, and @eek considerately and intelligently to dispose of the various matters coming before us. Hasty or inconsiderate action always comes back to annoy us afterwards; and in this I inelude a practice somewhat prevalent ill this Grand Body, of re.. ceiving and aeting upon reports of committees founded upon ex parte statements. It is fruitful of evil and should be discontinued. Action should not be taken upon any subject, by any committee, or by this Grand Body, that has not been thoroughly examined. The saving of time is not as important as the attainment of justice. Better continue a committee during the year than commit an error. We should aim so to conduct our business that, when once passed

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upon, it may never need a re-examination. ~Iasonic business should be conducted with the sanle prudent care as that whic4 we \vould exercise as in4i viduals in managing our private busIne~s_ in that we would scarcely abandon it before it was half completed. and yet a large nuulber of the representatives in this Grand~f3ody each year leave for home immediately after the election orofficers and before the business is half completed. This practice should b~ abandoned. The bUSIness before the comnlittees cannot generally be nlatured until late in the session, consequently it is usual that the most inlportant legislation takes place after many have left which is to be regretted. The good of the Order requires that th~ representatives remain until the close of the annual communication, and I urge it upon you, brethren, that you do so. There is enough sound ad vice in that extract to last some Grand Masters for years. He furnishes a very full report of official doings, and from the terse manner in which they are set forth, and the prompt manner in which he executed his decisions, we should judge that he is a " chip of the old bloc]\.," whose picture hangs over our desk as we write, and that be meant just what he said. He justly decided as follows: I decided upon eases referred to lue, that, as a prerequisite to initiation, the applirant must read and write; it has been clainled that if he could write his name or make his mark, it is sufficient. If, at the present da:r, in this country, a free man has not had energy and capacity to acquire education sufficient to read and write, he certainly bas not sufficient to acquire the rudiments of Freemasonry. The spirit of our institution as it now exists, deDlands this as a prerequisite to initiation; the 11laking of his nlark, or sin1ply writing his nalne is not sufficient; they are siInply mechanical, and I have known of some cases where men could not read nor '\vrite anything but their name. The ability to read and write, in the ordinary sense, I decided must exist, otherwise the applicant could not be initiated.

The Grand Lodge, under the sophistical reasoning and advice of Bro. A. G. Mackey, recognized the Ilew Grand Lodge of Quebec. A large part of the proceedings, "\vith elaborate reports on jurisprudence and grievance, and the advice of the Grand ]\rlaster that full attention be paid to such business, was faithfully followed. Bro. A. S. Richardson submitted a very good report on Correspondence, in which the leading issues are faithfully discussed. Under the head of MISSOURI he speaks of our report and says: He enter~ into quite a discussion wIth the New York Comnlittee on the question of the status of a brother while under charges, and takes the ground that he is not in good standing. At the risk of being considered deficient in the most estimable ÂŁrift of charit~l", we nlust say that we think there is more point in Bro. Goul~y's posi... tioD than is usually conceded, for notwithstanding the oft-repeated maxim, which is claimed to hold as good in Masonic as in civil jurisprudence, that" a man is presumed to be innocent until he is

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adjudged ~ be guilty," we have but-..:W- advert to the fact that a Mason uni1~r charges cannot take the test oath, visit a Looge, or dimit, to show that the rule is false, in fact).4iud,. that there ib a middle ground between guilt and innocence, which, w11ile undetermined, :may be quite as prejudicial to a man's fair fame as actual guilt. We are glad our brother saw our point without baving to go down to the sepulchre of dead and obsolete n1axims for precedents. Bro. CHIlton M. Winkler, of Corsicana, was elected Grand Master, and Bro. Geo. H. Bringhurst, of Houston, re-elected Grand Secretary. VERMON1.\ Grand Lodge met at Burlington, June 9, 1869, Bro. Geo. IVr. Hall, Grand Master, presiding. His anntlal address is a good business document. He acknowledged on behalf of his Grand Lodge the invitation frOID this Grand Lodge to be present at the dedication of "Freenlasons Hall." Relative to religious intolerance he ~a:rs : The titne is coming, r fear, when we shall have cause to bitterly rue our present prosperity. rfhe busy notes of preparation are being even now sounded. In some parts of the West certain seets (I regret to ~ay, of the Christian church,) are combining for the ultimate overthrow of our Institution. I need not more than allude to this subject in this connection, as your OonJmittee on Foreign Correspondence will undoubtedly bring the subject more fully before you. Let me here simply caution you to be careful what soldiers you receive into your ranks to fight the great battle in the future against bigotry, superstition and intolerance. DECISIONS FOR T:fIE MASONIC YEAR, 1868-9. 1. A brother dimitting for the purpose of joining another Lodge,

but has failed to do so, cannot affiliate again unless by petition in the usual form, which petition must be duly acted upon rf\gardless of his former membership in the Lodge. 2. A candidate who has nlude a false statement in his application regarding his age, stating that he was of age when in fact he was a minor, and knowing at the same time that our rules required him to be of age at thp tinle of his initiation, would clearly be a subject of Masonic discipline, although he may have been Passed and Raised. 3. A brother against whom charges have been preferred cannot prefer charges against another brother as long as he him~elf is under charges. 4. To expel a brother, a two-thirds vote at least should be required. 5. The practice of cross-questioning a witness in Masonic trials, who is at the same time a brother, should not be allowed, only bO far as to make a previous statement lnore clearly understood. 6. A brother desirous of making an appeal to the Grand Lodge should make his statement in writing, which statement must be

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sent to the Grand Secretary ten days at least before the next annual session of the Grand Lodge. 'l'his is in accordance with the ByLaws of the Grand Lodge upon the subject of Appeals. 7. A brother, whether the accuser or accused, who may feel aggrieved with the decision of his Lodge has equally the right of appeal to the Grand Lodge. 8. The town lines are the boundary lines of jurisdiction between two Lodges. Provided, however, a town should interyene in the which there is no Lodge, in which case the jurisdiction of each Lodge would extend to just one-half the distance from the two Lodges measured into the unoccupied territory. 9. The certificate of the Grand Secretary of the vote of the Grand Louge, by which a charter was granted, would not be suf.. ficient to enable a subordinate Lodge to work as Masons under the authority of the same. The Lodge must be regularly constituted under its charter and the officers duly installed. See By-Laws of the Grand Lodge, (Art. xxxv.) 10. The Worshipful Master, if he is satisfied that charges have been preferred against a brother through malice, or if, in his judgment, the specifications are of a light and frivolous character, which if entertained would have the effect to destroy the harmony of the Lodg-e, would undoubtedly have the right, and, in fact, it would be his duty as well, to give his decision against entertaining thern by the Lodge. This power, howeyer, should not be exercised without great discretion, remenl bering always that he is amenable to the Grand Lodge for his action in the premises. 11. The election of officers being a part of the ordinary business of the Lodge should take place while the Lodge is at labor on the third degree. I know of no rule requiring it to be done ,vhile the Lodge is a t refreshment. 12. If the time specified in the By-Laws for the election of officers has passed by and no election had, no subsequent election would be legal until the next annual communication, unless by dispensation of the Grand Master. 13. A Warden, acting as such in a Lodge U. D., never having been installed, would not be eligible to the office of Worshipful J.\tfaster, according to the old Anderson Constitutions, in preference to any other brother. 14. A petition may be received from a person who ma.y have un'l1Jittingly connected himself with a clandestine Lodge. Provided, it is made to appear that he was in fact ignorant of the standing of the Lodge with which be bad connected himself. But we hold that it would be a bar against the reception of the petition of such a person by a regular Lodge, provided, that he was knowing to the fact when he made application to the clandestine body. 15. A District Deputy Grand Master has no power by virtue of his office to grant perluission to a Lodge to act upon the petition of a candidate "out of time." According to the By-Laws of the Grand Lodge this power rests with the Grand Master alone. (See By-Laws, Art. xx.) 16. The Worshipful Master may at his discretion refuse to allow a brother to visit his Lodge when, in his judgment, the peace and harmony of the same would be best secured by such refusal. 17. A person made a Mason in an Army Lodge, or Lodge U. D . , making application for membership in a regular Lodge in this jurisdiction, must furnish full and alnple testinlony of his having been made a Mason in a legal Lodge; either from those who were officers of the Lodge U. D., or from the officers of the Grand Lodge

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from which the authortty emanated. The petition in the above case must take the usnal course of all petitions for membership, with this exception, that no dimit can be required from the applicant. 18. A Lodge within this jurisdiction may try a member for unmasonic conduct, and, if convicted, may suspend or expel him, although absent and in parts unknown. Our By-Laws provide that if the residenee of the brother be without the State and in parts unknown to the Lodge, in the trial of a brother the Lodge may proceed ex parte. If his residence be without the State, but known, a copy of the (lomplaint, with a summons to appear, must be forwarded at least sixty days before the day of trial, and, if residing within the State, copy and summons nlust be sent at least twenty days before the triaL (See By-Laws of the Grand Lodge.) 19. No brother should be considered as a menlber of any Lodge until he has signed the By-Laws of said Lodge. 20. The regalia belonging to the Lodge should never be worn upon any occasion unless where the Lodge shall have been legally congregated for the legitimate purposes of Masonry; thence it should not be worn at balls, levees, or any kindred places of amuseluent. 21. A Worshipful Master duly elected and installed may preside as such although he may not have received the degree of Past Master, although it is customary and proper enough to confer the degree upon him. 22. 'rhe report of the committee raised upon the petition of a candidate should always be made to the Lodge in writing, after due consultation and deliberation. 23. No brother, if present, can be excused from voting upon the reception of a candidate, and any brother persisting in a refusal to vote in such a case, renders himself liable, and charges should be preferred ag-ainst him for a violation of his obligations. 24. In all nlatters appertaining to lectures and work, the authority of the Grand Lecturer is paramount to that of any D. D . Grand Master. 25. A brother's right to the ballot must not be questioned. But if a brother so far forgets his duty as a Mason 'as to disclose that he has used his Masonic privilege in this respect in order to hinder the work of the Lodge, to retaliate for some affront, fancied or otherwise, such a brother makes hinlseif liable, and charges should be at once preferred against him. 26. A Lodge cannot be legally congregated except for the legitimate purposes of Masonry. Hence Lodges may not eongregate in their corporate capacity for the purpose of attending a public ball or dance, or leYee, even though it may be designated as a lVIasonic one. If brethren desire to participate in such amusements and to hold a (Masonic) (?) ball or Ievep, let them do it in their private capacity, and wear their own private regalia, etc. This should never be the work of the Lodge, as such. 27. An expelled Mason, restored by the Grand Lodge, is not thereby restored to membership in the Lodge, must be considered as a non-affiliated Mason, and treated as such. 28. No brother ran be elected to the office of Worshipful Master until he has first acted as Warden. This is the rule in accordance with the old charges and constitutions of Masonry (Anderson's), which must be considered as beyoncl the power of the Grand Mas... tel" or Grand Lodge to alter or amend. 'fhe exception to this rule is in the formation of a new Lodge. In such a case, provided no

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one has served as Warden, any brother 4may be elected and in.. stalled as Master, or [according to Bro. Mackey] where every Past )\faster and Warden, or present Master refuse to serve, or have died, resigned or been expelled. 29. The refusal to serve as l\Iaster by one who may be eligible to the position, whereby the Lodge proc~eds to the election of a brother as Worshipfull\Iaster who has not served as Warden, must be made upon the occasion of the election, and a record should be made that be waives his right to such an election. 30. The petitioners for a Dispensation to form a new Lodge, pro.. vided their request be granted and a chartered Lodge duly constituted, are dimitted and become in fact members of the new Lodge consequently the plea of "no intention of severing their cOllneetiol~ with their original Lodge," should avail nothing. 31. A subordinate Lodge has no power to make a by-law authorizing an election of officers to fill vacancies upon any other than the .A.nnual Comnlunicatioll for such purpose. A dis}?ensation frolll the Grand Master is necessary:.. to hold an election to fill vacancies. 32. 'rhere is no impropriety in the Secretary of a Lodge preferring charges. The by-laws of the Grand Lodge m~ke it his duty, by direction of the W. M., to serve or cause to be served an attested copy of the charges, &c. 'rhe by-laws of the Grand Lodge should be regarded as...paramount to those of a secular Lodge in their application to the trial of ct brother, and, in fact, in all cases where they will apply. According to the rule of the Grand Lodge, "the examination of charges shall be had in a Lodge specially notified and convened for that purpose." It would hnrdly be proper, according to the rule, to refer the charges, &c., to arbitration, 1'he Lodge, as such, should act alter a pati~nt hearing, and render its verdictlin strict accordance with the facts in the case. 38. The By-Laws of a secular Lodge, requiring that all charges against a brother should be made in open Longe, after charges have been made in accordance therewit.h, it would not be in accordanre with the spirit of said By-Laws to alter or anlend the same in substance, unless in open Lodge. This would not be necessary in changing the form simply of the complaint, provided the BU bstallce is not changed. 34. It requires simply. a majority vote of the I.Jodge to declare a brother guilty of the charges upon which he has been tried, although to expel should require at least a two-thirds vote. 35. A candidate who has lost a leg caunot be initiated according to our rules. He nlust be a perfect youth, having no mainl or de.. fects in his body that may render him incapable of learning the Art, ete. (8ee Anderson's Constitution.) 36. All lectures and work are strictly forbidden unless sanctioned by the Grand Lodge. The lectures and mode of work taught by the Grand Lecturer and D. D. Grand Masters must be in strict conformity with that approved by the Grand Lodge at the comnlunication of October, 1817. ('rhe W~hb Barney Work and Lectures.) See Art. vi. of the By-Laws. Hence to alter or correct this work necessarily hnplies an alteration or change of Art. x. of the By-Laws, which must be done in the way prescribed. Hence the resolution on the part of the Grand Lodge adopted at its annual communication, in Burlington, in 1865, would not be of binding force upon the secular Lodges, provided the lectures and work therein adopted were not the same absolutely as those approved by the Grand Lodge in 1817. I

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We are somewhat surprised to find the following resolution adopted:

Resolved, That in every case of Masonic trial the brethren of the Lodge, residing without the jurisdiction where the saIne is pending, must be summoned, either personally or by written or printed notice, directed tp their respective post-office address. In our jurisdiction at last session a resolution was adopted which has been construed that all resident members must be summoned at trials, which has been found onerous enough, but to sumDlons those living at a distance is rather heavy in the summoning business, it strikes us; and as nine-tenths of such orders must of necessity be disobeyed or "got over," somehow, we think the practice will result in reducing a summons to the mere form of a "notification." We hold'that a summons should never be resorted to except in great emergency, and when issued should be obeyed; bUf to issue a SUlnmons broadcast on every trivial occasion we believe will be destructive of the true intent of that instrument. We do not think a SUlnmons at all necessary at a trial except in certain cases, and that should be left to the discretion of the Master or the Lodge. Where the summons becomes obligatory at all trials, it will result in many persons escaping trial because the vexatlion of the process to get at it will deter many from bringinp; charges. Every such trial is the cause of others, because it is not l)ossible that every summons will be obeyed, and then that delinquency has got to be enquired into. Under the resolution before us we presume the trial could not proceed until the Worshipful Master was satisfied that t.he absent members in California or England had received their summonses, that is, if we are to suppose that the issue of it is anything but a mere form, for if it amounts to anything, it contemplates the absolute necessity of those brethren being present, else why SUJnrnon them? Under the head of "Trials" we find the following proceedings, which will be of interest to us, as we had the same subject before us at our last session: The Grand Master saidAnother subject that I desire to bring before you for your careful consideration is the important one of Masonic trials. You are undoubtedly aware that at the last Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge, the following resolution was introduced by Bro. Henry Clark: "Resolved, 'rhat the Committee on Masonic Jurisprudence be instructed to prepare rules for the government of Masonic trials, and report them at the next session of the Grand Lodge," which resolution was adopted. I have, during the :year, called the attention of that COIDluittee to the importance of the subject elnbraced in the resolution, and f from my knowledge of the Masonic and legal acumen of the breth-

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ren who constitute t~at committee, I ~ave l?-0 doubt but. that they will present you wIth a report WhICh, If duly consIdered and adopted on your part, will tend to place this rnatter of Masonic trials upon more just and equitable basis than it now rests upon. The truth is, my brethren, our rules at present are of so vague and unsatisfactory a character, regarding this important subject, that the end sought-the preservation of the harmony of the Lodge-is rarely attained. The respondent, at present, if he but possesses even ordinary ability, being allowed to visit Lodges, and to COllverse upon Masonic subjects with his brethren, is often able, even though under charges, and, it may be, grossly guilty, to create a sympathy in his favor, and so build up a party in his interest, that when the subject matter comes to be acted upon it has been found impossible to convict, even though no reasonable doubt of guilt remains. Sonle quibble, or, it may be, some trifling informality in the proceedings, is taken up and made the excuse for non-conviction.. Thus,' our trials are often little better than the miserable pet... tifogging in the courts-at-Iaw, before an ordinary Justice of the Peace. , Now these things ought not so to be, nlY brethren. The institution of Freemasonry is of so elevated a character, and the obligations of its mem bers toward one another of so SOlenlll and binding a nature, that the ordinary rule of evidenc~ is reversed-in part, at l~ast--in Masonry. In law, a man is pre8umed to be innocent until his guilt is fully proven upon a final trIal; but in Jrfasontry, it is faIrly to be presulned Lhat no brother will prefer charges against another which, if proven, would lead to his expulsion from the Order, unless he has abundant proof with which to substantiate, in the clearest manner possible, the truth of the charges made against him, knowing full well that any malicious persecution of a brother on his part, or charges which are untrue and ,vilfully and knowingly made, and understood to be so when Inade, vvould inevitably lead to his own expulsion from the Order. And hence, in the language of Bro. Mitchel, "the standing of the brother charged is impaired by a very high order of testimony." It is to be taken, in fact, as prima facie evidence of his guilt, so far, at least, as to impair his standing in the Order. Hellce, his rights and privileges as a Mason are virtually suspended for the time being, and until, by a strict investigation, they are found to be groundless. In this view of the case (and ,ye believe it to be the Masonic one), the subject at once becomes divested of nlost, if not all, of those difficulties which necessarily attend upon it, and so em barrasii the Lodge in its attempt to maintain its own honor and dignity, b:r due and fitting discipline exerc-ised toward those who seek to im... pair its harmony. This may, perhaps, at first sight, appear to be harsh, and even unjust toward a brother, as an individual member of the Fraternity; but, by a little reflection, it will be found to be in appearance merely. The first and great object among us being' to preserve that strict harmony, without which we become at once shorn of our strength, and our usefulness as an institution for good is destroyed, how can it be possible to preserve such harlnony while brethren are allowed to Visit, and otherwise make use of the privileges of the Lodge, while under char~es from brethren who cannot fraternize, or associate with thenl as Masons, as long as the stigma rests upon them? The good of the Institution should constitute our first care, and after that, and closely allied to it, the good of the individual members composing it.

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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON MASONIC TRIALS.

To the Most W01路shipjul Grand Lodge of Vermont, now in session: Your Committee on Masonic Jurisprudence, to whom was referred the matter of preparing rules for the government of Masonic trials, respectfully report that the:y' recomnlend the repeal of Articles eighteen and nineteen of the By-Laws, and the adoption of the following in their stead: ARTICLE EIGHTEENTH.

I. Whenever a member of a Lodge, or a brother under this jurisdiction, shall be accused of any Masonic offense, the proceedings in ihe premises shall be in accordance with the following rules: Rule 1. The accusations shall be in writing, signed by a Master Mason, and delivered to the Worshipful Master, who shall, if in his judgrnent the accusations are not frivolous, issue a citation to the accused to appear for trial, and shall deliver the accusation and the citation to the Secretary, who shall serve or cause the same to be served on the accused, by delivering to him an attested copy of the saIne, at least fourteen days previous to the tinle appointed for the trial of the accused, if he resides within ten miles of the Lodge; and if residing more than ten miles therefroln, and within this State, by forwarding an attested copy of the accusations and citations to hiDl by mail, or other conveyance, at least twenty days previous to the time appointed for trial. If the accused resides without this State, and the place of his residence be known, by forwarding to him said attested copy at least sixty days previo'us to the tinle of trial; if the residence of the accused is unknown the Lodge may proceed ex parte. Rule 2. rrhe trial shall be in a Lodge specially notified and convened for that purpose, at which no visitors shall be admitted, except as counsel and witnesses. Rule 3. The accused may select any brother for his counseL The witnesses, if Masons, shall testify on their honor as such. If the accused, accuser, or the Lodge, shall desire the testimony of persons not Masons, to use upon the trial, the Worshipful Master shall appoint a Committee to take their statements in writing, and the accused, his counsel, the accuser, and counsel for the Lodge shall have the right to be present when such statements are taken, and shall, under the direction of said committee, have the right to interrogate the persons so giving said statements. Hears~y evidence shall be excludeo. Rule 4. It shall be the duty of the Worshipful Master to see that the accused shall have a speedy and impartial trial. Rule 5. The accusee. while under charges shall be debarred from voting and participating in the business of the Lodge. Rule n. Upon the trIal the Lodge shall be opened on the highest degree to which the accused has attained, and the testimony and arguments shall there be submitted in the presence of the accused and the accuser, if they shall desire to be present.. This being done the accuser and accused shall retire-and the Lodge shall then be opened in the third degree-and the Lodge shall by ballot determine the question of the guilt of the accused. If the accused is adjudged guilty, the Lodge shall then decide by ballot the punishment to be inflicted, under such regulations and in such manner as the Worshipful Master shall direct. In case the Lodge shall fail to SECTION

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order by the requisite vote either expulsion or suspension, definite or indefinite, the punishment shall be reprimand, which shall be given or read by the Worshipful Master in open Lodge, and in the presence of the accused, when it can be done. A majority vote shall determine the question of guilt. Rule 7. For expulsion an unanimous vote shall be necessar:r and for suspension, definite or indefinite, a two-thirds vote there~ for shall be required. Rule 8. In case of indefinite suspension the brother may be restored to Il1embership b:y a two-thirds vote of the Inembers present at any regular communication; notice having been given to the Lodge of said application at least one month previous. SECTION II. (Same as Sec. 2, of Art. 18, of By-Laws.) SECTION III. (Same as Sec. 3, of Art. ]8, of By-Laws.) SECTION I\T. Whenever the Grand Lodge shall reverse or ahrogate the decision of a Subordinate Lodge expelling or suspending a brother, a two-thirds vote shall be required. ARTICLE NINErl'EENTH.

Any brother feeling aggrieved at the decision of any Subordinate Lodge, or other J\tlasonic authority, in this jurisdiction, may appeal therefrom to the Grand Lodge at its next stated session, which appeal shall be in writing, specifying partirularly the grievance cornplained of, and shall be by the appellant sent by mail to the Grand Secretary, ten days, if there be so many, before the next stated session. June U, A. L. 5869, A. D. 1869. N. P. BO,VMAN, } C ott PARKE DAVIS, ~mml. ee on MasolllcJurlsprudence. C. B. EDDY.

Bro. Henry Clark subnlitted an excellent report on correspondence, in which Missouri is fraternally noticed. Bro. Geo. M. Hall of Swanton was elected Grand Master, and Bro. Henry Clark of Rutland, re-elected Grand Secretary.

VIRGINIA.

Grand Lodge met in Richmond, December 13, 1869, Bro. Wm. Terry, Grand Master, presiding. In his address he referred to the status of colored Lodges as follows: vVhile Masonry professes and practises universal benevolence and charity, yet profanes have no rights to demand. It is our prerogative to confer favors, governed by the rules we establish for our own gUidance. Masonry has the inherent right to protect itself, not only against the introduction of new theories, but also against the admission of new elelnents ,vhich may disturb the peace and harmony of our Order. It is our right to exclude, not only individuals, but classes or races; and in the exercise of the rights and privileges of exclusion, we lnust have regard to the feelings aud opinions of those who, by 001" acts, have already acquired vested rIghts among us. And these peculiar relations, existing not

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only among brethren thelnselves, but also extending into family connections well known and recog-nized Hmong us, lead Ine to call your attention to a subject that in other Grand Jurisdictions has been agitated, and we may expect ere long to be called 011 to take action upon it. I allude to the subject of colored organizations, clairning to be Masons. In several of the Grand Lodges of the United states this subject has already been discussed, but, so far as laIn int'ornled, there has been no recognition of colored l\Iasons. I am induced to refer to this matter, at this tinIe, because it was mentioned to me during the reeess of the Grand Lodge, and the inquiry nlade whether I was willing, as Grand Master, to receive and consider a petition from colored persons, claiming to be Masons, to allow their Lodges representation upon the floor of this Grand Lodge, provided that their representatives were duly recognized white brethren. I neither felt at liberty so far to commit this Grand Lodge as even to take the matter into consideration, nor was I willing, in any manner, to forestal your action. Believing that the recognition of colored Lodges would be fraught with the most serious consequences to the Order, I felt it my duty, so far as I was individually or officially concerned, to decline any action in the matter. Should such a petition be presented to the Grand Lodge, it will be for you to dispose of it as in your judgment the good of Masonry requires. I shall dismiss the subject with the simple remark that there can be no half-way ground. To grant the right of representation, in any form, or upon any conditions, is a clear recognition of their legal Masonic existence, and would be the entering wedge to a complete and final breaking down of all distinctions of race or color. Business transacted was chiefly of a loeal nature. We regret we find no report on correspondence. Bro. rrhos. F. Owens, of Norfolk, was elected Grand Master, and Bro. John Dove, M. D., of Richmond, re-elected Grand Secretarj"', and Bro. Wm. B. Isaacs, of Richmond, Deputy Grand Secretary.

WEST VIRGINIA. Grand Lodge met in Wheeling, November 9,1869, Bro. Wm. J. Bates, Grand Master, presiding. He reports having issued five dispensations for new Lodges. His annual address is brief and refers to local affairs, except that he calls attention to the subject of voting on advancements of candidates, and asks the Grand Lodge to define whether each ballot is for moral and Masonic qualification or the latter onl).... Bro. O. S. Long submitted a very full and complete report on Correspondence, but regret that by some accident Missouri was not before him. The Grand Lodge suspended intercourse with the Grand Orient of France. Bro. Wm. J. Bates was re-elected Grand Master, and Bro. Thos. H. Logan re-elected Grand Secretary, both of Wheeli~g. 15

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WASHINGTON TERRITORY. Grand Lodge met in Olympia, September 16, 1869, Bro. B. E. Lombard, Grand Master, presiding. His address is brief and local. He issued one dispensation for a new Lodge. Bro. T. M. Reed, Grand Secretary, submitted his official report) in which fraternal mention is made of sister Grand bodies. The relationship between the Grand Lodge of Washington and the Grand Lodge of Oregon is still unsettled, as will be seen by reference to the following: The committee on Jurisprudence submitted the following report which was unanilnously adopted: ' To the irI. w: Grand Lodge of Washington, in session: Your committee on Jurisprudence have carefully considered so much of the M. W. Grand Master's address as refers to the rela.. tions between this M. W. Grand Lodge and the M. W. Grand Lodge of Oregon. Again we reiterate that we had just cause of offense against the Grand Lodge of Oregon for invading our jurisdiction; that the course of that Grand Lodge has allowed us no opportunity for compromise or settlement of the issue between us; and finally, that the sentinl~nts uttered, and not disapproved by the Ci-rand Lodge of Oregon, of M. 'V. Brother Juo. McCraken, Grand Master of Oregon, in regard to M. 'V. Brother 'rhos. M. Reed, the Grand Master of Washington at the time of the inauguration of the controversy, re.. mains unexplained. The premises being true leave this C-trand Lodge no other course, consistent 'vith its self..respect, than are.. fusal to have intercourse with said Grand Lodge. Your committee regret the existence of such a state of affairs, but they earnestly believe that such condition of matters is in no wise attributable to the fault of the M. W. Grand Lodge of Washington. ]'raternally submitted, C. B. PLUMl\IER, Ohairman. Bro. Wm. H. Troup, of Vancouver, was elected Grand J\ilaster, and Bro. T. M. Reed, of Olympia, was re-elected Grand Secretary.

