1889 Proceedings - Grand Lodge of Missouri by Missouri Freemasons

OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE

SIXTY-NINTH ANNUAL CO}IMUNICATION OF THE

M. W. GRAND LODGE A. F.

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STATE OIl' MISSOURI, CONVENED AT

ST. LOUIS, OCTOBER 15, A. D., 1889; A. L., 5889.

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OFITICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF' THE,

SIXTY-NINTI-I

ANNU-L~L

CO~I~IUNIC-L~TI'ON OF 'rHE

1\1. VV. GRAND LODGE, A. F. & A. 1\1., STATE OF J\!IISSOURI.

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All11l1al COllllnUllicatioll of tIle l\lost

,;yr orshil)ful CiTH11d I-Jodge of l\llciellt, :B'ree and .A.ccepted 1iasoIls of tIle State of ~Iissouri, COllvellecl ill l\lasollic flaIl City of St. I.Jouis, October 15, 1889, at 10 o'clock: A. 1\L

The follovying C+ralld Officers "\vere presellt: JA:J\IES P. 'VOOD L. .A. HALL, as ' GE()RGE E. 'YA.LKER B. H. INGRA:\I SA:M'.L 1\1. KENNARD JOHN D. VINCIL AI;LAN ~:fcDO'VELL ROBT. E. COLLINS J. P. BLANTON JAY Is. TORREy FRANK B. BRUTON..................... JOHN R. F.ERG-USON JOHN '\V. O,\:VEN

1[. TF". Gl'and .Master. R. nr. D£lJuly GraruZ .1.1fllster. R. TV. SenIor GrCtncl TVarden. R. TV. Junior (;rnncZ H"'ardfu. R. H~ Grand Treasl(,J'er. R. TV'. Grand Secretary.

R. JV. Gl'and Lecturer. Grand Senior D(.~ac()n.

Gtand Junior Deacon. Gl'and ..l[al'shal. Grand Scnfor SleU.lQ1YI. Gra.nd Pnrsuivant. Grand Tyler.

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OPENING.

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Gralld Lodge was tllen opelled in SOlell111 Illusic ,vas relldered, using tIle fo1lo\ving 11yn111, led by Brother Jas. Horrocks on tIle organ, and joined in lleartily by the Bretllrell : Al\IPLE PORI\;f.

Genius of :Masonry, descend In lllystic nUlllbers while ,ve sing; Enlarge our souls, the Craft defend, And hither all thy influence bring. Oh, may our voice to Friendship lUOye; Be Virtue ours in all its parts; Let Justice, Harmony and Love Come and possess our faithful hearts.

Prayer ,vas offered by Rev. C. H. Briggs, Grallcl C~hap足 lain. Follo\villg the opening cerenlo1lies, tIle Ciralld I..Jodge ,vas declared ready for business, a constitutiollal Ilu.ll1ber of Lodges being represented. CREDENTIALS.

TIle Grand lYIaster all110unced the follo\ving C~onlnlittee on Credentials: "\~i. P. I-Iallcoek, .L\... Fisher, ~\. E. Brutoll, II. Carpenter, BaIn'l L. C. I~llodes, JOhil R. Ferguson and rrhos. It Thornton.

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ANNUAL ADDRESS.

TheCirand 11aster read his }\..ll11ual J\..ddress, "\vl1iell, on motion, vvas referred, by tIle I)eputy Ciral1d 11aster, to a (\)111Inittee of Past Grand l\lasters as follo\vs, \vitll 1\1. "Til1ianls as (;hairlnan: S. C~arnegy, S. H. Saunders, JOI1Il I). Vincil,T. E. Garrett, R. E. l\.. nderson, NoalllVr. (iiYan, J. S. Brc)\vne, \\T. R. Stubblefield, c~. (;. \\T Dods, L . .t\.. I-Ial1 and CL R. Hunt.

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ANNUA.L

.~DDRESS.

To the J.liost H'orshipful Grand Lodge of Jfis80u'ri, .A. F. and.A . .1.1拢.: BRErrIIREN OF 'l'HE GRAND I.. ODGE :-I bid. you a hearty \VelC01l1e to our Rixtv-ninth Annual COillrnunication. The year llO\V closing has been ~ne ., of unusual activity in l\lasonic circles. Franl every quaI'ter encouraging reports have COBle up to the "errand East," indicating renew'ed. zeal all along our lines, on the part of the great Brotherhood.

Lodges that have been "dornlant" for several years, report an tPrvakening to ne\v life, increased attendance, and an influx of candidates for our luysteries. This is encouraging, and a sure preellrsor of still better days to follo\v, and even 1110re prosperons thues to CaIne. ,\re are no\v in . .'-\.nnual COl1ul1unication to revie\v the past, "Therein Inistakes DUty have been Inade, to \visely consider the present, and discuss onr cl(~sign8 for the future prosperity of the Craft. The past year \vill be rernarkable in the history of Freelnasonry in l\'!issouri, as "Dedication Year;" it having ,vitnessed the forInal inauguration of the grandest enterprise ever conceived by IVIissouri l\Iasons. I allude to the forInal dedication of our 4' IVItlS0nic fIoIne," ,vhich 'will be lnore fully referred to hereafter in this Address. "Thile ,ve conp;ratulate ourselves on these things, let us not forget Ifiln in \Vh0111 \ve professed to put our trust ,vhen kneeling for the first tiule upon a representation of the ground floor of l{ing 80101110n'8 Tenlple. Then 'we enjoyed the benefit of prayers offered in our behalf to .AJUlighty God. I-Iaving thus learned the advantage of faith and prayer, as connected ,vith all our laudable undertakings, let us not fhrget our obligations to G路od as the giver of every good and perfect gift. In this age of popular unlJelief, Freernasonry teaehes lessons of very great value to l11ankind, and stands as a l)reakwater against the inflow' of corrupting influences, so destructive to tl1e \velflu'e of the race, and detrinlental to the pern1anency of the State. rrhe hearty recognition of, and a trne obedience to, the Ciod of l\'Iasonry, is as essential as fidelity to the obligations assurned in our passage through the Inysteries of our ancient Fraternity. God reigns as Suprenle, or the universe is a vast and confused abnOrll1ity. lIe

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governs, or there is no safety to Inen or \vorlds. 1-1e protects, or ,ve .A.. s God over all, a,nd in all, ,,'e seek IIis fh\Tor, which is life, and adore fIiln as our chief good, in ,,-hon1 ,ye live, and 1110V8, and 'have our being. To fliln be the praises of devout hearts, 'whose fires of devotion have been kinclled ane,v at our altar of \vorship this 11lorning, as ,ve have rendered to God our sincere ;,reorphaned and fatherless.

hOluage.

\Ve pause in the nlidst of our reflections, concerning life and duty, to p'ay proper tribute to the 111el110ry of OUR DEAD.

Though constantly relninded of the frailty of hUlllan life, and that 'death at last is the dooIn of all, yet ,ve seell1ingly forget thnt the griIll Inonster is abroad in the land. 'Ve go on laying out our designs on the great trestle board of life, as though \ve expected to live al'ways, or that by S0111e 111ysterious chance we \vould escape the ravages of the all-devouri~lg scythe of tilne, until an of a sudden 011e encleared to us by fraternal ties is stricken dO,\\7n by the cold and ll1erciless hand of this ~nvful avenger, and '\ve are thus relnillded that he is no respecter of persons, but that all of us lnust, sooner 01' later, go do,(\"n to that \vindowless palace of rest and take our place in the silent halls of death. ,Yhile hope lures us on to 118\V and unexplored fields of life and activity, yet thne, in his s,vift and tireless flight, is bearing us on to,varcl the land of slUtdo,vs and forgetfulness. l\lay each of us have so lived that, \vhen the sun11110ns COInes to us, 'we 'will be ready and 路willing to "ans\",e1' and obey" it, according to poetic inspiration, '~like one \vho "Taps the drapery of his couch about biIn and lies down to pleasant cIreallls." DR. ALLAN L. 1IcGREGOR.

This veteran l\:Iason "slept \vith his fathers" at his hOlne in Dixon, Pulaski County, l\fissouri, on the 11th day of January, ISSH. lIe 'was buried vdth l\lasonic honors by Arlington Lodge, No. 84H, of wIdeh he 路was a Inenlber in good standing at the tirne of his death. R. \V. Bro. J. F. Rhea, D. D. G. 1\1., conducted the beautiful funeral cerelllonies of our Order in a very inlpressive lUanneI'. Dr. l\lcGregor \vas horn near 'Vheeling, 'Vest Virginia, on lVIay 7th, 1827; \vas raised to the sublirne degree of1\Iaster IVIasoI1, ill George \Vashington Lodge, No. lIn, of the Jurisdiction of Ohio; 1110ved to IVIissouri in 1851, and continned to reside in this State until he. ans,vered the SU1111110nS of our Su prell1e Grand J\faster. In 1852 he assisted in the organization of Linn Lodge, No. GG, located at Linn, Osage county, and in 1859 he assisted in the organization

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of Chall1nis Lodge, No. 182>, being its first 'V. l\1.; reilloving to })ixol1, be assisted in ./U路1iligtOll :Lodge, No. 34(>, and "vas its first 'V. ~I .. Tb.us it ,vas his to be one of the charter nlcrnbel's of three ne\v Lodges-a very l'Plnarkable record. In all these enterprises he ,vas the leading spirit and lnanifested great zeal for our ancient ~t9therho6cl. lIe appeared in Grand J~odge for the first thne in 1857,\vas elected Grand Junior 'V-arden in 1SHl, 18G8 and in 1866, \vas eleeted G-rand Senior ,Varden in 186-1, and servecl the Craft "with lllarkecl ability for a number of years as D. G. lYI. of his distriet. He \vas of Scotch parentage,. "varnlhearted and generous, perhaps to a fault, and died beloved by all. Peace to his ashes. Let H,lnenlorial page be set apart in our Proceedings in honor of this deceased Brother. E. P. LINZEE,

Deputy Gran(~ lYlaster of the Thirtieth District, died at Lamar, Col., .Tnne ~:3rd, 1889, 011 his road to Trinidad, "vhither he had started in seareh of health. The dread Inalady "rith \vbieh he ,vas afflicted had too firIll a hold upon his systenl and he passed avvay before reaching Trinidad., his ultirnate destination. Further details concerning his l\iasonic history cannot be given for the reason that no data have been furnished 111e. It ,vas Iny pleasure to kno\v Brother Linzee personally. He ,vas a quiet, unobtrusive luan, gentle as a 'VOlnan yet firul as the rock. He ,vas a zealous 1\1ason, an enthusiastic and correct,vorker in his Lodge, Chapter and COlllrnandery. lIe \vas a ~lseful and influential citizen, and h~d served his county \vith honor and distinction as Representative in the Legislature. "His life was gentle; nnd the eleIl1ents So mixed in him that Nature Inight stand up And say to all the world: This ,vas a nlrtll."

I reCOllln.1end that a ll1elnorial page in our Proceedings be set apart as a testirnonial of our appreciation of the anliable character and many virtues of our deceased Brother.

OFFICIAI~

AOTS.

In obedience to the requirelnents of Section 7, Article III. of our Book of Oonstitutions, I here\vith subnlit an account of IllY official nets路 during the recess of the Grand Lodge: But fe\v decisions have been rendered during the year. 'Vhile it is ahl1ost. incredible to state that over t\VO hundred letters have been ,vritten to the efrand lVIaster asking for a decision all S0111e point, yet the la\v in

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our Jurisdiction is so '\'\l'ellsettled al,ld the deci~ions of the Grand Lodge are so llU1l1erous and plain, that in alnlost every instance the question was answ'ered by a simple reference to the page and nUll1ber of the decision, as reported in our Book of Constitutions. Each Lodge in the State is supplied ,,,ith a copY' of our La"ws, and it seelllS strange that so many Lodges \vill call on the Grand lVlaster for decisions on points "which have already been decided many tilnes over, and the decision printed in plain English, and furnished each Lodge, so that Brethren lllay read and decide for thell1Selves; yet the (TrancI ]:Iaster is asked to decide these points, when, if the Brother would ntilize the time that it takes to ,vrite, in searehing the Book of Constitutions, he ,vonid find that his letter ,vas wholly unnecessary. I urge upon lVlasters of Lodges that they read the la\v, and cause it to be read frequently in their Lodges, also that they read carefully each year the reports of the COllllnittees on Grievance and on Jurisprudence, as published in our Proceedings. In this WHy the Lodge can soon becoIne thoroughly posted ,1,8 to the la \V , and the thne thus spent 'will be of great benefit to all. These Proceedings are printed at large expense and sent to the Fraternity, on the theory that they \vill be read, but if they ~"Lre to be laid a 'way in the dusty archives and no consideration given to theIn, it is a \vaste of Inoney to print theul. I don't kno'v of a lnore profitable and instructive ,yay to spend the time of the Lodge on the first Ineeting after reeeiving the Annual Proceedings than to read the entire report of the COllllnittee on Grievance and on Jurisprudence. To th is let the Lodge add the reading of the Book of Constitutions in open Lodge, and in a short tilue every member of the Lodge would kno,v the hl'V. I reconl1nend that Lodges pursue this course. QUORUM.

The follo"wing state of facts 'V,1,S reported to 111e as having occurred in one of the Lodges at l\laryville, to-wit: At a regular nleeting of the Lodge only seven ll1enlbers ,vere present, of ,vhich the Tyler 'was one. "A.. candidate \vas examined as to his proficiency, and, in due tinle, the ballot ",~as ordered. After all in the Lodge rOOln had voted the ballot 'was declared closed. It was presented to the Junior \Varden for inspection, and by him pronounced "fair in the South." ""i,Vhen it reached the Senior Warden that officer challenged the ballot and raised the question of its legality, on the ground that only six ballots "were in the box:, and that there was not a quorum-seven-voting, and then and there delnanded t.hat the Tyler be invited in and allo,ved to vote. The 'V. 1\1. ordered the inspection of the ballot to proceed and refused to invite in the Tyler, on the ground that he had not heard the exaluination and ,vas, therefore, not qualified to vote intelligently. ,Vhen the ballot reached the East the 'v. M. pronoq.nced it "pure and white," and declared the candidate duly elected. The Senior 'Varden again raised the question of

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the legality of the election on the ground that as only six Yotes ,vere cast there not a election. The nlutter ,vas referred to In8 for decision. None the points raised in this case are of "first inlpression" in this Grand Lodge, and the case is reported in order that certain enlinent Masons ,vho hold a different yie,v 11lay have a full and fair opportunity to correct the interpretation placed by your present Grand IVlaster on the law as already enacted by this Grand Lodge. In 1871 Grand l\laster Garrett decided that "It is necessary for an Entered Apprentice or a Fello,v Craft, vvho has been rejected. for the second or third degree, to be exurnined every tiule he subsequently applies for advanceIuent. The Lodge votes on pro.fic1~ency, aSll'ell as on, othe?~ quaUficatiion.B, and the Brethren called 'upon to vote Sh01.dd hea?~ the e:ccnn'inatÂŁon." (See page 28, Proc. 1871.) In 1872, the saUle enlinent Grand l\faster decided that "The Tyler shall, by his presence in his plac~, assist in fOfIning a quorlll1l. lIe has the privilege of voting on petitions for the degrees or 111elnbership, and also at trials, but upon any of these deliberative or judicial aets, at his request, he nU1Y be excused by the lVlastel' frOlll voting on th e ground that he is not present 'during the proceedings,' and his failure to vote on any question SlL1I.;I.I NOT VITIATE THE RESULT." (See Proe. 1872, page 23.)

On page 62 of the sanle Proceedings the COlll111ittee on Jurisprudence in cOlllrnenting on Grand l\faster Garrett's decision, say, "The decision of the Grand 1Vlaster in reference to the voting of the Tyler, is, ,ve believe, the uniforul practice of this Jurisdiction, and is sound and right. It is sanctioned by tiIne and universal usage." The report ,vas ~lclopted. l)y the G-rand Lodge and has been the la \V ever since. The \vhole difficulty in the present case gre\v out of a 111isinterpretatiOll of Section 33, page 53, Book of Oonstitutions, all the question of "Quorulll." ",V'hile it is true that this section requires 8t.~ven J\Iaster J\lasons in order to constitute a quortUl1, and that no ballot or vote slutH be taken unless there be present Beven ?ne,nbers of the Lodge, yet the la\v no\vhe1'e says that Beven" or any other n'urnber of ballots is necessary to elect. "\Vhat t,he la\v does require is that the ballot shall be "lchitc," or, in other ,vords, that it 111Ust be unanirnous, and that it shall be taken at a tiIne ,vhen a constitutional quoruln is present. In this Case thE~ Tyler was not invited in to vote, nor did he ask to vote; the Senior "'Varden nlade the deluand that he should be inV'ited in to vote, but this denuL1Hl was refused by the 1\:[', on the ground that the 'ÂŁyler hud not IleaI'd the examination. In vie'\v of all the facts, I have adopted ahnost the exact language of Grand l\Iaster Garrett and report the follo'vving :

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DECISION.

The Tvler shaH, by his presence in his place at the outer door, assist in forn1il1~g a quorUlll. ...<\nd the failure or refusal of the \V. 1\'1. to invite the Tyler in to vote on the adyanC61nent of a candidate "\vhose exanlination l;e had not heard, does not vitiate the result of the ballot. In such a case, although only si.:cballs appear in the ballot box-~1,Il ofthenl being 'lchile-the candidate is duly elected. QCEHY.-.L\ petition for affiliation is presented at a regular Ineeting, a e01l1111ittee is appointed on the petition and ordered to report at the next regular llleeting, one 1110nth hence. 'Vhen the report ,vas due t,vo of th~ c0l111nittee 'were absent and no report ,vas 11lade. Has the ,V. :LVI. the right to discharge the COlll111ittee and appoint a ne,v one, the only cause for so doing ,vas the absence of the C01l1111ittee and no report. ?

To this question I illade the follo\ving a;lls'ver : DECISION.-A.bsence of a regularly appointed COl111nittee on a petition for affiliation or initiation, froDl the nleeting at ,vhich the report is due, is no excuse for failure to report. In such a case the 'V.l\:1. very properly discharged the old COnl111ittee and appointed a ne,v one. lIe had the right to reconstruct the conl11littee, or appoint a ne"r one, giving thelll the lR\vful titne-one 1110nth-to report. 'Vhe11 the cOJl1nlittee found that it \vould be unable to attend the Lodge Ineeting, it ,vas its duty to lnake out its report and send it to the Lodge, so that the regular proceedings on the petition 'vauld not be delayed. The disrnissal of the COlllnlittee \vas a fitting rebuke for lVlasonic laziness.

A ll1eulber of Sf.. Joseph Lodge, No. 78, was suspended in 1883 for nonpayment of dues. In 1889 he petitioned the Lodge for re-instatenlent to good J.l[asonic stand'ing and ?nernbe1'8hip, tendering the anl0unt of dues for which he 'was suspended. The petition took the regular course, and, at the end of one nlonth, the ballot ,vas taken and he failed to get the t\VOthirds Inajority. .L~t the following 11leeting the petition \vas again presented, 'when the D. D. G. 1\1:., Brother I-larry I{eene, being present, advised the appoint1l1ent of a cOllllnittee to inquire into the past conduct of the petitioner, 'who had moved a"\vay frOI11 thejurisdietion of the Lodge ~"hi1e under sentence of suspension. On this state of facts I ,vas asked 1st. To define the status of the petitioner. 2nd. The propriety of the appointn1ent of the cOllllnittee.

3rd. Can the Lodge restore the Brother to good 1\:1"asonic standing and not to membership?

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4th. Cfdl the',\,". I\1., ,01' a refuse to receive the petition for re-instaternent of a farInGr lnernbEn' \vho has l)C~en suspended for 11onpaylllent dues 01' other causes? To v;Ldch the follo\ving reply \vas nutde:

First. The status of the petitioner is a very shnple one. TIe is out of standing and \rants it. There is only one 'way to obtain it, that is for hiln to keep on [tsldng for it. lIenee, he has the right to petition every Ineeting follo,ving his rejection. flaYing gained no standing by his fo1'1ne1" petition, he is still suspended and 111USt so relnain until the Lodge re1110VeS his disability. )Second. The "\V. lVI. did right in appointing a c01l11nittee to inquire respecting the c()uduet of the suspended party and learn his doings \vhile under suspension. That is one of the resel'yed rights of the Lodge, not expressed in the la\v. Third. .A. two-thin]s vote restores all that 'was lost, \vhich is to good l\lasonic standing, his Inelnbership being included. Less than two-thirds vote restores to nothing. The ballot is on re-instatelnent. By suspension, nlelllbership is placed in abeynJ1CC, not lost. Expulsion only "works l08B of Inelnbership. It is only ,vhere a Brother has been expelled that the la,v applies \vhen it says that a t,yo-thirdsvote restores to goofl l\lasonic standing and a unanilIlons Yote Testores to Inelnbersh.ip. In the case of snspension for non-paynlent of dues, the Inelnbership is not lost, but the Brother is placed under disabilities 'which Inay be easily re1Y1ovcd; tllerefore, the two-thirds vote reinstates the snsppnded Brother to aU the fornler rights and privileges ,vhich 'vere placed under legal disability by the act of suspension. 'l'his, of course, applies only to such as have been suspended fo:1' three years or rnore for non-paYlnent. Paylnent 'u'ithin, three years after the suspension for non-paYlrlent of dues restores the Brother 'ipso facto.

Fourth. Neither the '\~V路. 1\1. ;no1' the Lotlge itself can refuse to receive the petition fbI' r(~-instatenlent of a 131'other ,,"ho has been suspended for non.:.payn1ent of dues, 01' fbr other causes. The Brother has tbe 'right, beyond question, qf petition. This is (Inc J[asonie (j'lUld that his suspension did not deprive hhn of. I think tIle Geand Lodge eontelnplated as Inueh \vhen it Inade the law' allo\ving' the suspended Brother the right to apply fbI' re-instaternent, and intended to place hiln beyond the pow"er of objection to his petition by giving hiln a sho,," at the t"vothirds ballot f<)r re-instatelllent. ,\Yhile the right of objection is a broad one, I do not think it should be allc)\ved ngainst a Brother 'who has teln .. porarily lost Ids staliding. Such a con:struction placed npon our la\y ,Yould

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annihilate the rights of unfortunate Brethren, and the law always leans to\vard 111ercy in l\lasonry. SALOON-KEEPING•

..A. fe\v Lodges in the State reported the nanles of saloon-keepers in the list of Inernbers. On their attention being called to the positive provision of our la\v all this subject, and the emphatic utterances of the Grand Lodo'e to the effect that saloon-keeping IVlasons ,vill not be tolerated as nlel~b~rs of our Lodges, they pro111ptly enforced the la\v, Hnd in alDlost every case the objectionable ll1e111ber took his din1it "\vithout privileges," \vhieh rendered hirn a non-affiliate fronl the clate of the dinlit. 80 far as I kno,v, every Lodge has cheerfully cOlnplied \vith the la\v, and none have refused to enforce it. A.nel I 111ay safely say, that there is not (1,11 affiliated saloon-keeping l\fason in our State to-day belonging to ft· l\fissouri Lodge. W", M. ST. JOlIN'S LODGE, No. 28.

Charges \yere preferred against this Brother for gross Ull111RSOnic conduct, and the specification ,vas, that he had, since his election and installation as l\Iaster of the Lodge, engaged in the business of saloonkeeping in the City of Hannibal, 1''10. Satisfying tHyself that the eharges and specifications 'were true, I suspended hiIn fr0111 office, and plaeed the Lodge in charge of the Senior 'Varden, and cited the Brother to appear before the present session of the Grand Lodge for trial. I herewrith subnlit the papers in the case. SUMMONS.

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BONHO:\DIE LODGE, ·V8. BRO. JOlIN ]). 'VOODY.

This \vas an appeal to the Grand· l\Iaster to set aside the judgll1ent of the Lodge, expelling said Brother 'Voody fron1 all the rights and privileges of l\fasonry. . Brother \Voody's memorial to the Grand lVlaster is such a clear and concise statement of the points involved, that I have thought best to Inake his letter a part of Iny report on this Case. Here it is : :MANCHESTI<.iR,

Janus P. lVood, Esq., Grand .I."Waster:

M:o., :May 28th, 1889.

DEAR SIR: The undersigned, late a Inenlber of Bonhomlne Lodge, No. 45, located at Manchester, St. Louis county, "rould present the following facts for your consideration, and ask official attention thereto. I have.been for a long l1u111ber of years a member of said Lodge, in good and regular standing. There never have been ch~rgcs agl:Linst me for any act. On the twelfth day of February, last past, I received a 8U1111nons to attend 0. lneeting of

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my sfW-d. Lodge 011 ninth of February, three clays alter the ibne when the sumll10ns 'reqgired IllY presence. '1'11e Lodge rnet 011 the ninth, and it would seClll that another sum· 1110ns ,Yfl:-; ,'I'del'ecl, Inc to attend on the sl.deenth clay of l\In.rch, and shov{ cause why I had not the, smunlOllS of FebruarY' the rdnth. This second summons I received while in the Sister's Hospit}11, when it ,vas iInpossible for 111e to obey, owing to mv eondition of health, as I was there under treatment for a severe affliction froln which I l;ave not yet recovered. Being unable to answer the summons in person, as I could not leuye the Hospital, I answered the Secretary by letter, dated :March the fifteenth, one day before the summons required me to be present, and sent the letter by ulail. It was rC~8tved, but no attention was paid to it, and on the said sixteenth day of March I wns tried a.nd expelled, for not obeying the two sumU10US l11entioned. I here"with hand vou the notices of the Secretary, or, rather the two SUlnmonRes sent me, numbered 1 and 2, and the notice of my expulsion. '1'11e8e, J\.fost 'VVorshipful Sir, are the only papers ever received by me. Now I SUbluit for your candid consideration the follo\ving points: First, That Bonhomme Lodge erred in sending out a sum:rnons 'requiting Ine to attend the regular meeting, when there was no cause or 'necesB'ity for such SIW1,mons. I SUbUlit that the custODl of s~lid Lodge, in 'issuing swmnonscs to the menlbers, REQUIIUNG them to attend sln~ply a l·egu'zal' nloeting, is an a.buse of the power belonging to the ~Iaster,which should be used very discreetly and sparingly. You \vill see that SUlllTI10nS No.1, does not contain any' reason for SU1l1Dloning me, and, therefore, \vas a silnple arbitrar)'" use of the sumlnoning power, vested in the l\laster. I aSSU111C that the summons shoulcllutve stated what the occasion was, for which I was thus per81nptorily requited to be, }lnd appear.

In. the second place, the Lodge ncted unjustlf and arbitrarily in ClemancUng nl~l presence on the sixteenth of :March, becnuse the fl1ct was \vell known that I was in the Hospital, and could not respond to the sunuuons in person. The n1eIllbers of the Lodge were aware of the fact that I had l)ccu in the HospittLl froul the twenty-seventh of February-several weeks prior to the tiuw when I wa.s pnt on nlY trial, and expelled. I ask if the Lodge should exaet attendance f1'0111 one \vho \VUS wholly disqualified fr01111neeting the l'equire111ents of the Lodge'? And in the event of a failure to Ineet said requireluents frotn utter incapacity, sh<;mld said I.lodge then proeeed sUl111narily to cleal with, and pnnish ::1.. member because he was not present to answer for previous nOll-u,ttel1clance'? In the third place, rrhere were no charges eyer presented to the Lodge agHJnst 111e, And llloreover, there never was n.ny noNce seJ't'ed on 1110, giving 1ne the necossarJ information that I was to be tried for any offense. The Lodge acted upon its construction of Section 24, found all pages 73 and 7·1, \vithout follOWing the InfcJ'j)r'(:'latiun found in note 3, pages 74 ~1nc1 75, Book of Constitution. Said note defines the Tight of nn accused part~{ \vho has not oheyed a summons, and sass he "should not be expelled 'witlwu.t a l1'iaL" I ,vas so expelled, and did not know I was to be tried at the ti1ne the trial took place. I never knew what I was Stlll1monecl for in S\1111111011S No. 1. rrhe 8111111n0I18 did not show any cu.use. As I could not attend and answer for not obeying the lirst summons, being confined in the Hospital, I clahn that the Lodge had no right to proceed a.gainst 111e without sending Ine f1 copy <;>f the charges, and notice of the nLCt that I was to be TInED for Ul1uul,sonie eonduct. T'lle action was SU1l1111ary. and \vithout emupUance \yUh the forms of la'w, or the requirernents of l\faSOl1l'Y. f

'Yhile the law says I \yas "entitled to a trial," I should haye been furnished with a copy of the charges and tL notico of the thuo of the trial, which I never reeeived. '1'ho

says, that "A mmnber cannot be dcprivc(Z of his Jlasonic ]Jl'il.'il(~!le8 'without a FAIR I llever had an!} fdal in the sight of the law, and what WfLS done Wt1S unjust, and a farce in law. "A fair trial" conternplates and clnbraees the presence of the following matters: "A regula!' ehnl'ae; sall1C 111USt be read in and at a. sfcLledmecUn,q; appoilltnlellt of tllne of tria]; del/ve!'!! of copy of c!wl'gcs to accused." Not one of these requirenlellts was cOlnplied ·with. 'fherefore, on the grounds alleged, I appeal to rou, as Grand l\Iaster, to h1\V

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investigate the llllltters and things involved in this case, as it is the "duty of th~ Grand Master to protect and defend the execution of the laws." See noteH, page 13, Book. of Constitution. As the law in said note authorizes you, if in your "judgnlent the established law of the Grand LOf1.ge has been viol,lted, and gre:lt injustice clone thereby," to interfere. I as]\: that yon set aside the action of 13onho1111ne I~odge, No. -:15, and declare the same to be void and arnone etl:bct. The record of the Lodg'e 11leetings of .Jannary, February, and l\Iarch,will show that no dLaJ'[lCS were filed against Ine, and that therewn,s no ground of action. Anel you will also lind that there ,vas no sntliciellt reason for issuing the first summons, but only a Cllstoln to try and force an attendance upon the Ineetings of the Lodge, whereas, 11 n.otice is all that should ever be Clnployed to bring' 11lmnbers to Lodge Ineetings, except in cases of emergency or necessity. I subrnit illy case to you 'with the assurance that yon will see strict and exact justice clone an injured Brother. An official investigation of the doings of said Lodge 'will prove all I have said. Very frnterllall)路 yours, JOHN D. ''lOODY.

I have adopted the reasoning of this letter, it being lnnch Inore foreible than I could express, though I 111ight try ever so bard, and labor ever so luuch. It 'would be hard to conceive of a 11101'e arbitrary and a 11101'8 unwarranted use, or rather abuse, of the sUl1llnolling po'weI', than is detailed by this feeble old l11an in his plain, honest story of the "wrongs inflicted upon hin1 by those UpOll "whOln he had learned to look for succor in the day of his ,weakness, and in the houl,' of his affliction. ..:1.. 11 old 11lan, ,vearied by tIle burdens of life, bo'\ved do,vn by the ,veight of accUlllulated years, disease takes hold upon hirn, he is sick and in a, hospital unable to get out, or even help hinlself, he 'would fain turn to his Lodge and ask "help! help! or I perish," the priest has passed hiln by, the Lev-ite kno,vs hinl not, he turns to his I..Jodge as the "good SUlnaritan," ,vho ,vill Ininister hinl eornfort and consolation. 11ere he has seen our tenets of Brotherly 1..Iov8, Relief, and Truth, 1110st beautifully synlbolized, and eloquently explained. I-lis soul longs for the association and c0111panionship of his Brethren of the l\Iystic Tie. 110''''' coldly, ho'\v cruelly, ho,v inhulllanly, not to say ho\v lIlunasOJticly did this Lodge respond to the unspoken longings of this olel Brother's soul, ,vho, through the long hours of the day, and th.rongh the silent ,vatches of the night, listened in vain for a Brotherly fbotf::dl that never caIne, and for a friendly, Brotherly grip, thn.t, so far" as hi8 Lodge \vas concerned, \vas never given. For sluune! thnt a Lodge here in l\Iasonic 1lissouri, aye, in the very shade,V' of our Orphan's I-IoIne, should perpetrate such a ,vrong as this. I ,vrote to the Lodge for n, copy of its records bearing on this ease, and for an explanation of its conduct. The Lodge rell1ained as silent as the eataconlbs of Egypt for several 1110nths. .. '\t length an order, throngh the Grand Secretary, attested by the seal of the G-rand I.lodge, brought the desired papers. These contiI'nl the staternents of Brother \Voody, shc)\v-

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ing th,ftt no existed fo'r the issuance of' a SUllllll011S in the first instance, and no legal trial took place at the second llleeting. In the Februarv n:d,nntes of the I.Jodge, a perEnnptory SU1l11uons "was ordered in these ,v~rds: "Ordered tllat H,- SU1111110nS be issued to Brother John D. '\Voody, SUlll1110ning hirn to appear at the next regular COllllnunication." Only this and nothing Inore. The record is silent as to the reason for issuing such Sllnl1r~ons. It lnight have been for delinquency as to dues, 01' it Inay ha,yc been for SOI11e luore grave offense. But the record does not (~ho~v it, and there is no evidence that any cause existed for cOlilroanding the Brother to appear at' the next l11eeting of the Lodge. .its I have exal11ined the SUlnnlons and it sho",ved no cause "\vhy the Brother should be and appear at the next lueeting, I conclude that none existed. Surely if reason existed for the issuance of such a paper as a s01en1n SUlll1nons, the record or the SUllllllons ",vould have sho"\vn it. .A..t the next Ineeting of the Lodge, held in l\Iarch (being the one 'vhieh the SUlllnlons required Brother oody to attend) the follo\ving action ",vas had in his case: "Brother John D. 'Voody having ignored two SlUllmonses, and having preeented no excuse t:herefor, the Lodge, after due deliberation, and fully considering the nuttter, expelled Brother John D. 1Voody, and the Secretary ,vas ordered to infornl hiIn of that f1lct." J1e1'e appears the rank injustice pursued and the illegal course adopted by the Lodge. I(no\ving that the Brother \vas in the hospital, the Lodge proceeded to try and expel him 1oithout charges or .forrn of laill). .A. 11101'e deliberate violation of !tnv, and the rights of a 111elllber of the Lodge, could not have been perpetrated if they had studied on the subject for' nlonths. There ,vas no trial, but the "\vbole thing \vas a farce. On Septell1ber 10th, 1889, "believing that the established la"\v of the Grand Lodge had been violated, and great injustice had been done .thereby," and that said verdict, and judgnlent, and all proceedings had in said case were void, and of no effect, I set the sanle aside, alld ordered a ne\v trial of the case, based on proper charges and specifications, and on due notice to Brother 'Vooely. ..A.. nd in vie,v of the 111any abuses of the po",Yer of 811111mons by overzealous lVIasters, I sublnit the follo\ving:

DECISION â&#x20AC;˘

.A..1thongh the l\faster, or the I..Iodge has the RIGHT to SU111I110n any n1en1ber of the Lodge, for any purpose \vithin the scope and business of l\Iasonry; yet, this right of 8U111111on8 lllust not be exercised exCeljt in cases of etctterne en~ergeney. It follo\ys, therefore, that the SUIlluloning of IIlenlbers to att'end Lodge nleetings on o1"clLnary occasions, is 1nanifestly iInproper and unreasonable, and the lVIaster, or the Lodge guilty of such arbitrary action, should be held responsible therefor.

Proceedings oj the

[Oct.

ARRESTED CHARTERS.

During the year it has been IllY very painful duty to arrest. the Charters of f;ur L~dges, and, ,vhile I do not. kno,v that any good purpose 'would be subserved by gi Villg the reasons in detail for this action, yet a b~'ief staten1ent of the ft~-cts \\;n not, I alll persuaded, be aluiss. Of

NEVi BOSTON LODGE, NO. 284.

This Lodge had been going fr0111 bad to 'worse for years, until it had becon1e a disgrace to l\Iasonry. Shortly after the last session of the Grand Lodge charges ,vere preferred against the Lodge and a detailed account given of a trial had in the Lodge at its last Ineeting, ,vhich was 11101'e of a farce and a disgrace than a Masonic trial. After the trial was over and the IJodge had voted a reprimand as the punisblnent for an offense that richly deserved expulsion, the accused arose and, in a l11audlin, drunken stur;or, said to the ,V. lVI., ",,,7"ell, no,v you have sheared 111e, show" me the fleece," acconlpanying t.hese 'words with such blasphelllous oaths and profanations of the sacred nalne of the Deity as are too vile to think, 11luch less report them in these Proceedings. I in1!l1ediately determined on a l\Iasonic funeral, w'ithout the benefit of clergy, and at the appointed tin10, the corpse vvas ready. By n1Y direction I~. "T..B ro. J. J. Dillinger, D. G. IVL for the Eighth District, arrested the Charter, and it is 110'" in the vault in the Grand Secretary's office. TEBO LODGE, NO. 68, AND CLINrrON LODGE, NO. 481, (BOTH LOCATED A'l' CLINTON, 1\10.) POl' several years an improper and tllunasonic rivalry has existed between these t\VO Lodges, located in the beautiful and prosperous young city of Clinton, in Henry county; and, 'while it \vould be a difficult Inattel' to enter into 11 bill of particulars as to all that has transpired to "sap the foundations" of Freenlasonry at that point, yet it becalne evident to IllY ll1ind that the best interests of Freelllasonry in that locality denuLnded that 'the Charters of both Lodges be arrested. This course ,vas determined on after a 1110st thorough and searching investigation, not only by 111yself, through reliable sources at Clinton, but after a, careful, 1)erso11a1 investigation by R. ,V. Bro. B. fI. IngraIn, D. G. 1\1:. of the T\ventvthird District, \vho ,vent to Clinton, and, after acquainting hirnself ,vith all the facts,reC0111111ended the arrest of the Charters, ,vhich, by Iny order, ,vas accordingly done. The last llleeting of Tebo Lodge ,vas a sad, and soleJnn occasion to thenl. . They IDUrll1Ured not that the order had. gone forth for the arrest of their Charter. They 'vere loyal to the G-rand Lodge, and bo\ved, sadly and subnlissively, to the inevitable, saying, by their action, "The Grand Lodge giveth and the (1rand I..Jodge taketh a\vay, blessed be the name of the Grand Lodge." 111 striking contrast \vith the action of Tebo, stands the action of Clinton Lodge, No. 481, at

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its last T'be ].J. Ct. 1\1. was in the \\'ith the \varrant Ie)}' thearrest. 1:\. fe'w extracts franl rbe reeol'(ls of tllis Lodge will show t IH~ spirit of defiance exhibited by thenl. I-Ipar thenl : "On motion of Brother \V. H. Carpenter, all men1bers of Clinton Lodge, No. 481, A. F. & A. ?\f.., l1aye their dnes rmnitted and accounts sqnared on the books to date, adopted. n "'rhe "N. ::.\1. announced to the Brethren that the Lodge having special bus~ iness to transact, alll!nt rnembers of Clinton Lodge 'would please retiro, during which time, by order ofth0 'V. 11.. the Craft were called frorn labor to refreslul1ent. After the retirelllent of the yisiting Brethren, the Lodge was recalled by the sound of the gavel in the East. It was then stated to the Lodge that the Charter was to be arrested, and that some action shon1c1 be taken in the matter. After a thorough discussion as to ",vhich course ,Yould best subserve the interest3 of :Masonry, the annihilation of Clinton Lodge or its survival, it ,vas finally resolved, all 1110tio11 of Bl'otl1cr 'V. H. Carpenter, seconded by Brother John \Vrightman, that 111ean8 be taken to defend the integrity and honor of Clinton I.odge, No. 481, and to regain its Charter. On l11otio11 of Brother G. 'V. ~Ienees, M. A. Fyke and R. E. I.. evis were retained as attorneys for Clinton Lodge to defend our rights before the Grand Lodge when next COllYCllCd." "On 111otion of Brother.T. H. Scheriff, a warrant 'was ordert~c1 drawn for $105, in fayor of Brother Levis for his and Brother Fyke's fees as our attornf~)'s before the Grand

Lodge."

"On motion, the narnes of BrothersH.eed, \Vrightman, Carpenter, Saunders, ::\1onoe8, Kahn, Ashley, Scheriff, Levis, Eldridge, Ellis and Stephens were to appeal' upon the records of this meeting as those who ~Nere present until the Loc1ge closed."

It is due to Brotbers Levis and Eldridge to say that they voted against the action of tIle Lodge in elnploying eounsel. I recolllluend that the e0l111nittee on arrested Charters report to the Grand Lodge \vhat steps, if n.ny, should be taken to properly discipline all those ruelnbers of Clinton Lodge, No. 481, "rho took part in the 111tUlifestly illegaJand unmaN sonic distribution of the funds of the Lodge. The Charters are safely deposited in the office of the Grand Secretary. If any doubt ever existed as to the propriety of the arrest of the Oharter of Clinton Lodge, No. 481, certainly all sueh doubt is no\v rernoved . .A NE\\' GRAND LODGE.

By reason of the division of the Territc)l'y of Dakota, a Ile\V (~rand Lodge has been fornlcd in tl'}e northern portion of said Territory, styled the "Grand Lodge of North Dakota." Oflieial infol'lnation having been received of the regular organization of said Cirand Lodge, I referred the cornrnunication to Brothel' John I). 'lineil, Our COllllnittee on Fraternal Correspondence. I recollllnend the recognition of the "(fraud Lodge of North .Dakota." A.. report frOlnBrother "Vincil to that effect will, doubtless, be presented. DISPENSATIO.:.rS.

I have issued a large nUluber of Dispensations during the year, for

Ilew Lodges, for rernoval into nevv halls, to appear in public processions G. L. PRO.-2.

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un l\lasonie occasion~, to lay corner-stones and to hold elections out of tiJne. A. detailed aceount of Iny doings in this behalf lnay be found by referenee to the (~rand Secretary·s report. ()n several occasions I l1ave refused v) issue Dispensations for new :LcHJges, and for other purposes, where the facts in the ease Inade it c1enrly appear that a Dispensation should be denied. ..\ PPOIN'l'l\LE~TS.

It\V. Bro. SHInes B. ·'Vilde, I). (T. 1'1. fur the ~ixteellth District, havin o' resio'ned his position, a eOlInnissioll was issued to l~. \V. Bro. B.. ·s. Bro;"'ne t~ till the vacancy. Bl'otherBrowne has discharged the duties with ability and fidelity. I appointed 1\1. \V. Bro. 1).\V. Bain, of ltaleigh, N ol'th Carc)l ina, Itepl'esentative of this (:rrand Lodge, near the G-ranc.1 Lodge of tlutt State. A eOlll1nission \vas accordingly issued to hin1 for the ottlce. 13rother Baill is Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of his State Hnd OUt' interests are in safe hands. I also appointed and ordered conlluissioned Brother (;ecl. C. H.~ l\Ic~aight, near the Grand Lodge of Scotland, tel fill a vHcancy eaused by the l'eu1oYHl of Lord l\:inton to ,.A.ustralia. THE :McBRIDE ponrrUAI'I'.

In obecliellce to the resolution HdoptE~d by the Grandl../u(Jge la~t October, a portrait in oil was paint(~d of Past G'l'and l\Iaster LIeHl. Priestly II. 1IcBride, for presentation to onr clearly behn'pel daughter, the Cirand Lodge of Io\va. It was a splendid likeness, andJ was strongly urged by R. \V .. Bro. Parvin, Grand Seeretary of tIle (}l'andLodge of Ic)wa, to visit their library building on l\:fay 2nd, and rnake forrnal presentation of the portrait to our daughter. I~eing unable to go, on acconnt of r)l'essing professional engagernents, I "drafted" It 'V. Bro. John I). Y'incil as IUy "substitute," to represent our G-randLodge on that :l\Ias( >nie oeension. lIe Inade the pilgrilnage, presented the pC)l'trait to Ollr aristc)cratie but loving daughter, and, it is needless to say, that, fronl. his well ]ol()\Vn farne asthe silver-tongued orator of the G.rand :Lodge of:\fissOUl·i, and tlle .Ajax .of.l\lissouri l\Iasonry, he represented us eHl that oceasi()ll with nltl(~h gre~Lter.cre.dit than it were possible for your IllllnlJle SEn·vant to 11a.y('

done ·hadhe been personally present. lIe reported a royal welc(nne l)~' the Io\va:l\fasons and a, Illost enjoyable tilHe. I hereby tU~kllt)wlellgl' IUy obligation to hinl for his services on that occasion. \\t e are proud of our fajr and lovely daughter. Long lnay slle live and prosper! l\Iay her ,veIl-earned fanle gro\v brighter as the years of usefulness are 111ultiplied unto her!>:May.her PHl'yjn be spared unto her HIHl to us Yet Inanv, UUtllV yea,rl$~!::.:.';... _ . • •

1889.J ?lIASOi\IC HOME.

On June 15th I (~onvened a special session of the Grand Lodge in the city of St. Louis, for the purpose of dec1icating onr lVlasonic flolne. The proceedings, ilJ of that Ineeting have already been published, and nlost of you have read thonl. I reC01111nelld that they be published 'with, and nlade a part of, the Proceedings of this .A.. nnual Cornnlunication. The "fIolne" has been forn1a11y set to ,york and started on its sacred nlission of charity and benevolence. ,Vhen this enterprise ",vas first agitated, a half dozen years ago, the Inost sanguine al110ng us never dreaI11ed that ",ve could start our Flolne under such favorable circulllstances, or that the responses fron1 the I3rotherhood ,,,,"QuId be so liberal as they lutve. Still the '\fork is only fairly begun. If ,ve 'would have it succeed, SOUle lJ101'e systenlatic effort in the 'way of personal appeal to each Lodge and each individual l\:Iason ll1USt be devised. The State should be thoroughly organized and such agencies eUlployed as \vill reach every section of the .J uriscliction and enlist each Lodge in the interests of tl~e cla-hus of the "lIoBle." S0111e such nUlll as R. 'V. Bro. Vincil could stir the hearts ofl\:IissOllri l\lasons and arouse their latent sYlnpathies and enlist their InGanS in behalf of this grand and glorious \vork. Be.. sides this, a certain day in each year should be set apart as "OHPHANS' DAY,"

And on that day each Lodge in the State should take up a collection cr give SOlne sort of entertailllnent for the benefit of the \Vido",vs' and Orphans' lIonle. In this ,yay ,ve ",vould soon enJjst and direct the attention of all to this noble ,york. I, therefore, l'ecolurnend that St. John's Day, June 24th, in each year, be hereafter designated and kno\vll anl0ng us as "Orphans' Day," and every Lodge in the State be urged to observe it as such, and do SOlllething for the I-Ionle for our helpless ones. I ",vill say no l110re on this subject, because abler lnincls than Inine v;,rill present this question to you at SOI11e tiule during tll e session.

The splendid success of Dedication Day \vas largely due to the 路untiring 'efforts of Brother Parson and his C0111111ittee, aided by R. ,V. Bro. Jay L. Torrey, Grand l\Iarshal, and to the generous responses of the St. Louis l\iasons; to all of \VhOll1 I hereby tender 111)'" sincere路 thanks and conlmendation, and also the thanks of the Grand Lodge of l\Iissouri. ST.A.TI~

LODGES OF INSTRUCTION.

During the yea.r State Loclges of Il1struetion \Vere held at Butler,. l\JIoberly, l\iarshall, Jefferson City, C~'uueron, and Carthage-six ill all. I attended all of thenl in person except Carthage, a.t ,vhich point I~. Brother B. !-1. IngraIn, our Grand Junior '~Varden, appeared for ll1e, and presided over the n1eetings, for \vhich he has IllY hearty thanks..

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The llleetings, except at Butler, \vel'e largely attended, and I anl sure great good ,vas accolllplished. The exercises \vere interspe:i'sed, and varied 'with speeches by distinguished lVIasons, among \VhOll1 , R. "'\V. 13rother Vinci! \vas always prolninellt, and in deuiand. The principal \vork of these 11leetings, ho~"'ever, ,vas the exenlplificatiol1 of the "H.itual," ,vhich was under the supervision of that faithful and tireless 'worker, l~. "'V. Brother A.lIan l\icDovr'"el1, Grand Lecturer. These State Lodges of Instruction should be continued. and influence is of great value to the Fraternity.

Their 'work

GRAND SECRETARY.

Before closing this Address, I desire to publicly express to R. 'V. Brother John D. 'Vincil, Uly grateful acknowledgrnents for his lllany kindnesses to 1118, and for his valuable aid during the year. The \york of the Grand l\拢aster has been very luuch lightened by reason of his assistance. ...'1.nd, although, the duties of his office have been very burdenson1e, yet he "was ahvays pronlpt in responding to 111y calls. The business of his departnlent is in the Ill0st perfect and systell1atic condition. fIis record of getting out our Proceedings in tlu'ee days after the adjournll1ent of the last Grand Lodge, has neyer been equalled in the United States, and ,vill never be surpassed unless John D. Vincil chooses to surpass it. 11is services to the Grand Lodge are invaluable. CONCLUSION.

And no'w in conclusion, perl1lit 111e to express Iny gratitude to yOll for the high honor you conferred upon n1e one year ago, 'when your suffrages placed. in Iny young hands the Grand l\faster's gavel, and bade Ine 'Yield it \vith courage, justice, and mercy. ...t\..t that tinle I little drea111ecl of the iInn1ense responsibility, that the acceptance of the office \voulcl entail upon 1ne, yet I "was deeply grateful, more grateful than I could express or think. .4~s an evidence of that gratitude, I have tried to do Iny \~vhole duty, and to guard the interest of the Fraternitv. It has. been Iny constant ainl to so demean 11lyself in office, that ~o aet of 111ine, eith;'r public or private, should bring repl'oach upon the Order. J(incl and conrteous treatulent has been accorded rne every'where, for \vhich I anl profoundly grateful. The year is ended, the \york is done, soon the gavel 路will pass fronl mine to abler bands, and be 'Yielded bv a veteran in the cause, but always, and every,,-,l'here, no nlatter ho,Y ~umerous, or !lo,,' great, the honors that have, or nlay, COl11e to 111e, there is none that \vill be esteelued as high as that of having been Grand lVIaster of l\I a80n8 of J\:Iissouri. JAMES PERRY \VOOD, Gt'and J.lfasipr.

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G'ran,d

REPORTS.

TIle (}rallc1 preselltec1 his . A.1111Ual Report, \Vllich ""vas received alld referred to th.e C~onlnlittee 011 i\.CCOUlltS. '-rIle Ii-eport of Bro. Sanll1el l\tf. I(enIlard, (jruJlcl rrreasurer, ,vas presented, alld referred to tIle sal118 (~onl111ittee. GRAND SECRET.t\..RY'S REPORT. In obedience to law I herewith submit my annual report as Grand Secretary. DIs'rRIcr:r DEPUTIES COMMISSIONED.

The thirty-three District Deputy Grand :Mnsters, appointed at the close of the last Ressioll, ·were cOIUlnissioned at once and all entered upon the discharge of their duties, except Brother James B. \Vilde, of the Sixteenth District. He declined to serve and returned the Co.mlllission sent hiln. The Grand :Master subsequently appointed and ordered COll1111issionecl (to t111 the vacancy), Brother Hobert S. Browne of Potosi, \\'ho accepted the position and til led it 1110st acceptably. It lllay be proper to state in connection with this subject that reports have been received and printed f1'o111 all of the Districts except five. Notices ·were sent out f1'orn this onlce some tillle in advftllce of this session, cnlling attention the Deputi.es to need of early reports if they wished then"l printed. H.espol1ses Calne from twenty-seven. InV0 failed to report, and one Deputy, Brother- E. P. Linzee, of the 'l"'hirtieth District, had been cftlled froIll labor during the tenn. None regrets 1110re than ll1yself the non-appearance of reports frorn our Deputies.

NE\V CHARTERS ISSUED.

Following the issuance of C0l111111ssion8 to the District Deputy Grand Masters, Charters \vere filled up andforwarc1ecl to thenl at once for the Lodges Chartered by the Graud Lodge. The llalneS, nUlubers i1.uc11ocations of such Lodges are given below: Russellville Lodge, No, 90, Russellville, Cole County. Puxico Lodge, No. 167,Pnxico, Stoddard County. Labelle Lodge, No. ~22, Labelle, Le",/is County. \Veatherby Lodge, No. :28f>, \Veatherby, DeKalb County. Sparta Lodge, No. 20G, Sparta, Christian County. Pine Lodge, No. 314, Pine, Ripley Count~{. BaJ'ou Lodge, No. 3G5, Bakersfield, Ozark County. \Vaynesville Lodge, No. 375, \Vaynesville, Pulaski County. 'Vest Gate Lodge, No. 445, St.Louis, City of St. Louis. Bethel Lodge, No. 587, Bethel, Shelby Count)~. GRAND LODGE PROCEEDINGS.

Next in line of ,vork and duty, l:lfter the foregoing, WelS the printing and delivery of the annual transactions of the Grand Lodge. ~rhat this 'work should be performed as briefly as possible is recog'rril:ed by :yollr Grand Secretary as :1 part of his obligation to the Craft at large and to this Grand Body. The laRt session closed its labors all Thursday • afternoon. On the following 'ruesday I began nlftiling the Joul'luil. The entire edition of 2,500 copies\vas printed in three worki.ng days, and the lnailing completed immedit1telyafter. I am grateful for the many expressions of appreciation received upon the

P1"oceedings oj the

[Oct.

early delivery of the Journal as well as for the c0111pliments offered tiS to the sup~rior character of the work, embracing paper, type and arrangeluent. The conlmend~"Ltlons of those served constitute the real inspiration of life. l

LODGES UNDER DISPENSATION. At the last session, jIve Lodges were continued under dispensation for one year. During the present tenn, M. \V. Bro. 'Vood, Grand Master, has granted permission for the establishment of seven Lodges, and dispensations were issued accordingly. Thus twelve applicants ,vill claiul your favor and ask. to have their existence perpetuated and made permanent. I give below the list of all Lodges which have been 'Working U. D. The five first named on the list came over fronllast year: Kennett Lodge, Kennett, Dunklin County. Braymer Lodge, Braymer, eald\vell County. Hermon Lodge, Liberal, Barton County. Claflin I.lodge, Protenl, Taney County. Canopy Lodge~ Aurora, Lu\vrence County. Urich Lodge, Urich, Henry County. Marceline Lodge, 1Yfarceline, Linn County. Stella Lodge, Stella, :McDonald County. Dawn Lodge, Da'wll, Livingston County. ,\Yinigan Lodge, ,\YinigaIl, Sullivan County. Franklin Lodge, St. Clair, Franklin County. Ferguson Lodge, Ferguson, St. Louis County. ARRESTED CHARTERS. The Charters of the following Lodges have been arrested: New Boston I.Jodge No. 284, New Boston, Linn County. Tebo Lodge, No. 68, Clintol1, Henry County. Clinton Lodge, No. 481, Clinton, Henry County. Hesperian Lodge, No. 286, Virgil City, Cedar County. CONSOLIDATED. Warrensburg Lodge, No. 135, at vVarrensburg, united with CorinthhLl1 Lodge, No. 265, in the same city'. Carter Lodge, No. 187, located at Jefferson Cit)T consolidated 'with Jefferson Lodge, No. 43, in the City of Jefferson. CHARTERS SURRENDERED. Quite early in the present sear I received the Charter and books of ~Iitchell Lodge, No. 229, Columbus, Jackson county, Mo. 'rhat Lodge had been in a declining condition for some time, and finally conbluded to surrender its Charter.

Very recently the Charter of Hesperiu"n I.lodge, No. 286, at Virgil City, Cedar county, Mo., '\vith records and jewels, came to hand. No instructions being received, I WftS led to infer that the Brethren had sun'endered their Charter. SUbsequently Brother Fâ&#x20AC;˘.A.â&#x20AC;˘ Affleck, Deputy of the District, wrote to the Grand :Master that he had visited the location of-,said Lodge, having preViously arranged a meeting for that pnrpose. On arriving at the place he was nnable to secure a quorUlll, only four mClnbers of the Lodge being present. He says: HI found everything in chaotic condition. No settlculcnt could be

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n1ade or statement obtainec1.)1 lIe said Inost of "the Inembers care very little for the Order," and concluded that it ,vas hpst to send in the Uharter.

Franl the stat01nent of the District Deputy it is fair to conclude that the usefulness of that Lodge has long since ended, and that the proper place for its Charter is in the archives of the Grand Lodge. From the foregoing it will be seen that seven Lodges have ceased to exist during the year; t,vo from consolidation, four from arrest and one from surrender of Charter. These blanks will be filled with such Lodges as may receive Charters at the present Communication. GRAND REPRESENTATIVES. By order of the Grand :Master, I issued a cOlumisslon to R. 'V. Bro. Donald 'V. Bain, ,; Grand Secretar)", as our Representative near the Grand Lodge of North Carolina. SPECIAL DISPENSATIONS.

By direction of the Grand halls of Lodges as follows:

~Iaster, I

issued dispensations for the removal into new Blue Springs, No. 337. Relief, No. 341. Pollock, No. 349. Benton, No. 353. Reynolds, No. 385. Arcana, No. 389. Bee Hive, No. 393. Dagan, No. 394. EYertoll, No. 405.

Cyrene, No. l<t Hurnphreys, No. 32. Rocheport, No. 67. SNl.lll an, No" 126. Clay, No. 207. Unionville, No. 210. Polo, No. 232. Sedalia, No. 236. Palestine, No. 2路41Lindley, No. 253. Granite, No. 272.

New :Madrid, No. 429. Vernon, No. 493.

Sparta, No. 296.

Seligman, No. 517.

Osage, No. 303. Faithful, No. 304. Hallsville, No.3SG.

Gate City, No. 522. vVayne, No. 52/3-

Higbee, No. 527.

Dispensations \vere issued to proper parties for laJT ing corner-stones and holding elections of officers in a number of cases. From the frequent removals of Lodges it is seen that D1uch improvement has been made during the past year in the character of halls. A number of Lodges heretofore located at points fron1 which the population has largely removed, owing to the growing up of new to'wns on railroacllines, found it necessary to change their place of meeting. This has resulted in giving llew life anel 'vitality to the Lodges making the change. Railroads make or kill tovn1S. Lodges share the same result. RETURNS. This has been for years a vcr~T fruitful subject. A report from this office without reference to tIlt; n1atter would seem incomplete. As uSlual, I mailecl to all the Lodges t"wo blanks for returns, on the first day of .Tuly. A circuhl.r of Instructions acconlpanied the blanks, CfLllillg attontiol1 to the decision of the Grand I..odge as to when the returns ~hould be made and forwarded to this office. It is known that our regulation requjres

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the fiscal veal' to close on July 31st. It is, therefore, expected that all Lodges 'willlnake returns a~ld forward theln, 'with the Grand Lodge dues, to the Grand Secret~lry~ during the l110nth of August. On the 1st of September it was found that over one hundred Lodges ,vere delinquent as to returns. A notico\vl1S forwarded on that day to all Lodges that had not complied 'with the requirmnents of the Grand Lodge. I have been able, by pressing upon the attention of tardy Lodges the claiIns of the la\v~ backed by an order of the Grand :Master, to obtain reports fron1 all except three. In twolve years' connection with this oflice I have Hot succeeded so well in securing complianee 'with the law of the Grand Lodge respecting returns. The number of non-paying Lodges is slnallo1' than ever before during J1lY ofliciallabors, heing only five. 'VhUe but few are delinquent, either as to returns or dues, several Lodges failed to be on time for publication in the statistical tables. They will understand why their reports do not appear. It would be a Inost gratifying result could all Lodges be reported as having complied with the l~n\r, thus enabling this otl1ce to present to the Grand Lodge at its meeting a full and rounded sti1tement of fiscal affairs. This has been so nearly acc01uplished the present terra as to give hope ilnd encouragement for the future. It is believed that the Lodges are being educated in this regard, and the time 'will come when delinquents will be unknovvn. DEDICATION DAY. The Grand Master has mentioned, in his address, the Dedication of Our .1\Iasonic Rome. After that Inost interesting occasion had passed, it ,vas snggested that the proceedings of the specinJ session be published and sent to the Fraternity throughout the Jurisdiction in large nUlllbers, shmviug the Brethren what ,vas being done in the interests of the Home. By the permission of the Gl'tlucl Master I published fifteen thousand copies of the proceedings of Dedication Day coren1011ios, enlbracing the very able and taking addresses of Grand Master 'Yood, and Past Granel Masters Givan and Ryland. A sufficient number of copies of the proceedings of that special ses::iion '\rere reserved for binding with the edition of the forthcoming .Tourn~11 of this session of the Grand Lodge.

TRANSPORTATION AND H01'ELS. To provide against any disappointment, I opened correspondence with railroad managers and hotel proprietors snillciently in advance of the session to secnre the uSl1ul favors for those '\vho Inight wish to avail thenlselves of such courtesies. Receiving the necessary assurances and instructions fronl all addressed, I published nud sent out circulars to the several Lodges, Grand and Past Grand Officers and Deputies of the various Districts. These notices informed all concerned that reduced ro,tes of travel could be secured by following the instructions giyen by railroad Inanagers, and obtain accommodations at the several hotels mentioned at the figures indicated. Those holding railroad certificates will have thenl signed while here, on which they can purchase return tiekets before leaVing the city. Notices of hotel terlnswill be found in路 the Grand I..Iodge Hall. STATE OF THE CRAFT. From the returns, and other sources of inforu1atiou, I am pleased to announce that the :Masonic Fraternity has never beon in a more prosperous condition than at present. This is not shown merely by the amount ot路 work done by the Lodges, but by the sound and healthy state of the Craft in every particular. Never before has there been the same promptess exhibited in the paylnent of dues to the Gri1ud Lodge. '1'he1'e is thus evidence afforded of the sound financial 8tH-te of the Lodges, with very rare exceptions. From the tabular eXl:ibits made it will be seen that a smt"tll increase of the Inelnbership has accrued,amountlug to some three hundred. :rhe number initiated, passed and raised is in excess of last year, and that was the" Jubilee Year" of :Masonrj' in },;!issou ri

1889.J

in every sense. I did not C'Yl)(~ct tha.t our 'work and progress would eqnal18SS, this terul, but we have ga.ined upon the record Illade. To hold our own as against the record of 1888, ",vas nluch as I anticipated. But we have exceeded the success of the previous year, so lunch as to justify路 the claiIn of substuntial progress. I refer to 111y recapitulation "which will be made after this body closes, for full pn,rticulars. Enough r.Q.ay be said here to assure the reader of our very satisfactory condition. The increase from raisings, affiliations and reinstatenlcnts alllount to nlore than twenty-hundred. Loss from deaths has been something la,rger than last year. .Suspension for non-paYlnent of dues has been less than in the previous terl1l. A few more were expelled and SOlne less suspended for Ullnu1sonic conduct than in the preceding year. rrhe enforcOlnent of the law against evil doers was vigorous. In its :Moral tone, Masonry in l\Iissouri has been steadily advancing and is still on the upv;ard grade. Brethren are'"appreciating the trnth that an institution clai111ing to be Ii t1 beautiful systeIn of :Morals" can not tolerate the presence of vice and gross ilnnlorality, and l'etnain either healthy or consistent. The ,vell~voiced sentinlcnt of the great l11ass of our brotherhood is against the evils that have been ouly a blight to the Institution of Fremnasonry, and in favor of a higher standard of Jllorals. The work of refOI'l11 is going on, and with it COlnes strength, stability and increasing influence for good alllong 111e11. Throughout the Jurisdiction a spirit of harnlony prevails. 'Vhere discord and evil doings obtained, the rendy 111ind and vigorous hH,nd of our Grand l\Iaster applied the needy correctives, and such disturbing; clmnellts ,yere quickly deprived of the power for fnrther hUT1lliu Lodge character. ~rhe Grand Lodge of :l\Iissouri is happily exempt f1'01n the lH'esence of those annoying aflc1 pestiferous elell1ents which hnve enusec1111ueh confusion amcmgthe l-vorlunen elsewherl"'. Our Inclllbers are tl,ctnated by a true and intelligent loyalty to SYlnbolic :Masonry, a!l<l have not become infatufLted with a desire to "follow after strange gods," and give pre-elninence to l11ode1'n "Riteisrn." No occasion ha.s arisen froIn this Grand I;odge to ll1ake deliverances for or against chtilllfmts f()1~ recognition as to their legitilnacy, thereby perpetrating the folly of endorsing or cond81unillg systems about which we can kno",v nothing as York :Masons. Onr hn,ppy freedcnn from all complications and disturbances \vill continue so long as we pursue our line of duty, and sturdily withstand all appeals from any source to chanlpion systems foreign to anI' "Ancient and Honon1ble" fraternity. If such syst81ns are all that their votaries clahn, surely they need no recognition from York Rite Grancl13odies. If they are not \VlUlt they assume to be, the less ,ve have to do \vith then1 the better it will be for our own peace and harnlony. Let them severely" alone. Closing another and happy year of labor with and for the fraternity ofl\lb:;;ouri, during which ternl I have expended the best energies of IllY nature for the whJ.lle welfare and interests of the Craft, I am IllOst truly and fraternally yonrs, JOHN D. VINCIL, Gtand S'ccl'cla.rl/.

P1~oceedings

[Oct.

oj the

FINANCIAL. The follo'wing exhibit of the Finances for the year is furnished. The balance on hand at the close of the last fiscal term anlounted to $11,393.49. :Moneys received and paid over to the Grand Treasurer, as per receipts subluitted, during the present year foot up a total of $13,683.87. Of this sum I received $914.50 back dues, $200 Charter fees, $21104,5 from. dead Lodges, $210 for dispensation fees and $29.92 interest on the Gibson note. It Inay be proper to call attention to the ft"tCt that the notes executed by ~L IVI. and S. B. Gibson to the Granel Lodge, Temain unpaid, the balance being $350, aside from interest. The dues re111aining unpaid at the last settlement for 1888, were all collected in good time, after the close of our session. I here'with submit statement of amounts paid to the Grand Treasurer, as 8ho'\vn by his receipts, from aIle to thirty-five:

Receipt No.1

" " " " "

'I " ,. " " " " " "

$ 455 00

50 00 00 4.. , , · , 5 "...................................... 00 92 6 . 7..................................... 00 8 ; ,.. , ,.. , , " . ~)28 00 9 . 802 00 10 , .. 284 00 11 ' .. , .. 51;1 00 12 , " .. 463 00 13 , .. 390 50 14 " , .. 65350 15 .. 569 50 16 , , . '199 50 17 .. 8G400 18 . 228 45 19 .. ·118 00 20 . 550 00 21 , .. 753 00 22 , , .. 38550 23 .. 316 00 702 00 368 00 26 . 358 00 27 , , .. 210 00 28 ' .. 2,15 00 29 391 50 30 . 169 00 31 00 280 50 358 00 143 00 35 . ........................................................................ 2H4 50 2,

·..·..·.. ·

·..···

120 63 225 200 80 200

:: ~~~~:::~::::: ::::::::'.::::~: : :::::::'.::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :::::::::: ~ ::::::: :::::: ~::::~:

" " " " " "

1II • • " • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

" 32:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::':::::::::::::::::::::.:::::::::::::::::::::.. . . :::.. .::: :: ~:::::::::::::::::::::::::.::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::.::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

From Board of Relief for two Graves Total receipts Balance on hand last settlement.. Total

,., ,

20 00 $

7·n

~ 11,893 4H

$ 25,077 36

G?ypncl Lodge of

1889.J

DISBURS"E}\IENTS.

The follo'wing are the disbursements:

DATE.

VVARRANT.

1888.

No.

AMOUNT.

PAYEE.

9. 12. 15. 15. 16. 16. 16. 26. 26. 26. 26.

464. 465. 466. 467. 468. 469. 470. 471. t172. 4"""' " ID. 474.

B. H. Ingranl, Special DeputJ'.......................................... $ 9 55 T. E. Garrett-Cllurity' 50 00 Expenses for Iowa Visitors 23 65 Rent for Grand Lod.ge Hall 75 00 Jno. 'V. O'wen, Grand Tyler.......... 141 55 Postage on Grand Lodge Proceedings...... 228 00 S. 'V. B. Carnegy-Charity 50 00 T. E. Garrett-Cllurity............................ 50 00 Juo. .Alberti-Charitjr 100 00 G. 'V. Trent-Charity 15 00 R. H. Dryer, 'work on Grand I.Joc1ge Register....... 100 00

Novenlber l.

475. '47t3.

OffIce Rent .. Salary Grand Secretarj" (October) Pay Roll and money returned \Yest Gate I.Jodge....... Office Fllrnitl1re....... Printing.............. Po:?-tage. .. Allan l\IcDowell, Salary.......... Expense on Books of " Home" Allan :McDo'well, Expense Account......... Woodward & 'l'iernan Printing Co., Printing and Sta-

October

l. 1. l.

3. 3. ....

6. 16. 17.

December

477. ~178.

479. 480. 481. 482. 483. 484.

tionery for the :,rear 1,666 J. P. 'Yood, Grand l\faster, Appropriation........................ 250 Office Rent..... 94 Salary Grand Secretary (NoVe111ber) 250 T. E. Garrett-Charity...................................................... 50 l\fcBride, Portrait 50 Allan :McDo'w ell, Salary ;........... 200 J. J. Dillinger, Spechtl Deputy '" 20 Hall Rent, State Lodge of Instruction............. 23

6. 19. 19. 19. 22. 24. 26. 28. 28.

485.

-193. 494. <i96. 497. 498. 499. 500.

Office Rent Sa.lary Grand Secretn.ry (Decelllber) Ice Bill Allan J\lcDo,\vell, Salary 8. ,V. B. Carnegy-Charit~{ T. E. G路urrett--Cl1aritJ! J. P. 'Vood, Grand 1\!aster, Expenses

50l. 502. 503.

Office Rel1t Salary Grand Secretary (January) Allan l\'IcDo\vell, Salary

504.

Postage

486. 487. 488. 489. 495. 490. 49l. 492.

94 00 250 00 427 50 50 00 33 75 15 00 100 00 20 00 200 00

00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 25 00

Bell Telepholle.....

1889. January

2. 5. 7. 15. 30. 3l. February

1. 1.

5. 20.

9400

. 25000 .

655

. 10000

. ~

. .

50 00 5000 5360 94 00

. 250 00

. 20000 .

20 00

DATE.

\VARRANT.

1889.

No.

March

April

:May

505. 50G. 507.

n·l 2;)0 18 100 ]0 25

00 00 20 00 00 00

Postage.............................................................................

1. 1. 1. 5. 5. 6. 15. 20. 20.

512. 51:3. 514. 515. 5lEi. 517. 518. 519. 520.

Office RelIt......... !It Salary Grand Secretary (March) :..... 250 City Director'r...................................................... 5 All~an ?IcDO\;ell, Sttlnry 200 :Masollic Home, for Expenses 500 F. I.J. Billon, Book for Library..................... 5 S. \Y. B. Ctunegy-Charity................ 50 Dispensation Fee returned :.......... 30 Masonic Home, Donation by Grand I",oc1ge [),OOO

521.

3. 3.

522. 52:3.

Office Rent... H·i 00 Salary Grand Secretary (April) :![,O 00 Expenses Grand Secretary to Iowa..... 25 g5 C. S. Glaspell, Special Deputy.......................................... :3 00 Allan McDowell, Sawery 100 00 Postage on HOIne Circulars G 00

13.

524.

18.

626. i32G.

527. 52,). 52£1. 580. 531.

1. 1. ,). 11.

582. 533. 534. 535.

23.

5mt

31.

587.

1. 1.

538. 53~1.

540.

September 2. 2. 2. 2. 19. 25. 30.

5-11-

October

Office RelIt $ SnlarY' Grand Secretary (February) J. P. \Vood, Grand Master, Expenses................................ Allan :McDowell, Salary....................... . B. H. IngraIn, Expenses at Carthage... Bell 'l'elepllolle

,510.. 511.

50S. 50n.

1. 1. 1. 12. 27.

August

A?lIOUNT.

PAYEE.

1. 1. 1. 2. 4:. 23. 28.

18.

July

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Proceed£ngs of the

1. 1.

Office RelIt Salary Grand Secretary (May)............... Allt111 McDowell, St11ary Belll'ele111101Ie...

Painting Portrait, 'V. M. \Villimns, P. G. Office Rellt... Grand Secretary, Salary (.Junc).............

00 00 00 00 00

00 00 00 00

Hl ()O 260 00 100 00 25 00 ~r.....................

Allan McDov;rell, Salary..... S. \V. B. Carllegy, Charity............................................... Postage, Dedication Day Proceedings

'York on G. IJ. Register......... Salary Gl~and Secretary (July)................................... Allan ~rcDo\vell, Sala,ry.................... Office Rent... Desk for Office.. Allan McDowell, Salary.........

10 00

50 00 D··t 00 2F)() DO 200 00

50 00 GO 00

50 00 260 00 ,,100 00 H4 00

546. 547.

11 00 200 00 Office R811 t H·t 00 Salary Grand Secretary (August).................................... 250 00 Bell ~relepholle :....................... 25 00 Allan McDowell, Bi\,lance on Salary and Expenses........ ..150 00 Postage and Office Expenses...................... 121 Hii

548. 54H. 550.

Oflice Rellt nil: 00 Salary Granel Secretary (Septelnber)... 250 00 Salary S. 1I. Kennard, Grand Treasurer.......................... 150 00

5-:1:2. 5i13. 544. [~5.

Total Disbursements

$16,257 35

1889.J RECAPITULA.TIO~.

Cash on hand last settlenlent. Receipts sillce last report

$11,39:3 49 13,083 87 $25,077 36

Less disbursemcllts

Balance on hand October 1

16,257' 35 $ 8,820 01

By reason of the payment of $20,500 to the l\Iissouri HOlne since 1\Iay, 1888, the funds have been reduced to a lower figure than at an'y period in ten years. The amount of outstanding dues is sll1aller than at any tiule since I have had charge of this office, being about one hundred dollars. The total funds of the Grand Lodge, when all collections are made, "vill be some nine thousand dollars. It will be readily seen thtlt no appropriation can be Illade 1'1'0111 our funds the present yeur for the :Masonic Honle.

JOHN D. VINCIL, Grand Secretary. . ST. LOUIS, ]rIo., October 1st, 1889.

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P1 oceedings oj'l the

GR.AND TREASURER'S REPORT. SAM. :;\f. KENN,A.RD, GRAND TREASURER, In account with GRAND LODGE

OF l\frssOURI,

A. P. and A. l\I. :

DEBITS.

October 11, 1888, To Balance upon last report November 1, " 'ro Cash, J. D. Vincil, Grand Secretary 15," cl0 do do 20, i, do do cl0 December 20," do do do Januarj" 2,188n, do Masonic Board of Relief, .for grave July 26," do J. D. Vincil, Grand Secretary August v, do do do " 6," do d.o do " 8," do do do 9," (10 do do 10," do do do 13," do do do 13," 1'~,"

16," 17," 10," 20," 21," 23," 26," 27," 27," 29," 31," September 2," 3,

.1," 5, 6," 9," 12," 19," 20," 21," 28," 30,"

do do (10

do do

cia do cl0 do do do do cIa do do do do do do do do do do do do

do do do clo do cl0 , do cl0 cIa do do do do do do clo do do do do :l\Iasonic Board of Relief, for gravEL

J. D. Vincil, Grand Secretary do do do do do do do do do do do do do

Total amount of Receipts...

do do do do do do do do

do do do do do

. $11,393 49 ·155 00 . 120 00 . ..

.. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. ~

63 00 225 00 10 00

200 00 80 02 2()O 00 H2800

BO:! 00 2S~l

[)14 00 4G800

::no f,O Gf):3 50 f>C,H no .tun 50 8G·t 00 2:28 ,:15 ·n;;:; 00

t);)O 758 10 385 HIG 70:!

00 00

00 f>O 00

00 8(18 00 H5300

210 00 2·15 00 8HlOO IHO 00 7·11 00 280 50 a5800

143 00 20·1 50

$2[),077

at>

G1rand Lodge of .Lllissov/ti,.

1889.J

CREDITS. By Cash, J. D. 'lineil, Grand Secretary, do do do do do do " do do do " do do do 17, " do do do 17, " do do do 18, " do do do 27, " do do d.o 2H, " do do do 30, " do do do Noveluber ?... , do do do 2, " do do do 2, " do do do i'J, do do do v, do do do 5, do do do 7, " do do do 11, " do do do 17, " do do do 19, " do do do December 1, " do do do 10, " do do do 20, " do do do 20, ., do do 24, " do do do 26, " do do do do 28, " do do do 29, " do do do JanuarJ"" 2, 18S9, do do do 3, " do do 3, " do ,. do do do 3, do do do S, " do 8, " do do do 18, " do do 31, " do do do February 2, " do do do 5, " do eli) do " G, " do do do do do do " 21, " do do do :March 2, " do do do 2, " do do do 4, " do do do 0, " do do do 7, " do do do 25, " do do do It 29, do do do April do do do i) ..., do do do ,1, " do do do October

13.

1888,

15, 15, 15.

\Yarrnnt

do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do

No.

465...... 454...... 4G(; .••.••

4G8...... 467...... ·lng ...... 470 ...... 471. .....

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Fraternally submitted,

SA:r-.I'L :M. KENNARD, Grand Treasurer.

1889.J

G1~and

Lodge of Missouri.

GRAND LECTURER.

Bro..AJlall 11cDowell presented his Report, which was ordered printed ","ith the Proceedings, and is as follows: ST. LOUIS,

~:ro.,

Oct. 15, 1889.

To the J-lfost JVO'l'sh'ipjul Grand Lodge of J.Yissouri, A. F. & A. if.:

Here,vith I submit an!lual report for year ending October, 1889:

On Nov. 20th, 1888, a School of Instruction ,vas held at St. Louis, for the benefit of the District Lecturers and Assistant Lecturers of this Grand Jurisdiction. The following District Lecturprs were in attendance, viz.: A. :V-'ISHER, of the Second District. Third District. GEO. E. :MAYHALL, of the J. A. 'rHOl\IASON, of the Fourth District. CHAS. J. \VALKER, ofthe Fifth District. A. D. RICHARDS, of the Ninth District. GEO. H. BENTON, of the Nineteenth District. Twenty-fifth District. H. H. \VA I'r, of the F. E. BYBEE, of the .rrwenty-路sixth District. \Vl\1. TALBERT, of the 'r,venty路ninth District. J. P. I~HEA, ofthe 'l'hirty~thil'd District. Assistant Lecturer. Also, C. \V. CARTER The object of the meeting ,vas to thoroughly qualify the various Distl'ict I.Jecturers for the proper performance of the duties appertaining to their positions. '1'11e m.eeting lasted for three days, three sessions being held each day, and each of the above named Brethren attended every session. Thorough drill in the work, and thorough practice in the lectnres was had, and each of the Brethren returned home completely conversant with the worle and lectures of the Grand Lodge, and thoroughly competent to teach the sanle. I have never held a meeting with more satisfactory results, and I know that the effects of this School of Instruction ha.ve been felt through路 out the State. :l\Iy only regret was that all the District Lecturers did not avail them~ selves of the opportunity. By order and under the direction of the Grand J\;Iaster, State Lodges of Instruction 'were held at the following places, viz., Jefferson City, Butler, l\loberly, :D.Iarshall, Cam~ eron and Carthage.

At Jefferson City the following Lodges were represented, viz.: Linn, No. 66; JefH3rson, No. 43; Corinthian, No. 2G5; Charnois, No. 185; Lane's Prairie, No. 581; Gower, No. 3D7; \Villifl.111Sburg, No.8; PHlestine, No. 241; Friendship, No. SO; Carter, No. 187; .Alexandria, No, 385; Purdy, No. 148; Hushville, No. 288; Pleas. ant ~follnt, No. li~4; Sturgeon, No. 174; I{,ussellville, No. 90; Alton, No. 255; Robert Burns, No. 49G; Occidenta,l, N/). HiB; Salem, No. 225; l\felville, No. 路458; M:t. Zion, No. 327; California, No. 183; Bloomfield, No. 153; Caruthersville, No. 4Gl; Cecil, No. 454; ~Ioniteau, No. 2~m; \:Vakand~l" No. 52, and New Florence, No. 261, besides a sCt1,ttering attendance from New London, No. 307; Ashland, No. 156; RnshV.ille, No. 238; Salem, No. 225; Rolla, No. 218; Salisbury, No. 208; Star of the 'Vest, No. 183; Hunnewell, No. 415; Hannibal, No. 188; Huntsville, No. 30; 'l'exas, No. 177; Bloomfield, No. 153; 11odern, No. 1-14; Cass, No. 147; \Varrensburg, No. 13;':>; Cooper, No. 36; Cedar CitJ~' No. G. L. PHo.-3.

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425; Nodaway, No. ,:1:70; Russellville, No. 90; Rockport, No. 157; ]\;10nroe City, No. 6~1; l\!t1COn City, No. 172; Ashland, No. 156; Osborn, No. 817; Hebron, No. 854, and Hirmu. No.8G:2. ':rhe Grand 1lIaster presided in person. The follo"wing grand officers ,vere present and assisted in the work, Yiz.: R. \V. Bro. B. H. Inf-'Tl:uu, Grand .Tunior \Varden ;R. \V. Bro. Jno. D. Vincil, Granel Secretary; R. \V. Bro. G.\V. Carlton, D. G. 1\1. Hind D. L.

of the Eighteenth :Masonic District; R. \Y. Bro. A. :M. Hough, D. G. l\L and D. L. of the Twenty-second :Masonic District, and R. ,,;:. Bro.};". E. Bybee, D. G. l\I. and D. L. of the Twenty-sixth Masonic District; also \Y. Bro. D..A. Jalnison, D. L. of the Fifteenth Masonic District. The meeting was not only a large one, but Hi zealous, nnd. I may sny, enthusiastic one. Three da~~s and nights were spent in practicing the work and rehearsing the lectures of ancient craft Masonry. During the session R. ,V. Bro. Jno. D. Vineil delivered an instructive and eloquent address on Faith in God and Hope of InUllortality, as taught in Masonry. Short, but able ~Llld interesting addresses on Masonic subjects were also delivered by other Brethren. At Butler the follo,ving Lodges were represented, viz.: Belton, No. 450; New' Home, No. 326; Rich Hill, No. 479 ; Bntler, No. 254, and Grand River, No. 276. There ,vere also in attendance members from Cass, No. 147 ; Vernon, No. 493, anel Osage, No. 302. 1'he Granel :Master presided. Although nUluerically not as large as the nleeting at Jefferson City, this one was a decided success. During the session Pnst Grand 1\Iaster N. M. Givan delivered a stirring address in reference to the "Masonic Horne. At Moberly the following Lodges were represented, viz.: Moberly, No. 34;1 ; Gothic, No. 108; IOllia, No. 381 ; Jacksonville, No. 'l,J; Laplata, No. 237; Monroe, No. M; Dagan, No. ::194; Sturgeon, No. 17-1:; Eureka, No. 7~1 ; l\:id:sville, No. 105; SociaJ, 266 ; MiltOll, No. 151; Morality, No. I8H; Florence, No. 2til; Huntsville, Xo. 80; Higbee, No. 527, and Centralia, No. 50. There were also in attenc1anee 1nombo1's from Ho\vill'd, No.4; :Memphis, No. IG ; Perseverance, No. fl2; Cairo, No. 路lSG, and others. The Grand :Master presided. R. 'V. Bro. John D. YincH, Grand Secretl~ry, and R.\V. Bro..To 'V, Barnett, D. G. :M. and D. L. of the Seventh District, were present and assisted in the work. R. 'V. Bro. VincH favored us ,vith an instructive address, which was highly appreciated by the large audience present. At :Marshall the following Lodges were represented, quite a nUlnber by nearly all their oineel's, viz.: Oriental, No. 518; Lafayette, No. 437; Higginsville, No. 3n!; 1\Iiauli, No. 85 ; Arrow Rock, No. 55; Daggett, No. ~ln2; Blue Springs, No. 837; rrrilU1l1irw., No. 205; Herndc>l1, No. 487; Cmnlll'Wge, No. 63; Tranquility, No. 2拢1,), and Barbee, So. 217. There were aJso in a,ttenc1anee meml)ers frODl Sedalia, No. 286; 'Vaverly, No. Gl ; Phccnix, No. laG; Lexingtoll, No. 149; New Florence, No. 251, and several others. The Grand Mastel' presided, and delivered a splendid addreSS on the praetieal duties of Masons. \V. Bro. P. P. Ellis and others also contributed to the interest of the occasion by delivering short, practical and instruct.ivo addresses. .A privato letter fr0111 R. 'V. Bro. Jas.A. Gordon, the Deputy Grand Master of the Distriet in 'which this lueeting ,vas held, informs lUC that the 111t3eting was a decided success, ilnd that 1\Iasolll'Y in that portion of the State has been "booming" ever since, anel, he adds, it is the right kind of n, "boOln." At Canleroll the following Lodges were represented, yiz.: Vincil. No. 52, (by all its officers and nearly all its luenlbers) ; Ha.1nilton,~(). ~2,t ; \Veatherby, No. 23~; \Vestern Stnr, No. 15; Civil Bend, No. -lOn; Osborn, No. 817; (n. large representation); Mirabile, No. 15G; Gower, No. 807; Stewnrtsvillc, No. 182 ; Portland, No. 242; Turney, No. 51H. (also a la.rge representation) ; Plorence, No. 2tn ; :Brclokfield, No. 86; Lindley, No. 253; Lathrop, No. 50G (also largely represented) ; Gtl.l1atin, No. 106, and a scattering attendance from a number of other Lodges.

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Lodge

The Grand l\Iaster presided. \V. Bro. S. H. Blank, D. L., of the Ele·v'enth District l:1ud R. 'V. Bro. Geo. 1;\ HoW:'}'s, Past D. D. G. J\1. were present and gave valuable assistance. At Ule following' Loc1geswere represented, viz.: Cartha.ge, No. 197; Pythagoras, No. USB; Rising Star, No. 1-15; Sarcoxie, No. 2fJ3; Exeter, No. 514; 'Vebster, No. 9'1; Neosho, No. 247: Hernlanll, l'l". D. ; Fellowship, No. :a5: Florence, No.2G1 : Lanu1r, Xo. ~B2; Hed Oak, No. ~Hi8; \Yebb City, 2\0. 512; Decatur, No. 400; Jasper, No. 898, and it seattering representation fr0111 a. large nU1nber of other Lodges. R. \V. Bl·O. B. H. IngrtulJ, Grand Junior "'urdQn, l)resided. R. 'V. Bro. .Trw. D. YiucH was also present and rendered valuable assistanee in the work. R. ,Yo Bro. P. ,Yo 'Vebb, D. G. l\L of the Twentieth District, and ,Yo Bro. C. 'V. Carter, Assistt1ut Lecturer, ,vere also present and assisted. H. ,,~. Bro. Vinci! favored us with an instl'llctive address on the Uses and Abuses of the Ballot. The last night of this roeeting was a veritable love feast. R. 'V. Bro. Ingram gave us a plain, practical talk, taking for his subject the unique expression, "Shoot that Lio11," and was fopowecl by \Y. Bro. P. P. Ellis, J. \V. Harper and others. A District Lodge of Instruction ,vas held at Charleston at which five Lodges ·were represented. The Brethren in attendance exhibited considerable proficienc)Y in the work. . A District Lodge of Instruction was held at Trenton, R. \V. Bro. 0.. S. Glaspell, D. D. G. 1\L and D. L. assisting. 'ren Lodges were represented, lll0St of whom have a fnir kno\vledge of the work of the Grand Lodge. A District Lodge of Instruction was held at Independence, ,Y. Bro. H. H. \Ya.it, District Lecturer assisting. Eleven Lodges were represented, besides a l1.Jul1ber of Brethren from other Lodges in casual attendance. The work as rendered by the yarious Lodges ,vas creditable in the highest degree. i\. Distriet Lodge of Instruction was held at Laclede, at which tvtelve Lodges were present by their representatives. Better ",York than was exhibited there is not done any\vhere in the State outside of the City of St. Louis. A District Lodge of In:strnction was held at l~rederickto\vl1, at whi.cll only three Lodges were represented, although all the Lodges in the District hn.d been mnply notitIed. Vie\ved froDl any standpoint the lneeting was not ft success. ' A District Lodge of Instruction \vas held at 11'011 1\Ioul1taJn, at which eleven Lodges were represellted. BoO \V. Bro. Robt. S. Browne, D. D. G. J\L, was present and assist~d. The lneetIng WitS well atterHiec1, the Brethren zealous and intelligent, and 111uc11 good resulted. At a District Lodge at Potosi six Lodges '1Nere well represented. R. \Y. Bro. Geo. E. 'Vn.1ker, Grand Senior 'Varden, presided, assistecl by R. \Y. Bro. Robt. S. Browne, D. G. 1f. The meeting was exceedingly plen,sant find profitable to those in attendance. R. \V. Bro. 'Valker and ,V. Bro. P. P. Ellis interested us 'with SOBle splendid practical talk on the duties of Masons. A District Lodge of Instruction was held at Carrollton, with the assistance of R. \V. Bro. Geo. ,V. Deatherage, D. G. 1\1., and 'V. Bro.A. D. Riclulrd.,;;, D. L. Eleven Lodges 'were represented. The Brethrell of that portion of the Stitte are well instructed. District Lodges of IllstrtlCtion ",vere also held at Bowling Green, SnJenl, Versailles" RoIla, Houston~ Cabool~ .Alton, Doniphan and Bolivar, at ·which, while the a,ttendance wa.s not large, all the zeal and interest were nlanifested that could be desired. In addition, I have yisited and instructed n. large 11l1lnber of Lodge~, spending usually three days with L~ach Lodge. 'Vhile it is sOlnetill1es discouraging to l1nd that occasionally Lodges, by the election of llew ofncers, seem to rotrogracle, yet, on the· ,,,hole, there has 1)cen a ~teady and continuous i.tdvanee in th(~ knowledge of the work and prirwiplc:-: of ~Iasonry. \,"h11e this advt1nee 111ay be 11101'e marked in eity Lodges, yet it is also liotIeeable in eountry Lodges, even in those Illost relllote fr0111 railroncl C0111111Unication. .\ brother frOlll Be. LOllis, a brig'ht and well infornlcd 1\1ason, who. accOlnpanied 111e on un expedition into the (~ollntry, was wonderfully surprised to find; that they had the same work there and did it abont as \vell as in the city.

Proceedings of the

[Oct.

I present the following as an abstract of the report of District Lecturers: \V. Bro. Joe B. Sansou1, of the First District, held a three days' Lodge of Instruction at Kahoka, for the eastern portion of the District, R. \Y. Bro. J. T. Langhlin, D. G. 1\1., presiding. There were four Lodges represented, and a very fair interest was rnanifested. Besides this work, he has visited several Lodges, and has done considerable private lecturing of officers. The work, so far as he has had opportunity to observe, is rnoving on fairly, and all seen1 willing andeven anxious to learn. R. \V. Bro. Geo. H. lvIayhall, of the Third District, has visited Bethel Lodge,' No. 53i, and left th8111 in fair working condition. He also visited St. Andrew's Lodge, No. 96, located at Shelbyville, and found them sorely in lleed of instruction. Ther" gladly received" his instructions, and he thinks good has resulted therefrOln. He visited Lick Creek Lodge, No. 302, located at Perr:r. Delegates were present from ]'lorida IJodge, No. 23, and Santa Fe Lodge, No. 462. He had a most enjoyable time, and nluch good was done. He held a District Lodge of Instruction at Shelbina. Delegates were present from Shclbiml, No. 228, Paris Union, No. 19; St. Andrews, No. 9G; GranYille, No. 240; Clarence, No. 305; HllUne"well, No. 415, and Bethel, No, 5:37. Great interest was manifested ill the 'work br those in attendance, and they had 'a most enjoyable and instrnctive l1leeting. The Grand Lecturer had promised to be presf?ut 1.111d assist at this meeting, but by inadvertence overlooked the appointnlCut, and held another 111eeting in a distant part ot the State at the same Hnle, for which he here and now tenders his apologies and regTets to R. W. Bro. l\[a:y-l1all and the Brethren of his District. He visited Granville Lodge, No. 240, representatives being present fr0111 \VoodlI.1wn, No. 223. The weather was ~ad, but the attendance good, nnd t.hose present anxious to learn the \vork. They had a very interesting thne. Ho visited Palrnyra Lodge, No. 1.8, and assisted the 1\1. \V. Grand Master in exemplifying the work. 'rhey ,york uncleI' the old style at this Lodge, and it will take a long thue to get thern out of the old ruts. He visited Santtl Fe Lodge, No. 4()2. He was highly pleased ,vith his work there. Those who attended were so eager to learn, and grasped the ,york so readi ly that it Inade one glad to be there. The Ineeting 'was highly successful. He has a.nswered nIl calls that have been made upon him in the Inatter of giving instruction in the ritualistic work. He says that inefficiencY' prevails to a considerable extent, but how to OVe1'C01118 this in many of the LoÂ˘lges is a diftlcult problelu to solve. '1'he1'o are smue Lodges (two at least) in the District that are unable to confer the degrees properly and irnpressively. As a general rule, however, the desire for pro.ficiency in the work seems universall~: to prevail, and it is ,vith pleasure that he notes a \Tery 11larked inlprOVerl1ent and ad vanceUlent in the general average over last year, and he trusts the day is not far distant "when all the Lodges in onr Grand Jurisdiction will be able to give the lectures n.s adopted by the Grand Lodge. R. ,Yo Bro. Mayhall has spent lunch thue, and profitably to his I.Jodges, spending three days with each Lodge visited. R. 'N. Bro. Charles.T. \Yalker, of the lrifth Distriet, reports that he has visited several of the Lodges, given son1e instruction and conferred SOlne degrees. lIe finds the Brethren apt and willing to learn, and regrets that ch'Ctunstances have been such that he could not devote lllore attention to the duties of his oilice. R. Vl. Bro. \V. H. Carpenter, of the Sixth District, has visited the follo'wing' Lodges, viz.: Ne"l Bloolnfield, Cedar CitY', Ashland, Twilight, :F:Iallsville, Centralia, Ancient Landmark, Rocheport and Vandalia. There is a steady improvement in the Lodges of this District, and the lllost of theln are doing the work well. It would be a sharne to them if they did not, ,vith such tl. C0111petent and ,villing teacher as R. \Y. Bro. Carpenter, ever ready to answer any call they ll1ake. R. 'V. Bro. J. \V. Barnett, of the Seventh District, has yisited the following Lodges" viz.:

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Chariton, CunninglHlln, Dagan, Eureka, Huntsville, \Varren and \Vestville. Ht3 has given IllliCh private instruction to individual Brethren, SOUle of '\vhOln are quite proficient. Ho has held no District Lodge of Instruction as the Lodges had the advclntage of the State Lodge of Instruction, held at :l\1oberly in his District. The Brethren are all ,villing to learn, and he regrets that he has not had more time to lecture them. R. \V. Bro. Jno. J. Dillinger, of the Eighth District (the "old veteran"), has visited the following Lodges, viz.: Jackson, No. 82; Semnan, No. 12G; Green City, No. 159; \Vinigan, U. D.; :Marceline, U. D.; Bucklin, No. 283; Callao, No. 88. and Kaseyville, No. 498. Assistnl1t Lecturer \V. Bro. D. l\L 'Vilson has visited Putnam, No. 190; Arcana, No. 389, and Pollock, No. 349. During the last two years all the Lodges in the District have been visited and instructed except Hartford, No. 171. In visiting he always remains ,vith Lodges fronl two to three days. rrhe Lodges are ha.ving a healthy gro\vth and do their work ,veIl. Masonry in this District is in a healthy condition. \Vith such a teacher and exemplar as R. 'V. Bro. Dillinger is, it could not be otherwise. R. ,V. Bro. Chas. S. Glaspell of the Tenth District visited Jamesport Lodge, No. 201, and exenlp1ifiecl the work. He found thenl working fairly, and left them well versed in the work. He visited Lindley Lodge, No. 253, and fonud them very well posted in opening and closing, as well as in the work. He spent three days ,vith Lock Spring I.lodge, and had an average attendance of thirty-one out of thirty-six Inelnbers. This is the best posted Lodge in the District. He held a three days Lodge of Instruction at Pattonsburg. Pattonsburg, No. H5, Earl, No. 285, i'tnd Ciyil Bend, No. 400, were represented. Attendance on the part of the Pattonsburg Brethren very sUlal1. rrhere are five Lodges . in this District within H, cirele of fifteen lniles, and there is not enough interest or good material to keep the-nl alive. Of the remaining Lodges all are doing well, especially Gallatin, Trenton, SpickardsYille, and :Mercer. \V. Bro. S. II. Black of the Eleventh l\iasonic District has visited the follo'\ving Lodges, relnaiIung three days with each, viz.: Liberty, No. 31; Rising Sun, No. 13; Temperance, No. 488; Platte City, No. 504; Camden Point, No. 169: Adelphi, No. 855; Haynesville, No. 49; Plattsburg, No. 113; l{o,\vley, No. 204; Lathrop, No. 506; rrurney, No. 519, and Vincil, No. 62. Each of these lueetings 'vere 'lvell attended, and the ,york and lectures thoroughly learned. The result has been a revival in all of these Lodges in their work. R. 'V. Bro. Harry Keene of the Sixteenth District refers to his report as District Deputy to the Grand l\Iaster, wherein an extended statement is nUlcle of his official acts. As I have not seen said report, I aln unable to nlake any abstract of his ofllcial acts. FrOlll what I know of hinl, and fr01n his record in past years, I can vouch that he has not been idle. He says tlU\t Masonry was never in a better condition than now in his District in his recollection.' VV. Bro. D. A. Jamison of the Fifteenth District reports that there were held at Masonic Hall, in the City of St. Louis, during the last winter, eight 'weekly sessions of i1 Lodge of Instruction, at '\vhich ,vas exmnplified the work in all three degrees, lectures, candidt1te's lectures, opening and closing a Lodge, etc., etc. He is glad to report that the attendance was unusually large. Nearly all the Lodges ,vere well represented by their officers at the various sessions of the Lodge of Instruction. l\fuch interest ,vas manifested bSr those present. He has also visited l1lany of the city Lodges, and finds tho.t the '\vork is well clone, with but few exceptions. ;:The exceptions seem to be those Lodges V{}108C officers seldOlll attend the Lodge of Inst~uction, nnd who seem to think it not inlportfLnt to give the work correctly. He thinks that al11\fasters should urge u.pon the officers of their Lodges to attend the Lodge of Instruction, and should also cause the work to be rehearsed in their own Lodge 1'001118, under the direction of

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proper and capable instructors, as it is only by such drilling and practice that the 'work can be Illade perfect. There is only one right ,vay of doing the work, and 'when it is properly done it nULkes it favorable in1pression upon the eanc1iclate, when not, usnally the reverse. I desire officially to express my high appreciation of the labors performed bY ,V. Bro. Jamison. He has shown himself an able, earnest and conscientious teacher ot' the work of the Grand Lodge of J\[issouri, tLucl if the ofneors of any Lodge in the City of St. Louis are unable properly to confer the degrees, it is their fault, not his. R. \V. Bro. B. H. Ingram, of the Twenty-third District, called but one Lodge of Instruction, and that 'was at Pilot Grove, in Cooper county. He sent out notices to an the Lodges in Cooper and Pettis counties. On his arrival he found but one I.. odge represented ('Y. D.. :L\{uir), and it only by two or three subordinate officers and four or five other Brethren. :Most of theln said they could not attend day sessions, so he closed ilnd went to Boonville, calleel an impromptu meeting, and had a ple~1sant and profitable time. He spent two days at Clear Creek Lodge in Benton county, had a fair attendance and accomplished good results. H~ has pretty thoroughly instructed the Brethren of Urich Lodge, U. D., at Urich, Henry county. Although not in his District, by spechtl invitation he spent several days with the Brethren at Versailles. He hopes the Lodge derived nluch benefit from the instructions given theul. He has visited 1110st of the Lodges in the District during the year, and says that most of them are working ft1irly well. R. 'V. Bro. Seymour Hoyt, of the T"Tenty-seventh District, spent three days with Melville I.. odge, No. 458. The Brethren were diligent and. persevering, and nUtde considerable progres's. The third degree was conferred, on the last night, in u. very credit~ able manuel'. He held a three days' Lodge of Instruction at Lmnal',l'cpresento,tives being present fr0111 the following Lodges, viz.: Lamar, No. 292; Golden, No. 475; :Milford, No. 51G; HerlllOl1,U. D., und Jericho, No. 340. He held three sessions daily, with an average attendUllee of t\vcnty. Great interc::,t was manifested from the start and continued until the close. :Man)路 were very l1lnch benefited, and all agreed that the time had been well spent. He has also visited and instructed several Lodges. He has found the Brethren eager to learn wherever he has been, and they have taken every opportunit)r afforded t11e1n for gaining a better kno'wledge of the work and lectures. In this he has aided tholn to the best of hiH i'tbilitv und he believes that considerable progress has been nlude in the District during the re~l~" Fraternally SUbmitted, ALLAN l\IcDO"'ELL, a}'~uul

Lec!llIYT.

BOARD OF RELIEF.

The St. Louis IVlasonic Board of Relief presented a 11.eport whiell ,,-ras as follovvs: To the "l[ost JVorship!ul Grand Lodge of .I.1fissou1'i, A. F. & A . .1.11.: The St. Louis :Masonic Board of Relief beg leave to present their report for the yenr ending October 1, 1889: OFFICERS. 1\1:ARTIN COLT.INS JOSEPH :MOUNTAIN JOHN GLENN路Y

GUST~-tYE V. R. MECHIN

Total menlbership, fort~路-six delegates. Average attendnnee at 'weekly llleetings, twenty-seven.

Pl'esi(lrn('. l7('c-PN'8idml!.. 7'reaSUJ'f'1" 8ccl'dnl'Y.

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RECEIPTS.

Balallce October 1, 1888 Dues cd' Cit~r IJdc1ges Reti.llhh路:[ by sundry Lodges... Illterest........................... ..

,._.................

$ 840 74

385 00 626 05 180 00 $2,031 79

DISBURSE1vIENTS. Total for Charities $ General :Masol1ic Relief Association (t\VO )Tears).... Expellse ..I\.ccount....................... Bonds Account (Rent Safe Deposit Co.)...... .. Balance October 1, 1889 (Cash)..............................................................................

861 75 147 50 138 60 10 00 873 94

$2,031 79

The stun of $885.00 reported above) as "Dues from City Lodges," was received from the following: .MisSOlll'i Lodge, No. 1. $ :M:eridian Lodge, No.2..................... Beacon Lodge, No.3............... George\Vashington Lodge, No.9..... St. Louis Lodge, No. 20............ ......... Ntlpthali Lodge, No. 25.................... Envill Lodge, No. 121....... Occidental Lodge, No. IG3... Pride of the vVest Lodge, No. 1iH...... Good Hope Lodge, No. 218... ....... ..... Keystone Lodge, No.248..................

30 00 10 00 5 00 25 00 15 00 15 00 5 00 15 00 5 00 路15 00 i3500

Cosmos Lodge, No. 282 $ Corner Stone Lodge, No. 32B...... Benton Lodge, No. 353..................... Tuscan Lodge, No. 3tlO..................... Cache Lodge, No. 416 Haska Lodge, No. 420....................... Anchor Lodge, No. 443..................... Lambskin. Lodge, No. 460

20 45 5 15 30 25 30 10

00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

$385 00

The sum of$626.05 reported above, as "Refunded by sundry' Lodges," 'wns received from the follo,ving:

G路ate City Lodge, No. 11. Th'Ionitor Lodge, No. 1!)7 Palestine Lodge, No. 2路n Star of the "rest Lodge, No. 183 Quitman Lodge, No. 122 St..John Lodge, No. 6 De Pau,v Lodge, No. 338 Ark Lodge, No. 176 Tilnothy Chnse Lodge, No. 126 :Myatt I odge, No. 401 l\Icl\Iillan Lodge, No. 141 Hopldnsville Lodge, No. 87 Canlden Lodge, No. 15

New :Mexico Virginia :Missouri Missouri 'rexas Connecticut Indiana ~f.illllesota

:Maine Arkansas Ohio Kentucky New Jersey

$ 90 90 .. 185 50 .. 105 85 . 15 00 . 2500 . 13 05 . 44 00 . 8 00 .. 120 00 .. 10 00 .. 8 75 . 30 00 .. 20 00

$626 05

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The sum of $861.75 reported above, as "Total Disbursements for Charities," ,vas distributed as follows: Jurisdiction of MissourL }Y1aine Indiana Louisiana Illinois Ohio New Jersey :Mississippi California Connecticut MOlltanH, : Arkansas Michigan Minnesota, I{entuck)" I{allsas Ne'\v l"'ork: New Mexico New Brunswick Scotland

cases

1 case 1 " 3 cases

$272 25

1~0 00 GI 50 45 30

3 "

40 15

2 2

32 75 30 00

" "

1 case... 1 " 1 " 1 " 1 "

1 1 1 l l

" " " ', ".................

1 " 1 " 1 "

29 20 13 11 10

00 00 05 70 00 8 00 S 00

5 60 5 55

4 00 90 no 47 00 7 00 $861 7;}

The expense account, $138.60, includes salary of Secretary, stationery, postage, telegrams, etc. Fourteen applicants were provided with eplploylnent. Thirty-five unworthy cases ,vere reported to and published in otIicial warning circular of" The General :Masonic Relief Association of the United States and Canada." To show how this ~fasonic body works we respectfully refer this Grilnd Lodge to the following remarks taken frolll the report of D. F. Penington of BaltiJnorc, its Secretary: "On Saturday, July 6th, a telegram was receivedfro111Bro. S. D. Nickerson, P. G. 11., and Grand Secretary of ~:rassachusetts, announcing the arrest of one 'Villiam H. }YIc(jormick, claiming to be a mel1lber of Surprise Valley Lodge, California, ancI asking-if I would come on and identify him. I immediately did so, and had the satisfaction of knowing that he was safely lodged in jail for a time at least. This mt111 is the celebrtlted case No. 路9 circular No. 2,alld is without exception, thegrftndest :JYfasonic tourist ilnd prince of deceivers ever launched upon 'the Craft;' he has obtained thousands of dalltu路s b Jr his peculiar mode of exciting sympathy." ," The committee appointed on: the address of the President of the General :Masonic Relief Association of the United States and Canada at its last session held in New York, September 3d, 1889, uses the following language: ""Ve believe that the evil of fraudulent applicants f.of 1Io.sonic relief call be cheeked only by persistent effort to punish such applicants, at least, unti 1 such tirne as all the Lodges in North America, through Grand Lodges and Boards of Relief, are in comluunication with this Association. Several of our Boards have successfulty prosecuted impostors, and the effect has been to render such Boards路 practically exempt from fraudulent applications. The Board of Relief of New York City has been so active in

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this matter, that impostors cannot be induced to apply to it for aid. It D1USt be remembered that men who seek to impose upon the Fraternity are shrewd and sharp scoundrels, as ,vell posted as to our proceedings as ,ve are, and that V."C cannot afford to oppose that sharpness by a policy of indecision and weakness." 'VhHe it must be admitted that sorne unfortunate worthy :Masol1s apply for relief, yet the majoriL) cases are unworthy, and to illustrate the brass of some we give the following case: Some time in AugUst an aged man, applying for relief, came to the office of the Secof this Board, accompanied by $), very wortlYY member of one of our Lodges, who vouched for the applicant, ,vho belonged to a Lodge in this State, as being in good standing. rEhe yisitor stated his case and the Secretary telegraphed to his Lodge and received the following answer: retar~t

"J. E. Haddix has a wife and

SOIlR

in good circumstances herG; does not need help." R. P. MOTTE, TV. },[. TVaverly Lodge, .No. 61.

Anxious to get at the facts in this case, the Lodge was further eomluunicated with and the follfHving letter received: Gus. V. R.

J\fECHIN,

Secretary St. Louts ..'[asonic Board qf Relle!: letter regarding J. E. Haddix received.

DEAR SIR : -Your

He had been suspended frOll1 this Lodge for attempting to cOlllluit a criIne on a :Mason's wife. (His thne expired last Noveulber.) \Vhen sUlllnlonecl for trial he was ahvays too sick to attend. The trial ,vas continued for several nlonths, but he did not recover until notified of his suspension, etc. Fraternally, R. P. nf OTTE,

nr â&#x20AC;˘ 11l.

TVavel'ly Lodge,

lYO.

61, A. F. & A. J11.

That the charitable are easily deceived and taken in by these leeches the following letter to our \Vorthy Grand Secretary.:will show: FRANKLIN, 1\10., Sept. 9, 1889. 11ft.. Jno. D. l"':i'ncil. St. Louis: DEAR. SIR AND BROTHER :-Some thue in the latter part of June a ,;.lIason applied to this Lodge for help: ftl1cl, proving himself to be a .11I([so12, help was given hill1 to the amount of$15. He gave as his name .John S"reney, hailing fronl Little River Lodge, No. 891, Little River, Ark., and gayâ&#x201A;Ź the name of the ~ecretary as C. H. Edwards. 'Ve wrote first to Edwards, and Secretary, when the letter was returnec1. Then to the Secretary. * * * * Sweney is evidently a fraud, etc. Respectfully, JAS.

11. SETTLE,

Secretary. Note. The Secretary of Little Riyer Lodge, No. 391, stated that John Sweney 'Was not a member of his Lodge and never 'Was. 'Ve respectfully ask this Granel Lodge to seriously consider the ad visability of joining the National body, the cost is very small, but the results and benefits are certainly great. Regarding the cost the following extract from the by-laws of the General Association may be interesting: ARTICLE VII.-l\{E:\IBER.SHIP.

All Granel Lodges and Boa.rds of Relief desiring to avail themselves of the privilege of membership in this Association, shall pay for the sanle, the sum of one cent per capita

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of the Lodges contributing to their support, and all Brethren and Lodges desiring infor路 mation sht;U be entitled to receive the saDIe by a similar payment through their local or nearest Board of Relief, or froll1 the Secretary direct, where no Board exists: provided, that no contribution be less than ONE DOLLAR, and that payment of the saIne be made prior to the first day of September in each year. Respectfully submitted, GUS. V. R. lYIECHIN, Secretary.

CORRESPONDENCE.

John D. -\Tincil, C01111nittee, presellted the follo,villg Special Report on Correspondellce, "Thicll ,vas adopted: THE GRAND LODGE OF NORTH DAKOTA. In view of the division of the Territory of Dakota and the fOl'lnation of two States from such Territory, it \yas deemed best to create another Grand Lodge in that Juris路 diction. Gro\,ving out of this condition of things, that portion of tho Territory of Dakota lying north of the 7th standard parallel has been organized into it Grand I~odge kno"wl1 liS the Grand Lodge of North Dakota. The organization seems to be cOlnplcte and perfect. The same ,ras duly recognized by the Grand Lodge of Dakotil" held in :Mitchell, Juno, 1889.

Grand officers wrere elected at a meeting of RepresentatiYes of the several Lodges ill North Dakota, on the 13t11 of June, 1889. Said oflicers ,vere dUly installed and the Grand Lodge of North Dakota took its place among the sister Jurisdictions of the ,Yorld. In vie\\" oftlle foregoing, the following resolutions are offered for adoption ,by this Grand Lodge: Resolved, That the Grand Lodge of North Dakota be recognized by the Grand Lodge of Missouri as an independent and sovereign Jurisdiction for the State of North Dakota. Resolt'ed, That \ye tender to said Grand Lodge, the youngest in the :Masonic ft1nli1y. a hearty '\velconle, and that fraternal relations and exchange of Representatives be entered into between this Grand Lodge and that of North Dakota.

UNITED GRAND LODGE OF VICTOHIA. Official informntioll has been received that the United Grn.nd Lodge of Victoria was 011 the 20th of :March, 1889, its oificers chosen and duly installed. Brother ,Yo J. Chtrke is Grand Master, and T. H. Lempriero, Grand Secretary-.

duly constituted

The installation ceremonies l~lere performed by IJord CarringtOll, Grand :Master of New South \Vales. The occilsioll was one of great interest, the installation taking place in the Melbourne Town Hall, in the presence of about 4,000 Brethren who witnessed the ceremony'.

This Grand Lodge was forlned out of all the Grand I..Iodges working the York Rite, heretofore planted in the Province of Victoria, by the Grand I..Iodges of Seotln.nd, England, Ireland and Victoria. There are now 149 chartered Lodges in obedience to the new Grand Lodge.

43 In yiâ&#x201A;Ź.~w of this bnylpy union nnd consolidation of all the Lodges of that Province, the foUo wing is offered :

Resotted. rtlu~t the Grand Lodge of l\Iissouri recognizes the United Grand Lodge of Vietoria.. a.nd nc-cords that Jurisdiction a fraternal welcOlne into the sisterhood of Grand Lodges, hereby tendering eongTatulations upon the happy results.achievedby our Brethren hl that far off country.

NEVf SOUTH 'VAI.JES.

I have heretofore refrained from recommending the recognition of the above named Grand Lodge, owing to the fact that a number of Lodges, prior to 1888, did not give in their adhesion to the then existing Grand Lodge organiz~~ti()n. Septelnber 1st, 1888, the union of "all the Lodges in the Province of Nev~' South "rules was effected. Following this union il Grand Lodge was organized under the title of "Xew South'Va1es." All the Lodges in the Province, which had 'Worked under the authority of the Grand Lodges of England, Scotland and Ireland, entered into the organization. :Masonry has thus been consolidated in this Province and the Grand Lodge thus organized is entitled to recognition.

lYe offer our sincere and fraternal congratulations on this desirable consummation. Gov. Carrington was electecl Granel :Master, and Arthur H. Bray, Grand SecretarJ'. In consequence of this harnlonions union of the Fraternity in that Province, ret"'omnlend the adoption of the folloWing resolution:

Resolved, That the United Grand Lodge of New South 'Vales be recognized by the Grand Lodge of :Missouri. JOHN D. VINCIL, Committee on Cor1'espondence.

AMENDMENT OF CONSTITUTION.

The follovling report ,vas preselltecl upon tIle proposed change of the C~onstitutiol1, introclllced 011e year ago, by RÂˇ Bro. r\. nf. IIough, alld the sanle ,vas accepted.

"T.

. ~. l\:IENDl\1:ENT OF THE CONSTITlTTION. I here\vith submit the result of the vote of Lodges upon the proposition submitted by Bro. A. ~r. Hough, at the last Session of this Grand Lodge, to change the Constitution. Said mnendnlellt may be found on pages 54 and 55 of the Journal of 1888. 'l'hree IJodges have certified the action taken on the proposed change, having voted in fayor of the proposition; nall1ely, Hannibal, No. 188; Grand River, No. 276; and Arlington, No. 34:6.

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Proceedings of the

The following Lodges rejected the proposition: BoliYar, No. 195, and 'Vestern Light, No. 396. Fraternally submitted, JOHN D. VINCII.;, G'rancl Secretary.

The Grand 1Iaster announced that tIle propositioIl to change the Constitution had failed. D. D. GRAND MASTERS.

The COlnnlittee all Reports of D. D. Gralld sented the follo,ving, \vhich ,vas approved:

~lasters

pre-

To the Jfost n""orship!lll Grand Lodge./1. F. ,C; ",-1. JI. of ;.1fissolÂŁ.rt:

Your Committee on the Reports of District Deputy Grand l\fasters stH/to that these officers have reported their proceedings during the past year with but few exceptions. 'We have 110 reports from the Second, Eleventh, Fifteenth, Nineteenth, and Thirtieth Districts.

T,ventJ'~sixth

Brother E. P. Lillzee, of the Thirtieth District, h~1S been called aW~lS fr0111 the labors of life to report to the Grand Master above, where, we hope, he has reeeived the plaudit of" well done, goocl and faithful servant." The condition of the Craft is favorably mentioned, and the general verdict is, that it is "good, harmonious and prosperous." It is not an incre,tse of Inembership but -an increase in the appreciation of (Hlr principal tenets and cardinal virtues, that is elevating and raising high the lllontl character of :Masons. ~fay every J\fason so walk and act that it may be deservedly said of him, ., He is indeed a good man and true." Fratern~l11y sUbnlittec1,

XENOPHON RYLAND, Chairnulll. c. H. BRIGGS, P. G. 'YOODS, 'V. P. HANCOCK, ALLAN .1fcDO'VELL.

REPORT ON CORRESPONDENCE.

John D. "\Tincil, Comnlittee on Foreigll CorrespoIlde11ce, presented his general report, 'Vl1icll ,vas orderedprillted among the Proceedil1gs, and assiglled it place ill tlle Appendix.

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Bro. J 01111 adopted:

-v,r. ~'arris

presented tIle follo,villg ,vhich ,vas

VVHEREAS, Bro. Henry 'Moore, lat~ a Ineluber of Center Lodge, No. ~101, departed this lifo, at his honle. Lph~nol1, :Mo., Septenlbel' 26th, 1889; and

TVhereas, Bro. l\rIoore was luade a ~Iason in the city of Dubliu, Ireland, and \-vas dimitted from a Lodge therein, on the 30th day of :March, 1829, and for more than sixty years "had been a good man, and true, and strictly obeyed the moral law," Therefore

Resol1,led, That a page in the proceedings of this Grand Lodge be set apart to perpetuate hismemorjT. J.W. FARRIS. \V. C. JOSLYN.

1I. VV. Bro. N. 1'1. Givall, President of tIle Board of Directors of 1fasonic I-I0111e, presellted a report,. and on motion, 10 o'clock to-lnOITO\iV路 lllorllillg' ,vas set apart for the COllsideratioll of tIle sanle. '

REPORT ON THE GRAND MASTER'S ADDRESS.

The COnl111.ittee 011 Grand l\.faster's address, throllg.h its CIlair111an, Brotller "\V. ~1. \,Tilliall1s, l)reSelltecl tIle follo\ving report on tIle address of tIle Grand l\faster, alld 011 lllotioll tIle saIne ,vas adopted: To the Jlost W01'sh:ipful Grand. Lodge of .Llfissourt, A. F. &: A . ./11.

Your Committee upon the Grand :Master's address report as follows: vVe heartily concur in the beautiful tributes to the nleIUory of our dead, contained in the Grand l\Iaster's address, and recOlllluencl that 11leulorial page~ be set apart as suggested. 'Ve lecolnDlend that the clecisions reported be referred to the COlUJnittee on Juris-

prudence. 'Ve reCOl11111end that the chal'g~s against the ,Yo l\L of St. John's Lodge No. 28, be a special Committee offive lllenlbE'rs.

reft~rred to

'Ye recOlumend that the ~tCtion of the Grand :Master in the case of Bro. John D. \Voody, be referred to a specia.l COl1unittee of five.

Proceed拢ngs qf the

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'Ye recommend that the action of the Grand l\faster in the arrest of ch.11'te1'8 be referred to a special Committee of iive, and, in the absence路 of the Deputy Grand 1\1a8tor, that the committee be appointed by the Senior Grand 'Varden. The question of recognition of the Grand Lodge of North Dakota be referred to the Committee on Foreign Correspondence. 'Ve approve the action of the Grand l\faster in the issuing of special dispensations, and also approve the appointments made by him. The Grand Master has heen faithful and diligent in the perfornlanc~c of the duties eonunitted to his hands in the high oftlce to wbieh he was caned at our la~t annlltl 1 communication. He bas labored zealously to advance the interest of the Craft throughout the grand jurisdiction, and he is entitled to the comnlenc1ation of the Grand I.odge for the ability and fidelity with 'which he has aclnlinistered the afI'airs of :Masorlry during the past year. VV. l\I. \VILLIAl\IS. S. VV. B. CARNEGY. S. H. SAUNDERS. JOHN D. VINCIL. GEO. R. HUNT. C. C. VYOODS. ,TOS. S. BHO\VNE. 'V. H. srrUBBLEFIELD. 'l'HOS. E. GARRE1"1'. LEE A. lL\..LL. N.l\L GIVAN. R. E. ANDERSON. (hmilliftf't'.

STANDING COMMITTEES.

The Grand l\laster anllouneed tIle follo\villg' Stalldil1g' :

C01l1111i ttees

STANDING COMl\rITTEES. JURISPHUDENCE.-\V. l\I. \Yilliams, Chai/'man; B, H. IngraIn, D. A. J~llnison,.J. P.

Blanto1l, Geo. R. Hunt.

GRIEVANCE.-Noah l\I. Givan, Clzai/'man,' S. H. Saunders, Jos. S. Browne, Jno. "'.'

Farris, Geo. E. 1Ia,yhall.

CHARTERED LODGES.-Lee A. Hall, Chalrnlan/ J. T. Craig, Gec. B. II'n,ulhaber, Get). ,Y. Deatherage, Jno. R. Perguson, Jno. H. Laird, O. H. P. Catron. LODGES U. D.-John R. Parson', Chalrman," SeynlOUr Hoyt, Geo. Bybee, Juo. H. Deems, J. D. :Moore, S. H. Black.

REPORTS OF D. D. G. l\I.-XenophOll Ryland, Chalnnan; C. H. 13 .

'V. P. Hancock, Allan McDowell.

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'Vnlkcl', P. E.

,. nggs, P. CT. 'VO()(1s,

o.f

1889.J CHAIUTY.-.n. Anderson, Clwirrnan:/' Ruffin, Fred V. Laos.

J.lli8so~l/r'i.

,Y. H. :Mayo, J. B. Austin, J.

'V. l\Iires, J.

rr.

ACCOUNTS.-F. 'V. :ilIott, ChairmCt'll,/ Jno. H. Decn1s, E. O. Sutton, A. Boettler, T. T.

Rodes,1\1. Cook. \YAYS AND :\fF.:\·';:~.~.-J. 'V. Boyd, Chairnwn; C. C. \Voods, Chas. P. Vogel, F. J. 'rygarc1, J..l.~c·Tdon.

By-LAWS.-\V. R. Stubblefield, Chai},lnan,' James A. Harris, Sol. E. \Vaggoner, \V. E. Black, Janles Sigler.

SPECIAL

COMMITTEES~

The follo\ving Speeial C~Onlnlittees, l)I'ovided for by the COlll111ittee all Ciru,11c1 lVIaster's l\ddress, \vere Hl1noullced. •:\..l"{RESTED CIIARTEJ:~s.-Lee A. Hall, R. E. Collins, J. P. Blanton, F.

'V.

vVebb, 1;"'. E.

Bruton. SUSPENDED J\:IASTERS.-J.

\V. Farris, G. E. :Mayhall, J. A. Thonulson,

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Kauble,

F. E. BJ·bee. BONHOl\Il\fE LODGE,

No. 45.-C. H. Briggs, Nathan Foster, E. F. Hartzell,

J110.

E. Hays,

\Villiam Carson.

VISIT TO THE

MA~ONIC

HOME.

i\.Il irlvitatiol1 froIl1 tIle Indy l11ell1bers of the Order of Easterll Star ,vas preserltec1 to the (i-rnllfl I.Jodg(~, asking t]lEUll to visit tIle "I-Iollle" to-day', \vhere a llnd bOOll prepared. rl"lle 1118111bo1's \V'Ollld tllereby l1a YO tIle r)leasure of seeillg OUT l\lasonic IIo111o allel partak:e of ref1'eslul1cnts, thus COlltribllting' to tlleir O\Vll cOlllfort alld tIle funds of the H01118. Orl DIOtioll, tIle (}ralld I.Joc1ge resolved to visit the IIoll1e ill a body, startillg inl111edin.tely· after tIle close of tho rnOI'Iling session.

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Proceedings of the EXEMPLIFICATION.

On lllOtioll, it was resolved to hold a sessioll this everling, COlurrlencing at llalf-past seven o'clock, for tIle exenlplification of the '\vork in the First and Secollcl Degrees, al1d Bro. Allan lVIeDo\vell, Grand Lecturer, vvas requested to officiate. Notices \\rere given of COlll111ittee 11leetillgs, ,vhen the Grand Lodge \vas called from labor Ulltil 7:30 o'clock this evening.

The 111enlbers ilnmediately proceeded to the cars and vvent on the proposed visit to the 1vlasonic HOlne.

rrUESDAY-EVENING SESSION.

ST. LOUIS, October 15, 188B. The Grand Lodge vvas called to labor at 7:30 P.

P. 11., b~y

Jas.

'V ood, Grand l\faster. Grand Officers present as at the forellooll

seSSiOIl.

rrhe Grallcl Lodge recollsiclered its previous aetion as to the exenlplificatioll of the ,vork ill tIle li"irst alld Secolld Degrees, alld elltered UpOll tIle illustratioll of tIle rl~11ird Degree. Bro. .t\.llall 1IcDowell, Grand Lecturer, ably aided by a corps of assistallts, exelnplified trle Degree of 1Iaster lvlason.

Follo'\ving the cerenl0ny of exenlplifieatioll of tIle ~rh.ird Degree, the Grand Lecturer gav'e illstruetions ill tIle Second Degree. The Gralld Lodge was then called franl labor until D o'clock to-nlOlTO\V 11lorning.

Lodge of'

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.J.1Ii8S0ttl'L

\VEDNESDi\'Y-l\IORNING· SESSION.

ST.

LOUIS,

October 16, 1889.

rrhe Granel Lodge "ras called to 'labor at9 o'clock

A. 11.,

purSllant to order by tIle 1f. \V. Grand 1:faster, ,vitIl t11e Cil'Ulld Officers ill their respective stations. Prayer b~y tb.e Grand Ollaplaill, Rev. Bro. C. H. Briggs. rrile proceedil1gs of yesterday's s8ssion ,yere read al1c1

approved. R. 'V. Bro. Tlleoclore Brace, Depllty GraD.d l\faster, absellt al1d took Ilis seat.

ye3tercla~y, appeared

LODGES UNDER DISPENSATION.

'1"'118 C0111nlittee on Lodges DIlder Dispellsation presellted the folloV\r illg, 'Vl1icll ,vas adopted: To the l1fost WOl'shipjnl Grand Lodge of J.1Iissou,ri, A. F. &- A. JI. :

Your Committee on Lodges Under Dispens~ltion, respectfully report that they have examined the records of the following Lodges: lYame. KellIlett Braynler., Hermoll

Claflill CUll0PY

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Stella

LocaUon.

County.

Kenl1ett Braymer...... Liberal Protenl Aurora

DUllklin. Cald\vell. Bartoll.

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Stella...........

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Franklin... Ferguson..... G

Talle~r.

La\vrence.

J~.

PRO.-4.

St. Clair Ferguson......

1re Donald.

:..:: ::~~~i~~~:~n. Franklill. St. Louis.

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Pr'oceeclings of the

'Ve find the records substantially correct and recolll1uend that Charters be granted. The Senior 'Varden of Stella Lodge has died since the Dispensation was granted, The Lodge reC0111mellds that Bro. Holly Hinton be appointed to flU the yacancy. 'Ve concur in their request. 'Villicrun LodlTe decided to make their fees $10.00 for each degree, but require ::::15.00 to accom~any pefitiOl1. The E. A. fee should be changed to $16.00, or else require but $10.00 with petition. \Ve cleslre to call attention to SOUle mistakes which should be corrected: 'Vhen S. ,V. or J. W. act as (or J. 'V.) acting \V. 1\1.

'Xl. ~I., the Secretary should record Brother - - - S. ,Yo

Lodges do not adjourn, they are called off or closed. In using printed record books care should be taken to strike out 'what is not used. Age, occupation and residence of petitioners should be recorded, and, in cases of affiliation, name of Lodge fr01U 'Yhioh dimit is presented. Records should sho·w that candidates "\vere examined as to their profieiency before advancement. Lodges should not be closed 011 First or Second Degrees when opening up. Record should state what

warrant is dnnvn for as ,vell as the U1uonnt.

The list of officers should be arranged in san1e order as in Book of Constitutions. Applications for dilnits must be Inade in "\vritil1g. The Letter of Dispensation m:ust (llu~alJs be copied into the Lodge Reeord. A petition for Dispensation for Lodge at Monette, Barry county, has been fl1ed with the Grand Secretary. \Ve reC0111111end that it be referred to the inconling Grund }'Inster. Fraternally, ,TOlIN n. P AHSON, SEYl\IOUR HOYT GEO. E. \VA.LKEH,

F. E. BYBEE, ,JOHN H. IlEEMS, J. D. l\IOORE, S. H. BLAGK, ('ommittCf'.

MEMORIALS.

l\fenlorials vvere presellted by the follo\viJlg, duly reeonl111endec1, asking to be restored to gooc11fasonic st::ulc1illg by

their Grand Lodge, as their Lodges }lave ceased to (:xist: J. ~f. Field, late Rising Sun Lodge, No. ~105 • •Tas. :Morris, late'Rising Sun Lodge, No. 405. .T. L. Moore, late Anlity Lodge, No. 340. Joseph Simnl0ns, late CalhounLoc1ge, No. 18-1.

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011 l1lotiOl1, tIle prayer of tIle petitiollers 'w"as gralltec1, and tIle (iran.d Secretary direeted to iSSlle certificates to the above 11a111ed Bro. Geo. E. \\T alker presellted tIle follo,villg, 'Vllicll ,vas adopted: Resolved, That the thanks of the Grand Lodge be tendered to the ladies of the Eastern Star, who prepared i),nd served the dinner at our 'Masonic Honle yesterday; and through whose untiring zeal and generous efforts the menlbers of the Grand Lodge enjoyed a splendid repast, and our Home netted a hal1dsOllle addition to its funds. GEO. E. \YAI.JKER.

MASONIC HOME REPORT.

11. 'V. Bro. Noall 1'1. CiivUll, President of tIle Board of Directors of tIle l\lasOIlic 1101118 presellted a report frOll1 the Board. TIle report ,vas corrected Ulld adopted. To the J[ost TVorshipfnl Granel Lodge of JIissourl, A. F. & A. 11拢

BRETHREN':-I hereyrith. SUblUit llly annual report as President of the Board of Directors of the 1\!rasonic :HOllle of :Missouri, and in so doing am glad to be able to report conlmendable progress in the noble and glorious "vork in which we are engaged.

Soon after the htst session of the Grand I.lodge, steps were taken by the Board to secure property i':luitable for the Home, at 01' near St. Louis, the place selected for its location, and so unanilnously ratified by this Grand Body at its last session. In this ilnportant work great care was exercised that no lnistake should be nladefinancially or otherwise. After examining very thoroughly the several properties offered, the Board selected the property 1l0'V knov;ll as the HOlne\ consisting of fifteen acres of ground, IllOst favorably situated on Deltnar avenue, near Union avenw=.:, and near li'orest Park, in '\vestern St. Louis. The building is a large t\vo"story briiek vdth nlansard roof, COlltaining SOlUC t,venty room.s, 'with stables and other out"bundings and improvcnlents. The t.ract of land is rich soil, ,"veIl iUlproved, and has a good gro\vth of various kinds of fruit. It is one of the 1ilOSt eligible and healthy locations in St. Louis. '1'he purchase price was forty tbonsand dolH1l's, of which fiftoen thousand dollars was paid caSh, the balance being due Decelnber 10th next. The selection of it Superintendent and :M~1tron ,vas the next ilnportunt duty (loYolving upon the Board, ,,,hieh ,vas delegated to the locallnenlbers in St. Louis, and resulted in selecting Dr. 1\1. I . eft'wieh and his wife, 1\frs. Ella D. 路Leftv~'ich, to those positions respectively, at ~L salary for the present, of fifty dollars per nlonth, for the services of both. They took pO"lSeSSiOll of the Home April 1st, 1880, and have efficiently cliscllurged their duties \vith commendable care and zeal. The report of the Superintendent is herewith

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submitted, to which J-our attention is invited, for particulars with reference to what bas been done in the ,yay of improving the property, admitting il1llU1.tes, etc. On June 15th, 1889, the Home ,vas dedicated by the Grand Lodge. It was a 111('11101'able day in the history of our work. God smiled upon us by giving us a pleasant day of sunSlJi~e without, and joy and gladness within. Gr~1nd Secretary Bro..~ohn D. Vincil, has compiled the proceedings of that day, including the dedicatory serVICes, addresse~, etc., in excellent shape, a copy of which I here,vith subnlit, and recollunend that it be pUblished with the proceedings of the Grand Lodge, and with the report of the officers of the Home. A feature of Dedication Day that should not be overlooked, is the effort that ,vas made to raise money for the Home. This was in charge of an Executive Conllnittec, consisting of members of the Masonic Bodies in St. Louis and vicinity, of which Bro. John R. Parson was chairnlan. The labor performed by that comnlittee cannot be too highly commended. They had the earnest and enthusiastic support of all the :Masol1ic Bodies in and near St. Louis, including the Chapters of the Eastern Star. The ladies labored heroically for our cause. rrh~ result ,vas that the magnificent SUIn of about $7,000 ,vas realized.

I submitherewith the report of Rey. Bro. John D. 'lincH, D. D., chairman of the 00.111 mittee on' admission to the Honle. The Board has endeavored to be cautious in the admission of inmates, so as to properly care and provide for those who luight be adlnitted. \Ve are compelled to learn as we go along, and as it llllly be necessary to cha.nge the regulation in regard to the adlllission of innlutes, they ,vill be 11lnde so as to enable those who can be cared for, and '\vho cannot care for thenlselves, to be adnlitted. Only those \yho cannot care for theulselves should be aclnlittec1. '1'0 admit those who can care for themselves would not be charity. I also submit the reports of the Secretary and Treasurer, showing the tinanejal cOllclition of the Home, the receipts and expenditures in detail, to which I invite your careful attention. It ,vill be seen from these that we 'will need 1110re money to cnal)le us to pay the balance of the purchase money of the Home, and to Illect the current expenses, which will be constantly increasing as its innlates increase in nUlubcrs. The Masons of Missouri have and are doing nobl)T in this 'Work and we are assured that they 'will not allow this great enterprise, so auspiciously begun, to fail. 'Vhile as yet c0111parnti veIr few of our Masonic Bodies and of our Brethren have contrDJuted to this work, we indulge the belief that there is a rapidly growing sentilnent in its fhvor, und ,vhell its wants are fully understood, there will be no lack of cheerful giving to so rneritorious a cause. In this connection I beg to ask of the Grand Lodge a suitable recognition of the efforts that are being made in behalf of the Home by the Order of the Eastern Star, COInposed largely of our \Yives, mothers, sisters and daughters. Valuable aid has already been received from this source. At the last session of the Grand Chapter of this Order, held at Carthage, Mo., in August last, at which Brother John R. Parson presided n.8 Grand Patron, and Sister Flora l\L Clarkson 8.0:> Grand :Matroll, the latter recollllllcnded that a day in each year be observed by that Order, throughout the State, to he l~nown H.S "Orphans' Day." The recOlumendation 'was unaninlously adopted, and Oct. 1::1t;}1, the anniversary of the organization of that Grand Body, was selected as the day to be observed each year as "Eastern Star Masonic Home Day." This will, doubtless, result in great good to the cause. The c~J.re of the ,vido,vs and orphans of our Brethren lays neur the hearts of our Sisters, the members of this Order, and when they becOlnc enlisted ill this work, their influence will be felt. The work of charity is peculiarly woman's work. In vie\y oft11e invaluable assistance that we will receive froul this source, ttud in order that our wives, mothers, sisters and daughters may have tin opportunity to work for the Home, and may have proper credit for what they may acconlplish, I reconunClld that

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the contributions frOln this source be kept separate frOlll other contributions, and that we recognize in the Order of the Eastern Star a worthy ally in onr good work. In ApriI last Bro. A. :M. Dockery resigned as a me111ber of the Board of Directors, for the reason that his public duties as it 111e111ber of the Congress of the United States, prevented hiD1 f1'0111 attending its 111eetings, and giving to the Houle such personal attention as its hnportance delnancled. His resignation does not indicate any want of interest in its behalf, but otherwise. 'Ve will continue to have his earnest and active co-operation and support, as 'well as the benefits of his 'wise counsel. 'rhe vacancy caused by his resignation was fillecl by the election of Bro. John ll. Pllrsoll, \vho, n,t the earnest solicitation of the men1bers of the Board, and many other of the friends of the HOllle, accepted the place. The tern1 of office of the following directors expires with the present session, which you should fill by election, viz.: Bros. Rev. C. C. 'Voods, D. D., \VIn. H. :Mayo, .John R. Parson, and S. C. Bunn.

RECO~Il\fENDATIONS.

In addition to the recOlnmendations above made, I recon11nend, FiJ'st, That the usual appropriation of five thousand dollars be Iuade by the Grand Lodge to the HOlne, to be paid in senli-annnn1 instalhnents. Second, That the Grand Lodge urge upon each Subordinate Lodge, and eyery Inember of the Order in the State, the ilnportance of contributing to this charity.

CONCLUSION.

I cannot close without C0111111ellding the faithful, gratuitous labor that has been performed by aD the Inembers of the Board. Brothers Bunn, Saunders and Parson .hnve worked almost incessantly in the Inanagenlent of the details of the opcning and conducting the Honle, which has involved 1110re labor than can be appreciated by those not fUluiliar with it. Brothers Vinci! and \Yoods have eloquently plead with the Brethern in 111any different parts of the State, in behalf of our ''lards, and their word~ have been as seed 80,vn upon good ground. Others less eloquent, but equally zealous, have ., done \vhat theJÂˇ eould. n All feel the responsibility resting upon theIn, and their efforts hnve befJll connnensnrate with their anxiety to Inake this practical charity of the l\Iasons of :\Iissouri \vorthy of their liberality and lal',ge-hearted benevolence. I sulnl1it this report with the sincere desire tu~d earnest prayer to the widows' Goel and the Orphans' Father, that by the help, aid, and assi;.;:tance of the :Masons of l\Iissouri, this HOlne lUfty beccnne it Home to them indeed. Fraternally,' NOAH

~r.

GIVAN,

President.

Since writing the above report the Board of Directors have reIllovcd the restrictions against the admission of widows to the H()lne, under the regnlations governing that ll1atter. Hereafter c1estitutl~ widows of n1e1nbe1's of ~Iissouri Lodges, who cannot care for the1n8elve8, will be uclInitted. NOAH

}f.

GIVAN, Pl'c.-:ident.

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The 'follo\ving papers ,vere presented by Bros. 1.1. 13. \Talliant and S. T. I(auble, alld adopted by a risi11g vote: Re.soll'ed, That each Lodge in this Jurisdiction be requested to designate n sunl which it will contribute anIlually towards the support of the :Masonic HOlne, and which shall be known as the Lodge's annual contribution, and shall be ill addition to any other subscription or contribution which such Lodge may haye heretofore Inade or may hereafter make to that cause and shall continue until such Lodge by resolution orders otherwise, the amount to be paid to the Treasurer of the Honle 011 or before the d~lte of the meeting of the Grand Lodge in each year, and Resolt'cd, That a cOlunlittee of one be appointed for each Lodge in this .Jurisdiction to lay this request before the Lodge ~lnd urge its compliance there'with, and that such committees report their several actions herein to the next session of this Grand Lodge. L. B. VALLIANT. Resolucd, That the 'Vorshipful Masters and 'Varc1ens of the Lodges of :Missouri be appointed committees to solicit subscriptions fronl the Lodges and Brethren, and to report the same to the Secretary of the Board of Directors of the HOlne. .Also to report the results of their efforts to the Grand Lodge at its next annnallneetillg. S. 1". :KAUBLE.

SUSiPENDED MASTERS.

The C0111111ittee OIl Suspended l\/[asters IH'esented the f()llo\ving report throug11 its chairnlan, Bro. J. 'V'. :F'arris. rfhe sanle ,vas adopted. To the J[Ol~t TVorshipjul (fJ'aJul Lod{/e 1)/ ).lfis8ouri 7 .,J. F. &. .A. JI. The undersigned Special Connnittee to whom ,vas referred the ~uspen8i(m. fronl office of John G. Foss, vVorshipful Master of St. John's Lodge, No. 28, and the eharge preferred against hiIn by the lVI. VV. Grand Master of engaging in the business of saloon keeping, having fully investiga.ted the 111utter, beg leave to report:

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That we approve the action of the Grand :Master in suspending Bro. Foss 1'1'on1 ollice and citing hirn to appear before the Grand Lodge for trial. This nction was In striet compliance with the law. The charge a.gainst Bro. Fos~ is that he was in the saloon business April 5, 1889, when the charge was preferred, and is byhhu, who further admits t11at he is still engaged in such business. The onlr defense he tenders, is that he 'vas cOlnpelled to engage in the saloon bnsiness to llHtke f1 U\'illg [(H' his family. This is no defence and is a plea \vholly without rneI'iL '1'11e accused was elected 'Worshipful Master of the Lodge, duly installed and solmunly pledged to uJ:,hold the law of the Gri'tuc1 Lodge.. The Grand Lodge has frequently deelH/red that sitloon, keeping is in violation of the law of the Grand Lodge, and at the cOlumnnication of 1887 settled all controversy on the subject. Yet in defiance of the action of the Grand Lodge, the accused assumesÂˇ the position of \Vorshipful Master, and then proeeed::', without excuse, to nulify the law he \VUS in duty bound to maintain and ellforee. If he had

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abandoneu the bnsiness when reulonstrated with, and yielded all~giance to the law, the Committee would cheerfully recOllllnend him to llJ.ercy, bnt he continues in the business and expresses no intention of getting out of it. If suspended for a period of lnonths or years, there is no reason to believe he \yould be anything else than a saloon-keeper \vhen his terlU of suspension would expire. 'TIlle COlunlittee have sought in vain for SOUle rea~ SOIl ,vhy "justice should be tempered with luercy," iIi this case. "Ve therefore reCOlll1ne11c1 that Bro. John G. Foss, \Vorshipful ~rast~r of St. John's Lodge, No. 28, be and he is hereby expelled from all the rights and privileges of :Masonry. Fraternally SU1)111itted, J. \Y. FARRIS, F. E. BYBEE, GEO. E. 1IAYHALL, J. A. 'l."'H01IASON, S. '1\ KAUBLE, Comlnittee.

ORATION.

Bro. Cnlalllp Clark, C+ral1cl Orator, ,vas illtrodllcecl by tIle Ctralld l\laster arld delivered all earllest, practical alld eloqueIlt address. RESOLUTION.

TIle foll0,ving- vvas adopted: Resolred, That the Board of Directors of the J\fasonic Home be requested to fOrlllUlate a plnll for life 111embership in the HOllle, and report to the Grand Lodge at nine o'clock to-1110rro\V 111orning. JAB. A. GORDON.

JURISPRUDENCE.

1\1. "'V. Bro. \'T. 1\1. "\Villianls, cllairll1all, presented tIle follo\ving report 011 jllrisprudellce, \Vllicll ,vas adopted. To the .Mo8t TVol'shijJ!ul GJÂˇurul Loclgc of l1It:ssolll'i. . .1 . F. & A â&#x20AC;˘ .).11.:

Your COlllmittee on Jurispnlclence have carefully considered the deeisions of the 1I. 'V. Grand 1Ittster, referred to theIn, and repol't us follows: 1. READING DECISIONS IN THE LODGES.

The Grand :Master calls attention to the Inany questions that are presented yeurly, which have been previously decided, and which a slight familia.rity with the Book of Constitutions, and the proceedings of the Grand Lodge, would haY~ enabled the quef"'- '

P1~oceeding8

oj' the

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timIer to solve for hilnself. He recomnlenc1s that the decisions presented at each session of the Grand Lodge, together 'with tILe report of the COl1unittee on Grievance and that of the Comnlittee on .Jurisprudence, be read in open Lodge as soon as convenient after the proceedings arc distributed. These are printed at considerable expense for tho information of the Craft, but too frequently are lnid avvay unused in the Secretary's desk. This should not be. \Ye comnlcnd the suggestion of the Grand ~Inster to the Lodges and as far as practicable it should be carried out.

II. THE TYLER'S VOTE.

The Grand Master correctly states the la'w to be that seven l\Iaster :Masolls, lnem bel'S of the Lodge, constitute a qUOrl'UTI nnder our law, and that the Tyler, at his place, may be one of the seven, and further, that the neglect or refusal of the \V. l\L to invite the Tyler in to vote upon the application of a candidate for adVk1nCenlent, cloes not vitiate the election, although without the ':Cyler only six: merubers vote. Under the eircuDJstances stated by the Grand Master, his decision was clearly right. It will be observed that the Grand Master does not decide, nor do we hold, that if the Tylr.T, as a 1nOn11)e1' of the I.-odge, demands the right to yote, the "V.M. has allY authority to deny the privile~e claimed. Such t'l. case would present a different question fronl that decided by the Grand :Draster. III. COl\fl\fITTEE ON PETITION'S.

The Grand Master decides that if a cOlllll1ittee of inquiry fails to report at the COIllmUllication when the report is due, the 'rV. ~L has the right to discharge the eormnittee and appoint another, giving the latter the usual tilue, one 111onth, in w1{ich to report. In this decision we concur. IV. seSPENSION FOlt NON-PAYMENT OF Tn:ES. "~e

agree with the Grand l\1aster-

1. That a Mason 'who has been suspended for ll0I1-puynlCJ1t of dues 1bI' lnore thnn three years, nlay at each meeting of the I.oc1ge renew his applicntion to be reinstated. A rejection of his petition will not bar it second application. 2. The Lodge has the right, and in lllt1ny cases it may be ndvlsulJle, to nppoint a committee to inquire into the character and conduct of the petitioner. 'rhe (~ralld ~Ias. tel' does not decide, nor do we, that this is 'lwccs8ary, 11o'weve1', in all cases. 3. A two~thirds vote restores to :Dfasollic standing and Lodge lllcnlbership in snell cases. 4. As the suspended part~.. has the right to petition for restoration it neeessarily follows that he has the right to have his petition considered, and, theref(Jl'(\ neitlle"!' the , w. ?Y!. ~or t~e Lodg~ can refuse to receive or entertain such a petition. ~rhe right pet2twn ImplIes the fIght to ha've it considered, although the request nULy not be granted

Grancl L,oclge of JlfiS8oUT路1路.

v. S'Pl\Il\IONS.

The Grand l\Ia,Hter correctly declares thn.t the 'V. :Th-I., or the Lodge, has the right to any luember of the Lodge for any purpose vdthin the scope and business of l\Itls0nTY. rn1is is a great pO'wer, when it is remembered that every :Mason is bound to obey sU~h a snn1111on8 unless positively prevented. It should only be exercised in. cases ~f ~xtre]ne e111ergency as declared by the Grand lVlaster. \V11ilo it is left to the \\'i80 discretion of the l\Iaster or ]~oc1ge as to 'when such an enlergency exists, the l\faster or Lodge must be held to accoulltability for an arbitrary exercise of this discretion, as for any other wilful abuse of official authority. SUrn111011S

'Ye recomnlend that the decisions of the Grand l\Iaster, reported in his address be a,pprovec1 by the Granel Lodge. Fraternally, \V. 11. \VILLIAl\IS, B. H. INGIL\.l\f, D. A..JAl\IISOK, J. P. Blu\.NTON, GEO. R. HUNrr, ()nnmiltcc.

CHARITY. ~f.

"T. Bro. R,. E..A.. llc1ersol1, for tIle C~onlnlittee, preSGlltec1

tIle follo\v"ing report, "\Vllicll ,vas adopted. ST. LOUIS, Oct. 16th, 1880.

To the J[ost nrorsldnflll Gutncl Lodge of J.1Iis.souri, ..'1. F. &,A. ill.:

Your COll1mittee all Charity beg leave to report: Petitions for the rencnval of the donations heretofore l11ade to our venerable Brother, Past Grand ~raster Carnegy and Bro. John F. Alberti, ,vere received by the Chairll11111 of your COIDlllittee, properly endorsed, ninety days before the sitting of this Grand I.odge, as required by lfL\Y. rrhcir respective conditions have grovvn 'worse and their warlts rnore pressing with advallciLg age, and we rec0111111e11c1 appropriations in their bell.alf itS follows: To ::\1. 'V. Bro. S. \V. B. Carnegy $200.00~ to be paid in qllarterl~路 illstnJln1Cllts by the Grand rrreasurer, upon warritnts drawn by the Grand Secretary. rfIle first instalhncnt to be paid itt the elose of this Grand Conlnlunicatiol1. To Bro. John F. Alberti $100.00, to be paid to Alexandria Lodge, No. 40;1, to be paid him as his necessities luay require. vVe also have a petition fornlulated by a COlnlnittee appointed by the 'V. :1I. of North Star Lodge, :No. 151, at Rockport, and forwarded to the Chairman of this COl1unittee long after the expiration of the tiule prescribed by law, asldllg for a donation of $150.00 to Bro. C. A. Gary. It is not endorsed b~' the Lodge, nor under the Seal of the Lodge, and

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no emergency is urged that "would justify us in departing

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:M. '\V. Bro. ~l'honlas E. Garrett, Past Grn,ncl Master, tlgnin knocks at our door and craves "something' to help hitn throngh the winter." 'We feel tha~ we cannot turn a deaf ear to this appeal, but for good and sufficient reasons deenl it best that the aillount donated be paid through the \Vorshipfnl :Master of Bro. Garrett's Lodge, and therefore rCCOln~ mend that the 8un1 of $150.00 be paid to ,Yo Bro. Charles SteinlUu,n11, VV. :Dr. of Pride of the \Vest I.. odge, Xo. liH, to be by hitn disbursed to Bro. Garrett, as and when his necessities require. Fraternally subluitted, R. E. ANDERSOX, JA1\lES B.AUSTIN, ,v~r.

H. :I\IAYO,

FRED. B. LOOS, Cmn1Jlittec.

APPEALS AND GRIEVANCE.

1\1. "T. Bro. Noall lVr. (jivan, P. C}. 1\:1., presented the fl11dings of the C~onlnlittee on i\.. ppeals. rrhe sallIe \vas rea(11.).~r cases and adopted, 'Vvith the exceptiol1 of llulnher l1ine frcnn. Spring Creek I..Jodge No. 347. See HJ11endnlellt to saicl ettse at the end of the report. To the Jro8t TV'orship,lal Gtand Lodge oj ,Missouri, A. F. & A. J[.

Your Committee on Appeals and Grievances beg leave to relwrt, that we lun'o earefully examined each case prl~sellted., and IHtve arrived at snell conelusions as to us seemed just and right. 'Vhile the number of eases is not so gretlt as during s()nw previous years, yet in quite a number of C(l,ses," it has been necessary to examine yery v(JluDlinous records, ftnd the labors of these examinations is greater than eanbe aprfreei~ ated by those not actun.lly engaged in the 'work. The fact that no greater 11111111,('1' of ~lppeals are taken~ in view of the large Inembership and grent nnrnber of ](H]gesin the Stnte, speaks \vell for the efficiency ot the brethren, in con<1neting !f)dge 11'ials, and for the peace and hU.l'Illony that exists in onr order throughout the Stute. 'We report as follows:

No. 1. R. H.

:MANsFIELD, Apl)cllant,

'Cs. HIGH: HILL LODGE ~o.

250.

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Appeal from the jlldglnent of the Lodge acquitting Bro. SUIn'l J. O.g1c~sby.

The accused in the case resided in the jurisdiction of l1'lorence Lodge Nc). 2111. 1'he charges ,"yere preferred against him in that Lodge by Bro. Manslieltl, in v",lrich he is cl:arge~ with having ftccused a brother Mason \vith trying to Und01'111i11e and injure lum, WIth calling a brother a "perjured wretCh:" etC'.

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After the charges ,yere preferred, notice was given to High Hill Lodge where Bro. Oglesby belonged, and, as it had a right to do, decided to have the case tried in that lodge. At the trial he was acquitted by a vote of 6 to 2. Although the evidence strongly supported the charge, yet as the nlelubers of the lodge present were the judges of the facts in the case under the evidence, and as we think no different result would be reached by sending the case back, we recOlumend, ,vithout giving the facts in detail . that the judglnent be affirmed.

No. II.

A. J.:RrsSELI.. & J. 'V.

lID.NT,

.APpellants,}

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l\Io~'rROSE

LODGE No. 408.

Appeal frOll1 the action of the Lodge in re~ fusing to inflict adequate pellalty 011 R. B. Pewell.

In this case the accused was charged ,Yith brutally and unmercifully be~ting and ,vhipping a boy, about ten years of age, who was living with him and in his care. At the trial he waS found guilty of the specification, by a vote of 21 to .:1, and of the charge, by a vote of 19 to 6. He was suspended for six lnonths, and appellants bring the case here, beeause they deenl the penalty insufficient.

The record sent up is very inconlplete, and the testiDlony as contained therein, is quito unsatisfactory. 'Ve are a little surprised at the leniency of the Lodge, if he \vas guilty of the charge in its fullest sense, but we think the Inelllbers of the IJoc1gc, 'who heard the eviclenee~ and who kne\v the parties: and all the facts in the cnse tHe bet~ tel' able to judge the Inerits of the case in all its bearIngs than ,ro are, and we there~ for8 recolllmend that the juc1g1nent of the Lodge be affirlned. l

No. III. LUCAS CORLE'\", Appellclnt, '1-'8.

SUl\Il\fITT LODGE

No. 263.

Appeal fronl the judglllent of the Lodge expelling hiIl1.

The yoluminous record in this case is in excellent shape and Sumnlitt Lodge No. 268 is to be congratulated having an efUcient Secretary. The accused wras charged with "having carnal and criminal intercourse" ,vith a :rvIason's daughter, an orphan, ,vho ,vas a n1enlber of his fanlily. He was tried by his Lodge, June 1st, 1889, and found guilty by a vote of 28 to 0, and expelled by the same vote. He appeals and assigns as er1'o1'8, (1) that the testinlony of l\Iasons taken in open Lodge WitS not taken 011 their honor as :Masons, bnt upon oath administered by the :Master of the Lodge; (:2) rrhat :Masolls other than counsel and \vit路路 nesses were adnlit:ted as visitors at the trial; (3) That the :Master would hear no testimol1jT tending to illlpeaeh the young lady '\vith whonl appelln.nt was charged to have had intercourse. There is nothing in his first objection. It was not necessary that the witnesses who' testified in opl~n Lodge, \vho were :Masons, should be sworn in any fonn. rrhey testifJ! iLS l\Iasons on their honor, without any forul of oath being aclll1il1i~tered to theln.

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Proceedings of the

The Yisitors that may have been present other than conn:-;el find witnesses lllust have been l)resent by the consent of the Lodge. No objection 'was made tCl their l)eillg prescut, by the accused, at the tinw, and he cannot make the objection for the first thne here.

In reference to the attempt to impeach the evidence of the yonn,g lady, no effbrt was made to impeach her general character, but it was sought to contradiet her testhnony bY witnesses 1vho had heard her testify. In other words, it was attempted to prove by other witnesses who 11tHl heard her testify that she had llw<Je (ld;~,ljf'sions <Jifl<.ln nt [r0111 some of the facts testified to by her. In order to do this she :-;hould have lwcn asked ""hen her testimonY was taken ifshe had nludesuch stlltel11ents as 'VIiS atte ul l1ted to ll8 proven. In other {rends, her attention should have been eallcd to the tirnc and place, and the persons present, when the alleged declarations were Illude by her. No proper foundation ,vas made by the accused for thus contradicting her, or impeaehing her in that way, and the ruling of the Master of the Lodge upon that subject ,vas, thert.,f'ore, correct. 1

The charge in this case is a very serious one, and. the accused positively denied it, but the evidence against him ,vas of a character that fully jnstified the finding of the Lodge. They, by an overwhelming vote, found 11i1"l1 guilty and expelled hinl, and we are unable to find any reversible errorin the record, and therefore reconunend tlHlt the judgment of tlJC Lodge be aftjrmed.

No. IV. \Vl\f. E. HART, .l1ppellant, '11,";.

LICH-rr LODGE,

No. 25i.

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Appeal froln the judgnlent (If' the I,jodge acquitting Bro. CIHts. :Fc)sdiek.

The accused in this case was charged with taking llnrlroper Uberty and lnaking n criminal assault upon a little girl eight years old. At the trial he was acqnitted on all of the specifications by a very decided vote. Brother Hart appeals for the rllllsons. (II That the decision rendered by the Lodge 'was contrary to the e\'idt~llee; (2) rrhe (lecision 'was, in view of the evidence snbnlitted, contrary to the prine,iples of Masonry. The accused seems to have been fairly tried, and, f1'01n a careful reading of the evidence, \ve are of opinion that the finding of the Lodge was rig-ht. The Inenlhers who heard the evidence are the pecnlh1r judges of the weight to be given to it, and it is not "contrary to the principles of :trIasonry" that those who know the character ()f tIle witnesses should be the best judges of the weight to be given to their testinlOllY. Let the judglnent of the Lodge bt.~ affirmed. .

No. V. JOHN â&#x20AC;˘.To

I... ONERGAl', .Appellant, '1.'."1.

BEE-HIVE LODGB,

No. 393.

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Appeal frorn tlw jWlgnlent of the Lodge expelling hirn.

The trial of this case was held on l\far 11th, 18SH, nnd the appeal waR not taken until July 14th, 1889, long after the time fixed by law for t~lking nppeal:-:, and the ease is t]H'l'C" fore n~t properly here: . Eve.n i~ it were in titne, \'lC could not gr~l"nt the request of appellant. rhe charge aga1l1st hUll IS of the 1110St heinous ehnracter, that of alienating the

61 affeetions of the wife of a brother :Mason, destroying the falnily, and after divorce, marrying the luisguidecl wife, and all this under the guise of friendship. ':rhe evidence is conclusive, the facts are undisputed. :Masonry cannot tolerate wHhin its Rftcred ,valls the presence of such a "blighting wretch whose touch is poison, and ,vhose breath is death."

Let the appeal be dismissed and the judgment of the Lodge stand.

No. VI. H. S. BUCK, Appellant,

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VB.

STEWARTSVrI..l..E LODGE, No.

182.

Appeal f.l.'om the judglllent of the Lodge expelling h1111.

This case ,vas before the Grand Lodge last 'year, and the judglllent of the I.Jodge expelling the appellant at the first trial was reversed and sent back for a new trial, chiefly for the reason that the record was in a very imperfect condition. (See Grand Lodge Proceedings, 1888, page 43.) Another trial \vas had on the Salne specifications at a regular Ineeting of the Lodge held on Saturday night, Decenlber 1;;;t, 1888, at which, after il. somewhat protracted trial lasting, according to the appellant, until 4 o'cloc.k Sunday 111orning, he ,vas again con~ victecl and expelled by quite a decided vote of the lllembers prm;;ent. He has ngail1 appealed, and the record sent up is 1110re volunlinous than on the fornler a.ppenl, but is still in a ycry unsatisfactory condition. It is allnost ilnpossible to read the Inanuscript sent up, at least SOllle of it is not readable, and the whole record is so badly'\vritten that it is very difficult to read It intelligently. Appellant cla.hns that nU111erOUS errors "were conlmittec1 at the trial, and that great injustice ,vas done him, all of which he sets forth in a three-page solid type'written statell1ent, too long to be copied here. His c0111plaints are directed generally to the character of the evidence, ,ve think with SOlue propriety. As a sample, nlost of the witnesses ,verc asked if the)T hacllost any l1l0IleY by the failure of the Stewartsville Bank. Then the question was generally asked: "Do you consider you have been cheated, wronged and defrauded out of )Tour mone))' by Bro. Buck'?" To which the ans,\yer ,vas, "I do." This, we take it, is not evidence of a fact, and is not the ,yay to prove the fnct charged in the specification to which it is directed, but it is the kind of evidence thnt is chiefly contained in the record on this point, so far as we are able to decipher it. vVitnesses ,yere allowed to state that they believed that the accused had pretlleditateclly 1\Tonged and defrauded thmn. There was also evidence adlnitted against hiIn that was hearsay, in regard to thc'Jifbrts 111ade by the accused to induce a brother to Si~,'11 a tl'easurer'8 bond, about which there was nothing in the specifications. Appellant al~o claiIns that at the trial he requested the '\Vorshipful :Master to have some brother, other than the Secretary, take down the evidence, as the Secret~Lry was his personal enelny. and had been for nlOre than a ;yeur before the trial, and that he had during that tiTIle done all he could in his ne\vspaper to injure appellunt and his business. This statement is not contradicted, and we presume the request ,vas Inude as stated. Since trying to read the record '\ve are satisfied the :Master should have had SOlue other person than the then Acting Secretar)T to write down the evidence, so that it nlight have been preserved in a reaclable form, but if the facts in regard to the relations between the accused and the Secretary were such as he states, his request was certainly a reasonable one, and one in which the Secretary, we think, should have joined.

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'Vhether this of itself \voulc1 be reversible error, we will not nndertake to say, but there should be nothing in any triol which looks in the directi.on of unfairness. Lodges should so conduct their trials as that there could be no suspicion of unfair dealing \vith the accused. Appellant also cOlllplains that he ,vas 110t permitted to read the record of the evidence in this case before it was sent up. If this is true, he was deprived of what he wa:" justly entitled. This is his appeal, ~lnd it is his right and duty to see that a correct record is brought up, and this he cannot do if he is not perrnitted to see the record before it is sent up. Appellant also claims that the trial lasted until four o'clock Sunday ulorning, and that during the time when he was making his statenlent he was interrupted repeatedly by members and visitors of the Lodge, by insulting remarks, etc. He is corroborateci in this by the written statement of four Inembers of the Lodge, but is contradicted by lllost of the officers oftlle Lodge. 'Ve are unable to determine the fncts frOll1 these contradictory statements, but ,\ye cannot commend the action of the Lodge in protracting its session into the Sabbath day. Lodges should not transact business of this character on Sunday, and when the hour of midnight arrived on that Saturday night, the fnrther hearing of the case should have been postponed until SOUle other dnS. '1'he fact that the session \vas thus protracted is not denied. From the record, there is nlanifestly a good deal of. feeling against the llecu~ed:in 11is Lodge. The character of the questions by both the Junior 'Varden and )l~lster, as ul:-,() the character of the answers of the several witnesses as recorded, illdicatc~ tIl is. The :Master seems to have taken an active part in the eXiunination of the witnesses, and from the character of his questions, he evidently felt n, good deal of interest in tl10 trial. 'Ve submit that it is not proper for the presiding otlicer, who should Ulloa all questions that may be raised in the case, and 'who is expected to be in all his rulings, should becOlne a partiStU1 at the trial. No :Mason should be convicted ()f any offense on general principles, in the absence of valid, legal testin1011Y,whieh establishc~s his guilt. The conduct of the accused in this case l1H1Y appear to llc outrageous, in the estimation of those \"ho have lost money by his bank failure, and indeed he lllHY be censurable for his conduct in c011nection ''lith it, but when路 fl, charge nnd specifieatiOl1s are presented against hill1, he should not be convicted of thenl on general but only after a fair and impartial trial, upon legal nncl C0111petent evidence iUltrodulcc<l to support the charges. Another fact 'worthy of consideration in this case, is that bu t a fraction of oyer (me~ half of the members ofthi8 Lodge were present at the trial, and (Iuite a utunber of those \v110 were, had lost nl011ey by reuson of the btlnk failure. Six out of eight of the wit. nesses who testified against hiIu were of this character. rrhey 11l1lSt have had sorno personn.l interest in the matter. At law they 'would not be eOll1petent jnrors to JH1SS upon the case presented. 'Vithout deciding that this disqualifies thenl 1'r0111 voting at u :Masollic trial, it should certainlJ" caution them to be 11101'0 than ordinaril\' en-rernl in their action in the premises. 'Ve are not assunling that he is either guilty (~)r inIHleent, but after as careful an exmnination as we can 111ake of the record betbl'c lIS, we are not satisfied that he has been fairly c011victed. ' 'Ve, therefore, in view of all the circunlstances in the ease, recornnlcnd that it be reversed and remanded for a llew triitl, und in order tlutt there lnay be no Inistakes made, \ve suggest that the Deputy Gl'mld Master of that District be clireeted to presidp at the next trial. ' ...

Lodge of J.11issOll:ri.

No. VII. S. C.

NOBLE, Appellant,

't'S. NEWBURG LODGE,

No. M:2.

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.Appeal from the action of the Lodge acquitting Bro. 'Vlll. Bohannon.

The several specifications in this case charge the accused with drunkenness at the different times therein Inelltioned. After the evidence ,vas heard, the vote was taken upon the question of guilt. No separate vote \vas taken upon the specifications or the charge. This ,vas reversible error, and for that reason the case \vill have to be remanded. In remanding the case, we beg to suggest that. .the evidence of a number of WItnesses is to the effect that the accused was drunk at different times. His evidence was that of persons who never sa:\y him drunk. Ho''', under this state of facts, fifteen meInbers of the Lodge could say he was not guilty we are unable to understand, except upon the theory that a good deal of s~rmpathy exists in that Lodge in favor of that offense. The Lodge, ho,\v0ver, 'will have an opportunity at the re-trial of the case to vindicate itself from any suspicion of that kind, if it sees fit to do so. Reversed and relnanded for a ne,v trial.

No. VIII.

.r.

POLLARD, Apl)cllant,

CHAIN OF ROCKS LODGE, No. 141.

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Appeal fronl the judgulcnt of the Lodge expelling hhn.

In this case the charge is, that accused did cheat, wrong and defraud Brother JUlllâ&#x201A;ŹS H. Anderson out of the value of ten or twelve bushels of wheat in weighing the sanle. The evideuee n,t tIle trial "was sOlllewhat conflicting; the testhllony of the accused is to the effect that he did not know of the position of the horse on the scales ,,,hen the wheat was being ,,,eig-hcd. The testinl0ny of other witnesses agnillst !litn is to the effect that he saw it, nnd afterwards talked about it, and gave such other fnets in regard to it ftS strongly contradicted the testhl10ny of the appellant. It is l11unifest that the I . odge did not believe his testimon.y and did believe the testiulony of the witnesses that testified against him. The vote of the Lodge "was. guilty, 18; not guilty, 6; and on the question of expulsion the Yote was In to;) in favor of expulsion. Nothing appears in the recorcl to show any bias on the of the 1110111bor8 of the Lodge or any disposition to do the accused injustice. No objections were made to the evidence at the thuc it \vas heard by tho Lodge. The appellant asks that the case be reversed because the evidence does not ,varrant his conviction. Those ,vll0 heard the trial are the best judges of the weight of the testimony, and from their fInding they must have belieYed the accused guilty. The amount involved ,vas small, but if the facts are true as charged his conduct cannot be reconciled with honesty and fair cleHJing. \Ye find no reversible error ill the rocord, and therefore recomnlend that the judglnont of the Lodge be atlirmecl.

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No. IX. F. M.

LENOX, Appellant, 'l'S.

SPR!~G CREEK LODGE, No. 347.

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Appeal from the Judg-lncnt of the Lodge in suspending Bro. D.l~. Cowan six lllonths.

The record in this case is in excellent shape. The specifications are as

1'0110,,"8 :

1. Acting as an escort to a young lady, his own cousin, and the daughter of a :Mason in good standing, the said D. E. Cowan, 011 arriving at the depot at St. Louis, Inade her O'et off the train on the wrong side, for the purpose of avoiding friends, w1101n 8he ex~ ~ected to meet her there, thereby sho"wing a design of his prenleditated conduct towards her 'whilst in the city.

2. He, the said D. E. Cowan, in c~mpany 'Yith :Miss Annie Lenox, visited a theatre, and during the perfonnance frequently absented hinlself to inlbibe in strong drink, and on their return to the hotel tried to induce her to enter a saloon and drink with hiIn. 3. On arriving at the hotel he entered the room assigned to her, locked the door on the inside, after which he withdre\y the key and put it in his pocket. On being' asked to light the gas, he replied he had no TIlatches, ,,,hereupon the young lady handed hiIn one, but instead of lighting the gas he caught her bY' the shoulder, or between the shoulder and elbo1v, with the remark, "there is light enough here for our purpose." Becoming alanned, she asked hinI what he Iueant; he replied he was going to stay all night \vit11 her; and after she raised the alarm he told her it WflS of 110 usc, that the room she occupied was on purpose nn isolated one in order that she could not 1)0 beard. 4. Trying to make it fLppear to the person that Clune to her assistnnce that she was a crazy 'woman, and after being taken to the Four Courts, that she was an opinm eater and an actress; and in thus representing her to be of unsound ruind, and. addicted to the use of opium, and assailing her character, he tried to lay the blmne of his a(~tioll towards her, on the young lady, and conceal his real intent. 5. Devising and attempting to decoy fron1 the paths of virtue a young lady, the daughter of a Master Mason. At the trial the accused was found guilty of each specification by the following vote: First, 21 to 7; second, 20 to 8; third, 23 to 5; fourth, 21 to 7; fifth, 20 to 8; and on the charge by a vote, 22 to 6. After thus finding him guilty of all the specifications and the charge, the Lodge suspended him for six 11lonths. The case is brought here by appellant, who :is the father of the young lady mentioned in the specifications, and he asks for a rehearing of the case, for reasons that the punislllnent is inadaquate, and that error was cOIDlnitted in ndlnit~ ting testimony. The charges 'vere preferred by the Acting Junior Warden of Spring Greek Lodge, of which Bro. CO'wan was a 1l1ember, at the instance of a.ppellant, who is il 111eIubcr of Salem Lodge, No. 225. It is insisted that he, not being a me1l1ber of Spring Creek Lodge, could not take an appeal, and hence that the case is not properly before the Granel Lodge for action. The law of the Grand Lodge upon the subject, Section 13, Article lU, page 68 of Book of Constitutions, is as follows: SECTION 13. H''lw 1nay take appeals. The accused, or any J\Iaster ~rason, menlber of a Lodge, feeling aggrieved by the decision of the Lodge, upon the trial of any brother may take his appeal from the judgment and decision to the Grand Lodge.' ,

Grrand Lodge of

1~li8souri.

\Ve think the language of the la,Y is sufficiently broad to entitle the appellant in this case to it here bJ~ appeal. He is nlore interested in the subject matter of the trial than any person, and it. would be tlolng an injustice not to give hiln this reIned)'. If he could instigate the prosecution in the Lodge, and feels aggrieved at the re~ult of thc:lt trial, he should have the right to prosecute his grievance to a higher tribunal. It is an old ll1axh11 of law, "If a 111an has a right, he lllust have a IneallS to vindicate and Dlaintaill, and a remedy if he is injured in the exercise aud enjoyment of it; and, indeed, it is fl vain thing to imagine a right '~lithout a renledy; for want of right and want of renledy are reciprocal." If the la,v had intended to confine the right of appeal to the 111e1111)er8 of the Lodge in which the trial occurred, it could have easily been so expressed, instead of saying as it does, "any J\faster :Mason,lnenlber of Ct Lodge," etc. ~rhe question is a new one, but 've are of the opinion that the intention 'was not to confine the right of appeal to Inembers of the Lodge in which the trial occurred, but that it allows any Inenlber of' CL Lodge ,vho feels aggrieved to take an appeal.

In reference to the Inerits of the controversy, we thinlt but little need be said. It is strange indeed that a Lodge of J\Iasons should find a 11lenlber guilty of the offenses contained in the above specifications, find then indicate its estinlate of their character by so s light a punishlnent. ':[1110 Lodge has certainly placed itself in an unenvinble position lly this aetion. If the accused was, in fact, guilty of all that is charged against hi1l1, his punishrnent should have been greatly in excess of that inflic'ced by the Lodge. If he 'V~tS not guilty as chaTgec1, then he should have been acquitted. It is unnecessary to review the eYidence, or to 'cmnment upon it in any \\'a~", but the Lodge has said b J" its vote that the evidence of the prosecution is to be believed, the party is g'uilty of gross un111usonic conduct in doing an the things charged against hinl in the specifications, and that six 111011t118 pnnishnwllt is adequate therefor. \Ve do not believe the Lodge will want to stand by such n., record, and we are disposed to give it un opportunity to eorrcct the error it has eonnnittec1, instead of advising that the Grand Lodg'e no,,, inflict the punislnnent. There luay be palliating circunlstances in the case of '\vhich we cannot be advised by the record, and for that reason lye believe the IJoclge should be given an opportunity to find either, that the accused is not guilty of all that is charged, or if he is, to place itself properly before the Fraternity at large, by inflicting punishrnent adequate to the natnre of the offense. 'Ve see no nutterial error in the ac11nission of testilnony complainecl of by appellant. The evidence was cOlllpetent, and it was for the Lod.ge trying the caSe to judge of its weight. Let the juc1g111cnt of the I;odge be reversed and the cause relll,anded for a nevI"" trial. No.X. E. A.

\VE~GLER,

Appellant

'/)8.

LIVINGSTON

LODGE No,'

51.

Appeal from the action of the Lodge in re~ fusing to inflict punisllluent upon .A.â&#x20AC;˘ B. Southworth.

The trial in this case resulted in the fn,rce finding the accused guilty ofclrunkenness, which was adnlitted by him" and then the refusal of the lodge to inflict any punishment. 'Vhy lodges persist. in this course we are unable to understand. l'he accused ill ndnlit~ ting the cha,rge promised to 1'Of01'111, and this may have had SOllle influence upon the ac~ tiOIl of the Lodge in refusing to inflict punishrnent, but the attention of the Grand :Mas~ tel' has since bE~el1 called to the fact, that after this trial, other charges for the saIne of~ feuse ,vere preferred, and Bro. Southworth was suspended one year thereon; that he continued thereafter his old habit to such an extent as to disqualify hirn frOIn the discharge G. L, PRo.-5.

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of his official duties as Mayor of the cit~r; thnt his offending is of old standing, and hns been continuous for J'ears, before the charges in this caso woro preferred. \Ye sympathize with those who have become slaves to the appetite for strong drink, and would uphold them in their efforts to reform, bnt Masonic Lodges c.annot be so lenient with those "vho transgress in this regard, so as to be entirely oblivious of their duties as MI1,sons. Livingston IJodge No. 51, is among the oldest in the state, and should be an exo.mple to younger lodges in the discharge of its duty. It is not entitled to the SftlUC degree of allowance as younger and 11101'e inexperienced lodges, but deserves the severe cellsure of this Grand Eody. lfits conduct in this case, is a fair criterion of what it will do in the future, it does not deserve long to exist. In the case under consideration we have not been advised of any palliating circmnstances. The accused admits his guilt, and, has repeatedly violated his promise of reform, this in violation of his :Masonic duties, and has brought upon the fraternity in that vicinity a degree of censure that it should not bear. Therefore in view of the fact tha t the Grand Lodge is clothed with the power to act, we 1'ec01111ne11d. that Bro. Southworth be expelled from all the rights and privileges of .M~lsonry, and that Livingston I.Jodge No. 51, be investigated \'lith reference to the subject of drunkenness aluong its llWlllbel's.

No. XI. .T. F.

SCOTT,

Appellant

'V8.

SARCOXIE LODGE

No. 293.

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Appeal fronl It11e judgment of the Lodge expelling hhn.

The accused in this case 'vus a practicing physicianresicling at Sareoxie, :Mo., when the charges for 'which he was expelled, were preferred against hiIll in. his Lodg路e. There are six specifications, the first of which was for producing an abortioll, and the others are for ofrcnses growing out of that act, such as, disposing of the child, suppressing tes路 timolry, etc.

At the trial, he was fonnd guilty of all the specifications except tWI), by a vote of 20 to 4, and the vote on the question of punishmen twas 18 for expulsion and 6 against. lIe has appealed the case for the reasons, (1) "I am not guilty of the charge and set forth." (2) "I was not officiallj" notified at the Unle of the trial, so as to have n1;>" witnesses present for llly vindicatioIl."

~""specifications as

As to the first of his grounds of ~lppeal, the Inatter of his guilt was to be deterrnined by the ffie111bers of the Lodge, and they, by overwhelming vote on the evidence 111'0sented, found him guilty. \Ve do not feel at liberty to disturb this finding, if he had legal notice of the trial. The charges were preferred Noy. 27th, lSSS, n,nd at thilt lneettng the trial "vas set for Dec. 11th. The record shows that the Secretary "had caused legal notice to be served on Brother Scott." It does not appear whether or not he was present at the trial, but he was represented by counsel appointed by the :Master of the Lodge, and, in the absence of any sho\ving that injustiee was done him, or that he eould have established his innocence, 'we cannot consent to fL revers~11 of the case for that reason; if he desired further time to secure the attendu,nce of his 'witnesses he sh()uld have appeared at the trial and asl{ed for it continuance. Nothing-of the kind was done, so far as the record shows, and we cannot, in the face of what the record does show with reference to the service of notice, reverse the case simply 011 his statenlent that he was not "officially notified."

Lodge

oj~ Jli88ol~1"i.

67.

The charges against 11in1 were of a scriom~ character, calling for prompt action upon his ptll't if he was not guilty. rrhe judgment of the Lodge is so overwhelmingly against hinl that it is hardly possible that injustice was done hilll. 'Ve, therefore, recollullend that the juc1grnent be aflil'lllec1.

No. XII. D. L. 'VrLHoIT, .Appellant, V8.

IIAYNgSVILLg LODGE, No. 4H.

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Appeal from the action of the Lodge in refusing to inflict punishlnent on C. H. :McConnell.

In this case the accused \vas charged, (1) \vitll drunkenness; (2) abuse of his wife. At the trial, the record shows that 'when the accused ,vas called upon to iU1S\Ver the charges, he pleaded guilty to the first specification, and to the second, excc~pt that he used no violence to his ",vife, only abnsive lan 6Ylu1ge. He also ll1ade pl'Olnises of refonnation. He ..vas found guilty, and the vote on the asseSSluent of pnnisll1uent shows that after failing to either expel 01' suspend hiIn, the vote was eight for, and eight against a reprillland. r1"11e1'o \'lere three blanks, and three brethren were pernlitted to retire before the ballot \vas taken. Brother "'ilhoite appem's for the reasons-(l) The Lodge should have assessed SOUle punislllnent. (2) That the brethren should not have been perrnitted to retire while the balloting was in progress. 'Ve agree with hiln on both questions. Except in cases of absolute necessity, Brethren 路who have heard the trial, should not be perrnitted to retire before the ballot is taken. A.s ,ve do not feel at liberty to detern1ine, nnder the cirCulnstances, WlHLt the punish:ment should be, \VO recolnnlend that tho caso be reversed and sent back to the I.lodge for another trial.

No. XIII. JOSEPH POLLOCK, .Appellant 1.'8.

ST. NIGHOI"AS LODGE, No. -135.

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.Appeal from the judgn1ent of the Lodge expelling hiln.

In this case the llccused ,vas eharged (1) \vith "the use of profane and vulgar language to the extent that it hz.1S becOllle general talk oyer the t()\vn." (2) "Conducting hilnself in such ,1, way that a great nHtny people have lost confidence in hinl as to truth and yeraclty." (8)" Appropriating 1110ney to his own use beloIlf,'ing to Brother :Master Masons, and luaking false statenlentswith reference to the payment of 8'1111e."

At the tri,l,l he was present, and represented by counsel, and all the Inenlbers of the' Lodge excep~ two \vere present. rfhe vote 011 the charge and all the speeifications was ulu\,llhnous and ftgn.inst hilu. On the question of punishnlent the vote 'vas 15 for expulsion. and 5 agi.tinst it. He appeals for the reasons, (1) That the charges were not specific; (2) 'fhe testilnol1y ,vas hearsa)'; (8) He was not permitted to nU1ke any explanation, etc. The specifications ,vere not, perlulpR, as specific as'they should have been, and nluch of the evidence Inight be considered hearsay, though the character of the charges would ,.

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perhaps, permit that 1dnu oftestinl0ny to agreat extent, at least it involved the question of his generill chlLracter, and, in reference to the matters presented by the specifications, the cyidence of general character 'would be aclmissible. , No objections "were lunde at the trial in reference to the specillcations of the evidence, and 'we think he should not be heard to lnake that objection for the first :tirne in the Grand I.. . odge. The record shcl'wS that his case \\~as argued, and is silent as to v,rhether he desired to make any additional explanation. 'Ve think after having been fonnel guilty, by the unanimous vote of his Lodge, on the charge and all the specifications, that he 111USt abide the result of such trial, and we therefore recommend that the judgJllent be affinned.

No. XIV.

x-'.

!'If. KING, AplJcllant, 1.'8.

ROCHESTER LODGE,

No. 248.

}

This case ,vas before the Grand Lodge tn 1887 (See page 44, of Proceedings of thn,t year), where the fl:1Cts are fully stated. "TO then held that the ruling of the Master was erroneous, and recolllmenc1ed that the l1uttter of helping Bro. King be referred to the further considerati.Oll of the Lodge. He now states that he sulnnitted his clahn again to thr. Lodge, and it refused to afford hiln any relief. In Olll' report of 18S7, we said, "'Vhile the I.. oc1ge may not be leg'ally liable for this debt, yet the 1118111he1'8 will hardly faU to recognize the very strong n101'a1 obligation on the part of the Lodge to aiel Bro. I\:illg in his troubles, which they were the cause of his hecolning involved in." \Ye nre not in position to deal directly with the Lodge without haYing further infornmtion on the sllbject,we therefore recommend that the incOlning Grand 1\1:1ste1' cause the mutter to be investigated, and that he be authorized to take such nction as in his judgment 'would be just to路 all the parties.

No. XV. This is a petition frOll1

.r. "\Y. Brogan for restora.tion.

He was expelled from his Lodge (.Jacksonville, No. 44) in 1887, and on appeal to the Grand Lodge the judgment was affirmed (See Proceedings of 1887, page -17). He has not

conlplied with the law to secure his restoration, and we eannot grant his request. lIe should present his petition to the Lodge that expelled him, and if theJ~ refuse, then his petition can properly be presented to the Grand Lodge. This lnatter is full~{ provided for in Note S, page 72 of the Book of Constitutions.

No. XVI. This is a petition for restoration from A. .T. Dean, who W~lS expelled by Seliglnan Lodge, Xo. f)17, and whose judgment was aftir111Cd by the Grand Lodge fLt its last s(~ssion. He has not presented his petition to the Lodge that expelled hiln and his request canllot therefore be granted. He should coulply with the law as laid dO'W11 in the Book of Constitutions, Page 72, Note 8.

69 No. XVII. In IS8ti Bro. J. H. Sheriff was suspended by his Lodge, Gate City, No. 522, for five years, which, on appeal to the Grand I.Jodge, \vas atIirluec1.

He petitioned the Lodge to recOlnnlcnd the Grand Lodge to restore hiln. At the regular 111eeting of the Lodge, held Oct. 6, 18S9, his request was granted by a unanimous vote of the Lodge. If he had petitioned the Lodge to restore hiul, and the petition had laid over one 111onth, nnd the Inembers notified, then, all the ullaninlous vote of tll e Lodge, he ,v'ould have been restored to 111enlbership in the Lodge. There is no provision of law requiring action by the Grand I,;odge to restore a suspended Mason, even where the judglnent of suspension has been appealed to and atIirmed by the Grand Lodge. , The decisions upon the subject are s0111ewhat conflicting, but we are clearly of opinion that the unaniInous vote oft11e Lodge, after notice, restoring a suspended Mason, is all that is necessary, and that the Grand Lodge should take no nction thereon. 'Ve, therefore, report that 'when the petitioner shall present his petition to Gate City Lodge, No. 522, using the fOrIll preseribed on page 168, Book of Constitutions, and the petition shall lay over one l11onth, the melnbers of the Lodge being notified, if the 'Vote be unaninlous for his restoration, he 'will then be restored to good Masonic standing, and to 111e111bership in the Lodge. Fraternally sublnitted, NOAI-I 1\I, GIVAN, SA!\I'IJ H. S..:\.UNDERS, JOSJ~PH S. BRO'\VNE, .T. FARRIS, GEO. E. l\I.A.YHALI.I.

,V.

Committee.

\\711811 Case No.9, COlltailling all appeal fron1 Spring (;reel{ Lodge" No. 347, \Vl1iell susper1c1ec1 D. E. Covvan for six nlollt11s \vas reached, Bro. John D. \lillCil luovecl to alllelld tIle report ill tllat case by expelling D. E. Cowan fronl all tIle rigllts al1d privileges of JTreenlasonry. 'Ilhe all1cHIclllleIlt "ras adopted, arId tIle report ,vas sllbseqllelltly adopted as a \vl101e.

AN INVITATION

l1""ronl Bro. Sallluel 1\1. I{enllard, Grallcl Treasurer (President of tIle Exposition), to tIle Cirarld Lodge to visit tlle Exposition this evelling, it being "1iasonic Nigllt," was read, al1d 011 1110tioll accepted.

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THANKS.

'1'he follo路wing ,vas adopted: In view of the earnest, practical and eloquent address of our Grand Champ Clark, just delivered before this Body, therefore be it

Or~l,tor,

Brother

Resolvf3d, That the thanks of this Grand Lodge be and are hereby tendered to Brother Champ Clark for his adulirable oration. JOHN D. VINCIL. E. F. HAHTZELL.

RESOLUTION.

'1"118 fOllo\ving resolutioll ,vas adopted: ResoZ,ued, That the counties of Atchison and Holt be taken frOlll the Thirteenth District and formed into a ne'\v District, to be known as the Thirty-fourth lYIasonic District of Missouri. JOSEPH S. BRO\VNE. GRANT \VYATT.

r.rhe hour of four o'clock this P. ~I. ,vas agreed llPOll for the eX8ulplification of the '\lork ill the first degree.

The Grand Lodge \vas then called fron1 labor lllltil two o'clock this P. 11.

Grand Lodge of

Mi880'L~ri.

·71

WEDNESD.A..Y-A.FTERNOON SESSION.

ST.

LOUIS,

October 16, 1889.

TIle Grallcl Lodge was called to labor by the M. VV. Grand J\,faster at 2:30 o'clock P. 1\:1. Gralld Officers in tlleir respective places. CHARTERED LODGES.

TIle C10mlnittee on Chartered Lodges, t11rough Bro. Lee A. I-Iall, ChairnlHl1, presented the follovvillg report, alld tIle saIne ,vas adopted: To the .JIost Tltoi'sldpjuZ Gl'and Lodge of Jfisso'Uri, .A. F.. & A. lrf.:

Your GOlnmittee on Chartered Lodges respectfully submits the following report; 537 'l'otal number of Lodges on Register............ Total number of Lodges reporting......... .. 527 Total nUlllbel' of Lodges not reporting.................................... 3 Number of arrested Chill'ters... 4 SurreIldered Charters.................................................................... 1 Consolidated with other Lodges......... 2 537

Details of which are as follo\ys: Lodges whose returns are correct:

•

Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, I,;!, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30,31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, ,40, ~n, 42, 43, 44, 46,47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 58, 5!), no, 61, G2, 63, 66, H7, 69, 70, 71, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 80, 81, 83, 85, 86, 91, B2, H8, 9~1, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 114, 115, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 128, 124, 125, 129, 130, 131, 133, 134, 186, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 1-18, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 156, 157, 15S, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 1783 179, 180, 182, 18G, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 23[" 236, 237, 239, 2,10, 241, 243, 244, 245, 2·16, 247, 248, 258, 254, 255, 256, 257, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 282, 283, 287, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292, 294, 295, 296, 303,304, 3Q[), 306, 307, 308, 310, 311, 312, 314, 315, 31B, 317, 318, 320, 322, 323, 328, 830, 331, 332, 338, 334, 385, 336, 337, 339, 340, 341, 342, 343, 3'14, 345, 346,

54, 55, 56, 57, 87, 88, 89, 90, 111, 112, 113, 137. 138, 139, 159, 160, 161, 183, 184, 185, 205, 207, 208, 226, 227, 228, 249, 250, 251, 272, 273, 274, 298, 299, 302, 324, 325, 327, 347, 348, 349,

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72 351, 352, 353, 35路!, 355, 356, 357, 373, 374, 375, 376, 377, 878, 380, 3~)7, 898, :399,400,401,402,403, 422, 423, 424, '125, '127, 428, 429, 447, 448, '14~1, 450, 452, /i53, 456, 477, '178, -17n, 480, 482, 483, 484, 501, 502, 503, 504, 50G, 50S, 509, 529, 530, 531, 532, 5:33, 534, 535,

358, 360, 361, 363, 381, 382, 383, 385, 408, 409, 410, 411, '130, 431, 432, '133, 路159, 460, 462, 464, 4S5, 487, 488, 490, 511, 51;), 515, 516, 536, 537.

364, 365, 366, 367, 386, 387, 388, 389, 412, 413, 414, 'U5, 43"1, 435, 437, <138, 465, 468, 469, 470, 491, 492, '193, 494, 517, 518, 519, 520,

3GS, 390, 416, 439, '172, 495, 522,

369, 370, 371 372,

392, 393, 394, 3D6, 417, "J40, 473, ,ot9G, 523,

,n9, 路J20, 421, 442, '143, 445, 474, 475, 476, ,'198, -J99, 500,

525, 526, 527,

Number of Lodges whose returns are not correct, 78; same being incorrect in one or more of the follo,villg" particulars: In recapitulation of membership:

Nos. 64, 169, 238, 2l35. In financial statement: No~.

12G, 329, 36:2, 4fJ7, 507.

No Seal attached, nor its absence accounted for: Nos. 72, 132, 288, 242, 281, 285, 29B, 300, 313, 359, 426, 436, 446, 455, 467, 471. 502, 512.

Not signed by the \Vorshipful Master: No. 79, 82, 128, 177, 309, 350, 458, 路167.

Not signed by the Secretary: No. 132. Not alphabetically arranged: Nos. 177, 404. Lodges that have made no report: Nos. 457, 461, 4G6.

The follo'Ying Lodge numbers are vacant, from causes as below stated: Arrested Charters : Nos. 68, 284, 286, <18!. Surrendered Charters: No. 229. Consolidated with other Lodges: Nos. 135, lS7. RECAPITULATION.

Retl1rns CcHTect........................................... <,:t..19 Returns incorrect.............. 78 Arrested Cllarters......................................... <1 Surrendered Charters. 1 Consolidated \Yith other Lodges................. 2 Lodges not reporting......................................... 3 Total

537

1889.J

Grand Lodge of Missouri.

'rhe conlluittee is led to R8veral conclusions, all growing out of the fact that there is an unreasonable aIllOtlut of work thrown upon it, the necessity for 'which would not exist, if Secretaries of sonle of the Lodges wonld only do their duty. ~:rtl.ch of the trouble is caused by Secretaries of Lodges not paying attention to the order of the Urand Lodge, making July :31st the end of the fiscal year.

In 111any cases the returns are carried over into August, and sOlnetinles into Septeulbel', and data is included in the present year. that should not, uncleI' the rule, appear

until the ensuing year. In cases \vhere this is done it often happens that gains or losses in melllhership are included in both years thereby causing luunes to be duplicated, and of course the Lodge recapitulation will not i1gree with forIner years. 'Vl1ere this is the case, the only thing the cOlnDlittee can do to detect the error is to check back the returns of such Lodge, and in quite a 11llll1ber of cases this year, this has involved checkingbaek tyro or three years, and in not a few cases as much as five or six years, requiring in such cases frOll1 one to three hours time as the case nlay be. The conlmittee have endeavored to correct any errors or inaccuracies in these reports "\vhenever it \vas practicable to do so, and to that end nlUllY letters of inquiry have been ",-ritton, velT often n10re than one, pointing- out the existing errors, and \vhen the necessary infornuttion was furnished, as has been the case with Inost of the Lodges, their returns have been corrected and so reportel1 by the COffilnittee, otherwise the list of IJoc1ges reported as correct would be luuch smilller than it is. But the following Lodges, either through indifference, or sOlllething else, have paid no attention to the letters of inquiry sent them, and as a reRult the committee were conlpelled to report thern as incorrect, viz. :

Nos. 11, 17, 21, 20, ,15, ;:>3, 65, 110, 116, 12i, 154, 155, 170, 18J, 204, 206, 252, 297, 301, 319, 321, 32fi, 388, 379, 38路1, 391, 395, 406, 418, 441, 444, 451, 463, 486, 489, 510, 514, 521, 524, 528. Being H. total of forty Lodges. There is no doubt that if the proper attention had been given the 111atter and the letters of inquiry promptly and satisft"tctorily answered, that all, or nearly all of the foregoing Lodge reports could have heen corrected, and so reported. SOllle action should be taken to compel attention in such cases. In 1885 (see page 72), the Grand I.Jodge made the following order: "That the fiscal year of the Lodges close on the 31st of July instead of the 31st of Aug-ust as now, and that Lodges at their first ll1eeting in August cOluplete their annual report, and immediately forward saIne with their annual dues to the Grand Secretary." .

In view of thesc scvcral1natters the cOlllmittee ,\yould respectfully recOlumend : That the Grand Secretary be and is hereby instructed to notify the several Lodges, that no data accrning after July 8Ist shall be included in the current year's report, and that all Lodges will be required to confornl strictly to this rule. And the Conllnittee would further recommend, as a standing rule of this Grand

Lodge: That any Lodge failing to promptly answer inquiry ill regard to its returns or mn.tters connected therewith, shall be placed among the nou~reporting Lodges nnd without good cause shown for its neglect, shall be dealt with as a nOll-reporting Lodge. t

It is no pleasure to your Committee to make such a recommendation, but there appears to be no other ,yay to convince some of the Lodges that the Grand Lodge is in

LOct.

earnest in keeping a correct record of the 111embership under its jurisdiction, and this cannot be done 'without great expense and delay if such carelessness is to be tolerated. Your Committee also tind thnt the returns of eighteen Lodges, as stated in the body of this report, are not under seal. . I1118::;6 (see page 42), the Grand Lodge lllacle a positive order "That aU Lodges 'without a seal should immediately procure one."

The Committee, of course, cannot tell in ho'\v many cases carelessness 'will account for the absence of the seal on the returns in question, but ,\yould respectfully recomrnend that the Grand Secretary be hereby instructed to investigate, and in cases where any Lodge has not conlplied with the Grand Lodge order in this regard, that such Lodge be reported to the incoming Grand Master for such action as may be deemed proper. Memorials of Medoc Lodge, No. 335, and Island City Lodge, No. 109, petition for

ci.U'Lllge of nanles. 'We recolnmend that the prayer of petitioners be granted. L.A. HALL, J. T. CRAIG, GEO. E. FAULHABER, GEO. \V. DEATHERAGE, JNO. R. FERGUSON, JNO. H. I.J.AJRD, O. H. P. CATRON,

Comnzittee.

WAYS AND MEANS.

Bro. F. J. Tygard, for the C0111111ittee all \Va~ys a11d l\rfeans, presented a report which was adopted, al1d is as follo,\vs: To the Jfost TVorshipjul

GraneZ Lodge of J.lflssouri, A. F.

芦: A. ltf.:

Your Committee on \Vays and l\1eans submit the following report: \Ye find the balance in hands of Grand Treasurer, per his report, is $8,820.01.

'Ve recommend the following appropriations: Printing Proceedings of l889 ~ $1,200 Rent of Grand Secretary's Office ~ 1,100 Postage, Printing, StationelJ~ and Incidentals................................................ 800 Salary of Granel Secretary.... .. 2,f)OO ., Chairman of COlnnlittee on Foreign Correspondence.............................. 500 Grand Treasurer... .. 150 " Tyler If)O

00 00 00 00 00 00 00

Exp'~nses of '~ra~~c~~:~~~~~:: .- :.~~ ~:

::.: : :.:::

: :.. :..: :: ~::~:: ..::.':::::::::::: 1, ;,~~

~r. W. Grand J\faster for 1889-90 路.................................................. Special Deputies :..................... Past Grand Master's Pay Roll, hereto attached........

Total

250 00 200 00 227 30

$~~,a27

1889.J

GTand Lodge PAY ROLL OF PAST

o.l

J.}IiS8otL1"i.

GI~AND

:l\IAS'l'ERS,

Past Grand ~raster S. H. Saunders, I751niles, 3 days Thos. E. Garrett, 3 cla~路s............... Geo. R. Hunt, 220 miles, 3 days.................................................. R. E. Anderson, 135 miles, 3 clays............................................... C. C. \Voods, 315 nliles, 3 days..................................................... Jos. S. Bro'wlle, S10-miles, 3 days................................................ \V. R. Stubblefield, 3 days............................................................ Lee .t\.. IIall, 3 da~ls...................................................... S. \V. B. Carnegy, 145 miles, 3 days , \V. :M. \Villiam,s, 190 luHes, 3 days.............................................. A.1\1. Dockery, 250 nliles, 2 days................................................ Noah :M. Givan, 253 lniles, 3 days................................................ Grand Chaplain C. H. Briggs, 273 miles, 3 days................................................ Total

$17 75 9 00 20 00

15 24 24 9

75 75 50

18 18 21 22

50 50 65 65

00 9 00 16 25

$227 30

Fraternally subnlitted, F. J. TYGARD, JAS. A. GORDON, C. C. \VOODS, CHAS. F. VOGEL, C01mm'Uee,

BONHOMME LODGE, No. 45.

rrhe Special (:0111111ittee 011 tIle above case presented a report '\Vllich ,vas adopted, and is as f0110\,,"s: To the ..1fost IVoJ>sll1':pjul Grand Lodge oj J.lfissO?l1'i, A. F. & A. J[.

Your Con1mittee nppoillted to consider the case of Bro. John D. 'Voody, submit the follo,villg as their report: It appears that Bro. ,roady, for failing to appear before the Lodge when sun1moned, 'was expelled by Bonholllll1C Lodge, No 45, 'without charges and without previous notice of trial. Th.e Grand :Master very' properly set aside the proceedings as illegal and ordered another trial. In his adc1ress he has f,riven the 路history of the case, and has clearly pointed out the illegnlity of the action by the Lorlge.

But there were some mitigating eirCtll11stances unknown to the Grand :Master which satisfy your COlunlittee that tlle l.,odge erred through ignorance of the law, rather than wilfully. The 'Vorshipful J\faster of the Lodge infonns us that Brother 'Vooel)" and other menlberH 'were sUlnmoned fiJI' delinquency as to dues. This fH,ct should have been stated in the records of the Lodge. \Ve are also informed that Brother \VoodY' was iu 1\Ianchester until ten or fifteen minutes before the hour of Ineeting, on February 9th, and that after telling the Secretary of the Lodge that he had received the sumlllons to appear before the Lodge that dny, he went to a saloon in a town nco.r by where he was seen playiug cards by a luenlber of the Lodge after the Lodge had closed.

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\Yhile such conduct upon the part of Brother \Vood"r did not jnstify illegal action by the I_odge, yet it shmvs that there was serious delinquency upon his pnrt. Possibly the Lodge sought to do the right thingin the wrong wuy. The \VorshiI)flll ::\Iaster of BonhoIl1D1e Lodge, No.4;'), disclainls any intentional neglect of the Gl:and ~rn.stcr's call for a copy of the reeords in the case. He kne,v of no sueh denlanel earlier than the call \yhic11 was obeyed. Your committee recomnlenc1 the adoption of the following resolution:

Resol'vecl, That the action of the Grand Master in the case of Brother John D. \Voody be approved.

C. H. BRIGGS. ~r. A. Ii"OSTgR. E. F. HARTZELL. JNO. E. HAYS. ,v~r. CARSOX.

ConunWee.

ACCOUNTS.

F. ,Xl. l\Iott, Cl1airnlun of t11e (~Onlnlittee 011 ..A.CCOll11tS, presented the follo\v"illg report, 'v llich ,vas adopted: To the Most lVol'ship/ul GI'((u(l Lodge q( Jfissonri, A. F. &- ",L Jl. Your Committee on Accounts have eareful1y checked up all items of receipts and expenditures and find as follows, viz. : Balance on hand, October 1,1888 Receipts to September 30, 18S~I, inclusive........................

Sll,mm 4H 1:3,G~8

'rotal D~sbursen1ents

for all purposes

Balance on hanel, October 1, 1889

. .

$25,07i 86 16,2=:>7 :J5

$8.S:!O 01

The books of the Grand Secretary and Grand r:rreasurer nre out of balance to the extent of $20. This arises through the error of the Board of Relief in pt1ying the Grand l'reasurcr $20 for two griwes, which should have been paid through路the Grand Seeretary, so that as Custoc1in,n of the financial records, he could have nUtde the proper en try in the cash book and thus sayed hhn fr0111 annoyance, and your cOllnuittee tinlC and trouble in hunting up missing itelus to balance the boo}r.s of the Gra.nd Lodge accurately: with the exception that the books of the 'l'l'casnrer show $20 on hand l110rc thall the Secretary the books of both agree. 'The rule "that the Secretary shalll'ceeive all 111Cmeys due tl;~ Lodge and pay thelll over to the Treasnrer only, taking his receipt therefor" is it good one and should be strictly enforced. (See Sec. el, By~Lnws, page l1:1.) 11'. '\V. l\fO'l"r, DEEi\IS, '1'. T. RODES, ADOLPH BOET'l'r:EH" ~:[. COO.Kl:C, E. O. SUT1'ON. Commlttce.

~TOHNH.

G1~ancl

1889.J

Lodge of

lJIi.ssorU1~/i.

..At 3 o'clock: the Gralld Lodge elltered UpOll the exelllplifieatioll of tIle ,york of the First Degree, Bro..AJlall l\JcDovvell, Gralld Lectllrer, havillg cl1arge of tIle 'v ark:. The exelnplificatioll beillg closed, bllsiness ,vas resullled.

MASONIC HOME DIRECTORS CHOSEN.

rrhe terll1 of service of tIle foIlo\vil1g Directors of tIle 11on:1e IlfLVillg expired, 011 111otioll of Bro. Joinl D. \TillCil, they ,vere severally re-electecl: viz." I3ros. C. (~. \\T oods, JOh11 It. Parsoll, S. (1. BUIlll, alld \\l. H. I\layo.

BY-LAWS. ~[,he

Cornnlittee

011

I3y-La\vs presented a report, "'\Vllicll is

as follovrs-the secollcl propositioll ,vas' rejected; tIle tllird

propositioll cOllcerning fees for degrees ,vas elilllinated 011 a poirlt of order, and the report thell adopted: To the .l1fost TVo)'shipjul Grand Lodge, ....1. ;: ,C; .li. J.11.

Your Comulittee on By-Laws respectfully reports that it h~lS exanlined the By-Laws of llural Lodge, No. 316, and find thenl in accordance "with the code recommended by the Grand Lodge. 'Ye recomnlend that the alnendnlent offered last year, (see pa,ge 74 of Proceedings) be adopted, after striking out the ',';ol'ds Kirkwood Lodge, Ko. .:184, and inserting the words "all Lodges in the County of St. Loni~," so that it 'will read, "the concurrent .Turisdieti.on hereby created ill the City of St. Louis shall illclude all Lodges in the County of St. Louis." 'Ve also recoll11ncmd the adoption of the follo'\ving resolution: Resolved, That no Lodge in this Jurisdiction shall confer the first degree for a less than one-hi\lf of the aggregate fees for the three degrees. ,,~. It STUBBLEFIELD, JA1LES 'V. SIGLEIt, JAS. A. HARRIS, SOL. E. 'VAGGONER, E. BLACK. Committee.

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Proceedings oJ'I the

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REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS.

The COnl111ittee all Credentials presented tIle follo\ving Report, "\vhicll ,vas adopted: 10 the J1fost rVorshiRfu)l GraruZ Lodge of/J.1fis8ouri, ..1. 1/'. (~ .A. J.lf.: Your C0l11ll1ittee on Credentials respectfully report that there are represented at this session of the Grand Lodge 21 () Chartered Lodges. [Those 11lt1.l'ked \vith an asterisk

1~epre8erdative.

Lodge. 1\lISSOtTRI •.•.•••••.•..•.•••.••••••••••.••••• No. ~lERIDIA.N •••..••••••.•.•......•.•..•..•....•

BEA.CON •••.•••••.•.•.•..•.......•••.••••..••• HO\Y.A.RD ••••••.••••.•••....•..•.•..••...••.• UNlrrED .••.••...•••••.••...•••••.••.•........

..tl.RK ••••••.•••.••••.•••.••••...••.•..•.••.•... 'VILLIA:\ISBURG

GEO. ,VASHINGTON

AGEN(~Y ••••••••..•.••••......•..••••.••.....• TYRO •••••••••...•.•...•.....•..•..•.•..•..•..

RISING StTN CYRENE

l\lE:\.rr>IIIS .•.••••........•.•.••.••..••.•••••• C'L.A.. RJ{SVILLE ••.•........•....•....••...•..

P.A.Ll\IYltA.•..••••••..•.•••••.•.•..•••.....•..

P.A.RIS UNION ••.....•...•...•.••.•...•..••.

ST.

LOUIS

"VELLINGTt1N ••..•.•....•.••.•.......••.•.• lit.t'\.PIIT..:\.LI. "

are proxies.]

1 J. B. Farnler, \V. 1\1. (-reo. C. R. 'Vagoner, S. 'V. 2 J. Spencer, 'V. 1V1. F. CT. Boel:llne, J. "V. :3 Eugene J. <...11'08s, 'V. 1\1. 4 C. 1. Srnith, -\V. 1\1. 5 I-I. E. Nearing, 'V.1\L € E ..A.. Sykes, \V". l\:I:x8 Reese Itescholl, J. 'V. H Cart. D. }~elley, ,V. 1\1. P. R. Flitcraft, S. '\V. John G-reenollgh, J. 'V. 10 1. 'V. Farris, ",V. 1vI. 12 G-eo. P. IIaI'vey, ",V. 1\1. 13 J. C. Preston 'V. 1\1. 14 J. 'V. IIn..rbold, S. 'V. Ic) C. G. l\lety, S. 'V. 17 E. C. Carroll, 'V. 1\:1. 18 P. II. Bose),.,,\V. lH:xCi. T. Levfis, S. \V:* .,A.. 'Vhite, J. 'V.-:\IH T. T. Rodes, "'V'! 1\1. 20 Jlellry.t\. G'rinull, 'V. 1\1. Thos. ,T. Britt, S. 'V. 22 ,Tohn 1-1. Cook, 'V. 1\1:* 25 P. S. Roberts, S. 'V. Chas. Gietll1er, J. 'V.

Grct?~d

188H.J

Lodge of J.lliss01w"i.

.Lodge. EVERGREEN •••••••••..••••.••.•••.•••...•.. N 0 •

\VINDSOR

LIBERTy.................................... R.A.LLS •••.••.•••.••••••••.•••••..••.••••.•.••• 'fROY .....................................•...

COOPER .••••••.......••••.••...•..•.•••..•...

DE·,,,rITT 1\1'r.

•.•..•......•..•••..•.••••.•..•.....

1\fORIAH .....•...•...••.••.•.••••••...

JEFFERSON •••....•.•....•....•.••.•........ ~T .A.CI{SONVILLE

BONIIC)l\[l\.1E •.••.•.••.•••••.••....•..•.••••••

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F ,,:l.YE'rl~E

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I-IA YNESVIIJ1~E

•.•••....•••.•••••...••.•.••• .

INDEX •...••.•.•••.•...••.•...••....•.•.••... IV[ON'rICELLO ••••.•.••.•..•••.••••••••••..•.• CENTR~\.LI1\..•••••.•••.•..••••.•••.........••

C.A.l\fBltIDGE .•••••.••.....•.•.••..••••...•••

1\iONROE· •••••.••.••••••••..•..•.•........... PATTONSBlTRG.•.•.•..•.••......•..•...•.••.

ROCIIEPOR'r .•..•....•.••••.•.•.••.•. ',' .•.••. RO.A.NOI{E •••.•••••...•..•••..• "

S.A. ,\r.A.NN.A.I·I ••••••••••••••••••••••.••••.••••• \V.t\.RREN •••.••.....•..............•.•....... INDEPENDENCE ..•.•....•.....•......••.•. LEBJ\.NON ••..•••.••............•.•.....•.•••

ST. J OSEIlII ...•..•.•...................•.... POLAR S'r~\.R

BRIDGE'rON .••••••...........••.•......•• HICKORY GROVE

Representative. 27 R. O. Griswold, "V. 1\;1. 29 J. D. Linsey, \V. lVL 31 B. F. Corbin, 'V. 1\1. J. C. SeI1111lins, J. \V. 33 N..A... Foster, \·V. 1\I. 34 "\V. H. IIutchison, \Y. IVI. G. A. Y. Reeds, S. \V. Ira IJ. Russell, J. \V. 36 S. I-I. Stephens, 'V. 1\1. Jackson 1'lonroe, J. 'V. 39 A.. D. I-tichards, 'V. 1'1. 40 "\V. C. Eyster, 'V. 1'1. 43 J. L. Thorpe, S. 'V. A. 1\1. IIougb) \V. J\I.~f 44 B. T. Coulter, VV. IV!. P. R. Smith, J. 'V. 45 J as. 1\1. Bre,ver, V{. 1\'1. 46 Chas. J. '~Valker, ,V. 1\1. 47 C. O. LeVt,is, IVI. 48 P. Godfrey, 'V. lVI. 49 L. B. Cutler, 'V. IVL oX· 52 J al11es E. Drake, 'V. 1\1:* 54 Geo. A. Cllllllllings, ,-V. 1\L 58 'V. T. 1\lcCutchan, S. 'V. 59 \Vm. H. Carpenter, 'V. 1\L 68 John .A.. Rich, 'V. 1\1. E. S. RericleI', S. 'V. B. F. "Tilson, J. \V:* 64 B. O. \Voad, 1\1.* 65 tTohn T. Gough, 'Y. IVI. Robt. E. l\:Iaupin, S. ,Y. 67 IVI. D. Le,vis, J. 'V. 70 Ye'well Lockridge, S. 'V. ·x· 71 A. J. Lanlbright, ,Y. 1"1. 74 John Chivers, 'V. 1\1. G. 'V. IIocker, S. 'V. 76 S. N. I(err, 'V. 1\1.* 77 F. \Y. 'Vebb, 'V. 1\178 J'os. S. Bro'\vne, 'V. 1\1:.7<79 Leroy B. "Valliant, 'V. :LVI. Frank C. Shoemaker, S. ,Y. 80 E. F. I-Ieidorn, 'V. 1\1. 81 R. IVI. Flynt, \V. 1\1. 83 'V. C. J 081yn, 'V. 1\1.

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E. l(e11e1', 'V. 1\1. POTTER •...•••...........•..•................ No. 84 89 ",V. A.. Henderson, ",V. M. FRIENDSIIIP ....•.......................••.. 90 "'\V. D. Jordan, 'V. :LVI. IIUSSELI..VILI..E .•.••.•••.•••.••••........••. 91 O. Ii. Snell, "'\V. M.+~ J\.I :\..DISON•••••••••••••.•••.•••••••••••••.•.••• 92 tT. A. Tholna8011, 'V. 1\L PERSEVERA.NCE .....•...........••••.•.•.• 93 'V. B. 'Vilson, S. 'V.~~ ST. J\.1.A.RKS •••••••••.••••••••••••••.••••.••• l\IERA..JIEC •••••••••....••...••..•...•....•..•

ST. ...L\.ND'RE'\VS.................. .

C~~iNrrON ••••••.••••••.•...•.•.••....•.•.•....

ICIRI\:S'VII_IJE ••••••..•..•...•••.••.....•.•..•

C-ii\LIJ \..1'IN

,V ILLIAl\ISVILLE

GO~rIIIC

SrI' .A.NBERl~ 1" •••••.••••.••••••...•.••.••.•..•• B/.. nXES •.•.•••.•.....•................••.•.•.

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HElt:JLA.NX

SE..:\.. l\I.A.N

IIC2\IE ~ •.....•..........•.•.•• ' .............•

POTOSI .•..••.••.........•......••...•••...•..

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...•.•••••.•..•..•...•••......

CHAIN OF ROCKS II:10NDA.LE

. ..

l\IoDERN •..•......•...•.......•.....•.....••

C..188

LEXINGTON •..........•..•...........•...... ~IILTON .•••.•••..••..•...•••.................

BLOOl\IFIELD

CONCORD ••.•..•......•...•.............•....

95 Geo. IIornaker, 'V. :LVI. 'Ville Eoff, J. 'V. 96 'Vnl. Carson, 'V. 1\1. 100 J. 'V. Ha"wkins, 'V. 1\1. vV. B. I-Ienton, S. "'\V. 105 A. J. Fight, VV. IVI. David Baird, S. "r. 106 "T. E. Black, ",V. 1\1107 John 1(. Lo,vrance,.T. "\V. 108 John SiInpson, 'V. l\L-Xo 109 .Tas. T. Dunn, 'V. 1\1. 116 J. IVfires, 'V. IVr. 117 A. L. Ross, 'V. 1\1. Jas. Ii:. Painter, J. ",V. 119 Chas. Seaport, J: ';V. 121 \V. II. IIensehneier, 'V. 1\1. 123 Chas. TJ. Eitzen, 'V. 1\1. 126 David 1\1. "'\\'"ilsOll, 'V. lVL 130 D. II. IIill, S. 'V. 131 Robt. S. Bro\vne, \V. 1\:1. 132 Frank L. I{eith, 'V. 1\1:::141 J as. Ii:. Pollard, 'V. 1\1:.

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\V. N. '\Yright, S. '\V.* H. C. '\Vallen, ",V. 1\1. S. 1\1. Tinker, 'V. J\f::'~ 'V. H. Stansburry, ':V. :LVI:. Jacob A.. Price, 'V. 1\.I:. '\V. S. Claggett, tJ. 'V. 151 J. I-I. Duvall, 'V. 1\1:. J. T. Duvall, S. 'V.oX153 Thos. B. Turnbaugh, ,V. l\L 154 J. VV. Iial'rison, 'V. 1\1.

143 144 147 149

1I. P. Shock, S. 'V:){R. A. Shock, J. G'rant 'Vyatt, S. '\V.

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NORTH ST.A.R •..•....•.....••...•••••••.••• GHEEN CITy................•.............•. OCCIDENTA.L ••..••.•.•...••...••..•.•..••••

157 159 J. B..A..sh, 'V. 1\-1. 163 'V. J. Clark, S. ,~V. C. T. Shew'ell, J. '\T.

Representative.

Lodge. .•JOA.CIIIl\1 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••.••••..••• No. lYIIR~\.BILE ..•.••..• ... ...•.•..•••.• .•.....•..

CENSER .••..••.••.•....••....•••.......•..... UNION .....•.••••••••.............••......... ,STURGEON......................... ....• ....• TEX~\S .•••••••••.••••••••.. ..••...•.•.•.....

PRIDE OF THE

WEST.....................

DES lVloINES •••••..•••••••.•••.•••.•.•...• STE'VARTSVILLE ••...•.••......••........•. CALIFORNIA......... •..•. . . .. . .. . .. ..

. ..

Ht\.LE CITy................................. lVIoR~\LITY ..••••••••..........•.•........•.

ZERED..:\.THA .•.••.•.............•.........•• BOLIVil.R....................................

·C \l:::.rrH."-.GE....................... NEW HOPE.................................

JAl\IESPORT................................. Br{'u~ILEY ...••••••••••••.. ..••••••........•. TRILu:~rrNA...... •••••..•.. ....•. ..........•

SALISBURY POPLAR BLUFF...........

FOUR lVIII;E.................................

ROLL.A.•••••••..••.••....••..•••.•.•... :......

B..:\.I~BEE ••. '" ••.•• " •• • .•.•• ••• •• ••• ••• • .••• •

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EVER:ETT......... KANSAS

Grand Lodge oj Missouri.

1889.J

Crrry..............................

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ST. J .A.J~/rES. •• • •• • •••• • ••• • •• •• • ••••• • • • •• • •• • 'VARRENTON................................ SED..:\IJI.:l.. ....• .••. •.•••.•.. ....•• •...•. .....

G. IJ. PH-o.-G.

164 J. F. Green', W. lV1.* R. VV. 1\-fc1\1ullen, S. \V:x166 J. L. Ross, ",V. :1\1172 John ""V. Riley, \V. IVr. 173 Gea. W. Link, "V. :LVI. 174 J. W. Hulett, ",V. 1\:1. Chas....t\.nderson, J. W. 177 G. A. Leav~tt, ·VV. M. 179 Chas. Steinmann, W. M. 180 1. J. \Vilson, 'V. lVI. 182 J. C. Bynuu1, 'V. lVI. 183 J. M..A.kers, vV. 1\1:184 Jas. H. Toppas, ,~V. IVL 186 J. vV. Hendrix, \V. 1Vr. 189 Gea. E. IVlarcolll, J. 195 A. P. Mitchell, vV. ThI. 197 J. W. Miller, ·VV. 1\1. 199 J. L. D~1,\vson, vV. 1\1. 201 AI. P. Shour, \V. lVI. 203 VV. "V. NOl'\vood, S. 'V. 205 P. C..A.rlnentront, VV. 1\1. J as..A. Gordon, S. vV.~~ 1. ~L MossIer, J. V·V·. 208 ~T. D. Brumnu:lll, 'V. 1\1. 209 'V. S. Randall, 'V. 1VI. 212 J. D. Stearnes, \~V. M. Louis lVlcCutcben, S. ",V.* Louis l\icCutchen, ~T. vV.* 213 Gea. L. Love, ",V. M. J Oh11 Hal;din, S. '7\r. J. H. Dunivin, J. ",V. 217 ~Tames B. 'Vhite, ,Y. 1\1. John E. I-Iays, J. 'v. 218 Chas. Rocho \v, \V. 1\;1. 219 J. L. L. Stephen, S. ,Y. 220 Jt:ts. G. "'y'oung, \V. .l\:I.-:: John Dunkerson, S, \V.~:· 222 A. Fisher, '\V. 1\1. 225 E. B. Sll1ith, 'V. 1\1. 228 J aUles ",V. Sigler, ,Y. J.\I. 230 'Vnl. StinlS011, 1\-1. 231 I-I. H. ~IiddleluLlnp, \Y. 1\1. 236 G.It. Faulhaber, ",V. 1\1:xE. ",V. Lalny, S. ",Y.

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Lodge. Loll PLAT,A ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• No.

237

I-IOPEvVE'LL ••...•.•••..••••.•••••..•.•.....•

239

PALESTINE..•.••••.•••••••.•••••••••.•..•.•• PORTLAND •.......•••.•••.••.•.•.•••••..•.•

241 242

KEYS'l'ONE.••.•..••...•..•.•..•.•••••••••••.•

243

I{NOB NOSTER.••••.•••••••••.••••••.•..•••

245 246 250 253 254 255 261

MONTGOMERY CITy .•••.••••...•.••....... HI(;!:r HILL

I..JINDIJI~Y •....•...•.•.•.• : ..•.•••••••••...•.•

BU'fIJER ••.....•..•.•.•....•....•••.•••.•••.•.

....:\..LTON •••••••••••.••.••••••••.••••••••••••••• FL()Rl~NCE

SlT11~.rlrr .•.•..•..••.•..••...•....•..........••

262 263

CORINTIILc\.N •.•...•••.•••••.••.•••••..•.••

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SOCI.<\.L..••.••...•.•••.••••.••.••.•.•••..••.•.

S.lA.LEl\l ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

266 267 268 270

SOIJO:i)!ON••••••••••••••••••.••.....••..••...•

271

GR..\.ND

276

D. IVIITIR.•...•......•.........••.•...• .

277 280

FENTON ••••.••.••......•....•..••..••••..•..•

281

HOLDEN.••••••••..••.••••.••.•••..•.•..•..••

AUROl~..\ •••••••.•••••••••.•••..•••.••••••••••

LODGE OF TRUTH •••••..•....•.•.••.•....

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282

STOCKTON ••••.•••••.....•.•...•..........•••

283

FAIRMOUNT ••••••••••••••.•••••••.•••••••••

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SARCOXIE••.••••.•..•.••••••••..•.•....••••••

293

J.\tIONITEAU••••••••••••••••••••...•••••••••••

TEMPIJE ••••••••.•••.•••••••••••.••.•••••.••••

295 299

DORIC••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

800

0081\108

Rep'tese?l.totive. Jalues I. Sears, 1\1. C. E. Ried, S. \V.7~· J. J. Jarnison, 'V. 1\:1. J. P. lV1iller, ,Y. 1\I. J. R. Scholl, 'V. 1\1. H. A. Hanlmel, ,"V. 1\1. ",Vnl. H. Hahn, S. \V. J an1es Fine, J. \\T. A.. B. SYvope, J. \V. vVhite Duey, ",V. 1\1",-:<~Tobn Naple, 'V. 1\'1. \Vnl. vVood, \V. IVI. .A.aron Hart, S. G. JL Norluan, \V. 1\1:. P. P. Ellis, 'V. l\I.-)~ R. II. l\1ansfield, S. iV. J. V. l\lurray, S. ·\V. Thos. R. Thornton, S. ,y.-xHenry E. !(eefer, J. \V.* Geo. R. Hunt, vV. 1\1:)(S. T. l\1cGre\v, 'V. l\I:x'YIn. Sessinghaus, S. '·V. Robt. 1\1088, 'V. 1\1. :Frank ]~lston, S. \V. J oseph Nelson, J'. 'V. .T. R. Ferguson, ",V. 1\:1.* R. S. I~ddy, S. vV. C. lVI. l\1ajors, '\T. IVI. T. D. Ryan, J. ,"yor • 1\1. Rust, \V. l\I. C. C. Little, ,V. IVr. 'VIne 1-I. Stafford, 'V.l\I~ G. Sievers, S. ,~V. Th os. S. lVlellis, ':V. l\I. \VIn. Ackison, 'V. 1\1. Geo. Gouldy, 'V. lVI. 'V. \V. FeYfell, ",V. 1\L S. 'V. (lulick, S. VV. R. 1VI. 1-Iudson, 'V. IVI. P. J. Coston, 'V. 1\1. A. J. l\1cDonald, S. 'V:xSalTI. L. C. Rhodes. J. "r:,{S. l\farlin, 'V. l\L

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Grrancl Lodge oj' Missouri.

1889.J Lodye,

I,ICK CHEEK .•......•........•..•........•• No.

()S..A.CiE •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• •••••••••

NE\V LONDON...... Rl.+IZ.·\.L ••••• , •••••••••••••••••••• , ••• ,........

EIJI)()RADO

CORNER-STONE.............

IVIT. ZION. •••.. ••.••• •••••••••.•• .••.•••••.. CJI..:\.RIT)T •• , ••••••••..•••• , •• • •••• •• •. . . .. .•.

CHILLICOTHE .•..••••.••.•........•.•••.••. BRECKENRIDGE............................

JOPLIN....... ....••....••...•••..••.•.•.....• IIALLSVILLE. .............•••............... IVloBERL1"'.. .........................••.. ..... FELLO\"YSIIIP .•••.•........•.•..••.•••.....• ..A.RI.JINGTON.................................

1VADESBUHG.................... JYIC>S.A.IC •••••• ••••••••• •••••••••••••••••••• •••

BEN'roN...................................... YOUNG'S CREEK....................... t1..\RRErrT. .... •••.. ..••...•... ....•.......

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I-IIGGINSVILLE •••.•..•..••••.•..•••.••••.•• . .~D ..< \.IR............ • ••••• •••. •• ••• • •• •••••••••

QUEEN

CITy................................

H~>\.R1\IONY......... .••.•.••• •••..• ..•.•••••••

REyNOLDS.................................. D.A.YTON •••••••••••••••••••. ••.•••.••••••••••

l\:IARIONVILLE •••••• L.<\.TI:\IER .•••••••••.••••••••••••.••••••••.•••

Representative. S.T. I(uble, ·V{. l\:I. S. P. Bybee, S. \V."~ Will. Netherland, J. VV. 303 H. Penfield, 'V. l\rf. 30i Geo. E. Lear, \V. lVL-x316 I-I. B. Cal'swell, \~V. 1\1:A. lVI. Taylor, S. \V. Ben "Varner, J. \V.oK318 Phil. Reynolds, 'V. 1\1. 323 L. L. Lipplllan, \V. 1\1. A. C. Robinson, S. 'V. H. O. Taylor, J. 'V. 327 O. 1-1. P. Catron~ S.\V.* O. H. P. Catron, J. 'V.~·;' 331 E. F. Hartzell. 'V. 1\L H. 'V. Taylor, S. ,~V. 333 John ,V. Toppas, 'V. l\f.';':· 334 Ed. G. Orear, 'V. JVI. 335 R. S. I{elso, "T. M. 336 R. F. I-Inlett, "~to lVI. :344 J. "\~V. Barnett, S. 'V.~f 345 W. R. Fletcher, J. \V. 346 J. F. Rhea, ,V. 1\1. 348 O. E. G'riffith, S. 'V. :351 R. J. Hill, vV. lVL 353 C. O. \Valton, '~V. IV1. Hugh T. lVlclVlurtry, J. ,V. 357 J. A. Oraig, ,V. M. 359 Jas. M. Travis, \Y. l\-:L+:~ D. 'V. Ed,vards, S. \V.oKThos. J. Travis, J. 'V. 360 G. VV. Nielnann, 'V. 1\f. Fred. A. Smith, J. -V~T.

302

362 J. L. Greenlee, S. "\V.';<· 364 Fred. \l. Loos, J. ,V. 366 vV. M. Davis, 'V. ~1: • "V. T. Shaver, S. "T.* 380 384 385 386 390 395

W. T. Shaver, J. 'V.* J. G. lVliller, W. l\L R. IJ. Halnilton, \V. 1\1:. G. 'V. Hawkins, 1V. M. O. F. Grosshart, 1\1. Edward Sinclair, 'V. M.* T. M. Bradford, 'V. M.

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Rep'resentati've.

Lodge.

,~V. M. P. B. lVlarsh, S. vY. A. lVL Ohandler, lV1. J. 'V. Farris, VV. 1\1:.* F. S. Olark, J. ~T. J alues A. Jenkins, VV. 1\1. .A.... J. Russell, ~r. l\L~~ D. l\lcPhersol1, "l. M. H. 'Vetter, S. '·V. John H. Pohhl1un, 1\1. R. Mollencott, S. vV. Fred. Boettler, J. ,V. F. ,V. Laker, 'V. lVr.-x· R. 'V. Sluith, S. ' "V. J. vV. Foster, VV. lVI. Z. \Varren, J. "\V. ,·xl. 1\1. Corder, S. "\V. Al vin D. Ileed, 'V. 1\1. Thos. P. lVIoore, S. J. B. Nitchn1all, J. 'V. Tbos. Bro'wn, 'IV. lVL Seylnour Hoyt, 'V. 1\1. G. D. tJ ohnson, S. ,Y. G. A. Farris, J. ,Y. 'V. B. I{erns, 'V. lVL l\tlichael Foerstel, VV. J.\iI. John LeRoy, J. "\V. John S. Drake, J. v..{:Y... B. R. Barnes, V·V. IVr...xJ. D. 1\loore, 1\1. J. F. lVIcAfee, "\V. 11'lV. J. Saunders, ,T. ,V. \V. R. Bissell, S. ''f.l. J. H. Laird, S. "\V. L. Price, 'V. lVL J. 1<.. Stroup, '·V. 1\1. O. L. Halnilton, '·V. 1\:1.* 'VVilliarll H. PO'weI's, S. 'V. ,"Y. B. Calhoun, ,V. 1\1. C. VV. Banks, 'V. lVL J. T. Craig, 'V. 1\1. F. 'V..A.verill, S. ,Yo Geo. It. Finch, J. 'V.

'VESTERN LIGHT......•.....•......•...... No.

396 J. F. 'Visdanl.

DECATUR.................................... CENTER......................................

400 401

.A.. I.JEXANDRIA...... J\'IoNTRosE C.A.CIIE . ••.•••••••• •••••••••.••••••••••••..•.•

404 408 416

ITASK.l~... .•. .. ... ... ... ... ..... ... .. .. ... . .. ...

420

G'ATE OF TIrE TEMPLE............ IRON l\foUNTAIN...........................

l\IAcK's CREEK........................... LAFAYETTE... ..• •.•..• . .•••..•..•...•. .. ... ANCIIClR ••••••••••••••••••••••••..••.•••••••

,VEs'r G .A.TE..... .•• •••••••. •••• •.••••••.

422

430 433 437 443

GREENFIELD.

445 446

BARN.ESVILLE

455

WT .A.LI ACE LA~IBSKIN...... •... .•......

.. . ...•

456 460

S.A.N'.I\-\ FE ••••.•••.••••••••••••••••••••••••••

462

AUI..L,rIIJLE ..•••..•.••.••••.••.•••••••.•. . •.

464 479 480 481 484 491

RIC!T HILL.................................

JEWEL......................................... CLINTON .••..•.......••••••..•.•....•..•...•

ICIRKWOOD V l\..ND..\LIA... •.•..• ••••••••• .•.•.••••. .••••.• DAGGETT.................................... LE"·ISTOWN......................... .. LA'rIIRoP................ V.AN BUREN BISWELL......... ORIENT~~L ................• ...........•.....• Gi\..TE CITy.................. .•.............

492 494

506 509 510 518 522

"r.

"T.

G?/land Lodge of lJIli88ou?'i.

188$).J Lodge.

"""Al:NE ••••••.•••••.•.•••••.•...•••••.••.•••• No.

1!IGI3EE . .. . .. . .• . •• . .. ••. . .. .•. •.• . . •... •...• C10N,\v.A.1:~ ••••• •••••••••••••••••••••.•••• •••.••

BLACK'\VE.LL ••••••••••..••.•••.•••••••••. .••

Rep1"esentatiL·e. 526 D. J. Allen, VV. IVL S. A. Bates, S. 'V. 527 A. J. Lessley, W. )\if. 528 C. Hanson, 'V'. lY1. 535 Thos. Welch, 'V. 1\1.

GRAND LODGE OFFICERS. J. P.\Vood, Grand llfaster. Theodore Brace, Deputy G'J'and Master. Geo. E. '\Valker, Grand Senior TVurden. B. H. Ingram, Grand Junior 'U'>'a'rden. S. ~I. Kennard, Grand Treasurer. ,Tno. D. Vincil, G"and Se(xl'etu'l"y. .A Jlan l\IcDowell, G'J'a/nd Lecturer.

Rev, C. H. Briggs, Grand Chapla'in. Robt. E. Collins, Grand Senior Deacon. J. P. Blanton, Gtancl Junior Deacon. F. E, Bruton, Grand Sen'iD?' Steward. John R. Ferguson, Grand PlLl'Sui·vant. Champ Clark, G1'aTLd Orator• John '\V'. O,\ven, Grand PNler.

PAST GRAND OFFICERS. PAST GRAND MASTERS.

rr. E. Garrett, SaIn'l H. Saunders, Geo. R. Hunt, R. E. Anderson,

C. C. Woods, \V. J\L 'Villiams, Joseph S. Bro'wne, \V. R. Stubblefielc1, John D. Vincil.

Lee A. Hall, Alex. 1\I. Dockery, S. '\eV. B. Carnegy. Noah 1\1. Givan.

PAST GRAND WARDENS.

H. L. Rogers, Past Grand Jun'ior lVu'rden.

GRAND REPRESENTATIVES.

Robt. E. Collins, Arizon~l. Geo. B. \Valker, North Carolina. W. E. Robinson, Kentueky. B. H. Ingram, Utah. Seymour Hoyt, Nevada. ,J. R. Ferguson, New Jersey,

Jack P. Richardson, Kansas. \Vm. H. Carpenter, Arkansas. F. 'V. :Mott, Io\va. S. B. Potter, Rhode Island. H. J.,. Rogers, Ohio. John D. Vincil, Virginia,

DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND :MASTERS.

J. T. Laughlin, 1st District. A. Fisher, 2d District. Geo. E. Mayhall, 3d District. J. A. Thomason, 4th District. ·Wm. H. Carpenter, 6th District. J. W. Barnett, 7th District, G. \V. Deatherage, 9th District. Robt. S. Bro\vne, 16th District.

VV. B. \Vilson, 17th District. l~. 'V. '\Vebb, 20th District. A. M. Hough, 22d District. J. T. Crn.ig, 25th District. F. E. Bybee, 26th District. .T. R. J,1"erguson, 31st District. .T. p, Rhea, 3ad District.

[()ct.

P1"oceedings of the

PAST MASTERS.

lYmne.

Lodge.