WISCONSIN. Grand Lodge met in Milwaukee, June 14, 1870, Bro. Gabriel Bouck, Grand Master, presiding. He granted four dispensations for new Lodges. Relative to schools of instruction, he says: If, from carelessness or indifference, it becomes rusty and needs polishing, is it any more than fair, if the Grand Lodge furnishes the polish and the polisher, and sets up a polisbing establishment ,vithin a few miles of such a Lodge, that the Lodge should be subjected to the expense of a few miles' travel to visit such establish..

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ment. Slight burdens may have the effect of slightly polishing the intellect, removing the cloud from dull perceptions, and educating the memory to be more attentive and retentive. I apprehend that if a Lodge is not willing to Dlake this slight sacrifice to obtain instruction, it will be but little benefitted if the instruction is sent within its Lodge room. The Grand Lecturer forgets that the old system did not provide for instruction to all the Lodges, but only to a small portion thereof, and that under this systenl he has given instruction to a nluch larger number of Lodges than ,vas given under the old. Again, under the old syst~m, only one day's instruction was given at the expense of the Grand Lodge, the Subordinate Lodge paying fOl" each additional day's instruction. This additional charge will go far to offset the slight expense of visiting the schools. It ,vill be seen that under the present systenl more Lodges have received each four days' instruction than under the old system received one day's instruction. Again, to instruct a Lodge in less than two days is ilnpossible; therefore, if we attempt to instruct each Lodge in the Btate by sendIng a Grand Lecturer to each Lodge, it would involve the necessity of enlploying at least two, if not more, Grand Lecturers. There is an objection to the old system which, to Ine, is a fatal one, viz: to allow a Grand Lecturer to visit Lodges-some, ","here Dlembers are young Masons, frequently located in remote parts of the State, perhaps but recently organized-and teach his l)eculiar caprices or whims, or the creations or inventions of a brilliant or distorted brain, or errors learned, which he is too stubborn to yield or lacks courage to ad vocate in the presence of his superiors, or of old and better infornled Masons. r.rhese Grand Lecturers do not know it all-they are not infallible. If these l~ssons are given in schools, composed of intelligent ~fasons, we shall be Inore likely to know all that is taught. The contact may result in mutual benefit. I think the schools should not exceed three days. The number should be increased to twent:y. rrhe place of holding the same changed every year. He condeulned the practice of members of Grand Lodge leaving before the close of the session. DECISIONS.

1. That an E. A. or F. C. who has become maimed subsequent to his initiation or passing, is not by reason thereof barred from being advanced. 2. If an applicant who has been elected to be initiated, but subsequently, and before initiation, becomes maiIned, he is by reason thereof barred from initiation. 3. rrhe vV. M. or a Lodge has a right (and it is a duty) to withhold a dimit from ~ brother, even if he is clear of books and no charges have been actually preferred against him, if they have good reason to believe the brother has been guilty of unmasonic cond uet, for the purpose of having charges preferred against hiln; but it nlust be in good faith, and there must not be any unnecessary delay. The brother is entitled to have the charges preferred against him or his dinli t. 4. It is error for W. M. to give a brother a dimit out of the Lodge when he is clear of the books. The request should be in open Lodge, at a stated communication.

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6. The Worshipful Master has the right to proceed and confer a degree, although the brethren may wish to postpone it; or he may postpone it, even if a majority of the brethren wish him to pr(}oo ceed. He has the power and the right to determine such questions provided he does not go to such extent as to become arbitrary. ' 7. When an Entered Apprentice or Fellow Craft is dropped under the resolution of the Grand Lodge, the Lodge has a right t~ advance such Entered Apprentice or Fellow Craft. The proper course to pursue in such case, is to give notice of such intention at some stated communication, and at some subseq uent communication to ballot, etc. 8. The status of an excluded is the same as that of a non-affiliated ~Iason. 9. An examination of a candidate may be bad at a special communication, and luay be luade before or after ballot. 10.. A Mason has no right to disclose what his vote was Upon any question when the secret ballot is required. 1L If charges are preferred and recei ved against a brother, who has been elected to, or seIerted for, any office, before installation, it stops such installation until same are disposed of. ]2. The Lodge may allo,v any charges against any brother to be withdrawn. 13. A Lodge has a right to receive charges, and try any unaffiliated Masoll, or an affiliated Mason in a foreign jurisdiction, residing within its jurisdiction, for unmasonic conduct comm\tted while a resident within such jurisdiction. ]4. That a young man who enlists in the United States army and serves out of the State, when he returns, upon furlough or upon expiration of term of service, cannot be received until he has remained in the State two years. 15. That all subordinate Lodges within this jurisdiction are bound to take due notice of all the proceedings of this Grand Lodge, and have no right to claim that they are not bound by any act of this Orand Lodge until they have received official notice. Therefore, if a brother is suspended in a subordinate Lodge and appeals to the Grand Lodge, "\vho reverse the same, he thereupon becomes a roem ber in good standing in such Lodge, and such Lodge has no right to refuse to recognize bim until it has received official notice fronl Grand Lodg-e of such reversal. 16.. It is not proper for a Lodge to take part in any celebration or procession (qther than a Masonic one) without permissiol1 from the Grand Master. 17. That it is not proper for a Lodge to attend the funeral of a Mason '8 wife, or child; but that there is no objection, in such a case, for the members to attend and march in a body, if th~y do not wear any of the regalia of the Order. 18. When a vote is not required to be taken by ballot by the Grand Master of the Order, or any representative of this Grand Lodge, the Worshipful Master may order th~ same taken in the usual way, although a majority of the brethren may wish such vote to be taken by ballot. Bro. S. Cadwallader sublnitted a very full, able and complete report on correspondence, showing much thought and attention in the duty before him. The following was adopted:

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Resolved, That a brother whose dues are paid and who is otherwise in good standing shall be entitled to a dimit, upon application therefor in open Lodge; provided, however, if the Worshipful Master or any brother shall objeet to such dimit, because he has good reason to believe that the applicant has been guilty of unmasonic conduct, no dimit shall be granted until a reasonable time has been given for the preferring of charges, \vhich shall not extend beyond the next regular conlmunication, and, in case 110 such charges are then preferred, he shall be entit,led to his dimit without further delay. Bro.. Gabriel Bouck, of Oshkosh, was re-elected Grand Master; Bro. Wm . T . Palmer, of Milwaukee, re-elected Grand Secretary, and Bro. Myron Reed, of Waupaca, appointed Committee on Correspondence.

EUROPEAN GR4-\.ND LODGES. The following is a condensed abstract of the re-port of Bros. Simons, Lewis alld Pinner of N e\v York on European Grand Bodies. GRAND LODGE OF SAXONY.

The Protocols of this Grand Lodge transmitted to us are numbered 86,87,88 and 89, respectively dated April 17, June 17, October 30,1869, and January 22, 1870. The Grand Orient of Mexico having applied through its agent in Gerlnany, Bro. Von Uslar, in Wolfenbuttet for a closer alliance with the Grand Lodge, it was resolved to postpone action for the present, as the questionable authority of Bro. Von Uslar, as well as the existing relations of the Grand Orient itself, seemed to require further in vestigation. One of the daughter Lodges informs the Grand Lodge that a certain applicant for admission was forever denied initiation in Freemasonry without a ballot. We allude to this case, as this proceeding of the Lodge in Saxony is so greatly at variance with the practice of the Lodges in the United States. We have no means of ascertaining by what process the Lodge arrived at the result. A number of communications from the Grand Lodge of Louisiana were read, announcing that she had ceased to hold intercourse with the Grand Ol路ient of France, in consequence of the recognition by the latter of the Suprelne Council of the Ancient and Accepted Rite in Louisiana. The Grand Lodge, with an expttession of regret, ordered the information to be cOlllIDunicated to herdaughter Lodges. The Grand Master, M. W. Bro. Warnatz, inforlned the Grand Lodge that the Grand Masters of the Grand Orients of Gerlnany had again met in conference on the 16th day of May, 1869, at Dresden. A protocol of their proceedings was laid before the Grand Lodge, the report of which is gi 'V~n in another part of our Transactions. One of the Lodge representatives stated that his Lodge ques~ tioned the right of the Grand Master to attend these nleetings, inasmuch as these conferences were no longer of a private character; that assemblies of that nature should be expressly sanctioned

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serve the righ ts of his Lodge in th is respect. The Grand Master observed, that he regretted that the obje<"t and form of these purely consultative meetings shou ld be misconstrued. They were held from a goood motive; without statutes without a permanent presiding officer, without pO"l'er of adopting resolutions, without credentials or com,missions, and therefore the privileges of neither Grand Lodge nor single Lodges could be endangered. Even the Masonic press had not spoken unfavorably of these Grand MfiE,ter conferences. He himself would coontinue to partieipate in these meetings whilst he ,vas holding the office of Grand Master, and as long as the Grand Lodge did not express the wish that he should discontinue his attendance. The subject wa~ here dropped 1 and the Grand Master, on behalf of the G路erinan Grand Masters, expressed their thauks for the very cordial reception they had met with during their session at Dresd~n. Protocol No. 86 contains ample extracts from our Transactions for 1868, furnished by our repreE,entative, R. W. Bro. Von Mensch which, aB usual, are acco111panied by his able cOlllments, and fo; which we are under renewed obligations to him. rrhere is no Mason in Germany who possesses a more extensive knowledge and more correct infornlatiol1 of the workings and condition of the Royal Art in the lJnited States than does our R. \V. Brother. The Fr~\ternity of this country generally is indebted to hirn for much of the information that the Grand Orients of Germany posseE,s of the Brotherhood of America. He quotes extensively the views expressed by the different Grand Masters of the Grand Lodges of the tJnited States, as to the legality of the negro Masons in this country, and cheir adrnission into the Lodges of the white nlan, and closes with the follOWing relnarks, ,vhich ha ve our full approval: "With these views-as to negro Masons-on the })art of the Grand Lod~es nbove quoted, ,vhich no doubt are shared by all other Grand Lodges in the United States, the general and insuperable repugnan芦:e on the part of the white Masons of the country against the initiation of negroes, will be understood and reasonably judged. It is not with theIn, as it is in Germany, a ll1erely theoretical ques.. tion, which in the nature of things on this side of the Atlantie finds neither realization nor application; the notorious mental incapacity of the negro race. and to a verY' large extent its immense social and Inaterial inferiority, is decisive. Neither must the repugnance to meet with negroes in clolbed rooms he undervalued, becanse the physical defect of that race IS offenRive to one of the senses." At the session of January 22, Bro. F. A. Eckstein, Master of Apollo Lodge, at Leipsic, was unanimou81y elected Deputy Grand Master of the Grand Lodge, in place of Bro. Erdlnann, deceased. The Protocols, con taining full reports of the Lodges affiliated with the Grand Lodge, are evidence of their great prosperity. GRAND LODGE ZU DEN DREI WELTKUGELN (THREE GI.lOBES), AT BERLIN, PRUSSIA.

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unanimously re-elected Grand Master; and Bro. Bornemann, Deputy Grand Master. Bro. Bohme was elected Grand Secretary. The Grand Lodge dec-lines to enter into friendly relations witll the Grand Orient of l\fexico, inasmuch as Masonry in that country did cot keep entirely aloof from politics at present. The Prince of Wales having been initiated into Masonry during his visit to Sweden, was made an honorary menlber of the Grand Lodge of G€rmany, at Berlin. by the Crown Prince of Prussia. The ~Iay session, held on the 13th of that lnonth, is the annual session of the Grand Lodge, and is to be attended by the Masters or Deputy Masters of her daughter Lodges. From the Protocol we perceive that forty-four active members of the Grand Lodge attended, and only twenty-seven Lodges of the one hundred and eight daughter Lodges located outside of the city of Berlin were represented by their Masters or Deputy Masters. The Grand Master, after welconling the brethren who had asselubled to attend the communication, remarked, that the result of last year's May session had been unfavorably commented upon, particularly by the Masonic press, and that the latter had found fault with the rejection of the largest part of the motions made in the Gr~lnd Lodge. If all, or at least a majority of the brethren present at the sebsions of May 7th and 8th, of last year, were impressed ,vith the idea that none of the essential parts of Masollry could be changed, no uncoIHlitional opposition "vas thereby intended to sucb changes and additions, which, corresponding to the enlightenment of the present age, would aid ill explaining the airn and ll1eans of our Union more uneqUivocally and with greater clearne&s than has been heretofore done, and through symbolic forIns, etc., would elevate both heart and mind and nlake the brethren 1110re susceptible to true Masonry. If a portion of the Masonic press insists that the Lodges of Prussia are under the guardianship of the Grand Lodges, and in our system parti(·ularly under that of the Union Directory, and that they were thereby restrained in the independent progress for the better, it only proves that they are entirely unacquainted with the cordial relatiolls existing between our Grand Lodge and the Union Directory, which is closely united therewith, on the Olle part, and our daughter Lodges on the other part. Both authorities desire only to preserve the most cordial relations between all the members of the Union to watch over, guide, and assiE,t in the observance of the la'\\'s, thnt the spirit of true Masonry may be continually developed in its votaries '\vith greater force as the ~pirit of earnest and moral efforts, etc. The Lodge J1Jrnst zum Compass, at Gotha, made the folIo"ving propositions to anlend Section 27 of the Constitution: "Every active member of the Grand National Mother Lodge has, as such, one vote only in the Grand Lodge. "If the proposition to amend relates to any part of the fundamental laws, the statutes of the Union, or any other law, eyery Lodge affiliated with the Grand National Mother Louge has also one vote. "The Lodge may be represented by its officers, or by proxJr, who have acquired the third degree only." The Deputy Master of the Lodge at Gotha, Bro. Bretschneider, who offered the foregoing amendments, urged their adoption. "It nlight be unexpected to all," he said, "that the amendments, WhICh had been rejected last year, should be renewed again.

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The Lodge, Ernst zunI Compass, agreed to everything that relates to the essence of Masonry, but not to the 11leans. Masonry occupied a position in life, and must therefore adapt itself to the forms that prevailed in life. The forlns of Lodge adminiAtration are in contrast with those of other associations, as also with those of the State, that grants to the parts composing it a corresponding participation in the administration. The Grand Lodge need not fear a full attendance of the representatives of her daughter Lodg-es as the attendance of this as well as last year's May session, '-by' respectively twenty-seven and thirty-three deputies, was a convincing proof of the difficulties that were connected therewith. If many difficulties presented then1selves in the attendance of the ~Iasters and Deputy Masters of the daughter Lodges at the J\1:ay s~ssion, all other communications of the Grand Lodge at which they would be entitled to vote would be still more slinlly attended. The four daughter Lodges located at Berlin, which, with a membership of from six to eight hundred, send sixty-one active Iuembers to the Grand Lodge, possess an undue preponderance over the Lodges outside of Berlin, that represented 10,000 melnbers. This disproportionate ratio was antagonistic to relations of a similar nature in profane life. He doubted not but that there was a preponderating amount of intelligence concentrated in Berlin. It Iuight be expected, however, that among ten times that nUlllber of brethren outside of it, a similar amount D1ighL be found. To this defective representation of Lodges outside of Berlin, in making laws, etc., may be attributed that many persons of superior intelligence were deterred from entering our Union. The present mode of representation did not guard the interests of the daughter Lodges, as the l-epresentatlves were not bound to vote according to the instructions received from them. The Lodge Ernst zum Compass demanded no Constitution, but only desired that Lodges' whose circumstances dId not pernlit them to send deputIes, should be heard also. The propositions made by bis Lodge were not intended to affe<:t the essence of l\Iasonry ; but only contained the proper means to draw to our Union intellectual abilities that should not be undervalued. The rejection of even the most innocent propositions during last year's session, demonstrated a certain unwillingness to make even slnall concessions to the daughter Lodges. Ooncessions made by the mother to her mature daughters would tend to draw closer the bonds between mother and daughters for their mutual benefit. "In relation to the point that Master Masons should be admitted as representatives to the Grand Lodge communications," Bro. Bretschneider remarked: "'rhat the Grand Lodge transacted business that concerned the third degree only; that be did not consider that he himself had attained increased power of judgment to '\vhat he previously possessed as a Master Mason and as a man of intelligence." 'fhe chairman of the committee to which the proposition had been referred remarked that the Grand Lodge did not wish and should not be a Lodge of representatives, but simply a mother Lodge. Arguments were advanced for and against the proposition, which, after a lengthy discussion, was finally divided into the three following parts: 1. Shall the daughter Lodges be permitted to transmit their votes, in writing, on motions to amend or make new laws?

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Rejected by fifty-three to fifteen votes. 2. Shall the daughter Lodges be permitted to send a delegate to the l\Iay session of the Grand Lodge, in case the Master or Deputy Master are prevented to attend? Adopted by fifty-six to twelve votes. 3. Shall Master Masons be admitted as representativ~sof their respective Lodges to the May session of the Grand Lodge? Rejected by sixty-one to seven votes. The Lodge at Gotha also moved to strike out subdivision 1, of section 165 of the statutes, relating to the prohibition to initiate non-Christians in the Prussian Lodges. Bro. Von Etzel, of the committee to which the motion was referred, alluded to the report of last year on the su bject, and argu~d against the same, because the Grand Lodge should place herself in an antagonistic position to the edict of October 20, 1798, and that a chan~e was neither attainable nor necessary, as the initiation of non.. 0hristiaHs in the Order was possible through other Lodges, and thus a way to an approach of justice presented itself. He expressed the conviction that the admission of Jews, even if impossible now, would be brought about at some future time, and regretted the motion as inopportune. He also st~terl that the members of the committee were unanimously in favor of retaining section 165 on the statutes. Bro. Bretschneider remarked that the original patent of the year 1740 contained nothing requirhlg" a particular faith in order to become a member of the Masonic Union. It was fifty-six years after that when a restricted order appeared necessary to the governnlent, then holding a different view, ,,"hich nlight be explained, perhaps, as ~ result of the political excitement then manifesting itself in consequence of the French revolution. A retrograde nlovelnent in religious views had also taken place at that time. Now the rejection of Jews was no longer in accordance with the spirit of the ap;e. In adnlittillg them, the best opportunity offered itself to exercise an influence upon them. If Freemasonry is to be universal, and an institution that is to concern the whole human race, then the initiation of Jews must be considered adnlissible. Bro. Von Etzel remarked that the views just expressed ","ere shared by many: the proof, however, that the initIation of Jews was not in contravention of the fuudamennal law in question was wanting. Bro. Franke remarked that although the royal patent of 1740 did not directly speak of a confession of Christianity, yet the social position then occupied by the Jews excluded them. The adoption of the motion, viz: the initiation of the Jews, he would consider the destruction of the patent in question. Sueh a sacrifice could not be Inade. Bro. Bauer described the social position of the intelligent .Tews, that ""vere largely represented in his province (Posen), as an honorable and esteemed one; they were admitted to the highest circles. It seelDed to be the more oppressive there, that they could not be received in our Lodges. In consequence of the resolution adopted last year, four Entered Apprentices of the Jewish .f~ith had joined the Lodge Tempel zur Eintracht as permanent VISItors, and they were held in the highest estimation. He directed attention to the progress that had manifested itself in the system Royal York, whose Grand l\{sster, Bro Schnackenburg, had declared in a Lodge at Hanover that the question was no longer one of principle, but of time only.

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Bro. Bloem remarked that he also considered that the initiation of Jews could no longer be refused. He advocated their advance to the third degree; the acquirenlent of the rest of the degrees he did not consider necessary for them. By their initiation he desired to withdraw our union from attacks that were made upon it, because it professed universal love of mankind, as expressed in section 1 of the statutes, and yet excluded Jews. He did not consider it benefieial, according to Christian and Masonic principles, to keep up this barrier in the future. The Grand Master, Bro. Von Messerschmidt. intimated that there existed peculiar relations and particular difficulties and impedinlents, which could not be kno'tvn to all brethren, but which first of all, must be overc()me and removed, and that the motio~ seell1ed really inopportune at present. Bro. Bloem Inoved its postponement, whereupon Bro. Bretschneider withdrew it. Bro. Bretschneider, in answer to a letter published in a Masonic journal, Inakes the following reply under date of November 28, 1869: "In regard to your request to make known the peculiar rela.tions, particular obstacles and difficulties, which Grand Master Bro. Von Messerschmidt, at the sâ&#x201A;Źlssion of the Grand Lodge in l\Iay last, intimated exist against the adulission of non-Christians to Fre~masonry, I reply that I do not consider Inyself authorized to puulish the sanle, even in a lVlasonic journal, as all present at the time ,vere enjoined to keep these particulars strictly secret; they were not even entered upon the Protocol." If the organization of the Grand Lodge Three Globes is taken into consideration, tbe rejection of the proposition for a full represen tation of the daughter Lodges will not be at all surprising. As Bro. Von Etzel, the chairman of committee to which the resolutions were referred, remarked, "The Grand Lodge did not wish to be, HOI' should she be, a Lodg~ of representatives, but sinlply a mother I.Jodge. .rrhis right she claims to have derived from the fact that all her daughter Lodges were chartered by her, and. that she is not their creature." In our TransactionR for 1868, page 129, will be found a synopsis of the history of that Grand Lodge, from which it will be seen that the Lodge Aux trois Globes was instituted in 1740; that from the surplusage of her members other Lodges were formed, which, in accordance with a custom prevailing at the time, received their charters from this mother Lodge. It was in 1744 that this mother Lodge assumed the title of Grand Lodge. Her claim to rule and govern her daughter Lodges, without pernlitting them to partici.. pate in the making of the laws, is tinctured with the flavor of the beretofore prevailing, but now obsolete pretensions of the rulers of Europe, "by the Grace of God." It is not unreasonable to presume, ho,,,"ever, that the Grand Lodge will eventually follo\v the good example of the King of Pl"ussia, who pernlits his subjects to participate in the government by r~presentation, and allow her daughter Lodges to be heard and represented without restriction. There is, however, another reason why the Grand Lodge denies to her daughters a participation in the conduct of affairs. It must be reluembered that the supreme executive and judicial authority of the Grand Lodge is vested ill a Directory, consisting of seven members, who also compose the hig-best so-called" Inner Orient," and one of its duties is to preserve the purity of the system practised by the Grand Lodge, and which substantially is the strict observance of Bund. It consists, aside of the first three degrees, of l

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four others, viz: 4. Scotch Master. 5. Novice. 6. Templar. 7. Eques professus (Professed Knight). The sixth degree, as the quintescence of the Order, claims the right to govern the Institution, ,vithout responsibility for its acts to the members of the other degrees. The" Inner Orient" has full control of the Grand Lodge and the daughter Lodges, which even extends to the approval of the l\'Iaster elected by the Lodge. The representative of the Lodge in the Grand Lodge must be in possession of the fourth degree. If the l\Iaster of the Lodge does not attend the session of the Grand Lodge, the Lodge is represented by a proxy selected by the Grand IJodge (Inner Orient) from one of the four Lodges at Berlin, who reflects his own views rather than those of the Lodge, and being dependent for his seat in Grand Lodge to the" Inner Orient," it is natural to suppoRe that he will not readily place himself in oppositioll to its views. The slim attendance of the Masters of Lodges, Bro. Bretschneider explains as a consequence of being obliged to pay their own expenses. This state of affairs may continue for a tiu1e longer, but eventually the change will and must come. Just as the peoples of the world gradually assert their rights of being heard and consulted in their respective governments, just so will the Masons of Prussia assert their rights of being properly represented ill their Grand Lodges. And as it is ,vith the representation of Lodges in Grand I..Jodge, so ,vill it be with the initiation of Jews in Prussian Lodges. Religious tenets will ce$lse to be a test for adnlission into Masonry in Prussia. The leaven is working, and the result will manifest itself in due season. It is merely a question of time, and is so acknowledg-ed by prominent and intelligent Masons in Prussia. It is to be regretted, therefore, that nlernbers of the fraternItyehould adhere with so much tenacity to regulations that are more properly adapted to the period when feudalisrn was in its glory, and s,\\Tayed continental Europe. It is argued that the patent of 1740 and the royal edict of 1798 were antagonistic to the admission of Jews. We have carefully examined both, but fail to discover even the slightest allusion to a confession of any faith. Aside from this, it is claimed by Prussians learned ill law that all restrictions contained in the edict of 1798 were removed by section 4 of the Ordinances of August 6,1848. 'rhe Prussiall governnlent years ago removed all distinction on account of religiol1s belief, and it seems strange that the Masons of that country should adhere to it '\vith so much pertinacity. Obsolete ideas may be bolstered up for a tilne, but must finally succumb to education and enlightenment. Progress is imprinted upon the nineteenth century, and resistance is vain. 'fhe Grand Lodge celebrated St. John's Day on the 24th of June, the Grand Master delivering an address on the occasion. He alluded to the Grand Masters' conference, held by the Grand Masters of Germany on the 16th of May, at Dresden, and remarked that the most friendly and brotherly feeling'S and unanimity prevailed among those present, and that the most lively interest for the pros.. perity and success of Freemasonry was expressed by all. He proposed at this tin1e only to allude to the questions that were brought before the conference for consideration; the particulars are to be laid before the brethren at some future time. The negotiations with the Grand Lodge dos Benedictinos, at Rio de Janeiro, for the excbange of representatives, had not been brought to a close.

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}i"lrom a statement made by the Grand Master, we g-ather that the Grand Lodge consists of sixty-one members, aUfl 629 honorary nlembers. The number of daughter Lodges, according to the statistical tables accompanying the Protocols, is 106. By adding up the various colulnns, we find 11,980 acti ve members affiliated therewith. The Lodges are reported to be in a prosperous condition. The Grand Lodge has expended 4,553 thalers in charities during the year. The receipt of our Transactions for 1868 is acknowledged, and a short synopsis given therefrom. GRAND LODGE OF PRUSSIA, ROYAL YORK ZUR FREUNDSCHAFT, AT BERLIN.