Sam'l L. C. Rhodes vV. P. Hallcock

~~~: ~~. ~~~~~~:

"r. Covey........

lVO.

Temple Lodge Tllscan

299 8f.iO

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'ltV. B. \VilsOll

Laddonia. ..•... St. 1\larks.................................

C. 1\{yer.........

Rocheport

H. S. Baxter

Ashland

Harry A. Krueg·er J. B. Bedell L. F. \Vooel A. Ir. l\Ieyerpeter J. }'f. I1:a\vk.ins I..Iouis l\fcCutcllen Pllilip Rodan , J. J. :L\IcEl wee .T. Ed. v\'alker J. fl. Scherff.... G. vV. Deatllerage Thos. R. 1'11orllton

Occidental

D. N. Burruss G. L. :b.,aulhabel' John H. Deenls James E. Drake

Eden Reed JOhll Bro\vu James A. Harris.......................... C. N. Garvin J. JefI' Buster Jan1es Horrocks

J. G. l\Iiddlecoff. O. H. P. Catron B. R. Barnl?s J. P. Blantol1 J. G. IIa'\vkins D. N. Burgoylle J. H. 'rickel's

C. R. Scott J. lVI. Orchard R. \V. ""ilson D. C. Reeds... Geo. E. "'Talker JI10. l\{. Collins

Naptllali...

Chain of Rocks Joachim

85 "

236

J\Iissouri

'\Tak:enda.. Cosmos

Lodge of Peace J\fissouri 1\Iissouri 1\laceline, U. D

I{eystolle Tebo 1ft. Zion Aullville

".... ..

1 52 282 280 1

1 P. l\L Caseyville. 498 243 OS 327

!{irks,,"ille !{irkvvood Thlissouri lVfol1trose

Prairie frome.........................

464 105 484

1 408 503

Saleln

225

Irondale

143 428

Occidel1tal

Austill.....

141 It>4 481 52 2G3

Clinton \\Ta]{enda Sumnlit J\fiami Sedalia

.r. B.

Douglass.....

525 183 25

BrumleJ'T 20:3 Four Mile 212 Polar Star............................................... 79

S. H. Black S. N. !{err

,,,vm .

156 163

CUllningl1am Califorllia

Louisville Samaritan ,-".,rest Gate I{e·ystone... 1\fissol1ri......... Libert:sr ... Indepel1dence

\,rm. Richardso!l

115 93 67

424 445 243 1

31 76 163

1889.J p.Tarne .

J. I.;. Reddick Dorsey A. Janlison JOllll H. I{rippen }~. C:ramer ..<\.dolph Boettler ..A.(lolph I{leintopf FIenr)'" lI-farquardt ~lichael Cooke IJo'rY. J\litchell Philip I{opplin .Jacob I..Iampert J\foses Ely.................................... W. L. Tribbe 'V. H. Mayo ·Geo. 1\:Iilford F. J. 'l'ygard C. L. Bates TI10S. Seal Sol. E. \i'{aggoner Jno. R. Parsoll E. II. IJycett ljl. I-Iojrt

"T.

Grand Lodge of Missouri. Lodge. Lafay'ette Occidental.

lto.

"rallace

437 163 443 456

Itasl;::a

420

Itaska ,;' Er\vin Aurora J\It. 1\Ioriah............................................ Lambskin :

420 121 267 40

.l~11chor

Itaska

Ke'ystone.... Aurora J\fissouri I{eystone Butler Polar Star Polar Star.... Censer Aurora I{irk1vood I{ir]\:,-vood

\VIll. Cfillespie

~fissouri...

1.1. F. J\Iitcllell Peter Steinman R. 'V. l\Ic:l\:fullen J. Ii"'. Greell rrllolllas J. Travis Jack P. Richardson JolIn F. Taul)old

"rest Gate

460 420

243 267 ........• 1 ,............... 243 254

'" ...•.. .•...

\Vest Gate Joacllilll Joaclli111 CrRrrett Good Hope Itaska BeIlj. L)·n(.1s 'ruscan J 01111 1\1. Olclllam.............. . Jefferson... lIernlan l~. IIoppius... l'uscan...... H. L. Itogers....................... ::\£iSS0111'i....... Hellry J. Filsinger....................... Itaska V. O. SauIlders l\Iissollri Ben. V. Chase Geo. \Vl-'lshington.................... Jules C. Lachl1nce Polar Star..... .S. C. Bu,nn..... Tuscan.... F. \ll{.l\Iott Good Hope A. Douglas (teo. \\Tashillgton................................... \V. 'r. Silayer.............................. ..:\clair Da'vid Baird I{irksville F. S. Huckins f\.rlillgton Ben. \Varller Rllral White Duey :Montgoulery City J01111 Sinlpson G'Otllic J. II. Toppass lIaIe Cit~,. Champ ClarIt Globe J. J. Slla'v Tro)' '........... Jas. A. JaCltSOl1 'rroy' ' JIIO. J. Dillillgcr Sealnull J. II. Bo'vell LivillgstOll......... }.1. 1\1:cI{el1op Nortll Star P. J. I-Ieuer Geo. \'VU.Sllillgton

79 79 172 267

484 484 1 4<15

445 164 164 359

218 420 360 43 360 1 420 1 9 79 360 218 9 3G6 105 346 316 24H 108

184 495 34 3·4 126

51 157 9

[Oct~

Pl'toceeclings oj' the

88 Name.

Lodge.

J. H. Jurgens C. E. Jones

TUSCl:111

Sam'l J\f. l{ennard

.No.

Tuscall

163 443 163

Wm. Brya.路u

A.uTora

267

l\;filtol1 H. "\Vash Frank R. Everso]e David VV. vVallace Walter Pfeiffer "\V. H. Thol11pson .T. S. "\Vallace W1TI. H. Cornell G. :rvI. Stc'rart S. B. :Potter O. S. Dixon A. 13. Barbee "\V. E. v,\iiatt A. P. Oliver John S. Drake C. H. Pellet.........

BencoII....

"\Vallace Delafield Geo. Pierce

.A..n chor

Geo. "\Vashington

9324 179 445 324 179' 9 2G7

:McDonald Pride of the "\Vest "\Vest Gate ~fcDoIlald

Pride of the 'Vest

G-eo. "\Vasllington A.urora Corner Stolle

328~

Lambskin

Cy1'ene............................................. Occidel.tal Santa Fe ...~ urora..................... rrUscaIl

NUl)t11ali......

460 14 163 4G2267 360' 25

Fraternally submitted, \V. P. HANCOCK, A. FISHER, F. E. BRUTON, \VM. H. CARPENTER, SA'1f'L L. C. RHODES, .TOHN. R. FERGUSON, THOS. R. THORN'r ON, Committee.

The Grand Lodge ,vas thell called froIn labor UlltiI to-n10rrow morning, 9 o'clock.

1889.J

Grand Lodge of Missour路i. .

rrIIURSDAY-J\fORNING SESSION.

ST.

LOUIS,

October 17th, 1889.

TIle Gralld Lodge "vas called to labor at 9 : 30 .A. nL, b~y Bro. J alnes P. vVooel, Grand l\1aster. Prayer "vas offered by the Grand Ohaplain, Rev. Bro. C~. H. Briggs. The 111illl1tes of yesterday's sessioll \vere approved.

read alld

TIle follovving was presented allcl adopted: WHEREAS, The Managers of the St. Louis Exposition, through its President, Bro. S. M. Kennard, complilnented this Grand Lodge by an invitation to the entertainluent last evening, known as ":Masonic Night," therefore,

Resolved, That the thanks of this Grand Lodge are due, and are hereby tendered, to路 the Board of Directors of the Exposition for its courtesy, and that we express our high ~lppreciation of the conlpliluent, whereby we were enabled to spend a luost delightful evening and enjoy the superb nlusic rendered on that occasion. ResoZved, That the Grand Secretary furnish the aforesaid :Managers \vith a certified copy of this resolution.

A. l\:f. DOCKERY, JOHN D. VINCIL.

"MASONIC HOME" DIRECTORS.

The Board of Directors of the l\lasollic I-Iolnereportec1 inforlllally concerning life llleluberships ill that illStitlltioll, a111101.111cing tIlat a report vviII be relldered to tIle Grallcl Lodge at its 11ext session. III the Ineantill18, }lovvever, they will prepare and subnlit to tIle Lodges a plan looking to tIle carryillg Ollt of tIle idea cOlltenlplated. LETTER BOOK PRESENTED.

Bro. C. C. Woods, in bellalf of the wido,,, of the late Bro. Sanl1.1el H. O,vens, presented to tIle Granel Lodge the letter book COlltailling tIle correspondence of Bro. Owens durillg

Proceedings of the

[Oct.

11is ternl as Grand 1faster. The present was accepted in appropriate terlns by Gralld }\traster vV ood, on bellalf of the Grand Lodge, who directed this valuable cOlltributiol1 to be placed ill tIle arcIlives of tIle Grand Lodge.

On Illation, the Gralld Secretary was directed to sllitably .acknowledge the COlllplimellt bestowed upon the Grand Lodge by this present, to the widow of our deceased brother.

ELECTION OF GRAND OFFICERS.

T'he hour having arrived, the Grand I..Iodge elltered upon the election of Grand Officers for the ensllil1g terll1. The Grand l\1aster appoil1ted 1\1. "'\V. Bros. Jos. S., Bro,v11e, and i\..lex. 1\1. Dockery, tellers.

rrlle election resulted as follo"v8:

Jeffe1'so11 City, lVI. ,V. Ct. l\1aster. 路BRO. GEe. E. VVALI{ER, Potosi, Deputy Gra11d 1faster. BRO. B. II. INGR.A1\I, Sedalia, Gralld Sellior v\Tardell. BRO. JOHN R. P~~RSON, St. Louis, Grand Junior Warden. BRO. S~;'\.1\lUEL lVf. I{ENNAIlD, St. LOllis, Granel rrreasllrer. BRO. JOHN D. yTINCIL, St. Louis, Grand Secretary. BRO. THEODORE BRACE,

INTRODUCTIONS.

Bro. John D. Vincil, Gralld Secretary, introdllced to the Grand Lodge, IV1. 'V. Bro. J. I-I. Peabody, P. G. 11. of the Gralld Lodge of Colorado, alld presellt Grand COlnnlander -of that Jurisdictio1l, togetller ,vitI1 Bro. A. N. Oliver, of Denver. These bretllrell V\rere cordially welconled by tlle Grand 1faster and illvited to seats in the Grand Lodge.

188H.J

Grand Lodge of

~[i880uri.

REPORT ON ARRESTED CHARTERS.

Bro. Lee .l"\.. Hall, Chairman of the Committee 011 Arrested Charters, presented a l11ajority report whicll was read. .A. 111inority report was presented by Bro. J. P. Blanton. A motiOll ,vas nlade to adopt the ll1inority report of tIle Committee, and tIle subject was discussed at considerable length. .f\.. vote being tal{en, the Ininority report vvas not adopted. The report of the Inajority ,vas tIlen amended and adopted, and is as follows: To the Most Wo'rsh'ipjul G'l'and LodgeD! llf'isso ru,1"i, A. F. & A. 111.:

Your Committee on Arrested Charters would respectfully subnlit the following report: 1. NEW BOSTON LODGE,

No. 281.

In this case there is nothing to be said. The stateluent of the Grand ~:raster shows abundant reason for his action. No one on the part of the Lodge has appeared in its behalf, and )rour Conlmitte~ would recommend that the action of the Grand :Master be approved. II. HESPEIU,AN LODGE,

No. 286.

As in the case of New Boston Lodge, there is nothing to be said. No one appears in behalf of the Lodge, ~1nd we recommend that the action of the Grand :Master be approved.

III. TEEO LODGE,

No. 68,

AND CLINTON LODGE, No. 481.

This has been a somewhat difficnlt 11ll1tter, and the Committee have considered the sanle as one case. The statement of the Grand ~faster shows that much ill feeling has existed between some members of these Lodges for SOlne tiule and that it is of a character to interfere materiallr with the interests of :l\Iasonry at that place. It is not necessH,ry to go into the history oft.11e trouble. It would do no good nor ,Yould it tend to harmonize matters, or revive the good fellowship that the Comulittee hope may be the outcome of this matter.

PToceedingB of the

[Oct.

So far as Tebo Lodge, No. 68, is concerned, no one has asked that the Charter be restored, and in view of the financial condition of that Lodge the committee could not recommend the restoration of the Charter if it \vas asked for. In the matter of Clinton .Lodge the case is different. 'Vhatever may have caused the Grand Master to act in the premises the committee :find many reasons in the Lodge action at its meeting of March 12th, and after the officers and members had knov~Tledge that the order for the arrest of the Charter was in the hands of the D. D. G. M. for that purpose, to justif~; the action of the Grand l\faster in the premises. The Lodge action路 as shown by extracts from its record in assuluing to pass a resolution remitting the dues of all its luembers, and appropriating practically all of its funds in defiance of the rights of Grand Lodge, was unquestionably illegal and wrong.

Your committee 'would therefore respectfully recommend that the action of the Grand Master in arresting the Charter of Tebo Lodge, No: 68, and Clinton Lodge, No. 481, be approved. All of which is respectfully sublnitted. LEEA. HALL, ROB'T E. COLLINS, FRANK E. BRUTON, F. VV. \VEBB, Comm,ittee.

RESOLUTION OF THANKS.

On ulotioll of Brotller Jos. S. Browne, the tllanks of tIle Cirand Lodge are hereby tellclerecl to the railroads and 110tels \vhich have afforded courtesies to tIle rnembers of the preseIlt session. On Illation, tIle Grand Secretary was directed to have printed for distribution 2,500 copies of the Proceeding's of tllis Grand Lodge Sessioll. A resolution endorsing the " (Jonstellation" as a J\Iasonic paper ,yas adopted, and is as foIlo\vs: Resolved, Ths,t this Grand Lodge approves of the zealous efforts nlade by Bro. W. P. Rickert in the dissemination of Masonic light and knowledge in the publication of I i The :Masonic Constellation," and comlnends that paper to the consideration of the Craft. JOSEPH S. BROvVNE, JOHN D. VINCIL.

GRAND REPRESENTATIVE.

Bro. Jall1es B. Austin presented Ilis COIDll1ission as a Representative of tIle Gralld Lodge of ~liclligan near tllis (~rand Lodge. He was duly recogl1ized and vvelcol11ed by the Grand l\faster.

Grand Lodge of 1J[iS8o路uri.

1889.J

011 luotioll of Bro. J. J. Dillinger, the jewels of the late New BOstOIl Lodge, No. 284, ,vere dOllated to Winigall Lodge, No. 540, at Willigan, Mo. CLINTON LODGE, NO. 481.

On nl0tioll, the nlelnbers of the late Clillton Lodge, No. 481, were directed to pay into the Treasury of the Grand Lodge, the StInl of $50.00, tIle amoullt of fUllds ou Ilalld belougillg to said deceased Lodge. INSTALLATION.

rrIle retirillg Gralld lVlaster, Brother J. P. W ooel, then installed Ilis Sllccessor, Judge Tlleodore Brace, of Jefferson City, Brotller . t. \..llan ~lcDoViTell acting' as Gralld IVlarshal. TIle llew Grallcl Master tllell proceeded to illstall tIle remainillg Ciral1cl Officers elected alld appointed, as follo"\vs: GEO. E. WALKER, Potosi

DEPUTY GRAND :MASTER.

B. H. INGRA1I, Sedalia

GRAND SENIOR WARDEN.

JOHN R. PARSON, St. Louis

GRAND JUNIOR \VARDEN.

SAMUEI.; 1\1. KENNARD, St. Louis

GRAND TREASURER.

JOHN D. VINCIL, St. Louis

GRAND SECRETARY.

ALLAN :McDO\VELI.J, St. Louis

GRAND LECTURER.

REV. C. H. BRIGGS, Independence

GRAND CHAPLAIN.

ELDER FREDERICK. V. LOOS, Higginsville

GRAND CI-IAPLAIN.

LEROY B. VALLIANT, St. Louis

GRAND SENIOn, DEACON.

Bov~'ling Green

GRAND .JUNIOR DEACON.

CHAMP CLARK, H.

PF~NNFIELD,

Nevada

GRAND :MARSHAL.

\VILLIAl\:[ RICHARDSON, St路. Louis

GRAND 1IARSHAL.

SAl\f'L L. C. RHODES, KfLl1SaS City

GRAND S\VORD BEARER.

JAMES T. DUNN, Stanberry

GRA.ND SENIOR srrE\VARI).

\VILLIAM B. 'NILSON, Cape Girardeau

GRAND JUNIOR STE\VARD

E. F. HARTZELL, St. Joseph

GRAND PURSUIVANT.

P. J. COSTON, Cttrthage

GRAND ORATOHIo

.JAMES E. DRAKE, Carrollton

GRAND OHATOR.

.JOHN \V. O'VEN, St. Louis

GRAND 'rYLEH.

[Oct.

APPOINTMENTS.

The' ({rand l\1aster nlade tIle follo\villg appoilltnlellts: DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND ~IASTERS. 1st 2d 3d

4th 5th nth 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th

20th 21st

District-.T. T. LAUGHLIN, 11'ail'lllOnnt. A. FISHER, La Belle. GEO. E. ~IAYH.A.I.JL, New London. J. A. THOr.-fASON, Louisiana. CHARLES J. \VALKER. "Wentzville. \VI\>!. H. CARPENTER, Centralia. SHELTON LESSLY, Higbee.

JOHN J. DILLINGER, Owasco. GEO. \V. DEATHERAGE, Carrollton. C. S. GLASP1~LL, Trenton. NORTON B. ANDERSON, Platte City. HARRY KEENE" St. Joseph. ,V. H. HUDSON, Maryville. J. B. rrHOl\IAS, Albany. SCOrrrl"' H. BLE\VETT, St. Louis.

ROBERT S. RRO\VN E, Potosi. \VM. B. \VILSON, Cape Girarden;u. GEO. \iV. CARLErrON, Ga:yoso. A. B. ~rARTIND ALE, \Villialnsville. FERD. \V. 'WEBB, Steelville. H. l\fA.RQUAND, Chalnois.

22d

A. M. HOUGH, Jefferson City.

23d

S. H. STEPHENS, Boonvil!e. J. A. GORDON, :MtLrshall.

24th 25th 26th 27th

28th 29th 30th 31st 32d S3d 34th

~T. T. CRAIG, Kansas City. F. C. BYBEE, Harrisonville. SEYMOUR HOYT, Greenfield. F. A. AFFLECK, Bolivar. vVM. TALBERT, Cassville. "W. FE\VELL,Sarcoxie. JNO. R. FERGUSON, Springfield. E. C. STEELE, Hartville. J A"1fES F. RHEA, Dixon. 1fALCOr...:M McKILLOP, Rockport.

'V..

G1~and

1889.J

Lodge o.f Missouri.

CHAIRMEN OF STANDING COMMITTEES.

TIle Grallcl l\faster annOllnc.ed Chairlnen of tIle Stalldil1g' COD.l111ittees for the year, as follo,vs: FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE

JOHN D. VINCIL, St. Louis.

JURISPRUDENOE

\v.

APPEAI-,S AND GRIEVANCE LODGES U. D CHARTERED LODGES TRANSPORTATION AND HOTEI.. S ON REPORTS OF D. D. GRAND l\fASTERS CI-I.A.. RITY : ACCOUNTS \VAYS AND

B'Y-L c\.. vVB

~MEANS

1\1. WILLIAJ.\:IS, Boonville. 1\1. GIVAN, Harrisollville. JOHN R. PARSON, St. Louis. LEE A. IfALL, St. Louis. \V. P. HANCOCK, St. Louis. XENOPHON RYLAND, Lexington.. R. E..A.NDERSON, HUlluibal. F. \V. 1\JIOTT, St. Lonis. I:t. E. COLLINS, St. Louis. \V.R. STUBBLEFIELD, St. Louis. ~OAH

ITollo\ving tIle illstallatioll allcl all110uncelllellt of appoint-路 11lell'ts, tile lnillutes of the day's session '\-vere read alld approved.

1\1:. ,\r.. Bro. TIleoc1ore Brace, Gralld l\,faster, then proceeded to close, allc1 did close, the 1\lost vV orsllipful Gralld Loc1g e,. A. F. (~ A. 1\1., of l\fissouri, ill .A.l\IPLE FOR1f. llev. Bro. Briggs, Grarlcl Ollaplain, offered tIle closillg prayer. TIllIS ended, in peace and harll10ny, tIle 69tll r1nllllal 00111nlunicati011.

Tile session tllrougIlout ,vas harmollious. Never ill its history has tIle Grand Lodge dispatched so mllcll busilless路 ill so sllort a time, and with so mllcll ease and satisfaction..

Proceedings oj the G1"and LDdge of Missou'ri.

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rrlle session "VV'as a fitting close of a Inost prosperolls alld successful year's labor, under tIle efficient admillistratioll of

the retiring (frand lVlaster, Brother .J anles P. VVood.

JOHN D. "'/INCIL, Grand fJecreta1"y.

REPORT ON lVIA.SONIC HOlVIE.

It \vas my intention to print in this journnJ the full report of the Board of Directors, including that of the Secretary. That officer had infonned the printer that the report 11lUst be revised before sending it out. _~s I eould not delay 111)'" \vork for the revision, said report is omitted. .As the Secretary of the Board \vill distribute the report generally, its o111issioll here can 111uke no difference. JOHN D. 路V"INCIL.

ANNUAL COMMUNIOA.TION IN 1890.

The Seventieth All11ual Comlnunicatioll of the Gralld Lodge will be held in St. Louis, commencing at, 10 o'clock on the Inornillg of the First Tuesday after the Second MOllday (viz., the 14th day) in October, 1890.

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APPENDIX.

SPEOIAL OOMMUNIOATION. JUNE 15, 1889.

DEDICATION OF THE MASONIC HOME. A Special COlnmunication of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge, Allcient, Free and Accepted Masons of Missouri, was called by the Most Worshipful Grand Master to lneet in the City of St. Louis, on the 15th day of June, A. D. 1889, for the purpose of dedicating the "Masonic Home of Missouri." At nine o'clock A. :1\1:. the Grand Lodge \vas convened at Masonic Hall '\vith the following Grand Officers: PRESENT:

M. W. JAMES P. ·,VoOD.•.....•.........•....•.•.. Grand :bla8ter. R. W. SCOTT H. BLE""ETT as.••................. Deputy Grand },[aster. R. 'V. GEORGE E. 'VALKER•••••••.•.•.•••. •••••.. Senior Grand Wa1' den. R. Vy. DORSEY A. JAMESON as JuniOT Grand Warden. R. W. SAMUEL L. C. RHODES as Grand Treasurer. R.1,V. JOHN D. VINCIL •••••••••.••.•••••••.•••••••• Grand Secretary. R. W ....>\LLAN McDoWELL ••••••.....•.•.•••.•.•••.. Grand Lecturer. R. ,V. REV. DR. HARRIS as Grand Chaplain. R. vV. R. E. COLLINS Senior Grand Deacon. R. 'V. A. FISHER as Junior Grand Deacon. R. ,V. JAY L. TORREY Grand Marshal. R. W. JOHN C. CARSTARPHEN as Grand Sword Bearer. R. 'V. E. P. V. RITTER as 8enior Grand Steward. R. "V. RICHARD BOLT as Jttnior Grand Stetoard. R. 'V. JOHN 1,V. O""EN Grand Tyler.

The Gralld Lodge was opened

ill 'Al\fPLE FORl'£.

-2The Grand ~laster then stated the object of calling this Special COlnmUllicatioll, which is to forlnally dedicate and consecrate the lVIasonic I-Iolne of Missouri. The Gralld Marshal, Jay L. rrorrey, directed the formation of the procession, when the Grand Lodge nl0ved in the uSllal order, and, after a parade on the streets, vvith Olle thousand 1vfasons in lille, led by t\VO llundred and fifty Templars, forming a splendid escort, the Fraternity enlbarked upon the cars prepared for their accolnlllodation and proceeded to the grounds of the Honle. "Vithin t]le enclosure of fifteen acres of lovely premises, thousands of ~lasons, citizens and ladib3 had gathered to vvitness the cerenlonies, Ileal' the addresses, alld encourage the nevV' enterprise by their presellce. The day ,vas lovely, brigllt skies and gentle breezes giving evidence that kind Nature had prepared tIle weather for the occasion, and proposed to furnish the "Home" a first-class "Benefit." The favor \\o"as appreciated, as the recent rains llad caused serious apprehensions as to conditions \vhicll migl1t illterfere with the festivities of the day. Due time vvas allo\ved all to partake of refreshments prepared by the twellty lodges, wllose tables offered varied attractions to the hUllgry nlasses. The scenes on the premises were lively and joyous. The splendid flome, and the beu 1tiful grounds, covered with flowers and shade trees of nlany varieties, the green s\vards, and the sparkling fountains, playing in tIle soft sunlight, presented views at once charming and inspiring. TIle sweet influence of Cllarity 110vered over the scene, thrilling many a 11asonic heart with the thought, "this is to be 'Home, sweet Home' for destitute 1vido\vs and helpless orphans." All the vast and delighted company entered into tIle spirit of the hour with zest. 'rIle radiallt slniles of lovely WOlnal1, so cheering to man in his noble \vork, the happy voicings of the yOll11g, n1illgled with the straillS of music, threw a charni O'ver the . prelnises and, made the occasion one to be remelllbered for life. The effects 'Yvere stirring and elicited universal expressions of pleasure and satisfaction. 1

-3DEDICATION.

.A.t t,yO o'clock P. },iI., the large assembly was dra,vn to the stand at the south portico of the Home by the strains of the band. Order being secured, the announcemellt was made that the time had arrived for openillg the exercises. In the allotment of duty, the responsibility devolved upon a member of the Committee of Arrangements to act as Master of Ceremonies. He stated that the purpose of the occasion was the dedication and consecration of the Home and prenlises. As St. Louis was honored by the Board of Directors of the HOIne, ill locating the institution within 11er extended borders as a new cOlltribution to the benevolences of the city, it was deemed appropriate to claim public recognitioll of the cOlnmunity ill the inauguration of our Charity. Hence tIle committee had requested his Honor, the 11ayor, to make the opening address, alld accord that "\velcome to tIle enterprise due such an institution. The Hon. E. A. Noonan, 11ayor of St. Louis, was then introduced, and spoke as follows: I sincerely wish that I had the power of the eloquent gentleman who has introduced me before you, so that I might do justice to the occasion and the hour, but although I feel my incapacity, I shall do all that is in my humble po'wer. As Mayor of the city of St. Louis, my heart goes out to all forms of benevolence and charity. Every time I see a Home arise for the indigent, poor and weak, I feel that something has been done to add to the laurel crown that rewards all such endea.vors. Man should be devoted to charity, benevolence and kindness, and men in the aggregate should always be ready and ,villing to work in such a cause. The country that is wrappeel up in selfishness can never hold the love of those who live ,vithin its borders. T,vo persons especially should be guarded most carefully, the wido,v and orphan ; and toward them there cannot be too much kindness, too much charity. It is a good sign that Homes of this kind are going up all over this country, and not only the lVIfLsonic but other Orders are devoting themselves to such noble deeds. \Vhatever I can do at any and at all times to further such ,vork ,vill alwavs be cheerfully and instantly done, without reference to creed, locality or prejudice.

At the close of the address of the, Mayor, the Ceremollies responded, saying-

~laster

That for himself and those 'whom he represented, he expressed their unqualified appreciation of his Honor's kindness and courtesy in rendering such willing and cordial service to the enterprise then being

--4inaugurated. But recently the heart throb of the nation ,vas felt froln East to "Vest, and frolll North to South, as our people observed, with pride and pleasure, the centennial of "\Vashington's inauguration as the first President of the new~ Republic. We come to-day to inaugurate, not a ulan, but a principle. Men change and pass a,vay, but principles live on and forever. Our inauguration is the divine work of Charity or Love, for Charity is Love in illotion.

An invocation by the Rev. Dr. Harris ",'"as follo\\red by vocal music by a double quartette. MUSIC.

Double

"Song of Charity"

Qua1~tette.

Adapted by Jesse Cornelius.

MRS.

Angel of Charity! thou hast tarried too long; Spread thy white wings to the sunshine of love, Come while our voices are blended in song, Come to our Home like the storm-beaten doveCome to our Home on the wings of the dove; Speed o'er the far-sounding billows of song, Crowne-d ''lith thine olive-leaf g-arland of loye ; Angel of Charity! thou hast tarried too long. Brothers we meet on this altar of thine, Bringing the gifts we have gathered for thee, Sweet with the odors of myrtle and pine, Breeze of the prairie and breath of the sea~!eadow and mountain and forest and sea; Sweet is the fragrance of myrtle and pineSweeter the incense we offer to thee, Brothers once more 'round .this altar of thine. Angel of Cbarity 1 answer the strain; Hark I a new birth song is filling the skyLoud as the Storm-wind that trembles the main, Bid the full breath of the chorus replyLet the loud tempest 'of voices reply I Roll its long surge like the earth-shaking main, Swell the vast song till it mounts to the skyAngel of Charit)~! answer the strain. GEO. ANDREWS, Soprano. :M:R. EMIL A. BECKER, Tenor.

~rISS NELLIE HAYNES,

,. MISS LOUISE AUBERTIN, Alto. MISS ABBIE JOHNSTON, MIss CLARA. STUBBLEFIELD, Accompanist.

MR. JESSE COZZINS, " MR. GEO. YOST, Bass. ~IR. JESSE CORNELIUS, " MR. JESSE CORNELIUS,

Director.

Then follovled the Formal presentation of the Home for dedication, by the President of the Board of Directors, Judge Noah M. Givan, Past Grand Master, who said: Most lVorshipful Grand Master: Something less than three thousand years ago, after the completion of ICing Solomon's Temple, there. assembled at Jerusalem, the elders of Israel, the priests and all the hea<;ls of the tribes and the chief of the fathers of the children of Israel, that they might bring up the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord out of the City of David. They placed it in the most holy place in the Temple and when the priests came out, "the glory of the Lord tilled the House of the Lord." Then the wise King, the first Grand Master of lVfasons, knelt before the altar and with bis bands spread up to heaven, made that sublime prayer, at the dedication of the Temple,

-5'which has been transmitted to us in our traditions and in the Ifoly Bible. It was full of praise to God, an appeal to God in heaven for fulfilment of prolnises to Israel, a prayer for the forgiveness of the trespasser, of those sn1itten down before the enen1Y, of those who Dlight suffer from famine or pestilence, of those who go out to battle, and of the stranger that is not of Israel. In that sublime invocation the prominent thought ,vas, that the House was to be the peculiar d路welling place of the Lord, alid if prayer should be made to "Thee in this House," or "to","ard this place," then God would hear in heaven and forgive. . In that age, Israel, although God's chosen people, could not comprehend His greatness and goodness 路without something of a material nature upon which to rest the mind. He Inust be located at some place in some great temple to enable them to properly \vorship Him. It was commendable in them to build so magnificent a structure for the dwelling ~ place of the Most High. Since then it has been a laudable ambition, to honor God by the erection of great temples. Our fathers in the lnystic art, as \'lell as in the Church, have pointed with pride to the great structures erected and dedicated to Charity and to God. Indeed the idea has been, that the memory of true greatness and goodness could be best preserved in magnificent buildings or lofty monuments and statues made 'with material most enduring. The grand old Temple 'with all its magnificence and glory has fallen. ..7\..11 monuments made of granite, or other durable substance are crumbling. They yield to the hand of time, perhaps slowly, but none the less surely. 'Ve live in a.n age that has discovered that there is a more durable 111aterial with which to build, than granite, iron or Inarble. The human soul outlives old earth itself, is alone immortal, and those 'who engage in the work of its adornment, build for eternity, prepare living stones for that House not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. The old order of things has been reversed. Formerly power and prosperity constituted true greatness; now weakness is strength, and adversity is a blessing. It has been truly said that "huluan anguish is not fruitless; it is the birth pang of a higher life." The truth of the saying, "he that humbleth himself shall be exalted," is verified in the life of every good man. Lord Bacon says, "The virtue of prosperity is ten1perance; the virtue of adversity is fortitude. Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testanlent; adversity is the blessing of the New, which carrieth the greater benediction and the clearer revelation of God's favor. Prosperity is not vtTithout nlany fears and distastes; and adversity is not without cOlnforts and hopes. 'Ve see in needleworks and embroideries, it is more pleasing to have a lively work upon a sad and solemn ground, than to have a dark and melancholy ","ork upon a lightsome ground; judge therefore of the pleasure of the heart by the pleasure of the eye. Certainly, virtue is like precious odors, most fragrant where they are incensed or crushed; for prosperity doth best discover vice, but adversity doth best discover virtue." In the olden time, when great temples of stone were built, prosperity begat luxury and ease, which prevented development, produced decay and destruction and corruption. This was a dark and melancholy work upon a lightsome ground. Then there was little of that Charity which is long suffering and is kind. The rule then was, "an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth." No,v the desire for prosperity is inspired by the hope of being able thereby to lift up the fallen, rather than to pile up great columns of granite and mortar. The good Samaritan idea is the growing

-6sentimentofto-dav. The senthnentofthe great Actor that ul am a man, and hence all hUlnan "welfare is dear to Ine," is the basis of the truest manhood of this age. The old question "aul I my brother's keeper," is seldom asked now, but rather the brotherhood of man and the fatherhood of God is more the basis of action. The cry of distress now touches the heart of hunlunitv, and he is greatest \'vho renders greatest service to his fello","s. The" highest conception of life is service of others. He holds the highest office who is in position to serve the greatest number. The greatest ruler now, is, not he \vho is the greatest tyrant, who rules ,vith an iron hand, but rather be who is the greatest servant. It has been said, "we rise by raising others, and he who stoops over the fallen stands erect." Going further into the domain of religion, the doctrine now is, (( Pure religion, and undefiled before God and the Father, is this: to visit the fatherless and wido,vs in their affliction and to keep hhnself unspotted from the 路world." vVe learn that in that great day, in the culmination of time, 'when the question is asked, "Lord, ,vhen saw "we thee an hungered and fed thee? or thirsty and gave thee drink?" And the King shall answer and say unto them, "Verily I say unto you, inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these 路my brethren, ye have done it unto me." In all this there is personified the picture of Lord Bacon-the pleasant, lively, joyous work upon a sad and solemn ground. The workmen on this plane are as far above those 'who \vrought upon the idea that the great work of life consisted in building teluples of stone or monuments of marble, as imnl0rtality is above mortality, or as eternity surpasses tin1e. The builders of the old Temple, the House of the Lord, built for the Lord on earth; the vlorkers in the new order of things build for the Lord for all eternity-build tell1ples that shall outlive time itself. Most vVorshipful Sir and Brother, regrets have been expressed that the l\iIasons of lYlissouri have never built a great Masonic Temple such as have been erected in other Grand Jurisdictions, and even in IVIissouri by other benevolent orders. Failures have followed our efforts in that direction. As in the affairs of life, reverses are often the greatest triumphs; so may it be vvith us. it great 1Ylasonic Ten1ple here in the metrop.olis of l\fissouri, "would be a source of pride and congratulation, but. would It dry up the tears of the \vido,v and orphan of our Brother? "The drying up a single tear has more Of honest fame, than shedding seas of gore."

While we do not. to-day invite you to look upon a magnificent building, one that in its out"\vard appointrnents ravishes the eye, 'we do present for dedication to Brotherly Love, Relief and Truth, in the name of the Supreme and Eternal God, the Father of alll\1ercies, to whom be honor and glory, a house, ,vith all that is implied in that endearing naIne of Home, s"reet Horne. It is to be, not an asylum or an almshouse, but a home indeed, with aU the sacred associations of that dear word, for indigent Masons, destitute \vidov\,'s, and the helpless orphans of our deceased Brethren. From the darkness of grief and desolation, they shall be brought to the light of a bright and happy h0111e. If here grief is assuaged, misfortune reyersed, the helpless are made strong, and young lives are saved from crIme and shan1e and fitted for usefulness, and young souls are taught to love God and man, will not this be a greater telnple than Solomon's? If Brother l\1asons, in their hour of death, realize that the" little ones" will find here a Home, will they not praise God for vV hat is being done in this Temple?

-7'Vhen the old Ten1ple was completed, "80101110n brought in the things which David, his father, bad dedicated; even the silver and the gold and the vessels, did he put aI110ng the treasures of the house of the Lord." In this Teu1ple we offer no silver or gold or cherished vessels, as treasures of the house of the Lord, but ,ve offer a Ten1ple \vhose only treasures shall be imnlortal souls conl1nitted to our care, to be fitted as living stones for that everlasting Teulple in the great hereafter, whose builder and Inaker is God. ,\Vith the prayer that God may wreathe its steps, that the stars lllay kindly watch its inlnates, and that they Inay hail it as a bright abode, and l1lay Joyously sing of it, Home, sweet,. sweet Home, I now, ~ost ,Vorshipful Grand l\:1aster, for the Board of DIrectors of the l\:Iasolllc Houle, and on behalf of the Thirty Thousand noble hearted lVIasons of our great State, present this Home, this Temple, for dedication. May it receive the benedictions of the Grand Lodge of Missouri, the tender care and support of all its members, and, above all, the blessings and favor of Alnlighty God.

Sellator James P. \Vood, Most "\Vorsllipful Grand ~,laster, received the Home preparatory to it路s dedication, in the following appropriate ternlS: Mr. President and Brethren oj the Board of Di?'ectofS: In obedience to your request, the Grand Loc1ge of the State of :LYIissouri ,vill now proceed, according to our ancient fOfIllS and cerelnonies, to dedicate and consecrate this l1lagnificent building, and these spacious grounds, as a "l\Iasonic HOIne" for the destitute widows and helpless orphans of our deceased Brethren-prefacing our work "with this,.suggestion: that to feed the hungry, clothe the naked, comfort the sorrowIng and bina up the \vounds of the afflicted, are anlong the principles inculcated and duties enjoined upon us as Free and Accepted lVIasons. We therefore, in the establishnlent and maintenance of this "Hollle," hope more fully to dernonstrate our unfaltering belief in these principles, and exemplify our faith in the '\vork of "Brotherly Love, Relief and Truth"-the l1l0St excellent tenets of our ancient and honorable institution-and to ,vhich ,ve will now dedicate this "Home." Its foundations have been laid broad and deep in the hearts of our great Brotherhood; u1ay you build wisely and ,veIl thereon, fitting and preparing each of the "Ii ving stones" for that bright and eternal "Home," \vhose maker and builder is God. In so building you ,vill have erected a monunlent more beautiful than "the Temple," more stately than "the grand :LYIasonic Colunlns," and luore enduring than "the Brazen Pillars," and in the "aftertiIne" when future generations behold your ,vork, they will bless the generous hearts that conceived and the charitable hands that consummated this blessed ,york. To the great l\fasonic Brotherhood of Missouri ,ve now commit and conlmend this "Home" and its vast and far reaching interests; may they receive it, guard it, guide it and support it, for 'tis a sacred trust. May the destitute ,vido,vs and helpless orphans of our fallen Brethl'en, who have gone to the undiscovered land herein find a safe retreat from the care and vicissitudes of life, and a sure refuge fronl the ,yeary \vanclerings of the hon1eless and the friendless. In the name of the Most "\Vor-shipful Grand Lodge of Missouri, and of the thirty thousand true and valiant Masons of our Jurisdiction, vre hereby receive this HOlne, and may the blessings of Alnlighty God rest upon it and speed it in its 'work of Charity and Benevolence.

-8The address of the Grand Master ,vas follo,vecl by:M~USIC.

L adies' Qua1'ltette.

"'Vreathe ye the steps" MRS. ANDREWS, MISS AUBERTIN,

MISS HAYNES, MISS JOHNSTON.

The Grand Chaplain, Rev. Dr. Harris, offered the dedicatory prayer, which had been prepared for the oCCaSiOll: DEDIC...~TORY PRAYER.

Almighty God, our Heavenly Father, ,ve adore Thee as the source of life and the fountain of happiness. "Every good gift .and every. perfect gift" is from Thee. ",Ve invoke Thy loving favor to-day. lYIay Thy divine approval rest upon this, our undertaking. "Establish Thou the work of our hands upon us; yea the \vork of our hands, establish Thou it." IVlay the "HOME" we this day dedicate and devote to the blessed ,vork of CHARITY receive Thy benediction, and prove an asylum to the helpless and the needy. Here let the \vido'ws and orphans of our fallen Brethren find Sanctuary, Protection and Consolation. May it truly be a "HOME" for all who shall gain admission "rithin its walls. Abundantly bless the children who may here be trained and provided for. Grant,O Lord, that their young natures may be so directed, and their characters so for111ed, that tnev may beconle an honor to the State and a blessing to the race. Encourage and prosper, with Thy smile, this enterprise. Give it favor in the sight of our Brotherhood, and increase the friends of the good work. Enlarge the sphere of its usefulness until it shall be a bendiction to many. May Thy favor, "which i8 life," and "Thy loving kindness, ~which is better than Life," abound unto us, and abide \vith us all, no'w and forever. AMEN.

Response by the Brethren: "Glory be to God in the highest, and men."

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The dedicatory prayer was followed by~fUSIC.

"Watch Them I{indly Stars, 'I'.........................â&#x20AC;˘. Quartette of Tuscan Lodge. MR. GEO. YOST. MR. JESSE COZZENS.

MR. El\fIIJ A. BECKER. :MR. JESSE CORNELIUS.

DEDICATION.

The Grand Master then said : In the name of the supreme and eternal God, the Father of all Mercies, to whom be honor and glory, we dedicate and consecrate this Home to "Brotherly Love."

-9The Junior Grand Warden (scattering the corn) said: I ponr this corn as an emblem of Nourishment. May kind Heaven protect and nourish the inmates of our Home. l\fusic.

(Short strain by the band.)

The Grand Master said: In the name of the supreme and eternal God, the Father of all Mercies, to whom be honor and glory, we dedicate and consecrate this Home to "Relief."

The Senior Grand ,Varden (pouring the wine) said: I pour this wine as an enlblem of Refreshment. May the Divine blessing strengthen and refresh this benevolent undertaking.

lVIusic.

(Short strain by the band.)

The Grand Master said: In the name of the suprelne and eternal God, the Father of all Mercies, to whom be honor and glory, vve dedicate and consecrate this Houle to "Truth."

'rIle Deputy Grand Master said: I pour this oil as an emblem of Joy. J\1"ay joy and peace abound among us and crown all our labors. lVIusic.

(Short strain by the band.)

Invocation by tIle Grand Master: "The Lord be merciful unto us and bless us, and cause His face to shine npon us and give us :peace, that I-lis 'way may be known on earth, and His saving health among all people." An1en.

Response by the Brethren : So mote it be. Public Grand HOllors. 11U81C.

Double Q:uartette

Grand Chorus Hail, bright abodeWhere love the heart rejoices, ::May lays of peace \vithin thee never fan; Long may we sing with loving voices, Home of the fatherless-]'fason's Home, All Haill

-10ORATION BY THE GRAND OR.A.TOR.

As prelinlinary to the introduction of the Orator of the day, a brief allusion was nlade to the happy circumstances of the hour by the "Master of Cerenl011ies ": The ceremonies of dedication and consecration have now ended. By 'word or thought would I detract from what bas been said or done, nor supplant ii'om your minds the pleasing inlpressions created by the interesting services just rendered. But I may say, "without detracting from whathas preceded, that ,ve have kept the" best of the "wine to the last of the feast." In this vou will concur \vhen you shall have heard him whom I am about to present, as the speaker of the hour. Our 'York of formal dedication being completed, to God, the Father of all l\Iercies, we comluend the labor of our hands. These premises are sacred now, by reason of their consecration to such holv and noble purposes. The grass on these grounds will be greener, and the flowers will be s,veeter, and vegetable products ,vill be more healthful, owing to the fact that we have dedicated this Home and these premises, in God's blessed name, to "Brotherly Love, Relief and Truth." In the moving yea~s ,ve will remember this day with joy and gratitude. Patriotism remembers the day when a'Vashington, the Hero, the Statesman, the Christian Ruler and the devoted l\Iason, was hailed President of a free people. vVe "vill celebrate in the coming years the day when our great Oharity v;:ras consecrated to hunlanity. Each year "ORPHAN'S DAY" will be 路written, in glo'wing letters, under the nanle of St. John, and become more lustrous as ,ve assemble to honor the patron Saint, b)T honoring God, in doing good and laboring for the helpless and the needy. Fifty years hence nlay the "Golden ",Vedding" anniversary be kept with joyous congratulations by those who shall be here. One hundred years from l1oV\r, may our "Centennial" be observed as a day of glorious triumph. Though none of us may be here to take part or participate in the 'welcome results, may ,ve not, from some bright lllount of vision in the glory land, look do'\vn 楼lith unmixed rapture to "witness the crowning of the ,vork so ,veIl begun to-day. This day's work \s a grand contribution to the great stream of good no\v moving, s\velling- on to the fruition of a higher destiny of our race. There is 1ere.one ready and able to add to the nlighty impetus, and nlake a contribution \vhieh 'will charm and delight you all. It is nlY great pleasure to introduce him 路who bas been chosen to represent s\veet Charity, and plead for the ,vidow and orphan. I introduce him, not as the Ajax of Homer, nor theXpnophon of the Anabasis, but as the l\1asonic Agamemnon of l\fissour.. , on whom has fallen the bright sunbeams of heavenly Charity, stirring in his noble nature the responsive strains of eloquence and poetry, which swell out like a g]3'd evangel fronl the upper glory. I present Past Grand l\1astel', Judge xenophon Ryland, who "will now address you. 110

ADDRESS.

Judge Xenophon Ryland, Past Grand Master of l\([asons

in Missouri, then delivered the following able and eloquent

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address, holding the vast assembly spell-bound with the force and power of 11is charlning theme: J.lf. W. Grand Master, Ladies and

B1~ethren:

"A home and true friends are two of the fairest gifts of Reaven allotted to man on earth," are the words which fell from the Ii ps of an exiled patriot. The lips would never, could never have uttered them, but for the experience of the man-a patriot-an exile. You appreciate them now. He felt thenl possibly as no other man ever felt them before. The exile still lives though his country is no more among the nations of the earth as he knew it, and the words to me have a stronger meaning than ever before. I repeat them, ".A. home and true friends are two of the fairest gifts of Heaven allotted to man on earth." But what of these unfortunate ones who have no home the loss of ,vhich could nlake them utter such eloquent words? No home, no friends, too young even to forn1ulate Gr think of their woes-no memory of the strong, deep, deathless love of &. mother's heart, no recollection even of the face of her 'vho smoothed the couch, sung to rosy rest, caught the least whisper when the voice from hers had learned soft utterance-no vision of her who pressed the lip when fever parched, who bushed the wayV\rard cry with patient, vigilant, never wearied love. If grief for the loss of a b orne and friends, of native land, can arouse sympathy in your bosom, will you not be moved to compassion for those who never had them to lose, or who having lost them, look up with pale and sunken faces"And their look is dread to see, For they mind you of their Angels in high places, '\Vith eyes turned on Deity."

It is for these I con1e to plead ,vith you to-day. I yield to no Inan present here precedence in his devotion to Masonry. I honor it, I love it for ,vhat its principles have done for 111e in the upbnilding of nlY own character, bare enou~h at best, but still more naked it \\'"ould bave been, but for her principles instilled into my young soul by one '\vho loved Masonry and whom Masonry honored. But if this enterprise has been begun to honor Masonry, to get for her fair nan18 eclat and renown, and to entwine laurel leaves about the bro,vs of those 路who have conceived and put the Masonic Home on foot in Missouri-if this be the object, if this be the motive, the enterprise will fail and deserves to fail. Masonry does not need it for such a purpose. Its light is not hid under a bushel, but it burns so steadily, and peacefully, and silently, that ofttimes it seems to he lost amidst the glaring of those lesser lights that illuminate the horizon but to leave it in greater darkness. Its mission is not to shine in the lordly palace, though the highest places of earth have been subject to its mello,v influence. There is not a home so lo\vly, but, it too, has felt its benign and elevating power, and it lives and 'vill live till time shall be no more, to exemplify to the world that the principles inculcated by it will be read and knO\Vll of all men in the light that shall emerp;e from the funeral pyre of all that is earthly and unholy. I desire not to utter one vtrord that shall give offense to any ofIny Brethren. I kno\v not how the light of lVfasonry 11lay guide your feet to-day, but it bas shown to me that my action is only accepted of God-is only ,yell pleasing in his sight when love to Christ prompts it. In that great day, when all motives will be revealed, those deeds only will stand the test of the Great Judge which were inspired witb this Divine principle. "'Vhat we give to Ohrist and in I-lis name is indeed all that we do not 'waste of our life and of our substance." In His narne I make my appeal to you to-day.

-12The grandest sight this \vorld ever sa,v \vas the life of Christ. One of the most beautiful pietures of that life is the blessed l\Iaster \vith the children in His arms saying, "Forbid them not to COlne unto TIle, for of such is the kingdonl of Heaven." This lVlasonic HOlne, built in this spirit, sustained in this hope, and carried on ,vith a purpose to gather the lalnbs for His upper fold, ,vill R\vaken ne'w interest in Heaven, and help Hinl to see the travail of His soul, and be satisfied. SYlllpathy-Christ kne'w ,vhat syll1pathy \vas. He alone has svnlpathv in full 'who never had it sho\vn to Hiln in this \vorld, even in t.he dark hour of Gethselllane. l\fade perfect through suffering, no hunlan trial or pain or struggle ever comes to 1110rtal on ear~h, }:>ut on 'which, as He looks do\vn He can say "I understand that. ..A.. t b-ahlee, or Bethany, or in the \vilderness, or in Gethsenlane, or on Calvary, 1 passed through that same phase of experience." In a picture of one of the ~Iasters, there is an angel standing by the empty cross, touching 'with his finger one of the sharp points in the thorned cro\vn \y hieh the Savior had worn, and on his face there is the strangest bevdlclernlent; he is trying to nlake out the lllystery of sorro'w. He knows nothing of suffering ic.)r he bas never suffered. There is nothing in the angel nature, nor in the angel life to interpret hUlllan struggle or pain. The san16 is llleasurably" true of untried hlllllan life. If you -would be sons of consolation your natures ll1USt be enriched by experience. 0, my hearers, travel through this \vorld as Christ traveled through itrelieving the distressed, making sorro\v to give way to joy, bringing a life to the dead, virtue and purity to the outcast and the abandoned, ofttitnes rejected, oftener Inisunderstood, filling up in your life some of the afflictions which He left behind-then you "rill kno,v \vhat synlpathy is, then you will know ,vhy "broken things are the Illost precious in this "\vorld,H and you and I "\\rill find enough to do until the l\iaster calls us Honle. And you, my Brethren, who have the l\lasonic orphans in your hearts and hands, never leave them or forsake them until you have a honle fitted and prepared for them on earth, that they nlay be fitted and prepared for that Heavenly home 'which Jesus is preparing for them. Remember the incident of the :French surgeon, Doctor Laserre, whose ship at the battle of Trafalgar had been pierced through ,vith balls until it "\vas like a sponge. The captain and second in coulll1and had been killed, and he had been busy for hours in dressing his "rounded. The storm raged without, and he suddenly heard above the groans of the \vounded and the dirge of the storm, the "wild cry "the ship is sinking; every man to the pumps," but this was of no avail. Then the cry of "launch the boats," but these could not accoIDlnodate the crew, and those vvho \vere able crowded their way into the boats, and begged the surgeon to go \vith them. "1 am captain of the "\vounded, and 'wish either to be saved "\vith theln or 'perish with them. "Ho\v absurd-ho\v mad," they cried impatiently. "Either take my wounded, ,vholn I cannot leave, and will not leave, or go \vithout me." The boats pushed out, and \vere lost in the sea. ...;\n hour later the surgeon stood on the deck of the ill-fated Beck\vith, looking out on the ,vild s\veltering sea, "\vhen suddenly he sa"r an English pinnace, manned by 'five En~lish sailors-his enemies-bounding over the waves to him. They callea for a surgeon, "I aIll the surgeon." "vVe offer you saf~ty if you will come aboard our ship." "I accept your offer gratefully, but on one condition," the brave Laserre replied, "that all of my "\vounded shall be removed to yBur ship before nle." Caught in a hurricane they had no time to make transshipments, they thought, and they prepared to take hiln by force. "I shall thro'w" myself into the sea if you attempt to

-13seize me." Their surgeon was dead, their wounded needed surgical aid. "I wish to go with you, but you must first take my wounded." English threats proved of no avail, they accepted Laserre's condition. Four trips were made, and Laserre relnained to the last, alone on the ship, until he sa\v his wounded all aboard, and as back the pinnace came for hitn he longed for liife, it seemed so dear to him, and fearing its loss he threw himself into the sea, and swam to'wards the pinnace; a strong English arm lifted him safely in, and it sped swiftly to the English ship, where brave cheers greeted the heroic luan, and warm hearts in the breast of foes supplied his comforts as he n~inistered to their wounded. In this enterprise, don't give up the ship my Brethren-these orphans, homeless, friendless, are your wounded; their captains and, second in cOIDluand-fathers, Inothers, are all gone. No life boats to man for them, no sailors' retreat but this Home you are preparing for them, and if you \vin only see them safely sheltered 'within its peaceful walls from the cold and pitiless storms that so often beat upon the orphan's bead in this 'world, when your ship of life is about to sink, their angels will man the life boat, and from the eternal shores will push out to meet you in the last struggle and safely convey you to the heavenly home. Thank God for hunlan love, thank God for Christ-like sympathy. The cliff is sensitive to every \vave of sound, and as Dr. Miller says: "There are hUlnan hearts that are sirnilarly sensitive to every touch of human experience that plays upon them. They are so full of en~otion that they respond to every note of joy or sorro\v that strikes their chords. They echo back the Inerry laughter, the voice of tenderness and the \vail of ~orrow, but they are only echoes. Only the surface of their hearts reflects the tones of other Iives. No depths are stirred. They know nothing of real sympathy. Synlpathy is more than echo. No nlinistry in this \vorld is finer than that of those \vho have learned life's secrets in the Rchool of experience and then go about inspiring, strengthening and guiding younger souls \vho conle after them." In this enterprise is found a, field of labor suited for every Mason. The rich can give of their abundance, the poor can give of their scanty store. Not a \viclo\v's Illite ,vill pasB into the treasury unnoticed. Your naIue may be UnkO\Vll, no heralds to sound your praise abroad, but l11ake this :E-Iome a pernlanent institution and your deeds, your gifts, will be relnelnbered in such ,vords us only orphan children gathered here shall speak to God. The Illost relnarkable history ever ,vritten contains six words, its author is the . .t\..uthor of all things. It has been read by millions. You all kllOvV it by heart. A siInple act of love was the cause of it, and while time shall last, this \vorld 'Yill never contain a richer alabaster box than that 'which Mary broke to anoint her :Master, and the odor of which \vill linger around Christian hearts forever. "She hath done what she could."

What though you or I 111ay feel: "He hath no need of me in grand affairs 'Vhere fields ~Lre lost or crowns WOll unawares, Yet ~raster, if I nUl.ke one pale flower, BloOIn brighter for rrhy sake through one short hour, If I, in harvest fields where stray ones reap, ~fay bind one golden sheaf for love to keep, May speak ope quiet word when all is still, Helping SOlue faInting heart to bear Thy will, Or sing one high, clear song on which may soar, SOlne glad soul heavenward, I ask no more."

-14Oh! 1\1y friends, "TheY never die, the kindly deed and word, Giveli to the needy without pomp or pride, Sooner or later they reap their rewnrd, 'Vha pass not over to the other side; And crumbs thus cast upon the sea of life, May not return as man is sailing o'er, But when he rests from agony and strife, He'll find the loaves upon the other shore."

You can never have any real interest in this enterprise until you have Inade sacrifices for it: "No real good or benefit do we ever receive which has not caused some other one a pang or tear. Nor can ,ve in turn do others good ,vithout cost. The life that is to be a beneficent one here cannot be one of ease and selfish enjoYlnent. All that is good on earth, in Heaven, is the outcome of sacrifice, pain and death." Oh lYIaster, enter Thou into our hearts until we may have Thy Ohristlike syn1 pathy, 'v hich 路was not in 'word only, but in deed, and which to-day stands between poor sinful man and his God, staying the wheels of His chariot of justice yet a\vhile longer 'till the end shall be. "In our checkered journey through the world, There is a flower which o-reets our eye Like that on desert sands Gnfurled, ' To cheer the trav'ler passing by'. That flower is not of earthly mould; 'Tis opened by the voice heaven; 'Twill weep, but yet 'twill ne'er grow cold, E'en when the touch of scorn is given.

It blooms alike on desert sands, As well as in the fertile plain, And when 'tis crushed by cruel hands, 'Twill weep, then softly smile again. 'Tis found in darkest midnight glOOll1, As wen as in the noonda~" sun, In pleasure's throng, and at the tomb Its fragrant life has just begun. It is a gem that glitters bright \Vhen all things else corrode and die; To pi~y is its sole delight, Its fragrance to embalm a sigh. Though rude winds bla...;;t its gentle folds, Ot' eurth's sinloons may dry its leaves, Yet for those cruel winds it holds The heart that for another grieves. \Vhen cares oppress and men forsake, E'en when a parent's love is dead, Its ho ld around the heart will take, And shelter there the outcast head. Its smile reflects another's pleasure, Its tears embal111 another's woes; To friends it proves a golden treasure, A balsam to the wrath of foes. 'Twill live and bloom at Heaven's gate, On the cold, gray daj~ of death, And 'ronnd tho Throne 'twill gentlv wuit To give the angel spirit breath. .. Then cultivate that Heavenly flower, In storm and sunshine, tenderlv ; It lives with calm, yet holy powerThe fadeless flower of sympathy."

-15i\.. recitatioll by 11iss Lillie B. Pierce, and a song adlnirably rendered by 11iss Nellie Hayl18s, closed the exercises at the stand, when tIle crovvd repaired to the lawn to witness a display drill by the Knights Telnplar.

TIlliS ended "Inaugural Day," and our "Home" ,vas duly and forlnally dedicated and consecrated to "Brotherly Love, Relief and 'rruth." The year 188.8 has been denominated "Jubilee Year" ill the history of Missouri Masonry. June 15th, 1889, goes into our history in Masonic work, as "Inauguration Day," and will stand as a Melnorial period ill the coming years. No brighter day llas ever dawned upon our Fraternity ill the sixty-nine years of its history in tIlis Grand Jurisdiction. No such movement has ever challenged the favor of the thousands of earnest Craftsmen in OllT Commonvvealtll, alld the challenge has awakened the liveliest interest and is enlisting the lloliest and warInest loves of the Brotherhood. The enthllsiasm stirred on "Inauguration Day," amoIlg the thousands :present, will grow into practical results. TIle fruit will be seen and gathe~"ed many days hence. One of the leading Masolls of the State, present on the occasion, said, "it was a gralld day alld a grand occasion, and ,viII result in great good." Another, from a distance, said, " I would not have luissed this occasion for five llundred dollars." 'rhus the influence of Inaugllration Day has gone out from tIle occasion, spreading over the Jurisdiction, carrying into mallY localities a zeal and love for the work that must ultiluately become general and wide-spread. The entire affair was e111inently successful, whe,ther judged by the prestige given the movement, the warm favor won in behalf of the Home, or the financial reslllts obtained, which were most satisfaetory. This being but the beginnillg of suell efforts for the HOIne, the recurrence of such occasions will be allticipated with pleasure and embraced with zest.

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We were all proud of and charmed vvith Inauguration We inaugurated a principle, not a lnau. The pril1ci.. pIe will live. And as Charity grows upon the hearts of the Masonic Fraternity of Missouri, so will our HOlne have a deeper hold upon them until its success ,viII be as grand as its mission is 11oly. So 1fOTE IT BE. Day.

THE MUSIC.

TIle pleasures of tIle occasion were contributed to, and largely increased by, the excellent and very appropriate musical selections and renditions, furnished by the "Double Quartette," ,vhose names appear in cOlluection with the ceremonies. These ladies and gentlemen made a voluntary contribution to the enjoyments of the day, and gave zest to tIle festivities and delight to all who heard their splendid performances. This record would be incolnplete without expressions of real appreciation on the part of the 111allagement of the Dedication. To Brother Jesse Cornelius, Musical Director, we were especially indebted for the perfect and satisfactory manner ill wllich the adlnirably arrallged and choice selections of music were rendered. To himself and willing co--workers the thanks of the Directors and Gralld Lodge are llereby tendered. At the close of the delightful entertainment on the grounds, the Gralld Lodge returned to its place of meeting and was closed in AMPLE FORM, Bro. Scott H. Blewett, Deputy Grand Master, presid~llg.

JOHN D. VINCIL, G1~and

Secretary.

REI)0 R,'11 ON C()RRESPOND,ENCE. ST.

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Annual Report on Correspondence:

ALABAMA, 1888. The Sixty-eighth ..A.. nnual COlnnlunication of this C~rand Lodge was opened in the city of JVlontgolllery, Decelnber 8rd, 1888, ,vith Dr. 1\ly1e8 ;r. ('1-1'een8, (Trand l\Iaster, presiding, and Brother G-eorge A,. ,Joiner, acting Grand Secretary. Representatives ,vere present fronl IHILodges, besides Past Grand Officers and Representatives frOIH foreign J urisdieticnls. ;An10ng the latter l\Iissouri ,vas represented by I-Ion. Ifenry Clay 'follrp-' kins, Past C1rand l\Iaster. The 111enlbership in the constituent Lodges ,vas reported at 7,590. A.n achnirable business .A.ddress \vas presented by the (i'rand l\Instel', Brother Greene. It opened ,vith a sigh, and its \yords s\velled 'with tearfnl grief for the loss of their venerable and valued Grand Secretary, Brother Daniel Sayre, \vho had been called froIn labor at the advuneecl age of 80 years, having served in the office of Grand Secretary full thirty years. The (±rand l\Iaster said that they \vere lllet "\vith vacant chairs and aching hearts." Froin his .A.. ddress touehing their loss I Inu,ke the follo,ving extract: In the long list of honorable and distinguished personages who, during the yellr, have passed from among the walks of men, prominently stands the lU1.lUe of Daniel Sayre. In vain do we look to-day for that famIliar face which, for 11101'e than a third ot a century, was not absent frolll a, single one of our annual reunions. His voice, whieh was so often heard in the defense or furtherance of true 1\fasonic principles, is hushed in the silence of the tomb. Fe,v 1\Iasons in Alabanu1, or, indeed, in Anlerica, were 11lO1'e widely knovnl or more highly esteelued than ,vas Brother Sayre. \Ve mingle our tears with those of his surviving loved ones over the grave of Oll!' long venerated, but now fnllen Brother. He becaule a :Mason in early life, and soon reached that €'xalted position in our councils, for "",hich his Inarked ability so Glninently titted him. He WllS elected Grttucl Secretary of this Grand Lodge in 1857, and filled that office until the time of his death. '£hat s~1d event occurred on the 7th of ApriI, 1888. G·. L. Ap.-l.

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The Grand l\:Iaster announced that peace and bal'll1ony prevailed at horne arnong the Craft, and that their relations ,vith other J urisdictiol1S eonth1l1ed undisturbed. .A.. nUlnber of Dispensations ,vere granted during his terul of office. One was to permit the burial of a party \vho had petitioned for affiliation, but died before the Lodge could legally ballot ()ll the ~1pplication. This act. is to be comluended, for the petitioner had taken the necessary steps to secure melnbership, but death ,vas too quick fbI' hiln. Perrnission was graJnted, in another case, to receive and ballot upon a petition for Inelnbership, at the sall1e lueeting, "\vhere the party \vas likely to die before his petition could take the regular course. This, as an exceptional case, nU1~y" be all right, but if the rule be established that such l1Ul,Y flee fi~oIn the 'wrath to CODle by this short line, many ,vho relnain non-affiliated until they see death nlarcbing to,vards their home \vill be asking for per1n1ssion to die \vithin the pale of the l\iasonic Order and be buried by the Brethren. l\Iany such are now stranded high and dry on the sands and rocks of non-affiliation (etUCt.';, indifference), 'who, "\vhen (leath is about to Virash thern into oblivion, ,vill shuffle for recognition and pray to be delivered frolH eonditions and danger long invited and preferred. The G-randl\Iaster had filled the vacancy occasioned by the death of Grand Secretary Sayre by appointing Brother .A.dalll R. Ba.ker. It seelns he ""vas not able to fin the position during the session, hence Brother Joiner acted as Secl'etar~路. Liberal responses \vere reported as having been Illade to the cry for help by the fever stricken people of Florida. The Grand l\Iaster announced that he had arrested the Charters of t,vo Lodges. In one case a Lodge did not obey the direction of the Grand l\:Iaster respecting the trial of a Brother 'WhO\VH,S charged ,vith Ullll1aSonic conduct. In another the Lodge elected a Brother, "\vho 'was under charges, to the office of 1Vorshipflll l\laster. In both cases the action of the Grund l\faster\vas approved, but the Charters "\\:-ere restored, as it ,vas assll1ned the punislllnent had been sufficient. .A.. lluIllber of decisions ,vere re]Jorted in the address. They ,vere local and practical, and Inet approval. lIpan the report of Brother Pillalls, COllllnittee on Correspondence, t \e positions of (~uebec and Connecticut '~lere endorsed respecting their contests with opposing fo1'ee8. -'\.. very just and deserved tribute ,vas paid to the rnelnory of their (leceased C+rand Secretary, Brother Daniel Sa.yre. rrhe G'rand Secretary' was instructed to procure "an electrotype or ,,,ood cut engraving of

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Brothel' St:tyre, and place a copy in each .J ournal of the Grand Lodge Proceedings." The saIne appears, presenting a striking likeness of the venerable servant of the Craft in .A.labalna.

"fhe business of the session \vas local, but seenled to have reeeiyecl close attention. CORRESPOXDRNCE â&#x20AC;˘

.A l'eyje\y covering above one hundred pages \vas presented by Brother P. J. Pillans, einbraeing notices of the transactions of forty~five Grand Lodges. Our Journal for 1888 \vas not in the list. I infer that the 00111luittee had not received the proceedings of this Grand I.Jodge, although they had been for\varded six 'weeks before .A.1abanut Grand Lodge conY('ned.

The report of Brother Pillans, like his fanner h1bors, \vas varied \vith brief CC)111rnents and nUlnerous excerpts, the latter largely predOlllinating. TIe \\Âˇas honored \vith a reappointlnent to the saIne post of duty, and \fe Inay hope to hear froln h irn again. The new city of Birlningluull ,vas highly c01l1plin1ented by the G'rand Lodge, as (}rand l\Iaster Jlenry H. Bro""'ll, and the Deputy Grand ~Iaster Brother l\Ioore, both reside in that thriYing and \vonderful city. A. 11e\V Grand Secretary appears in t~harge of the offiee and fills the place of the departed Sa.yre. Dr. l\Iyles Jefferson (+reene, of lVlontgornery, is the present inculnben t. I-Iere is the hand of ~Iissouri, Brother (ireene, and a cordial 'VelC0111e to you to the ranks of the scribes.

ARIZONA, 1888. This young G-rand Body held its Seventh ..:\..nnual COlluuunication in the city of Prescott, cOlIllnencing Novelnber 13th, 1888, and continued in session three da.ys. The G-rand IVIaster, Brother F ...A.. Sha\v, presided over the deliberations, \vhile Brothel' George J. Roskruge \vas Grand Secretary. ....-\.11 the chartered Lodges (six in l1UDlber) \vere represented The Inernbership in these Lodges ,vas given as 471, sho\ving H gain of Ill) for the year then closing. The .A.ddress of the Grand l\Iaster covered eight pages, and ,vas largely taken up \vitll good 1l1oralizi.ngs. He said that their "foreign relations relnained undisturbed." Congratulations

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\vere offered all tbeprosperity of' the (jrctft during the past year, 1\r() lle,v I.. odges had been created under Dispensation, \vhich ,,-ere subseqnently r:bal'tered, lna1dng the nUlnber on the roster of chartered Lodges ~unount to eight. The Grand :\Inster ad vised the creation of a systern of ])epnty Lectnrers for the better disselnination of the Ilitunl. .A.. fund for \vido\vs and orphans ,,-as repurted and ftlnonnts to $$)17.50. The Grand Secretary, Brother I1oskruge, presented (1, very brief but business-like report. 11is salary was placed at $200 per annurl1. .A. resolution ,vas sublnitted looking to the erection of a lVlasonic TCluple at Borne titne in the futnre. TJnless the experience and history of other Jurisdictions are 'worthless, the 11101'e ren~ ote the titne for ereetion of snch an elephant in that lle\V country tht~ better it \vill be for ..:-\.rizona l\fasons. 13etter expend ellel'~'Y and IlleanS in creating and increasing a fund. for the rnaintenance of \\"ido\V8 and orphans. Charity is the great luission of lVIasonry. The Grand ~Iaster having rendered and reported two rulings to tlH~ effect that slight physieal defects, such as the loss of' an eye, or of' a little' finger, does not disqualify a person for the degrees, the COIrnrlittee 011 Jurisprudence took the Inattel' in hand and oyerruled his decisions,. clailning the old doctrine as correct of" physical perfection. "

I give herewith the finding of said conunittee : Your Comndttee on Jurispl'uc1enee lJeg leave to report that it has carefully considered the decisions rendered by the :M. 'v. Grand 1\laster. \Vhile your corl1rnittee find many decisions, lJoth pro and eon, it appen.rs to us the weight of authority is ad ver~e to路 decisions Ilulllbered one Hnd two. The question of physicnl disabilities has been diseu::-sed bY nearly every Grand I,odge, and,while lUliUY of thenl .are opening' the door to adnlit stich <.18 C<.Ul literally cOluply with the l"pquirenwnts of the Ritual, it seems to this C01l1mit~ tee that it would be wiser at present to require all candidates to be physically sound, not dismembered, and to be able to con fo rl 11 literally to the requirements of the degrees of Masonry.

The alliulus of the ahove d(~liYel"an('e i~ rnanifest. It is the sarne 01(1 purpose to adhere to the regulations as to the physical nUlll, ignoring the f~lct that l\:Iasonr:v no,,' is or Inoral, and not operntiYe, ns ,vhen the old regulations \vere in full foree. ...-\.. 1, this late day it seenlS a ,york of superfluity to argue against the elairn of "physical perfe('tne~s, ". as the ground has been tr,l,versed thoroughly in past years. The effort to convince Brethren that it "is the Ix'rERXAL and not the e::cternal qualifications of a Inan \vhieh 1'e('.on11nen(1 hint tol\fasons " is love's labor lost. The above rule, rigidly enforeed, "would have excluded 801ne of the brightest and best 111en of the age, \vhile it is sufficiently latitudinarian to achnit lnen ,vho "s\vear, and lie, and steal, and tnvindle, and get as drunk as beggars." The Inan of good Inoral character Innst stand asidt~ if he happens to be defective in vision, or short one finger, or the part of" one, rernote froln \vhere such finger is needed to cOlnply \vith the rigid

5 exactions of the above rule' ; but, \vLlile he is pushed aside for such slight tl:le doorway ofl\Ias()nry lHay be erowded \vith lepers \vhose highqnalification or fitness fbI' adrnission is their phy.sical capacity for indulgence and Inuscular wlekedness. One eye of a Ulan luay be sornewhnt (lefective, or tIle vision of t,11nt 8)"8 111ay be entirely destroyed, ycthis purity of life and eharacter fits hin1 for association \vith the ~, ~(lnS of Light," \vhile anotller DUtn \vith t\yO eyes, \vho elnploys thelU tel ,rink at yirtne, or gazevvith lustful desire at untainted loveliness, Inay be achnittecl to l\Iasonie places because he can SEE. This ,vriter \vas so unfortunate in boyhood as to lose a part of the index. finger on the right hanc1. . A ccording to tIle above rule, I \vas dis(]ualified and should not have received the degrees of l\Iasonry. A.fter U1Y iHlInission alllong the" Sons of Light," I began to read up on differ,ent subjects and found the aIel perfection rule. That, 'ViU1 another disqualifi.cation (lack of sutficient residence), startlC:Kl 1ne, and I nUl-de hastE' to those 'who should have kno\vn the la\\'", and asked if I \vonld not be ruled out under such regulations. I \vas inforlned that comjJliance ,vith the of the Order, \vitllout reference to being physically peJ:(t'('f, ,vas all I needed. I have heenvery glad, for thirty-five years, that I did not fall into the hands of the" Physical Perfectionists," else I had never seen the light by ,vhieh l\Iason's 路work. 'Vith Iny jillger I thin k Inyself as good n l\lason as those '!Yho have itll their Inelnbers intact. I have bepn vigorously at 'work along all available lines of ::\Iasonic pursuit for 1110re than thirty years and have never yet heard of Hny one \yho cOHnnended or cOlldenuled lny endea\~ors on account of Iny ph~"sieal condition, either as to rny l)hysic(ll defects or rny perfecti()Ji as to Inanhood's po\vers. To Ine, this is" lunch ado about nothing." To strain c:1.. t no gnat and s\vallo,," sorne-thing infinitely larger is the praetical end of all such caviling ::)\~er "pl1ysieal perfectness." The true nns\ver is given to the itnportant challenge\vhen a enndiclate knocks at our \vell tilc(l doors. The right and benefit l>y \vbicll he asks l::1,chnission is found in the reply, "By being a l\L\N." 'Vhen I propose a party for the 111)'8teries, I tun prepaTed to say in his behalf," I-:Ie is a 7\L\N 路w hon1 GOD lunde.~' The loss of a little toe, a piece of one finger, or ilnpail'ed vision in oue eye cuts no kind of a figure, if he is one \vhorn Clod has not only 1nade but recognizes as " a l11<:1n after 1-li8 o\vnheart." The COl1unittee on Correspondenee had been in polities, he said, and therefore could not Inake a rel)Ort. Brother l\lorris (folcl\vater, the COlllInittee, ,vill be Inissed froln tIle corps reportorial, as he has "gone and done" accepted the position of <.1ntnd l\Iaster. flaYing been G"rand :JIaster Inyself, I can apprechLte the fall of 13rother Gold\vater ii'onl the high position of Reporter on OorrespondlHlce to that of presiding over one Grand Lodge. 'Vhy, heretofore, he \vas Illonarch of all he surveyed. JIe

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'was kind enough to enlunerate the Proceedings received, but not reviewed. ~Iissouri, for 1887, ,vas in the list. .\s Grand lViaster, he 111ay be found at the city of Preseott, unless "polities" shall take hiIn froln hOlYle. Brother (i·eorge J. Roskruge is in charge of the 'work of the office of Ci-rand Secretary, \vith headqnarters at Tucson. 80111e one else \yas elected i.n his place, hut Brothel' Roskrnge does the work.

ARKANSAS, 1888. The (:fraud Secretary of this .T urisdiction brings out a very neat and \rell arranged .Tournal in good tiIne. It coiltains the doings of the Forty-ninth ,A.. nnual COll1111unieatiol1, held in Little Rock, Novenlber 27th, 1888. Brother 'V. II. Gee, G-rand l\IastE~r, presided, and Brother Fay IIelnpstead \vas Grand Secretary. Representatives froln 888 Lodges '\vere present out of the 890 Lodges on the roll. Besides the Grand Officers, nine Past (~rand .l\lasters, fourteen I)epnties of I)istricts, and :Representatives of thirty-t"'~o Grand Lodges ,,-ere enrolled as being in attendance. From the very full recapitulation furnished by the Grand Secretary, I find 390 chartered Lodges, \viih a Inelnbership of 11,658 reported~ and eleven Lodges under Dispensation. The gain for the year ,vas 500, as shown by the tabulation of the C+rand .Secretary. I nCOlne tUllonnted to sOlllething over $8,000, and nearly all dUBS paid up. •Just after the C,.rand ,Lodge was dee1ared open and read)" for business, the follo'wing appears in the record: The Gratid :l\Iaster was advised that 1\1. \V. Bro..Joseph :EichbaulU, Gnl11d ~raster of Pennsylvania, and R. 'V. Bro. Michael Nisbet, Grand Secretary of the saIne .Jurisdiction, were in the city, haYing COlne to attend the session of this Grand Lodge and the celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the fornuttion of this Grand Lodge. The M. VV. Grand :Master thereupon appointed a COllnnittee to repair to the Capital Hotel, 'where these Brethren were, and eseort the111 to the Grand Lodge Hall. The committee retired and shortlr returned, escorting the Brethren, who ,vere C011ductecl before the altar, and there introduced by Brother Sanl. "\V'. \Villianls, after which they 'were greeted with the Grand Honors, anlf were welcOlned by :\1. \Y. Grand 1J:aster 'V. H. Gee, and conducted to the Grand East. ~r. \Y. Bro. Gee expressed the pleasure felt by this Grand Lodge in welcOlning' thern, coming from a distant sister .Jurisdiction, drawing from it an evidence of the strength of that fraternal tie that prevails wherever li'reemasonry exists. To this sentilnent both Brothers Eichbau111 and Nisbet Inade responses appreciative of the hearty and fraternal greetings ,vhich had been extended to them.

The ..A.ddress of the (frand i\Iaster "vas rarely brief, but interesting enough for its length. The fol1o,,~ing sentilnents ,vill reeeive a generous

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eC'ho in the hearts of all \\"ho love true l\Iasonry, and love it for 'what it is: :MaROnry teaches, and has always COll1111encled the highest standard of nloral excellence vet sometirlles a stnnding reproach presents itself to the Craft in the abuse, by its nWlIlbers, of the best faculties 'with ,,,11ic11 God has endo\ved man. It presents itself in various fOrIllS-profnnity, for instance, vulgarity, ingratitude, back-biting, internperftnCe, and even absolute drunkenness, and nU1.ny other evil fornlS whi.ch bring tl~e blush of shmne to the good Mason's cheek. rrhese things should not be, and I assert Inost positivelY that these vices are not learned or aequired in the Lodge roonl. 'Tenlperance, prudence, fortitude, justice, brotherly love, relief and trath are virtues that strengthen our moral natures 1,vhen properly studied and practised, and 11lake the r0sistallce of te:mptation easy and enables us to avoid excess. Yes, Brethren, the Lodge roonl is intended to nlake us wiser and better Incn and :Masons, and our conduct in all the relations of life should convince the world of its good effects.

Concerning the state of the Craft in that Jurisdiction, Brother Gee said it ,vas in "a reasonably prosperous condition." lIe had grHnted seven Dispensations for the forrnation of ne,v Lodges. A l1lunber of corner-stones had been laid during his ternl by hinlself and appointees. Three rulings ,vere announced as having gone forth under his offieial . SH,llction. One ,vas to the effect that a l\{ason, not a Inelnber of any Lodge, ll1ight prefer charges against a 'member of a Lodge. This strikes me as a little out of line of procedure. Suppose the prosecutor, not being a 1ne1nbe1' of any Lodge, should be objected to by SOlne Inell1ber of the trial court, and he not allo'vved to appear in the prosecution. The case ,voulcllapse for 'vant. of a prosecutor. The doctrine is bad. The COlllInittee doctored the rule. The Grand Secretary, Brother Fay lIenlpstead, furnished an unusually full and elaborate report concerning all ulatters connected '\vith bis department of labor.

SE!\II-CENTE~NI,AL.

The fol1ow'ing report touching this interest ,vas presented and adopted: The cOlnnlittee appointed at the last session of this Grand Lodge to ll1ake preparations for the proper celebration of the fiftieth anniversn,ry of the formation of this Grand Lodge, by Brother Fay Hell1pstead, Secretary of the COll1mittee, Inade iL report as to the exercises proposed and as to progress Blade in the preparations; that the exereises ofa literary character ,vere appointed to bA held at the I-todge hall, comnlencing at Ho'clock on \Vednesday evening, Novernber 2Rth, consisting of addl'esses bv Brother John P. Kn,rns, of \Vestern Star Lodge, No.2, I.Jittle Rock, \"ho was presenf ,vhen the Grand Lodge was forn1ed, Novenlber 21st, 1888; by Past Grauel :Master Sanl. \Y. \Villia1lls, the Past Grand :Mastcr who is oldest in serviee of those now living, find by others, and that at the conclusion of the exercises in the ha.ll, the lnenlbers of uncI delegates to the Grand Lodge, friends and visitors, v{ould repair to a suitable hall in another building where a banquet would be served.

The G"rand Lodge ordered the proceedings at the centennial celebration printed in the Journal, ,vhich w"asdon6. rrhe proceedings covel' SOIne tvventy-five pages, and enlbraee 11luch of interest. Ira-ppy responses ,vere made to various sentinlents offered, and yery interesting letters 'were

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ch)ses as follcnrs: At the conclusion. the company rose and joined in singing" .A.aId Lang Sync ;" Hnd d i-.:persing. the occasion was at Hn encl. " And so il plclLsant hour had slipped A. WHY fr0111 our clnbraees, And falil~n into the dusky erypt ()f darkened 1'orn1s and faces. " the celebration was worthy of the oeeasion "which and most appl'orn'iately conducted, and behind it ,ts the setting sun reddens disappeared.

:\Iissouri '\'as represented in the follovdng luanner: ST. LorIS, November 8th, 1888. I urn in receipt of all indtation to attend the fiftieth anniversary of the f0l'1ll11tion of the C;rand Lodge of Arkansas, to be observed on the 28th inst., in the city of Little Rock. I re,gTet that cir(~nmstnllees are such that I can do no 1110re than express ms inability to pal'ticirmte with you on th.nt very interesting occasion. I arn about leaving home for a Yftelltion to seck much needed rest and renewed vita.lity in the bracing atmosphere of Colorado, and will be absent ~ome thirty days. During the past fifty years The Grand Lodge of Arkansas has made history. and has produced som(~ of the grandest and best l11en of the Anwrican Craft. You have l"L 11lOlllnnent reared to the Inemoryof the great and good English. "1."our (Jl'ancl Lodg'e is a InOnUnleut to Preemasonry. 1\1o.y the latter outlive the ,Ill'unite shl1ft eonseerllted to the virtues of a peerless Mason, and may your Grand Lodg-e, imitating the life ftnd Inbors of the illustrious English, llU.'tke the next tifty years as the P;1~t, only mort:.' glorious. Yery truly and fraternally yours, JOIIX D. YIXCIL .. I

The report on the alJove subject 路was able Hnd just. One ease struck InY' attention w'ith foree and ('ans to Inind the course pursued by onr ('(Hrllllittee in l\IiSSOlll'i. The C+rand Lodge of .A.. rkansas Inade short ,york of a bad fello\v, 'whose case \\~as up on appeal. He bad been triecl by a Lodge and reprilnanded for an offense I 'will not record here. I-lis defense was "That other 1Vfasons had 1>een guilty of the SUIne and had not been dealt ,vith." Thec01111nittee of the Grand Lodge did not vie,v th ings as the accused had done, but said tlre punisbrnent inflicted by the Lodge v,'as not C01111nensurate '\vith the offense. Exercising original jurisdiction in the case, the Grand Lodge gave hitn the grand bounce and sent hin1 into outer darkness. Such action cOlll111ends itself to all lovers of purity and good rnorals in the Fraternity.

CORRESPONDEXCE. . :\. report of less than t\VO pages graces the Proceedings, presented by the Chairn1an, Brother (reorge E. Dodge. In it he reCOll11l1encled the reeognition of" The lTnited Grand I.Joc1ge of Ne\v Routh ""Vales," ,vhich

-was adopted, and the proposed recognition duly accorded. This report a happy solution of loeal diffieulties in that far off land, and shO'\V8 ho\y harlllony had been seeured by. a union of all the Lodges in that country, l1eretof()re holding alleg-iunce to theCrrand I..Jodges of England, Scotland and Ireland. The unification of all Lodges in that territory justifies the recognition of the Grand Lodge under its present title, 'which I HIll pleased to record, and shall reCOIYllnend the saIne to the C1-rand Lodge of l\Iissouri. Fleretofore there 'were non-consenting Lodges there ,vhich forbade our recognition of the fo1'n1e1' errand Lodge, called "Ne,V' South -"rales." Nc)\v all is pence and nnity Hlllong theln. Let the111 be recognized. Follo,ving the foregoing report, Brother ~Dodge tendered bis resignation as Chairrnan of the COllllnittee on Correspondence, ,vbicl1 position he had tilled for a nUlllber of years, the perlnanent Chnirlnanship haying l)ee11 conferred on hin1. The record says that it 'was\yith reluctance that ,anyone ,,,"onld 1110\'8 to aeeept the resignation of 13rother Dodge. lIe retires as one \yIlo lU1S filled the station assi,gned hiln 'with great credit .alHl ability. He ,vill be nlissed fron1 the " I~eportorial (TuUd," and none will be found to surpass his \vork in that J urisdietion. R. I-I. TA. \'"I.l)Jt, 1Iot Springs, ,vas elected Ci. "JI. FA_y HJ~~~IPSTE.AT\ Little Hoek, was l'C'-elceted G. Sec.

BRITISH COLUMBIA, 1888. The J ourllal under revie'\y contains the proceedings of three special sessions of the above G-rand Lodge, and the doings of the Seventeenth . :\.. nnual C011111lunication. The latter ,vas held in the city of Ne,," '~Vest颅 rninster, beginning on the 2:31'd of June, 1888. Chving to tIle I1CH1-appear,ance of the .Journal of Proceedings for 1887, I have been unable to keep the run of things in the C'Trand Lodge of British Collllnbia. .A. ne,v Grand Secretary turns up in the present tTournal, the fOrIner ineUlnbent, Brother Neufelcler, having disappeared, ,,路hen, ho\v or vrhy this deponent sayeth 110t.

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Bro..A.. It. l\Iilne, GTand l\Iaster, presided, and Brother IIenry the ne\v (i-rand Secretary, officiated. There seelned to be a full representation of all the Lodges, nine in nUlnl)er, '\vhich Lo<Jges have a reportedll1en1bership of :inn.

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The Grand l\Iaster furnished a s01l1e\vhat lengthy nnd very readable A.ddress. His notices of and tributes to the deceased Jnernbers of the J ur-

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isdietioll \vere quite appropriate. ..t\.nlong the noted dead he Inentiolled Past (~rand :\Iaster TholllUS ,\Vhite and Past Grand Senior 'Varden .J011<1than Putt. I)ivers Dispensations had been granted and special privileges accorded those \Y ho applied for theln. The refusal of the Grand 1\laster to aIlo,v a ballot at an ernergeney lI1eeting ,vas reported, together ""ith a. like refusal to pel'lnit a I...Iodge to ta1\:e a second ballot \vhere a candidate had been clu1.\' rejected. He announced our l\Iissouri vie,vs respecting (Iual !l1enlbershi!>. The saIne hrw as to lVlasonic' funerals \vbich ohtains \vith us ,vas announced and approYed. Absolute control of all funeral eerelnonies \VHf; elaiIned for any 2\Tasonic Lodge taking charge of the burial of H Brother. The G-rand l\laster reeol1unencled that the honorary degree of Past (~rand Senior ,Varden be conferred upon Brother E. C. Xenfelder, late C+rand Seeretary, ,vho is about to l110ve out of the (;ralld ~Jurisdiction. It 'was done accordingly. The usuaJ church service "was conducted during the session by Canon Cooper,who prencbed a se1'n1011 upon the \vel1-kno,vn and oft-repeated text: "Behold ho\v good and ho'v pleasant it is for brethren to d,vell together in unity." I find nothing in the Journal of general interest.. No report on Oorrespondence. The (+rand :I\laster \vas re-elected, and lives at ''''ietoria. Brother lIellry Bro,vll, Past G-randl\laster, was chosen Grand Secretary, and rClsides in the SHIne city.

CALIFORNIA, 1888. The .Annual sent out fran1 California for 1888 is al110ng the largest yollunes received at this office, and reaches 80Dle 500 pages. This is accounted for l)y the publication of the nalnes of the nlenlbers by Lodges. The Thirty-ninth .A.nnnal COllnnUllieation ,vas opened in S~tn Francisco, ()ctober 9th, 1888. The I?roceedings did not reach 111e until l\Iav. The delay is explail1E~d by the l1rand S'~cretary in a note sent out ,,~ith the Journal lIe said he had been hindered in publishing the \vork" in consequence of sickness and death in his f<-llnily and of his o\'vn greatly broken health." The sylnpathy of this revie\ver is hereby tendered tIle bereaved Brother, though the note (ioes not inforlll us 'v ho ,vas called a,,~ay路fro!n his household. ~

The G'randLoc1ge of California is of steady gro'\vth and ever increasing prosperity. The roster sho\ved, at the COllllnencelnent of the Thirtyninth Session, that there 'were 229 chartered Lodges, \'lith seven under Dispensation in existence. Nearly all ,vere represented. The n1en1 bership footed up 15,1:25, being a gain over the previous year of 500. 1\1. 'V.

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-Bro. Hiraul N. I~ucker presided.

Brother .A.lex. (-t. ..:\_bell, the y(路teran Secretary, \vas at his post of duty, and his \vork sho\\"ed hini still rnastel' of the situation. (~rand

The ..:\.ddress of G"rand JIaster Hucker proyed that the errand Lodge qY California had not 111ade any nlistake in selecting hiln to preside over

the Craft in that iInportant field of l\lasonic labor. ...-\. very bright and readable exordiulll introduced hiln to the reader in the presentation of an elaborate business paper, 'which covered SOUle tw"enty pages. It ,vas siu1ply full of Inatter, local in bearing but very interesting. IIis labors 111USt have been arduous and trying, judging froll1 the varied subjects handled during his ternl. JIe had written 80n1e 400 letters. This calls to Inind a terIn of service in other years \vhen I \vrote over one thousand letters during ll1y official year as Grand 1\faster in l\lissouri, and the Brethren c01l1plained that I did not do 111y duty at that. fIe reported ten rulings rnade by hin1, \vhieh ,vere approved, \vith slight changes Inade by the COll11nittee on Jnrisprudence. Five Lodges \vere created by hinl under l:>ispensation. )10 RE U:NBELIEF.

G-rand l\Iaster I{uckel' presented a ease like SOllle others Inet with of late years. But he and his Grand Lodge did not fear the cry of "SechU'ianisIl1," and say, as Illinois did, that to deal \vith such cases was " rnischievous." I present his statelnent of the 11latter and ,vill follo\v it with the noble and grand utterances of the C01111nittee on ~T urisprudence. That Grand Lodge adds another to the list of Jurisdictions 'whieh have spoken in 110 uncertain terlns upon this vital question. l\Iissouri sounded a trUIl1pet blast one year ago that has been heard all over the land, and COUles echoing back fronl the farthest verge of our ocean-girdled Continent. IIail, l\Iichigan! Hail, California! flail, all Grand Jurisdictions "which hold forth the pure "word of life and proclairn GOD as over all and above all. I-lide your heads, ye revilers, and perish, ,vha \vould strike ~lo\vn our fabric, ,vhich, through the centuries, has acted on the principle, "No God, 110' obligation. No obligation, no responsibility." I think Illinois Inust begin to feellonesOJne. But here is the extract: A I.-odge, after having duly elected an applicant to receive the degrees, proceeded to initiate hirn. \Vhen the usual interrogation had been propounded he hesitated," and :finally answered that he H believed in smue supreme power, but ,vas unwilling to acknowledge that suprmne power by any particular naIne." After a few 11l0l1lents, in which the candidate ,vas allowed to consider, he was asked the plain question, "Do you place trust in God'?" His answer was, "I don't kno\y what you call ~t ; some call it by one IHune, itnd SOIne by another." The candidate 'was conducted frOI1l the Lodge by order of the :Master, and a consultation was held between the three chief officers. The Senior \Varden was sent out to interview the candidate for the purpose of correcting a possible 111isUllderstallding. That oineel', upon his return to the Lodge, reporte.d that the u_nswers of the candIdate \vere substantially the sanle. rfhe :Mastel', eVIdently ext.remely fl.uxious to be just, permitted the candidate to be again admitted, and asked hiln the direct question路 and received an answer as before. The Deacon ",as then I,

[()ct. diree·ted to retire with the candidate and inf'orlll hinl that in dup time his 1110ney would be refunded. The candidate subsequently sent word to the l\Iaster of the Lodge, l'ecluest· ing him not to refnnd the Inoney and" expressed a feeling agreeable to answering any and nU questions that might be asked." ~rhe .Master, after detailing theahovc statement, asked, "'Vhat shall I do'!"

:r directed the fees to be rE~tnrned to the candidate, with the ?faster that l.Iasonry has no USe for men who will" hesitate" and quibble or helief in His Omnipotenec, OmniBeicnce and Onlniprescllce. If there was error on part of the :Master, it was in admitting the candidate the seeond tiTue to the Lodge rC)onl. l\Iasonic Lodges should never falter on this the priIne requisite to an introduetion into our lllystic rites and observanees. 'rhe first, the essential, and the indispensable qUHliti(~ation of a ·eandidate for initiation is that he Innst IHlYC .{aith In God. Not tl.. IHuneless something. but the true GOD OF .•\.BR.UL\..:\l, ISAAC tlnd JACOB; the sanIe by 'whos(~ Divine C011111UUHl MOSES wl'ollg-ht the deliveranee of the children of Israel; and the saIne who gladdened the heart Of'D.AYID by prOll1ise of a house that should be declicated to His Holy NfLlne, and Jlnan~; verified that promise in the person of SOLO:\WN. whose wbdolll consnnnnated the g'l'eflt design and crowned his labors in adoration of that Deity whose power and infinite 'wisdOlll direct the revolving worlds, mnrk the sparrow's fall, and water the flowers that bloom in the lueado'W. (hl the al:>ove tlle COllnnittee eonunentecl thus:

FLOHIDA.

To the 'wail of distress "\" hich c::Ul1e frol11 tIle fever stricken South, Califol'lria responded "with usual pronlptness and liberality, $;300 being sent by order of the C1-rand l\:Iaster f'ro'll1 the Grand Lodge funds. ,Vhat other l11110UlltS \vere f()1~'wardec1 the (rrand l\laster did not report. I Inust close Iny notice of this able and extended business paper of G-rand l\Taster Hucker by appending thereto a just tribute paid hiln by the COlllnlittee on the .:~ddress : It is a souree of great pride and satisfaction to the 11lem.bers of yonI' cOllunittee, as it must be to yon, to knc)'w that our Grand :Master has so ably sustained the credit that has hitherto ttttached to the utterances of those who have been selected to pre~id.e in the Grand ];:ast. It is right that the I~rethren should take pride in the charadeI' of those to 'whom they entrust the interests of our great Jnrisdiction : and it is pleasant to find those Brethren showing full appreeiation of so distinguished an honor as is that of being chosen to 'fill the high position of Grand ~Iaster. The excellence of this paper indicates that Grauel :Master RUCKER has fonnecl a very proper estimate of the honor bestowed tIllon hlIn-one to ,,,,hich his Clninent services in this Grand Lodge, and ill behalf o1'tllo interests of our whole Fraternity, so justly entitled hinl.

In the beautiful senthucHlts containe(~ in the introductory portion of this .Address, your eonunittee 1110st heartily concur. Eyery line is suggestive, offering food for pleas.. ant and profitable reflection. . The position of Granel l\faster in the Jurisdiction of California is one burdened with 111any ea,res and heavy responsibilities: and he \vho would worthily gain the honors

l)elon~tn!~ to it 11lUSt do so at the expense of lunch time and great labor. 'VBig-hed in the IHl1:llJ.(~e 61' dnty, our present <31'1111<1 l\Jaster is not ~found wanting. Your conllnittee are not a little snrpTised that he could sutliciently spare the tilne frOlil his professional duties to enable hiIn to make sueh a record of visitation; but it hns been done, and nUlUY .Lodge,:I.:S have l?e,,en ]na~le to re.io~ee i!J the personal pr~~e}lCe, (,.>f'.that high officer, and to, feel the benefieent eHeet resultlng 1rOln such Grand \'lsltatlOlls.

ThEl IUllne of IIirarll X. T~ucker ,vill be assigned a conspicuous place alllong the illustrious \vorthies of that (J urisdietiorl. Ins labors "will sufler nothing by cOlnpari8on 路with theirs, ,vhieh have lnade California l\Iasonry o'l'and and historic. That J urisdietion has been singularly fortunate in the clloice of errand :lVlasters, ~uHl has ll1ade as fe,v In~takEl~ as any Grand Lodge of the country in this particular. The question often occurs tothis ,,,riter, hln-v and ,vhere do they find so nUlny good Inen for l\Ias()nic leaders.

Full and elaborate reports ,vere rendered by the Grand Treasurer, C+rand Secretary, Grand Lecturer, and the several l\Iasonic Boards of Relief of that Jurisdiction. Concerning the Grand Secretary, the COll1rnittee on the Iteport of that officer had the following to say: Brethren of the Grand Lodge, your conuuittee stopped and bowed their heads in respeetful and beC0111ing veneration upon readiug the first clause of thi.s, ilS u:;ual, E:xeellent report-" The undersigned submits his Thirtu-thircl Annual Report to the errand Lodge." Let us all pause for a nlOlnellt to contemplate the cOlnprehensiveness of that statGIllEm!. It indicates to us thirty-four years of earnest, honorable, acceptnble service in behalf of Masonry in general, and of this Grand Lodge in particular; it indicates the appropriation of the flower of manhood to the rnental and physical toil which has tbrmed the principal factor in the success that in aU the years has characterized this (}rnnd Lodge; it indicates the devotion of the ripened powers of 111anhoocl, and the w18<1c.)1n of age aIleI exp(~rience, to the promulgation of the grandest teachings and the aceOlllplishlnellt of the noblest purposes to which human attention and hUnlHJl energies (:nn \)e directed; it indieates the sound jndgll1ent and wise action of the nohle Brother whose eonstant deternlination has bCeli to make this one of the grandest of the Grand Lodges of l\Iasollry ; it indiCates the confidence, the respeet, and, finally, the love you l)ear for OIle who in nll these years has gone in and out before )"OU in honest, faithful compliance with his C'.Oluprehensive ideas of duty. It needs no words of praise frOlll your C0111Inittee of our good Brother ABEl.L for his (lonstantfidelity to the interests of this Granel Lodge. The esthnnte which the Fraternity in this Jurisdiction has placed upon his learning, his energy and his devotion to his trust, is b(~st indicated by his long service; and the ability ,vith which he has filled the respollsible office of Granel Secretary is best praised by the large vote which has eontinned hilu therein 1'rorn :May, 1855, to the present time. :May his )-ea1'8 of usefulness yet be many!

Brother .Abell is ,yell cro\vned ,"vith years and honors. lnonUlnent in itself.

The above is a

LODGE AND SALOON PARTNERSHIP.

The COl1ullittee on .A.ddl'ess of the Grand l\:Iaster had this to respecting partner'ship between Lodges and saloons:

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Your cODlnlittee to w11on1 ,vas nlso referred that portion of the Address ot the GnuHl Master relative to renting parts of :Masonic Halls for saloon purposes, report as follows:'

Conlph1.int was Blade that in some instances the lower story or ground floor of build路 ings m~ed for Lodge purposes had been rented for liquor saloons. The Grand Master dieT

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not. feel authorized to do 11101'e than to adyise that it was in bad taste for a Lodge to rent any portion of the building in which its Lodge-rootll was situated for such a purpose. YOl1l' cOlnmittee think, with him, that it is ill exceedingly bad taste, and further, that the Grand Lodge ought, by a General Regulation, or by some .proper .alnendillent ~o our Constitution, to provide that 110 such thIng should be permItted to any Lodge III the future.

I preSU111e the partneij>ship 'will continue, as no action \vas taken by the Grand Lodge to dissolve the business eonlpact bet\veen I-Jodges and saloons. I call the foregoing a "PART~ERSHIP" because of the language used by an able cOlll1nittee above quoted. The terlllS used by the C0111nlittee cannot l.e Inisunderstood and could not be 1110re descriptive. Here it is: " llelatit'e to rent'ÂŁng pa?>t8 of J\t1ASONIC HALLS for saloon, purposes." 'Vhen Lodges rent" pa?>ts" of their "tIalls" for any purpose it 111USt be for a money consideration. ,\Vhen rented for" saloon PUIIJOf:ws," the Lodges so "renting" pa1'ts of l\fAsoXIC JIAIJLS " 'will expect their rent to be paid by the saloon-keeper proillptly, and he nlust depend upon his business for the Inoney ,vith 'which to InGet his obligation to the o\vners of the property. The b'ilSinessintere8t of the. Lodges in the saloon venture~ and its ?'evenues, is so glaringly apparent that no quibble can release thern frolll the responsibility of being" partaker.') of other 111en's sins." The pct:dnership being thus established, business principles 111USt govern the relationship. Every lllonth S0111e 111e111be1' of Lodges" renting parts of l\1asonic Halls for saloon purposes" 'will call upon the head of the :firln do\vn stairs for the dividends due the other part of the firll1 above stairs. ''\/"hen received said dividend \vill be reported by the Secretary and paid over to the Treasurer. Proper entrieB ,vill be Inade and read after this fashion: " Cash received for pa'}'t of' our l\Iasonic IIa.l1 used for saloon pnrposes, $---." \,Vhieh part of the IIall is thus perverted and desecrated the quotation does not sho\v. But I \vould as soon use dividends fi"Ol11 the occupancy of the ante-rOOlllS by saloon-keepers as the lo\ver floor. Both belong to the Lodge, and revenue arising ii'onl the death-prodncing business, above or belo\v stairs, is "blood 7noney," H,nd the Lodge of Free J\Iasons \\'hich receives funds froI11 such a source is not only partaker and partner of the sin producing the 111oney, but, in the sight of God, is guilty of the crilne of rnaking" blood 1110ney." The Lodgeju,l"ni.she.'J the Oppo1>tnnUy for Inoney to be Inade contrary to the Ia \v of God and 11ason1'y, and then shares the ill-gotten pelf. Suppose Lodges sllould rent" parts of l\Iasonic lIaUs" for g,unb1ing "purposes." Gal1lblers rob their victilns of 1l10ney, but do not destroy their lives, health and falnilies. Saloon-keepers do all these things and l11ore. They kindle passions and furnish fuel to keep alive the ,vorst eleIllents in lllunan nature, resulting in the death of the vietinl, and. often send the innocent unbidden into the presence of (+od.

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If it \vere kno,vn to the nTasonic Fraternitv of California that Lodo'es ,,-ere "renting parts of l\Iasonic flaIls" fo;' GA:\IBLING "purposes," the outcry for the suppression of such Lodges ,,"ould result in their death and Charters ,vould be arrested at once. "Bad taste" "would not be the Inild characterization of the ,"vrong. It ,vould be pronounced ~t l\lasonic CRIl\a~. Yet Lodges 111ay rent parts of their Halls for" saloon purposes," 路where gUlnbling is aIlo路wed, and it is sinlply "bad taste." \V"hat is the difference bet,veen a galnbling hell and a hell \vith gaulbling perlnitted in it ? Deterlnine the difference, and then the difference \vill appear bet,veen "renting parts of l\Iasonic lIalls for saloon purposes" and rentin~ the saIne property for galnbling " purposes."

It is to be hoped that Oalifornia lVlasonrY'Nill soon 'wipe this foul blot f1'o111 her bright and, other\vise, untarnished narne. l\fasonrv eannot afford to be a party to such heinous oft"enses against propriety,~lnorality and purity. \VISDOJL

One of tbewisest things done by the Grand Lodge \vas the follo\ving: .A.. proposition bad been SUbll1itted looking to a change of a Regulation so as to "pernlit I..Jodges of the Jurisdiction to attend funerals, as Lodges, ,,,hen the cerelnonies are conducted by a Comluandel'y of I(nights TentpIal'." The OOHnnittee of Jurisprudence, \vith the able and discreet 'Y 111. C. Belcher at its head, said: "'Ve recolnlnend that the all1enchnellt be not adopted." .A.nd it ,vas not adopted. 'Vhat business \vo111d a J.;odge, in its Lodge character, have at the funeral of HI I(night Telnplar, 'rho requested his OOlnmandery to bury hinl 'with the eereulonies of I(nighthood? They '\vould certainly not feel at horne any 1n01'e than the traditional "poor boy at a fi"olie."N 0, keep a\vay fron1 such places in your Lodge character. If a Tenlpla1' desires his COI1unandery to do the burying, it is very evident that he gives the preference to that Body over

the Lodge. lIe has that right Hlnel no one 'will question it. I..Jet hinl hase his \vish carried out. 1Vho ,vould ,vant to appear in public kno\ving the facts? It is certain the Lodges have not asked for such perrnission. Unti! they crave perrnission to play second fiddle to the COHullandery on funeral occasions, I do not think the lllatter is a proper one for agitation. In the California case it appears that the 1110velnent originated 'with the other branch of l\iasonry. The record said that the proposed aluendInent ,vas presented by SOlue Ol1e "011 behalf of it C01111nittee froln the Grand Commandery of ICnights Templa1' of the State." The proposition originated froln a very honorable and respectable source. But it 8ho'W8 that "Bn,rkis" \vas too ",viUin'." The Grand Lodge took t be proper view of the question and left it '\vhere it belongs.

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LOct. CORRESPONDJ~NCE.

As indicated in Iny last rcvie'\y of the California Proceedings, a new' CCllnlnittee took eharge of the "work, 13rother 11i11 being superseded by Brother Jarnes 'Vright . Anderson. The latter StlyS in his report that this duty \vas assigned hiln on fl,Ceount of the a:ffiiction of Brother Ifill. Brother ~-~ndersoll is not Un1\:110'\"n to this 'writer as it revie\ver, and his work is highly appreciated. No rnistake \vas Inade in placing hiln at the head of the Conl111ittee. lIe is both experieneed and able. His notices of fifty-four Proceedings, in lAG pages, sho'\v8 still his Blustery of the \'lark of revie\ving. l\Iissouri, f(n~ 1887, received four pages of his attention. <3el1eral approval of onr l'1i880u1'i doings is found in his kind and fraternalnotice, except the action of this Grand Lodge against the saloon in 'JIasonry. This action he ,vas "not I>repared to endorse." He said: " Those \vho are in the Lodge should be held responsible for unn1asonic conduct." I quite agree \vith you, Brother .A.. nderson. ..A.nel that is just \vhat \ve inl\.Iissouri have done. Those \vho \verehl, the I.Jodges, engaged in Inaking drunkards of their fellow-luen and of their brother l\lasons,. \vere held to be guilty of unrnasonic conduct. Brother ..:"l.nderson says he is a " belie\'er in telnperanee," and, as such, \vould enforce l\lasonie la 'v against <lrunkenness. 11e1'8 w'e agree again. But ho\v strange it seeIns that as good a nunl and l\1ason as he is, should be \\Tilling to punish his brother l\Iason for getting drunk, and doing \\Tong under the influence of :l\1asonic \vhisky, sold to hin1 a saloon-keeping l\Iason, and yet not pnnish the dJ'tlnk'ui'd-makiny l\Iasoll. .Ah, Brother . .:\.. nder8011, your vie\ys 'Yill not appear consistent '\vhen you think again. I-Ie thinks ours is "tt bad la\v," and. the best" ,vay to get riel of it is to see it strictly enforced." Just so. If the denlerits of our hnv are to be found only by its enforce11lel1t~ then it ,vill never be repealed. It has been "strictly enf()rced,'" until there is not a saloon-keeping :l\Iason in ~1issol1ri. .:\.nd still it is in force, \vith the heartiest approbation ever given to any legislation in l\Iissouri fi70111 all sonrees. Even liquor 1ne11 say no\v that the la\v is. right, and 路we are f~tr better off \vithont the elenlents \vhich w"ent out under the 1<:1..,,', Its enforcelnent has proved it to be a GOOD la\v, because it freed us fron1 a class of 111en \vho ,yere ackno\vledged to IJe a disgrace to the Institution. .:~nd, better than that, no 11101'e of the kind \vill ever get into the Order in this Jurisdiction. I-Iaving fi~eed ourselves frOln the presence of such as 'were unworthy of a place alllong 1110ral and decent 1nen, we are no路w 1110ving for\vard on other and higher lines of irnproveluent. OUI' Ritualistic teachiilg is in the hands of Brethren who give a higher rnoral iI11port to J\lasonry; our officers, C+rand and Subordinate, are taking higher ground as to the character of the Institution, and of those 1V hose petitions con1e before the I..Jodge, Our I-I01l1e is the next grand ,york of l\lissouri lVIasonry, and \ve are preparing an asylUl11 for the unfortunate, and 80011 "\vill have housed 'within its sheltering precincts.

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" destitute ,vido\vs and helpless orphans." vVe can afford to appeal to the best elell1ents in l\lasonry novY 拢)1' aiel to build up a great charity, because Brethren "who prize the Institution as a "beautiful svste111 of 1l1oraJs" have been able to see that l\fasonry rnean,s something 1nd/'ethan a na,HW~ and a very poor HaIne at that ,vhile such characters ,vere allo,ved remain in it. "lith the purification of lVlasonry, the friends of nlorality and good order in our Fraternity have taken beal't and are at ,,"ork ,vith a 路will. The future is full of prolnise and brightens each year vvith signs of cOIning hnprOVell1ent and grovvth. Brother Anderson treated 1Iissouri and this COlll111ittee ,vith 11larked consideration in his very able and conl111endable revie'v. ]vIay he long continue to represent the high and pure principles of l\Iasonry on the Pacific Coast. I-lis revie,v takes rank ulllong the very best of the day, and rnarks its author as a superior ,vorklllan on the Temple. l\10RRIS 1\1. ESTEE, San Francisco, was elected G. IVI. ..A.LEX1\cNDER G. A.BELL, San Francisco, was Te-elected G. Sec.

CANADA, 1888. Quite a list of special 111eetings ,vere reported by the Grand Secretary in his J 0urnal of the year under notice. The Thirty-third .A.nuual 00U1Inunication 'was held in the city of Toronto, July 18th, 1888. lVL 'V. Bro. I-Ienry Robertson, LL.D, ,vas Grand l\laste1', "'"hile Brother J. J.l\lason was Grand Secretary. The Grand Lodge ","as well welcollled, the city authorities and l\Iasol1s of Toronto all tendered special courtesies, and addresses being made by the IVfayor and leading 11lembers of the Craft. The Grand l\laster had plenty of opportunity to orate, as he did the responding. There are 355 Lodges on the roster of this Grand I.Jodge, with a membership of nearly 20,000. The Journal is ahnost wholly taken up 'with the Address of the Grand l\:Iaster and 'with reports frOIl1. the District Deputies, 140 pages being covered by these matters. The .A.. ddress of the Grand l\laster treated of the condition of the Craft, vvbich ,vas reported as encouraging, '\vhile three new Lodges had been created by proper authority. Other Inatters of minor note ,vere luentioned, among "rhich were a dozen l'ulings of local bearil1g. Nothil1g clainling any special thought is to be found in the Proceedings. Grand lVlaster Robertson having served the Craft for路 .two terlns, declined any further labor and "ras succeedecl by Brother R. T. 'Valken1, Kingston, while Brother J. J. lVlason, Hamilton, ,vas re-elected Grand Secretary. G. L. Ap.-2.

.J1ppendix.

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COLORADO, 1888. The T\venty-eigbth .Annual Ccnnll1unlcation \vas held in the city of Denver, beginning Septelnher 18th, 1888. 1\.1. ""'". Bro. George I{. I{ilnball, Grand l\Iaster, presided; Brother Eel. C. Parlnelee ,vas Grand Secretary. 'Fr~nn the report of the COlllInittee on Credentials it appears there \vere Representatives present fi'Olll fifty-six Lodges, \vhile the nanlesof t\ventythree Grand Lodges are recorded as being represented. Thirteen Past l\ÂŁasters nan1es \vere recorded in the list as being present. Perhaps there' 'were no luore to attend. The very cOlIlplete tabular statelnent of the' Grand Secretary, Brother Ee1. C. Pannelee, sho\,'s the follo\ving: Total l1luuber of I..Ioclges chartered by that Grand Lodge, during its history, Hlllounts to seventy-three. :Nine of these have becolne extinct. ]~ourÂ Lodges 'were chartered at the above session, rnaking <:1, total list of sixty-four Lodges no,v at\York. The Inelnbership, as reported, foots up 4,844, sho'wing a gain of 266 for the year. FrOll1 reading the Journal uncleI" l'evie,v, and fronl sOlne\vhat extended observation of the condition of l\Iasonic aff~lirs in the ,,,"onderfnl State of Colorado, this "Triter is ilnpressed ,rith the conviction that l\1nsonry in that Jurisdiction is grandly progressive and vital. ADDRESS.

Grand. l\Iastel' l~iInball presented an ..:\ddress covering eight pages, which lnay be styled both business t"tud "practical in its ll1ake-up. He said that until SOllle arrangen1ents are Inade "'hereby the G-rand l\1aster's expenses are paid, none but those of tunple 111ea118 ean satisfactorily fill the tirancI East. The fe'\v Lodges visited ,vere founel ,vell nigh perfect in the "work. On the" saloon question" he presented vie\vs fairly conservative, adrnitting the right of the Grand Lodge to prescribe snch qualifications as \vere regarded proper for the best interest of the Craft, but thought that it ,,\VHR not pro per to require of a candidate for the .1nysteries a '\vritten pledge not to engage in the sale of intoxicating liquors. '

The Connnittee on Jurisprudence took a different vie\v, and stood by the la\v of the Grand Lodge, and their report ,vas adopted. I shall pay attention to the position of the (rrand Lodge on this subject at another point in Iny l'eyie\v of that J nrisdiction. Grand l\Iaster l{ilnball, in treating the "Past l\:Iaster" question, said: "1\1y opinion is that this.,

ID degree, if degree it can be so called, has no place in Blue Lodge or ~tneient Craft l\Iasonry, and trust \ve ,vill hear no 11101'e of it." The (}rand Lodge seellled to have been of the saIne Inind, as the Conllnittee on ,,\.ddre~s, after referring certain rnatters to C0111111ittees, said: " ..As to . tIle rest, "'B l'eCOrDlllend that it be approved." The Past l\Taster':::; degree ,vas t11 us ignored. ..A.s far as the Grand Lodge of Colorado is eoncerned, it is fair to suppose that the Past lVlaster's degree is a thing of the" past," and" \ve \vill hear no 11101'e of it." So lllote it be. The Grand l\Iaster elnhodied a recollln1endation in his . .'-iddress to the effect that the (Jonllnittee on Correspondence be paid a salary of $200 per year. .A. resolntionwas adopted to that end, so far as the services of the Oornlnittee of the past ~'ear 'were concerned. CERNEAU :\L\.SO:NS.

The Grand 1\Iaster Inade brief reference to this branch of f:;()-called l\Iasonry, \yhatever it 111ay be. He said the subject had not l'eeeiyed the study at his hands it den1anded, but still he endorsed the action of other anti-Cel'neau Grand Lodges. .-\n able c01l11nittee passed upon the subject and declared all Scotch Riteislll legitilnate l\Iasonry in this country except Cerneauisln. I t is f~l.ir to preSUlne that the G'rand Lodge of Colorado knew' \vhat they \vere doing. That is an able body of Inen. 'Yet there are others of us in the l\Iasonic f~Llnily that are not so \vell prepared to deelare that" The Suprelne Councils of the ...- \ncient and . A.. ec(~pted Scottish Rite for the Northern and Southern Jurisdictions" are" regular and duly constituted IVlasonic Bodies, and none other." .,A.nel there is just one siInple reason \\Thy this COllunittee eould not 'vote for any such paper as \vas approved by the (rrand Lodge of Colorado, nan1ely: I kno\v nothing about the legitiInacy of Scotch Riteislll, and, in Illy character as a Blue Lodge l\Iason, I can kno'\v nothing about it. Therefore I could not vote intelligently to approve it or lX1SS upon its. clailns as to being a " i'egular and duly cOllstitutecll\Iasonic Body." I presun1e there are lluLny of our Brethren \vho haye been called upon to vote concerning this question that kno\y no l1101'e of the clahns of sueh outside路 Bodies than they do of the" Shriners," or " 'fh(~ Pahn and Shell," or the Order of the " Eastern Star." ",Vhen this \vriter votes to recognize thelegithnacy of any branch of lIigh RiteislU, he 'will then be prepared to \velcorne the high and rnighty nobles, or "8hriners'~ to the l\Iasonic family. The highest authority of the Scotch Rite in this country has defined the relation of the Rite to SYlIlbolicall\Iasonry. He bas said, and it is in print, that "Jurisdictioll over the SYl1l bolie Degrees ,vas' expressly 'wai,ved in favor of the Grand Lodges, but \vas not entiJ'ely ceded or 'relinqu./ished,. and '\ve have cdlDay8 held ou,' right to adnrinistcr thell1 to be 'Und'intinis7u~d, and that if neces8ity shoulcl'requi,'c, it could be ?'easisumed."

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. :\. fev" deductions are easily Inade frOlll the above assertion, ,vhich elnanates fron1 the suprelne head of OIle of the .Jurisdictions endorsed by the Grand Lodge of Colorado. " (Jurisdiction over the SYlnbolicDegrees " has been 1o(tived by the authorities governing Scotch Riteislu in this country. IfuYlived in our by SOUle higher pow-er, it 111USt follo\v that the 'loaivinrJ power had it before fl.VC})088eSsed it, and that our possession of it is Sill1ply and alone a gift fron1 said povver. That ,vhicb is given 1l1ay be taken .lnray. lienee, says the SHIIle suprelue head of the 1l1ighty Rite, " ,Jurisdiction ,vas not entirely ceded or 'relinquished." Therefore it luay be 'i>ec7airne(Z Ht u路ill. It ,vas but natural that the saUle author of high clahns should assert that "'Ve have always held our 1>ight to adn~inister thell1 (the Syrnbolic I)egrees) to be 'tmdin~inished, and that, if neces,~itlJ should require, it could be i'e-usstanecl."'Vho is to judge of the" necessity" as to ,vhen the ?'ight to ." ad}rd,nl~8tei''' the "Sylnbolic Degrees" shall "be re-as8Lo7wcl," and \ve pensioners upon the po\vers of the" Suprelne Council" of S0111e fJul'isdiction be told that our rights to be l\1:asons are no longer recognized. The f()regoing is but one of the pointers seen by the ouservant 1\1ason of to.day, indicating 'what is to COl1le. .,:i. reassull1ption of certain rights'luaived in j芦(vor of SYlnbolic 1\1a80n1'y is to be the claiIll of the future. There are rne11 il~ the Fraternity no,v ",vho care nothing for the Blue Lodge Degrees only in so 1hr as they rnay serve as a scaffold for theIn, and 011 these they (lesire to lIlount to the so-called "higher" degrees. Such \vill be found in the cOIning struggle \vho \vould abolish the three degrees if they call ,elhnb to the higher reahns of Rites and路places. Their piu'pose is to gain the ascendancy, and antonornize the system and have but one Rite. (fraud Lodges ill this country favoring the recognition of these outside Rites have contributed largely to the purposes of those 'who design to disintegrate SYll1bolic lVlasonry in order to gain the ascendancy for their fhvorite branch of so-callecll\1asonry. 1

I all1 not ignorant of the devices of SOlne ,vho hold high places in the 'Teu1ple of RiteisIl1. S0111e years since I listened to a lengthy lecture by one of the teachers of this school of so-called l\fasonry. The address "ras little short of a caricature upon our system of syn1boIisll1, and the lessons of Craft l\Iasonry. I have not heard any 11101'e such and do not expect to. I have as little use for ,t Cerlleau" pretensions as I have for the other branches of the great t& Rite," called Scotch l\[asonry. Let them ,val' :unlong thelnselYes, but keep hands off so far as SYlnbolic Masonry is concerned.

In reporting his official transactions, the Grand lVIaster stated that he had refused to convene a specific Grand Lodge to lay the corner-stone of .an opera house, not regarding such perforlnance as Masonic ,york. He

21 '\nlS ,vise in not sanctioning the perversion of l.\Iasonry to ends foreign to the true ll1ission of the Fraternity. .A llulnber of rulings '\vere reported by" the Grand l\faster of local application and of sound iInport. They "were approved.

The Grand Secretary luade, as usual, a good report, sho\ving the business quality of the incUlnbent of that irnportant office. Brother Parlnelee is a first-class officer. The finances of the body 1l1ake a splendid sho\Ying. T\yo hundred dollars ,~Yere appropriated fOT the relief of yello\\" fever sufferers in Florida. A cODl1nittee 'vas路 created and assigned the (Inty ,of subn1itting SaIne plan f()r the founding of a " BOlHe " for \vido\vs and orphans. The conllnittee reported in favor of setting aside t\venty"ilve per cent of present funds, and H, like per cent of the annual incolne f'l)r the future, to be used in the establishlnent of the proposed I-Iolne. The report ,vas adopted. Thus the good ,vork goes on. The G-rand ~T urisdietions of this country are faJliri g into line on the subject of providing for the needy and helpless cOllllnitted to their cha'l"ge. ORA.TIOX.

The errand Orator, Brother 'V. D. \Vright, Inade a three-page oration,. 路which \vas published in the .T ourna1. The Grand Lodge Huthorized a loan of $5,000 to the l\Iasonic Telnple . .4..ssociation of Denver upon proper security, to be approyed by the CTrand l\Iaster and others. The Grand Lodge has alnple funds and can spare the alnonnt. The Denver rrelnple . .c\ssociation is rnoving along safe lines, and ,vin achieve a grand \vork in the ., <}ueen City of the Plains." "SALOON QUESTIO~."

.Judging froln \vhat I sa\v alnong the Brethren of Colorado, and frcnn the literature of their G路rand Lodge, I conclude that there is no saloon in the l\Insonry of thatG-rand Jurisdiction. Forlller legislation seeIns to have settled that question, and the late session declined to nnsettle it. Here is 'what the Conlluittee 011 Jurisprudence said about the Inatter: In regard to the portion of the Grand lvlaster's Address entitled" The Saloon Question." . Your cODllnittee is of the opinion that there should be no change in [the 'position of

t.,,J.le Grand Lodge ur.)on this qu. ~s. tion.. 'Ve cannot learn thtlt the ~}pe.ratio1?- of the rule has

In any ",yay \vorkecl to the 1I1Jury of the Craft. That })nrt wInch receIves the Grand :Mastcr's criticism is the question the candid~lte if he will prornise not to engage in the liquor business. Of course this Ineans the sale ofrntoxicating beverages. 'rhe Lodgeis not required to reject a candidate if he answers the question in the negative. This, 路with other iteuls of 'inlportn,nce, 1.8 111erely for the benefIt of the Brethren who vote, that. they lllay c1eterIl1ine the habits, character and future probabilit~r pertnining to the candidate. The candidate having been nlade a :Masoll, 'with or \vithont nUlking the pronlise, nU1N be cOl1"\.ricted, under existing laws, of 1.lnmnsonic conduct, if he engages in the liq l10r business; anc1 your committee thinks that he is 1ess likely to so engage if he nlH.kes that promise to the Lodge. Hence they reconllnend that the promise stand.

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'\Yllite Yisiting the Lodges in Denver, during 111y stay in that great eity, I noticed the reading of petitions for the lnysteries. The point that strtlc'1\: rn(~with greatest fbrco \vas the question asked of and ans\vered by

the applicant. Here it is :

'".\.1'e yon ill any lUanne1' in the liquor traffic, and do you not to beecnne so engaged in future?" The COlInnittee on .Turisprudence said'" that there 8hon1c1 be no change in the position of the C+l'and :Lodge upon tIle (IUestion. \\T" e cannot learn that the operation of the rule luis in ~lllY waywol'ked to the injury of the Craft." Colorado l\Insonl'Y. 011 this qnoRtion, stands like the grund Inountains that gird bel' about, 1l111110Ved and inl1nOval)le. The legislation of that grand body of 111en has borne early and good fruit. The tests applied to applicants for the nrysteries of l\Insclnry in that .Turisdiction aTe elose and sound. I eopy Borne of thenl and eOlnlnencl the saIne to other Jurisdictions. If eornplied \vith, in the el.ose exanrination Illade by conl1nittees, the tests of Colorado ~\Jnsonry \rauld pre\路ent anyone beC01l1ing "111enlhers of the l\I~'8tic Tie ,,-ho s\vear, and lie, and steal, and swindle, and get as drunk ,as beggars," Snch" lc\vd fellc)\vs of the baser sort" \vere favored by one .of the apologists of l\Iasonic 87um.ism, a f(~\v years ago, ,vhose Grand l\J~aster snbsequently assailed l\Iissouri l\Iasonry frorH the Grand East of his J U1"isdictioIl, becauRe v\,e had said the saloon 111Ust go out of l\Iissouri lVlasonry. It went, and he could not arrest its going;. Colorado is not the kind of l\Iasonry to \VeleOlne to its folds such as "s\vear, and lie, and steal, and s'\vindle, and get as drunk as beggars." But here are the tests Inentioned : n.gl'L~e

?'o Subordinate Lodge shall ballot upon a, petition until report has been nlude by a comnlittee to the following details concerning the character of the petitioner :\Vhat is the character of his cOlnpany anc1 associates '? Is he addicted to the inteIllperate nse of intoxicating liquors '? Does he gamble? Does he habitually use profane or indecent language '? Has he licentious or hl1l110ral habits '? Is he a law-abiding citi7.ell?

Those "who" s,,'ear, and lie, and steal, and s\vindle, and get as drunk as beggars" \rill not get into the I...Iodges of Colorado nor be U \VeICOnled into tllP l\Iystic Tie." The above tests are exclusive-even prohibitory. "'VeIl done, ye stahvart

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111et and COlll1l1Uned with nUU1Y of you. }\Iasonry bas c!tcttacter \vhere such Brethren represent it. CORRESPOXDENCE.

)1. 'Y'". Bro. ~Talnes II. Peabody, Pnst Grand l\faster, as COlll1nittee, presentell a revie\v of'the doings of fifty-one Grand Lodges, requiring' about

23 ninety pages in ,,,hieh to fornlulate his thonghts, \vith nUlnerous eli ppings. Onl' IVlissouri Journal for 1887 received as rnuch attention and kindly eonsi(leration as his lirnited space \youl(l jnstify". I notice that he is relieyed of the lal)or of preparing the next revievv, and is succeeded by Brother Lrnvrence N. Greenleaf, COI1Ullittee. FrOll1 the" Conclusion" of Brother Peabody, I excerpt the following: 'Ve do not, have not, and cannot favor such propositions as "perpetual jurisdiction," "forced affiliation," "public installations," the necessity of the Past ~laster's Degree as a prerequisite to.the ins!allation of the Muster of a Lodge, or galloping through the Degrees by the aId of a five dollar note and a Grand l\Iaster's dispensatian. Neither do 'we favor the admission into our Order of deformities, whether of a luental or physical character. ,re fully realize that sorne of our Brethren ,vill denOlninate us a ., rigid constl'uctionist," and so we are. In like luanner, they in turn DU1Y be criticised by others. "'herein we have erred, we hay(~ done so in our endetLVOr to protect our landuuLrks, ,ceremonies and syulbolisn1s frOll1 innovation. ..

The abovE3 contains sorne very valuable food for thought, and is quite I quite agree to all said except" public installations," and that is a question too srnall for discussion. I lutVt~ never, in thirty years ,experiene~, seen any harnl gro\y out of public installations, but nrllch good. '8uggestiv<:.~.

IIaving enjoyed the pleasure of ll1eeting the present C~rand J\Iaster of Colorado, both in private and in the Lodges of Denver, it gives Ine much satisfaction to express the opinion that lYlasonry in that J urisdiction is still in safe hands. 1\1. '"V. Bro. 'Vm. D. Todd, Denver, occupies the Grand East, and Brother Ed. C. Parnlelee, Puebl0, is still Grand Secretary.

CONNECTICUT, 1889. Brother Joseph !(. "\Vheeler, Grand Secretary, does things up nicely :and expeditiously. I-lis ~Journal of Proceedings reached this office in t.hirty days after the session closed, containing 255 pages of nlatter. Taste, dispatch and ability Inarked the 路work. The Journal furnishes a full account of the special or elnergent con1111unication held for the purpose of dedicating the lle\V l\Iasonie TenlpIe, erected by the Frat(~rnity" for the use of the various lVIasonic Bodies in the city of "\Vaterbury." One hundred and t"\vellty-three years before a Oharter had been granted for the fOl'lnation. of a Lodge in 'Vaterbury. In a very interesting historical sketch, rendered by Brother'Dikernan, the old Oharter appears. In 1789 the Grand I..odge of Connecticut ,vas organized. ...>\:n the Lodges in that

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State or colony gave up their original Charters and received others fro1n the lle'wly fOl'l11ed Grand Lodge. Following the sketch by Brother Dikenuln, an oration of considerable length and decided 111erit \vas deliv.. erec1 by Rev. J. ,Y. Richardson, ,vhose effort did hin1 credit, and nlust have been good for edification. A::NNUAI.I SESSION.

The One I-Iundred and First COIlnllunication \vas opened in the city of Ne\v Haven, January 18th, 1889, \vith Brother John '\T. 1VIix, Grand i\Iaster, and tT. 1(. '\Yheeler, Cirand Secretary. A.11 Lodges in the Jurisdiction (110 in llulnber) 路were repl'esented. The recapitulation of the Grand Secretary sbo'vs a total Inelnbership in 110 I ..odges, all10unting to 14,731,. Inaking an average of 184 1ne1nbe1's per Lodge. This is above the usual strength of Lodges. There is a sll1all gain over the 111enlbership of the J.1revious year. The ...t.\.nnual .f\.ddress, rendered by <-1rand l\.faster ::\Iix, \vas quite short, containing a brief sUlnnlury of official duties pe1'fOfIned. It presents nothing of general interest. Reports on all Inatters. of local 1110111ent ,vere fl111 and c0111plete, that of the Grand Secretary being specially noticeable. CENTENNIAL.

The (~rand Lodge adopted a resolution that the centennial of the .GTand Lodge of Connecticut shall be celebrated in the city of Ne\v Haven, ,Veclnesday, July 10th, 1889. An appropriation of $8,000 \vas ll1ade by the Grand Lodge" for the purposes of the centennial celebration." I notice n, change in the ht\v concerning the titles of District Deputies. Fronl the ofIlcial designation, "District Deputy (iranc! J\faster," the' tenl1 '~Grand l\1:aster" \yas stricken off, and the title is no\v siIllply "District Deputy." ,Vhose" Deputy" is he? In our Jurisdiction he is路 the" Deputy" of the Grand l\Iaster. Our sheriff has a "deputy." ,Vhat is he called? "Deputy Sheriff." Our Grand1\'Iaster, under the la\v, has " Deputies" for the several Districts. "Vhat should they be caned? " District Deputy Grand l\Iaster." Either that or nothing, " .t\s you like-

it."

. RECOGNIZED.

The Grand Lodge fornlally and "Warlll1y recognized and \VelCOlned -the' Granel Lodge of Ne,v South 'Vales aIllong the fanlily of <..1rand Lodges of

the "world. Grand l\Iaster l\Iix \vas cOllllnended for his zeal and ability, while sincere and cordial tlu-tnks were accorded him, on retiring frOl11 office, for valuable services rendered during his term.

lS8H.J COIIHESPOXDENCE.

This ,york ,vas perfOl'll1ed by the Grand Secretary,13rotber J.I(. 'Yheeler. It co\'"ers 112 pages, and its brevity is accounted fc.1' thus: As Chairl1Hlll and sale 11101nbe1' of the COlnmittee on Correspondence, your humble servant. has the honor of again submitting his Annual Report, \vhieh is, comparatively, a brief resurne of the nU1SS of proceedings which have been broug'ht to his notice. \Yo have thought best to curtail in this department, in view of the possible increased ~.llnount of printing made necessary by the celebration of our approaching centennial, 'which is to take place dnringthe conling year, and which should be Inade a special feature in our published Proceedings.

l\lissouri for 1888 ,vas briefly revie,ved and given an eqnal share of attention \vith others. 'fhe eonl111endations of Brother ,''"heeler are al'ways appreciated hy this ,,~riter. IIis favorable COl1llnents on our l\Iissouri ,york in general entitle hi1l1 to the best regards of l\Iissouri l\lasons. fIe said our lnethod of dissenlinating the Ritualistic ,vork gro,vs in fhvor and popularity. TIe thinks Iny last Report" beats the record," so far as bringing out the Proceedings on short thne ,vas concerned. 'Vllile IllY \vork beat the record of fornle1' years it can yet be shortened. It is just as easy to do a thing on tilne as to neglect or hold back ,vork that ought to be done. Brother \Vheele1' endorsed the action of our Cirand Lodge respecting the party ,vho had been expelled by a Lodge for repudiating the Bible and God. He said, " The arguillent of the COl1nnittee \vas very conclusive." Froln his vie\vs on the subject I feel justified in Juaking the follo\ving extract, as it 8110\vs the very high estiInate in \vhich our loved Brother Givan is held by those \vho, like Brother'Vheeler, believe in the God of l\rIasonry ~tnd its "gl'eat light,''' the Holy Bible: It is not the question of religious belief, but the f~lct that tIle party in question enter~ tained no religious belief, even denying that he believed as luuch he gn,ve assent to on his adlnission into the Lodge. Had he given expression to· the same· views nt that time he would have been kept ont, for if there is ~tn~·thiI1g that the Craft has nlwttys insisted upon, it is, Hthllt no atheist can be nUtdet1:MaS0l1," and eyery Inemberis bound by 801en111 ties not to allow such to pass the portals of FreeIuasonry. rrheentire struct~ ure is erected on this platforln or base, '\\'11ioh ever has been rec()gnized as the chief corner-stone of the Masonic edifice, and when auy one sees fit i.n his o\vn mind to ignore this fundamental and vital principle, he is no longer a fit subject to continue his lnenl~ bership, and, if he had the elements of an honest manhood about him, he,vould voluntarily'withdraw. Neither envY,discord or confusion should be allowed to enter the precincts of a Lodge, and this is certninl~· a di:::;cordiLnt elelUel1t. Such lnembe1's ,\i'oluntarily disqualifY themselves fronl being" living stones" ill the mystic temple, and the Lodge has the SaIne po'\ver to east out such faulty material as ithas'to keep it out. If the argtunent was not as lenb'ihy, lVe ,\yould incorporate it in this Report. ,

In his notice of Iny treatInent of the Past l\Iaster Degree· matter, he gives I11e the full benefit of his scissors. He has illy thanks. Concluding his reviEnv of l\Iissonri, he said: Brother Vincil devotes considerable space to the. saloon questioll,al1d it is to his efforts that the saloon-keeper has been debarred from admission to the Craft in l\fissouri. It has been the cause of a little friction also. but nothing is accOluplishedby .'\vay. of a reform without friction. The result is pro'ving for the best interest of·:Masonry in the Jurisdiction, as the accessions are larger than ever before, and a better class of Illaterial

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In faet, we know of no JUTi~diction that is adYancing Inore rapidly in all that tends to ,eleYute the condition of the Fraternity, or that has a stronger foothold in the heart of the general pUblie.

Brother '''"heeler \vin allo,v 1n8 t~ correct an error into \vhiehhe has fa11en, as shown l)y the above staternent. In the first plaee, it is not the fact" that the saloon-keeper has been debarred frOIH admiss/on to the Craft in l\Iissonri." 'Vo have Inade no such test. Our only action, touching " the saloon-keeper in l\Iissouri," is to ([(dine his business as imm01'aJ, .and therefore unrnasonic. The Lodges are left, as they have ahvays been, free to cleterlnine \\'h01n they will receive. If they achnit 1nen of inlllloral habits and pursuits, thf~n the G-rand Lodge says sueh Inust" quit their nefarious callings, and abandon their bad habits, or quit l\Iasonry." This is all. Onr lVIissouri l\Iasc)11ry thus beeornes corrective of the lives of its 111en1.bers, Hnd rnaintains its right to discipline those \vho 'Yill not eOl1fOI'll1 to the" hnvs, rules and regulations of the Fraternity." But the error of Brother "\Yheeler aboye luade is found in the statelnent that by m.y '''efforts'' th{~ saloon-keeper has been "debarred frolH adnlission to the Craft in l\fissonri." If he Ineans that saloon-keeping l\Iasons (if sueh ean be ·ealled 1\188(118) have been ]Jut out of l\lissouri l\Iasonry by ray " efforts," I lllUst correct the assertion. Over one thousand votes 'were cast on tIle issue involved 'when the final test eanle as to 'whether the saloon should be reeognized as a part of 1\lis80u1'i l\lasonry. Eight hundred (~rHllc1 Lodge votes said, "The saloon 111Ust go." I had only one 'vote. It does 111e too llluch honor, ,vhile robbing otbers of just credit, to say that 1ny "eff()I,ts" controlled 799 Yotes in that ,ven defined contest. I only \visIl Iny infln·ence \vere sueh \vith lVlissouri lVIasons as to lead such ll1ujorities against all kinds of evils affeeting l\lasonic life and cbaraeter. 13y the way, Brother'Vheelel', I Inust confess SOlne surprise at your approval of the .assUlllptions of a certain Grand l\1asterwho arraigned lVlissouri for its .action on the saloon 'question. ...:.\.fter quoting f1'01n his special pleadings in such cases, you said, "This is the Bunl of his theory, \\"hich \ve are incl£ned to favor. If possible, class legislation should be avoided among l\fasons." . AJlo'v Ine to ask if all legislation is not" class legislation" 'where particular erhnes and crilninals are speeified? The Grand Lodge ·of l\1issouri has, for sixty years, been engaged in this "class legislation." Our hnvs, like those of the COllUnOll\Vealth, are specific as against galnbling. Is not th is "class legislation?" Is it ,vrong to specify the ganlbling fraternity in our legislation as a Grand Lodge? GaIn b1ing in l\1issouri has been, for years, a crilne against the State. l\Iasonry Inude her la\v against it before the State did. y"'ou ,vi11 hardly rank our laws .against ganlblil1g under the head of "class legislation." 'Ve l\lissouri J\:Iasons have dassed gall1bling, drunkenness and saloon-keeping in the ·salne calendar of eriIne. Is it any 1n01'e out of place to rank the saloon business, hy legislation, anlong the crilnes of the day, than the crilne of ganlbling? The galnble1' gets the n~rol1ey of his victiln but spares his

27 life. The saloon-keeper gE~ts Ills Inoney, ruins his health, robs his fanlily, takes ,1\Vay his life and deprives thE:' C0111nlOlnvealth of the benefits ofa prosperous eitizE~n, and the nhsenee of\yhose contribution to the general "Weallnnst be Hecepted as a reallos~. \Vhatever curtails the haleful 'York of saloon destruction is a contribution to the \velfare of thp State. l\Iasonry, as 01H:0, of the great agencies 拢)1' the uplifting of luuuallity, cannot favor any class of \Vl'ong:-doing, either by silence or hy special pleading that it is protected" by the hnvs of the land."

Brother 'Vheeler concluded his interesting revie\Y by alluding to their lc)cn1 controYersy : In our report \ve have incorporated all that has been said referring to this unfortunate controversy, and, in every case, the Grand Lodge is sustainecl in "the ('ourse which has been pursued. The. controversy seems to hins-c on the ({uestion of landmarks, which has been very forcIbly ans'\vered by Brother D1'U1111110nc1, of :Maine. which was published in our report n. year ago, and by Brother "\Yillitun H. Singleton, of the District of COlU111bia, which appears in our present report.

Our own opinion !s in accordance with tl~e views which these distil~guishecl Breth ren have presented, 't. c., that "a c1ueguard IS not a. landmark," but of cOInparfttivelY recent origin, and has been subject to changf~ by several bodies, and, at the present tiIlle there is no uniformity, although about four-fifths of the American Jurisdictions are using 'V'hat ,\vas last adopted by the errand Lodge of Connecticut. In SOlne Jurisdictions the 路dueguard is unknown in the :M. l\L Degree. .Anl0ng these ean be numbered the Grand Lodge of Canada, which traces its source and Clls1011lS to the Grand Lodge of England, and the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, which boasts of the introduction of' :Masonry from England into its Jurisdiction as earl)." as 1730. w

Brother Albert G. :l\fackey says" the c1ueg"uarcl is an Alnericanisnl, and of conlparatively recent origin, being unknown to the English and Continental systenls. In sonle of the old RitualS of the date of 1757, the expression is used, but only as referring-to what is no\\" called the sign."

IVI. ",V. JOfIK II. S'V.A.RT'Y01JT, Stalnford, G. lVi. R. "'V. J08]~PH K. ",VHE.ELER, Jlartford, CT. Sec.

DELAWARE, 1888. The Grand Lodge of Dehnvare relninds one of the saying of an Irishluan ,concerning a. certain object, " little l)ut ould." "Little Dela1vare," as that State is styled, is old. That" little" Grand I..Iodge is 1110ving on to the CENTURY figure . .T he Eighty-second .A.nnnal COll11l1unication of the above GTand. Lodge 'was opened in the city of \Vihnington, Oetoher 3d, 1888. IV1. 'V. Bro. George l\farshall, Grand l\laster, presided, and It. 'V. Bro. 'Villianl S. Flayes, Grand Secretary, \vas at his post. There 1vas the usual representation of Lodges. Front the roster I find t,venty-one Lodges, \vith a fnelnbership of 1,578. This shows a gain of t,venty lllenlbers for the year. The .:lddress of the Grand l\laster ~unounted to a little luore than two pages. He had visited nearly till the Lodges in the Jnrisdiction, and

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felt bound to offer congratulations to "the Craft upon {,he progress they have Illude and the brotherly feeling existing throughout this Jurisdiction, for every\",here, I believe, peace and hUTInony prevail." lie then announced the decease of four Past G'rand officers. These '.vere .John Tnylor, Past Grand nlaster; S. Chandler, Past Deputy Cirand IVlaster; SO' ",V. lIollings\vol'th Hud Isaac T\::. ShortInun, Past G-rand "'\V路 ardens. Grand l\fastei'l\IH~'shallreeoIlllnended the fi)rnlation and 111aintenance of a I-.<odge of Instruction at ,Vihnington, 'which ,vas approved. FIe advised the' increase of the saInI'Y of their Cirancl Secretary, and this ,vas done, thereby doubling tb.e pay of that valnable officer. He no\v receives the sunl or $200 it)}' one year's '.york. T..b.e appeal of the fever-stricken Brethren of' Florida had been liberally responded to, so said the G-1'and :l\Iaster. Thedoi 11gS of the Grand Lodge \vere brief and local. CORIlESP()XDEXCE.

A short 1'6vie'w '.vas lnade by Brother Lew'is I-I. Jackson, Chail'Inan, covering 80111e seventy pages. Frolll the llU1Ubel' of.J ournals noticefl in such short 1ill1its, the revie'w of each ,vas necessarily yery brief. Yet there are 111any good and sound things foun(l in the ,york of Brother ~JHcksol1.

IIis vie"\vs on the so-called l\:Iasonic Congress and about Inixed funerals-. are in exact harl110ny ,vith our l\lissoul'i senthnents. The treatrnent, by the COlYunittee, of it sister G-rand I..Jodge on the saloon question ,vas luild,. yet very clear. Speaking of the vie\vs held by a certain Cirancl l\Iaster,. Brother Jackson said: ""\Ve believe our Brother to be entirely sincere in the expres~ion of his opinion against the act.ion of the Grand I...Iodge of J.\1issouri, but \ve think he is far fi'Olll being right." After quoting froln the relnarks of said Grand l\:[aster, Brother Jackson replied as follo,Ys : But we ftsk what is the" nature and lllissiol1 of :Masonry,?" Is it not "a beautiful systenl of morality," and its 111is8ion to promote '"l)rotherly love, relief and truth'" among ulen'? And is there anything in " saloon-keeping' or liquor selling" in agreolllent "\vith these beneficent objects? Is not the entire tendency of" the business" against the "nature and Inission of Masonry 't" Ho,,," can anyone, engaged in such "business ,r ,vhen he applies for路 (1clIllissioninto :Masonrv, honestlY declare, as he is required to do. that he has "a sincere desir~ of being serviceable to 11is fellow creatures'?" nIasonry not departing fi'om its" nature and nl1ssion" ,vhen it declines to take into its bosonl indi-路 viduals \vhose "nefarious business" is so dangerous to the peace and happiness of hnmanity.

seri~{~~ ~6~~fge~:in~;i~fUllY propound the follcrwing questions for our 1\1. ,Yo Brother's路 1. Have the saloons ever done any good '?

2. Have the homes of our citizens been nUl-de happier or brighter, and IneH Dlade' nobler or better in any W~lY by the presence of the saloons '? 3. Do the:y" add anything to the neatness and attractiveness of our towns and lages, or Inake theln luore desirable as places of residence'! . . 4. Do they not increase the nUlnber of poor anel degraded people in

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,Vhen the Grand IV[aster referred to by Brother.Jackson in the above reply shall haye ansv~rered the questions propounded, he luay then begin to think about attacking the legislation of a sister Grund Lodge that has always bad the good nlanners to Inind her O'\vn business, and see that her O'V11 skirts "rere clean.

I cannot understand ho,,," Brother Jackson got so badly 111ixed as to the ntllnes of two Grand Secretaries, viz., Daniel Payne, of ~\.labalna, instead of Daniel Sayre, and ,Villitun G路. Fox, of l\Iaine, in place of Brother Ira Berry. There lllay be 11101'e. It is a pleasure to state that Brother Jackson is Chairlnan of the C01111nittee on Correspondence for the next ter111. Frolll the Journal I learn that Brother Jalnes S. Dahb ,vas elected Grancll\laster, but no address is furnished. Brother Hayes -,vas re-chosell'Grand Secretary, and lives at "\Vilrningtoll.

FLORIDA, 1889. The .Journal sent out fronl this J urisdietioll by Grand Secretary Da,vkins is ahvays on tilne and in the best of taste. The one under reYie,Y at present is no exception to forl11er productions, being neat and \vell arranged. It contains the doings of a special session, at 'which the ne"w l\Iasonic Hall in Barto,,, ,vas dedicated, and the officers of Barto'w Lodge ,vere installed. The Sixtieth .,A.nnual COllul1unication of the Grand Lodge conl1nenced its labors in the city of Jacksonville, the 15th day of January, 1889, 'with Brother Norville R. Carter, Grand l\Iaster, and Brother De"\Vitt C. Da\vkins, Grand Secretary. Out of the 108 Lodges on the 1'011,81 ,vere represented. Representatives ,yere enrolled fro11130 Grand Lodges. Six Past Grand l\:fasters ,vere in attendance. The 111enlbership ,vas reported a.t 3,261, show'ing a gain of 134 for the year. The Grand l\Iaster presented an Address covering eleven pages. It 'was a b0111e production for hOl11e consunlption, and not of the spread .eagle kind, for popular reading and praise. It \vas full of business throughout. He reported that during the. first half of the year nlunbers

increased, new Lodges,vere organized, ne",~ halls ,vere erected and dedi路catecl, and nlore than usual prosperity 'was enjoyed. But by reason of the terrible visitation ,vhich caIne upon the Order, and the State, viz.: yello,,,, fever, the gro"rth and advanee of the Craft ,vas checked. He .alluded feelingly to the decease of three of their valued Brethren, cut

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do'\vn Hlnid activity and usefulness by that dreadful and dreaded scourge of the beautiful Soutbland. Brothers Balchvin, L'Engle and Bennett ,vere borne do'\vn by that ,vhehning blight, ,vorse by iltl' than the direful eyclone of our 'Yesterll prairies. 2.\IeIl1orial pages honor the nalnes and ,,,"arth of tllese fallen Brethren in the land of flowers. The business portion of the .A.ddress elnbraees various local interests, such as reported dispensatj 0118 for doing ,,·ork out of tirne, de(lications, reIllovals of Lodges and the creation of ne,,~ Lodges. Eight Lodges had been instituted by hirn during his ternl. DECISIONS.

Nine rnlings find a place in the . .\ ddress. The IllOSt of thelll are· sound expositions of 2.\Iasonie Ia'\v, as tested by COlll1l10n experience and correct jurisprudence. I preSlune that the Grand l\:Iaster follo'\ved the localla'\v of his Jurisdiction in passing upon the questions sublnitted. I Inust express, frOln a l\Iissouri standpoint, IllY surprise at the existence of fl, ht\v which perrnits the l\Iaster of a Lodge to ])itnit \vhile in office. If the lVIaster nlay do so, the "\Yardens Inay follo,v his exalnple. The Lodge is thus left ·without anyone legally qualified to preside, unless the la,v of Florida recognizes the pow'er and authority of that Inodern ll1yth, a Past 1\laster, to aSSlune the control of the Lodge. Better have a head to your Lodges and keep hhn thereuntil his successor is chosen and installed. But the 1110st rernarkable ruling I have seen for years is based upon ,vhat the Grand ~Iaster tenned a regulation. It ",vas in these w·ords: " vVhen a Brother petitions for reinstateinent f1'o111 a suspension of dues for several years, his dnes are continuous and l\IITsrr Bl~ P l\.ID for the 1YfIOLE ~rERl\I of his StiSPENSIO~." This ruling ,vas approved by the Grand Lodge. Of course it ,vas. ..:\.ny Grand Lodge having such a 'regulcdion as above referred to, ,,~ould very lU1.tura,lly and of necessity approve the finding of its Grand l\Iaster, in declaring a "cont-inuolu:;" penalty against a Brother ,vhile under suspension for llon-paylllent of dues. This· beats Shylock. It diseounts Death hirnself; for \vhen that griln and 11le1'ciless tyrant clailns a vietiln, he only holds hiln in custody, but charges. nothing up against the prisoner, not even for keeping '\vatch over hin1. He gives the poor sleeper rest \vithin his silent dOlnain, but brings in no bill for lodfling. He even furnishes, ,vithout charge, the grave ,vornl to perf'orlIl' constant service for the dead. But Florida l\fasonry suspends life, and iInprisons a Brother in the gloorny dungeon of a IVIasonic grave,_ and, at the end of each year, charges hiln up \vith a bill for being ill Linlbo. Of conrse the suspended Brother ·will feel the gIo\v of \VarIn and fraternal ((pprecl~ation\vhenbe COlnes out of his grave, if he is perruitted the blessing of a l\Iasonic resurrection, to find hinlself the object of a collector,.

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haunting hirn \vith all oflicial dun for" continnous" dues. lie Inust pay up or not rise, is the w'orst feature of the debtor's prison code. The old English hl\V of iInpriso111nent for debt \vas ll1ercifhl e0111pared \vith this路 l:florida regulation, called n:LA.. SONIC lR\Y. The f()rnler put H lnan in prison for debt, but spared his life, besides feeding and furnishing shelter for the unfortunate one. But the Florida hrw takes a\vay the life of the party, casts hiln into" outer darkness," holds hilll responsible for tIle old claiIn, and intensifies his punishlnent by charging hin1 for sOlnething for ,vhich he never received anything. Ho\v is that for justice? ..:\.. nd it is called l\Iasonry! The burden is increased by so 11luch' as the party is路 unable to llleet his first liability. Charging a Brother for w'hat he never received is not the least part of this outrage upon 1\Iasonic rights. The路 delnand, '路Your 1110ney or your life," is cruel enough in all conscience,. but this requirenlent of sOlnething for nothing is the standing and burning sharne of lVIasonry. The clailn 'Yill run on until the victiIn, ,villing to paJr, but unable, ,yin be called frolH earth to Ineet the adjust111ents of IHvine la"'\v, l11ereiful and kind. . J lIst as he feels hill1self a fi'ee luan and about to enter into the" IIoly of IIolies" above, he is called to account fbI' "continuous" dues, ,vhile a Lodge collector presents the claiIn that kno\vs no abatelnent. Pay up 01' be - - - . The spirit of such a la,v ,vould station a Lodge collector at the grave of an unfortunate Brother" 'with his bill for" continuous" dues, \vaiting for the resurrection trtlll1P to stir the silent dust of the den.d, that he Inight push the clailn and delnand pay1l1ent "for the ,vhole ternl of his suspension." Shylock delnancled all that ,vas in the bOlle1. Such a la,v as above noted asks for 11101'e than is in any bond ever dictated or approved by l\lasonic justice' or right. It js as cruel as it is ullIllasonic. The G-rand 1\laster 11lade SOlne very good l'('coDllllenclations in his excellent business .A.. dclress. RELIEF REPORT.

.A. very interesting yet sad sho,ving ,vas ll1ade by the" l\Iasonie I--~e1ief' Conullittee," ,vbich labored faithfully and diligently during the presenceof the yello\v fever scourge alYlOng the Fraternity and eitizens of that blighted section. The C01111nittee paid high and glo\ving tributes to the (Jrand l\laster, Brother Carter, and to Brother .A... ,V. I(night, acting' Grand Secretary, ,,,ho so ,villingly and ably assisted thern in tb.e great \vork of relieving distress and destitution. The Grand Secret~tl'Y, Brother Duvvkins, ,vas not Inentioned. It is fair to preSUlne that he ,vas not at hOlne. In response to the call for l\fasonic aid, contributions flo,ved in,. aUlounting to over $20,000. The Cornmittee stated that perhaps not n. l\lasonic f~lnlily in t.Tacksonvnle escaped the fever. Ten Inetnbers of the local I..Joc1ges died frorn the burning Inalady. Thirteen Brethren of other Jnrisdictions, residing in Jacksonville, perished froln the consulning cyclone. Eight l\Iasonic families ,vere bel'eRved, besides those '''hose

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heads \vere called a'w"ay. .A.. total death roll of thirty-one \vas reported as belonging to lVIasonic households. The lVlasonic burial lot was so cro"\vcled \vith the dead, by reason of the fearful harvest of the terrible reaper, that ne\v ground had to be added to furnish sleeping 1'00111 for the loved and lost. The scenes of that season of glOOll1 and blight lllust have been fearful, beyond hU111an conception or description. The C01111nittee lllade speciallllention of the large and '\velCOllle contribution furnished by the G-rand Lodge of Io\va, \vhich alnounted to the nlagnificent SUIn of $2,500. To" the prolllpt and energetic action of her 'warnl-hearted Grand l\tJaster, E. C. Blacklnar," the COl1llnittee ascribed this grand result, "backed by the hearty generosity of the Fraternity of his Jurisdiction." vVell done, noble Io\vLl.. l\fissouri is 1110re proud of her oldest daughter than ever before. Brother Blacknlar 'was the luan for the ell1ergency, and he lllet it in the spirit of true IVlasonry. The Grand Lodges of the country did nobly, as their contributions sho,v. Georgia stands next to Io\va. in line, then came Texas, follovtred by l\linuesota, 'while A.labarna. and "Virginia closed the colurnn 'with the largest donations. l\Iissouri vvas alllong the 111ediulu contributors, and \vonlcl have sent l110re but \ve received notice," Send no 11101'e 11loney." The one great fact disclosed by the recent sufferings of our Florida Brethren is that the fraternal tie binds in loving bonds the 111en1be1's of the l\Iasonic faulily, North and South, and that our teachings have an uplifting and holy influence upon the Craft evel'y'\vhere. Forty Grand tTurisdictions poured out Inoney to relieve the distress in the land of flo,vers. Froln Ontario to the Gulf, froll1 Norfolk to San Francisco, the response caIne ii'oln \yilling hands and synlpathizing hearts. The l\fasonic sky is brighter to-day frOln the fact that prayer and faith for the needy and suffering in Florida, ,vere follo\vecl by substantia.l evidences of "Brotherly Love, Relief and Truth." The clouds have been brushed Rway fr01n the heavens of the sunny land by the breath of fraternal love. Ciad graDt that it rnay be long b~fore such another pall of gloonl shall overspread tllcir bright sky. ORATION.

The" continuous" Grand Orator, Brother R. H. Wheeler, delivered his sixth oration before the Gr,1ud Lodge. It covered four pages and was deenled of such sufficient n1erit to find a place in the Journal. The Grand Lodge pl'esented a .Je\vel to Past Grand 1\faster Brother G. S. Hallmark. "Sickel's l\tIol1itor" ,vas reconunended for use in the Lodges. CORRESPONDENCE.

The Annual Report was illade by Brothei Da'wkins, Grand Secretary. It is equal to any forIner work of the Con1111ittee. He condensed well,

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eln bracing notices of nearly sixty ,Journals in the snlull scope of 84 pages. This is good revie\ving, and the \york \vas carefully prepared.

Our l'tIissouri Proceedings for 1888 received 11101'e than \vas due as to tIle length of a notice. Nearly f()ur pages'were accorded our J ou1'11a1. Brother Dawkins pronounced it "a first-class book in every respect, of: about 400 pages." He is unable to understand \vhy" the Grand Secretary of IVIissollri should Inake the di.sbltJ'Bement8 a part of his Report, as the Grand Treasurer reports the s::une itelns. To \vhich I reply by saying that I have Iny ,vay of doing ll1y o\vn \vork, and the reason for doing it in the l1uLnnerexcepted to by Brother Da\vkins is, that the (Trand Treasurer does not give a single itern in his I{eport sho\ving the Craft ,,~hat the llloney '"ras paid outfol'. He shnplJT furnishes the lllu11ber of the check and the alllount paid by hinl. In disbursing, as ,vas done last year, $25,000, "\vithout giving any of theiterHs, ,vould be unsatisfactory to the I..Jodges, and raise inquiries ,vhich are rnore easily ans\vered in Illy Report than by other lnethods. This office e~ln afford to put everything in print connected 'witl1 the fiscal affairs of the Grand Lodge for each te1'rn, and thus keep before the Fraternity an exact statenlent of the condition of our business, \vhich Inay be verified by any one ,,~ho ,vishes to look over Iny books. I have had sorne peculiar experience ,vith unprincipled and evil-Blinded 1nen. 'Vhen persons, professing to be IVlasons, descended so lo\v as to tell that the affairs of this office 'were so Tnanaged that the G-rand Lodge ,vould suffer loss of Inoney, it b~hooved this 'writer to ,vateh ns ,veIl as pray. Sueh a slander \vas stHrted during the first year of 111y inculnbeney, and through all thE. years since I have Inade it a rule to place the business of this office beyond the possibility of eriticislll. l\Iasons are not all saints, espeeially when they \vant to get into the shoes of an inclunbent of a desirable position. Brother Da,vkins gave very kind attention to the report of this \vriter on Correspondence. .A-fter correcting a, Inistake into ,vhich he had fallen concerning the Ineaning and application of SOIne kind conunents of Tnyself, he said, "I{no~.ving Brother yTincif better, "we love hil11 l11ore." This iR kind, and condones the Inistake he lnade\vhen he bounced upon the conlplhnent I paid hiln and his ,york. He says: H There is no ti~ouble to finel out the 11leaning of this Comnlittee." Brother Da\vkins difters fronl Brother Diehl, of Utah, "\vho said that" Brother 路Vincil's style of 'writing never lets the reader kno,v exactly \vha,t he Ineans." Brother Dtl\vkins lllust understand \vhat this \vriter Ineans, as a rule, for he says, " Our views l11ay differ somethnes, which is to be expected." It \vould be a dull ,vorld if there \vere no differences of vie\vs alllong thinkers, ~vhile their stale, vapid utterances 'would eause as much general stagnation as exists in the ll1ind of the fello\v ,vho ahvays sneezes when others G. L. Ap.-8.

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take slluff. I kno\y such a person, and have clubbed hinl "SneezeI' Gen(\ra1.'~ lIe says "yes" 'when you say "yes," but 'when S0111e one else says "no,'~ he inunediately says "no." He is the creature of ,vhom it has been said, "he depends upon his lnenlory f()r his vdt, and dra\vs upon his fancy for facts. lIe indulges his fancies, and repeats thenl so often that finally he supposes thenl to be true. IIis pretensions are equaled only by his ignoranee."Poor "SneezeI' Generall" Let hinl alone in his pitiable obscurity. Brother DRwkins expressed his vie\vs very plainly on the subject of burying l\Iasonieally one w'ho \vas ul1\vorthy. I concur in his vie\vs as to the case, though our Grand I.Jodg'e does not justify non-action 'vhere a Lodge has failed to discipline a bad lnelnber. I:Iere are the utteranees of Brother Da\vkins : \Ve prefer to leave the Lodge llutranl111eled, and free to act as its conscience and good judgment may determine, and it is apt to go right. \Ve Inight, after cautious and careful consideration, vote in Grand Lodge to censure a Lodge for refusing to bury Masonically a Inember ofunqnestionable worthiness, but we should surely never vote censure 11 Lodge for refusing such burial to one of its own 11ll\vorthy 111enlbers, under any circumsttUlces. A kno\,,路leclge of the ull\vorthincss 111ay be too recent for discipline, and, if such is not the case, negligence of the Lodge does not change the indiVidual, denlerit to merit; and scandal upon the ljlraternity should not, therefore, be Inultipliec1. 'Ye Inay go quietly to the grave and drop a portion of earth over the body of a debauched Brother, or any pauper; but whenever the :Masonic la,,,, compels us to don the snow\yIlite emblenlof Masonic purity, and march in public procession in honor of a wellknown Masonic debanchee, we will, as soon l:1.S possible, get fronl uncleI' such rules. r,eo entitle a Mason to Masonic honors after death! he ll1Ust hH..ve been earnest in preserving' the good opinion of h.is ~.rasonic Brethren while living. Keeping Lodge 111elnbership seeui'es to hiIn Lodge privileges while so living, but to secure l\Ienlorial honors beyond the termination of that membership, he must live so as to deserve thenl; and his :\Iasonic Brethren should be left alone in their 'wise discretion in such matters.

Brother DtL'vkins lnentioned the fact that lethe GTand Lodge of l\iissouri has declared saloon-keeping a l\'Iasonic offense," and charaeterized it as "lnodern legislation." lIe says it seenlS "to \vork \vell in lVIissouri and in one or tu'O other' places." If he supposes that this 1110ve111ent is confined to only "one or t\VO other places," he ,vin do ,veIl to enlarge the scope of his infonnation, as \vell as the s,veep of his vision. I do not assunle to possess all the infonnation in existence on this subject, but I take pleasure in saying that "places" differ very widely frol11 J urisdietions. I aln surprised at the careless luanner enlployed in expressing a fact that has such ,vide existence, and not confined to a fev\"" "places." If he ,vill consult the nUInerous and large Jurisdictions ,vhieh have taken action similar to ~1issouri on this n1atter, he ,yin find that the hrw regulating the conduct of l\lasons, respecting drunkenness and drunkardluaking, is "working \vell" and . 11leets ,vith cordial endorsernent. The Brethren leading this grand 1110Velnent in the large J nrisdictions, such as have adopted restrictions like l\lissouri, not only kno\v ,vhat they are doing, but affirm that the regulation is "w"orking" Illost satisfactorily. It will be but a fe\v years until the n10rally beneficent effects of such regulations as we have adopted \viII tell in the elevation and iInprovenlent of

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the Craft, to sueh an extent as to COlll111end the hnv to others and 1Duke it a necessity. In 1V1i880111'i the adnlission is general that our ,york along t his line has (lone Inore to give character and dignity to l\lasonry than any 11l0Venl(Hlt in onr history. Then 'we kno'w vve are dui'ng OU1' duty and the I~IGI-IT is far above any other consideration. Brc\ther Da\\'kins 'writes about "teetotalislll" in our case as if he "would 'Intn~t:y the hnportance of our ,york, by using a terlll to render odious \v hat \ye are doing. 路Th.e cry of "teetotaliSl1l," "prollibition," "personal liberty," und 111any other such terms have no effect upon those ,vho are striving to purify and elevate l\:fasonic life and character. This \\Titer belongs to no terl1peranee society or prohibition party, but he is none the less opposed to vice and crilne Inade hnvful by State authority. The apology of Brother l)a\vkins for "solne as true and l101)le l\Iasons \vho deal in liquors as there are to be found in any other business" does not affeet the finding that "saloon-k.eeping" is a vile HIHI pernieious business. If he tolerates any he IllUst tolerate alL ,Ve prefer none, and thus ,ve have ridden ourselves of the curse and presence of evil Inen. I have nothing against illy Brother per80naUy \vho violates the hnvs of (~od and :i\lasonry, but I do claiIn the right to say to hirn, "Thou shalt not kill," and deu1and that he shall not injure his Brother and the Order he bas p1'o111ised to honor and obey. "Ve ,val' against the yices of the day and not against ruen. Brother I)a ,,",kins has sho\vn an unfhi l'lleSS in treating Iny position not to be expocted froln one so Inan1y as he. Instead of giving 111)" argurnents against the vie\ys and eritieisnl e)f others ,vilo assailed our l\lissouri legislation, he extracted all theu'o1"d8 that ,vould seenl to be offensive 'when taken frolH their connection in the drift of IllY thought. I do not cOIIlplain of this nlethod of treatlnellt because I do not feel any concern about it. But in Ineeting the view's of one \vith vVhOlll I differ I al \vays Dlake it a rule to let hiln be heard~ so he lIlay be '1I.Jldel'stood, and not be left liable to Inisrepresentatioll. There is not a line or argtnnent Inade in IllY fonner replies to those ,vho have assunled to criticise or instruct l\lissouri J\:1asons on these great issues that ,vould be changed uncleI' any circurnstanees. .AJI "were ,vritten \vith a eool brain and eah11 spirit. "Not Inad, Inost noble Festus," but the ,vords of "t:futh and soberness" \\rere the coinages of the \vriter. "Truth and soberness" have eh.aracterized this ,vriter in his 'war against the vices ,\"hich have fa,stened tbell1Sel ves upon our "beautiful systeln of r1101''a1s'' during his lVlasonic life of thirty-five years. If this \vork, so happily cuhl1inated in our reforlIl in 1Vlissouri, is "ll1odern legislation," then I aln of the opinion that \ve h::1ve clone \'leU to get a\vay ii'OIll itA "aneient" conditions and character. For if it be necessary to "ancient" lVIasonry that our Institution shall he the asylU111 of drunkards and drunkarcl-I11akers, the sooner 'we lose SOUle of the "aneient" and take on S0111e of the "rl1odern legislation," Iuentioned by Brother l)~nvkins, the better it \\rill be for an Order

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clahning respe(~tahi1ity and Inora1 eharaeter. ,V11enever l\IaRonry divorces itself ii'Olll, and defies the Inoral appreciation of the best elc路Inents of the age, it deserves ,vhat it 路will soon receive-the Inerited COl1denlnation of society. It 路will beeolne the sport and jest of the pure aneI good. Its pretensions ,vill be seorned and its Inission for good HrncHlg Inen be at an end. BRO. }IENl~l'" ",y'. LONC}, lVIartel, ,vas chosen G. 1\'1. HIlO. ]}E,rITrr O. ]}A\VIZINS, Jncksollville, re-elected

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GEORGIA, 1888. The Grand Lodge of Georgia convened in the city of 1\iaeon, October and began t be labors of the One lIundl'ec1 and Second Session. The record says "The (+ral1d Lodge ,vas opened in ])lJE and an1ple forn1." The double terrns enlployed desed ptive of the opening are not conllnOl1. Perhaps they were elllployed to give double ernphasis and force to the SOlell1nity of the occasion. It 11111st have been a 8olC'JnfL tiTne frOtH the prayer that was otfered. The Grand Chaplain seenlS to have "spoke a piece" to the . Ahnighty. It evidently \\~as prepared for the occasion, for no 1118.n could. pray snch a piece of literaturewithont. due notice and preparation. And no stenographer eould "catch" snch a prayer "on the fly" if delivered exteI.nporaneonsly. lIe infornled the Lord about Inatters cC)lleerning \vhich infol'rnation nUlY have been proper and in order. ABSU1l1ing that the infol'rnation \vould be as ilnportant as ne,,~, the Chn,pInin said to the Lord, "\Ye are about to open a Lodge of ~Iaster l\Iasons in this plaee and to attend to the business of the G-rand :Lodge of G"eorgia." lIn.ving thus notified the t1reat .i:\xehiteet of their purpose, the Cbaplain proceedecl to announce that SOlne one ,vas Inissing froIn the ranks, and said to God: "'Ve look around aUlong the officers of th.is G-rand Lodge and ,ve see that our G-rand Treasurer is lnissing." Fearing that the (-h'eat Father Inight not know ,vbo it 'was, and that the designs upon the finandal Trestle Board Inig-ht get badly 111ixeet. unless the Grand J\Iaster above ,,"ould kindly interfere, he told I-liIn that the luissing Brother's l11une \vas "Joseph E. 'VeIls." This being deeuled intelligence of itnportance, he Inade an apology for the rnissing officer by telling the Lord that "he had been faithful in the discharge of his duties for a long thne, and hitherto very punctual in his attendance." It. ,vas then stated to the Lord that "No search ,ve can Inake in and about this Tell1ple, or else\vhere alnong the living, 'will bring us any tidings of hin1." In confornlity to an aneient ellstonl, the Chaplain said: "In this the hour of our distress, ,,路e lift our hands to'Vvard heayen and cry, '0 I . ord, our ("-tod, is there no help for'?' ete." . A. review of the Proceeding's of the G'ralldLoc1ge of Georgia \vou1d ~"Wtll,

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be ine0111 plete 路without reference to the foregoing opening prayer of its Chaplain. lIe deserved a Inedal for his production in the ,,~ayof prayer1uaking. The Hession \vas presided over by 1'1. "v. Bro. John S. I)avidsol1, GTand l\Iaster, \vho has ably filled that honorable station since 1884, and still holds the fort. Brother 'Volihin \vas Grand Secretary. lIe hns succeeded adu1iral)ly in concealing such inforIl1ution as ,ve ()-rand Secretaries and Ccnnrnittees on Correspondence delight to find in Grand IJodge tJournals. I have DUlde diligent search through the entire Proceedings and failed to lnake any discovery of footings, recapitulations, or any statelnellt '''hieh \vould enable 1118 to clE.~terlnine hcnv Hlany Lodges ,vere represented, ho\v 11lany Lodges nre in the State, the nurnber of rnelnbers belonging to the Lodges, or the conditions of th.e }'Iraternity as to gain or loss of Inelnbers. fIe furnished tabular staternents, as \vell as a list of Lodges represented, but if he supposed other people\yonld do his counting and give the footings, so as to tell the lVlasonic \vorld the Blatu.': of ~Iasonry in that Grand .Jurisdiction, he is at fault so far as this \yriter is concerned. I lnake no ccnnplaint, but I cannot tell ho\v Inany I-Jodges or 1\lasons are in the State of Georgia. The A.ddress of Grand l\Iaster Davidson is a very entertaining paper. His opening \vas quite sunny and poetic. Fifteen rulings 路were reported by hirn and the saIne 路were eonfil'lued by the G-rancl Lodge. Ilis decisions 'were Inade in the light of their (nvu regulations, and contain the essential elernents of genuine jurisprudence They sho\v Inaturity and jndgnlent on the part of the Grand l\faster. lIe said that a nUUl \vho cannot read or 'write is not eligible as a petitioner. 'fhis hnv is in keeping \vith our statute in :Thlissouri. 1-1is ruling that after a person has been nutde a l\1ason any physical defect, such as the loss of an a,rnl or leg, does not disqualify for official service in the Lodge, ,vas in harnlony ,vith justice and right. It stands in Inarked contrast ,vith the ruling of a Grand ~ilaster in I)elav~raTe 'who decided that a one-arrned Brothel' could not be chosen Senior 'Varden, and, of eourscl" could not sueeeed to the ehair as l\ifaster of the Lodge. ({rand l\laster Davidson ,viselv auci-"lIulnanelv ruled that :.111V sucb "disqualification applies only to "lnelllbership, al~d not to office.;' Ttle ("rand I...Iodge of Georgia has a la\v allo,ving the expulsion of rnell1bers of Lodges for non-payrnent of Lodge clues. In Iny revie'w of the doings of that Grand Lodge last year, I gave expression to lny opinion of such a la\v. I tl111 glad to find, in the decisions of Grand l\Iaster Davidson, tbe foll0,ving coneerning,,'hat he denolninates the "severity of punishlnent" ()f Brethren ,vho fail to pay their dues. No \yonder there is "serious cOll1plaint" against sueh a la"\v. It ought to be wiped franl any statute

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book \vhel'e it is found. It is un~vorthy the genius and spirit of 1110dern Freernasonl'Y, and I kno\v of but one G-rnnd Lodge in the "world having such a law.. Georgia stands alone in this partieula-r. But hear the G-rand ~lastel' : It has been frequently held during' the year that it is the right of a Subordinate Lodge to roco111111enc1 f()l' expulsion tl, nlenlber convicted of violating his obligation by !'aillilg to pay his dues. rrhere i~ such serious cOI1lplain~ ag:ainst ~he severity qf the :pun~ lslmlent, whereby the 11lelIlber IS put upon the SUIue footIng \\"lt11 those b'1ulty ot the highest ~Iasonie criInes, that I feel it my duty to call your attention to the Inatter for the plu-pose of redllcing the penalty if, in your judgl11ent, it is deemed advisable in the interest of Masonry in this Juri~c1iction so to do.

The ground of cOlllplaint indicated in the above Seell1S to be that a "lnelnber is put upon the s~une footing ,vith those guilty of the highest erin1es." The inju.~6ce of such a classification is so Inanifest that it requires no argulnent for its condenlnation. I cannot refrain fronl reproducing here 80111e COrnIl1ents illade in n1Y revie,v of this cruel cnstolll last year. I have nothing anything stronger at eOIl1Inand no\v: ",:EXPELLED from the privileges," cut ofl' fr01n the lJenejits "of lj"'reelnasonry" for "nonpayl1lCut of clues." rrhe measuring of }"reenla~onry by the dollar standard is ull1nasonic as it is cruel. In the case under eonsideratioll, I find the EXPl:"LSION of one hundred and tl('enty~thl'cc Brethren for 110n-paylllCnt of dues. That number of Masons were EXPELLEr) -consigned to Masonic [lI'Ctl'CS, frOlll which the trlunp of the Tesurrection that will raise them will be a. SILYEI~ one, the almighty dollar. In the saIne report, where 123 BallieS appear, showing '\v110 were e;cpt.'Uecl for 11011-payl'nent of dues, there is n, list of thirteen

persons 'who had been expelled for "forgery," "imll1oral conduct," "s'\vindling," "larceny," "defrauding Lodge," "blackmailing," "drunkenness," etc. This class of "lewd fellows of the baser sort" 'were tumbled into the same [lraCe with the 123 unfortunates who were "e.l:pellecl"-killed outright-for an insignificant offense. I cannot do the subject justice, and refer it to Brother Parvin, of IO\'l{a.

In noting the findings of the Corl1mittee on A ppeals, I discover that seventy-one Brethren \vere f~l;pelled f01" non-payment of Lodge dues. Thirteen only \vere excluded for 'sueh criInes as "drunkenness," "forgery," "fornication and adultery," "''life-beating,'' "abandoning faIl1ily," "slander," "profanity," etc. Seventy-one 1Vlasons 'were cast into the s~une pit, for non-paY111ent of dlH:~S, \\'ith thirteen others 'who had violated alnlost every la\v of Goel an<l I11en. The classification seenlS very strange Hnd foreign to the spirit of "Brotherly Love, Relief and Truth." I find, further, that the COHllllittee on t.Turisprudence subrnitted a report ,vhich \vas ad.opted, intended as a 1110difieation of the severe rule here cOllln1ented upon. It says that suspension shall be for t\velve 1110nths for non-payIuent of dues. If dues are not then paid, exclusion fron1 the Lodge must follo\v, 'with a recollunendation to the C~rand Lodge for expulsion. In rea,ding this rule, as an alllendIl1ent to the forlner one, the thought C0111eS to Ine that there IS "a distinction \vitbout a difference." I rep"eat Iny statenlent of on(~ year ago that I HIn glad my hOIne is not in Georgia. The Grand l\faster reported a big lot of special dispensations grantee} by hiJll during his ternl of office. It is observable that a suspension ()f the law of safety, if not of the Grand Lodge, Inarked his "Rpeeial acts." Take, for exan1 ple, the IH:)rrnission to eleet a e::1 IHlidnte and conf'tlr n pon J-dnl the

3H TfIRI~E

degrees at the saIne Ineeting. It Inay be safely inferred that he very proficient and "bright" by receiving aU three degrees ill one evening. I notice that ballots were taken and degrees ,yere conferred at a called con1mnnication. This is not usual. In one instance t,vo candidates ,vere favored by an election to receive the Ser~ond and Third Degrees at a special cOllnl1unication. Perhaps the degrees ,vere just (~onnnuniccded. In another case the privilege of conferring the three degrees upon four candidates, at a called cOll1111unication, \vas granted to a Lodge. The candidates lllust have been {well posted, after going through the work in one session. I have only to say that the dispensing power of (i-rand lVIasters is liable to a vast alnount of :~t'tetchinfl, ow-ing to the prerogative doctrine. Its excE~ssive nse is the strongest argulncnt against the indefensible thing. It is still H subject of congratulation to this "Titer that that doglua does not obtain in l\lissouTi, never has and never \vin. bee~nne

The . .:\.cldress of Grand l\.Iaster Davidson ,vas elninently creditable to hin1 as an able and eflleient offieer. 1-Ie said 'that. "at no thue in the recent past has our Institution in this Jurisdiction been so prosperous." .A. feeling tribute \vas paid by hiln to their late Grand Treasurer, Brother .Joseph l~. 'VeIls, ,yho had been called fro III labor during the year. ....~ll eloquent and 1110St appropriate eulogy \vas delivered by the Grand l\1aster, during the session, in Inelnory of the late Dr. Rob. l\1:orris, Past Grand l\Taster of I(entucky, "poet laureate" of l\Iasonry. The Grand Lodge ordered it published in the J oUl'nal, "'here it appears. CORRESPONDENCE.

,A.. revie\v covering 104 pages \vas furnished by a ntllnerous COl111nittee lIo\v nlany constituted said COlnnlittee this deponent sayeth not. Five melnbers ,vere appointeet to d.o the ,vork last year. "Farnling out" the ,york seeIns to be the cllstorll do,vn there. The "segregate sy-steIn" still prevails. ()nr l\1issouri Jonrnal for 1887 \vas kindly noticed by Brother. 'V. E. lYfumford, ,"vho pronounced the .A.ddress of Grand lVIaster Hunt "an able docnlllent." He extractecllargely and approvingly fro111 that portion of Brother Hunt's .A.. ddress touching the "saloon" in l\:Iissouri Masonry. lIe but echoes our oft-repeated utterances on that subject. I-lis o,vn Grand Lodge n1acle SaIne advance on the saIne line, as the follo'\ving declaration sho,vs: Resol'ved, That it is the sense of this Grand Lodge that the election to the degrees it'l :Masonry of pel'sons engaged in the business of saloon-keeping sliol1ld be discouraged, and.that n;1l111CUlbers of Lodges who are engaged in such business should be enconraged to dIscontInue the SaIne as hurtful, not only to the Craft, but to the cOillluunity at large.

The ,york of educating the Praternity upon this subject goes on and is surely increw;;.;ing. Georgia has said the "business" is "hurtful." One step Illore and the declaration ,vlll be Inade that the "business," 路whether

[()ct. carried on by l\Iasons or by profhnes, if; a disqualification for a place in l\Iasonry. The ball is 1110ving, and the titne ''lill corne-Gael speed th.e day-,rben the IVlasonic Fraternity ,vill universally repudiate this CLt;"~e and crinle of our civilization. FrOID Brother l\Iulnforcl's reViD\V I clip one paragraph ,vorthy of his head and heart. Here it is : "Intemperance, vice and hnnlOrality!" .A true way of putting it. Ag::linst all such ~[asonrY has set its face as a flint. Is saloon-k.eeping imlnoral? 11'so, then :Masonry is against ~it. Ctlll any m.un of soundluind c1airll for it good and true III orality '? Let others in Masonic authority speak out on this subject. How· can a man be a good and true Mason and engage in it business \v11ic11 tends only to corrnpt public and private 111.ora1s, and in favor ot' ,vhich no 11lOra1 force can lie used?

The Hbov€:~ is ,yell put. No [food 111an will do anything to injure his brother nUH1. And a InHn \vho is not "good and true" has no business in Freen1asonry. rfhe corruptor of Inorals, public or private, is a 1110ral l1yena, dangerous to the COlll11l01l\Vealth and a blight upon Inankind. The saloon-keeper is a corruptor of rnorals. DrH;W the conclusion. The C1eol'gia :Report on Correspondence has the trne l\'IOItA.L ring. In another part of the revie\v I find a declaration "which sounds like a. trUIl1pet, clear and significant. I-1ere it is : Brethren, temperance is not my hobby-I haye no hObby-but it is my earnest desire to see this Grand old Fraternity, forwhiC'h I have labored unceasingly since I attained my majority, take its place 'where its founders intended it should stand upon this allabsorbing moral question. Nor arn I urged to this course by reason of personal weakness as are so mnny of the tmnperance 'workers of the present day. Dnring an eventful life of peanut vender, charity sehool boy, clerk and law)"er, tllIllOSt thirty years have passed oyer my head, but not a drop ofliqnor has ever passed through nlY lips. I have, howeyer, seen its terrible record, and arn acquainted ,vith its death-dealing qualities. I fear it worse thm1 the plague and tight it as an enerny to nlyself, Iny home and nl)~ country.

Like the above ,,"riter, I HIll fortunate in not having suffered frolll the ]labit of draIn-drinking:. I joined in the \val' against the "evils of intenl.perance" \Vhell fourteen years old. The poison h.as never hurt 1ne or rnine, but it bas killecllny brother Inan. I have seen the dire destruction, \'Tought by tbis curse, of my kind. I bate e'vil because it. is evi1. I)runkenuess and drunkard-lnaking are evils, and evils only, and evils continually. No good has ever C0111e to hllll1anity fi'oln either. I \var against these things because they are'VH.ONG·. 'Vith "Tong or \vrongdoing I can have no eOlnprolnise \vitbout sacrificing Iny 111anhood. The Georgia Craft 'vill follo\v the lead of such ,vriters as forlIlulatecl the review' on Correspondence no,v nnder consideration, and thus reach the gra.nd result desired by every true l\Iason in the land. The Georgia COllunittee on "Fraternal Correspondence" bas been reduced to three-.f-0:fllie"11.ext tern1, and. consists of Brothers Bingharn, l\tlumford and "Ralnsey. Grand l\:Iaster Davidson and G-rand Secretary "'\Yolihin ,,~ere re-elected.

IDAHO, 1888. The Twenty-first . A.nnual Session \vas opened in Boise City, Septelnber 11th, 1888. The Grand l\Iaster, Brother Ed\va,rd A. Stevenson, presided, and Brother Jalnes Ii. \Vickersharll W~lS Grand Secretary. The report shows a total of 17 I.Jodges, \vith a Ineu1bership of 720. .A short .A.. ddress. 'was presentt~d by G-ranel l\tIaster Stevenson, ell]bracing sueh nlatters as appertained to his achnlnistration. Three Lodges had been \vorldng under I)ispensation during the year. rrreating of "uniforlnity of \vork," he said: At the lust 11leeting of the Grand Lodge a committee, composed of Brothers Hilnrod, ::\Iallpin, Randall, Cartee and Milliard, was &ppointecl to consider the subjeet of uniformity of work in this Grand Jurisdiction, and to exenlplify a proposed work on the first day of the next Annual COllullunication of the Grand Lodge. \Vhat progress has been nlude by this cOlluuittee I anl now unable to say, but I kno\v that the J3rothers nauled are all bright, intelligent nfasons, and fully C01l1petent to intelligently carry out the object proposed. A uniformity of \vork is certainly desirable. 'Vllatever ritual or work we 11lay have, it shouldbe sensible and given with dignity, and teach the neophyte the great, pure and truthfnllessons of the Craft. During the past year it. has been Iny privil(;'ge to observe the :Masonry of several States, and we have found a union in diversity that was sOll18tiInes illost pleasing and instructive. Above all else, ,ve should select intelligent, thonghtfnl, moral il"nd manly 111e11 for Masters and 'Vardens, then our young l\fasons will not lac k for sutlicient exmuple and instruction in the great tenets and principles of 1i'1'eemasonry.

A. resolution \vas adopted. during the session to the effect that "The California ,york, w hieh is hereby approved, shall 1Je declared as the w'ork of this Grand Jurisdiction." . An Orphan Fund, alnounting to SOUle $18,000 \vas reported as being on hand, the interest onvvhich is to be used for the benefit of orpbnIls needing help. 'rUE

SECIU~'l'

BALLOT

'Vas treated of in the follolving practieal and just lnanner: Every 'Vorshipfu11Iaster of a 1fasonic Lodge should prohibit any discussion as to how 111ernbers have or may vote, and no inquiry into the ballot should ever be allowed under any circUlnstances whatever. It is to be hoped that no 'Mason would ever so far forget his 'nutnlwod and his J.1lasonic obligations as to use the sacred ballot for seljlsh or 'i'eveu[lefnl purpo8e.'~. After the ballot has been taken, EXAl\UNED, and result ANNOUNCED by the ~Iaster, it is final and conclusive; nor can it be set aside l)y the LODGE, MASTgR, GRAND l\IAST]~H, or the GRAND LODGE.

The Grand Secretary, Brother "\Vickersharn, presented his Annnal l{eport, ,vhich \vasall-elubracing and full.

-:1:2 .JURISPRUDENCE.

The conunittee haying eharge of this departInent, through l\Iost'Vorshipful Jonas """. Bro'wn, presented a report \vhich contained the following: Resoll.~ed, That in all constituent Lodges in this Jurisdiction COlnnlittees on Character he and are herebY instructed, in investigating the character of applicants for initiation, to ascertain and i'epart the following facts in regard to the applicant:

1. \Vhat is his age '? 2. Is he married or single? 8. Ifmarried, is he living 'with his wife '? 4. \Vhat is his occnpation, and\vhere is he employed? 5. Is he physically qnalifie.d !'or admission? . G. \Vhat is the character of 1ns cOlnpany and aSSocIates'? 7. Is he addicted to the use of intoxicating liquors, and to what extent? 8. Does he gamble'? 9. Does he habitually use profane or indecent language? 10. Has he licentions or inunoral habits '? 11. Is he a hnv-abiding citizen '? 12. Does he possess suttleient education and intelligence to understand and value the doctrines and tenets of :Masollry '? 18. Has he ever made previous application for the degrees, and if so, \vhere and ,"vhen'? 14. State any other facts of value to the Lodge in arriving at a correct conclusion.

I have else'\vhere noticed silnilar actions taken by Grand Lodges on the line of quaHncutioll for adrnission iuto the 11lysteries of l\lasonry. These are but SOll10 of the indications and pointers ,vhich tell of the elevation of the standard of the Institutioll. If stra,vs shcnv ho\v the ,vind blo\vs, these }vfasonie stra,,路s are sure und llelpful guideR us to the direction of the 1110ral drift and currents in our Brotherhood. And the test presented for adrnission being so sound and safe, the standard is not likely to be lo"'ered as applied to those 'who hecolne IneInbers of the Craft. CORHESPONDENCE.

The revie"" of forty-six Grand Lodge Journals in the space of fifty-six pages rendered the notices of each separate Jurisdiction very brief. The 'York \vas done, '(for tIle Conllnittee," by Brother Charles C. Stevenson. The \vork 'was perfol'1l1ed in adlnirable spirit, being quite interesting and \路ery spicy. ,Vhat space he had to devote to Proeeedings "vas "veIl elnployed and his conllnents w'ere pointed and pertinent. lVIissonri for 1887 received nearly t\VO pages of attention, lIe or his printer n1ude a slight 11listuke in noting the Journal revie'wecl as 1888 instead of 1887. .A.nd his reruark that ".A. de-mamd ,vas 111ude for D10ney for the l\fasonic HOlne" ,vas just a little out of line. ,Ve nlake no dema.nds for this eharity, but earnest appeals. Treating of Iny yie\vs as to ('color" in l\'1asonry, Brother Stevenson said this: . Brother Vinci! does not object to color. Jf a negro has been Illude H 1In.son in a regnlar Lodge that is enough for 'hirn. He knows pleilty whonl he would welcOlue to his

43 and love. He says that he was born and reared anlong was the matter, Brother Yincil, \rere there no white people in wager that the Brother is fond of "possum." Let's hear now from

To the above facetious touch of our lnunorous Brother it is not neeessary to reply, 1110re than to say that I \vashornand reared ftITlong the ,vhitest ,vhite people the sun ever shone upon. A,nd it ,vas in such C()DUrlunities of \\'hite people that I learned to feel for and appreciate the trne needs of rny colored brother. This kind feeling lUIS never deserted rue. .A.s to the "POSSUlll" idea, I never partook of that delicate dish 'with the relish S0111e have sho,vn. But 'we "boys," in the old days of the past, caught thelll for the fun of it. I Inuke a fe\v extracts froll1 the COl111nents of Iny Brother Stevenson. In reviewing Dakota, he had this to say concerning "legitinlate lVIasonry:" vVe say, in short, that :Masonry consists of three degrees: Entered Apprentice, Fellow Craft and l\iaster :Mnsol1. 'rhe Chapter degrees are merely continuations of the Master "MasOIl. l\lasonry, too, is what '\ve, as individunl Masons, Inake it ; and, if we do our whole duty, it is alllegi:timate, for we liye for the present and *'llt~1re, not for the past, and care Htttle what 8010111011, or Adml1, or Pythagoras, or Con'fuClus, or any other musty ancient did or did not.

It seenlS that the I)akota COl1nnittee, a Brother TholllpSOl1, has been saying SOIne very strange things about the Bible. \Vhat be had said I anl not advised. BrotlH:>r Stevenson replied as follow's: \Ve\\'ould ask the Brother why the Bible is an essential in every well-regulated Lodge '? Being there, is it a rnere ornalnent, not as useful as \Vehster's dietionary't Or is it the representative, the "Living 'Vord" of the Divine Being to whom we do reverence ';' Do we, as I\fasons, believe in the Holy Bible'? If we do, we must believe in the Bible's God. '1"here is too nluch "free-thinking" iunong the Masons of to-day, and the questions that ll1uddle Brother 'l'hompson should be left to profanes. Every :Ma80n should believe in the teachings of:Masonry, ftud the less we discuss these infidel and atheistic notions the better we 'NiH be ofT', as Masons and as Iuen.

'Vith k:indest appreciation of the kindness of the COlnn1ittee, and good \vishes for the future of the Craft in Idaho, this notice Inust end. John Hunter, Boise City, Grand lVIaster; tTanles If. "\Vickershtun, Boise City, Grand Seeretary; Charles C. Stevenson, Con11nittee on Correspondence.

ILLINOIS, 1888. The Forty-ninth ...- \nnual Con1n1unication ,vas held in Chicago, COlnInencing on the second day of October. 11. 'V. Brother John C. Srnitb,. (i-rand l\1aster, presided. Brother LoyallVlunn, the Grand Sec~tary, "ras at his post. The J aurnnl of this G-rand Lodge is large, and full of interesting Inatter, so rnnch so that thereyie\ver haR a hard time in doing

44 it. justice. The work of Brother l\lunn in bringing out his Proceedings 011 short notice allnost equals l\Iissouri, yet he is still in the rear, and seeIns to enjoy seeond plaee in the contest for the prize. I-lis Journal of nearly five hundred pages, sll1all type, sho\vs that n Illaster had charge of that departlnent. Illinois, \vithin its inllnense proportions, places upon the (}raud Secretary a heavy responsibility. vyith sonle seven hundred .Lodges, holding a Inelnbership of 1nore than forty thousand, the care and labor incident to his position 11lust be very great. The session no\v under review \vas largely attended. The pay 1'011 eontinues to dra\v, and will do so \vhile rnen1bers can visit the great city by the lake, have their (~xI)(~nses all paiel, and secure sorne spare change above their bills. The pay roll is a good thing for the rnembei"g of a <-1rand Lodge. The A.ddress of Grand nIaster Slnith is the longest one I have ever rnet, and is so full of Inatter that a 111ere glance at the forty odd pages is all that this Cornnlittee can give to his able and business like paper. Ilis necrological notie-es 'were extended, elnbracing the n~Llnes of the disti'ngnished dead of sister J nrisdictions, as 'well as the honored of 11is o\vn. Sayre, of ~\.Jaballla, .Johnson, of l\Iichigan, and Rob lVIorris, of I{entueky, 'were severally rClnelnbered in the tributes to the \Yorthy departed. Illinois had lost one of its oldest and. 1l10St \vorthy Past Grand IVlasters, the esteeIl1ed and venerated Lavely. It \vas Iny pleasure to kno\v lriIl1 fi)r a nl1lnber of years. I can heartily endorse the statelnents of the C0111rnittee on Obitnaries \vllich said: "IIis leac1ing traits of character in all t.herelations oflife\verc a quiet and unassullling lllodesty, sterling integrity, and a thorough consistt~ncy of practice \vith his profession." IZno\ving the departed as I did, it is no Blatter of snrprise to learn that, he "died as he had lived, trnsting in the Lord." Grand nlaster Sll1ith said, "The general condition of Freelnasonry in this Jurisdiction is excellent." TIe announced (llnicable relations 'with all G-rand L:xlges \vith\vhich they are in correspondence, but expressed regret that England still nlaintains her attitude to\var(ls the Grand Lodge of Quebec, and exercises jurisdiction over the three Lodges \vhich have failed and refuse to affiliate ,vith the loeal authority recognized by the lVlother Cirand Lodge. There is clearly a, lack of consistency on the part of English l\;I~lsons tOllching this 111atter. I~llg1and, after recognizing the Grand Lodge of (~tlebec as a sovtreign Grand Body, ean not be helel hlalneless and ll1aintain Lodges of her own obedience in that territory. But she \vi11 continue to do it, not\vitilstanding there 111ight be a protest uttered by the \vhole lVIasonie world. England ,vi1l be I~ngland as long .as she is J~l1g1al1d. She can not be anything else. The (rrand l\Iaster reported the ereation of SOUle four Lodges under Dispensation, but had refused to grant pri vileges to twelve or fifteen other

45 locations for ne,v Lodges. of the .A.ddress:

His reasons lnay be gnJhered frOlH nne para

do not believe it to be the policy of this Granel Lodge to plant Lodges at every cross and village,' parth1ularly when there can be no possibility of such Lodge eye'r havInenlbership,.the Grand Lodge .dues of whieh will pa)~ n1ileage and per diem of its and yet tlns has been done III the past, and too otten, as the records show, 1. think it wise to tall n, halt, and present a few facts for consideration of Gritud

.A.. n extract fronl tIle Proceedings of a forl11er session fol1o\\~ed, sho\ving that IGS Lodges had received, in tIle \vay of Inileage Hnd per dielll, fOIIJ'teen hundred dollaJ'8 lno/'e money than they hadpaid to the (rrand Lodge as annual dues.

The (x'rand J\Taster presented scnne very praetical connnents upon this state of tllings. There will be occasion for l1101'e reflections on the saIne line as long as the (rrand 1../odge eontinues to payout, on the account of luileage and per dieul, seYenteen or eighteen thousand dollars annuaJly. No 'VeHicleI' that there is cOlnplaint. Ileal" the ,yards of Grand l\Iaster Snlith: Do you ,,,onder the Granel Lodge dues are 75 cts. per Dleruber, and that the Brethren are cOluplaining? .ATe you surprised that the Brethren of the other Lodges cOlupl.ain of excessive taxation, andpartieul.urly those of the tifty Lodges paying from one hundred to three hundred and fifty dollars annual dues to this GTund Lodge, and the represent:ttives of many of thenl receiving less than ten dollars each fbI' attendance on Grand. Loch.~路.~? It were better fbI' Grand Lodge and the luenlbership if you are, and I trust you wi11"give the subject serious and earnest consideration.

The Crn:tnd 1\'Iaster said he \yould I>refer to have l\Iasonry build up great charities to anything else, and added: The thne is c0111ing, Brother CruJtslneu, when you 'will need such institutions, and vou vdll then regret that you haclnot laid deep and broad tIle foundation of econOluy in the expenditnres of this Urand Lodge. \V118n I read of the'"! :l\1asonic charities of other Grand I,odges, and particularly the Grand Lodge of England, where two great Masonic charitable institutions have existed for a century, and notice the Inunificent donations to sante, I feel that :Masonry in Illinois is 110t fulfilling the high mission for which it was designed. rfhe Royal Masonic Institution for Girls, 'which has just celebrated its one hundredth anniversary, recehred in cash donations, at that celebration, tv.o hundredalld fiftv thousand dollars; 'while the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys, whieh will soon reach its centennial, received at its last anniversary over fifty thousand dollars.

Naturally and easily his thought turned to n. subject no'","" very generally engrossing the attention of the Craft throughout this country, viz. : .A

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I-Iere is ,vhat he said: In this connection I would consider that I had failed in an iInportant duty did I not direct your attention to the ILLINOIS MASONIC ORPHANS' HOME. rrhis charity was organized by a fev:: practical earnest Craftl:lmen, and, with y~mr enconragmuent mav yet prove the ground \vark fora D10re generous and hlr-reaclung charity, such as tuany of you will yet find necessary to provide for the increasing nunlber

4Ji of orphan ehildren of onr deceased Brothers. I do not ask the Grand Lodge of Illinois to assume any responsibility or eare over this i~lst~tution~ but I do cornrnend it to you, l?rethren, and to the constituent Lodges of IllInOIs, and most earnestly urge your llberal contributions to the SaIne. 'YUh but lirnited resources at their 80111111a11d, and an jilllebtedness upon the substantial buildings they have purchased and this Grand Lodge has dedicated, these Brethren have already done Inlwh good. There are nnw fourteen children in the 'Horne, carefully fed~ clothed, and being educated. Do you tIsk. where the 111011ey GOIneS fron1 to do these things'? I answer, from the eh.(1l'ital)ly disposed Brethren, a few :Masonlc 1?0<;lies, and the Knights 'rernplar ball of last,vlnter. 1 deeply regret to hfLve to say that It IS not to any great extent 1'1'0111 the [.lodges, the orphan children of w11o:-.;e dceeased Inembers have been the reeipients of their generous bounty; as I arn credibly informed that there have been several children 1'1'0111 lJOc1ges, the membership of which have never cOlltribnted 0118 dollar to the institution. "[,he Grand Lodge of Xe\v York lIas 110\V nearly eighty thousand dollars in its treasury for an aS~'lulnbilnding, to be er(~eted inlInediately that'the indebtedness is lifted fr01i1 Grand Lodge 'remple, and for that purpose $341,27~.61 has been collected during the past year. Let Illinois move to the front and Blake this institution one of the great :Masonic charities of the age.

E:.nowing \vhat has been done, and seeing "vhat is being done, 1\li8so11ri haR caught the inspiration, and is pushing on her noble \vork on tbis line, anclwill not be behind others in the race. In this \vork a generous rivalry or noble 81nnlation is l~onllnelHlable. The field is large and fruitful, and the possibilities for great risefulness and good are inl1nense and gran (1. (irand l\iaster Snlith reported lllonies received and for\varded to the distressed at l\it. V' er11011 , Illinois, \\There a cyclone had devastated tl1e C01l1Illunity. DECISIOXS.

(i-rand l\laster Slnith furnished nine rulings Inade by hinl during his terrn of office. I like his terse \vay of settling 111atters. He does not argue, but gives conclusions \vithont circulnloeution, in every case going to the very root of the subject in fe\v ''lords. 1-1is vie\vs \vere approved by the ,Colnnlittee on Jurisprudence. I clip the ninth decision and the COillll1ents upon the saIne by the cOl1ul1ittee, w"'ith the view of nlaking SOUle renlarks upon the question. 9. A Brother failing to li\re an upright, moral life, but. otherwise in good repnte and stnnc1ing in the Lodge, dies; should the Lodge giyC hiln l\Iasonic burial '? A'nswa. Yes; if the Brother \vhenliving, or the family after his 'death, requests the路 same. The :L\Iaster of a Lodge, or any lnelllber thereof, shonld not raise the question of a Brother's moral standin~ after his death if it was unquestioned before; and if questioned before, and no action talmn, ought not to be permitted after death to do th~lt which they did not have the moral courage to do when the Brother \vas living.

TIere follow the vie,vs of the cOl1llnittee : Decision 9. The l'elnarks of the Grand Master in response to the question involving this d.ecision, present a broad and enlightened vie,,,, of true Praternity, and are not only heartIly concurred in by your committee, but arecomnlended to the thoughtful consideration of the just and upright Craftsluan everywhere.

47 Yourcollnnittce, 11o\\,cyo1', is of the opinion that :Masonie burial of n. <leeeaseclBrother a Lodge, under t1ny eiTelUnstH.nce~, is 01?tional, and not eOInp111sory, but not,vithstanding, we have yet to learn of a sIngle Insta.nce where such sad serviee has been refnsed, upon proper request; on the contrary to perfonn the last sad rites over the remains of a departed Brother has bec01ne a nlelancholy pleasure, so ulli versal mllong the Craft as to assume the force of law.

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The Grand Lodge of ~Iissouri has held the san'le vie\ys f()r a nU111bel' of years. Our latest deeision on the subjeet declares, that refusal to bury a 1\1a8011 \vho died in good standing, is equivalent to trying hiln after death. To the 11lind of this \vriter the "whole question turns upon the point, 'whether a I.-odge is absolutely bound to bury its Inernbers IVfasollically. The Illinois COlll111ittee declared, and the Grand Lodge affinned the deliverance, "That IVlasonie burial of a deceased Brother by a Lodge, under any circunlstn,nees, is optional, and 110t cOlnpulsory." The lVlissouri rule is, that "Such cases lllust, of necessity, be left to the sound discretion and COllll110n sense of the l\Iaster," as to giving burial to an: un\vorthy and 'inulloral 11leI11ber of a Lodge. Still this does not settle f,he question of RIG-fIT to l\Iasonic burial I fail to find anything in our rnodern regulations or in the old hl.\vS of IVlasonry, \vhieh absolutely requires l\lasonic sepulture to be given to 111CID bel'S of Lodges. The custom. of doing so, falls f~tr short of creating an hnperative obligation. I therefore aSSlune the ground of the Illinois COll1111itt,ee to be the eorrect one, that a lVlasonie funeral is "optional, and not COlllpulsory." Upon this gronnd I have declared, and still lnaintain the purpose, never to perpetrate:], \vrong by participating in a funeral \vhich is an insult to decency, an outrage upon l\Iasonry, and H, sole111n lllockery in the sight of fleaven. If Illy Lodge \vishes to hUllliliate itself, and degrade the Order, by burying SOine Inembers 'VhOlll they may fail to cast out of the synagogue, as tU1\vorthy ofnlY association, and a place in l\1asonry, I \vill stay a'way, as the funeral is '~optional." I cull anoth er decision froIn the very sound rulings of Grand l\1aster Slnitb. It is nUlllber seven. A candidate on being askec1 the constitutional question, "Do you believe in the existence of God '?" ans'\vered "No." The Lodge has decided to return his petition fee, and inquire fraul the Grand East its duty in the prenlises. ..{lnS'lver. The duty of the Lodge is to return petition fee to callc1iclate, and inform hiln that so long as he holds such belief he cannot be made a :l\Iason.

I am gratified to find this question so positively settled by t.he Grand l\iaster of the Grand Lodge of Illinois. .A.nd his ruling was approved in the following strong language by the Corn.mittee on .Jurisprudence : "Decision seven is, in the opinion of your cOlnmittee, in strict confbrmity to the By-La'ws of our Grand Lodge, and the fundanlental principles of the ancient lrnv and regulations of IVrasonry, and should therefore be approved by this lirand Lodge." Be it renlenlbered that this is the saIne

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GnuHl Lodge that \vas led, unfortunately, to declare by its COlllrnittee on J llrisprudence in 1887, that the consideration of such questions as are here 111entioned luust not be tolerated in Lodges, characterizing such proceedings as "lnischievous." Grand lVlaster Snlith said that a lllan holding just such views as the one acquitted by the C0111111ittee in 1887 could "not be Inade a lVlason." The "no-belief" party could not be 111ade a l\Iason, said <.."1-rand l\Iaster Snlith, but to try a "no-belief" l\lason for suell disbelief of the Bible \vas "lnischievons," said the COlnll1ittee the year before. ",Vhy this difference? If it Inan in 1887 could be allo\ved to pronounce

the Bible "a falsehood," and publish.his slander to the \vorld, \yhy should a Tnan in 1888 be rejected, ho1ding the same vie"ws? Perhaps the Grand Lodge of Illinois had learned sOlnething. I anl inclined to tbis belief, fron1 \vbat G-rand l\Iastel'Snlith said touching the case \vhere the libellant of C-lod's "\V o1'd had heen both acquitted and vindicated by H eertain cOl1lInittee in that <-1rand Lodge. Be it relnernberec1, that \Tienna Lodge had路 tried and acquitted one of its IDe111bers for declaring the Bible "a fhlsehood," and nUUIY other utterances of "no-belief." The Cirand l\:1aster arrested the Charter of said Lodge find reported the 11latter to the Grand Lodge. lIe ,vas rebuked for his acts, the accused ,vas ,vhite-\vashed, and the Charter restored at the instance of a certain c0111rnittee. Grand lVlastel' Snlith visited the Lodge, restored its Charter, and adu10nishecl the Inernbel's of their duty to the G-reat Light of l\Iasonry. fIe said that he was :tnot in syrnpathy with the action of the G-rand Lodge" in restoring the Charter, lJeeause he believed "the IIoly Bible to be the first and IllOst irnportant of the three (-h'eat I..Iights of Freenlasonry." In reporting the yisH Inade to -Vienna Lodge, and the restoration of its Charter, he said: "I can not forbear to Inention, as I have been cornpelled to notice, that no action of this Grand Lodge has ever been so severely criticised as its decision in this "Vienna Lodge ease." 'VeIl and truly said, Brother Blnith. It is hardly necessary to relllark that the G-rand Lodge of Illinois "was .TUSTI.. Y and criticised. The reflections of the l\1a,sonic \vorld 'were justly and properly severe, because the action of our sister Jurisdiction ,vns the nlost dangerous and destrnctive of any ever perpetrttted by an A.lnerican Grand Lodge. It ,vas so closely akin to the atheistic deliverances of a foreign body, no"\v outla"\ved by the Grand I.Jodges of the "\"orld, that the alarm and criticislllS ,vere as just as they \vere ,veIl lnerited. It affords this "Titer no pleasure to Inention the Inistakes of a sister Jurisdiction on a question of gravity. But as the Grand Lodge of Illinois had gone upon record, touching this vital subject, tlHI.t record was open to eriticisll1, and subject to the anirnadversions of all revie"\vers. l\Iissouri did not depend upon me to represent her on the question raised by the sad ll1istake of Illinois in ll1Y review of the Vienna IJodge case. She put forth a deliverance through the ChnlrnlH,n of the Conlulittee on .Appeals, lVlost 'Vorshipful Brother Givan, that had no uncertain sound. That report \vas as tilnely as it ,vas able. It has

49 elicited the heartiest cOlll1nendation frolll various sourees, l\lasonic and secular. The leading secular paper of this city published it, holding that it \vas such reading as it desired to place before its readers for the Sabbath. That report \vas copied into other secular journals, and read by the thonsancls of people \vho had no kno\vledge of ho\v 1\fasonry looked upon such rrtatters. ''''rilen that report ,vas read in the Grand Lodge of l\iissouri by its able author, the in1pres8ion \vas profound. It ,vas adopted by a rising vote arnid the liveliest enthusiasln, and \vith a unanirnity that \vas an index to the feeling of 1\1issou1'i lVfasons as to the follies of the,"no-belief" elelnent of the day. The accused 1n that case had been Inade a lVIason upon proper profession of faith in Goel. Upon renunciation of God and the Bible, he \V~tS put upon his trial, and asked the question if he believed in the sanle Deity as \vhen 111ude a' 1\1ason? fIis ans\ver was, "I do not." fIe said further: "\Vhen Illade a lVIasol1, I believed in God and the Bible as fil'lnly as anybody, but after getting older I found out better." Having gro\vl1 so 'much 'wiser than everybody else, of course \ve had no n10re use for hirn, and certainly l\:Tasonry could be of no benefit to hirn. It \vas thought best to dissolve the connection. It \yas dissolved. In 1887 the Grand Lodge of Illinois, through its eOll1111ittee, thought it best to hold on to the creature \vho could pronounce the Bihle "a falsehood," and said eOl1llnittee further thought that dealing \vith such fello\vs in the I.Jodges \vas "lnischievous." lVlissouri did not look at the subjeet in that light. ,Yhile it has been a source of regret to Ine that such co.nduct as an Illinois atheist exhibited should have been condoned by an able eonnnittee, and endorsed by the Grand Lodge, it is f~lr 1110re gratifying to note that the view路s of Grand l\Iaster Snlith prevailed~ and that his ruling against such 111e1nber8 as I have l11entioned, \vas approved by his Grand Lodge, and deelared to be "in strict confornlity to the hL ,YS and fundalnental principles of the ancient. la\v and regulations." In visiting said "Vienna Lodge to restore their Charter, he gave t.he 111embers S0111e healthy advice. lie said, "I relninded therll of the fact t.hat the I-Ioly Bible is God's inestinutble gift to nUln, and that the Freelllason \vho scoffed at the same ought. to renounce the Fraternity." .A.s the ,riellna Lodge Inelnber has not gone out of, or renounced l\iasonry, the Fraternity should renounce hill1. If it does not, after the action of the Grand Lodge in approving the vie\vs of Grand l\laster Sn1ith, it 路will tacitly endorse his slanders against the Bible, and the God of the Bible. The Grand Lodge adopted the report of its conul1ittee, concerning the very able Address of G-rand l\Iaster Slnith, \vhich included his protest against the forIner action of that body, concerning the atheistic vie路ws of the Vienna Inen1ber. Then the Grand Lodge stands all fight as to such silly Inouthings as \vere G. L. Ap.-4.

[(jet. nttered by the fello\v \vho said the Bible ,vas "a f~llsehood." It gives rue rnnch pleasnre to record this very satisfactory result. l"l-rand l\Taster 8rnith deserves the hearty thanks of his Jurisdiction, and the Fraternity at large, for the luanly and noble rebuke quietly achninistered to those ,vIlo defended an arch ellelny of l\lasonic IDorals and l\fasonic principles. "Vell lnight he say, "I am not in sylnpathy 'with the action of the Grand. ' I-Iodge," ,vhich eondoned the offense of an enelny of l\Iasonry and trnth. It was \vell that the Grand Lodge quietly placed itself right before the i\lasonic \yodel touching this vital issue. l\Iany years\vill elapse before a siulilar blunder ,vill be eOl111nitteel hy that grand body of Brethren. That they \vere Inisled by those \vho should have acted other\vise, I have no doubt. I have done 'with the 8ubjeet. I close lIly notice of the i\..ddress ofGTand l\IasterSl11ith with the reulHrk, that in governing the (iraft in such a large J uriscliction as Illinois, 11e exenlpliiied superior ability and force of character, \-vell adapted to the high responsibility placed upon hirn by the Grand Lodge. IIis re-election was a necessity, ,vhieh \vas accorded without opposition. The Grand Secretary, Brother l\Iunn, 'presented, as usual, an elaborate statenlent of the fiscal affairs of the office ,vith \vhich he is related. 11i8 labors in discharging the heavy responsibilities of his position Inust be quite onerous, but the ability \rith \vhieh he 111eets the duties devol ved upon hhn, proves the choice of the Grand Lodge to be wise and judi('ions. lIe is as safe as he is ahle. 0IL\'l'IOX.

Our Illitiois Brethren, tunong 1l1any other good things, can afford to have a good oration occasionally. Such\vas furnished by the G'rand ()rator, Brother Lorhner. 11is subjeet ,vas, "\Visfloll1, Strength and Beauty." CORRESPONDEXCE.

~\ special report \vas rendered by Brother Robbins, (~hairlnan of the COlnnlittee, in \vhich, for good reasons, he deelined. to recoIlnnend the recognition of the Grand Lodge of Porto Itico. The reaSons assigned w'ere, that said Grand Lodge ".ras created out of Lodges "chartered by a suprelue council, or by a grand ori.ent." He stated that such bodies are troubled with "congenital and incurable illegitiInacy." It lllust be a bad case, if "incurable." Kno\ving Brother Robbins to be an able physician, I quite agree 'with hiln as to the propriety of not recognizing such a.tfiicted bodies. He can not have less regard for the parentage ofsuch claiulants than this ,,'riteI'. Lodges created by orients and councils lnay do yery ,veIl for the particular branch of l\1asonry represented by tbenl, but for fello,,,,"ship

:)1 \dth Lodges, and (rrand Lodges of our kind of l\Iasonry, I beg leave to "I never knew you."

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The general report of Brother Robbins was lengthy (::!85 pages) and ahle. lIe is a strong and active thinker, as well as a foreible writer. I-lis l'evie\v is freer fronl extracts than any large report in the country. He has his say on the leading questions of the day aUlong the Fraternity. 'Vllile not favorable to SOlne of his views, I n1ust say he is bold and independent in dissenting frorn Inatters 'V11ich do not rneet his approva1. I IHuSt extract::1 paragraph frOIll bis notice of Brother Parvin, on the "Ce1'neau" question. I aUl glad to find sueh a bold "'Titer as Past Grand 1\laster Robbins holding fbrth the true doctrine as to the various "Patents" under ,vhieh the SeriUl111age is \vaxingwarrn about "I-ligh .Riteislll." I ,vander if there is not SaIne "congenital and incurable i11egitiuluCY" belonging to Rorne of theRe nuulY Rites? There seenlS to be a <iiseased condition of KCHne kind, frOln the ''lay they are trying to be "Inade ,vhole" hy obtaining recognition frcHn the various Grand Lodges of this country. I Inust let l\lissouri nlasons rea<l \vhut Brclther Robbins haR to say about this Kilkenny eat tight. 11e1"e nre utterances

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terse aR they are true; and \vill give Bl"other

Pal'yin a spell of nervous headache: BROTHER PAIn'lX's report gives abundant evidence that "Ccrneanism" is his red rag. For the illfonnation of lllost of our honle readers perhaps we onght to explain that the term Cerncau is adjeetively applied to certain bodies of the so-ealled Seottish Rite who tind their \varrant t()r existence in wl1at in the vernacularoftlwt 111ultitl1dinous ag-glonwrationis called it "patent," [1'0111 one .JosEPH CER~EA.U, by certain other bodies of the sanlC species, who hold a. "patent" f1'0111 SOl1le other fellow, by virtue of which they clainl that the sale right to eoufer these side degrees, in certain ~tates1 belongs to a spe(~tacular combination known as the Snprenlc Coulleil of the Sovereign (yrand Inspectors (J路eneral of the Holy Elnpire of the Northern .Jnrisdiction of the United States of Anlerica. For Ie,l:,ritimate ~rasonry the question ,vhieh of these two is the real heir,or whether neither (Jf th0111 is-there being in Boston alone three or four other JlIOre or less obscure holders of patents, each e1aiIning to be the original TlCHBORNE-for legitinlute Masonry this question\vould have no 1110re essential interest than the disputed authorship of "'rhe Beautiful 8now,"\vere it not that the wa,rring fc1Ctions have transferred the seat of war from their pinchbeck enlpire to the republic of the true l~raternity. 'fhe Grand Lodges in soyeral Jurisdictions have been dm,gged into the quarrel, through the influence of trusted and honored Ine1nbers, whose Brethren could never believe thenl capable of forgetting their prinulry duty to genuine :Masonry, with its eomlnon level of equal rights and equal eligibilities. in a 11lad scrmuble for the haubles and distinctions of a seven-bynine by-play of imporialhnn.

Through such influences, wielded at the behest of the Snprenle Council of the Northern .Jurisdiction, the G-rand Lodge of Massachusetts was induced to abdieate its position as the conservator of Masonry, and the only power which eould create reguhtr ancI duly constituted :Masonic bodies, and voluntarily parcel out to a hitlf dozen other bodies the heritage ,vhose preservation intact was the sole warrant of its being. No evidence was requued to Illake clear to our rnind the real aninuls of the l\Iassaehusetts constitutIOnal mnendnl(mt, beyond the ear-ll1urks which it bore. notwithstanding the ostentations pretence with which it was put forward that it was an assertion of the ~overeignty of the Grand Lodge and designed to protect its Lodges fr0111 inlpositioll. Because Uie Rite of l\fenlphis hadn't friends enough anywhere to Inake it dungerous to provoke their opposition, the promoters of the :Massachusetts scheme beat the l\Iemphis tOln-torns ulltillunltituc1es of guileless Brethren really believed t.he movernent Vlas directed against that eonce-rll. BnOTHER PARVIN, h()\vever, furnishes the evidence that the action of J\fassachusetts was, as we nnhesitatingly declared at the time, sirnplv designed to bolster up one faction of Scoteh Riters as against a rival bO<lY of the sanle: He con-

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gratulates himself that the saIne influence that C'Olllpelled the Grtlud Lodge of l\I~lssachusett~to do t1 lackey's work for the supreuw connen, has also eaptured fhe (lrand I . odge of Ohio, but he credits the 1'o1'n1e1' Grand Lodge ·with being "the leader of the lnOyemcnt" against "the Cerneau llodies."

I have said BOHle plain t bings about the nlany cornered scrinllllnge, going on Hrllong the "Ititers," but BrotlHn' Robbins is entitled to the preluhull, and to hiln I lift Illy hat deferentially, saying, "lay on l\Iaeduf[" Brother 110bbins ga\'e }\Iissouri the benefit of eight pages in his able l'evie,Y. lIe treated our proceedings f~1irly and fully, as 1nigh t be expected. ..:\..fter T10tieing the general run of our business during the session he paid speeial attention to the w·or.k of this COlTIlnittee on Correspondence. Ilis IconlpJinlent that this ,vriter eould not produce a dull report is appreciated~ ,n,s I regard the Illinois Conllllittee both critical and strong. lIence his ,appreciation of Iny 'rork is the 1n01'e pleasing. lIe called Iny attention t<) an error into ,vllieh I had nnconscionsly fnJlen, concerning the relations ·of his Grand Lodge to the Grand Lodge of ]~ngland. I stand corrected. 1-lis cornnlFnt upon our l\Iissoul'i la\V' respecting the right of J11e111b81's to dinlit frOTH Lodges is very good 'when view"ed fronl an Illinois standpoint. But our hnv ,vas enacted to prevent the easy and too COl1l1110n tendency to hecOIne non-affiliated 011 the part of 1ne1nber8 of Lodges. e have a hnv recognizing the right of Inernbers to dirnit at pleasure. Forrnerly such \vas not the hnv, but fortunately \ve ,vere able to alllend it. "\Y'e are not liablp to the iInputation of restricting dinlission absolutely, as the language of Brother Ilobbins seenlS to inlply. 1\) prevent our Inelnber;-.; franl hasty au(] useless nOll-affiliation, \ve have a hnv ·whieh requires theln to 8lott: the oldl'ct of dinlission. If a Brother ,vants to non-affiliate hirnself~ \V(, giYe hiln a dilnit \vhieh lueets hi:-; vYants and sends hinl out \vithout an~' clabll8 upon the Craft \vhile he Inay renlain "a drone in the hiYG of nature." If one desires to ehange his rnelnbership for any of the purposes DallIed in our lavv be certainly ought to be ,villing t~ say so, and there is no interference 'with his rights in asking ,vhy h~ \rants a dirnit.

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Speaking of Iny rernarks npon the ill11110rality of SOine l\lasons, Brotber H.obbins thinks the statelnents too s·weeping for any n,yernge ccnnillunity, e:5peeially for his G1'ttnd J llrisdietion. illy rernarks 'vere intended D)l' SOllle places and parties in l\Iissouri, and not for Illinois. I do not 111eddIe with Iny neighbor's affairs.

I said, and repeat, that "inul1ora1ity alnong l\Iasons is the blight of the Institution." It is the ,vorst blight that has ever fallen upon it. I said, and repeat, that "nutny 111elnbers of the Craft are the \vorst eharaeters in the eOlnmunity." I said, and repeat, that "these are the exceptions to the rule," but there are too 111any exceptions for the good Ilflllle of the Fraternity. 'Vhy should there be any exceptions? I said, and repeat, that

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"~Iasons should be better 1nen than those 1vll0 are not." ...:\.nd \yhell a }\lason is 'worse than those \vho are not l\lasons, he proves that l\faHonry does hi1.11 no good, or else the Institution lllust suffer by keeping hinl in itR fold. If lVlasonry cloes not rnake 111en better, \V hat is its use anlong Inen? Brother ltobbins holds vie\ys very difierent fronl this \vriter on certain questions \vbich have been settled in our Jurisdiction to renlain settled forever. I ,vill give Iny readers the benefit of his thOUg}ltS, and notiee thenl as the spirit Inoves nle:

And right here, in order that he Inay not Inisapprehenc1 us, Vle want to sav that we think we abhor the evils of intmnperance, and abhor the business of those "llio live bY pandering to the appetites, passions and vices of their fellow Inen, as Tnuch as he cati, and that frolll the time 'we becallle a melllber of a Lodge 'we hayc neyer cast a, l\Ill,sonic ballot that was not in logical harmony ,vith the proposition that those who so live do not COlne up to .the stature hnposed by the ancient charges, which require that persons ivilllitted rnembers of a Lodge must be no "scandalous Inen, bllt qf pood }'epol't." \Vc have needed no legislation to enable us to so interpret the law, or to 111ake the law thus interpreted etlective.

.All of the abovt~ "I steadfastly believe," and in the expressioll:-; of the distinguished \vriter, I fully and heartily eoncur. Ilis abhorrence of the "evils of intelnperance" and "the bU8iJU!S8 of those\vho live by pal1clering to the appetites, passions and vices of their fello'w Inen," does credit to the lofty bearing and n1~"Lnly character of Brother Itobbins. The language used by hiln creates a 'wish in Iny nature for the saIne strong and pointed style of expression possessed by Dr. J:~obbillS in dealing vdth the "evils" he so justly characterizes. 1\Iy though.ts are hune and Illy utterances are \veak, in conlparison to the vigorous blo,vs delivered b.y the Inassive llobbins. Like hiIn I have never, in thirty-five yeHrs, cast a ballot in fhvor of one ,vh08e life \vas not in harlnony "with the sta,ndard of l\fHsonic Inorality. 'Vher~ there ,vas a doubt, l\Iasollry has ahvays received the benefit of that doubt. On these lines Brother Robbins and this ,vriter are in full accord. "No lerlislalion" has been necessary to guide Tne in the interpretation and application of the ht\v. If alll\Iasolls ,vere as Brother J~obbinsvery little "legislation" \vould be required to In~ke the hnv"effective." But as the la,v is not 8elf-cwtin,g and can only be Inade "effective" by given路 "legislation," and ,as the "evil" conlplained of does not 路w路ork its o\vn cure, I fayor vigorous "legislation," such as the Grand Lodge of l\fissouri luts adopted. But hear Brother I~obbins fhrther: \Ve haye seen that it is not necessary to invoke the explosion which legisln,tioll on a subject so charged with dynaluite of party politics involves, in order to enable Brethren arrnecl'with the irresponsible ballot to keep improper persons out of the Fraternity. It is equallY unnecessll,ry to legislate in order to enable Lodges to rid themselves of those \I,'ho briIig scandal upon the Institution by their vocHtions.

I ~L1n curious to kno,v ,vhere any "explo8ion." has occurred caused by Hlegislation" on the subject aniInadverted upon by Brother Robbins. It' certainly has not been reported. Quite a nunlbel' of Grand Lodges have legislated upon the subject, both as to keep'ing out and putting out those ",vho live by pandering to the appetites, passions n.ud vices" of Inen, us

[ ()ct. described b~'Bl'()thpl' Itobhins. No 'Iexplosion" has taken place an~'足 where so far as known. The reason is fonnd in the fh.et the subject i:-: not "cllurged "'itb the dynan1ite of party politicN," but is purely amoral question. The (irund Lodges 'which have legislated on the iRsue yie\ved the Inatter as a ri/oral one and tl'ented it accordingly. lIenee there has l)(~en no "e~cplo8ion" except the Inu'sting of a f(~w hartuless fil'e-c.rackers by those interested, 'who "EYe by pandering to the appetites, passions and yices of their fellow' 1nen." These furnished H s1na11 "explosion" ill l\Iissouri 'whieh 'would have l)een Hlnllsing had it been larger and 11101'e respectable. The fe\v adherents of the Raloon elen1ent in 1\lissou1'i l>eat their ton1-tolns, and cried out "Personal Liberty," "\.,.ested I~ights," and sueh like things, Inlt no one \vas frightt~ned and there \vas no "explosion." But here

another paragraph froln the Yie'Ns of Brother Hobbins :

But much as we abhor drunkenness and drunkard-making, we do not believe the injury done to Masonry by intel11perance m1long its lnembers, or by the scandal of having Masons eng-aged in the disreputable calUng of saloon-keeping, is at all cOlnparable to the mischief that will be inflicted upon it by bringing political questions into our Lodge rooms to become the SUbjects of debate and legislation. rrho question whether l\lasonry will enact prohibition is not <11011(' a mora] qnestion; it has beCOllle a political question as 'well, because it is identical 'with the question OIl which partisans divide, and while it remains so it belongs to that eqtegory against 'which the aueient charges say we are re~olvecl, "as what neyer yet eonduecd to the welfare of the Lodgc and never wil1."

I aln free to confpss lny ignorance as to the drift of thought in the above excerpt. I-Ie portrays the "injury done to l\iasonry by internperanc0 ~unong its Inelnbers," and the "seandal of having }Tasons engaged in the disreputable calling of saloon-keeping" in just and strong ternlS. 1.""et he seeIns afraid to favor "legislation," ,vhieb ,yin prevent or curtail the evils reprobated, because greater injury \vill be done by considering the question. I 11l11st suggest to the Brother that it is not necessary to bring this question into the Lodges, or allo,v its consideration therein. It is a subject for G-rand Lodge consideration and action. But ,vhat astonishes lne Ill0st of all is that B'rother Robbins eontinually harps upon the idea of this being a "political question." .And then he add~ to the idea. of politics the thongllt that is designed to render unpopular all 1110ral refornls in l\Iasonry along this line. Ileal' hilll: "The qnestion \vbether l\1:usonry ,vill enact P]~OI-IIBITION, is not alone a J110ral one." Prohi ... bition is dragged into the arena to scare S0111e fllint-hearted Brother. Dear Brother Ilobbins, the present \vTiter is as far frorn being a Prohibitionist, in the rnodern ,sense of the \vord, as you dare be. ....-\.nd I ,vould be as fHr fronl allowing the subject of putting and lceepin[1 out the sa,loon elen1ent, to beeollle a polittcallnovelnent as any rnan in the land. But I do assert that the control of this question in l\:Iasonry, by lYIasol1s, is a 1110raI one, and that polities can not have anything to do\vith the subject. In the discussion and settlenlent of the issue in 1\lis80u1'i, the politieal aspeet ()f the qnestion ,,"as not thought of 0Xeer)t by a fewwhn

to lllake Horne eapital by that kind of agitation. It ,\'as soon found, ho"~e,,er, that such poliey\vould not succeed, as the te1nper of our Fraternity 'would not tolerate sueh triekery. Every line "\vritten and every sentence uttered by the advocates of ref01'111, proved that sueh a thought as politics never existed, hut that the 'whole drift and purpose of the 1110VerS in the \val' upon this vice, ,,\yas to purify lVIasonry, and sa-ve it fronl those \vbo "live by pandering to the appetites, passions and vices of their fellow' l11en." Brother Robbins is very Inuch alarIl1ed \vhenever anything appears "\vhieh looks like a political or sectarian questioll, and iuunediately sounds the notes of danger. He talks ahont "Cerneauisln" being a "red flag" to Brother Parvin, of Io\va. It has beeolne a Blatter of alnuselnent to this \vriter to see ho\v vigoriously Brother Robbins beats bis "t0111-tOll1S" to frighten a\vay the ghosts of his o\vn ereation. Parvin's "red flag" is as nothing 'when cornpared \vith the alarrning presenee of "Sectarianis111" and "political questions" invading l\Iasonry, ,,,hen he is cancel npon to In8et sueh issues as \vere involved in the "Vienna Lodge a.ffidr, or in legislating about saloon-keepers, "W110 live by l)andering to the appetites, passions andviees of their fello,,\v,lnen." lIe hangs out his <htnger signal and begins to cry, it is "lVIISCI-IIE\r01JS" to deal 'with it l\Iasoll ,vho said the Bible is "a falseliood," and thitt there is nothing "at all con1parable to the rnisehief that \vill be inflicted" upon l\Iasonry by agitating the question of saloon-keeping, and legislating thereoll. If the alarlllS, sounded by Brother Robbins, should prove as real as IllS fancy I)aints thetn, \vh.at an "explosion" there \yould be. Dyluunite ,vould not he a eirCUlllstanee. But fortunately his ala-rIns are as harnlless as his fears are groundless. .llgain he says, "T11e Grand Lodge of Illinois has had no diffieulty in sustaining its I..Iodges in their efforts to inflict diseipline for .'ielling lifJHOJ' in 'v'iolat':on of lcur." Of course not. It \vould be strange if l\fasonry should \vink at tIle double criIne cOlllrnitted by its rnernbers \vho sell "liqnm' 'in 1,1/'olation of laiC," and "live by pandering to the appetites, passions and vices of their fello"\Y 11len." Brother I{obbins lilay he 'ingeniouB, but he is not fair or 'hlgenuouH. To dltert attention fr01ll the real issue is not the better \yay. lIe ,vrites about having no trouble to discipline those who sell liquor eonlrary to the law of the State, but says never a ,Yord about the difficulty of inflicting "discipline" upon those ,vho Inake a business of selling liquor contra1~Y to tbe rnoralla.ll', Hnd "live by pandering to the appetites, passions and vices of their fel1o'v tnen." Indeecl, he does not even int1Jl1ate that he \vould favor exereising "diseipline" against those \yho sell liquor under license granted by the State, and live by pandering to, and in flalning' , passions of, their fello'v rnen, No, he ,vould shield such n1elnbers of Lodges, because there is nothing "at all c0111parable to the l\fISCIIIEF that \vill be inflicted upon l\Iasonry" by bringing this Inatter of "discipline" into the Lodges. The netion of V"ienna Lodge was called

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"l\IISCEIIE'"'"OlTS" when it tried a Dlelnber for declaring that the Bible \yas "<:1 fhlsehood." The "l\IISCHIEF" is incolllparable and indescribable

\vhe1'e Lodges atteDlpt to "discipline" 111elnbers for selling liquor in yiolation of the n10ra1 ht\v. But if a Inernber is not licensed he is subject to l'cliscipline for selling liquor in violation of la\v." Ho\v easy it is to see that Brother Robbins ignores the 1110ral \VI'OUg done by one \vha liyes by pandering to the 'worst elenlent of their "fello\v Inen." He \V"ould punish the saloon-keeping 1\Ia80n \vho sells liquor "in violation of lHo\-v," but the 1\:Iaso11 'who is licensed to do "wrong, yet can do no \vrong, because authorized by the State to "sell liquor," 111Ust be let alone. ,,\7"ill Brother Itobbins please define the moral difference bet\veen the \vrong doing of a n:Iason 'who sells liquor in "violation of la\v," and the 1\lason \vho preys upon his fello\v lIlen, and "panders to their appetites, passions and vices" by authority of the State? Brother H,obbins, your logic is bad. You ,vill do 'Yell to doctor' it. It 111ay be affected by "congenital and incurable" \veakness. But here is the final arglunent as \vell as appeal, for and in behalf of those \vho "pander to the appetites, passions and vices of their fello\y 111en :" But the crowning objection to the legislation which BROTHER VINCIL and others are no\", ur~ring, is that it sets the dangerous precedent of t~tnlperillg 'with the ternlS of the ancient law, and opens the door for wider and still ,videI' departures, as the ine,路itable result follows of weakening in the individual "Mason his sense of the sacredness of his obligation not to luake innovations in the body of ~Iasol1ry.

.A.nd the "erowning objection" I have to this attenlpt to urge the "ancient law" against "legislation" on a subject of such interest, is that said "aneient lavv" has nothing to do \vith the case. And besides the "ancient law" says nothing about such questions. ,Vhatever the "ancient hnv" Iluty say as to disallowing "innovations into the body of l\Jasonry," that la\v never said anything against proper luethods for putting out those\vho "live by pandering to the appetites, vices and passions of their fello"w 111en," and \vhose lives are constant libels upon the purity and character of 1\:1a80nry. The "ancient la\v" says lIlany good things as to ho\y lV1asons shalllive,\vhich are just as binding as the injunction not to lnake "innovations in the body of l\lasonry." IIo\\' about t.he injunction to "be a good luan and true, and strictly obey the 1110ral la\v." Is the :l\Ia8on "a good Inan and true" \vho Ii-res by "pandering to the vices" of Inankind? Does the 1\:1ason "strictly obey the Inoral hnv" \vilo keeps such dens of crinle as are described by Brother H,obbins, \vhen he talks about the "scandal of having such l\lasons engaged in the disreputable calling of saloon-keeping?" " IIo\v \viII he reconcile "the disreputable calling of saloon-keeping" \vith k路eepin.g. the "llloral In, \V '1" Is there not. son1ething said ahout pron1oting the "good of society?" I ask Brother l~obbins if engaging in a "disreputable calling," and living by "pandering to the appetites, passions and vices of his fellow' 111en" is not an innovation, by the saloon-keeper,as harlIlful as any other innovation \vhich

57 alarlllS hiln '? 'Vas it right, according to the "ancient la\v," for ~fasons to engage in H "disreputable calling," and bring "scandal" upon the good narne of l\:Iasonry? If it ,vas not a part of the "ancient la,v" to alloY", such things, then to perlnit thenl no\v is an innovation. If, according to the "ancient hnv," a IVlason "was bound to "pr01note the general good of society," and nov\' he is perlnitted to "engage in the disreputable calling of saloon-keeping," and brings "scandal" upon l\Iasonry by doing all that Brother 11,obbins charges upon that class of Ineulbers,\vho "pander" to vice, are they not violating the T1loral ht\v? . .~nd is not that an "innovation? " . .A. "ero\vning objection" to the Inethods of Brother I-~obbins is, that he appeals to the "ancient la,v" to prevent, hinder or break the force of legislation on a subject of l\fasonic 1no1'als. If his appeal is entertained, it Inakes the "ancient lavv" responsible for the presence and approval of a illost heinous \vrong, \vhieh he, hil118elf, has declared to be it "scandal" and "disreputable." If he protects this "disreputable calling" by the "ancient la\v," then it ,vill be \vell for the "ancient la\v" to be rnodernu:zecl by Grand I.Jodge legislation, tbat l\lasonry lllay protect itself froin the "scandal" and the "disreputable ealling" of such as live by "pandering to the appetites, vices and passions of their fell(j"\v 111en." If the "ancient la,v" gives us no better protection against the "vice-Inaking" and scandalous, "disreputable calling of saloon-keeping" than Brother l~obbins' theory, for ono, I ~un in favor of a little 1110re n10dern ,yay of governing the Craft. ..A.. nd it is not necessary to tell Iny very able eo-"worker in Illinois, that the modern Grand Lodge, under our 1110dern systeul of Constitutions, can do l110re to elevate the character of Freenlasonry, purify it fron1 the presence of those ,vhose vices and "disreputable callings" have brought "scandal" upon it, than all the clatter about "ancient law" he Inay Inake in a century. The Grand Lodge is "The Suprenle IVlasonic A.uthority" in any given Jurisdiction. Brother :Robbins \vrites Hnd talks about S0111e of us "taIllpering \vith the' ternlS of the ancient la\v" as though \ve are ignorant of \vhat h1,'v is, and as if \ve had no respect for the "sacredness of an obligation." It \vould be discourteous to say in reply that sonle of us \vho are contending for the purification of lVlasonry fronl "disreputable" characters, "vice" producing elements, "scandal" lnaking 1ne1nbe1's and "le\vd fello\vs of the baser sort," have a profound reverence for the "Sacredness of an obligation," a tolerable kno\vledge oft-he "ancient hl\V," and a.n equally high regard for this "beautiful system of l\iOTLA.LS," on \vhich so 111uch "scandal" has been brought by those ,vhonl he \vould tolerate for fear of "i:naldng an innovation in the body of IV(asonry." The labors of thirty-five years along this line, with a record behind n1e of \vhich I am proud, endorsed by a good conscience, and by thousands of the good and true of Iny own State, as ,vell as of other States, can not be abandoned or lessened, because Brother Robbins

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n};l,Y \vave the "ancient la\v" before lllyeyes. The question of to-da~~ i:4, w'hether a thing is HIGI-IT, as Ineasured by the Inoralla,v. 'Vhen so declared, there I take Iny stand. 'Yhen it is clearly 'vrong, produeing"vice" and "scandal," then I ant in for the fray, and glad of an opportunity to deal such blo,\vs against it as Iny ahility,vill allo'\v. Brother I~ol)bins has his 111ethods. I have Inine. If he can gain better ends than lnyself, none willl'ejoice 11101'8 healtily. I have helped to aeeo111plish results over ,vbieh I rejoice as sincerely as I Inourned oyer the evils before ,\YC corrected tll en1. The battle hus 1:)een fonght. The victory is on the side of the right. need fear the fruits of the struggle. The question is forever at rest in l\1issouri. And none need anticipate "innovations in the body of l\luf--onry" in l\1issouri. The Brethren in this ~Turisdietion are (~lninently conservative. They 'would oppose "innovations in the body of l\Iasonry" as readily as they ol>posed the evils \vhieh ,ve haye dri yen f1'orn anI' lnidst. They have been educated to kno\v, and then to do. ~ one

I take IllY leaye of Brother I~obbins in the Illost cordinJ lnanneI', as we have always been friends. ,Ve Inay both say 'with propriety, "l\Iy \vays are not as your ~Nays." The (-irand J.\Iaster and Grand Secretary of Illinois were both accorded the honor of 11 re-election. Brother Robbins is still in charge of the Correspondence DepartInent. Rneeess to that grand and 1"e presen ta ti \~(l J urisd i cti 0 n.

INDIANA, 1889. Brother\Villiaul ,fI. SIllYthe, the very efficient G-rand Secretary of thiR (irktnd Lodge, furnished an early and handsonle .i\..nnnal ernbracing SOI11e 250 pages. The Sixty-eighth Annual C0l111nnnication asseITlbled in Indianapolis, l\Iay the 28th, \vith Brother Isaac P. Leyden, Grand IVIaster, and Brother Slnythe, G-rand Secretary. Twelve Past Grand IVfasters '\vere present, besides representatives fro1114;38 Lodges. Only seventeen, Lodges ,vere not represented. This Grand Lodge has a pay roll. The paylIlent of nparly $8,000, indieates the presence of a large representation. The In(~lnbership in 4G5 Lodges alllQUnted to '23,83H, sho,,~ing a gain of 324. . The Grand l\Iaster, in his A.ddress, stated that a larger an10unt of 'York had been done than in the preceding year, and that the condition of the Craft in the Jurisdiction ,vas peaceful, prosperous, progressive and healthy. This infornlation is the 1110re gratifying ,vhen it is rerneInbered ,yh~t a struggle the Brethren of Indiana had for S0111e years to riel thelnselves of a yery burclensolne debt ,vhieh pressed hardly upon the Fraternity. The A.ddress of Brother Leyden ,vas a very able business paper, eo,~ering lIlueh

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interest to the Jurisdiction. lIe noted the great 108:-; of the }"raternity ill the death of Past G-rand lVraster Albert P. Charle~. Concerning this elninent and ,vorthy leader in the ;rurisdietion he :-;0 ably served, the follo\ving extracts are gleaned:

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One of my official acts, and to 1ne the 1110St SOlenlll, was to assist in payil1g the last tribute of respect to our much esteClned Brother, Ptist Grand }'In,ster Albert P. eha,rIes, whose death oceurrecl at his h01ne in Sern101lr, Ind., on the morn ing of }"ebruary 11, 1.';89. after un illness of one week.

He started in 1o.1asonry at the foot of the ladder, and cliInbed to the top in a short tilne. So zealous and earnest a 1\1ason as he could not stay at the bottom-his Brethren would not let hirn. His disposition, his 111allY acts of kindness, his earnestness as a :Ma~on, his intellig-ence, his readiness to give prompt and correct answers, and his honesty, eapability Hnd faithfulness in the performance of any duty devolving upon hLm, both as a man and a :Masoll, was quickly discovered by his neighbors and :l\Iasonic Brethren. His place in the Grand 'Lodge is vacant and \vill be hard to fill. ing mark, and could han.~ stricken none brighter than he.

DcMh loves a shin·

t)f the deeeased Brother 'V In. I·-Iaeker said: As is well known, our }'Iost \Vorshipful Brother ,vas by nature endowed with unusual strength of' rnental powers, \vhich ill early life had heen \vell cultivatc'd in some of' the best schools of the land, both in the classic as well as in the scientific branches of ec1uf'l1tion. In the science of la\v and jurisprudence, he \yas at horne and a perfect master. never acting fronl iInpulse or jU111ping at conclnsions, but always reaching decisions after full investigation of the different phases arising-in the subject TIlutter under consideration. He was tl11 ardent student, and hence tl safe eoullsellor, one \\'ho could always be depended upon to reach eorrect conelusiolls upon any luatter, however intricate, that might be presented for consideration. It ,vilt thus be readily seen how great the loss your C0l111nittee, as welllls the (}raud .Lodge, has sustained in being deprived of the Inature counsel, judgment, an('l hearty co·operation of our now lunch-lanlented Past Grand 1\Iaster.

In token of the high estemn entertained by your cOlunlittee for the 110ble qualities, .ardent zeal and sterling worth of our deceas~~d Brother, we ask that the foregoi ng lUlty be permitted to have a plHce upon the records of the Grand Lodge.

The .1\.cldress ernbraeecl annOUllcenlents of official nets p(~rfOrlned l>y the G'rand l\laster. quite varied, which being of local hnport, clainl no specialll1ention here. T,vo Lodges had been created under IHspensation. l\:Ioney had been raised and for\varded to the yello,v fever sufferers, ~unounting to several hundred dollars. The question of establishing a.n Orphan's rIoIne had heen subrnitted to the Lodges for consideration and action. .A.ll did not vote on the question sent. to theIn, l)ut a Inajority of those voting ,vas against the I110Velnent. .A.. proposition ,vas subrnitted 011 the s~une subject during the session, looking to the establislunent of snch eharity. The n1easure ,vas indefinitely postponed, "by a large rnajority," says the record.

The reports of the G-rand Treasurer and G'rand 8ecretarr \vere full and conlplete, shcnving a· large balance on hand at the beginning of the session. But at the close there 'was not so rnllch. The pay roll had been there. It is a good thing to have for the Inen1bers of the Grand Lodge, especially,vhen the lnileage is ten cents per rnDe. 'rile Grand. Lodge did not rednce the Inileage to :-;ix cents, as 'was proposed.

Appendix.

A lengthy and lucid report. \vas presented on Jurispl'ud(:~nce the venerable 13rother\Villialll I-Iacker, PastG-rand 'l\Iaster. The \vork of the eOlYnnittee was concnrred in. I have been l11uch interested in reading the work oftlle COlll1nittee Oll ".A" ppeals and G-rievanees.~' It is quite elaborate and suggestive. A. case or t\yO 'will prove of interest to our l\Iissouri IVlasons. The first one of 1110lnent \vas an appeal fl'(nll the action of a Lod 6 e by a party \vho had been expelled for \vhat ,ve eall saloon-keeping in this State. In the state111ent of the case the connl1ittee furnished the ht\v on \vhich the action "was based. It is as follows: Section 85 as follows: "The use of intoxicating liquors as a beverage, or the manufaeture or of intoxicating liquors to be llsed as a beverage, is a :Masonic offense: Hnel if a Brother persists thereirl, after being adlllonished by his Lodge, it is the duty of the Lodge to suspend or expel him."

The aboye js very good hL\V, and sounds like our IV[issouri deliverance, "whicb requires a saloon-keeper to "quit the business or quit lVIasonry.n The c01l11nittee whiell tried the foregoing case gave a synopsis of Indiana legislation on the vexed question, recognizing it as purely 11101'a1. That Grand Lodge began its 'work of purifying l\lasonry froln the viee of inte111perance, as fhr back as 1828, and continued to Inake forulal deliverances against it up to 1870, ,vhen the present hnv ,vas perfected. It looks very lunch like the la,v ,vas a fixture, as it has been in the statute books f<:n' nearly fifty years. In 1853 the Grand Lodge first deelared that "the luanufacture and sale of intoxicEtting liquors as a beverage ,,~as a 1Vlasonic offense." In the case under consideration the appeal ,vas not sustained by the conl1nittee, \vhich recolnrnended that the "action of the Lodge be in all things affirIlled." The saIne eOlIunittee passed upon an appeal froIl1 one of the Lodges, \vhere a party had been tried and expelled on eharges of "adultery," '~eruel treatll1ent of his\vife" and "forgery." The Lodge hHd adrnitted as evidence the records of the civil courts, in ,vhich it had be.en proved that the accused \vas sufficiently guilty, in the judgrnent of the court, to ,varrant a decree in favor of the outraged '\vife, divorcing her froln the adulterous and cruel husband. The case \vas reversed and renlanded. The cOlllInittee said that "the l\Iasonic la\\i cloes not l.nake these proceedings in a civil cause evidence in a ease before the Lodge of the truth of the facts in that controversy." It seerns very strange that crirninal court records should be received by a Lodge as evidence against a 111elnber, and not those of a civil conrt.

\Vhat is the object in introducing testirnony in Lodge trials? Sir11ply to

61 at the facts. 'Yllen facts are established it should rnake no difference ho\v they are obtained. Our Grand Lodge tried a silnilar appeal at its last sessi()l1, 'vhere a suit for divorce had been settled U pOll certain evidence declned sufileient by the court for a deeree in fa VOl' of the plaintiff, the defendant not appearing or :lns'\vering. Our la,v and precG'lents had previously settled the achnissibility of crt/ninal court records as evidence in Lodge trials. Our COll1lnittee could not see any ground for excluding testirnony contained in the records of a ci,)il court, unless such grounds be Inerely technical, and theref()re approved the action belo\v ftnd aftirrned the find-' ing of the Lodge. The plea that the absence of a rule allowing civiI. court records to be used as evidence in a Lodge trial, should never ol)tain, if said records contain the facts charged.

In eonchHHng the consideration of this question, I respectfully sulnnit tLlut in Inany I..Iodge trials the very saIne thing is done \vhich the Indiana

r:()lnrnittee opposed and eondEHnned. I have no doubt as to its existence in the Lodges of that G-rand Jurisdiction. In the secureIllent of testiInony to successfully prosecute "evil doers," it is very often necessary to hlke the sworn depositions ofprqflUU?8. Such \vitnesses are sW'orn by a civil officer, thpir evidence is \vritten eV:nvl1, signed and attested by the officer aforesaid.

To all intents and purposes it is the 'r'cco/'cl of a cl:'vil c01a-f, and l>ossesses no Inerits above the records of a civ'il court ,,,,here a trial takes place. Yet. the Indiana COlllll1ittee ruled out the record of the civil court, but ,vould Hchl1it the depositioJu; taken before a notary or judge. The inconsistency is too apparent to need special Inention. Take a case like the one reversed and rernanded by the Indiana cOllullittee, "where a l\Iason \vas charged \vith "adultery" and "cruel treatrnent of his ,vife." The ease has never been in the "civil courts," but the party is charged by his Lodge ,,-ith "gross unrnasonie conduct." The Lodge appoints a C01l1nlittee to secure evidence. The '\vitnesses a.re non-]Vlasons. Their testin10ny lllUSt be secnred throngh the aid and sanction of a civil officer. It is so obtained. On the trial the Lodge c011lluittee presents the s\vorn testinlony ofprofa"ws. This l\Iasonic la\y admits. The patty is convicted and punished. The G-rand Lodge will approve the proceedings and say of the finding, let the "action of the Lodge be in all things affiruled." Yet that sanle Grand Lodge \vill reject and rule out the 8worn te.~timorlY of \vitnesses taken in a civil court, ,"vhieh proved the party at bar guilty of "adultery" and "cruel treatrnent of his "rife."路 The evidence taken in a "civil court," proving guilt to the full satisfaction of the judge, is certainly as strong as that taken before another civil officer by the Lodge COll1111ittee. Yet the first 'Nas rejected, w路hile the second ,\yould be adulit.tecl.

.J-lplJenclLr. 1'11e evidence taken in the civil court is ruled ()ut, said the Indiana eOlInnittee "because l\lasonic la\v" does not. Inake these proceedings in a ei vi I court evidence in a Lodge tria1. r grant that Indiana "l\Iasonic ltvw" Inay not 111a.ke court records evidence in a Lodge trial, but l\iissouri "nlasonie hnv" doe.>; llwke theltl oyidence and has reason 111 favor of the l路1'o('o<1u1'e.

There were several Hsluendrnents rn'oposed to the regulations, but the COllnnittee on J urispruclellce l'oported ad versely, and the report \vas concurred in. ()lle ellange \vas to reduce the fees for the degrees froln t\venty to fifteen do1lut's. Another was to dispensew'ith the degree of Past l\Iaster as a qualification to ilistallatioll as l\Taster of a Lodge. The ehanges dtd not Incet ,vith I11uch fltvor, judging froln the report. The work of the session \vas nearly all cOlnpletecl in one day, as the Grand Lodge closed before noon the second rnorning. The last official action of the body ,vas to tender a vote of thanks to the retiring GTand }\'faster for irnpartiaJly diseharging his dntieR, and ably presiding over the session. COHH.ESPO~DE5CE.

A review covering about one hundred pages ,vas r>resented by the Sirneon S. Johnson. lIe is a condenser. lVIissouri \vas aeeorded SOI11e three pages in his notices of nearly sixty Grand Lodge reports. lIe doubted the eorrectness of the ruling of our Grand J\1aster \Villialns, sustained by the COIrllnittee on Jurisprudence, that the "judgInent or decree of a ei vil eOllrt Rhonld be achnitted as evidence against a defendant in a Lodge trial." (~hail'lnan,

I have only this to say in reply, that the (j-rand Lodge lllust be the judge of the fitness of such testinlony. In a case just noticed in the Indiana P1'ocl,eedings, I find that in the judgrnent of a cOlll1nittee the ~~record of a ciyil court in H case\vherein a lVlason is a party to the suit;' is not proper evidence, and the ease ,vas relnanded upon that ground. In our o,vn Grand Lodge H. case ,,"as considered on an appeal, and the record of a civil court \vas adn1ittedas good and e0111petent t.estiInony.

"\Ve considered the reeord COInpetent testiInony. Onr Indiana Brethren did not. The Grand Lodge having such cases to deterrnine, is the best judge of the Inerits of the evidence \vben it is presented upon a final hearing of the cause. I have only this to add, that \vhere the records of a civil court, as in divorce cases, show 1110St palpable wTong, even crbne, such as adultery, brut~l,lity, desertion and kindred acts, \vhich serve as grounds for a divorce suit, the Lodge ,vonId be derelict not to recognize the testbnony, and punish the aecusecl. The ease con1es so near being one that erirninal courts should have cognizance of, that to refuse

G3 such testilllollY wuuld be to condone the \vrong and wink at de\'iltry on Hlel'ely technical grounds: The Indiana Cornnlittee Inust have H, peculiar taste. He said the ~Iissouri report on Cirievapce eontainecl SOlue accounts of trials \vhieh are '路salty" reading. 'Tlhe C~h~lirrnan of our J\Iissouri cornlllittee, Judge Givan,. does not find it necessary to use "salt" in the preparation of his reports on "Grievance." The knife, not "salt," is used hirH. Brother Johnson said ".-\lnen" to S0111e sentiInent expressed by our "IIolne" COlnrnittee, and predicts that "soBle day" Indiana will have a "lIcnne." They are too near the tilne ","hen a "Telnple Debt" pressed thenl to the earth for any ne\v enterprises. .A.fter devoting t\yO pages to onr Proceedings the COlllrnittee paid his attention to the \vork of this COIrnnittee on Correspondence. "SnHtll favors thankfully received." For the high COlllpliInent paid Iny \vork, I aln Illost profonndly grateful. It\ras nlore than I expected. lIe said of 111y report that it "is interesting reading." Brother Johnson places Ine under I1101"e obligations than can find expression, o\ving to the Ineagreness of lny vocabulary. I "would like, so 11lueh, to return the compliluent. But I ren1elnber that he is the \vriter of a report concerning 'whieb, he said: ""\Ve are indUl'erent as to what IYlay be said of tbis report by other COll1lnittees." I cOlnnlended his indifference then, as to the opinion of others. Pl'eSlllning that his indifference has continned, I Inight offend hilll hy expressing an opinion (If his labors no\v. "Silence" lllust be "(i"olden" in this case.

But "while silent, as to his reyie\v, I l11ay be allo\ved to express Iny estiInate of the \vriter by calling hiln "The Funny lVIan." Indeed, he is just too "funny" for anything. He certainly dre\v upon his Inelnory for his \vit, for it is so Inechanical that it does not even bubble. There is but little difference bet\veen one \vho dra\vs upon his fancy for his facts, and the one ,vha depends upon his Inel1l0ry for his ~wit. Brother Johnson ehecks largely upon his stock of rnell10rized hUlnor, as indicated by his use of terlllS, "stra\v Inull," "chip on his shoulder," "last do\vl1," "ehips," and such other elega1lt phrases as belong to callings \vith \vhich he seeU1S very farniliar. On the saloon question, as treated in l\Iissouri, Brother Johnson ren1arked, "Indiana has been right all this question for InallY years, and not Inade llluch fnss about it either." This is gratifying inforn1ation. If your Grand Lodge has "been right on this question" so long, ho\v does.it happen you have cases \\'here trials have to be bad, and appeals taken to settle the question? Have you "been right" in the enforcen1ent of the la,vall these 111H.ny years? Brother Johnson renlains in charge of the lvork of Correspondence. Brother Tholnas B. IA)ng, of Terre Haute, ,vas chosen (-frand l\laster, and Brother 'Vil1ianl II. SInythe, of Indianapolis, 'was re-eleeted Grand Secretary.

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INDIAN TERRITORY, 1888. This young and gro'wing GTand Lodge ll1et in Fourteenth Annual Cornnlunieation at Fort Gibson, Cherokee Nation, November 6th, 1888. 1\1. ",Y. Bro. IT!orinn II. Nash, G-rancl Master, presided. Rev. Brother .Toseph S. l\lurro\v ,vas (trand Secretary. Nineteen out of 26 Lodges 1Nere represented. In the 2G I.Jodges on the Roster there are 832 Inelubers, being an average of 82. The G-rand l\Jaster, Brother Nash, presented an .A.. ddress of four pages. lIe said: "Our Inenlbership is increasing, but not so fast as in some .Jurisdictions, but fast enough." lIe uttered a very practical truth thus: "It is easier to ll1ak:e a 1\lason than to Ullll1ake hhn." lIenee the conclusion that it is best not to cro\vd the I..Ioc1ges 'with all sorts and kinds of rnaterial. The G-rand l\Iaster reported the granting of dispensations to forrn three new Lodges, "which vvere duly ehurtered by the Grand Lodge. Speeial dispensations had been granted in a nUlnber of instances, anlong thenl being the usual privilege of putting SOlne one through the degrees on the "double quick." Decisions alnounting to ten 路were reported. They ,vere approved by the proper eonnnittee. For the Dl0St pnrt his rulings ,vere siInple stateInents of ,veIl settled ,principles. One ruling ,vas to the effect that the three degrees could be conferred on one person at the saIne Ineeting, but it lllust be done by suspending existing la'\vs. Certainly. Prerogatiyc can do anything l:>ut l11ake bright l\Iasons. The fourth ruling is peculiar and l1lay 111ean all right, but it sounds strangely. He said: "None but lVIaster 1\1:asons can affiliate." The proposition is correct as to obtaining Inernbership in a Lodge of l\Iaster l\fasons. But vvhen an E. A. or F. C. conles along and "wants to secure relationship 路with a I.Jodge, is not his acceptance the equivalent of affiliation? He certainly is elected a ll1eulber of the Lodge in his character as an E. A. or F. O. lIe affiliates in such character. Such party lnust be elected to H, place in the Lodge before any other degree can be conferred. If so elected, is it not affiliation? The Grand Lecturer, Brother .IA.. F. Ross, made ~L report of his ,vork, presenting views and reeolnlnendations ""vhich sho'\v him to be both sensible and practical. Fronl the report I nlake this extract:

65 }IOnAL CONDITION.

Our rrlOral standard \vas never reared so high and our honorable Order as 111110h respected here as.at present. It is trt:~e discipliJ.le was nece~~ary in a fe.w instances, but prompt aetion ad.Ju~ted Inatters l?y eIther. heallng or prunIng the affected branch, so health and productIon were ren,dlly restored. Drunkards have forsaken the cup, while profanes and slandererH lULVe bridled their ton(rue~, and fonner influence has been restored or even excelled by our Brethren who haclallowed disgTaceful habits to cripple their influence. By request of the Lodges I deli vered a public lecture on Masonry at m.ost of the places I visited, at which the n,ttendance and attention were good. ..:\-l1?f the. a:nti-1Iasons in the vicinity were usually "011 hand," 1110St of W110111 went cnvay feehng dIfferently to'wards our ancient Order than before hearing TIle, a few of \Vh0111 have since sent in their petitions. Ignorance as to our teaehings is the principal r~ason of all opposition to us, find I think. those pUblic lectures will probably aceOlnphsh as lnuch good as the teachIng of the RItual, and are eertainly as Inuch needed.

The above does credit to the (}rand Leetnrer and sho,vs what ean be aeeoJIlplished in the hnportant deparhnent of 11,ituaJistie labor. ,Vith such \vorkers !iitualisIll is not all of Freelnasonry. The

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Secretary's report \vas full and very conlplete. l\l.\.SONIC OH.PIIANAGE.

It is highly gratifying to this 'writer to note in the various Proeeedings of (rrand Lodge the strides being Inude to\vards the realization of :Jlasonry's true rnission in the \vorlel. The 11l0Velnent all along the line in this regard is l1Jost encouraging. Soon the rage for nne Ternples ,yin give plaee to "I-IOl\lES" for \vido,vs and orphans. Thus the Fraternity 'Yi11 prove to thE~ \vorld that Freelnasollry Ineuns sOlnething. The Grand Lodge of Indian Territory adopted a resolution creating a Special COlnInittee to devise a systernatic plan for the education of l\Iasonic orphans, raise funds therefor, and secure a legal title to ~1 suitable body of land on \vhich to ereet a l\Iasonic Orphanage. vVhen the COlll1nittee \vas appointed, a 11l0Velnent \vas Inade ~unong the rnelllbers of the Grand Lodge, and $500 sho\ved ho,v the Brethren felt on the subject, as that alnoullt \vas subscribed forth\vith. Thus the enterprise 'was launched and it beginning lnade. APPEAl.S.

TIle COllllnittee having charge of this departnlent of business rendered a report \vhich relllinds a l\Iissourian of the frequent action of our Grand Lodge through its COJn111ittee. ...-\. l11elnber of a given Lodge had been eharged ,vith a gross Crillle against decency and nlorality. fIe entered a plea of guilty and ,vas suspended for six lnonths. .A.n appeal brought the case to the attention of the Grand I..Jodge. The foIlo\ving sho\vs ho\v that Body, through its COll1111ittee, vievved the affair: Your Comm.ittee are nnaninlOllsly of the opinion that this appeal should be snstained路 Masonry is pledged to the protection of womanhood. It stands as the champion of the honle, and lifts its voice against all that threatens its peace and purity. ,Yo cannot G. L. Ar.-5.

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understand how such an offense-so serious a violation of onr principlcs路-could E'seape the full and righteous indignation as well as condenluation of Healdton Lodge. \Ye l1re surprised that any body of :Masons should condone by such punishment this gross offense. \Ve, therefore, reC01l11nend that Bno. HE~DEItSON COOK be indefinitely suspended fronl all the rights and privileges of Masonry. <..

Indefinite suspension is equivalent to explllsion in our <.::11'and Lodge. The fello,v Dlet his just deserts at the hands of the Grand Lodge, and a lesson \vas taught the Subordinates \vhich 'Yill be Inost salutary. \'!hen-ever the I..Iodges find that they are backed by a strong purpose, on the l1art of the ({rand Lodge, to clean out the dirty stables, there "will be ,quicker refo1'111 than has been dretuned of. The good and true 1nen in the Lodges \yill take courage and the hnv 'will be enforced. The truth COIn pels 111e to say that the tinle has been, in the history of 801118 Lodges in this State, ,vhen there ,vere not enough good and true lllelnbers on the -rolls to put out the bad ones. The breaking np of sueh nests of -wrongdoing has had its eflect, and the stern purpose on the part of the Grand Lodge, in the last years, to purify l\Iasonry has given the Lodges tIle assurance that their labors 'were not in vain 1vhen the effort \v"as Illade to lift up the standard. In no Jurisdiction has there been a l110re 111arked iInprovelnentalong the lines of 1no1'a1 cleansing than in the errand I.Jodge of Indian Territory. l\Iasonry do,vn there is taking high rank as to all the elelnents of good character and respectability. IN :ME:\IORI.A:\L

The G-rand Lodge paid a just and proper tribute to the Inenlory of one of its Past (+1'and l\Iasters, Rev. Charles E. G'ooding: Eno. GOODING was an earnest Christian minister and a pure, devoted 1YIason, having served the Craft with zeal and fidelity for 11101'(:. than a quarter of a centnry; had been officially connected with our Grand Body sillce 1876, serving as District Deputy Grand Master, Grand Junior 'Varden, Deputy Grand :Master, and 1\fost 楼lorshipfnl Grand :Mastel'. He \vas greatly beloved by all \v110 knew hiIn, and, after gi,ving the best energies of his life to the promotion of the Order that lay nearest his heart, he fell away in the cold embraee of death, surrounded by a host of sY111pathizing friends, and his remains \vere tenderly borne to their last resting place by Colbert Lodge No.8 (of which he was a member and Past Master) and buried with :Masonic honors. III the death of ~f. 'V. Past Grand l\!aster GOODING we have lost one of our purest workers, his family it kind and loving husband and father.

.li_ beantifullnelIlorial page "vas accorded the deceased. CORHESPONDENCE.

A revie'\,," covering 801118 Sf) pages is found in the J ourllal. I..Iike the Georgia Report, it had been "fnrn1ed out," and ",~as presented under the idea of "segrdgated \vork." Yet it is a very good piece of ,york and fits together quite "\vell. There are four parts, with the initials of ,vriters subjoined. and one part ,vithout any nanle. "NalIleless everlnore." lVIissouri ,vas noticed by "R. ,Y. H." He treated our lVlissouri Journal, as

67 ,vel1 as this "Titer, 'with ll1arked kindness. His C0l11111ents 'were Inade under the heading, "lVIasonic Legislation on the Saloon. n Speaking of this COJrunittee he characterized 111e as "doughty \varrior,~' and said he adrnil'ed Iny fearless stand for Inorality and godliness." Let Ine say one thing, strange Brother: you ,vill never have any trouble in finding where I stnnd on such questions. But I nlust Inake son1e extracts fro111 the report. Here they are: It is good law to specifically define certain occnpations as those which unfit a nU111 for Masoilic lllelnbership. There are certain lines of business that engage the tinlc and which no reasonable or ill.orallnan would for a moment say are of such a character as to render those engaged therein fit for association \vith ~Iasons.

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:I\fasonry establishes itself in the good opinions of thoughtfullnen because it seeks to aug1nent Hie sum of human haJ?piness-because it seeks to break all the barriers that hi11der mankind f1'0111 reaching the ideal of l11(1nhood, and because it sets itself finnly in opposition to everything calculated to degrade or harnl society.

But the salc of liquor has gained such a strong hold, ancl has succeeded in securing for itself such reeognition, that it has become necessary for :Masonry to tear away the and show the traffic in its real light. It seelllS to be a poor conception of 1fasonry "which will lead anyone to a defense of a traffic, the profits of "which lllust be drawn from the unhappiness of Inen-the tears of WOl1Jen ana children. The woes of hnmanity are to be lightened by :Masonry, not added to, and yet if 1Iasonry countenances a tratlic which is built upon the misery of ,,,onlen and the cries of children, it certainly would be fHIse to its 111ission, for it then \yould establish the saloon~keeperina position to COllluland the confidence of the people. To be a 1\fasol1 is to be '~lorthy of public confidence. A true :l\1ason is to be like the "Elder in the gate," to be looked up to by the young and to have the confidence of all because of the good he does in the world. But the saloonkeeper who poses as a Mason is like the \\";olf in sheep's clothing. His Jnission-his special work-is not to add to the SlUll of human happineRs, but rather to extend human nlisery. There can be no question as to the duty of the l\'Iasonic Fraternity to denounce all kinds of elnplo:nnent which are destructive to the best interests of individuals who engage therein, or to the welfare of the comnlunity as a \Yhole. This may be "letting dO\VIl the bars;" if so, then th.row thenl down never to be put up again. Nay, throw the entire fence clown if by so doing wrong 111ay be checked, men of evil repute cast out of the Fraternity, and the lllystic tie beconle true to its 111i88ion of ministering路 to hlunan happiness. 111~LSk

The saIne 1nen1bel'" of the Conin1ittee now under notice has the follo\,ying to say about a brother cOlnmittee in Dakota: The report is by Brother F. J. 'rhompsol1, and, while in luanV' respects adnlirable, it is too thoronghly pervaded by a skeptical spirit to be satisfactory' to a :Mason who reveres God and delights in His word. \V1111e 1Iasonry has shelter for men of different creeds, as it has for men of different races, it requires of all faith in it Hying God. 'Ve do not ask nlen to fonuulate tl1eir faith in set theological terms, but 've do require them to stand on the plntfor111 of full belief in the existence of God-as a perfect being-the "Grtuld Architect of the Universe. '1 :Masonry is faith, not sl\:epticisnl : it is certainty, not doubt, and no man can be a worthy 1\JIason who sneers at the faith of 1ne11 who look to {fod as the fountain of wisdonl and the source of life.

I do not know ,vhat the above refers to, as n1Y review of the report of the Dakota C01l1111ittee ,vas very hurried last year,o"ring to the late reception of the Proceedings. I have heard fi~om others that the Dakota Brother had been "kicking against the pricks" of truth. 'Vhen the Proceedings of that Grand Lodge fall under 111y notice for another year, I will hunt up his deliverances for last year and see what he had to say to justify the charge of the Brother in Indian Territory.

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I no,v close Iny notice of the I>roceedings under eonsidt>.ration \vith a. sense of satisfaction, assured that l\fasonry in that Jurisdiction is in good hands and constantly on the up grade.

JOlIN IlENNIE, Lehigh, G. 1\1. RE,r. J()SI~PH S. 1\IUI{llO,,\V, .Atoka, G-. Sec..

IOWA, 1889. ~rhe Forty-sixth .A.nnnal Coullnunication \vas opened in t1rancl Opera House, Sioux City, ,June 4th, 188D. IVIost "\Vorshipful Ed\vin C. Blacklnal', GTand l\Iaster, presided, and Brother Theodore S. Paryin ",vas GTa,nel Secretary. Itepresentati ves frolll 878 Lodges ,,'ere in attendance. Six Past G-rand l\Iasters and representatives of thirty-fonr G-rand Lodges ",vere present. ...>\ very appropriate .Address of \VelCOlne ,vas Inade to the 111enlbers of the Body by Brother J. S. La\VrellCe, and duly responded to by Brother I)arvin, (}rand Secretary, for the Gran(ll\lastel'. The recapitulation s11o\\-g a Inelnbership of 21,95H in the 435 Lodges of that JUl'isdiction, being an average of fifty lllelnbers to the Lodge, says Brother Parvin. The recftpitulation bothers Ine. It says, "total increase 4,449," and the "total decrease" is put do,vn at 1,81;3. This ,,"auld show路 an actual gain of 2,G84, \vhich seelns unprecedented. In the recapitulation it is stated that the present l11emhership Hrnonnts to 21,9GB, and the lnenlbership of last ,,~as 21,572, luaking a gain of only 8D7, or a difference bet-ween tbe unprecedented gain of 2,t>:34, and the aetual gaUl of aD7, alnounting to 2,287. I give it up and refer the Inatter back for inforrllation. The ineolne of the G-rancl Lodge for the terJn, as shcnvn in the recapitulation, alIlounted to the large SUlll of $19,O()().97. The disburselnents, inelucling SOUle $8,000 for Inileage and per dienl, footed up $19,176.02, or sOlnething 1n01'e than the receipts. ..:\.:NNUAL .ADDRESS.

The clocUlnent furnished by J.\:lost \Vorshipful Brother 131acklnar \vas an exhibition of faithful and earnest labor, eovering SOHle nineteen pages e10sely printed I11Htter. FraIn personal kno\vledge of the Brother, as ,veIl as froIn b is report on a former occasion, I \vas prepared to 111eet an able and strong paper this year. Follo,ving the usual greetings appropriate to such a gathering, he announced tlHtt "death has reaped a rich harvest in our vineyard the past year." nIany h01l1es a1110ng tIle Brethren had been saddened, the reaper having left a vacant chair. He said that Brother Parvin, Grand Secretary, would fhrnish the nUl11ber called a,vay, as \vell as present proper 111elllorials of the proluinent dead of other Jurisdictions. By the ",vay, those brief, yet very full, biographies

69 furnished by Brother Parvin of departed meulbers of other Grand Lodges are yery rare and interesting contributions to the history of the fiules. His inforlnation on these subjects is \vonderful, and the fhets he gathers respecting the ,Yorthy dead of sister Jurisdictions are 111Hl'Y(.ls." IIcnv he obtains thelll often puzzles l11e. Brother Blacknutr, under the head of "Blessed Charity," gave full and aluple particulars of the course pursued by hiIn respecting the call l1lade for help in behalf of the Jacksollville sufferers, \vhere the yello\v fever \vas raging like surges of destroying flarne. Never \vas the ,vord "Charity" lnore properly ell1ployed to express the true feeling of l\fasonic sylnpathy, or evidenee the spirit of a real loving Brotherhood, than in the "work accornplished l>y the liable and earnest Blacklnar, of Io\va. Ilis itppeal to the lTraternity of his .J urisdiction ,vas ans,vered hy the largest response of any errand Lodge in the lanel. I-Ie \vorked like a hero for the dying and the distressed. Io\va stands at the head of the list in contributions, the anlount sent to Elorida, including donation l11ade fron1 Grand Lodge Charity Fund, being the princely sunl of t\venty-five hundred dollars. The Grand l\iaster reported that he had authorized. the creation of seven ne,v Lodges under Dispensation. These \vere severally chartered. Speaking of the condition of the chartered. Lodges of the Jurisdiction Brother Blacklnar said that \\"hi1e they \yere not up to that high standard desired, yet they ,vonlcl ccnnpare f~1vorably ,vith those of any other G-rand Lodge. lIe then treated of their Inethod of dissen1inating instruction ainong the Craft through the "Board of Custodians." Said Board had chosen Past Grand l\iaster -V"an SanIl as "\Tisiting Cnstodian," and sent hin1 out to -Visit the Lodges. Ilis duties ,vere to visit the Lodges, inspect and instruct theIn, and report their condition to the C+rand l\Iaster sixty days before the Annual lneeting of the Grand Lodge.

The "V"isiting Custodian" in Io\va is the same kind of an officer as the "G-rancl Lecturer" in l\Iissouri. In the Iow路a ease, the Custodian is required to report to the Ch'ancl l\Iastel' in advance of'the session of the Grand I.;odge, so he lnfty lay Inatters and things brought to his attention before that Body. I like the plan. In l\rIissonri, the G-rand Lecturer l'eports to the (rrand Lodge, and that is the last of it. G'rand lVlaster Blaclnnar gave utterance to S0111e practical vie\ys respeeting the ,york of their Custodian, to \vbich attention is called, in order that \ve lllay profit by then1 in l\Iissouri. The conviction has been a fixed one w'ith me for SOI11e years that our systelll of lecturing does not Ineet the needs of the Fraternity in this G-rand Jurisdiction. The systern \yill do \yell enough if vigorously applied, but it is not sufficiently extended. But hear Brother Blacklnar, and then I \vin have Iny say: The examination and cOl1&ideration of these special report8 have brought TIle ahnost to the conClusion that very fev; of the Lodges "which invite the Visiting Custodian need

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inspection; and, on the other hand, that it is those which do not exhibit nnwh zeal and earnestness in that direction who really inquire inspection, and \vho would be greatl~r benefited thereb:y. Under these convictions it is quite apparent to lUG that greater benefits ,You1.d result

if the Visiting Custodian were instructed to visit and inspect more generally Lodges other

than those where he is specially invited.

It is clearly obvious to anyone 'well inforlllecl as to the facts in l\fissonri, that our systenl of instructing the Lodges does not reaeh those 1110st in need of visitation of instructors. State I-.Jodges of instruction have been in vogue anlong us for SaIne years. These are held at given (~enters, generany large towns or cities, easy of access by n large llulllber of Brethren froIll surrounding I.Jodges. This part of our systenl has done immense good. ~rhen our Grand Lecturer holds l)istrict Lodges of instruction at convenient points, ,vhere the attendance is ordinarily good. This -works ,vel1. 'fhe J)istriet Lecturer plan ,yorks fairly 'well as far as it ean be Inade to reach. But the Distriet I-.Jecturers are Brethren '\V hose business, ordinarily, require Inueh if not all of their tiTHe, so they cannot be expected to devote the neeessary attention and labor to supply the absenee of the G"rand Lecturer. 'Vhat is the result of the ,vhole systenl. It is easily seen, and the fault belongs not to our (~rand Lecturer, a tireless and n10st ct:tpable officer, W"110 toils night and day, year in and year out, to instrnct the Craft. The difficulty is in the lack of anlple opportunity to TIleet all the clemaJul8 for 1nuch needed instruction. But the principal defect is found in another part of the lnethod of our systenl. There are at least one hundred points in l\Iissol1ri,vhere 'Yell posted Brethren reside, fully cOlllpetent to hnpart instruction in the ,vork iLnd lectures of the degrees. 'fhere a.re at the saIne thne at least three hundred places \vhere the presence of good instructors are acttul11y necessary to an intelligent and iInpressive rendering of the ,vork. ,Vhy do these places not hnve the benefit of instruction? SiInply because those points \vhere "well infol'lUed Brethren live路 are all the tiIne路delnanding the presence and labors of the GTand Lecturer or l1is Deputies. These centers are easy of aecess, have llleI11bers ,vho take pride in the work and are anxious to excel in the ritual. The Brethren at such places call for the services of the Instructors, \vhile the out-of路the-\vay points, Lodges ren10te froll1lines of travel, and nlernbers \vIla have not learned to appreciate the beauties of "good \vork," do not lay c1ahn to the services of those appointed to (~onl1nunicate instruction. rrhere are plenty of Lodges in :l\:Iissouri to-day that have never been visited by cOlnpetent teachers. The consequence is there is 1n01'e or less ignorance of the \vork. The manner of d01:l1g it is snch as to Inake one nervous, and proves that these Brethren either have not the advantag;e of good teachers, or they do not care to acquire a kno\vledge of the \york. In the fornlation of ne\v Lodges, Il1ade up of ],tIasons froln divers and sundry Jurisdictions, ,vith aU the difterence in the ll1anner of \york possible,

71 there is a constant and grow"ing need for the irnpartation of l\Iissouri "work. 'Vith the rapid increase of Lodges, o路wing to the gro\vth of the State and the springing up of new to\Vl1S, the delnand for the presence of cOll1petent teachers is largely auglnenting. lJnless this need is lllet ,ve ,yin soon have a very Babel in our State. There is l)ut one reuledy. The Lodges 'vbicb. are lacking in correct kno\vledge of the ritual, not having had the advantages of proper instruction, should be visited and posted,. \vhile those Lodges "which have been receiving hene'fits fron1 GTand and ])istrict Lecturers for years, should \vait until their turn cornes. l\.t least the G'rand Lecturer should give the needy the benefit of his presence, leaving the \vell posted and bright Lodges to ilnprove'upon \vhat they have learned, and depend upon the teaching of those Brethren in the Lodge \vho have the \vork. ..Another itnprovenlent is needed in our Inetho<1 of dissenlinating the \york. The G-rand Lecturer should be "a, lllau of but one \vork." There is too rnuch labor ilnposec1 upon hiln beeause he is thoroughly up in the 路work. lIe should devote hin1se1f e.rcll,l8'i'vely to the labor of LODGE instruction. But instead of this, he Ulust perfoI'lll the labor of Instrnctor in the Chapter. I, have knc)"\vn hiln, ,vhile engaged in holding Lodges of instruction, to labor \vith cornpanions hour after hour, and night after night, \vhen he should have been I'esting ii'Olll the taxing and \veariSolue labors of Lodge ,york. It is siInply iInpossiblefor hiIn to Ineet the dell1ands of a large .Iurisdietion of over five hundred I-Iodges, \vith the requirelnents 111ade upon hhn in the line of Chapter instruction. Brother 'V'an Sa un held eighty-five schools of instruction in sixty-three different counties in one year. In nearly all cases he devoted t\\'"o and three days to each point. Brother IVlcDo\veU is vigilant, untiring and persevering, but he eannot cover the State in one year, nor five years, \vhile other delnands are ll1ade upon hiln. The 'work of the Chapter should be assigned to SOl11e one else, and the \vork of our (}rand Lecturer direetE\d to those localities "\vhere instruction is Inost needed, leaving the I.Jodges to get along \vhich have been the constant recipients of his labors for years. Io\va is ahead of us to-day by reason of the fact that the Inethod of hnparting the \vork has been 1n01'e restricted and definite. They require their Custodian to do nothing else but instruct the Lodges, and instruct all the Lodges. (Trand l\Taster Blacknlar announced that there \vas an elell1ent of discord and disturbance anlong the Brethren, the influence of \vhich had' spread and assulued such proportions as to call for action on the part of the G-rand Lodge. lIe alluded to "CerneaUiS1l1." This abnornlity seenlS to be getting in its ,vork, and is causing the other branch of "High Hiteislll" to forn1ulate decrees and bulls of excollllllunication in nULny Jurisdictions. Brother Blnelnnar said that he "knew路 nothing \vhatever

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about Scotch Rite J\Iason1'Y." Like hiln, I alll "ignorant of their devices," not being a Inernber of thnt departrnent of Fligh degreeisrn. .i\..nd herein is Iny reason for not becolning a party to the serirn111age no,Y going on between the contending fhctions. It does not concern Ine ,vbether the "Hites," fighting D)r the ll1tlstery, are legitiluate or ilIegitiJnate. Of their elairns to legitinuwy'I tun not prepared to judge. Those ,vho are best qualified to pass upon tbose clain1s, regard theln as "congenitally and ineurably illegitiInate." Io,vH, "with S01118 fe'\v ,Jurisdictions, has chrnnpioned one branch of "lliteislll," and by its recent action forbidden the "Cerneau" people to reuutin connected \vith that branch, 011 peril of certain pains and penalties yet to be nalned. It is 'very plain that the tenlper of the 111ajority "vras lnuch against "Cerneauisl1l." . A.11 ,vho belong to it in that Jurisdiction are "required co vvithdrfl;w fron1, or sever their connection ,vith said "Cerneau" body prior to the next .A.nnual COI1111l1111ieation of the G"rand Lodge." Further the edict said, "<;l,l1lVlaster J\Iasons in the Jurisdiction of this (~rand Lodge are hereby prohibited irOn1 conferring, eonununicating, or receiving any degrees of the said Cerneau body of the ancient and aecepted Scottish Rite." The said Cerneau concern \vas also "prohibited f1'o111 oceupying or doing \vork in" 10'\va. ,Vith those on the outside cut off froln joining the Cerneau branch '\vhile those that are in are recluired to get out, and a prohibition against occupying any territory in Io\va, it 'would appear that the Pike liite has tIle field. A long and exhaustive report on tl1e vexed question \vas Inade by a connnittee. For said report a substitute 路was offered, declaring \vhat the (Trand Lodge had adopted three years before, "that it had no .Turisdiction to detennine the legitilnacy of any bodies other than those of syrnbolie Lodge l\Iasonry." The substitute further declared that "it ,vas unnecessary, il1expedient,and beyond our Jurisdiction to pass upon the legitirnacy of the eontending fhctions of ,vhat is kno,,~n as Scotch }iite l\Iasonry." The substitute "was defeated by a nlajority of 2H9 out of a vote of BB7. Thus the Grand Lodge eonnnitted. itself to the policy of defining the statu.\; of a body outside of and beyond the pale of proper l\Iasonic kncY\vledge or recognition, and affirnled, hy its action, the legitiInacy of another body, about "which it could kno,v as little as it is supposed to kno\y of CerneaUiS111. I hope for the best, but fear th e end is not yet. The reeord s11o\vs a vote of 110 Lodges in favor of letting alone outside questions, balding it to be ,vholly "inexpedient, and beyond our Jurisdiction to pass upon the legitillltlcy of the contending factions or Scotch Rite 1\Iasonry." This ll1Ust 'be regarded as the safe and eonservative Yie,Y. It nul.,y not be assulned that these 110 Lodges favor "Cerneauisrn," but they certainly did favor letting the thing severely alone, and the other branch also. The Cerneauites ,vill have the sylnpathy of 111allY ,vho otherwise ,vould not cure a stnt'\v for the concern. If there is a break in the unity and harrnony of Iow~L l\iasonry, the (rrand Lodge has caused it. '1'he interdictions of the body are little short of defiant, and an10unt to a

73 dare. Cf rtainIy the evil to be cured ,vas not of suell dangerous nature as to reqnire the stern rernedy elnployed. I do not hesitate to declare that s(}\'ernl (}rand Lodges, Io\va included, haNe rash.1y legislated against the ""C1Cl'neau" affair ,,-ith the sole vie,v to sustain another branch of "I-righ Hiteislli," in \vhich ,,'e, as York lUte Bodies can have no interest "whateyer. rrhe "Cerneauites" are in the \vay of the so-caned regulars. I care as little feJl' one branch as the other, and ha've no use for either. Yet I have a right to protest against a purpose to secure the aid of legitiInate lVlasonry to build up the pretentions elailns of one braneh of an Institution at the expense 0f another, and to the detrirnent of a JTraternity \vhich was harrnonious and at "peace an10ng thernselves" until this troublebreeder, "I-ligh Ilite"-isln, caIne round ,vith its desire for recognition, ,asking to be assigned a high pIaee at the feast-indeed nothing short of the highest seat ",vill satisfy the greedy thing, full, as it is of all pride and anlbition. I adopt the sentiInent of our distinguished Brother H,obbins, of IHinos, in saying I do not care ho\v n1uch the so-called 路'regulars" pitch into "Cerneauisn1," nor ho\v lnnch the "Cerneauites" pitch into the so-called "regulars." But neither side have the right to beCOlne disturbers of the peace of l\Iasonry. Carrying this fight into Cirancl Lodges, and creating factions '\vhere peace, harxl10ny and unity prevail, is one of the evidences that 111any of the so-called "regulars" lack the true elell1ents of IVlasonic loyalty and devotion to that branch of the institution ",vhich all adulit is the foundation of the entire structure of Fl'eenlasonry. 1

I notice that Brother 1\11"",in did not allude in his report on Correspondence, to the telling blows of Brother I{,obbins against the "Rite.' , Perhaps he forgot to do so. So far as any action on the part of a Grand Lodge to protect the ~J urisdiction froln the incursions of spurious Rites .and pretensions clain1ants is concerned, I have no objection. But f()l' a (1-rand Lodge to beccnne the ehalllpion of one branch of so-called l\:Iasonry as against another, that is quite a different thing.

. A.Ulong the ll1H.ny subjects Inentioned by Brother Blackrnar in his very practical . A.ddress, I note, ",vith l)leasure, that of H ""\Vido\vs' and Orphans' fIoHle." fIe treated the Inatter at length and Inost earnestly. fIis 路wish ,vas COIn plied \vith as to the appointnlent of a COlnnlittee on the subject. Here is ""That the conunittee on his Address had to say: To none has the sentirnent of chnrity been Dl0re dea.r than to our Grand :Master. At each successive Annnal COll1IDunication he has presented the object of a larger charitythe destitute widmvs and orphans of l\fusons throughout the Jurisdiction. And knowing that the 'way to success lies through agitation, he has agitated it continually, and promises to do so in the future. May he ever persevere in this great \york until sueeess renders his advocacy no longer needed. He recol1nnends the appoint1nent or a eOlllmittee of three to organize and continue it systelnatic schelne for collecting funds necessary for this work. No objection can be Illude to this. If charity does not affect the hearts of all, at least none can inlpedc its workings in the hearts of others. \Ve believe that in addition to the labor suggested to be done by that eOllllnittec, that it

[()et. ~hould also colleet information upon the entire subject; the cost of a h01ne sutIiciellt for' thispnrpose; its size; its annual expenses, and the nUlnber who vlould and should help f1'01n it. Let this cOlnmittee collect all these statisties, and upon the whole ll1ake a report in lSDO. And that this committee lnay be efficient and enthu:-;iastie ill this work, let its most earnest chanlpion, the present Grand :Master, be a lnember.

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I close lny revie\v of the second years' labors of G-rand l\1astel' Blaekular ,,路ith the opinion that lIe added character, dignity and lustre to the Jurisdiction so\vorthily served, and that his na111e 'will take its place路 properly side by side \yUh such able and efficient 'workers as have filled the station of G-rftlld :\.Ia8ter in Io\vu for 111any years. I-lis coneluding expressions\vere ,\?orthy of his head and heart, in \vhieh he Illude graceful neknowlec1genlEH1ts to tllose 路withwhcnn he had been associated, and fronl \vhorl1 h8 had received counsel and needed help: Among these I refer especially to Past Grand Masters Guilbert, Anen, Van Saun, and (,rangel', all ofwho111 have ever been as ready to aiel 111e as I have been to ask it; as also to onr venerable Brother Parvin, with \VhOlll I have been in constant otficial contact, Hnd to whom, rnorc than all others, I am deeply indebted for his aid, support, counsel, and. n.dvice npOll a1l11Uttters brought to his attention. A.nd now, my Brethren, that \ve must part, let 111e adlllonish you to place the st,andard of :\faSOlll'Y on the hig"hest pinnacle, and res()lve to keep it there, and so long as you are spnrec1 endeavor to practice those sublime principles npon which our Institution is fcmncled, eXemI)lifying by your daily walk and conduct that yonI' faith is ,yell founded; thM, as a result of that ftlith, you have an abiding- hope in innllortality; and, by the exercise of charity, that yOll are laying up for yourselves a rich store of heaven's c11oiee8t. blessings.

Showing the high appreciation of his Brethren, the G-rand Lodge adopted the follo\ving elegant and eloquent tribute to the retiring G-rand :\Iaster: So ends the 10,1:101'8 for this present year of Grancll\IasterBlacklnar. 'Vhen the 111l:1sterImUder in the middle ages \vrclUght upon smne cathedral Rublime and vast, he built but it slnall part and truusllllttecl the work as a sacred task. to his children 1'1'01n generation to generation. And so the finnJ strncture was not the \vork or the idea.l of a single Inind, but the in~piration of 11, whole fa-1ully was 01nbocliecl within it fr0l11 fOllndation to dome. To each individnalbelonged the eOllception of some part fined with beauty or with awe. In the temple of Iowa Masonry the labor of our Grand J\Taster has been as a,\vindow shining with a lesson of charity and duty, and throngh which the light of clay sheds a blessing npon the worshippers within.

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SECRETARY.

Brother Parvin, al\vays furnishes ft vohullinous rer>ort of luatters and things falling \vithin the range' of his offieial grasp. His \vork this year is not less extended than usual. It is all elubracing and full of details ,vhich \vill afford the Craft in Io\va l11ueh useful reading, as. ,"veIl as inforrnation'.

In his report I find that the (}rand T.Jodge of Io\va has taken \vhat seelns to 111e a lle\V departure for our . .'.\J1161.路ican Grand Lodges. It has adopted the ellston1 of having "I-Iol1orary l\Ielnbership." Seven distinguished 1\1a80ns (nearly all fc)reigners) ,vere elected to honorary

75 Illelnbership in that GTand Lodge, and enelo'wed 'with the title of· Past Senior (+rand 'Varden. The title Inay "tickle" the recipient, but the honor is as elnpty as ","incl. THE "J\IODEL GRAND SECRETARY". [T nder this heading Brother Parvin is trying to create a new' order of' things for the goverllll1ent of G-rand Secretaries. The eogn0111en can only be ,yon and ,vorn by cornplying 'with SOUle fIfteen "itenls" as he terms theln. Brother Parvin is methodical and expert in his line of ,vork, because he grew up in the office now filled by hitn. lIe 111ade the office and the office Inade hiln. fIis "itelns" cannot be cOlnpliecl ,vith by SOnl€ \vho do not aspire to becoDle "l\10del (-{rand Secretaries" after his ne,v pattern. fIe ,vants us to print our proceedings after his plan. 'VeIl, ,vhat if ,ve do not? Does he propose the renledy of cutting off our heads because his gourd ,vill not fit us ? TIe has his proceedings nUl11bered as so l1UU1Y vohllnes, and binds so many 3!earS in one book and calls it fL volurne. ",Ve print and hind our proceedings for eaeh year as a, volurne, bind and send thern to 11ir11 and others, \vith the year in gold letters sttunped on the hack. There can be no difficulty in finding \vhat he ,vants in our lVlissouri Proceedings in his library for any given year. Our proceedings are indexed very carefully and cOlnpletely. 'Vhat 1Hore does he w'ant? In enulllerating the unlnethodical G-rand Secretaries he places. l\Tissouri in the list because I had not published the IHune and address of the COlll111ittee on Fraternal Correspondence. Brother Parvin either (loes not read carefully or is forgetful. He cannot find in our lVIissouri Proceedings for twelve years an 0111issio11 of the sort enluneratetl under his sixth "itern." The next error into \vhich he fell ,vas that of classing lVlissouri as "an itinerant body." I presll1ne that he thinks because Io,va, our daughter, is an "itinerant body," l\lissouri, the 1110ther, should put herself on \vhee1s. Excuse the n10ther froln inlitating the daughter in this respect. I-Ie olnitted l\'1issouri fronl his ninth "iteIn," 'which is in reference to publishing the naines of Grand Representatives near our Grand Lodge. \Ve never fail to print the nailles of these \vorthies in a table earefully revised each year. They are our dignitaries and Inust be kept in everlasting ren1enlbrance.

l\Iissouri is forgotten or overlooked in his ad vice to foot "thc~ Statistical tables." This Grand Secretary, though not a "l\:Iodel" one, never failed yet to "foot up" his colulnns, and he gave a full recapitulation of all things proper to be ·written. Brother Parvin gives the fatherly advice,. "publish and distribute your Proceedings 'within ninety days, or give place to SOllle one \vho ·will." If the above ac11nonition \vere follo\ved by the "slo\v coaches" \vhat a thinning out of Grand Secretaries \vould there be.\Vhat ,vould becolne of the fello\vs \vho require froll1 fonr to eleven

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111011ths to print a little palnphlet'? Brother Parvin orders thCIl1 to "give place to son1e one \rho "rill" do the ,vork \rithin a decent titue. If his Drder is obeyed the "l\Iodel Secretary," ,vho \vas never kno\Y11 to be on thne, ,viII find his vocation gone. The tardy "1\1odel (.fraud Secretary" is ahvays the "bURY llH1I1," busy doing nothing except "lnake believe." To hear hiln talk one \vho did not kno'v hiln ,vould conclude that he\vtls the hardest worked 111an in tCfwn, and had 1n01'8 business pressing upon bis attention than Jay G-ould. Properly characterized he is the "busy indolent rnan." Busy in his pretensiollsness, \vhose indolence is equaled only by his inCOlnpetency. '~Brother Parvin requires ns Grand Secretaries, in order to be "l\lodel" ones, to publish and send out in advance of the OOl11111Unieation the . A.dd1'8SS of the G-rand lVIaster and report on Correspondence. ",Yhat for '? l\Iy report on Correspondenee is always finished long before the session of the Grund Lodge, but. \vho can obtain the . A.ddress of Gran<ll\fasters in tilne for publication before the session'? If I ean have the .A..ddress ready by the lllorning of the first day, I anl very ,vell satisfied, so it rnay be read by all present. But to secure and print the .JA.. ddress and send it out 'Y'{ith 111y report on Correspondence is out of the question, and no good \vould result frolll such 'York, because lny路 printed Proceedings are brought froln the press in three days after the session closes. The entire edition is l1udled \vithin a 路week fronl the adjournrnent of G-rand Lodge. ..A.nd just here, "honor to 'VhOlll honor." In cOlnplilnenting the able and efficient (rrand Secretary of Illinois, Brother l\Iunn, Brother Parvin has this to say: 'Ve propose the creation of the "ofIice of ~Iissionnry General," trusting that Brother Mnnn may be the Ulan to visit the benigl1ted and belated Grand Seeretaries of the United States, and see if he can introduce SOIlle little dispatch into their offices. Brother J\Iunn !la...; ; won, as he will no doubt hold, the palm, although Brother Yincn, of .Missouri, is in close pursuit, for within ten days following the close of the session his proceedings have for the past two years been placed upon our table. The Proceedings of Ne\y York and Iowa, which,with Missouri, rnaking a vohune of the size of Illinois, have for years past been Inailecl within thirty days, while the Proceedings of Connectient, lllaking a. voluIne, hCH\路-ever, of less than half the size, reach this office usually within three weeks. 'Vhy, then. is it. one may well ask, that the Proceedings of Grand Lodges, llulubering less than one~ha,1fthe pages of either of those we have nanlcd, should not reach us until after three, six, or nine months following the date of their session? Surely there "must be a screw loose" soule where in the lnftchinery.

I have 110 objection to the creation of the "office of l\~lissionary General," proposed above. But please do not send him this \vay. CaIne yourself~ and learn that "Brother 'lineil, of 1\lis80uri," is not .~ecorul in the contest, hut ':fir8t ~unol1g his equals," and has路 been since he undertook to lead all the "l\Ioclel Grand Secretaries." In 1887 Iny Journal was braug-ht f1'Ol11 the press in five \vorking days after our session closed its labors and 1nailed to Brother Parvin on the sixth day. In 1888 nlY Journal ,vas finished on the third day after the session closed, and 111ailed to Brother Parvin and other "lVlodel Grand Secretaries" on the fburth

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I have heard of people being put in a bcul fi:rby "fhint praise." Br~thf'l' Parvin praises 111y ,vork as to speed, saying I ~un "in elose of Brother l\Iunn. The latter "l\loclel G"rancl Secretary" has nv:ice a"warded n1E~ the "horns," and he ""vill not accept the "soft iInpeachInent" of "holding the palIn." Brother Parvin should be Inore aeCllrate (OIl' less COIn pI iIl1 en tary. LIBHi\.HY.

This Institution, the pride of Io,va l\Iasons, still continues to gro\y and enlarge its sphere of usefulness and attraetiveness. ..A.. second visit to the Librn~'Y of the C~rand Lodge of Io\va convinced lne 1nore than fOl'lllerly that it is the rarest collection of all that is creditable to the Craft in that young and -rigorous Jurisdiction, to be found on this continent. The ~~ollections and arrangelnents of all the acquisitions of years l1UlSt create u" desire upon the part of any visitor to eUlulate the zeal and liberality of the Io\va Brethren. To Brother Parvin, 11101'e than any other l\:Iason of that <...1rand I..oclge, are the Brethren indebted for the great results secured. Broiller Parvin rendered a lengthy report as Librarian, in which he said, '~Ours is the only :lVlasonic Library publicly recognized by the Educational DepartInent of the governlnent." "\Vhat he IneallS by being "publicly reeognized" by the governn1ent, I do not understand. I Inay say that the ~Iasonie Library of this Grand Lodge bas been the recipient of favors frolH the "Edueational I)epartn1ent of the governlnent" for S0111e years. I had the honor of affecting an arrangelllent ,vith the proper "ofIicial," by ,,,,bieh publications of the governlnent on the question of education haye been regularly furnished for our Library. In his extended report, Brother Parvin Inentioned, all10ng other contributions to their Library, the follo\ving: Rev. Dr. John D. Virlcil, Grand Secretary, formally presented, :May l:;t, at the Library building, the portrait, in oil and nicely frauled, of Past Grandl\Iaster P. H. ~rcBride.

The IJibrary C01111nitteo in reporting additions 11lacle to their valuable collections, Inentioned the incidents connected ,vith the presentation of the l\IcBride portrait. ITere is "vhat ""vas said: The pleasantest visit Inade by your conlmittee 'was on the evening of May 1st, at \vhich thue Brother .John D. Vil1cil, the Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of Missouri, on behalf of the Grand Body, presented to this Grand Body a well executed portrait of Priestly H. 1fcBride, fannerly a judge of the Suprenlo Court of Missouri. Brother Oliver Cock was the first Grand 1Iaster of the Grand ]~odge of Iowa, but Priestly H. :McBride ,vas the iirst Grand Master of Io\va Masons. It was he who signed the lirst charters of our four oldest Lodges, which surrendered charters, neatly frmned, hang in the Grand ..:\faster's 1'00111. Brother VincH, in presenting the portrait, gave forceful expressions of the motherly affection which the Grand Lodge of Missouri nO\\T feels for us. Granel Secretary Parvin fittingly responded. He gave truthfnl and fervent utterunee of our filial gratitude. rrhe huge concourse of ]\fasons and their ladies gave emphasis to hoth addresses by appreciative and earnest applause.

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The pOTtI'ait of hiln who was the only Grand :Master over both Jurisdictions will hang in our Librar~'" a perpetual nlemorial of the close fraternal alliance of the two Grand Lodges. '

The (~rand Lodge adopted the follo'wing, offered by Grand Secretary l:>arvin: Resolved, That the fraternal thanks of the Grand Lodge of Iowa be courteously extendto the :M. \V. Grand Lodge of :Missouri for the artistic portrait in oil of Past Grand Master HON. PIUESTLY H. :McBRIDE, presented to the Library of this Grand Lodge. Also to our distinguished Brother, Rev. Dr. J. D. Vincil, Granel Secretary, \vho visited the Library for the purpose of presenting the same in due fornl (May 1st, last). And that the (frand Lodge of Iowa will ever cherish the same as a meUlellto of hinl who, as Grand l\Jaster, sigiied the charters of the "four old Lodges" which constituted this Grand Lodge in January, 1844.

r'oted, That the Granel Socretary comnlunicate the above to the (]rand Lodge of Missouri.

Concerning the presentation, Brother Parvin in his revie\v of l\iissouri, announced \vhat w'as to be. He evidently \Vfote before the tiIne came: 'Ve might here add, that pursuant to this l'esolution, the Honorable Janles P. vYooc1, of New London, Grand Master, and Dr. John D. Vincil, of St. Louis, Grand Secretary, will, on the 1st day of l\lay, personally visit the Iowa 1'lasonic building and fornlally and oflicially present this portrait to the Library.

The "IIonorable," the Grand ~laster, did not Inaterialize on that occasion. The "Grand Secretary" had to perform extrtt duty, and represent the Grand l\iaster, the Grand Lodge and himself. The responsibility \vas greatly lessened by the hearty \velCOlne accorded the visitor froIn, and representative of, the "l\lother Grand Lodge." \.Vhile assigned the hpavy responsibility of doing the \vork of others, I monopolized the pleasure, and had it all to lllyself. So I \vas gainer in the end. The visit to Cedar Rapids, the cordial reception and the hospitable treatnlent by the Fraternity there, \vould C0l11pensate for any labor required, and \vill never be forgotten by this ,vriter. The financial report of the Grand Secretary, Brother Parvin, like his other departlnents of 'work, presented a full exhibit of affairs. The Grand Lodge finances made a good sho,ving. The business of the session \vas transacted in three days, though quite extended and heavy. The labors of the COlllmittee on .A..ppeals sho'wed care and painstaking attention. In fact the affairs of the Body throughout received such consideration as to \varrant the assurance that all is well. RECOGNITION.

The Grand Lodge of Iowa accorded full and hearty recognition to the "United Grand Lodge of Ne\v South \Vales," and to the '~lTnited Grand

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of 'Tictoria. ~~ Brother Parvin, \vho is 'Yell infol'll1ed on this subject, says that "in the colony of .t\ ustralia there are 1l0\Y three Sovereign Independent G'rand Lodges: that of the "Gran? Lodge of Sonth . '.-\..ustralia," the "United GTand Lodge of Ne,v South "'Vales," and the "United Grand I..Iodge of '~ictoria." Basing our opinion on the fllctS as presented by Brother Parvin, I shall recollunend their recognition by the G-rand L'oc1ge of 1Iissouri. COHRESPONDENCEâ&#x20AC;˘

..:\ revie\v alnounting to 1nore than one hundred pages fron1 the pen of Brother Parvin is found in the Proceedings. It is largely \vritten, containing but fe\\:" excerpts. I have not the thue or space to follo\,r the "writer through his ,york. It is peculiarly Parvin. He closed up the report \vith 11101'e or less extended dissertations on the follo\ving snbjects: "A.llcient Landlnarks," "Rights of Lodges under Dispensation," "llight of Visitation," "Non-affiliation," "Right of l\Iasonic BuriaL" Touching the ".A.. ncient" Landn1ark business, it is Dr. Parvin 'Vet.'!lU:; Dr. l\Iackey. The latter piled up "Lalldlnal'ks" "while alive, until but fe,v rnore could be added. The forlner has pulled the111 dOvVll until the pile has sensibly dill1inished. This ,vriter hasgrovvn skeptical as to ",Âˇhat are "Lanchnarks." Brother Parvin gives us doubters a rule, ,vhich if correct, \yin cause us to thin out tb e list very Inuch. 80111e of the 1110de1'n Landrnarks "will disappear frOln the lengthened catalogue like rnists before the snn. But the question lnay arise in the n1inds of SaIne, is the rule of Brother Parvin any authority? Here it is: "1"\ Landn1al'k, to be a Lancln1ark, 1nu8t cmn?Jutnd the nn,iverBal ?"es]Ject and obseJ'vance of all J.l[ason8." The italics are his. Dr. l\Iackey 11lade Landlnarks hhnself, so says Brother Parvin. One 'was concerning the "right of visit." l\fackey said respecting this right, "I have not hesitated to rank it anlong the Landnlarks of the order." If a l\Iasoll has the absolute "right of visit," according to l\fackey, the right of objection to one visiting 11ly Lodge, ,vho is Illost objectionable, is done R\'V'ay. For one, I cannot "respect or observe" the so~called Lundnlark that vdll thrust anyone into Illy Lodge contrary to 111y \yishes. I know others \vho hold the saIne vie,,~s. Then tbis Landrnark of l\fackey cannot and does not meet \vith "the uniy ersal respect and observance of all l\fasons." Therefore it fbllo\vs that it is not a Landmark, or the rule of Dr. Parvin is not good. I bold to the vievY of Brothel' Parvin as to the "right of visit," and say that no objectionable menlber of another Lodge can COlne into n1ine, as a visitor, solely on the ground of an absurd state111ent of a Landluark 11laker. IV1y fanlily is 111y own, and no one can COll1e there ,vhonl I ,vould not recognize and ,vel~ come. So of Illy Lodge. As to the other points treated by Brother Parvin, I find he holds vie\vs sinlilar to our Ia,vs and cnstoll1S in Missouri. He says their lavv and practice is to adluit of "instructions" to the

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[Oct.

lVlasters and ,Varclens ,vho represent their Lodges in G-rand Lodge. I do not ren1en1be1' any instances having occurred in ~Iissouri "where Lodges instructed their representatives to the C+rand Lodge. There is no valid reason \'lby such instrnctions should not be given, nor \vhy they should not be obeyed. Brother Parvin closed his arduous task, as a revie·wer, by furnishing a lengthy and labored treatise concerning the ,val' no\v raging bet,veen the "High Ritel's" of this country. Fron1 his very elaborate sketeh I learn that there are four different Scotch JUte bodies in this country, claiIning legitilnacy and loecognition froln any source that ,vill recognize thenl. First, The Pike or "Southern .Jurisdiction;" second, The PalIner or "Northern Jurisdiction;" third, The "Cernean Suprclne Council" for the lJnited States and Territories, ,vith John J. Gorlnan, of Ne\v York City, as high chief; fourth, Hl10ther "Supren1e Cerneau Conneil," ,vhich elailns to be the "Silllon Pure" body, and has for its head one G'orgas, of Baltinlore. rfhe object of Brother Parvin, in his earnest and filial labors, ,vas to prove that Pike and PalIneI' are the legitiu1ate fhthers of t\VO parts of the ,vrangling f~Ullily. That portion of the f~uni1y is eontending that the others are affected by "incurable and congenital illegitinuwy." .A.nd ,vhat the Gorrnan and G·orgas portion of the household clailIl is too lnnch for this ·writer. One thing seen1S apparelltif the salvation of us outsiders depends upon the establishlnent of the legitiInacy of any or aU thes~ contending factions, about their "Rites," and their right to their "Rites," \ve have a poor chance to get into the kingdolll. .A.. colored preacher \vas once holding forth to an excited crowd of his raee. lIe told thell1 that there \vere only tu.'o j'oad8 to take out of this sinful \vorld. One leads to hades, the other to p'uJ'gatory. . . '\. n old brother started frOll1 the place on the run, yelling as he ,vent, "18e g\vyin for de \yoods." ,Vhile the factionists are pouring out their vials of \vrath upon each other froIn ,Vashington, J\Iihvaukee, NevV' York and Baltirnore,. this \vriter follo\ving the idea of his colored brother, prefers to take another route, and not go to eithel' pIaee to \vhich the contestants are eonsigning the opposing forces. I conelucIe by expressing the opinion that. these contending parties are sho\ving nlucb n10re zeal for party, and nlore belligerent spirits than becolnes those \vha claiIn to be Brethren of the Mystic Tie. Iovva lVlasons elected Brother J.D. G·alnble, I(noxyille, Grand ~Iaster,. and re-elected Brother Theodore S. Parvin, ("l'and Secretary-\vhose· address is Cedar Rapids.

KANSAS, 1889. T baye long regarded Brother .T ohn H. Bro\vl1 as a "l\Iodel Grand Secretary." ..:-\..ccording to the ruling of Brother Parvin, of Io\va, he is no longer to he regarded as such. 'l"he Io\va l'llle,N o. 14, as furnished l>y Broth61' Parvin for the governUlent of the "l\:Ioclel Grand Secretary," is, "Publish and distribute your Proceedings ,,'itllillnin.ety days, or giye place to SOIne one \vho ,vilI." Brother BrO\Vll, of .l(ansas, \vas \vofhlly behind in the deli very of his la.st Grand Lodge Proceedings, five Inonths having elapsed f1'o111 the dose of the session before I received his Journal. Perhaps Brother Parvin 'will grunt hiln absolution, as this is his jirst offense, and \vi11 continue to rank hirn aI110ng "11odel (intlld Secretaries." Th,e 'rhirty-third A.JlllUal Conununication of the (rrand Lodge of K.anRas, asselnbled at \Yichita, February, 2d, 18SH. JVL \V. Brother \Vatson 1'1. Lt1"lnb, Grand l\Iaster, presided. John II. Bro\vn \yas G'rand Secrehn:y. FrOlll the exceeding' able and cOlnplete sUIHlnary of the Grand Secretary, I learn that they are l1<)'W 821 Lodges \vorking under charter, with a totullnernbership of 1(>,6Gl, sho\ving a net increase of SG8 o,,;er the preceding year. There 'were present four Past G-rand l\Iasters, representatives of si xteen GTand IJodg:es and :211 Lodges of the h01ne .J nrisdiction. AXXUAIJ ADDRESS.

Grand l\Iaster I.Jtunb presented an .A.ddress covering twenty-three pages. It \vas a strong and practical doclunent, fnll of business, and sho\ving close attention to the interests of the Fraternity in that .J urisdiction. He said that a third of a century had C0l11e and gone since the . organization of that (i-rand Lodge. Thirty-three years, the past December, a handful of Brethren Inet in the City of Leaven\vorth, and resolved that the tinle had COBle to organize a GrfLnd Lodge for the Territory of ICansas. The organization 'was not c01l1pleted until the follo'\ving IVIarch, \vhen delegates fi"Oln the three ehartered Lodges in the Territory ,vere present, and the G-rancl Lodge \vas fornled and ofHcers eleeted. Brother Richard G. L. Ap.-G.

[()ct.

It. Hees, forlnerly of l\Iissouri, ~was elected the first (frand l\laster. But fe\v of those \vho participated in the organization of the Grand Lodge are no\v living. The history of the Grand Lodge of I(ansas is interesting, in that it show's the progress of the Institution of Freelnasonry, \vhich keeps paee "rith the gro\vth and ilnprovelnent of the country. .A..t the organization the Inelnbership of the Grand Lodge of I(ansas \vas less than 100, COlllprised in three Lodges. Xow there are over 300 Lodges, w'ith a Inelnbersldp aggregating lG,OOO. Then they \vere \vithout Inaney, no\v they haye large Ineans both in the general and charity funds. The G-rand l\laster, after these historical statenlents, noticed in appropriate ternls, the death of a lluluber of pl'olninent Brethren, alnong WhOlll 'was the first Grand Junior 'Varden of that. Grand Lodge, Brother Vanderslice. l\lention ,,?as lllade of the distinguished dead of other J ul'isdictions.

The Grand l\Iaster stated that their :Fraternal relations \vith other Grand Lodges continued to be of the saIne satisfactory character as in the past. He reported having granted Dispensations for the organization of seYenteen lle\y Lodges. I notice that these ,vere severally ehartered by the Grand Lodge. Twenty Special Dispensations had been granted to confer the Degrees \vithont regard to thne. The Grand l\Iaster 111ade liberal use of his po\ver to set aside the hnv.

\7 aria us other business items \vere enull1erated in the .A.ddress as bearing upon the interests of the Craft in that Jurisdiction.