'Ve have received from this Grand Lodge, Protocols dated May 3 and 12, June 7 and 24, Septen1.ber 6, and Decelnber 13, 1869. The receipt of our Transactions for 1868 is acknowledged. rrhe Grand Lodge of Louisiana entered her protest against the recognition of the spurious Supreme Council of Louisiana, by the Grand Orient of France, and notified the Grand Lodge that all Masonic intercourse between herself and the Grand Orient of France had ceased. The Grand Lodge Royal York, in 1868, declined to enter into mutual representation with the New Orleans Supreme Council. At the requ~st of the Grand Lodge of Louisiana, tbe Grand Lodge Royal York transmitted to bel" the ritual of all the degrees practised by her. 'fIle hope is expressed that the ritual practised by the Lodges in Louisiana would be for","arded in return, and that they would thus become intimately acquainted with the work practised by thern. We are not infornled whether this ,vish has been conlplied with. rrhe Grand Lodge of Tennessee expressed a desire to enter into more inthnate relations with the Grand Lodge Royal York, by the appointment of Inutual representations. WhICh the latter rnodified so far as to limit it to the annual transmission of her Protocols. 'l'he Grand Lodge of Lusitania, Lisbon, urges upon the Grand Lodge Royal York the recognition of the Grand Lodge dos Benedictinos, at Rio de Janeiro, and to enter into friendly relationA with her. The Grand Lodge consented to the transmission of her Protocols, and expressed her ,villingness to invite her two sister Grand Lodges to join in the recognition of the G rand Lodge dos Benedictinos. The establishment of friendly relations with the Grand Orient of Mexico was declined, for the reason that the 1vlexican daughter Lodges were permitted to exercise an influence in politics. Mutual representatives have been appointed between the Grand Lodge Royal York and the Grand Orient of Italy. The Grand Lodge has decided that a knowledge of the contents of its Protocols must be withheld from Entered Apprentices and Fellow Crafts. Eighteen of the twenty Lodges of the former Grand Lodge of HttDOver are now affiliated with the Grand Lodge Royal York. Ortthe 31st of May, 1869, the Lodge Pythagoras zu den drei Stromen, at Munden, Hanover, one of the Lodges above alluded to, was constituted a daugohter Lodge of the Grand Lodge Royal x"'ork, by Bro. J enisch, of Berlin, especially deputised for that purpose. In the course of his address to the Lodge, be expressed himself on one

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point in a similar strain as did M. W. Bro. Schnackenburg, the Grand Master of Royal York, on the 14th June, 1868, when he installed two Lodges at Hanover. The M. W. Brother, on that occasion stated, "that according to the system practised by the Grand Lodge Royal York, a profession of Christianity ,vas required from the candidate, which, however, rested upon a historical basis, and that not principles, but necessity, had created this condition." Bro. Kueper, the Master of the Lodge at Munded, in reply to the address of Bro. J enisch, nlade the following remarks: "I must not fail to state, that, however nluch we nlay esteem the Christian religion, we cling with our whole soul to that conception of Masonry which makes it a human, and not merely a Christian institution. On this basis alone rests its universality, and through this only will it be possible to produce a direct effect on men, and incline them favorably to the grand ainlS of our exalted lntititution, b:r opening its doors to ever),'" free man of good repute, without regard to his religious profession." The Grand Lodge celebrated St. John's Day, and the SeventySecond Anniversary of her existence, on the 24th of June, 1869. M. W. Bro. Schnackenburg delivered an address appropriate to the occasion. He alluded to the annual conferences of the Grand l\'Iasters of the Ctrand Lodges of Gerrnany, whirh, he predicts, will result in a greater unity of the different systems now practised in that country. He was followed by Bro. Wieprecht, the Grand Orator, who in his review of the condition of Masonry during the year past, Dlakes the following renlarks : "'1"he following statistical infornlation will give an idea of the colossal proportions which Masonry has acquired in An1erica. There exist in America 41 Grand Lodges, with 6,800 daughter Lodges. Of these 671 belong to the State of New York, in which during the past :year 6,000 initiations took place. Kentucky nUlllbers 406, Illinois 400, Pennsylvania 415 Lodges" with 22,000 nlembers, etc. The question naturally presen ts itsel f, whether th is imInense and unprecedented growth is accompanied by a proper intrinsic development. Many of the reports that come to us paint the condition of single Lodges and Lodge systems in dark colors. Complaint is made of the gross abuse of the ladies' degrees, \vhich has taken root in some districts to sueh an extent that their abolition and the introduction of reforms seem hardly possible. The Reform" the organ of the Society of German-American FreelnaSOl1S, speaks out plainly. It says: "Break with the old, and form a new Union. l'hat is the only refo1~ possible." It cannot be denied, that this ladies' degree humbug finds many supporters in the ranks of the Fraternity ill this country. The Grand Lodges of the United States, however, have no more control over it than has the Grand Lodge Royal York within its jurisdiction over any society outside of ~Iasonry. Bro. Wieprecht quotes the Reform as authority for his assertion, Fully aware of the extreme conservatism of ~he Pru~sian Grund Lodges, it seems to us that be cannot be acquaInted wlth the tendencies of the Society of which the Reform is the organ. We are even inclined to think, that he did not read all that follows the sentence quoted by hhn. He will find it in full in Protocol No. ]31 of the Grand Lodge of Hanlburg, and a translation of it under the head of Hamburg in this :r=eport, from which he will readily perceive that the aim of that Society is the destruction of our venerable Institution..

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Upon investigation, he will discover that American Masons cannot be charged ,vith this sacrilege, as it emanates from the two German Lodges which the ambitious Grand Master of Hamburg has instituted within our jurisdiction, unlawfully and in the face of our repeated relnonstrances.. And that these two Lodges have even thrown off the control of the Grand Lodge of Hamburg he will have no difficulty in discovering, if he will peruse the Pr~to足 cols of that body for the past year. We look upon this as a natural consequence of the unlawful and unjustifiable proceedings of the ambitious Doctor of Hamburg. ' The Grand Lodge adopted the title of Worshipful for the subor.. dinate Lodges, the 1"Iasters and Deputy Masters of the same, and also for the two Grand Wardens of the Grand Lodge; Right ltJ1or8hip,ful for the Provincial C,*rand Lodge, Provincial Grand Master and "Deputy Grand Master; J-Iost Worshipful for the Grand Lodge: the Grand Master, and Deputy Grand lVlaster. All other officers and menlb~rs to be addresEled as brothers. The Protocols contain arnple reports of the daughter Lodges of the Grand Lodge, from which it appears that they are in a healthy and flourishing condition. The Grand Lodge has llO'V about fiftv.. five Lodges affiliated with her.. GRAND LODGE ZUR SONNE, AT BAIREUTH.

The Constitution adopted by this Grand Loyge in 1868, requires that, it should hold one session annually, ill the alternate Orients of

her daughter Lodges. The Grand Lodge, therefore, met on the 24th October, 1869, at Kaiserslautern. M. W. Bro. Feustel, Grand lVlaster, presiding. The Grand Master stated that friendly relations would be established at an early day with the Grand I;odge Alpina, of Switzerland, and that the Council of the Grand Officers had deeided not to enter into communication "'\vith the Grand Lodges of Anlerica. It was resolved, that, in future, Grand Offieers who ,vere obliged to travel 011 official business, should be paid the reglllar fare and a per diem of t,vo-thalers. The Grand Master is to receive in future, fifty florins, and the Grand Secretary one hundred florins, annual compensation.. The Constitution adopted October] 1, l868, was amended; Sec-tion 20 is to read: "Every Lodge has at least one vote (in the Grand Lodge), besides that of the Master. Lodges with from 76 to 125 members have two, and with 126 to 115 nlembers three votes. Proxies may be appointed, but no brother shall represent lnore than one Lodge. No instru-:tion shall be given, but the representative shall vote from personal conviction." "The brethren of the Orient in which the Grand Lodge holds its session shall be entitled to participate in the labors of the Grand Lodge, according to their degrees." Section 53 was amended to read as follo,vs: "If a candidate receive six black balls in a Lodge having fifty melnbers, he is to be declared rejected; if five black balls appear, he may apply again within a year. But" the brethren who have cast the black balls must disclose to the Master the reason for their votes. If these are not satisfactory, the Master, after consulting the rest of the Lodge officers, may declare the ballot clear. Particulars may be regulated by the By-I../aws of the Lodges." The question, whether it would be desirable to unite the Grand

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Lodges of Southern Germany, ,vas broached by the Grand Master at the session of the Grand Lodge in October, 1868, who argued that a greater impulse would thereby be given to Masonry. The present condition of Masonry, compared with what it was twentyfive years ago, seemed very favorable. Most of the Lodges of South Germany had been constituted during that term, and he considered it desirable that the Lodges should present a unit, which would result in their mutual support. "Relnove," he said, " what separates us, present the spectacle of an active progressive Union, and the result ","ill soon become apparent." The n1elnbers present considered the union of all South German Lodges merely a question of tiule. If this proposed union is carried into effect, the Grand Lodge of Hamburg will lose two of her daughter Lodges. M. W. Bro. Feustel was re-elected Grand Master for three years. The Grand Lodge is to lneet at ]'urth in 1870. From an address delivered by the Grand Master, at the session of October 24th, we gather the following: 'rhe number of daughter Lodges had increased by two during the year. The new as well as the old Lodges are in a prosperous condition and increasing in the number of me-mbers.. According to the latest return made by the Lodges, they have 996 nlembers. The smallest Lodge has twenty-eight, and the largest 151 nlembers. It is stated that the Grand Lodge is in mutual representation with the Grand Lodge at Darmstadt, Hanlburg, Frankfort, Three Globes, Royal York, and the Grand Lodge of Saxony, alld has been in constant communication ,vith the Grand Orients of France, Italy, and New York. An exchange of representatives, proposed by the Supreme Council of Louisiana, the Grand Lodges of Tennessee and Illinois, was declined, with expression of brotherl~y thanks. 'Ve are somewhat surprised at the statement that the Grand IJodge zur Sonne is in constant communication with our own Grand Lodge. For more than five years have we failed to receive her Protocols. Had we not been supplied from another source, we would have renlained ignorant of her existence. Where the fault lies we cannot say. Although the Grand Lodge has decided to permit entire liberty of ritual to her daughters, she, nevertheless, continually occupies hersel! with the question of its reform. l!OTHER GRAND LODGE OF THE ECI.lECTIC UNION, FRANKFORTON-THE-MAIN.

The Protocols received from this Grand Lodge are Nos. 46 to 52 inclusive, covering the period from December 4, 1868, to December 28, 1869.

The Committee appointed by the Grand Lodge to examine the proposition made by the Verein deutscher Freimaurer, to adopt the 4' Fuudalnental La,\\rs," promulgated at the session of that body at Worlus in 1867~ made an adverse report. The Eclectic Union is the last of the Grand Lodges of Gernlany that had the proposition under consideration. All of them have refused to comply with the request of the Verein. 'rhe Grand Lodge celebrated St. John's Day by a festi val Lodge. The Grand Master, M. W . Bro. Rorster, addressed the assembled brethren. He alluded at length to the Grand Masters' conference

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held at Dresden, and expressed himself in favor of a continuance of these nleetings. He thinks that they will result in a unity of Masonry in Gernlany. At the communication of August 27, 1869, the Grand Master stated, that, at the quarterly meeting in May last, he had laid before the Grand Lodge a letter, dated lVIarch 18th, addressed to himself by the G-rand Lodge of Illinois, and signed by Bro. G. Reynolds, Grand Master. rrh~ Grand Lodge of Illinois had previoUbly expressed a desire for mutual representation, and in the letter before mentioned, proposed Bro. John Mills PearAon to represent the Grand Lodge Eclectic Union near that of Illinois. He at the same time expressed the ,'Vish, that a brother might be proposed as the representative of the Grand Lodge of Illinois near the Grand Lodge of Frankfort. In compliance \vith the request, Bro. Pearson was elected on the 28th of May to represell t the Grand Lodge Eclectic Union, and it was at the same time resolved to propose the names of Bros. Hohagen, Fresenius, and Berninger, frODI which to select the representati ve of the Grand Lodge of Illinois. Before the resolution could be carried out, however, a second letter was received froIn the Grand Lodge, dated June 15th. This was directed to the Grand Beeretary, Bro. Paul, and was signed by the Deputy Grand Secretary, Bro. John R6ynolds. It comrnunicated the tact that Bro. Paul had been appointed the representative of the (~rand Lodge of Illinois near that of Frankfart, at the same time proposing Bro. Julius Ulrich, Past Master of Lessing Lodge, No. 557, to represent the Grand Lodge Eclectic Union near the Grand Lodge of Illinois. Under the&e circumstances, the presiding officer deemed it best to suspend for the present the resolution adopt~d May 28th, to point out to the Grand Lodge the incongruity of the two letters, and leave it to her to declare herself in favor of oue or the other. rrhe Grand Lodge assented to the proposition. We have no doubt the Grand Lodge of Illinois will explain the matter satisfactorily. At the Grand Masters' conference, held at Dresden, in 1869, it was agreed to inform each other of any proposition that may be made by any Grand Lodge outside of Gernlany for lnutual representation. In accordance with this agreement, the Grand Master of H~l.mburg addressed a letter to the Grand Lodge Eclectic Union, ,vherein he states that the Grande Oriente N acional de la R~pub足 lica DOlllinicana, of St. Domingo, had applied to the Grand Lodge ot Halllburg for the establishrneut of inthnate relations. Explaining the principles which govern the (irand Orient of St. Domingo, he asks the opinion of the Grand Lodge Eclectic Union, whether it would be desirable to comply with the request. The Grand Lodge approved the proposition. A similar letter from the Grand Lodg-e Three Globes was received, stating that the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania desired to enter into mutual representation. No objection was Blade to the establishlnent of the new connection. At the session of the Grand Lodge, December 3, 1869, the election of officers for the biennium 1869-71 was proceeded with. M.. 'V. Bro. Horster addressed the Grand Lodge, reviewing the two years during which he had occupied the Grand Master's chair, and after returning his thanks for the honor that had been bestowed upon him, and for the many proofs of love and confidenoe he had received during the time he held the Grand l\1:aster's gavel, he perelnptorily deolined a re-election. Bro. Heinrich Weissnlan was then elected and duly installed Grand Master. At the session of December 28th, Bro. Stourzh was

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elected Deputy Grand ~Iastcr. Bro. Paul continues to fill the office of Grand Secretary. rfhe Protocols of a number of European Grand Lodges are reviewed, but our Transactions are not of the number, 1101' is their receipt acknowledged. rrhe ten Lodges affiliated with the Grand Lodge display great activity, and seenl to be in a prosperous condition. We rannot close our review of the proceedings of our sister Grand Lodge without alluding to the report contained in her Protocol No. 50, of December 3, 1869, nlade by the representative of the Grand Orient of France near that of the Eclectic Union. It speaks of the difficnlties existing bet,veen the Grand Orient of France und the Grauel Lodge of New York. 'fhe quotations made seem to be from the Bulletin of the Graud Orient of France. rfhe representative says: "In reference to the relations between France and Ne,v York, the following is stated: "In consequence of the establishInent of friendly relations between the Grand Orient of France and thc Suprelne Council in the Orient of New Orleans-thf\ last the Grand Lodge of New York declares to be irregular-the Grand Lodge of New York has discontinned all intercourse with the Grand Orient of France." rfhe position the Grand Lodges of the United States occupy in regard to the colored race seems still to be misunderstood, in spite of all the explanations that have been heretofore made. rrhe law which governs all our Grand Lodges is, that every subordlnate Lodge has the right to decide j01'O itselj who shall be admitted to its privileges. It is left to them to decide who shall be initiated and who rejected. It is not because the Chassaignac Council affiliates negroes that recognition has been denied it, but because it is a spurious Masonic body. According to the right of jurisdiction, recognized by all the Grand Lodges of the United States, only one Grand Lodge has jurisdiction over the three symbolic degrees within the geographical boundaries of anyone State. An infraction of this rule is at once foll()\ved by a discontinuance of Masonic intercourse with the offending body. The Chassaignac Council, by assuming jurisdiction over the three St. John degrees within the boundaries of another Grand Lodge, COInes under this category.. It is not, therefore, the question of admitting negroes, but a question of jurisdiction and the recognition of a spurious Masonic body. The Chassaignac Council has made strenuous effbrts for recognition in Europe, and Elucceeded with the Grand Orients of France and Italy. It is also stated in the Protocols of several European Grand Lodg~s that the Suprenle Council of Belgium has followed suit. The latter, however, denies the soft impeachment, as appears from the bulletin of the Suprenle Conseil de Belgique, which says: " The Grand Orient of Charleston has Masonically excommunicated the Suprenle Conseil Belgique, under the pretense that it has recognized the Supreme Conseil of New Orleans, over whirh a certain Chassaignac presides. Inasmuch as such a recognition has never taken place, the whole must rest upon a mistake." On this side of the ocean it is well understood that the champiOIlRhip of the negroes which Chassaignac assumes is a mere trick to mislead the Grand Lodges of Europe, and induce them to recognize the spurious body over which he presides. W ~ nlake this explanation in order to correct the erroneous impression which the Protocol of the Grand Lodge Eclectic Union, 16

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above alluded to, \vould otherwise leave on the lninds of our brethren in Germany. Highly as we value our Masonic relations with the Grand Lodges of Europe, we ,vould, ,vithout hesitation, sever our connection with all of theIn sooner than submit to an infringement of \vhat we consider our vested rights and pri vileges, and ou this question the Grand Lodges of the United States stand as a unit. GRAND LODGE ZUR

EI~TRACHT.

Protocols Nos. HO, 61 and 62, respecti vely dated J\Iarch 29, N 0vernber 22, 1868, and April 28, 1569, are before us. At the conlnlUllication of lVlarch 29, Bro. Pfaltz ,vas elected (lrand Master in place of Bro. Leykaln, deceased. 'rile four Lodges of this Grand Lodge located at Darmstadt Mayence, Franktort and Friedbreg, heretofore had the right t(~ appoint all the offieers of the Grand Lodge. At the session of the Grand Lodge, held April 28, these Lodges volun tarily surrender~d this pri vilege, excepting, ho,vever, therefrom the office of Grund Master nnd l)eputy Grand Master. A cOJnprehen~i ve statistic~tl list for the year ]868 accompanies the Protocols, from which we learn that there are nine Lodges at:. filiated with the Grund Lodge.. The nunlber of Inernbers ot these Lodges is 818, besides 17 serving brethren and 87 honorary members; an increase of 35 over the previous year. The nUluber initiated in the nine Lodges during the past year was 47; passed 45, and raised 21; 5 affiliated, 16 died, and 12 dimitted. The largest number of nlenlbers in one Lodge is 154; the srnallest, 25. 'I'll/? Protocols are Dl0Stly filled \vith local nlatter, and contain nothing of gener~tl in terest. GRAND I.JODGE AI.JPINA,

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The seventeen th session of the Grand Lodge took place at Aran OIl the 1st of August, 1869. rrhe meeting was called for the pnrpose of considering the protest entered by two of the daughter Lodges agninst the legality of the election of several Grand Officers. 'rhe protest \vas BUtde on the ground that the eleetion was in contravention to Article X. of the UOllstitution; the elec-ted officers, viz., the Depu ty Grand J\IaRter, Grand Treasurer, Grand ~faster of Uerelllollies, and Grand l~e颅 (jorder, not being Inelnhers of the Grand I..Aouge at the time of their ele(路tion. The two protesting Lodges were the Lodge la Constante, of Vivis, and the Lodge Esperance et Cordialite, of Lausnnne. A third dissenting Lodge, la Constance, of Aubonne, "rent even further. She was llot repJoesented at all, and declared any resolution that Inigb.t be adopted illegaL The dibcussioll which took place was thorough, and, although cn.rried. on in a brotherly ,vay, was not ","ithout exciteolent. Th~ Executive ()ouncil of the (j-rnnd Lodge defended itself by t;tating, that although the course pursued \\"as contrary to the letter of the ()onstitutioll, that, neYertheless, it had been sanctioned Ly usage since 1860, and had never been questioned by any Swiss I.todgo for the reason that the constitutional provibioll in this respect ,vas troublesome and impracticable. The Executive Council offered the follo""ing resolutions:

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1. The protest, according to the letter of the Constitution, must be considered vveIl fou llded. 2. The election in question is not to be revoked. 3. rro recognize the necessity by either changing the course heretofore pursued and comply with tbe provision of the Constitution, or to chan~e the latter to con forol to the pre-sen t practice. Articles X. and. XVIII. of the COllRtitution referred to a Committee. The resolutions were adopted by a vote of sixteen against two, and 1he alnendmen t of the Article in q uestioll made the order of the day for the next session. GERl\IANY.

Second Annual Conference of the Grand Masters of Germany. In accordance with the resolutions adopted in 1868, at Berlin, the Congress (if we nlay so call it), of the Grand l\Iasters of Gernlany, held its second annual session on the 16th of May, 1869, at Dresden. rrhe following Grand Lodges were represented: 1. rrhe rrhl"ee Globes, of Berlin, Prussia, by Bro. \'on lVlesserschn1idt, Grand Master, and Bro. Bornemann, Dep. Grand lVIaster. 2. Royal York zur Freundschaft, Berlin, by Bro. Schnackenburg, Grand 1\Iaster. 3. Grand Lodge of Germally, Berlin, by Bro. Von Dachroeden, Grand MiLster. 4. Hanlburg, by Dr. Buek, Grand ~Iaster, and Bro. E. Buek, Deputy Grand Master. 5. Eclectic Union, :B'rankfort-on-the-l\Iain, by Bro. Horster, Grand l\Iaster, and Bro. Paul, Recording Grand Secretary for the Deputy Grand ~Iaster. 6. Zur Eintracht, at Darrnstadt, by Bro. Pfaltz, Grand Master, and Bro. Leykam, for the Deputy Grand Master. 7. ~axony by Bro. W~trnatz, Grand Master. The Grand I.Jodge zur Sonne, at Baireuth, as ,\Y9S the ca~e last }-ear, remained unrepresented. Bro_ Von Dachroedell relnained ill attelldanoe a fe\v hours only. l~ro. 'VarnH.tz addressed the asselnbled Grand Masters, and thanked theln for their attendance. He ,vas re-elected by aeclaInation, to preside over the dehberations of the conference, a position for which the l\I. 'V. Brother is elninently qualified. rrhe firRt subject for discussion ,vas the fifth question of last :year's session, which is: ""'Tould it be useful and possible to give to the general .l\tlasonic principles a definite and binding expression for ail systems, by the adoption of thE" A ncient Charges, for iURtance?" An interesting and lengthy debate follovved, in which nluch kno,vledg-e of the history and fundanlental princip~es of .1\Iasonry \V,lS displayed. The Grand Master of Haln1Jurg finally moved: "That this Grand Masters' cOllference should make the attempt to compile such of the principal points of the Old Charges ,vhich n1ig-ht still be adapted to the reqnirelnents of the presentage, 31Hl which could then be adopted oy all (lerman Grand Lodg-es and Union Lodges, as binding for the three St. John degrees only." rrhe proposition was unanimously agreed to, and Bro. Pt1.uI, the Grand SBcr ~tar.v of the Grantl Lt)dge Eclectic Union, at Frankforton-the-Main, ,v,-t~ authorize i to Illttke the cOlnpilatiol1 aUti to submit it to the Gernlan Grand Masters. It ,vas resolved that tne subject ill question should be the first

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considered at next year's Grand Masters' conference, and Bro. Paul was requested to attend the same. The se(!ond question ronsidered was: "Shall the Grand Mas ters' conferences be held regularly in the future, and bhall every Grand l\{aster invite one or Inore bretllren in WhOlll they have confidence to partiripate." It ,vas agreed that the conferences of the (-ierman Grand Masters shall be con tin ued, and it was resol ved : "That the third conference shall be held at Hanlburg on the first Tuesday after Whitsnntide, in 1870." Dr. Buek offered to make the necessary preparations for that purpose, which was accepted. '1'he proposition to invite confidential brethren to the meeting was declined; but it was declared as very desirable that the Deputy Grand Masters, or representatives appointed by them, should participate in the meetings, which, however, is to be left to the judgment of the respecti ve Grand Masters. The third question for deliberation ,vas: " Is it ad visable that the Grand Masters of Germany should ex~hange views before entering into friendly relations with Grand Lodges outside of Gerlnany?" Which was disposed of by the declaration that an interchange of vie,vs anlong the Grand Masters seemed deRirable. The fourth question considered was: " In what light are the so-~alled Conseils 8upreme8 to be considered, and what position does Masonry occupy in Belgium in regard to abstaining from politics?" The relations of the ,Supreme Conseils were discussed, and it was urgently recoDlmended that the greatest caution should be observed in regard to connections ,vith the A1nerican Suprerne Conseils, of which the knowledge in Gerluany was linlited. It was deelned indispensible to continue the non-intercourse with the Grand Orient of Belgium, until that Grand Body had again put in force the forluer regulations forbidding its Lodges from interfering in religious or political affairs. After discussing these questions, which were the order of the day, Bro. Schnackenburg proposed: " Than when brethren were forced by circumstances in profane life to change their place of residence, and in consequence thereof, desired to affiliate with another Lodge, that no adjoining fee should be charged." After debating the proposition, it was considered very desirable, "that, in cases of that kind, fees should be abolished, if the brother seeking affiliation joins a Lodge of the same system; but that in all other cases, although it is highly to Le recommended that a fee should not be exacted, it should be left to the discretion of the respective Lodges. Bro. Pfaltz remarked thnt it was not generally known ill what manner Masonic charity was dispensed elsewhere, and what means for that purpose were at cOlnmand. It would be desirable, therefore, that the Lodges should communicate with each other on the su bject. During the debate, Bro. Von Messerschmidt raised the following question: "Is the formation of a larger l\Iasonic Association for the organization of Masonic charity (Central Relief Society) desirable or practicable? " 'rhis led to the consideration of the possibility of forming, in analogy with other societies and institutions, a general German Masonic Institutiou, from which every contributing member could

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derive a tangible advantage for himself or hiA heirs, and at the same time, by his contributions, assist in establi~hing a general fund for Masonic charity. Bro. Sperber, who kept the rninutes, wafo; authorized to draft a plan to carry the project into execution, which was to be consid~red at the next annual conference. He was to submit the sanle to the different Grand Masters previous to their llleeting. Bro. Von }\.fesserschmidt, referring to the sixth proposition during last year's conference, stated, that there ,vas a prospect that, in his Grand Lodge, all titles corresponding" to those of the church would be abolished, and that it "vas very desirable that outside of the Lodge all l\{asol1ic titles should be avoided by all brethren. rrhe assenlbled Grand Masters resolved to use theIr influence to abolish (-hurch titles ,vherever they existed in Lodge~. Dr. Buek renlarked that it was desirable to reserve the title "Most Worshipful" for the Grand Lodges and Grand ~lasters; "Right Worshipful" for LocJges and Masters of Lodges; and for the rest of the officers" Worshipful," to be used, ho,vever, in Lodges only. General assent was gi ven thereto, and its adoption will be recornlnended to the Grand Lodges. The Protocol ,vas approved and signed by all presen t. Bro Warnatz then clos<:<1 the conference. It must be ackno,vledged that the result of the deliberations of this last Congress of the Grand l\fusters of Gernlany, has a nlore extended bearing than appears at first blush. The prospeetive adoption of the principles embodied in the" Old Charges" will naturally be followed by the abandounlent of the exclusive" Christian princIple," which still forrns the basis of ~fasonry in a fe\v of the Grand Lodges of Gerlnany. The Grand '4 Hunlanitarian principle." that the professors of all creeds, who acknowledge the Supreme Ruler of the universe, are equally entitled to participate in lVlasonry, if other,vise worthy, underlies the "Old Charges." With the adoption of these, then, will fall the barrier that has heretofore excluded from sorne of the IJodges, part.i<'路.ularly in Prus- ' sia, much valuable Inaterial. 'rhat lnany of the ~Ias()ns of that country are being awakened to the fallacy in which their Grand Lodges have heretofore persevered, is evidenced from the debate that occurred in the Grand Lodge 'fhree Globes, a synOl)sis of ,vhich appears in another part of our report. We congratulate our :Ylasonic brethren of Germany on this step in the right direction. If Masonry is what we claim it to be, the sanle the ,vorld over, it cannot poE,sess principles that are acknowledged in one country and denied in another. If such is the case, it is no longer Masonry. It is stripped of one of its most vital features, and ceases to be cosmopolitan. We fully endorse the abolition of adjoining fees now so universally exacted in this country as well as in Europe. If the proposition is carried out, it will undoubtedly lead to the affiliation of nlany brethren who are now, so to say, almost lost to Masonry. No less desirable ,vould be the execution of the plan for the establishn1ent of a life insurance systenl entirely confined to the members of the Fraternity. It should be purely Masouic, and needs no charter from any Government. VEREIN DEUTSCHER FREIM.A.URER.

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The Lodge zu den chernen Saulen, at DreAden, having offered her rooms to the Verein, it held its session in that city on the 4th and 5th of September, 1869. A variety of subjects ,,"ere discussed at the Ineeting, but the~r being of no particular in terest to the Fraternity in this country, v/e abstain from giving particulars. A nunlber of reforrn prol)()sitions to be discussed at the session in 1870, were presented. We giv~ those contained in Section 5 : "Freedonl of ritual; abolition of the right of jurisdiction and liberty of conception of the l\Iasonic secret for eyery seetion of the lVlasollie Union. Every brother is strictly bound to keep that secret, ,vhich is designated as such by the Lodge he visits." rrhe number of mem bers at the (-lost' of the session had increased to 511. rl'he session of the Verein in 1870 will he he-Id at Dartnstadt, and it is proposed to invite lVlasolls froln Orients outside of Gerlnany to participate therein. GRAND LODGE OF TIlE

NET:fIERI~ANns.