lIe lnentioned, \vith profound regret, the unfortunate condition of Brother ",Villiatn Cowgill, Past Grand l\Iaster and Custodian of the 'York, 'whose bodily health and lllental condition created profound sylnpathy and COnll1liseration aillang his Brethren. During the year the Grand l\iaster had taken a brief -vacation, and eOffiluitted the goverllIllent of the Oraft during his absence to Brother IZenyol1, D. (1.1\1. The subject of "",Vork" and "Schools of Instruction" vvere referred to at considerable length, the attention of the Grand Lodge being called thereto \vith special en1phasis.

83 DECISIO-SS.

(rrand l\Iaster Lan1h reported nineteen decisions, sorne of ,vhich ,vere approved, sorne 11lodified and SOlne discarded. IVlany of these rulings were correct interpretations of IVlasonic tJ urisprudenee, SOI11e ,,"ould not suit l\Iissouri, and a few of thenl 'Nould not suit anyvvhere. Several recolnlnendations "vere sublnitted by the (~ral1d l\Iaster, "\vhieh were duly considered by the Con1n1ittee on Jurisprudence, but IllOStly disearcled. (jTL\.~D SECHETARY'S HEPOR'!'.

Brother Bro\vl1, as usual, furnished it thorough business doeurnent, such as a1 \vays enU1.nates froI11 his pen, presenting in detail all particulars ernbraeed in a fiscal f~xhibit. ORATION.

Brother Sarn'l C. Busser, Grand Orator, delivered \vhat the Grand Seeretary calls an "eloquent and exceedingly interesting oration." The subject "was "lVIasonry, its Ineaning and influences." The theIne 'was handled \vith ability and is thoroughly practical, being adapted to the age and interests in \vhich \ve live. It ,vas ordered printed in the Proeeedings "by a rising vote of the (~rand Lodge." The proceedings, generally speaking, \vere local and of no general interest. .A.. nUlnber of beautiful1l1elllorial tablets rendered atti"actiYe the Proceedings, containing tributes to the honored dead. CORRESPONDENCE.

This contribution to l\1:asonic literature is froin the pen of that Yeteran reporter, Brother John 1-1. Bro\vn, \vhose revie\vs .are ahvays strong, practical and instruetive. The report covers one hundred and seventy pages. Of course, l\Iissou~'i \vas kindly and fraternally noticed, eight pages of the revie\v being devoted to COlnlnents upon and extracts frOlll our Journal of 1888. I aln rather inclined to think that Brother BrO\Vll 8Inployed his scissors luuch Inore freely than in for111er reports, as incljcated by a greater l~1.llnber of extracts froln Journals revie\ved. He Illade extracts frolll the A.ddress of our Grand J\1aster, Brother 'Villiauls, fr0111 the C0111Inittee on Jurisprudence and fron1 the able report

.A1J1Jendix.

of lVI.'V. Brother Givan on .A.. ppeals and G-rievances. lIe eopied ahnust entire the report of the latter COl111nittee on the lIoly Bible. Speaking of the Grand l\.Iastel"s ~lddress eOllcerning the enf()rCenlent of the la\v af!:ainst saloon-keeping l\Iasons, Brother Bro\vn said that it

looked very nluch like <;1, clear ease of cheerfnl acquiesence on the part of the ]\;1asons, like their I(ansas neighbors. 'Ve 111ay add, for general inforlllution, that there has been no f~lilure to enforce the Masonic Ia,,' against saloon-keeping Inernbers in l\Iissouri. Speaking of this COllllni ttee, Brother Bro\vn said Iny report ,vas "'particularly interesting," and that I ,\varlned up the saloon apologist s, atheists, and Bible seoffers in good style. I have only to say that that kind of \varrning up is part of lIly business ,vhich I enjoy very Jlluch. In his review of Texas, I find SOlne Inost praetieal utterances on the BrO\Vll, fron1 \vhich I 11lake the follo\Ying extracts.

part of Brother

To l11ako a tuan a :Mason lllcnns, if rightly understood, to give hiln such instruction not only once but repeatedly-each titue extending its scope - u.s will len,d 11 in1 to pursue the straight path which leads to intelligent and elevatecllnallhood. 'rhe initiate bas the right to demand this lunch from the otticers of his Lodge, and they nre in duty bound to give 11hn the instruction. If they a.re able to do it, bnt do it not, they nre delinquent to obligtl.tion; if unable to instruct they should vacate their posts <lnd range thC1nselve~, with the initiates. 'Yhen a man calls hirnself a ~rason, but has no kno\vledge of its principles or doctrines, and inlagines that the private work is the smll total of :\Iasonry, it is evident that he has Inistaken the society in which he should be enrolled. He rnay be an honest. man, pay his clues, attend fnnerals of his Brethren, contribute to SOlIle charities and be present at Masonic festivals, but since the prOfl.UlC do as lunch and s0111etin1e:::; luore, he has no valid right to call himself 01' be esteelned a FreenltlSOn, for he neither understands the fnndamental principles of the Institution, nor even cOluprehends their best illustrations. An adept he luay be in parrot ,york, but ask him the why and wherefore and his vocation is at an end. 'Yhere such 1Iasol1s are itt the head of :Loc1ges they should be promptly dismissed, and Brethren of competency elected to supply the vacant East. Enter any Lodge that is prosperous and you will find the East oceupied by a Brother naturally bright, a careful student and a candid instructor. Those ,,,,h01n he nlakes Masons will neither forget the solemnity of the proceedings 1101' the earnestly delivered instruction given, and when raised will enter the r,tnks prepared in n1ind to hllitate the wholesome, instructive exmnple he has set, a.nd in after life reeur to it as a bright spot in their lives-the one fronl which they date the beginning of a new life all10ng men. 'rrne )fasonic prosperity l11eans luuch l110re than signs, grips and words; 1110rQ than conferring degrees and路 Lodge routine work. It 111ea118 high, social and 1110ra1 training, and its text books, its literature and the various Proceedings of the Grand Bodies that annually asselnble as Masons, point ontthe ,yay by" which both fifty be attained. The Lodge room should therefbre becOlue a place for such instruction as would inspire thinking and lead to the stable npbuilding of the character of its IIwlllbers. \V11ere suell provision is 11lade and persistently applied Lodges are 110t only well attended but the rnembcrs, as well singly as in <1 Body, beeOll1e a power to repress violence and e!'ime, to elevate the moral instincts and deepen the feeling of socin.l responsibility.

()wing to the rather liInited cornments of Brother Bro\vl1, I ~un deprived of the privilege and pleasure of transferring his \vritings to tllese pages.

85 I close In)' revie,v of the report of Brotber Brown by the follo\ving extract frOIl1 his COllunents upon the 'Vest ·Virginirt Proceedings: :.rusons in general are not good patrons of the publications each year brought out by .ahle .Masonic thinkers and eloquent writers, in this respect being an exception to the Tnem lJership of mallY of the recent societies. Perhaps our Brethren imagine that from the long and solid standing of our great Institution, there is nothing new to be considered'-.- and deternlined, nothing of any iUlportance in their respective Grand Jurisdictions, whieh requires investigation, or if so, that the rnatter will be disposed of bY the (+rancll\:fasters and Grand Lodges, and they be thus saved the trouble of inquiry allc1 the exercise of judf,TJ.llent. Such should not be the fact. On the contrary, every Brother should feel and act as if eaeh question raised ,vas to himself of vital ilnpol't, one which he should exn,nline with nicest care, and finally decide "dtll a scrupulous l'e~:ard to truth morality and law. But to COlue thus equipped for such duty, he 11lUst be fanliliar with Masonic principles and their illustrations by our wisest Brethren, with :Masonic law and its pr.ofoundest expositions, such ,as are recognized and acknowledg-cd by Ol!I' ablest COlnnnttees on .Jul'lspruclence, and. last but Ilot least, \vell versed In what lS appropriately lUlDled Masonic literature, to the end that if called on to speak or write on !vlasonic topics, he rnay do so \vith the elt.~gant finish of an accOlnpUshedworknlau, and thus carry conviction that hi.gh culture is not linlited to any exclusive society, body or organization. The 111eans for such preparation are not wanting, and can be procured at less expense than 11108t of the so-called literature, and in the eild prove of Yastly 1110re \vorth than tons of that stuff: '\Ve appeal to our younger Brethren to make the preparation suggested, and beseech thern not to relax their efforts until they reach the high plane of Masonry, whieh can, and lTIUst be attained if Brethren would reap the richest and grandest rewards, whieh are within the gra:-;p of intelligent, aetive and resolute l\fw~ons. Young Brethren. strive to attain "the work of your hi.gh calling," and forget not that on you ll1Ust fall the 111untles of the older Brethren when they pay the last deht

of hunHulit~'.

There is in the above thoughtful and sober reflections,111uch truth, practical and pertinent. The ad111onitions and strong argulnents of the ·writer have a 111uch ·wider application than is generally supposed. After this hurried intervie,~· ,,,ith Brother Bro,vl1, o\ving to the late 110tU· ~tt '\Vllich the I{ansas Journal ,vas received, I lllust say "good-bye." ,Ve part, as of yore, in true fraternity, hoping to rneet again and often. Brother George C. I(enyol1, . 1. .bilene, ,vas elected Grand l\Iaster. Brother J o11n II. Bro,vll, IZansas City, ICunsas, \vas re-elected (~rand Secretary.

KENTUCKY, 1888. The ,J ournalno\v under notice is a yery large one, elnl).racing 11101'e than 500 pages. The ,vork ,vas done in the office of the" l.lfar-;onic Hon~e Jou.rnal,~" and ,vas brought froul the press in good titne, sho,ving ,,,hat the" orphans'" can do. As heretofore, the Journal contains the Inelnbership of the l(entucky Jurisdiction by Lodges. This occupies nearly onehalf of the book, and accountR for the iInlnense proportions of the ,york. The recapitulation show's a Inenlbership, in 525 Lodges, n1110unting to 14,570, being a little oyer 27 Inernbers to the Lodge. This is the 10\vest uyerage I have IIlet ,vith in any Jurisdiction. The receipts for G·rand Lodge purposes alnounted to s0111ething over $14,000, '''hile the iucorne :f()r the "lVlasonie HOine" footed up oyer $7,000. Frolll the l1tunber of

nU1:1nbel's reported and the Inouey received, it is easily seen that the Pi}' cu.pit(], is $1.50. This is quite heavy on the Lodges. Y'" et part of the SUlll is appropriated to the noblest charity of the age-the ":JIasonic f101ne. n The Eighty-ninth ,.:~nnual Session was 11el(1 in the city of l.Jouisville~ beginning October IGth, 1888.1\1. 'V. Bro. J. S. Slnith, G-rand l\faster, presided, -while our Brother II. B. (}rant, \vas Grand Secretary. lIe stated that representati ves ,vere present f1'0111872 Lodges. Fourteen Past Grand l\Iastel's \vere in attendance, \V hile 8G <.:1rand ~Lodges ,\yere represented by thosE~ holding eOllnnissions fro 111 Grand Bodies. In the table of Past (}rand Officers I notice the nalnes of three Past G路rand Secretaries \vhose ternlS of service footed up GG years. Brothers 13radford, S'wigel't and. l\IcCorkle served 2:3, 22 and 21 years l'especti vely. .\DDRESS.

(i-rand l\Iastcr Slnith gave his Brethren "sw'eetness long dra\vn out,~' provided they accepted 111uchness for s\veetness. lIe 'vas quite valu hlp, if not ,vordy. Excessive and surplus language does not necessarily indieate strength or force. lIe stated that an appeal had been Inade to the 11"1~aternity of his Jurisdiction in behalf of the sufferers in Florida on 'WhOlIl had fallen the blight of yellow' fever. ~rhe response \vas both prolnpt and liberal, S0111e $HOO being collected for relief purposes. FIe then plunged into "Cerneauisln" \vith a virn. On reading the opening paragl'aph of his renlarks I thought, here is a sensiblE:~ Inan \vho places things \vhere they belong. TIeal' hiln: "I do not believe that this (}ralld :Lodge, or its executive head, the G-rancll\Iaster, has the right to control any degrees of J\:Iasonry, v~'hether real or spurious, except the first three degrees of the 'York J~ite.'" I responded, in thought, "TheIn's Illy 8enthnents." But irnagine lny surprise \vhen I found that he espoused \vhat Inay be called the "Pike lUte," and gave the "Cerneau" folks the full benefit of an official broadside, designed to blenv thenl out of the ,vater. lie gave a history of the origin of Scotch IUteisrn, locating its birthplaee in .Pa.ris, and t.he tilne of its birth as 17;'58, H,nd its parentage as belonging to "a tailor and fl, dancing InastE-'r." He said: "It has split into factions \vho have brought scandal upon the n~UllC of ~Iasonry by quarreling alnong thernselves." lIe then said, "I alll not Inyself a Inell1ber of eitht~r fhction." Navv see hiln take sides vdth the Pike "faction," as against the other fe11 O'W, G-orgas by naIne, ,vho had been "a trusted and honored lieutenant of Albert Pike." Hear hiln affirnl, lIl0st solernnly, that "I <lechtre the Oerneau bodies are irregular, illegal and unnlasonic, and ought not to be countenanced or recognized in any 111unner by Brethren under the obedience of this <,.j-rand Lodge." .And yet he said, at the or>ening of his relnal'ks, touching this JUte business, "that the Grand Lodge, or its CJrandl\:Iaster, had no right to eontrol, or have an.Ythl~n!l to

87 (}l' spurious, e~t'cept the tlil'('I' d"!lJ'ee,g of the "York Hite.' " The reader luay judge for hin1self as to the saf't·ty of sueh leadership as is ShO\Vll by the foregoing extraets placecl in contrast.

tit} u'ith degret'8, gennine

"8.\ LOOX-KEEPEHS."

The (;'1',1n<1 l\Iuster Inude a. lengthy deliverance upon the action of a nreyiOllS session of the Grand Lodge concerning that delectable elass· of )[asons kno'wn as "saloon-keepers." So jealous \vas he of their rights that he Inade up a syllabus containing three points. tIe said that the 1'o1'111er aetion of the Cirand Lodge \vonld expel every saloon-keeper, an<1 yet leave hhn b()UIHl f<)r life by his obligation, llolding that untenabl(~ Hnd f()olish vie\v, "Onee a l\Iason, always a l\'1ason." He had not lifte<l hhnself np to the vie,,, that an expelled l\fason is dead to 'l\{asonry, anel dead to its hnvs, It is, therefore, the sheerest nonsense to prate about an expelled l\Iasoll being "bound for life by his obligations." Such special pleading can have no ,,·eight \vith thinking Inen, nor ,Yould it deter such fl'0111 enf(]reing a legally enacted statute against l\[asonic crinlinals. .A gttin: "It \vould clo'fail the rights of Subordinate Lodges to select their own nutteriaL" The Crrancll\laster of I{entucky put hirnself npon record as favoring the reception of "nutterial" taken froIn saloons, and \vould retain sueh in the Order as are in the business, holding thelll as "\voTthy and useful Brothers." In the judglnent of this 'writer, the Lodge \vhich receives "rnaterial" fr01H the shuns and dives, called saloons, deserves to be curtailed in its rights to select its own 11laterial. Such. reception of "Hluteriul" argues the necessity of a stronger ht,\y than G-rand l\laster 8nlithf~lvored, and proves that the ehoice of suehLodges is neither reliable or "select." The third point in his syllabus is that their rule "declares 11181nbers in the Lodges, \vho are saloon-keepers, to be erilninals \vithont the forll1s of ht\v 01' tria1." The Brother Inay be H hnvyer, but he i~ not a good judge of the application of the principles of l\-Iasonic .Tul'isprlldenee~

The rule criticised by the Grand l\Iaster 8ilnply defined the 11101'a1 It pnt no one on trial and, therefore, eould not condeul11 anyone, or, in any sense, adjudge anyone guilty until charges \vere preferred and proof adduced. 'The statelnent that the rule adjudged Brethren in good standing to be erirninals \vithout. the fOrll1 of trial \vas as gratuitous as it \vas far-fetched nIHl unsustained by faet. fluality of saloon-keeping, and declared it to be Ulllnasonie.

The Ch'ancll\Iaster of ]{entucky had a \"lay of doing things peculiar to J-lis (fraud Lodge adopted a resolution, after it had been under eonsideration fbI' one year, declaring that the Past ::\Iaster'sDegree ,vas not necessary to qualify a l\'1aster-elec¥ to p~'eside o\·e1' a Lodge. The rule hilllSelf.

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had been in operation f<)1' a year or Inore. I t \nl~, therefore, the solen1l11y expressed \vill of that Body. As Olle of its reg:ulations, the supposition is that the Grand l\laster shonl<lllflve paid 801118 attpntion to it, hut he sairl : "I have decided, o1tieially, that the Past l\Iaster's degree (8 nece8.')((路/,N to be taken by the \Vorshipfull\Iaster of a Lodge before he can act as JYlaster of a Lodge." FIe said that his decisioll had been lunde \vitll a fhll kno\vledge of the existing rule on the subject. Iris (lisregard f()r existing regulations and rules seerns to have 1.>e811 governed 1n01'e l)y his o\vn vie\vs than by anything else. ,Vhen onE' beeOl118S a law unto hin1self, solernnly enaeted hl\VS are nothing w()lth, and Innst give plnee to the one luall power. D.ECISIOXS.

G路rand J\Iaster Slnitll presented over 1ifty deeiRions ,,,hieh he had rendered during his ternl. Fronl the nUlnber and variety of his I'u Hngs, one is forced to the conelusion that fonnel' Grand l\Iasters had not cultivated the field of Jurisprudence, especially as his tern1 'VB,S not a good s(\ason for decisic)11S. lIe said, "This list does not, by any Ineans, represent an deeisious rendered." Perhaps a seeond tenn would hase enabled IIin1 to prornulgate all the decisions lnade. It is fair to assurne that his successors will not have ll1uch to do in the,vay of lnaking decisions for the next fe'" years. Concerning the state of the Craft, he said: "The Order seenu.; to 1)e in a tlourishing condition, and gives evi<lence of r811e\ved life Hnd vigor." A.n extract froI11 his obser路:ations Inay be llHtde 11e1'e "with good eff{;\ct: Small Lodges, ruled l>y a cliqne andrended by dis~ensions, beeOlne a sC'ftlHlal in the body of:Masonry, and a hoothlg and a by-word to the profane. 'roo often, like drowning men, they snatch at stra\vs and aecept any llwterial which can be had. whether fitting for the Temple or llot. rrheir quarrels become public property, and the faults and shortcomings of their nlembers bring the Order into conteIllpt. GO(Xllnen, w11owou1d like to becOlne Masons, are unwilling to be received into doubtful disputations, or to claim fellowship with men who:-;e honesty is questioned and whose inll110rality is notorious. So they stand alo:>f, waiting for.snch time as :Masonry shall purge itself" of its bad blood. If the Lodges WIll cast out theIr bad men. and the Grand Lodge "rill. east out the bad Lodges, ~Ia:路mnry will, indeed, become H, grCil,t power in Kentueky. A Lodge of ten or t\velve men, active, honest, skpled in the nrt, aud working together in brotlF~rly 10ye, can accomplish rnueh, a.nd bnng, by the exanlple of their good work, a large amollnt of good nutterial into the Order: double the number of eaptions, ignorant. faultfinding lllembel's can do no m.ore than Yentilate their qnarrels, and drive the young- men of their cOlUlllunity into other societies. . .

Nine Lodges had been ,vorking under Dispensation, to \vhieh Cnl~lrters ,vere granted. Quite n nun1 bel' of Charters had been arrested, as sh()'\vn by the Heport. .A riAVEl..

"'Vas sent to the Grand Lodge of I(entucky by Ch'and Secretary thnythe, of Indiana, \vho "wrote this: The gavel I send yon was 11l11de of wood taken froul the Tippecanoe Battle G'l'onntl. It grew within ~ixteen fel't of the sacred spot where that patriot, gallttnt soldier, eruillellt.

89 "Freemason, and one of Kentucky's bravest and 1110st distinguished sons laid down his life to nUlintain his country's safety-l\fost \Vorshipflll Joseph H. Daviess, Grand Master.

"Who that belongs tothe :Masonic Fraternity will not turn aside to drop a tear to the 11lemcl1'V of G-rand JYlaster Daviess '? ':rippecanoe to the 'Vest is ,vhat Bunker Hill is to

the East. Grand :l\Iaster Daviess, of K.entucky, represents the one, and Past Grand tel' \Varreu, of' Massaehusetts, the other.

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In receiving the gift, errand lViaster Srnith, of I(entueky, said: Brethren, with this gavel, Illade of ,Yood grown on the sacred Soil of Tippecanoe, 110urished by the blood of our heroic Grauel Master, who died there for our native land, 1 call upon yon to arise and bow your heads in men1.ol'Y of that illustrious pati'iot,路 that nnshrinking soldier, that pure Mason, Joseph Hanlilton Daviess. The sword he ,vore upon that occasion now b'11ards our door, in the hands of our Grand Tyler. That, too, is a gift to us f1'o111 Indiana. Let this gavel and this s,vord be preserved forever in our aI~(". hiYes; the one an e111blenl that ,ve work together in the COlnmOl1 cause of our country's glory, the other that the f;word pointing to our naked hearts would find them full -of love toward our Brethren in the great State of Indiana. In behalf of the Grand Lodge of Kentucky, I accept this g[wel, and the assurances of love and friendship which necompany it. In the nalue of Kentucky Masonry, I return our heartfelt thanks to Brother Smythe and the Grand Lodge of Indiana for this precious gift.

The Grand l\laster then concluded his .A.ddress by an eloquent 1'efe1"to their Honle for ,vido,vs and orphans of deceased IVrasons~ and ,vith a touching tribute to the late Brother Rob. l\Iorris, Past C+rand l\'Iaster of that Jurisdiction. The "lIonle," the pride of I(entucky l\Jasons, was reported as "still flourishing." The G-rancl lVlaster beautifully said: ""It is the cro\vn of I<:entueky l\lasonry, the finishing touch to our edii1ee of Brotherly Love, Relief and Truth." l\Tay it ever renulin such, is the sincere prayer of this ,vriter. s:~nce

The (}rand Seeretary, Brother H. B. G"rant, proved by his report that the G-rand Lodge 11lade no Inist~"tke in the selection of a successor for the able Brother Bassett, 'who filled that position so long and ,veIl. The report of Brother (Trant ,vas full and extended, covering all the ground belonging to the care of ~L \vatchful 'Yorker and safe guardian of G-rand T.lodge interests. The business of tbe session ,vas attended to in the usual prornpt and effieient 1nanner, covering all lllatters elaiIning the attention of representatives of a, large .Jurisdiction. The rulings of the G-ra1ld l\Iaster (53 in nUlnber) ,vere approved. Tlis deliverances against CerneauislXl received the approbation of the Body over ,vhich he presided, \vhile a strong endorseluent ,vas given the Jurisdictions (Northern and Southern) of Scotch JUteiSIl1. .A.ceepting snch action as a \yarning to the Craft, so far as any kind of Riteisln is concerned, the I(entucky note of alarlll is tilnely. But I anl not prepared to endorse a.ny Rite \vhose friendsancl :adherents ,vish to be bolstered np by Ch'and I-Jodge approval. If Riteislll is all that its friends clailn, ,,-by the need of Grand I.. odge endorsClnent, exeept to popularize the thing, and ultilnntely cro,vd our (rrand Lodges ,vith its fo110,ve1's, so as to give it the control of SYlnbolic l\lasonry ? ~hould that day eyer eOllle,wbieh G'od forbid, therp \yill In' reproduced

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sueh a 1110Velnent as threatenu(1 the G-ran(l Lodge of Illinois \vhen the Conservators tried their rule or ruin policj~. The aetion of (~rand l\Iastel' Hlnith \vas approved in declaring the ruling of his G-rand Lodge void as to the saloon question. IIis little Syllabus did the \vork. The Brethren were not disconraged 'by the legal baekset, but sulnnitted alnenclnlents to the law \Vl1ich, \yhen adopted, \vill kill the saloon effectually in I{entueky ~Iasonry. flaving put their hands to the plo\v, the true l\Iasons of that great State cannot afl<)l'd to look btl;Ck or yield the ad YHntage already gained. K.entueky has a law which rends as follo\ys: "ltaffling is galnbling:, galnbling is a violation of the Hloral 1::1,\v." It follc)\vs that sueh "raJfling" is ull1l1asonie. In the l~PI)Ort of the Grand Treasurer I find this iteul aUli)ng the assets of the <*rand Lodge: "FronlLotter~'errant, $500." I-Io\v dOGS this c(nnparewith "rattling?" r\.S I aln wholly ignorant of either "l'affiing" or "lottery," I ask for inf<)nnatioIl, stating: Iny ilnpression, however, that nlOlH:~Y obtainerl frcnn either source is not in ac<xn'danee \'lith a true standill'd of l\[asonie lllora ls.

}Zentneky seenlS deterlnined to get rid of the :JIasonie <tbnorlIlity called the Past l\Iaster'sDegree, a sOluething \vhich, by eounllon consent,. l)t~longs to another branch of~Iasonry. rfhat the thing is ont of place is. so apparent that G-rand Lodges dare legislate upon it. If it \vere a part of the I~odge systern, ho\vwould any Grand Lodge dare trifle ,vith it? Kentueky approved a resol ution elirninating the degree frorn the I.Jodge systen1, 路which resolution \vent o'ver uncleI' the rule fiJI' final decision at the next session. The SHIne rule had路 been adopted once before, but ~was. ignored by G'rand l\Iaster SIl1ith. The errand Lodge of Ne\v South 'Vales, \vas accorded recognition and \VeleOnled into th.e f~tlnjly of G-rand Lodges of the \varld. :\L\SONIC HO:\IE.

This institution, the joy and the glory of I(entucky ::\1aso118, not only flourishes and grows 'with the years, but gains upon th(~ hearts and confidence of the Brethren in that grand old Jurisclieti(ln. An able report \vas路 rendered eoncerning this great work, and in it is f()und Ull earnest appeal to the Fraternity of the State. I \voulcl be pleased, in vie,,- ofour own enterprise just beirlg started, to transfer the entire report of the COHl1uittee npon this subject to Iny revie\v. Space 'vvi11 not pennit, however. I 111 lIst not olnit the concluding part of the l{eport. It is in exact aecord with vie\vs published by this writer for years past, and eehoeR senthnents 'held dear by 111e all along th.e line of Iny :l\Iasonic life. Ileal' the COlXl1nittep : In this most commendable )Iasonic enterprise, Brethren, the /il,,.;1 q!' the kind on tlil'" Continent, the lofty de:..;tiny ]l<lS heen Hppointed toJ(f'Jllu('!.:y Jln..,ml~ of going foremoRt ill

91 the llull'ch, directing and enlightening' other Grand Jurisdictions in the pathway and purposes of:Masollic charity. In this relation the eye, the hope and. the heart of the whole :l\Iasonic cornnlllllity are upon us, and npon ns, too, with such <:1,11 intensity of observation and of wish as lun,y well arouse our own S8nse of duty and achievement. OUt' example and success have already stilnulated kindred orgallizations in other States around us, fLlld it should be our highest alnbition to present. to tl}(~nl in VIti' ::\1<18011 ie Home a mmlel woi'thy (~l hnUatlon. 'rhe F'raternity everywhere are beginning to feel and to net upon the inspiration of our exaulple and are looking upon our "trestle ho((.I'(,l" for the trne desipn of a happy, $l,u:ees路~fal J[OlnC for the widows and the fatherless of their fraternal dead. :l\Iere ritualistic for111s, splendid pageants and gorg-eous paraphernalia no langei' dOlninate theJlctson'icworld. "eLd bono" is the question, and our Fremuasonry nlllst answer it ""yith her pl'(wtl'cal achievenwnts and oJ'gani::ed chaJ'ltie8 if she "would still retain the earnest loyalty of the Craft or the respectful consideration of the ,vorid at 1arge. Distinguished, the!?-, b~' sucl~ elevated and peculiar responsibil~ties, let us go forth frOUl this grand C0111ffiUnlcatlon WIth renewed zeal and each deternuned to redeenl to the utterIHost his obligations to the Craft, both liviJlg aJul dead, and never relinquish the work until onr beloved Home is fnlly prepared, by a selj-slLstaining endowment fund, to (U..~pens(: its hlessings thJ'ouglwlft all coming time and to generations yet unborn. 80 mote it be.

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It ,yas erninelltly proper for the G'rand I.Jodge of J(entueky to pay H tribute to the 111el110ry of this ,videly kno-wn l\.Inson, as that Jurisdietion clairned hiln for her o\vn during Inany years of his eventful life. 1)1'. :I\lorris '\vas a rare 1nan. -\Vith 1lis abilities eOllfessedly superior, he never was a success along SaIne lines of life. ..A.\vant of adaptation to practical life held hinl back frOln ll1erited pre-e1uinence alnong tuen, and prevented just recognition of talents and po,vers not Jllet ,vith in H centnry. In the language of the legend of J)arius and Zernbbabel, Dr. l\Iorris \yon '~flnne as a ,vise and aecolIlplished ~Iason." IIe 111ay htt,ve lived too SOOl1. Ilis fiune ,vill shine out elearer and be appreciated as ,ve Inove fhnn hitn, and the years \vill keep aeeount of his ,vorth, 'while his Inenlory \vill bri.ghten and gro\v upon the Fraternity ,vith the roll of corning tiIne. I think such powers, ho\vever 1nueh clouded and fettered here, ,,,,i11 require the ages of Goel to bring ther~l out into propel' grandeur. The centuries of the future are allotted to the venerable lVIorris. The play of those po,vers,vill delnand a broader plane of aetion and developnlent than earth afforded. In the years long gone by I learned to look upon l\Iorris as self-seeking and alnbitiotls. Intiinate association ,vith hiln in the latter part of his life, ,vhen he had lnello\ved ,vith the touch of thne, rClnoved Iny harsher vie,,'s of hiln, fornled under a strong and fleree storui of perseeution. I venerated J)1'. lVlorris, though he was flu' froIn being f~tultless. Noone ,,,ould lay l110re tenderly a sprig of acacia upon his restful dust than nlyself. 'Ve ,vere friends to the last. JIe gre\y upon Ine with the years. 'Ve parted in loving bonds, and I revere his Inenlory. At S0111e titne during our later assoeiation, he gave nle a poern ~Nhieh he had ,vritten, asking Ule I~Ot路 to publish it until he had passed a,vay. Finding it in the printed Proceedings of his G-rancl Lodge, I transfer the sarne to this Report, as lnany of our lVIissollri Brethren esteerned Brothel'

l\1orris very highly. Xot having seen this poern, they v\rill appreciate it here~ cOIning, as it does, like a voice f1'o111 the other shore: Brothers, in June or in December, Honoring the melnory of the dear St. John, Then let some kind participant remember The IlaIne of hin1 who wrote this, but 'ÂŁ8 gone: Let sonle kind Brother rise, while all are silent, And 'with deep pathos and fond friendship say: He \vas f1 Mason, g-entle, true, not violent, And loved old things that do not pass away. He loved his frienc1R ; in thCln his heart found anchor, Bound in affection as 'with hooks of steel; As t()! his foes. he gave few signs of rancor, ]~nt bore their slanders patiently and well. He loYed to Inake in Sin11)1e verse that rhyming '\\'here aneient signs and enlblCllls SIllOOthly lie ~ \Yhere deeds of brodler-lo\'e and truth are ehiuling, And Masonry is wed to poetry. . He loYed the ,,"on1 of God; its hopes eternal Grew sweeter as the end of life grew nigh, A sinful Iuan, but saved by grace supernal, Trnsting in Christ, he dreaded not to die. At times a clond the promises disguising, A l1d deep ]ll11l1ility obscured the scene, But the bright SOll of Righteousness uprising Dispelled the gloorI1 and warlned his soul agaill. He gaye the wido\vs and the orphans duly

A portion of hi.~ harc1~earned scanty store: . And thongh the aIll0unt might seenl but tnflIng truly,

He gave so ('heerfull~' it seenled the l11ore. His hcnrt was in his work, to J]uilrl tile Temple In fervency he toiled through 1uany years, To IIbuild the temple," spiritual and Inent<11, He triumphs now-is freed frorn toils and tears.

He's gone: the problenl that so long he studied, That 111ystery of "the 'world to come" profound. Is solved: his tree of life, which only budded, Bears now full harvest in Celestial Ground. In the Great Presence, with the wearied resting, He has his wages and is ,veIl content. . " Brothers, in siIenee stand: your love attestingThis is the word your dying Brother sent!

CO RHERPOXnEXCE.

The annual revie,v ,"vas served up by aCOIn bination of \vorl-o.nen. 'fhe initials of "B," "(x," and "J. "". S," indicate that Bassett, Chant and Staton were the trio \,,110 forrnulated. tIle Iieport. Their \vork covered 152 pages. The revie\v ,vas worthy of the Brethren \vho furnished it. Brother Grant \vas assigned the duty of review"ing l\Iissonri's Proceedings for 1887. ,It was ably and fraternally done, for \vhieh the appreciation of this COlnmittee is hercl)y expressed. Brother Grant \vrites "\vell and thinks for hirnself. This I like. He has opinions and expresses tbelrl so as to be understood. His ,,,hereabouts need not be hunted for; they are ahvays there. I can not give space to 111atter found in the revi<nv of Inueh personal intereBt to tne, as thi:;.: notice of I(entncky has gone beyond

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:lllowal)le Ihnits. I note, "'lith pleasure, that Brother Staton has charge of the ,vork of Fraternal Correspondence for the next terln. The ,vork v;illbe ,rell done, as his past Reports give assuranee of snperior ability and adaptation. ~TAl\:lES I>. I~L.A.CI{,

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Barboursville, :\I.'V. (L :\L G路l--t.A.NT, Louisville, G. Sec., \'lith an as:=;istant.

LOUISIANA, 1889.. The Seventy-Seventh .A.nnnal COllnnunication 'was he1(1 in the eity of Xe\v Orleans, cOlnrnellcing the 11th day of February. 1\1. '路V. Bro. Cluts. F. Bnck ,vas G-rand J.\Iaster, and Jas. C. Batchelor, 1\1. D., (-h'ancl Secretary. }"Iifty-fol1l' I.. odges \vere represented. The Inernbership is reported

at H,SHl. The AddreHs of Grand 1\1aster Buck ,vas lengthy, coyel'ing 25. pages. fIe said the year had been fairly active tuid prosperous. rfhere ,vere sorne signs of a revival, though slo'w. JIe said the sleep of indifference had been broken and ];'reenlHsonry in Louisiana ,vas about to enter upon l1101'e prosperons conditions. ThiR is enl'ouragingand gratifying.

He lucntjoned the death of severallllenlbers of the Frnternity in tllat Jurisdiction. ..After speaking of the departure of SOlne representative ~Iasons of other States, he referred to the fact of the denth of the two :r~lnperors of (ier1nany, and paid H high tribute to the 1n811101'Y of'VilUaln and his son, Frederiek, both of \Vh0I11 \vere ~iasons. I>isJ)ensations had been granted during the terrn by the ({rand l\Iaster for the institution of'three ne'V'il Lodges. l\:Iention \vas Inade of relief afforded to the yello\v feyer sufferers in Jacksonvil1e, Fla. Senne decisions

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reported, ,vhieh \vere of loeal application.

The Grand l\laster treated at length of the eondition of their (]rund Lodge I-:Iall, Tenlple property and fInances. Speaking of the errand Lodge FlaIl, he said, "The IIaU building, if it is to continue to be of ser'vice as the l\Iasonic froIne,lnust have conlplete renovation. This, or H ne,v Telnple, 111USt eOllle before l\fasonry ,vill prosper thoroughly in this. State."

.i1ppend'ix. I tnke the follo,ving extract frOIn his Address, concerning the state of affnirs ill Ne,v Orleans: 'The affairs of the eity of Ne'w Orleans, I 11light say the State of Louisiana, JUlye passed their Im.vest ebb; the tide is toward flood. The signs of prosperity and revival are nnmistnlm,bly present. It must be but a question of comparatively short time that a favorable opportunity 'will present itself to sell to advantage either this or the "Teulple property." In the former case the new Temple Inight ~:et be built; in the lat~er, this one, so improved and renovated as to satIsfy every requlrenlent of taste, necessIty and eonvenience. In this hope I look forward, 'with the expectation that in the near iuturl' either one or the other alteruative will be realized.

The Address treated exelusively of local afi~tirs. I conclude lny notice of this excellent business doeUlnent by appropriating the follo\ving: Masonry is more than "a beautiful systeul of morality." No definition enn lay down its l:icope or measure its extcnt. Its soul is truth; its mission the brotherhood of lTIHn ; a yague generality, perhaps, to the superficial Blind, but a well defined substance to the thc>ughtful and the earnest. Ordinary morality, uprightness of life, charitable iInpulse, these are the common attributes of all good lllen, be they Masons or 110. But li"recmasonry combines thenl into higher uses and nobler purposes. It teaches not only 111Oralit)~1 but also equality: not only charity, but al~o toleration; the }1"raternity, not ()1' :Masons only as such, but the fraternity of the human race. \Vhen we speak of the "universality of Masonry" we assume sOluething lllore than a mer~ historic or geographical fact. 'We do not mean only that Masonry can and does flourlsh every'\vhere; but that, in its essence, it is uniyersal; in its nature. benevolent; in its Objects, ideal; striving to tit man for a condition of perfeet moral and social C011111lUnis111, ,,,,here geogra.phy traces 110 boundaries and history erects no boastfullllonuments; ,vhere we are content to 1'01'get and forgive, renlembering only the points of fellowship, our fears, our hopes,onr common struggle and onr ('01111110n destiny.

The reports of the ({rand Trpasurer and Grand Secretary, particularly tile latter, ,vere extended and full. The report frolu the Directors of the Grand Lodge TIaIl elnbraeed the staten1ent of the condition of its finances. The OOlnnrittee on J?oreign Correspondence sublnitted a special report, reeOnl1l1encling the recognition of tbe G-rancl I..Iodge of Ne\v South 'Vales; also the Grand Lodge of Porto Rico. The official acts of the Grand Master \vere severally approved by the Conl1nittee on Jurisprudence.. The Clrand Lodge resolved to celebrate the 30th day of l\pril, 1889, as the centennial of the inauguration of George 'Vashington, as first President of the United State~. .A. report on Correspondence, covering S0111e 90 pages, \vas rendered by It is in keeping \vith his report of the previous year, being purely "topical." Extended . extracts are illade on the various topics treated. That n1ethod of preparing a report may be int.eresting to its author. It is not generally popula.r with the reader. The author of that report bas shown persistent opposition to the great refornl no,v going on in the Grand Lodges of this country. He Dlanifests that opposition by quoting whatever he can find in other (trancl I..Iodge Proceedings that favors the saloon qnestion and antagonizes the position ~J.

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taken by J\Iissouri Hnd other J urisdietiolls. In speaking of the report of this Connnittee, he said that I had not eyen alluded to his vie\vs in his last report, but confined Inyself to an attack on G-rand 1faster l~uek. I haye to say, in reply, that I nl1s\vered the ojlieial attack of the Grand J\laster of Louisiana upon the legislation of the (h'and Lodge of l\Iissouri. I ,,~as dealing 'with the (~tJicIal hea.d of tJlat Jurisdiction, and not "\vith his subordinate. I anl satisfied vdth that reply. So are InaI1Y others. Respeeting the advice of the Louisiana COllllnittee that I should study the "cardinal Yirtue," tenlperanee, I haye to say that I arn fixed in Iny prineiples, and that IllY habit.'), like Iny principles, do not need to be eorreeted by the\\Titer of the Louisiana rel)Ort.

Brother Chas. F. Buek, Ne\v Orleans, \ras re-elected <+rand lVIaster, as was the G-rand Secretary, Brotller .J. C. Batehelor, 1\1. 1).

MAINE, 1888. The IVlaine .Journal Ciune too late ÂŁ<)1' rovie'w last year. T,velve lnollths froIH the close of the Sixty-Ninth Annual Ccnnnlunication, 'wbich ,vas

held l\iay 1st, 1888, I turn 111)' attention to the \vorle It is a long tiIne after events haye transpired to be revie\ving theIn, but I 111USt notice the doings of that session even though it is "late, so late." 'rhis notice \vill be a short one, as I \:yill 1"e8er\'"e space for the COIning J ol1rnal of 188H, provided it COll1es. The Sixty-Ninth. 'Collllllunication opened in the city of Portland, 1\1ay 1st, 1888, \vith Grand l\laster Frank E. Sleeper present and presiding. Brother IrEL Berry ,vas Grand Secretary. The roll sho'wed representatives present froln 172 Lodges out of a total list in the Jurisdiction of 187. In these Lodges the lllenlbership footed up 20,807. Eight Past Grand J\Iasters and representatiyes frorn thirty-six Cir:a.nd Lodges \vere noted as present. rf,HE ADDRESS

Of Grand l\faster Sleeper ,vas lengthy and full of business. It covered 28 pages, and ernbraeed quite a variety of snbjeets, sho,ving ho,v \vell he bad perforlned the duty assigned hiln as chief an10ng his Brethren. FraIn it I learn that the Craft ,vas "harrllonious and prosperous" in the Jurisdiction. lIe had issued a proclalnation of non-intercourse 'Nith the recusant 11leIubers of Hiraill Lodge, No.1, fornlerly of Ne\v Haven, Connecticut. Apprehending that the proposed Masonic Convention held in Chicago Inight Blake an atteulpt to forn) a "(}enernl Grand Lodge," he

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lnacle no effort to attend it, knc)\ving the sentirnent of his (+rand

was opposed to such rnovenlent. .No decisions \vere reported, as nothing had been passed npon by hinl sufficiently lle\V or original to clairn atten~ tion. He announced that two new Lodges had been ereated under Dispensation. Special Dispensations had been granted for particular n(~eds\ eotner-siones had been laid, halls dedicated and offieialvisits nUt<18. I-laving offered senne valuable suggestions or reeo1l1rnendations, he closet] his very practical A.ddress. One of the venerable and cherished Inenlbers of the Grand Lodge sent his greetings, \vith regrets at not being able, by reason of age and infirrnities, to attend the session. Brother Josiah H. Drulll11101Hl offered the follo\ving, \vhich ,vas adopted 'with entire unaninlity and by a rising Yote: Resolved, ~Chat the Grand Lodge tender to our venerable Brother OLIVER GEH.RISH the oldest Mason 3n our State, and a member of the Grand I.. odge HlOre than sixty year~ ago, our regrets for his abSe!lCe 1'1'9111 th!s session, qUI' aSSllranee that h~ is fraterilally remembered, and our heartIest \vlshes for the contlnnance of the tranquIl enJoyrnent of declining years, cOllsequent upon a useful and well spent life.

In this connection it \\ras announced that the "oldestnlason in l\laine" had died a short "while bef()l'e. Brother John JJennis Lord, age~l 91 years, had passed to his reward, having been H, lVlason for sixty years. ...L\ Inernorial page \vas ordered to be set apart. as a tribute to this veteran. The business transneted ,vas of local appIication and elairns no speeiaJ consideration. C(;)RRESPONDl~NCE.

This is ever the Inost interesting part of the l\IaJine Journal Brother ,J. !-1. Drullllnond ahvays prepares an interesting and Illost readable report. The one under eonsideration covers nearly 200 pages, and elnbraces notices of fifty-four A.lnerican Grand I.-odges. Brother DrUl1ll110nd said that every palnphlet of Proceedings issued by American Grand Lodges bet,veen 1864 and 1888, a period of t\vent,YfOUT years, had been notiJ:~ed by hiln in his revie\vs. The contrihutions of this ablest of Alneriean H.eporters to the literature of l\:Iasonry cannot be over estin1ated.

It is too late to follo\v hiIn through his varied and interesting review no\v under notice, as it has been 1110re than a year since the Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of l\-faine \vere published. .As I hope to receive the ~T ournal of that G-rand Lodge for ISSH in thne for review' before closing Iny annual report, I shall not attelnpt to notice, in detail, the report on Correspondence of Brother Drun1111ond. The Grand l\laster and Grand Secretary ,vere re-eleeted.

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AlJ]Jendix.

MANITOBA, 1889. The Fourteenth .L-1..nnnal Con1n1unication ,vas held in the City of 'Vinnipeg, beginning Febrnary 13th, lasting two days. BrothertTamesA. O\?HS presided in the absence of the Grand J\'laster, ·who ,vas detained on account of sonle falnily bereaVell1ent. Brother Scott was Grand Secretary. Out of forty Lodges 011 the roll thirty-four were represented. The roster sho\vs a total Lodge Inelnbership of 1,707, a gain of 105. C*rand Master Thonlas Clark sent a very brief Address \V hich \vas read by the acting Grand l\Iaster, Brother Ovas. The Address contained but few official transactions. He had decided that the conferring the Past l\Iaster's degree was not necessary to the installation of a ~faster elect~ The ruling \vas conf1rnled. Reports of the several District Deputies were rendered and printed. From these a better knowledge of the condition of the Craft can be 0 btainecl than fron1 any other source. Reports froll1 the Grand Secretary, Librarian and "Board of general purposes" follo'wed, occupying llluch of the reillaining space in the Journal. .A.. report on the "State of l\lasonry" furnished the inforulation that "lnost of the Lodges 'were in a fairly flourishing condition." A report on Fraternal Correspondence of ten lines ,vas presented by the Chairnlan of the cOlllmittee, Brother "rill. G. Scott.• He recollllnended the recognition of the Grand Lodge of Nevv South 'Vales. Recognition 'was accorded that. foreign Body.

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HOW· NOT TO DO IT•

.A Inotion \vas ll1ade to exclude "intoxicating liquors from the Lodge room, or in the ante rooms appertaining thereto." The resolution to exclude \vas as follo,vs: That it be one of the reguhltiolls of this Grand I.Jodge, that Lodges in this Jurisdiction shall not be perlnittec1 to have intoxicating liquors in their Lodge room, or in the ante rooms appertaining thereto.

..:In aluendnlent was offered as fo11o,,"s: That each Lodge in the Jurisdiction shall, if it has not such a by~law, at the first or seconcllneeting fronl this date pass tl by~law prohibiting the use of intoxicating liquors in its Lo<lge room and ante roonl.

The aUlendlllent \vas aluencled thus: That the resolution just read be laid on the table to be read six months hereafter.

The last anlendillent ·was adopted. The question \vas thus sent over for another period of indefiniteness. In 1888 the same subject \vas G. L. Ap.-7.

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earnestly pressed upon the attention of the Body l>y (rrand Jfaster Clark~ and treated in the srune ,yay. The Grand Lodge has furnished in both instances the best possible Inethod of how' "Nc)t to do it." ,Vhile it is a local qnestion, and one the Grand Lodge of l\fanitoba 1l1U:-3t deterrnine fur its o\vn Jurisdiction, I subnlit that the Inatter is too grave for nc>u-atteution on the part of those '1,"ho love the character and purity of the }""'raternity. Frolll the terrns of the proposed regulation, it is clear that "intoxieatillg liquors" ho've been aUoIced in "their Lodge 1'00111S." The presence of "'intoxieating" beverages of any kind "in their Lodge 1'001118" is sufficiently reprehensible to call for S0111e official interference. The })ostpaning and dallying shown by the Body proves that the exclusion of such a disgrace f1'o111 the sacred precincts of "their Lodge 1'OOn18" ,vas no part of their purpose. The Grand Lodge that has not the 1no1'a1 nerye and 拢r1nne8s to say, in bold terlllS, that such offensive and f()rl)idding evils shaH be excluded froln a roon1 or place representing the" 1101y of I-Iolies" is derelict, and fails to llleet the sole1nn responsibilities resting upon it. That Body bas again proved its capacity to "Not to do" its duty. There is nothing in the Journal, beyond ,vhat has been noticed, ,entitled to C'Ollllnent. Rev. Janles Dallas O'l\Ieara, \Vinnipeg, Grand l\Iaster, ,,\rillhun G路. Scott, \Vinnipeg, Grand Seeret~n路)"'.

MARYLAND, 1888. The Grand Lodge of l\Iaryland is Rl110ng the old Inelnbers of the fiunily of . c\.lnerican G-rand Lodge systeln. ..A.t least, such is the inference froln the statelllent in the Journal no,v under revie\v, 'which says that the One Iiundred and Second Session convened in Balthnore on the 20th of N ovelnber, 1888. The Body ,"vas opened by the Deputy Grand nfaster, 'who appointed the standing COlIllllittees, received reports and attended to other business lnatters. ...~fter a "vhile he directed the l\laster of Cere1110nies to notify the Grand l\Iaster that the Lodge 'was ready to reCEive hiIn. Grand l\faster Thomas J. Shryock ,vas then brought in, "welC0111ed ,~vith the usual hOllors, took the gavel and entered upon the discharge of his duties. 1-Ie then delivered his annual ADDRESS,

.A..nlountillg to about t\velve pages.

It covered all 11latters belonging to his official tenn deelned of suffieient iIllportance to elalln attention. It "was a good business dOCll111ent and presented a fair range of thought

99 connected \vith the \york of th(~ Gl'and L1dge. lIe announced t\VO rulirlg's of practical bearing \Vllich rnet the approbation of the COl1nnittee 011 J u路~'isprudence. The decisions lllade by hiln 11avo been upon our statute books for tW'enty years. They \vere, in effect, that a party black-balled for adYHnCenlent has the right to rene"v the applieation at every 111eetjng subsequent to the rejection, also, that such applieant Illust pass a satisfactory exalnination before rene"wing request for ballot. The Grand Lecturer and his subordinates, called Grand Inspectors, rendered full and anlple reports of the \V'ork done by theln during the year. G JL\SD SECRETARY,

Bro.l\Iedairy, \V,18 at his post,\vhere he has been found regularly for t\ventyfIve years. In addition to his business report, he presented a, Inost interesting history of the (-i-rand Lodge for the t\venty-five years of his service as Grand Secretary. Fronl this history of a quarter of it century I select the opening portion: Just twenty-five years ago the Grund Lodge of ~Iaryland did Ine thc honor to elect me her Grand Secretary, an honor which I have ever appreciated, and which has ~tiJl1u颅 lated Ine to strive to merit this III ark of her favor. It has been suggested to me that this is a 111051. fitting occasion to reyic\v the past and condition of our Grand Lodge of 18G8 and 1888, so that we Illay discover the progress we have nUtde, as well as what has developed in our history.

(~ontrast the

In three-quarters of the century of her previous history there does not seenl to huye beenllluch to obstruct her onward luarch, clnbarrass her interest or awaken her enthusiasIll. The anti-'Masonic war for a thue threw a shaclo\\>~ over her pathv..~ay, and created SOlne alarIll in the nlinc1s of the Craft for her safety, but this 'was of short duration, and the verdict of the nation left her free and unspotted. 'Vith this exception, she had pursued her unobtrusive way, sustaining the reputation of an honorable Order, with the fellowship of many of the most distinguished and talented of :Maryland citizens.

There 'was, during that period, S011le 11lemorable events, 'when she has been called fro111 her retreat by the pnblic voice to lay the corllel'路stones of public buildings.

Then fo11oyvs inforrnation about the origin of their Tenlple and its history. In 1864 it ,"vas urged "that active steps should be taken at once for the erection of a new Ternple." .A..t that tin1e H cornlnittee of seven ,vas appointed on the Telnple subject. Then follo\vs luore history: ".rhey were authorized to select it site, purchase ground and erect a "Temple in their discretion, to issue, through the Grund Secretary, certiJicates of stock to the all10unt of ten clollars a silure, and to apply all the surplUS revenue of the Granel Lodge to the object. $~OU,OOO, at

A resolution provided that ,vhen tho subscriptions to stock reached $50,000, the Granel Charity Fund should be invested in New :Masonic "l'enlple Stock.

In 18G9 the Ternple ,vas cOlllpletecl and taken possession of.

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Brother J\!Iedairy then says: From thi~ time began the financial troubles of the Grand Lodge. The Temple was in our possession, bnt not paid for. The creditors becanle alanned at our delay in meeting our liabilities, and urgent for a settlenlel1t of their clatIns. Every honorable means in anI' power was resorted to to raise money to meet the demands, without avail, and the sale of the Telnple seemed ilnnlillent. '" The Fraternity considered the Tmnple lost, with all the means illvested by the Grand Lodge, stockholders and nleulbers of the Order. At the May, 1871, COlllmunicatioll, Grand Master Latrobe presented a Illost deplorable picture of our financial condition. He presented a statmnent showing an indebtedness of $490,000, with an annual interest to pHS of about $15,000.

For nearly t'\venty years the Grand Lodge of l\Iaryland has staggered under the Illost trying of all obligations-a Tell1ple debt. The present (ira-nel l\laster, Brother Shryock, took charge of affairs in 1885, and found a debt still resting upon the C+rand Lodge alnounting to nearly three hundred thousa,nd dollars. IIo\v lllueh rernains yet unpaid I aIn unable to detennine, but the Brethren are hopeful and brave. The Grand Lodge had prepared a surprise for "the venerable Grand Secretary." This extract 'Yill explain it: Brother Harris s~lid: "In obedience to the request of the :M. 'V. Grand :Master, I perfornl a right pleasant duty in presenting to you, lny Brother, on behalf of your Brethren of this Grand Lodge, this 'LoYing Cup,' prepared in your honor and in testimony of their appreciation of your long and invaluable service." ~

The "Cup" is thus described: The "Loving Cup" is a vase of the EtruSCl:ln order, about sixteen inches high, and of the capacity of one gallon; is at Sterling silver. Upon one side is the Square and Oornpasses, and a Scroll with the inscription, "'rhe M. \V. Grand Lodge of :Maryland to its faithful Grand Secretary, R. \V. Brother JACOB H. J\iIEDAlI-tY, Novenlber 20th, A. D. 1888." On the other side is a Scroll and Pen, with the words, "The record '\ve11 kept for a quarter of a Century." On the top of the cover is a

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and Compass, and the coat of arlU3 of :Maryland.

.A.nother present "was Inade by Past Grand lVlaster Tyson, ,vho said: :l\I. 'v. Grand :Master and Brethren, on hehalf of the members of Adherence Lodge, No. 88, of 'which our R. \V. Grand Secretary has"been for so many years a m,ost useful and active mernber, I have the pleasure of tendering to hirn a testiulonial of their high regard and fraternal love, in the shape of the beautiful bronze clock, with ebony base, which is now placed upon his desk. It is warranted to run for twenty-five years, or as many lnore as he l1laV consent to serve this Grand Lodge in the honorable position '\vhich he has so faithfully ~occupied for the last quarter of a century.

These and other expressions of sincere appreciation. \vere received by Brother l\fedairy vdth deep feeling, \vho said, "l\Iy heart is overfio'wing ",vith emotion."

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1889.J DUAL :MEMBERSHIP.

An ulnendn1ent, sublnitted at a fornler COlllIl1Unicatiol1, to allo\v a l\lason to be a 111en1be1' of two or 1nore I~odges, ,,""as considered. .An adverse report "vas Illade l)y Brother John S. Tyson, Past Grancll\Iaster, Chairlnan of the COllnnittee on Dual l\lelubership. I present the conclusion reached by said COllllnittee : 'Ve are of opinion, however, that there is one obvious objection 'which, alone, ought to be sufficient, and that is, that a :Mason who ,vould be a Inember of two or lllore Lodges. particularly, if he were a :Master or 'Varden or Past :Master of two or Inore Lodges, would hn,ve more influence in the li"lraterl1ity than his Brother who l\!onld be a 11lenlber, Master, \Varden or Past :Master of only one Lodge; and that this greater influence would be the result, in many cases, solel)- of greater \vealth-of his ability to pay dues in two or luore Lodges, and of the inability of his Brethren to do likewise. Your Comlllittee are of the opinion, and so report, that the proposed aUlendnlent ought not to be adopted.

The record is silent as to "vhat disposition "vas Illade of said report. I \"ill SiUlply state here that the Grand Lodge of ~rissouri has never perIl1itted dual llle1l1bership. ...t\.. proposition of the kind \yould 111eet \vith general disfavor in this Jurisdiction.

GRIEVA~CE.

A case appears in the Journal of Proceedings \vhere several lllelllbers of a Lodge \vere put upon trial in the Grand Lodge. T,yo \vere expelled and four \vere suspended. The counsel for the defense Illade this point:

Brother Stake raised the question as the Grand Lodge having original jurisdiction, or the right to try any Brother of the Fraternity for a :Masonic offense, the Grand Lodge being all Appellate Body.

The question \vas settled as follo\vs: The Grand :rvIaster subn1itted the question to the decision of the Grand Lodge, and, the question being put to vote, wns decided in the affirmative, \vith but one dissenting vote.

The Brother \vho questioned the rtght of the Grand Lodge to try the accused, thereby exercising "original jurisdietion," surely \vas not in earnest "\vhen he urged such plea. 1Vhile the Grand Lodge is an ".Appellate Body," and Inay try appeals, it is none the less a Judicial Body, do\rered "vith the right to try originally all causes "'''bich 111ay be brought before it. In the above cases, the Charter of the Lodge (to \vhich the accused belonged) ""vas under arrest." So said the record. The Se111i .ii-nnual COll1nlunication of the Grand Lodge of lVraryland will be beld in May,1889. The Journal of the .A.nllual Session (no'w un(~er revie\v) contains no report on Correspondence. Such report lllay

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appear in the proceedings of the serni-annual 111eeting. This revie,v is ,,'ritten in adyance of said Ineeting and ('annot be delayed. The G'rand l\Jaster, Brothel' Shryock, and Grand Secretary, Brother l\Iedairy, 'were re-elected, and reside in Balthnore.

MICHIGAN, 1889. .As usual "'8 have a large and interesting vohunG fronl l\Iichigan. It eontains full 11 VG hundred pages. One-fifth is ta,ken up with the Proceedings proper. Over three hundred pages are occupied ,vith the report on

Correspondence, the relnainder being devoted to tabular and other rnattel'. The Forty-fifth Annual Session convened in the city of I)etroit, J nnnary 22<.1, 1880, and was presided oyer by Grand l\Iaster 'Villianl B. "rilson. Brother 'YIll. P. Innes ",vas CrTand Secretary. 11is tabular exhibit sho~\Vs 8Gl I . odges on the roster, "with a 1l1eUlbership of :30,000. Judging 1'roul the size of the Pay Roll, I conclude that nearly all the Lodges 'were represented. .A.. gain of nearly 800 I1allleS ,vas reported. ADDHESS.

The Annual .A.. ddress, presented by Brother "\Vilson, (+rancl l\.Iaster, ,vas of unusunl length, covering about forty pages. Froln this paper I conclude that he had his bands full of ,vork during the terrIl, and that he gave close and careful attention to all the clailns upon hiIn as a Grand l\Iaster. Frolll his exordilun I take a very pleasing statelnent, sho'\ving the gain and growth of the Order in that Jurisdiction, '\vith an in1provecl condition of the Fraternity. The extract is suggestive and thought-stirring: It affords me great pleasure to be able to congratulate the Grand Lodge, as 'well as the Subordinate Lodges. on the general prosperity and the elevated position l\fasonry hns assumecl in our Grand Jurisdiction. \yith a very few exceptions, prosperity, peace and hUl1110ny abide in our Lodges, and their labors are crowned 'with the beautiful ::\Iasonic svnlbol of union iLnd friendship. During the past yen,r the Order has largelv inerea.'3ccl"both in lllunbers and influence, and I am assured that those 'who have un'iten with us, and have been permitted to enter our "sanctllnl sanctonnn," are 111el1 of moral and intellectual worth, and none others should ever be itllowecl to cross the thre~holcl of our'remplc, or profane its altars.

In the s0111e'\vhat extended reSLone of offieial labor, I find that chartered Lodges had heen constituted, halls dedicated, corner-stones laid, four Lodges instituted under Dispensation, special Dispensations granted, Lodges perrnitted to change halls, otl'lers to consolidate, "''lith various

108 Blatters of local interest. l\Ioney had been raised and for-warded to Florida for the relief of yello路w fever sufferers. The death of one of their J\tst <rl'an<l 7\Iasters, J. l~astlnan J ~hnson, \vas reported, and a generous tl'i hate paid his 1ne11101'Y by the Grand ~Iastel'.

A JL\.SO:\'IC IIO:\IE.

The G'rand l\Iaster ll1ade Inention of \vhat had been done to路wards the erection and Inaintenance of a l\Iasonic I-Ioille in the city of Grand Hapids. I clip fro111 the .A.ddress \vhat he said touching this great 1110V6luent of the day-the grandest that has fixed the attention of the J\Iasons of this lahd during the century. It is proper. to say, in this connection, that the I-101ne interest \vas duly consIdered and ably reported upon by a ('OIl1ulittee, and the subject, for \vani of sufficient thne, \vas referred to a eOlnnlittee \vitb instructions to report ih1ly to the next session of the C+r:1ndLodge. Follo\ving the extract fro1l1 the Address of the Grand ::\IastPl'I \vill give the vie\ys of the cOlll1nH tee. flere is ,vhat the C+rand :Jlaf-'ter said: ~Ien tion has been lnade by lny illllnecliate predecessors, Past Grand '1Iastel's Shoemaker and Hatheway, to the efforts being lllade by the Brethren to e8tH,bUsh 11 :Masonic Home in the city of G1'o,ncl Rapids. This is a practical work of charity, and I do not think it ont of plaee to bring the nuttter to your attention. This is the first opportunity the Craft of this State have had to dispense charity in this truly C0l11111Cndable lnanner. This enterprise ought to reeeive special attention fro111 the l\fa.sonic Fraternity of this .Jurisclietion. \Ve cannot be too often reminded of our duty to the aged Brother, or his widow and orphans. rrhe l\ra~onic HOlne is organized to take these persons under its fostering care, and, that she 路will faithfully guard the interests of aU, the individuals C'01nposing the Board of rrrustees is a snUicient guarantee. I cannot refrain 1'1'0111 cOln~ Inending this great :Masonie charity to your consideration. Other States have aided siulilnr enterprises by voting p8cuniary aid, and with their ad.vice and counsel. I am informed that already the foundation i~ laid for this institution, and ltlr~e expenditures have heelunade for grounds, etc.; and lt~t us, as good and true 1\lfl,.~. OllS, grve what aid we can \vithout 1uateria.l injury to ourselves, so that when we shall have passed "to the far away beyond" our \vorks will live after us.

'rhis is \vhat the c0l111nittee uttered 011 the above. The subject is 011e of too great iInportance, H,nel of too vast an interest, to be properly considerec1ln the very brief time il,llotted to your COll11nittee. \Ve believe. IHHvever, tlHtt thi~ most c01nu1endable enterpriHe, lvhieh has been carried forward thus far by the Brethren who have had it i.n charge, is worthy of the recognition of this Grand Body, and deserVing of the 11loral andlinaneial support of every true-hearted l\Iason in l\Hchi:;nUl: and we; connuencl it to the fostering' care of this Grand Lodge, and of the Craft throughout this Grand Jurisdiction. To care for the wants of those ullfortunnte Brothers who, throngh the infinnitics of yen,rs and the reverses of fortune, are unable to care for thenl:,elves: to keep thell1 from the nhnshonse, or frOln depending npon the cold charity of the pllblic, is a noble work, indeed; ano, ~lclded to this, to care for the widows and orphans of our deeeased Brethren, who, but for 801110 such help as this, would be doollled to 8uflbring and \V~Ult, luakes the 111i88io11 of this HOIne a \'lork that appeals to the truehearted 'Mason for his 1110St earnest support.

It is cause for deep gratitude that this ,york is gaining very rapidly upon the . ;. \.lllel"iean l\Iasonie heart. The Grand Jurisdictions of the la.nd are follo\ving the extlrnple of our ICentncky Brethren, ,vho are in the lead on this line of benevolent endeaYor. Let the good ,vork go on. Thank

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God, the Fraternity is sho\ving 1110re and 11101'e that l\Iasonry l\IE"A"XS s0111ething. The da-\vn brightens the sky-"The lllorning light is breaking." I feel like thro\ving abroad the Challenge, "\Vatclunan, ,vhat of the night?" The ear of faith hears the softly s\velling and cheery response, "The 11lorning cOlueth," and "l\:Iore light" is the chorns to the glad hYllln "\vhose resonance will yet thrill the hearts of all true lovers of God and hUlnanity. DECIsroxs.

Grand Master 'Vilson reported SOllle sixty rulings Inade during his terlll, covering over twenty pages of the Address. vVhen I struck this field of official 'work the thought occurred to nle that l\:Iichigan certainly had not been favored \vitll Inuch legislation in the past as to rules and la\vs. .A.nd the conclusion naturally follo\ved that not lllnch '\vould be needed for the next generation, after seeing that the decisions of Grand l\laster 'Vilson had aU been approved. Feeling SOlne curiosity to learn the drift of thought pursued by the (frand l\laster, I gave his rulings a very careful perusal. I HIll free to. say that an abler exposition of jurisprudence I have not 11let \vith, as far as his rulings have a general application. Of course, I do not approve the perpetual J urisdiction decisions found in the paper, but then l\Iichigan has a local la\v on that subject by which the Grand l\Iaster governed biruself. There are SOIue as sound utterances in his able .Address as I care to see. It could hardly be other\vise, in an extended paper covering more than twenty pages, but son1e repetition \vould occur \vhich Inight haye been avoided. But, as a \vhole, the doeUlllent \vas cOIlllnendable for its soundness and conservatiSll1. "A FARCE."

The ()rand l\J:aster \vas called upon for direction on the follo\ving nlatter, presented by a melllber of one of the Lodges: .A Brother of our Lodge who pUblicly boasts of his infidelity, and has repeatedly declared the Holy Bible to be a book of fa1:)Ies, shanlefully insulting a Ininister of the Gaspe1 and a nlenlber of the Lodge, and, when visiting another Lodge, refnsing to plaC'e his hands upon the Bible for the purpose of taking the test oath. In consequenee of hi:'i actions he is injuring our Lodge very llllICh, and charges were preferred against 11 inl for ul1masonic eonduct. He answered to thenl by appearing in the Lodge at '"the tilnc specified, and plep-d guiltJ;' to all the ch~lrges and specifications, and the Lodge, by a Inajority. voted to reprImand hnn.

Question. Now 'we wish to ask you what should be done ill the case '?

To the above the Grand l\Iaster responded -that the punishrnent ,vas SiU1ply "a farce." He directed that au appeal be taken to the G'rand Lodge. The action of the Grand l\Iaster \vas approved by the Grand Lodge. Thus another rebuke \vas given to that spirit no\y found ,vithin our l\Iasonic fold, which ,vould disorganize and pull do\vn the fair fabric

105 rearecl by God-fearing and Croel-honoring 111en t11rough the ages. In the aboye case Granel l\laster \Yilson should have clone as G-rand l\faster I)arrah, of Illinois, did in a silnilar ease. ~in Illinois Lodge fhiled to punish H, 111el11ber ,vho had declared the Bible a "' f~l]sehood." (Trand l\Iaster Darrah suspended the Charter. The Grand Lodge rebuked hitn for his action, restored the Charter and declared the course pursued by the Lodge void fron1 the beginning, and characterized the proceeding as "lnischievous." The Conlll1ittee said, "There is nothing to be gained in inflicting punishl11ent upon those ,vho have broken the la,,,," in such cases. .A.. nd the Illinois atheist" \vent hence 'without day." He carries ,vith 11i111 the cordial endorselnent of a conlll1ittee of Illinois l\Iasons, sblll1ped ,vith the broad Seal of the Grand Lodge of that large J urisdiction. GTand lVlaster \VEson, of l\Iichigan, "Tote do路wn the COHU110n detestation of the IVIasons of this country of sueh trifling \vith all that is sacred and noble, and pronounced the action of the l\lichigan Lodge, ".A. F . A.r:tCE," and the finding ,vas a condelllnation of the aetion of Illinois. It is ,1,11 unsolved problern \vhy sneh fello,,~s \vant to be in the l\Iasonie Fraternity. '\Ve had one in a Lodge in 1\1issouri \vho said he had" found out better" than to believe in the G-od of l\Iasonry after being in the Lodge for a tilne. The Lodge" found out" that they did not \vant hiln any longer, and expelled hitn. He appealed to the Grand I...Ioc1ge. If sueh 111en are honest in their disbelief, ,vby do they ,vish to rernaiJl-in. (("n, Ol'der ,,~here their" better" kno'\vledge is being outraged, and their higll intelligence constantly insulted by the presence of the Bible, and the use and reeognitio~ of the Nflllle Divine? ..:\.nd w'hy did the Illinois Lodge eOl1sider it "n1ischievous" to attenlpt to rid l\Iasonry of a creature ,vha \vas annoyed by the very idea of an old "Je\vish Book" in the I...Iodge? If that Book ,vas a "falsehood," as the Illinois ~l,theist declared, hovv could he be eonsistent and stay ,vhere its presence \vas,so offensive to his highly refined 1110ra1 sensibilities? He knevv \vell enough, and so did the COll1Inittee \\"hich yindicated hiln and fathered his slander, that the IIoly Bible ,rHS, and 'will relnain, a part of the furnisllll1ents of the I-iodge, Hnd that. no Lodge can be opened and held vdthout its presence. Then ,vhy fight for a place ,vbere such thing is so very distasteful as to be pronounced a "falsehood," both orally and in print? The Inan ,vho ,vauld relnain in any body 'where such farces are eonstantly being enacted, as he 11111St l'egard all lVIasonic ,york, is as inconsistent as the Ch'and Lodge COll11uittee that cluunpioned his cause and fastened hiln on the Order \vhich recognizes a Book \vhieh is declared to be a "falsehood." And it ,vill take S0111e thne for l11e to learn the difference betvveen the Illinois atheist, ,vho declared the Bible a "falsehood," and the COllllllittee \vhich said the ,,~hole proceeding against hhn \vas "nlischieYous.'~ I luay COBle to a kno\v1edge of the truth by long and persevering study and applica-

l()G tiOl1. The :\Iichignn (rrand l\Iaster said sueh proceeding \vas a "farce." 1-1is Grand said" Alnen." l\Iissouri, at its last lneeting, said rnore than any other Grand Bndy has ever said all tbis suhject in the history of Alnericnn Grand Lodges. ITer trtunpet gave no uncertain sound. Other Grand .J urisflictiolls need not be in doubt as to our position on this grave issup.. Fortunately \ve have in charge of our .Jurisprudence departll1ent in nlissouri Ine11 \V ho are able to understand the difference het\veen "seetarianis1l1," which is sO,l1luel1 feared by SOlne, and the great truth, "There is a ({OT)." l\Iasonl'Y "will never be sectarianized. X 0 one "rants such a thing. And the Institution 'will never be clenloralized by repudiaHng the Bible and uttering the libel, "There is NO GOD." If such 111en as Crlun, of Illinois, and his apologists, had as little concern about thrusting their wicked teachings upon the Craft as the sects ha \~e about introducing their different vie\ys into l\Iasonry, there \vonld not he the 111tUIY scandals and reproaches cast upon our Order, that have Inade us bIns}], by the utterances of Free Thinkers, so-called. I have been a ::\Iason for thirty-five years, and have 111ingled anlong the Inell1bers of the Fraternity as n1ue11 as any rnan of the age. I have Blot and associate(1 \yith 1ne1nbe1's of the various sects, sonle of thelll rabid sectarians in their church \vork, and I neyer yet sa\v a l\Iason who, by 'Yard or act, in the Lodge or out of it, sought to give the slightest coloring or tinge of seetarianis111 to the Order. Yet ".hen SOllIe blatant creature spt!\vns his venOln upon the Bible, pronounces it a "falsehood,~' and is brought to face the jnst indignation of tlle ontraged Inoral feelings of the Fraternity, the \vhiInpering rl!ea is raised, it is "seetarhUl persecution. -, Two of the Past Chand }\,fasters of this .Jurisdiction have Inade the clearest and strongest deliverances possible upon the subject above treated, \vhieh \vere endorsed by the Grand Lodge: Yet neither of thelll belonged to the church, and "were not open to the charge of sectarianis111. But they ,vere l\I.A.. 80NS. T'hey Inade no apology fbI', nor defense of, the J3ible, but. Inaintained that it is the "Book of the La\v," and as such is to be respeeted by IVlasons. .A.. ecepting it in this 1ight, they, \vith their G-rand Lodge, felt called upon to rebuke the ill-titned and senseless crusade agajnst a book ,ve all lnust recognize as a. "(Jreat Light," until a better one is found. .A.nd \vhat is offered-us in place of 'what has been accepted in lVIasonry as the "rule and 'guide to our faith and practice'?" It nlay be questioned \vhether such iconoclasts are capable of furnishing anything for the good of the race. I,vould be slo\v to turn to such for light 011 any great issue. .A.. nULll \-vha can, in the face of the facts of his own l)eing and consciousness, and the great truths of the universe about hiIn, doubt until doubting itself beeollles doubtful, is not the lllHn to lean upon alnid the deep questionings of the hUlnan soul. The l11au ,vho, of purpose, can 11lurder hurnan f~tith, ,vill not "win tlle confidence of the true and trusting. The Inad, blind assassin of hUlllan hope has no clairns to the broad suffrage of confiding hearts. The ha1\(1 of such an assassin

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"would stab virtue just as readily as be does faith and hOPE~, if his fiendish nature dictated the foul assault. fIe ,vho w'onld \vithcl' the green acacia (If child nature, as it s\veetly nlurnlurs "Our Father," or strangle hope iUllnortal, as it brightens the last scene, ,vhen saintly Inotherhood fades iron1 vie'w, like a beautiful vision, \vould not hesitate to turn bis blighting l)reath upon virgin purity or defile it ,vith a poisonous touch as 1l1uddening as leprosy, and convert love and innocence into hate and hell. The Ulan \vho can coolly rob hUlllanity of an that is best and noblest can kno\v no bounds to his diabolisnl. There is nothing he is incapable of, or Inny not <1o, until he undertakes to outdo Satanic 'wickedness and capture perdition as his o\vn la\\~ful possession. The Grand Lodge of l\fiehigan, like :\IisscHlri, stands by the "Book of the Law'," and regards any 8uch trifling as InE~lltioned in the eases above as a stupendous "P.ARCE." 'VeIl done, ye guardians of trnth and right. CORRESPONDENCE.

The report ,vas ll1ade by Brother Innes, C;rand Secretary, and lIe still nlaintains his ,veIl-earned rellUtation :f()I' gleaning. In this he is an expert. In fL reyie\\~ enlbracing 800 pages it could not be otherw'ise than he should copy largely ,vhen there are so fe\v COllnnents and so little originallnatter. This is his vie'\Y of ,vhat a report should be. I certainl:y have objections, and if Iny \vork \voulcl pass nluster as easily as his I Inight be ten1pted to use the scissors 11101'e and the pen less. But one of the pleasures of 1ny ,york as a Oor11rnittee is talking to the Brethren, and on rnany different subjects. 1\1y talk Inay not ahvays be to profit, or to the pleasure of everyone, but still I lnust talk. IVfy Grand I.Jodge gives IDe free rein and plenty of space. Brother Innes al\vays gives our l\lissonri Proceedings a "benefit," the full benefit of his large report, not less than t\velve pages being occupied \vith notices of our business and correspondence departInents.路 fIe grew' jolly and facetious in fol1o'Ying the transactions of onr last sea-sian. In noticing the fact that fifteen Lodges had been created during the year, he exelainled, "phe\v," "golly." 'Yell, \yhat of it? 'Ve have a gro\ving State, and a prosperous one. The He\\'" to\Vl1S and cities springing up along the lines of the nlany great raihvays of our .Jurisdiction d81.l1ancl Lodges and llrtlst have thelll. But renlelnher that the old and deserted localities, 'where I-Jodges existed in the \voods, ha.ve lost their hold and their Lodges. So, upon the \\'1101e, \ve are not 11lultiplying I-Jodges too fast. Brother Innes congratulates our ({rand Lodge upon her lnoral position under the startling head of Hrnounted to 11101'e than 800 pages.

"OOOD HRAVENS."

He then referred to the faet that our Ch'and Lodge has seven (~rand Chaplains appointed each year. lIe eon'c]nde<l that the nUlnber seven

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as applied to the Chaplaincy ought to be sufHcient to keep us right on 1110ral questions, especially on the saloon business. Yes, \ye haye plenty of praying done in our (i-rand Lodge, and then our preachers are of the kind whieh are ready to do a goocl job of 1110ral fighting \vhen necessary. They do not fear the ,,~or1d, the flesh or the deYil, and take a bout \vith the saloons for recreatioll. Speaking of the tribute pui(l the G-rand Secretary of l\Iissouri by G-rand l\Inster\Villiarns, Brother Innes said : "No Jurisdiction has a Inore effieient Grand Secretary. ,Ye hope he is as lnuch appreciated at h0111e as he isabroad." Thank you, dear Brother Innes. .As to hOlne appreciation, I 111ay say that::\Iissourians are very kind to their Grand Secretary; and he is sowell thought of, Hnd his position so desirable that SOHle of the kind Brethren 'would do anything fi)I' l11e, even to take the labor off 1l1y hands \ViOlont being asked to do so. This effort has been Blade for the last t,Yelve years, and affords an annual pastinle for the Brethren. ('(lLOR QVESTION.

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forrner vie\vs on this subject Brother Innes said:

In political lllatters we are indifferent as to color. In Masonic matters we are "colorblind," and will "stick to it." Masonicullv, we will associate with any colored man; meet with him on the level; part with hilil OIl the square,pl'OI'ided he )'(:ceil'ed the clf{/I'ets in Jfa,'Y)}Jl'lIfl'Om a. legifim.ate source. 1fhe comes frOID some country that is not as "tenderfooted" as we are on that sub.leet, and has taken his degrees in a Lodge holding 0, Charter under H. legally constituted Gr~llHl Lodge, we shan \I:e100111e hiln as if his fltee were "white as sum'l, though it may be black as coal. \Ve belH~Ye to-day that :Masonry onght to be "color-blind," and every Juan, irrespeetive of color, presenting the necessary qualifications, ought to be,velcome to our Lodges. " . "路e do not like to discuss this question, because there are so many Brothers that are "tender-foots." Bnt "we have our ideas, and will never give then1 up-that :Masonry ought to be "color-blind."

Brother Innes has defined his vie\vs and I have no exceptions to take to his position.路 CONCLUSION.

J?ront the exorditun of Brother Innes I take the follo\ying as nlY eonelusion: \rithOl~t adding- to the length of our already too lengthy report by H, long introdpetory, we WIn state that 'we have been governed by the sallW rule as heretofore, contilnng ourselves, as much as possible, to giving a brief synopsis of the Proceedings of our sister . Grand Lodges, \vith but little conlment.

Our selections frOlll the different Proceedings have been those that ,ye dee111ecl of general interest, the greatest difficulty being to condense the lnatter within reasonable limits.

\re show ourselves interested in the doings of our sister Grand Lodges by recording their acts, rejoicing" with those who do rejoice, and sorrowing with those who sorro\v. \Ve endeavor to judge with candor, nnd adnlollish with friendship. 'Ve desire to ayoid

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criticisll1, or officially intruc1ing our vie,vs upon others who disagree with us, lest \;/8 ;hould ll1ake ourselves repulsiye to those whose good opinion we highly prize.

"Ye have no excuse for questioning the motiv'es of others,11or have \ve a right to qnestion their reasons for the ft1.ith that is in thelll.

"T. 1. B.. .\.BCOOIZ, Niles, G. 1\1. ,Vl\I. P. INNES,

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MINNESOTA, 1889. This G-rancl Lodge holds its annual sessions in the city of St. Paul, according to the fixed la\v of the Jurisdiction. The Thirty-Sixth C0l1ll11unication assell1hled in 1\Iasonic fIaU, January 16th, 1889, 'with Brother ,J. A.. I(iester, Deputy Grand l\Iaster, present, and presiding in the absence of Brother J. H. Bl'o"wl1, Grand ]\laster, \vho ,vas confined at horne by serious illness. Brother . .\.. T. O. Pierson \vas Grand Secretary. Failing to find any "recapitulation," I ransacked the

Journal frolll beginning to end in search of "footings,'" hoping to learn the nUlnber of 111elnbers, increase or decrease, and other itell1S desired by all COllnnittees. Brother Pierson 11lUSt be a very busy officiaL lie ought to elnploy S0111e one to do his counting. I.Jong since I announced Illy

purpose not to do the counting for those ,vho neglect that feature. Of the 164 active \vorking Lodges on the roster, 155 \vere represented. The acting Grand 1\Taster, Brother I{iester, rendered a brief account of his officinl 'York, noting first the absence of the Grand l\Iaster, \vho had placed upon hiln the responsibility of presiding over the Craft and officiating at the Grand Lodge. Brother Bl'o\vl1, Grand lVIaster, 'who, "o,ving to protracted and severe illness, \vas \vholly unable to attend to the duties of his high office," had notified the Deputy to prepare an address for the G'rand Lodge. This 'was done by Brother I{jester. He submitted a short sketch of his official doings, eUlbracing a synopsis of 路work done by hiln. 'l\vo Lodges bad been created under Dispensation. Cornerstones bad been laid, an account of \vhich Inade up a portion of his report. Four pages ,vere devoted to tributes to the \vort-hy dead of his own and other J urisclictions. He closed by congratulating the Grand Lodge "upon the favorable condition of the Craft throughout the Jurisdiction. .Peace and harmony, prosperity and progress are the prevailing characteristics everyw'here." The regrets of the Body ,vere fornlally expressed at the absence of G-rand l\:I:aster BrO\Vll, and the syrnpathies of the Brethren tendered him in his illness.

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The financial exhibits furnished lJy the G-rand ~eerC'tary Hnd G-rand Treasurer ,,"ere fun and lllct ,,~ith approyal. ..:.~ eOllllrlittee ,\"as appointed, enjoined to consider the expediency of establishing H C}ralld l ..odge Library. TIle repc)rt ,,"ill be lllnde to the next annual session. The Pr(l('eedings of the sE>ssicHl 'were yery hrief, and afford but little rnattel' of general interest. C'(llU~ESPONDENCE.

Brother Pierson, Cbairn1Hn of the Connnittee, 111ade report of hn \~ing eXHluined the transactions of fifty-t,vo ,A.-rnerican Grand Lodges. Three pages ,,,ere used in ({noting i.i'oIn the doings of "Foreign" C+rand Lodges. The 'whole 1'evie,,' eoyered 141 pages. 1\lisSOl11'i's last J 9urnal receiyed the eourtesy of a three-paged notice. Brother Pierson is al\vays courteous and fraternal. lIe is an 11 ble 'writer, a business lllan of varied experience and an efficient G-rand Secretary. That be is not aI \rays reliable as to his statenlents 'will be apparent frOIl1 the following expression concerning the 111.11nbe1' of Lodges in l\lissouri. Ileal' hini: "FiYe hundred and thirty-six Lodges on the roll, of 'which one hundred and fifty-five have ceased to exist." "A.. ccording to this calcnlation'we ,,"auld hHve only :381 living Lodges on the roll, \vhereas ,ye had, at the tirne he l.nade his count, the full nlllnber of "five hundred and thirty-six" liyE' Lodges, "corking under charter, all of \y bieh had Inade returns and \vere doing fairly \ve11. .,A.llo\y Ine to say, for the benefit of those \vho read our roster, that \vhen the (Trand Lodge Proceedings are printed and sent out every Lodge found in the Statistical Table is a li'cin!! Body. ,Ye never carry any dead Lodge in that Table. The Lodges \rhieh "}lHye ceased to exist" are found in another Table. Brother Pierson rnust have counted the "dead Lodges" in that Table, and then deducted the nUlnber fron1 the list of live Lodges. Try again, Brother Pierson. He lllade a fe\v extraets fro111 our Proceedings and then turned his attention to the w"ork of this COln111ittee. I~eferring to Iny last notice of their Grand Lodge J onrnal, he said: The report on Foreign Correspondence, presented by Brother Rev. .John D. Vinci1, is in his usual style, enlbradng n eritieal review of the Proceedings of forty-nine Grand Lodges. Of Minnesota he says: "The Proecedings under. notice CaIne to hand eig'ht 111011ths after the session closed," ilnplying that the Grand Secretary was at least dilatory. Cor~ies o~ the l~ro~eedi!)gs without. the appendices were distributed to the Lodge~ of the Juru:idietlOl1 w1t1110 tlurty days of the close of the session, \vhen other works required by the Granel Lodge, i1nportul1t to our Subordinates, 'were put in hand \vhit'll required thne and involved delay. "None kno~N \yhere tho shoe pinches but the

wearer."

.As to his delay in sending out the Proeeedings of the Grand Lodge, I refer hiln to the rules prolnulgated by Brother Parvin for the goVel'nlnent of "Il1odel Grand Secretaries." Brother P<:lrvin has ordered us '"1node1 C+rand Secretaries" to "publish and 'distribute your Proceedings \yithin 'Jrinety days," or take the consequences. Brother PierS(ln ,,-ill please

111 read Hulu 14, Page 28-1-, of the last Jc)urnal of the Io'wa Crrand Lodge. I to say that his last Proceedings caIne to hand in advance of the 1'onner tiIne noticed by Ine. ~\s to the ]:d'll.ching of the "shoe," that depends upon conditions. I one8 StL'N a 111ute give his ideH of the attri1H1te8路 of 11i8 bhoes. The first ,vas "hardness," the second ,vas "tightn(~ss" and the third \vas "hurtness." Objectionableness to a "ehoe" is often fOlllld in the "hurtness" l1101'e than 'in the "tightness" or "llHnlness. n

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Brother Pierson, cOlnrnenting npon Iny treatInent of the saloon questiun, had this to say: l:nder the head of Alabmua, eight pages of this report are devoted to the aetiol1 of the (rrand Lodge of Missouri relative to saloon-keeping. own opinion on that matter i:-; that it 'would be much hetter to leave the q nestion Lodges, any rnclnber of whieh has the right to dellosit au unquestioned ballot. arc grave reasons why (rrand Lodg'es should not enact prohibitory laws. The old nre slltficient without innovating by providing Ilew tests. .

To \v hieh reply is ll1ade that if the questicln is left alone to the Lodges, without any expression froll1 the Grand IJodge, they \rill soon be filled with Inaterial such as \ve had to put out in order to Inake l\Iasonry decent and respected. "The right to dellosit an unquestioned ballot" d<)es not enter into the controversy in this State. It \vas tlle abuse of that "right" \"bieh involved us in all our trouble in ~Iissouri. It \vas to correct the evils grcnving out of "the right to deposit au unquestioned ballot" 'which necessitated Ineasures 110'Y of the past. Those evils have 1)88n corrected, the banot has been purified and the results haye vindieate(l our \visd0111 in thrcnving aronncll\Iasonry all possible safeguards. Brother Pierson is at fn.ult in applying to l\Iissouri the tel'll1 "prohibitory hnvs." ,Ve are not open to the charge of having enacted "prohibitory la;ws." "'\Yhen \vill our Brethren learn to do justice to l\Iissouri on this subjeet '? ,Ye have not "enacted prohibitory ]a,vs;" \ve have established no ne\v tests, but sini ply said, "saloon-keeping is t('iunasonic," because irrnno ra 1. If to declare iInnloral actions unlllusonie be considered a ne,,,, test and prohibitory legislation, rnake the Inost of it. If the advoeates of the opposite viev.~ \visIl to defend the saloon business, and affirll1 that it is notim1lUJtal, they are at liberty to do so. 'Ve have the saIne right to define the quality of an act that our critics have. "Ye have done so. There is no ground for controversy bet\veen us. ",Ve have the advantage of the evidence on our side that saloon-keeping is hnmoral, therefore 'U,U/Ul80nic. As to the renlark of Brother Pierson that "the old hnvs are sufficient 'without innovating by providing ne\V' tests," I have to say that the "old la"rs'~ or "ancient la,,路," as SOlne eall it, did not bring about the desired and needed results. This continued talk about the "old hnvs" being suffieient is a standing contradiction of the history and experience of l11ankind. 'Ve would have to accept the ide:'1- that ,,,hile progress and necessary legislnHon are seen everywhere, l\Iasonry 111Ust stand still and do nothing to

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Dleet the denlands of the tinles in "which \ve live. l\ly learned and scholarly Brother Pierson lnight as \vell preach against l1e\v Ia \Vs in the State, or under the Federal Constitution, as to say that the "old la\vs" are sufficient to govern l\Iasonry in this clay. There is as rnneh need of legislative adjustnlent in l\Iasonry to-day as there is in the national governnlent, to 11leet the \V~Ults of a progressive and iInproving people. Brother Pierson closed his notice of relnarks:

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revie\v \vith the follo\ving

Brother Vincil is a vigorous writer. \Vhile most of the subjects treated of by Grand Lodg-es and Foreign Correspondence reports receive attention, yet a large part of his report is confined to "saloon~keeping," ,路the Past ::\Iaster's Degree," "prerogatives" and Cerneauism, with which he concludes. On this latter all ,ve have to say now is, that the question of whieh is right, in our opinion, is barred out. It is a question of jurisdiction, and the Grand Lodge has the right to decide that question, as it .11as of any body claiming to be :\1ason ic ; and we canll ot understand how any Grand Lodge that recognizes jui;iscliction by preoceupancy can do otherwise than declare what is called the Cerneau Bodies to be clandestine.

I fully concur in the statelllent of Brother Pierson that the question HS to which of the contestants "'i,s right" in the Scotch Rite iInbroglio is ruled out. \:ery properly is that question elinlinatecl frol11 the controversy, because lnany of us cannot tell \'\"ho is right. ...-\.8 that question cannot be deterll1ined by us, \ve should not be asked to pass upon it. There are 11101'e claiInants for suprelnacy and legitinHtcy than there are heads to the eagle vvorn by the Inighty Riters. Pike, Palnler, C10rlnan and Gorgas are the chie拢'3 of the respective divisions of these belligerent forces. 'Vith n1e "the question of \vhich is right is barred out," and ,vill renutin "out" as to giving recognition by our Grand Lodge to any of the Scotch Rite Bodies. Brother Pierson says it is a question of "jurisdiction," and then assumes that every C-rrand Lodge should accord recognition to \vhich ever elaimant is right, and pronounce against the one that is \\Tong, viz., Cerneauisln. If it is not our privilege to deterluine "\vhich is right," why are \ye caned upon to condenln one and approve another '? Brother Pierson says it. is not a question as to "\vhich is . right," but Ol1e of jurisdiction \ve have to settle, and then asks us to declare that one of the factions is' ,\vrong by pronouncing "the Cerneau Bodies to be clandestine." This is as inconsistent as Io\va, \vhich declared at its recent session that "\ve are not called upon, neither do \\'"e aSSUlne to deternline the legitinlacy of either of the Ancient a,nd .A.ccepted Bodies no\~' occupying the territorial jurisdiction of the State of Io\va." Yet at the saIne session of the sarne Body the sanle cOlllmittee dechtred, and the declaration \vas adopted, that the "Suprelue Council of the Ancient and . .~ccepted Scottish Rite, Southern Jurisdiction," kno\vn as the Pike 'wing of the Rite, "is no\v entitled to fX'clu8ive ,ia'n:sdiction Ln this State." .A.. \varding "excb..u.dvejuriscliction" to one I~ite \vas a queer\vaynot to "deterlnine the legitilnH.cy of either." Having a'~htrded "excz,tu,i've jUti8-

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diction." to one of the contending Bodies, thereby recognizing its legithnacy, the saIne C01l1111ittee of the saIne Grand Lodge at the sallle se~sion, refused to recognize the "Suprenle Council" kno\vn as the "Oerneau Body," denied its right "to occupy the jurisdiction of the State of IOWel," interdicted said "Cerneau" Body fronl "occupying or doing \vork in the jurisdiction of IO'wa," prohibited all IVlaster ~lasons, in obedience to that Grand Lodge, froln "conferring, cOlnllluhicating, taking or receiving any of the degrees of sHid Cerneau Body," and sternly COlnlllanded all 1\faster l\fasons to \vithdra\v from, or sever their connection 'with said Cerneau Body by a certain thne or take the consequences. .A.fter thus declaring against one and in favor of another of the "Scotch Rite Bodies no'\v occupying the territorial jurisdiction of the State of Io\vft," the declaration of entire neutrality sounds funny. ""\Ve are not called upon, neither do ,ve assume to deterruine the legitinlacy of either Body." Yet one is the "Shnon pure" Body, "entitled to exclu.r::n:ve jur拢8dictionl:'n tld;:; 8ta,te." The other is "clandestine" and is "prohibited fronl occupying or doin~ 'work in this Jurisdiction." The consistency of our Iowa. Brethren is thus made ll1anifest, or rather their inconsistency, for anyone can see that the je\vel of consistency does not live in that section. I do not hesit,ate to pronounce the action by the Grand Lodge of Iowa as the 1110st cortsistentlyirw012sistent deliverance Inet \vith in all Iny l\Iasonic reading. And I do not hesit~te to declare nlY conviction that Scotch Rite clailns to recognition by Granel Lodges of the York Rite is iInpertinent, un\varranted and defiant of the best interests of syrnbolical l\Iasonry. I believe the recognition and honorable preference given "High Riteisrn" by Grand Lodges to be fraught \vith dt1,nger to the \ve1fare of sylnbolical lVIasonry, and its presence, as thus recognized, a standing ll1enace to that branch of Preem~1sonry. In nlY possession, and under nlY eye 路while ,vriting, is a declaration froln Albert Pike, the chief of one branch of Scotch Riteis111, that proves that his favorite Rite is above all other 1\Iasonry in existence, and ll1ay exercise supreme control over all other branches claillling to be lVIasonic.

FIere is ,vhat he said in 1877, in a panlphlet \vhich SaIne one sent 111e frol11 "'\Vashington : In 1801, vitality and operation was given to the Grand Constitutions by the organization of the Suprelue Council at Charleston, jurisdiction over the symbolic degrees was expressly waived in f~lvor of the Grand Lodge, but ,vas not entirely ceded or reliIlquished; and we have nl"\yays held our right to administer them to be undiminished, and that, if necessity should require, it could be resumed. * * :I; ;j: *

In thesame palnphlet, by the saIne author, is found his deeply cherished and clearly expressed conte111pt for "exclusive Grand Lodge jUl'isdiction "in the United States," "where its "zealots" have "pushed it to the verge of absurdity." Here is the stateluent: The doctrine of exclusive Grand Lodge jnrisdiction has g-ro'\vn up in the United States, and been accepted here as politic and in the interest of harmony and unity. It G. L. Ap.-S.

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does not prevail in Europe, and is not a part of :MasOllic. organic. la\v ; and its zealots here have not been content to stop when they had pushed 'it to the 1:age of absurdity.

,Vith these expressions fr01l1 the high chief of Scotch JUteis1l1 as against an the l\Iasonry I kno\\'" anything about, it is not any longer a question ",VIIICfI is right," but 'whether any of the pretensions of the votaries of these contending factions are entitled to respect. Brother Pierson contends that it is a question of Ujllrisdictioll" ,ve are called upon to settle. 'Vell, if anybody should C01l1e into l\lissouri and attelupt to establish Blue Lodges, setting up altar against altars already erected, then it ,vould be a question of "jurisdiction," and not until then will the "High Riters" be likely to hear that 1\Iissouri l\iasons have legislated upon \vho is right or \vIlo is "Tong, touching the clahns of factionists.

J aeob A.. I{iester was chosen Grand 1\laster, and Brother A.. T. O. PiersoIl, of St. Paul, ,vas re~elected Grand Secretary, and continued as ChairU1HJl of the Comrnittee on Oorrespondence.

MISSISSIPP'I, 1889. The Seventy-First .A.nnual Grand C0111111Unication of this Body 111et in the city of l\Ieridian, February 14th. 1\1:. ,V. Bro. l\I.lVI. Evans, Grand l\Iaster; Brother John L. Po,ver, Grand Secretary. There ,vere present ten Past Grand l\Iasters, in addition to the representatives of 227 Lodges, ,vith representatives of tvventy-t,yO sister Grand Lodges. The roll shows (1 total of 285 Lodges in that Jurisdiction, 'with a Inell1bership of 7,423. The incolne froln all sources alnounted to nearly $8,000. ADDRESS.

IVI. 'V. Bro. Evans, Grand l\Iaster, presented a report of tw"elve pages, ,vhich elllbraced the various subjects coming ,vithin his official observation during the tenl1. It was an interesting and pnlctical docUlllent. lIe spoke, in a fraternal spirit, of the dead of his o,vn and other

J urisdictiol1s. The Address furnished a report of the corner-stones laid, halls dedicated, and other business perforlned. Three ne,v Lodges had been created under Dispensation. lIe reported quite a, nurnber of degrees conferred, by his perlnission, "out of tiIne." Three Charters \vere arrested by order of the Grand J\Iaster for

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non-conlpliance 'with the lavv of the Grand Lodge, enacted at its previous session, agninst saloon-keeping. The action of the Grand l\laster in this l.natter ,vas approved. In one instance he declined to grant n dispensation to forru a new" Lodge because tvYO of the petitioners ,vere saloon-keepers. The Grtuid l\laster saiel that the hnv did not allo\v Lodges to ctdrnit to 'inernbership 8aloon-l~eeper8. He therefore concluded that to coru3titute a ne,v Lodge ,vith saloon-keepers aUlong its petitioners 路would he to adlnit thenl to Inen1bersbip. This ,vas a very proper view'" of the subjeet and 111et the approval of the Grand Lodge. Grand l\laster Evans reported fifteen decisions Inade by hiln during the terll1. lIe decided that a '\Varden of a Lodge, as such, is eligible to the office of District Deputy Grand l\laster.

..A. question had been presented hether a l\iason could be allo\ved to visit or join a, Lodge, ,vho ,vas unable to prove hhnself, except so far as his diInit ,vas evidence. The (~rand 1.\laster rightly decided that a diIl1it ,vas not "legal infornlatioll" thut the party ,vas a l\Iasoll. In l\1issouri ,ve hold a diInit to be "docllrnentary proof" only, and 11lust be de1l10nstrated by strict exanlination or legal infornlation. To the question, "'Vho are regarded as saloon-keepers?" he replied tersely and correctly, " . ..'\. 11 persons ,vho retail intoxicating liquors as a beverage." It. 111ay be saiel of all the decisions of Grand l\Iaster Eyans that they are sound expositions of l\Tasonic principle, and doubtless have their special application to that Jurisdiction. R,especting the state of the Craft in Wlississippi, the Grand l\Iaster said that it ,vas inspired 路with rel1e\ved life and vigor, and offered congratulations to that'effect. GRAND SECRETARY'S REPORT.

Brother John L. Po,ver, G-rand Secretary, continues to send forth, offieial headqnarters, full and able exhibits of the affairs belonging to his position. Ilis report is HI very superior business dOCllrnent. lIe HU110UnCes an increase in ,york, of iucolne, and of the general interest of th e Jurisdiction. f1'0111

He l11entionecl the fact that the Protestant Orphan Asylulll should clairn their favorable consideration and snpport, and said that a report ,vithout S0111e reference to that inst.itution '\vould not be c0111plete.

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aUlounted to nlan)" thousands of dollars. It Inay be said at this point that the annual donation of S500 ,vas Inade. Brother Po\ver said, in his report, that this asylU111 and the Grand Lodge of l\Iississippi "\vere organized the salue year-ISIS, n10re than seventy years ago, in the city of Natchez. He said that "the ladies of that city, regardless of creed, have ahvays Inanaged the asylurn, and thinks its existence to-day Inay be credited to ,,:-olnan's labors, ,\Colnan's faith and 'YOIllan's prayers." "'VeIl might the Grand Secretary declare it to be a great privilege to co-operate in such ,york. fIe then ga,ve an instance of the usefulness of the institution 路which had fallen under his observation. He said: An instance of the usefulness of this institution canlC to IllY notice during ChristnIus v;eek. 'eIlC lady Inallugers dispatchec1Ine that a little girl 'was 011 the train en-route for the h01ne of our good Brother Barry. I receiyed her on the arrival of the train, and she remained with 111)" family until the south bound train next afternoon, when I found a suitable escort for her to Martinsville. ,,\Vbile at 111Y h0111e her industrial training was apparent, and her appreciation of the attentions it was our privilege to extend was quite touehjng'. To my daughtc~r, of nllout the san1e age, she expressed smne curiosity to know

the kind of a man who was to be to her as a father henceforth, and she said, "I hope he Fathers, you can imagine how that orphan child yearned for the privilege of again using that to her alnlost forgotten tenn. God grant 'that no child of yours or Iniae mn:y ever have such an experience. Brother Barry has ahvays been a elevated friend of the tlsyhul1, and I anl sure that his interest has b'eel1 inereased ten-fold by t11is SUnbeaIll that lias brightened his horne. "will let me call hinl 'papa.'"

In the report of the Grand Secretary is found the statelnent that l\lississippi l\Iasons ,yere the first to tender finaneial assistance to the yellow' fever sufferers in J acksollville, Fla. Brother Po,ver, G-rand Seeretary, 'was the active agent in \vorking np this interest in l\1.ississippi and forwarding Inaterial help. In his report, as lTrand Secretary, he gave a brief retrospect of his life for the past t-\venty years, frol11 ,vhich I 111ake the follo\ving extraet : And now, Brethren, having disposed of all itelns of business on my docket, I beg leave to occnpy your attention for a brief time with 80111C facts ~lnd reflections incident to the relation that I have sustained to you for so long a period. Brother \Vm. P. ~Mellen entered upon the office of Grand Secretary the 路year that I first saw the light, 1884, and served continuously in that capacity until 185-:1, except for two ;years, Inaking his total service eighteen years. HtlVing been first elected ill 18G9, I have now COlllpleted IllY twentieth year; and, however deficient I ll1UY lUL\'e been in the qualiiieations for so inlportallt a station, no one could have a liyelier appreciation of the honor inlplied by this long continued confIdence, or be more grateful for the opportunities it has afforded 1110 of being serviCetlble to my fello路wmen. The fraternal and personal friendships formed bY such long' association with the very best representatives of society, are by 111e prized as~ pearls of great price.

During this period I have receivec1 and aecounted for, in the way of dues f1'0111 the Subordinate Lodges, the Siun of$18G,H27.87 ~ and have also received and disbursed funds my hands for special relief, the large sum at $78,298, being a grand total of ,\, ..60, __0.8,.

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During the t1yenty years the Lodges have initiated 8,702, Passed 8,410, RaisedS,112total degrees conferred, 25,::n4 ; Affiliated, 5,G73; Reinstated, 4,O:!2; Dinlitted, 8,702 ; S11Spended for nOll- payment of dues, 8,139 : suspended for unn1usonic condllet, :318 ; expelled for unrnasonic eonduct, 2:30; died,8,501. The total lllembership in 18UB was 11,5lil; total menlbership, 1889, estimated 7,000 ; total Lodges 18()9, 281; total in 1889, 2GO. An explanation of the decrease in melnbership 111ay be fonnd in the organization of so many other benevolent orders, with insuranee features, during the last twelve or fifteen years. It will be observed by the table herewith sul)luitted that during the

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spycn years preceding the last t\;n:;lve our affiliated strength "was 11101'e than 11,000. The:.;;e Orders have been of Su1)stuntlal benefit to thousands, but, Brethren, they should not alienate us frOln "the ancIent landmarks our fathers have set."

It Inay be that there has been a loss of interest and, consequently, a decline in vitality anlong the Fraternity fron1 a lack of 11101'e vigorous and (feneral ~:Iasonic instruction. I aUl inclined to this vie"w frol11 sonle hints dropped by the Brethren. The retrospect of the Grand Secretary 'was follo\ved by an original poen1 of decided ll1erit, ,vrittell by

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I-lis exhibit of the fiscal affairs of the Grand Lodge ,vas c0111plete and el'editable. "THE SALOON QUESTION."

The Grand Lodge of l\lississippi, at its session in 1888, passed a la"r respecting this vexed question. Some 111isinterpretation of the la,v led to the issuance of a circular by G-rand l\Iaster Evans during his terl11 of office. The la"r enacted was that "Subol'dinate Lodges rnay not, hereafter, initiate or adluit to ll1elllbersbip saloon-keepers." The Grand l\laster deeiqed that ",nay not" "vas to be understood as "tshall not' initiate 01' adrnit." T\vo or three Lodges refused to SUbluit to the ht\y of the lir~1nd Lodge and lost their charters, as already stated. The ,vhole subject ,vas referred to an able COIll111ittee of seven 111en1be1's of the Body, \vith Brother A.II. Barkley, P. G. lVI., as Ohairlnan. .A. brief and conservative report ,vas rendered by the cOlnIuittee, vvhen the follo,ving substitute \vas adopted for the hnv of 1888 : "That Subordinate Lodges shall not initiate, pass and raise any candidate, or aclu1it to ll1embership any non-affiliated l\lason, engaged, as principal or employe, as a saloon-keeper." This substitute ,vas adopted by ~n over\vhehning nlajority, and, like l\lissouri, settled the question finally and forever. For this ''lark the COIlllnittee of seven received the unaninlous thanks of the Grand Lodge for the true l\fasonic spirit ll1anifested by theln in adjusting the vexed question so satisfactorily. .Appropriate tributes ,,~ere paid to the eU1inent dead of lVIississippi and other Jurisdictions in connection 'with the report of the l\Iell1orial Conllllittee. The COlnmittee on l\,fasonic Law' and .Jurisprudence submitted a lengthy and very able report, w'hicb, being slightly anlended, \vas adopted.

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During the session the Grand Lodge "vas requested to lay the cornerstone of a lle'w City Hall and l\Iarket flouse. ..A.. n oration on the occasion 'was delivered by Past Grand l\faster Brother Frederic Speed. It \vas a clear and brilliant presentation of l\Iasonic principle, such as only the versatile Speed can deliver. The thanks of the Grand I~odge \yere tendered to the retiring· Grand l\Iaster, Brother Evans, "for the £1'n1nes8, uprightness and earnestness that characterized the faithful discharge of his duties, as well as for the great courtesy, ability and inlpartiality "vith "vhich he presided over the Grand Lodge" during its session. CORRESPONDENCE.

.A.n able and 1110st interesting report of seventy pages is found in the ,Journal now" under revie\y. It \vas prepared by Rev...A... II. Barkley, "Reporter," and is in keeping with the forlner superior productions of that pure and able l\Iasonic ·writer. In his COlllluents upon the report of Bro. Pillans, of Alabalna, he gives utterance to broad, sound and practical vie"v's, "vhich are in full accord with the sentinlents of this Con1mittee and the deliverance of the Grand Lodge of l\iissouri. I-Ie n1ade this quotation froln Bro. Pillans on the saloon question: "This is but another effort to luake l\Iasonry a part of the telnperance movelnent, '\vbich "rill recoil and eventually prove useless." To "vhich Brother Barkley replies in the follo"ving vigorous and pertinent nlanner : Such a movement has not "recoiled" or "proven useless" in :Missouri, nor in any of the other Grand Jurisdictions which have legislated on this subject. The principle embodied in this action is no new one. It simply proposes that :Masonry shall no longer be cursed by having \vithin our Lodges those who are engaged in this vile traffic. rrhe effort now being nlade is to prevent the introduction of those into our Lodges who are engaged in such business. The question is one of morals, and, as :Masons, we owe it to the :Fraternity, and our 'weak Brethren in particuh'tr, to remove all temptations out of their ·way. One of the cardinal virtues is Temperance, and1,vhy, then, shall we not do all in our power to keep our Lodges pure and free from the influence of. those whose occupation tends to eYil and brings reproach upon our time-honored Institution? ,"Ve never can raise the standard too high, and to tolerate those who are engaged in such a business in our Lodges is to wink at that which is evil in intent, practice and fact. 'Ve have no compromises to make ,,,ith evil practices or evil meu, but, taking our stand boldly and fearlessly on the high plane ofnlorality, we say to all who are follo\ving such pursuits, you nlust make your choice: Give up )~our traffic, or give up !vIasonry. And to those '\vho are without-:-the prOfane-we say, we cannot take you whilst follOWing StIcha business. \Ve have a rIght to select those 'who shall be numbered \vith us and become a part of the :Masonic family, and to allow such persons to become nlelnbers of our Lodges, and then undertake to teach them temperance, and yet permit thenl to continue in their evil traffic would be to enact a farce before the ·world. Our contro·~lerSY is not with the man, but his practice, and we say to hiIn in all kindness, yet with fiI-InneSS and moral courage, you must give up your practice or you cannot be nlade a !vInson. The Grand Lodges are rapidly coming to the front on this SUbject, and every year they are taking a bold stand against this crying evil.

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.Mississippi has long kept silence, but.at the last Grand Communication she set herself right, and has wheeled herself into line, and we opine that she will never retreat The action had la.st February would have been premature and stoutly opposed a decade ago; but \vhen the movenwnt was proposed it was found that the entire Grand Body, with but four dissentients, was of one lnind and of one heart on this vital question, and the action '\vas had 'with great unaninlity on the part of those who looked to the welfare of :Masonry ill this Sunny South-aye, through this broad land-for in :Masonry, 'we know no East, no'Vest. no North, no South. We are a great Brotherhood, and in our every act as a Grand Body, on all uloral questions, we look only to the good and welfare of the :b"raternity at large.

frOlll her present position.

'Ve hope our good Brother Pilhl,ns will review this subject, and feel constrained, from a :l\fasonic standpoint alone, to lend his great influence in eradicating this blighting curse from our midst.

I ,vonId not divert attention fro111 the pertinent reply of Brother Barkley to the prophet of .l\labanla, whose prophecies, like his opinions, are as open to amendnlent as they are to criticism. The predicted "recoil" has not "?~eaoiled," except the other ,.yay. If Brother Pillans ",vaits as long to join the moving COlU11111S of Masonic refornl as he ""vill to see the predicted "recoil," there will be one "Reporter" n1issing at the day of judglnent. But, as he believes only in methods "authorized by the laws of the lancl," perhaps he has a through ticket Iry sonle line thus "at~thorized," which vdll bring him out all right, even though it may be contrary to the "prope?/I purposes of 1.1fasonry." So luote it be. In ans,ver to the quibbles of a Brother TholllpSOll, of Dakota, as to belief in G'od as the true foundation of l\lasonic character, Brother Barkley defines the position taken by all true l\lasons in this country, and their recognition of the Bible as the Great Light of 1\;lason1'y. Here are his vie'\vs expressed at l~ngth : In the very first verse of the Book of the Law on which every ~Iason is obligated, it is '\vritten: "In the beginning God created," and this salne God is Inentioned twentysix times in this one chapter, and in the twenty-seventh verse we read, "So God created man." In the twenty-sixth verse of the first chapter of Genesis we find the purpose of God to nlake Inan, and in the second chapter and seventh verse God tells us how He made Ulan: "And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground." This Book 1\-1ason8 believe is God's gift to man as the rule and gUide of his faith andp"ractice. This is what !vlasonry teaches and so we believe. This Book, then, is God's wIll, and in it He says: "1 am God and there is none besides me." The making of Ulan in the ima~e and after the likeness of God does not refer to the bod.y of man, but to the holiness of his character and nature. This point cannot be pressed further without getting into a field, where, as 11asons, we are not allowed to obtrude our opinions upon other Brethren. This Holy Bible being the will of God, it necessarily follows that it is inspired-CIa revelation from God" to man as the rule and guidance of his faith and practice. 11asonry teaches that this Book is the Great Light, and this being so, we accept His Book as His revealed word. If this be not true, then there is 110 Ineaning attached to the act of obligating a :Mason on it. You can't open a Lodge in this country unless this Great Light is displaJred upon the altar. An open Bible is an absolute necessity, otherwise no Lodge can be opened. 'VVe confess that we do not understand the Brother when he asks, "if it is necessary that one must have a blind, unquestioning faith in a personal God?" But, passing this by for the present, ,ve shall address 'ourselves to the question of God's personalit~r. In speaking of Htmselfin the Book of the Law, the first personal

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pronoun is used-Genesis 15, i-"1 aDI thy shield and thyexceedinggTeat re'ward." God represented as speaking-Genesis, 18t-29-"And God saUh, behold I have given you every h~rb bearing seed."

'Ye Illight Inultiplv proof.s of this personality a thousand fold, but this we deeDl unnecessary, since those already adduced froDl the Book are abundantly sufficient. And this great truth of God's personality addresses itself not to a blind but an ligen t faith.

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The last question propounded is tIlls: "'Yhat proofs have ,ve that such a Being exists 'I" The eternity, power and self-existence are all inyolved in this question. \Ve shall introduce but one '\vitness-the 1na11 of Tarsus, and we will abide by his testiInony. He was a man of learning and of interg:ity, and here is '\vhat he sa-ys touching this very point: "For the invisible things of Hinl fro1l1 the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even IIis eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse."

In his reply to the position taken by the Grand J\Taster of Louisiana, and the C01l11nittee 011 Correspondence of that Grand Lodge, Brother Barkley presents the follo,ving appropriate, strong and unans'werable argU111ents after quoting their pre1l1ises: First, "That no aet can be made a :Masonic crin18 unless such an act is made a crime or misdemeanor by the statute la'ws of the State or country. Secondly, "Or unless it be violative of the obligations assumed ,vhen one becOInes, is made a Mason; this, of course, includes the obligations of the three degrees." If tIle first part of the proposition be assunIec1 as true) then before a Grand Lodge can take any action touching the acts of :Masons, it l11Ust first inquire ,,,hat saHh the statute of the State'? If the statutes are silent, or fail to declare such and such an act a crilne, then the Grand Lodge has no power to so declare it. The Grand Lodge, therefore, derives its po'\",er to nlake regulations and la'\vs touch~ ing offenses from the statute of the State, and cannot make anything 째a :Masonic crin1e which is not so declared to be by the law of the State. . :Masonry is a 3fo?'al InstUuHon, al1(l does not get its standard ofnI0rals either frOID the Constitution or statutes of the State. It derives its code from a far different source, and therefore in deterlllining the character of an act it must be governed by the teaehings of The Book (~r the Law, 'which is the Great Light in 1fasonry. 'Vhat does 'He who gave this law say coneerning one who causeth his brother to err, or by his act or influence leads hiln into evil'? This is the statute or law above all oth~r la,\vs, and by this \ve 111Ust determine the character ofa Mason's acts. It is frOln this Book of the Lavi,r that '\ve must learn, and not the statutes of the State. Being a :Moral Institution, :Masonry 111Ust deal with imnloral acts, and those \vho c01111nit theIn, if thejf be menlbers of the Craft. There is it good deal of special pleading-a begging of the question in the second point. According to the proposition laid clo'\vn here) unless we can find something in the obligations of the degrees which the lllan takes upon himself at the tiille he is made a 1Iason, which makes such an act a cT'imc (italics ours) then \vhatever the act may be it is not a :l\Iasonic crirne. Now/these obligations, say nothing about theft, cheating, wronging or defrauding in general, or taking the life of a human being-in general tenns, whate"ver is stated ili the obligations pertaining to certain acts) is specific, and, therefore) according to the proposition) whatever is not specifically prohiblted is allo,ved, and to do sueh a thing '\vould be no Masonic crime. 'Ve can't believe that Brother Fellows is prepared or ,vould be willing to adlnit this, and yet it is the inevitable conclusion to which ,ve are necessarily driven from the second part of the premise which he has laid c1o,\yn. Being a :Moral Institution, ]\fasollry must be and is governed by "the ]\roral I.Jaw." \Vhere this is found Brother Fellows kno'\vs as well as 1 do) and it is only necessary that 1 should call his attention to the fact, not only of its existence, but its bInding force, as admitted and taught by all 'well-informed Masons in AnIerica. 'Yhatever, therefore, is clearly deducible from this law as illlllloral) in practice or in fact) is a ]\fasonic crime,

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and is a subject of :Masonic discipline, and the Grand Lodge is not legislating outside of the questiOli of luorals when it enacts regnlations for the discipline of those of the lueln路 bel's of the Craft \vll0 are guilty of those acts "which are yiolative of the great principles ofluorals, "which are the yery essence of the Moral Lavl.

Brother Barkley \vill find nlO1'e "special pleading" alllong the saloon apologists than he \vill ear~ to ans,ver. I replied to the Grand l\Jaster of I...ouisiana ~when he attacked nlY Grand Lodge and its action in his o.ffidal character. I did Ttot reply to the "special pleadin..g" of his subordinate. Brother Barkley was, as usual, very courteous in his路 treatnlent of the Crrand Lodge Proceedings of l\lissouri for 1888. l~eferring to the remarks of Grand l\iaster v'VIllianls about the saloonkeeping l\lasons he had this to say:

The Grand Lodge of l\fississippi wheeled into line at the last Grand COlnmunication und put itself squarely on the great 1110ral platfornl which underlies all the teachings of :F~reel1lasonry. During the entire discussion of saloons and saloon-keeping not a single voice was 'raised in opposition to the proposed action, and when tIle question was put and the vote taken we heard but four feeble voices raised against it, and the friends of good 1110rals felt assured that the great principle was settled. It is true SOUle little opposition has luanifested itself in ~t fe"w Lodges, and SOlne little discussion was had on the s.ub'iect in the press, but a timely word from the Grand :Master put a stop to all such discussion. 'rhe blow was ailned at the root of the evil, and t11e drying up the fountain head will remove the streaU1S which flowed therefrom. The moral question has come to the front to stay, and every year is taking stronger hold upon the nleu1bership of our grand old Institution.

,Vhen I attack a snake lny blo\vs are ainlecl at the vital part, the head, not the taU. Strike at the "'toot of the em路l" in this "war,. the vital part. Concerning the "work of this C01l11nittee, Broth er Barkley ,vas very cOlllplin1entary and gave utterance to the follo,ving terse vie'ws concerning the doctrine of prerogatives: As long as Brother .John D. Vincillives we hope to find him at the head of this Con1!uittee, doing good and square ,York, as he ahvays has and will do. He has pronoul1eed views of his o\\'n and sets thern forth in such a "way that no one can ll1isunderstanc1 hiIll. As handled by hiln "the trulnpet gives no uncertain sound." His artillery is always in readiness, and vice and inlIDorality of every kind must give 'way under his persevering attacks. Under the head of "Decisions," Brother Vinci! says of Brother DeLap's rnling that Lodges under Dispensation cannot "elect nlelnbers." It see:ms anolllalous that Lodges may "lnake :Masons" and "not receive those already made." Such, however, is the case in :Mississippi. "'1.'he law" says so. \Ve never claimed to be either 'labove law" or alaw to ourselves, but have ever recognized the faet that we are amenable to the powers that be and govern ourselves accordingly. One of the first lessons illlpressed upon us when Inude a Mnsol1 'was that of obedience to the laws of the Institution, find our constant study has been to find out what is the la,,," and then obey it. In SOUle by路gone period '\ve may have yielded to the supposed farce of the stereotyped phrase, "by the high pow~ ers in lue vested." If such was the case we ,vish here once for all tiule to conle to say we do not believe one word of it. It is all balderdash. '1'11ere is nothing in it and never was. Kingly powers indeed! Inherent in the office. One of the landmarks. A few plain "Words of the Constitution of 1fississippi, and a little reading of the statutes will soon convince anyone that the Grand Lodge of l\fississippi does not so understand it,

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nor dicl the fathers who framed the Constitution and hPNS ever d~'ealn of snell a thing. This high "prerogative doctrine" has but few supporters in this Grand Jurisdiction, and our able Law COlnnlittee generally ,vipes out all clainl thereto whenever occasion presen ts itself.

The above is bard upon poor Brother DeLap. None so poor as to do hiln l'everence. lIe spoke in high te1'111S as to 'what lVIissouri is doing in the 'way of a 1\Iasonic 1-101ne. I have not thne nor space to folIo,,, Brother Barkley throngh his entire report, ho\vever interesting and valuable. BROT1-IEIl \Vl\L G路. P.;.~XTON, "Vicksburg, Grand l\Iaster. JOlIN L. PO"\VER, Jackson, (irand Secretary. ' RE~\T. A. II. B.A.. RI{LEY, Ora'wford, Reporter on }"""'or. Cor.

MONTANA, 1888. The Journal under review contains the Proceedings of a, Special COlll111UnicntioIl, held July 27th, to lay the corner-stone of a ne,v l\Iasonic Telnple in the city of Dillon. The TW'enty-Fourth .A.. nnual Conln1unication comluenced its labors in the city of l\1issoula, October 3d, 1888. It was opened by. Brother . A... C. Logan, Depnty Grand lVIaster, acting as Grand l\Taster. There are thirty Lodges, ,vith a Inelnbership of fifteen hundred and forty-one in that Jurisdiction. The representation was good. The Grand l\faster's Address

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He reported his official transactions under various headings, such as uDispensations," "\7"isitations," "Decisions," "Oonsolidations" and "Fraternal Relations." I find nothing in any of the foregoing nlatters of special interest. The Grand Secretary's report 'was brief and business-like. .A Je"\\~el had been presented to Past Grand l\faster Sanl'l '路Vord.

The Grand Lodge of Ne,v South 'Vales ,vas recognized. .A.l1 oration was delivered by Brother Gould, and printed in the Proceedings. Thanks were tendered hiln for his address.

123 The (Trand l\Iaster, J anl€S 'V. Hatha,vay, ,vas not present o\ving to detention by official duties. Thanks,vere tendered hirn for his fidelity and zeal during the preceding ternl. .A. comnlittee \vas appointed to procure a suitable Past Grand l\,laster's Jewel to be presented to hiIn. Interesting reports ,vere presented by the several D. D. G. 1\1. They were printed in the Journal of Proceedings. CORRESPONDENCE. Brother Cornelius Hedges, Grand Secl~etary, prepared the review, which covered ninety-six pages. The report is entirely w'ritton, not an extract being visible in all its pages. lVIissouri received courteous attention and kindness, as usual, three pages being accorded our Journal. lIe cOlnlnented briefly upon various Inatters of interest connected ,vith our GrB,nd Lodge ,york, noting the action of the Body in respect to the saloon-keeping question. Brother Hedges thought that our action on that subject was severe and coercive. I have no objection to the vie,vs entertained by my worthy Brother in vie"\v of the distance between l\iontana and l\iissouri. ",Ve ,vho are on the ground and understand the situation here, do not regard the action by the Grand Lodge of lVlissouri as in any sense too rigid to Ineet the denlands of the case. There \vas no coercion in the n1atter. It ,vas siInply H, subnlission to t.he e1ernent that had gotten into the Fraternity-the alternative to cease their unlnasonic acts, or to cease to be nlel1lbers of the Fraternity \vhich is defined to be n. "beautiful systenl of morals." The idea of Brother Hedges that a'resolu.. t/ion declaring that the nloral sentiInent of the age is ag;;tinst draln~selling, a disreputable business and inconsistent with the character and profes.. sian of Masonry, ,vould drive out such elelnents as "were disgracing the Institution of lVIissouri, ,vould be laughed at by every 'well inforllled lVIason in this Jurisdiction. 'Ve had been resolving against the evil for years, \vithout results. ",Yhen the old Ulan of spelling book Inelnory could not drive the boy fronl his apple tree by gentle l11easnres, he tried 1110re rigid methods. The boy caIne do·wn. In Missouri the saloon.. keepers ,vent out. Brother 'fledges Inentioned ,vith favor our 1110Vell1ent for the establishll1ent of a J\iasonic Honle. I-lis comll1endatiol1 of the report by Brother Gi)ran, on "l\..ppeals and Grievances," ,vas very cOlnplhnentary. He said that "it was a n10de1, neither too long nor short," and "his recolllnlendations are alw'ays good."

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Brother Hedges paid respectful attention to Brother ,raux, of Pennsylvania, and gave utterance to SaIne delightfully interesting sentilnents, \vhich I copy as follo路ws ; TllOUgh speaking for a Juri:-:diction that neither indulges in or allo\ys criticism direct, Brother Vaux has a,vav, in his style and 111anner of presentation of a sUbject, of rolling up his eves and distending his cheeks that virtually nnlounts to the severest kind of criticism, ana. when he strikes the hardest he is nlost polite about it. "We have carc~ fully read Brother Vaux' conclusion in his preface. He has tried to be abstract, but he strikes right and left, and strikes hard, and those 路who are hit must know and feel it. 'Ve cannot accept his statclnent of the absolute unchangeableness of our :Masonic Institution. Anybody who has rea/l Masonic history knows that the Institution has undergone great changes within conlparatively recent tinle, and anyone who believes in advancement and improvement must believe that :Musonry ,,,ill improve also in luany respects. In the earlier days of Masonry in this country there is lunch evidence that it ,vas chiefly given to convivh"tlity, and that the dues 1110Stly went for strong drink, and that if any extra call arose it WHS IHet by a lottery. 'Ve have seen a great nlany old records that indicate this condition of things. 1\Iasonry certainly has iInproved its lnoralR~ and ,ve believe there has been a still greater improvement in practical charity. Instead of being individual and occasional, it is now general a路nd systeluatic. TIle esoteric work has not changed much since the days of Dernlott and \Vebb. There has been no occasion 01' nlotive to change it, The change fronl transacting Lodge business in the E. A. to the 1\1. M. Degree is only one for convenience and security. \Ve feel assured that, more ancl more, as it is understood and appreciated that Masonry is a systelll of 11lorality, simply veiled in allegory, and merely illustrated by synlbols, it will take to itself its rightful sceptre of po,ver and go forth conquering and to conquer, subduing passions, dispensing light and charity. Even ,ve, Brother Vaux, may expect to see improveUlents in rvIasonry.

FraIn his conclusion the follow"jng is taken: ,"e haveno'w conlpleted the circuit of Anwrican Grand Lodges so far as any printed Proceedings have been received, and the near approach of Grand Lodge, 'with the desire for once to have our report submitted in print to Grand Lodg-e before it is issued to the world, urge us to be brief in conclusion. But we have said nothing in reference or review of the Proceedings of the Grand Lodges of New South\Vales, Victoria or South Australia, for whose independence we have contended, H.nd for whose prosperity we llase yearned anxiously. There are tiuleS\vhen perhaps the least said the better. Our '\vorthyand indeJatigable representative in New South \'Vales, Brother Isaac Lee, has kept us fully advised of the progress of events. In his last he says the union of all the :Masonic organizations in that province has been fully and harmoniously \:.oDlpleted with Lord Carrin 6rton as Grand :Master of the United Grand Lodge of Ne'w' South \Yales. 'rhis is the consunullatiol1 that 've have all the time desired and expected. 'Ve do not wish to say a word to disturb the harmony which is ahvays desirable when attainable "Ivith honor and inedpendence. '1"11ere is no occasion to recan any word uttered, or indulge in boasts that this union could never have been acconlplishea. except by an independ.ent movement. It is enough to kno\y that charity and reason have gained the victory b)T Illutual concessions, and that henceforth all :Masons of this foremost province of AustraUa are united under a Grand Lodge of their own. In advance of official notice we extend a full and hearty recognition and fraternal welcome into the fanli1y of sovereign and independent Grand Lodges to the United Grand Lodge of Ne\v South 'Vales. The fullness of time has come. South Australia is alr~y united and independent. Victoria will soon follow b~T the irresistible logic of evel1ts?;~ And these independent Grand I.Jodges, we predict, will Roon astonish the }'1~1sonic world by their honorable achievements with that noble eultllation, of who can best work and best agree. Anclllow there is space for but a word on the general prospects at h0111e. Every~ thing is bright and promising. 1\fontana and her sister Territories \vill soon be sovereign States. In all save distant Alaska, there is now an independent Grand Lodge, and Masonry is doing a great work in bringing order out of chaotic elements and giving inlpetus to all ciVilizing and harmonizing influences. . The most prOlninent and characteristic present general feature of :Masonry in this country is its nlovement to provide Homes for the widow, orphans and infirln. It appears everywhere. Sonle have heard and heeded the demand, and hundreds are already provided for. Others apparently better able seem to turn. a deaf ear, but there is no escape. The demand eOlnes back every time \vith greater volume and po\ver. The era of Temple building, which a few years ago was so general and brought so many

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failures, burdens and bitter dissapointnlents, is about over. It was the poorest kind of spec111affl'c r,fason.ry. The era of .pr.actieal chari!y, the real, true "york of :l\fasollry, ~as and taken Its plaee. \Ye bId It WelCOl1lC \v1th all our heart. Thetmnples 011 wInch we are to exercise our :-:kill and lavish our wealth are those of 11esh and blood. These 'words of inspiration, "Inasnluch as ye have done it unto tho least. of these, nlY brethren, vo have done it unto llW," are the SUlnmons that we cannot disobey except at our everiasting peril. e01110

To the Brothers of the Corr(~spolldence Fraternity, from whonl we have received so many kind 'words, we return our good \vishes in double llleasure and express the sincere hOl)e that ,ve Inay l110et often and always under happier auspices.

The sentirnents contained in the foregoing are to be C0111111encled and 111eet "\vith 111y unqualified endorsenlent. JIe utters the vie\vs of this "Titer as to the "era of practical charity" having COIne. It \yas very slo\v in cOIning, but it is here to stay. .i\.ll hail to such teaching, Brother fledges. Brother . A.. C. I..Iogan, I-Ielena, ,vas elected Grand 1Vlaster. Brother Cornelius fledges, of the saIne city, ,vas continued in the office of G-raud Secretary.

NEBRASKA, 1888. .A. very neat Journal contains the proceedings of the Thirty-first session of this G-rand Lodge, \vhich began its litbors in the l\Tasonic Temple, in I..Jineoln, June 20th, 1888. Brother .l\lilton J. HuH, Granel l\laster, presided, and Brother "'VIll. R. Bo,,~en ,vas Granel Secretary. The record says that "representatives frOIl1 188 of t.he 158 chartered Lodges \vere present." The statenlent is found in the Journal that the 111enlbership anlounts to 8,000, being a clear gain of 633 for the terln then closing. $5,000 cash income indicated the financial condition of the treasnry. ADDRESSâ&#x20AC;˘

.A.n .A.ddress of seventeen full pages ,vas presented by the Grand lVlaster, elnbracing extended staternents of his official labors. He announced that the year had been a prosperous one to the Craft in their J ul'isdietion. Their prosperity \vas not alone found in the increase of gooclnlaterial, ,vrought into the Telnple, but in the successful cOlnpletion of In any ilnportant designs clraw'll upon the trestle board. I~ighteen Lodges had been \vorking under Dispensation during the year. l\fany Special Dispensations had been gran ted to Ineet various needs, real and illlaginary, S0111e of \vhich ,vere suspending the la\v, alIo'wing \vork to be done ,vithout regard to tirne or necessity. He reported eighteen rulings lllade \vhEe in office, all of \vhich bear the stalnp of genuine thought and careful

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consideration, being ,veIl conceiyed and applicable. They ,vere severa.lly approved by authority. His recolll1nendation that not less than twenty naUles be attached to petitions for the fOl'll1ation of ne,v Lodges, ,vas in keeping 'with sound judgn1ent and good policy. Thus the too rapid n1ultiplieation of Lodges 'will be prevented. fIis official visits had covered about one-third of all the Lodges. fIe assunled (correctly) that the importance of such visitations could not be overestiInated. Encouragement of the Craft U1Ust be the result. An evil of general existence and considerable n1agnitude ,vas given a good rapping, and those guilty of it ought to have felt a sense of sha111e while listening to snch a scathing rebuke. Iiere is ,vhat he said: I hope the Grand Lodge will devise smne measure to correct a serious evil, that is liable to greatly.injure this Grand Body and bring it into disrepute anlong the Craft at larg-c, unless checked. I refer to the non-attendance of the Inembers of this Body upon its regllhtr sE~ssions. Delegates are sent to represent their respective Lodges in the deliberations of this Grand Body, they are pttid for this service. yet many of them are seldonl seen upon the fioor of the Grand Lodge. After making certain their enrolhnent as members, they give themselves no further concern until near the close of the session, they appear for a brief thne to sign the pay-roll. Every IDe111ber of this Grand Lodge should be required to attend its every session, unless excused, else forfeit his Iuileage and per diem.

I have noticed this evil for n1allY years, but it is one 'vhich has gro\vn snw11er by degrees in our errand Lodge, as the Lodges have started on the upward grade in Inoral iInprovenlent. The result of such iln proveU1ent is tlutt better Inen are chosen to fill o:fficial stations in the Lodges, and better Inen COIne to Grand Lodge. Th e l11en1bel' 'vho \voulcl C0111e to our Grand Lodge no,v, and do as SOI11e have done in other years, and in other places, \fould be called to Ineet an inquiry at hOlne, for it 'would surely be kno,vn how he had acted ,vhile Inisrepresenting his Lodge. BENEVOLENCE.

The Grand Lodge of Nebraska is 11loving to the front and joining her sister J urisdietions in the blessed "work of charity. The "Orphan Educationallt"und" gro\vs apace, and is still increasing. It now foots up SaIne sixteen thousand dollars. .A purpose to ':~stRb1ish a "1-Ionle" for the aid of those in need of l\Iasollic charity was approved. .A. COU1111ittee reported in favor of organizing a corporation to be called the "Nebraska lYlasouic I-Ioll1e~" Said corporation is to ha've an authorized capital of fiye hundred thousand dollars. This recollll11endation 'was approved, and a comu1ission of seven created to prepare a plan for the establishu1ent of the proposed enterprise, to solicit subscriptions and invite proposals, for the location of the 1Iol11e. The Grand Lodge decided that the financial situation did not "'warrant any steps looking to\vards the establisl11nellt of a pnrely educational

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institution." Our experience in l\fissouri in conducting "a purely educational institution" under l\Iasonic auspices, was so far fr0111 satisfactor\~ that I ,vonId advise the Brethren of Nebraska not to atteu1pt it, but edl~cate their wards in connection \vith the work of their "l\Iasonic lIoHle." ORATION.

.A. very interesting Oration ,vas delivered before the GranclLodge by Brother Ehrhardt. The Orator founded his discourse upon the "Four Cardinal y"'irtues." He said S0111e very pertinent things, and I nlust give hiIn the benefit of a good extract. Here it is: Tenlperance, as taught by l\fasonry, is not simply abstinence frOlu strong drink, bnt telnperance in thought, ""Yards and actions. By temperance ""ve not only circumscribe our desire for intoxicants, or abstain frOlu putting tIle bottle to our Brother~s lips and 111aking hiln drunken also, but we are taught to be tmuperate in words, to govern onr tongue, and instead of going in the highways and by\yays and mountingupOll"the housetops and proclahning our Brotherls shortcoDlings, we go to him and whisper good counsel in his ear, and in the most tender manner remind hilu of his fa.ult, and endeavor to aid his refol'lnation. \Yords passionately or intelllpenltely spoken lllay do us as well as our Brother 1110re injury, 111ay cause luore grief and sorro'W, and bring Illore reproach upon Masonry than beastly intoxication. How intenll?erate it seeIns, "n3;Y, 1l0~ seelns put is," for s;t ~rother who,. after passing the threshold of our Lodge, professIng hIS trust In God, attaul1ng the subllnlG degree of :Masonry, who has bowed at the sacred Ha1ne of deity, and been taught to adore his great Creator, "when out of the Lodge room, and in contact \vith the profane "out-Herods Herod n in taking God's na1ne in vain, and ""Yith the next breath declaring that :Masonry is a good enough religion for hilu, shmving conclusively that he has a very faint conception of the religion of Masonry, even if :Masonry ,vas or ever had claimed to be a religious institution, but adnlitting that 1Iasonry is t1 religious institution or rather that there is a religion in l\IaSOlll'Y. 'YORK.

The Grand Lodge adopted the follo\ving, concerning unifonnity of ,vork: First: BeHeving,as we do, that to establish a uniformity of work throughout the

Jnrisdiction of Nebraska so as to enable all Subordinate Lodges to ""vork, and teach the 'Work adopted by this Grand Lodge in a creditable and uniform 111anner, it is absolutel:r

necessary that H, custodian visif"the several Lodges at their respective Lodge rooms, and instruct the Brethren ill thei.r vrork, the plan heretofbre pursued having proved an ignOlninions failure.

Seeonc1: 'Ve recommend that the custodian be secured at a salary of$1,200 for the ensuing year, pH;yabJe quarterl~r, by this Grand Lodge. Third: That all necessary traveling and hotel expenses be paiel by the Subordinate I.odges by 11iul visited. Fourth: 'rhat said custodian devote his time to this 'York under the direction of the Grand Master. GRAND SECRETARY.

The Grand l\Iaster seenlS to kno\v a good thing ,vhen he finds it. lIenee he says of Brother Bo\ven the follo\ving : I cannot close this reI)ort withont paying just tribute to the untiring zeal, sound jndgInent, and undoubted abi itv of our esteel11ed Grand Secretary. His extensive }\:llowledge of Masonic aff~Lirs, and his devotion to the duties of his responsible office, have contributed

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I am 11111Ch indebted to him for valuable counsel and assistance in the discharge of the duties of the high ofliceentrustedtollle through your favor, and I sincerely hope that this Grand Lodge, appreciating the il11.portance of the duties he is called upon to perform, and realizing that the work: of the (-frand Secretary's office is rapidly increasing frolll year to year, shall deenl it but just that he receive a material increase of salary. I know whereof I speak when I say that the present renluneration is wholly inadequate, and by no rnetlnS COlnmensnrate with the value and amount of the work perforuled by him.

The above \vas quite cOlllplirnentary, and IUUSt have been very gratifying to the subject of the tribute. But a n101'e substantial and satisfying act of appreciation fo11ow'ed. The Grand Lodge increased the salary of Brother Bo,ven five hundred dollars. Then he \vas given a further ccnnplinlent in the ",,路ay of a re-election. He ought to feel good. Certainly he deserves all that ,vas said and dOlle in bis behalf. I record his continuance in the office of Grand Secretary \vith Inuch pleasure, and add that the C"Trand l\Iaster, Brother George B. France, is the representative of the C1-rand Lodge of l\lissouri at the (TrancI Lodge of Nebrask~l,. Success to thenl all, thongh they never furnish the lVIasonic \vorld any report on Correspondence.

NEVADA, 1888. The T\venty-fourth Annual session of this Grand Body \vas held in the City of 'Virginia, COllllllencing June 12th, 1888. Several 11) onths after the close I received the Journal, alnounting to 127 pages, but too late for revie\y'in Illy report for that year. Brother ..:-\.. L. Fitzgerald, C+rand l\Iaster, presided. Eighteen Lodges ,vere represented out of a total of t\venty-six on the roster. The 111enlbership alnonnted to 1,031, \vith a decrease of six. The . \. .ddress of the Grandl\laster \vas a good paper, con... tabling in its eight pages, SOlne very interesting paragraphs. He announced an anlicable adjusttnent of the question of Jurisdiction bet \veen the Grand Lodges of Utah and Nevada. He earnestly Inaintains the An1erican doctrine of Grand. Lodge Sovereignty, but had to report three invasions of their Jurisdiction by other Grand Lodges. It is to be hoped that these cases Inay be as satisfactorily settled as the issues in the Utah lllatter. lie lnade S0111e recoIlllllendations for the consideration of his Grand Lodge, ,vhich \yere practical, but purely local. The cOllllnissioll on the Utah invasion reported in full, 'which Inet ,vith great favor. The Grand Secretary, Brother C. N. Note'ware, presented a full and detailed report touching business. A comnlittee made report of the fact that all the constituent Lodges of the Jurisdiction had sent in their returns and paid Grand Lodge dues. This is encouraging and gratifying. The business of the session ,vas brief and local.

12fB CORRESPONDENCE.

The revie\v for the year \vas made by Brother R. L. }"ultOl1, and covered fifty-eight pages. Like his 'York noticed last year, the report ,vas sinlply" a transcript of doings clipped frolll the Journals revie\ved. The COlnInittee gleaned well, but did not \vrite nllich. I noticed that his resolution reC01111nending the recognition of the Grand Lodge of Porto I.:tico, as a regularly fornled Grand Lodge, was adopted. I hope his knowledge of the condition of things in that country fully justified the" action. IVly inforlnation does not yet authorize such reeolllnlendation.. CONCLUSIO~.

The follo\ving is offered as a reason for Inakiug extracts rather than cOlllnlents, by Brother Fulton: 'l'his brings us to the end of our list of Grand Lodge Proceedings, and \ve submit our report in the hope that it may be of benefit to the Craft, and especially t.o our Brethren of" Nevada, who are sODlewhat isolated, and are thus denied the pleasure of exchanging visits with their Brethren of the older States. ,Ve have felt that we owed it to them to路 give ina compact form the ilnportant events of the Masonic world for the year. \Ve have ~ivel1 such matters the preference over our own comments or opinions, and as we have' generally found what was neccessary to be said expressed by some one else in better form than we could give it, 'we have used their language.

'Villiam IVlcl\iillan, Virginhl. City, \vas elected (rrand l\Iaster. N. Note\vare, Carson, ,vas re-elected Grand Secretnry.

Channcy~

NEW BRUNSWICK, 1888. .A. neat Annual offifty-fi. ve pages reached this office a little less than seven 1110nths follo\ving the close of the Twenty-first session of the above Grand Lodge. The session 'was held in Saint J obu, lipril 24-25, 1888. The' Proceedings \vere not noticed in my last review because not received until our Grand Lodge had passed by. It seenlS singular that the slnaller the \vork the longer the tin1e required to do it, in SOUle cases. The Grand l\Iaster, Brother Janles lVlcNichols, presided, and presented an . A.cldress of local bearing covering five pages. He reported the most friendly relations bet\veen his Grand Lodge and other Jurisdictions. rrhe Craft had enjoyed a l110derate degree of prosperity \vhile pettee and harlllony prevailed. He said: "The past year has been rather an uneventful one in lVlasonic circles, and as a consequence there is nothing of lnuch importance to report." FraIn a survey of the Proceedings I quite agree \vith hinl. The Journal is devoid of ~1nything clairning not ice here. The (irand Secretary, Brother Ed\vin ~J. Wetmore, presented his annual report G. L. Ap.-9.

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'\\"hich 01ubraeed a statelucnt of an business pertaining to the general iLffhirs of the (rrand Lodge. FrOBl said statelnent I gather that there are -thirty-two Lodges on the 1'011, with a Inen1bersbip of 1,833. There ,vas a loss of ilve Inelnbers 8bo\V11 in the report. There \vere t\venty-one Lodges rcq)1'(;'Sel1tect out of thirty-two on the roster. The G-rand l\Iaster and Grand Secretary \vere re-elected, and both live 1n Saint John.

NEW JERSEY, 1889. The One I-Iundred and Second ~t\..nnual COlllnlunication of this Grand was opened in the city of Trenton on the 24th of January, ISS拢). Brothel' l~obet't lVL lVIoore, Grand lVlaster; Brother tJoseph I-I. I-lough, {rrand 8eeretary. The Journal no'w under revie\v is a creditable produetion of the G-rand Secretary, being a very handsorne 'York. It is eInbellishe rl ,,,tth a ,'ery fine engraving of Brother Joseph ",V. Congdon, ,vho "'TiS (rrand l\Iaster in IS85 and 188()' If the original is as fIne looking as the pieture, New Jersey has produced one bandso111e luan. 'rhere \vel'e present at the session lllentioned seven Past Grand 11a8tel's, representatives 6f forty Grand Lodges und a large delegation frOIn the Subordinate Lodges, arnounting, perhaps, to 150. The ll1enlbership IS shown to be 18,0-1:8, H gain of 116 over the previous year. The .Address of G"l'and l\faster 1\1001'e ,vas lengthy, covering t\ventythree pages. lIe announces that relations betw"een his (rrand Lodge and other (~l'and Jurisdictions continue harlnonious and fraternal, except in .one instance. There SeeIng to have been 801ne friction bet\veen the <"irand Lodges of Ne\y Jersey and 'Ne\v York. 1-'--lengthy statelnent of the difficulties was furnished hy the (h'and l\laster in his }\.dclress. I-ie said, in concluding his notice of the 111atter, that the \vrong done thelll had not been apologized for, and a proposition for arbitration had been made by N e"r t.Tersey but rendered inv:;tlicl by the failure of the G-rancl J.\!laster of N e\v York., to nppoiht an arbitrator. fIe hoped. that the nlatter ,vould yet be settled 011 the broad basis of Masonic justice. The follo\ving路 reInarks ,of Grand lVIastel' 1\10 ore, in eoncluding the question at issue, seenl to

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be highly seasoned and SOllle\vhat pepperish. 'Vho does the strutting he does not tell us. 'Vhat ,vill the other party say? fIe \vho st1'ttts last, etc.: Grand ~Insters may, for a brief. day, strut upon the stage of our fancied g-reatness but as individuals H!(~ pass away. Grand Lodges, as such, go on forever, and I believe 'that the great Masonic hearts of the Grand Lodges of New York and New Jersey beat responsive to Masonry's golden rule. and will not for very long pernlit their fraternal relations to be endangered or destroyed. In the rneanwhile, however, ,ve give due notice to our sister Grand Jurisdictions that when any of their Subordinate Lodges take what our law claims as our material, without our consent, and make ~Iasons out of such, Masons so ulude will not be recognized in this Grand Jurisdiction, but will find themselves, everyone, every thue, under the ban of our interdict. All the papers in this case are herev.rith sublnitted, and will, no doubt, be referred to the Conlmittee on Jurisprudence for its considern,tion and report thereon.

Other "Jurisdictions" had better "take due notice" and beware. Concerning the condition of the Craft in New Jersey, the Grand l\iastel' said, 'while it \vas not all that eould be desired, on the \vhole it \vas a prosperous and happy one. FIe claiIns that the l\Iasonic ideal is higher than ever before. The standard of Inental and 11101'al qualifications is higher and \vaste places are being built up. He further announced that the Lodges, as a \vho1e, are steadily irnproving in th.e \vork of the l~itua1. District Lodges of Instruction had been held during the year, to the pleasure and profit of all \vho

attended. lIe reported the attendance as large and the interest taken as greater than at f01'n1e1' titnes. He announced the institution, under Dispensation, of t\yO Ile\V I..Jodges. NUlnerous Dispensations had been granted for conferring degrees out of tilne. arious Inatters of local interest 'were reported.

lIe rendered one good decision holding that a Lodge reOIn, o\vnecl by tIle l\Iasonic Fraternity and '\:vhich had been properly dedicated and consecrated, could not be sub-let for other than lVlasonie uses, \vhile the rOOlll ,vas being occupied for l\Iasonic purposes. The Grand Secretary \vas thus deservedly conlp1imented by the (i-rand l\faster: OUR GRAND SECRETARY.

Our Granel Secretary, R. \V. Bro. Hough, completes to-day his fiftieth y(~ar of service as such in this Grand Lodge. A suitable testiulonial has been prepared, and will be presented to hilll, as a 11leUlento of the oceasion, by the cOIllmittee of Past Grand Masters appointed for that purpose at our last Annual Communication. I congratulate our R. \'1. Brother upon the services-long, Inany and. faithful-which he has been enabled to render to the Craft in New Jersey during his half century of service, and I congratulate this Grand Lodge upon having spared to it during these fifty years past such a Grand Secretm"y as was and is our R. \Y. and beloved Brother Joseph H. Hough.

In concluding his Address, the G-rnnd l\1aster had sOlnething to say on the use and nlisuse of the black ball. Here are his vie\ys: There is nothing in Freemasonry that is guarded more sacredly than is the rightthe inherent right-of ever~Y' member to cast his ballot on the petition of an applicant for

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the,' privileges of Masonrj:. It is I,liS right t, 0 cast this ballo~ as he wills: \vithout let or hinderance, and responsfble only to God, l\lasonry and hIS o'\vn consCIence; and yet, under the cover of this sacredly~guarded right, how Luany \vrongs are often perpetrated~r I hold that, in the synlbolie sense, each member of the Lodge is, or ought to be, a Tyler, stationed outside the inner door of our Mystic Temple, whose absolute duty it is t6 prevent the entrance of all mate~ial that is unfit for Masonic uses.. The majority of our members, hov,lever, depend entlI'ely upon the report of the COlllnllttee of Iuvcstigati()ll, and does such Comnlittee always discharge its dutiesfaithfully? How nlany of the Inembers of such Comnlittees interview the applicant, where he is not personally known to theIn, in order to ascertain whether the statell1ents made in his petition are really understood bv 111rn, and learn as to his sincerity in the making of thenl '? Are not many of the reports路 pre~ented to the Lodge by such Comlnittees based on mere hearsay-that the applicant is a good sort of fellow-and without further ado is reported worthy, when the facts are that the Committee haven't ascertained a.s to '\vhet11er, in real character, he is worthy or unworthy the high privileges'for which they recomlnend hinl? Or, as it sometimes happens, that the Committee, having made a real eftbrt to a~certain the real status of the applicHut, and, having so ascertained, are in doubt as to his worthiness, do they not often give the applicant the benefit of the doubt, an~l, by !eporting him worthy, nlislead those of the mernbers \vho depend upon that report for gUidance as to how they vv"ill cast their ballot '?

Brethren, these things ought not so to be. That mernber of a Committee of Investigation, or of a Lodge, who is in doubt as to the worthiness of an applicant, or who, l~nowil1g or believing him to be un\vorthy the privileges of Freemasonry, or incompetent to apl)Tcciate and obey the teachings of the sanIe, or \vho, because of an evil disposition, is calculatecl to disturb the peace and harmony of the Craft, or who, for any cause, l11ight prove a dishonor to the Fraternity, and yet., because of a desire to increase the funds of the Lodge, or to s\vell the lnembership, or to give the officers ''lork, or because the applicant is a "hail, well-met sort of fellow," or from any other motive of that sort, fails to cnst the black ball, sneh Inember, by such failure, may be inflicting an irreparable injury upon his Lodge and upon the Craft at large. 'VVe are not as careful in this Tespect as we ought, in honor and in obligation, to be. All honor to those brave, trne Craftsmen ''1,'110 are ever on the watch to prevent the entrance of all those whom they do 110t believe \vould prove an honor to ::Masonry, or make true worklnen in the Masonic quarry or on the walls of the Masonic Telnple.

The report' of the venerable Grand Secretary, Brother Joseph Ii. Hough, presented a statelllent of the financial condition of the Grand I..iodge. I-Iere is the manner in 'which he "vas treated by his Brethren: TESTIl\IO:KIAL TO TIlE R. '\V. GRAN'D.SECRETAH.Y.

The cOIDlnittee appointed to procure a testinlOnial to be presented to the R. \V. C';'rand. Secretary, reported that they had procured an album containing an engrossed address to R. \'Y. Bro. Hough, and a gold~lnounted ebon~l cane, which report was received and accepted. :M. \V. P. G. M. Cannoll, in feeling words, paid a touching tribute to our R. "'\V. Brother for the faithful services rendered for the half century now c1osing,'presented the album containing the en!,"Tossed address, and the gold-mounted cane, with the sineere hope that our beloYed Brother would not require the services of thE:' latter for n1anr years to come.

The COIDll1ittee above luentioned said to l~rother flough on presenting the testimonial: Fifty consecutive years of active service you have devoted your time and attention to the discharge of the important trnsts ,vhich have, for so long a period, been cornnlitted to you. FOR FIFTY YEAHS,