The annual session of this Grand Lodge ,vas held at the Hague on the 23d of May, 1809, and ,vas attended by t,velve G rand Officers and ninety-four deputies, representing thirty-nine Lodges. The Grand Lodges of Peru, Collunbia, and '!'enuessee applied for the appoilltrnPllt of Inutual representatives. It is stated that a nati ve of China has been initiated in a daughter I..Iodg-e of the Grand IJodge at Batavia. 'rhe daughter Lodges of the Grund Lodge in the East Indies are increasing. The differences bet,,"een the (j-rand Lodge and that of Englanu, on a(~c()unt of the right of jurisdi<:tion at the Cape of Good Hope, have been settl(~d, and hoth English and. Dutch Lodges no\\I" work in harI11011Y. An applieatioll for a ne\v Lodge at the Cape has been l'eceiveu, whieh ,vill increu&e the llurnuer of her d.Hughter Lodges in that lotality to seventeell. ...~ Provincial Grand Lodge has heen iUbtituted by the Ciruud Lodge at the On,pe. On the 1st of April, ]869, there ,vere thirty-eight daughter" L()d~es 'working in the Netherlands, with a lnelnbel'~hip of 1.08!. I)uring the deea(le 1859-1b69, the Inelllberr.;hip in thebe Lodges hus iuereased 4]2. Of the spventy-three Lodges in affiliation \vith the Grand Lod~e in Holland and its colonies, fifty-eight are active and fifteen are dorrnant. The rereipts of the Gralld I.Jodge for the year ending l\Iarch 31, 18H9, ,yere 7,202 guilders, and the expendi tures for the sarne period, 6,33:! guilders. The Grallu ]~IuRter, Prince Frederick of the Netherlands, appointed Bro. I. I. 1\ N oordzick Deputy Grand l\1u&ter, and Bro. l\Ien~illg (i'rand Secretar~y. rrhe Louisa Institute, a eharity institution for the education of orphans of poor deceased l\laSOIl5\, ,yaH opellPd in l\Iay, 1869. It was orig-inated 1J;v the Grand J\faster, Prince Frederick, \vho donated a huilding- for the purpose at the Hague, and t\ Bro. Uasselin left a cOllRiderable legaey to aid in its support. The Gntnd IJodge has entered into friendly relations with the Grand Lodge Lusitania at Lisbon. GRAND ORIENT OP I.lUSITANIA, PORTUGAl.l.

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'fhe Comlnission appointed for that purpose by the Grand Orient consisted of the Grand Master De Paraty and five brethren; and by the (jrand Lodge, of the Grand Master Da Sil va Mendes Leal and four brethren. The August (1869) number of the Boletino states that the ComInission to define the relations of the t\VO Grand Bodies above alluded to had brought the matter to a satisfactory termination. 'rhe Grand Orient has instituted the Ord~r de l~rian{Julo rutfilante (The Brilliant Triangle), in commemoration of Bro. GOlnez Freire D' Andrade, who, Dlany years ago, died on the gallows a luartyr to Freemasonry. .1\rlasons of merIt are to be in vested with it. It appears fron] a paper, Le Grand Orient Lusitanien, written by Bro. Dr. Da Cunha-BelJern, that the above-mentioned Bro. D' Andrade, Lieutenant.. (ieneral and Master of the Lodge Virtude, at Lie,oon, was elected Grand Master in 1816, and, with eleven other brethren, was executed on the 18th October, 1817. It is then stated that, for some time thereHfter, Freemasonry, which, however, at that time was a political association only, ("eased to exist. In 1849 severnl old Masons Dlet again and formed the Grand Orient of Portugal, with Bro. D'Oliveira 8S Grand l\Iaster. He ,vas suC"ceeded by Bro. Al vez de l\{ouro Continho, who, by his in1periolls conduct, alienated rnany brethren from the good cause. On the 31st January, 1850, the former Grand I.Jodge of I.Jusitania "\-vas revived, with Bro. De Paraty at its head. rfhus sprung into existence two Ctrand Lodges, which declined to recognize each other. It is to be hoped, howev(=lr, that th~ split is now healed. rj"he Grand Orient of Lusitania has been acknowledged since 1863 by the following Grand Lodges: France, Ireland, Italy, Argentine I{epublic, Uruguay, SH,xony, Luxenlburg, New Granada, .HHlnburg, Brazil (dos Benedictinos), the Netherlands, Darnlstadt, Belgiulll, Chili, Royal York, Three Globes, pte. 'fhe Gralld Orient has now in all eighteen I.Jodges uuder her jurisdictioll, at Lisboll, Oporto, Coinlbra, the Azores, and four in Spain. 'rhe Grand Orient consists besides the Cirand Officers, of the Masters aBd the deputies of her I.Jooges (one deputy for every twenty members). By the laws of the Grand Orient, the Gralld Master must be a Portugese by birth, who i~ elected for the ternl of three years. All the officers, Grand as \v"ell as subordinate, are elective. 'fhe (~rtlnct Orient Ineets senli-nlo11thl). 13esides the three St. John degrees, four higher degrees, COIn posing a chapter, are recognized and practised. l\fasonry in Portugal has survived inllUll.lerable persecutions at the hands of its kings, its priests, and the Inquisition. Many of its votaries have been suhjected to torture, banishment and even death. 'rhose bigoted persecutors, ho,vever, have suffieient to answer for \vithovt saddling them with a crirne that, in all likelihood, they have never conllnitted, although not for want of illclination. Dr. Cuuha-Bellem's paper, above quoted-lets General D' Andrade die a nlurtyr of Freenlasonry. Not so history; for it infornlb us that Portugal was at that titne distracted by intrigues of political parties. Dr. Cunha-Belleln himself states that Masonry "\\ras then n politicnl associatioll only. rl'here is no doubt, ho\vever, that General Ctornez Freire D' Andrade was eleeted Grand Master in 1816. It also appears that a certain Jose D' Andrade Coryo, a captain in the arlllY, \vho had shown hhllself a very zealous melllber of the Lodge, denounced General D'Audrade, and delivered hhn into the hands of l\{arbhal Lord Beresford, an EnglishnJun, who was at that time the comIllander-in-chief of the Portug~Ae arrnies, and with ,vhom D'Andrade lived in enIÂť)ty. Lord Beresford condemned 1

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him, with seventeen others who had conspired against him to death. We cannot believe that Lord Beresford ordered thc ex~cu颅 tion of D' Andrade because he was a Freenlasoll. Some evidence exists that l\fasonry was introduced into Portugal sonle\vhere about the year 1727. It underwent many chang-es and persecutions. In 1834 we find three Grand Masters in Portug-alDa Silva Carvalho, the Marquis of Saldanho, and l\Ian. da Silva Passos. Carvalho left the <:onntry in 1836; Saldanha was deposed from office in 1837, and Vialla Nova de Foz-Coa elected in his place in ]839. rfhe second Grand Lodg-e elected Da Costa Cahral as Grand Master in 1841, and the third Grand Lodge, in the same year chose Man. Gonsalves de Miranda as the successor of Carvalho: rfhe French or modern rite was practised by these bodies. In 1837, the Grand Lodge of Ireland chartered a Lodge at Li8bOll, from which sprung' several Lodges, and which finally fornled a Provincial G路rand Lodge. In ]840 the above-nalned Jose da Silva Carvalho established a Lodge at Lisbon, and like,vise a Consistory. In 1841, however, the Grand Orient of Brazil granted a patent for an independent Grand Orient, which in ]845 had seventeen Lodges under its jurisdiction. There existed at that tilue in Portugal the following four Grand Bodie& : 1. The last named Grand Lodge of Lusitania; 2. The Provincial Grand Lodge, depending on the Grand Lodg-e of Ireland; 3. The Grand Orient of Passas-Manuel ; 4. The Grand Orient of Costa Cabral, the two last entirely independent. The French, Scotch and Yor], Rites were practised by theln respectively. In ]8(:18, the Grand Orient of Lusitania applied to the Grand Orient of France for the establishment of mutual represenhttion, which seems to have been d~clil1ed. The Grand Orient of Lusitania, of \vhich De Parady is Grand Master, is now recog'nized by a nurnber of Grand Lodges, as before stated. Again have we made our annual visits to the different households of the Ma&onic family and \vituessed their labors and progress. In our own country the Masonic ranks present one grand and solid phalanx, prospering and increasing beyond all precedent, The nUlnber of Grand I.Jodges in the United States is forty-two; total numberof Lodges under their jurisdiction, 6,971, ,vith a membership of 373,962, according to the statistical reports for 1868, with the exception of nine; one of these is for 1866, and seven for 1867t and our own Grand I;odge for 1869 The nlembership of two or these we have estimated, as they are not reported. If we add to this the Entered Apprentices anti Fellow Crafts, who, in this country, are not Dlembers of Lodges, ~路e increase the total by about 37,000. With the non-affiliated Masons the grand total would undoubtedly reach 500,000. Our neighbor, the Grand Lodge of Canada, in ]867 had 184 Lodges with 7,000 melnbers, and New Bruns,vick, in 1867, seventeen Lodges, with about 1,000 Dlembers, under their jurisdiction. In Europe also the prospect for the future of our Royal Art is encouraging. In GerJnany the annual conference of the Grand lVlasters seems to infuse a spirit of unity among the bodies participating ther~in. The Grand Lodge zur Sonne, at Baireuth, proposes a union of the Grand Lodges of South Germany. rfwo of the Grand l~odi~s of Italy, the Grand Lodges of Milan and Florence, heretofore inimical to each other, have united, and now form the Grand Orient of Italy, with its seatat Florence. There exist, however, two other Grand Lodges in ItalYt the Supreme Council at Palermo, with

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about twelve Lodges, and the Supreme Council of Sicily, of which Prince Elia is Grand Master, cornposed, it is said, of his aristocratic follo,,"'"ers only. Its numbers are insignificant, and they are not recognized by the Grand Orient. In Spain the change in the political condition of that country is followed by successful efforts to rekindle the fires on the altars of Masonry that had been extinguished hy a bigoted priesthood. Four new I..Jodges have been chartered in that country by the Grand Orient of Lusitania, at Lisbon, and others are reported to be in pro~ess of formation. There may yet be many sore trials for Mahonry in that country; but as the nations of continental Europe grndual1:y assert their political rights, we may predi!*t a brighter future for the Fraternity of those countries fronl which autocratic rule bas heretofore excluded the practise of our Royal Art. Such has been the calSe in Italy and in Portugal, and it is now asserting its rights in Spain. In Hunga1'"Y, where Masonry had been dornlant for almost eighty years, through the probibition of the Austrian goverl1Inent, it is rapidly thro\ving off its lethargy. The three I.Jodg-es alreadyestablished at Pesth, Temesvar, and Oedenburg are said to ntunber fi.fty Inenlbers each. The establishment of new Lodges at Presburg and Baja is under contenlplation, and \ve hope to be able to allIlounce the formation of a Grand Lodge in Hungary at no distant uay.. During the past year the Romap Catholic clergy have been pa1"ticularl:r active in their crusade against Masonry. In France this hatred against the Fraternity hus become g-reatl.y intensified, and increases day by day. One or two I.Jodges have even been coulpell~d to suspend their labors. The quiet deportment of the Fraternity, however, in the face of these cleri(Oal persecu tions, has had the effect to increase materially the llumb~r of its adherents. The session of the Ecumenical Council at Rome has attracted the attention of the Masons of Italy, France and Germany. In SOlne parts of Europe our hrethren have deerned it necessary to counteract this movement OIl the part of the Roman hierarchy, by proposing conventions and issuing Masonic" declarations of faith" and" rnanifestoes." The one issued by the Grand IJodge zur Sonne '\ve give ill a noth er part of our report. Although we doubt the policy of these proceedings, yet they tnay be necessary in particular localities. We cannot by argument enlighten the ignorance of the lower classes. The liberal and enlightened men of all nations-and from these the Masonic ranks are replenished-will pass the pretensions of the Roman Catholic clergy with the quiet contempt they deserve. 'fhe !i'raternity, by pursuing the even tenor of its way, has not only survived these onslaughts, but has steadily progressed and increased. Papal bulls and excommunications, church and government persecutions and prohibitions, have left it unscathed. From all of theln it has arisen purified and strengthened. With indifference it should treat the Syllabu8 errorum and the Encyclical of the Roman Pontif, and it will even survive the declaration of "infallibility," whieh the Pope desires to appropriate to himself; an attribute of Deity, and not of mortal man. In our own free country, also, Masonry is not free from the persecutions of religious fanatics. To us their antics and impotent fulminations are amusing, and we contemplate them with complacency. The poison which these poor people try to spatter over our Institution carries its antidote ,,-:)th it, and we prefer to let them ride their hobby to their hearts' content.

S'"fArrIS'flCS.

M. W. Bro. Josiah H. Drummond, of ~faine, has gOlle to the trouble to conlpile a statistical table from the reports before hiIn rand f as there is no use of t,vo nlen doing the same job, ,ve shall Inake use of his tables and thank hiln for thelll :

III. GRAND

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8,853

1,042 1,395 132 943 100 ]75 164 ] ,271 44 4,042 2,301 1,594 435 1,842

8,797 768

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588 42 220

13 81 113 897 14 1,108 838 655 231

12 168 115 864 55 1,765 1,321 770 157 .. 3D! 313 1Of)

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108 2,058

79 69;)

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210

32 6

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220 13

*858

268

088

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7,609

1,452 203

216 2,102 38-1

2,475 116 3,681

1,094 81 589

1,420

281

1,869

579 893

1,020 854

341

1,342 48 317

1,079 46,847

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t For 1868.

84 510

I 20,555

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32 63

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190 221

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588

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1,361

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861

177 101

359 1,845 8,:'551

)-ol

155

25 114

586 ]0,715

t Estituated No. under United Grand Lodge.

f Withdrawn, suspended, and expelled.

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We append the following comparisons of the statistics in our reports of 1870, 1869 and 1868 : 1870.

1869.

1868.

Tota.lc:;.

G.Lodp;e&

Totals.

G. Lodge"

483,S35 46,847 16,145

20,555

485,068 50,442 15,747 18,493

33 30

812 1,298 10,499

41 25

4,567

10,715

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l\fembers................ Initiations ............ Adnlissions, etc..... DiInissions............ Expulsions ............ Suspensions........... " for ll.. prot dues Deatlls .................. Rejections..............

Lodge~

- - - ---- --- ---- ---46 40 37 38 39

32 35 37

721 2,772 7,155

4,521 11,654

38 25

1868.

'1otals

--387,402 5~,930

14,193 16,771

n96 2,027 5,712 4,267 9,342

The annual number of initiations is decreasing; the preponderance of adnlissions over dimissions, the expulsions and the suspensions (including those for non-paynlent of dues and for unnlasonic conduct together, as they are not distinguished frolll each other in many returns), are increasing. The dimissions to f"orlll new Lodges do not appear in the" adnlissions ;" so that the forIner do not so nluch exceed the latter as they appear to do. The increase of expulsions is no greater in proportion than the increase of Inembers, and undoubtedly the same is true of suspensions for unmasollic conduct. But suspensions for non-payment of dues are increasing nluch faster in proportion than the nleulbership. In all the jurisdictions there are now at least 25,000 Masons who have been suspended for I1on路payment of dues within three years, and who reluain suspended. It must be remem bered that our table shows the returns for the year preceding the date of the several annual cOlnmunications; and the average of the dates would be about May 1, 1869. If we add to the total membership the increase up to the present time, and to that add the number of non-affiliates, we shall have a grand total of over 600,000. Our table, though the result of much labor and care, is still inlperfect. 'l'he statistics must continue to be inlperfect until II uniform systenl of returns is adopted in all the Grand Lodges, and the result published iu their proceedings. It is believed that the syAtenls of returns in the different jurisdictions are sufficiently alike to give very accurate results if Bro. Grand Secretaries ,vould but publish a compilation of those returns. It is, however, better to give the returns with no compilation, than to give neither; fOf, in the forn1er case, by the exercise of patience and perseverence, we can count the names; but in the latter there is no chance for the exercise of any of the Masonic virtues!

CONCLUSION. Thanks to good spirits and good health we have arrived this far on our journey and got out of the woods-we begin to see daylight and breathe freer. That was an awful cart load of books we have just passed through, but we did try to save something from each ODe as a memento that we forgot none. This is saying a good deal

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under the high pressure system of this present writing, and ,,"ill experience a mortification and disappointment in feeling, if, after all our labor, some drone of a Mason shall say, "Why all this report, ,vhen nobody reads it? 77 Alas I-Such is life-such is Masonic lifeso nluch thought work-heart work-soul work, and for what? Well, we can say for the Craft of Missouri, that they read if they have a chance, and, being intelligent readers, they understand and appreciate what they read, hence it is a sweet solace to the soul in the reflections of this sInall hour of the morninp; as we write, to refer to the many brethren who say at each session, that they do not begrudge one cent of all it costs to prin t the report on correspondence. It is the photograph of the Masonic world, and will furnish sonlething to study and read during the long nights of a year. It is pleaRant to be able to report that HarmollY still rests safely as our corner stone-that lVlasonic intelligence is rapidly assunlillg its proper position in the fraternity-that though t is taking its place beside the forIns and ceremonies of the institution, and that men begin to realize that there is something worth living for, even in the sacrifice of tirne, in endeavoring to build up the firnl foundations of rrruth, Morality and human Relief. These are the flashes of light which radiate from all the reports we have read; they are the flashes of light fronl the inspiration of God, for whatever is of Truth of Good and of Mercy, is of Heaven. We have endeavored in these pages to give you the jurisprudence of the various jurisdictions, as well as historical points from all parts of the world, and if we have been successful in selecting here and there the rapidly passing scintillations of eloquence and of soul frOlll the ann ual addresses, we shall be satisfied th~tt we have added something to the general stoel\: of knowledge and improve... ment, and without this, all our labor would be in vain . Fully appreciating, M. W. Grand Master, the very important responsibility ilnposed by your appointulent as Foreign Correspondent, and appreciating as fully how far I have come short of the great duty imposed in comparison to those who" have gone before "-1 submit the report as it is. Truly and Fraternally, Yours,

Committee.

SPECIAL FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE. â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘<\s Grand Secretary and Con1mittee on (]orrespondellce, it bas beCOlne my duty to conduct certain correspondence relative to the invasion of jurisdiction by subordinates under the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodges of Scotland, New York and Illinois; also t relative to the iuyasion of Louisiana by the Grand Orient of France.

FRANCE. Pursuant to an order of the Grand Lodge of Missouri, at its last Ression, I enclosed a certified copy of the resolutions ullaniInous}y adopted, \vith the following letter: OFFICE OF GRAND SECRETARY, } G-RAND LODGE A. F. & A. lVr. STATE OF MISSOURI,

ST. IJOUIS, .January 24, 1870.

-AI....l Iellinet, ],,1. lV. Grand ~fafJtcr Gra'nd Or'ient of France, 16 Ru,e Cadet, Pa1"is: l\fosrr WORSHIPFUL AND DEAR BROTHER-By reference to page 6() of the }Jublished procefldings of this Grand IJodge, October, 18HU, (copy of \vhich hag alreads been sent tD the Secretary General of France, and a dupli<:ate copy of which I nlail this day to your addreRs 88 above,) you "'''ill observe that the Grand I.Jodge of Missouri did, unnnimously, adopt the re~;()11ltiol1S of which I now ene-lose a certified copy, and ask for thell1 that fraternal consideration which their importance justifies, and hope you will appreciate t,he stern necessity which pron1pted their introduction, RR \veIl aH the sudness felt by every men1ber of this Grand body in being con}pelletl to thus vindicate the integrity and jurisdictional powers, not only of the Grand Lodge of Louisiana, but of every Grand Lodge ill the Unite<.l Stat~s. IteRt us~ured, ~Iost Worshipful and DElftr Brother, that these resolutiollS were not prornpted or adopted in tl,ng-~r or lnaliee, but fronl feelings of sincere regret and uy the dictutes of inlverati \"e duty. i am requested by the M. W. Grand l\faster to assure :rOll of hi:.; p(:lrsonal regnrd, and that he sinc~rely hopes you will re~onsider your act ion in the case of l..louif.:iana; nnd, ~rther, to call your atten tion to the fact that Anlerican F]'eelna~()ll],'y, like Freenu\sonry

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every,vhere, enacts no laws against- any man on account of ra<-e color, religion or nationality, but it does insist that there can l>~ but one supreme Grand Lodge in any State, and that whoever wishes to be recognized as legitimate, and not as elandestine, nlust hold allegiance to that suprenle Grand Lodge in such State. The recognition of a &purious and clandestine Grand Lodge or Council in Louisiana, ill a State where a regularly recognized Grand Lodge already exists, is the only cause of complaint bet"veen the Grand Lodge of Mi&souri and the Grand Orient of France. I aln, dear brother, truly and fraternally, [SEAL.] GEO. FRANK GOULEY, Grand S'eC1"'etary. About the same time a circular letter fronl 1he Grand Seeretarv of France was receiYed, calling upon Grand Lodges to recogniz"'e the doctrine of "Liberty, Fraternity and Equality," and to act with the Grand Orient in ignoring all color in Masonry, citing this doctrine as justification of its action in the Louisiana case. To this eircular I replied, under the same date and cover as the preceding letter just quoted, as follows: OFFICE OF GRAND SECRETARY, } C:}RAND LODGJ1J, A. F. & A. M_, Sr.rATE OF lrlo., ST. LOUIS, January 24th, 1870.

:Jl. .:JIellinet, lJ-I. JilT. Grancl lJ,fa8ter, Grand Orient Of France, 16 Rue Oadet, Paris: M. 'V. & DEAR BRoTHER:-I herewith have the honor to ackuo,vledge in behalf of the M. W. Grand Master of Ma~ous of 1\Iissouri, the reception of your Circular letter of October 25th, 1869, relative to the caE:le of Louisiana and the Gralld Orient of Frallce, and to report that the same has received his fraternal consideration. He directs me to say that he fully appreciates your efforts in behalf of Universal ~fasonry; but that the main question now before the Grand Lodge of Missouri, is the invasion ot the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of Louisiana, and that he fraternally refers you to the letter of this date, and sent here,\\Tith, covering the resolutions adopted by the Grand I.Jodge of IVlissouri. I am, sir, with high regard, fraternally yours, [SEAL.] GEO . FRANK GOULEY, Grand JSecretary.

To the resolutions adopted and sent with the foregoing correspondence, there has been no reply on the part of the Grand. Orient. Bro. and Marshal Mellinet, having assulned a position ill the Corps Legislatiff of France, was conlpelled by his duties to decline a reelection as Grand Master, and that office has since, to all intents and purposes been vacant, and under the present disorganized condition of affairs in that unhappy country, it will be some time before any further official notice will be taken of the suspension of Masonic intercourse bet,veen the Grand Orient and this Grand Body.

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I have therefore to report that the same relationship exists between the two bodies as at the close of the last session.

ILLINOIS. Pursuant to the order of the Grand Lodge, I opened correspondence with the Grand Master of Illinois, and .sent the following letter: OFFICE OF THE GRAND SECRETARY, } GRAND LODGE A. F. & A. M., STATE OF Mo.,

ST. LOUIS, January 25th, 1870.

Harman G. Reynolds, Esq., M. UT. Grand lJ-Iaster of 1J;fasolls oj the State of Illinois: ~{. W. AND DEAR BR01.'HER :-By reference to pp. 25 and 65 of published proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Missouri you will notice the conlplaillt made by the M. W. Grand Master against Mt. Nebo Lodge, No. 7~ of your jurisdiction, in the invasion of the rights of Montezuma Lodge, No. 109, Ne'\v Mexico, under charter of this Grand Lodge. Also, that it has been made Iny duty to express to you fraternally, the firm position of this Grand Lodge in respect to the jurisdictional rights of other Grand Lod.ges, that this Grand Lodge is !laturally jealous of her own, and to express the belief that you will administer the reprimand which the case justifies, and prohibit, to the extent of your ability, a repetition of causes of such complaint. With full assurances, I am, M. W. Brother, Truly and Fraternally, [SEAL.] GEO. FRANK GOULEY, .Grand JSfecreta,"y. P. S.-Our Proceedings have already been sent to you.

The M. W. Grand Master of Illinois replied to this in a most fraternal manner, giving every assurance that the case should be investigated, and full justice dOlle, and that nothing should remain undone to preserve the harlDony existing between the two Grand Lodges. His letter marked" A,71 which I have since received and submit herewith for the consideration of the Grand Lodge.

NEW YORK. Pursuant to the order of the Grand Lodge, I opened correspondence with the M. W. Grand Master of New York, relative to the complaint referred to by Montezuma Lodge, No. 109, Santa Fe, New Mexico, in the case of one Spiegelberg.

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OFFICE OF THE GRAND SECRETARY, } GRAND LODGE A. F. & A. M., OF ~IlSS0URI., ST. LOUIS, January 25th, 1870.

},L W. James Gibson, Grand lrfaster of Masons oj New York: 1\IosT 'VORSHIPFUL AND DEAR BROTHER:-By reference to the Annual Address of the M. W. Grand Master of Missouri, and the action of the Grand I.lodge thereon, on pages 24, 25 and 65 of the published Proceedings of October, 1869, (sent herewith), you will observe that Monitor Lodge, No. 528, New York City, has done a wrong by the invasion of the jurisdiction of a Lodge under charter of this f:1rand Lodge, and that by resoluton of the Grand Lodge, it becomes IllY duty to call your attention to the fact, and to expresB the hope that you "rill inflict the proper reprhnand and prohibit to the extent of your power, a repetition of such acts by Lodges in the jurisdiction of New York. 路 Being exceedingly careful never to violate the rights of otherR, our Grand Looge is naturally jealous of her O'VD. I am, Most Worshipful Brother, Truly and Fraternally, [SEAT;.] GEO. FRANK GOULEY, Grand Secretary.

With a promptness that did l\f. W. Bro. Gibson great credit, he at once instituted an enquiry into the trespass committed by l\Ioni.. tor Lodge, through R.W. Bro. Jeremiah Buck, District Deputy Grand :rvlaster, which resulted in sho,:ving that Spiegelberg had )nisrepreRented to Monitor Lodge as to his residence, but that the officers of the Lodge had not instituted proper enquiries. He suspended the Lodge from its labors, and sen t us the original evidence in the case against Spiegelberg, now living in Santa Fe. These papers were forwarded to M. W. Bro. W. D. Muir, Grnnd Master, and by him I was directed to make copies of such evidence as was pertinent to the case, and file charges against Spiegelberg in Montezuma Lodge, No. 109, which I did, and returned the original papers to Grand Master Gibson, as requested. The action of Montezuma Lodge was to have taken place on the 24th of September last, and I presume the result will be sent up with their returns. M. W. Bro. Gibson assured us that full justice should be done in the premises, and in order to prevent a repetition of such cases, he issued an edict to all the I.Jouges in New York, setting forth fully the law and usage in such cases made and provided. In June, 1870, his term of office expired, and his successor, M.W. Bro. John H. Anthon, Grand Master, sent us the following letter which shows that he fully appreciates the pure principles of fraternity which should exist between our respective jurisdictions.

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BROADWAY,

259 N. Y., June 20,1870.

R. W. Geo. Frank Gauley, Grand Secretary Grand Lodge of Missouri: DEAR SIR AND BROTHER-Your letter of the 14th inst., to my predecessor, M. W. Bro. Gibson, has been referred to me by him. I suppose that he has alre~",dy ackno\vledged its receipt, but you ,vill permit me to add my acknowledgenlent of the kind tone of your letter, and the hope that the change of officers here will not diminish the pleasant relations of our Grand Lodges. Fraternally, J. H. ANTHON, Grand JYlaster, New York. 'rhus far it will be seen that none of the Grand Lodges addressed have failed to appreciate the good intentions of our Grand Lodge, or have failed to recognize the first principles of international comity which should govern Grand Lodges. Since writing the above I have received the following: No. lO{), A. F. & A. J\f.,} New Mexico, Septeluber 24, A. D. 1870.

HALL OF MONTEZUMA LODGE, SANTA FE,

Geo. Frank Gouley, Esq., R. TV: Grand Secretary, M. W. Grand Lodge oj J-lissouri: DEAR SIR AND BROTHER-The trial of Lehman Spiegelberg, under the charge and specifications preferred in this Lodge by you, by direction of the M. W. Grand Master, June 10, 1870, was had this evening, at a special sumnlonecl cOlllmunication; and the accused ,vas by ballot found not guilty by the following vote, and in the follo\ving- order: Of the first specification-Guilty, 7; not guilty, 11. Of the second specification-Guilty, 9; not guilty, 9. Of the chargeGuilty, 8; not guilty, 10. Wherefore he was declared by the acting Worshipful Master (the Junior Warden) acquitted of said charge and specifications. Fraternally yours, DAV. J. MILLER, [SEAL.] Secretary of the Lodge.

011

The accused presented a written defence to the Lodge, which is file with the Secretary JO

SCOTLAND. With the Grand Lodge of Scotland, however, I have not been so fortunate, as in that jurisdiction the principles of independent jurisdiction are not so well established or recognized, as will be seen by the following correspondence. Not knowing who was Grand Master, or what was his address,

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I sent D1Y letter through R. 'V. Bro. Hervey, Grand Secretary of Rngland. OFFICE OF GRAND SECRETARY, } A. F. & A. M., STATE OF MISSOURI, ST. LOUIS, January 25, 1870.

GRAlSD LODGE

To the Most vVorsltipjul the Grand .1JIaster oj j}Iasons of Scotland . . MOST WORSHIPFUIJ AND DEAR BROTHER-I am directed by the Grand Lodge of Missouri to call j1'our attention to the fact that St. Merron Lodge, No. 129, at Paisley, Scotland, in June, 1868, initiated, passed and raised a citizen oj this ~'tate, by the name of "John Burnside.." By reference to page 65 of the proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Missouri, October, 1869, a copy of which I send arldressed to you thus, "M. W. Grand Master of Masons, Edinburg, Srotland," YOU will observe that it has been made my duty, in the nanle of this Grand Lodge, to prote&t against the invasion of this jurisdiction, and to express the belief that it was not done with your sanction, but that the act '\vill be ignored and the offending Lodge reprirnanded as the case Inay justify. I regret, also, to state that this Grand Lodge (during its existence of half a century) has not received an official COIDIUUllication frOlll the M. W. Grand Lodge of Scotland, although such communications have been addressed uy the proper officers of this Grand Lodge upon various importan t subjects, the one before us now being especially treated of in 1869. I aln not certain that the letters fron1 this office ha"ve reached ,you or the parties to whom addresbed, but I shall take the liberty of addressing this one through R. W. Bro. J110. Hervey, Grand Secretary of England, ,vho ,vill see it properly directed and Dlailed, and I trust that you '\vill direct your Grand Se(Âˇretary to inform nle of bis exact post-office address, so that published and other l\Iasonic documents may be safely exchanged. Hoping to hear from you in time to report to the next annual sesbion of this Grand Lodge (October, 1870,) and that you have corrected the evil cornplainerl of, I am, Most Worshipful brother 1 Truly and fraternally yours, [SEAL.] GEO. FRANK GOULEY, Grand Secretary and Com'1nittee on Foreign Cforrespondenceâ&#x20AC;˘

.\ From Bro. Hervey I received the follo'\ving report: FREEMASON'S HALL, LONDON, 18th of March, 1870.

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l\Iy DEAR SIR AND BROTHER-I have been unable to write earlier to tell you that your letter to the Earl Dalhousie was forwarded to that nobleman on the 9th ult., the day it arri \Ted here.

With best wishes, believe me, truly, fraternally yours, JOHN HERVEY, GEO. FRANK GOULEY, ESQ., Grand Secretary. Grand Secretary, State of Missouri.. By the next steamer I received the following:

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VILLA P ANl\'rURE, CANNES, } ALPES MARrl'IMES, France, March 29,1870. BIR AND BRO'l'HER-I have only this day received your letter of the 25th of January last, in ,vhirh you call Iny attention to the fact that an Alnerican citizen has been initiated into the craft, passed and raised, in a Lodge in Pai~ley. I confesil that I can see no irregularity in this, and should certainly not consider it a subject of grievance if any Lodge in Missouri did the saIne to a countryman of mine, who might d~sire in that country to join thenl. If the Grand Lodge of Scotland had proposed to erect a Lodge hailing under her banner in Missouri, that would have been an in vasion of your jurisdiction which could not be justified; but I hold that any Lodge on the face of the globe, being satisfied that a Dlan is of full age and of sound morals, may admit him to men1bership, of whatever nation he may be. Such is my individual opinion, but I shall submit your letter to the Grand Secretary, to ascertain if the Grand I.;odge takes my view of the nlatter, and likewise that he nlay explain the other matters referred to in :your letter. I have the honor to be, yours fraternally, DALHOUSIE, Grand :Jfaster of ~'cotland. My address, and the Grand Secretary's, is Freemason's Hall, Edinburg.

rfo this letter of the Grand Master of Scotland, I submitted the following reply: OFFICE GRAND SECRETARY, } GRAND LODGE A. F. & A. M., STATE O~~ Mo., ST. LOUIS, April 19th, 1870.

Earl Dalhousie, Grand lJ-Iaster of Masons of JScotland, Edinburg, JS'cotland: MOST \VORSHIPFUI.l AND DEAR BROTHER:-Your esteemed favor of 29th March, at hand to-day. Thanks for your prompt reply nnd full expression of your ~iews 011 the question at issue. FroIn your letter, I observe that you hold that citizenship does not en ter into (j.rand Lodge jurisdictional questions, but that any subordinate has the power to make a Mason of a sojourner. 'l'his, I take it, is the theory of the Scoteh practice, and as such, is the opposite of that observed by American Grand Bodies. I will here state that no Lodge in the United States would dare to make a Mason of a foreigner or of one of an adjoining State, unless the party had acquired a citIzenship by bonafide residence of at least one year. No number of years would give us jurisdictioll, if the party claimed any other State or country as his home. I think the reasons for this usage will be palpable to your mind by a brief explanation-per exarnple: Jno. Smith is a resident of St. Louis-is well known-he applies for the degrees and is rejeoted on accoun t of a bad character known only to few luembers of the Lodge-his parents were Scotch-he visits Scotland and finds lVlasollic friends among his relations-he sojourns a few weeks or months, and before he returns home, he

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receives the degrees in a Scotch Lodge-he presents his diploma here and demands adlnittance-he is refused for two reason~, viz: 1st, his bad character-2nd f he had no right to receive the degrees ,a,vay from home without our consent-he is permanently ruled out -he writes to his Scotch Lodge, and the nlen1 bers thereof naturally feel aggrieved-hence bad feelings grow up between the two jurisdictions.. The case might be reversed upon :rour view of the question, but fortunately for the American usage, no such case can occur against one of our Lodges.. The imagiuary case of J no.. Smith is parallel~ to the one of .John Burnside, of whom I wrote in .January last, except that Bro.. Burnside's character is good-yet the princIple invol ved is the sanle. In performing this duty imposed by my Grand Lodge, I have to request that you '\vill exercise your good offices in relnedying the cause of this complaint by suggesting to your M. W. Grand Lodge the propriety of instructing its daughter Lodges co rebpect the jurisdiction of this Grand Lodge by not lnakillg Masons of ci tizellS of Missouri while sojoul"ning in Scotland on temporary business or pleasure. I do not, Most Worshipful Brother, pretend to deny or dispute the legality of your view, but if such were the general usage, in a country like ours, where rejected candidates are rontinually moving from one place to another, all the safeguards of l\'Iasonic harmony would be broken down, and criminations between Ol1e jurisdiction and another would becorne the order of the day.. Your great experience and judgment will cause you to see at a glance how a great wrong may be done again~t our Lodges, should it be once kno,vn to rejected candidates that they can get the degrees almost at sight the first time they vif:lit Europe, and that, too, at less prices than we charge here. Some years ago, a Lodge in New York city Inade a Mason of a citizen of Missouri sojourning in that State on business, after having been rejected by a Lodge In this city. Our Graud Lodge remOllstrated in fraternal terms, but the Grand Lodge of New York did not properly attend to the matter, and it resulted in this Grand Lodge severing alllVlasollic communication between the two bodies, .which unhappy condition of affairs continued until the question was finally settled, and amicable relations again restorf\d. 'rhere is no more sacred principle in Masonic jurisprudenc:~ in this country than strict obedience to this very issue of Grand Lodge jurisdiction; it is one on which depends 111urh of the harn10ny between the States and other countries, and as "re re~pert the jurisdictictional limits and powers of others, vve have also to ask that others shall respect ours. I think you will grant that this is not asking 000 much . It will ever be the great pleasure of onr Grand Lodge to receive and continue a fraternal correspondence, and to entertain and accommodate our Scotch brethren, and I shall therefore renew the earnest request that this question will receive your official attention at the next session of your M. 'V. Grand Lodge. With many regards, I am, M. W. Brother, Truly and fraternally yours, [SEAL.] GEO. FRANK GOULEY, Gr. Sec. and Oom. on Correspondence. Since writing the first letter, I have learned, through the For-

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eign Correspondence of Bro. Blackie, of Tenn., that it was submitted to the Grand Lodge of Scotland, and referred to the Board of General Purposes, who took the same view as the M. W. Grand Master; but whether my second letter was submitted, or whether the Grand Lodge has since met, I am not advised, as the Grand Secretary of Scotland never prints any report, and so far as this Grand Lodge knows, never conducts any correspondence, so that the remaining Grand Lodges, at least tbose ih the United States, are left in the dark respecting the proceedings of that Grand Body. Thinking it better that the Grand Master and Grand Lodge of Scotland may have another year to reflect upon this matter, and that the members of this Grand Lodge may have time to determine whether they will adopt a resolution ignoring all jurisdictional limits between the two bodies, and thus accept the principle laid down by Earl Dalhousie, or else suspend all Masonic intercourse between the two bodies until the integrity of the jurisdiction of this Grand Lodge shall be recognized by the Grand Lodge of Scotland, I have to recommend that any further action by this Grand Lodge in the premises be postponed until its next annual communication.

NATIONAL CONVENTION TO CONSIDER THE CUBAN QUESTION. The following Circular was received by the M. W. Grand Master, who directed me to reply to the same in his name:

GRAND LODGE OF KENTUCKY, A. Y. M. OFFICE OF THE GRAND MASTER, } WINCHESTER, Kentucky, March 25,1870.

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D. Muir, Grand Master Grand Lodge of Missouri:

My DEAR BROTHER-My attention has been impressively called to the recent great enormities committed by the Spanish Authorities, upon Lodges and Mernbers of our Order, and even if

these last alledged outrages, were not as brutal as represented, it is beyond doubt true, that for some tinle past, the utmost despotism has been exercised by certain European Powers against the Masonic organization, the principles of which we know are not subversive of National Government or in contlict with the duties of every citizen to the constituted authorities. There should be no longer a quiet endurance of such unjustifiable outrages, the sufferers are Master Masons, just the same to us as if they were in our own favored land. And feeling assured that it will meet the approval of our re..,peetive Grand Lodges, avoid the delay, etc., of meeting them in special session, and that its great importance will excuse Iny seelning forwardness, I propose that the Grand Masters of the several States, in person, or by special Representative, meet at the Masonic Hall, in Washington City, D. C., on the 16th day of May, 1870, to adopt such effective measures as the

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exigences of the matters in question-past, present and future-imperatively require. Please respond hereto immedia.tely. OHARLES EGINTON, Grand 1J.faster. P. S.-A similar circular letter goes to every other G路rand Master in the United States, and a special letter to the Grand Master at Washington. To which I replied as follows: OFFICE GRAND SECRETARY, } GRAND LODGE A. F. & A.IVI. OF Mo., ST. LOUIS, April 12, 1870. Cha~rle8

Eginton Esq., Winchester, I{"y., J-I. ijT. Grand :J'Iaster oj Kentucky: DEAR SIR AND BROTHER-I have been directed by the l\tI. W. the Grand Master of l\lissouri (as the Correspondence Comlnittee) to acknowledge the receipt of your circular letter of 25th lVlarch nIt., and to reply to the same; and in doing so permit rrle to say that the Craft of Missouri sincerely sympathize with all those who are oppressed, from whatever cause or power, yet the Grand Master does not feel himself authorized to take the official course you suggest, for the follo\ving reasons: First-He is not aware that there are any legitiInate A. Y. l\Iasons on the Island of Cuba, as this Grand Lodge has never yet had any official or trustworthy evidence of tha t fact. Second-If there are any legitiInate l\'!asons there, he is not a,vare that they are the parties who have been made to suffer. 'l'hird-He does not kllO\V that any convention which may be held in Washington can possibly have any practical effect upon the question. rrhes~ reasons he deems sufficient to prevent him from accepting the invitation in the name of the Grand Lodge of this State, until th~ question shall haye been brought forward in an official form. He would also here renlsrk that YOUl; circular letter bore no evidence of its genuineness, having no written signatures and no seal, but presuming it to be genuine, I have, in all courtesy, and in the spirit of fraternal kindness, replied in full, hoping you will appreciate the motives which have thus prompted our M. W. Grand l\Iaster. I am, Most Worshipful Sir and Brother, Truly and fl~at&rnall~y路yours. [SEAL.] GEO. FRANK GOULEY, G1rand Secretary, &0. I have since learned that the Convention was never held.

THE CASE OF CREE NUTTER AND WEST VIRGINIA. The W. M. of St. John's Lodg-e, No. 28, of Hannibal, desired to make complaint against one Cree Nutter, who had been living in Marion county, and claimed it as his home, &c. He applied for the

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degrees and was rejected. He revisited West Virginia, (his former honle) and then claimed it as his residence, and was initiated, pass(:\d and raised in Jackson Lodge, at Jane Lew, West Virginia, April, 1869. He returned to Hannibal, and claimed the right to visit, and was of course refused. I presented the complaint of St. John's Lodge to M. W. Bro. Wnl. J. Bates, Grano Master of West Virginia, who promptly acted in the })renlises, concluding his letter \vith the following admirable remarks'~Shall promptly tal{e such action as will, I trust, satisfy :rour "Grand Lodge, and at the same time vindicate and maintain the " au thority of the Grand Lodge of West Va. in the course which "she has adopted, of a most careful av()idance of even the slightest "interference with, or trespass upon, the right,; of her sister Grand " Lodges." Through the Grand Secretary, R. 'V. Bro. Thomas H. Logan, I transmitted the necessary evidence from St. John's Lodge, which, I presume, has ere this resulted in Cree Nutter being expelled for having deceived his Lodge. CONCLUSION. I have thus gi ven a detail of a portion of the Special Correspondence of the past year, but the largest part I have not referred to, for the reason that it did not refer to such matters as claimed the action of Grand Lodge. All of it, however, has been of a most fraternal character, every other jurisdiction evidencing the nlost fraternal spirit toward our Grand Lodge, which spirit I have endeavored to reciprocate and express to the best of my humble ability. All of which is fraternally sublllitted.

G. Sec. & Gom. on Foreign Cforrespondence. The above report was unanimously adopted.

SPECIAL REPORT ON CANADA AND QUEBEC. â&#x20AC;˘ The COlnmittee on Foreign Correspondence to whom was referred the proceedings of the Grand Lodges of CANADA and QUEBEC, received by him, relative to the difficulty existing between the Craft in that jurisdiction, submitted the following report and the appended resolutions, which were read and unanimously adopted.. QUEBEC. The following is the circular issued by the new Grand Lodge, in pursuance of a Convention held at Quebec, October 20th, 1869, which called forth the emergent meeting. [The published proceeding.3 of those bodies were submitted, but owing to their great length, are not printed herewith.] ':rhe proceedings of the convention we have received, and find that the Grand Lodge ,vas organized in the usual form as other Grand Lodges, with 21 Lodges represented, and sh~lll not, therefore, occupy the space necessary to publish the same. oro/AIMS TO REOOGNITION, AND WHY IT SHOULD OR SHOULD NOT BE GRANTED.

This is a delicate question, affecting two great principles of l\Iasonic policy. First, the integrity of Grand Lodge sovereignty; and, secondly, the relationship of Masonic boundaries to political di visions. ~. During the past year we have had our attention called repeatedly to this subject, and, throughout it all, we have measured the subject by but one rule of Masonic policy so lOIlg ago adhered to by this Grand Lodge, viz: That when a Grand Lodge is once establish.ed and 'its jurisdictional limits once confirmed over the territory assigned it, that it cannot be curtailed by any civil power, nor can its 8Up'lÂˇen~acy be infringed upon by other Grand Lodges, and its territory and power can only be altered by its own action in Grand Lodge assembled. We hold this to be the only safe rule~of conduct between sovereign

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and independen t bodies. Any other course is rebellion and anarchy. As your Conlmittt?e, and for the time being, your exponent through foreign correspondence, '\ve have had but one course to adopt in this unpleasant difficulty, viz: to decide, that under aU the circunlstances of the case, the Grand Lodge of Canada is the Sllpl"eUle Masonic Authority over the territory assigned it, for the past fourteen years, which jurisdiction sbe has refused 10 yield; therefore, a rival power within her IiInits cannot be considered by us in an~" other light than an illegal and clandestine power. In u::,ing these terms, we do so purely in a technical and leA"al sense, and not with any personal or unfrit?lluly motives. We will first state briefly the case presented in a territorial point of view. It is well known that the various Canadian provinces have been aggregated into what is known as the" Dominion of Canada," and in the organization, certain provinces were divided, arnong theln the Province of Cans.da, which was divided into t,vo districts, provinces or states (or ,vhatever they rnay be called) named respectively "Ontario" and" Quebec." The Grand Lodge had no particular" East," but it was principally located in the lJresent confines of "Quebec;" however, that makes no difference, as the power and authority of a Grand I.Jodge are not ut?termined by the mere locality of holding its Annual Oomnlunications. This di vision having been nlade by the parliament, it ,vas held by certain Lodges in Quebec that the authority of the Grand Lodge had ceased over thenl. Such must have been their conclusion, for they acted without its authority or consent, and if they recognized its authority, then they are in a state of rebellion. If it was true that the di vision of the province destroyed the power of the Grand Lodge over that part now called Quebec, then it must have also destroyed its power over that now called Ontario, for its power over both was identical. If this theory is true, then the division or seg-regatioll of any part of a state, however small, would destroy the Grand Lodge entirely, and a new one would have to be formed every time a single county was taken out or added to, for the quantity of land has no bearing whatever upon the subject, it being solely one of principle involved in Grand Lodge integrity. This brings us now to the point whether the jurisdictional limits of a Grand Lodge are or are not affected by political subdivisions. For one we ans,ver most emphatically, "No." "\Ve hold that there is no legislative power in this or any other (~onlmonwealth, or even in the United States itself, which can legally pass any ordinance saying to the Grand Lodge of Missouri, that ber boundaries and power over her Lodges shall be changed.

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We say this because we dare to presume that the melD bers of every Lodge in her jurisdiction are obedient to theIr solemn covenants, and "rill obey the conditions of their Charters. If a legislature may not do this directly, how much less can it do it indirectly? When the DOlninion of Canada (}ivided the provinces, it certainly did not think or care anything of Grand Lodge jurisdictions. Therefore, the Legislature, Dot wishing to interfere with the Bruits of the Grand Lodge, and not being able to do so, if it did wish, it follows as a first consequence, that any di vision Dlust be effected by the (:irand Lodge itself. Did the Grand Lodge so decide to divide and set off' Quebec as a separate territory? No, she emphatically and by a large majority voted not to do it, for reasons best known to those interested in the welfare of the Grand Lodge. Now if the Grand Lodge voted not to divide, and no other power could do it for her, how comes into existence the Grand Lodge of Quebec? The brethren ,vho forIned it could not find the right in their covenants as Master l\Iasons; they could not find it in their charters; but they found it only in the right of Ma~onic rebellion or secession from th~ mother body, and for one we deny that any such right legally exists, and that it can only be exercised by a direct violation of a solemn vo,\v of obedience. '.rhis is strong language, but it is the logical and irresi&table conclusion to which every Master l\Iason must be driven who will take the trouble to analyse the case. Now, for ourself, we do not believe tbat so many brethren, if any, in the province of Quebec, could be brought to do this upon any such alternative as a violated vow. Then what was it? We present the other horn of the dilemma, and call it "want of knowledge/' We regret to pre&ent this alternative, but it is a far more honorable one than the other. It was ignoring that fundamental principle of Grand Lodge sovereignty which we have already cited in the beginning of this review. Ctrtain parties carried away by sophistry and special pleading, held, that because two provinces were created out of one that therefore there Dlust be two Grand Lodges; but they forgot to carry their reasoning a little further to see that their logic would Dot only divide the Grand Lodge, but annihilate it, for if the Grand Lodge of Canada was not a Grand Lodge for Q,uebec, it could not be for Ontario; therefore it could be for nothing. (fhere has been no legal precedent for such a case in the history of the Masonic world. The only one that assimilates to it was the case of West Virginia, and that was a precedent born from the womb of one of the greatest civil wars the world has ever seen, and it was baptized in the name of a "military necessity," overriding the sovereign reserved and vested rigbts of a State, and the Grand Lodge of MissourI emphatically refused to endorse any such vio-

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lation of the integrity and Masonic honor of the venerable Grand Lodge of Virginia, and she refused them without the slightest ill will or prejudice, political or local, against the appellant for recognition. We believe that every member of this Grand Lodge is incapable of being influenced by any such petty considerations, although one or two parties were petty enough to charge her with it. That charge, however, we overlooked, as it was the natural ebullition of small rnin<.ls to take the place of sound argulllents.. Finally the Grand Lodge of Virginia agreed to cOlnpromise the matter byrecogniziug the G rand Lodge of West Virginia upon the latter paying certain dues. Thus was that difficulty compromised, and the Grand Lodge of Missouri acquiesced and extended her recogni tiOll. It must he borne in mind that not one of the Grand Lodges which so hastily and in the excitement of the hour, extended recog.. nition in advance of the Grand Lodge of Virginia, ,vould have dared to ha, e pianted a single Lodge in West Virginia after it was made a StatJ by the vote of Congress-and why? Simply because they knew It lJelonged to the sovereign and supreme authority of the Grand Lolge of Virginia! There the whole argunlent is an... swered in a But...shelL Every Grand Lodge in America knew that the territory of West Virginia belonged alone to its original 11a.. sonic juriediction; it was not, masonically speaking, "unoccupied territory," therefore no other Grand Lodge could plant Lodges in it. Some of the brethren in the new State believed (undoubtedly hones>tly) that they had a right to form a Grand Lodge, and did fornl one, and in doing so they recognized the heresy, that the civil government controls and defines the boundaries of Grand Lodges independent of the Grand Lodges themselves. We say it is a heresy because it has none of the elements of sense or justice in it, and is in violation of Masonic courtesy, Grand Lodge integrity, and international Masonic comity; it is, if persisted in, a heresy that will undermine the elltire structure of Masonic Government and obedience. We are now asked to recognize this heresy. Can we do it? As your Committee, we cannot recommend it; however, we entertain no eluuity to the brethren of the province of Quebec, and assign them no other motives for their action, but those of sincerity and honesty, and regret much that they have been mislead into this unfortunate predicament by those who should have known better. Recognition of new Grand Lodges in this country is extended frequently without any investigation or reference to the principles involved, and for one, we hope that this reckless career may be checked, and that in future, Grand Lodges may be nlore circumspect. It is a proud monument to the Grand Lodge of Missouri, that, for fifty years of her existence she has never extended her

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recognition of a new body until first recognized by the mother power having original controL We say it is a pride, because it shows a conservative adherence to the golden rule: "Do ye unto others as :re would they should do unto you." In conclusion I submit herewith the following resolutions for your consideration: WHEREAS, The Grand Lodge of Missouri has for many years recognized the supreme control of the territory heretofore known as Oanada, and is at present in fraternal correspondence with said Grand Lodge, and WHEREAS, The Grand Lodge of Missouri does not recognize the right of any power, civil, religious or masonic, to divide its legitimate and original jurisdiction, except by its own act in Grand Lodg-e assembled, and WHEREAS, The Grand Lodge of }\Iissouri cannot encourage the spirit of rebellion or revolution against a regularly constituted Masonic authority, and WHEREAS, The Grand Lodge of Canada has, by a large majority, refused to divide its original jurisdiction with certain Lodges in the province of Q,uebec, and has placed those Lodges in suspension for disobedience of its lawful cornmands. Therefore, be it .Re8ol~)ed, That the Grand Lodge of Missouri cannot extend to the so-called Grand Lodge of Quebec, any Masonic recognition, until it shall first have received the approved recognition of the Grand Lodge of Canada, it being the original and supreme Masonic authority in the province of Quebec, and be it Resolved, rrhat the Lodges in this Grand Jurisdiction be and are hereby forbidden to hold Masonic intercourse with any brethren or Lodges holding under the jurisdiction of the so-called Grand Lodge of Quebec, until it shall first be recognized by the Grand Lodge of Missouri, and be it Resolved, That the Grand Lodge of Missouri regrets the action of the brethren In Quebec, believin~ they have been misled as to the position they should occupy, and it fraternally and earnestly requests thenl to return to their proper Masonic obedience, feeling assured that they will be fraternally provided for by the Grand IJodge of Canada. Fraternally submitted,

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,l\!orrls MandIe 1.1\1. I\Iarnladukp R. C. G;i~'vold ,O. A. EllIott IA. l\f. l\lclntire IA. .T. Ferguson W. Dougherty

Randolph Clay Lafayette Ryl~lld Halls I A. J. Rlce Troy Lincoln jHenry Quigley Princeton 1\1ercer J. N. Truax Boonville Cooper IOrson Davis Shotwell Franklin 1Jos. N. Arnest Callao :Macon JJas. Lovern l\1odena Mercer !Jas. A. Sires St. Louis St. Lonis ID. C. bJarsh .LEtlla ScotlUlld R. 1\f. Edelen l\Iiddle Grove l\'lonroe P. R. Uocker Jefferson City Cole IN. GreiShaUlmer Jacksonville Randolph 18. C. Powell .l\'Iallchester St. Louis INo returns for Ib70. 'Yelltzvllle St. Charles '\ Jas . .1\1. \Vil.sO!l Fayette Howard Robt. P. 'Vl1hallls ,Fulton Callo,'vay ID. D. Forcl Holt.P. 0 Clinton iPleasant \Vil110it Xenia Nodowa;y INathan Goslee Glu8gow Ho·ward ic. F. 1\1a8011 Carrollton Carroll p.lrederiC'lr Miller Weston : Platte Jas. N. Burnes MarthasvIlle Warren.....•....... IJohn D. Waller Arrow Rock SallI!e IHenry S. 1\lills Tipton m MOlllteau J. 'V. Norman Richmond Ray !R. B. I{ice Monticello Lewis IH. Robel·ts Centralia Boone \vvY"nl. H. Carp0nter Ne\v Bloomfield.. Callaway Jas. C. Re;yl1olds Waverly Lafayette IJ. M. Petox Cameron Clinton 1Elias Parrott.. '''u Cambridge Saline II{ob(;'rt L. llarvey 1\{onroe City Monroe ;A. F. Barr Pattonsburg........ Daviess 1H,. B. Peer~Y" LillI1 Osflge !Thos. A. Bray Rocheport Boone IBeu. IL S111ith C"1inton Henry IGeol·ge F. \Varth

'V. IX.