In storm and sunshine, in years of depression and of triuUlph, through good report and t,hr.mgh e'yil report of the Frat~rnity, you have faithfully served the-Grand Lodge with freedom, fervency and zE~al. ") ou htwe seen the Grand Lodge of New.Jersey advance from l'mall beginnings to its present wide-extended influence and ascendancy. No

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prejudice, no att~~cks ~f ze?-lolls bututl~nforUled opponepts ~f our ~ociety, have avaIled to swerve yon frorn fidehty to the Craft and to the dutIes wlth WhICh you have been intrusted. API)ROPHIATg

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The faithful discharge of duty is honorable alike to the server and the served. The testimonhtl herewith presented, and the sentiments of appreciation which accolllpany it,

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feeble and imperfect aeknowledgment of the obligations which the Grand Lodge

owes to your labors and achievenlCuts in its behalf. Unsatisfactory and incomplete as this Illemorial is to the eommittee and the tlociety which they represent, i.t is, at least, an honest expression of gratitnde and thanksgiving. . THE lTNDEHSIGNED

Feel nssured that they voice the universal sentiment of the Grand Lodge in extending to you, in addition to this testimony of obligation, their heartt{~lt hope that you nlay be spared for 11lany years to continne the service so long and so faithfully rendered. :\L\SONIC

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The Brethren of N e,v Jersey seen1 1110yed in the direction taken by other Grand Lodges, and propose the establishn1ent of a l\Jasonic FroIne. The Grand lVlaster brought the subject to the attention of the (-rrand Lodge in' his Ad(lress. 1\.n interesting report ,"\las rendered on the su'bject by a cOlll1nittee, but action thereon \vas postponed llI~ti1 the next ,A.nnnal COllllnnnication of the Grand Lodge. 111tlny

Instructions "vere given to the COl111nittee to solicit subscriptions 1'1'0111 the Lodges for the se('urernent of the liaule. The eOllnnittee recon.lIuended that about ten acres of land be secured near SOITIe large city or to\vn, lying on a line of railroad, having the necessary buildings for the purpose required, and that the saIne be purchased and held in trust for the purpose contemplated. It ,vas further stated that the stun of $15,000 \vould he sufficient to purchase such property and furnish it \vith the necessary outfit, and that a per eapita tax of twenty cents be assessed upon the Inelnbers of the Craft:. annually, until a sun1 sufficient to support and 111aintain the rIoIne be acquired. \Vhenevel'it shall appear that the stun of $15,000 has been received, the nlal1ugers are required to Ineet and organize. These 111anagers are to be appointed by the 1\1. 'V. Grand l\Iastel'. It is the intention that the Grand Lodge shall exercise suprelne control over said l\1asonie Iioll1e, possess and o\vn the real and personal property belonging to the 8,une. This rnoveillent has taken definite shape and prornises \vell for the future. Thus the States are falling in line, giving attention to the great ''lark of charity, which is the true 111ission of IVlasol1ry. COHRESPONDI~NCE

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~lissouri 'was accorded a notice covering three pages. Speaking of the report of our COllunittee on Appeals and Grievances, he said it ,vas "valuable for reference but unavailable for citations." I confess the nleaning of this sentence is not apparent. The report., taken as a \vhole, is made up of gleanings, being a 1nere synoptical vie\v of ,vhat other G;rand Lodges have done.

CfIA.RLES H. 1\1ANN \vas elected (rrand l\laster. BRO..JOSEPH H. I-IOUGI-I, of Trenton, re-elected Grand Sec.

NEW MEXICO, 1889. The Eleventh Annual OOrll11lUnication of this Grand Lodge convened in SHnta Fe, January 14,1889. Brother 'V. S. Harroun, Grand l\Iaster; ",,-.\lphel1s A. Keen, G-rand Secretary.

There aTe thirteen Lodges, ,vith a menlbership of 602. for the past year ,vas very slight, all10unting to t\venty-one.

The gain

The Conlmittee on Credentials reported those entitled to seats in the Grand Lodge, but did not indicate \vho \vere Jyresent at the session. The Grand Master presented a brief .A.ddress, announcing that be had granted Dispensations for the fornlation of t-\VO ne,v Lodges. He n1entioned the death of th~ir foruler Grand Secretary, Brother David J. lVLiJIer, 路who died in St. Louis, Decen1ber 23, 1887. He said: Owing to the fact that he was our first Grand Secreta!')路, and that, in a certain sen~e, he ,vas a, ward of this Grand .Jurisdiction. together with the peculiar circumstances of his death, far away from relatives and his old ~fasonic companions, it was thought proper to ask our Brethren of Missouri to give his reluains the fitting tribute to which his past 1vlasonic rank and vlorth pre路enlinently entitled him.. I accordingly opened a correspondence with the Missouri Brethren, giving them some account of Brother :Miller, and requesting them to see that his renlains were properly cttred for. They responded nobly. .A Specific Grand Lodge was convened at :Masouic Hall, St. Louis, and on the 30th of December his body was buried, with 1\Iasonic hortors, in Bellefontaine Cemet.~ry. R. \V. Bro. .fohn D. Vincil, after reporting the proceedings of the Specific Grand Lodge, adds: "There, amid the bleak winds of winter, the beautiful l\lasonic rites 'were solemnly rendered, and all that was Inortal of our R. 'V. Bro. David J. Miller, who died among strangers, was laid to rest by loving hands in the Masonic burial lot." T'he thanks of this Grand Lodge are due to all the busy Brethren who turned aside frOln their accustomed cares to pay the last sad tribute to one who, although personally a stranger to them, had been in life a '\vorker in that noble Order whose Charity knows no bounds. Our thanks are especially due to our Grand Representative near the Grand Lodge of :Missouri, R. VV. Bro. .T. L. 1'orrey, and to R. \楼. Bro. .Tohu D. Vincil, Grand Secretary. of :Missouri. Brother Miller was a largeMhearted, generous man, and' 'a lover of the whole Fraternity wherever dispersed over the face of the earth." So long as his physical and mental po\vers relnained to him he was an active and efficient ,vorker in the broad field of 1\Iasonry. May his memory ever be cherished in the hearts of the menlbers of this Jurisdiction. ~

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The Grand l\laster said he had been called upon to Inake but f(~\v decisions, and such as "vere rendered were InoRtly upon subjects \vhich luiJl been passed upon by previous Grand ]\'fasters ; there~ol'e he did not deenl. it necessary to call attention to the cases passed upon, except two or three \vhich luight be 11lentioned. One case is nlentioned of general interest. A. cHndidate llad. been initiated and passed 'who had lost the sight of one eye, 'which defect \vasnot kno,vn at the time of his being received. It seen1S that the Grand Lodge of Ne\v lVlexico has a rule excluding anyone 'who has lost the sight of an eye. The eandidate in this case possessed all the other necessary qualifications to nlake a bright and useful Mason. 'fhe G-rand :l\Iaster, in, passing upon the case sulHllitted, decided that it ,vonld he a, fhl' greater injustice to 1Nithhold the Third Degree than the injnry ,voulc1 be to. l\'Iasonry by conferring it. He said ~ "In IllY vie"w of this question, irt; speculative lVIasonry, ,""ve should look 1nore to the rnorn.1 and mental than to the physical qualifications of those vvho knoelc nt onr doors." The Grand l\faster reported another case 'where it is presnrned the p::u'ty had both eyes, as nothing is said about his physical defects, hut he is evi-路 dently in a ,vorse condition than the individual ,vho had l)ut one eye. The declaration made by the party of the second part that he "be1ievf~8'路 the Holy Bible to be a dange?'"ou8 book-one that bas been directly the' cause of 11lore outrages upon innocenc0 and helplessness than any other cause in the ",,"orIel of luankind. It should be taken frotH the alta}'" of' ~fasonry as a slanderer of the God of nature."

The G-rancl l\Iaster advised that the a,foresaid morally blind party l)eperlnitted to \vithdra,v, giving as a reason that the Book of l ..a\v is one of the landn1.arks. In l\lissouri snch an agnostic "vould be perlnitted t.o> withd}YiU by the ballots of his Brethren, on charges of "gross ulllnasonic' 1

conduct." I thus close my notice of the brief Address of the (:trnnd l\laster of New IV[exico. Reports of the Grand Secretary, Grand Treasurer and G'ra-nd Lecturer 'were brief and business-like. A proposition ,vas SUbll1itted looking to the pernlH"nent location of the Grand I..Jodge.

Franl the report on the Grand l\iaster's .A..ddress, it :is learned that. quite a steady progress had Inarked the history of the Craft tbe past year'J> while harlllony and prosperity had prevailed.

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The Sa111e conlInittee approved the action of the <..1rand ~Iaster concerning the candidate ,vith bnt one eye, holding that the loss is not of such vital iInportance as to exclude 011e "rho is 'worthy and \Ven qualified. I quite agree \rith the conclusion of the cOl1llnittee in passing upon the decision of the G'rand ThIaster, \vho ano"wed a party to \vithdra\v who "believes the fIoly Bible to be a dangerous book." The conul1ittee said: "To allo'w a Inernber of a Lodge to 'withdra\v froll1 the Lodge and have his nall1e erased froIn the roll of nlelnbership ,vould be sending 11ir11 out into the \vorld as an unafliliated l\iason." The eonllnit.tee believed that no l\Iason should be allo\ved to retain Inelubership \vho did not respect the foundation prineiples of the Institution. The conln1ittee reCOllll11ended that the ease l)e renlanded to the I-Iodge of ,vhich the offending .Brot}lf~r \va~ a. Inelnber, ,vith il~structiol1s to have charges preferred against hiIn, and tbat he be tried, as provided by la,v, for an offense. against the ancient landn1arks. The report of the C01l11nittee ,vas approved, and the offending Brother will have an opportunity to ans'wer for his "fear" of that "dangerolls book," the (h'eat Light in lVIasonry. It is to be hoped that the teachings of that book vdlllead hilll to conclude that it i:..; "dangerous" to trifle ,vith the belief and convictions of a Brotherhood founded upon the 'Vord of God. There is nothing further in the Proceedings claiIning attention at the hands of this COlll1nittee. CORRESPONDENCE.

.A. revie\v cOlnprising notices of the doings of fifty-four Cirand Lodges, en1 braced in 112 pages, \vas furnished by Brother lVlax Frost, Past Grand ~Iaster.

lie opened by saying, "l\lasonry throughout the Continent of North .i\..lnerica is in a flourishing ~~nd healthy cundition." Brother Frost said he had taken care to pay attention to COlll111ents and decisions of interâ&#x201A;Źst to the Brethren of his o\vn Grand Lodge, and had gleaned extensiYely fronT the Journals revie,ved. His report does not abound in COlnments. He gave l\lissouri the benefit of a three-page notice, and seen1ed to approve IllY eOllllnents and criticisn1s on the action of a fornler Grand l\faster, who declared ineligible a candidate ,vho had lost one eye. Brother Frost ,vas very courteous and kind to this COll11nittee in his COlnn1cnts. His report, as a ,,,hole, is an interesting cOlnpendilun of valuable lVIasonic infornlation gathered froI11 the Journals revie\ved. It is' V\;~ith pleasure that I reeord the fact that he is continued as COlllmittee on Foreign Correspondence. Brother A. H. l\trorehead~ Silver City, ,vas elected G-ra.nd lVIaster. Brother A. A. l(oen, Las egas, Grand Secretary.

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NEW YORK, 1889. The ;J oarnal elnanating frolH this Grand Lodge is the largest of their issues I have seen since rny connection vvith the 'work of Correspondence. It elllbraces about 400 pages of 11ne heavy paper. The type \vork is good, Hnd the Proceedings, like everything else cOIning frolll that (1rand I.Jodge, are first elas8. The .TournaI is graced 'with very superior engravings of t路wo leading Brethren-Brother J(~sse B..Anthony, Past Grand l\;Iaster, and Brother Ed'\vard 1\;L L. Ehlers, <3rand Secretary. These faces are attractive and thoughtfbl, 'well calculated to arrest attention.

The One I-Iundred and Eighth .A.nuual Conl11lunication ,vas opened in the (rrand Lodge roonl, IVlasonic l1a11, New York City, June 4th, 1889. IV!. 'V. Bro. Frank l路t La;wrenee, Grand l\.faster, present and presiding. Brother Ehlers, G-rand Secretary, \vas at his very ilnportant post. There 'Nere present eight Past (1.. rand l\'1asters, and the representatives of fifty;seven (h'and Lodges, .A.Jnerican and foreign. l\lissouri ,vas represented by Brother John Ste\vart. I Inake out, frOll1 Illy count, that 698 Lodges 'were represented out of the 718 on the roll. The lueID bership \-vas reported at 74,Of->5. r

A GOOD BEGINNING.

Before the Grand Lodge was opened the Grand lYlaster said: Brethren, before proceeding to the business which awaits us, I call your attention to :au occurrence of so extraordInary and calamitous a character that in my judgment it <1elnands prompt and liberal action upon the part of this Grancl Lodge. As YOU were about leaving your honles to come to this place a neighboring State was visited by an "awful disaster without parallel in the history of this country. I need not say that I refer to the late floods in Pennsylvania. ' In a beautiful "'lalley where a 'week ago were prosperous towns, thriving villages and happy homes, there is llO'\V unspeakable desolation. The latest and 1110st careful estimates place the nunlber of the dead at between eight and fifteen thousand, and many thousands more survive who are bereft of friends, bereft of home, bereft of all. Among theu1 aremauy of our Brethren, and it seems to 11Ie that the Grand Lodge should take the earliest Inoment to extend its sym,pathy in a. substantial and liberal form, remembering, while ,\ye are in the lnidst of plenty and prosperity, those so fearfully afflicted, .and so short a distance tnvay. I f'raterlutlly dru\y your attention to the subject. 011111otion of R. ,Yo Edward was unanimously adopted:

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L. Ehlers, Grand Secretary, the following resolution

Resolved, That R. \V. \VnshingtOll E. Connor, Grand Treasurer, be directed to telegraph to the Grand ~raster of Pennsylvania in aid of the distressed of our :Masonic household in the Conenlaugh Valley, the sunl oft\vo thousand dollurs fronl the funds of this Grand Loc1g-e. ~

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The Grand }Iaster opened his able . .\ ddress of forty pages jubilantly. He said: The porbtl~ of the great 1nother Lodge are once more opened to receive the General Assembly of the Craft. 'rhe One Hlll1clrec1 and Eighth Annual Conlmunication of the Grand Lodge of the State of New York is held uuder circnmstances peculiarly happy and auspieions. For the first time in its history the Grand Lodge assembles to-day in honH.~ whieh is absolutely its o,,,'n: a home over which no debt casts its shadow, against which no man holds the slnallest claim. 'rhe sounds of our recent rejoicing have scarcely died it\vay when we come together to take sober account of the c1oingsc.-of the past and develop fur~her plans for the future.

The representatiye dead of that J'urisdietion "\vere Inentioned in a.PIH'Opriate ternlS by the G-rand :l\laster. Past (}rand l\Iasters .Jasep11 1). Evans and (Jobn "'V. SiInons '\vere speeial1y renlelIlbered as distinguished rnelnbers of the Craft in Ne\y York. Of the venerable Brother :Evans he said: He WitS chosen Grandl\faster in 1854. and again in lR55. For thirty-two ~'ears after his retirement from the Grand Enst he eontinlled an active mClnber of this Grand Lodge, rendering" valued serviee as a rnelnber of many of its committees and often lending the benefit of folounc1 judgment and ripe experience to its principal subjeets of discussion. Having long been the Senior Past GrandMaster present at our Annual Conlnlunications, he was well knO\vn to a.ll the recent members of thi~ Grand Lodge. He was mnch respected as a merchant and citizen, and his unremitting devotion to the路 affairs of Masonry furnishes to all his Brethren a golden example.

Of the venerated Silnons, Grand l\Iaster La'wrence had this to say: John 'V. Simons \vas a Ulan of high and indisputable genius. Entering the :Masonic Fraternity earl:r in life, he very SOOll, and to the exclusion of other pursuits, becan1e deeply interested in our Brotherhood, und, during 111any )"ear8. devoted to its service ~~}~nJi'it~V~~~~ili~:J~~;~~rh~ lnore popular fields, would assuredly have cOlnmanded }~ascinated by the Inysteries of the Fraternity, no man delved l110re deeply in its quarries than he, and the results of his labors "vere given to an appreeiativeBrotherhood the \vorld over in writings "vhose pure and scholarly style, unassailable accuracy and keen discrimination of statenlent Inarked their author as a 1naster teacher in the Craft. Though his later years were sOlnewhat obscured, his intellec.t was brilliant to the last, alld your present Grancll\laster C~'Ln beargrateflll testimony to the vH,lue of his aid and sen"ices during our very recent labors. I shall not attempt to enunlerate no\v the many Masonic honors eonferred upon hin1; suffice it to say that there \vere fmv marks of' distinction within the power of the Fra,ternity to eonfer '\\Thich had not been his. In this Grand Lodge he rose by successive degrees to the highest station, ~ulc1, during the year 1860 he 'was the Grand Master of Masons in the State of New York. For a great Inany years he had been the Chairnl~1n of onr C01nmittee on Foreign Correspondence, and his annual reports, written in that capacity, '\vere replete with 'wit, learning und' eloquence, and abounded in useful infornHltion. Among the guild of learned and gifted Brethren who hold like positions in other Grand Jurisdictions, and to whose labors every Masonic student is so g-reatly indebted for the cireulat.ion of Masonic knowledge, Brother Simons was recognized as the peer of any; and the published transactions of nUl.ny of our sister Grand Lodges, issued since his death, contain just tributes to his services and attainments.

The Inemory of our M. ,V. Brothers Evans and Simons deserves far n10re than this brief notice, and I trust the Grand Lodge ,viII see that :fitting and appreeiative record is made of the care"er and services of both these distinguished Brethren.

Appropriate lueluoirs ,vere furnished and adopted, and lllelllorial tablets inserted in honor of the illustrious dead. The Grand l\laster Inentioned the YVashington Centennial, the celebration of 'which event took place in the city of Ne\v York, prior to the ses-

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sion of the Grand Lodge. It "vas deemed eminently proper that the ~Iasonic Fra.ternity should be recognized in the proceedings, as George "\Vashington, inaugurated as President one hundred years ago, 'vas an active nlenlber of our Fraternity. The fact is lnentioned by G-rand l\lastel' La-wrence that 'Vashington received the oath of office at his inauguration froIH 1\1. 'V. Itobert R. I.Jivingston, then Chancellor and (i-rand l\Iaster of J\1:asons in the State of Ne,v York. He further stated that the Bible upon ,vhich "\Vashington,vas obligated ,vas, and is yet, the property of St. J obn's Lodge, No.1, of Ne\v York. The request for the lVI~sonic Fraternity to pc;rticipate '~\vith shililar organizations" in a grand parnde ,vas not accepted, the invitation being deelned neither practicable nor expedient. NEW 1,ODGES.

The C1rand l\laster said the policy of the Grand Lodge for sorne years had been to discourage the organization of ne\v Lodges, \vhich policy had had the effect of dirninishing the nurnber of applications for Dispensations for that. purpose. Only t,vo ne,v I../odges had been created during his tern1- Speaking of the Ijbraryand Iteading Roonl, the (1-rand l\laster said the benefits derived therefroIll 'were very great. He said the financial affairs of the Grand I.../odge, and of the Fraternity at large, ,vonId justify a reasonable outlay for such a useful purpose, and that the Reading J~oonl should be continued. FOREIGN RELATIONS.

(rrand l\1aster La,vrence said: "Peace reigns in our Fraternity throughout the ,vorld, and the Craft in all countries appears in a condition of prosperity and progress. Our relations 'Nith other Grand Lodges continue to be Inost cordial and happy, the only exception being "vith respect to our Brethren and neighbors of the State of Ne\v Jersey."

lie then referred at considerable length to the 111isnnderst::l,nding bet,veen the t\VO Jurisdictions concerning sonle candidate WhOlll a Lodge in Ne,v York had initiated, Ne,v Jersey claiming control in the case. The Grand l\laster th.en proceeded to speak of the success achieved in paying off the last of their indebtedness in connection ,vith the l\fasonic Temple. He said that their anticipations had been more than realized. The \vork acconlplished in this field of effort Inay be regarded as one of the Blast c0111plete business triulnphs of the age. That G-rand 1Iaster La'wrence "was the grand agent in this accolnplishnlent no one 'vill question. During his terlns of office th~ sunl of nearly $400,.000 ,vas raised to liquidate the heavy debt upon their Fraternity. rrhey are no,v free frolu debt.

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THE JUBILEE.

It had been previously deterll1ined by the Grand Lodge that \vhen the paylnent of the debt \vas cornpleted the event should be COllUllernorated throughout the Jnrisdietion in a 111anner \vorthy of its irnportance. The tiJne set apart for such jubilee ,vas the 24th day of .A.pril, 1889. It 'was observed as a day of thanksgiving and rejoicing thronghout the Jurisdiction, the Fraternity joining in aeelai lns of praise and thankfulness to the l\Iost Higb. .A. lnodel in bronze ,vas struck, by direetion of (rrand lVfaster Lawrence, bearing the device of the (Trand Lodge and an inscription appropriate to the event. The (Trand l\faster saId: "The cOJnpliance 'with the request for observing Jubilee day \vas well-nigh universal." fIe said "that at every Ineeting held the proceedings \vere opened 'with prayer and thanksgiving to A.lrnighty God. .A.n nddress issued by the Grnncl l\Iastel' was read, and the noble anthell1 ahvays heard at our annuallneetings "Yas sung." lIe luentianed several great asselnblages of the Craft "which took plaee in all the principal cities of the State, and that tbe Brethren and their fnInilies assernbled, actuated by the universal spirit Df rpjoieing." He concluded his referenee on this subject by the follo\ving beautiful sentlInents: Surely the fire upon our altars never burned so brightly, snrely t.he bond between Brother and Brother WitS never so elose as upon that night; and, as the 111ind cOlltenlplates the assembling of so DUtny scores of thommnds, hundreds of Dliles asunder, yet 'S,vu~'ed by the Sall1e idea, and at the s~une Inoment of time, singing the siInple, single preun ofpraisc, "Be Thou, 0 God, exalted high, And as rrhy glory fills the sky, So shall it be on earth displayed Till Thou art here as there obeyed.

-the celebration of the 2t.lth of April becornes grand and Inajestic, in a degree never surpassed in the history of the Craft.

Having paid off a d~bt of Jn01'e than $400,000 in the past four years, and 'with $140,000 in the Hall and Asylnn1 Fund, the Fraternity Inay be congratulated upon their \vonderful success. Their next grand '\vork is the establishnlent and nlaintenanee of a l\1~lsonjc floIne, or '~ . A.syhun," as it is called. The location of sueh institution \vas regarded as an ilnportant feature in the undertaking. The Grand 1\'la8te1' said nUlnerous offers to donate lands in various localities for the purpose ,vere received by the COll1mittee. He further relllurked that their enlbarrassnlents for Inany years had been those of debt, but, in the 111atter of selecting a site for the proposed .A.syhnn, they had suffered f1'0111 an elnbarrasSlnent of riches. He said: Offers of building sites, all kind and generous, and some of them lavish and nlullificent, have been received from almost all quarters, frolll the vicinity of ~Iontauk Point ~lt one extremity of the State, to that of Lake Erie ut the other; and action has all along been lULlupered by the thought that whatever criticism vIe Dlight find it necessary to ll1uke upon any or all of these kindlj" proffers Dlust, of necessity, appear ungracious.

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Then follo,ved several sensible COlll1nents: The 11lere cost of the land will be but a small part of the total outlay, and the' amount of its value is utterly insignificant as compared 'with the consequences of an injudicious selectioll. It nligh t well be considered whether we have not now reached a point at which the l?rater!lity nlar, if adv.isable,路purchase and pay for just such a site, in just such a location, as 1111ght be found WIsest and best. To establish the institution at a place not both central n,udaccessible would be to' diminish the general interest in it, to narrow the scope of its usefulness, and, in short, to ineur the clangerthat it lnight tend to become a mere local institution, rather than one in which the Brethren throughout the State 'would feel a constant, active, living interest and pride.

.A. valuable tract of land ,vas finally selected and purchased near the cit.y of Utica, and ,vas thus nlentioned by G-rand lVlaster La,vrence: The intrinsic merits of the site now under consideration will scarcel)r be denied by anyone who has exalnined it. The tract is 160 acres or more in e A tel1t, and is commandin~ and beautiful in a rare degree. It lies upon a broad tableland, surrounded by distaiit hills, and commanding a view of the l\iohawk VnJley for many uliles. It is two miles fronl the heart of the city of Utica, to which access is gained by a street rail'way. The public water supply alread'y extends almost to the entrance to the property, and ean readily be introduced upon it. The two great railroads which traverse the center oftlle State of New York frOIll east to west pass in full 路view before it. A broad central space of nUlny acres is already ilnproved to the point of readiness for the construction of buildings, a.nd this is bordered for a long distance by a beautiful grove, the desirability of 'which is readily apparent. In making this or any selection, it will not be possible to gratify the preferences of all; but it is nlY belief that should this location be decided on, no cause to regret the action will in the future be found. Possessing almost every advantage ,vhich could be desired, this seeIns a spot at which the Asylunl may be located to the great and COllspicuous advantage of the Craft of the present day and of future generations.

The difficulties in the way of a selection have been so great that those who have had this delicate nlatter in hand have gravely feared that no present conclusion ll1ight result, and that serious and injurious confusion Inight ensue. But it is Illy belief that a site has now been suggested which is as fair as possible to all localities, and in itself as desirable as any which can be found within the borders of the State.

Concerning the future of this proposed benevolence, the (rrand lVlaster said: rro achieve the full measure of usefulness which we hope the AsylulU will attain, it will be necessary to add largely to our present resources; and such additions can only be obtained through the vpluntary contributions of Brethren and of benevolent friends. To gain these our work mnst be such as to n1erit the benefnctions of those who combine philanthropy of pnrpose with intelligence of judgment; and, if our course shall be such as to deIllOnstrate to the Fraternity and to the 'world that a great work of real, practical, useful charity is actually being perfornlcd under our auspices, there is not the snlallest, doubt that, as thne goes on, our resources will be so increased as to meet the largest demands upon us.

That the ,vork. ,yin be acco111plished none need doubt, in vie,v of the ,vonderful achievelnents of the Fraternity in Ne'w York. That J urisdietion \villlead in this as in other great enterprises. Grand 1\laster La-'wrence closed his Address, and his arduous labors, in these ","ords : So active a participant in late events as I have been is least fitted to eulogize the recent achievements of the Craft; yet it may be said of the :Masons of our inlmediate time that they applied themselves faithfully to the nlost imperative task which lay before theIn, and, sustained by an l.1nquaUlng trust in the goodness and mercy Almighty God, faltered not until, in spite of many difficulties, it was accomplished.

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Our Fraternity within this State is stronger and more prosperous to-day than at allY time in all its annals; and, as the future opens rich with prOlnise, let us 'hope that th'e history of the Craft, through all the years that lie before, may be broad, and grand and noble, with the fulfillment of one high aspiration ever quickly followed by the birth of .another, to the latest time.

In the judgulent of this ,vriter, the vvork perfornled by Brother Frank Ii.. Lavvrence finds no parallel in the history of i\.lnerican Freelnasonrv. He was elected Grand l\laster for the first tilne in 1885 and served fo{u' tenns. Never did a Grand Lodge exhibit greater ,vi8donl than in choosing and retaining hin1 as G-ranc1 l\Iaster. The coniplinlent of so nlallY re-elections 'was a heavy tribute levied npan Brother La·wrence, but it '\-vas a neeessary tax. I ·will not say tl·iat he \vas the best nlan the' Brethren ,could have found, for the posRibilities of the Craft in Ne\\~ York are unkno\,,"n. One thing I will say-they eould not have done any better. Taking hold of the G-rarid Lodge fonr years ago, 'when it 'was enCUll1berecl ·with an interest-bearing debt of nearly $500,000, the Inelnbership fearfully burdened, if not discouraged, the outlook forbidding, and not a fEnv seriously disaffected, Brother Lu\vrence rallied the :Fraternity, inspired hope, devised and executed plans and llloved forwrard in the face of 11lonster enlbarraSSlnents, to victory. In less thaJl four years he announces the result of his ,vork as follo\vs : In the nUlne of the Gr~1nd Lodge, and of all the Fraternity,! extend a joyfUl greeting to every :Mason in the State of New York!

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vVe celebrate H, most happy and irnportal1t epoch in the history of the !1'raternity in this Jurisdiction; the achievement of perfect freedo1l1 frmn a bondage which has long impaired our usefulness and dinlinished our strength. In city, town and village; by the great lakes, upon the border of the ocean, and relnote m110ng the mountains; the lnembers of our ancient Craft assenlble to hail the ternlinatioll of long years of sacrifice and endeavor, and to render purest hOlnage to Alnlighty God for this, and flU His mercies and blessings. vVhen, some three and one-half years ago, it was first my privilege to place the subject before you, the indebtedness of the :MasonicHall and Asyhllll Fund, for "\vhich our faith stood honorably pledged, amounted to but little less than half it nlillion dollars. Its payment had long been deenled beyond our po,\ver, not rnore because of its large mnoullt than of luauy vexed and cOluplicated questions which had arisen, and the natural weariness which followed years of fruitless effort. Despite discouragements-and they were many-the work,ol1ce attmnpted, went :steadily 011. Gradually the effort broadened. Faith· in success, born of the righteousness of the undertaking', though at first shared by few, beCallle at last the faith of all. \lVe now rejoice in the termination of this labor.

To-day the debt is paid. Every bond 'which evidenced the debt is paid. rrhe lTIOrtgage lately upon our property is satisfied.

The Trustees of the Hall and Asyllllll Fund have now in their possession, for use as a buildillgfl1nd, more than $100,000 in nloney, nlainly resulting fron1 the fair held in the city of New York about a J"ear ago; and the amount is being rapidly augulentecl by the revenues of our property.

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Nothing renulins of the debt save its history. The labor attendant upon its payment vanishes fl'Oln the present into the great a.nd unalterable past: rich in lllenlories of toil sacrifice, never to be forgotten by those whose privilege it has been to take part in the endeavor, tlnd\vho h9ve deIllOl1strated the depth oftneir de'{otioll to the principles upon which Freeulasonry is founded.

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This revie\v of the Proceedings of the (X·rand Lodge of Ne\v YOl'k Inust The acco111plishlnent of the grand undertaking referred to and the happy outCOI118 of all their labors ,vill be accepted as sufficient for one report of this Comnlittee. sutnce.

COIU~ESPONDENCE.

The annual revie\v, all10unting to 120 pages, ,vas presented by the Chairlnan of the COlnu1ittee, lVL \V. Bro. Jesse B. 4-l.nthollY, P. G-. 1\1. He opened his revie\v ,vith tlle fbUowing apology: Having the honor to present the anIlual report on Correspondence, it has been llly aiIn to embody therein as concise a review of the Proceedings of the various Grand Bodies as the limits of this report will acllnit, and. at the sa,Ine thne, present, for the information of the Brethren in this Jurisdiction, all facts of interest. I an1 aware that, follQ\ving after the late Chail'man-)L ,Yo Bro. Simons-who for so 11lany veal'S filled this position ,vith great ability, illlllfLny respects this report 'will suffer by cornparison. Our departed Brother had the peculiar ability reqnisite for the discharge of this duty, which, cornbinedwith years of experience in this pnrticular field, enlltJled hiIn to present a report in every sense honorable to this Grand Jurisdiction. Accepting, with Iuuny Inisgivings, this responsible position-throug.h the favor of the (}rand l\Iaster-I ean only ask that eharitable consideration which inexperience den1l:1nds.

The tidings gathered fro111 the North, South. East and 'Vest 811mv that our beloved Institntion lnaintaillS its high position, its progress is onward, prosperity reigns, and, with few exceptions, peace and harmony preva.il within the Grand Jurisdictions.

,Vhile I \vas a great adnlirel' of his predeeessor, the venerable Brother Sirnons, and regarded hirn as lxlrtieularly fitted for the position of a review'er, I aiD- safe in saying the ',vork of Brother .A.nthony rnaintains the high standard so long enjoyed by the G-rand Lodge of Ne\v York. The -quiet dignity and cOllservative vie\vs of Brother .Anthony 'willlead to his recognition as one of the ablest representative '\vTiters in the "Guild." I-lis report is largely interspersed ·with clippings fron1 the C"l-rand Lodge Pro·ceedings revie\ved. Brief and peTtinent COllllnents ,vere 111ade upon such 'subjects as elaimed his attention. He COll1nlented fraternally on the l\.cldress of our Grand lVIaster \Villhu.ns. Speaking of the advanced position occupied by lVlissouri l'espeeting the saloon question, he said. the ,action of our G·ralid Lodge speaks ,veIl for all parties, and he eongratula·ted the Fraternity of lVIissouri that the vexed question is finally settled. fIe said the acco1l1plislunent. of such a work a fe\v years ago \vould have been considered ilnpossible, and that he could hardly realize it no,v. I 'lnay say, in Teply, that the point reached by the Fraternity in l\1issouri ,on that question evidences a spirit of heH.lthy refOrll1, and elearly proves that the standard of l\1asonic Inorality in this Jurisdiction has been 'won"derfnl1y elevated. Speaking of the report of Brother Givan, confirnling

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the action of the Lodge \vhich expelled a Brother \vho denied "the God of the Bible," Brother . A.nthony said our action \vas in full accord 路with his vie\vs on the subject. Treating of nlY report on Correspondence, he' said: The report is one of the best of the series, cOillprehensive, interesting and especially valuable for the comments, and,when necessary, full presentation of the ""vriter's views on important questions. \Ve should be glad to present SOlne of the "jewels, but our' space will not pennit. II

Our Brother naturally devotes a large part of his report to the maintenance of theposition of the Grand Louge of Missouri 011 the "saloon question" (and he does it nobly), and. while we lllay doubt the propriety or expediency of such an enactlnent by a Grand Lodge, yet we do not question the right to do so. Although we nlay travel by a different path, our aim and object is the elevation of our Fraternity to that high plane demanded by our code and teachings. \Ve honor our Brother. \Ve honor the Craft of Missouri for the efforts made and' determination evinced to,vard the Sa111e object.

Brother Anthony is entitled to the appreciation of this Conl1nittee for his kind and courteous consideration and treatrnent of Illy review as路 expressed above. His expressions of honor for this \vriter and the Craft in IVIissouri "will not beforgotten, but held in grateful relnernbrance. The report, as a whole, is interesting and instructive. I close this revie,v' of the Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Ne\v York by copying the valedictory of the retiring Grand lVlaster, Brother' Frank R. La\vrence, and the resolutions adopted by the Grand Lodge, recognizing his valuable services. The valedietory is a genl, and the, resolutions, \vhich \vere ordered to be engrossed and presented to hiln,. constitute a beautifullllonument : Brethren of the G~'(md Lodge: Another m0111ent and my voice shall be heard no more in this place, and how, Illy Brethren, shall I speak to you the final ''lords? Surely no man has ever been 11lore greatly honored by his Brethren than have 1. Five times it has been your pleasure to call m.e. by your unanirpt?us acclamation, to the chief stati~l: among you. During four' years It has bee!l my prl'nlege to ~ccupy. that exalted poslt~on. RetirinB' now, I have the rarest happIness to do so at a tIme of the greatest prosperIty, and bearuIg, I believe, the love of my Brethren. Believe me, Brethren, the events of the past four )'ears will a.lways be brightest in my memory, anel. believe me, among the great bod~' of the Craft there is no one who hopes more earnestly than I do that the future which a'waits the路 Fraternity 111ay be as bright as our hopes have made it; and surely, Brethren, as the new day which has dawned upon the Craft advances toward meridian, through the exertions of all the Brethren, and through the efforts of those ''''hom you have now inducted into路 office and of their successors, under the blessing of Divine Providence, the work of our hands shall prosper from year to year. Brethren, dear Brethren, I bid 'you an affectionate, farewell.

lIere are the resolutions\vhieh were "adopted by a rising vote :" Re.'iolved, That we, the Grand I_odge of the State of New York, in the One Hundred~ ~tnd Eighth Annual Comrnunication assembled, do offer, and hereb)':' extend to the M. W. Frank R. Lawrence our heartfelt thanks and gratitude for the great labors he has performed, the great work he has accomplished, and the great lesson he has so suceessfully taught the Craft. He was called to the Grand East at a tirne when the Fraternity was overwhelmed with a debt so appalling in its magnitude that the most hopeful of" the Brethren tnrned from a consideration of its liquidation as froln a question ilnpossible of solution. Nothing daunted by the immensity of the sum to be raised, the enormous,

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labor required to be performed, nor by the ge!wral belief that the task, self~i1nposed, was bevond the hope of accolllplishulent, he lllanfully, earnestly, and with the courage of a dalll1tless faith, devoted, with unflagging zeal, the high talents 'with which he is tmdowed to the noble and glorious work he had undertaken, 'which \york, being now accomplished, redounds for all tilne to the glory of the Craft, and justly entitles our beloved and devoted Brother to be named as the foremost :Mason of the. present day. He has brought fronl the dream of our hopes the establislllnent, a.s a fact, of an asylnm for our wido\ved and orphaned, a retreat for the worthy distressed brother Mason, tlnd an abiding place for those upon whom old age is stealing. He has brought 11S to a c1enlonstration that practical charity is a pronlinent object of,

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Resolved, That :M. \Y. I~rank H.. Lawrence will carry with him through the days that shall renluin to hiln of his earthly career a \varmth of affection and a fervent and confIdent expectation for his continued prosperity, which will deepen and increase 'with his increasing years, and which will broaden and intensify as our Fraternity shall increase in nmnber and our rnagnincent charity shall develop and amplify. H.c"alizing that only the Grand Architect of the universe Call pronounce upon any rnortal work, the ultilnate plaudit, "\Vcll clone, good and faithful servant, enter thou into the joy of thy I,oI'd," 'Ve offer to the Giver of all Good our heartfelt prayers for the eon tinned SlUne of His countenance npon the life ancllabors of hiln for WhOIll our affection has prornpted these words.

JOlIN \V. "VIlOO lVLA.N ,vas elected (rrand l\Iaster. ED"\V..~RD 1\1. L. EEILERS ,vas re-elected G-rand Secretary.

NORTH CAROLINA, 1889. The G-rand Lodge n1et in the city of Raleigh and began the labors of the One Hundred and Second A.nnual COllul1unication, on the 8th day of tTannary. 1\1. "\路V. Charles 1-1. Robinson, Grand1\1aster, presided, and Brother Donald "\V. Btiin ,vas Grand Secretary. The Journal contains the ll1inutes of eight Special Sessions held during the year, Inostly for the purpose of laying earner-stones. Repl'esentatives 'were present at the . .. \nnnal Session frotl1 154 out of the 225 Lodges in the Jurisdiction. I~epresentativesof nineteen Grand Lodges

,vere present. The recapitulation sho,vs a little over 7,000 Inelllbers in the 225 Lodges, being an average of sOlnething above thirty Inenlbers per Lodge. The inco1l1e for the year alnonnted to a little 1110re than $3,000. The Grand Lodge found it necessary to increase the per capitct from fifty to sixty cents. G. L. Ap.-IO.

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The . .-\.ddress of five pages, fi'Olll Grand l\Iastel' Robinson, contained very brief allusion to the condition of the Fraternity. lIe said that the general progress \vas satisfactory. In the course of his Address, he urged upon the Body the creation of the District Deputy Grand lYlaster Bysten1 r being convinced of the necessity of having such offIcers. He had found it ilnpossible for the Grand l\Iaster to visit extensively throughout the Jurisdiction, \vithout great loss of tinle and heavy expense. It ,vas his opinion that lnany inlportant rnatters arise in Lodges that could be settled satisfactorily if a careful Deputy could be called upon to visit in such cases.. I anl pleased to record the fact that the systeIn of District ])eputies \vas adopted by the Grand Lodge. I nlay add that their systeln reselllbles the one in existence in lVlissouri, \vhich has proved invaluable to our GnLnd :Nlasters for ulany years. Grand J\.rIaster }iobinson reported that six ne\v Lodges had been established during his ternl. He reported only one decision and that \vas a correct i~lterpretation of lVlasonie J ul'isprudence. .ii. l\Iason had been suspended by his Lodge and took an appeal to the Grand Lodge. The suspended party claiIned that the appeal vacated the judgn1ent, and that he had a right to visit Lodges, eluTing the tiIne of his suspension, and until the Grand Lodge passed upon the appeal. The Grand l\1:aster decided, very properly, that during pendency of the appeal the suspended party had no right to visit Lodges,. but that. his 111elllbership ,vas in abeyance. The Grand Lodge supported the opinion. o.RPHAN

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The IVIasons of North Carolina are doing grand ,york in caring for and lnanaging this institution. Froln the brief Address of Grand l\IIaster Robinson on this subject, I Il1ake the follo1\ring extract: I come now to this subject-nearest to the heart of every true :Mason. 'The report of the Superintendent will infonll you of its situation 110\V, the work of the past year, its and usefulness, its crowded condition, its happy life and its pro~ gress towards becoming lnore self路sustaining. " increa~ed efficiency

'\Ve no\\' have to look sonle facts in the face as they rise up before us. 'Ve have the honor ofe~tablishingthe first Orphan Asylum in the State. It has so recommended itself that our example is followed. \Ve should beproud of this and it should 5tilnulate us to renewed exertion. But it must cause us to consider ,"vhat it ll1eans. It 111eanS probably the establishnlcnt of an Orphan AsyluUl by each proIllinent religious den0111inatiOll in the State. Alluding to this last year in Illy Address, I said: "there is room for all, lieed for all, and God's blessing will be upon all." I say so now. 'l'here .are thOUStl~lds of OrphaI}s. ,1nd they need homes and training. r.r:he. ~esult of the establIshment of denoIDllHttlOl1al asylums, however, must be to dimillish our resources, to some ex ten t. 'rhe support of their own aSJ;'l nm~ will devolve on the churches, and to members of these churehes giving to its denonlinationiLl asylum ,vill becOlne u. duty, while contributions to ours \vill become a charity. I believe there are hundreds of church lnembers, who, 'while sustaining their own asylums will continne to support ours, but we nlust prepare to expect some falling off in consequence of inability of some to do as nluch as heretofore. \Ve have ample grounds, a beautiful situation, and the testimony of the years past to the faithfulness of the ,,,ork. \Ve have the endorsmnent and contribution of the State. 'Ve have fnlly repaid her by taking her homeless . chil~ dren of any denomination-alas too often of 'no denomination-and have fed and clothed them, instrueted thenl in lessons necessary for this life, and for the life beyond this world, and have nlude them useful lllell and WOUlen. The State has nlude a good investnlcnt, and will continue to do so.

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It becomes our duty to take counsel together and detern1ine wisely for the future of this Asylmn, that no step backward may be taken, but that it may go on to increasing usefulness.

In connection ,,,ith this subject, I gather a number of ilnportant itelns. froln the report rendered to the Grand I...odge concerning their Orphan ,A.sylum. At the last report, there 'were 221 children in the institution. During the prese~lt year 72 had been admitted, 42 having been discharged, leaving no,,,,, in the .i\.sylum 251. The incolne froIll all sources for the year aillonnted .to $20,000. The expenses footed up over $19,000,leaving a slllaU balance on han(l The institution publishes an organ called" The Orphans' ]i1riend," the total income from ,vhich for the year amounted to nearly $5,000. Tlle expenses ofrunning the paper deducted froln the incollle, leaves a balance in favor of the publication of 1110re than $2,000. The institution has, in connection with it, a farIn and garden. The products of the farul for the year, "\vhich \vas an unfavorable one for crops, arnounted to nearly $4,000. The total froln the garden and fann footed up a very creditable alnonnt. The profits fronl all this labor amounted to about $2,000. The he~l,lth of the children is reported as first-class. Only one child had died during the year, ,vhich 'was in bad health ,vhen admitted and soon yielded to the effects of the disease in its systen1. One of the printer boys was accidentally killed. The institution runs different departnlents of labor in ,vhich the inlnates are employed. ...~ very respectable alnount of business is done in these departInents. The shoe shop Hnd brooln factory sho,v a total footing of 80nle $3,000. I notice that this institution receives fronl the State an annual appropriation of $10,000. The Grand Lodge donated $2,000. The Masonic ]~raterllity of l'f orth Carolina is doing a great and good ,vork, adding another to the list of Grand Lodges "\vhich are devoting their energies and nleans to the blessed work of charity. Masonic I-Iomes and Asyhul1S for the benefit of the helpless have rapidly taken the place of IVlasonic telllples, \vhich in sonle cases have proved l\JIasonic elephants. The Grand Secretary, Brother Bain, the accoInplished officer and gentlell1an, ,vholn I have the pleasure of kno,ving personally, presented a brief and thoroughly business report. He asked a change in the rules ,vhich 11lakes the tirand Secretary Ohairman of the CODllnittee on J:i"'oreign Correspondence. This ,vas necessary on account of the heavy pressure of official labor. The Grand Lodge, by a large vote, refused to change its place of meeting fronl Raleigh to Oxford, Raleigh having been the location for over a hundred years. The Grand Lodge pf Victoria, upon reCOllllllendation of the COlnmittee, \vas duly. recognized.

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The retiring Grand ::\'[aster, Brother Robinson, after haying served the 'Craft fuithfully for two years, ,vas handsolnely caneel. CORRE..,PONDENCK

The review elnbraeed notices of :fifty-thre~ Grand Lodge Proeeedings. 'The hLbor ,,"as perforlned by Brother E. S. l\lartin, Brother Bain, the 'Chail'l1lan of the COlnn1ittee, giving hin1 the credit of having done the ,york. Extracts fr01n t11e Proceedings revie,ved predolllinate, ,vhiIe brief and pertinent COllnnents are found in the report. The Proceedings of l\lissouri for 1888 \vere noticed very briefly, less than one page being devoted to our .Journal. The Cor11111ittee said that our Proceedings J)resented nothing of general hn portance. SA?\I'L II. SMITlf ,vas elected Grand lvrnster. I)OX ALD 'V. BATN, of Raleigh, \vas re-elected t1rand Sec'y .

NOVA SCOTIA. 'I'Ihe T\venty-tbirc1 sf~ssion of this Grand I.Jodge ,vas held in the City of Flalifnx, conunencing .Tune Gth, 1888. lVI. 'V. Brother Le'wis Johnstone, J\L 1)., Grand l\iaster, presided. ..:\.. handsolIle Journal, the \vork of Brother Benjanlin Curren, Grand Secretary, containing the Inentbership by Constitution and regulations, together vlith th.e proceedings of the session, \vas received in good thne. rrhere are sixty-seven L:odges on the roll, with a Illml1 bership of 2,887. Forty-one Lodges ".rere represented. The usual religious serviees w'ere held Ht a church, prepH,ratory to the labors of the session, at "which a sennon \vas delivered. This seenlS to be a ellstonl in that Grand Lodge Jurisdiction. The A.ddress of Grand l\iaster Johnstone \vas a very practical doculuent clnbraeing eight pages, in \vhich he furnished a synopsis of his official \vork for the tcnn. fIe paid a glo\ving tribnte to the Inenlory of a Pnst Granel lVIaster, Brother '\Villialn Tay lOT, \vho had been called frOIn labor since the last Ineeting of. the Body. The follo'wing extrnet ,vill be in place here ii'Olll the tribute of the G'rand l\faster: \Vell instructed in ritual and accOlnplished as a l\fasonic jurist, he was ever ready with courteous and fraternal kindness to im.part to an inquiring Brother, as well as to the Craft in their collective assenlblies, counsel, advice and inforIllation froln the ,vellfurnished storehouse of his erudite :Masonic mind. 'Vhile to his skill infillance, and l}l1wearied exe~tions, Grand I,odge and the Craft ~Lre lnrgely indebted for their extrication fron1 the pecunIary embarrilSSIuents that at one time threatened to o\"erwhelln theIn, and for the comparatively sound financial basis 011 'which they at present stand. \Ve cannot but feel that one of the pillars of our Masonic fabric has fallen, and that ,vhile, as a Craft,

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~.ve UlonI'n the loss of a Brother distinguished for so many virtues, the loss to the conl1l1unity in 'which he lived is equally as severe-that of a valued citizen, a tender and loving parent, that noblest work of God, an honest Ulan.

In the enluneration of official acts by the Gra,nd l\Iaster, I find seven. instances 'where the degrees 'were allowed to be conferred路 out of tinle.. This 8uB]Jension.. of la'lD by "lnighty prerogative" found SOlne Initigation in his refusal to pennit it to be done in t"vo other cases of equallnerit. He' reported the suspensioll of the 1Vlaster of one of the Lodges for initiating a nutn \vith but one arnl. The conl1nents of the Grand l\fasterwere just and stern on the palpable disregard of lav{ by said 'Vorshipful Brother. This reprobation of the recusant lVlaster ,vas approved by the G-rand', Lodge, the sentence of suspension frC>ll1 alll\.fasonic rights and privileges being voted against the offender, while the Lodge ,,'as censured for participating in the unhnvfullnaking. The lVIaster deserved the punishnlent voted. He should have asked for a pernlit frolll his superior officer to enter the disqualified candidate. The po\ver that suspends la\v at will can surely set aside the saIne h"nv as to the lnaking a lVlason out of one 路who路 was of l11ature ll1ind, though defective in bodily parts. Prerogative can luake a l\1ason of a young Il1an in his non-age. 'Vhy not ll1ake a lVlason out of one physically defective, 'whose age and Inaturity render hin~" equally 'well suited for IV[asonic favor? The Crrand I..Iodge approved all the acts and doings of the Grand J\1:aster, including S0111e very' correct, rulings as to the la\vs and CllStOlllS of the Craft in that .Jurisdiction. Grand Secretary Curren rendered a fun and interesting report of Dlatters pertaining to his office. The report Inay be his last, as ne\vs frOln that J urisdictian creates the fear that his valuable 'wark is 'well nigh done here. lie ,vill be greatly Inissed by the (:trancI Lodge of N OYH Scotia, and throughout the lVIasonic ,vorld, as he is noted for hisw'orth and character.. Reports of the several Deputies of Districts ,vere pl'eSE~nted and printed.. These officers make a good shovv-ing of \vork done.

A je,vel ,vas presented to Past Grand Master Laul'ie,'\vhich called forth a very appropriate response frolu that distinguished Brother. COHRESPONDENCE.

A revie\v of eighty pages 'was furnished by a eonnnittee COIIlposed of Brothers lVloore and IVlcCnlly. Forty-nine G-rand Lodge Proceedings had been noticed, ]'1issouri for 1887 aluong the l1unlber. The conunittee did not comrnent luuch, but extracted freely. G-rand J.\;Iaster Hunt was e0111ulended for enforcing the la,v against saloon-keeping by l\1asons. The relnark Inade about onr la,v leaves t.he iUlpression that the eommittee was in doubt as to the 111erits of our legislat.ion on the saloon question.

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Here is the stateluent: "It is an interesting question ~N hether the law be good or bad." It Il1ay be a Inatter of doubt in the lllind of the said COll1lnittee as to the goodness or badness of our law, but it is not a question with us of lVIissouri, because 'we have applied and tested the la\v here. It is not only good, but "VEI:1,Y good" in principle and in operation, as sho\vn by the purifying of our Fraternity in this Jurisdiction. The uplifting of the standard of ~lasonry in l\1issou1'i since said 1a,," has been Illade operative and effective, is beyond any po'\ver to describe. The outside \vodel 'will affirl11 that 1\Iasonry has beC0111e 11101'e respectable, \V hile "good IneH and true" in the Order feel that the Institution Ineans what it claims io be: ""A. beautiihl systern of 1110rals." That the above nanled C0111111ittee should have raised a question as to the goodness of such a la\v is the n101'e surprising \vben it iskno\vn that both of thenl are ll1inisters of sonle kind, Hud have "l~everend" as a prefix to their names. Rev. D. C. lVIoore, Chairman of said C01111nittee \vas elected Grand l\Iaster. Benjaulin Curren, I>. O. L., I-Ia1if~Lx, l'e-elected Grand Secretary.

OHIO, 1888. This Grand Lodge held its Seventy-ninth Annual Session at Toledo, beginning October 23, 1888. tT. S. ""Villialns, t1rand 1faster, and ~Tohn D. Caldw'ell, Grand Secretary. ii. very cordial and fraternal \VelCOlne 'was tendered to the Grand Lodge by the Brethren of Toledo.'

I find in the Journal of Proceedings no reeapitulation, no report on Credentials, and cannot tell hovv lnany I.lodges 'were represented; neither can I deternline the number of Lodges on the 1"011, \vithout counting them, \vhich I anl not inclined to do. The n1enlbership, as sho\vn by the statistical table, amounts to 33,218. FraIn the report on Inenl bers last year, it ,vould seenl there had been a slnall gain. .An .A.ddress of thirty-five pages ,vas presented by Cirand l\faster 'Villianls. rIe seenlS to have been a busy and active official. That. he bad plenty to do is evidenced by the report of ,,~hat be bad done. After appropriate Inention of deceased Brethren at hOlue and abroad, he reported various official acts perforlned, anlong which was the creation of a nUlnber of ne,v Lodges. He suspended the l\Iasters of three Lodges: one for drunkenness, one for enlbezzleruent, ~nd one for contelnpt

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of' the law, in perll1itting the \vithdra\val of a petition, after its referenee to a eOl11111ittee. lIe reported the arrest of the charters of 'Several Lodges. Brother .J Ohll D. Cald\vell, (i-rand Secretary, presented a report covering a fEnv lines, 'which contained all he had to say. This report showed the ineOl1le for the tenll to be $16,492.

The Grand lVlaster gave partieular and extended attention to their local troubles gro\ving out. of t.he presence of that rnodern disturber of the peace, "CerneauiE~n." They seeln to be having hot tirnes in Ohio. .A nurnber of Lodges disregarded the ,vill of the Grand Lodge and beealne recusant as to the Ia\v of that body against the so-called Cerneau Scottish Rite organizations. The charters of the disloyal Lodges \vere arrested -and a full report of' all Inatters appertaining to the subject 'vas ulade by the G-rand l\Iaster. A-n able and extended report \vas presented by a eOlll1nittee, touching .on the faets enulnerated by the Cirand l\'laster in his Address.

The cOll1nlittee approYed of the course pursued by the Grand JYlaster and the report \vas adopted by a l.arge 111ajority, on a vote by Lodges. The suspension of the three l\lasters l1lentioned ,vas approved by the 'Grand Lodge. I notice that the Deputy Grand l\tIaster of the Grand Lodge voted against the report of the cOlnmittee on Oerneauisl.n. He ,vas doubly left by reason of his position-be,ing in a hopeless minority -on t.he Cerneau subject, and was also left at the eleetion of Grand Officers; the Senior Grand 'Varden was chosen Grand l\raster and the 'Deputy Grand l\:faster ,v().s defeated. The (frand Lodge of Ohio is Inoving in the direction of establishing a 1\fasonic Honle. Looking to this end, a C01111nittee was created by the Grand Body to take into consideration the establishn1ent of a HOlne for aged and infirn1 l\lasons, their wido\vs and orphans, and to report at the next _A.nuual Session. "The resolution 'was adopted ahnost unaninl0usly," says the Record, 路declaring that any l\1ason subordinate to the Grand Lodge of Ohio, ,vho shall hereafter take, receive or cOl1lmunicate, or be present at or assist anyone to h"tke or apply for the De~rees know-n as Cerneau IVfasoury, shall be subject, after due trial, to ex])ulsifltit frOl1l all the rights and privileges 路{)f l\fasonry.

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.A report covering 156 pages 'was subnlittecl by the Chairulan of the COlnmittee, Brother 'V. .LVI. Cunninghan1, Past Grand lVlaster. The revie'w' was in keeping 'with the \york perforll1ed by this able Reporter in past years. I regret to find that the J aurnal of l\lissouri for 1887 did not reach the COllllllittee. This is 1110st singular, as the Proceedings of our Grand Lodge ,vere printed and 111ailecl ,vithin six days after the Session closed. Four copies 'were sent to the Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of Ohio, Brother John D. Cald\vell, at Cincinnati. They \vere therefore in the possession of this l1rand Lodge official t\velve nlonths before the Grand Lodge Session for 1888. Brother CUllllinghanl 111ay ask Brother Calchvell 'why he did not for\vard the l\lissouri Proceedings of 1887 to the COll11nittee. LE..: \NDER BURDICI(, Toledo, Grand lViaster.

J. 1-1. BllOlVI\VELL, Cincinnati, Grand Secretary.

PENNSYLVANIA, 1888. The Journal of this G-rand Lodge is alvvays a fine speciInen of the printer's art. The type is full and clear, while the volulne, as a 路whole,. presents a handso111e appearance. The Journal no,v under revie,v contains the doings of fOl1r (,ltlarterly COlul11unications, held respectively in J\1arch, June, Septenlber and December. The .A.nuual Grand COnl111Unication ,vas held Decelnber 27th, at which the officers, elected Deceluber 5th, 'were installed. These various sessions ,vere presided over by l\L ",T. Bro. Joseph EichbaUll1, Grand l\1aster, ,vith Brothel' lVfichael Nisbet Grand Secretary. The Grand Lodge aI'ways ll1eets in the city of Philaqelpllia. At the June session a report ,vas rendered by a conlmittee of Past Grand l\Iasters, \vith Brother Richard Vaux as Chairn1an, and the nluch agitated Cerneau question was the 111atter treated. The COlll11littee asked this question: "Shall this Grand Lodge recognize as in and of Freell1aSonry a body of Inen, of unquestioned integrity, clainling to be Free111aSOnS' of high degree, who seek 'within this J ul'isdiction to establish and' nlultiply their organization?" After furnishing it lengthy history of the fOfIner course of the Grand Lodge, respecting the rights of the Body, the committee submitted the folloV\'ing resolutions which were adopted: Resolved, That if, as a.lleged, the organization known as the Consistorv of the Cerneau Rite claims the power, or authority, or right to confer the three degrees Ancient Free路 masonry, it is not consistent with the dutieR of members of Lodges subordinate to this路 Grand Lodge to seek or retain membership in that organization.

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Resolved, That the permissk>ll, b:y a Subordinate Lodge, for the use of its place of meeting for the practice of the Cernean Rite, or for any other purpose than the one l'ec~ ognized as l\Iasonic, is unauthorized and improper. Re80lvr:d, That this GranclLodge expressly declines to enter upon any discussion of the history, use, or legitimacy of any body claiming to confer \vhat is known as the high degrees in Freelnasonry, or to be cOlumitted to the recognition of n.ny such body as being Mtlsonic, or as identified with or a part of Ancient Craft l\'1asonry. ...

In the aforesaid report, by this able cOl1unittee, I find a statenlent 110'V raging over the land upon the only proper ground I have yet seen, and it is the ground ,vhich all should take and the only one. Said cOIUlnittee justly refused to pass upon the "legitiInacy of either branch of the organizations clainling p01ver to confer high degrees." But they did pass upon a 1110re important issue and the only one to be considered, in the judgnlent of this ,vritel'. But here is the stateIl1ent referred to: "which places the controversy

Your committee will not enter upon the discussion of the legitimacy ofeitberbranch of the or.ganizations clailning power to confer high degrees. It is foreign to what is held and taught bv this Grand Lodge, and wholly unnecessarY in the view taken bY the comnlittee. ·But ifit is correct,- as was statecl"by the R. 'V. Grtlnd 1\faster, tha,t a bo·dy of 11lcn, l\fasons, seek to introduce, or have introduced, into this Jurisdiction, an orgalliza~ tion whieh claims the right to confer the Ancient Degrees of Freemasonry, then a decent self-respect requires our earnest denial of any such right. and lUlconlprOInising hostility to the incoming of such organization. •

It ,yin be observed by illy readers that the point Inade against "Cerneauism" is that said branch of the so-called higher Rite folks aSSUlnes, and exercises the right to confer the three degrees of Freenlasonry in the Jurisdiction of PennsyIva-nia. The staternent ,vas \visely ,vritten, and sho\vs that the thought of such Brethren as ,raux had sounded this pretentious clailnant to the bottOIll. The cOlnmittee said: U ..A. body Ofnlen,. lVlasons, seek to introduce, or have introduced, into this Jurisdiction an organization which claiIns the right to confer the A.NCIENT DEGREES of FR1~El\1.ASONRY." That able and very discrbninating cOInlnittee thus made a. good point against all corne1~B and clailnants for recognition by Grand I..Iodges, \vhatever may be their pretensions to high degrees. It is not necessary to read betV\reen the lines to find the nleaning of the COlll1uittee as to the suprelnacy of the three " ...I\..NCIENT DEGREEs.,r .A,nd \vith such suprelnacy accorded the thl'ee degrees in that ~J urisdiction, and all others, \vhere is the propdety of passing upon the legitin1acy of any of the outsiders, 'who seek to be cured of ,vhat Brother Robbins characterizes as "congenital and incurable illegitilnacy." If the other Grand Lodges \vhich have rushed into the fight as defenders of "lligh Riteisnl" had pursued the saIne sensible and conservative course nlarked out by our Pennsylvania Brethren in the foregoing action, there 'would not have been occasion for schis1l1, rupture, arrest of charters, expulsion of melnbers, suits at law by factions, turmoil and. strife anlong the Craft of the country. The Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania has placed the controversy upon the proper ground, and there let it rest. The Cerneauites.

154 have no right to enter that or any other Jurisdiction and open up tlleir degree shops to vvork degrees vvhich have been the unquestioned right of the existing Grand Lodge. 'Vhen they d.o so, then let tbe Grand I-.Jodge assign thenl to their proper place. "~HAT DOES TIllS r-.IEAN?

In the Proceedings of the Decenlber Conununication I notice that tbe Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania received a vote of thanks froln the trustees of the "University of Pennsylvania" for the "service rendered to the University by thelll in layipg, vvith due l\lasonic cerelnonies, the cornerstone of the IJihrary building, on October 15th, 1888." 'Vhere ,vas Brother\Taux on that occasion? "'Vas the Grand Lodge opened vvhen the -corner-stone was laid ~',vith due lVIasonic cerenlonies?" If it ,vas,\vhy did he not protest against such "bastard" perforlnance? The G"rand Lodge of that grand old conservative J nrisdiction turn out in pubEc, having been opened in Aluple Forrn, and do work in the sight of the profane ,vodd? 'Vhat does this Inean, Brother Vaux ? If pv,blic h(,.~ta.l足 lations and all other p'nbl'ic delnO'i2strations by Lodges or Grand Lodges be as our truly venerated Brother Vaux believes, hovv did it happen that this ne\v departure ,vas allo,ved.? I alll surprised and dUlllbfounded. A,vaiting an explanation froIll Illy dearly loved Brother Vaux, I place the subject at the foot of the docket. The reports upon fiscal 11latters were quite extended and very eh1,borate, sho\ving large Ineans received and disbursed. I note that the income reported aUl0unted to about $125,000, while the disbufsenlents footed up nearly as much. The outlay for interest ,vas very heavy, reaching some $60,000. The record sho,ved the expulsion of the l\tIaster of one of the Lodges for unla\vfully initiating a candidate. At the Annual Com111unication, held Decenlber 27th, Grand Master Eichbaum delivered his Address. He announced relations 'with all "'neighboring Jurisdictions as of the Inost friendly character, and nothing had arisen to disturb our usual anlicable relationship." His endorselnent ()f their "Schools of Instrnction" ,vas positive and strong, saying that "nothing can be Ulore conducive to uniformit.y of the ,vork" than such schools. Our experience in JYlissouri for a number of years accords fully ,,,it.h the opinion of Brother Eichbaurn. The "prosperous condition of the Craft throughout the Jurisdiction" was ll1entioned as "rorthy of congratulation, ,as "the accessions to our number have been as large as they should be for a healthy gro,vth, and the applicants for initiation have been carefully scrutinized."

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The lle\vly installed Grand l\iaster, Brother l\lacCal1a, after his investiture, delivered an adlnirable talk to the Grand Lodge. Fronl it I n1ust be allo\ved to elip his allusion to their "lVIasonie I-Iollle:" The Masonic HOlue of Pennsylvania was organized in 1884, and is now in its fifth year of successful operation. It is in entire harI110ny with Masonic principle and practice. It is a noble charity. It is managed by Brethren who nre devoted to its true interests. The good 'which it 'yill acc~mplish qan only be nleasllred by the gifts you nluke to sus路 tain it. Brethren, foster tIlls MasonIc chanty. To engage in its labors. to bestow upon it contributions, will give you pleasure here and a reward hereafter. Every Brother of sufficient nleans should be its benefactor in his lifetinle, and relllmuber it in his last will and testalnent. 'Vhen we shall have gone hence to the Lodge above, it will continue to shelter and bless distressed worthy Brethren, and, if our tin1c and ll10ney have been spent in its servi~e, we shall carry with us happy recollections which will be ours tllroughollt eternIty.

It is observable that the t"1-rand ~Iaster fortified hilnself, and the Grand Lodge, in a n10st extensive n1Hnner ''lith Grand Ohaplains. SOlne "of our IVIissouri critics have all1used thenlsel yes at the expense of this Grulid Lodge, ,vhich annually appoints seven. Grand Chaplains. Our Pennsylvanhl Brethren seein to need 1110re than 1\1issouri, as the G-rand lVlaster announced the l1HJ11es of only TEIIRTEEN reverend gentleluen 'who are thus authorized to do the praying for that Grand Body. "'\Vith the \vell kno\vn habit of Brother Vaux as a praying 111a11, the Grand Lodge is surely ,veIl supplied along the line of devotion. Fronl the report 路of Brother Nisbet, Grand Secretary, I glean SOlne fe\v iten18 'with vvhich to close this reviBw of the transactions of the (Trand Lodge of Pennsylvania. The report ","as brought up to Deceulber ~7th, 1887, and Inade to the quarterly session of Septelnber, 1888. 'Vhen Illade the report showed :380 Lodges on the roll, ,vith a total 11lembership of 88,545. CORRESPONDENCE.

The revie\". \vas rendered by :LVI. '"\V. Bro. Richard 'Vaux, Past Grand Master, for the COlnmittee, and covers 240 pages. The body of the report 'Bl1lbraces a 11luch larger nUlllber of extracts froIn the Proceedings revie\ved than is usual with Brother Vaux. The author of the report gave his readers a lengthy salutation anl0unting to t'welve pages. This part of his \vork is very noticeable, and 'vill COnlIYlancl attention 'when .anyone takes up the large volurne eontaining it. He said so 111any good things (and S0111e not so good) that I \vill confine Iny notice to the salutation 1110re than to the general review. Hence nUlnerous extracts \vill 110\V be given fronl said salutatory. Here are SaIne good thoughts: The nlaterial structures of "the builders" were llot 1l10re nULgllificent examples of the skill of the crn.ftslnen than the great In oral achieveUlents \vhich now lnark the Tesults of ~rasonic teachings. Obedience. unity, purity and. honesty ill purpose, wise self-control, prudent avoidof the influences which render profane societ)T liable to just criticism, tldelitjr to prOlnised duty. are characteristic of the Freelnasons. A high standard; a lofty position; .and noble nspirations, lllodestly asslllned and unostentatiously practised. ~nce

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'With '\vhatever l11oti\'e the world accuses FreenHlsonrJ' of error, or attributes evil to its cerenlonies and principles, no one has the tenlerity to charge it 'with dishonesty, or its teachings with the subversion of the public good.

IIel'e is \vhat nU1Y be styled the doctrine of "Perpetual Jurisdiction." It is evidently Pennsylvania ht,V : There seeJllS to be a difference of opinion as to the allegiance an applicant owes to the Lodge to which he first applies for initiation into :Masonry. The relation between the profane and the Craft is established by the initial act of hiln who seeksits rights and privileges. 'That first advance is the voluntilry act of the individual. He selects the Lodge in the Masonie Jurisdiction of which he has his residencE'. At least it is the duty of the adviser of the applicant to know tile facts and, so far as proper, inforIu hiln as to proceedings to be taken on his behalf. Once the petition is presented, then the Lodge obtains jurisdiction over the petiti()uer. H, afterwards, it happens that he isnot reCOInInendecl his petition is of record in the Lodge. Until the Lodge surrenders the jurisdiction, or it is H.brogated by Masonic law, that petitioner is bound by the presentation and acceptance of his petition. If, by the COll:"ititution of a Grand Lodge, an applicant so situated can go elsewhere and ask of another Lodge what the tirst Lodge denied hhn, the rei\lsing Lodge 11lUSt be infornwd, ttnd, if so, it should clairn that it has the applicant on its recol:Cls. The yvhol0 Masonic after-life of this person is governed by his unsevered tie to the Lodge f'rOln which he tirstsought to obtain lVlasonic rights. There are circumstances which affect this condition. Removal frOll1 the G-rand Lodge jurisdiction, change of residclleewithin it, win demand, if another application is Illude to a Lodge, that the Lodge so last applied to be nutc1e aware of the antecedent acts as to the tirst application. Yet it will be observed that the initial tie is still binding.

The above is about as strong an argull1ent as believers in "PerpetualiSln" ever present. It ,vill be observed that the \yhole question revolves· upon a single point, viz., "The INITIAL Tie." I \vonder \vhat creates said "tie?" Only a pet-ition, and that petition rldected by the Lodge. It does not seenl that the "tie" is very strong. The rejecting Lodge declines to t'ie on to the petitioner. The petitioner is not perrnitted to indenture· hiInself to the Lodge. \Vhere is the tie? It does 110t rest on, or gro\v out. of, a btls·j.ne8srelation. It certainly is not a. frate1'?UfZ tie, because fraternal conditions never existed. vVhere is the tie? "INITIAI.I," says Brother ·Va.ux, and that. "initial tie" renutins "unset1e'red," all because the rejecting Lodge "has the applica.nt on its records." True, very true. But he is· u on its records" as rejected nU1.terial ,vhich it hH,cl no use for, and wit}~ \vhich no tie ever ,vas forlned, except to drive the applicant frorn its· doors 'with a black rnark upon hirn. "Initial tie," indeed! I{ick an appli-· cant, often causelessly, and then "tie" hin1 so he cannot 1110Ve hand or foot, clahning the right to kick hirn again. Perhaps there is Inercy in the "Perpetual" dognla after Having kicked out an applicant, he is held with the "Initial tie" about his neek to kef:p a.ny other Lodge fronl kicking him. There is sornething said in the Great Light about the "ten.de't mer-· cies" of certain characters. The stateInent certninly applies in this case. But the indefensible point in the foregoing is follOlc'ing the rejected appli-· cant's "'removal frOlll the Grand Lodge tJurisdiction" ,vith an "initial tie." Ho,v Inake that "tie" hold in l\Iissouri 'where such "tie" is not recognized '?' Our la\v does not recognize the clahn of the Perpetualists, and our legislation is against it. The "initial tie" does not bind. The attenlpt to, fasten said "tie" upon rejected nlaterial 'which lnoves into other Jurisdic-

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tions will be as futile as the assertion that the "Initial tie" exists. Brother Vans: 111ay preach and enforce his doctrine of "PERPETUAL ~Jurisdictioll" in Pennsyhrania. Beyond their O'\V11 boundaries tbe clain1 falls. 'rUE P. :i\I. DEGREE.

Brother 'Taux gaYG a parting kick to this degree a.nd said it "nlay no longer be regarded as requiring further notice." fIe pronounces the degree "an e~r:CTeSCe}/Ce at best, that (It.~figuj'(\q or d(~fo)"/ns the true ritualistic cerelnony of the Lodge." .A.nel concludes by saying that as "a dislnelnbered or deforrned body" it "cannot be adnlitted into Freen1asonry." Poor old "disfigured and deforrnecl excrescence," good by. Brother''''aux still fires an occasional shot at "PUBLIC inr;fallatioH8,' , but says nothing against "PUBLIC" dentonsiralioJl8 "\vhere his ti-nuHl Lodge jYHhlicly laid a corner-stone in Philadelphia. I HIll unable to see the difference between "public installations" and "public" perfonnance of l\lasonie cerernonies by IJodges, Subordinate or <3-rand. In both eases the perforlning Body Illnst lJe open and at labot. H['rES.

Brother '",aUx is enlinently nbh~ and sound upon the ()f our G-rund .Jurisdictions. fIe said:

J~ite

issue no\y

ag'itating Inany

\Vhat we have here to consider is the attempt to gh'e to :Masonie Society. As we understand Freemasonry, there is fn)!ll 1rhieh trne ~htsollie title can be acquired. The supreme, sovereign, absolute control of trne FreernaSOlll'Y is vesteel exe1usively in n (Jl'and Lodge of Aneient Free and Accepted nI~~sol1s. 'rIle Blne Lodge, U ~ll1Jordinate of H Grand Lodge, has the right, powel' a.nd authol'lty to 1111:1.1\:.e j[asons. It IS g'o\'erned b\" the traditionnl, aeknowledged and undenied Lancl1narks, l1sa,!:!:es and customs of Freenlasol1l'Y. It confers only the syrnbolieal degrees, which are the--foundl1tion of Mnsonry. There is no other l\fasonic Huthorlt~路 to ~~onfer these degrees. \Vhel'ever else, or by ,,,,h01nS08Y81' these d('~grees are conferred, is a clandestine and wholly reprobated and denied authority. .A Grund Lodge of Ane.ient Free a,lld Accepted :Masolls is, therefore, the snprenw and only true :Masonie organization within its territorial jurisdiction.

rrherefore, it fc)Uo\vS that any ]('ite "'which elahns authority oyer the tllree degrees, ,,~orked in Lodges, is to be held ~lS the el1elny of "the ASCIEK'l' I)EGREES," n disturber of the peace, and should be ontla\ved. Brotller '''"flUX further said: If, perchance, it nH),lnllCl' of a Blue Lodge subordinate to a Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted l\Insolls unites with such a Rite, he cannot serve two Inastel's, and 1l1.ust be expelled from his l\lascmic Lodge. His allegianee eannot be diYicled; it is not possible fbI' him to be a InC111ber of it Lodge of l\Insons and at the Ht11110 time a Inember of n dandestine organization. JVhat 'is nut pCJ'ndtt(ld 'is pJ'ollilJited.

l-Iere fbllcnys a "\vell-aiIned tbrust at a branch of ltiteis'1J1 declared by

seyeral

C~rand

Lodges to be the "Sinlon pure" article:

If the claim to be a Masonic Rite is followed by exercising the control of the three symbolic degrees, and if the exercise of the Rite is only tcmpotlll'ily 8t.u~jJendell, the Rite

.asserting the claim is clandestine.

158 If Masons unitB with a Rite as has been described, they, by so uniting with it, do not establish its legitimate Masonic status.

If Brother Y' aux had printed in big letters the name of the "~~ncient and Accepted Scottish I~ite of the Southern Jurisdiction," he could not ha"Ve luade hirnself better understood. I do not kno,Y \vhat clainl is Inade by the Cerneau schools under Gorgas and Gorhanl. But I do knovv ,vhat .A..1bel't Pike clainls as to the control of the "ANCIENT DEGHEES." Here it. is: And when, in 1801, vitality and operation were given to the Grand Constitutions by the organization of the Supreme Council at Charleston, jurisdiction over the sylnbolic degrees was expressly 'u.:a{ved infet/x))' of the Grand Lodges, but 'WitS not c'nti'1'cly ceded OJ' 'relinquished: and 'we have alwilys held our ?'ight to ad.minister them to be undim:irdshecl, and that, if necessUy should 'require, it (~ouhl be 'J'e-assurned.

If any proof is '\vHJlting to convince the incredulous as to the claim of Albert Pike to "adlninister" the three "symbolic degrees," the above ,vill be sufficient. The r拢ght to "administer" the three "sylubolic degrees" \vas "'l/.xlived" only in favor of existing Grand Lodges, but not "ceded or relinqui.';hed." It Inay be "re-aS8tl1necl," says the above, and 'will be, 'when 'interrest or "neces8Uy" may indicate that the proper tin1e has arrived. Brother "Vaux says above that "if the exercise of the Rite is only ternpo.. rarUy suspen,ded (u'wtved,' says Pike), the Rite asserting the claim is clande,~tine.', vVhat Inust be the conclusion of the thoughtful l\fason, after reading the above stateu1ents of Brothers Pike and Vaux? The one says that the ""right to adlninister the syn1bolic degrees is undinlinished," but simply "\vaived" or suspended, and said right n1ay be 1~e81lnwcl at any tirne. The other replies that \vhere "the exe1~ci8e of the right is only te'Jnporarily' suspended" the Rite asserting the claim to administer the sylnbolic degrees. is clandestine." The Pike Rite, by the o'wn words above quoted, has only been "tel1~p01'a1'Uy s1.lspended," vvith the right to 're-assu'me the poV\;'rer to confer the three degrees. aux says such being the case, the Pike Rite "is clandestine." "TheIn's Iny sentiIrlents," Broth~r Vaux. The Pike Riters have aroused a formidable antagonist in the perSall of the redoubtable "Vaux. If he goes into this fight, \vith his "l\iasonic flail," look out for bandaged heads and aching bones aUlong the High Riters. I t is Vaux verSll,S Pike, ~7t aL Brother Vaux laid dO'wn the rule as to testing the legitinlacy of the Rite which clain1s the authority to "administer" the three degrees. I have furnished the ev'ide1we fi路o111 the nlouth of the clahnant of the 'right to so confer. His Rite, therefore, stands before the lVfasons of this country branded as "clandestine" by the logic of the old veteran of Pennsylvania, lVIasonry. The rule for te8ting the claims of the Rite, and the testin10ny in the case given by .the 1110S(; interested and COIn petent witness in the ,vorld, are no\v subrnitted to the jury of Alllerican lVIasons.

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One 1110re extract from the salutation of Iny esteeui.ed Brother Vaux ll1Ust suffice. I give the entire expression of the writer touching the n1H,tter that he ll1ay be fully understood, and not be liable to any nlisconstruction.Here is what he says: Reading' 路路with care the reports of "Comn1ittees on Appeals" of some Grand Lodges, \ve observe'-that matters are tried in Subordinate Lodges on cha.rges made against their melnbers with which Freemasonry can, by no possibility, have either concern or control. 'rhe only test which Masonic Lodges can apply to such charges is, do they involve a violation of Masonic law or the ~Masonic duty of those charged? :Masonic law can have cognizance only of ~rasonic offenses. . If a Brother commits acts of onlisslon or commission which are infractions of public In;w, he is only accountable to the public tribunals, which are established to admInister that jurisprudence. :Masonic Lodges cannot be tortured into profane courts. There is no Masonic jurisdiction acquired over a Freemason because he has cOllllnitted an act which the profane law makes amenable to its authority. If it were so, then there 'would be no end to l\lasonic trials for acts in relation to 'which Freemasonry is a stranger.

Drunkenness, assault and battery, false pretences, adultery, family feuds, abuse of eredit, borro\ving Inoney and not repaying it, sharp dealings that are akin to what is called cheating-all this class of acts in the social, personal intercourse of business meIl, actUi1ted by the passions that are uncontrolled, and which are demonstrated in the activities of daily life, are prevented or punished by profane law. l\拢asOllry has nothing whatever to do with them. If, however, a l\fason so outrages the best interests of society as to bring disgrace, discredit and the criticisn1 of the good and ,vise on :Masonry, then the Lodge may try him on a charge of conduct unbecOlning a lVIason, and, if guilty, may punish hini:. Only so.

,\Vith all111y veneration for Brother Richard \'aux I Inust say, with deep regret, that his JYlasonry is not the kind I have studied and loved for thirty-five years. If he represents hinlself correctly in the above statenlents, I ll1USt S~lY frankly I \vould not be 'willing to follo\v his teachings, or select biIn for a leader on the questions and along the lines marked out. I aln not prepared to enter into any controversy with hiIn about "a Brother 'who cOTn/m'its acts of on1ission," but only ask the question, "Can a Brother C01n1nit an act of o'1nission?" He says that "Masonic Lodges cannot be tortured into profane courts." 'V.ery true; but those ,vho "commit acts of c01nrn'ission," so that "profane courts" punish them for cri111e8 against the State, are proper subjects for Masonic discipline,. because they have cOffilnitted CRIl\fE. Brother ,raux enumerated eight different "acts of con1111ission," and then gravely says, "l\1:asonry has nothing whatever to do ,vith them," because tt1CY "are prevented or punished by profane lR\v." fIe further said that "l\.fasonic hnv can have cognizance only oflVlasonic offenses." It follows, then, that those things \vith \vhich lVlasonry can have nothing \vhatever to do are not "l\1asonic oftenses." \7 ery ,veIl. In his enu111eration of eight different things with which "lVlasonry can have nothing \vhatevel' to do," I find crimes against t.he la\vs God and ll1en. Yet IVIasonry can have nothing \vhatever to do 'with such crirnes, \vhich SfLP the very foundations of civil and moral life, blight society and curse hllll1anity. "Drunkenness" is mentioned as路 one of the evils with \vhich l\Iasonry can have nothing to do, because it is "prevented or punished by profane la,v." Therefore, "drunkenness" is

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not inllnoral or unlnasonic, though it debase nature, ,vreck life, destroy fhlnily, ruin soeiety and kill the soul. Oh no. Nothing lI' tong ,about it at all, because it is "prevented or punished by profane la\v." I had not learned that "prof~ll1e hnv" either "prevented or punished" the sin of "drunkenness." l\Iy ol)servation has been that "prof~tne la\v" had been the agent of drnnkard-nlaking, and an active participant in the crilne of "drunkenness" by licensing those vrho cause "drunkenness." ",Vill Brother ,raux please infofrn th.is ,vriter ,vhen and 'where the "profane courts" either "prevent or punish" drunkenness? But this aside. ",Vill Brother "Vaux atfirrn that drunkenness is not a lVIasonic offense? "Oh,~' says the Brother, "if a l\Iason brings discredit on l\Iasonry, then thE~ Lodge rnay try hirn on n, charge of conduet vnbecmninfj a J\lason." The idea an10nnts to this : You can try a J\1ason for "condl(,(~t nnbecolning a l\lason," but for "drunkenness," "l\lasonry has nothing \vhatever to do \vith it." "Oh, IHlt drunkenness is conduct u.nbecomJng a l\Iason." 'VeIl, ':Vlly did you not say se), and not exclude it fron1 the list of punishable crilnes by SfLying, ".:\Iasonry has nothing "whatever to do "with it." But of all the departures frorn a line of goo(1 sound. reasoning and safe Inornls I ever Inet the above eX81nption fron1 pllnislunent, by IUy l~rother ,;raux, of guilty parties, takes the prerniuu1. In the list of exernptions he classes "adultery." For this crilne against the laws or God and decency he .has no lYlasonie condenlIlation, because "l\Iasonry h.as nothing 'whatever to do 'with it." "Elnbezzlelnent," he says, "is not punishable by any 1\lasonic 1ft'v." Let nle ask, is not enlbezzle;xnent a felony? Yet it "is not punishable by any l\Iasonic law," says Iny venerated and illustrious Brother. J\.8 to onr law in l\Iissouri being "11asonie" or other\vise, I have nothing to say, but "we punish "ernbezzlelnent," and hold it to be "gross unulasonic conduct." So of the crirne of "adultery,",\vith ,vhich "J\Iasonic hnv has nothing to do," according to Brothel' ,raux. ",..e Innke quick ,vork with sueh violators of the la'\vs of the State. But I ,vould not leave the hnpression upon the ll1ind of anyone that Bratller '''aux \vinks at sueh erhues as he has exelnpted above and declares that "l\Iasonry has nothing \\Thatever to do ,vith thern." It is not that he \vould condone sueh offenses, but it is his peculiar 'IVai!! of talking about things \vbich plaees hiln in such an awk'\vard light before the silnple-rninded Incll1bers of the Fraternity, like Inyself. FIe reprobates evil severely and eOnde1l111S 'whatever is unnulsonic. lIcny "'cHIld he treat ~t case of "adultery" or of eUlbezzlernent '?" "l\Iasonry has nothing '\vhatever to do \vith theln" as "lVlasonic" OffBl1SeS, but the elnbezzler or the adulterer, if "found guilty under the civilln\v, that guilt Inay render hinl 'Hnfit for Inernbership in Freell1aSOl1l'Y; but "try hirn for the crhne (~fu,nfitrw8B, not for crilne against the criD.linal hnv of tbe State." "The crillle of unfitness." I give it up. That is a lle\V way of fOrll1ulating a, l\Iasonic charge. Let Ine tell you, Brother 路Vaux, hov~' \ve do things out he1'e in the great "Vest. "Vhen a l\:Iason has been found "guilty under the civil la\v," or is kno,\vn to be

IGl guilty frOlll other sources, ,ve prefer ~t charge of "gross nnll1HSOnic COll(~luet.'~ If he has e1nbezzled funds or been guilty of "adultery," ':ve lnuke the crirne cOlllll1itted the specification and establish the count in the indictInent or specification. flaving done so, 'we then detennine the pennlty. "The crilne of unfitness" is found in the proof establishing the charge of "gross unrnasonic conduct." The "lnrflIness" is detenuilled by the guilt established. I drop the subject, having s0111e\vhat recovered f1'0111 the surprise felt in reading that "l\lasonry has nothing \vhatever to do ,,'ith" the crin1es of "adultery," "eulbezzlelnent," "false pretences," etc. I close this vie\y by quoting the c01l1plhnentary language of Brother \!aux applied to ll1yself: "But \ve Inust not expect too Inuch froul our dear Brother." fIe says I anl engt:tgec1 in creating "11e\V sylnbols for l\Iasonry." Last yenl' I had "ra.ised a banner." This year I have "added a ne\v tool for the l\lasonic \VOrknlan-a ficl'il."

lIe then asked:

'Vhat is to be done with it? \Vhat kind of grain is to be thrashed out'? Is it corn or wheat? ,Vho is to be flailed, by 'whom, when and \yhere? Is it 'v ages or penalty?

I an1 of the opinion that the hurnor of Brothel' '"raux has beclouded his 111en101'Y. He seeIns to have forgotten the origin of the tenn "flail" in the correspondence of past years. During the thne \vhen he and Brother })rlunn1ond, of l\faine, ,,,ere pounding ench other, figuratively, over the question of "publie j nstallation of officers," I found it necessary to renlonstrate ,vith Brother V.. aux as to S0111e offensi ve terrns he ell1ployed in his vigorous characterization of the publie installation of offic~rs at a certain place, \vhere the Grand l\faster of his o\vn State ,vas present and 11lade the address. lIe said that installation "\vas a bastard, born of a consenting Inother and a libertine father," and that the act \vas perpett'ated ~'in a so-called ehurch." . A.gainst snch characterization of place and Cerel110ny I rClnonstrated in IllY revie,v of his statelnents. To \vhich he subsequently replied, and defended his severe utterances in the follovdng language, to-\vit: "But if any excuse can be justified, renlelnbel' \ve ,vere replying to that ~liant in the use of the 1\Iasonic flail, Brother DrU1l1111ond." "'\Tho introdueed the new' eln blern, Brother \T nux'? 'Yho first used it and felt the force of it '? I did not. .A.s to the \vages derived f'roIll its use, you can best judge, after having tried your hand \yUh "that giant in the use of the flail," Brother Josiah DrUl111110nd. venerated Brother V'"aux I take great pleasure in 1\lany of our differences on l\1asollic questions are irreconcilable. I accord to hiln the saIne honesty of view that I clailn for 111 vself. As Iny senior in veal'S \vith ,videI' ~'nd 11101'e thorough kno\vledge of the gre at fields in ~vbich \ve have both labored, I render hiln the highest tribute of Iny fraternat In parting \vith

lUy

assuring hiIn of eontinued esteelll and brotherly regard. 4l

G. Lâ&#x20AC;˘ ..\.1>.-11.

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appreciation. I hesitate not to grapple his theories and controvert his positions 路when regarded as iInpracticahle and untenable. ,"Ve paTt, as heretofore, in good fello,vship. The Grand l\Iaster, Brother l\IeCalla, and the Grand Secretary, Brother Nisbet, reside in Philadelphia.

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, 1889 . .A. panlpblet of forty-three pages contains the transactions of the Fourteenth Session of this' G-rand Lodge, \vbich "was held in the city of CharlottetO\Vll, June 24, 1889. Brother John Yeo presided. He has been Grand l\iaster of that ~J urisdiction since the organization of the Grand Lodge in 1875, a tefln of fourteen consecutive years. There are t\velve Lodges on the roll, ten of \vhich \vere represented.

The rnelnbership anlounts to

4~)4,

a gain of five Inelnbers in one year.

Grand l\faster Yeo presented an .\ddress of three sl11a11 pages. lIe said the previous year had been one of peaee and harl110ny. The n1en1bership bad inereased but slightly, \vhile the n1.unber that had been snspended about equalled their gain. He reco1l11nendecl the recognition of the G-rancl Lodges of Ne\v South 'Vales and the Uniteel <"trand Lodge of \Tictoria.. The Grand Secretary, Brother B. 'V. Higgs, presented a brief report. A report froln the Cirand Lecturer ,vas received and printed. By resolution, the Grand Lodge of Ne"w' South 'Vales ann the United (+ranc1 Lodge of VIctoria \vere recognized, and an exehange of representatives'reCOIU111encled.

A resolution \vas !:tc1optec1 expressing the appreciation felt by the Grand Lodge of the services of the retiring Grand l\Irtster, Brother John Yeo. On Inotion, the Grand Secretary was allo\ved $150 for his services the cOIning year, to include office rent. There is nothing further in the Proceedings clain1ing consideration. .:\..s usnal, there was no report on correspondence. NEIL McI{EL'VIE, Slunnlerside, <-1raud l\faster. B. "\VILSON HIGC+S, Charlottetown, (rrand Secretary.

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QUEBEC, 1889. T11e Grand Lodge convened in the city of l\Iontreal, on the 30th day of ~January, 1889. 1'1. ",V. Bro. H. L. Robinson, Grand l'J:aster, presided, and Brother John H. Isaacson \vas Grand Secretary. Fifty-tw'o Lodges ,vere represented. Four Past Grand lVIasters ,vere present, together ,vith representatives of t\venty-four corresponding C+rand Lodges. FroIn the recapitulation of the Grand Secretary, I :find that there are fifty-nine Lodges \vorking under charters, with a total nlenlbership of 2,820. This sho\vs a gain over the previous year. ..:-\.n .A.. ddress of nine pages ,vas furnished by Grand l'Iaster Robinson, ,vho seeU1S to be 111aster of the situation, his .A.ddress being a particularly able business docunlent. ..A.fter his exordiulll he announced the granting of several special dispensations. The Craft continues to make progress equal to its success in forluer years. It is stated that sister Grand Lodges continue to give expressions and assurance of sy''lnpathy and good "yill. He recol111uended that, l1101'e attention be given to charity, and that Brethren of 11leans should ll1ake donations and bequests to the good cause. l\:Iention ,vas nutcle of the decease of a nunlber of Brethren, and beautiful Inenlorial pages ,vere set. apart in their honor. The differences bet,veen the ("rand Lodges of England and Quebec have not yet been adjusted. Grand l\Iaster Robinson stated that the (iranel l\Iaster of Canada had accepted the position, authorized by the errand Lodge of Quebec at its last session, of Inedlator. .A.s said party expects to visit England during the ye~l,r it is hoped that S0111e happy conclusion 11lay be reached, and that the Illother Grand Lodge will do justice in the prelnises. Froln his conclusion I take the following extract: Brethren of the Grand Lodge of Quebec, I cannot close without thanking you, one aucl all, for the kindness shown me during Iny year of office. I am deeply indebted to the Execntive Officers of the Grand Lodge, not only for the fraternal kindness displayed during nlY illness, but also for the careful manner in which they have discharged their respective duties, whereby I 'was relieved from 111uch anxiety and labor in connection with Illy duties and responsibilities to the Grand Lodge. rro R. vV. Bro. Isaacson, Grand Secretary, I am indebted for personal, as '\vell as for official consideration, which it would be ungrateful in me not to recognize. :May he long be spared to the world and to the Grand Lodge of (~uebec. It is 'within the possibilities of Providence that I may meet you in Grand Lodge once more. I hope I nlay. I have passed nlany happy hours with Brethren here, and the connection cannot be severed on nlY :part without deep regret; but failing health and advancing years adnlonish me that thlS is probably the last time I shall be able to gather

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with the Brethren in this roonl, so full of pIeftsant associations, and so replete with 1nonlaries I fondly cherish. Therefore, I say to Iny Brothers of this Grand Lodge, PAREWELL. May God keep and protect yon, ancllnay we aU nleet in the Grand Lodge above, "where the trials and troubles and pain of this life are past.

The Deputy ell'and l\Iaster Inade a report on 111atters and things that had, been attended to by hinl during his ternl. This \vas follo\yed by the l'eports of the Grand Secretary and Grand Treasurer. The Grand Chaplain delivered an extenlporaneous discourse before the Body on the "l\Iasonic Brotherhood, Its Principles and Duties." The address \vas very appropriate. The Grand Lodge expressed its regret at the condition of the Grand l\Iuster's health, and uttered the earnest hope that this trusty and \vell skilled Brother lllight be spared n1any years to the Craft. .As Grand l\laster Robinson is the Representative of the errand Lodge of JVlissouri, near the Grand Lodge of {~ueb~c, this "Titer joins very sincerely in the earnest prayer of the Brethren that he n1ay long continue to \vork Hlnong the 1118111be1's of the Fraternity as their leader and guide. .A.n increase ,vas nlHde in th~ salary of the Grand Secretary, a tribute 'well deserved and faithfully earned. The finances of this Body seenl to be in a very bealthy condition. It is to be regretted that the enfeebled condition of Grand l\IH-ster Robinson prevented his acceptance of a re-election. lie is an able and faithful officer, and I have enjoyed, in other years, the satisf~lctiOl1 of a very pleasant acquaintance \vith hiln. CORRESPONDE~CEâ&#x20AC;˘

.i~ report of 116 pages ,vas prepared by Brother E. T. D. Chalnbers, Chairnlan of the COlnn1ittee. It is "largely 1vritten, and is a report of w'hich the auihor and the Fraternity of that Jurisdiction 111ay 'well feel proud.

l\lissouri, for 1888, 'was accorded the courtesy of a four-paged notice. Speaking of this 'writer leading the devotions at the opening of the last Grand Lodge session, he 1yaS sOllle,vhat critical and thought I should' have said sOlnething else than "A Throne of G-race." I do not kno\v "what the criticislll ll1eans. I kno,v of but one "Throne of (~race," and that is the Throne of God, onr fleavenly Father. "rhether the printer or the "Triter Inacle the 1l1istake, I stand corrected, for there is but one "Throne of <-"Trace," and that is the Throne of l\lercy above.

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fIe quoted approvingly froll1 the .A.ddress of CiTanel l\Iaster v"V"illial11s, and spoke in COIllplill1entary terlllS of the report of the Grand Secretary. The Quebec COlnlnittee COll1111ented on the Proceedings of our Grand Lodge very favorably. He says that l\Iasonry inlVIissouri has taken such strong grounds in the interest of high 1110rality and virtue that it must have caused us great disappointrllent to find so l11any l\Iasonic crhnes an10ng the Fraternity. I have to say in reply that these exposures of the evil doings of 1\1a80n8 in our l\li8souri reports sho\v very clearly 'vhat our I.Jodges are doing to purify the Institution. Brother Chanlbers said: "But no innovations in the old-thue practices of the Craft, ,vhether in the shape of class legislation or otherwise, ,vill enforce virtue anl0ng l\lasons, if it is not instilled into thenl by the teachings of the Fraternity." This is very true, and only den10nstrates the necessity for such legislation as ,ve have enacted in IVIissouri. There are those an1011g us in whose nature "the sublh11e teachings of the Fraternity" have not been and never can be instilled. Our legislation is intended to rid the Fraternity of just such blights upon its good ~laIne.

The Quebec COlll1nittee cOlll111encled the report of our Conl1nittee on .-:\.ppeals and Grievances, and said that he ,vas delighted ,vith the ring of sound llletal that w"as in its decisions. lie spoke approvingly of our action in eonfirnling the expulsion of a non-believer in Revelation and in the God of the Bible. He like\vise applauded the decision of the C0111111ittee in the case of one \vho had been expelled fron1 his Lodge for lllurder, ,vhile avvaiting in prison for his trial. 'Ve of 11issouri are \vaTrnly congr::ttnlated by the (1uebec Conl111ittee upon the fact that our efforts to establish a l\iasonic lIoule have been cro\vned ,vith success. The reVie\~l of Iny report on Fraternal Correspondence ,vas very kind and courteous. Nothing else could have been expected frolll the pen of Brother Chanlbers. I quote frolll his conlInents touching t,vo points treated by Tne in lYly last report: Brother Vinci1's protest, under District of COluulbia, against fixing Sunday for the Regulftr Communications of a Lodge meets our entire approval. Granted that Masonry is the hnndnlaid of religion, we believe in giving up Sunday exclusiveJy to religious luattel's. The Book of the Law enjoins that ,ve keep one day holy and do no work therein . .A Lodge that does no work at its Regular COll11l1Unications ,vill soon require no COlulnunications nt all. Let it do ,vhat work it has to do on the six dnys in which God's commandnlents perrnits it to labor. Brother Vincil is deservedly severe upon the finding's of the Grand Lodge of Illinois that declined to discipline the author of an atheistic palllphlet, lest the provision of the Constitution l1light be violated that prohibits the notice of anything liKe sectarianism. 'Ve revie,ved this action at length last year, and Brother Vinci.l takes the sanle ground as \ve have already assumed in the 111atter. He hns a capItal cOll1parison between David's fool, who said in his heart "there is 110 God," and the Illinois fool, who proclaimed' his follY through the press. "David's fool," says Brother Vincil, "was the better fello\y. Entertaining a decent respect for the opinions of mankind, he kept his Dlouth closed." Brethren of Illinois, for the sake of Masonry in general, reyerse that decisioll, or, a.t all events, so arnend the Constitution that 110 men, or body of nlen, in the borders of your Grand Jurisdiction shall ever be afforded the excuse for repeating it.

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Speaking of the difficulty of changing the lVlissouri Constitution, Brother Chalnbers quoted fron1 IllY revie,v of 1888, and said: Talking back to the Texan C0111mittee about the difficulty-ahnost ilnpossibility-of changing it Constitutional proYision in :Missouri, Brother VincH sars: "The 'Fathers' "who enacted our Constitution in JYIissouri made it air and water-proof, locked it up tight and fast, and then thl'e,Y the key into the Mississippi river." Now, please tell us, Brother Vincil, was that anti-Equal' chluse locked up in the Constitution lJy the Fathers? 1fnot, who went down to the bott0111 of the Mississippi river to find the key that 'vas necessary to unlock it and let the innovation in '?

To ,vhich I, as in duty hound, reply I1l0st cheerfully. The "antiliquor clause" has ahvays been in our la"r. Our enactlnent ,vas 110 n8\V legislation, but silnply a defining of 'what ,vas a1vvays the law". In 1882 the Grand Lodge gave a clear and unequivocal definition to the la,,~ "\vbich had stood so long in our statute books. That definition brought on "The Inevitable Conflict," "which continued until 1887, ,vhen a quietus ,vas given to the subject forever by the Ill0st solid and en1phatic vote ever taken on any question in the (~rand Lodge of l\:Iissouri. Hear ,vhat the Grand Lodge said in 1884, ,,,hen it defined the la-\v: "The resolution of 1882 ,vas a specific declaration of 'what had alu'al/s been the law." ,Vhat 'was the resolution of 1882 thus nlentioned? Sirnply that "saloonkeeping is a IVlasonic offense." There ,vas no' necessity for anyone to go do\vn to "the bottonl of the lVlississippi river to find a key." e held the key in our hands. It ,vas the key to the situation. .A.. nd, let rne assure you, 1l1y beloved Brother Chalnbers, that there ,vas no innovation standing round ,vaiting to get in. But \ve let in a large amount of "light" ,vhen the question ,vas finally opened up and la\v ,vas discovered that SOlno had forgotten and others did not kno'v it ,vas in existence. Ask Ine SOI11e hard question, Brother Chanl bel'S. I close n1Y re,~iew' of the labors of Brother Chalnbers ,vith the saIne ,varnl expressions of fraterna.l l'egard found in his o,vn pleasing conclusion.

IS.A...A.C H. STE~\..RNS, l\Iontreal, Grand l\faster. J. II. ISA.A.CSON, l\Iontreal, Grand Secretary.

RHODE ISLAND, 1888. The Journal of this Grand Lodge contains the Ininutes of several Special Conullunications. The serni-annual COlll11lunication \vas held Novelllber 21, 1887. Nothing of special 1110nlent is found in the transactions. The Ninety-Eighth .A.. nllual C0111IllUnication 'was held in the city of Providence, IVIay 21, 1888. ReY. 'Villialll 1\1. .A.ckley, Grand J\iaster, presided. Ed'win Baker, Grand Secretary. rfhis Inay be classed alllong the

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81na11er Grand Lodges of the conntry, its 11leulbership anlounting to 8,7HS, contained in thirty-five \vorking LodgeR. The Grand l\Iaster delivered a short . .t\ddress. It ,vas \vholly devoted to local affairs. Reports fron1 the D. D. Grand l\Iasters \vere furnished and printed. The Grand Secretary's report presented a detailed account of financial affaits. Eulogies \vere pronounced upon Past Grand J\Iaster J anles Hutchinson, E. B. \Vhite, late Grand Tyler, and others. These tributes 'were extended and appropriate. There \vas a good representation present at this COrlll11Unication. There is nothing of general interest to be found in the Journal. . .:\. Festival COl1l11lUnication ,vas held at Ne\vport, on the 25th of June for the observance of St. John's Day. Rev. Henry "\'V'. Rugg, D. D., ,vas the orator of the day. His address \vas printed in the Proceedings of the Grand Lodge. The Grand l\Iaster and G-rand Secretary \vere re-electecl.

SOUTH CAROLI NA, 1888. The Journal contains the l11inutes of a Special Session convened for the purpose of dedicating a l\lasonic Hall. The One I-Iundred and Second Annual COlll111unication ,vas held in the city of Charleston, COU1111encing Dece111ber 11,1888. Brother ,A.ndrew H. "\,rhite, Gran~ IVlaster, and Brother Oharles Inglesby, Grand Secretary. Representatives ,vere present frOlTI 138 Lodges. The rnell1bership in that Jurisdiction anlounts to 4,982. There are 167 chartered Lodges and t'wo under Dispensation. An .A.ddress by Grand lVIaster \Vhite, of four pages, contained a brief presentation of the affairs belonging to his administration. He said that peace and harnlony prevailed throughout the Jurisdiction. O'wing to local conditions in S0111e parts of the State, the Craft had not been so prosperous as it otherwise ,vould have been. SOlne of the Lodges had been busy for the greater part of the year in conferring degrees and 路work.. iug upon good lllaterial.

168 Foreign relations ,\vere reported as peaceful and pleasant as ever. Three 11e,v Lodges had been created under Dispensation. His .A.. ddress ,vas Inostly taken up in reporting dedications, official yisitatiol1s and special dispensations granted. A nunlber of degrees bad been conferred out of the usual tiule. He reported t"ro decisions "\vhich are shnply 10ea1 in their bearing. The Grand Secretary, Brother Inglesby, furnished a fnll financial report, sho\ving their inC0111e to have be~,n nearly $6,000. He also reported the alllount sent to Jacksonville, Fla., for the relief of the yello\v ft~Yer sufferers. Reports 'were rendered on Charity, l\fasonic lInll, Board of Relief and .A PIleals. The several I)istrict Deputy Grand lVlasters presented their reports, "which 'were printed. The G-rand ~laster ,vas congratulated on the condensed, concise and plain ..,\ddress which he presented. I-lis re-election \vas recolnlllended. This is unusual. .i~.. special report ,vas rendered by the Conunittee on Foreign Correspondence. The Grand Lodge had evidently been asked to take action on the Cerneau question, as a cOllul1unicatioll had been referred to the COIl11l1ittee fronl the G-rand Lodge of Ohio. The ConlInittee said, "That ,ve, as Blue Lodge l\Iasons, uncleI' the jurisdiction of this Grand Lodge, kno\v of nothing else save the three syrnbolic degrees under the jurisdiction of this :1\1. 'V. Grand Lodge."

The Connnittee further expressed the opinion that any Body of l\Iasons styled by any other nalne cannot assume authority over the degrees as conferred in the Subordinate Lodges. .The report \vas adopted, show"ing that the <..irand Lodge of South Carolina holds the correct vie\v ,vith regard to the clairns of the so-called high degree parties. The business of the Grand Lodge, 'which \vas of no general interest beyond that Jurisdiction, was transacted briefly, and the Body closed路 its labors on the second day. CORRESPONDENCE.

The annual revie\v ,vas rendered by Brother Charles Inglesby, Grand Secretary, and covered 116 pages. He had noted the transactions of sixty-one Grand Lodges. The report is interesting in that it is strictly a rev'iew. A lluDlber of extracts are scattered throughout the report. His cOluments are plain and practical. He has the happy faculty of bringing to view everything '\vorthy of notice or that possesses any Inerit, \V hich he may find in the Proceedings exalnined. Upon tbe'\vhole, the 'work shows careful consideration and evidences laborious attention. The Proceedings of .IVIissouri for 1887 ,\vere given three full pages. fIe said of the

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..A.ddress of Grand l\iaster Stevenson that it ,vas "'well \vritten, although \ve do not generally adn1ire a style \vhieh seen1S strained and stilted." Brother Inglesby gave a close and searehing revie\v of ourentire Proeeedings. I-lis vie\,,"s on the practical questions of the day are sound and conservative. I [Ull in full accord \vith hiln respecting t.he gathering at Chicago a fevv years ago, called a "convention," and endorse his staten1ent that the "tendency to centralization is too great." It is ll1y fixed opinion that the . several Grand Lodges of this country \yill never agree to the fornlation of a general Grand Lodge. The Grand Lodges enjoy their independence gro\ving out of their sovereignty. Nothing is to be gained by the several (}rancl IA.xlges transferring any of their endO\V111ents to a general Grand Body. Brother Inglesby closed his review by saying that the condition of l\Iasonry generally is as favorable as it has been for HUlllY years, there being few'er cases of friction bet,veen the Grand Lodges this year. I take leave of Brother Inglesby \vith the saIne high esteenl for hhn personally and fraternally, and sineel:e appreeiatiol1 of his abilities a~ a G-rand Lodge officer that I have entertained for a nun1her of years. R. F. DI\r"VER, 1\1. D., Anderson, Grand l\1"aster. CHi\..S. INGLI~SBY, CharleBton, Grand Secretary.

TENNESSEE, 1889. I have perused the Proceedings of the Seventy-Fifth .A.nunal COlnnlunication of this GTand Lodge 'with 11101'e than usual interest, and that is saying a great deal. The .A..ddress of the Grand lVIaster, the action of the Body respecting a "I-I0111e for \vido\vs and orphans," and the report on fraternal correspondence are fruitful of good things and Illost readable. The last session 'was held in Nashville, beginning on the 80th day of Jan.. uary, 1889. 1\1. "\V. Bro. Henry H. Ingersoll \vas <..iralld l\Iaster, 'while Brother John Frizzell ,vas G-rand Secretary, as usual. Th e Body ,vas thus ,veIl equipped fbI' duty and labor. Seven Past Grand l\Iasters vvere in attendance, \vith representatives of 355 Lodges, and representatives of thirty-four G-rand Jurisdietions. 1\Iissouri \vas honored by the presence of our representative, Brother Deering J. Roberts, 1'1. D. Fronl a very full and satistaetory recapitnlation I learn that there are 390 Lodges on the roll, \vith a 111enlbership of about 15,000. The gain for the year all10nnted to 1,000 luenlbers. Concerning their prosperity the past year, (h'and l\laster Ingersoll said: An abstract of the returns frOlIl the Subordinate Lodg-es sho\vs the condition of the Craft to be Dlore prosperous i11188~) than for many preceding years. There is an increase over former years in the nUlnlJer of degrees ,conferred, and the nunlber of atlilitltions,

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and a decrease in dimissions. The consequence is an increase in Grand Lodge dues and in renlittances. This inlproved condition of the Craft is attributable to the general prosperity of the country, and also, doubtless, to the general appreciation of the fact that the insurance fraternities, however usetulanc1 inviting, are not, and ca.n never bec01ne, substitutes for the grand old parent Order of Freemasons, instituted to recall to our rninds, in the lnidst ofinn)cent, social pleasures, the sublime trnths founded on l..iberality, Brotherly Love and Charity: to teach luen that happiness is the greatest good, and that the surest way to be happy is by making others so. To every true Brother, therefore, this exhibit of the prosperity of th~ Order i.s highly gratifying.

The . Address of the Grand l\lnster covered fourteen pages, and "\vas an adlnirable dOClunent, full of business and sound thought. lIe opened thus: I greet y'ou all with hearty l\Iasonie welcome. Snch a concourse of the leaders of men who hnve solemnly devoted their lives to the practice of cardinal virtnes; who believe and trust in God, and are bound to help, aid and assist each other, and d.o one another no\vrong or harm; to honor and defend Chastity, and protect and nurture the widow and orphan; who rejoice in Faith, Hope and Charity, and live upon the Golden Rule, is a benison and an ~nspiration. Clothed with the great authority of this Grand Lodge-legislative, judicial and executive-11m'\! great our opportunity! \Vhat splendid possibilities stl'etch ont before us ! FrOTH this Pisgah of vision hmv inviting the prospect! From this Sinai of power how '\veighty the responsibility! Entrance and conquest of this PrOlnised Land of 1'tIasonry should be the Ineasure of our achievenlent, the object of a.ll onr discussions and doings.

He reported a nun1ber of official visits, but regretted that duty and pressing engagernents'prevented Inore genernl visitation tLlnong the Fraternity. 80111e ne\-\'" Lodges had been fonned under Dispensation, \vhile several applications for pennission to eonfer degrees out of tirne\vere flatly refused, because "forbidden by edicts." Brother Ingersoll had respect for the la\v and his obHgation to "stand to and abide by" \vhatever the (;rand Lodge had enacted upon these Inatters. lIe subrnitted t\venty-tvvo rulings made by hinl during his terln. Only one ,vas disapproved. Governed by Tennessee ht\v, the COllllnittee did right in dissenting frolu the vie'ws of the (rrand l\laster, though in :Nlissouri a Lodge Inay Ineet and do business on St. Sohn's Day, if the anniversary COlnes on the day of a stated llleeting. Tvvo of the decisions ,ven~. "doctored" a little, and then, \vith the others, approved, excepting, of course, the one condelnned. In response to the call for help froin th8 fever-stricken ones in Florida, he reported as fo110\v8 : The prompt and generous response ofthe Lodges to this call thrilled 111e with delight. Inside a 1I1Onth a thousand clollars ,vere contributed to fill the desolate 110111es of nU1ny :Masons, dying- and dead, with eOlnforts and necessaries which saved life and alleviated suffering. Blessed forever be our Order 'whose Inenl'bp,rs hasten to own the conllnon brotherhood of !lUlU, H,nd whose hands never weary of well-doing.

The death of their Cirand Stew路ard ,vas thus announced: On 1st day of July last. at his hOllle in the quiet village of Newlnarket, our \Vorthy Grand Steward, Brother 'ynl. H. :Moffet, in the eightieth year of his active and useful

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life, bade adieu to surrounding friends, and, "sootheo. and sustained by an unfaltering trust, approached the grave like one who wraps the drapery uf l1is couch about him and lies down to pleasant dremlls." His love for ~rasonry grew ,,,,itll the years, and his death was probably the seal of his devotion. Hundreds of miles he came to assist in laying the corner-stone of our Hon1e ; and possibly the exertion, or, perchance the enjoylnent of the occasion ,vas too great, for he spoke of it ~lS the happiest day of his life. He survived it only a week, and-then took his departure for another Grand Lodge, where he shall give account of his stewardship, and receive the 'welcome plaudit: "'VeIl done; enter into thy joy."

Reports w"ere rendered on all the varied interests affecting the statns of Tennessee lVlasonry, en1bracing .Appeals, Dispensations, J urispruclence, Aecounts, Funds, 'Vays and l\Ieans, G-rand Treasurer and G-rand Secretary,York. MASONIC "WIDOWS' AXD OHPIIAXS' THDIE.

This great ,vork ,vas alluded to by the G-rand l\faster after the follo'ving Inanner : In response to the reqnest of the Board of 'Trustees of the Masonic ,ridows' and. Orphans' Honle, the prerogative of the Grand Master was exercised ill cOllvening a sllee路 ialmeeting of the Grand Lodge on 28d day of June last to lay the eorner-stone of the Honle. The concourse assembled on the occasion was very gratit'ying- to the friends of this institution as a token of interest in its welfare: and the royal 'relcome aecorded the visitm's by the good Brethren of Nashville, and their l11uch better halves, was surely received with grateful hearts and appreciative appetites. In a beautiful park. crowning an inYiting undulation, a few 111ile8 north of the .city, the Grnnd Lodge perfornh~d the impressive ceremonies of onr ()rdpr. cleYoted to suell occasions, and thus gave earnest of its fostering care and solieltnns interest in the success of the noblest charity ;yet undertaken by the Freernasons of l'eullcssee. MASONIC ,\"I nG w:::;' AND ORPHANS' IIO:\{E.

Our widows and our orphans deserye a 路Masoni.c Home-protection from heat and cold, and snow and rain-light and fire, and food. and clothing: freedom from want and dire necessity ; deliverance fronl ten1ptati0l1 and eyi! associations, ,'tHe! opportunit\路 to live well in the \vorld. . ,\Ve o\ve them such a home. Some of our Brethren have undertaken to prepare it for

aU of our wards who are worthy.

Bounteolls donations and generous fo;ubscriptions have been 111ude, a,nd the work is fairly under headway. It deserves the recognition and assistance of this Grand Lodge. The burdens of a Cbmn1011 blessing should be borne in C()mlllOn b~' all, nnd the whole load not pernlitted to stagger a few. A dollar apieee per annum f1'o111 the fifteen thousand :J\lasons of Tennessee would soon cOll1plete this structure and realize it:;; benencence. It is in hands of those 'worthy and \yell qualified, on whose intelligence and fidelity ,,"'e may safely rely, and I earnestly hope we Inay give it substantial aiel. '

The subject ,vas acted upon by the (rrand Lodge in the adoption of the follo\ving resolutions: Resor/}ed, That each Subordinate Lodge in this Jurisdiction be requested to subscribe for one or luore life melnberships in the Masonic \Vido\vs' and Orphall~' Horne as soon as possible, so that the cOlllpletioll of the Henne nItLy be nccOlllplished at as early ;1 day as practicable.

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Resoll!(yl, That the \V. ::\1. of E'Hch Snbordinate Lodge in this Jurisdiction be and hereby requested to subluit the elaims of the l\Iasonic \Vielo\\'s' and orplUll1S , Honle the rnelnbers of his Lodge, and request frOlll each a contribution of one dollar to institution.

..:l. fu1l and 1110St interesting' history of laying the corner-stone of the I-Iolne is found in the Proceedings no\v under revie\v. I 'would be pleased to transfer the \vhole aeeollllt to the8e pages did space pe:nnit. ffhe location is a lllost lovely one, in the \"icinity of the beautiful city of Nashville, being ten acres of fine land a few Iniles fr0111 said city. The land \vas donated to the IIorne by :l\Ir. and 1\lrs. J. Baxter, \\"110se splendid fa l'111 lies near ".:\Iaple\Vood~' station. .An elocluent oration \yas delivered hy G-rand l\Iaster Ingersoll, \v1'1o proved by his effort that he ,vas equal to th(~ occasion. ..:1. speenh ,vas delivered by Brother 'Toney, President of the 1101ne. .An address ,vas 111ade by the Secretary of the HOIne, Brother Blunpas. Froln a brief statenlent concerning the lIonle, I take the following: The l\Iasons and the people of Tennessee will long have cause to regard yesterdaY a~ an t~ventful OIle in the history of the good works which already testify to the honor of the 1\1asons. The Home will afford an asylum to the "\vido\ys and orphans of deceased l\Iaster Masons of rl'ellnessee in good stailding.

'rho structure whose earner-stano \vas laid yesterday will eost $20.000. Abont $12.000 have beon subscribed. Two wings, each to cost $10,000, will be added in due tilne. ~Ir. Hugh 1'hompsol1 is the architect. The design embraces a Inain tlye-story building, with t(H'rer and look-out, and t\\'o three-story wings, the whole length of the house being one hundred and seventy-five feet. The width of the main building will be sixty-three feet, depth one hundred and t\venty feet, and on each tinor there will be in the front part four 1'001118 2:!x:!2 feet, sutficient to accommodate 128 inrnates, allowing a huge hall between theln. The kitchen and dining rOOD1 ,vill be in the rear part of the lnain building on the first floor, and immediately over thelU the school room, 32x44 feet. Over this (third floor) is the chapel, 3~x44 feet, ca,pable of seating over ~ou perf;OI1s. The width of the side ,vings, each, is fifty-seven feet; depth, each, fifty-four feet. The lower floors of the wings ,vill be used for workshops. rrhe children will be clotheel, fed and educated, and will be given trades according to the aptitude developed. It will be, as well as an educational institution, 11 school for Dlallual training and the thorough luoral and religions elevation of the inmates. The honse will be built by private subscription of the friends of the institution, $:l5 entitling H Mason to n life certificate, and any person to an honorary one. It is not under the anspices of any perticular Lodge, but of the whole li'raternity, and will be supported by a per capita tax of fifty or seventy-five cents on the IG.OOO Masons in the State, and such ot.her en<lowments as may, fronl timo to time, COl11e to it from friendly hands. Several other States a.re now engag-ed in the same noble work, and 80111e upon a, ll1uch grander scale. The institntion will be an honor to the State and city, and will be welcoilled by all classes.

The success of the occasion ,vas all that was expected b)~ its friends ~lnd co-workers, and far exceeded the predictions of SOUle ,,,ere inclined to discredit the effort.

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\Ve realized from the sale of tickets 8702; besides, the gathering 'vas so conspicuous for its new. departure in the ranks of ]\ft1SOIlrY favoring this organized charity, that it becmne 110lsed abroad throughout the length and breadth of the lanel that the l\lasons of Tennessee had laid the corner-stone of a great HOlne for the widow and orphan.

The above calls to Inind onr "Charity Day" in St Louis, in 188G, ,,"hen \ve realized thirty-five thOU8fuul dollars as the begin/tint! of the 'work for a

173 If Olue. ..A.t our recent "I)edieation of the I-Io1l1e," J nne 15th, over si~(; thmr:-:and donal's sv{elled anI' HOlne Fund, 110\V ,yell up to one lno/ell'cd th01JSand, and still gro'\ving. I 'would not be doing justice to G-rand l\laster Ingersoll to pass by his corrnnents upon the Inoral aspects of the Craft in his J'urisdiction. IIel"e is \vhat he said: MORALE OF THE CRAFT.

The prosperity of Freemasonry is not to be measured, however, saleh- by statistics Our numerical and financial exhibit Il1jght be encouraging. and yet the condition of our Order far frorn satisfactory. QUi~lity Illore than quantity is the touchstone of genuine Masonic pl'ogTess, and I anl gratIfied to be able to say that generally the TiIONtle of the Craft in 'rennessee is excellent. The fidelity of the Ma~ters of the Lodges to their obligario~1s and duties has p'r.odu~ed and e~mtinued ~hjs nonnal condition of the Order. (Jbedwnee and not saCTlTIce IS the requu'ement of l\Iasonry. And 1,vherever Inelllbets obserYe and perform their obligations, there the Craft is prosperous. 'Vherever Brotherlv Love prevails, Relief is given, and Tr.uth held in r~verence~ there is :Masollry potent for crood. 'Vherever Teu1perance restra1l1S the appetItes, desHes and passions, Prudence stands guard over hand and tongue, Justice, without fetlr or ftlVOr, renders to every U1Hn his due~ according to his right, ilnc1l{'ortitude upholds and sustains us in the assertion of Truth and 111aintenance of .Justice. even though enemies conspire and friendships fail, there Freelnasonry delights to dwell, and binds with silken cords her loyal subjects ill the pleasant ties of indissoluble union. Unhappily, there are Lodges where the high standELI'd of l\Iasonic conduct is lo'wered, where inten1peranee,. in1prud,ence, profanity and falsehood are allowed to enter, nnrebukec1, the very premncts of the Lodge ; there are '1Iasters who tolerate their presence, lest they might displease the victim of these foes of Inanhood and of MaSOl11T; and there the good '''ill of the vicious is retained at the sacl'itiee of the respf7'ct of the C0111111unity al1d~the loss of 11108t valuable 111embers. Usually this condition of a Lodge shows itself in the annnal returns, in dinlinished degrees, a ~deereusing Illembership, anel a depleted treasury. But if, perchance, not so, then prosperity is purchased at too dear a price.

The follo,"ving excerpts frOtH his eloquent oration at the corner-stone laying \vill be in order here as a f1tting conclusion to his able and suc-

cessful1abors: Search history, 111edia~Yal and ancient; 111agnify the 8t拢1r and Garter, the Iron Crown, the Golden Fleece and ROnUlIl Eagle; and yet how poor their H.nnals in the great book If humanity '\vhen c01npared 'with the reeord of that Fraternity which in all history has been the apostle of liberty, the defender of the oppressed, the advocate of peace, the bulwark of law t1nd order, the friend of progress and reform, and the chanlpion of chastity and virtue; which never turned a. rack or fired fL fagot; which never trained a gladiator or Inacle a 111art yr.

During the domination of the world by political and ecclesiastical tyrants, the light of liberty never was extinguished on the altar of Freelnasonry. And now that liberty degenerates into license and excess, it is the privilege, the royal prerogative of Masonry, in the 11<1111C and for the sake of that liberty it has so sacredly preserved, to eall a halt, to sound the alarn1, to warn 1nen of the hazard and danger which lie in the negation of that silllple faith of humanity, which is greater and older than creeds and confessions and doctrines and dogmas, which binds men together in a universal brotherhood, and which, in un titne, is the surest defense against man-worship and cOllseql1ent 111111U111 tyranny, ftS it is the aid and cOlnfort, the anchor allt1 cornpass of \veak hUlllanity in its voyage' of life upon that ocean whose billows break here upon the shores of tillle, and ~路onder-who can tell'! PRATEHNAL

RELATIO~S.

IVI. '\V'. Brotller Ingersoll said in his adlnirable . A.ddress that "our fraternal relations are cordial \vit,h all sister GXH.nd Lodges, save one only."

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I cannot give ll1Y readers a better vie'v of the situation than by transferring the strong presentation of tIle case by Grand l\Iaster Ingersoll to these pages. It vdll be seen and readil~r appreciated by all ,vho read his statelnents ho\v the ~'High Ititers" feel and act to\vards those ,vha lut\'e the independence to think for theIYlSel,路es. The high-handed and superlatiyely arrogant conrse pursued by the (i-rand l\Iaster of Ohio only COllfirIns IllY previously expressed yitnvs that "High Riteisln" intends to Stl bordinate everything to its s'weet vdll, and the "rule or ruin" policy has uncovered its hideous cleforn)ities no sooner than I anticipated. In the case now under consi(leration a G-rand l\.rfaster revokes, "by virtue of the high po\ver in lne vested," the cOlIllnission of a (i'rand Lodge Representative near a sister (I-rand Lodge. For ,vhat reason? Sinlply on the ground that he ",vas Cirand l\laster, and that the Ohio Brother representing Tennessee ,vas not a Scotch Rite 1\'1ason of his kind. But hear the <'l-rand l\Iaster of Tennessee: I.. t1st month the Grand Master of Ohio notified me that he had \vithdra\vn the cmn111issioll of the Representative of the Grand Lodge of Ohio near this Grand Lodge; and our Rerll'esentative near the G-rand Lodge of ()hio having departed this life, and the Crrand Master of Oh~o having refused to reeeive a Hepresentative. diplOlnatic ,relations between these two Grand Lodges llHty be said to be in abeyance, at the option of Ohio. The cause of this I preSUI11e to be the Scottish Rite \Var in Ohio, and nlV request to the G-rancl :\faster of tllat State to 1l01ninate for onr Representittive near the (;ranci Lodge

of Ohio some worthy Brother who lutd not been conspicnous in bitterness and intolerance

in that war, as none such could properly represent the liberal, generous spirit of'Tennessee Freemasonry. To this the Grand Master respol1ded~: "The majority of Masons in Ohio do not tolerate treason and rebellion." and recommencled a Brother 111uch esteenled in Ohio, but, as I \vas left to infer, fully in hannony \vith the proscriptive spirit of "the Inajority." Having no conne(~tion or relation \vith either ofthe Scottish Rite faetions, whose conten~ tiun has disturbed the peace and harlnony .of our Order in Ohio, tinct knOWing that Tenne~see 1Ia~ons should be represented by a .B~other. conspicuous for. his loyalty to AnCIEmt Craft Masonry, rather than to any ScottIsh Hlte. I requested hlill to IUlllle some other Brother of high character and good standing, not tainted vnth 路'treason or rebellion, II but opp'0sed to the policy of the dominant:mujority in that State: I a~so Sl~g颅 gested the lUtnle of a \vorthy Brother, a Past Grand offIcer, and a Inclnber of the ::leottl~h HUe Body orthodox in that State, but liberal and tolerant in his views, and asked if he would be acceptable as our RepresenttltiYe. rrhe sl;.ggestion was not favorably received, beeause, as the Grnnd Master wrote. the Brother named was then the Representative of the Grand Lodge of Ne\v York. rl'his nlistake of the (rrand :Master he afterward cor~cted by sayin~ the Brother's term had expired, n.ncl another Brother had been appointed in lieu, as Representnr,ive from New York. But no change of view appeared from the disepvery of his mistl1}ce; it~d I i.nf~rred that the ~e~tson for deeU~lin.g to accept IllY . suggestIOn was the very lIberalIty of Vle\VS and OpposltlOl1 to l\Iasol1rc Illtolerance wInch had caused me to snggest his naIne. W"ith a courteous and considerate reference to Ohio loyaltv and Tennessee rebellion, the Grand :Master assured Ine in plain ternlS that no Representative would be received freinl us unless he was not only an orthodox Scottish Rite Mason, but also an active and prominentsnpporter of the locally dominant faction in its policy of using the great power of the Grand Lodge to snpport an Order of the Scottish Rite. Such a Masou, however high and respected at home, I could not knowinglY appoint as our RepresentH,tive. \Vhatever lllay be the views and opinions of Tennessee l\fasons upon the nlE::rits of the Scottish imbroglio, or whether we sympathize 'with any of the three or four factions claiming legitimacy and contending for suprenulcy in thH~t Order, one thing \ve can and do agree about: . AnciEmt Craft Masonry, C01l1prisillg the three sj"m.bolic degrees of Entered Apnrentice, Fellow Craft and Master !'rIason, universal and uniform thronghout the 'world, is absolutely free and independent of all oth<::1' Orders, and shollld not be, and cannot lawfully be, allied with or clO1Uil1uted by any Order of Scottish Rite l\.fasons. Kor can we, as Freemasons, be called upon through our Grand Lodges to hem' and decide mn~ controyersy betw'een these various clainlants to legitill1acy in that Rite. If they pretend-

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any ofthenl-to conf~r our clegre~s, then they are clandestine Lodges, and their votaries are to us as "heathens and publlcans." \Vo know tholn not, and can hold no sort of Masonic connnunicatioll '\vitll them. If they do not lay clairn to the symbolic degrees, then they are not of us. \Ve have no knowledge or standard hy which 'we can test their claim, try their cause or decide their rights. As well might 'we interfere with Odd-l~"'el lows, United \Vorkmen, Knights of Honor. Knights of Pythias, or Knights of Labor. If they elailn the right to base their Order upon our triune teIuple. we cannot forbid thenl ; anci one, two, ten or twenty different and even belligerent Bodies Illay indulge in this pasthne; '\ve can endure them all without harm or fear-on the outside. They can hurt 11S no 11101'e, we feel thenl no more than does the firn1 earth that supports us all. Hut outside is their place and their sphere; outside they are inlpotent to injnre FreeluasolHY ; ontBide they cannot destroy our peace and harmony; and outside the)· nlust renulin, and not profane our sacred precincts. Standing to and abiding by the Ancient Charge I received as \Vonhipfnl Master, "that it is not in the power of any nlan or body of men to make innovations in the body of Masonry," I earnestly protest against the introduction of this foreign elelnent into 0111' perfect and symmetrical Body. Recalling my official oath as Grand ~laster, th<1t I would "maintain the usages and customs of Free and Accepted Masons," and Iny obligation to "cling to the old lau(hnarks," I protest against any alliance of any kind with any Order or Rite that e1aims precedence or superiority, and deluands submission or subserviency. BelieYing that Lodge nlembership makes a Brother a melnber of tlle 'whole Masonic fanl~ ily, and that in the exalted character of a Master Mason all avenues and opportunities are open, all rights and privileges are his which the broad empire ofF'reemasonry affords, I protest against the E.~xternal conditions inlposed by the Grand Master of ()hio upon worthy Brethren of his own Jurisdiction to receive an honorable cOlnlnission from the Grand Lodge of rrennessee. Nay, 111Ore; believing that a .Freemason is a free Ulan, I deny the rig;ht of any Lodge, Subordinate or Grand, to dictate to him whether he shall or shall not beco1I1e it menlber of any other society, order or fraternity ",vhose purposes H"nd practices are not inulloral. ,And, saving only clandestine sYlnbolic Lodges, it is not the function, nay, it is not 'within the scope of the po'\vers of any Lodge, Snbordinate. or Grand, to hold an inquisition O\Ter and pronounce upon the leb,.iti1nac~;, reg111n.l'ity, ortho· doxy, or loyalty of any such order, society or frater!1ity. These I believe to be cardinal doctrines and vital principles of Ancient· Craft lvIasol1ry. They correctly relJresent the spirit of Tennessee l;"'reelnasons. Because in this spirit I addressed the Grand Master of Ohio a brief reply to his note requesting me to appoint a Representatiye near that Grand Lodg-e, and asked hiln to nominate some worthy Brother in good standing who agreed with these views, who was an orthodox Craft Masou, and esteenled our Order above any Scottish Rite, he "deelined an exehange of Grand Representatiyes until he could have the assurn,nce that the spirit of Tennessee :Masonry, as expressed by its Grand :Master, was not in favor of rebellion." This means, IUy Brethi'en, that Ohio intends not only to accept ancl estab1ish a foreign dynasty in her o\vn lim.its, but to c01upe1 her sister States to recognize it, nnd to approve of its dOlninioll at the peril of a loss of fraternal relations. I would ghLdly have avoided this unpleasant subject, but circul11stances forbade. The action of the Grand :l\Iaster of Ohio c01npelled me to report the facts; and nlY view of the danger with which the snbject is fraught reqnires nle to sound the note of \varning that the integrity of Craft :Masonry 111ight not be further illlperiled. The Ohio Grand Lodge prescribes by edict 'what order of tIle Scottish Rite ·F'reenln,~ may unite '\vitlt, and not only expels them, but forfeits Lodge Charters, if they join any other order of the Scottish lUte. This, of course, we cannot prevent. for it is within her jurisdiction. But we are not bound to approve such a pernicious policy, directly or indirectly. Such resolutions und conduct are unwise, as our Comnlittee on Correspon~ donce has luore than once said.

SOIlS

It is contrary to the generous, liberal, tolerant spirit of Freemasonry, and smacks rather o1't11e persecutions of the l\Iiddle Ages. \Vo have the right to think'so and to say so vdthout being stigmatized as "rebels and traitors." And 111uch as I could wish to be all fraternal relations with the Grand Lodge of Ohio, if those relations can be only purchased by approving such harsh and severe 111eaSUres, and such perversion of powers, then Tennes,see Freeulfisons and Ohio "Masons willllot be able to exchange Representatives fronl their Grand Lodges. But Ohio will ere long be relieved frOlll p-resent thralldaTIl, ~lIld a wiser, freer and better Masonic spirit 'will pervade her Grand Lodge. She will believe as we believe ~ B,nd then Free111usonry 'will resume her scepter and recuJl her own in Ohio. And \ve shall all again reStllUe fraternal relation when the vaunted loyalty of Ohio shall be-not sllbserYicncy to a Scottish Rite, but unswerving fidelity and unfaltering devotion to the Ancient and Honorable Order of Free and Accepted :Masons, ,vhich o\vns no superior on earth, which has ever beon the apostle of liberty, the foe of tyranny, the advocate of peace Hind good will: whose donuLin is in the hearts of nle11, and 'Yhose empire reaches the farthest bounds of civilization.

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I hn\路e given the f()regoing statelnents of the Grand l\Iaster of Tennessee to show the a'nimu8 of tIle "11igh l~iters," and the purpose to carry things 路with a "high hand." Ko 1n01'e serious danger Inenaces legiti111Hte J\Iasonry in tllis country to-day than the ,veIl-concerted 1110V8lnents of these disturb<:.~rs of the peaee of the great l\Iasonic flunily. In the South Carolina Proceedings it appears that a, cOllllnnnieation had been receiyed froIn Ohio authorities, "with the evident intention to seek and ot)tain a deliverance fronl tllat old and conservative Body in fayor of so-called legitilnate Scotch Hiteislll. South Carolina said that as Blue Lodge J\lnsons they could not kno"w or recognize anything except sYlnbolic 1\lasonry. A.nything e18(\, \vhether CerneaUiS111 or Pikeis1n, cannot aSSlllne authority over the degrees conferred in a Subordinate Lodge. They, thel'ei()re, pronounced agninst CerneaUiSIl1, because it aSstllnes to confer the three degrees ,vhieh belong to a Blue Lodge. It Inight have gone further and said the saIne about I>ikeisrn or any of the other branches of 11igh Riteisln, because Pike said that the right to confer the three degrees had only been ,vai ved, not ceded or relinquished, and can be reassurned at any tilne. But the fhct is lnanifest, f1'0111 the report of the South Carolina Co~nnlittee, that Grand Lodges have been flooded ,vith a "circular frOID said Grand Lodge" of Ohio. The deliverances of SOIne (}ralld Lodges are so perfectly alike that it beC0111eS obvious that the matter had bep11 prepared for action. But note how loftily the Grand J\Iaster of Ohio 1\'1asons talked to the Grand l\Iaster of Tennessee 1\IasoIls: "l\Iasons in Ohio do not tolerate treason and rebellion." Therefore, Ohio ,vill not receive a llepresentative of the Grand Lodge of Tennessee unless he can purge hiInself of "treason and rebellion" by declaring hiInself in favor of orthodox "IUteisrn." The lueaning of ,vhich is that loyalty to 'Ifl,y party is the test of fitness to be a I~epresentative of a sister jurisdiction. This savors too Inuch of 1110dern partyisIn in political Inatters. It Inatters not ho"\," 111ean a sea111p a fello,," nULy ha.ve been ,,,hile he belonged to the other petrty, but as soon as he leaves it and joins 111y party he Inay go up head and becolne a leader in the strife, even Inay heconle a Itepresen.tative of 801ne sister Grand Lodge, having thus purged hiInself of "treason and rebellion." 'Vhen a Grand l\Iaster sets up as a stallclard of fitness f()l~ a Represelltati ve froll1 another Grand Lodge that he lllust "not only be an orthodox Scottish R,ite l\Iason, but also an active and prol11inent supporter" of the Grand J\Tnster's faction, it is tirne to call a halt. That sueh ,vas done by .the Grand l\.faster of Ohio is evidenced by the statenlent of the Gl'a路nd l\:Iaster of rrennessee, Brother Ingersoll. 'fhe delnand 1nacle by the Ohio official does not snrprise In8. It ,,"ould be considered an "unusual proceeding" an~nvhere else than in Ohio, or COnl111g froIH anyone but the G-rancll\Iaster ,vho Inade it. Perhaps the delnand

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should be regarded in the same light as the party \vho had the tell1erity to Inake it. In the estinlation of this \vriter, if the demand be judged by such rule, it will be classed anlong the inanities of those 'whose pretensions out\veigh their discretion. Tennessee \vill have the approbation of all \vho prize l\lasonry above "Riteisln," \vhatever type Inay claim our notice. CORRESPONDENCEâ&#x20AC;˘

.A. review an10unting to 163 pages ,vas furnished by one of the nUlller-

Sll1ith family. The \vork is an excellent cOlnpilation. Brother Frank Snlith kno\vs ho\v to glean and ho\v to put his gatherings into good shape. He loaded do\vn his reportorial craft Âˇwith extracts fronl the Journals revie\vecl. Four pages \vere filled \vith excerpts frOlll Iny last report on Correspondence, and t\VO devoted to notices of our business affairs. I \vould cOIllplain at such liberal treatnlent of my 'work but for the fact that Brother Snlith e!nployed t\venty-eight pages of his report in quoting from the Proceedings of Iowa, nearly all of which consisted of utterances of Brother Parvin. Io\va is the daughter of 11issouri. That the luotber should have been neglected thus, and given but a SUlan space conlpared 'with the daughter, calls for concessions on the part of the Tennessee conl1nittee. There are touches of hUlllor in the "vork of Brother SIllith that often provoke a slnile even fron1 this ,vriter. In his very full and courteous notice of our Journal for 1888 he opened thus: OtIS

It will be reluenlberec1 by all 'who have kept posted \'lith passing events that. this Grand Lodge passed a resolution declaring it a :Masonic offense for a.. . Master :Mason to keep a saloon. anclllluch is said upon that question in the Proceedings, especially by the Grand :Master in his Address and by Brother John D. Vinci! iu the report on Foreign Correspondellce. I have decided to quote largely what was said 011 this Rubject, both fronl the Address of the Grand I\faster ancl the report on Correspondence. However, I do not want to be understood as belonging to that party kno\vn as prokibiUon'iBfs, for, politically, I anl not built that war: but I am in sympathy \vith any movement that has a tendency to ilnprove the morals of Freelnasons. Nor do I 'wish to be understood as indorsing all the resolutions that have been adopted upon the "saloon-keeping" question.

Referring to the above I \vish to say that if Brother Snlith thinks our nfissouri legislation classed or identified us ,vith "that party knovvn as the proh'ibition'ists," he is as luuch at fault as many others \vIlo have cried "prohibition" for effect, trying to luake our laws odious on that ground. Like n1Y Brother Snlith, this ,vriter can say, "politically I aUl not built that ',vay," but I anl none the less opposed to the crhne of drunkard111aking by those 'who clainl to be l\lasons. If Brother Snlith is truly "in sympathy \vith any Inovelnent that has a tendency to improve the nlor~l.1s of Freeluasons," he is "in sympathy" \vith the "nlovenlent" to purge "Freelnasonry" of the vile elell1ent ,vhich has been a blight, and only a blight, upon it every,vhere and ahvays. And you kno\v it, Brother Snlith. You cannot serve t\yO 111asters. The issue is a plain one. The G. L. Ap.-12.

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challenge srhich 11lingled ,vith the thunders of Sinai still rings do,,路n the ages and denltUlds an answer no\v as then: ,.'VHO is on the LOI~]),S SIDE?" There is no "good Lord, good devil" in this struggle f()r the suprelnacy of "the 11101'a18 of Freernt1sons." Freelllasonry is either "a beautiful systenl of 11lorals" or it is not. If it is 11101'a1, then vvhatevel'is (iTI1JJw/'al does not helong to it. ..:\.ffirnl that saloon-keeping is 111oral, and you therefore 1nake it a part of our "beautiful systeul of 11101'a1s.'' Take your position. I have taken 1nine. Brother Snlith closed his notice of our Grand Lodge aetion \vith this sage argurnent : It has been the custOlU in Tennessee to lnake :Masons of IHen who \vere, at the titne keeping~aloons. If tl~e )Jusiness is.unn~asonic now, H was l111}11tlSonic then: and to IH1S~ a resolutlon now that It IS a MasonIC offense to keep a saloon lS to say that we onee did

not know what we were doing.

I confess that the above apology for 11101'a1 delinquency rather over1ne. "\Ve have been Inaking 1\1a80n8 out of Inaterial \vhieh ,ve are doubtful about. If wrong no,," ,ve have been \vrong' heretofore, hut \ve do not like to confess our error. \Ve are in favor of 'any 11lovelnent that has a tendency to ilnprove the Inol'als of Freernasons.' Therefore, if the business is U11111t1sonic no"w, it has been ul1lnasonic all the tiIne, and \ve have been 'w1'ong all the ti1l1e." To ackno,vledge that it has been ,vrang all the tilne is to acbnit that ,ve have been doing ,vrong all the thne, and that "once ,ve did not know' 'what \vere doing." That is a ne\v Inethod of Ineeting and detel'rnining an issue. I suggest that ,vhateyer is 1tron,q once ismo'i'ally u'/'ong abeay.s, and has been so' ever since the thing began to exist. I~ight never changes; neither does \\TOng. The question to detern1ine, is saloon-keeping I~IGlfT? .AJfil'll1 or deny. If it is a moral calling, then it is rwt n111uasonic. If it is anim,Ji/oi'ol business, then it is tlnmaBOi2-ic. To perlnit it is to join hands \vith uIllnasonic conduct and encourage evil doers in l\Iasonry. Not to d(~fine the 1rtoral pha~,;e of this calling or business, \vith all the light ,vhich has been turned upon it, is to dodg'e the issue. The fear of being considered ignorant of "what ,ve "were doing" is a very poor \vay to avoid doing your duty nov\". A.nd it is Ull111anly not to ackno\vledge an error ,then it is discovered. One in the olden thne said of his conduct, "I did it ignorantly.n But his repentance .and tUnendU18nt ,vere not less sincere by discovering his error. lIe did not fear being told that "once he diclnot'kno,v \vbat he had been doing." But I have devoted 11101'8 space and tilne to- Tennessee affairs than u8uaJ, and 11111St take leave of Brother Slnith, as in other days, ,vith assurances ,of continued good \yill and high appreciation of hi~ ,york, and that of his 'G-rnnd Lodge. COUles

.TOlIN T. \VII.lLI..A.l\ISON, Colurnbia, ,vas ele,eted Ct :31. .TOliN FHJZZELL, Nashville, 'wns re-elected G路. Sec.

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TEXAS, 1888. This C'irand Lodge still luaintains its \vell-earned reputation for furnishing the largest cTournal of Proceedings of any .Jurisdiction in this country. The Journal under revie\v is shnply in11nens8, running over 800 pages. The Proceedings contain the transactions of a Special COllllllllnication w'hich \vas opened in the city of .l-\..ustin, l\1~y IGth, 1888, for the purpose of "dedicating the Capitol of the State of Texas." In conneetion "with the cerelllonies of the dedication addresses \vere delivered by Han. .A.. Terrell and Hon. Te1l1ple I-Ionston. ...>\.. l\Iasonic address follo\ved, 111ade by Brother H. IV!. C}ar\vood.

"T.

The Fifty-third .A.nnnal C0111111unication \vas held in the city of I-Iouston, Decelnber 11th, 1888, Brother .A.. nson Rainey, (frand l\Iasfer, presiding, and Brother T. 'V. I-Iudsol1, Grand Secretary. There \vere present tW'elve Past Grand l\Iasters, in addition to the representatives of 246 Lodges.

The 111elnbersllip is reported at 21,779 this year. Last year's report sho\ved 20,417, \vhieh 'would evidence a gain of 1,8G2. In ll1aking the calculation frClll1 the figures furnished in the statistical table the gain \vas less than 800. Ho\v SOUle Grand Secretaries do their figuring is beyond Iny cornprehension. .A.. n address of t\venty-five pages \vas furnished by Grand l\laster ltainey, \vhich fairly bristled \vith business. lIe announced that peace and prosperity had cro\vned their Jurisdiction. It \vas the opinion of the (rrand l\laster that there are too Inany poor and \veak Lodges nnd luke,varIn brethren in the State for the good of the Fraternity. Fronl the elninently practical address I Inake the follow'ing clipping as sho\ving the dra\vbaeks to l\Iasonry in that .Jurisdiction. This is pertinent concerning \york. 'Vhere the brethren are bright in the 'work and well posted in jurisprudence. you will find a live and prosperous Lodge. On the other hand, where the brethren are ignorant of these, they are drones, the Lodge languishes, and, if new life is not infused into it, it dies. ?'fasonry is a beautiful systenl of 1110rality veiled in allegory and illustrated b J'" sy111bols. rI'o see its beauties, and understnnd its teach iugs, ainls and objects, these allegories and syrnbols nlust be studied; and when not studied its ceremonies are meaningless, its beautic\s remain concealed llnel its teachings are not appreciated. Hence it is the ignorant ones failing to see the great beauties of Masonry, and flliling to comprehend the"great g-ood and benetit to be derived fr01n adhering to its tenets and principles, lose interest and beco111e drones. rrhere are other dra\vback.-:; to :Masonry that should be done away with. I have reference to the prevalence of dru11kenness, sweHring' and gambling". ~ly obselTatioll is that these vices arc conunon among the Craft in this Jurisdiction. The bltmlc for nlo,~t

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of it rests \vUh the Lodges, for thev fail to discipline brethren when it is actually necessary. I kno'w that we should not deal too harshly with an erring brother, that we should use every exertion to reclainl him, but when the efforts have been made, and proved unavailing, the Lodge should act with pronlptness. NEW LODGES.

The Grand }\Iaster reported that ten ne,v Lodges bad been instituted under Dispensation. Dispensations had been granted to lay a number of corner stones, for public installations and to confer degrees out of tin1e. He reported three dozen decisions rendered by hin1 during his tern1, all of 'which \vere approved except two. He decided that -where the Junior 'Varden of a Lodge refuses to prefer charges against a Brother for UDlnasonic conduct, when required by the 'Vorshipful lVlaster, he is guilty of ulllnasonic conduet and should be disciplined. The Connnittee on J urispruclence differed \vith the G-rand l\Iaster and over-ruled his decision. TIle rulings of Grand }\traster Rainey \vere principally of local application, and \vere ,yell suited, no doubt, to the ~Jurisdiction of Texas. Some of thenl \vere of general bearing and ",~ere sound expositions of l\iasonic la,v. 1-Ie ruled that Ubetting on a horse race "was gambling, and unnlasonic conduct." . .<\.nother decisiun ,vas that the loss of an eye \vould not prevent an Entered ...<\.pprentice fronl being advanced. He said that the Grand l\1aster had no authority to grant a Dispensation for a Lodge to hold an election \vhere the Lodge had failed to elect its officers at the appointed time. This I regard as liluiting the po\ver of the (i-rand l\faster too luuch, and such a rule is calculated to \vork injury to the IJodge. The rell1aining portion of the address ,vas taken up in the consideration of purely local lnatters. The C01l1n1.ittee of Jurisprudence cOllllllendecl the Grand lVIaster's address as follo\vs: The COlllmittee take great pleasure in saying that the rulings of the Grand ]\Jaster evince great care and resenrch. SOllle of them are upon novel subjects, and, considering the hnmense amount of labor which has devolved on him in the discharge of his official duties and the multiplicity of questions he has been called upon to decide, the only ,vonder is that he has been able to arrive at such generally accurate conclusions as are 8ho\\'11 by his report. He is entitled to the comulendation of the Craft for his ability, zeal and fidelity.

The business of the Session ,vas extended and local. It need not be noticed particularly here, except one case fron1. a large nU111ber of appeals tried by the Grand Lodge. Frolu this instance I Inake the follo,ving extract: A bestialized creature, called a nlan, \vas charged with a gross criIne against purity and virtue. Upon the trial, the accused plead guilty to the act as charged, but denied that he used any enticement or arts to accomplish his purpose; and in a written statement filed with his plea, he attempts to extenuate his conduct by alleging that all inducements for his grossly immoral conduct came from the fenlale; in other words, that he was the party seduced and the innocent victim of the wiles of an artful woman who \vas an innlate of his family, and towards whom he occupied the confidential relation of guardinn of her person and estate. He further admits that he was a married nlan; that the criminal intercourse between him and his ward continued for five months in his own house, and after

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she left his fanlily; and he indulges in some flippant slang in describing his acts of carnal intercourse 'with his unfortunate ward and victim. 'The accused 'was found guilty by the Lodge, and sentenced to be reprinlallded. From this action of the Lodge the Junior \Varden appealed. Upon a review of the facts, as admitted by the accused in his stateluent, filed with the Lodge, your committee is of the opinion that the action of the Lodge in inflicting so

light a punishnlent upon the accused for an offense so grave, imlnoral and unnlasonic, is