\.T. B. HernjIon

Fourth Saturday. First and third Saturdays. SeC'oncl & fourt11 Thursdays. Third Tuesday. :!first and t~lird Sa!urdays. Second & fourth Saturdays. Sat. on or beforf~ Full Moon. Tues. on orbeforeFllll Moon. 1st Saturday and 3d Monday. ~ecolld l\Ionday. 8e('ond Saturday. Sat. on or before ~ull Moon. 1st Tues. on or beL F.1\'1oon. Second and fonrth Fridays. Sat. on or before Full l\IOOll. Sat. on or before Ii~ull l\10on. Wednesday bef. Full 1\loon. Second & fourth Saturdays. Rat. on or before Full 1\foon • Fourth Saturday. First.l\fonday. Saturday on or befol'e and . {two weeks after full moon. Levi L. l{cHer fo-at. on or befol'~ Full 1\loon. IJol1n 1\1. ReId l\lond. on 01' bet. Full :Moon. ISuIunel L. DedIuan .. 1st Saturday and 3d Friday. 1st Saturday attpl' full moon. w . S..Marsh John P. DO"\\Tning Saturday before Full Moon. W. I. Pritcbett •......... Saturuay before Full .1\1oon. James H. 1\1001'e Saturday before Fql1 Moon. Cyrus P. GilbeJ't.. First and third Saturdays. John Northcutt Sat. on or before Full 1\1.oon. 'ym. Potch ~~t. on or be.fore FUl~ 1\10011. Y. U. Hurst FIrst and thud Satuldays. W. D. FOI·tune Saturday before Full Moon. .T. H. Leeper ~a tllrday before Full Moon. Harvey Hulin Saturday before Full Moon. B. O. Austin Third Saturday. H. J. Galbreath Sat. on or before Full Moon. JolIn Nelson First and t11ircl Saturdays. \VITI. '.1'. No.ek Rat. on or a~ter Full 1\{OOJ1. Charles ~wlft Saturdu;lT be10re Full 1\1.0011. G. Ii·" Waoelward Ra ttll'dn~T after Full nIoon. J. :l'lcDaniel. Satllrdas' after :Full Moon. l\fort. A. Boyd ~rhurs. on or bef. Full1\loon. IJames Parks Sat. on or bef. & 2 waft. F.l\I,

jT:O. '.J:'owles 1.101111 Decker IJanlcs Carroll. Charles R. Curtis \VIn. H. HalL R. F. Taylor rr. B ..Minor D. Hughes \V. P. B0111wa!'e James G. WylIe J. M. :McLellan Wm. B. Ballew John Russell G. W. Fittzgero,ld R. C. 'Vhite H. C. TboDlpson ~l'holnas Hay'vard S. J. Pulliam J. B. Quisenberry IEd. S. Noog R. F. Polson...............

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LODGE.

Sullivan

Roanoke................. Savannah............... Dan ville.. Eureka.................... Warren.................... Ashley..................... Independence......... Lebanoll............ St. Joseph............... Polar Star... Bridgeton Hickory Grove. Jackson Laclede.................... Pottel·...................... Miami Brookfield... 'Vashington Dresden FriendsWp.............. King Solomon........ Madison.................. Perseverence. St. Marks................ Evening Star Cbapman................ St. Andrews...... Bethany......... Webster.................. Mt. Vernon Canton Eastoll...... Bloom ington West View

COUNTY.

IFranklin Ho,vard

70 71 72 73 74 75 76

77 78

79 80 81 82 83

88 89

90 91

94 95 96 97 98

TOWN.

99 100 101 102 103

MASTER.

SEC'RETAltY.

I I

John W·. Hurman

~ TI~IE

OF l\fEETIN G.

E. A. sOIf lsaturdaJ< hefore fnll Roanoke John 'V. Bagby E. Shores I Hntunlay before fullu10on. Savannah Andrew Robert Conover IIeury Grebe First and third Saturdays. Danville ~!ontgol11ery•... Geo. 'V. l\IcCarty \V. D. Bush IThur~. on 01' 1J~t~ full 1l10on. Bl.·uns'vick Chariton Jan1e~ T. Plunkett Jalnes L. Applegate.. Thurs. on or bef. full luoon. Keytesville Chariton No returns fur 2 y'rs.l . Ashley Pike Jalnes N. Orr Alfred Oden Saturday before fnlln100n. Independence Jackson Jalnes fl. Gra~T Jallles Lucas Reconcl & fourth Saturdays. Rteelville Cra'vford Sau1.'l F. Dunlap Newton Jones '.rhird Saturday. " St. Joseph Buchanan Phil. Arnholt A. B. Frazer First and thIrd Tuesdays. Rt. Louis St. Louis Charlie rrha,v D. 'V. Sadlpr Second and fourth F~ridays. Bridgeton Bt. Louis Jan1.es E. Allie T. D. Parsons Saturday before full n100n. Hallville P. 0 Callaway Richard 1\'1. Flynt Robert Wade Rnt. on or before full Ul00n. Linneus Linn Pat. H. Perkins R. D. Sandusky Saturday before full moon. Lebanon Laclede l\f. W. Her!. Ben. B. I-Iarrison \Vedl1 'sday before full moon. Longwood.., Pettis D. Burford Isaac O)1penhein1er Hat. on or"be1'ore full 11100n. AnaUli Saline Lewis Fry . m Daniel F. Bell Friday on or bet'. full 111oon. Brookfield Linn D. Chene~T J. C. !{elley Second and fourth Tuesdays. Greenfield Dade 'Vn1. G. 1\IcDowell... John D. Parkinson Frida~- on or bef. full n10011. Dresden Pettis T. P. ~fcCluney P. D. Van Dylte•••••.... Rat. on or before full 11100n. Chillicothe Livingston IT. B. Yates W. \-V. Thornton First and third Saturdays. St. Catharines Linn Abner Hart~ock Patrick H~gerty Saturday after full 1110011. ~fadisoll Monroe WH1. A. Da.VIS R. ~I. Ragland Second 8atnrday. Louisiana Pike 'Vnl. O. Parks Charles G. Huuter l\tl011. bef. & 2d ~Ion. aft. F. M. Cape Girardeau Cape Girardeau 'Vm. B. \\7]1S011 8a111.Uel B. Rowe TUPsthty 011 or heft fnll 11100n Cuba Crawford B. F. Johnson J. B. Vance Saturday before full moon. Lns Veg!ts ~. l\liguel (N 1\1) L. Fraulpton Charles Ilfeld Thircl Suturduy . ShelbyvIlle Shelby A. G. Priest C. ~r. Shackelford Sat'day on or bef. full moon. Bethany Harrison D. J. Heaston 'VITI. P. Robinson 1st & 3d Rat'dav uft full moon l\{arsbfield Webster Isaac D. Johnson Janu"s Bollinger Friday on or aft. full moon. ~ft. Vernon Lanrence N. Whaley W~ratt :Harris Ral'day on or bef. full n10011. Canton Le'vis John Hawkins 'V. B. Henton, Jr Recond & fourth Saturdays. Easton Buchanan W. Ii". Forbis \\T. C. Benight Saturday after full 11100n. Bloon1.ington Macon Wm. 'Varl'en Sarnuel W, Bhodes Friday on or bet: full In0011. l\1illersville ' Cape GlrardeaulJohn Waller Tbonlas F. Bast 'Sat'da;y· on or aft. full moon.

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Heroine I{irksville.... Macon Golden Square.. Aztec l\lontezuma...... MaretlS ~'rell ton Grailalu Plattsburg............... Twilight.................. Daviess Versailles.... Kingston........... De Boto Compass... Er,vin Dover Herman Dardenne. Gentryville............. Seaman Athens Live Oak 'k.. Constantine 'Vest Prairie........... Potosi Farmington............ star of West ..... Pleasant Monnt Warrensburg Phcenix... PrairIeville.. IJincoln...................

101 105 IOU 107 108

}\fodern...........

144

109 110

III 112 113 114 116

117 118 119

120 121

12~

123 124

125

126

1~7

128 129

130

131 132 133 134

1&~

136 187 18S Ore~on 189 Pap1uville............... 140 Middlebury...... ...... 141 Pleasaut Grove...... 142 Irondale.................. 143

Rising Star 145 :l\lcGee 146 Cass 147 yancey "'1148 Lexington............... 149 Birming 150

l~al1sas t .. ii;y

Kirksville .Macon \-Vestport ]Jas Cruces Santa Fp Fredericktown Tl'enton Grahau1. Plattsburg Coltlnlbia GallatIn \Tersailles ]{ingston De ~oto parkville Ht. Lotus Dover Hel'lnan O'Fallon

:Jacksol1 'IAdair ~Iaeon

F. Bnrns 10. 'V. T. Baird J. G HO'1le Wyatt 'Vebb

!'E. B. Crayens

J. L. Portpr A. L. T{night Ed. 'V. Dill

First and third Saturdu)Ts.

Tne~dny on 01'

bef full nloon. vVednesdayon or ber F.l\L I-l"ridny 011 or bef fulllnoon.

Jackson DonaAna (N 1\1 No retUl'lls . Santa Fe (N M) \-VBl. 'V. Griffin David J. 1\Iiller First Salurdny. l\ladisoll ~·]n. Nifong...... . George I-1. Lea('h Satnrday· before fnll n10011. Grundy \VU1.. I-1 ..McGratl1 A. H. Blnkholder Fi~·&t fLud third Thursda;ys. Nodoway Janles A. Pa1nler J. R. \Veleh Fnda)T before full InOOI}, Clinton J. O. Eaton Virgil H. Porter f:;at'day on or beffulllnoon. Boone Oren Root, Jr ~rhilo. F~·fer First and third l\1:onday. Daviess 'Vnt. 1\1. Givens Henry C. :McDougal. Haturda;y before full 111.00n. l\10rgan John T. Canlpbell 1\Iat. C. '''hite Third Saturda~T. Cahhvell Lellluel Dunn N. 1\1. Slnith Wednesda~y on or bef F. 1\{' Jefferson No rettlrlls . 1Platte F'. B. ~1oore F. 1\1. l\lcDonald Sat'da~y on or bef full moon. St. Louis F. Vil. Renl1e"Ta1d Ed. Wuestner \second and fourth Fridays. Lafayette W. D. Cha~1tller l'V. A. LaBertew First and third Sattuda;ys. Gasconade IChas. D. Eltzen IGustav. 1\1e1'tens Second Tnesday. St. charles j'W. C. \VilUau1s R. E. Gamble Rat'clay on or bef full n1.oon. G~l1tryvl11e Gentry l\IaschH :Mauril1g R. 1\1. l\lcCalnmoll Third Saturday. IVhlan Sullivan I'\\TlTI . H. Enlbertol1 .. John P. Butler Hat'dayon or beffuIllTIOon. Albany : Gentry !~1:. L. J\Iillell \V. Clark Second & fourth Saturdays. Pleasant I-IIll cass jNo retlll'llS . qha;leston ~lIssisE?ippi.. A. H. Dauf~rt11 J~. 1\£. Br<;nv~l S~t"dfl,Y on or l1ef.full Dl00n. ClaIl{~ol1 D~l1k!ln V. H. ~n~~rls0l1 1 I~ . :ft1. \Vlllons ~Ve~nesda:y on o~ bef F. 1\1. PotoSI 'Vasluugtoll IE. B. 8111.1th 'Vnl T. Hunter Sat day on or bef full moon. l~·arlnington St. Francis E. E. \Vbite A. Parkhurst SaL'clny be1 & 2cl week afF M Ironton Iron Jaeob T. Ake IEli D. Ake Sat'day on or bef fulln1.oon. Pleasant l\tlount.. Miller Janles Johnson AlL E. \Vhitney Raturdas after full n1.oon. \Varrensburg Johnson L. Selnnicllapp Joshua R. I-Ieath Thn'sda~T on or bef full moon Bowling Green Pike '.rrasper P. Parker D. L. Cald"Tell Rat'day on or bef full n1.oon. -Prairieville •........ Pike lWln. I-1. Pollard Robt. H. \Vright Sat'dayon or bef full U1.00l}, }i'illnlore Andre'v \Vm. D. Hatten Robt. l\Iarkland Saturday before full moon. Oregon : Holt Janles S. Hart '1'. C. Dungan 1st Monday Hl1\13cl Saturda.y. PapinvIlle Bates A. V. Bradle~T 1.1. Culbertson Friday before 1n11 l11.oon. Middlebury Mercer A. J. Ridenour Jacob Ash brook Wednesday after full moon. I Otterville Cooper ·r. J. Btarl{e J. J. vVharton Sat'day on or bef full moon. Irondale 'Vashington J0111es II. Stapp ICallHlld .Arnold F-atnrda~T aftel' full 1110on. HUll1.Unsville Polk S. 1\1. Tinker J. n. Barnett Sat'cla~r 011 or bef full moon. Ebenezer Greene \Vlll. H. Pa)'l1e .i\!1. L . .1\..bel'l1athy vVednesday bet' full moon. College l\10Ulld l\lacon A. 'l'eter IJehn Teter Sat'dayon or bef full 1110on. HarrIsonville CasR N. 1\1. Givan 11\1. Gal·rison Friday on or bef full l11oon. PineyHle l\fcDonald A. vV. Chpnoweth i\1. N. Lamance 'Vpdnesday on or bef F. 1\1. I.Jex1l1gtoll Lafayette H. C. Boteler.......... H. R. Ireland Third l\:follday. Hn.lleck P. O fBuchanan James A. Dnv F. V Trf,.l. ~~ Sat·da~· 011 or bef full 1110011.

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TOWN.

~IASTER.

COUNTY.

SECRETARY.

TIME OF

J\IEETING.

S z Milton Bloolnfield Linn Creek 154 Concord I5S Spring Hill•......... 156 .l\sllland 157 Rockport 158 Greenville 159 ·paci~c .. : 160 MorrIsvIlle 161 Clifton WJ~'jr~~~ll~ :::::::::~: ]62 WhitesvIlle Occiden tal . 163 s.t. LOUiS Joachim . 164. Hill~boro Maryville .. 16.5 J\laryville Mil·able . 166 l\lirabile Orlen t Francais . 167 St. Louis COIOllY .. 168 ColOlly : Camden Point . 169 Camden POInt Benevolence . 170 Utica Hartford . 171 Hartford Wolf Island .. 172 Wolf Island Union . 173 Union Stllrgeon . 174 Sturgeon Newton .. 175 Newtonia Poin t Plea san t . 176 Williams' Land'g Texas . 177 Houston Griswold . 178 Price's Branch Pride of the West.. 179 st. Louis . 180 Athens Des 1tfoines Novelty . 181 Novelty Stewartsville . 182 Stewartsville California .. 183 California Calhoun .. 184 Calhoun Cllamois . 185 IChamois Milton Bloomfield Linn Creek Concord Spring Hill Asilialld North ~tar Jolll1Son Pacific Pleasant

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

151 152 153

Randolph Stoddard Canlden Calla'vny' Livlngston.. Boolle Atchison

'V.

Iwavne

Fl·ailldin Poll{ Hnndolpll Andre,v Louis Jeft'"erson NOdoway CaldwelJ 81. LOllIS I{nox Platte Livingston

ISt.

P~tn.all?

l\11SS1SS1}lpi Frallklill Boone Newton New l\ladrid Texas l\fontgomery

st.

Lonis

Clark !{nox De Kalb lVlonitenu Henry Osage

Jnules P. l\'Ieals 'Vnl. D. Bloys T. J. I{elley 'vV. 1\lcFnrland B. Brookshire No l·etlll"llS John Dozier Joel yan(·cy RUlul1ell\lcFallis IBen. H. Bond Aug. Bradsher I~. Blnith 1\.lartin Collins !John L. Tholl1.RS

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I~ennedjT ~ariah Stephens

I'v.

J. P. Ravolcl P. D?uglus No rettlIns John Lo'v lcteo. C. ~'ul1erton No retlllns II~en. D. Dean "Vm. Ii'. Hobel·ts IJohn Weenls !F'reeruan Lesieur J. A. Steeley jl\l. L. Cope John C. Sl1mlners IDaniel ill. Scott jC. L. IJUrriS ;H. G. Chappell ~T. P. !-1. Gray IBird D. Pul'l{s 'Joseph J. Davis

Vv. L. '.r. Evans Robt. W. Christy John O. J\.lorrison Jalues W. Pledge SalTIuel J. Dewey p.t. .. ~falcohn l\fcKillop Geo. \V. Creath John E. Yo:.:lL Ben. W. l\lltchell J. :1\1. Graves J. W. Popplewell D. J. :i\funge \V. H. H. rl'holllftS 'l'homas H. Brown N. BreIs.ford Aug. \Vl1lerlnuth J. COulley

F'Iirst Saturday. Friday on or bef full moon. Thu'sday on orbeffull moon Ii'OU1·tll Saturday. Sat'day on or bef full moon.

Orville Wilcox Thos. H. l\fOSs

Not l'eported. IRat'da;}T on or bef ful1 moon.

'V.

Fred. C. Melll.. D. l\fayer, p. t W. B. Roark }ired. W ..MauIsley J. H. Rtefi"ens...... D. J. Hervlly Haluuel DavId

John nf. Hiller jR.. RhOcles JaJlles C. Rit('hey

Albert G. Byler W. E. Grisbam /I-Ienry l\1arqual1d

Rat'dny on or bef full moon. First and third Saturdays. Sa~nr<1ay beforo full moon. FrHlu,;}T on or bef tull moon. Sat'day on or bef full moon. Sat'day on or bet" full moon. Secolldand fourth l\10ndft~!s. Rnt'day on orbef full moon. Fh'st Saturday. S;tt'day on or bef full moon. Not reported. 8aturday before full moon.

. .

(1)

1st Thu'sday &, 2d Saturday. ,Friday before full IUOOl1Sat 'day on or aft fulllnoon. Sat'day on or bef full moon. Sat'day on or aft full TIl0011. ~at'day on or bef full Ul0011.

First,and third Wednesdays. Saturday before fun nloon.

full

Raturday after 11100n. ,'F;aton or bet' & 2d Sat aft Ii' 1U Fourth Saturday. Satonorbef&2dSntaftFl\f ~Friduyonorafter full moon. I

:hIorality .. Henry Clay... Han ni bal. Zeredatha Putnnul Zernbbabel.............. Frankfort Angerolla Vlellsvi lie.... Boli\Yar.................... Quitman

186 187 188 189 190

191 192

193 19-1 ]95

196 197 198 New Hope......... ...... 199 Cartha~e

A.llellvllle.............. ~onora.....................

~~OO

.J ulnesport...

201 202 203

Westville. Green Ridge

~~wle~~....................

20!

Cla~T

207 208 209 210 211 212

IrlluDllna 801TI erset...

200 206

Sallsbury................. Poplar Blnffs Unionville Hickory HilL... Four .Mile......... Rolla Forest Cit:\r

213

214

Hornersville........... 21t5

~]6

Gralll)y.................... Barbee Good Hope........ New Boston............ !{unsas City............ Mystic Tie............... ji'arl11 ers... ••...•.

217 218 219 220 221 222

"Voodlawn Ham il tOll ••••.• •••

223 224

Salelll j 2'25 Haliue j 2'26 C;}7press................... 227 Shelbina , 22R Nevada , 229 ~t,.

Janl<'s

\VarrcnLoll

1 2~O

on·

231

R~nlcl( l\1111er.~burg

1Randolpb.

ICullo'vuy Marion

Richard P. 1\fartln \V. D. H. lUlle Wnl. B. Drescher Ed. Dutton H. IIaley I~-'. 1\1. Tufts \Vnl. ~1. 1\lilburn F'o~ter l\leaDs IU • A. 'Voods \VasIl. Gallnnd 1 \VU1. ". Snuth Peter R. Beard Uharlps 1\1. Hunt T. J. Naley Wm. 1..1. Reeves John Devass

IIS' 'V. Dowl1in~

John "\V. :&I~H~lll J. Ii' E. PlllllIps Buchanan iD. ]\'1. l\fcDollald /PnlnRlll ,T. H. Jones Platte 'Vnl. C. "Tells Pike Gabripl Phillips Clay A. Posey Wellsville l\lontgomery jJohn 1\1. Barker Bolivar Polk IE. P. S. Roberts QuitlnUI1 Nodowa~T I'V. H. Fl'ankulll Cartbage Jnsppr 11\1.1\1. JUlnes AllenHville Worth Wnl. Anthony New Hope Lincoln R. I~". Sanders ISonora Atchison H. HU1l1iston Janlesport Daviess I{. P. Allen Bucklin P. 0 JanlN3 Robertson 'V. IL Callison Green Ri<!ge Pettis John R Gra.~T Frank 1'0111lil1 ArnoldSVIlle Buchanan J Oh11 'V. Frelland IEd. R. George l~farHball Saline IJ. P. Htrother IG. bL Colbert, p. t St. John's P.O 1\lercer Johl1 'V. stockn1an .. Geo. Randle l Haynesville P. 0 Ulilltoll !G. \v. Monlg01ucry.. j 'V. R. 'Veal's Salisbury Chariton 1\1. Hfun Bton lJohn E. Weber PoplnI' Bluff Butler F. 1\1. Lawson 'JHlues S. Ferguson ' Unionville Pntnanl '''n1. C. C. Steele IChal'les T. Triplet Hickory I-Iill Cole 'V. 1\L D. Jordan jA. G. Tenlpleton Four l\tllle DunklIn ,T. B. Turnbough ,N. J. l\fcBrIde Rolla : I)11el P s !vI. Snlith A. H. Orchard Forest CIty Holt H. Patterson IJ. A. Gooch Cotton Plant Dunklin Wnl. H. Helnl 1\-1. Satterfield lGrunby Newton \Vll1- R. Street. Wm. S. l\Iespluy Bro\vnSyille Saline ID. 1.10 Berry R. L. FeJ·gnson /Carondelet 1St. Louis R. 'V. Watprs H. J. Fisher New Boston :l\1acon R. H. Lalllkin D. Y. Ho'val·d KanRus City Jackson WIn. E. Whiting Julius E. Levy Oak Ridge Cape Girardeau San1.uel W. Lewis G. C. Pepper I.JR Belle Lewis Wilhs T. BHlI. WIll. R. Allen flanllloaJ. St. Joseph Newton Platte Cit~1 Frankford 1\fissouri City

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Woodlawn

Haulilton Saleu1. St. Genevieve La~lede

Rhelbina Aipha Rt. Janles

\\Tarrentoll

1\1onroe Caldwell

Dent st. l\1al'Ys Linn Shelby ,Grundy IPhelps

Warren

Cornelius Hanger

:l\1arcus A. Law Jalnes ~L Orchard Wnl. T. Cole Alfred Willhul1s L. ~J.1. Hoover Nathan Cravens Charles Cal'tull No returllS for 2 ~"rs

I"V.

Tohn C. Rodes Wm. 'Vilmott

\V. McDonald A. W. Tholllpson G. 'V. Freeman J. 'V. To'vnsen Jan1es P. Thou1.as R. C. ·Volker ~

Rat'c1ay on or bef full moon. 1st Haturday after fullluoon. Secondand fourth l\Iondays. Second & fourth 'ruesda)'s. Sat/day on or bef full mOOD. Sat ber & two weeks uit Ii' 1\I. Sat'day on or bef fullllloon. First u l ld third Saturdays. Saturday before full luoon. Sat'dayon or bef full luoon. Rat'da~T on or bef full nl0011Second & fourth Wedn'days. First and third Saturdajrs. IHaturday before full moon. First and third Saturdays. Sat'duJT on or bel' fullllloon . Friday after full U100I1Rat'dny on or bef full 1110011Saturday before full Juoon. Friday on or bef full nloon. l\tonday before fullllloon. Not reported. Raturday fl..fter fullu1.0011. Second & fourth Saturdays. Hatarday before full lllOOIl. Saturday befol e iull moon. Thu'sday on orbeffulllnoou Snt'da.)T on or bef full moon. 1st RaturdoYflnd3<l ~Ionday. Fridav on or bef full ll100l1Fri ollor bef&2d Fri aft F 1\<1 F'ridayon or bef full moon. First and third Saturdays. Saturdayafterfllll Juoon. Second and foutb l\londays. Sat'day on or ait full moou. On or after full 1110011.

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Sat'day on or bet' full 11100n. Fh'st and third Tuesdays. Sat'day on or bef full 111.00n. Not reported. vVednesday on or bef F M. Friday 011 01' hef fnll TIl00l1Ratul'dny after full nl0011. Sat'day on or aft full n100n.

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ABSTRACT OF LODGES, OFFICERS, ETC.-Gonfinued.

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TOWN.

COUNTY.

TI:lIE OF l\'IEETING.

SECRETAltY.

l\IASTER.

Lone Jaclc

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Buclclill

St. li'ral1cois

JOllie Sedalia lla l~lnta

RushviJle Spencersburg

Grall '·ille :Palestine Portland J{e~·stolle

l\1id<lle Fabius

I{nob Noster 1\1 on tgOIl1 ery Ne()sllo Rochester Carroll High Hill HOI)£,

Alanthns Lindley Butlet' . . .\ ltOl1 Shechinah

Lodge of Light Ra,vanna Lodge of Love l\fechanicsville }i'lorence Hol(lell SUBunit

FayeLtpville Corin tIlian Social

.. 282 . 2.{3

.. 2-3-1

. 2.'3.5 .. 236 .. 237. . 2.Q8

, 2:m

.. :l-lU I 2-H 1 ~~2

I 243

1 244 . 245

. 24U

. 2-17 j

248

l 2:19

j 210 .. 2jl . 2,2 . 25:J 1 25:1 . 265 .. 2,36 . 2il7 . 2':j8 . 259 .. 260 .. 20l . 202 . 268

.. .. *~~ "On

.. 266

Lone .]aCI~

Bllclrlil1 Libert,yville

IJaCliSOl1

!IJ11111

\St.. Francois

Van Rensselear .. RallH Sedalia PeLtis La Plata ~'1ucon

Rnshville

~penct'rsburg

Granville

Ht. Charles

BUehtUlun PIkc" Monroe Rt. charles Callaway

ll.'No. 'r.

~Jaxwell..

H. Harris Sauluel ~I. Elliott.. IB. H. Ingranl I.r. L.l\IilC'y 1\1. \Vt"lls n. A. Laird T. T. Rodes II. r\.10xander r1'. D. Clanton \VHI.. ](. Hpinlley I'l'holnns HopeIL. D. El)(-'l'h;~rt I.fohn F. 1'ippptt llL A. IIenning IJOlIl1 C. ~jTull Arch . Fhnt J. A. Bnrton John E. Godoy Enoch Liggptt I fIirnll1 Doolin V. Holloway \VilejT J. Ii'rev D. J. 1\lflr(jll1s J OIUl \V. :l\loore .Tos. A. J{elllledy'SteplH'l1 Cnywoocl

IJ.

IJOs.

Portland Ht. Louis Ht. Lonis Middle (i'abins ~C()tlllnd I{nob Noster Juhllson l\loUtgOIll'l'Y City A!olltgOn1ery Neosho ~ewton R<?cllest~r Anure,v l\1l1es PoInt CHl'l'Oll. High IIill :\Ioutgonlery \Vasllillgton Franklin Alanthus IGentrj~ Lind Ie;)' GrundjT B\ltler /Bates Alton Oregon Hanover Jeftpl'son IEagle\riJIe Harrison Ha\'alluu t\ler(·er Lan('ast~r : HclJuyler l\leelullllcsville St. chades I~Iort. Htallard ,Ne,v Florence l\1()lltg()lncr~·""'II.JohnH. Hingletoll 1:InJden TohnHoll A. A. 11111Ptt Lee'g Kuullni(, JU,<'}{SOIl /A. H. Powell 1F'ayetteviile Johnson ::\1. Sean1. monds \vnrrt>l1suur g JOhnson (100. H. flnllL I~\-t1drajn \ )lUl·Uubburg Thos. '\T. Garral'd

IF.

IThonlasB. Benton

retlll'llS for 2y·l·S•• I

C~rrl1s

IT.Alldre,v H. Balrt'r J.

Satul'daybefsecondSunc1ay. .

Sntur<1ay after full n1.00n. First Baturday. Sat'day on or bef full rnoon. \Vednes<.lay on 01' hef F. AI. On or befo1'(~ full moon. Ratnrday after full 11100n. Friday before full B100}l. ~1()l1duy bel & 2 "Teelrs aft F M Alfred Hies r1'hird Saturday. A. R. Strain Firf>tal1d third \Veullesdays. \Vnl. A. Coffey Rni'da~T on 01' aft full looon. Alonzo Case On or hefore fllllllloon. jJos. schuessler lsnt'd8 3T on or aft full ]110011. ,A. ~lans Tup~day 0)) or aft fnll 1noon. I~I. G. Ruby Rnt'day on or bef fu1l11100n. \Vnl. 1-1. A<lauls Not reported. T. J. Ulyce Tllu'sdn:r on or beffull 1110011 Arel1. S. Bryan TueRuayoll orbeffulllUOOll. Josiah VV. usborn Sat'dajT on or bef full luoon. Charles II. Coole Rat'day on or bef full 11100n. V. B. Vand:rke·.·· lISnt'dflY on or bef full Ill0011. 1\1. G. Nornlall Recond Saturday. Charles G. Warne Frida:r 011 or bef fnll 11l00D. J:-unes Ew"art 1 {1'riclay on or bpf full ]UOOD. 'Vnl. I-I. ~I('I{ill1Y I\Vedl1eSdaYheforefUlln"lOOll H. D. B. Cntler.•.••.... Sat'day 011 or hef full 11100n. John N. Snider lHnt'day on 01' bef full 11100n. P. P. Ellis \Vednesday on 01' bef F. :1\1. IJOhn H. Hewes ,'.rhu'sdayon or beffullnloon T. R. rrhOl'l1toll jThul'SOll 01' hi" & 2 ""kaf F' :1\1. \V. L. Thornbuckle.. On or before full rnoon. !N. H. Conldin IHecOlldalldfonrth l\lOllURJYS. lA. C. 'Vells l~ntul'dayafterfulllnooll. Prie~t

L. 8. Jackson S. C. Davidson S. B, 'Yells, p. L John L. rrribble 1\1. D. Blakey B.. A. Harris

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Aurora Lodge of Trnth...... Rock Prairie..... New Salenl SOIOlrlOn Gl·anite.................... St. Clair.................. "f! ew M:~r~et ..... ...... 1rnuqlullty............ Grand River .. Illdex....................... Avilla Bogies Creek .. Lod~e of Peace Fellton Cosmos FUockton Lily

Earl Hegperian............ Cratt Herlnitage Acacia Fairlnonnt........

267 268

2-6~

270 271 '1:72 278 ~!'!

2/0 276 2i7

278 279 280 281 282

283 284

2S5

~86

2'$7

289 2HO

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Sarcoxie... .•..•.... 203 l\{ouncl Cit~r 2~! 1\lo11ltean 2U5

Grove OzH,rlr........... 1\Iu.l'ble Hill TeJnple........

296 2117 298 299

Lick UrecIL............ OsH,ge Faithfnl...... Clarence.................. . .-'\..sI1 I ar Ne,v London........ Parrott I{ing Hiram SIkeston Kearney.. Mt. Pleasant

802 303

Doric 300 'Vhite Hall.............. BOI 804 305 306 307 808 309 al0 811

312

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St. LOlliS LOllis Atlanta 1\la('ol1 Union Hall Laurence Ke\v SaleHl Lincoln 1Springfield Greene SedalIa Pettis Osceola ~t. Clair New l\Iarket Platte Arrow Rock P. 0 ~alille l\1orristown Cass _l11dex ICa~s IAvilla Jasper QUillCY HiCkOry Chilbowee Johnson Ii'ellton Ht. LOUiS St. lJouis St. Louis ~tockton Cedar Grant City 'Vorth Coft~ysburg Daviess Virgil Cit~T Cedar [ialltol1 Le'vis Herluituge Hickory Paradibe P.O Clay Fairnl0unt.. Clark Edina I{110X Lurnar Barton Sarcoxie Jasper l\IoUlld City Holt JarnebtO\/n Monitpan \Vebster Grove Ht. Louis Fair Gruve Greene Marble HIll Bollinger I{nnsa~ City Jackson Forkner's fIIll Dallas PI'airie Park Nodnway Perry Ralls INevada Cit~T "Ternon Little Black Ripley Clarence Shelby C01l11nerCe Hcott "New London Ralls MaysvilJe De I{alb I{lloX'rille Ray ~ikeston Hcott !{earney Clay Mt. Pleasant Gentry n

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H. lL Butts Arthur Bovion 'Vnl. Ganll11011 'Vnl. H. Crensha,v Jolin Y. Fnlbright D. H. Hlnith H. Florsh(;'inl 'VIn. R. Moore R. H. 'Villis Alonzo H. Bale 1'. F'. Allison <;hurles 1\lal'qnis

'VID. H. Callender F'lrst an(1 thIrll Fridays. A. 1\1. Attebery Tuesday 011 or beffull moon. Tl10111as J. Ingram Saturday after full 111.00n. H. H. TholllpSOU On 01' after full moon. John H. Payne 'Vednesday bef full moon. A. C. ~tenett 'rllirc11i 'riday. J. E. Lewis Haturday before full mOOD. Jarnes It. Ferrill Thu'sdayonor beffnll moon H. J. Orear 'Vedllesda;y bef full mOOll. '1'l1os. Crawford ~at'day on or bef full moon. L~·sander "'est Hat'day on or bef full moon. II. I.r. Dunleavy Aat'day on or bef full 11100n. 'l'hollH1S Janles B. Brent }i'riday on or bet" fuJ] moon. C. C. 1\1orro\v 'V. W. Cover \Vednesdayon or bet' F. M. ,H. S. Jacobi. 1\1. C. Mulnelan Sat'day on or aft full moon. F. 1\1. \Vot1re Robert Lyle Second and fourth l\londa~"s HnrdyJ. Church 'VIne D. Hoff Thursonorbf&2\vksafIi'l\'I 1James Earl:r I-J. J. yates Second & fourth Saturdays. IJOlln J. Enyart B. 1\1. 1\lcPhetridge Saturday before fllllllloon. J. R. Willits A. Barter Sat'day bef & 2 w'ks aft Ii' M:. l\1. _Holt ~ J. W. Barrett Second undf'ourth 'ruesdays. John'V Snyder Charles I{rolf Sat'dny 011 or bef full moon. B. F. Records J. H. Stout Second & fourth Saturdays. IJame~ T. Laughlin'''IG. S. Hta1forcl Saturday before full moon. ohn \V. Lee Henj. Bo\ven s. aturday before t'ullllloon. John \V. Dunn G. }it. Burkhardt Tues on or bf & 2 w'ks af F M IGeo. R. I-IlHlspeth David T. Dodson On or before full 1110011. lD. P. Ballard John ~cralltz Sattday on or bef full Ul00n. jC. G. Hickox Lewis Reed 11t hircl Saturday. George W. (Tore A. B. 1\1. Thompson First and Third Tuesdays. j'JOhll G. Huff· John Beagle Not reported. \v. C. Il'ally John 1\1. Itoberts Sat'day on or bef full Ul00n. Asa JUacldox D. A. 1\1. Grover First and third l\'Ionclays. D. l\f. Janleson Aug. Roeting Satnrday before full Ul00D. Ephraiul .Myers R. G. Hnbbard Saturday aner full 111.00U. "Vln. 1\L Ely '1'. Ii'. Gill Sot'day on or bef full lnoon. fD. \V.l\1itchell Robt. :McNeil. ,Friday onorbf&2WkSafFM James T. Adallls Jalnes D. Dennis 8at'day on or bet" fnll moon. \Varl'en Houghton Jacob E. l\{al1l1 Second & fourth ~aturdays. Ii'. De 'Vint J. L. Bownlan Snt'day on or aft fnll moon. O. H. P. Ledford Geo. E. ~Iayhall Saturday before flllllllOOll. ll'a BrO)Vll ,••. , IsaRc 'Vllson First and third Katurdays. F. Craven S. W. Craven :-iaturday before full nl00n. Isanc Huntel' Henry A. Snlith l\10ndayon or beffull moon. P. D. Anderson G. H. Plitt I First and third Saturdays. John '1'. Daniels Geo. T. KellyoD ISecond &; fourth Saturda)-Ts.

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COUNTY.

TOWN.

SECRETAR:Y.

TIME OF 1\1:EETING.

Z Kingsville St. Aubert. Altolla

313 314 315 310

Kingsville St. Aubert Altona Kansas City

317 318 319 320

OSbOl'l1

El Dorado

Hardin

322

McDonald Dockery...... I{it CarsOll.............. l\lt. Zion Cai nsvilla Kennedy.............. Lathrop CbarIty.. Clark City........ Chillicothe..... Breckenridge Oak Grove

824

RUl'al

Osborn

f....

Paulville ....•. Chapel Hill Jonathan

321

Cornerstone

323

32.5

326 327 32-8 329

330 331 332 333 884 3'-16

J.\1:jT rtle...............

338

Fidelity...... Amity

339 340 Relief 34l Circle....................... 34:2 Agricola 348 Mo berly 844 Fellowship Arlington 346 Laudluark 317

Ash

Gl'OVO

wna Star.

I...Iuray Paulville Chapel Hill Fairvie,v Hardin St. Louis Independence Bottsville PO Elizabethtown West Plains Cainsville Lanlar Stat.ion Lathrop St. Joseph Clark Cit~r Chillicothe Breckenridge Oak Grove l\1illville Farl()~'

Sluith City Springfield

Roscoe TP. 31:, range 27

13.15

ltIdelItJ

348

34.9

A:~obeFly T

Arlington I{ennett j Ash Grove l\titi. Vernon

.Johnson CalIa·way Bates Jackson De I{alb Clarlt Adair LafH,yette Worth Ray St. Louis Jackson Linn Colfax, N l\Iex.. Howell Harrisoll Nodo'vay Clinton Bucllanan

IR. T. Ilryer Geo. A. l\foore

John.J. l\filler S. Salisbury· '1'hos. B. Haruer l\L B. Scott S. N. Hol1o'va~T John H. 1fcClnre Peter Stapleton D. \V. Trigg,H. 'V l\forris Jacks Tallies C. Hig:gs James A. Howe T1l0IlluS Polloek John B. Collins John 'Voodlvard

'\T.

EUphas George S. D. Young Cl1as. F. I{lligllt 'V. R. \ValJace \Vn1.. S. Bird Thos. W. Reed Jan1.es 1\1. Adall1S Joseph F. Duvall John S. Tisdale J. Russell Jatnes !1. Wilhoit

(~larl{

Livingston Caldwell. Jackson Ray Platte pett.is Gr()ene St. Clair Henry Randolph Jasper ,PhelPs Dunklin jGreene Gentry

lg.

W. F. Shackleford

HUI~t

P. E. Hopions Oscnr Reeder J. E. Jackson IFreenifUl Patten J. F .. l\Iurphy Charles pu,tterson IJohn W. Bledsoe IJack T. 'randy S. R. Crispin

/IJ. Furth

rrhos. A. Collins A. B. l\Iongomery J. 'V. Latnar B. J. Burk

J. R. Middleton N. L. Trosper 'VIU. E. F'nck A. A. l\IcCuistian Henry l\Ieads F. L. 1\Itntie 1\1. I..J. ~IcOlure J. R. l~ox

···1· ·..·· ·

Sat'das" on or aft fulllnoon. Second Saturday. Sat'day on or bef full nioon. Second and fourth 'ruesdnys. Second & fourth Saturdays. JSat'<1a~r 011 or bef full n1.oon. IRat'day on or bef fullnI0011. Sat'dA~T on or aft fuU moon. Second and fourth l\fondays. Thursday before full IUOOl1(i'irst and third l\londays. li'irst and t,hird l\Iondavs. First and thiJd RaLurda:rs. 'Vednesdays on or bef F 1\1. Friday on or bef full nioon. Thu'sclaYOll orbefflllllnoon Hatnrday before full n1.oon. Sat'day aft & 2d ~at aft F M.

LVI. R. 'Vrigl1t '.J. )1. Thonipson IJ. B. l\IcCullough

Jan1.es fI. 'Veuster Eli Owel~ Chester Adanls A. 'V. GIbson Jalnes A. Bolen Allan L. l\IeGregor Robert 1\1. Tuttle Robert L. Fishee rEUas Sn'laJl P. Edluonson IJ. .Ii'. G. Belltle~T Edward Bald~·ln

/A. I

I'Vlll."V.

~ ~ ~

Second and fourth Fridays. Ji'irstand second Saturdays. Thurs ber 1st & 3d Sundays. Sat'day on or aft full n1.oon. Second & fotuth Wedn'sdays !i'irstauclthh'd Wednesdays. 'Vednesday after full n1.0011. Thu'sclay on or bef fu1111100n

····1 Second & fot~rth Satu~·days.

8E'concl and fourth Frlda3- s. jSaLUrdRy after full n1.oon. Second & fourth 'rhul'~da:rs. Sat'day on or bef fllllllloon. T

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TYrtnu Mosaic Friend...... Ben. Franklin Hebron: AdeJ}Jlu Phelps Comfort Garrett Tuscan Hiran1...... Fraternal......... King David Warsaw Unanimity Barry Williamstown Craig

85Q

851 352 353

B.:?!

3:)iJ 357 358 859 860 362 36;3 364 365 366 367 370 371

.TOhnstown u.IBatea Belleview 11'011 Ozark ChrisLinn Havannall Andrew l\le~ico : Audl·uin UnIo11 :~\Illls Platte Phelps City Atchison RockJ~ Comfort l\IcDonald White I-Iare Cedar St.. Louis St. I.Jouis I{ahoka Clark Catawissa PO Frnnlriin I{ansas City Jackson Warsaw Benton Westoll Platte '''inburn Barrs· \Vllliarnstown Le,vh~ Craig Holt

Medoc U. D. Aledoc Jasper :Mltchell.................. do C 'lunlbns.......... Johnsun do ~L.l.lta. Bend :'5aHl1e Crescent Hdl do '...-rescent IIUl .. ,. Bates Con1po·dtf> do )·lniphan ItJpley Luui::>" c............... do TJ .,', _."..... 1\' Ill........ Mandeville do l\Iandeville............ 'J West Point........ do '''est point Bat.es Plumb......... do l\Iiddletowu l\lontgomery Ancient Craft......... do Gelltr~r Rihviu~ing............ do IHJut(nvn d CoatesvIlle..... do '.... "n Schuyler Q,ueen City.............. do Queen Cit~~ nol'sChUYler Ionia do Ionia Sch. House .Iuau Richland................. do Richland Plllaski.. Ancient Landlu'rk dQ Laudluarlr........... H1\HUlt. HarlllollY do Vibbard..... lay................... Alexander do Bedford ~_; ..r!ngston Dayton.................... do IDasTtoll cass Woodside do 'fholuasville Oregon Border..................... do Elk Mills McDOllald Al·(lana.................... do Wintersville Sullivan Marionville............ do 1\1ariollvllle Lawrence 1\L.llttt..

A. B. J.\.laupin 1G. 1\'1. Vandyke .. John D. Webb tE. H. l\Iathews Satnrday after full moon. Tanles L. Robberson John \V. \Volker Friday before full moon. C. H. Gee !.Jas. Bracl\:enridge First Saturda~T. H: l\~. E(hva'frd~ /JOSel?h.E. :ftloore ~:ron(~ay on or.b~ffu111noon. Garlett L. CozIne B. l\lltchell Saturday after full 1110on. fi'. NI. Thornpson II L . H. Ruland FiI'st and third Saturdays. David P. \Veen1.s .. \V C. l\lontgo1l1ery.. P. R. Dix .. Thos. C. Ready IJo11u F. Randall IFil·st and third Tuesdays. Hiram Beeson ,' Bellj. H. Balhtrd li'riday on or bet' full lll.OOll. George J. Adler John \V. PempJin Sat'day on or aft full 1110011Thos. L. Hafer Joseph \v. Churns Second & fourth Wedn'sdays Frank u. Gillette Peter S. Hay First and third 1\Iolldays. SaInt A. Gilbert Janles L. McCluer Second & fourth f:5aturdays. \"111. M. Pardue Winter Frost. Fri on or aft &, 2d Fl'i aft F M 1\1. L. Chapell "'\V. G. Allen Saturday after full lUOO}). Charles A. DoughtY",Irving L. Blair 1st Monday & 3d Saturday.

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.. J. B. Shnpsoll .. t: . .\1. Orr .. Aaron J. Saterlee . A. J. j>"lHlei . J. B. 'l'illRlf'~'" .. Isaac R. Brown . James V. Pope .. Rola.nd E. 'Vltt . J. P. Bigelo\v . P. S. Sagerty .. John F. James .. Jacob l\filler, 81' . R. M. Hargett .. Jalues 1. Tyree . H. \V. Pile . t O. RtlSF:-{-ll . .Tohn l\L Alexander.. /JOSePh H. Page .. Tholnas J. Bond .. 'V. Rogers . /Sal11..uel W. ~Iel1or .. 11\1. 1'. 1\101'1'i8 ..

IG.

GRAND SECRETARY'S ABSTRACT OF WORK DONE AND DUES PAID. ~

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11 Missouri...............

5 "9j"6 5

2 TTacant .........•.•.... ... ... ... ... ... :3 1Beacon 17 9 11 2 5 41 Howard............... 2 1... 1 3 5 United 3 3 3 5 9 6 I A rlr 3 3 1 1 7I07Sullivan............ 6 4: 8 11 7 8 'Villiamsburg*.. 4 3 1 2 9!Geo. ,vaShin g toll 1316 14 8]2 7 8 6 4 6 10 fA gen cy.......... 111 Pauldin g v ill e 1 3 1 2 1~ (r.Y ro. . 5 4 51'.' 16 l3 Iti&ing SUll •......••. 1 3 3 5 3 2 1 7 14 i Auburn 15lWB&tern Star 1 3 3 4, 7 1 16 l\Jlemphis 19 14 2 7 17 Clarksville............. 7 7 7 5 12 181PHhnyra t 3 3 3 3 4 19\Pnris Union 7 7 7 3 1 1

I...

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21t(lreencRbtle

23 Floridat···· .. ··· ~ 24!Wyaconda 251Naphtali a 20[ Mexico...... 2i E V'ergreen. 28 St. John's............ 29 Windsor 30 I Hun tsville SI Liberty...... 32 Lafayette.. 33/Ralls...................... 34 Troy... 35 Mercer.... 36 Cooper b 37 Cedar...................... 38 Callao........ 1

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8 56, 28 4 86 43 4 72 36 2 132 156 81 40

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2 "'100' . 4 6 117 58 00 117 00 6238211 ..• 1 351750 . 8 8 9 9 61 2 1 1 1 5 77 37 50 ,.. . 1 2 1.. ' 30 5 00 . 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 61 30 50 . 18 16 14 1 2 3 1••• ".14 135 65 50 18 55 4 4 4: 4 2 2... 1...... 82 41 00 . 3 4 3 3 1 1 44 . 5 [) 5 3 3 3 7 4 144 72 00 . 2 2 1 2 1 47 23 50 47 00 7 5 7... 3 1...... 1 4 47 23 00 . 2 2 2 4 6 80 37 50 ••••••.•••. 7 5 6 1 3 1 42 21 00 . 2 3 3 2 61 30 50 . 2 2 3 1 2 3 2 6 71 . 2 2 2 2 42 21 00 ]0 11 12 3 6 1 6... 2... 87 38 50 68 00 2 3 2 3 2 1 1 28 14 00 . 4 2 2 1 4............ 2 44.......... .

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* Paid dues for 1869-70. t Paid duecs for 1867-70. 1 Due for 1869, $32. a $10245 by Coll~ge certificate.

:I: Credit of$19 in 1869. b By Oollege cert. $9"

Appendix.

1870.J

283

GRA.ND SECRETARY'S TABULAR STATEMENT.-Oontinued.

LODGE.

l"4

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73 IEureka.

74 \Varren.................. 75 Ashley.................. 76 Independence 77 Lebanon .f...... 78 St. Joseph 79 Polar Star.............. 80 Bridgeton 81 Hickory Grove....... 82 Jackson

1 7 1 2 9 4

2 7 1 7 7 2 5 1 4 1 2 2 2 3 1 1 6 5 4 5 2 1 5 3 2 2 2 1

3 4 4 7 8 5 8 3 2 6 4 6 9 5 5 1 2 1 2 1 5 7 2 2 7 7 31 4 3 5 7 7 7 5 1 3 3 2 10 5 4 4 13 13 3 2 1 .2 5 6 3 4

3 4 3 1 2 5...... ~ 1 5 3 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 20 122 210 9 19 2 4... 1 1 1 4 1 1 3 1 2 1 ] 1 9 8 8 1 1 2 1 9 2 2 7 1 7 2 1 3... 9 -:1 2 6 ] 5 1 2 1 6 4 4 1 1......... 8 4 4 6 6 3 6 2...... 2 5 1 3 1 2 1 5 4 2 3 4 3 3 8 5 18 17 7 1... 14 2 5 1 1 3 3 2 5 3 14 1 1 5 4... 1 2... 4 1 7 7 8 4 3 4 1 9!fi ()1 1

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5 3 4 2 6 2 10 1 18 8

2 2 2 10 14 9 1 2 1822 13 5 9 5 ]

11 12 2 19 14

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39 $19 50 $ . 64 31 50 63 00 30 15 00 . 16 20 00 chrt'r 8 81 36 50 73 00 55 27 50 .......•.... Nor's . 58 29 00 . 74 36 00 . 96 48 00 . 60 30 00 . 23 II ,50 . 61 31 00 . 126 63 00 . 96 47 00 . 18 9 00 . 57 28 50 . 58 29 00 . 116 32 00 116 00 ]09 52 00 . 52 26 00 . 73 36 50 . 61 30 50 . 45 22 50 . 33 15 50 32 00 55 27 50 . 50 24 00 . 53 47 OO 57 28 50 . ] 65 00 65 00 5, 28 50 84 40 50 48 24 00 48 00 39 19 50 . 83 41 50 . No r's for 2 years 48 18 50 . 90 45 00 90 00 77 38 50 .......•.... 164 79 50 . 160 80 00 . 43 21 50 .. 48 24 00 . 69 31 00 . n.

c Chartered October, 1870. d Credit from 1869 of $2650. 8 Charter fee. e Paid for 1869, $25, and on account of 1870, $22; due on 1870, $4 50. I Pe:tid by College certificate.

Appendix.

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8 9: 7 4 8...... 1 () 61 30 50 88 Brookfield "'112 10 5 9 10 3 2 1 10 81 40 50 81 00 87 Washington 10 10 1°1 11 4 1 ...] 10 84 42 00 S8 Drebden 4 5 5 3 2 1 1 38 19 00 E9 Friendship 2 2 1 510 2 6 92 46 00 1 gORing Solomon 2 2 2 1 1 1 35 17 50 35 00 f 1 Madison.. ...... 1 ... ... 2 ... ... ... 31 15 50 ~ :3 Perseverellce 51 3 4 4 2 1 3 67 3~ 50 (3 St. Marks 616 6 3 1 1 1 2 1 1 65 82 50 65 00 (4 Evening Htar...... 4 1 1 2 1 7 30 . [5 Chapman 9 3 7 54 . 961St. Andrevvs....... 2 2 2 1 1 1 46 23 00 97 Bethany............ 2 1 2 3 () 2 1 2 67 33 00 __ . OSjWebster 6\1 8 6 2 1 6 112 55 50 .. 99 ~It. Vernon............... 3 2 4 3 1 5 34 17 00 . J 001 Canton 1 2 3 1 1 67 32 50 . 101!Easton 5 G 9 2 7 1 1 9 44 22 00 . 2 2 2 1 3 2 71 35 50 .. 102 Bl()o)nin~ton 1031vVe~t View........... 4 3 1 1 2 1 34 17 00 . 1041Heroine 17 8 5 9 6 1 2 92 43 00 . 2 83 41 50 . 105 I{irksvillp............. 7 8 7 10 2 1 106 Macon 8 4 410 9 I,... 13 113 56 fiO . 107 Golden Square g.. 111112 4 6 1 1 3 83 33 50 82 00 108 Aztec . No re's 109 Montezulna 1 2 3 3 8 6 62 31 00 . 5 31 3 2 8 4 82 41 00 . 110 Marcus 111 Trenton 7 9 7 7 4 2 1 1 8 67 33 50 . 112 Graham 9111 17 2 4 I 4 51 25 50 .. 113 Plattsburg 2 2 2 4 4\... 2 51 114 Twilight 12 10]1 7 3 3 ] 18 97 47 50 95 00 116 Daviess.... 31 5 8 4 6 2 2 6 70 38 00 . 117 Vel"saillelO) 8 4 3 3 9 1 3 71 35 50 . 118 I{ingston................. 9 7 4 13 1 1 2 42 21 00 .. 119 De Soto.................. .. ... ... ~o re's 120 00111 pass 5 1 1 2 1............ ] 27 13 50 . 1:! 1 Erwin . 1 6 6 6 3 2 1....... fi 101 50 50 . 122 Dover ,.. 7 8 6 5 2 33 16 50 . 123 Herman 3 3 4 2...... 3 24 12 00 . 124 Dardenne......... ... 1 1 3 1...... 1 2 24 12 00 24 QO 1~5 Gentryville 8 7 5 5 5 1 1 8 84 42 50 . 128 Seaman... 8 4 5 4 2 5 70 34 00 .. 127 Athens 1 11 2 1 1 61 30 50 .

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841 42 00

2 Due for 1869, $41.

No re's .

1870.J

Append'ix.

285

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for 1869-70.

A.ppendix.

286

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102 52

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8 No returns for 1869.

Appendix.

1870.]

287

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m Chartered 1870..

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~6 $13 00 ~ . 34 17 00 ....•...•... 57 . 54 27 001 ...•.......• 19 29 14 50 . 73 86 00/ . 20 20 00 I . 67 32 50 . No 1"'8 for 2 yrs 25 12 50 . No 1"8 fbI" 2 yrs 46 23 00 .. 30 15 00 ......•.... 119 59 00 . 80 39 50 . 46 23 00 . 29 14 50 0 3d]6 50 33 0 52 26 00 . 29 14 50 . 94 47 00 94 OC 38 19 00 . 68 83 50 . 37 18 50 . 59 29 50 . 47 23 50 . 39 20 00 . 27 13 50 . 83 16 50 33 00 23 11 50 . 25 12 50 . 60 29 50 . 37........... . 31 ] 5 50 . 29]4 50 . 30 15 00 . 28 14 00 . 29 14 50 . 26 13 00 . 57 28 50 57 00 45 20 00 chartr 8 40 20 00 . 69 34 50 . 27 14 00 . 80 38 50 77 00 4 No returns for 1869.

Appendix.

288

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Appendix.

1870.J

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326jKit Carson 327 1 Mt. Zionp 328 Cainsville p......... 329 !{ennedy p 3301 Lathrop p............. 3311 C11arity p......... 332 Clarl\:. Oity p 333 Chillicothe............ 334 Breekenridge p..... 33G Oak Grove p 338 l\Iyrtle p............... 339 :Fidelity p 3401 Amity p.............. 341 Relief p............... 342 j Circle p 343 Agric()la p 344 l\Ioberly p ".... 345 Fellowship p 3461 Arlington 3471Landmark p........ 34S1Ash Grove p 34B LOIle Star 1) ".... 350!Tyriall p " 8t11,Mosaicp " 352 Friend p 353 Ben. Franklin p 354 1 Hebron p...... 3551 Adelphi p............ 357 Phel p s p............... 358 r Colntort p............ f 359\G-arrett p 360 1Tuscan p

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p Ohartered October 13, 1870, and the worl~ reported was while workin~ U. D., ~tnd those not included in the recapiftulatiol1 of work did not send in allY report apart from their records. The amount credited to them was paid 101 oharter fee.

Appendix.

290

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STATEMENT.-Contil1Ued.

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REPORTS FRON[ LODGES CONTINUED U. D.

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ERRAT ...-\.. Page !J7-Fifteenth District: Ephrailn l\{eyers, \Vhite Hall, in... stead of WhitesvillE&. Page 89-Bro. S. W. B. Carnegy's name ,vas added to the Committee on l\fasonic College. Paqe a3-Bro. WIn. J. Bates, instead of Bro. T. H. Logan, should appear as Representative of 'Vest Virginia. Pa.qe 73-Wm. N. Loker, Representative for 00 lorado, instead of California. STANDING RESOLUTIONS. The standing resolutions will be compiled from the organization of the Grand Lodge and issued with the new book of Constitutions, which will be published by order of the Grand Lodge.