highlY reprehensible. The admissions of the accused, ,vith his plea of guilty, establish the fact that the unfortunate female in question, who has, by the base act of the accused, been robbed of her virtue, the "crown jewel" of her sex, and thus cast upon the world as a 111cre thing for others' use, was not only an bunate of his family,. but he was the guardian both of her person and estate, thus standing to\vard her 'in loco parentis. Occupying such a relation, one of such trust, mutual confidence and presumed influence, it was~ in the opinion of your committee, the solemn duty of the accused, both as a DUlil and a l\lason, to guard with vestal vigilance the charge committed to hinl, and to resist with parental admonition the enticements which he charges were held out toward him. rfhe acts of the accused, while not incest as ordinarily defined,\vere clearly such in law and in morals-"vvere in fact legal and moral incest, and so grossly immoral and violative of every dutJ" as a luan and his obligation as a Mason as to render him unfit, in the opinion of the committee, longer to consort with Masons. If :l\1asonry does not teach us principles of self-restraint and a vigilant guard over our passions as one of its first lessons, it teaches us nothing, and the distinguishing line which separates us as :Masons frOIl1 the rest of the world will soon be obliterated and we will become a by-'word and a reproach among men. \Vhatever Inay have been the alleged enticements of the \VODlan, the sacred relation of trust and 111utual confidence, which must have existed between the parties, should have dictated to the accused the solemn duty of resistance and the utterance of the adrrlOnitions of a parent to a child, and thus, rather than destroy and cast her. upon the world as its toy and sport through life, to save her from the destruction which he charges her with seeking at his hands. Such was the duty of the accused as a man, and above all as a :Mason.

The brutish \yretch 'was e:I~pelled. heroic Texans."

.A.. 8 in a forlller ease, I Inust say

",,~ell-done, ye

MASONIC HOME.

The Grand Lodge had under consideration the question of establishing a floule for the wido'ws and orphans of deceased l\iasons. .A..t the last Session of that body, a Board of Directors ,vas created. It\vas announced that this grand charity can be established and 111aintained, thereby providing for the \vido\vs and orphans of departed brethren. The committee stated that an offer bad been Inade to donate the buildings and property of "Baylor University" for the purpose of the Home, valued at $48,000, upon condition that the Home should be located at that place. It is thought that the funds may be increased so rapidly that in ~t fe'w years the I-Iome ,vill be put into practical operation. Reports froln the Grand Treasurer and Grand Secretary sho\ved a healthy state of the finances. The volulne of Proceedings of the Texas Grand 'Lodge \vasvery largely increased by the publication of the nlenlbership by Lodges.

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The review" ,vas prepared by Brother Tho1l1as 1'1. i\:fatthe\vs. and to 2H7 pHges, being one of the largest reports of the yenr. Brother ~Iatthe\\"s is one of the strong and able \vriteTs on correspondence. The report elnbraeed notices of the transactions of 55 G-rand Lodges, besides those of foreign bodies t.oo nUlnerous to 1118ntion. The w'ork of' Brother ::JIatthe\vs is interspersed 路with nUluerous quotations on \vbieh he lnade divers and sundry pertinent con1111ents. I-Ie paid respectful and extended attention to a ,vriter on correspondence frotn Dakota, \vhose luune is Thcllnpson. Said \vriter had w'l'itten fluently a,nd flippantl~" al~)out the Texas Proceedings, cOlnlllitting hiInself to every possible line of critieisln. Of course Brother l\latthev~(s felt called upon to defend his Grand Lodge. Fronl \vhat I have seen of the \vriting of said Dakota Connnittee, he IHay be classed 'with a slIlall elelnent of 'writers \vho "wish to 111ake a noise in thE~ \vorlcl and do not eare as to the Inethods enlployed in doing so. The aforesaid conl1nittee in Dakota had blurted and spurted out a, gCH)d nUlllY things about Texas AIasonry and its doings. This, for instance:

~unonnted

"Texlls is a big Jurisdiction and everythingison a big scale (the Proceedings containing ahout 700 pages), e.tcept the conception of :Masonry."

To \vhieh it 111ay be said in reply, that froln the "('onceptl~on of l\Iasonry," as conceited and .fathered by fhe Dakota cOllllnittee, Inay the Lord in l\Iercy deliver us. The satne conunittee olnits no opportunity to pour eontenlpt upon the Holy Bible, recognized by the Fraternity, ,,,ith the exception of the I>akota cOl11l'nittee and Crulll, of Illinois, as the (lRE.路\.T LIGHT. He recolll111ended, in scorn, that the candidate be asked, ,vhen eballenged as to his faith, '\vhether he believes in "the Divine authenticity of the Holy 8ci'iptures." It is fair to assert, fronl all he has '\vritten, that the Dakota eOlll111ittee does rwt believe in the "Holy Scriptures," yet he /'errulirl8 a IlleJnber of a fhlternity that recognizes the Bible as the ,vord of God and the "(TREAT LIGHT~' of that Fraternity. Itjs equn11y fhirto flSSUIne that so lUlninous a \vriter is a bri,qlit 'worker, and that he has obligated luany candidates upon that saIne "GREAT L:rcurr.'" 'Vhy cloes he do so'? lIe stult'i:ties hiIIISelf ,vhenever he confers a degree. Out \vitb the Bible frOlll the Lodge, or have done \vith your snarling at the "BOOK DIVINE." The 1110st COIl8i8tently 'inconsiF:dent l\fason of the tin1es is the 1node1'n l\fason \vho says, like Cruln, of Illinois, "the Bible is a falsehood," yet relnains a Inelnber of the Lodge, where it is held as an indispensable part of the appointnlents of the Lodge. But hear Brother l\Iatthe\vs: As to what is said of the requirements of the Grand IJodge of Texas in regard to fL belief in the divine authenticity of the Bible, we have but to say that, as ~l,n initiate, wewere taught, and for luore than thirty-five JTears have ourself taught others, that Free-

183 ~masonry rested upon the Holy Bible, llGnd.'s be8t gi)r to man," as its ehief corner stone, that it was the "G'REAT LIGHT" thereof "which we were to ·'takfl as the rule and guide to our faith and practice." Now, we ask in all sincerity, if the Bible is not of divine origin, '\vhv not as "well take Shakespeare, 'Vebster's Unabridged Dietionary or TOln Paine's Age of Reason as onr Great Light or corner-stone? If it be not that, as :Masons, we put our trust in GOD-TILE GOll of the BIBLE-why take HIS ""VORl> as a lanlp by which to guide our erring feet'? But away with snch Masonry as BnoTHER THo~rpsoN teaches. TV'c would none of it. Thank God, Texas has not got it, and she doesn't ,vant it.

.A.s an appropriate sequel to the foregoing, I quote Brother l\Iatthe,vs in reply to Brother Robbins, of Illinois, concerning the Crull1 case: The pmuphlet in .q~lestion (written and pnblished by a n1elnber of Vienna Lodge), we nre told, declares pOSItIvely and enlphatically, "I (the author) therrfore pl'onounce tile first a,falsehood. (Italics ours.) Now, if one who holds and teaches such opullons as tIns IS not an ATREIS'l" then I lllust conJess that I aln so cOlllplete a fool that I do not know what belief is required to make a Dlan an atheist. The sentence pronounced il, lie is: "In the beginning GOD created tlle lwal'en and the cwrth," declares that GOD 'vas and is. To create there ?n1.lSt be a Creator, and if false there was NO CREATOR; NO GOD!! BROTHER ROBBINS, is this atheis111'? If not, then '\vhat is it? 'rhe Grand Master ordereel clulrges preferred against the author, and added that "he should be expelled." The J.loc1ge tried hirn, found hhn guilty of one specification, but refused to fix a penalty; 1.~h·tuall!l acquitted him! '1'he Grand :Maste·l' thereupon, Just ((8 he should have done-and will any true l\fason deny it '!-sllspendecl the functions of the Lodge. But, mlrab'ile didlt, the COD11nittee on Jurisprudence, with P. G. 1\L BROTHER .JOSEPH HOBBINS at its head, cundemnccl the Grand 1\1a8ter and indorsed the J... odge action, and the Grand Lodge adopted the report, declaring, as we read between the lines, in eflect, if not in so TIlan:y "vords, that in Illinois, to be lllade a :Mason a man need not believe in God, the God of the Bible, in ,vhom in Texas the applicant nlllst declare his trust is, and that without any prolllpting, ere he can be permittec1 to see or know the forlu even of the Lodge 1'00111, for else no obligation can bind hinl. One lllore question. \Vill BHOTHER ROBBINS tell us in WhOlll, if in any being, person or thing, the applicant in Illinois is required to believe as a prerequisite to admission'? Don't just ans'wer, "in a Suprelue Being." That fronl yonI' standpoint is too indefinite. Is he required to believe in GOD, who "in the beginning created the heaven and the earth'?"-an intelligent Being, "who created anel controls and directs all things in nature-A PERSONAL GOD; TH]~ Gon OP THE BIBLE? That's the question. sf'ntcuee in thi.~ old Je1cish Book (n.le~lning the. B~ble)

In reply to SOUle vigorous critieisllls of the Illinois cOlll1nittee, Brother ::\Iatthe,vs had this to say: This is too unjnst, to say the least, to pass unnoticed. W' e unhesitatingly and elIlphaticaUy deny that the Grand Lodge of Texas ever has in any way, or at uny time, "assumed to aU1end the landlnarks," or anyone of then1. As 'we have already said, she does require of each and every aIle who knocks at her door, ere he enter, to declare his belief in God. And if he did not so believe, of what use or force, pray, "would be an obligation? 1:i'rolll \\that, or where, do we learn anything of God, of his attributes, except fronl the Bible'? rrhe Grand Lodge of 'rexas does, too, tell the applicant tha.t the Bible is the GTeat Light ofl\fasonry. Is this not admitted allnost universally among :Masons, and win BROTHER ROBBINS deny it? The (l-rand Lodge of Texas does teach the :Masons yielding their obedience to her, to take the Holy Bible as the rule and gnide to their faith and practice. Is this anlenc1ing a landmark'? If so, what landmark'? She does, tOO, 1101(1 that without a Holy Bible present there Ctll1 be no Lodge: that its presence is ab.-;olutelll necessary. In this is there any assumption to amend a landnla.rk, and if so, which one'? AgH,in, the Grand Lodge of Texas never 71ft.'; attelnptecl at any tinle in the past, nor will 811e ever in the future attempt, to set up an "inquIsition" of any sort, nluch less attempt to interfere \vith the "religiou.s opinions" of anybody, fllrther than to require of all who would enter her portals to express, without reservation, an unqualified belief in God, rfhis she has done in the past and \yill continue to do in the future. BROTHEI:t ROBBINS charges, too, that more than once she has "jiaarantly (lelied the flilwient law, 'concerning God and religion.''' 'rhis is a bold as well as an utterly unfounded assertion, for which we have a right to and do clcrnalld proof. 'rell us, then, Illy good Brother, how, \,"hen, \vhere and in what the Grand Lodge of Texas has clone so'? Hrc rest here and ?/)(t'it jOt the p·~·oof.

The thought natnrally oecurs to llle that Brother l=tohbins is the last in the \vorlcl to charge any G-rand Lodge \vith reaching "vicious

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conclusions," after leading his o,vn Lodge to certain "conclusions" concerning the V"ienna Lod~e l11atter. Such "conclusions" led his o\vn Grand lVlaster, Brother John C. Srnith, to say, "No action of this Grand Lodge has ever been so 8t?1,'erely criticised as its de~i.fjion in this T"ienna Lodge case." And he further said "that the Freelnason "\vho scoffs at the Bible ought to renounce the Fraternity." The Dakota cOIlllnittee should follo\y this wholesOll1e achnonition. lYIissouri received extended notice by Brother l\Iatthe\vs, eleven pages being a\varded our journal of last year. He quoted frOll1 , and spoke ~l,pprovingly of the able address of our Grand lVIaster 'Villialns. He thought \ve "put the right nlan in the right place" in electing Brother vVilliams to the Grand East. Indeed. \ve did. He is one of the Grand l\fasters \yith ·whom it is a real pleasure to labor. To follo\v such leaders is to "fear no danger." 'Ve have just such leaders, Brother l\Iatthe\vs. COlllInenting upon the \york of our Comulittee on Appeals, he said: The Coullnittee on Grievances and Appeals had a full clocket, of "which it made a clean svveep. Upon the cases before it, was made one of the most manl:>" able and interesting reports which it has ever been our pleasure to read. 'Ve have, in fact, neyer elsewhere seen any such, save those by COilllnittee No.2, of the Grand Lodge of Texas, of "which Past Grand Master Robert ~L Elgin is the Chairm.an, and of one of which this nlight weJl be taken as a t",·in. "We like this sort of a report; one which intelligibly and intelligently sets fClrth the facts so that the reader is at no loss as regards the questions acted upon. In this report we especially adnlire and comnlend the reasoning and the action in case IX, ·where the appellant was "charged, (1) "\vith threatening to stop all E. A. (nanling him) from advancing, (2) denying the divine authority of the Holy Bible, (3) non-belief in the existence of Deity.l1 Appellant had been acquitted on the first specification, and found guilty of the other two and expelled. The deliverance of the comnlittee upon the divine authority of the Bible, and the necessity of a belief in the God of the sallle, frolll a Masonic standpoint, is one of the clearest and most complete argu~ luellts we have ever read. '\Vould that every Mason ifi the land, and particularly those "vho are fools enough to think it very Slnftrt to be skeptical, could read it. '\Vere it not too long, and that ·we are making our paper too long, ,ve would reproduce it here. 'Ve "will only say, therefore, that upon this great fundamental (to l\Iasonry) question, there is no mistaking the position of the Grand Lodge of "Missouri. The act'ion oj the Lodge ·in

e.:cpelUng 'was a.ffl'l"'med.

Yes, 'u11an'imousZy "affirmed" by a rising '"rote, and \vith enthusiasnl sufficient to exeite to frenzy a Dakota Con1111ittee on Correspondence. Speaking of this COll1111ittee's labors ~gainst saloonis111 in l\Iasonry, Brother l\fatthe,vs said: He gives Alabama flDeZ,re pages, "\vherein he goes for Brother Pillans ""Yith a vengeance" on the "saloon" and "prerogative" questions. In fact, all through the report, whenever the word "saloon" appears, Brother Vincil buckles 011 his arnlour and strikes right and left ,,,itll telling blm,vs, caring little whether he hits a Grand :Master "011 the throne" or a weak brother of the guild. "7e are not now going to put our fingers into the pie lest we get them burnt, though we will venture to say that, on the "saloon question," we agree in the Inain with Brother VincH, but are not just ready to go so far as he; on "prerogative" we are in full accord. "Ve will, therefore, for the present stand oft~ and from afar watch the battle of the giants while they "make the wool fly." After a while, if need bel we may intervene as "peacenlaker."

fIis conlll1endation of Iny vie\vs is \varIn1y appreciated, touching the Georgia custOlU, \vbich e~1Jpels lVIasons for non-paymetlt of dues. He copied

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those vie,vs. COIning to Iny revievv of the Illinois action on the 'lienna Lodge farce, he said: In these days, '\then agnosticism and atheism seem to be running raUlpant through the land, violating the sanctity not only of the l\fasonic, but also the temples of God Hhnself, the following, 'which we find under Illinois, seems so ~lppropriate to us that we copy it entire, though long, and offer no other apology for so doing.

I aln under obligations to Brother Matthe'ws for giving in fulliny treatlnent of the erUnl and "Vienna Lodge case. .A.n extended quotation fronl Iny "conclusion" bearing upon the "High Rite" conflict ended his very flattering notice of our IVIissouri Proceedings. I anl forbidden to appropriate further what my inclination prOlnpts, froln the very readable and interesting revievl of Brother l\iatthe\vs. I l11ay be allo\ved to offer the renlark that Texas bas 801ne brethren 'who entertain a proper" cOTtCeption of ~iasonry,'" a Dakota 'writer to the contrary notwithstanding. Brother l\1atthe\vs may appropriate this cOl1lpliInent, if 80 inclined. The opposite vie'\v, as expressed by the Dakota critic, is the best proof of the endo'\V111ents of the one criticised. Brother 1\fattbe\Ys closed his labors in tenDS I can appreciate as to the titne and ,york required to furnish a creditable revie"r: If there be any, and "'\ve dare not expect othenvise, inclined to find fault, to such we say the position 've have held is no sinecure. .No one, without an actual experience, call form anything like a correct idea ofthe aUlouut oftinle and labor, Dlental and physical, required to' make e'lell a creditable Report on Foreign Correspondence. To read carefully many thousand pages, cull therefrOln what we suppose would most interest, and occasionaily cOll1111ent thereon, encouraging and upholding what "\ve believed to be right, and combatting and condenllling ,vhat we judged to be error creeping into the sacred precincts of the temple, has been no easy matter. Not being possessed of pecuniary means sufficient to enable us to make our work a pastime, we have had to labor "\vhilst those for whonl we wrought \vere asleep; stealing, too, besides, many hours which in justice should have been given to theserviceoftbose dependeI1tupon us. Butouryear's work is now done. If our brethren appreciate it, we shall be made glad. If they elisapprove and condemn, 'we shall, though feeling bad, shed no tears, consoling ourself \vith the reflection that we have, in all honestJr , done our very best to discharge the dutr inlposed, unsonqht, upon us: and that there are others ,vho, possessed offal' more ability than we, and h'aving also plenty of tinle to spare, can take our place and fill it more acceptably in the future. To our brethren of the "Guiid" we return our sincere thanks for their many kind words of approval and enconrage111ent. '\Ve have sometimes differed from theni upon the subjects discussed, but have endeavored to do so courteously and in brotherly kIndness; in nothing extenuating, nor setting down aught in malice. In this company we have passed lnanypleasant hours, and had 1na11)'" an agreeable tete-a-tete. 'Ve no\v, with head uncovered, make our bow and take our leave, to llleet, if not sooner, "be)"oncl the river." ,,\Vlll. S. Fly, Gonzales, Grand 1\'iaster. ...-\ ne,v Grand Secretary appears: 'YIn. F. S\vain, of I-louston, is in charge of that office.

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UTAH, 1889. .A Special COllllllunication ·was held by this Grand Lodge for the purpose of laying the corner-stone of a railroad depot, at the city of Ogden. 'Vhat next? ..:\.. 11 oration ,vas delivered by the G-rand Orator, Past (irand l\Iaster ""\Vi11ianlR. The Eighteenth .:\..nnual C0l1Ul1Unication ,vas beld in the l\Iasonic lInn at Snlt Lake City, cOHllnencing January 15, 188H. Brother 8an1u01 Paul \vas Grand l\Iaster, and Brother Christopher Diehl ,-vas Grand Secretary. ...~ll the I..Iodges in the jurisdiction \vere represented, being seven in nU1l1bel'. The Inelllbership in these Lodges footed up 458, sho\ving a slight loss since last year. The eondition of the afi11irs of the GTund I.. odge seBIn to be sound, as the dues Hl110unt to $1,400. They bad t'.xpenc1ec1 about $800 for charity and bad 1110ney in their treasuries an10unting to $12,4EW, \vhile the value of the Lodge property ,vas about $10,000. l\Iaster }'aul ,,~as brief and business-like. It He said peace had prevailed throughout the .Jurisdiction the past year and that nothing had disturbed the harlnony of the

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Fraternity. He stated that the Inernbership bad not increased, but that the nUlllber of their Lodges had diIninished, and then recited the fact tbat St. ~J ohn's Lodge, No.8, had surrendered its Cbarter. The G·rand l\:Iaster announced that in S0111e of the Lodges the dues of the 111e1nbe1's had been allowed to accull1ulate, to the injury of the Lodge. I-:Ie announced that one Lodge held against its ll1elnbers an tUllount of $1,855 for dues. The ,vonder is that any Lodge can live and be thus inactive in the collection of clues.

On the subject of tell1perance the (i-rand :Jfaster 111ade use of the fo1lovdng strong language: \Vhile we have not been calleel upon to discipline any of our lnelnbers for tho inordinate use of the "ardent," yet, for the past year.llluch is to be cOlnplaillecl of. As constantly itS 'we leeture that the means of refresllll1€llt should not be perverted into inteluperance, or excess, it seenlS iIllpossible to check the license of the use of intoxicants. 'rhe err is almost a universal one, and nlany of the (irand Lodges are now attenlpting, by legislation, to check this evil anlong the Craft. 'Each individual is, or ou,ght to be, the arbiter of his own inclinations, and, therefore, general legislation on this subject might not be advisable: but it is nlY candid opinion that those who are holding offices in our Lodges, nnd are eaIled upon to adlninister the duties of the Lodge, should practice. what they preach, which cannot be done if they themselves are engaged in keeping places where spirits are vended.

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One hundred dollars had been sent by the Grand l\Iaster to assist onr needy Brethren in Florida "vIlo had been blighted by yello"w fever. S0111e official visits had been lnade by the G-rand l\Iaster, \vhich he reported. fIe recoIllnlended the recognition of the G-rand Lodge of Ne,v South 'Vales. Recognition ,vas subseqnently accorded.

Speaking of the Cerneau Scotch Rite concern, he said he had received a circular fr0111 the G-rancl Lodge of Ohio. It is f~Lir to presullle that said Grand Lodge desired the ITtah Brethren to endorse the action of Ohio in eondeJnning CerneaUiSlll and approving the other branch of Scoteh Riteisln. Flere is ,vhat the ({rand l\Iaster said: r:rhis Grand Lodge, Hince its organization, has so far not been called upon to battle "with any of the mushroo~ institutions clailning l\Iasonry as their origin, and I hope we never nU1Y; and we safely trust in the loyalty of the Fraternity in Utah that they \vill keep aloof 1'1'0111 any allurenlent of higher preference by~liscountenancing the ass11111ption of any of these bodies claiming a right to the prerogatives of this (lTanll

Lodge; and I endorse the action of the Granel Lodge of Ohio in the premises.

'Vhy has not Ohio sent a circular to l\Iissouri?

The Grand Secretary's report ,vas an achnirable paper, sneh as he ahvays presents to the Grand Lodge. Bl'other Diehl seen1S to be alal'll1ed. He says that if "ITtah is achnitted as a State into the lTnion" that there \vill be "no 1'00111 for the ~rasonic edifice in the ne\v State." "l\Iasonry and IVlorl110nis111 can never occupy the saIlle country." fIe said that if 路Utah "should heeolne a State in its present condition, the odds -would be so l1luch against the Lodges that they ,,,"ould be forced to surrender their Charters." I do not see ho\v such result should necessarily follo\v the adlllission of Utah as a State into the Union. Reports ,vere l11ade by the Grand Treasurer, G-rand Librarian and G-rand Lecturer. There is nothing of special interest in the brief Proceedings of the session of this G-rand Lodge. CORRESPONDE~CE.

Brother Christopher Diehl, (frand Secretary, as usual prepared the report, \vbieh consisted of a revie'w of the Proceedings of fifty-four Grand T%dges, elnbraced\vithin n. scope of eighty-six pages. lIe extended to us the courtesy of nearly four pages in his revie\v, (hvelling upon the business transactions of QurBody. He seell1ed to think the I...Iodges in l\Iissonri did not take very Blueh interest in the affairs of

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their Grand Lodge, for the reason that Inore Lodges 'were not represented at the .A,nuual Session. It may be said in reply that our Grand Lodge has no pay roll. The Lodges pay the expenses of their o,vn Representatives. COlnUlenting upon our increase in rnenlbership, Brother Diehl said that the anti-saloon la\v, passed by our Grand Lodge, is no hinderance to gaining rnelnbers. To 'which I reply that instead of being a hinderance, the influenue of our action has been clearly to our profit and hnprovernent, both in lllunber and character. Brother Diehl said he COlnmended the action of our Grand Lodge in expelling the corrupt \vretch, Burnbauch, \vhose Lodge had failed to convict hiln. He said that the act ,vas "good \vork and square ,vork." He Illade a quotation frOln 1\:11'. Beecher and applied it to lVIissouri. I lllust confess that Iny fanliliarity ''lith lVIt'o Beecher or his ""vork::; is lirnited. He spoke inC01111nendatory terll1S" of our Nrasonic Home. He Inentioned approvingly the report of this 00111nlittee on Correspondence. fIe quoted IUy vie\vs ,vith respect to l\1asonic funerals in general, and particularly 'with respect to the brass band accolnpanirllent so often enlployed. He said, in very appropriate ternlS : "Them's my sentiments" exactly, and I wish my Brethren in Utah to distinctly understand that \vhenever they are called upon to carry nlY last relnains to :Mount Olivet Ceuleter:y that the funeral shall be as plain as possible. I do not "rant a showy and expensive funeral, but I \vant that the Brethren of In)~ Lodge do not offer my ~Nidow a half..ton of coal if she ever should ask for a whole ton. \Vith this I mean that we should look after the living and not empty our treasury' for shows to the departed. I have been there and speak from experience. Let us cherish the dead in our Inemory, but let us help freely and without grumbling the widows and orphans they have left behind. rrhat is my- last will and testament, and I hope Illy Brethren will take due notice thereof and govern theulselves accordingly.

Concerning the visiting of Lodges and the claiIns of visitors to examine the Charter, Brother Diehl has the follo路wing strong and practical vie,vs on the subject: Many times have we smiled when we were appointed by our :Masters to examine visitors, previous to which they c1eInal1ded an inspection of our Lodge Charter, because we saw they looked at it as the traveler in Egypt looks at the sphinx. 'l'bey never saw our Grand Lodge seal before, the signatures of our Grand I.Jodge officers were to them hieroglyphics, and all they beheld was a piece of old and much handled parchment. The expression of their eyes convinced us every tiule that they knew just as much after the inspection of our Charter as before. Every visitor ought to <lcqul1int hinlself with the status of the Lodge before he cans to Dlake the visit, and if he neglects to do that it is his own fault, not that of the Lodge. The clandestine Lodg3s are not so plentiful in our countrY' and any Mason who reads a Masoriic .Journal, or the Proceedings of his own Grand Lodge, which every :Mason should do, can easily find out where there are such, or \vhich Lodges his Grand Lodge forbids hinl to visit." But let us look at this nUltter in the light of every day life, in which it explains itself easier. Suppose I would call at the house of a Brother Mason, "or anyone else, for a visit, but before entering would ask for his family Bible, or his genealogical table, to satisfy myself that there was true blue blood in his veins, would that be gentlemanly or polite? Certainly not. It would be looked upon as very rude, and the boss of the house would be justified to tell nle to nlake myself : 'scarce." I aln aware that Brother Drnnlmond, of lI--!aine, and some other great Masonic jurists, hold the opinion "that the cornparison of the'Fraternity or a Lodge to a family is not in all respects accurate/' It lllar be so in other cases, but \ve do not believe in this. If there is a difference we can't see it. But where does the cause of this Masonic rudeness lie? In the First Degree lectnre. The 1-.!aster instructs the Entered Apprentice "never to allow himself to be exanlined in a Lodge he intends to visit without having first inspected the Lodge Charter." Relllove the cause and that wound upon the Body Masonic will soon heal. \Vhere that pas::;age in the lecture originated I do not ~no\Y, but I do kno\v that it was not used while I WH.S "Master of my Lodge. I considered It a humbug then, and do so now. It ought to be abolished.

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This is ne,v 'York to Iue. I never heard.of such instruction. Yes, "it ought to be abolished," because it is a jet'!路ce. In closing his very interesting revie\v, Brother Diehl uses the following language: Once luore our task is finished. 'Ve hope that the report 'will be perused by our Brethren in Utah, for whonl it has been written, and, if it be of any service to them, we shall be lllore than repaid for our evening and midnight labors. . To the Brethren of sister Grand Lodges who "drive the quill," we tender our grateful acknowledgenlents for the unifornl kindness and goodwill bestowed npon the Grand Lodge of Utah, and in asking of the entire corps the same kind consideration of the foregoing report which has been accorded to its fourteen predecessors, we submit it, to one and all, with love and fratern~11 greetings.

In response, let llle assure Brother Diehl ofthe saIne "kind consideration" ,vhich has long abounded to'wards hhl1, only asking a like l'egard franl hin1self. .A.BBOT R. HEY"\VOOD, Ogden, Grand IV[aster. CfIRISTOPHER DIEHL, Salt Lake City, Grand Secretary.

VIRGINIA, 1888. ..:\.8 a dutiful son of the "Old DOlninion," I turn \vith filial affection to the \Tirginia Journal. The pleasure of revie\ving the Proceedings of this venerable Grand Lodge, no\v 1nore than a century old, is intensified by the loving ren1elllbrances of bright and happy years spent in her dOlllain in the long ago. It lllay seenl strange, even a ,veakness, that the ""hole past should rush upon me \vhen thought goes back to my "nlother land." I cannot help it and do not try. Thro,vl1 out in the great bustling ,,"orIel oftbe \Vest, \vhere ne\\," friends and friendships bind 111e to the present, Iny heart craves the loves and conlpanionships of the past, ,vhen "Fond 111enlory brings the light Of other clays around me."

Having visited the h0111e of rny youth and young n1anhood, after a long absence, changes, oh, so 1nany changes, had occurred that a heartache destroyed ll1uch of the anticipated joys of the re-union. Many 'Vh0111 I had kno,vn and loved had gone. Ne\v faces and different scenes 111et 11le every\vhel'e. I ,vill have to go to heaven to find my friends and lost loves. I think that the "far a\vay home of the soul" 'will supplelnent all earthly lossp.s. The One Hundred and Eleventh .A.. nnual COlllmunication of the Grand Lodge of Virginia 'was held in the city of Richmond, beginning Decenlber

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11, 1888. 1\1. 'V. Bro. ,Yo F. Drinkard, Grand l\iaster, pre~ided, and Brother ,\Yilliarl1 B. Isaacs ,vas G-rand Secretary. The tabular statenlent sho,\'s 222 Lodges on the roll, \vith a Inelnbership of a little over 9,000. There was a good representation of Lodges, a large llulnber of Past 1\lastel'S present, and representatives of twenty-one Grand Lodges. n1issouri. ,ras honored by the presence of our Grand I~epresentati\~e, Brother 'VHliarn 11. Isaacs, (rrand Secretary. The i\..ddress of Grand 1\laster Drinkard elubraces eight pages, it being a -rery cOlnplete business exhibit of lnatters and things connected ,viti; the Fraternity in that Jurisdiction. lIe notices, after his introduction, tb.e death of Past G-rand l\1aster '\Villiam Terry, a very sad ending of a noble life. I 1nake the follo\ving extract fronl the G-rand ivlaster's .A.. ddress: It is my painful duty to announce to the Grand Lodge that on the 5th clay of August last Past Urul1d l\[a~ter \Villimn Terry lost his life by drowning. He had attended court in Grayson county in the practice of his profession, and, on his return, \vhen but a few m..i1es fronl his home in VVytheville, attempted to cross in a buggy a swollen streaIll. It w.1.S sever.ll clays befbre his bodywu:-i recovered. Under the circumstances I 路was unable to convene the Grand Lodge to accompany his reluains to the grave and inter thelll :Masonieally, but his Brethren in and near \Vytheville perfornled this sad office. In all the relations of life-at the bar and in the arTn)', at h0111e and in the field; as hnsband, father, friend, soldier, in private life and in public life-\vherever and whenever duty eaIled, then and there our deceased Grand ~raster went. :My own personal acquaintance Ivit11 Brother Terry was slight, bnt I have had, since his death, abundant reason to kno\v thnt he had earned by his life all. and l1101'e than all, the eulogies which have been passed. upon hinl. I appointeC1 a eonullittee to prepare a suitable Dlemorial of our distill~'11ished Brother and report it to this Grand I.. odge.

The Connuittee on the .A.. ddress paid this tribute to the deceased: Your Committee 11lUy be pardoned for saying thtlt it was their good fortune to have enjoyed a long a,nd inttlnate connection with hin1, and they have had opportunity to krimv hini in all the relations of life as a l1Ul11 and as a :Mason. He lived a life which illustra.ted our tenets, and one of which his children lllay be justly proud.' He served his country i.11 TI10st of those important positions to which conscientious duty and the demands of the people and the occasion sunlnlon 11leU ; und 'we know that in ,\-'ar he \V,lS of the boldest, in counsel of the wisest, and, in social life, of the tenderest of men.

Four ne\v Lodges had heen created under Dispensation during the tenll. .A. few' ])ispensations had been issued authorizing Lodges to receive and a.ct upon petitions "without vvaiting the prescribed titne. Brother

Drinkard still nlailltains and praetices the "prerogative" doctrine. lIe had issued to the Fraternity an appeal in behalf of the sufferers 1'1'0111 yellow fever in Florida. One thousand dollars had been raised and for,yarded to tbe distressed and snffering in Jacksonville. The Grand J\!Ia..~ter congratulated the Fraternity on the prOll1ptness and liberality 'wit.h 'which they respDnded to this appeal. lIe spoke as follows concerning their l\lasonie Te1nple in Rich 1110nd : Twelve mO:lths ago I rather hastily told 111y Brethren of the Grand Lodge that I did not intend to convene this Body again in this hall. I have not been able te) l..eep that

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promise, but I have the pleasure of announcing to you, officially, that the new Tenlple is now in the process of construction, the e01'ltract for the work of the first story having been entered Into more than a lllonth ago, and that work ha.Ying since been carried on with COlnnlendable industry. On the 14th of November, upon the invitation of the ::\Iasollic Telnple Association. I eOIlvened the Grand Lodge in Special Comnrunication and laid the earner-stone of the new building. rrht~ occasion ,vas a luenlorable one. A large concourse of Brethren of thb city and frOIll elsewhere participated in the c(~remonies. .A procE~ssiol1 ,vas formed neal' this l1all, which procession, escorted by the Grand COilllnanderyof Virginia, and COlnnlanderies Nos. 2 and 1:3 of this city, and a nU111ber of Sir Knights frOlll other COInmanderies, marched along the prescribed route to the site of the new 'I'enlple. I think I may say without boasting that a finer 1.~oktn~ body of In~n never pm'aded the streets of Riehnlonc1; and, as I '1.111110t 011e of the Sll'h.Jllghts myself, I shaH be excused for saying that their splendid appearance, knightly bearing and large nunlbers added greatly to the interest of the cer81nonies.

The orator of the day was our distinguished Brother, \Vorshipful ,Y. C. P. Breckinridge, of Kentucky, whose address was perfect in Inatter and delivered in a luanner which it 'would be ilnpossible to descrihe or to snrpass. I have the satisfaction of knowing that he ;vas 11111Ch. pleased with his visit to Rich!l1OI?d, and has expressed his unalloyed enJoyn1cnt of the work and the pleasures of thIS 11lcnlorable corner-stone laying. I mll in hopes that he will furnislL a copy of his address for pUblication with the Grand Lodge Proceedings. t11e GTal1d Master having, under a resolntiol1 of the Grand I.;odge, appointed a cOIlnnittee to request hiln to do so.

The C-irancl IVlnstel' reported thirteen decisions, applying the la\v of that Jurisdiction to the cases sublllitted to hiln. These several rulings ,vere approved by a conlpetent COllllnittee and ratified by the G-rand Lodge. Said decisions are eorreet interpretations of the general principle of l\lasonic Jurisprudence. Speaking of the condition of the :Fraternity, the G-rand l\Iaster said that it is gro\ving in 1n8111bers and influence, and that he retires fron1 offiee, leaving the Craft prosperous and happy. Brother Drinkard paid ajust and 'well deserved complilnent to Brother Isaacs, the capable, f~lithful and courteous Grand Secretary. I appropriate the cOll1plilnent, that others Inay see ho,"v a "Virginia (rrand Secretary is appreciated: THE GRA:ND SECRETARY.

'rhe office of Grand :Master is too full of responsibilities to be altogether desirable: too full of honors and pleasant associations to he declinable. Alllongst these pleasant associations Iny relatIons as Grand Master with our aceOlllplishecl Grand Secretarv are to be classed. Capable. faithful and courteous, he never fails to be ready for ally duty which he 111ay be called upon to perfOl'lll. I testify with pleasure that he has neve"r given Ine occasion to cOlllplain of hirn ; but I fear that he could not say as lunch of the retiring Grand !\faster. Yon will all join with Ine in hoping that he has before hiln many years of usefulness, and all full of l\I~isol1ic honors.

In '\vhich hope pennit another G'l'and Secretary, and a. \Tirginian, to heartily join. If necessary, I \vill furnish the required " . i. \..:\IEN." The closing rernarks of Brother Drinkard, like hilllself, are rnodest, chaste and pure. :Frolll a personal kno\vledge of this distinguished Brother I accord hiIn the deepest respect fUll} the \varrnest fraternal a ppreciatiOll. t

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CONCLUSION.

Brethren of the Grand Lodge, referring to a remark which I Illade when I was elected Grand :Master, I 111ay no\\' say that I stand on the sumnlit of the hill just ready to begin Iny dO\vnward journey. It is not in hUTIlan nature not to feel more or less sad under snch circumstances. Nevertheless, as "the tides of the divine life in lnan" flow under the thickest ice of unfavorable conditions, and as "hope springs eternal in the human heart," so all of us flatter ourselves that "like Achilles we are clad in armor "\vrought by the gods." And it is better so. It is better that we should not know the future. But, Iny Brethren, let the fnture be what it luay, the past, to use 111'. 'Vebster's phrase, "the past at least is secure" to those of us who have filled the grand oriental chair. 'Ve have had an experience with Brethren beloved, the remembrance of which the hardest fate cannot take fronl us. And so with a grH,teful heart, in a hopeful mood, and with a full consciousness of my own unworthiness, I shall, to-Inorro,,," evening, step clown and out of the highest office in the COlnmonwealth of Freemasonry.

The COlll1llittee on Grand l\Iaster's .A.ddress very properly recognized the ,vorth, zeal and ability of the retiring Grand Master in these ,yords : The COIlllnittee to WhOlll was referred the Address of thtl 1\I. "VV. Grand l\:faster respectfully report that they have read it with llluch care, and they congratulate the :Masons of Virginia upon a production \\'hich, for its ability and excellence in every particular, will command general attentioll, not only in this Jurisdiction, but beyond the confines of our State. For t,YO years, the full limit \vhich our la'ws permit the responsible functions which devolve upon the exalted office of Chief of our Ancient 'and Honored Order, IUlve, by the suffrages of those who represent the great interests of the Craft, been conferred lipon our retiring Grand Master, and your Committee believe that they but echo the universal sentiment of the Grand Lodge and of its great constituent Body when they declare that he has discharged these duties \vitll an abilit.y, zeal and unswerving devotion to the principles and teachings of our Institution which could not have been surpassed. He retires not only with the respect. which his adulirable adnlinistration COUl111ands, but with the affection of his Brethren 'Yhich his unifOrln courtesy and truehearted kindness in the discharge of his office has won and secured for hinl to last throughout his life.

This lllust suffice for a revie\v of the PROCEEDINGS of the Grand Lodge of V"irginia, except the adoption of a resolution raising a conllnittee concerning the )fASO:NIC ORPHAN ASYLUM.

Resolved, That the 1\f. 'V. Grand Master be requested to appoint a conlnlittee of five, to whom shall be referred the question as to the practicability of establishing a :Masonic Orphan Asylum for the care and 11laintenance of orphans of deceased :Master 1\lasol1s in good standing in the State of Virginia; said committee to report at as early a date as possible.

It is enough to say that \!irginia IVlasons great ,vork of charity.

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I no\v turn my at,tention to the report on Fraternal Correspondence. The ,vork of revie'wing and reporting the transactions of other Grand Lodges has been ably and aceeptably performed for a good nlany years past by Brother ,V". F. Drinkard, the recent Grand l\'1aster of 'Tirginia. He has perforuled double duty for the last t,vo years, and, being freed fron1 official trammels no\v, he can devote U10re thne to the 路work of fraternal correspondence for the future. His last report ,vas briefer than usual, being only sixty~five pages in length. He presented condensed vie,vs of the Proceedings examined. His faculty for gleaning is \vell developed, and his discretion in 111aking extracts cOlllnlendable. He sumnlarizes

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ndn:rirably. 1 like his style. Our "j;Iissouri .TournaI was courteously ~l\varcled a three-paged notice, \vhieh en1braced extracts froln the .A.. cldress of G-rand :l\-1aster \Villhuns and frOl11 Iny report on Correspondence. He ,vas kind enough to say of IHe personally: [t affords us pleasure,year after year, to clainl Brother VincH as a Virginian. \Ve are confident, from the tone of his reference to Virginia. and Virginia :\Iasons and Virginia Masonry, that love for his mother State still warU1S his heart.

Yes, and it will never be less 'varlll, but continue to glo\v until the gusty ,vinds that blow fronl the dreary shores of death's cold river. Brother Drinkard in revie'wing \Vest ,Tirginia, said: (l,st spark of affectionate regard shall be extinguished by

A Brother having, without lawful notice to him, been suspended for lloll-paynlent of dues, the Grand :Master held that said Brother ,vas illegallY suspended, and directed that he be restored to all the rights and privileges of :Masonry the SaIne as before his suspension, to membership in his Lodge, and to be released frOlu the pavnlent of all dues during the time he was illegally suspended. The Urand Lodge appro'路ecl the Grand .Master's action.

vVhat say the anti-prerogative I\Iasons? \Ve regret to say that public installation of otlicers is allowed ill 'Vest Virginia, and that perpetual jurisdiction over rejectE'.d profanes is claimed .

. .~ns\ver. This "anti-prerogative" l\lason says the G-xand l\fastel' did ,'ight in every particular. There ,vas no violence done, and not 111ueh "prerogative" in the case. The Grand l\faster siInply corrected an e'l'r01' in the procedure of a Lodge. He did not override any lau' or ,'HI.pend the C~onstitution "by virtue of the high po,ver in 1118 vested." Brother l)rinkard, there is a very \viele difference bet,veen sU8pendtng a so]enlnly enacted la-w of the t"trancI Lodge ancI cO'1'recting an error \v11e1'e injustice .had been done by 'ViolcGting hru:. \7\Then Grand lVlaster I corrected a nUll1bel' of such errors, and Iny G路rand Lodge sustained Iny actions. I did it, not "by virtue of the high po\ver in Ine vested," but by virtue of a la,Y of' 1UY Grand Lodge that no l\Iason could be deprived ~of his privileges as such ,vithout due process of la\v. Not lnueh "p'I'erogati'oe" in that. I alIl surprised that Brotller Drinkard should have cOllfounde(l the proper adnlinistration of hL\V and justice ,vith the high pretensions of those ,vho defy Constitutions and suspend la,vs enacted for the govern111ent of the Craft. I cannot atToI'd to poke fun at Brother Drinkard, l)ut he elasses himself\vith all "prerogative" advocates by the above stateInent. Then let hirn take the 11ledieine of "the anti-prerogatives.'" Brother Drinkard, please take a look at the doctrine of the "prerogative'" school, \vith Brother DeLap, of lVIississippi, as teacher, and alls,ver lue if sneh teachings are ,,"orthy of intelligent and independent l\!Iasons of to-day'? Brother I)eLap ,vent to the head of your school and becanH:} President of the Institntion last year, ,vhen he said: "1 have ((b r ay.I.路; l

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believed in the doctrine tbat the (i'rand l\Iaster is arnej/oble to xo LA.W. That bE' is not only the exeeutor of the la\y, but ({ lav' unto hin18e~f." }"'oll(Ywin,g' sueh an assurnption as to the po\ve1's of the Grand l\Taster, as shown by the alJove quotation, canle natnrally and necessarily the deelal'ation that "There is 1rnt oile t1l in!l that a C}rand l\Iaster cannot do in the e.l路tT6.~e of his aut1lorit!l Ol)flJ' the Craft." ()nee 11101'e. Brother ])eLap said thaJBrother I~hnbrough did not believe that a Grand lVlaster had the ~~right to set aside the aetion of the Grand Lodge." But "I (DeI-Jap) think hE>, has the right" to even defy the (frand :Lodge and nullify its s01e1nn aets "ril'tuC' of the high pcnyer in 111e vested." Brotllt~r l)1'in kard, \yill ron endorse the> ahove elain1s of one of ~~our school '? Stand by your friend~ \"ho advoeate the po\vers of G-ralld lVfasters to do ,vhut they please, regard.less of hnv. I notice that none of the prerogatiYe f4(lhocl1, in reyie\vinp: IllY eritieisll1 of 13rother DeLap, did Ine the ihvor to (luote a ,\~ord f()llnd in In~" report. 'Vithout boasting, I do not Ilesitate to say that Brotller I>eI.Jap ,vas driven into a corner and deulo1isJled. Ilis canse suffered with hiln, uncI none of his friends hnve atteulpted to rescue hiln .-ii'orn the undesirable position into \\"hi('h he \vas forced by reason of his foll~". But Inark you, he drfu' down with him the dO!JJtlo 0I)posed by ruyself and other "anti-prerogatives." Another rernark of IllY (Iniet and very conservative Brothel' I)rink:ard surprises lIlt' in the above extract. 1Iear hin1: "''"''e regret to say that public installation of oineeT8 is allo\ved in 'Vest "Virginia." "~chat is the eal1se of this "regTet?" I infer ii'onl the above rernark that Brother I)rinkard does not like these publie eereIl1onies, and ranges hilnself ,\yith l~]"()thel' 路Vaux on the sul:)jeet. "'.Vell, you are in very good eOlnpany, and I fear that ~?oU \yin not listen to one \vho has vie\vs quite in the opposite <lirection. But, lny Brother, yon should be eonsistent. The reason for having public installations of officers, as Inaintained by Brother 'laux, is that Lodges, Subordinate and <"1rand, $honld not turn out and do \vork ill in the presence of the profane \!Yorlel. The Lodge 111ust, of neeessity, be at lalnn'while sueh cereulon;es are perfOl"ll1ed. This, I take it, to be the only objeetion to going before the publie. The rendition of the cerelnonies of installation in public is Inade to appear objectionable bE>('ause nothing should be done before the profane connected \vith our eerenlonies. I aceept the reason as very reasonable. But I lllust urge tllP ,,,ant of eonsisteney on the part of those \Y ho oppose public eerell10nies of it l\Iasonic sort. They \vholly deRtroy the force of their objections by doing the very thing they e011de11111. rrhey Il1ay not render in public the ('(l)'I"'lJumieg of 'iJl.'路:,iall'ing (~flicel'''~' but they do rendet> other CerenH)11.ie8 quite HR solenlIl and sacred, \vhich should be guarded fron1 the vie\v of the p1'ofanp quite as jpalousl~~. "Physic-ian, heal thyself."

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In the Proceedings of the (rrand Lodge of ,rirginia, lor t\yO years, during: the terrIl of office of Brother I)rinkard, I find that he, Brother Drinkard, laid the eorner-stones of "the lle\V City IIall," of the "l\Ionuluent erected to the 1\1e11101'Y of Gen. Hobert E. IJee," and of the "lVlasonic Ternple," all in the city of IUehnlond. An this 'work w'as done by Brother Drinkard, Cirand l\!Iaster of'1\Ja80ns of V'irginia, \vhile the Grand Lodge was open a'nil at laboi'. If the (r.rand LodgE: ,vas not open alul at labor, the ,v(H'k ,vas not done l\Iasonieally. If done \vhile the Grand Lodge 'waR open an(l at labo'l', 'will11rother Drinkard kindly info1'n1 Ine ,vhat is the difference bet\yeen doing that kind of work and publicly in.•.;;tallhlg the (~tli- . ccni 'l ((, Lodge? I ask for "light."

Brother Drinkard expressed regret that the Grand Lodge of ,yo est Virginia holds the doctrine of "perpetual jurisdietion over rejected prof11nes." The Brethren of that Jurisdietion need "light," and I kno\v of no one Ill0re eOIllpetent to furnish it than Brother F. I)l'inkard.

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But I canllot linger longer \Vitll nlY valued and esteenled eontelllpOrary. ,\Vith best 'wishes, and loving 11leulories of past associations, I take rny leave of hiIn and of \'irginia. for this tinlE'., hoping\ve may 111€et agailL I~OBl~H,T T. CJILA.. IGI-IILL, Lynchburg, Grand l\Iaster. 'VILI.iL:~l\I B. ISA.ACS, Richnlond, G'rand Seeretary. 'VILLIA..lVIF. IJHJNIZA.J{D, Richnl01Hl, Con1. on Cor.

WEST VIRGINIA, 188S. The doings of six Special C01111nUnications are recorded in the Journal now under revie\,". Corner·stones \vere laid and hans dedieated at these Ineetil1gs. The . T\venty-fonrth .A.. nnua1 COIrllllUnication ,vas held in the city of Novelllber 13, 1888. Brother Charles II. Collier \vas G-rand IVlast.er, and Brother Cleo. vV..A..tkinson w'as Grand Secretary. P~lrkel'sburg, conuneneing

:Eighty-three Lodges out of the eighty-six on the roll \vere represented. Four Past G·rand l\iasters, representati yes of l1UlnerOUS Grand Lodges, and Past lVIasters \vere in attendance. In the eighty-six Lodges on the roll, there is a reported Inenlbership of 8,874, sho\ving H. gain of 250.

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Grand l\拢aster Collier presented a lengthy address, ernbracing t\venty pages. It is a paper of Inerit Hnd contains nUlnel'OUS gellls of thought. He said "there \vas no Lodge roonl \vithin their borders \v here dissension had entered to disturb its peace and harl110ny." Truly brotherly love had prevailed. He said, "a selfish Jl1an can never becoJne a true ~Iason, because he cannot realize the force of brotherly love. ",Vith hinl the soul of lVlasonry is left out." He moralized at considerable length in his exordiull1, saying that "there is to be found no greater field for active thought and ,york than in l\fasonry." "Her code of ethics has taught luan to be noble, true and faithful." "Freemasonry has al\vays tended to render 111en IHore independent, to cultivate proper Inanhood and to develop a deeper intellectuality." "lVlasonry is light; the light of scientific thought, the light that man needs for his successful guide, and ackno\vledges God the Creator of all things, and recognizes our dependence upon I-lim," There is rnuch of interest and beauty in these opening pages of the Grancll\1aster's address. TIe treated at S0111e length the subject of Te1l1perance, saying: I desire, therefore, to introduce this subject in its relation to :i\fasonic life, character and discipline. It is a threadbare subject, and probably nothing new can be said upon it. The conlplex character of the question hinders a line of action, yet a restraining

edict, 110 luatter how Rhnple it may be, 'will prove a step in the right direction and place this Grand Lodge upon the side of justice and right. 'rhe time has C01l1e to act, or \ve willrehrret our procrastination. Little children play "\vith naked feet in Inuddy 'water, and call it fun. We know a great evil exists at which we are 路winking. It nU1Y be funn)', but so far we have llot had the lnoral stamina to correct it. ... ~ If our silence in this nloral field could he attributed to ignorance, we Inight COlnn1and the respect, aj'e more, the pity of our fellow man; if we could clahn that Ollr failure to this subject \vas dictated by n spirit of fear that errors of administration mIght arise, we ought to be manly enough to erase from onr n10nitors the "first perfect form of entrance," and not permit it to remain, an unnleaning nlellace to those who will not subdue their passions but escape punishment. \Ve cannot urge that we a,re devoid of sense and capacity. Policy and convenience are invariably antagonistic to order and regularity. They will sap the foundation of any moral system. le~slate upon

'1'he philosophy of Socrates has some soul in it, and to his God would I rather see the temples of Masonry dedicated, than that the Masonic mind should becOllle so degenerate as to give one inch of space to the :Mytholog1cal God, Bacchus. It may be urged that these evils do not exist in the lodge-roonl. For the :present purpose I will grant it. But jf a Masonic 10dge-rooIll has any signification at all, It is sinlply a t\rpe of that 11loral and spiritual temple 'we are, each one of us, building within our souls which lnllst beeome literally pure for the indwelling of that God to whom the type is dedicated.

I am aW~1re that any advance methods oflegislatioll '''lill be nlet by aspirit of antag路 onism, but we nlust consider that these methods are but steps in the 1110ral evolution and improvenlcnt of our organization, and that the tendencies are fast gro\ving irresistible., \v'hieIl, when once developed into an outgrowth we can make a,lu'w that will discipline our household, and that is all that is now sought.

On the subject of nnance, he says the balance in the 'l"reasury is gl'o\ving less each year. It "vas considered necessary to bring this subjeet before the Grand Lodge, in order to place the body upon a stronger nnancial basis. He thought the tax ought to be increased, or else stop the pay roll. A.fter'very interesting suggestions, he directed the attention of the (b'and Lodge to the different itenls of business tllat had COIne to

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his attention during his tenn. Nllll1erOUS Dispensations had been granted for various purposes. A nUl1lber of ne,v Lodges had been instituted under Dispensation. The decisions reported by the Grand J\faster 'were llurnerous and extended. He had ruled against the custom of holding fairs and festivals in Masonic Halls. He decided that a non-affiliated Mason was not entitled to the right of a lVIasonic burial. The decision of the Grand l\laster that "profane s,vearing is, at any tinle, a lVlasonic offense," is titnely and proper. If the rule ,vas enforced in all the lVlasonic Lodges in this country, there 'would be less swearing or fe,ver Masons. 'fhe Grand l\1aster reported that he had conlmissioned Brother Geo. \V. Deatheridge, of Oarrollton, Mo., as the representative of the Grand Lodge of 'Vest ,rirginia, near lVlissouri. Grand l\faster Collier reported the death of one of the Past Grand l\fasters, Brother Thonlas H. Logan. He said it ,vas :'the saddest event of the year," and gave a very full and interesting history of the deceased and paid a high tribute to his l1lenlory. He elosed his address in IllOSt appropriate terlTIS, as follo"\vs: May the Grand Lodge of \Vest Virginia be ever active in the cause of hUluanity, thereby fortifying her boundaries against the passions and prejudices of eyil nlen 'who would destroy the influence of Freemasonry, upon the princIple that nothing of good shall be done unless done by thmn. :May the rich heritage we received fronl the fathers of our Order be so guarded that we may hand it down to our successors unimpaired by any innovation. 'rhe luinds of the :M:asters of centuries ago fashioned the sphere of its utility, and to-clay-we find its relations to mankind the same as then. Other things have changed. '1'he barbarities of 'wH,rlike times cultivated the stormy passions of man's nature, but Freeluasonry subdued thelll: while the days of peace promulgated. its tenets Hnd restored luan to the rules of shllple life.

The Grand Seeretary furnished a statelnent of the finances, sho,ving the income to haye been nearly $3,000. The pay roll in that Grand Lodge arnounts to Inore than half of the annual inconle. Reports frolH the Cirand Lecturer and deputies, together \vith the reports of the District Deputy Grand J\iasters, appear in the Journal. The Report of the COlnrnittee 011 Jurisprudence recolnlnendecl the approval of all of the rulings of the Grand lVlaster, except one. The business of the Grand I.Jodge ,,'as transacted "\vith brevity, and possesses no special interest to those beyond that Jurisdiction.

CORRESPONDENCE. Brother George ,V. ,A.. tkinson, Grand Secretary, ,vas the COlumittee, and SUbll1itted a report tUl10unting to 1:32 pages. fIe had noticed the doings of fifty-nine Grand I.Jodges, A.merican and foreign. He revie"red his o'\vn Grand Lodge, an unusual proceeding, "\vhich notice appears at the opening of his report. He paid high tribute to their deceased Past Grand ]\iaster, Brother Logan, and saiel that Grand l\:Iaster Collier's address ,vas far above the average. Indeed, he regarded it as nlasterful.

lDS FIe then took up the various J\.Iasonic dOCU111ents that had fallen uuder his notice ftl1d exanlined their contents, rnaking up his report alnl(J~t. ,vholly by extracts fronl the Journals revie\ved. l\iissouri for lSKk. received the coruplirl1ent of nearly six pages, \vhich are filled sdth extracts fronl the address of G-l'~lnd l\laster "\Villhnns, the T~eport (If the I-Iome, and the \vork of this cOllunittee. I-Ie paid 111e a eOlnplinlent in speaking of nlY revie\v, by saying, "it is able in Inatter an<1 lYlanner." He quoted at length Iny criticislJ1S upon "I-ligh Riteisll1," and said that his vie路ws \vere in full accord \vith the opinions expressed in IllY report, and that sueh luatters ought to be kept ont of the Blue Lodge. lIe Illade several quotations frOll1 Iny report, and thinks I cut deeply into Grand ]\traster De Lap, of l\Iississippi, in IllY revie\v of his "one luan po,ver. 1'

Brother .A.tkinson ,vas very courteous to the G-rand I--Jodge of .l\Iissol1l'i, for \vhich\ve extend our l1l0st cordial thanks. I takp frolll his eonelusion the follo,ving paragraph: In the foregoing report I have expressed opinions on all subjects that. in IllY judgment, deserved notiee. Sonle of my brethren will differ frolll rne as it nuttter of cohrse ; but as no one but IHyself is responsible for lIly reportorial acts, the injur~~, I hope, 'will 110t be very deep to ~lny one. I therefore have no apologies to offer ana no favors to ask. I love FreeIUaSOl1ry. and I love the brethren. I also enjo~路 thc\vork of revic\villg other Grand Lodges. I am getting pretty \vell acquainted with my brother reporters. This delights lne. Brethren, as we grow older let. us grO'\v better. As the years roll by, let ns climb into the chariot of Faith, Hope and Charity, and lend a helping hand to make the 'vorld nobler, broader, better, grander.

The contributions nUlde to the l\Iasollic literature of the age by the "Guild" is irnlllense and not less interesting than extensive. I adrnire the spirit and \vork of Brother .Atkinson very greatly. GUST;\.VE BRO"VN, Oharlesto\~vn, errand l\Iaster. GEORGE VV. ,A.. Tl{TNSON, 'Vheeling, Grand Seeretal'Y.

WISCONSIN, 1888. The \Visconsin Journal C~llne to hand in a short tilne after the Session closed, looking bright and cheery, being a very tasteful production. It contains the minutes of three bpeeial Sessions, at 'which corner-stones ,vere htid. The Forty-Fifth . .i nllual Conununication \vas held in the eity of l\'Iil"raukee, eODlmeneing June 11th, ,vith 1\:1. 'V. Bro. IVlyronHeed, GTanel Master, and Brother .John W. I.laflin, G'rancl Secretary.

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There \vere present six l)ast (frand l\Iastel's, Hnd representati "QS of thirty Grand Lodges. There are 218 chartered Lodges on the roll, 200 ()f \vldehwere represented. Reports frOIH all the Lod,ges had been reeeived, showing a Inenlbership of l8,;-~S7, being a slight gain over the pre,'j()US year. Fronl the able .:-\<:1<:11'e:38 of Brothel' l=teed, I 11lake this extraet: Nothing' of all extraordinary character has transpired within the last year worthy of pl.wticular note, so far as the Fraternity within this jnrisdiction is eoncernec1. . Xothing has taken place to disturb the lUll'n10nY,welf'are or prosperity of our Ancient und Honorable Institution. No serions aeeiclents have befiLllen the Craft; 110 confusion distracted the worlnnen. and we have not been idle for want of designs upon our great Jlasonic trestle board. The Celllent ofbl'otherly love and n:ft(~ction still unite us, ancI 'we have reason to eongratulate ourselves on the symrnetry and beautiful proportions that onr 1fystic 'rernple is assmning. .

lIe noticed at length the loss sustained by their C+l'Hnd Lodge in t:he death of t,vo Past errand IVlasters, one Past I)eIHlty (irandl\Iaster and two Past G-rand Senior \Vardens. Brother Bel1jarnin T. l(aY[UIHugh~ long and fttvorably known l)y Inyself,who 'was\Visconsin's first C+rand l\Im:;ter, died during the past year at his hcnne in l(entueky, aged 8;~ years. lIe \vas one of the Brethren to 'Wh01l1 the Grand Lodge of l\fissouri granted n, Dispensation in 1848, to orgnniz(~ a Lodge of 1\lasons at l)latt(~ville, in ",vhat ,vas then the Territory of \'''-iseOl1Rin. In -Decernl)er, 184:~~, a (frand Lodge ,vas organized in the eity of l\Iadison, eOlnposecl of thre(~ ellarterecl I-lodges. Itev. Dr. I(Hvannugh ,nlS chosen errand l\Iaster, and, at the following CC)]Tnnunieation, was l'e-elected. The (lrand ':\Iastel' spoke of hint in the follo,ving apI.ropria,te ternlS : FrOll1 all I ean learn of this distingnished 13rother 1 find that he was 1.11nUJl of large heart und brain, and, in pointof scholal'i'lhip hnd few equals in Kentucky. He had large Christinn faith und zeal which gnided and strengthened hiJn throughout his long and eventful life. He WUH rnueh loyed and respected by those who knew hirn best, HInd in his deatl~ \Viseon:;;in not only loses its first GrandMaster, but the world. n devotNl and ('onsistent (~hristian.

:Past Cirand l\Iaster Je(hl P. C~. Cottrill died inl\Jihvaukee, in Fehruary, aged 57 years. fIe ,vas (}rand:YIaster of tIle (fraud Lodge of "\Viseonsin fora l1uluber of terrns.F'rolll the tribute paid the deceased by Grand JVlaster He(~d, I appropriate the fol1o\ving : It lllay be out of placo for a Grand Master in his A.nnut11 Addre~s to enter into fUIJ"thing like eulogy on the life and char~1etel' of ft distinguished Brother, in his rceords of deaths, but I cannot let this oecHsion pass without p11yillg' IUy slight tribute to the luemory of our depal't<.:~cl Brother. I knc\v Brother Cottrill well and esteel11ed hhn very highly. Jfy ueqnai.ntance extended back to a tirne prior to his holding any oJlicial Mnsol1ic position, and it occasioned it feeling' of great disappointment to be unable, through siekne8s~ to attend and participa,tcin his funE~ru.l obsequies. 'Vitl~ UUl\t'l.lHtllY bright in!ellectunl faeutties: with u lnt~mory th(~t could be cal~ed \VOlHlerful; wIth a Hcholar:-;lnp eqnn.1 to tlHLt of (lJrnost any other ln~1n In the State; wIth an ability to grasp the lnost ditlleult questions and gronp together in their proper order the facts relating to thmn ; with the power of lnaking eoncise <1lHlte1ling stnternents ()f

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fact ;\vith a large vocabulary and the ready use he coulcllllake of .it; with a knowledg(~ that seenled to be boundless upon every subject he had investigated, it iR no wonder thftt he took first rank in every order to which he belonged and in every body with which 11(' l\laS connected. . But aside frOlll this he possessed, in an ~lninent degree, those qualities whieh are of mOTe consequence than rare learning or bright intellect. He was a man of strict business integrity, professional honor, social pUTity and unflinching uloral courage.

He WitS a luan of kindly disposition, genial and COlllpanionuble; ever ready to say a kind word or do a generous act. As a 111Un and as a Mason he relldl~recl valuable services in behalf of suffering humanity, and how 111110h he may have done ·will never be known "until the records of the recording angel are published in the court above," as was said of hinl by one of our distinguished Brethren in announcing his death. He belonged to the true type of ~raROl1ry, and the 'world was made better by his having been in it. .

(-i'rand l\laster Reed reported a nU1l1ber of rulings rnade by hinl during his ternl of office, 'which "vrere approved by the C0111Inittee on Jurisprudenee, after SCHne corrections and alnenchnents. Four ne,,- I...Jodges had been created under Dispensation. He said that he bad granted fifty specialI)ispensations. One sentence I do not understand. It is as fol10,\,"8: "Seven, to do rejeeted or non-jurisdictional \,~orl{." A critical analysis of tbis sentenee \vould certainly place it·in a very peculiar light. First, be granted pernlission to do "'r~jected" "1{)ork, by\vhat authority I ant not infornled. Second, it 'was "non.·;jut'i8dl~ctional1J·ork," and so n1ust have been \vork not \vitbin the Jurisdiction. Ho\vever, I \yill not subject this sentence to further criticislll for the reason above stated, I do not kno'w ,rhat it rneallS. Hepol'ts \vere rendered by the (rrand Lecturer, COllllnittee 011 J urisprudence and Appeals. The report of the latter C01111nittee\vas brief an<] forlnulatecl clear and accurate vie\vs.

:r tind in the Proceedings that the Grand Lodge had received a petition ii'Olll John "\V. \Voodhul1, forn1er (~rand Secretary, \vhose defalcations \;tlhile in office subjected hinl to l\!Iasonic discipline. He prayed to be restored to the rights and privileges of l\Iasonry. The COll1lnittee said that ,vhile disposed to thro'w the broad Inantle of l\fasonic charity over the fhults of an erring Brother, yet they believed that his restoration 'would not be for the best interests of the Craft. His prayer \vas not granted. MASONIC HO:\.IE•

. .-\ .paper \,-as introduced and referred to tbe COll11nittee on Charity, 'with authority to report at the next l\nnual Con1lnunication~ It ,vas ar-; fbllo\vs: "~HEREAS, rrlw l\fasonie }i'raternitv of the world has been justly elassed as a benevolent institution: and . . .

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\VHEREAS, As srwh an institution it has, in nl,riOU8 jurisdictions, f'ueeessfully maintH,ined such character, by the establisllluent and Inaintenance of homes for the aged and infirnl Brethren and destitute '\vido\vs and orphans; therefore

Res.?h'e.d, rrhat, in furtherance of its duties of :Masollic charity, it herel>y appropriates the sunl of five thousand dollars for the purchase of the necessary mnollnt of land, to })f' lociLted ontside of the connt;y of Milwaukee, to serve as the nucleus of a Masonic HOUle for the nlaintenallce of indigent and infinn 'Masons, or their wido\vs and orphans. Resolved, rrhat a tax of forty cents per capita be levied on the Fraternity of the State . for the ensuing year. Resoll'ed. That a cOllllnittee of three be ll.ppointecl to. e.arrv out. the provisions llnd purposes of the foregoing resolutions, and loeate nnd purchase" the grounds. TEMPERAKCE.

I close Iny revie'\v of the Proceedings of this Grand Lodge by appropriating the tollo\ving froln the .A.ddress of the G-rand ~Iaster. The subject ,vas reported upon by a cOlnrrlittee, which recornnlended rules and regulations bearing upon the general refOI'n1 now' going un in the G-rand Lodges, and their report 'was unaniInously adopted. Masonry is said to be n systenl of morality. 'rhe lessons it inculcate~ are eertainly of the essence of the good in onr natures. '\Vhatever makes truth persuasive or attractive: whatever cements brethren in the bonds of friendship and brotherly love; whatever nlakes us true, constant and helpfnl to each other; whatev'er sustains n. 'weary soul in distress, and cOlnforts one "in doubtful tinles of troublous need ;" whatever nutkes charity a practical dnty; whatever CirC1.1nlSCribes our passions and keeps thenl ,vithin due bounds; ,\yhate,\Ter puts under foot all that is bad in us and gi.ves ascendancy to all that is good-is ours to cherish and uphold, let it come frOTIl \vhenee it 11lay; ane} if Masonry teaches all this and 1110re, then it furnishes an ineentive to uphold its stalldnrd and Inaintaill it at whatever cost. But we have lived long enough to have found out that with every good there is a lurking evil; alongside of everY virtue there is a gilded vice: beside every nobleness there is a llleitnness; beside every 'love there is a hate, and with every self-denial there is a self-indUlgence. Hence, if there is to be a growth in virtue, goodness and nlorality, then "we cannot be too circulllspect or too cautious. 'Ve cannot raise the standard of ::t\clasonry too high in the scale of lnoral excellence. Our :Masonic code 9f,nlorals, c01nil1g down throngh the ages unilnpaired, should be faithfnlly observed and rlgldl'y enforced. Our Dlembers should be 111e11 of spotless reputation. \Ve have learned, and we should not forget the lesson, that it is not honor, learning, station or wealth that Inakes the model :Mason, but character uninlpeachecl ~1nd unimpeachable. The broad principles of our great Fraternity are daily grO\Villg in importance, and its benign influences are felt in all classes of society and in every land under the sun. No hunlan*institutioll, perhaps, wields so great an influence for good as.F'reenlasonrv. But if ,ye 'vish to keep our Institution frOlll decay, if we wish to make it one of the greatest aids of civilization, Vle mllst preserve its essentially philanthropic, scientific Hnd progressive character. \Ve nlust make snch acquirelnents in this systenl of Inorality a:-; to exenlplify in our daily life and conduct the solemn fact that J\Iasonrv is sOlllething more than H. systeln of useless fonns and idle cerenl011ies. vVe should "bE" c~1l'eful and watchful to keep out those vices tho.t are insidionsly making their 'wa"y in our Order, and "vbieh too freqnently are allowed to go unnoticed. I refer to the vices of inteulpel'nnCe, gambling and profanity. In times like these, of snch wide-spren,d dC1110rtLlizatioll, the world has the right to look to the :Masonic Fraternity as anlong the 1110St efi1eient means for the exereise of that mOrtl.I power and influence that shall restore it to a healthy 1110ral condition. The :Mason who, instead of setting his face against these vkes and evil tendeneies, falls into thenl, and g-oes with the multitude to dl) evil, forg-ets his high calling, is false to his profession, i1Ud brings reproach upon the Institution which has given him, per11UpS, his chief distinction: '"

If there ever \vas H tilne wIlen eycry true Mil.SOn ;;,;hould endeavor, by both precept and example, to impress tIlE' rIloral pl'eeepts of OU1 Order upon those around him, the present is that tilne.'

2()2 How 11lany bright, intelligellt, big-hearted nlen and ::UasoIis do we see go (lown a.round us almost crery (lay by the use of strong drink! [ntemperanee, licentiousness and dishonesty are vices altogether too C01n111011 Masons, and those, too, frequently oeenpyjng the 1110st exalted stations, and countenaneecllong after they should be dealt with by the 1110st i:lUIl1l1Ulry diseipline. If all :\fasons could be induced to discontinue and discountenance the viees of intem,perance and gmnbling alone, what untold happiness would it not lwillg to thenlselvas their families, their friends, and to t11o\\'orld at large'? ' The renwdy tbI' these evils is largely in the hands of the SUbordinnteLodges. It b through quiek, strong, just, vigorous, hC<lrty diseipline. .-\. dissipated J.:IasoIl, after reasonable efforts at refonnation have pwven ulu1vailing, should neither be allowed tfl retain 11is Il1eIllbership nor be given a dinlit. 'rhere should be a ~Iasonie triaillpon charges. l\!tlS011S, us fl general rule, Hre tor) cowardly about this luatter. Thev are afrairl to enf()r('.e the 1::1.\r8 for fear of nUlking ono111ie8 of this class of 1\1a8011R, and thereby suffer in their business,rrhel'e should be in every Lodge a Connuittee on Discipline, and the v :-;hOllld be directed lly the \Vorshipfl1ll\laster to prefer charges against every Illelnber wh() 'will persistently drink or gamble, and if the Ccnnmittee negleet or refuse clothei!' duty, then the \Vorshipf111 l\Iaster should prefer eharges against the Comnlittee. .

But this effort at diseipline should be accmnpunicd by an unflinching rleternlinatioll to blackball e\~ery candichlte who is addicted to the use of intoxicating e{rin ks, and. every applieant for initiation whose business is that of keeping a saloon or retai ling intoxicating liqllOI's to be used as a l)evcrage.

His also the duty of the '\Vorshipfl1l l\Iuster to exclude fron1 the Lodge and ante-

1'001118 n,llliqnors, and if he should neglect to do so, then, on cOIllphdnt of aiiy Inember, the Grand 1\laster should snspend l1i1n if he has negligently failed in this important dnty.

I I.un not here ad vocating totall1.bsti.uence in the use of intoxicating liquors, for that has never been inculel1tec1 by onr ()rder, but tClnperanee has. It \yas ill ancient days one of the cardinal virtues of our profession, and should be to-day, when our heads should be clear llnd our hearts steady, to build up n. character worthy of our high ealling as Masons and as Dloral reformers. ' Our Brethren in other .Jnrisdietions have taken steps in keeping with the progressive ehitracter of our Institution ~111c1 the spirit of the age in which we liye. Ohio, Colorado, Oregon, Missouri, Arkansas and Kentucky, have, by their Grand Lodges, deehtrecl that saloon-keeping by l',Iasons is a lTIoral t:lucl ,Masonic crime. Is it not about time for our CfrnndLodge to take smue stand upon this ilnportant question'! It certainly eould ~o us far as to declare that intoxieating liquors should be excluded frOlll its ante-r()OlllS, front its bftnqnet h~tl1s, itud that Lodges should be prevented fr01n renting its buildings or any portion ofthern for Sftloon pnrposes. 'Ve want no cornprOlnises \vith this gigantic vice. 'rhe thne has come when 've should say that liquor dealers engaged in retailiYlg liqnoras a beverage should not be initiated into the 111ysterie8 of Masonry. That it is a (lisqnaltfication of luore inlportance than the loss of the little finger of the left hand, llnd the 111an who sells liquor to be drank is as culRable as the luan who drinks it: and that tho Mason engaged in this kind of tratlic is gmlty of a ~Iasonie offense as llllWh ~'i8 the habitual drunka.rd.

()nrLodges should no longer he an asylum for inebriates, nor n. shelter for those who lnnke then!. "l\htsonry must d.epend for its support upon the sober, moral, honest elCInent of the community; any other is debilitating and detrilnClltal to our Ancient and Hononlble Fraternity.

The foregoing vie\vs are presented in e.t'tenIW to the readers of Iny report that they Inay see the utterances of an fl,ble and representative l\Iason. It is needless for 1ne to say that I endorse his teachings. The G-rnud

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Lodge of "lisconsin responded to his utterances in the following positive and ul11nistakahle teru1R : The Special Cmllmittee to whom was referred that portion of the ~L \V. Grand Master,s Address relating to the eardinal virtl1C, "Tenlperanee/' unanimously report: 'fhat they have had the snbject nnder consideration, and are in hearty sYlnpathy with the sentiJnents so ab1r expressed in the Address; and, believing that the time has come when this Grand Loc1ge shoulcllet itself be heard on this inlportant subject, in a voice that has no nn(~ertain sound, 'we recommend the adoption of the following:

Resolved, That hereafter no person who is engaged in keeping a SHJOOll or selling' intoxicating liquors to be used as a beverage, shall be initiated into an~r Subordinate I.odge in this jurisdiction, nor shall any Mason who is so engaged be received in any I.lodge by affili.ation. Rf.wo1'i'cd, That it is hereby lnade the ilnperative duty of all LodgeR in this jnriRdiction to exclude frOll1 Lodge and ante-rooms all intoxicating liqnors. Re801ncd, 'rhat the intenlperate use of intoxicating liquors is hereby declared to be a Masonic crinle, and it is hereby l1lade the duty of aIr Lodges to restrain the same as far as possible by trial and punislllnent. '

This action adds another (-il'and Lodge to the grcnving eohunn. 'fbe l\Iississippi, IO'wa, I)akota, l(ansas, Indiana., and others added to those ellurnerated aboye by (frand .l\lastel' Reed, Inake the forces arrayed a.gainst th.e saloon in l\Iasonry quite fo1'Ilrida ble. ....e\. leading Past Grand l\ilaster and statesnlan in this (Jurisdiction said, a fe,v years since, concerning the fight \vith d:runkard-Iuaking 1\lasolls, "THE 8..\.1.00::\ ::vlUS'1' (rO." It ,vent, so far as 'l\fissouri ~:rasonry is concerned. Iltunber is increasing year after year.

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""\. report of eighty-four pages, reviewing the Proceedings of forty-fi \re (frand Lodges, ,vas presented by Brother Duncan l\IcCiregol'. He is ~t Illost adn1irable and tasteful gleaner. It Inay be said of Brother IVlcGregor that his \vork is a conlplete sUlluuary; that is to say, he 8H.'Yf1rnar';'ze.s fhlly nnd perfectly. .:\Iissouri, f()r 1888, reeei ved a page and one-half notice. The report is presented in three divisions. li"'lirst, "Tht~ condition of the Oraft;" second, "Lanchnarks," under which head he quotes frOIYl such \vriters as Pike, :\fackey, Sinlons, 3'lorris and Seott. The third division ,vas a tribute to the In-teRob. 1\101'1'i8, in ,vbieh i8 found extended quotations fl'Olll the "poet laureate." Brother l\icG-regor closed his revie\v by explaining ,vhy he has not given larger expression to his o\vn opinions. I nutke one extraet frolll that explanation: rrhe only criticism upon our 1vork that seeIns to need any defense is one made by not a few Brethren of the Guild, and that is that we have been too Chtlry in the expression of our own opinion. ::: :1: ::: ::: :1: ::: :;: :1: ::: :1: :;: :;: * :}:

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Then again~ if we are not lllistakel1, COIUlllittees on Correspondenee are usually a,ppointed from Grand Secretaries or from the Past Grand ])Iasters, eminent for thefr acquaintance with :Masonic literature and skilled in the actual managenlent of :.1 Grand Lodge and fmniliar ,vith the duties of the must important offices of that Body. In the present case, hov,rever, the appointee had no experience in the official duties of the Grand Lodge, but ,vas, as it were, created Committee on Correspondence at sight by the Grand Master. That being the case, it could hardly be expected that our opinion "rould have much weight. 'Ve have, therefore, preferred to present what we have found, and now it is placed in your hands for approval or disapproval.

Try your hand, Brother l\IeCiregor, the subjects no'w avoided.

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Brother 1\'1Y1'on Reed ,vas re-elected Grand :Nlaster, and Brother John 'V. Laflin, of l\Iil waukee, ,vas re-elected t1rand Secretary. Brother I>ullcan ~fe(+regor ,vas eontinued in charge of the departrnent of, Correspondence.

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The G-rand Lodge Proceedings noticed under the above heading 'Nere received after Iny report had been prepared in al pbabetical order. Being thrown out of their proper places in the arrangement, I class thelll under the above caption and proceed to review them in their order.

DAKOTA, 1889. The .A.. nnual C01111nUnication of this G-rand Lodge ,"vas opened in the city of lYlitcbell, on the 11th of June. Geo.,r. Ayres,Deputy Grand Master, opened the Grand I.lodge. Charles T. l\1cCoy ,vas C+rand Secretary. Eighty-five Lodges 'were represented. ]1"'rolll the Ineagre footings I learn that there \vere 011 the roll 4,595 111en1bel's. The Address of G-rand l\faster Braden, covering six pages,was purely business document. He announced the prevalence of peace and harInony throughout the Jurisdiction, ,vhile fraternal relations 'with other Grand Lodges ren1ained undisturbed. The average lllelnbership per I...Iodge ~"as over forty. The Grand lVlaster said the increase in lnembership ,vas gratifying in rt high degree. The finances \vere reported in splendid condition. He suggested a reduction of Grand Lodge dues, holding that the rate is higher than in nlost other路Jurisdictions. lIe had granted five Dispensations for the formation of ne,v Lodges. He reported eight decisions. I notiee that he proclaillls the strange doctrine that a Lodge under Dispensation is lilllited to making l\fasons alone. I cannot see ,vby a Lodge having po\ver to rnake }rfason.C] should not be endow'ed with the authority to 'receive 'i'fda 1nel1~ber8hip l\Iasons already Inade. He decided that a 111an having lost the sight of one eye, the other beinggood, is not eligible to receive the degrees of l\fasonry in that Jurisdiction. JIe said the decision was l11ade reluctantly, and ,"vas contrary to his opinion as to what the Ia \v should be, but the G-rand Lodge bad t,vice passed upon it, and he did not feel at liberty to rule otherwise. The G-rand it

20t) J\Iaster very 'wisely said that it is the not all the organs of sight be intact.

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Here is a declaration respecting tlle advancelnent of candidates that so fully Ineets Illy approbation that 1 transfer it to this report: Several instl1nces have come to my knowledge where candidates for advaneenlent huve been rejected fronl apparently unworthy Illatives, and an investigation of some of these cases leads nle to recol1unend a change o1't118 law 011 that snbject. I think a petitioner for the degrees should be eloded to receive thern and that no objection to his advaneement sll()uld be entertained after he has received the E. A. d.egree. After having received that degree he is a .Mason and our brother. He has rights as '\vell as we who are older in the serviee, and I think he should be permitted to advance, or, if unworthy of advancement, be disciplined. Ifllot worthy to be made a:.\L M., he should not be in the Fraternity n.t all.

TIle til'and l\Iaster sutnnitted to the G路ralld Lodge the question of forrning a new (Jrnnd Lodge in N orih .Dakota and dividing their '"ferritory. lIe said: Congress, at its rN'ent session, provided for the division of the 'rerritory and its admission into the Union as the States of South Dakota and North Dakota. The people of South Dakota have already practically adopted a constitution, and there is no doubt but each of the proposed St(1,te~ will become such ill fact in a fe-'\\' months. To confonn to the American plan of territoriaJ jurisdiction 路willllecessitate the division of this Grand Lodge, or the erection of a new Grand Lodge in North Dakota. I know of no preeedent to follow. Perhaps the nearest case to our own is t:hat of the Urand Lodge of Canada. \Vhen Caunda. ,va.s divided into the Provinces of Ontario and Quebec, Ontario, having the larger number of Lodges, retained the original naUle, property and effects of the G-rand Lodge, t111cl a new Grand Lodge was formed for the Province of (~uebec. 1;('0111mend this subject toyonrfraternalconsideration and doubt not but that your eonclusiollH will result in action that will be equitable and satisfactory to each of the sections.

Thus closed the brief Address of the (Jrand l\laster. The G-rand Seeretary furnished a brief general and finaneial exhibit. The decisions of the Grand l\:Iaster 'were all approved, ex.cept one, \Y hieh, in the judgnlent of this COllllnittee, ,vas \visely ignored. It vdll be no contribution to the beauty and irnpressiveness of our Ritual to confer any of the degrees on J1101'e than one candidate at the s}une tiIne. The G-rand lVlaster's suggestion in regard to the division of the (rrand Lodge was referred to a speeial cOIrullittee of seven, ,vhieh rendered the follo\ving report and the S,Hne \vas unaniulously adopted: 'VHEltEA~, 'rhe division oftlle Tei'l'itory \vithin the jurisdiction of this Granel Lodg-e and the creation of two States. under the provision of the Aet of Congress, approved February 22nd, 1889, will undoubtedly be accOlnplished vdthin the next six rllonths; and

'VHEl:tEAS, The representatives frOlu the constituent I...odges north of the 7th standard parallel have appeared before this Cornnlittee and unaniInonsly expressed the desire to withdraw frolll this Grand Lodge and organize a Grand Lodge to be known as the Grand Lodge of North pakotu, A. F. & A. 1'1.; and 'VIIERIUS, It is made apparent to your COlllmittee, on account of the full representation from the Lodges of NOrtb.J)akota, this would. be the most convenient time to take the necessary preliminary steps in the organization of a ne\,,路 Grand ~Lodge. we would. therefore, lllost respectfully recommend the adoption of the following rcsohitiollS: . Rf.'soIN~cl, That, in response to the unanilnously ex.pressed desire of the representatiyes from the Lodges existing in Dakota north of the 7th standard parallel, this Grand Lodge

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does herebY accord to the representatives 1'1'0111 what is knO\nl as NOl'th Dakota, with fraternal regards and kind "wishes, full, free and cordial consent to withdrlnv fronl this Grand Lodge for the purpose of organizing a Grand Lodge to be known as 'rhe Grand Lodge of North Dakota, A. 1,"'1. & A. I\L,to occupy and hold exelusiye Masonic jnrisc1ietion in that portion of Dakota north of the 7th standard paralle1.

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Re8011'Nl, ~ehat a eOllullittee of ten be itt once appointed to report a. just and eqnit:1ble division of all 1110nies and (>the1' GTHlld Lodge property. RECOOXITIOX.

The follo'wingwas adopted: 'VHEREAS, The Most 'Vorshipfnl Grand Lodge of Nortb Dakotn,A.F. & A. ~r.. ha:s heen duly and constitutionally organized in accordance with the ancient estt1blishE'd nsages and CllStOll1S of the Craft; and \VHJ~REAS, It is but 11lcet that its first recognition as an independont and ~oYereign I~odv should enlanate fr01ll those with Wh0111 it has so long been in intiInate ~llld close fraternal relations, and with \VhOln it has labored with one eonmlon interest in harnlOuy and brotherly love, and "\"hose eyery act in connection \vith its ,rithdra,\'al has been charu,eterized by a spirit inlbued with }\[Hsonry 'which, to its 1110st al'dE'nt deyotees. have been idealistic; therefore be it

Rf:.;olcetl, ~l'hat this Grand Loc1g"e extend to the Grand Lodge of Korth Dakota. A. ]i'. & A .1\[., the hand of full fellowship, and do recognize the said Grand Lodge of North Dal\:ota as :111 independent a,nd suprenle (l1'<1n<1 Lodge in and for North Dakota. Rcso!l'c,z, That~aid recognition is acecnnpunied \\'ith a fer\"ent prayer for her prO:-;!lerityand adVanCelllent to a high position among her sistl'l' (31'and Lodges npon tIlls ('ontinent; and be it ftn'ther

Rel'lo{/'ed, That \ve enter into imlnediate fraternal correspondence, and the exehange of Representatives, \vith our ne\v sister Chand Lodge. ,. \VIIEHEAS, This Grand I.Jodge is link.ed to thilt of North Dakota bY the closest ()f ehains; diflering fron1 aU others, as one means of expressing our earnest 'wish to "grapple its Inembers to our souls itS by hooks of steel:" be it

ResolI'ed, rrhat each Past Elective Grand OfUeer of this Graud Lodge, being H member of a Lodge in North Dakota, as well as eaeh elective Grand Oftieer of the G-rand Lodge of North Dakota, be and is hereby constituted an honorary 1l1elnber of th is Gr.lnd Lodge.

The pay roll for this session footed up nearly $1,500.

A report covering 220 pages \vas furnished by the COllllnittee, Frank J. Tholnpson. lIe revie\v(~d the Proceedings of the Arneriean (rrand Lodges, and lnay possibly have taken a turn at sonle in foreign countries. Tlhe 'writer of this l'eport is brilliant, l)ut seen1S to be erratic. Perhaps he is hlunorous. If he is as unreliable in everything as he is illaeenrnte in his revie\v ofl\Iissouri, his stateluents Inust be reeeived \vith InncJl all()\vallee路 Speaking of the saloon-keeping la\v of l\lissouri, in revie\ring our Proceedings of 1888, he said that it is "causing no end of cha.rges, trials, trouble and ill-feeling." Ifhe\vill point out or furnish the evidence sustaining these ull\v'arranted assertions he 'Yill be entitled to the respectful attention of this COllllnittee. 'The siInple truth is, there is no truth in it. FIe said, "The result of this kind of legislation is about as Hlueh of H ::4ue-

[Oct. eess as prohibition is generally." To 'which it Inay be replied that the author of this statelnent proved himself inCOlllpetent to judge the results of onr legislation, by the above error, that our la\y ,vas "causing charges~ trials, trouble and ill-feeling," ,vhen such ,vas not true. Speaking of our G-rand l\Iaster ,Villianls, ,vho is a gentlenlan, the "Dakota COlll1nittee said: "The Grand l\iaster carne very near tearing his shirt over the runlor that SaIne of the l\:lasonic Lodges \vere endeavoring to induce the Governor to conlluute the death sentence of J\fax,vell to life irnprisonment." The elegance of this sentence and ,,,hat followed indicates the high standard of literary attainlnents and taste of the writer. The ])akota C0J111nittee speaks of this-\vriter ,vorking hilnself into "an indignation Ineeting" over the action of the Illinois Grand I.Jodge in the Cl'Ul11 case. It 111ay be propel' for the aforesaid COllllnittee to criticise the actions and doings of COlnnlittees and G-rand Lodges \vhen he shall haye learned a decent regard for the Bible and the God of the Bible. COlllrnenting upon Iny a1'gulnents against the atheistic creature in Illinois ,vho declared "the first sentence in the Bible to be a falsehood," the Dakota C01l1111ittee said, "Taking the sentence as it stands, \vithont going into the original text, the sentence p1~o'ves1:t.'Je~f false." :rIe then plunges into a learned dissertation to prove that Goel did not create heaven and earth . I quite concur in his statelnent that he did not bring either theology or science to help hiln in the foregoing argunlent. It ,vas not necessary. lie speaks of lVIissouri in the follo\ving condescending terllls, classing us with Texas. tIe said: "SV-e can only say for 1\lissou1'i that she is off the track of true l\J:asonry, and hence, "with Texas, she cornes trailing after other ~J urisdictions \vho accept the truths that science and research give to Inankind, and keep in their larders an article of purer l\Iasonry."

.A.fter reading the above brilliant eUlanHJtion from the transcendent huninary of Dakota, I felt inclined to retire before this sun-burst, and seek SOUle shady place to Ineditate in silence upon the sudden glory of the N orth\vest, ftnd nlourn over the departed glory of nlY o\vn G-rand Lodge, 'which has been thrown froln "the track of true n'1asonry." The <luestion arose \vhether it ,vere better to subside no,v, henceforth and forever, or to pray for perlnission to take a lo\vly seat in his presenee, bask in the corrusGations of this new" genius, and learn froIll our Inodern l1aIn.. aliel ,vhat "true Masonry" is. Inelination prornpted the latter course,_ and I ,vas about to adopt it,\vhen the idea of the eternal fitness of things oecnrred to lue. I \yondered just then \vhether one \vho says of the Bible that '~the first sentence proyes itselfJal8e" is a safe teacher? In Iny sinlplieity I have held tIle Bible very dear for forty years. I do not likethe idea of being pervert~~d by l1e\v teachers and doubtful associations. Perhaps if I should elect to sit at the feet of' this ne\v Chunaliel he\yould lead 111e to believe that I l)e1iE~Ye nothing. I do not relish the thought.

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A lllall is usually judged by the cOlllpany he keeps. I 111ust, therefore, decline to learn of the Dakota Conunittee, and \yin have to shun the association necessary to obtain light, frOl11. hin1 at least, as to ,vhat is "true IV[asonry." ,Just no,v a ren1ark Inade by a very prudent and "wise ,,,riter of the past occurred to 111e: "Evil COll1111unicatiolls corrupt good manners;" the English of ,vhich is, "Bad cOll1pany will spoil good rnorals." Consequently, I 111Ust deny Inyself ,vhatever of light this phosphorescent lunlinary lllight enlit, as I prefer the SUN. I kno,v that the Sun shines. Sparks and llashes do not last long, nor do they COlnpare with the unfa,iling and steady light of the great lunlinary. The Truth of God has been shining, like the Snn, through all ages. Clouds have not dinlnled its luster. No one has been able to blow' it out. Nov~" and then, along the centuries, S0111e little fello'v 'with inflated lungs and distended cheeks, bas attenlpted the feat of its extingnishlnent, and tells us that "science and research give to 1l1ankind a purer article" of everything for our betterlnent and advancenlent. Still the Sun shines 011. But the little feU 0"" keeps busily at his task. lIe blo'ws at his phosphorescent taper until he thinks it has produced sufficient light to darken the Sun. "\Vaving his taper high above his head, he shouts, "Here is the true light" "\vhich "science and research" have furnished. The "first sentence in the Bible prrxvcs 'itself false." H.e is so elated \vith the blaze of his o,vn little lucifer kindlings that he concludes that the Sun of Truth has gone into endless eclipse. The difficulty, bo''''ever, is in the little fe110''"'s eyes. He has looked so long and steadily at the sparks of his o,vn s'uppo.sed kindling that he cannot realize that the Sun shines, and cries out with 'lociferous bello,vings, """There is it?" The 11lisfortune is that he supposes he has khullecl the taper he ,vaves, not kno'ving that he is only trying to rekindle old theories \vhich have been exploded so often that they are obsolete. IIow"ever, it is \vell for such as he to ~unuse the ,vorld of intelligent thinkers and pure-Ininded observers by his antics in attenlpting to blo\\" sonie life into the cold ashes and dead cinders of elnasculated skepticisln. But I beg pardon for having follo,ved this phosphorescent light of })akota even thus far. It 'was Iny intention to sinlply refer hiln to the teachings of one of the sages of the past ,vho advised us ho,v to deal vvith those ,vho "are ,vise a.bove \vhnt is ,vritten." I therefore advise the Dakota Connuittee to read verse 12 of the 26th chapter of Proverbs, also verse 22 of the 27th chapter of the saIne book. And, in taking :tny leave of hiln, allo"\v 111e to beg his pardon for this not.ice in the langnage of the 4th verse of the 26th chapter of Proverbs. If, in ans\vering hirn, I have becolne like hill1, the sacrifice has been too great for the pleasure enjoyed in "Inaking fun of his phosphorescence. I notice that the Grand Lodge tendered hin1 its thanks for the "ability" displayed as a Reporter on Corresponclenc~. This \vas 'veIl. He deserved thanks for all the good things he had "\vritten. But "the fly in the ointG. L. Ap.-14.

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Dlent" 'vas too bad. The disclaill1er ,vas such as to take out all the sw"eetness of the conlplinlent. Here is ,vhat the resolution contained, touching the 'i1~)"e8pon3i1Jle utterof this Reporter: "\Vhile thus expressing our high appreciation, 'we are cognizant of the fact that the z'ieu's e:llH'essed by C0111nlittees on Correspondence are the vie,vs of 8uch individual ]\1aso118, and n,ot of their ,,路,J,Q'npf>fJ?'p Grand Lodges." This is ~1 clear c3:se of repudiation of the doctrines taught by the Conl1nittee. "I1igh appreciation" ,vas expressed as to "ability" of the "rriter, but the "Yie,vs expressed" ,vere his O'Vll, and ,vere not fathered by the Grand Lodge. It is not usual for such disclainler to follo'w the report on Correspondence. The Grand Lodge that ,Yould endorse SOlne of the teachings of the Dakota Con1111ittee ,vould be as se"verely criticised as ,vas Illinois, concerning ,vhich Grand l\laster Slnith said: "I cannot forbear to J11ention, as I have been cOlupelled to notice, that no action of this Grand Lodge has ever been so severely criticised as its decision in this V"ienna Lodge case." Perhaps the Dakota COlllll1ittee 'vill conclude that IVL 'V. Bro. Blllith, Grand l\Iaster of lVIasons in Illinois, had "'worked hiInse]f into an indignation lneeting" over the Orun1 ease. The quiet "indignation~' of such l\'lasolls as Brother Slnith, of Illinois, stands in lllarked contrast 'with the flippant vaporings of such COlll111ittees as suppose that w'isdolll never \vas discovered until they cried "Eureka," and that it \"'ill die ,vith theln. The quiet rebuke of the C+rand Lodge of Dakota given to its COllllnittee in refusing to father his ebullitions against the . Bible, luay not be 'vithout its fruits. One result is realized, so far as that Grand Lodge is concerned. He 'Yill ,vrite no 1n01'e reports. 1118 conclusion proves that. And such a conclusion! It is a conglo111eration of atteulpts. I-Iere is the final sentence: ~lnees

.'Ill-will we bear towards none." These words pull the trap, the fall breaks our neck, and our life in this sphere of labor we )"ield up with but a few spasmodic gvrations of the pedal extremities. .

,Vith the fall of the trap let the curtain hide hilll forever. GEORGE '\T. ,A..YRES, Dead,vood, Grand l\laster. CH.A.RLES T. l\IcOOY, Yankton, Grand Serretary. ,V1VL BLATT, Yankton, COnl111ittee on Correspondence.

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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. The Proceedings of this (-h'and Lodge caIne to hand too late for exalUination and assignlnent in l11y alphabetical arrangenlent. This notice Jllust, therefore, go into the "...:\..ddenda." The Journal under revie\v contains the 11linutes of several Special Conlmunications, convened to lay corner-stones, etc. In June, 1888, the corner-stone of a Scotch Rite Cathedral \vas laid by the Grand Lodge, in "'\Vashington City. Brother Jesse ':V. Lee, Grand 1\Iaster, officiated. .A.n Address covering eight pages of the Journal ",ras delivered by Brother A.lhert Pike. It is interesting, instructive and suggestive. The . A.nnual COlnnlunication lnet in \Vashington, Novenlber 14, 1888. Brotber Lee, the Gralldl\faster, presided. Brother ""rillialn R. Singleton 'was Grand Secretary. There are tw"enty-one Lodges on the roll, with a ll1elnbership of some.. thing over 3,000. .A. good business p~1per ,vas presented by the Grand l\tTaster, en1bracing various itenls of interest to that tTuriscliction. He had visited all the Lodges and reported that the ,york \vhich he had witnessed ,vas perfornlecl in a nlost thorough and satisfactory 11lanner.

IIis tribute to their (i'rand Secretary, Brother Singleton, was as appropriate as it 'was ,veIl deserved. I copy the saIne: Brethren, I should feel that I had not discharged my full duty were I to close these remarks without acknowledging Iny indebtedness to Brother 'Vm. R. Singleton, R. 'V. Grand Secretary, for the invaluable assistance which he has rendered me during the year. He has been a student of :Masoury for more than forty-eight years; l)lessed with a verv retentive 111enlory he has been enabled to lay up an inexhaustible store of knowledg"e, which he is alw,tys willing to iUlpart to those ,vho seek of him. Ifl1d he applied hi1llself to his profession with the sanle zeal with which he has prosecuted the study of l\ItlSonry he ,,,"ould have acquired tl sufl1ciency of this world's goods to have enabled him in his old age to rest fronl Ins labors. But self was lost sight of, and 1\:I:asOllry has been enriched by his toils. A life so devoted to the cause which he espoused is worthy of the highest commendn.tiolls. His re\vard is the love of his Brethren and the consciousness of having benefited his fellowrnen. Long Inay he live to "enjoy the happy reflection consequent on t1 'well-spent life."

The business transacted ,vas both brief and local.

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Brothel' Singleton, Grand Secretary, presented an' address elnbracing eighty pages, in \vhich there are n1any \yell digested thoughts. He is recognized as one of the veteran \vriters and able thinkers of the G-uilcl. l\Iuch as I esteeIl1 him personally, and venerate hiIn as a \vise and scholarly J\;Iasol1, I beg to differ 'widely fron1 his vie\vs expressed concerning the observance of the Sabbath. lIe pronounces the vie\vs entertained by lnyself respecting the Sabbath as "sectarian" and therefore "U111nasonie." llaving said this n1uch, he advises that "every individuallnen1ber exercise his right according to his o\vn conscience." That is the position I hold in reference to the observance of the Sabbath. It. is a 1llatter of conscience with n1e. But I \vould not so liberalize lViasonry as to make it like a piece of India rubber, \vhose elasticity can be adjusted to suit the conscience of everybody. l\lasonry lllust be governed, as it Inllst be rneasured, by SaIne \\tell settled standard, and that standard is the "Great Light," the 'Vord of God. This Gl'eat Light contains the hnv governing the Sabbath, and enjoins upon us the solen1n duty of 1'emenlbering the "Sabbath day to keep it holy." To hold Lodge sessions on the Sabbath is not 1~ell1en1bering that day as enjoined in the Bible, and, in lIlany cases, ,vould result. in its desecration. Brother Singleton says that he \vou1d do nothing on the Sabbath except confer the degrees of l\Iasonry. 'Vhenever a Lodge 111eeting is convened and the rule established to do \vork on the Sabbath, then 8tatecl '1iwetings \vill be next in -order, at ,,,bich business \vill be attended to as at any other stated (~Onl1nunication. I have no disposition to argue the question '\vith a 111all as pure and :fixed in principle as Brother Singleton. .A..s to those \v110 "tdrip bee1~ bayrels that 'work on Sunday, or ,vould not allo\v a person to catch a flea, if it should bite very hard," I have only to say that such sticklers for the Sabbath are not true exponents, either in ,vord or letter, of Sabbath observance. lIe next presents a plea on this question by referring to the Jew, and says he should not attend Lodge '\vhich meets {)1l Saturday, as that is his Sabbath. It Inay not have occurred to Brother Singleton that in this country the Christian Sabbath is recognized in the Constitutions of the States and defined as ~1, day cOll1nlonly kno,vl1 as Sunch".,y, frOl11 which it Inay be easily concluded that this is a Christian country. There is, therefore, no ground for such a plea as he 111akes in favor of the Sabbath of any other race of people. SOlne

Brotber Singleton said he had \vritten "an original ll1anuscript paulphlet on the Sabbath as a day of rest," but '\vould "not inflict" it upon 111e at this tilne. Having kindly sho\vl1 lue such consideratioll, he 1110re kindly refers me to the '"l\1aster in the Ne,," Testalnent, in His ans'\vers to those \vho objected to His doing good on the Sabbath day." Thankful for the reference, I lllay say that I have been falniliar \vith the teachings

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of the "l\.Iaster" frolll Iny youth, and fronl a child I have kno"wn the Holy Scriptures, \vhich are able to lllake us "wise unto salvation through faith in fIiln. I accept the postulate uttered by the "lVlaster," and recognize it as the true la-\v of the Sabbath. That la\v is that "The Sabbath 'was Inade for nlan." Nothing ever 'written or uttered presents a 1110re carefully guarded 111axiIn, or expressed a finer dictum of superior wisdonl. It \vas founded upon a great fact in connection vvith the relations of lnan to the author of our being. It recognized the fact that 1nan 11XtS made before the Sabbath ,vas instituted. In the institution of the Sabbath, HS in everything else, 'we see that lVI.A.N was the object and END of all that \vas nlade. The Sabbath ,vas lllade fO?~ hh11. For what t~8e was it intended, luan being its beneficiary? This will determine the question and silence the conullonly used plea that as "the Sabbath was made for 111an," he can use it in any '\vay or l1lanner that will subserve his pleasure, without reference to its clainls to sanctity. .A.s the Sabbath was appointed cifte1~ nlan ,vas created, and luade f01~ him, it 'vas not ordained that he should give to it a sacred character sinlply for its own sake, as though he had been brought into being n1erely to sho"," it respect. As man ,vas first made and then the Sabbath instituted, the END of said institution terminated in l\1.A.. N, and vvas to be SUBSER"VIENT to I-liIn. ~'"'or what purpose? Ho'\v ,vas it to be used? I ans",ver for his SPIRITU.A.L good, and mental inlprovelllent, and phy~ica1 rest. IIere and here only can be found the rule for Sabbatical observance, differentiating the Sabbath fronl any other day. If it be not recognized and observed as a "holy day," sanctified of G'oel for 111an's religious instruction, his inteTcourse vvith the Divine in spiritual ",vorship, and the elevation of thought to heavenly things, then it is no l110re than any other day. It ,vas nlade for man. .And, while 111any desecrate the day by disregarding its sanctity, the opposite extrelne is reached by those ",vho subordinate luan to the Sabbath, and Inake him the servant of CfJ da,.'!, in order to give it Inere cereinon:ial consequence, ,vithont having any high Illoral purpose in vie,v. It was against such false vie,vs of the sacredness of the Sabbath that the "l\faster" uttered the true definition in saying "The Sabbath ,vas nladejor Inan." The Divine Ruler bad a right to prescribe a rule for I-lis subjects. He kne",- 'what ",vas best for 11lan. fIe ordained the Sabbath as a day for 1~est, for the suspension of \vorldly cares and labors. But He did not prohibit works of mercy, nor interdict attention to necessary duties. Hence the "J\.1aster" said, "It is la~wful to do ",VELL on the Sabbath day." I have no words 'with vvhich to furnish ajust characterization of the spirit that nlakes man the slave of a. day, but there is a higher vie\v of the Sabbath than the one taken by those \vho thus subordinate that holy day to mere hollo'w and nominal uses. The "lVlaster" declared it to be His day. He is "LORD of the SABB.A..TI-I." Therefore it is holy. .A.nd I subrnit that I have no right to do anything on that day ,vhich fIe ,vonlcl not have done \vhen here. Nor ,viII Brother Singleton find hirnself justified in the light of his "l\fas-

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ter's" scrntiny by conferring l\Iasonic degrees on the Sabbath day, unless he feels assured that the "~laster" \YQuld have presided on such occasions or assisted in the ·work. Perhaps Brother Singleton's clergylnen, \vhc) aided in the Sunday \vork, lUld perrnission froin their Lord to do l\:Iasonic \york on the Sabbath. 'Vhile thus engaged in such \vorks, \vhieh 'were neither \yorks of neeessity nor of 11lcrcy, \vho \\:e1'e taking care of the flocks over \vhich the "l\Iaster" had Inade tl18ln '~overseers ?" By o))se1"·ing the Sabbath as a divinely appointed institution, Inade for nlan, its priulitive and heavenly purposes are secured, resulting in the prolnotion of the piety, peaee and holiness of the observer. Thus it \vill appear that the Sabbath ·u.'ar) made for l\Ian's gooel and. en}oyment, securing his highest happiness nnd truest bliss. FIis spiritual and eternal benefit \vill foIl a \\., and the END for \vhich the Sabbath \vas Blade \vill be gained. It \vas Illude for lllan. But let no one think that because the "Sabbath \vas ll1ade for Juan" he can be justified in any laxity or disregard of religions duty, or observanee, as to the spirit of the day. l\lany have perverted the lneaning of the "l\laster" and done violence to the letter and spirit of the la\'V" of Sabbath ol:,servance. 'Vhen the discussion \vas \,,·axing ,varnl in our Legislature over· a bill called the "Sunday La\y," a Inan of detestable 1110rals brought the "Great Light" into the I-Iouse, and read the saying of the "l\Iaster," and made a boisterous speech upon those sacred w·orc1s against the bill. lIe howled about the "Sabbath being Blade for 111an" until decency blushed and TIlorality ,vas insulted. IIis plea, like S0111e others, \vas that the Sabbath being ?Jlacle fOt rnan, he IlUlst have license and liberty to enjoy hinlself on that day ·without let or hindrance. 'Yhat a gross perversion of the subliIne truth of the "l\Iaster!" The use for \vhich the Sabbath \vas 111ade settles the question as to its observance. It \vas never intended for any secular purposes other than those of necessity or lnercy. But, on the contrary, it \vas designed for the nloral cultivation and spiritual inlproveIuent of 1na11, for \VhOnl it \vas nlade. .A..11 the talk of Brother Singleton about not kindling a fire, not cooking, not catching a flea while biting one, on Sunday, and the ery against Puritanisn1,wus because he had nothing better to offer. I cannot say, \Yith Brother Singleton, that I have ever \vrit.ten "an original ll1anuscript paulphlet on the Sabbath as a day of rest," hence I cannot "inflict it upon hinl" at this or any other time. But, in presenting hinllny vie\vs, I have thro\\"11 these thoughts together 'while Jnaking the type \vriting 11lachine hunl in harulony \vith my nleditatiol1s. .if these vie\ys be an infliction upon my 1uniable Brother Singleton, he ,yill pardon the sarne '''hen he relnembers that I belong to the class that keep the Sabbath because Iny "l\Iaster" did. The 1'evie,," of Brother Singleton is interesting and readable, as are all the productions of his pen. .l.'l·warding to hinl the highest and purest 1l10tiyes \vhich prolnpted his vie,Ys, and claiIning the saIne for Inyself, \ve

215 are not likely to agree upon the point of doing l\Iasonic ,york on the Sabbath. I anl opposed to it frol11 principle. He l11ay justify it on principle if he likes. I-Ial'risOll Dingnlan, Grand 1\faster, and Brother Singleton ,vas re-elected Grand Secretary.

MARYLAND, 1889. In a forl11er part of this report I have noticed briefly and in alphabetical order the Annual Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of lVIaryland. The Journal of Proceedings of the Sel11i-.A.. nnual COl1lll1unication caIne to hand long after that notice ,vas printed. The Journal says that the One IIundred and Fifth COlllIllunication conlnlenced its labors in the city of Baltinlore on l\Iuy 14th. Three 1110nths thereafter the Proceedings 'were reeeived. This ,vill account for thepresent notice being in the " ..\ .ddenda." . A.t this session, presided over by Grand l\laster Thos. â&#x20AC;˘T. Shryock, there \vas a good representation. Brother.Jacob H. lVIedairy \vas Grand Secretary. The Grand l\Iaster presented a brief business .Address appertaining to local affairs. He 11lentioned the fact that the History of Freelnasonry in l\Iaryland had been cOlnpleted by its author, Brother Schultz. The Grand JYlaster cOlnnlended the \vork very highly and said that the" author had not been encouraged in the sale of the \york, and \vas out of pocket SOl11e $400. The Grand lVlaster 11lentioned a disaster at sea, v.rhere the steanlel' Daulnark '\vas \vrecked \vith nearly 800 passengers on board. The ship l\fissouri, of BaltiInore, appeared at a,n opportune 1110111ent and rescued the passengers fronl the sinking vessel. Captain l\iurrell, of the lVIissouri, 'was complilnentecl by the G-rand l\laster, \vho said that his action had "arrested the attention and conunanded the achniration of the civilized \vorld." The ICing of Denlllark conferred upon Captain l\lurrell the order of ICnighthood. The captain \vas an entered apprentice 1\lason. rrhe Grand Master deternlined to testify his appreciation of the services of the c0111mander of the good ship l\Iissouri, and for that purpose convened a Special Cornn1unication of the Grand Lodge for the purpose of tendering a reception to Brother 1\1u1"re11. The proceedings in this case are found printed in the .Journal of the (3rand Lodge. .Addresses ,vere lllade cOlnplilnentary to the bravery and nobleaetiolls of Capt. l\Iurrell. The Grand l\1aster invested hiIn \vith t1 gold 111edal as

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a testilnonial of the appreciation of the l\iasons for his services in rescuing the endangered passengers above Inentioned. The occasion 'was one of interest. The Proceedings of this session contained nothing of special interest beyond the lilnit of the J ul'isdiction. The Grand l\Iaster's .A.. ddress ,vas a pproved by the usual cOllunitttee. CORRESPONDENCE. .\ report covering 175 pages \vas rendered by Brother E. T. Schultz, Chairman of the C01l111littee. It partakes largely of the character of his forule1' \york and is strictly a conlpilation. Brother Schultz, in revie'wing the ~Iissouri Journal for 1888, gave us the benefit of five pages. He enlployed nlost of his space replying to 111)" revie\v of the l\Iaryla11d Proceedings of last year. Brother Schultz is anliable and fraternal. He did not seenl to appreciate nlY reply to his reviev,r of the action of the Grand Lodge of lVlissouri upon the saloon question. In his forlner report he fell into the error of stating that there \vere Inajority and rninority reports furnished by the conlmittee on the saloon question. I corrected his error and characterized. it according to l1ly vieV\rs of his blunder. He seell1S to fret under these strictures, and said that Brothers Pillans, I)rurnlllond and Bro,vn had cOlnmitted sinli1ar blunders. lie could not understand ",~hy the l\Iissouri COInnlittee should trail all his guns on the lVIaryland 00111n1ittee and allo\v the above nalned Brethren to escape. I nlay be perlnitted to say to Brother Schultz that Brothers Drunlmon~ and Bro路wll, in revie\ying our action concerning the saloon question, did nothing 1110re than notice our procedure. They sho\ved their good taste and prudence by not Inisquoting facts nor volunteering "opinions" concerning our local affairs. Brother Schultz not only Inade a ll1istake as to the facts, but assu111ed to etictate to l\lissouri a policy. In furnishing us ,vith an "opinion," he laid himself liable to the criticisnl of this COlnlnittee, because of his ready interference in 111atters of our Jurisdiction. Brother Schultz, like a few other COlumittees Cw ho defend unfortunate saloonkeepers and COndelTIn our Grand Lodge action), is very ready to offer special pleas in their behalf. I have observed that 路whenever the Brethren wish to render odious a Granel Lodge action against evil doing, they inlnlediately quote SOUle of the old Puritan custonlS, and talk about its being unla\vful for a luan to kiss his \vife on Sunday, and that the next thing ,ve \vill do will be to make the use of tobacco a lVIasonic offense. It is not difficult to determine that these apologists, for "what they have not manhood to defend, \vould like to escape the result of their ow'n teachings. They seem anxious to divert attention fron1 the real issue and

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raise a dust by crying out "Puritanica1." I 11lay say to Brother Schultz and others of like vie\vs, such specious and pointless efforts 'will fail to divert attention frolll the real question in this controversy. Brother Schultz characterizes our legislation as ex post facto. I an) RW~l'e that any attenlpt to convince hitll that our legislation \vas not either ex postjacto nor retroactive ,vauld be a futile effort. I 'will say for the general reader, ho\vever, that our Grand Lodge declared that its legislation sinlply deiined "'lohat had alu'ays been the [au)," and then enforced that IR\v. Not ll1uch e~t; post facto in that. It 111ay be said in conclusion, upon the question, that l\Iissouri legislation had not infringed upon the rights of anyone, and that in defining "'what had ahvays been the la,v" \ve shnply placed ourselves, by said action, in harnl0ny \vith the law. The Grand 1\Iaster and Grand Secretary renutin the sanle, and both . reside in Baltiu1ore.

NEW SOUTH WALES. l\lasonry in the Province of Ne\v South "'\Vales, Colony of .A.. ustralia, has been thoroughly unified and consolidated. Lodges 路were established in said province at an early period of its history, deriving their existence fronl the G-rand I..Jodges of England, Ireland ttnd Scotland. .A. Grand Lodge was organized in the province in 1877, but a nunlber of Lodges did not unite in its forlnatioll. During the centennial year of the settlenlent of .A.. ustralia a union \vas effected between said C~rand Lodge and the Lodges \yhieh had stood aloof. Septeluber 1, 1888, this union ,vas COnSn111111ated. All the Lodges in the province nnder the English, Irish and Scottish Oonstitutions, united in fOr111ing 路what is no\v knO\Vll as the "United GrH,nd Lodge of Ne'w SOllth 'Vales." Gov. Carrington \vas elected Grand Master, and .A..rthur 1L Bray, Grand Secretary. This established the sovereignty of the Jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge 111entioned in the Province of Ne\v South 'Vales, and 路entitles said Grand Lodge to the recognition of the Grand Lodges of the 路world. Not until such union had taken place, evidencing the harIl10ny of the Fraternity of thn.t province, could I recoffilnencl to the Grand Lodge of lVlissouri the recognition of that Body and its \VelCOnle into the fanlily of Grand Lodges.

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'l'lJere is another organization in the eolony of .A.ustralia, called the "Grand Lodge of South .A..ustralia." A.s to its origin, history and present sfaiu,g, I arn not advised. The unifying and harn1011izing of l\lasonry alnong aU English-speaking peoples, and the fOrInation of Grand Lodges 'win prevent inroads and encroachnlents of Grand Orients and High Riteism.

GO':. C.A.RRINGTON, Grand l\laste1'. .ARTHITR, H. BR.A.. Y, Grand Secretary.

NORTH DAKOTA. This is a new candidate for recognition, being the youngest G-rand Lodge In the .4~\.lnerican farnily. The Territory of Dakota having been divided by an ..:-\..ct of Oongress, the forrnation of another (rrand Lodge \vas duly considered by the Grand Lodge of Dakota, held at 1\Iitchell in iJune last. A. proposition ,vas rnade at the aforesaid session for the fo1'lllation of a Grand Lodge, cOlnprising the Territory of Dakota lying north of the 7th standard parallel. This \vas acconlplished and the Grand Lodge of North Dakota ,vas duly organized. The proclanlation of its organization ,vas made and the ne,v Lodge recognized by the Grand Lodge of Dakota. I have noticed fully the fornlation of said Grand Lodge in 111y revievY of the Proceedings of Dakota. The Grand Lodge of l\Iissouri ''lill duly recognize the Grand Lodge of North Dakota at its cOIning session. Frorn the circular sent out by the 11e\V Body it appears that there \vere representati'ves present at the organization of t\venty-seven Subordinate Lodges. ~James 'V. Oloes, of Janlâ&#x201A;Źsto,vn, ,vas elected Grand l\Iaster. Dodds, Lakota, Grand Secretary.

David S.

The officers of the organization ,vere duly installed by Past G-rand l\:Iaster C~eo. H. Hand, of the Grand Lodge of Dakota. It 'will be my pleasure to introduce the resolution reconllnellding the recognition of said G-rand Lodge by the Grand I.Jodge of l\Iissouri at its next session. It is to be hoped that this young ,Jurisdiction 'vill succeed

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as 'well as the Body bas clone in the past of \yhieh it ,,-as a part. There is no reason \vhy success shall not attend the labors of the Grand Lodge of North Dakota. J . t. \.l\IES ,V. CLOES, J anlesto'wn, G-rand l\iIaster. D.A.,"'ID S. DODDS, Lakota, Grand Secretary.

THE UNITED GRAND LODGE OF' VICTORIA. l\Iasonry ,vas planted in this portion of .A. ustralia by the Grand Lodges of England, Scotland and Ireland. Under the Constitutions of these several Grand Lodges, Subordinate Lodges 'vere created and continued \vork for a nU111ber of years. It being deenled expedient in the interests of Freernasonry to forn1 a perfect union of all the Lodges in that J nrisdictiol1, the Representatives thereof \vere convened in the city of lVIelbourne on tbe 20th of l\1arch, 1889, \vben the "United Grand I.Jodge of ,!ictoria" ,vas duly constituted. The nUlnber of I..Iodges under the ne\v organization \vhich gave in their allegiance to the Grand Lodge arllounted to 140. The .A.. rticles of Union published and sent ontby the ne\y organization are very satisfactory. 'fhe Body adopted "the Book of Constitutions of EnglancP' f()r the present. Charters under the seal of the "lJnited Grand Lodge of \Yictoria." ,vill be furnished to all the Lodges that have entered into relationship \'lith the Grand Lodge aforesaid. Thus IVlasonry, by this consolidation, clain1s and exercises entire l\iasonic jurisdietion in the Province of \Tictoria. The G-rand Lodge thus fOI'll1ally and constitutionally organized is entitled to recognition. I have no doubt such recognition \vill be accorded by the Grand Lodge of lVlissouri in due tiIne. I shall so reC01111nencl. HOK. 'V. J. CLARI\::E, l\Ielbourne, Grand l\Iaster. T. H. LEl\IPI1IEliE, l\felbonrne, errand Secretary.

NEVADA, 1889. The Proceedings of this Grand Lodge caUle to hand barely in titne to receive a brief notice at the foot of the docket. The ,Journal contains the proceedings of a Special C0111111Unicatioll, held at Oarson City, to lay the corner-stone of the United States public building. The T,venty-I~"'ifth .A.nuual C0l111nunication \vas held in the city of Virginia, on the 11th day of June, 1889. Brother ,Villiaul 1\1. l\fcl\Iillan, Crrand l\laster, and Brother C. N. Notewear \yas Grand Secretary.

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The Grand :\faster's . .-\.ddress ,vas very brief, being less than three pages. fIe announced that the prosperity of the Craft this year haclnot been as great as desired. ..A.. slight decrease \vas noticed fronl the returns. fIe gave a brief statelnent of the business claiming his attention during his adnlinistration. The l'eport of the Grand Secretary \vas like\vise brief, ell1bracing all Inatters appertaining to his station. ' The IT nited Grand Lodge of N e,v South "Vales ,vas recognized. is nothing of interest to the general reader in the Proceedings.

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The Journal is 'without tabular statelnents, reports of COllunittees on Credentials and other necessary iteulS of infol'lnation. FrOID a brief recapitulation it is learned that there are nineteen \v路orkin?; Lodges on the roll, w"ith it Inell1bership of about 1,000. The report on Correspondence w'as furnished by Brother R. L. Fulton, covering SOHle sixty pages and etnbracing short notices of fifty-six Grand Lodge Journals. The ,vork is silnply a c0111pilation. l\Iissouri Proceedings for 1888 received a notice of half a page. C. 'V. fIINCHCLIFFE, .Austin, 'was elected Grand 1Iaster. c. N. ~OTE'VEAR, Carson, re-elected Grand Secretary. Jt L. FULTON, Reno, COlnll1ittee on Correspondence.

NOVA SCOTIA.

~n: ~Ulemoriam.

DR. BENJAMIN CURREN, GRAND SECRETARY.

In Iny revie\y of the Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Nova Scotia I 111entionecl the fact that the <"'1rand Secretary, Brother Benjalnin Curren, I). C. L., had probably served his last terln and c0111pleted his record. I had been infornled of his dangerous illness by his son, 1\:11". George Curren~ of this city. .After Iny report ,vas in print I learned that the fear expressed had been verified, for on the 81st day of l\Iarch, 1889, this able and beloved lVIason ceased to ,vork and live alllong men. I cannot let the opportunity pass to pay silnple and earnest tribute to worth and Inerit. "\Vhile not kno\vn to Illany of the Fraternity in the "States," yet

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Brother Curren 'was born in \Yindsor, Nova Scotia, in 182G, educated at IZing's College, "INhere he graduated in 1847, fronl 'which institution he received the honorary degree of Doctor of Oivil La\v in 1864. In scbolarship and general culture he ranked aUlong the forenl0st of his country. In 18G8, o\ving to his superior classic attainnlents and proficiency in rnodern languages, he \vas chosen by Dr. 1\.ike11s to make the translations of the old French doculllents of the ProYince, describing the expulsion of the".Arcadians." Dr. Curren \vas a ripe scholar and a finished gentlenl~Ul. For 11lany years 11e \V}lS "Governor" of his"AlIna lVlater," or "what w'e ternl "Curator" of our higher institutions. During those years he conducted the exarninatiol1s in lnodern languages. fIis l\Iasonic history began in 18GO, \vhen he \vas initiated in "V"irgin" Lodge, then on the Registry of England. I-Ie served for a tinle as ~raster of his nlother Lodge. .,A.fter the fOI'lnation of the Grand Lodge of Nova Scotia in 1870, he \vas eleeted G-rand Secretary and served as such until called fro In labor the past season. lIe had served the Fraternity as G-rand I-Iigh Priest of capitular 1\11'180nry, and also as "Provincial Prior," or Grand C01l1Ulander of I(nights Telnplar. In addition to ripe scholarship, Brother Curren has been pronounced "one of the Inost e111inent l\fasonic jurists of his country," \vhieh verdict it affords 111e 111uch pleasure to affirnl. \\l"hi1e it \vas not lny fortune to kno\v hiln personally, yet frolH frequent and long continued correspondence I learned D.1uch of the inner feelings and heart of the deceased. I entertained a deep brotherly feeling for hin1 and n, prof()und regard for his charclcter as a lllan and a IVlason. As a G"rH,nel Secretary, his 'works pl'oved his ability and \yorth. I venerate his nanle and cherish his 111elnory. lIe leaves to fall1ily and Fraternity the legacy of "a good naIHe," ullbleulished and pure, ,vhich "is rather to be chosen than great riches." Tbe enjoyll1ents of the better life 路will be enhanced by the cornpallionship of such spirits as the departed Curren. I all1 infol"ll1ed that lIon. 'Villialll Ross, of Halifax, is Dr. Curren's successor.

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CONCLUSION. I dose IllY revie,v for the present tel'ln by noting the absence of the follo,ving (rrand Lodge Proceedings: l\Iaine for 18SH, ~fassaehusetts (t\vice written for), New' Haulpshire, \~ernlont, Oregoll, \Vashington and 'Vyo111ing. The latter work has not appeared at this office for t,vo years. I helel back Iny report until Septenlber. The absentees cannot ask rnore. The f()l1owing errand Lodge Journals haye been noticed in the foregoing pages: AI~ABA~IA,

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:llJICIIIGA.:N, 1889.

ARIZONA, 18S8.

ltIINNESOTA., 1889.

ARKANSA.S, ISSS. BlllTISH COLlJ.:tIBIA, ISSS. (~ALIFORNIA, ISSS.

ltJISSISSIPPI, 1889.

CANADA, 1888. COLORADO, ISSS. CONNECTI(1UT, 1889. DAK.OTA, 1889. DELAWARE, 1888. DIs'rRICT OF COLUltIBIA, 1888. FLORI 0 .."-.. . 1889. GEORGIA, 1888. IJ.lLINOIS, 1888. IDA.HO, 1888, INDIANA., 1889. INDIA.N TERRITORY, lSSS. IOWA, 1889. KANSAS, 1889. KENTUCKY, 1888. LOl1ISIANA, 1889. MAINE, 1888. MANITOBA, 1888. MARYLAND, 1889.

NE"'".."-DA., 188S and 1889. NEW BRlJNSWICli., 1888,

lUONT..L"'A!I 18SS. NEBRASI{A., 1888.

NEW JERSEY, 1889. NEW l'tIEXICO, 1889. NEW YORK, 1889. NORTH CAROLINA, 1889. NOVA SCOTIA, 1888. OHIO, 1888. PENNSYLVA.NIA,1888. PRINCE EDWA.RD ISLAND, 1888. Q,UEBEC, 1889. RHODE ISLAND, 1889. SOUTH C~\.ROLINA, 1888. TENNESSEE, 1889. TEXAS, 1888. UTAH, 1889. VIRGINIA, 188S. WEST VIRGINIA, ISSS. WISCONSIN, 1889.

The notices of the forty-nine annuals enlbraced in the foregoing list have varied according to the lnatter found in theln. I regret that so Dlany Proceedings are ulissing this year. There are SOlne Journals absent \vhich create a vacancy in 111)1 thought, and ,vill cause regret alllong Iny

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readers on account of the general interest felt in the transactions of their G-rand Lodges. I cannot delay Iny ,york, ho\vever, for the gratiiication of anyone. 1Vhen w"ork is to be done it should be perfornled prolnptly. This rule governs n1e in the service rendered Iny Grand Lodge. 'Yhen I fail on this line, I \vill invoke the application of the rule furnished by Brother Parvin for the benefit of a "l\10del Grand Secretary :'~ "Publish and distribute your Proceedings in good tilne, or give place to SOU1e one 'who ,viII." The titne required in bringing the Proceedings froln the press has been reduced year by year, until it has nearly reached a 111inin1uln. Having no c0111petitor but ll1yself I shall shorten the record this year just for the pleasure of doing so. I have heard no c01l1plaint as to the facility \vith ,yhieh Iny ,york has been done froln any source ,,"orthy of notice. Cynical criticislll is uIl1using. SOlne 1nen can rise no higher than to use their fancy for facts. I had intended \vriting a conclusion. Tin1e and eircUlnstances forbid. l\Iy ,vork is done. This closes IllY t\velfth report. 1Vhile in the 11lonntains of the Great 'Vest I \vas called a "tender foot," because I had been there but a short tilDe. I C~Ul1e into the "G-uild" t\velve years ago a "tender foot." I have been in this ,vork long enough to clailn a lle\V appellation. Call Ine ,vhat you please, Brethren, except tb at of ;'tender foot." Nor anl I a veteran. Indifferent as to any title ,von alnong "the l1uild," I anl sure of one t.hing-none ever enjoyed the labor of l'eviei~ing the ,yorks of others Inore than 111yself. I aUl happy in the appreciation of n1any of Iny Brethren, the love of SOI11e, and the critieisIll of a fe'w. 1\1y Grand Lodge, and the Craft in l\Iissouri, have given 1118 the approvalnlost to be desired. "'\Vith this I alll content. 'Vhat I ,Yould have elnbraced in this conclusion, touching the state of the Fraternity in our J nrisdiction, n1ay be found in Iny general report to the G-rand Lodge. JOI-IN D. 路~{INOIL,

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SEC~RErr . .~RIES .

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Dr. l\Iyles J. Greene l\Iontgolnery. Geo. ~J. Roskruge Tucson. ",,~rkansHs.......................••.•..Fay Hell1pstead Little Rock. California Alexander G. Abell San Francisco. Colorado Echvard C. Parmelee Pueblo. Connecticut Joseph 1(. 'Vheeler Hartford. Dakota Cbarles T. l\IcCoy A.berdeen. Dela \vare "\Villianl S. I-Iayes "\Vihnington. District of Collunbia "\Vrl1. It Singleton "\Yashington. Florida De \Vitt C. Da'vkins ~Jacksonville. Georgia t\... 1\1. "\Volihin l\Iacon. Idaho J. H. "\Vickersharn Boise City. Freeport. Illinois...........•.................... Loyal L. l\Iunn Indiana "\Villianl H. Smythe Indianapolis. Indian Territory Rev. J. S. lVIurro'v A.-to-ka, C. N. Io\va Theodore S. Parvin Cedar I{apids. Kansas John I-I. Bro\vn I{ansas City, I(au. Kentucky R. B. Grant Louisville. James C. Bachelor,l\JLD..Ne\v Orleans. Louisiana l\Iaine Ira Berry Portland. IVlaryland J acob H. l\ledairy Baltinlore. lVIassachusetts Sereno D. Nickerson Boston. :"\Villialll P. Innes Grand Rapids. l\iichigall l\Iinnesota 1\.. T. C. PiersoIl St. Paul. l\iississippi. J ohn L. Po\ver J ackson. I-Ielena. l\fontana Cornelius I-Iedges Nebraska vVillianl R. Bo\ven Onlaha. Nevada C.N. Note\vare Carson City. Concord. New Hampshil·e George P. Cleaves Ne\v Jersey Joseph I-T. I-Iough Trenton. Ne\v l\Iexico A..lpheus A. l'~een Las \Tegas. Ne\v York Echvard ~L L. Ehlers New' York. l\labalna l\.rizona

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State. North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina Tennessee Texas Utah ··Vermont ··Virginia \Vashington \Vest Virginia \ViSCO~lsin

\Vyonling British Columbia Canada Cuba Eg)rpt England Ireland IVlanitoba N e"," Bruns'\vick Ne\v South \'Ta~es Nova Scotia Prince Ed'\vard Island Quebec Scotland United G. L. of Victoria

G.L. Ap.-I0.

Donald VV. Bain David S. Dodds J. If. Broln'\vell F. J. Babcock lVlichael Nisbet Edwin Baker Charles Inglesby J ohn Frizzell ",V. F. S\vain Christopher Diehl L. lVI. Read vVillianl B. Isaacs Thol11as lVI. Reed Geo. \'T. Atkillson J no. \V. Laflin \~V. L. I(uykelldall

Raleigh. Lakota. Cincinnati. Salem. Philadelphia. Providence. Charleston. Nashville. Houston. Salt Lake City. Bello'\vs Falls. Richmond. Olylllpia. \Vheeling. Mihvaukee. Cheyenne.

flenry Bro'\vn

·Victoria. Hanlilton, Onto HavanH. Cairo. I.Jondon. Dublin. "Tinnipeg. St. John. ---Halifax. Charlotteto\vn. l\lontreal. Edinburg. JYlelbourne.

J. J. 1\lason Jose F. PelIon F. F. Oddi Shad'\vell Clerke 8allluel B. OIclhanl \V m.. G. Scott Ed~Nin J. 'Vetlnore Arthur H. Bray Hon. 'Vm. Ross Geo. 'V. vVakeford J ohn H. Isaacson D. l\'Iurray Lyon T. Ii. Lelllpriere..~

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REPRESENT .L~TIVES APPOINTED NEAR OTHER

Grand Lodge.

lVcllne.

Alabanla . .t\..l'izona .A.rkansas British Oohllnbia California Canada ChilL Colon-Cuba Colorado .: Connecticut Dakota Delaw·are District of COIUlllbia Egypt England Florida Georgia Idaho Illinois Indiana Indian Tenitory

Iowa Ireland I{ansas I{entucky Louisiana Maine Michigan Minnesota Mississippi

GRA~D LODGES BY THE GRAND LODGE OF l\IISSOUHI.

I-Ienry Clay T0111pkins Thos. II. l\Icl\Iullin J ohn J. SUlllpter Rob't Burns l\Icl\Iicking A.lexander G c\.bell Jaules Ie. I(err J ose l\Iollclalodo Eehvardo Loredo Eel. C. Pal'lnelee Geo. Lee TholllHS II. Bro1vll Dr. Robert \T. "ratson "rIll. R. Singleton F. F. Odeli Braxton Baker De \l{itt O. Da'wkins J. Emrnett Blackshear J onHS "V. Bro'\v11 J erOlne R. Gorin 'Villialll 11acker : J o11n H. Dannenberg N. R. Parvin Echvard Linahan A..lbert D. IVlcConaughy H. B. Grant J oh11 .il.• Stephenson Iioa Berry J. C. Coffinbury Henry L. Caryer · ,V. P. Bouton

..A,ddress. l\iontgolnery. Phcenix. Hot Springs. "·Victoria. San Francisco. Toronto. Valparaiso. I-Iavana. Pueblo. New I-Iaven. Sioux Falls. l\Iilford. "'\\T ashington. Cairo. London. Jacksonville. l\ilacon. Idaho City. Decatur. Shelbyville. Flint.

Cedar Rapids. Dublin. Atchison.

Louisville. New Orleans. Portland. ICalamazoo.

St. Paul. Canaan.

Grand Lodge.

Manitoba l\1aryland l\1assachusetts 1\10ntana Nebraska Nevada Ne,," Bruns'vick Ne\v I-Iampshire Ne\v 1Vlexico New York North Carolina Noya Scotia Ohio Oregon Pennsylyania Quebec Rhode Island Scotland South Carolina Tennessee

..tlddre.'J8.

}'lanw.

Tames IVlunroe John S. Berry J ohn I{. lial!. · ': .. vVm. Davenport George B. France J ohn D. Hanlllloncl '~Vm. F. Bunting Chas. G. Connor \V. \~V·. Griffin John Stev;lart Donald 'V.. Bain J. "'\Vilberforce Longley Chas. Stroud S. F. Chad\V"ick J. Sinlpson .A.frica.H. L. Robinson Cyrus 1\1. Vanslyck Geo. C. If. IVlcNaigbt. Charles Inglesby Deering J. Roberts, 1\1. D

Texas.................................. lTtah ··Verlnont 'Virginia "'\Vashington Territory 'Vest 'Virginia 'Viscollsin "Tyolning Territory

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vVinnipeg. Baltinlore. Boston. I-Ielena. yol·k. Carson. Saint John. Exeter. Santa Fe. NewYorkCity Raleigb. I-I::1Jifax. Salldusky. Portland. Philadelphia. 'Yaterloo. Providence. Edinburgh. Clutrleston. Nashyille.

P. L. V,Tilliauls Salt Lake City I-Ienry H. Slnith Rutland. 'Villialn B. Isaacs Richn10ncl. Thonlas 1\1. Reed Oly1l1pia. \Villialu J. Bates, Sr '\Vheeling. flenrv L. Palrner l\Iihvaukee. Edga~: P. Sno..w...•................. Cheyenne.

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REPRESENTATIVES APPOINTED.BY OTHER GRA.ND LODGES NEAR THE GRAND I.. ODGE OF )IISSOURI.

(}rctnd Lodge.

J.\'ame.

. A.labulllu .A.rizona .A..rkansas British Cohunbia California Canada Colon-Cuba Colorado Connecticnt. Dakota Dela..ware District of COlulllbia Egypt , Florida Georgia Idaho Illinois Indiana Indian Territory

Io"\va Ireland I{:ansas I(entucky~

Louisiana l\laine l\ianitobtl, l\fichigan l\finnesota Montana Nebraska

Tanles E. Cadle Robert E. Collins \Vlll. I-L Carpentel' Theodore Brace J ohn E. Ryland Xenopholl Ryland \","1"111. If. ~layo flarry l(eene Reuben Barney J oseph S. Bro"\vne Janles P. \Vood Isaac lVI. .A.brahaul. J ohn D. 'tincil Edw'ard Spencer A. 1\1. Cro\v J ohn R. Parson l\lartin Collins Asa l\Iadclox P. G路. 1Vooels Fred ",V. n1ott Sallluell\L I~ennard Jack P. IUcbardson \Villianl E. Robinson \Vnl. II. IVIayo Xenophon llyland \VIll.R. Stubblefield -- ----SamuEd 11. Saullders S. lVI. Davidson : Chas. F. \Togel.

.Add/'ess.

路

King City. St. Louis. Centralia. tJefferson City. Lexington. Lexington. St. Louis. St. .Joseph. Chillicothe. St. Joseph. Ne'v London. IIarrisonville. St. Louis. St. Louis. I(ansas City. St. Louis. St. Louis. !(ansas Oi ty. Versailles. St. I..Iouis. St. Louis. St. Louis. St. 1...Iouis. St. 1...Iouis. Lexington. St. Louis. St. Louis. Otterville. \Vashington. St. Louis.

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N evacla Ne\v IIalnpshire Ne\v l\lexico Ne\v Jersey Ne\v York North Carolina Nova Scotia Ohio Oregon Pennsylvania Quebec , : Rhode Island Scotland South Carolina Tennessee Texas Utah \Terrnont V·irginia 'Yashington Territory ,Vest \Tirginia \Visconsin \Yyolning Territory

lV·anU?

Seynlour I-Ioyt Alexander 1\1. Dockc!·y Jay L. Torrey .Tobn R. Fel'gnson Noah 1\'1. Givan Geo. E. "'\Valker Geo. R. flunt I-Ienry L. Rogers 1..1ee A. flan Robert F. Stephenson Rev. C. C. 'Voods, D. D Stephen B. Potter Thornas E. Garrett V. O. Saunders Chas. B. Stark ~llan l\lcDo\velL R. II. Ingrrun 'VIrl. lVI. 'Villhlll1s John D. ·Vincil Stephen Chaplnan Geo. 'V. Deatherage H,ufus E ..A.ndersoll JaJnes -'Yo Boyd

22D Address.

/ireellfielcl. Gallatin. St. Louis. Springfield. St. Louis. Bonne Terre. \Varrensburg. St. Louis. St. I.Jonis. ICansas City. Nevada. St. Louis. St. Louis. St. Louis. St. Louis. St. I..Iouis. Sedalia. Booneville. St. Louis. Blooll1field. Carrollton. Hannibal. St. Joseph.

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AlJ1Jendix.

REPORTS OF DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTERS. FIRST DISTRICT. FAIRMONT,

'Mo., September 9th, 1889.

•Tames P. TV'ood, Esq., Grand J.lfaster: DEAR SIR A~D BROTHER:-

In COlllpliance ,vith the requirements of the Ia"\?' of our Grand Lodge, I herewith subnlit the following report of 111)" official acts as D. G. 1\1. of the First District. 'Ve have twelve Lodges in this District, five of 'which I have visited during the year, two of theul several thnes. I anl glad to say that Peace and Prosperity prevail throughout this District, \vith t,vo or three exceptions. 'Ve have t\yO Lodges that are not doing any ""ork, but generally meet on their Lodge night and try to keep posted in the Ritual. "~e have one Lodge that has some bad feeling among a few of its members. I have been called on for advice and instruction, and believe that everything "will be made all right. I held one Lodge of Instruction on !'tIarch 19th and 20th. Instruction in the ritual \yas under Brother Joseph B. Sansom, District Lecturer, of First District. The Lodge of Instruction was held at the to\vn of Kahoka, Clarke county. Every Lodge in the District was notified. W"e had representatives from but a few of the Lodges. Those present ,vere anxious to learn the ·work. Our night sessions were \\yell attended, and I believe that much goocl was done. I purposed then to hold another Lodge of In~ struction in the \vestern part of the District, about the 1st of October~ and will yet if Brother Sansom can be vlith us. I was invited to be present on the 24th of June~ and to pUblicly install the officers of Eldorado Lodge, No. 31S. I availed myself of this invitation and had the pleasure of listening to a fine oration from Brother Hosea Northcut, and installing the officers of the Lodge, had it good dinner and a very pleasant time. ~Ve are not bothered to any great extent with the 'whiskey element in this District, no saloon keepers, and very few melubers that touch it. Regretting that I have visited no more Lodges in the year, I am Very fraternally yours, JA},IES T. LAUGHLIN, D. G. .J!., First District.

THIRD DIS'l'RICT. NEW LONDON, :Mo.~

Sept. 1st, 1889.

James P. lVoocl, Esq., G)'cmclJletstei': DEAR SIn. AND BROTHER:-

As the Deputy Grand }\Iuster of the Third :M~asonic District, I have the honor to SUbmit herBwith a report of my official acts for the l\fasonic )"'ear ending this date. HtlYing previously received from the Grand Secretary the Charter for Bethel IJodge, on the 19th day of October, 1888, I visited Bethel and instituted Bethel Lodge, No. 537, uncleI' Charter, installed the officers and remained with the Brethren until the evening of the 20th, instructing them in the 'York of the degrees. There ·was a full attendance of the members and much enthusiasnl manifested. I look for good work to be done by this new Lodge.

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On the 16th of November, 1888, I visited St. Andre"w's Lodge, No. 96, at Shelbyville; held a Lodge of Instruction during the 16th and 17th, and on the evening of the 17th conferred the third degree on one candidate. The Brethren of the Lodge were eager to learn.the work, and I am glad to know that my visit was appreciated. December 13th I visited Lick Creek Lodge, No. 302, at Perry, :1\10., and held a Lodge of Instruction during the 13th, 14th and 15th, and on the evening of the 15th conferred the third degree 011 one candidate. The \veather was very inclement during my stay with the IJodge, yet the attendance was good. Lick Creek Lodge is a live one, and is making a creditable showing. On the 28th, 29th and 30th do,ys of January, 1889, I held the District Lodge of Instruction for the Third :Masonic District at Shelbina, in Shelby county. Owing to an oversight (excusable) onthe part of R. \V. Bro. :McDowell, Grand Lecturer, he failed to meet nle there, and I had all the work to do Inyself. Delegates were present frOln seven Lodges in the District and much enthusiaSlll was luanifested, and I think great good was done. On the 27th, 28th and 29th days of Febrnary I held a Lodge of Instruction at Granville, ~lonroe county, with Granville Lodge, No. 240. Delegates were present from 'Voodht\vn Lodge, No. 223. There 'vas a fair attendance at the lectures. Granville Lodge is not doing luuch work, but the officers are \vell qualifiecl and what they do is very well done. I visited Palmyra Lodge, No. lS,~on the 5th clay of June, and assisted the 11. \V. Grand 1\Iaster in exemplifying the work of the first defrree. This IJoclge has 011e of the nicest, best arranged halls in the District. ~rheir records are '\vell kept and the Lodge in good condition. On the 11th day of June I visited Santa Fe Lodge, No. 462, and held a Lodge of Instruction, concluding my lectures there on the evening of the 18th. \Ve had a 1110st enjoyable tilne. The attendance ,vas good, and all were zealous in trying to learn the . work. rrhere are some noble ,\yorkers in this Lodge. Their records are \vell kept and the Lodge in good conditioll. I have confined Illy ofti.cial visit~ to such Lodges as seetl1ed to have reasons for visitations by the D. D. Grand :Master. I ,have kept luyself prett"j1' well inf'orluecl as to the status of the Craft in 111y District, and an1 gratifled to be able to report that the Lodges gencriLlly are in good condition, and, with few exceptions, well otlicered. I have, on eyery proper occasion, endeavored to impress our nWIllbers \"ith the truth, thnt strength is not always found in numbers, and that it is vastly better to have a cOlnparatively sUlall number ofrepresentativo Iuen of good l110ral character than to be burdened ,Yith a large Illcnlbership, Int11lY- of whom are of doubtful reputation and not at all calculated to ilnpress the cOl1nuunity favorably. It is a great deal easier to keep such characters out than it is to get riel of theIll after they get in, and this can only be done by the ntnlost Vigilance on the part of investigating COlll111ittees and a sacre(l and conscientious use of the ballot. In conclusion, I will say that experience has unpressed TIle very forcibly with the opinion that some nleaIlS ought to be devised by the Gl'and Lodge to cOlnpensate D. D. Grand :Masters and District Lecturers for their services find expenses. 1\Iost of thelll (like myself) are nlodest 11le11, entirely too sensitive to press their services on Lodges (although such Lodges nlay sadly lleed such services) and then denutnd. pa.y. Heartily congratulating you upon the success of your achllinistratioll, and thanking you for the honor conferred on 111e, and your UnifOr111 courtesy to 111e, und also tl~i1nking the Craft at large for the 11lany courtesies shown 111e as D. Grn,nd :\Iaster of the rrhird District, believe me to be 11'raternally yours, GEO. E.

~fAYHALL,

D. G. ./.11. Third District.

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LOUISI.A~C'1, :Mo., Septelnber 2c1, ISS!). James P. lFoo([, Esq., Grand Jfaster: DEA.R SIr:, AX}) BROTHER:I ]1erewit11 subnlit 111y report as D. G. 1\1., l?ourth District. Out of the sixteen Lodges in this District I have visited six, and find these Lodges, 'with the exception of one, in good humor, i'nternul1y, and in this one there is nothing serious. Interest is lacking in Masonry, being giyen to other Lodges is mainly the cause. During the year I recommended the r0nlOya1 of Cyrene I.odge No. 14 to CJ'rene, to the hall previously occnpied by theIn, they having had trouble with the owner and llloved to Phcenix Hall, Bo,vling Green, in order to save their :Masonic life until a hall could be obtained. I was unable to 'Visit Ul1Jr n101'e Lodges this year, but with one or two exceptions they are, as for as I can ascertain, in good shape. Nearly all of the Lodges have work on hand, and the halls are secure; but 11lany of the1n are 111eagerly equipped with the necessary implements to use as symbols, to impress the cerel110nies on the n1ind. I conferred degrees and instructed the Brethren in busine~s and 'Work in most of tho Lodges I

yjsited.

Happy that no serious matters hDve arisen and that harInol1~T prevails in the District, I am, \vith thanks, YOUTS fraternally, J. A. THOMASON, D. G. J[. FO'wrth District.

FIFrrH DIsrrUlc'r. \VE~TZVILLE,

:Mo., Septe1uber 10th, 1889.

Jet'nles P. lVood, Esq., Grand .Master: DEAR SIIt A!SD BROTHER:-

As Deputy of the Fifth District, I beg leave to report that owing to sickness in my family at a time \vhen .1 could have visited the Lodges in my District, I have not been able to devote the tinle and attention to the duties of the office that the Constitution of our Grand Lodge contemplates. I have, ho,Yever, visited several of the Lodges, conferred degrees, examined halls, records, etc. I find the spirit of l\Iasonry lives and grolllS year by ~rear, its moral tone is beconling elevated. Temperance is regarded as one of its" cardinal yirtues." Our Brethren throughout the District take g'l'eat interest in the :Masonic Honle. Yours truly and fraternally, CHARLES J. \VALKER, D. G. .ilf. FU'th DIstrict.

SIXTH DISTRICT. CENTRALIA,

:Mo.! Septenlber 24th, 1889.

James P. Trood, Esq., G1Yl'l1cllrIasler: DEAR Sm. A!SD BROTHER:I here,vith submit to you my annual report as your Deputy ill the Sixth District. It affords me great pleasure to report the majority of the Lodges in this District in a prosperous condition. Lodges that haye done comparatively nothing for years, have taken a new lease of life and are doing well. I know of but one Lodge that is not working as smoothly as it shOUld, but "Time, the Great Healer," ,vill soon reDlec1~? that.

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I have visited the follo\ving Lodges during the past ~'ear: New Bloo111field, Cedar City., Ashland, T\vilight, Hn.llsville, Centralia, Ancient Landnlark, Rocheport and Vandalia. By your authority I directed the renloval of Rocheport and Hallsville Lodges, and 011 the 15th of August fornle1'l)" dedicated the httter. I have been cordially received by the Brethren wherever I have been, and "substantially" rem(;~lnbel'(~d by the I..()dges. I cannot close this brief report \vithout returning to you IllY thanks for the cunfidence you have reposed in Ine, and to Brethren of the Sixth Masonic District for fa;vor::; received at their hands. li'raternally subnlitted, ,V. H. CARPENTER, D. G. .1.1[., SLdh District

SEVENTH

DIS'l'IUCT.

:MOBERLY,

:Mo., August 30th, 1889.

JCffnes P. lV'ood, Esq., Gnmcl J,lfaster: DEAR SIR AND BnOTHER:-

I here'\'\'ith sublnit

D1Y

annual report as Deputy Grand 1\Iaster of the Seventh

:Masonic District. December 17th, 1888, I exaulined new hall at Higbee and reC0111ll1ended rellloval of Higbee Lodge, No. 527, into the same. Deceulber 31st, I visited :Moberly Lodge, No. 344, und installed the officers elect. This Lodge is in a very prosperous condition, doing a great deal of' work on good nlaterial, out of debt, and o,vn their proportion of the :Masonic Hall, together ,yUh other :Masonic bodies. On the evening of January 7th, 1889, \vith the assistnnce of severnl Brethren f1'0111 :Moberly, I dedicated the new Hall at Higbee, in the presence of a large l1ulnber of ladies and gentlenlell, friends and relatives of 'Masons who had assenlbled to witness the dedication of the new :Masonic Hall. 'Vith a good hall, \vell furnished, and work fairly understood and given, I have no doubt but they 路will prosper in future as in the past. After dedicating the ne"\v hall at Higbee 路we returned to 1\1ober1y, and visited Gothic No. 108, and installed the officers elect. January 26th, I visited Dagan Lodge, No. 394, and recomnlended its renloval into a new hall at :Mendon; tlnd 011 Februar~r 13th, I dedicated the ne\y hall at I\Ienclon. Lodge~

I have visited the 'following Lodges this year: Chariton, Cunninghaul, Dagall, Eureka, Gothic, Higbee, Huntsvll1e, Jacksonville, ~'1ilton, 1\10be1'1y, \Varren and \Yestville, and have held I../odges of Instruction in most of thelU.

I regret to say that I have not been able to visit all the I..Iodges in my District, but those that I have visited are, as a rule, well housed and furnished. 'rhanking you, I\Iost \Vol'shipful Sir, for the honor conferred in nlyappointment, and hoping to 111eet 路with ~TOU at the Grand Lodge, I am Respectfully and fraternally yours, .J.

'V.

BARNETT, D. G. .1.11., Seventh D'istl'ict.

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EIGHTH DISTRICT.

OW.-\.Sco, :Mo., SepteInber 11th, 1889. James P. n"ood, Esq., Grand J.1[aster: DEAR SIn AND BnoTHER:In obedience to law and usage I hcre\vith submit my report as D. D. G. ~r. for the past Masonic ~rear. I visited Green City Lodge, No. 159, February 6th, to attend a trial; trial being postponed, I instructed the Lodge in the various def,'1'ees. Visited same February 9th, and conferred third degree on three candidates. I authorized Past D. D. G. 1'f. Brother J. G. Hart to dedicate the hall of Unionville Lodge, No. 210, which duty was perfornlec1 January 12th, 1889. I authorized :P1'of. G. A. Snlith, P. 1\1. of Hunlphreys Lodge, No. 32, to dedicate the new hall of ATCi1Utl Lodge, Ko. 38H, which duty was perfornled February 16th, 1889. I authorized Bro. B. B. PutnaIn, P. l\L of Bucklin Lodge, No. 233, to set :Marcelinc Lodge, U. D., to 'work unc1er Dispensation, ,,,hich was done :March 7th. On l\Iay 1st I set 'Vinigall J... odge) U. D.: to "vork and gave thenl proper instru·ctions. I visited Jackson Lodge, No. 82, August 6th, relnaining with them four days, giving instructions in the various degrees. During the meeting I initiated hvo candidates. Jackson Lodge, Xo. 82, has a good hall, well furnished. I authorized Bro. D. 1'1. 'Wilson, P. M. of Seanlan Lodge, No. 126, to set Pollock Lodge, No. 8"1(), to 'York in their new hall under their new charter, the aIel one huving been bUl'ned,which was done August 10. r visited Marceline Lodge, U. D.~ August 28th and 29. :Marceline I,odge, U. D., has a good hall, ,vell furnished, and is by no IneallS behind the times in the work. It deserves a charter without hesitation. I visited Bucklin Ludge, No. 232, August 30th and 8Ist. Bucklin Lodge has a good hall, reasonably '\vell furnished, and is a good average J... odge in the work. I visited Callao Lodge, No. 88, September 2d and 3d. Callao Lodge has a fair hall, only moderately furnished, and rates muong the best working I.Jodges of the District. I visited Kaseyville Lodge, No. 4r18, Septcnlber 4th and 5th. This Lodge has a good hall, but not well furnished, and having had but little work for some tiIne they are somewhat behincl thue in the work. My Assistant District Lecturer held Lodges of Instruction in Putnalll, No. 1£.10,' and Arcana, No. 389. He reports the attendance fair at both Lodges, and the Craft zealous and anxious to learn the work. . I regret that I have been unable to visit all the Lodges in the District, bnt f1'0111 the best information and personal observation (during last year's visitations), the Lo~es are 110'''', vdthout exceptioIl, in good and safe lutUs, doing a fair share of work, and doing it well. '\Vithin the last two years I have visited all the Lodges in my District except Hartford, No. 171, and Unionville, No. :210, but during that thue Brother D. :M. '\Vilson has visited Unionville, No. 210, for nle several times. Upon the 'whole Masonry in this District is in a fair and prosperous condition. I cannot close this report without returning my thanks to Brothers G. A. SInith, D. ~r. vVilson, J. G. Hart, B. B. PutnaIn and O. Harris, for assistance rendered during the past )'ear. . 'Vitll IUy best wishes, and. hoping that I shall be able to meet you at Grand Lodge, I subscribe myself, Fraternally yours, . ~ J. J. DILLINGER, D. G• .J.~[. Eighth District.

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NINTH DISTRICT.

CARROLLTON,

.Mo., Sept. 25th, 1889.

Janus P. Wood, Esq., Grand ,Jlaster: DEAR SIR AND BROTHER : -

I was fully cognizant of the requirement of the laws oftlle Grand Lodge relative to the annual reports of the District Deputies, without the pressing second notice from our Grand Secretary calling lllY' attention to the negligence upon IllY part of this important duty. But the truth of the nlatter is, I had fully premeditated not ll1aking a report for several reasons, all of a private nature, not necessary' to nlention. In Decenlber, 1888, Polo Lodge, No. 232, requested pernlission to rC11l0Ve frOlU an old dilapidated 'Wooden building to a cOllllnodious brick, which request I recommended and was in time granted, and their ne,v hall '\vas dedicated and they set properly to work. On 15th Decelnber, at the special request of :M:andevil1e Lodge, No. 373, I installed their officers for ensuing year, at 'which time I took occasion to give thelll a few brief relnarks on their duties, which I hope ere appropriate and duly appreciated by the lllenlbers.

On Dec. 20th I receivecl a conllllunication frOlll sorne Brethren in and around Bos"worth, Carron count)路, asking for all information necessary to'rards establishing a Lodge at that point. I answered in full but did not give much encouragenlent, since ,,,,hich thne I presunle the fire has died out, as that was the last I heard 1'1'001 then1In. April, 1889, upon receipt of dispensation for Dawn Lodge, U. D., at Da"WIl, Livingston county, :Mo., I deputized \Y. Bro. Ruhen Barney- to put thern to work, which he did on th e 20th of ~Iay, and returns a -very flattering report of their zeal and success. On account of fire Bee Hiye Lodge, No. 398, at Lawson, :Mo., 'was forced to seek ne,'t~ quarters, and, in accordance '\vith dispensation, grnnted, I dedieated their ne \V hall on 2c1 of May, 1889.

Having a prior engagenlent to meet with Bogard Lodge, No. 101, at Bogard, Carroll county, Mo., and to lllake thenl a talk for the special good of their Lodge, as well as the good of the Craft, I "was unable to avail nlyself of th e opportunity to attend in person to dispensation granted to lay the corner-stone of church at BrayIner, 1\fo., and had to call upon \Y. Bro. Drake, who did the iIilportant duty with pleasure to hi111Self ~lnd honor to the r;"raternity, Septeulber 14th, ]889. So far as I anl able to learn, the Craft of this the Ninth, District, with few exceptions, is in good working condition a11c1 everything nloving hal'luoniously. 'rhe Lodge at ~Mirabile, No. l6G, on account of railroad changes, is about cut off and has done no \vork for five years. I suggested to the l\Iaster to surrender Charter and their 111enlbership go into other Lodges near. The:; only have five resident lllenlbers; the balance of their rnernbership is bacllj-~ scattered to all points of the cOlllpass. This report is all made fr01111nemory as I have lost nlY 110tes on this year's \vork. Hence, did not really desire to Inake a report. Fraternally yours, GEO. 'V. DEATHERAGE, D. G. JI. J.Yinth District.