RECAPITULATION . â&#x20AC;˘ Lodges on the roll......... Lodges returned.............. Lodges represented................................................................... Initiated

Passed Raisetl Admitted Dimitted

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Died.........................................................................................

368 357 240

1,963 1,728 1,665 1,147 1,207 210

Suspended...................... 140 Expellee} ~. 75 Reillstated 55 Rejerted , 1,068 Melllbers returned , 17,943 Melnbers estimated and not returned........ 550 Total membership of Master l\rfasons ,.. 18,493 Increase since last report 2,103 Average Dlembership to each Lodge....... 51i Lodge having largest membership, Occidental, No. 163........... 215 NOTE.-It will be observed that over one-third of all the petitions for degrees and membership have been rejected which is believed to be the largest percentage of any Grand IJodge in the wor!el. This is accounted for, somewhat, ill the fitct that the immigration into the Rtate during the past two years has been be~r()nd all precedent, and petitions naturally came in from large llunlbers who had not become fully and personally acquainted with the resident 11lembers. The figures H.bove show that the latter have stood as faithful guardians at the ballot box, and gave the benefit of all doubts to the rraternity. The pereelltage of increase is exceedingly E'Dcouraging in this age of non-affiliation. as it shows that more affilia\ed than dimltted. In the above tables the dinlitted includAS those who left one Lodge to form another and are not included under the head of "admitted." Of the 1,207 who dimittect, 868 dId so to assist in forrning new Lod~~St or of joining another in the .jurisdiction, leaving only :H9 who dirnitted to affiliate out of the jurisdiction, which number placed beside the 1,147 who actually affiliated, shows an excess of 768 afliliations over actual dimissions.fGB. SEC.] y

SPECIAL NOTIOE TO SECRE'rARIES. â&#x20AC;˘ BRETIIR'EN-I desire to call your special attention to the following section of Art. xvi. Grand Lodge By-Laws, which appears to have been overlooked by too many in making up their returns for

1870 :

"SEC. 20. Every chartered Lodge in this jurisdiction shall make its annual returns tUJenty cla.7j8 before each annual session of the Grand Lodge, containing a Ii"t of the officers and members of the Lodge, a list of those initiated, adrnitted, passed, raised, death&, renlovals, 8u~pensions, expulsions and rejections, with their respective dates opPo8ite each 'i1cune,. the returns to be signed by the l\Iaster, and attested by the Secretary, under the seal of the Lodg;e, andforuJord the BanLe with the dMes to the Grand Secrela1"Y, at the tilne above spcf1fled. The nanles of those rejected ,vill not be published in the printed proceedings." When the returns are rereived they have to be entered in the hook for that purpose, and eXfunilled t() see that the recapitulation is correct, the cac;h entered in the cash book and posted, and the receipt nlHde out-all of ,vhich tnkeb time-and the law has provided thirty days for that purpobe. It is utterly impo~sibl(? to do it properly, or with justice to the Lodge, the Grand Lodge, the dele-gate, or nlyself, when sent in by the delegate to the (jralld Lodge. IIllrnediately after the last lUE'eting in August, every Secretary should at once COIDlnence nlaking out his returns, and surely he could have his returns mailed by the middle of Septenlber, if he has his books in proper condition. If the ~ecretary ib nbsent, or sick, the Worshipful l\1~tster should appoint sorne one to see that it is done. The blank returns are Inailed in July to every Secretary, as his name appeared the year before on the returns, and if he does not receive thenl by the first of Septernber, at farthest, he can rely that they have miscarrIed, and should send for a duplicate. I would also ask Secretaries to insert on tIl e returns the posto.tfice addres,q of their Lodge, alld not the name of the town, when the town and post-office ha v~ different naIl1es.. If the Lodge has not the funds to send at the tiule of mailing the returns, send the latter any how, prolnptly, as that will aid me a great deal in being prepared to receive the money and giving a receipt for it By ob&erving- thi,; plain construction of the law, a great deal of annoyanre will be saved the Grand Lodge and its represen tati ves. To the Secretaries who prolllptly performed their duty in SepteInber last, I return my thanks. GRAND SECRETARY.

REPORT OF GRAND SECRETARY. â&#x20AC;˘ ST.

LOUIS,

October 11, 1870.

Balance on hand October 11, l8R9 . $ 8,641 17 Received from Lodges for dues, dispensations, charters, notes and d imi ts, as per cash book here"\vith subnlitted $9,600 90 On account of Masonic Hall tax........................ 3,258 55 FroIn proceeds of note......... 3,000 00 15,859 45 $24,500 62 24,500 62

Paid Grand Trensurer, per receipt book submitted

Warrants drawn on Grand Treasurer, as per warrant book herewith submitted, viz: Board of Relief and Chari(y Notes for Hall stock. . Printing Proceedings, postage, expreshage, stationer~r, etc.................. Grand Secretary's salary for the year.... Grand Tyler for the ye~lr. Grand Master, for blan1\:s and postage............... To Lodges, for dispensation and charter fees..... To Liberty Lodge for College certificate............ Rent of office.................. Insurance on offi.~e.................. Aprons and certificates......................................

$ 800 00 5,50'\ 16 2,131 50

2,250 150 33 100 400 600 20 74

00 00 75 00 00 00 00 45 12,063 86

Less warrant No. 11, unpaid...

15 00

October 11, 1870, Balance in hands of Grand Treasurer....

$12,048 86 12,451 76

GEO. FRANK GOULEY, Grand Secretary..

REPORT OF GRAND TRE1SURIR. • WILLIAM N. LOKER,

GRAND TREASURER,

In account with the

~f.

Lodge of 1Jfis80uri:

Grand~

1869.

CR.

DR.

October 12, To balance as per last report

$8,641 17

Nov 1ber16, To cash, College Fund..................... 995 00 Dec'her 1, " " " .-. 8,000 00 " 29," " 29, " 1870.

Sept'er 1,

" "

3, 7, H 8, " 8, " 10, " 14, H 16, u 17, u 21, October 1, 7, " 11, "

" "

" " " "

" " " " "

" " " "

" "

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

... .......• •

236 20 25 00 515 692 403 150

50 50

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

566 00

" " "

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

289 00

" " " "

" "

00 00

510 55 .................... .................... 1,200 50 580 50 .................... .................... 1,562 00

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

400 00 2,809 75 1,923 95

",.

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

1869..

October, " " "

November, " " "

By $750, $850...........•.....•.•..•..••..•.. " " " U

" " "

$2,201 66, $3,302 50 $150, $10 $15, $50 $800, $13 75 $180, $400 $5()O, $60 $32, $11 75

Amounts carr led over.

. . .

. . . . ~

758 50

5,504 160 65 813 580

16 00 00 75 00

560 OQ.(

43 75 $24,500 62 $8,485 16

1870.J

295

Append'ix.

]869.

DR.

Amounts brought over December, " " " 1870.

$236 20, $30....................................

February, March, " April,

" October 11, "

$24,500 62 $8,485 16

$365 30, $250.........

$9, $10 1'50 " $250, $10 "$10, $8 50 " $20, $15 "$12, $30 May, " $4, $25 75 July, "$600, $21 August, "$8, $11 75 September," $16 70, $35 " " $1,510, $35

February,

CR.

615 30 266 20

. . . . . . .

19 50 260 00 18 50

19 75 51 70

. .

85 42 29 621

00 00 75 00

1,545 00

$17, $23

: .

40 00

Balance

12,451 76

----~----

$24,500 62 $24,500 62

1870.

October 11, To balance, College fund

$12,451 76

Respectfully submitted,

WILLIAM N. LOKER, Grand Treasurer.

EMORIAM • •

Jn~. FI~tch~r H~n~t~n, E~f1., PAST GRAND MASTER OF THE

GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI, DIED IN ST. LOUIS,

DECEMBER 5,

~S70,

in the 47th Year of his Age. • He served his tim,6 with earnestness, honestyandfldelity. Heforgave all as he hoped to be forgiven. He had a firm fa'ith in the 'rewards oj the just, the good, and the true; and labored to the last to merit the bright jewel which awaited him at the hands of the ~1upreme Grand ~fa8ter oj the Universe. He has pas8ed from the Earthly to the Heavenly Degree. We shall miss him, but we do not mourn him. cee~~~::-;~· GTand Master.

:;s ~:;~~~:t~~:li~di:~:r~~l~u~:tt~fs t~=rr~~tith~ ~~p~~ fb;e:~~~~J~ o~fth~esM.PW:

PROPOSED A}IENDMENTS TO CONSTITUTION. â&#x20AC;˘ The following amendments were presented and read once by the Grand Master, as provided by the law, and ordered printed with the proceedings, for the consideration of the subordinate Lodges, and to be voted on at the next annual communication of the Grand Lodge: First-Offered by 1\1. W. Bro. John 11". Houston: Resol1,ed, That Sections two and three of Article 2 of the Constitution of the Grand IJodge of A. F. and A. M., of the State of Missouri, be stricken out, and the following be substituted in lieu thereof: SECTION 2. Whenever the Worshipful Master of any Lodge shall be unable to attend the cOIDlnunications of the Grand Lodge, he lllay depute any melnber of his O\Vll Lodge, of equal rank ",Âˇith hirDself, as proxy, to represent him in the Grnnd Lodge; and ~"hen. ever the Wardens or either ot them shall be unable to attend the' comlnunications of the Grand Lodge, they, or either of them, may depute any Master Mason who shall be a member ofbis own Lodge as proxy to represent thenl. rrhe proxy, so deputed, shall be entitled to the sanle privileges and perform the salDe duties of him or them whose proxy he or they may hold. Such d~putation shall be in writing, and signed by the officer giving the proxy. SEC. 3. On every question which may come before the Grand IJodge for decision, each subordinate Lodge, by its representative or representatives present, shall be entitled to cast five votes, all of which shall be given on the same side; and the representatives of each Lodge, respectively, by a majority, shall decide on which side of the que-stion the votes of their Lodge shall be cast" and if the representatives present shall be equally divided the ranking officer shall cast the Lodge vote; and each officer and member of the Grand I..Iodge present shall 1.>e entitled to cast one vote; but no one in hiA own right, or by proxy, shall cast more than one vote, besides the I..Iodge vote. Second-Offered by Bro. J. P. Strother:

The following amendment t,(\ Section I. of Art. 5 of the Constitution of the Grand Lodge of Ancient, :Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Missouri, is hereby proposed; said section to be amended by adding thereto the following: Provided, that nothing contained in subdivisions fourth or eighth of this section shall be 80 construed as to authorize the Grand Lodge to impose upon sub-

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ordinate Lodges, or brother Masons, any unusual tax, for any purpose, nor any tax whatever for the purpose of investment in real estate, or personal property, or any speculative enterprise, until a resolution, declaring the amount of such tax, alld the purpose for which it is proposed to be collected, shall have been offered at a regular cornmunication of the Grand Lodgf? alld thereafter proceeded with in the manner provided in the next section for amenuments to the C'onstitution; and such tax shall only beconle IawfnI on being~ ratified in the manner therein provided for the adoption of such anlendments. Third-Offered by Bro. D. J. Heaston:

Resolved, That the constitution of the Grand I..Iodge of .A.. F .. and A. lVÂŁ. of the State of ~Iis~ouri be amended by adding the follo\ving, which, when adopted, shall become section iii. of article 4: SECrl'ION 3. Each Lodge represented in the annual cOJllmunications of the Grand Lodge shall annually receive from the (Jrnnd Lodge three dollars for each day the Lodge is represented in such annual cOlnmnnication, and ten cents for every mile fronl the place ,vhere the Lodge is held to the pIaco the Grand Lodge is held, the distance to be det~rmined by the nearest usual traveled route.

Three amendments were offered to the By-Laws, by M. W. Bro. S. W. B. Carnegy, but were only read twice; hence not ordered printâ&#x201A;Źd with the proceedings.

FOREIGN REPRESENTATIVES OF MISSOURI NEAR OTHER GRAND LODGES .

• State.

Name.

4~laball1a

Post Office.

Daniel Sayre Montgomery.. Arkansas Elbert H. Englishcf Little Rock. Connecticllt Eliphalet G. Stortr New Haven. Chili Jose Mondalado Valparaiso. Canada ~'hos. Bird Harris Hamilton, Ontario. Colorado Ed. C. Parmlee Georgetown. California Alexander G. Abell. San Francisco. Delaware Jno. P. Allmond Wilmington. District of Columbia..Benj. Brown French * Washington. En~Iand Braxston Baker London. :Florida DeWitt C. l)u,wl{ins Monticello. Georgia crJ. Ernrnet Blackshear Macon . Iowa Thea. Sutton Parvin lc)\va City. Illi nois Thos. J. Turn er Freeport. Idaho Jonas \V. Bro'vn ldaho Uity.. Indiana WUl. Hacker Shell>yville. Kentucky J. M. S. McCorkle Louisville. Kansas lVI. S. Adams Leavenworth. IJouisiana Jno. A. Stevenson N ew Orleans. Maine Ira Berry Portland. l\fichigan 8. C. Ooffinbury Kalamazoo.. l\Iis~issippi.. Chas. T. l\furphy Durant. Minnesota Chas. W. Nash St. Paul. Maryland Jno. S. Berry Baltimore. IVIast=.uchusetts Jna. K. HalL Boston. Montana H. IJ. Hosmer Virginia City. New York M. J. Drummond 331 Grand St., N. Y .. North Carolina R. W. Best Raleigh. New Jersey Joseph H. Hough Trenton. Ne,v Brunswick Wln. F. Bunting St. Johns.. Nevada W. A. M. Van Bokkelen..Virginia. Nebraska J. N. Wise Plattsmouth. New Hanlpshire Willianl Barrett Nashua. Ohio Howard l\Iathews ·*..•..•.••Cincinnati. Oregon Jno. McCracken Portland. u

•••••••••

Appendix.

1870.J Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina Tennessee Texas Vermont vTirginia Wisconsin 'Vashington rrer West \'"irginia

Josepb H. Livingston Charles D. Greene Chas. S. Bruns ~Tohn

F"rizzeIL

Goo. H. Bringhurst Henry Olark WIn. B. Isaacs Henry L. Palnler Thos. lVI. Reed Wm. J . Bates

302 Philadelphia. Providence. Charleston. Nashville. Houston. Poultney. Riehmond. MU'vaukee. Olylnpia. Wheeling.

* Dead. REPRESENTATIVES FROM FOREIGN GRAND LODGES NEAR THE GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI.

State. Alabama California Connecticut. Canadtt Colorado Dela'\vare Florida Georgia Io'va Illinois Idaho Kentucky Kansas Louisiana Mississippi Minnesota Montana New Jersey New Brunswick Nebraska Ne,v Halnpshire North Carolina Nevada Nova Scotia Ohio Oregon Pennsylvania South Carolina Tennessee Texas Washington Ter

Name. Post Office. Geo. Frank Gouley St. Louis. Geo. Frank Gouley St. Louis. Jno. D . Vincil. Columbia. Geo. Frank Gauley St. Louis. Wm. N. Loker -.St. Louis. Geo. Frank Gouley St.. Louis. Geo. Frank Gouley St. Louis. Geo. Frank Gonley St. Louis. Jno. D . Vincil Columbia.. Martin Collins St. Louis. Geo. Frank Gouley St. Louis. Wm. E. RobinE,on St. Louis. Thos. E . Garrett St.. Louis. Thos. E. Garrett St. Louis. Geo. Frank Gouley St. Louis. Samuel H. Saunders Otterville. Paris S. Pfouts St.. Louis. Oscar F . Potter St.. Louis. Geo. Frank Gouley St. Louis.. (ieo. Frank Gouley St. Louis. Geo.. Frank Gouley St. IJouis. B. 0 . Austin New Bloomfield. Geo. Frank Gonley St. Louis. 1Iartin Collins St.. Louis. Jno. D. Vincil " Columbia. Geo.. Frank Gouley St. Louis. Geo. Frank Gouley St. Louis. Geo. Frank Gonley St. Louis. Geo.. Frank Gouley St. Louis. Jno. B. Maude St. Louis. Geo. Frank Gouley••........ St. Louis.

GRAND

LODGES AND

ADDRESS OF GRAND SEORETARIES. â&#x20AC;˘ STATES.

Alabalna Arkansas California Canada Colorado Connecticut Chili, S. A Delu\vare Dist.. of Colunlbia England Florida Georgia Idado Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Montana Nebraska Nevada New Brunswick New Hampshire

NAME.

ADDRESR.

Daniel Sayre l\Iontgomery. Luke E. Barber Little Rock. Alexander G. Abel San Francisco. Tholuas B. Harris Htl.mil ton, Ontaria. E. C.. Parmlee Georgeto\vn. Joseph K. Wheeler..: Hartford . Jose }\[aldonado Valparaiso. Johll P. Allmond Wibnington. Noble D. Larner Washington. John Hervey London. D. C. Dawkins Jacksonville. J. Emmett Blackshear 1\rIacon. H. E. Puckett Idaho City. Orlin H. Miner Springfield. John M. Bram'velL lndianapolis.. T . S. Parvin lowa City. E . T. Carr Leavenworth. J. 1\1. S. McCorkle Louisville. James C. Bachelor, M. D ..New Orleans. Ira Berry Portland. Jacob H. IVledairy BultiInore. 801011 Thornton Boston. James Fenton Detroit. Willialll S. Conlbs St. Paul. J. L. Power Jackson. Sol. Star Helena. Robert 'V. Furnas Brownville. W. A. M. Van Bokkelen..Virginia. Wm. F. Bunting St. John. Abel Hutcbins Concord.

New Jersey New York North Carolina Nova Scotia Ohio Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode IsIand South Carolina Tennessee Texas '\"'" ern}()nt 'V'irginia Washington e~t \r irginia "'risconsin

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Appendix.

304

Joseph H. Hough, ~{. D JanH~s lVI. Austin, 1\1. D Donald W. Bain H. C.. D . T",.illing John D. Cald'vell. J. E. Hurford John 'rh(nnson Charles D. Greene B. Rush Canlpbell. John Frizzell George H. Bringhurst Henry Clark John Dove, 1\:1. D 'rhOH1US M. I~eed Tholuas H. Logan W. rr. Pahner

Trenton. New York. Raleigh. Halifax. Cincinllati. Portland. Philadelphia. Providence. Laurens. Nashville. Houston . Rutland. Richmond. ()lympia..

Wheeling. Milwaukee.

â&#x20AC;˘

CALENDAI{ all FULL

~100NS

FOR 1871.

1871. 'rhe ~'ifty-firbt Anuual Con1nlunicatioll of the lVL W. Grand IJodge of the State of l\lissouri ,vill be held ill the City of Ht. Louis, cOlnmencing at 10 o'clock on the lllorning of the first rrue~. . <lay after the second Monday of Oetober, A. L. 5871.

TABLE 'OF OONTENTS. •

A .A.llllual Conlnlullicntion

. .i\drnitting lVlelnbers of IJodges U. D 1~ .c\1111l1al Acldress 1:) ..~ ppoin tInen t of Conul1i ttees......... . . 50 Al)l)eal ()f S. Polloel;;:: 5H .A.. ppeal of Joseph Hellr~Y 00 Appeal of John ~I. Hunt 60 Appeal of A. 1\1. Julian 01 Appeal of O. S. Williauls HI . .. :\.ppealof J\iI. S. Beck\vith ()1 Appeal of John H. Trinlule 62 Appeal of Isaac Peritz 6~~ Appeal of n. '\T. Itigg,;;; 6B Appeal of 'V. H. \"V"inpey 64' .t\.ppeal of Janle~ E. Drake 64 Appeal of Jackson Brock 65 Appeal of J. 'V. I..JOllg........••••.••..•....•..•..•.•••.••••..•.•.•..••..•••••......... 6·5 A!)l)eal of J. l~. Arllol<l 6:'> Appeal of J. \V. l-Iollenbeck 66 ...<\.ppeal of B. E. Ifutchinson 67 Appeal of W. W. Ol"ricl\: 67 Al)penlof Sall1l1el SllOol{s 68 .Appeal of 'Vm. I{iddle 68 Al)peal of Janles (~rlll)l)...........•.................•••••.•......•................... 68 Appeal of Hartford T..Jodge, No. 171 68 Appeal of High Hill I..lodge 68 Appeal of Charles (~ullth('r 94 Alaballla 73, 144 Alllll1al Electioll 73 Alnendlnent to Granu Lodge Laws 77 Aecollil ts, Report 011 no q

•••••••••••••••••

:\.1)poilltll1011tH

Arkal1sas ................................•.•

j •••••••••••••••••••••••••••• j ••••• ,

I ••••••••••••

95 149

(Yontent.s.

:308

[Oct.

B Board of Relief, Report of.. J~;\',.-La'\- . . R,

Rel)Ort

011 .•...•......•••••••..••..••.•.•.•••••.••••.•.•.•••.•••.••••••.•.••.•

Crellential:4, Ileport

4 15, 83 16 20

OIL.. ..•..•.. . ..•..•.•. ..•....•

California Lodge, No. 182 Cllullge of \1' enlle '" Chapter Past IVfasters Charges Before BecoDling a l\Iasoll (;()llege COnl111ittees, Appointlllent of Chartered Lodges, Report on Color'ado UOll11ecticllt California

31, 41, 88

50 71 73, 150 73, It32 73, 155 C~lnadtl 73, 152, 268 CllaritJ'T, Re!)ort 011 ••...••••••.••.••••.••••••..•.•..•••.•••••••••••••.•..•••••••••••.•.•• 91

Candidates, Soliciting Correspondence, Report C11ili

011

92 14-3 151 263

(;11})a •.•.••.••.•... ~

D DecisiollS . D. D. Cirand lVIasters, qualifications for Dranl 81101) ICeepillg Dinlissioll of Entered Apprentice and Fello"\v Craft DrullkellIless, Triuls for

Dispensations Issued Dirll1t, ForIll of

15 20 21

22 24 83, 43, 76 54

Dela\vare Dispensations Rene\ved D. D. Granel Masters, Report Oll Distl'ict Lectllrers Dtll1sconlb, W. E D. I). Grauel Masters, Appointnlent of D. D. Grallu MasterB, Reports of District of COlll1111)ia

73, 155 7(3 78 88 50, 93, 94 96 lOf) 156

E Eligibility for lVlastership E(lict

20 26, 70

1870.]

(,ton/ent,,;.

Electioll of Officers....................... England European Grand T..Jodges

73 159 2:2n

F Foreigll Rel)resentativcs Florida Frallce

7i3 160 161, 25:>

G (irUllcl Lectllrer 34, IBH (lrand Secretary's Report. 4~ Gl~ie,"'allce, Report 011 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••.••••••••••• 5~) Gl..llltller, UllUS .......•.••....................................•...............•............. 94 (]eorg·ia 1Gl ·

H Htlll, Masollic I-Iartford Lodge., :No. 171 Higl1 Hill Lodge Hall F1I11Cl, Retllrn of

2!), 37, 8l) Of) 6b 8~

I Jurisdiction in Trials Index Lodge, Duplicate Charter to Illinois, Report froIn Idallo Illinois Jllrisprlldel1ce Installation Indiana Iowa

4H 51 73, ] 72 83, 162, 257 84

93 ] (>7 1(i8

J( Kenttlcky l{allsas

73, 173, 26il 73, 17()

L I..JOtlisiallU.................•............................................................. 12, 181

LOct.

810

1Iiddlebury Lodge, No. 141 l\Iasoll ic Hall l\[asollic Oollege IVft. ''''ernon ,t\.ssociatioll

29, 37, H() 31, 4], b8 34, 37

l\{i 1111()~ot:;t

73, 197 H2 H::!

1\Ieeting of Grand I.iodge l\[uir, 'V. D., Portrait of l\[fl1").. lall<l l\[iclligall "

1:~6

186

l\[Olltu,lla .•................................................................................... 1~B l\IassacllllsL~tts

] kH

l\fississil)lli )Iuillf::\...

1!)...! 1!)S

N Non-affiliates, Htaiu8 of N e,"'aua Ne\v HanJpsllire

Ne'\v l""()rk

199,

5:2 7;~

73 ~;)7

~evada

2()O

N ov""a Scotia New BrllDs'vick N ortll Carolilla Nebraslra Xe'\v Jersey

~Ol

201 201 2()4

203

10 o Ilia •...............••..................................................................... 73,

~(16

Oregoll

2()9

p Pittsville Lodge, No. 115, Arrest of P'ublic Processiol18 l>almyra Oouventioll Proxies Past l\Iasters of Lodges U. D......................... Presentation to J. D. Vincil P()rtrait of rr. F. Reddick Pleasan t Cirove Lodge, No. 142.. l)roceedings, Reprint of

33, 72

25, 87 26, 70 51

56 74 77

82 84

1870. ]

::311

\V. D. ~Illil'. p " , , •••• ,. •••••••••••••••••••• " " •••••••••••••••••••••••••• H2 ,.,............. !J4 fell11s;:;1' a11ia ···t· , ",.: .,.,.",. "", .. t. " " " " ••••••••••••• , •• " , •• 210 })()rtruit

()f

lJrin ting Proceedings,.

r ••• " .

{~ttel)ec . "'f'"

f" " , ••

"·",t,. t""" 1""" t"",· .t, •••••••••••••.•••••••••••••••••• 213 1 267

R Re!)ort 011 Cl·coentiftIB......... Representative froIll TllillOiR l~el11i8sion of Dues Religiotls Serlll)les RecOnlnlell<lation for New I.Jodges Report 011 (~rand IVfnster'R A(ldresR Iteport of Grand 8ecretary l~el)ort of Board of Relief. !{,epresell ttt tioll of I.Jo<lges Re!)ort 011 ]~) -La'vH Report on Unfinished IlusiuPRs

41~

]6, gH

Chart~red

:?H 3H

0..... u

47 51 58 5D 5H

l~el)ort 011 (~rie"'viture

Report on

to.

I..JodgeB 'oo 71 Lodges U. 1) 73 Reddipk, fr. }i'., Portrait of 77 [{0!)Ort on D. D. C*rand l\Iasters 78 Iteport 011 J\Insolli<.~ Hnl1. BO I~el)ort 011 Itel)rill t 84 l{eport 011 .J urisprudellfoe......... 84 Rel)Ort 011 ACCotllltS no J{el)Ort 011 ",Vays and l\[enns HI !{.el)Ort 011 Cllarit~r 91 Iteport of D . D. ({ralltll\Iastl-l's 105 Report of PUHt Grand ]\truster 'rincil. 137 I~eport of (i-rand Lecturer 138 ]1eport on CorreRpondence 143 RI10(le IRlnll<l. ,.... ,.... ,... t, .t'" t •••••• • ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• ~1~~ t ••••

l~epol't OIl

t ••• , • • "

•••••

s SlH5pended l\IenluerB ThIRy be rrried status of non-Affiliates Status of Mason Under Charges HOtltll Carolilla Special Correspondence

Rcotlal1<1.,.,

:21 5~

83 214 '>"'~ i)u

~259

812

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T 'rriaIs, Dech,ioll 011 'l'ri,tl 011 Non-affiliate.;;;............................... Thanks to Hall Association.... rfransportation for 1871. 'r11,111}\:8 to Railroads

IU,

~O, ~g, 8~

22 f)3 9-:1U3

rreXrtR .•..•..•..••...•.....•.....•.•..•...........•......•.............•.....••.....•.•...•.•••• ~15

v , 74 Vel..]llollt•.............••.•.................................•......•.......................... 217 \~i1l0il,

J. D., Presentation to

\~irgillia

2~4

w \V"ilful NOll-affiliation ""a"jrs and ~feal1s \Vest ' irginia "or asllington 'J.1erri tory \Vi8col1sin

D1 :22~, ~H4

2:!t) 2~(~