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DISTRICT. TRENTON, 'Mo.,

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H~oocl,

Sept. 2d, 18Sf).

Esq., Grancl Jlaster: DEAR SIn AND 'BnOTHER : -

Herevdth. I submit 111)" annual report as D. G. ?\L of the Tenth District. During the l\fnsonic year just closing I have visited Inost of the Lodges in llly District. All the I.odges have good safe halls and are well supplied '\vith furniture, charts, etc. All holding regular Ineetings and doing work except J alnison Lodge, No. ;300. '1~his Lodge is doing nothing at all, and I believe it wouJd be best for the Craft if the Charter was taken. There are five (5) Lodges in a circle of about twelve (12) uliles, and not good material enough to keep theIll alive; smue IllUSt die, and the sooner the funeral the better. January 18th I visited Jrunesport Lodge, No. 201. There has existed in this Lodge for some time personal differences and difli.culties which I believe are now reconciled. '1'hey have a good hall,\vell furnished, records well kept, and doing some work, and I predict for it a suecess far in advance of its fOrIner reco,rd. January 28d, superintended the removal of Lindley I~odge, No. 259, frolu Lindley to Laredo, and dedicated the stune. Held Lodge of Instruction 'March 13th, 1-1th and 15th, at Lock Springs, with an average attendance ofthirty~olle out of thirty-six menlbers. The otlicers are very efficient in the work. Much interest lllanifest, have about $:100 in treasury, o"vn their own hall, owe nothing, records well kept, and plenty of work ahead. This is one of the best ,vorking Lodges in the District. March 27th, 28th and 29th, held Lodge of Instruction at Pattonsburg. Attendance small. Have good hall, well furnished, safe, records poorly kept. Business of the Lodge loose at l)oth ends. two-thirds of the lllClnbers owing dues from one to five years. The Brethren have promised to straighten matters at OIlce, and knowing the zeal for the principles of :Masonry of some of the Pattonsburg Brethren, I confidently expect great reforluation. 'Without this Pattonsburg Lodge will soon be lllunbered aluong the dead Lodges. April2t3th, by 'your direction I visited Earl Lodge, No. 285. l~xanlined their records and found them as reported to you at that thllC. \Vestern Star, No. 15; Civil Bend, No. <109; Gallatin, No. 1013; Trenton, No. 111 ; Spickardsville, No. 524; :Mercer, No. 85, and Somerset, No. 206, are holding regular meetings in safe halls, "yell furnished, and doing good ,yoork. I have written two letters to Secretary of Ravanna Lodge and one to VV. 1\1. Letter not returned tLnd no answer received. '1'his is the only Lodge in the District I have not heard frOln. Fr:om the remaining Lodges I have had good reports, and fronl 'what I kno,y of the mmubers I have cause to think that Masonry is rapidly advancing in the Tenth District. The cl1uracter of the applicants received are better each year. The nwrnbers are bec01uing more careful o1't11eir own conduct, and are receiving none but the best of the material offered, and when a few" stumbling blocks" are ren10ved our status will still improve. As it is I see no cause for conlplaining and feel encouraged by the year"s "work. Regretting I have not been able to visit all the Lodges in the District, and thanking you for the honor conferred ill mr appointInent, I am, :Fraternally yours, C. S. GLASPELL, D. G. ]!., Tenth

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ST. JOSEPH, :Mo., September 16th, 1889. James P. TVood, Esq., Grand ..~lClste1':路

DEAR SIR. AND

BROTHER:-

Herein I tender you a statement of llly official acts as D. G. District, 1888-1889.

~L,

Twelfth Masonic

October 23, special meeting of st Joseph Lodge, No. 78, conferred first and second degrees. Attended funeral of Brother J alues Craig SaIue date. October 25th, dedicated hall of \Veatherby Lodge, No. 235, installed officers and se the IJodge to "\vorl~ under Charter. Fifteen luenlbers present October 30th, special, St. Joe, No. 78, conferred degrees on two Fello,,, Craft. November 13th, special, St. Joe, No. 78, conferred third degree. Visited Zeredetlul., No. 189. Conferred two Fellow Craft degrees. Large attendance. November 20th, regular, St. Joe, No. 78. Conferred second degree. November 22d, special invitation, Agency, No. .10, conferred two 1\f. ~r. degrees. T\venty-t\vO luembers present. November 2Gth, 27th and 28th, Lodge of Instruction, Rochester Lodge, No. 248. Fifteen Masons present. Decenlber 11th, special, St. Joe, No. 78, conferred tl~ird degree. Thirty present. Held District I.. odge of Instruction at St. Joseph, Decenlber 18th, 19th, 20th Hnd 21st. Twenty-one Lodges represented, fifteen of 'whieh ,vere in the T\velfth District, Six frOlu abroad. Sixty~seven individual :Masons attended, smne of the Lodges sending three 1uembers. Tuesday, December 18th, being the regular meeting night of St. Joseph, No. 78, the election ofofI1cers and the installation, the conferring the second degree, took place. 'rhe entire delegation 111et with Old St. Joe, No. 78. Eighty Masons present, fifteen of ,y110111 were Past l\lasters. The entire work being done in good style, all ,vere nllwh instructed in the work. On the afternoon of the 19th, a special meeting of St. Joe, No. 78, the third degree was conferred on a candidate. I selected officers from the visiting members and work was done in the most impressive luanner, and reflects l1luch credit 011 the Brethren of this District. I am pleased路 and gratified to sa.y that the best of attention was given during the entire session, and much good can be expected from this gathering. A more pleasant and harmonious gathering could not be had. January 8th, conferred thircl degree at Zeredetha, No. 189. Thirty present. January 22d, 28c1 and 24th, I..Iodge of Instruction at Saxtons, No. 50S. Ten members present out of a total 11lenlbership of twenty. Although the membership is smal1" the old veterans are holding the fort with rare l\'Iasonic style. Their progress has been retarded by fire, sickness and rernovals, but those left are anxious to continue the \vork, and are fairly \vell up in the ritual. .January 27th, attended funeral of .James N. Burns. Feb. 11th, visited Charity Lodge, No. 331. This Lodge is in good shape, plenty of work, and large attendance. The officers are very efficient in the work. I enclose you cOlnmuni~ cation I received f1'0111 the \V. Master of this Lodge, calling IUy attention to the al~ leg-eel insecurity of the hall. 'fhis hn,ll was exaluined by one of my predecessors, and by lnyself, and wish to say that said hall is over a drug store, on the second story. The ceiling is low, and in "\yarn1 weather it is necessary, for ventilation, to open the windows, hence llloderate talking can be heard fronl the streets; 'without doubt, I have heard it m~..self, but ventilators in the roof could .re1lledy this l1latter, and no doubt the good Brother who owns the hall will renlecly this before another summer corues around. I

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think the matter can be renledied without the cost of moving, as the Lodge is in a densely settled part of the city and very convenient to most of its luembers. February 12th, visited Zeredetha Lodge, No. 189. Large attendance. February 18th, special, Zeredetha Lodge, No. 189. Three Apprentices were entered. Feln'uary 23d, by special request of Brother Thomas Burges, the ulembers of the School of Instruction conferred the degree on three candidates; said ,york was done in good style for Lodge, No. 189. February 26th, 27th and 28th, held Lodge of Instruction at Osborn Lodge, No. 317. Attendance, thirty-four; other Lodges represented, six; Dlembership, forty-one. A speciallneeting was arranged for the 26th, and the Entered Apprentice degree conferred on an eluinent Divine, much interest taken by the nleulbers, and the officers fairly ,yell up in the work. March 12th, Zeredetha Lodge, No. ISH. Large attendance. March 16th, special invitation, Saxton Lodge, No. 508. Conferred first degree. :March 19th, special request, exenlplified second degree, St. Joe Lodge, No. 78. March ]9th, Zerec1etha Lodge, No. 189. Second and third degrees. Large crowd. :Mareh 23d, special request, conferred two Fellow Craft degrees, Lodge, No. 189. Banquet. :March 80th, closed the 'weekly School of Instruction, which I held at St..Joseph, during December, January, February and l\Iarch, "\yUh a good attendance during the whole time. I wish to say by holding these \veekly schools of instruction <.luring the winter months, I have a sllw11 tlrlny of Brethren who can lecture candidates in the degrees in a thorough and efficient luanner, ,vhich is a relief to the few who in the past have had to do all this. Try it. May 11th, specinJ invitation, Saxton Lodge, No. 158; conferred third degree; was accompfl,lliec1 by lour nlelubers frOlll the City; good attendance and the ,york ,yell done. August 28th, 2nth, Lodge of Instruction; Rochester Lodge No. 243, fourteen present: llluch interest taken by the aIel veterans. In conclusion, I wish to say that all the Lodges in this District are in good working order; everything prosperous and harnlonious. 'rhe best of good feeling exists towardl'E the Grand Lodge and yourself. Thanking you for the honor conferred, I am Yours Fraternally, IIARRY KEENE, D. C/â&#x20AC;˘ .j,,!. and D. L., Twe7.fth District

'l'HIRTEENTH DISTRICT. 1rIARYVILLE,

:Mo., Sept. 1st, 1889.

Jmncs P. ll'''ood, Esq., Gl'anrl J.1[aster: DEAR SrR AND BnoTHER:-

I herewith sublnit a report of my ste\vardship as D. G. }!. and D. I". for the Thirteenth :Masonic District, embracing the counties of Nodnway, Holt and Atchison. December 27th, 1888, I installed the officers of Skidlllore Lodge, No. 511. I-Ield Lodge of Instruction in saIne Lodge on the following two days and evenings, "\Yhich was fairly attended. Hall safe and Lodge in a prosperous condition. Dec. 31st and Jan. 1st, 2nd and 3rd I held Lodge of Instruction in Kennedy Lodge, No. 329, which was \ve11 attended, and resulted in much good. This Lodge owns their hall, is out of debt, hall well furnished and books ,\yell kept.

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Jan. 15th, 16th, 17th and 18th held Lodge of Instruction in Clearlllollt Lodge, No. 507. Owing to bad weather it 'was not very 'Yell attended. However, a few of the Brethren took hold, and it resulted in much good. This Lodge has not been doing much good for two years, owing to difficulty having arisen, but that is all cleared away and I anticipate a brighter future for thenl. Jan. 22nc1, 23rd, 24th and 25th I held District Lodge of Instruction at ~raitland, at which all the Lodges in the District were invited to attend. There ,vere but few Lodges represented, but was well attended by Graham. Lodge, No. 112, and resnlted in much good. This Lodge is ,vell equipped for doing good \york and boo1\::s well kept. Jan. 30th, 31st and Feb. 1st held Lodge of Instruction in Quitman Lodge, No. 196, which ,''us well attended and much good was the result. This Lodge owns their hall, is out of debt, books 'well kept, hall nicely furnished, good feeling eXists, and the Brethren are happy. Feb. 4th, 5th and 6th held Lodge of Instruction in Oregon Lodge, No. 139, which was fairly attended and resulted in much good. 'l'his Lodge o\yns their hall, is out of debt, hall well furnished and equipped for rendering the cerenlonies impressive; does good work, books well kept and harnlony prevails aUlong the Craft. ' Feb, 11th and 12th held Lodge of Instruction in Gaynor City I.. odge, No. 465, which was not well attended, consequently, not as much good 'was done as had there been a better attendance. :Hall safe and books \"re11 kept. Out of the twenty I.Jodges in this District I have visited fifteen of theIne I find the halls all safe, and,with few exceptions, books well kept. In llly Yisits among the Brethren ::l,nd Lodges I have been treated with much courtesy, and my \york and instructions cheerfully cOlllplied ,vith, and the best of feeling exists between the Fraternity and the Grand Lodge. I have been present and conferrecl the degrees in several of the Lodges at various times. Fraternally &Ubulitted, ,J. H. BUNGER, D. G. J.1I. Thirteenth Distdct.

FOURTEENTH DISTRICT.

ALBANY, :Mo., September 5th, 1889. ,Tames P. lVood, Esq., Grand .11Iasta: DEAR SIR AND BROTHER:-

In accordance with the Constitution, I herewith SUblllit my annual report as D. G. :1\1. of the Fourteenth District; I will visit to-morrow Gentryville Lodge, No. 125, and hold a Lodge of Instruction. This Lodge, I tllU infornled by the Brethren, is in very good condition except that they are sOll1ewhat in need of instruction in the work. Their hall is safe, and they have sufficient furniture and equipments to render our ceremonies impressive. They have some work in the Lodge for the next regular meeting. Athens Lodge, No. 127, is in fair condition, hall is safe, and ther have sufficient furniture and equipments ; they' also have work before the Lodge. Alanthus Lodge, No. 252, has a safe hall, and are sufficiently equipped to do the ,York in form, but, sorry to say, they are not as well versed in the work as the;y should be. Ancient Craft IJodge, No. 377, has a safe hall, and are well fixed to do the work, and can do the work in good shape, thanks to M:ost vVorshipful Brother James E. Cadle, who resides there.

240 Ryland Lodge, No. 322, has a nice hal] \vhich is safe, and are reasonably \vell fixed to do the work, and do work very well. Havana Lodge, No. 21, lutve a safe hall, and the necessary furniture, etc., and work reasonably we11, but, like a Inajority of the Lodges in this District, need instructions. Island City Lodge, No. 109, has one of the best halls in the District, which is very safe. 'rIley have a good lnenlbership and are doing considerable ,vork ; they 'workvery well, and are very prosperous. Allensville Lodge, No. 198, has a safe 110,11, and are well prepared to do the work. 'rhey have, I presl1lne, done illore work in the last year than any other Lodge the District, and 11avo considerable on hand now. Jonathan Lodge, No. :321, have a 8111an hall which is safe, and reasonably well furnished. Do not think they are doing any work lately; .they need instruction in the 路work. Defiance Lodge, No. 88, has lately been rmlloved to Sheridan. They have a safe hall, and are very well fixed to do tho work. Bethany Lodge, No. n7, is, without question, the best working Lodge in the District. 'rhey are strong, and have a number of Brethren who are able to do the work. They have the finest hall in this pmt of the State, and the lllost handsomely furnished. Lodge of Light, No. 2;')7, have a very good hall, and are very \vell fixed to do the work, and the Brethren report that they are doing very' weU. Cainsville Lodge, No. 828, are also in good condition; hall safe, and sufficient furniture, etc., to render the ce1'e111onie8 iJnpressive. Lorraine Lodge, No. 128, seems to be in a very bad condition, if that will express it. Brother A. P. Fowler, S. 'V., il1forms me to-clay that the \V. M. has removed fronl the town, and, as they suppose, has taken the charter, as they arc unable to find it. Brother 1110wle1' fnrther states that the 'V. 11. (I do not kno\v his name) was so internperate \vhile there that the Brethren becrU11e so disgusted they would not attend Lodge. This seems to rne a very loose way for a Lodge to transact bnsiness. allo\ving a Brother to act in this way iind sitting down quietly, letting hiln go away in this DIanner; the law prescribes a plain remedy for suoh cases. I never heard of the case until to-day. In conclusion, I would suggest that this District have some instruction in the work us S0011 as practicable. Fraternally submitted, .T. B. 'rHOMAS, D. G. .1.1[. Fourteenth District.

srX'rEEN''l'H DISTInCT. POTOSI,

:Mo., Septeluber 16th, 1889.

Ja.mes P. nrood, Esq., Grand Jfas[CI': DEAR SIR AND BROTHER : -

I have the honor of 8nhnlitting to you the follOWing report. I held tl District Lodge of Instruction at Frederieto\"n, :Mo., ~ray 20th, 21st and 22d. The' work in the three degrees \vas e~emplHied by R. 'V. Brother Allan :McDowell, Grand I..ecturer. The attendance was light, and vpry little interest was taken. But fe,,,, of the officers present.. The hall is safe, but poorly furnished, Held a District I.. odge of Instruction路 at Iron :.Mountain, con1l11encing l\fay 22d, at 8 o'clock, P. M., assisted by R. \V. Brother McDowell, and closed the 24th, attendance good, quite a number of visitors from neighboring Lodges present and much interest manifested. 'rhe First Degree \vas conferred by Brother MeDowell in a very impressive manner. l~ound this Lodge in a very healthy condition and prosperous.

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Also held a Distriet Lodge of Instruction at Potosi, Mo., :May 27th, 28th and 2Hth, assisted by R. \V. Brother :McDcrwell, and also by R. Vl. Brother Geo. Eo \Valker, Grand Senior \Varden. rrIle attendance was good, great interest lnanifested and TI1UC!1 ("rood aecOlnplished. Several of the neighboring Lodges sent representaliYcs. eOn account of the nature of my business I have not been able to visit the I.Jodges of the District, but I mIl reliably informed that they are generall:i in good condition', harInonious ,111d prosperous, and doing a fair amount of "work. rrhe halls are safe, and with few exceptions fairly well furnished. Yours Fraternally, R. S. BRO\VNE,

D. a. Jr., SLdeenth

SEVENTEI~N'rII

l)i.~b·iet.

DIs'rHICT.

CAPE GIRARDEAU, :Mo., September 19th, ISS!}. •hUnt?8

Trood, Esq., Grand J[aster: DEAR

SlIt AND

BnoTHlm,:-

I think the Lodges generally in 111)7 District (17th) are well furnished and well up in the Lectures. rrhe only one that was in bad repute at la&t Grand Lodge Meeting has since made their report and paid up their dues, and I trust is doing better. The rest I think I can safely say are doing good square work on good nlaterial and are in a heatthy {'oudition. Fraternally submitted, \V. B. WILSON, D. G. .:.1f., Seventeenth Disb"iet.

gIGTT'rEENTH DISrL'IUCT. GAYOSO, Mo.,

August 19th, 188H.

.Tames P. TVoocl, Esq., {/rancZ Jfastcl':

DEAlt SIR

AND

BROTH:I<JR:-

I desire to sub111it a report of my stewardship during the present ~fasonic year in the Eighteenth District, since the date of Illy last report. I live in the extreme southeastern corner of the District, and owing to having no railroad eomnlunication with the other counties, I am unable to visit the different Lodges without loss .of considerable time and more expense than I aln able to pay; therefore I have Illude no visits, but responded to the call of the different Lodges in this District by letter and by appointment of such Brethren to perform :Masonic duties that I knew to be qualified. Last September I received a Charter for Puxico Lodge, No. 167, of Stoddard County, October 20th I appointed R. \V. Brother '1\ B. Tnrnbaugh, of Bloomfield Lodge, No. 15B. to set Puxieo Lodge, No. 167 to work in due Masonic fornl. Brother Turnbaugh reported ' to Ine that he had performed the work for nle. About the first of the month of 1'tIay, Bro. Joel Cook, Secretary of New Madrid Lodge, No. 429, wrote 1ne ftt .Jefferson City that the Brethren requested me to visit and inspect their new hall. I appointed R. \V. Bro. T. .r. o. ~rorrisson, a member of said Lodge, to do the 'York for me., Brother Morrisson reported that he had made the inspection and found the hall in all respects a proper place to be occupied by the Brethren for G. IJ. Ap.-IH.

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their work. The hall was afterwards dedicated under authority of the Grand :Master, conferred upon Brother Morrison. Under date of June 15th, Kennett Lodge, in Dunklin county, U. D., requested me to exalnine a new hall erected by :l\fasonic Brethren in Kennett. I authorized \V. Bro. G:.. T. Sluith, of Hornersville Lodge, No. 216, to make the examination and report for me. Brother Smith, on the 28th clny of June, illade his report, stating that the hall \yas a safe and proper place for the Lodge to occupy and work. July 1st I gave the Lodge written authority to occupy and use the hall, U. D. I believe it would be better for the interest of :Masonry in this District if the D. D. G. 1I.livecl near the central part of the saUle; at some point having railroad connection 'with other parts of the DiRtrict. I cannot attend to Iny professional duties and give the proper amount of time required to the duties of the position of D. D. G. 1\1. I therefore request to be relieved from the oflice, and thank you for the honor you have conferred npon nle for two successive terU1S. Very fraternally yours, GEO. VV. CARL'rON, D. G. Jf., Eighteenth D'istrict.

'l'WEN'rIE'fII DISTRIc'r, STI~ELVILLE, :Mo.,

Jnmes P. H'ood, Esq.,

Gi'(Ulct

Sept. 23rd, 1889.

JInsler:

DEAR SIn AND BnOTHER : -

As D. G. nf. of the Twentieth District, I herewith submit lUy report. I have not visited all the Lodges, but have endeavored to learn the condition of all. :Most of the Lodges are in a prosperous condition. Some have excellent halls, and well furnished, and money in the treasury. A few are doing but little, have poor halls, and not very wen furnished. I attended a Lodge of Instruction at Salelll, Dent county. R. ,Y. Allan 'McDowell was present and gave the 'work. He also visited several of the Lodges in the southern part of the District and 'will be prepared to report fully in regard to their condition.

I was in hopes that I ,vQuld be able to visit every Lodge in the District, but on account ofa press of business and ill health, I failed to do so. I would have illade my report sooner, but as I had so little to report I did not deem it necessary to be in time for publication in the Proceedings. Thanking you for the honor conferred, I remain Fraternally yours, F. VV. 'VEBB, D. G. 111. Twentieth Distrl:ct.

'rw ENrfY-PIRST DIsrrRICT. CHAMOIS, Mo.,

.Tames P. JVood, Esq., Grand

Sept. 10th, 188$).

~l1aster:

DEAR SIR AND BROTHER : -

As D. G. :M. of the Twenty-first 'Masonic District of :Missouri, ~ hereby submit my annual report for the 1Iasonic year ending Oct. 10th, 1889, as follo\vs, viz.: I have held four :Masonic Lodges of Instruction, officially visited seven Lodges, held one public installation of officers and examined one proposed hall H,nd petition for dispensation.

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Vienna Lodge.-On Feb. 10th, 11th and 12th, 1889, I held Lodge of Instrnction at Vienna Lodge, No. ~H, A. F. & A. ~L, of three sessions each day. There were t\venty-five ~Iaster Masons in attendance, with an average attendance of abont fifteen at each Ineeting. The Brethren who attended ,vere Innch interested and gained a good degree of kno\vledge of the approved work. The Brethren hertl OVl11 a good hall, well furnished and prepared to confer the degrees of l\fasonry in an ilnpressive Illanner. Alth,Ough :--ome trouble has marred the harmony in the past, a better state of feeling now prevails and the Inoral condition is fairly good. Lane's Prairie Lodge.--,-On Feb. 7th, 8th and Dth, 1889, I held a Lodge of Instrnction at Lane's Prairie Lodge, No. 581, A. I~. & A. l\I. Thirtv-fonr ?\Iaster l\Iasons ,vere enrolled There was an average attendance at each of these ~essions each clay of about twenty: Jive. Unusual interest. and attentionlnarkecl each session. At the conclusion I was happy to observe a decided improvenlent in the knowledge of the work. 'rhls I.;odge owns its own han and has it in f~1ir condition. A very high regard for our noble science was observable with lllany of the Brethren, and, as a necessary result of this sentinlcnt , the mOl'ale of the Lodge is good. 'rhis Lodge beld a very pleasant and interesting celebration on St. John's Day, at whi.eh I had the pleasure to be present and pnblicly install their officers.

Hermnn Lodge.-On :May ~tth, 1889, I visited Hennan Lodge, No. 128, A. P. & A. '.M •• and assisted in conferring the snblilne degree of Master :Mason. rrheir hall and surroundings (although not owned by the Lodge) sCClned to be in good and safe condition, having the necessary furniture to enable thenl to (;onfer the degrees in a C01l11nenclable nUlnner. I observe no parti.cular evidences of enthusiaslll in reference to l\fasonry here, but yet the Lodge seenlS prosperous. Linn T.;odge,-In .Tuly I attenlpted 11 Lodge of Instrnction at the hall of Linn Lodge, No. 66, A. I;'. & A. ~r., with but inc1itIerent success. Very few 'were in attc~nc1ance and a desire \vas expressed not to continue the Lodge longer. Upon inquiry, I learnl?d that the Lodge had failed to ll1eet several thnes during the year in its regular cornmuniciltions. Masonic fire in this Lodge seem,s to be dormant, if not extinguished: yet, some evidences of life exist. 'rhe Lodge owns its o\vn hall, with property estirnated to b8 worth at least $1,000, and have about $200 in solvent notes, while the:t have no carpets and very lneager furniture. The Lodge regnlarlypays the rent for the widow of a docease~l Brother. I do not think tl1e 'morale of the Lodge is by any IneallS very high. Colunlbia Lodge.-On Aug. 15th, 16th ancl17th, 1889, I attClupted to hold a Lodge of Instruction at COlull1bia Lodge, No. 53-1, A. P. & A. M. Comparatively fe\v attended; nono regularly. After three days' efIbrt I CI11118 away feeling that we had luade ~1 fuilure. 'rhe \'1. M. Bro. \V. B. Smith is an enthusiastic a.nd well-infornled Mason-an efficient ofi1ccr. The Lodge seems to be doing good work, but needs a little brightening up Oll the work. They 11leet in a rented hall, but have it fairly well furnished. Chanlois Lodge.-Being a ll1C1nber of ('hanlois Lodge, No. 185, A. F. &.A. M., I have been present at nlost of its regular conllnunicatiol1s, and have helel several Lodges of Instruction. But, as ","1 prophet is not without honor save in his own country," I perceive "I can do no lllighty works" in ChanlOis. Chmnois Lodge, however, has the best hall (though rented) in the District, ~lnd, saving the lack of "the two COlUlllllS," the best furnished Lodge. The a.ttendance at Lodge m.eetings is only fail'. The ?1wrole of the mmnbers is iInproving. ::Masonry here is in better conditIon than formerly. On the 24th day of l\lay, 188B, I proceeded to St. Clair, ~Io., exulnined the proposed hall and the petition of the Brethren there, and recomnlended the establishnlent of the Lodge. On .June 20th, 18SB, not l)eing able to he present, Frilllklill Lodge, U. D., was insti· tuted by Brother John H. Pugh, of Union, :Mo., whom I had dnly authorized to do that work in IUy stead. During the surnnlcr Union Lodge}, nt U11ion, Franklin county, '!\-{o., ;uld Cedar Lodge,

244 at Owensville, Gaseonade county, )[0., invited me to hold a Lodge of Instruction in each of their halls. For lack of time 1 was compelled to forego the pleasure of rendering .Masonry that duty. I ~1.m Hespectfully and fra ternully, HENH.Y MA.HQUAND, D. U. Jf. 1'Wf:llfy-ji1'st District.

TWE!\rL'Y-SECO~D

DIST.RICT.

CITY 01<' .JEFFEHS()N, ./tUiU'l~

P. rVood,

September 27th, 188U.

ESlj., (rl'Clnd J[a8hl':

DEAR. Srn AND BIWTIIElt:In cOlnpliance with the law of th~ errand Lodge of l'oIissouri, I herewith sublnit Iny annual report, On the 21st clav of December, 1888, having received ~1 charter for Russellville Lodge, No. !IO, I did, afte; clue notice, open a specific Grand Lodge at Russeilville, Cole County, :Mo., and (wga,nized Russellville Lodge, No. no, and dedicated the hall in accordance with esUtblisheclllsage and ancient fornl. A State Lodge of Instruction having been held at this place last winter left but little in the way of instruction for thc D. D. G. M. of this District to do. So far ns I can learn the Lodges of this District are in a fair condition. Fraternally submitted, A.1\1. HOUGH, D. G. Jr., Twenll/-l.:.eeoncl Di8lt'id.

TWEN'rY-THIRD DISTRICT. SI~DAUA,

â&#x20AC;˘lilJtle,~

P. TVood, Esq.,

l\fo., Septenlber 2d, 1889.

Grand .L~[aHter:

DEAR SIR AND BROTHER:-

[ have the honor to herewith snbmit

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:M:aster. On the 27th of Der.ember I installed the officers of Sedalia Lodge, No. 28G, and Granite Lodge, No. 272. On January 31st I instituted Urich Lodge, U. D., at Urich, Henry Co. I have visited this Lodge several times since and instructed the Brethren in the ritual and assisted them in conferring several degrees. rl"bis Lodge is ulade up of splendid material; the Brethren arc earnest, zealous, and are inlbued with the true :Masonic spirit; they are doing good work; their hall is safe but not large enough. I believe they are taking ~teps to secure a larger one this fall. I hope to be able to visit this Lodge again before the annualrueeting of the Grand Lodge. On the Gth of Pebruary I attempted to hold a District I.Jodge of Instruction at Pilot Grove, Cooper County, but the attendance was so poor that I held but one session, and went to Boonville, where, ,vith a few hours' notice, ,Yo Brother Stephens called together a. goodly number of the members of Cooper I~odge and ,ve had an interesting and profltable meeting. On the 11th of March, in pursuanee of your order, I went to ClintoIl; and arrested the charter of Tebo Lodge, No. 68, and Clinton Lodge, No. 481, and as per your instruc-

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tions placed the records, funds, furniture, and all other property of the two Lodges in the hands of Brother John T. Rufun, as agent of the Grand Lodge. I believe your action in the prcrnises lllet the hearty approval of a very large Inajority of the luelnbcrs of both I.Jodges. An elernent existed in Clinton Lodge bitterly opposed to your action, and which Inanifested a strong spirit of insubordination to the Grand~rastel', if not the Grand Lodge. I think your action was taken none too soon. On the 23d of Alignst I visited Clear Creek Lodge~ Xo. 418, Benton CountY', and spent two days instructing the Brethren in the ritual. rrhis Lodge is not strong in llull1bers. but it owns its hall and is ant of debt. On the 30th of August, in pUrSUtlnCe of anthority 1'1'0111 you, I clec1icated the no\\' hall at Sedalia, in which I \vas ably as:;isted by R. 'V. Bro..J. .I, vVilldns, Grand Chaplain. This is, perhaps, one of the Illost elegantly furnished hans in the State, and the Masonic hodies of Sedalia are justly proud of it. Hoping to have the pleasure of Ineeting you at the Grand Lodge. r anl sincerely and .F'raternally yours, B. H.

INGRA~I.

D. G. J1., Twenty-thll'd District.

'I'WEl\'I'Y-l;'(H~n1'.lr

DIS'l'IUC'I'. ~IAg~HALTJ,

•lam.('.-:, P. IVond,

E.~q., GNtmf,

Mo., September :)th, 188B.

J1astcr.'

DEAR 8IR A~D BROTHER;-

[ have not been called upon to perforlU any official acts during' the past year. The Lodges in my Distriet are supplied \yith safe halls, and the necessary furniture and equipluents to render anI' ceremonies impressive. The Lodges in this District are in possession of the work, and prosperous, especially 'rriluulina Lodge, No. 2()5, at !\Iarshall, which is unusually prosperous, having been greatly benefltted by the State Lodge of Instruction held here. 'VO have in this District t\vo or three weak. Lodges. iii Fraternally submitted, .LAS. A. GOH.DON, D. U. .J[. Tt.N:nt,ll-.fourtli Distrid.

'l'\"E~'l"'~FIFrrII

DIS'l'HIC'l'.

KANS.\;o; CITY, .l(tIJU'.'i

Mo., September 19th, 1889.

P. 'Food, Esq., Grand Jla8tcJ'.' DEAR SIR A:s'D BnOTIIEH : -

I would respectfully subrnit· the official report of my acts and the ecmditiOll of the Craft in the Twenty-fifth Districtof Missouri. l\fy first otlicial business was to exaluine ~1 ne"r hall for Blue Springs Lodge, No. S3i, at Blue Springs, Novenlber 2d, 18S8. I found the hall quite nice, neatly furnished and safe from eo.vesdroppers. They were not quite ready to oceupy it, and I returned in a short tiIne and dedicated the hall itnd set the Lodge to'Nork, and gave the E. A.. debTee to l1 candidate for them. 'rhis I..lodge has been working nicely thronghout the year and s in a prospero11s condition.

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January 12th, 1889, I inspected the new hall fbr Gate City .Lodge, No. 622, at 1GOB Penn Sf,reet.Kansas City, and dedicated and consecrated it January 1.9th. 'The ceremonies were public and 'werewitnessed by a number of ladies and gentlenleu, ,rho seemed to enjoy them as they did also the elegant supper \vhich followed. A very able and eloquent address was deliYerecl by P. G. :Mastel' R. F. Stevenson. Brothers .Tames P. 'Vood, J. P. Blanton and .Tno. D. Vinci.! were expected to be present and address the Brethren, but \vere unalJle to attend. To the last l1alned Brother I wish to express my thanks tor the compliment and eulogy on nly 'work a few days after the occasioll. Gate City Lodge has one of the best and finest furnished halls in the District, and is working constantly, and although a 11um,ber of their menlbers have delnitted to join luore convenient Lodges, or to moye out of this State jurisdiction, she hasmacle a net increase of eleven members during the year. The average attendance at Ineetings is large, the financial condition good, and there are severallnembcrs capitble of doing the entire work of tho three degrees. Heroine Lodge, No. 104, is doing good \york and has rnade a net increase of eight Ule111bers during the year. Her financial condition is good and her officers proficient ill the work. Rural Lodge, No. 31G, is a splendid Lodge, prosperous in every respect, haR nearly $2,000 in her treasury. She has an excellent corps of officers who are quite proficient in the ,York, and although they have iSustained a loss during the year, of eighteen rnelnbers, by demit, suspension, expulsion and death, they have still a net increase of six melUber.'. Temple Lodge, No. 209, has a nlelubership of 228, t1 net increase of five nlenlbers during the year; has a Ittrge average attendance, is doing good work, and has net assets of $:3,178'()7. She has had no snspensions or expnlsions during the year, and is prospering.

Knl1sas City Lodge, No. 220, has kept up her usual excellent record, has the hugest lnOlnbership of any Lodge in the city, and is rapidly increasing. She has a 11101nbership of nearlj" 300, and abont $2,000 assets. ..-\..yorage attendance at nweting, ninety. l~rom l\IcDonald Lodge, No. 324, and Independence Lodge, No. 76, both at Inde pendence, I have been 111H1ble to get information requested in order to give a full report of their work and condition, but fr0111 'what inforulatioll I have, I anl convinced they have all that is reqUired to u1ake them prosperous, and that they ar" doing well.

Summit Lodge, No. 26:3, at Lee's SUD1Dlit. reports a llet increase of five menlbers. :-\everal hundred dollars ill treasury. Average attendance at Ineetings, twenty~five. Their work is well done and they have several rnembers who are quite proficient in the work.

Raytown Lodge, No. mn, of R~1ytown, is in fair condition, not in debt, and o\vns her hall and furniture. However. they are doing no "work, and have decreased two rnclnbers in the last year, one by dClnit and one suspended. Christian Lodge, No,.392, of Oak Grove, I have llot been able to visit mid cannot hear from them, therefore cannot report their condition. This cOlupletes nlY list except: Buckner Lodge, No. 501, of Buckner, and this Lodge I mn sorry to say, does not seem to take the interest that should be expected of it. Their Jnembership does not increase, financial condition not good, dues not kept up, their books not in as gOOll condition as they should be, au(l work not up to standard. I :find the moral condition of the Craft generally, good., all is harmonious and prosperous. I have been called upon to make a nluuber ot decisions, S01110 of \vhich h~1ve been on important points of Masonic Law, and I have been very careful to be fuliy advised before disposing of them; however. I fhid many of the oflicers and Brother~ do not take pains to read the Book of Conditions, and try to become conversant ''lith the law, but depend on the Grn.nd Officers to ans\ver the luost siIllple questions. I haye visited

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Lodges as much a:s Iny lilllited time and professional duties would pernlit, and if work during Illy term has not been ,yell done I ask the Grand I.Jodge to pardon the neglect on this account. Fraternally and respectfully submitted, JAl\IES T. C.RA.IG, D. (i. .ill., 'l'wenf,l/-fijlh DistJ路id.

'rW.ENTY-SEVENTH DIS'l'RIe'!'.

GRlijENP.lJU,D,

.Tam.es P. lVood, Esq., Orand

Mo., Septernber nth, 1889.

J.lfaster:

DEAR SIR AND BROTHER:-

Herewith is submitted the report of lily otncial acts as Depnty Grand Master of the rPwenty-seventh District for the year 1888-1889 : December 13th, 1888, visited Lockwood Lodge, No. 521: lnolnbers present, 17. The financial condition of this Lodge is not \\that it should be. A nunlber of the melnbers are in arrears for dues, which, if paic1,\vould clear the Lodge of debt, and leave a bal路 ance in its treasury. I called the attention of the Lodge to the law in the ease, and when I visited theln nguin, in July Inst, found thut the law had been cornplied with. A negligent Secretary \vas the cause of the trouble. .Tn,nuary 22d, 1889, visited :l\Ielville Lodge, No. 458: monlbers present, 11 ; bad roads and\veather prevented others fronl attending. Financially, the I.odge is in good concHtion, and, although weak in nunlbers the interest manifested is such as will eventually place the Lodge among the first in the District. The" anti" feeling is strong in the cOInmunity, but this only serves to bind the menlbership closer to each other, anel deter undesirable nlaterial from ofteri";,lg. I conferred the Third Degree upon one candidate, others will follow. l\Iay 22d, yisited Lanlur Lodge, No. 292, and found that body in a lu:althy condition in every respect. :Moner in the treasury; considerable \york done, and on hand; all firstclass llluterin1. This is one of the strongest Lodges in the District, both in numbers and zeal, and \vill give a good account of :Masonry in its jurisdiction. :May 23d, visited Vernon Lodge, No. 493, and dedicated its new hall at Bronaugh. A new hall, freshly furnished, with plenty of good material about them, have renewed the hopes of the nlembers, who are detennined to leave the old 'l'UtS and Dutke ~1 name for themselves that '\villlive after theIn, for the flood they may do. I met here members of Sheldon Lodge, No. 871, and Hernlon Lodge, U. D. The former report little work done, consequently less interest than there should be. Good n1en and true :Masons control that Lodge, however, and they can be trusted, safely, to look to the best interest of the Fraternity in that locality. Hermon Lodge, IT. D., at Liberal, has been working up considerable material during the year, and will, no doubt, make a good showing at the next lneeting of the Grand Lodge, \Vashingtoll Lodge, No. 87, and Greenfield Lodge. No. 446, both located here, have done but little work. The forn:wr body is in a sonnd financial condition, and numbers among its Inembers many of the older and best citizens of the cOlllnlunity. The latter . is 8m.aIler in lllunbers, and is somewhat <nnbarrassed, pecuniarily, otherwise she stands on the same plane with the older Lodge. From reports, I find that other Lodges are progressing finely, sonle doing fairly well, but none ilre retrograding. :Much good could be accomplished if the District Deputy could visit each Lodge once a year, if not oftener. The Lodges Dlost in need of iustrue

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tion and advice are the ones least able to pay for it, and unless the visitor can aftbrd the time, foot his traveling expenses, and b()(J,nl himself, there are I.. odges in this corner of the juri~dictionwhicheannot be visited 1'CI'Y often. A renledy for this state of affairs I leave to some one 路with luore time for thought and investigation than I have. Under existing circUll1stances this District is in fair condition, and with the revival in nearly allUnes of business. now upon us, :Masonry may be expected to thrive also. Fraternally submitted, SEYMOUR HOYT, D. O. J[. 1'U'f'Jdy-sel.'('nth

Dl8tri(~t.

'rWENTY-EIGHTH DISTRICT.

BOLIVAR, Mo.,

Septenlber 17th, lSSH.

.Jmnes P. rVoocl, Esq., Grand Jlaster: DEA.R SIH AND BnoTHER:-

I herewith rencler a account of my ste"\vardship as D. G..M. & I;. of the 'l'wenty-

Eighth District, following, to-wit: Hogle's Creek Lodge, No. 279.-Have not visited this Lodge; learn that they are only alive. It is at the extreme northern edge of Iny District, not easily reached, but I had planned a trip there in Juno but "\vas unavoidably prevented. Hermitage Lodge, No. 288.-Arranged to visit this I.Jodge at the same time that I was to visit Hogle'S Creek Lodge, but could not, as aforesaid. This Lodge has a good hall, nice furniture but not up in the \york. Black Oak Lodge, No. 432~-This Lodge is practically dead; Inet the :Master in January last at a Lodge of Instruction at Urbana; he informed lUO that he was the only one that could do the work, and "\vhUe conferring degrees, would fill all the stations and places in the Lodge. \Vonid recommend that they be consolidated with Urbana, Hennitage and 1tfack's Creek Lodges. Modern Lodge, No. l"1A.-Held a Lodge of Instruction' here in February last, three days, average attendance of twenty-five, which effort has resulted in three or four applications of as many good luen for the lll)"steries of our Order. This Lodge celebrated 24th of June in fine style. .Avcrage attendance is gooel, records properly kept, tine hall and good furniture. Pleasant Lodge, No. 160.-Is still booming, and for real, neat, correct work, pleasant hall and live membership, cannot be excelled in this District. Have visited them tvdee, records ali right and everything in proper shape. Bolivar Lodge, No. 195.-Isdoing some work, hasa good working team. It is generally understood in tllis Lodge that none lnlt good Illen need apply; records all in proper shape; average attendance good. Cement Lodge, No. 431.路-Hll,S been doing some good work; hall in good condition; work fairly given; records all right, but average attendance small, as all melubers live some distance fronl the Lodge. Pleasant Hope Lodge, No. 467.-Has lnet with a severe loss路 in the death of their Secretary, Bro. John C. Cochran, whose place can hardl~t be filled; in his life and acts were embodied the true spirit of our lnystic art. Attendance fair; everything in good shape.

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Doric Lodge, No. 300.-It is the desire of a large l1u111ber of the menlbership of this Lodge that it surrender its Charter and assist in organizing a nev,' Lodge near COIl \vay in Laclede County. Learn from S0111e of the nlelnhers that they are not doing any work. Riddick Lodge, No. 361.-Held Lodge of Instruction in this Lodge three days in December last, with fair attendance, representatives from several other IJodges presen t. rrhey are doing considerable work as a result of the interest taken in the Lodge of Instruction. Attendance good, records in proper shape, and the. degrees, on the whole, correctly given. \Vestern Light Lodge, No. :396.-In .January last I held a three days' Lodge of Instruction here, 'with an average attendance of twenty, representatives fronl Riddick, Urbana, l\1:ack's Creek and Cenlent Lodges present. Lodge in fair shape, Inight have a better hall; can work correctly; records all right and doing SOIue work. Urbana Lodge, No. 4~n.-Held Lodge of Instruction here same week tha.t I was at vYesterll Light, and several of the visiting Brethren went over to Urbana, reluaining all the week; showing unmistakeabl)' that they are alive in that Bneck of 路woods." Urbt1na. is a young Lodge, meulbership weak, nunlerically, but full of energy and love for the pure principles of ~1asol1ry. Records in fair shape, 'York correctly conferred. Stockton Lodge, No. 283.-Good hall, safe; very little interest taken in Lodge work, have several bright ~Iasons; had hope(l to be with thenl hvo or three days this SUlumel" hut could not so arrange. Hesperian IJodge, No. 28G.-Oll the 6th of JUly, last, I perfonnec1 the unpleasant duty of presiding at the "obsequies" of this Lodge, and after boxing up the charter, jewols, collars, etc., etc., I left three or four 111embers "casting lots" for what was left, all of which has been fully reported in due fol'ul. .Jericho Lodge, No. 340.-1s in the 11lidst of a thriving Uttle town, \vith :1 good Inenlbership, a safe hall, fairly furnished and a wide-a\vake set of oflieol's. Held a three days' I.Jodge of Instruction in ,July last, at this place, attendance about thirty each session, lllorning, noon and night; records properly kept, attendance at stated conl1l1unications is very good, 'York correctly given. Clintonville Lodge, No. 48:2.-Hn,ve not been able to visit this I.Jodge this s'ear, learn that they are doing 80111e work and that the Lodge is building up. In Inaking up a sUlnmary of the year's work, I can sar that it has been one of the Inost pleasant that I have experienced. vVherever I huV'e visited I have rnet '\vith the ntnlost .conrtesy. In every instance ,vhere I have held Lodges of Instruction, my expenses have been paid. Have held Lodges of Instruction of three days each at tive different Lodges, have visited four others otlicia,lly, and can say that r do not believe the Craft were ever in a 1110re prosperous condition in this District than they are now. The n.mendnlent to the constitution, relating to representation, has not l'eceived the attention that it ought to have, some of the Lodges not taking the nlutter up at all, eyell after their attention was called to it. On the whole, '\'C are fifty per cent better oft' than we were a year ago. Hope the Grand Lodge will do sOluething tow'ards providing pay for the Deputies. vVhile Iny .. expenses were paid at all of the Lodges I attended, yet I was away fronl h01ne frolll four to eight clays, and unfortunately, 1 anl not blessed with n superfluity of this world's goods, and mn as unable to take so much time for the work, as anybody in this State. Fraternally submitted, FLAVIUS A. APFLECK, D. G. Jr. and D. L., Twenty-Bi[/hth I)i.~tl'ict.

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'l'WEN'l'Y-NINTH DIsTRlcrr. CASSVITJLE, 1\.10., Ja:nlCS

Sept. 10th, 1889.

P. Jrood, Esq., Grand J.llastel'.' DEAR SIR AND BrwTHER:-

As D. G.!!. of the T\venty-ninth District of 1!issouri, I have the honor to submit the fol1o'\ving report of my official business for the l\fasonic year ending with this date. On January 20th, 1889, I received instructions to investigate certain accusations against Dle111bers of Seligman Lodge, No. 517. and, all investigation, found the accusations very luuch exaggerated and the Brethren struggling to regain the peace and harmony that had prevailed in fOrIner days. The Lodge had bought property and refitted n good h<111 of their own, and, 011 the 5th of February, receiv'ecl dispensation for the renl0val to their new hall, and OIl the 25th of February dedicated the hall and held two days Lodge of Instructioll. Since that time they have taken in S0111e good Inelnber~. and now seenl to be in good condition. In April I received dispensation to organize, set to work and dedicate hall for Stella l.odge~ l\IcDonald county, which was done, and the Ilew Lodge starts with bright prospects before it. Have visited a part of the sister Lodges of the District and given short Lodges of Instructioll. I found the Brethren zealous, and good, fraternal feeling prevailing among the Craft, 'without exception. 'rho Lodges have good halls, and furniture suflicient to exemplify the "work and confer the degrpes in an ilnpressiYe Dlanner. Harmony prevails, \vith the exception of the Brethren living in Monett, where they 111H.de extensive preparations to organize a Loclge, but so far, fn,iled owing mainly to !l1istakes and the rivalry of the neighboring town of Pierce City. There are a lllunber of Brethren there that would be an h0110r to any Lodge, withont any Masonic Lodge, and they feel aggrieved that they cannot be organized into a Lodge of their own. "jIy only excuse for not Visiting all the Lodges of this District is bad health and inabilit)r to lose the tinle and pay Iny expenses. I have been kindly received and my instructions cheerfully followed, and the best of feeling exists between the Fraternity and the Grand Lodge. Fraternally, 'YM. TALBERT, D. G. 11f. Twenty-ninth Distl'ict.

DIS'l'RIC'l'.

THIR'l'Y-l1~rHST

SPRINGlj'IELD, !vIo., Septmnber 17th, 1889.

" James P. n""ood, E:sq., Grand .i.l[clster.' DEAR SIR AND BROTHER ; -

The first official duty devolving upon me after receIvIug your COlnmlSSlon as District Deputy Grand ~raster was the organization of Claflin Lodge, U. D., at Protem, Taney county, under dispensation issued by your predecessor, which duty 'was deferred until after close of Grand Lodge, 1888. It was inconvenient for lue to go in person and organize the Lodge, and I cOJn1l1issioned W. Bro. VV. 1\ Lalukiu, to do the work for 11le, who did, on October 13th, 1888, organize said Lodge, U. D., in due fonn and nlake report thereof to me. October 18th, Brother H. E. Nearing, District Deputy Lecturer, and I, visited St. Nicholas Lodge, No. 435, by request of 'V. M., and assisted in conferring second and

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third degrees. 'rhis Lodge has a good hall, but needs charts of the elllblenls of the symbolic degrees and a diagram of the l,vinding stair. On December 21st I dedicated hall of Sparta Lodge, No. 2913, chartered by last Grand Loclge, and installed its ofticers. On July 12th, 1889, I again visited this Lodge, l,vith a dispensation authorizing ille to superintend the reuloval of the Lodge to a new hall, and to dedicate the salnc, which I did in due form, assisted by H. \V. Bro. T. E. Shepherd, (}rand Chaplain, and other visiting Brethren, in the presence of fL goodly number of Sparta's fair ladies and best eitizens. 'rhe dedication ceremonies were followed with an address by Brother Shepherd, ,vhich was edifying and instructive to the audience. On December 22d I visited Friend Lodge, No. 352, and found it well equipped for good work. I was pleased 'with the favorable contrast to a foruler visit. \Vith a good hall, new and con1plete equipnlents, fLnd other evidences of pro~perity, I felt that the revival Dlentioned in my fOrIner report had surely set in. On June 8th, 1889, I superintended the renloval of Relief I.Jodg;e, No. 345, frolll Brookline to Republic, and dedicated the hall in clue fonll, This I~odge suffered the loss of Us hall and Lodge property at Brookline by fire, and having no insurance could not rebuild hall, and have not been able to 'fully equip the reuted hall dedicated to their use. On August 7th, I visited O'Sullivan I.odge, No.7, found the Brethren good in the \vork, but in lleed of n. new hall, charts of the elnhleUls, winding stair, and proper working tools. 13y request of the Brethren I opened a Lodge of Instruction, and in the absence of the District Deputy Lecturer, I instructed thenl as best I COUld, in the work, of the three degrees. Attendnnce fl.nc1 interest good. On Septe.lllber 10th, I opened n. I.../oc1ge of Instruction nt ,<'\.811 Grove, Green County, in hnJlof Ash Grove Lodge, No. 4:1G, continuing the greater part of hyo clays. The District Deputy Lecturer was preventecl by professional engageulents frOln attending this lneeting acc.orcling to appointJ1wnt, and it devolved upon 111e to give thelli such instruction as the Brethren needed and seClued engel' to receiYe. The lueetings lrere pleasant n.nd, I think, pl'ofHable. This IJoc1ge has secnred new charts and offlCers' jewels since lUy last report. Has a good hall, but pennits the 1. O. O. F., A. O. U. \Y., Eastern Star, G-. A. R., and K. of L. to occupy it for lneetings. The Vil. 1vL infonned 1ne that he would have changes made as soon as posstble to confornl to the law of the Grand Lodge in relation to joint Occup~lncy of halls. 'rhis Lodge has a redeelning feature which should soule'\vhat modify the penalty for the aboYe infraction of the law. The use of tobacco is not permitted in the hall-so the curds on the walls say-and the jUthy spittoon does not disturb the hannony of the Brethren by its lWI'I'[lJZe 8tf?nch. '1'he Lodges of Springfield: United Lodge, No.5; Solonlon Lodge, No. 271; and Gitte of the 'l'emple Lodge, No. 422, are well equipped, working hanlloniously, and he.ve a prosperous outlook. I have not been able to visit the following Lodges in this. Distriet during the year: Rising Star Lodge, No. 14:"); Ozark Lodge, N.o. 297: Billings Lodge, No. BUg; Bois D'Arc Lodge, No. 4Âˇ19; Forsythe Lodge, No. 453; Strafford Lodge, No. 497; Galena Lodge, No. 515; and Claflin Lodge, U. D.; but from information received froln reliable sources the general condition is about as reported last year. SOIne are at work, and some are in a state of hannonious -inactivity. There seems to hayc beclliess actiyity in Masonic work than dnring the preceding year. This may be accounted for partly by the inactivity of the D. D. G. 1\1. and D.istrict Deputy IJecturer, '\'ho, 011 account of business and professional engagements have not heen able to do the work that this part of the Masonic vineyoird requires. I~raternal1y, JOHN R. FERGUSON, D. Gâ&#x20AC;˘ .II-I., TMrty-jil'st Distriot.

[()ct. 'rHIHTY-SECOKD DISTHICT. HARTVILLE, :Mo., Sept, 26th, ISSn.

.lamn-P. JF()o(/,

E.~q.,

Grand .;lIast(;/':

DEAH SIR AND BROTHER:-

I herewith subrnit the annual report of my ollieial acts for the past year, etc.

The last Grand Lodge ordered Charter for Bayou Lodge, No. :-36f), and placed the sallie in my hands for the purpose of setting the Lodge to labor. The distance being about ~eventy-five mHes OVer rough and lllonntainous eonntry, and, under the order of a former Grand Lodge, having had one 1'0lnantie trip in Ozark county, '\vith 1110re hard labor than pleasure attached, I appointed n. \V. Bro. \VilHanl Howard. of \Vest Plain8, :Mo.. a special Deputy, 'who proceeded to Bakersfleld, 1\10., and, on the 10th day of Novernber, 1888, set the Lodge to work under Charter, dedicated their hall and instal1ed thE'1r officers. I have visited, during the year, ~1t. Grove Lodge, No. 1;:>8; Alton Lodge, No. 2[)r): Joppa Lodge, No. 411; and Hazelwood Lodge, No. 4.%1, and find t11en1 in good working order and full of enthusiasm, and have had the pleflsure of Ineeting the officers of several other I.. odges and find them pretty well versed in the work, and I all1 assured that the work and good f'raternn,l feeling of :Masonry is in keeping with fonner years, and feel safe in saying, further, that the fraternal ties iLre stronger than heretofore. I have been unable, on strict inquiry, t.o fInd any serious financial enlbarrassmen t among the Lodges of my Di~trict. O\ving to pressing business, I have been unable to visit as many Lodges as I '\vould have liked to have done, but, on the whole, we are in good '\Yorking shape, feel proud of our Order and bid fair to be abr<~ast with the onward march of Freemasonry.

Fraternally sulnnitted, ]~. (~. srl'El~LE,

V. U. J[. ThlJ'fll-second Di...;h~hÂˇf,

TIIIRTY-TlIIHD

nrS'PRIer. DIXON, Mo.~ Sept. 3rd, 1889.

â&#x20AC;˘'mnes P. IVrwn, E"q., Oraiul 4Va...tf.:'l': DEAR SIH AND BROTIIER : -

In sulnnitting D1Y annual report as D. D. Ci-. M., I have nuthing new or startling to report. I have visited all the Lodges in lIly District except three. 'rhe Craft is in fair working order, and the hnJls in good condition and, with one or two exceptions, well furnished. On Oet. 20th I set 'Vaynpsville Lodge, No, :m-" to work under (n~arter; dedicated their hall and installed their officers. I visited the Lodge again on Dec. 21st, and found then1 in good working order. 'rhe otlicers are all well versed in the Ritual and do good ,vorl\:. The Lodge has started well and has a bright future. On Jan. 12th I performed the fnneral service over 'V. Bro. Dr. A. L. McGregor, Past Grand Senior 'Varden. On .Jan. 19th I visited Conway Lodge, No. 528, and publicly installed their ofIicers, and, after the installation, instructed thenl in the work. }"ound thenl in fHir working" order.

1889路1

253

./lppend'i~c.

I held a District Lodge of Instruction with Richland Lodge, No. :182, on Feb. 25th, 26th and 27th, but, o\ving to bad "weather, the attendance was not \vhat I expected. I was ably assisted by lU)' predecessor, Brother J. \V. Farris, of Lebanon, and our efficient Grand Secretary, Dr. Vincil. rrhe following Lodges 'were represented: Richland, No. 382; Center, No. 401; Conway, No. 528; l\Iaek's Creek, No. 488, and \Vaynesville, No. 375. \Vhile the attendance was not large, the interefit rnanifestedwas aU that could be desired. On :May 18th I visited lUchland Lodge, No. 882 ; assisted in eonferring degrees. On Aug. 7th I visited Laclede Lodge, No. 83. They conferred the third degree 011 one candidate; the work 'was \yell done. FrOlll Lebanon I went to Newburg Lodge, No. 428, and 1'e1nai.ned with thenl three days, instructing thelu in the work. I Iuude special report of their condition at the time. rThe Lodges I failed to "isH are: Center, No. 401; Mack's Creek, No. 路1:33, and Linn Creek, No. 152. l\fy own Lodge, Arlington, No. 346, is in fair working eondition. \Vhile some unpleasantness arose during the year, at present peace and harm.ony Seelll to prevail. 'l'hanldng you for the honor conferred on nle, I am Fraternally yours, J. :F. RHEA, D. G. JI. Thir(lf-thi'rd Di.-;tl'ict.

[Oct.

254

DEATHS. REPORTED TO THE GRANI> LODGE OF J.\.ns.."OURI, OCTOBER

/\"0. qf Lodge•

i.Vame of Patty.

1. .Ina. Goodin.

5. 7. 8.

n. 11. 1') 16.

.laDles 'V. Brown. "Wm. Sinclair. .Ina. Brook, S. J. Arnold. H. II. Kemper. \Vrn. Reinholdt. '\Vasllington Merritt. H.lvey. 11. Halnilton. James Lan. Isaac Tate. J. '.V. Lambert. B. Ii\ Btl.rry. N. K.ennedy. .Ina. Thomas. •J. S. Evans. James Sayer. II. M. Gorin. A. :L\fonroe. \V.•T. Smith. :M. Brndley. J. Lesly. 'V. H. Earhart. J. M.Moss. D. \V. Canlpbell. Noah Kesling. \Vm. Reichenbach. .Ino. McFall. Thomas Hill. M. B. Clark. Henry Thornberg. .Tno. \V. Luke. Richard Bell. Thos. H. Buridge. Geo. Hale. Nathan Pierce. 'V. 1\1. ~!il1er. H. R. Bendel. E. \Veaver. \V. S. Davis.

'V.

17.

18.

19.

20. 21. 22. 2:3..

21.

26.

27. 29. 30.

lVO.

Lodge.

j\lmne of Pm'tll.

30. J. D. Head. 85. F. M. '.McKee. 40• G.'V. Fulton. E. R. Stannard. 4 J. H. Mitchell. 44. J. H. Pettee. 4G. E. P. 'rally. 1 )

C. Zimmerman. G. \V. P. Smith. H. P. \Vhite. 4S. 1f. S. Coat. 49. R. S. Morrow. 50. Ed. Dowlin. 47.

52.

53• 55.

59. 60. (i2. t)3.

64.

\V. Ro·y.

G. \V. Bru,sher. G. L. \Vinfrey. J mnes N. Burns. .r. O'Brian. L. 11. Nelson. T. L. '\Villiams. G..J. Eaton. John Goff. rr. \V. Farnler. Henry Shafer. C. :McKcrcher. E. \V. Slnith. J. L. Nolan.

A. 'V. rrerrell. H6• J. J. 1-tlcDaniel.

70. 74.

79.

82.

83. 84. 85.

1, 1889.

R. H. :Mason. George Pryor. 'V. 1. :r'erguson. B. P. \Voocl. C. A. Clark. J. Norris. .J. F. Rule. Elias ChesroUlld. B. C. Jarrel. James Roberts. W. A. Snelling. D. H. Sa-utley.

1889.J No. of Lodge.

Su. 89.

9l.

99 94. 95. 96. 97. 98.

100. 107. 108. Ill. 113. 114.

115. 116. 117.

lIB. 120.

121.

124. 127. 132. 133. 13"1. 134. 1:36. 189. 143.

14G.

147.

.ilppend'£x. lVame of Pa·rty.

C. P. Hyatt. B. G. Bush. H. H. Craig. Baalis Dn,vis. 'N. Hill. G. L. Harper. J. H. Foster. H. E. Given. R. C. Allen. James Invin. J. D. Caldwell. Benj. Venera S. nIcClure. W. L. Fruit. .r. B. Jones. \V. \V. Owsley. 'V. H. :Morgall. 'lv'. L. Robinson. C. A. \Villiams. Calvin Belche. J. H. Graff. l\L Shoemaker. Jno. Steele. Chas. Kirk. J. B. Broughton. H. \V. l\fyer. Isaac II. Brown. J. \V. 'Villiams. Allen Brown. J. ~r. Ho"\vard. J. B. Hibbert. J ..J. Klenn. Jacob SIllelser, J. E. Threlkeld. J. P. Ford. Chas. \V. \Vellpott. J acob Blu.ttner. E. Spranl. A. \V. Harman. \V. C. Hays. C. S. Canady. J. \V. Yancey. Chas. Kindel. H. Bradlyford. H. C. Atkin. 'Vm. G. Ha,\vkins. E. '1:. Slnith. '1.'. 1. Kreck. H. L. Sinlnls. .James Dysart. N. A. Langston. Jos. Sparrow. H. G. Glenn. J. F. Brookhart.

.1.Vo. oj Lodge. 149.

150. 153. 156. 157. 160. 16l. 163. 165. 166. 169. 170. 171. 172. 173. 17~1.

176. 177. 178. 180. 184.

190. 192. 194.

195.

198.

202. 206. 208. 210.

211. 213.

214. 215. 216•

219.

220.

25f5 Name of Pa1·i.y.

J anles Clo"\vdsly. R. C. Vaughan. B. F. Baker. ~Milton Murphy. J. H. Cocluan. Thos. Tuttle. A. A. \Vindle. T. vV. Cunningham. 'V. ~r. Bradsher. Wnl. Bro'wH. E. T. Ivester. J110. EdwH,rds. S. R. Bay. T. R. :Maupin. S. ~Iitchell . A. F. Speaks. .J. D. Summers. A. Knowles. Robert'Valker. Stephen Frazee. J. 'V. Milliken. Rafe Lesienr. J. 'V. Kyle. JIlO. Alia-ms. 1\1. L. Cope. J. F. Hancock. VI. H. Jones. T. H. Ballew. Frank GUYluan. Geo.Oxyer. B. F. Applegate. S. B. Bassett. E. Austin. J. R. Greenstreet. E. C. Hixon. S. A. Morgan. J. 'V. "Wood. W. R. Bills. A. G. Broo k8. .rno. Snyder. \V. H. Lee. Isaac Lewis. Jalnes Scott. A. G. Telupleton. J. H. Dyer. Jno. \Veber. .1no. Cannon. \V. ltL Sn.tterfield. 'Vrn. Marshall. Thos. Ltunly. Jno. Pink. 'Vnl. Dejnrnett. P. I. Hudson. E. G. ThOlupson.

AppendLe.

25f) No. of Lndgt'. 221. 22:1. 22[). 230. 233. 234. 23fL 237. 239. 240.

2·n. 2-1.3.

24,1. 24f). 2-18.

2;j1. 2;~}L

257. 259.

263. 265. 266. 267.

268. 269.

271.

272. 276. 283. 288. 292.

t _\•ame Q/1:) . lIt y.

David/T. Pace. Henry Thornton. J. J. Culp.

S. A. Lenox. Ed. McCartney. Jno. Cofman. 'V. M. Gentr~T. G. P. \Vestenberger. \V. H. \Villiams. \\'. A. Munger-non-affiliated. J. Krummel. T. J. LaUlbert. E. Cartledge. Albert Huber. Asa, Kellogg. H. L...\Jc1rich. \Vm. Ketchulll. Chas. Larkins. J. \V. Crunk. •T. ~.r. Bowen. E. S. Courter. S.?rL Jones. M. D. Rees. R. E. Harper. T. \V. Childs. Clark Tripp. J. O. Jewett. 'V. B. Eggers. J. Blair. George Hulbach. ~r. Harr. .r. n. Holt. A. C. Betz. Geo. Thorpe. 'V. \V. Judy. L. H. Converse. E. S. Rmvland. Robert M. :Myers. J. '\T. Richardson. S. L. Rains. B. \V. Stinson. F. J. Pallnore. •J. 1L Rountree. IJ. A. Newton. G. T. Bryan. 'V. A. Townsend. }V!. B. Hancock. R.E. Carr. 'Vm. Newton. R. HughS. Chus. \Vatsoll. J. 'V. Dunn. C. B. Lake. vVilliam Cox.

.No. of LndgB.

[Oct. .Name of Parill.

297. A. Armstrong. G. \V. Huff. E.P. Hine. 298. F. C. Schell. J? Schepper. Juo. F. Clippard. B. Thornburgh. J. ~r. Smith. 299. J. F. Gregory. 300. P. J. Graves. 301. .T. \V. Heath. 803. \V. A. Bray. ,Y. S. Stulnp. 305. J. G. 'Vhiles. 307. R. P. Alexander. 308. G. P. Carmichal. Elias George. 309. 1\1. T. Slover. 311. J. B. l~aton. 312. P. K. 'VelIeI'. 316. E. Herring. VV. G. Harvey. 323. ]\Ieyer Rosenblatt. 324. Jno. C. Leftwich. 326. •T. V. B. \Vade. 329. Jno. Appleby. 33l. J. Lowenstein. James Craig. Jno.1\1:cCounnifl". E. P. Rohrer. A. ~I. Saxton. 334. \V. S. Plumb. 336. L. G. Berry. 338. B. B. Gentry. 3-1l. S. F. Gibson. 844. C. Otto. A. :M. \Villiams. 345. L. B. Horr. \Y. H. Proudfoot. 34G. R. A. Daniels. A. L. 1vrcGregor. \Y. L. \Vatson. 350. Jno. H. Beatty. 35:3. K. T. Heaton. Chas. Fuelle. 3;)1. Jno. Bruce. 358. S. E. Williams. W. P. Logan. 360. C. Heim. E. C. Breck. 362. G. S. Stafford. 367. Jno. Wason. 'V. E. Frost. S. M. Johnson.

1889.J lto. of J.Varne of Party. Lod.ge. Peter Black. 368. Jno. },tIondy. Frank Snyder. 369, 1. C. Thaxton. H. H. Toweles. J. },tI. Foree. D. M. Roberts. 372. J. L. Hastings. E. Duly".

376. 380. 381382. 383. 388. 390. 392. 395. 399. 400.

401. 404. 406. 409. 410. 41l. 412. 417. 418. 419. 420.

421422. 424. 426. 427. 433. 434.

J. H. Coomer. W. A. Hancock. S. Smith. Sam'l Roberts M. J. Graham-missing. J. \V. Preston. G. \V. Colvin. E. T. Gunn. J. 11. Farrar. C. C. Emerson. T. J. Pierce. R. S. l\Ieanes. P. P. Hanlilton. J. A. Flourno~r. F. M. l\IcCord. J. Al'Cummans. :M. V. Chambers. Silas Thomas. Jno. Cash. J. A. Beavan. Z. :M. \Vhite. E. P. Lil1zee. Rolla Crunk. J. H. Calvert. John Renick. S. Hulon. \V. T. Bilyew. N. B. vVard. rrhulnas Ryan. J. Wheeler. G. H. Baugh. 1. C. Hitt. E. C. Stephens. Robert Heath. Simon Pelkus. R. F. Kuhnhenn. Jno.1vIehl. Richard Fortune. A. P. Ball. Jno. Hoskins, Sr. D. F. Statler. H. C. Walker. Henr:y Hurst. G. N. Adauls. E. G. vVilson.

'V.

G. L. Ap.-17.

257

Appendix. No. of Narne oj Party. Lodge. 44l. \V. S. Looney. B. F. \Vigginton. H. \V. Howard. 443. David McHale. 444. J. J. Seth. A. Vanhoozier. 445. \V. L. Lasley. J no. Burlin. 446. S. H. Farthing. 448. T. J. Smith. 449. Frank Bobbitt. 450. J. ~L Monroe. H. G. Slnith. 460. Edward Gettins. 462. T. S.l\Iudd. 463. Jno. \Valker. 464. G. \1.1. Trent. \V. "V. Jones. 465. Jno. Scowden. 467. J. C. Cochran' 468. Jno. Shaffer. 470. J. J. Armstrong. 473. \V. K. HenIJT. H. \V. Sperry. \Vells. 478. TJ. Flint. 479. E. Benedict. 480. A. J. Clare. J. O. P. Sherlock. J. E. Sharpe. W. S. Patrick. 483. G. H. Lackey. 484. ~T. B. Roberts. 488. T. B. Brookshire. 492. Geo. Steck. 485 S. C. Orten. 497. H. A. :McGinty. 499. R. T. Hawkins. 500. A. S. Herman. 50l. C. \V. Hays. 503. 'N. A. Lacy. 504. Thomas Flannery. 505. J. W. ~favery. 506. Isom Allen. 511. J ames Gibbs. 521Y. Edwards., J. 'V. Farnler.. 522. J. S. Frazier.. 526. James Quinn.. 528. H. L. Cairo. 529. D. D. Caple. 533. R. 1fil1shall. 535. Newton Hawkins.. 536. J. }vI. Phillips.

'V.

258

Appe11dix.

[Oct.

SUSPENSIONS FOR NON-PAYMENT OF DUES.

REPORTED TO THE GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI, OCTOBER 1, 1889.

No. of Lodge.

u J.vame oJ,{' Farty,

1. A. B. Pearson. 2. C. Stubenrauch. L. H. Engelken. 3. Isaac D. ~rorgan.

L. F. Putnam. 4. G. B. Cox. 5. J. C. Bigbee. A. H. Eversol. L. ~f. Hubble. 6. L. Burkhart.

Jno. Allen. E. T. Reed. 7. J. Skidmore. 8. F.:rvI. Crewes. J. L. Davis. J. B. Lavender. 10. C. A. Givons. 12. J. C. Logan. 15. D. Bradford. B.F. Brown. T. S. Hill. B. H. Kenny. 19. H. J. Batsell. H. T. Bellis. C. A. CUmmings. J. S. Gorrell. N. R. Reid. J. A. Wilson. 33. J. B. Hunt. 36. C. L. Glascock. D. W. Layton. K. R. Thompson. M. Turley. .38. C. G. Herrin. T. F.Owen,

No. of Lodge.

1\T ,'party. J.varne OJ

40. W. T. Dugdell. J. R. Splete. B. B. Herman. E. Hotchkiss. W. N. Martin. 42. C. A. Rector. 43. Geo. II. Wyatt. N. C. Burch. 46. J. P. Craig. E. A. McGuire. 47. J. Bryan. J. C. Darby. W. A. Dudgeon. Thos. Deatheredge. James Deatheredge. C. P. Drace. James Howard. L. B. Harris. H. E. Liggett. 'Voodson Lynes. Jno. ~fcCorkle. \V. F. Tiernan. Thos. 'Voods. 48. J. Durham.. 49. M. P. Cline. 50. J. L. Anderson. Hiram Caudle. S. H. Downing.. G. B. Dodge. James EWing. Jerry Gillespie. S. W.. Girard. J. C. Lewis. G. W. :Miller, Eli McAtee.

J.889.J No. of Name of Party. Lodge. 50. A. F. Parker. E. W. Somers. O. T. Snodgrass. Chas. Terrell. 5l. Vl. J. :lvIarks. A. Strouse. Wm. Turner. Rector Barton: H. W. Cockerill. 59. J. L. Chapman. 62. D. H. Ebberly. F. P. Sutton. G. .,w. Ma~on. 63. C. S. McNeal. 65. P. R.Dunn. Nelson Salmon. 67. :M. :M. Basye. S. D. Cochran. R. A. Caskie. \V. L. :r.rIaupin. C. M. Patterson. 69. R. W. Booth. L. E. Cooper. Reuben Harmon. C. Ringhauser. \V. \V. Thurmond. J. C. Westover. 70. 1\1. Markland. W. V.Hall. 7l. J. G. Walker. David Jenkins. 73. G. ""V. Rucker. L. S. Prosser. J. 11. Landers. 1. H. I{inley. \V. 'r. Graham. R. Falconer. C. A. Calloway ~ V. Brisco. H. C. Bogue. 79. A. S. Campbell. B. F. Straley. 83. R. D. Turner. R. B. Turner. 89. 'N. 'V. Campbell. C. V. Meade. I. N.Page. l\f. H. Tisdale. 95. M. H. Hilder~rand. A. Wease. 102. Jno. Bose. J. M:. Bliss. W. C. Chitwood. R. S. Tate.

Appendi~c

259

No. of Lodge. 102. 105.

108. 114.

118. 120.

123. 130. 133.

134. 136. 138. 142. 143.

144. 149.

158. 160. 162.

163. 164. 165.

Name oj Party.

S. A. Gooding. J. A. Simpson. T. H. Armstrong. D. L. Connor. J. W. Hardin. J. P. \Vilson, J. H. Travis. H. L. Beazly. D. D. Berry. W. L. Gillaspy. J. 1. Hickman. C. W. Reagen. Vi. H. 1fartill. C. F. Kimball. T. H. Ray. C. S. Ringo. J. 'V. Ringo. Geo. Kreattl;y-. T. B. Harper. C. H. Collins.

H. R. Charlton. H. L. Simerman. N. C. Griffith. G. Q. Berryman. J. Richardson. W. G. Clark. W. F. Swanson. R. W. Campbell. G. C. \Vise. F. N. Cayton. G. 'V. Hutchinson. G.. Vv路. Greenup. J. 1f. J ellkins. \V. B. McGready. Edward Walsh. A. S. Maloch. C. E. Allstadt. Patrick Ballard. Samuel Brown. George Ziegler. D. B. Fredrick. R. C. Gilmore. Chas. McCullough. A. J. Agee. J. A. Clark. M. M. :Myers. J. \V. Roberts. R. White. J. Yates. A. C. Bernays. J. M. Hensley. S. Frazier. C. W. Briggs. S~ V. Campbell.

260 flo. Qf Lodge.

Appendix. Name of Party.

165. 'V. T. Garrett. Jno. A. Peoples~ 166. D. E. Cross. 168. David Hustead. 172. 8.}rI. Moore. 180. Reuben Hanson. 181. Jno. Lyon. 183. G. A. Miller. J. A. 'Vray. A. F. Latham. 184. J."M. Alexander. G. 'V. \Volfskill. 'V. R. Reed. \V. J. Glaze. A. A. Merrell. .J. }rIo Jackson. E. M. Austin. B. B. Ha)'den. Isaac Pennington. G. C. Taylor. J. :McCormack. 188. A. Laporte. A. B. Vredenberg. J. 'V. Cal1ahan~ R. H. Pratt. D. S. Eby. 189. Benj. Bird. \V. S. Doty. F. N. Gnines. \V. R. vVorden. 193. J. S. Atkins. J. L. Baldwin. 194. J. \V. Baker. 196. \V. R. Holt. 197. J. D. P. Kendrick. F. M. Ragsdale. 200. B. Ii\ Plasters. J. B. li'rede. R. K. Young. 205. D. S. :Merry. J. G. Seay. W. F; Porter. M. B. Irvine. W. T. Smarr. J. A. Craddock. J. L. \Viley. \V. E. 'Voodsmall. 207. J. N. Cravens. 208. \V. J. Anderson. J. C. Grimes. L. D. Isbell. S. J. Stowers. T. L. Vandiver. 210. N. P. Applegate.

oj Lodge.

.1.'10.

[Oct. r fP t l'imne Q . w路 y.

210. 1\1. A. Campbell. C. B. Guffey. \V. R. Graves. B. \V. Henness. James Lowver. \Vm. Little. R. F. Little. \V. K. :Medlin. H. C. Payton. A. B. Thornburgh. J. G. Thornburgh. 211. J110. Norfleet. ~r. C. Roark. 212. G. W. Quinn. 216. H. J. Curtice. J. J. Fitzgerald.

J. N. Hill. A. J. Morton. J no. 0 'Dell. Jos. Sitler. ,J. H. Dille.

Jno. Sims. S. 1\1. Davis. 217. \V. C. Grubb. 218. 1vl. Fitzsimmons. Oscar Doering. 228. Wm. Ashley.

A. .Bro\vnell. 230. A. K. Coppedge. 233.

G. \V. Darrell.

234. C. E. Harrington. 236.

}vI,

Bakker.

\V. 1I. Brady. J. A. Fisher. S. Gilman. J. L. Hall.

237.

240.

243.

244.

<路W. E. :Middleton. J. 'V. Patton. S. S. Sherman. T. O. Stanley. A. E. Whitney. J. G. Tesch. J. J. Barrickman. J. Davis. O. Ward. J. 'V. Austin. J. P. Jamison. C. H. :Magruder. J. G. Macbeth. Lewis Hale. W. B. Smith. Jno. Smiley. J. Garrett. G. .A. Lewis.

Appendi~c.

1889.J A'o. oj Loage.

.Name oj Pariy.

245. C. L. Cribs.

246.

247.

252. 253.

254.

258. 259. 262.

265.

266. 270.

271. 272.

274.

281.

285.

T. 1L :May. J. S. l\Iagentire. C. J. Oglesby. A. C. Divina. J. H. Peveler. Frank Sabourin. A. J. S\vallow. E. B. Ward. B. L. Dennison. Jno. G. Knox. James Farr. N. J. Smith. Robert ])lcAfee. R. A. Israel. Phil Robinson. E. A. Henry. C. Orear. J. D. Parkerson. A. E. Griswold. R. H. Booth. E. O. Kemper. Jno. Batzel. H. L. Gifford. H. S. Robinson. H. S. 'Vitherspoon. E. H. Cress. Henry Gerloch. G. "V. '\Vyatt. Henry NieH. Jno. Hassler. J. G. Bruton. W. Johnson. 'V. E. Kelly. G. 'V. Ta)"lor. N.J. Shaw. F. S. Jones. J. A. Lacy. J. C. Thomas. J. W. Connor. J. W. Kennedy. H. W. Shaeffer. J. B. Barbour. D. R. Cully. J. H. Hatfield. J. O. rves. H. P. Townsley. S. :M. Clark. J. B. Clayton. B. F. Holcombe. S. :Medley. Jacob Tschuif. H. C. Wright. E. M. Kimball.

llo. oj Name oj Party. Lodge. 285. '\V. E. Peery. A. "N. Dunn. 287. S. A. Parson. 291- B. J. Cockrum. 292. J. K. Anderson. W. Brown. L. Hughes. C. H. Ingelow. J. B. Kirtley. H. Scott. vY. C. Shaw. 293. S.])L Hood. 294. W. H. Bell. J. ,V. Bridgeman, Jr. C. H. Corsant. Thos. Tear. 295. A. M:. Thompson. 297. S. Albright. 299. C. L. Burroughs. T. O. Combs. Jno. N. :Moehler. '\V. A. 'Valker. L. A. Hagan. 300. R. C. Barrett. Rufus Phillips. Wm. Garrison. 310. John Landers. J. D. Peal. Jasper Trotter. 311. S. Brown. 313. D. H. Hobbs. W. R. Frost. G. G. Valentine. 316. M. J. Lannom. R. Booth. F. L. :Morrill. R. B. Chappell. Thos. Thibbets. Jno. ~lcCafferty. P. H. Austin. J. W. M:osley. 322. J. R. Snowden. 323. Sam'l Anderson. L. Freund. C. S. DeGraff: . Hugo Gerber. 324. Jno. C. Randall. 325. A. Ward. L. C. Garen. J. T. Ward. 330. W. W. Hum.phreys. 331. L. H. Morse. James Murdock. J. H. Brown.

261

No. oj Lodge.

331. 334. 336. 339. 343. 344.

345. 354.

358. 364. 367.

372.

380. 390. 39l. 398.

399. 400.

401.

[Oct.

Append1::1~.

262 Name of Party.

W. W. Clark. W. G. Seaver. F. H. Braden. G. H. Donaldson. W. W. Tucker. P. S. Chesure. Robert Parker. Wm. Cheeney. D. Hutchinson. J. '\V. Haynes. B. C. Holbrook. 路Wm. Knight. James A. Owen. W.C. Brown. J. T. Guthrie. J. M. Gordon. J. E. Krendel. Frank Price. Geo. N. Runkle. "",V. F. Smythy. D. W. Sumner. J. V. Barger. Jno. Barnes. J. Pendergraf. D.Bridge. E. Davis. B. N.Reese. G. L. Simpson. S. L. Taylor. J. K. Heavner. R. E. Gilland. J. N. Cummings. T. C. Wood. H. Jerrard. M. Bridges. W. H. Clark. Casper Miller. S. R. Strafford. W. N.Gray. R. Venable. J. D. Chapman. Geo. Easterly. A. Harris. Jacob Kaderly. E. Pinne~T. G. W. Samples. E. W. Sheets. J. J. Ingram. D. B. Brooks. Victor Campbell. H. L. Lamport. R. J. Alexander. J. T. Rider. T. A. Vernon.

No. oJ

Lodge.

Name of Party.

401. Wm. 'Vatt.

403.

407.

409.

413. 416.

418.

420.

427.

434. 441.

443.

452.

455.

Sam James. J. F. Moore. T. E. Robinson. J. T. Talliaferro. E. R. Clough. F. A. Bradshaw. H. R. Hooper. J. Coffey. J. W. Scott. E. F. Henderson. J. A. Mahan. J. A.MaJ?es. G. W. Young. W. C. Austin. J. P. Albaugh. C. A. Brown. James Hamilton. J. M. Reisch. J. H. Woods. L. Reed. T. Webb. W. F. Gilbreath. Thos. J. Browning. J. C. Dodson. F. J. Franzman. W. H. 'Vilcox. A. T. Philley. G. W. Blanton. J. Osborne. W. E. Sitton. G. W. Wallace. A. Gosebrink. J. B. H. Beale. R. Jacob. T. J. Trew. J. G. Smith. M. M. Mann. C. H. Johnson. Wm.Robb. T. B. Murray. N. C. Harrison. C. S. Burge. C. F. Opfenning. Thos. French. C. H. Howe. A. G. Clark. M. A. Bransteter. J. F. Carkner. J. :M. Gregory. G. W. Montgomery. A. B. McCoy. J.T.Nix. Jno. B. Wood.

1889.] No. of Name of Party. Lodge. P. F. Fowler. 463. G. W. Johnson. W. S. Kirkby. H. C. Richey. 465. J. P. Dillon. 476. J. A. Prather. A. S. Gum. 478. A. Henderson. J. T. \Villiams. W. R. Smith. 479. J110. Crabb. C. R. "Volf. 484. G. C. Brand. A. F. Harvey. 485. R. Bathurst. 487. T. 'V. "Vall. I. N. Wood. 491. R. R. Bird. J. H. Bird. 492. G. W. Quick. 495. A. Slaughter. 501. A. J. Beckett. S. A. Douglas. 506. J. 1L Copeland. M. M:. Gidley. R. J. 11cKnight.

jlppendix. No. of Name of Party. Lodge. 506. D. L. }(Iomyer Wm. 1fcGaugh. G. \V. Rhodes. 508. J. Fleming. 512. J. C. Columbia. T. Eaton. E. O. Johnson. :M. D. Overman. A. J. Sinclair. 515. J. W. Gordon. 516. S. Cobble. N. Pile. 52l. H. C. Asher. R.W.Amos. R. E. Douglas. J. R. Finley. A. D. Hoel. L. W. :Munsoll. G. L. '\Vatts. 523. W. Nichols. 526. J. K. Carroll. E. D. Sa"wyer. 530. A. K. Graham. 532. W. H. Oathout. A. A. Gorton.

263

.l11JPen cli:r.

264

SUSPENSIONS

~FOR

[C)ct.

UNlVIASONIC CONDUCT.

REPORTED TO THg GRAND LODGE OF MISSOURI, OCTOBER 1,1889.

No. of Name of Party. Lodge. 7. J.1. Kline. B. C. Rice. A. F. Kerr. 30. \Vm. KelleJ1". J. J. Ashurst. 44. J. \V. Brown. S. B. Brown. T. W. Stokes. 51. A. B. Southworth. 92. H. A. Long. 148. B. F. Anderson. 244. O. :rvr. Baley. 254. F. C. Smith. N. A. 'Vade. 292. S. F. Rader. 293. Gilbert Schooling.

No. of Name (~f Patt'!l. Lodge. 304. W. 'V. Hutchison. 325. R. T. Henry. 337. J. K. Saunders. 361. A. S. Smith. 398. Drury Stith. 408. 1.1:. B. Fewell. 469. J. W. Jones. M:. T. ~IcCoy. 472. J. W. Hannan-B)1" Grand Lodge 475. Geo. \V. Holliday. 488. J. O. Connor. G. P. Pepper. 49l. J. H.Thole. [)()4. \V'm. F. Cockrill. 524. J. B. Keith. 585. Geo. Stevens.

265

1889.]

EXPULSIONS.

REPORTED TO THE GRAND LODGE OF MISSO:VRI, OCTOBER 1, 1889•

No. of Lodge.

• .f

J.lame oJ

a'r

ty.

16. Le\vis ~ryers. 74. Jno. F. Clark. 75. J. McCause. 86. vVilliam Rear. 115. Abe Tolson. 117. D. E. \Vray-By Grand Lodge. 141. Jno. T. Pollard. 147. Sam'l Coleman. 157. VVTill R. Gay. 162. S. C. :McGeorge. 200. vV'. H. Work. 212. D. F. Pollock. 263. Lucas Corlew. 281. G. Baumbach-By Grand Lodge in 1888. 291. Ed. E. Ennis. 293. J. F. Scott. 311. H. S. Miller. .315. S. B. Hudson. .316. Walter B. Lee.

of Lodge.

.J.7\1"O.

J.\ arne

if P ai·ill.

317. S. P. 1Iorrnan. 330. J. R. Bush. 385. Jno. 'V. Page. 338. R. \V. Fletcher. 360. Robert Terry. 385. H. C. Stevens. 390. J. J. Baker. 393. J. J. Lonergan. 398. A. C. Long. A. S. H. Hodges. 422. Jno. '\V. Polland. 4.'35. J. Pollock. 436. L. C. Sauls. 437. Paul lvI. Lindsay. 445. J. V. Major. 454. Chas. L. Bridges, F. C. 468. N. L. Carter. 517. A. J. Dean. G. L. Gorwyn.

Appendi~c.

266

REINSTA'rElVIENTS. :REPOR.TED TO THE GR.A.ND LODGE OF MISSOURI, OCTOBER 1,1889.

.No. of Name of Party. Lodge. 1. James Saunders. G. H. \Vhite. Louis Turner. 5. R. H. Edmonson. 7. A. F. Kerr. 9. S. L. Skidmore. "w. H. Fraser. 10. H. F. Brinton. 'V. B. Smith. II. 'Vm. A. Kabler. 15. B. F. Brown. R. S. Osborn. 25. R. M. Floyd. Sam'l G. Pilkington. 28. George Munckton. 29. E. D. Crews. 30. James Bowden. 31. :Maybury Mitchell. 33. :M:. P. Alleson. 40. 'Vm. Moody. 41. Martin Horn. 43. D. L. Lane. 45. ehas. McQuerry. 46. J. S. McClenny. 48. G. F. Miller. Harvey Allen. G. S. Maddox. 50. Ed. Doulin. Jehu Johnson. Joseph Johnson. Wm. Hughes. 52. W. T. Goodson. 58. W. C. Hanna. J. B. \iV'allace. 59. J. H. Williams. 62. Moses Joiner. J. Hooper. 66. S. M. Lambeth. 69. James Shaw. 76. W. E. 1fcBride. 77. Thos. Bass. 78. T. J. Pully. P. W. Yant. 83. Mark Burke. C. M. Wilson.

J.Va. of Lodge.

...

~ t"",U.

85. 89. 92.

95. 98. 102. 104. 105.

111. 112. 113. 115. J17. 118. 126. 127. 131. 132. 136. 147. 149. 150. 154. 156.

.:.Vnrne of Patty.

~I.

S. :Moffitt. \V. J. Kinder. J. F. De\Vitt. Isaac ~fyers. Geo. E. Coleman. J. J. Cribbs. 'V. T. Foster. C. G. Hunter. \Vm. C. Wilson. A. \V. Clark. "\Y. A. ely-mans. Benj. Howell. T. J. Hamilton. Ichabod Nagley. ,V. H. Parcels. James 'V. Long. D. R. Baker. A. L. 'Villiams. Jno. Stone. T. B. Brown. Lewis Stoddard. J08. D. Cravens. Robt. \V. Dodge. David L. Madkins. James V. Hussey. C. S. Canady. S. F. :Moore. E. C. Baugher. C. C. 'VeIls. J. T. Bagby. J. F. Brookhart. Chas. \Vatson. A. L. Drew. A. L. '\Valdron. N.L. Fish. H. H. Rice. F. G. Sitton. Harry Strode.

'V. P. Tuttle. 161. L. A. Harris. 162. 'V. A. Crockett.

V. Wilson. S. c. :rvIcGeorge. 164. Henry C. Mueller. 165. George D. Davis.

1889.J lto. of Name of Pal·ty. Lodge. 17l. J:anles Ashhill. 182. B. F. lNatson. 183. J. T. Bures. ISn. Corn Driscoll. 193. J ames Allen. J110. L. Bald win. 197. Jna. B. \Vhite. 'V. H. H. Brown. 203. 'V. F. Simpson. 205. Fred J. Schupp. 210. Geo. D. Stuckey. 213. 'V. C. Faulkner. H. Dean. C. G. '\Voody. 218. U. G. Everist. 219. William Tannote. 225. B. H. Frank. E. R. ~foore. H. T. Stringer. 226. Ben. Difani. 23l. Geo. V. Dyer. 236. J. J. Cromby. H. E. Depp. 237. J. ~r. A. Vaugn. 243. Ed. C. Darley. •J. H. Brown. \Vm. P. Paxon. T. A. Caswell. Oscar O. Girard. 245. Chas. Larkin. 254. J. L. :McConllell. 255. J. M::. Justic. .r. C. .To11nson. \V. C. Livingston. G. N. Lock. J. P. :McClelIan. J. F. Acree. 260. Jno. E. Snyder. H. T. Howell. 263. In'o. E. Hough. 267. Alex. Thompson. 276. J. \V. Blevens. •J. R. Sha'\v. M. D. Goldsby. 280. C. A. Crumbaugh. 283. T. B. Graham. --'Hulsteln. 290. J. D. Pickard. 292. G. }':IcChristian. C. H. Shapley. J. J. Abell. J. A. Smith. 303. J. II. Blake. 305. J atnes Brooner. 307. R. B..Caldwell, Jr.

A1Jpend'l:x. ,iVo. oj Lodge.

267 Name of Party.

307. Luther R. 'Voodson.

Jno. Milstead. Thos. Baker. 310. Silas \Vhite. J. Trotter. Ben. F. Hunter. .Tno. D. Peal. 317. Sam'l Hoffman. J. }!. Joiner. T. D. Rice. 330. J. R. Bush. 339. Geo. B. Spatt. 34l. 'V. F. Steele. 344. L. B. Hannah. B. Y. N. Clarkson. 345. S. C. Price. 346. J. W. Poole. 354. Alex. Carter. 371- 'Valter Bowers. 381- J. ~f. Brown. J. B. \Villiams. \Vm. Sharp. 382. Solomon Bartlett. 383. 'VVilliam li'ithian. 396. J. "M. Bolinger. 406. 'J. J. Somero. 409. J. \V. R~ran. S. F. Brown. Jno. Ward. B. F. Hetrick. Riley Fields. 412. G. H. GabehH,rt. 416. R. D. Welch. S. H. Jackson. 418. \V. H. Sharp. 424. Geo. \V. 'CrulUp. J110. F. Winbush. 427. Frank Biles. 441. J. F. Slack. 442. rr. J. Hunt. 444. J. S. Nelson. 446. Jno. \V. York. 450. G. L. Love. , 45:l. B. A. Stephens. 455. Isaac Chilton. 460. Jno. Cruikshank. 470. Jno. Adams. 479. S. \V. Hopkins. 484. J. B. Roberts. C. \V. Bragg. 488. T. B. Brookshire. A. J. Brooks. 49l. D. P. Daniels. 512.' S. N. Hardesty. 309.

GRAND SEC)RETARY'S TABULAR srrATEl\IENT.

0:'

C/)

COJ\IP1LED FH01\I RE'l'URNS, SEPTEMBER 1ST, 1889.

LODGE.

--l!MiSSOnri

2.lt'ferldian B Beacoll 4 Howar.d 5 United

6 Ark 7 O'Sullivan 8 Willialllsburg 9 Geo. \Vashington 10 Agency 11 Pauldingville 12 Tyro 13 R.ising Sun 14 Cyrene 15 \Vester~ Btar 161tfeI11ph~s

17 Clark.sv1l1e 18 PaI~yra 19 ParIs UnIon 20 St. Louis 21 Havanna 22 'Vellington 23 Fl~rida 24 W~aconda 25 Naphtali 26 Ava 27 Evergreen 28 St. John 29 \Villdsor 30 Huntsville 311Liberty 321IIumphreys 33 Ralls

341'l'roy

35 M:e.rcer 36 Cooper

P.1?'A":)~~~.I..

COUNTY.

},{A~TElI.

HIW"""!'Alty. __

St: Lol~i~-.:::·,=~.I~t. J'~U~C~t;.:" . I;~s~~I~~~;:~~~~~.~.-:::= .~,:;. J)e~;I~s~ I'

St. Louis ,St. Lou~s F.rankhn Springfield Ne,vark \VaInut Grove \Villimnshurg St. Louis Agency 'Vright City Caledonia B.ar.ry Cyrel1e 'VinstOl~

:Menlph~s

ClarkSVIlle

PaI~yra

ParIS St. Louis }'-fc}t'all DeKalb Flor~da

LaGlange St. Louis Ava New Haven Hannibal. \Vindsor Huntsville Liberty ,Hu111phreYs Centre

!'l'roy

IPrinceton lBoonville

,St. Louis City "'liSt. I..iouis City-

Ho.ward Greene KII0X

Greene Callawa)r St. LouisCity Buchanan \Varren \Vashington Clay Pike IDaviess ,8..gOtland PIke 1\iarion :Mollfoe St. IJouis City Gentry Buchanan 1\:fOllroe Lewls St. Louis City D.,OUghtS Franklin 1\Iarioll Henry _ Randolph Cluy

llsllllivan Ralls

_I-JillCO.ll1

1\Iercer ,Cooper

IJohn Spencer IEugcne Gross I. snll,th "'lII. E. Nearing 'VI11. Kendrick J. C. T. \Vood Guilford R. Paden 1 iC. D. Kelly II. 1\L Farris IS. Vi. Bishop

Ie..

IIGeo. P. Ha.ryey J.. C. pr.eston I'V. E. \Viatt IRob't \Vhitchurch.. · IJno.. W.' narlJes IIE. C. Carroll J. :Mallor)T E. T. \ve. tlll0re IHenry A. Grinllll Josiah 'Vilf'Oll Thos. F. Norris Thos.lf..IIur~ D. Ii. Clulder:s H. J.l\lcI\ellops HeI1l'Y Khnellne 8. C. Griswold !Sylvester B. Thaeher IJmnes n. Lindsay 110 Rutherford ,B. F. Corbin F. Reid !N. A. l~oster ll\v. II. Hutchison ~I. C. 'Volf 18. H. Stephens

"T.

IIH.

Chas. 1\latt IJos. Brunner J.a.s. :M.. sett..}e.~ Vint. N. Bray Hugh TClllPlctOll ,V. ,f. I~rad:;haw Thos. R. Hobson B. V. Chasc l)l'O tetn L. ]\'1. }.:{cCrary 'Vnl. T. Carter n:IcSJmden 1\f. T. sa.Hluel. J. IJ. Fanner iFrank },Icqall.: IJmnes.' P. Neslnt F. 1\:[, Reynolds Jno. \V. noulware 'rr. 1'1. R.odes Daniel J. Funk. D. S. :McFall IA. Derge 1

18.

I·ThO"!1:as Cho:vn~ng

Louls Schll c lde:r Juo. T. 1\~CCOy IIJ.. O. HalleY · C. T. ~Iurphy 'V1l1. O.lflnvell +lohn G. Davis IJ. C. Shaefer IS. H. Browl.l II. N. ~Ioberly IB. C. Brigg-s I.'.''I'hOS. H. Harris I\Vnl. Hirons IH. B. ChiltoIl

~ ..:

TIME OJ' Mlno'I'ING,

11 st & ;ld ThursduYS of cuch month

!lst& 3d "rednesd~aysofeachnum. ;2d & MIl rrl1ursdays of each lUOU. i Satnrday on or before fUll.1110011. :3d l\iondav in each UlOllth. iSaturdily or after fulll110on. :Tuesdny hefore fnlll110on. jSaturdny on or before fulllll00n. \2d & ·!th rruesdl1Y in each 111onth.

I}.,TO

thne [liven.

·iS~turday on

•

or before full nloon.

INo time gillen.

ls.'aturday on or hefo.re full 11"100n. ISaturday on or l)(:.~fore full 11100n. 1Stt!ul·day on 01' befOl'o full n100n. lFl'ld.tt.yon or befor.e full JUOOH. ISaturday night on or before f. n1. ;2d & 4th rrhursdays. (.lst & 3d Saturdays of each 111onth. !lst & 3d r.ruesdttys of eaeh 1110nt11. ISaturday before fulll110on. ISaturday before fullI110011. S~tl~;?ay on l)cf?ro r,ul.111100n. ·1st & 3d Tlnllsdays of each 1110ntll. 1I¥d ~4th 'l'hursdaysofeach1110nth. ,3d sa..tllrday each 1no11th. 1 \N-o arne gi'lleIt. !1st },:{onday in each 11lonth. ISaturday or before full nloon. ITues on or bef. f. In. & 2 weeks. aft. ll~.t :Mon<lay & 3<lSaturdav of e. Ill. Fri. on or))~f. f. In. & 2d 'vk. fol'g. 12d Saturday in each 111onth. iSatnrdayon or lJCfor.e-f.nll lll.oon. 'rl'uesday on or before full 11lOOll. J2d & 4th ll'ridays in eneh 111onth.

~ C;;.

s--::-

371Cedur HSiCaHao 3ulDe'Vitt 40i :Mt.I\IOria.h

41 l.JEtna 421l\Iiddle Grove 43. Jetrerson ~ jJacksonville 4t.>IBonhoDllne 46 \Velltzville 47 Fur ette 48 Fulton 49 Haynesville 50 jx.enia 51 Livingston 52 ilVUkUlldU 53 \\Teston 54 IIndex 55!'ArrOW Rock 56 'l'~Pton 571IIbclllllond 58 Monticello 59 Centralia 60 New Bloonlfield 61 'Vaverly 62 Vincil 63 Cambridge 64 :Monroe 65 Pattonsburg GO LillIl 67 Rocheport

!Owcnsyille \Cal1ao

J)e'Vitt ISt. Louis !.2Etna il\Iiddle Grove l,JeflerSOIl City ?tlCk~Ol:~!il1e ;l\fanchester !'Velltzville ;FaYette ',.FUlt. 011 IHolt IHoPkins IGlasgow lcarrollton

;Gnsconade IMacon jCuTroll !St. Louis City !8cotland IMonroe [Cole iI~andol}~h;:..; ,St. 1.. 0111S CIt~ 1St. Charles IIIOWfiJ.'Cl iCallaway IClay

j'NOd.away Howard Carroll I'V~ston lplatte !Garden City ICass 1Arrow Rock. lsaline iT~Ptoll ,)1\fOniteau llhchmond Ray !1\Iollticello \Lewis iCentralia jBOolle \NeW BloOlllneld"'I'callaway 'VaverIy Lafayette Cmneroll Clinton \Slater : ,Saline I:l\Ionroe Clty rMonroe Pattonsburg,Daviess LillI} losage Rocheport Boone

I.T. M. Boston \.T. }'I. Ralldall. I.:\.. D. Richards

j'". c. Eyster \'V. C. Ladd ,I.ouis 13erkey P. Grillll'ihuw B. l{'., ~·oulter ..;.:: Janl(~S 1\1. Brm\eI. Cluts. J. 'Valker c. O. Lewis \pet.,er GOdfreJT J. 'r. Huffaker John D. Ol.llill Geo. B. Harrison O. T. 'Velch J. F. KclllleY G. A. CUllllnings J. T. Bnker C.G~ Ely .; 'V. :M. Alhson ,V. 1'. Ball ~ 'YIn. H. Carpenter '.Tno. C. Cave R. P. l\lotte

IA.

"V. G. Slmtll Jno. A.Rieh 'V. R. I). Jackson J. T. Gough J.l?ellers L. T. Searcy

;Squire Cahill \E. E. Richnrdson l'V. 'V. Duuun v. Kyte :G. L. Pullimn is. T. Hull ~'V. Dalhlleyer ~). ~:>o~vell~ iD. C. 1u)Ior II3en. C. T. Pratt \.Tos. Rosenbauln l"E.~. IJ..E{.lwards i\V. C. :McFarland l.s. K. 'Vray IAlldrew Blocher IDan. R. Brand iJ. O. 'Vhite IH. B. Anderson !1Vnl. Putsch I\Valter ~L 1\lo11roe iThos. N. IJavelock 'V. SUI111ners )Admll Rodellleyer !1\1. P. Sexton ..I H. 1. Galbraith D. Corn IJ. E. Bl:idges 1B. C. BIShop J.J. R. Bickner lcT.,. 'V. Painter IChas. :Myel

ISaturday on or lJeforc fulll1100l1. !sat. 01101' bef.f.Ill. & 2~'yeeksufter. l~d and ·:!th Saturdays. 2d ~nd 4th Saturdays. \l\.,.ofime git-cn. 1:-<t and 3d Saturdays, 2 P.:M. 3d 1\Ionday. ~atll1:d~L~ on o~ b~for~ full nloon. Satluda.) on OJ before full 11100n. Saturday all or before full 1110011. :Monday night on or bef. fullllln. lstSaturdUY. and.. 1staI.ld 3cl Fridays. Saturday after fu1111100n. SaturdU..Y on or before fUlll1l00n . 1st aU,d 3d \Yednesdays in e. In. Sat. bef. fl. Inn. and 2 weeks after. 1st and 3d Saturdays. Saturday 011 01' before full 1110011. Saturday on or bef"Ol'e full nloon. 1st and 3d Saturdays. Saturday on or before fullllloon. Saturday on or before full 1110011. Saturday before full nl00n. 1st l{'riday nigllt & 3d Sat. each 1I10. Saturday on or before full n100n. 1st & 3d Saturdays. Saturday on or before fullllloon. 1st & 3d Saturdays. 2d and 4th Saturdays. Satl.Irduyon. or after full nloon. 2d Thursday ot each Inonth.

iYewell I..ockridge ,E.~. ,Yo Joy IJno. B. Harris \R. G. Beazley \l\I. 'V. Anderson lT. H. Savage IIC. P. Patterson J. ,V. \Vhitlnire U. Schneider IPhilip Rodall BIuD1 I~I. C. Flynt jS. D. Sandusky

Saturday on or before fulllnoon. Saturdu..y 011 or before ful1111oon. 3d Thnrsda~l"S. Tuesday on or before full llloon. Satu~day before full D10Oll. lYO timcgiven. 2d and 4th 1\fondays. Saturda.y on. or before full moon. 1st & 3d Tuesdays. 2d and 4th Fridays. Saturday on or before full 1110011. Saturday on or before full moon. jSaturday on or before full 1110011.

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IRoanoke ISavannah !Dal1ville IBrunswick ,Keytesville Ashle)r IIlldcpendcnce lSteelvine ~ ISt. Joseph ·St. Louis IBridgetoll IHallsville !Linneus.. .

Howard IAlldre\.~r ]\{ontgoll1ery \Chariton \Chariton lPikc I'JUCkSOn Crawford Buchanan !St. Louis City jSt. Louis ,Boone jLiull

Jmnes H. Boggs A. J. La1nbrigllt J. C. \Vhiteside R. L. Blakey Jno. Chivers J. 'V. }.fal13,ffey 'V. A. Cunninghmn \V. 'Vebb S. T. Turner LeI'oy B. Valliant E. F. Heidorn IR. M. Flynt

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85lfialni 86 Brookfield 87 Wasllington 88 Defiance 89 Friendshi 90 Russellville 911\Iadisoll 92 Perseverance 93 St. Marks 94Ivieuna 95 l1eramec 1 96.St. Andrews 97 IBethany 98!vVebster 99 kIt. Vernon 100 Canton 101 Bogarq 102 BloOllllUgtOIl 103 'Vest View 104 Heroine 105 Kirksville 106 Gallatil1 107 Williamsville 108 Gothic 109 Island Citv 110 JrIarcus : 111 Tren.ton 112 Graham 113 Plattsburg 114 TWi1igh~ 115 LaddolllR 116 Barnes 117 Versaines 118 Kingston 119 1De Soto 1201Compass

Lebanon Long'vood :Miami Brookfield Greenfield Defiance Chillicothe Russellville

.ILaclcde~ ..=~ ~ W. C. JOSIYn IPettis Virgil Keller I

83 Laclede

84 Potter

!MASTER.

S~line

J. I. vVebster ,V. D. Crandall Dade T. A. :M:iller \,,"orth Jacob 'Villellli11er Livingston \V. A. Henderson Cole 'V. D. Jordan ~:fadison IAfonroe 1. F. }i'orrest Louisiana IPike J. A. 'rhOllluson Cape Girardeau Cal)e Girardenu !Jno. C. Jeannin Vienna .l:Maries IT. A. 13ray Eureka ISt. Louis IGeorge ItoI'l1eker Shelbyville !Shelby 'I'VIn. Ca.rsoll ,Bethany IHarrison E. R. Durhmn ·.. I:MarShfield II"Tebster .. · ·.. ··.. IG. 'V. :M:oore Mt. Vernon I .. awrel1ee J. P. Porter Canton !Le'vis J. Hawkins Bogarq i(~arroll ~f. C. Litteer BloomIngton !:MacOll 'YIn. Saylor IMillersville /Cape Gil'ardeau..ICarlni Steele Kansas City IJackson ID. E. GUl'ney !Kirks':ille IAda~r IIA. J. Fight..~ /.Gallatln 'VIlle E. Black. IDavless 1Villiml1sville 11Vayne lA. B. Martindale jM:oberly !Randolph B. Jones jStallberrv !Gclltry J. T. Dnnn !Fredericktown !~fadison IF. R. Newberry ITre!1toll ,'Grnndy IH. ~. \V1.·180n ll\laltland Holt jDaVld Kenncdv IPlattsburg IClinton llcharleS E. Jones icohlnlb~a I.B,oone; ,Jnn..1es t\. A.dalns !Ladd01ua 1Audralll i.T. O. Basket Ical.)OOl. ITexns I,J.. 'V. :l\1ire,S !Versailles I~forgan lA. L. Ross I Kingston lcaldWell. "V11.1. A. 'Vood IDe Soto Jefferson IElu1er ICmupe ;Parkville ,Platte J. 'V. Brink

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D. M:. Gray

L. A. :M:yers T. I..l. Kennerly J. L. 1Vetzel J. V. Davidson J. Ji~. Pal'donner L. C. Berry F. B. Todd H. J. Arnlstron g V. P. Admns Thos. J. Ellis L. E. ~Iouroe L. A. Hayward l'l\ B. Ell1s "'. 'V. Bl'aunock S. Stullsell. jJno. lV. B. Henton lsm~1uel :MillaY J. 'V. Roberts IDavid I~. Cowu.n 'V. 'V. "'ood ,JOSePh.Baum C. A. NIXOll J. Ii'. Powers Jno. ShllpsOll w. B. ~Iastin Jno. E. F. Edwurds ,Y. C. Swayze IAlbon Borlug IGeo. R. Riley pann.~ll N. E. !tI1tchell IIellry E.. p.. e ttigrew !.JanleS ],'IcNair Janles ~:tc:Millan J. F. Carley ..!J. N. Brillk

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lwe~~~sdaYbefO~efll~~ moon. given. !

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Friday on o~ before fulllnoon. 2d and 4th Saturdn,ys. IFriday on or before full 11100n. l'lst and 3d ]'ridnys each 1110nth. 1st and 3d Fridays euch 1110nth. llst Saturday night 'of each month. ISaturday OIl or before full n100n. 11st & 3d :M:olldays. &"'1 Tnesday & St. John'H Day. j2Saturday on after fullllloon. !Saturda.y on or before full nloon. ISaturday night on or bef. full Inn. !Saturday night on or bef. full Inn. IFriday on or after fnlll110on. jISaturdUy on or before full Inoon. 2d and 4th :Mondays. llsa~nrday on or after fnllll100n. FrIdav on or before full 1110011. iSaturdayon or after full 11100n. l1st and 3d :hfondays of each 1110. I.Tuesdayon ol'l)efore fullinoon. j2d and 4th Tuesdays. !Sat. on or bef. fl.. Inn. &2 WkR. aft. 11st & 3d :Mondays of each Inonth. ,lst anaBd Saturdays. jSaturday on or before full n10011. lIst & 3d Thursdays of each Inonth. IISaturday on or before fu1111100n. Thnrsdny on or bef01'e nIll 11100n. llst and 3d :Monday ofench l11onth. jSaturday on or before fullllloon. lsatuldllY on orbetbre fulll11oon. 3d Satu'l'days. ,.,.sat. on or bef. f1. 111n. & 2 wks. aft. ISaturday on or before full moon. 1Saturday 011 or before full Illoon.

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121 Erlvin 122 Dover 123 He!mann 124 UnlOl; S~ar 125 Gentryville 126 seaman 127 Athens 128 Lorraine 129 Charleston 130 HumE; 131 PotOSl. 132 "B'armingtoll 133 Star of the 'Vest. 134 Pleasant ~rount.. 135 136 Phcellix 137 Prairieville 138 Lincoln 139 Oregon 140 Papillville 141 Chain of Rocks 142 Pleasant Grove 143 rrond.ale 144 !\fodenl 145 Rising Star 146 McGee 147 Cass 148 Purdy 149 Lexington 150 Biru1ing 151 AIilton 152 Linn Creek 153 Bloomfield 154 Concord 155 Sprillghill 156 Ashland 157 North Star 158 l\foulltain Grove 159 Green City 160 Pleasant 161 Clifton Hill 162 \Vhitesville 163 Occidental. 164 Joachim 165 Maryville 166 Mirabile

/St. Louis Dover

IHe~lnann

({PllOl.I ~tar ,Gentry, Ille ,:Milan Albany Ridgeway Charleston

ISt. Louis City 1Lnfayette IGasc!>llade

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Sullivan Gentry Harrison :Mississippi. Bates: PotOSI lVasluugton Fannington St. l?rancois Ironton Iron Pleasant .1\fount.. l\1iller • Bowling Grecn Pike Eolia Pike FillInorc Andrew Ore&,on Holt PapIllville Bates Owen Lincolll Otterville Coop el 11'0.ndale \~i\. rashington Huluansville Polk Ebenezer Greene College l\found :Macon Harl'isollville Cuss Purdy Barry Lexington Lafayette Halleck Buchanan Firth Randolph Linn Creek Camden Bloonlfield Stoddard Concord Callawa)T Sprillgllill Livil1gstOll Ashland Boone Rockport Atchison l\1ountain Grove.. vVright Green City Sullivan 1\forrisville Polk Clifton Hill Randolph \Vllitesville Andrew St. Louis St. Louis City Hillsboro Jefferson :Maryville Nodaway :Mirabile Cald1vell

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IE. L. Peery IS. G. "·rig-IlL A. E. Silnpsoll \C. E. Horton IRobcl t S. Browne IA. \Y. \Vi1:-:.ou 1\1'111. A. Flett-her 11-1. H. Broeknuln '\" Lindenberger 'V. H. Pollard IJ. 1..1. Denn~y 18. \'11. l\forrlsoll IH. C. Shively IJmues H. Pollard ,lTh01uas J. Starke 1.1. C. \Vu.ne.l1 D. A. 1\furphy \V. H. Pnyne A.aron Teter I\V. II. Stullsbury L. Rose X. Ryland J. K. GrahauI J. H. Duvall O. A. Nelson James E. Boyd WIll. Harrison

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Joseph Baerman L. D. Ranlsay Jalnes Archer J. B. Ash A. E. 1\Iitcllell J. T. IAngo T. Ie. Slnith Jno. F. Brookes 'Villis S. Hopson Juo. H. Bunger }J. L. Ross

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I...T., '1'. :McCulle Shaw ·ll'J.,Y.v.T.J.B.Thatcher I~arnes

J. Hirni ,V. N. \Vright R. 1~. Potter 1.~lisha \..rnold J. B. \Varne B. II. Robinson "V. L. l\IcRae Geo. D..Little 11. Hor.lue P. H. Chalubers Jno. Dallmll Fr. 'V. Settle H. George C. A. :Moseley S. W. Rothwell J.

VV. P. Boqua J. A. NewelL J. 1\1. Hubbard Leslie Bunnelle \V. J. Lane X. C. Reed J. \\T. Popplewell. ,V. R. Stubbletield R. 'V. l\tIcl\1ullen W. L. Johnson James Gray

12d and 4th Fridays.

Saturday on 91' before full rnO.Ol.l. 1st Saturday III every 1110nt11. 2d l\1?uday and 4th Saturdays. Saturday on or before full IllOOIJ. ISat.on orbef. fl. Inn. &2d Thurs. aft. 12cl and 4th Saturdays each month. ISaturday before fu1111100n. Saturday all or betore fulll1100n. 'rhufsday on or before full 1110011. !Saturday on or before full Dloon. Saturday on or before full 11100n. Saturday on or before fulll1100n. Saturday 011 or before full nl00n.

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1st and 3d Tuef:days. Saturday on or before fullI1l00n. Saturday. night before fu1111100n. 1st l\10nday and 3d Saturday. Saturday on or before full 1110011. Saturday on or before full nl00l1. Saturday on or before fullllloon. Saturdil.Y. ne.arest full l11oon. Saturday on or before fu11111oon. 'Vednesday on or before full 1110011. No time gtven.

Friday on or before fulll1l00n. rrhurs. on orbef. fl. m. &2wks. aft. 3d 1vIonday of each lnonth. 4th Saturday. 1st Saturday. Saturday 011 or before full moon. Friday nearest full nloon. 4th Saturday in each month. No Relu1·lt8. 2d Fridays and 3d Saturdays. 2d Saturday. Saturday on or before full moon. Saturda)T on or before full moou. Friday on or before full 11100n. Saturday on or before full moon.

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2d & 4th :Molldays in each month. Saturday on or before full moon. 1st & 3d Sltturdays of each month. Saturda)T 011 01' before full moon.

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l68,Cololly Colony l6n/CUInden Point.. Gaulden point 170!BcnevolcllCC utica l71Hartford Hartford l72lCcnser 1faeon 1 173 .,.union D.Ilio.n l74..i.,.sturg con !,st.ur.geoll 1751Ncwton Newtonia 17BIPoint I'lensunt Point Pleasant 1771'l'exns \Houston l78jGriswold ;Price ' s Branch l~1JIPride o~tllC 'Yest Jj'St. Lonis l~OI.Des 1\{Olues At.IWllS lKllNovelty !Novclty

lS2jStewartsville l8?iCalifornia

1B4I'Hale City 1&./'.>. chmU?is 18G!l\Iorallty 1871··. I&SIHannibal 189jZcTcdatha 1901Pl~tnaJn

1911'Vllson 192/Frankford 193 Angerona

19~.II've~lSVille 19n Bo~nTar

196/ Q ultluan 197 Carthage 198'IAllen~ville 199 New Hope 200 \Sonora 201 jJanles p.ort 202 1'\Vestville 203 IBrU1111ey 2041 Rowley

\Stewartsville

/'california Hale City

I,chanlois

Randol1)h . ,HUUllibal

181..

Joseph

Newtown

IPocaholltas Frankford ~Iissouri City

\Ve~lsville

BolIvar Quit111an

Carthage

A.:r.1le;ldale Nm\ Hope 'vatson ,.Tmues.pOI.•t I\Vestvllle Bnllnley

Dearborn

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y I' ,I. !.• or 0011. Ii'. 'Yrlght H. B. BeekllCl' ISaturday nt. on or hef. fulllnoOll. Kennedy D. :b"'. CrnvewL iSnturda)r on or lJCtore full 1l10OlL jLiVillgston H. C. Gox I.J. C. Stone ~Saturdayon or hcfore full1110011. Putumn iB. Ji'. Spenk ln. C. Lowe !.So tillw !lit'cn. l\!tlcon I,Tno. 'V. Riley IA. A. Gilslrnp !Tl'lmrs. on or bef. fl. Ill. &2 wks. aft. IFrm.lk.1ill "'IG.. eo. ,Yo Ijnck. I1\.L '.. 1\Inrtin ~ :.:,.satu1'day 0l.1 0.1' 1.)Of01'e fulllnOOll. Boone /.T.. \v. H.ulet..t ,II. L. Gray :.I:rr.id.tl.y.. 011..01.'. hefore full lllOOll. \Newtoll 1\1. L. rr1'ibllce•............. 'V. Carter __ - __ iSaturday on or ufter fulllllOOll. New l\lnc1rid -THInos S. IJaw JiYO time qiven. IHanl'll\Iicklmn '~exfis 1(1-. A. Lea.vitt Clark Doolcy iHatunlay on 01' after full1l100l1. ;:Montgomery 18. K. Tippett !J. R. B. Aydelott jSaturday on or lJefore 1'u111110011. ISt. Louis City !Clws. ~teinnutnn IJl:O. j~. Slm~n (1st & ad 'YedllcsduXH. !(,.1Iark 1.1. J. 'Vll~Ol.l ..; 1." . Clll.leSl1U.th l~aturdtly on or b(.~f.{)re f.l.l.111110011.. Knox ,8. A. 1\fcCl1ntlC i.Jno. u. IIcrrlOtt l~aturday on or 1)0101'0 fnll BlOOll. DeKalb iJ. C. I!YnUlll 113. II'. Clark 118t & ad Saturdays in eaeh 1110l1th. /Il\IOniteau !.T. 1\1.. .i\cres s.. Ilot}l !,.1th Saturda)' in eaeh 1l1Onth. Carroll I.Tmnes n. 'l'oPlmss C. Fink [2d and "Uh SaturdayH eaeh l11onth. io.sage 1\1. Tl'llrnC!' j.rUlU.CS P. C.t.,i~lliC.ott Ili'.r.l..daY 0. 11 01' aftel.' fulll110011. iRalldolph IJ. \V. Hendnx A.. N. nfaup 1u Saturday OU or before fulllnoon. I]}(·Ilun.ct. 1 '1" I'1.fnrion /l\Ionroe l~. Edwards Albert G.1\IcDuniel. I~d and 4th l\Iondays. Buchanall ITllOlnus J. Burgess !Geo. Hees 12d and 4th Tuesdays. lpntlltlln IJmne:.;I), Halley \,f. T. Joncs !Saturday on or before full 11100n. C~pe Girard II~. L. IIope I.J. C. Tholllpson ISaturday on or before fullilloon. PIke ,lJ. E. HCIlry IIG. B. Brown 1Suturday on or before full m.oon. IClny L. G. Hopkins J. A. IJose y 11st and 3d Saturdays. I1\IontgOluery M:. IL.G.T~1l'WOOd"'''''''''''''I.TaCOb 1\Iill~r ,Saturday before fll.lllllOOll. IPolk jA. P. 1\htchell \Saturday on or before full1110011. I Jmlles G. Sllnpson IIN..JOdaWay IJ. .J.. l\'Ieddlc l .Jr H. Frallklull /'SaturdaY on or after full111oon. Jasper jJ. 'V. :Miller !'V. 'Voodward 2d and '1th 'Vednesdays. "~orth ie.alvin .T.~lton I~T.H. (T.told.i~l~ I~atu~da~ on ol:~efor.e full 1110011. I~lncolIl IJ. L. Du:\\SOIl 1'" H. I~n~kctt !Satulda3 before fullilloon. 118t allcl3d Saturdays. IAtchison I'V. H. ~Iorgan lStephen 8011th ,.D., avie8s ,•. P. S,h. 0111' '1\ De'.Tor.88 Satllrd.' ay o.n or bC.'fore rUlll.noon. lchariton 11...E. Pancost L. Ii'. Ray Saturday on or after fn111110011. ;~filler :U'. Sullivan .J. L. Conner jSaturday on or before fulll1100n. ..lPlatte 'T. J. :Mealls '..' G. H. Arnold Saturday before fulllUOOll.

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:Marshall /Saline C. Arll1ent.rout Cleopatra /:Mercer D. L. "Tilder ExcelsiorSprings Clay J. C. Dagley sa.lisbnrY ..••.•..••.. /charitOn J. D. B.rullllnall Poplar Bluff Butler 'V. S. Randle Unionville IPutnanl A. J. 'Yilliall1s Hickory Hill. leole 1. D. Bond Can1pbell Dunklin Jalnes D. Stearns Rolla Phelps C. C. Bland Forest City Holt Thos. Tear Cotton Plant Dunklin 'V. G. Petty Granby Newton F. C. De\Vitt. Sweet Springs.... Saline J. B. \Vhite South St. Louis.~. St. Louis City Chas. Rocllow Everett Cass IS. E. Licklider Kansa..<:; City Jackson S. C. Little Oak Ridge Cape Girardeau D. A. Drui11 La Belle IJewis Andrew Fisher 'Voodlawn ]\10nroo S. II. Farrell Hmuilton Caldwell Franklin Ne\vhall Salelu Dent E. B. Smith St. :Marys Ste. Genevieve Henry Roseman Laclede I.Jnn S. J. Hardy Shelbina Shelby Jas. W·. Sigler

ina. J. Dawes Robert Robinson \V. H. \Vears John Clark J. N. Pearce J. G. Hart. 'V. II. PIU111111er J. F. Lasswell N. A. Kinney ; 'r. N. Claiborne J. R. Pool 'V. A. Vamn J110. M:. Bellamy T. J. Koetzli E. I. Arnold R.l\I. Eades "V. J. Robm·ts John T. Holn1es J. C. Rodes H. ,V. l\Iarkhmn J. ,V. 'Yingo Frank Voelker Z. '1'. Standley 'Vln. T. :McDalliel.

St. James \'Varrenton Polo Buckliu IJibertYYille "\Veatherby Sedalia La Plata Rushville Lesterville Granville St. Charles Readsville St. Louis Downing Knob Noster :Uolltgolllcrv City Neosho : ~. Helena Norborne High Hill

Chas. Cartan Jal11eS C. Dyer J. T.Shaw V. B. Bowers B. Cowley S. A. Riggs ,V. F. Henry...... . B. F. Atteherry IA. B. Crandall. 18. H. Irvin D. F. Starks O. P. Reinhart D. P. Allell Moses Ely T. B. Bridges Alonzo Case H. Covington .Josiah C. \VillinIDs Jalnes 1\-f. Van l\leter 1t'I. C: Bidwell Emil F. NebeL

Phelps \Varren Caldwell Linn St. Francois DeKalb Pettis 1\facon Buchanan Reynolds :Monroe St. Charles Callawav St. Louis Citv Schuyler ~ Johnson M:ontgOlnery Newton : Andrew Carroll :Montgomery

\VU1. StilnsOll H. H. :Middlelntlllp Henry Carroll \V. E. Storey A. 1\1. \Vallace E. L. Dildine ,V. \V. Herold J. I. Sears \VIn. K. Jones J. J. Jaluison Dan H ..Moore ,Tno. P. :Milier J. R. Scholl H. A. HmnnIel J. 1.1. Slnith J. C. ~fahan Jno. T. 'I'ippett Andrew B. Powers Isaac Clark J. N. Cullninghmn Juo. Nebel. l

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Friday on or before tUll moon.

Saturday on or before fulllllOOl1. Saturday before fullllloon. Saturday on or before fulllnoon. 2d & 4th Saturdays. Saturday before full 11100n. Saturday before full lnoon. Thursday on or before full n10011. 1st & 3d Saturdays in each 1110nth. 1st Saturday and 3d }Iondny. Thursday on or lJefore fullllloon. :l\Ionday on or before full 11100n. Friday on or before full luoon. 1st & 3d Saturdays. Saturday on or after full moon. 2d & 4th ::M::ondays of each lll()llth. Saturday on or before full 1110011. Saturday 011 or after full 11100B. No tiI1W git)cn. 1st and 3d Tuesdays. Saturday on or before fnll1110011. Saturday on or before fulln100l1. 1st & 3d \Vednesdays of each 111011. 1st & 3d li'ridays of each 11lonth. Defu1tet. Saturday on or aftcr full 11100n. 8aturday on or after fulllllOOll.

00 00 ~

~ ~

jVo time gi'l'cn.

Saturday before full ll10011. Saturday on or before full lllaOll. Saturday 011 or after fu111noon. 1st Fridav evening- each 11lonth. \Vednesdav on or before full nIn. Saturday before full11100n. Saturday before the 3d Sunday. Friday on or beforc full nlOOll. 1st & 3d Tuesdays of eaeh 1110nth. Saturday before fu1111100n. 1st and 3d 'Vednesdays. Saturday on or before full moon~ Saturday on or befOl'e full lllOon. ::Monday on 01' before full 1110011. Tuesday on or before full 11100n. Saturday on or before full n10011. Saturday 011 or before full mOOll. Saturday on or before full moon.

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GRAND SECI{,ETA,RY'S TABITL.t\R STi\.TEl\fENT, ETc.-Continued.

-1

:2 I

IJODGE.

251\Hope 252 Alanthus 253 Lindley 254 Butler 255 Alton ; 256 Shekinah 257 Lodge of Light ~1)8'IRaVanlla

2b9 Lodge of Love

2601\:Iechanicsville 2611i'lorence 262 Holden 263 Sunlmit 264 Fayetteville ~ 265 COlinthian 266 SociaL 267 Aurora 268 Lodge of Truth 269 Rock Prairie 270 New Salem 271 Solonlon 272 Granite 273 St. Clair 274 Cold Spring .275 Tranquility 276 Grand River 277 'VU1. D. :Muir 278 ~4.villa 279 Hogle's Creek. 2ROlLodge of Peace 281 Fenton 2.82 COS1110S 2831Stockton 284 1" ,

285 Earl 286 jHeSp erifil1 287,CraJt.:

2881Hennltage

b~'l~i;:~s.

COUNTY.

1tIASTER.

rl'IJ\n~ OF :MEETING.

SIWUETARY.

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\Vashington Alantllus Grove .. Loredo Bntler

It'ranklin Gentry Grundy· Bates Oregon J effersoll I-Iarrison 1tfercer Schuyler St. Charles 1\folltgolllery Johnso11 Jackson

AltOH

Festus Eaglesville Ravunna Lancaster :Mechanicsville New Florence Holden Lee's Sumnlit Fayetteville JOhllSOIl ~ 'Varrel1sburg Jol1nsfJn l\fai'tinsburg Audrain St. Louis St. Louis City Atlanta :l\facon Lawrenceburg IJawrence Argentville 'Lincoln Sprin~field Greene SedalIa Pettis Osceola St. Clair Henrietta Johnson Orearville Saline Freenlan (Jass Pilot Grove 11cooper A,rill a Jasper................. Quincy IHickory Chillhowee IJohllson Fenton Louis St. Louis Louis City Stockton Cedar

ISt. St.

/Coffeyslmrg lvirg ii City Canto~l

IHernlltage

Daviess Cedar

IL~wis

IIhckorr

J. C. Kiskadden E. R. Ste·wart \VilliU111 'Vood .Ina. T. Slnith G. R.. Nonnan J alnes Houghton .Ina. Ba~·ber J. IJ. Slllpley I~. F. Payton -Tno. 1.1. 1\Iartill 1. 'V. Stewart Geo. S. young N. C. Seville Theo. l~latt J. I. Anuerson S. P. NoeL Geo. S. ltleellach Hobert :Moss Jno. Nickel. Beverly Duey J. E. Tefft ; Archil)ald Canlpbell.. D. C. iYlcNeil. J. R. Grhnstead D. J. Orear C. ·ltf. 1\Iajors 1\1. Rust

\V. G. Ruge

J. \V. Sharp

J. B. Brent

'V.

O. T. Anderson "V. rr. Cundiff Van B. Van Dyke H. ThOlnpson D. B. Frost J. L. D~wning J. JenkIns Burrell Nutter Henry Johnson B. E. 'Vilson J. H. Hewes ThOlna-& R. Thornton 'V. P. Greenlee Jno. Le 1\far A. J. Douglas Stephen B. Potter V. D. Gordon Jmues N. Hope Jno. D. Cox '1.'hos. H. Cox It£. 1.4. Jacobs A. 'V. Dulf. O. Hall P. E. Orear }'. \V. C001nb8 Jno. T. Steele

Saturday on or before full nloon. 1YO

Thos. S..Mellis VVIll. Ackason

·1 .. ·..·..·········..····· Jmnes O. Ellis

i.;

/"': S; Page 'Vllhmll Howard

\YIn. ~weeney

S. V. Cheathanl

time (lh'en.

LVO ti'me given. . 1st Saturday in each 11lonth. Saturday on or after fulll1l0on. Saturda,r on or before fun nloon. li'riday on or before full moon. 'Vednesday on orhefore fulhnoon. !Ionday 011 or before fulll1100n. Saturday OIl or before full nlOOll. 1st and 3d :l\fondays. Thursday on or before full nloon. 1st and 3d Satlll'days. Saturday 011 or before fuIlluoon. 1st :Monday in each 1110nt11. Saturday or after full mOOH. 1st and 3d Fridays of each lllonth. 1\Ionday on or before full 1110011. Saturday on or after full n100n. Saturday on or after full nloon. 2d :Monday in each 1110nth. 3d Friday in ench 1110nth. Saturday before fulll1l0on. Thursday on or before fullllloon 'Vednesday on or beforefullnloon. Saturday on or before full nloon. 2d & 4th Saturdays ill each mouth.

i\TO

"'IC'\YIn.C. Stafford TJittle

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~ ~.

Retnrns.

Friday on or befol'e fullll1oon. 1Saturday on or before full moon.

jlvO Umc given.

Reed 2d and 4th 1\fondnss each 11lonth. IJ.Eden L. l\Htchell IThurs. bef. full & 2 wks aft. ·1·······.. ·····..·········..········.. ·1 Drfunct. F. B. Dorsey jSaturday on or before full 11100111110011

H. B~ach lJ. H. Cl111ders

I'V.

jSll·1'l'endered, SeptemlJa, 1889.

llst and 3d ltlondays. , iSaturdar on or before ful111100n.

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289 Acacia 290 Fainnoullt 291 Edina 292 Lamar 293 Sarcoxie 2941\fOll~ld CitY 295 ~fOlnteau 296 spartn 297 ozark 298 :Marble Hill· 299 Te~ple 300 Dor~c 301 'Vlllte Hall. 302 Lick Creek 303 Osage 304 Faithful 305 Clarence 306 Ashlar 307 New London 308 Parrott 309 King Hiram 310 Sikeston 311 Kearney 312 Cuba 313 Kingsville 314 Pine 315 Altona 316 Rura1. 317 Osborn 318 Eldorado 319 Paulville 320 ChapellIill 321 JOllatllall 322 Hardin 323 Corner-Stone 324 :McDonald 325 Dockery 32fl Ne1v HOlue 327 ~1t. Zion 328 Cainsville 329 Kennedy 330 Bertrann 331 Charity 332 R)l'land 333 Chillicotlw " 334 Breckenridge

lparadise Fainllount IEdina ,'LaDlur Sarcoxie 1\fOUlld City

Janl~stown IISp!?-lta

~cla)T

iClark IK110x IBartoll IJa.';per IHolt~

11I01~lt~au

IChnstIan IGreelle

11li'alr Grove Marble I~ill II~Ollinger Kansas CIty: Jackson Forkner's HIll ,Dallas Barnard INOdaWay perry Ralls Nevada Vernon Fair Dealing Ripley Clarence Shelby Commerce Scott New London Ralls :Maysville De Kalb Knoxsville Ray Sikeston Scott Kearlle)T Clay Cuba Crawford ICil1gsville Johnson Pine Ripley Altona Bates Kansas City Jackson OslJorn DeKalb Luray j,Clark Brashear Adair Chapel lIiU /LafaYette ,DelIver \Vorth Hardin Ray St. Louis St. Louis City ~. Independence Jackson :Meudville I-Jillll New HOlne Bates "Vest Plains Howell. cainsville IHarrison Elmo; Nodaway Bertrand j1\IiSSiSSiPpi St. Joseph ,Buchallu,n Berlin jGentry Chillicothe ,I.livingstoll Breckenridge.,.,.., Caldwell.:

IJ. 'V. Porter Geo. Gonlty IH. R. Parson~ i.Jno. B.utes \V. Fewell IJno. Bucller l~. 1\1. Hudsoll IF. R. Beaulan IS. H. Spence A. C. Su»der jP. J. Coston : ISpencer MarlIn IIP. P. Dayis S. 1'. Kauble H. I>entield J. F. Tubb J. 'tV. }~val1s J. R. Coft)nan Geo. E. Lear I~. A. Osborn T. B. Kincaid O. E. KendalL "'. J. yates I-Ienry Fort E(lward Baker T. L. COlmllUl1 T. B. Highley H. B. Carswell 'VaIden Kell)T P. Reynolds J. 'V. :McCreery W. G. Shafer

I'V.

J. H. Sta])p Louis IJ. Lippnlan Lou. F. 'McCoy J. A. Howe Leroy Taylor 10tto A. Shuttee J. H. Bnrrows I. N. Castille H. L. FinleY E. F. Hartzell S..G. 'veller 'V. H. Sipple Ed..G. Orear

1\LF. Duncan T. 1\1. \Vood

12d and 4th Saturdays. ISaturday before full moon. jSaturday on or before full Dloon. Thursday on or b.efore full 1110011. Tues. 011 or bef. f. 111. & 2 wks aft. Sat. on or bef. f. In: & 2 weeks aft. ~~~!urdTay on.or be~ore fulllnooll. Jinda} on OI befOIe full IUOOTI. saturday.oll or before fulllnOOll. Saturday on or before full 11100n. 1st and 3(1 Tnesc1aysofench 11lonth. Saturday before fulllnoon. Saturday on or after fulll1l00n. sa.tn.r.dU.·~l on or before f\111 moon. 1st lfriday before full nloon.

,'Vm. J. Stander

l.J. B. Elnery IJ. V\T. Davis lJ. S. .Jlart lLe\\~s Reed Hopand J. \V. Cpcll B. L. BOwl1u~n: Jaules U. Gnfhth J. A. Da)T F.1\1. Blagg E. ~1. Sparrow A. L. Davis H. B. POll1Crs J. H. Pollard ; F. A. Harnish Dan'l H. Brown ,V. S. Gouda)r A. ~e. :Moflitt A. A. Hnrrison P. D. Anderson A. U. Farrow ,V. P. Gibson J. Y. Stone J. G. Cuntrel. J. Vi. Norlnan R. 'V. Nicholson E. E. Haynlan J. H. Paul. B E. Phillips

I'V.h.

~ ~

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iVa time [ftl'cn.

'Sat. on or bet'. fl. Inn. & 21Vks. aft.

,V. J. Roach Lewis A. J. Lippelt 'Vnl. H. Gregg G. A. Dougherty J. Q. A. Cope T. B. CarmicaL llarvey Nally !,v. C. Bl'addy lc. ,V. Bnrton J110. n. Flint (Acting) jS.mnuel I,evy Jno. ,V. Toppas S. J. Dewey

Saturday on or after full 1110011. Saturday on or before full J1100l1. 1st and 3d :Mondays. Saturday on or before fullllloon. Saturday on or before full nloon. 1st Saturday of each l11ont11. 1st Saturday on or before full moon. ISaturday on or after full Dloon. Saturday before 3d Sunday. Saturday on or before full nloon. 1st and 3d \Vednesdays. 2d and 4th Saturdays. Saturday 011 or before full 1110011. Saturday on or before fullilloon. Saturday on or before. fullIlloon.

;. No Ret-urns. Saturda)l' on or before fullllloon. 1st and 3d 1\londa~Ts each lnonth. 1st and 3d 1\{ondays each lllonth. 1st and 3d Saturdays. Saturday on or bef.Jre full 1110011. Friday before full 1l100Il. Thursday on or before full nloon. Satnrday night before full nloon. ' Saturday in each lllonth. 2d and 4th :M:onda)TS each 1110nth. jISaturday on or before full moon. 2d and 4th Ii'ridays. 2d & 4th Saturdays in each month.

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GRAND SECRETARY'S TABULAR STATEl\1:ENT, ETc.-Continued.

LODGE.

TOWN AND

P. O. ADDRESS.

COUNTY.

335 1Iedoc~ JOp1i~l ~ ~ Jasper 336 HallsvIlle HallsvIlle Boone 337 Blue Springs Blue Springs Jackson 338 Myrtle M:illville Ray 339 Fidelity Farley Platte 340 Jericho Jericho Cedar 341 Relief Repub1ic~ Greene 342 c.irclc R.oscoe S.t. Clair 343 Agricola Petersburg HCluy 344 :Moberly :i\foberly Randolph 345 Fellowship Joplin Jasper 346 Arlington Dixon Pulaski. 347 Spring Creek Edgar Springs }>helps 348 'Vadesburg Creighton , Cass 349 Pollock Pollock ISullivan 3~50 T~Tian Johnstown lEntes 351 :Mosaic '" Bellevue Iron 352 Friend Ozark Christian 353 Benton Bentoll St. LouisCity 354 HebrOll :Mexico Audrain ?~5 Ade!phi Edge.rton Platte 3D6AnClentLandTI1ark HarrIsburg Boone 357 Young's Creek ~ .. Rowena Audrain 358 North \Vest Tarkio Atchison 359 Garrett Arcola Dade 360 Tuscan St. Louis ISt. Louh; City 361 Riddick !Buffalo Dallas 362 Hiralll lcahoka Clark 363 Fraternal. ROhcrtsviUC j1i'raUklil1 3~ Hi~ginSYille IHigginSVil1e L.af":yette 365 Ba)ou Bakersfield Ozark 366 Adair iI~irksville IAdair H67 Barry :'Vushburll iBarry 368 Crescent Hill. lIAdrian IBates 369 Composite Doniphan IRipleJY 370 'Villiamstowll 1'Villianu;town ILewis 371 Sheldon ISheldon Verl1on 372.NonpareH ,East IJynlle......•. JCass

MASTEl<.

Ro~~rt. S. Kelsoe R. Ii. Hulett A. :M. Cockrell G. G. :Mallsur L. Simpson J. P. Brasher \V. B. Searcy Ic.. Bedell J. B. Howerton IGeo. 1.1. Hassett 'YIn. H. Picher J. ~.,. Rhea O. P. :Margedant James S. Dnnhmn 1. 1\1. Roberts J. D. Rlle.a R. J. Hill Thos. L. RobertsOll C. C. "Valton A. S. Houston J, N. Boydston T. B .. Tolson 'V. H. "'hite IJ. F. Schoenecke /R. A. Cln~rch "'IGustave 'V. Nieman J. T. Pendleton !G. C. Bradford IRichard Slnith !H.arry Ha'''.'kins ,R. H. Beall I'villian1 1\1. Duvis IJ. N. Brooks IC.1.1.1\fiUs ID. K. P0l1der "jR. C. Risk ,C. Correll JG. 'V. li'arrow

SECRETA")'.

"A!. F. Dn\yning G. B. StevlnSOll. J. N. Shrout S. S. young Juo. H. Carsoll Jas. A. Cogle H. A. Noe ". T.• F. S.ha.ckleford J. H. 1fcCaul1 'V. ~"". Hannah Geo. 'V. Gore F. S. HUckins G. I. Bradford A. 'Vade I.L C. 'Vatson /IJ. 1.1. Colml1an ,V. J. Russell IJmnes A. Hanlll1ond 'V. H. Cuttel' !J. C. Bassf\I1'd IJ.- P. HopkinS II. H. Fenton ; Jas. A. Craig ,E. P. Clawson J. Underwood "'1 Elbert E. Hickok H. J. Behrens Neeper IJ. 1\1. Leverich C. ~VCbb 1S. AdkIllS !Geo. J. Eckert IT. H. Hickey N. Bricker 1A. J.1VIcCollalll jN. Ford lJ. V. 1\IcGrew :A. B. Newell

"r.

I'V.

I'l'.

ls. I'''. IJ.

--1 0:>

~nIE o~'" 1fEETI:~_"

I!~~t a.:nd 3(~ ,Fridays Of. each month. J.\o tune gZl en.

12d and 4th Thursda)'s. 1Saturda~,.on or before full 111.oon. ,lV·o time given. ISat. on or bef. f. 111. & 2 weeks aft. "Saturday preceding fUUlTIOon. !l"hurSdUy .o n or b.efore full 1110011. Satul'day on or before full 11100n. 2d & 4th :Mondays in each l11on. 12d J.i'riday in each Inonth. ISuturday on or before fulll1100n. No Umc given. Sat. 01101' hef. f. In. & 4th Sat. e. Ill. Saturday on 01' after j111111100n Si~lt.llrdaY on or before full 1110011. Saturday on or before fullI110011. Saturday on or before full11100n. 2<1 & 4th Tuesdays in euch 1110nt11. 1st Tuesday in each 111011t11. 'lrSuturday on or before full moon. ,Saturday on or befol'efull 1110011. 12d Saturday in each 11l0nth. !2d Thursdays. IThursday on or befOl'e full ]1100n. Ilst and 3d Tuesdays. \Saturda)' on or bef'orc full 1110011. jFriday on or before full TI1oon. ,Saturday on or after full 11100B. i2.d & 4th.:Moll~a)rS in each 11l0nth. ISaturda) aftel fulllllOO11. IFriday on or before full 1110011. i::;aturday on or before full 1110011. !Saturdayon or before full nloon. ,Saturday bef. 4th Sunday in e. nl. I;-;aturdav on or after fulllllOOlL ISaturday on or before full 11100l1. :Satnrda) on or before full ]"110011.

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3731~randeVil1e

3741GOlden I~ule 375 'Vayne~vJlle 376 ICing Hill 377!~~lci~nt praft.

!I1\IandeVille·········I(jarroll ·· JonesburS" :Montg~lllery I\Vaynesvllle 'Pu]askl · 1Adanls /BuChanan IIf!n~.Citr·..··..· I\~entr)r, ,Scotland ,I\.l1 n 111lUug IBillings.: 'Christinn IQueell CIty Sclulyler /Barnetts ~IOrgall !,Richland Pulaski · Cassville Barry ·· .. ·1Vibburcl Ray \CenterYllle Reynolds · IDayton Cass Thonlasville Oregon

378!KllwHlIung 379/Bill.ing s.: 380!.QUeen CIty 381 Ionia 382 Richlalld 383 Pythagoras 3&1 H·arnlony 3M Reyllolds 3H6 Dayton 387 \Voodside 388 Farlnersville 389 Arcana.390 !\Iarionville 391 Raytown 392 Christi.un 393 Bee HIve 394 Dagan ~ 3U5 Latitner 39G 'Vestern Light ~ 397 Gower

398 Jasper ; 399 Pike 400 Decatur 401 Center 402 GaveL 403 Lowry City 404 Alexandria 405 Everton 406 ·Malden 407 ROYal

408 ~Iol1trose 409 Civil Bend 410 Iberia 411 Joppa : 412 Appleton CIty 413 Valley 414 Greensburg 415 Hunne"vell 416 Cache 417 'Vhite Water

418 Clear Creek

Farll~ersville

HarrIS !\fariollville Raytown Oak Grove Lawson l\~ell~lon

;

I../ICklng Louisburg Gower

Jasper CurryvIlle Peirce City Lebanon : NC1V Canlbl'la Lowry City Alexandria Everton :Malden

:Mooresville :l\Iontrose CivilBend Iberia Hartville : Appleton CIty Bolckow

Greensburg Hunnewell South St. Louis Strode~·"ville

Palo PlutO

Livi~lgston

Sulhvan IJawrence Jackson Jackson Ray Chariton Texas Dallas Clinton

J~sper

PIke Lawrence Laclede :l\facol1 St. Clair Clark · Dade Dunklin Livingston Henry Daviess ~1iner

'Vri~h~ : St. ClaIr Andrew Knox Shelby St. Louis City Cape Girard Benton

l'Vnl. c. ~aird IS. G. 'Vrlght.

IG. ~I. Reed

Ie. B. Powers~

IGeorge "~~rd jAdmn J. C(unplJell r\V. T. L!lll1kill ,J. G. l\IIller i.A. I). ~'.rtlllse I\V. S. l\Iusgrave :Chug. \V. Carter !R. L. HaInil~on ,V. HawkIlls jc. T. GrOSshart J. A. Park ID. .T. Adkins IJ. T. Hasley Jno. A.1\icCulloh T. 'V. Greene A. B. Cundiff : Jmnes ~I. :Morrow A. F. 'Vood T. N. Bradford J. F. \VisdOlll J. C. Atchison H. C. Hefley .T. II. Caldwell A. 1\1. Chandler T. B. Burley Thos. H. Hughes 'YIn. l\f. Cox J. A. Jenkins 'V. C. Holnlan J. H. Bledsoe .. , A.. S. Fish H. B. Davis S. J..I. Hnrdinger T. J. :Merchant B. F. H~dson Jos. KleIn E. C. Bennett E. O. 1>.IuJory S. J.lVebber D. :!\IcPlIerson J. ~f. Finn.e~ IA. 1>.r. ~fcIlltlre

IG.

tSaturday befof(~ full nloon. iSatnrday after f~lllllloon. ISatnrday after fullllloon. 1Saturday on or before fulllnoon. r~atm:d:l): on 01: befo~e full 1110011. ,Satllld(L) OIl 01 befoic full n100n. iFriday 011. or \1fter fullilloon. ISaturday on or before full Jll0011. iSaturdllY Oll.or before fll,II JUOOH. jSaturday on or before full 11100n. [Sat. on or befoTe f. TIl. & 2d Sat. aft. !Satnrdu,y after full n10011. ~Saturday on or before full ]UOOH. ljYo time qiven. }ro time qi"en. 8aturda)r before full 1110011. SaturdaY on or after full ]llOOlL -Friday or hef. f. 111. & 2 wks. a.ft:. Saturday on or befon~ full nl00n. Saturday before 2d & i1th Sundnys. Saturday before full 1110011Satn.rday on or before full nloon. Saturday before full1110on. Saturday OIl or before fullllloon. Sa.turda)~ bef. f. Ill. & :2 wks. after. 1st & 3d Saturdays in each lllonth. Saturday on or befOl'e fun ]HOOD. 'Vcd. on or bef. f. 111. & 2 \vks. nft. :Mollday before full ]110011. Saturday aft. f. In. & 2 ·wks. after. Satnrday 011 ol'before full 11100n. Satnrda)T on or before fulllll0011. Saturday before full ]110011. Fridav or before full 111.oon. 2d and 4th Saturdnys each rllonth. Sat. on or })cf. f. In. & 2 lrks. aft. 1st & 3d Saturdays in eacl11nonth. 1\'0 time qiven. ~. G~l'ner Friday ilight on or before full Inn. E. l\L ICIng Saturday on or bef..full 1110011. I\V. F. :Montgo1l1ery 2d &4th Saturdays III each Inontll. I F. ~I. Johnson Saturday on or before full 111oon. 'V. B. Thiehoff. S.atu.relay.on or before full llloon. A. P. \Vatkins 2d allcl4th Saturdays. jB. F.1Vinters ivo.tbne given. E. H. l\Ioxley.....•.....•...... 14th Saturdays.

11I. plock l l. E. Ball I<i-. 'V. Colley j Clllulda Little !Jllo. H~:t~Ol~.~ : IA. H. I tUns" olth A. Knighten jJmnes Cul'ter j.!J. H. S..t iffier i.Jmnes ~I. Farrar !R. R. :McGuire IIAclmn Hauser A. J. Parks !.IL F. Smith 1.1. B. Old I'V111. II: :McClain 1.1. T. RIchardson iA. II. Groyer :M. T. Slnith T. 1.1. Vcrll1illion H. J. Clark J~. 1\1. Shupe Jno. S. Cmneron J. J..I. 'Vatson \V. B. Sanders T. ,V..Shockley Ed. BlggS ~ D. T. 'Vainright Sam. }i'ul·rar Jno. O. Jones J. B. Bell 'V. B. Huston G. 'V. \Vlison A. C. Hopper B. H. Kite A. \Valley IE. 1..1. Frost G. A. Oshorn

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GRAND SECRETARY'S TABULAR STATE:I\IEN'l', ETc-Continued.

LODGE.

419 Star , 420 Itaska 421 Urbana 4~.)o2 Gate of the'l'emple 423 Newbl~rg 421 SalnarIt~n

4:2D Cedar CIty

426 Sedgwickville

427 Glenwood

428 Louisville 429 New :Mndrid 430 11'011 :Mountain 431 CeIllent 432 Black Oak. 433 l\fnck's Creek 434 'Yheeling 435 St. Nicholas 486 Ash Grove 437 Lafayette 438 Te1l1pernnce 439 ~It. Olive 440 Trowel 441 Excelsior 442 Burli~lgton 443 Anchor 444 Ada 445 'Vest Gate 44.~.}.IGrt:e.ll.field 4.41 }'alrvlew 448 Schell City 449lBois D'Arc 450 'Belto11 j 451!Argyle 452 1 Verollu 453 ,F.orsy tll 454 1I Cecil. 455iBarnesville 4561\Vallace

P.1?~~;::iss. I

COUNTY.

Tuberville St. Clair St. Louis St. Louis City Urbana : Dallas NorthSl?rlllgfield Greene Competition Laclede Bonne ~erre St. Francois Cedar CIty Callaway Sedgwickville Bollinger Glenwood SCIl1.1)Tler Louisville Lincoln New ~fadrid INew ~fadrid Iron l\foul1tain St. Francois Halfway Polk Preston Hickory 1\fack's Creek Cmnden 'Vheeling I ..ivingstoll Cave Spring Greene Ash Grove Greene Corder Lafayette Slnithville Clay Norih yiew !'Veb,ster Ll1tesvl.lIe B.ollln.ger Jackson Cape Girard Burlington .TUllC.. Nodaway St. ~ouis ,St. Louis City OITlCk IRay St. LOl!is ,Sf.. I.Jol1is City Greenfl~ld jDa. d~ Scottsvllle lsulhvan Schell city Vernon Bois D'Arc Hreene Beltol1 !Cass Nevada I·vernon .. _ Verona IJawrence ForsYth Tnll.ey Cottonwood Pt "'lMiSSiSSiPPi Cynthia Reynolds jBunceton Cooper

MAST.;n.

A. J. Crabb Juo. H. I~ohlman T. }.f. HayH E. D. Parce 'Villianl I'erry IJ. D. Shulty tV. C. Bugbee D. B. Hill Gibson R. HOlnbs J. L. Butler 'Yelton O'13annon J. D. "Tebb Ira O. l>a1'ris11 A. l\Iorgan .T. VV. Foster S. 'V. Husnes T. \\T. Coltrane l~. A. Hurt l\L 'Yihnot n. F. Records 'V. II. Triplet A. R. Jacques \Vl1l. H. 1\filler A. C. Ho})kins Alvin D. Reed ~f. G. Taylor ThOlnas 13rown seymo.ur Hoyt G. \Varren Robert D. Haire /. L. Hoyal :E. P. Gu!rison i.1. G. Sllllql IH. B. GollIns 1 . .1.•. C. Parrish iQ. A. 'ripton 1 Henderson Chitwood :'Vll1. B. Kerns

I\v..

SE<mETARY.

I_~ ~~)IE OF }.c~~NING._~

-J 00 _

I l.iYo time gil'en.

A. K. Rogers Adolph Kleintopf llst and 3d J\Ionc1ays. G. 'V. Crndginton I'Vednesday on or before fullilloon. \Vnl. A. Reed "'j'2d & 4th 'rhursdays each nlo11t11. R. B. V. Nipper iVa tbne [Ihlen. Ii'. 1. Tetlcy ISatul'dRy on 01' before full nloon. L. D. Fanner !Saturdav on 01' before fuIlllloon. F. E. Seabaugh iSatuTdav on or before fulll11oon. Horace D. B. Cutler jSaturday all or after full nloon. IH. H. Htg-ginbothmll jSaturdav Ollor lJefore full 1110011. Joel Cook ll\ion. 01101' before full 11100n. M. 'V. Sluilh Satnrday on or before fun InOOll. B. F. Teeter ISaturday on or before fullilloon. J. B. Gross !Saturday on 01' after full n100n., J. R. Bachelcler jSatuTday on or after fu11111oon. R. A. 'rhorp i2d and lith Saturdays. J. ,V. S111ith IThllrsday before full n100n. Geo, E. COlllegys Ili'riday before full 11100n. 'VIll. 1\1. Groves tSatnrday on or befoTe full n100n. 'V. H. Pattersoll ,lst &; ad Saturdays in each l1l011th. 'V. R. Brooks IFr!day befoTe full moon. Geo. E . Statler "'IFl'lday on or befoTe full nl0011. 1\f. B. 1\IcNeely ISat. on or bef. new or full n100n. J. 1\1. 'Vhite i1st and 3d Sat. in each 1110nth. R. H. C~frall 12d and 4th 'Veds. in each nlollth. N. J3. I~lgg 11st and 3d Saturdays. Andrew HaWSOIl 1st & 3d Tuesdays. MfiSOI.l Talbutt ITuesday aft. Fn. on or hef. f. In. C. 'Va1'ren, Jr !i1d Saturdays. Geo. 'V. Lmlfles IEvery Saturday. R. S. Shns Saturday on or before full n100n. M.}Inber Saturday on or before fullilloon. IR. J. l\fcGowan ITuesday on or before f~llinoon. J. N. Ply......... .. llst and 3el Tuesdays. H. parrI..sh ISaturday on or Uf.ier fu111110011. H. C. Garrett iSaturday on or after flll1lnOOll. IT. l\f. Copeland ISaturday on or before full1noon. ,Ed. Crmner ,Saturday on or before fullmaon.

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Brazeau .......•...... Perry Dadeville Dade SeYlll0l!r \Vebste! : 460 LambskIll St. LOUIS St. LOUIS CIty 461 Caruthersville Caruthersville Pelniscot 462._. Santa F. e.:..............• Santa Fe Monroe 463 Clifton Thayer Oregon 464 Aullville Aullville Lafayette 465/Gaynor City Gaynor City Nodaway 466 Centre -View ce_Iltre Vie\v J01111son 467 Pleasant Irope Pleasant.Hope Polk 468 Red Oak Red Oak Lawrence 4691Plato Plato Texas 470 Noda'way l\lary-ville Nodaway ~ 471 ~Iineral Oronogo Jasper 472 Pickering Pickering Nodaway 473 Ninevah Olney Lincoln 474 Guilford Guilford Nodaway 475 Golden Golden City Barton 476 IvIt. Hope Odessa Lafayette 477 Henderson Hendersoil .., \Vebster 478 Racine Seneca Newton 479 Rich Hill Rich Hill Bates 480 Jewel. Pleasant IIill Cass 481 . 482 Clintonville ElDorado Springs Cedar 483 Irish Grove l~airfax Atchison 484 Kirkwood Kirkwood St. Louis 4&l) Co:d \Vater Brosley Ca.'3S 486 Cairo Cairo Randolph 487 Herndon Herndon Saline 488 Lock Spring Lock Spring Daviess 48H Lakeville Lakeville Stoddard 490 Montevallo M:ontevallo Vernon 491 Vandalilt Vandalia Audrain 492 Daggett LoUtI'C Island :MontgOlllery 493 Vernon Bronaugh Vernon 4\)4 Lewistown Lewistown Lewis 495 Globe Louisiana Pike 49H Robert Burns Gainsville Ozark 497 Strafford Strafford Greene 498 Kase)Tville Kaseyville.. ~ l\Iacon 499 Pa-\Tuesvil1e Pavnesville Pike 500 Jalneson .Tmueson Daviess 501 Buckner Buckner Jackson 502 Philadelphia Pbiladelphia ~larion 459IHazelw~od

I I

E. H. Potter A.. C. Heckendorn l\:hchael Foerstel.

G. N. Alld~r "Vln. J. Trnnble R. C. T. Schroeder

Cho.s. C. Davis J. A. jt-,railey James H. Barns 'V. H. Lazenby

J no. M. Do.V.iS Hiram Jenkins B. R. Barns S. A. Allen

\V. B. Patterson J. T. Apperson 'V. A. Bryan L. J. 11yers J. II. M:cAboy \Vm. 1\1:. vVallis Alex. Donaldson J. :M. l\fcClanahan J. \V. Aldrich E. F. Blake 'V. D. Delzell. 1Iaryland Craig J. D. 1\100re Jno. F. l\{cAffee

: J. ,V. ~{cCurry (actu1g) Ja1l1eS Gowanlock J. ~L Elnbree Henry Graves AI. Crotchett F. ~I. 'Vallis Theron rves C. D. IIocker J. \V. l\Iardick J. B. Hereford G. F. I.Jilliston WIn. :McDivitt S. H. Slualley Jas. 11. Duncan

G. J~ ShernIau J. J. Denny Oswald Sturdy G. L. Sayles 'V. ltL Baker Thos. Landon J. S. Brookshire 'V. L. M:cCray S. G. Popplewell H. A. Thole L. Price t :M. nfcCollongh Jno. K. Stroup Adam \Vald I. A. rrranthmn T. CressOll C. E. :hUller !J. C. Bradly \V. 1.'. Stovall Jmnes W. Kinlsey Smith

S. S. Plunkett 11enry ~niller Hugo S. Jacol)i. Jno. l\Iorro\v J. S. Bennett C. J. \Vheeler S. eoen B. H. Rutland 1N. D. Stewart R. S. Pearson H. Bezold J. F. 1Vebster R. 'V. Bagby 'Vll1. A. Gnnn R. Q. Gilliland ,V. J. 'Villia1l1S IS. L. Kasey !F. ,V. Patten I\IH. P. \Vylln Jtnnes S. Pryor J. S. B. Cort

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hVm.

J.to Ret'IL1'1Z.s.

Thul'sday on or before full moon. Thursday on or before full moon. 2d & 4th Wednesdays. No Retu,1·1U~. sat~. 1'_day o.11. or before full nl0011. No tinte gi'ven. Saturday on or before fulllUOOll.

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,1'Vo time given.

No Ret-zlrl1s. Thursday on or before full n100n. Saturday on or before full InOOll. Saturday before full luoon. 2d & 4th Saturdays -p.ro tbne given. Saturday O!l or before full n100n. Saturday on or after fullllloon. Saturday night on or before f. Ill. Tues. nt. on orbef.f. 111.. &2wks.nJt. ~'riday on or before full nloon. Thursdays on or before full nloon. Saturday on or before full 11100n. 2d & 4th \Vednesdnys in e. 1110nth. Satlll'day on or before full 1110011. Dpfu1lCt.

lsat. on or bef. f. 111. & 2 weeks aft. Tuesdays on or before full InOOll. 2d & 4th }.Ioncla~Ts. Saturday on or before fullilloon. Fourth Saturday in each rllonth. Tuesday on or before full nloon. Sat. on or bef. f. Ill. & 2 w. aft. Sat. on or nearm;t the full 11100n. Saturday on or before full 11100n. iVa tinw gillen.• Sat. on or before full 11100n e. In. !Tllesday s before fun 11100n. !Saturclay before each fulll11oon. 1st & 3d Thursdays. Saturday on or beforc.fullll1oon. Sat\1l'dn.y on or after fu11n100n. '" Saturday on or before full Dloon. Saturday on or be.fore full 11100n. ,Saturday after fu111noon. lIst and 3d Saturdays. ISaturday on or before full moon.

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GRAND SECRETAIlY'S TA.BULAR STA.TE:IVIENT, E'l'c.-Conti1lHccl.

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LODGE.

I p.~'~~ii~'!S.' Pl'l1irie Home

COUNTY.

MASTER.

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504 Platte City 505 Avaloll 50tl Lathrop 507 Clearlllont 508 Saxtoll

II>latte CitY ·.. ···.. 1Platte Avalon Livingston Lathrop /Clinton Clearnlont.. Nodaway Saxtoll jlJUChanall

'1'. Akers J. A. Baldwin G. ~L Cmnpbell. Z. '1'. ~Iartin 'V. S.'VnJlnce I~eroy Jeffries

511 Skidlllore 512 'Vebb City 513 Chariton 514 Exeter 515 Galena 516 ~nlford 517 Se1igrnan 518 Oriental 519 Turney 520 ToHee 521 Lockwood 522 Gate City 523 Kidder 524 Spickardsville 52t1) Cunningham 526 '\Vn,yl1e 527 Higbee 528 COllway ; 529 Niangna 530 Ritchey 531 f I.Jane's Prairie 532 Dexter 5331'Vnlker 53 !',COlll.ulbia 535IBlackwell 536IIngODlar 537iBethel :

Skidlllore Nodaway ''lebb City Jasper Guthridge :Mills.. Chariton Exeter Barry Galena Stone :Milford Barton Seliglllan ,Ba~ry Blackburn !SalIne 'l'urney ,clinton :Mexieo Rep. of :l\lexic6 Lockwood IDuae Kansas City Jackson Kidder Caldwell SPickardsville IGrUlld Y Cunninghmn Charitoll Pi~dmont \Vayne HIgbee Randolph Conway Laclede Niangua : vVebster Ritchey Newtoll Vichy J\faries......... .. Dexter Stoddard 'Valker Vernon p.,a,erne _ Franklin Blackwell St. Francois \Villow Springs Howell Bethel.. IShelb Y

A. C. Baruer J. C. Stewart 'VIn. Price 1\1. C. Lucky '1'hos. J. Porter T. 'V. Bundy H. C. Fitch G. 'V. Bunks L. D. Pollock A. Parsons G. H. Finley .T. T.. cr..ai g :F'rallkShaw J. 'V. 'VilSOll Smn'l Ii'lOlnerfelt T. A. Johnson A. J. Lessley C. HansOll J. ]\f. Robertson Jmnes 1\1:. Ititehey ,Yo A. Dillon Janles A. Sisler G. G. 'Vyss 'VUl. B. Bruith Thos. \Veleh Jno. Kelly (Acting) J. L. Sruith

SECm'TAUV.

Tnm 01' 1\fJm·rING.

. J. IJ. Curlnack T. :If. Scott N. E. Owen F. D. Stnrtevullt.. P. N. SuIith

Satluduy OIl. or before full HlOon. ]st & 3d Saturdays in each nlonth. 1st & 3d Saturduys ill each 11l011.th. S(lturcln~;r 011 or after full 1110011. Saturday on or before fnllllloolL

~~g X~~~~l.l~~.l?:::::::::::::~~~~li:~~~::::::::.:Eh~~i~~:::::::::::::::::{v~~:<;(~ih~~~~]~~~::::::::~:~II. \~i. ca:~i~~~l~y·::::::::::::::: ~~~t~;~~:~~:l~~~ ~~~gl~t~l~t:~Ul~noon.

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B~ 'V. Cmllpbell Jmnes E. llfeNnir J. :M. Hirshey :M. Llleky J. '1'. Kennedy J. N. Hcrlocker '1'. J. '1'I1)r10r H. C. Spencer '''Ill.' J\foore 'V. J. DeG-ress G. 'V. Ernest F. :1\1. Shell C. R. Pm·ker J. R. Austin R. I. 'Vaugh Chas. Carter J. S. Dysart R. O. IIardy 1. B. Davis Jno. II. :l\Iiller n. A. ICing Junles C. Jennings E. D. Seal11anS S. B. 'VhitSett 'V. J. Lee A. G. ·Hollenbeck Henry H. Bonnel.

Saturday on or before fulllnOOll. 1st \Vednt'l-\<lay in enell 111onth. Saturday before fullllloon. Saturday on 01' before full 1110011. Sat. nearest full n1n. &2wks Ul'uft. ad Saturday. Satnrday on or before full 1110011. 'VCdllCS. on or before fulllnoon. 1st and Ht.l FridH.).'Sin (~aeh 111(.)1.1th. Eyery 'l'hursduy evening. . '1'hul'sday on or 1Jo1'orc fu111Iloon. 1st & 3d sutn.l'(.lUY in eaCl.l·lllontll. Thursday 01101' before full 1110011. 1st and 3rd 'Veda in each 111onth. 1st & 3t'i Saturday in each Illfmth. 2~ & 4th Saturday in each lllonth. \Vedllesduy on or before full 11100n. Saturday after full nlOOll. Saturday before fulluloon. Saturday all or before full nloon. Satlll'day before fun 1110011. Tuesday hef. fl.nlll. & 2 wks. after. Satllrdayon or before fn11rll0011. 2d and 4th Thurs. in each 111011th. 2d Saturday in each 11lOllth. Last Tuesday in eRch lllOllth. jFriday on 61' before fu1111100n.

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ST. JOSEPH BOARD OF RELIEF. ST. JOSEPH, 11:0., October 1,1889. To the },[ost lV01'shipf~ll Grand Lodge of Missouri, A. F. and A. N. : The St. Joseph :M:asonic Board of Relief herewith submit their report for the two years ending October 1, 1889. RECEIPTS.

Balance on hand October 1, 1887............................................................................. $26 77 Dec. 30, 1887, received of Charity Lodge, No. 331 ~...................... 70 00 Feb. 3, 1887, Ancient Craft Lodge, King City..... 7 70 21,1887, St. Joseph Lodge, No. 78.................. 15 00 Dec. 31, 1888, .. 25 00 J\Iarch 12, 1889, Charity Lodge, No. 331............. 50 00 July 17, 1889, 40 00 Sept. 4,1889, Zeredetha Lodge, No. 189............................................ 85 09 Total receipts

$319 47 EXPENDITURES.

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Benjmnin Sharp S. H. ~mllldcr::; S. H. Silunders Mnreus Boyd l\L H. McFarland

* 'V. A.

Cullnillghanl P. Drapel' :Marcus J30y d * :M. H. l\IcI~arlalld ~Iay, 18GO ,Y. R. Pen1ck Jvla~, 18~~ I'y!1l~mn ~L .I)~nick";l; John De~~e,r l\fa)', 18h_ 6c<nge "lntcOlnb John H. lulner :May, 1863"'IJ01111 H. Turner \Vnl. N. I.Joker :Muy, 1864 John F. Houston * John D. VincH :May, 1865 John Ii'. ¥on~ton * J<!lu; D. Vincil. May, 186G ,John D. "\ Illell. \l. E. Dnl1SC01ub Oct., 1867 !"V.:E. DullseOlnb * C. A. Rowley Oct., 1868 John D. VincH R. E. Anderson Oct., 1869 \Vil1imn D. :Muir * T. E. Garrett Oct., 1870 Thomas E. (Jandt R. E. Anderson Oct., 1871 rrhOlna~ E. <Jarrett R. E. Anderson Oct., 1872 iSmlluel H. Owens * J. E. Ryland :May, 1856 1\1ay, 1~7 ~fa)T, 1KiJR 1\1 a)', 185U

Oct., 1873 Oct., 1874 Oct., 1875 Oct., 1876 Oct., 1877 Oct., 1878 Oct., 1879 Oct., 1880 Oct., 1881 Oct., 1882 Oct., 1883 Oct., 1884 Oct., 1885 Oct., 1886 Oct., 1~~

R. E . \V. .r.~n,d,er,.'~Oll. John Luke

E. Cadle IJanles Xen. Ryl Ul (.1 '1'. C. Ready

",.T. I.J.Uk.re * J.Ohll Xenopholl Ryland

Xenopholl Hylnnd T. I.lOS,' C. ue.m.1 Y * Noah lL GiYUll Nou.h l\I. Givan Jos. S. Ill'oWlle Jos. S. Browne \Y. R. Stubblefield 'V. R. HtUh. blefield Alex. 1\1. DOckerY Alex. 1\1. Dockery Hev. elIas. c. "roods Chas. C. 'Yoods Lee A. HalL IJee A. Hall R. F. Stevellson Robert 1,'. Stevenson.. Janles '''.BOYd J.mnes 'V. Boyd GeOl'ge~. I.flInt Geo. R. Hullt 'V. 1\1. 'Villiams 'Vlll.~l\I. 'ViPiulllS 1!Hl1CS ~. 'V?O~l. 1,

·1S. H. Saunders

:Mal'cus Boyd

~~11rarcus ~oyd

>.·I.Tohll F.Honston ,y. R. I!eniek John Decker

~ J. F. Honston

John Decker !Ohll Decker * 8mnuell\L Hayes

* John D. Daggett ~ John D. Daggett

John D. Daggett * John D. Daggett John D. Daggett * G~o. ":hit('(~l~l!L * ~~. L. ~Ic~iT~~~r ~; John D. Da~~et~ ''In. N. Lo1.o dIllUd hw.;::;ell.. John D. Daggett John D. Vincil. A. L. 1\Icc;regor IJOhn D. Daggett A.. L. l\IeGregor Martin Collins 'VITI. N. I.. oker :Martin Collill~ R. E. An(~erson N. I__()ker :!· R. E. Anderson A. I.J. :Mc(-.regor '''In. N. LOker * T. I~. Garrett 'YIn. D. Muir *I'Vlll. N. Loker \'\'n1. D. :l\Inir * A. l\L Doekery ,'Ynl. N. I . oker Alex. )1. Dockerv Smnuel H. Owens ::: \Vnl. N. I..oker Samuel H. Owen:, '" .fohn K H yhllltl N. LOker Smlluel H. Owens ::: .Tohn E. Hyland ''In. N. I . oker Tohn ,Yo Luke * Jas. ]~. Cadle N. J.. oker 't.

:!·

I":m..

!"?l1.

,'' ll1.

*IA.

*.A. :; A. A. * A. A. ~. A. ]IA. G.

O'Sull~van.*

o:~unt,:an.;~:

0 8u11n an. O'Sulliyun.* O'SulliYan.*

()'~ull~van.:::

O'8ullIvun.·!·-r Frank Gonley.*t IG. Frank Gouley.* ·(t Frank Gonley.* j'G. Fl',lllk (joule)·.* (T. Frank Honley.* G. Frank Goule-y.*

x.eu,op.I,101l }{~,'lund ' .'.• . .I n. N.,'N. LOk~.~r GOl.lle,l) * 'rhos. c. Heatly Loker U. ,F.rUllk Frank Gouley.* ::: Noah l\f. G-ivall \Yl11. N. I . oker (~. Ji"rank (;oult'y.* * N.OH11.l\I. CaVall 1\.I. G. J.:IUh.hle "'nl. N I (.,ker G.. l1'rank GOl.lle y .* ell Jos. S. Browne 'Y. H. Stnbblefield \Yln. N. Loker ,John D. Vineil. \VIll. R. Stubblefield.. .las. E. Carter ::: John 'V. Lnke *I.Tohll D. VincH. I.John ,V. Luke .las. E. Carter ~ :;: Alex. l\I. Do('kery * .Tohn D. Vincil. jChas. C. 'VOOdS IJ.ec A. IIall I.fohn W I.luke * .Tohn D. Vincil. I__ ce A. Hall........... . Hobt. Ii'. stevensoll"'IJOhll 'V. I.Juke * John D. VillCil. RolJt. }1'. Stevenson .Tmnes'V. Boyd SUllllwl1\L Kennard John D. Vineil. !Jmnes ,Y. Boyd Hen. H. Hunt Smnuel1I. KennaI'd Johu D. "\~incil. IGeorge It.. Hunt \Vn1. l\L \VilliUJllg Smnuel ~L Kellunrd John D. Yincil. 'Vul.1\L 'Villhpn~ .TUlnes I) '.VOOd· I.sun.HWll\I.•.. Kennard J01.ln D. Vin. eil. Jmnes P. 'Yood Hellry L. Rogers \Sml1uell\L Kcuuurd \Johll D. VincH. !'{l~eo~ore BI:a~(:e Oeo. E. 'V.alker !~:llnnel ~!. I~enllaI:d IJohl1 D. V!nc!L

* .,TUS .••. .las.

t Died AUgUHt 11th, 1866, while in office. t Appointed August 13th, 1866, by John D. Vincil, G. 1.1.

? Died April 11th, 1877, while in office.

00 00

O'SullIvan.:!:

!"'lll.

E, cad •.lc E. Cadle 'rhos. C. Heady

y., • .

IG.

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* Deceased.

*lA. O'Sullivan.*

<:~A. O'~ull!vall-::: :l·!A. fYSulhvan.· t •

Il John \V. Luke served, by appointuwllt, us Grand Secretary,

C ~ ~

frOlll

April 11th, 1877, to October 11th, 1877, and died October, 1888. Died within one week after his installation. tt'1'ho1'o was 110 Conunnnication in 1835, owing to the anti-nUlsonic ** 'VitlHlrnwIl fr0111 :Masonry. [excitcIUCllt. ~

OFFICERS FOR THE ORGANIZATION. FEBRUARY 22n. 1821.

J;:;D'VARD HA.'1'ES, lV(n'ship/ul IlfastCl'.

JA1\iES KENNERLY, Scnim' 1Varden. . 'VILLIAl\I BATES, .Junior lY{lnlcn. JOSEPH V. GARNIER, ']1l'cwmrer. ABRAM: BECK, Secrelm'l/.

c..:>

Appendix.

304

[Oct.

DISTIlIC1'S AND D. D. GRAND

~Il\STEl{S.

GRAND SEORET.A.RY'S STATE1VIENT SHO'VING LOCATION OF

LODGES ACCORDING TO DISTRICTS FIRST DISTRICT. J. T. LAUGHLIN, D. D. G. County.

No.

~r.,

FAIRl\IQUNT.

J.rame of Lodge.

Location.

Des lVIoines Fairmount Eldorado Hiranl Alexandria

A.thens. Fairnlount. Luray. I{ahoka. Alexandria.

Scotland........................ 16 l\iemphis do 41 Etna do 378 KilV\i'"inning

lVIemphis. Etna. I{ihvinning.

Schuyler do do . do

Downing. Lancaster. Queen City. Glenwood.

Clark do do do . do .

.. . .

180 290 318 362 404

244 259 .380 427

lVIiddle Fabius Lodge of Love Queen Oity Glenwood

SECOND DISTRICT. A. FISHER, D. D. G. l\:ÂŁ., LA BELLE.

Le'wis do . do do do

24 58 100 222 287

"'\Vyaconda l\lonticello

lVIonticello.

Canton La Belle Craft

Canton. La Belle. Canton.

LaGrange.

305

1889.J Second District Continued.] J..Ycune of Lodge.

.LYo.

County.

Location.

Lewis cl0

3in

'Villi~nnst()"Wll.

494

Lewistown

I(110X

G IG8 181 291 414

. li-rl\: ................•........• Ne\vark:. Colony Co10ny. Novelty Novelty. Edina Edina. Greensburg Greensburg.

do do do do

105 I~irksville 319 Paulville 366 ..:\.dair

Adair do do

T}III~D

GEO. E.

~r.AYHALL,

,Villiall1:::;to'Vll. Le\visto\vl1.

IZirksville. Brashear. I{irksville.

DISTRICT.

D. D. G. M., NE\V LONDON.

l\iarion........................... 18 Palnlyra do 28 St. John's do 188 I-Ianniba1. do 502 Philadelphia

Paltnyra. IIannibnl. I-Iannibal. Philadel phia.

Shelhy..................... do do do do

Shelbyville. IIuilne\Ve n. Shelbina. Clarence. Bethel.

1\:10111"oe do do cl0 (10

cl0 cl0 cl0

96 St. ..:-\.nclrc\v's 415 IIunne'well 228 Shelbin~l 305 Clarence 587 Bethel.

. 10 Paris Union . 28 Florida . 42 l\Iidclle <-trove . 64 1\10111'oe .....•.........•..•..•..•• 91 l\ladison . 223 'Voodla'Vll . 240 Granville . 462 Santa Fe

Ralls.............................. 33 Ralls do do

.. .

.. 302 30i

Lick Creek N e\v London

Paris. Florida. lVlidclle Grove. l\Ionroe. l\fadfson. ""\V oodla'\"11. G-ranville. Santa Fe. Cente1". Perry. N e,v I-Jonclon..

FOURTI-I DISTRICT. J. A.

Pike do G. L. Ap.-20.

rrHo~rASON,

D. D. G.

~I.,

. 14 Cyrene . 17 Olarksville

LOUISIANA.

Cyrene. Clarksville..

[Oct.

Appendix.

306 Fourth District Continued.] County.

J.'l"o.

.1Ya'}}w

of Lodge.

Pil\:e.............................. do do do do do do do

75 .A.shler 92 Perseverance 13G Phcenix 137 Prairieville 192 Frankford.. 899 Pike 495 Globe 499 Paynesville

Lincoln do do do do cl0

199 270 428 473 141

·.....................

Location.

••••••••••••••

34 Tro)r

Ne,v Hope Ne,v Salem Louisville Nineveh Chain of Rocks

Ashley. Louisiana. Bowling Green. Eolia. Frankford. Curryville. Louisiana. Paynesville.

Troy. Ne'v Hope. Argentville. Louisville. Olney. O,ven.

FIFTfI DISTRIOT. CHARLES J. ,\VALKER, D. D. G. :M.• ,\VENTZVILLE.

St. Charles..................... 4(3 \Yentzville 241 Palestine do 260 l\Iechanicsville do

\Ventzville. St. Charles. l\lechanicsville.

\Varren.......................... 11 Pauldingville 231 'Varrenton do

'\Vright City. \Varrenton.

lVIontgo1l1ery do do ' do do do do do

Danville. Price's Branch. l\Iontgolnery City. High Hill. ~ e'\v Florence. Jonesburg. \Vellsville. Loutre Island.

oo....... oooo.

72 178 246 250 261

Danville Gris,vold l\lontgolnery City fligh Hill. Florence 374 Golden l~ule 194 \Vellsville 492 Daggett

SIXTI-I DISTRICT. vV:M. H. CARPENTER, D. 1). G. Audra~n

do do do do

~r.,

CENTRALIA.

26G Socia1.

354 491 357 115

Hebron \Tanda.lia Young's Creek IJaddollia

l\lartinsburg. l\iexico. v'andalia. Ro,vena. L~1Cldonia.

1889.J

307

Apperndi:l·.

Sixth District Continu.ed.]

Ifame oj Lodge. 8 "Villiamsburg 48 Fulton ~ 60 Ne\v Bloomfield 81 Hickory Grove 154 Concord 242 Portland 425 Cedar City

.No.

Coun(/j.

CallR\vay

do do do do do do Boone do do do cIo do flo

Location. '0' •••

'Villiamsburg. Fulton. Ne'\v Bloomfield.

Hallsville. Concord. Readsville. Cedar Oity.

Centralia 67 Roeh eport 114 Twilight 156 Ashland , 174 Sturgeon 336 flallsville 356 Ancient Landmark

Centralia. I-tocheport. Colu;mbia.

Ashland. Sturgeo~.

I-Iallsville. Harrisburg.

SEVENTI-I DISTRICT. SHELTON LESSLY, D. D. G. 1L, HIGBEE.

Ho\vard......................... do do

do Randolph.............. do do do do do· do do

•••••••••••••••••

48 Fayette 51 Livingston 70 Roanoke 4 Ho\vard

Fayette. Glasgo,,,,. I-\.oanoke. Franklin.

Huntsville. J acksonville.

30 IIuntsville 44 Jacksonvil1e 151 l\filton

:B-"irth.

161 Clifton Hill

Clifton Hill.

186 l\1:orality 344 l\foberly 486 Cairo 108 Gothic

Renick. ::.\Ioberly. Cairo. l\:Ioberly.

527 Higbee

I-ligbee.

Chariton........................ 73 Eureka do

do do do do

Brunsvvick.

74 'Varren '" 202 \Vestville 208 Salisbury .. 394 Dagan

513 Chariton 525 Cunninghaul

Keytesville.

'Vestville. Salisbury. 1\fendon. ~

(iuthridge IVIills. Cunninghalu.

[(Jet.

308 EIGIITfI DISTRICT. JOHN J. DILLINGER, D. D. G. 11., O\VA.SCO.

County.

J..Vo.

Putnanl do do

.Nunw of Lodge.

171 IIartfol'd IHO PutnaIll 210 UnionviIle

Sullivan do do do ., do do .. do

Location.

1Iartforcl. N e\vto\vn. Unionville.

126 SealIUll1 .•..••.......••..•... l\li1an. 34H Pollock Pollock. 380 .A.,rcana Harris. 447 Fairvie\v Scottsville. Ion Green City Green City. 32 I-Iurnphreys , Hulnphreys. D. D. \Vinigan \Vinigall.

Linn.............................. 82 do 86 do 227 do 233 do 325 do 510 do D. D.

Jackson Brookfield Cypress Bucklin Dockery ; Bis\vell. j)larceline

Linneus. Brooldield. Laclede. Bucklin. nIeaclville. Bro·wning. 1Vlarcelille.

1Vlacon. do do do do do d() do

Callao Blocnningtoll l\:lcGee La Plata Lodge of Truth Gavel. Censer l-Caseyville

Callao. Bloomington. College l\lound. La Plata. ~.A. tlanta. Ne\v Canlbria. JJlacon. l(.asey ville.

38 102 146 237 268 402 172 498

NINTII DISTRICT. GEO. ""vV. DEATHERAGE, D. D. G. :M., CARROLLTON.

De,,·i tt. \Vakanda l\1andeville Bogard Carroll lIaIe City

CarrolL.. do do .~ do do do

39 52 373 101 249 184

Ray do do

57 Riclnllond 309 I{ing l1irall1 322 HardiI1

De\vi tt. Carrollton. J\lancleville. Bogard. Norborne. Hale City. Riclllnond. Knoxville. Hardill.

Appencli~c.

1889.J .J..VinB~

309

Dist.rict Continnecl.] .J..Yo.

County.

J.,1"mne of Lodge.

Location.

Ray.............................. 338 IVlyrtle 384 Harlllony do do '" 393 Bee Hive (10 ..•••••.•••••••••••.•••••••••• 444 .t\.da

l\Iillville. \Tibbard.

Livingston... do do

89 Friendship 170 Benevolence 333 Chillicothe 388 Farrnersville 434 'Vheeling 407 Royal 155 Spring liill.

Chil1icothe. Utica. Chillicothe. Farmersville. 1VheeIing. .lV[ooresville. Spring HilL

505

A.valone

do do do do

La\Yson.

Orrick.

,1-\..valon

D. D. Dt1.\vn

(10

Cald'veIl........................ do do do cl()

166 224 334 118

....•................... 232

Da"'''''ll.

lVIirabile I-IaIl1ilton Breckenridge I{ingston

l\firabile. I-Ianlilton., Breckenridge. I{ingston.

Polo

Polo.

523 ICiclder U. D. BrayIner

Kidder. Braymer.

TENTH DISTRICT. C. S. GLASPELL, D. D. G. 11., TRENTON.

l)aviess do do .

.. ...

do do do do Grundy. do do

.. ... .. .

J\:lercer

do do

. ~

.......•....... ~

15 vVestern Star 65 Pattonsburg 201 J anlesport 285

Earl

488 500 409 106

Lock Spring Jalneson Civil Bend Gallatin

"\Vinston. Pattonsburg. J amesport. Coffeysburg. Lock Spring. Jameson. Civil Bend. Gallatin.

111 Trenton 253 Lindley 524 Spickardsville

Trenton. Loredo. Spickardsville.

35 Mercer 206 Somerset 258 Ravanna

Princeton.

Cleopatra. '

I~avanna.

ELE"VENTI-I DISTRICT. NORTON B. ANDERSON, D. D. G. 11., PLATTE CITY.

County.

J..Vo.

lVame of Lodge.

Cltl)r.............................. 31 Liberty cIa 193 A.ngerona cl0 207 Clay <10 •..•..••.•••.•••••••.••.•••••• 289 A.cacia cl0 311 Kearney clo 438 Ten1perance cIa 13 Rising Sun cIo 49 I-Iaynesville

Location.

Liberty. l\1issouri City. Excelsior Springs. Paradise. Kearney. SInithville. Barry. Holt.

Platte cl0 clo cl0 cl0 cl0 clo

53 120 169 204 339 355 504

\Veston COInpass Calnclen Point Ii.O"\vley Fidelity Adelphi Platte City

\Veston. Parkville. Camden Point. Dearborn. Farley. Edgerton. Platte City.

Clinton.......................... do do . .. . .. .. do do

62 113 397 506 519

Vinci!. Plattsburg Go"rer Lathrop Turney

Cauleron. Plattsburg. Go""rer. Lathrop. Turney.

T\VELFTI-I DISTRICT. HARRY KEENE, D. D. G.

Buchanan do . do do do do do do do

Andrew... do do do do

~....

~I.,

ST. JOSEPH.

10 22 78 150 189 238 331 376 508

i\.gency \Vellington St. Joseph Binning Zeredatha Rushville Charity King fIill Saxton

Agency. De Kalb. St. Joseph. Halleck. St. Joseph. Rushville. St. Joseph. Adauls. Saxton.

71 138 162 248 413

Savannah Lincoln "rhitesville Rochester Valley

Savannah. Fillmore. \Vhitesville. Helena. Bolckow.

311

1889.J T1.oe1jth District Continued.]

County.

.J.Vo.

De Kalb do do do do

124: 182 317 308 235

i.Vame of Lodge.

Union Star Ste路warts\rille Osborn Parrott "\Veatherby

Location.

Union Star. Ste\vartsville. Osborn. ';\Iaysville. "\Veatherby.

TI-IIRTEENTII DISTRICT. \V. H. HUDSON, D. D. G.

Noda'w'ay do do do do do do do do do do do

~L,

:MARYVILLE.

165 l\faryville

.. .

.... ... .. ..

196 301 329 470 472 474 50 442 465 507 611

Quitnlan ,Vhitehall. I(ennedy Noda'way Pickering Guilforcl Xenia Burlington G路aynor Clearrllont Skichnore

l\faryville. Quitlnan. Barnard. Ebony. .1\iraryville. Pickering. Guilfol'd. I-Iopkins. Burlington Junet. Gaynor City. Olearnlont. Sldchnol'e.

FOURTEENTII DISTRICT. J. B. TH01IAS, D. D. G. I'L, ALBANY.

Gentry do do do do do do \Vorth do do

...

125 127 352 377 332 .. .. .. ... 21 109

Gentryville ..A.thens Alanthus .A.. neient Oraft Ryland IIavana Stanberry

198 .Allensville 321 ,Jonathan 88 Defiance

Harrison........................ 97 Bethany do 257 Lodge of I.jgbt do 328 Cainsville do 128 Lorraine

Gentryville. A~lbany.

A..lanthus Grove. I{ing Oity. Berlin. l\1cFall. Stanberry. A.llendale. Denver. Defiallce. Bethany. Eaglevil1e. C~linsville.

Ridge路way.

312 FIFTEENTII I)ISTRICT. SCOTT H. BLEWETT, D. D. CL 1\1., ST. LOUIS. County.

.:.Yo.

(10

do do (10 (10

cIt) cl() dc)

cIa do do do do do

clo cl0 do do do

do do do do

do do do

~Te £ferson

do do

..:.'·rlme of Lodge.

Location.

St. Louis. St. Louis. St. Louis. 3 Beacon n George 'Yashington St. Louis. St. I.Jouis. 20 St. I.. onis St. Louis. 25 Napthali. ~ St. Louis. 40 l\Iollnt l\Iol'iah l\Ianchester. •.•.•••.....••. .....••.. 45 I30nhOlInne St. Louis. .............•. 7B Polar Star Bridgeton. .,....... 80 Bridgeton St. Louis. 121 Enrin St. Louis. 163 Occidental St. Louis. 1'79 Pride of the 'YV'est South St. Louis. 218 Ciood fIope St. Louis. 243 I(eystone St. Louis. 267 .A.urora , Fenton. 281 Fenton St. Louis. 282 COSIllOS St. Louis. 323 Corner-Stone St. Louis. 353 Benton 3()O Tuscan St. I...iouis. 416 Cache "' South St. Louis. 420 Itaska St. Louis. 443 itnchor St. Louis. 445 "Vest G·ate St. Louis. 460 Laulbskin St. Louis. I{irk,Yood. 484 I(irk:wood 95 l\Ieranlec Eureka. ~ IT. D. Ferguson Ferguson.

St. Louis........................ cl0 cl0

'........

1 l\Iissouri 2 l\leridian

119 De Sota 1(14 J oaehin1 25G Shekinab

De Soto. I-lillsboro. Festus.

SIXTEENTfI DISTRICT. ROBERT S. BRO'VNE,' D. D.

\Vashington........ do ., do

12 Tyro 131 Potosi 143 Irondale

ct.

1\1., POTOSI.

Caledonia. Potosi. Ironclale.

313

1889.J Sb:teenth District Continued.] County.

No.

.;.YClTne oj Lodge.

133 Star of the :351 l\Iosaic

11'011...••.•..•....•......••.•.••••

elc)

'V{ est

St. Francois.................... 132 Farulington (10 424 Sanlaritau do 430 Iron l\fountain (10 .•..........•....... 234 St. Francis clo 535 Blaek"\vell IVladison

110 1VIarcus

Bollinger do do do

298 440 417 426

Location.

Ironton. Bellevievv. Farlnington. Bonne Terre. I1'on l\Iountain. Liberty~d.lle.

B] aek\vell. Frederickto·wn.

l\larble IIill. Lutes..·dlle. Latlin. 8edge"\vickville.

l\Iarhle Irill Trow·el. ,Yhite \Vater Sedgevdckville

Ste. Genevieve............... 226 Saline

St. l\Iary's.

SE\TENT:EENTII DISTRICT. vYM. B. vVILSON, D. D. G. 1L, CAPE GIRARDEAU.

Cape Girardeau do do do do

93 103 221 441 191

Perry..... ..

457 Triple Tie

Brazeau.

306 .A.. shlar 310 Sikeston

C0l1Ul1erce. Sikeston.

Scott do

St. 1\Iarks 'Vest .Vie"\v l\Iystic Tie Excelsior 'Vilson

Cape Girardeau. l\Iillersville. Oak Ridge. J ackson. Pocahontas.

EIGIITEENTI-I DISTRIOT. GEO.

'v.

CARLETON, D. D. G. 1\I., GAYOSO.

Stoddard........................ do do ... .. .... do e

Pelniseot do

153 489 582 167

Bloolnfield Lakeville Dexter ' Puxico

4G1 Caruthersville 454 Cecil

Bloonlfield. Lakeville. Dexter. Puxico.

Caruthersville. Cotton\vood Point

[Oct.

314 Eighteenth District Continued. ] (}ollnly.

•

...YO.

New nIadrid do IVlississippi do Dunklin do do do

)i~ame

of Lodge.

Location.

176 Point Pleasant 429 N e"w }Iadrid

Point Plea&'1nt. N e\v l\Iadrid.

120 Charleston :380 Bertrand

Charleston. Bertrand.

212 215 .JOG 1T. D.

Four l\Iile flornersville l\Ialden I(ennett

CanlpbelL Cotton Plant. 1\falden. I{ennett.

NINETEEXTII DISTRICT. A. B. :MARTINDALE, D. D. G. :\1., ,\VILLIA..:MSVILLE.

Butler

209 ' Poplar Bluff

Poplar Bluff.

Carter

509 ·Van Btu·en

\.iT"an Buren.

Ripley do do

304 :Faithfhl 3HU COlnposite 314 Pille

Fair De~ling. Doniphan. PiIle.

vVayne do

526 'Vayne 107 'Villianlsville

Piedn~ont.

Reynolds do do

455 Barnesville 239 Hope'wen 385 Ileynolds

Logan's Creek. Lesterville. Centreville.

\Villiall1sville.

T\VENTIETI-I DISTRICT. FRED. \V. \VEBB, D. D. G. 1L, STEELVILLE.

Ora\vforcl........................ 77 Lebanon 312 Cuba do

Steelville. Cuba.

Phelps do do

230 St. Jaules 213 Rolla 347 Spring Creek

St. Janles. Rolla. Edgar Springs.

DeIlt

225 Salelll

Salem.

Texas do do do Shannon

177 Texas 395 Latilner 469 Plato 116 B~1rl1es

Houston. Licking. Plato. Cabool.

1889 ]

315

AplJendix. T,VENTY-FIRST DISTRICT. H. :MARQUAND, D. D. G. Thf., CHAltIOIS.

County.

No.

Franklin. .. ..... . ..... .... ... .... 27 (10 •••••••••••.•••.••..•••• 173 do 251 do 363 do 69 do 534 do U.D. Gasconade. .. do

J.lwne oj Lodge.

Location.

Evergreen Union Hope Fraternal. Sullivan Columbia Franklin

.. 123 IIerlnann 37 Cedar

I-Ierll1ann. O·wensville.

Osage............................ 66 Linn do 185 Chanlois J\iaries do

.. .

New Haven. Union. \Vashington. Robertsville. Sullivan. Pacific. St. Clair.

Linll. Chamois.

94 ,Tienna 531 Lane's Prairie

,rienna. Vichy.

T"\VENTY-SECOND DISTRICT. A.

~r.

HOUGH, D. D. G.

~r.,

JEFFERSON CITY.

Cole.............................. 43 Jefferson do 211 I-liekory IIil1 do 90 Russellville

J efferson City.

Miller do ... .. . do . ... ... ...

Pleasant }V[onnt. Iberia. Brumley.

flickory flill. Russellville.

134 Pleasant lVlount 410 Iberia .......... 203 Brunlley.. ,

Moniteau do do

56 Tipton 183 California 295 Moniteau

Morgan........ do

381 Ionia 117 Versailles

Tipton. California. Jamestown. Barnetts. Versailles.

TWENTY-TI-IIRD DISTRIOT. S. H. STEPHENS, D. D. G.

Cooper............................ do do do do

~r.,

BOONVILLE.

36 Cooper 142 Pleasant Grove 456 "\Vallace 277 'VU1. D. lVIuir 503 Prairie Home

Boonville. Otterville. Bunceton. Pilot Grove. Prairie Honle.

81U Twenty-thil'd District Continued.] County.

Pettis ell) ele)

~V'o.

Location.

leVante of Lodge.

Sedalia. Sedalia. Longvvood.

236 Se(lalift 2'i2 (iranite 84 PCltier

.â&#x20AC;˘.

Henry........................... 29 'Vindsor do IT. I). ITrich do 848 Agricola do 408 l\Iontrose

'Vinclsor. Urich. Petersburg. l\rIontrose.

Benton

Palo Pinto

418 Clear Creek T'VENTY-FOURTII

I)ISTI~ICT.

.r. A. GOItDON, D. D. G. :M., J\fARSHALL. Lafayette........................ 01 cl0 122 do 149 do 320 do 464 do 47G do 3H4 437 do Saline............................ do do .. . do do do do do

55 63 85 205 217 275 487 518

'Vaverly Do\rer Lexington Chapel lIill. .fl-ullville l\Iount I-Iope I-ligginsvil1e Lafayette

'YaYorly. Do\rer. Lexington. Chapel Hill. A.ullville. Odessa. Higginsville. Oorder.

lirro,y Roek

~rro"r Rock. Slater. l\Iialni. l\iarshall. S'\veet Springs. Orearville. Herndon. Blackburn.

C~unbridge l\Ii~uni

Trihllnina Barbee Tranquility Herndon Oriental

T\VENTY-FIFTH DISTRICT. J. T. CRAIG, D. D. G. lVI., KANSAS CITY.

J acksol1........... do do do do do do do do

76 104 220 316 299 263 324 391 392

Independence Ileroine I{ansas City Rura1. Teulple SUlllUlit

l\lcDonald Raytovvn Christian

Independence. I{ansas City. I{ansas City. l{ansas Oity. Kansas City. Lee's SUlunlit. Independence. Rayto\vn. Oak Grove.

317

1889.J Twenty-jijth Distrlct Continued.] County. No.

};rame oj Lodge.

LocaNon.

Jackson......................... 501 Buckner (1() ..................•...... 522 Gate Gity do 337 Blue Springs

~nckner.

ICansas City. Blue Springs.

T"\YENTY-SIXTI-I DISTH,ICT. F. E. BYBEE, D. D. G. :M., HA.RRISONVILLE..

Cass do do do do do do

54 147 27G 372 386 219 450 480 348 485

do do

Bates do (10

.......•••.•..•..•.•••....•.

Index Cass Grand River Nonpal'eil. Dayton Everett Belton ~J e,veH vVadesburg Cold..water

130 RuHle 140 Papinville 254 Butler

Garden City. I-Iarrisonville. Freelnan. East Lynne. Dayton. Everett. Belton. Pleasant Ifill. Creightoll. Brosley. lIume. Papinville. Butler.

315

..A..ltona

A.ltona.

do do clo do

350 368 326 479

Tyrian Crescent Tlill Ne,v 1-Io1ne Rich I-lill

J ohnsto\vn. Adrian. Ne'N Honle. Rich I-lill.

245 262 264 265 280 313 466 274

I(nob Noster I-Iolden Fayetteville Corinthian Lodge of Peace l(ingsville .., Center Vie\v Cold Spring

I{nob Noster. fIolden. Fayetteville. \·Varrensburg. Chilho\vee. Kingsville. Center Vie\v. I-Ienrietta.

Johnson do do do do do do

TvVENTY-SE,TENTI-I DISTRICT. SEYlYIQUR HOYT, D. D. G.

Vernon.............. do do ': do

~L,

303 Osage 488 Schell Oity 490 l\Iontevallo 451 Argyle

GREENFIELD.

Nevada. Schell City. l\lontevallo. Ne,,1'ada.

[Oct.

818 Twenty-seventh Distrtct County.

路Vernon do do Dade....... ell) do

do do do Barton

do do

st. Clair do do do do

Continued.]

.:..Yo.

...Yanu';,' oj Lodge.

493 'V'ernon 371 Sheldon 533 'Valkel"

Location.

Bronaugh. Sheldon. v路Valker.

87 'Yashington

Greenfield.

Garrett Everton Greenfield l\lelville

ATcola. Everton. Greenfield. Dadeville.

Loek\vood

Lock路wood.

359 405 446 458 421

Lau1ar 475 Golden 516 niilford U. D. I-Ier1110n 392

Lan1ar.

Golden City. l\:Iilford.

Liberal.

278 St. Olair 842 Circle 403 Lo\vry City

Lovvry City.

41H Star 412 ..:\.. ppleton City

Taberville. A.ppleton Oity.

Osceola.

Roscoe.

T\VENTY-EIGI-ITI-I DISTRICT. F. A. AFFLECK, D. D. G. 11., BOLIVAR.

Hickory do do

279 Hogle's Creek 288 Hernlitage 432 Black Oak

Polk

144 IVlodern

do do

160 Pleasant

431 467

IH5 Bolivar Cen1ent Pleasant I-Iope

Dallas do do

do Cedar

do do do

Quincy. Herll1itage.

Preston. Humansville. .lVlorrisville. Bolivar. Half 'Vay. Pleasant Hope.

300 Doric 3Gl Riddick 396 'Vestern Light 421 Urbana

Forkner's Hill.

283 Stockton 286 Hesperian

Stockton. :Virgil City. Jericho. Eldorado Springs.

840 Jericho Clintonville

482

Buffalo.

Louisburg. Urbana.

319

1889.J T,VENTY-NINTI-I DISTRICT. ,V ?If. TALBERT, D. D. G. 111., CASSVILLE.

County.

.:..\'"0.

-,-Ymne oj Lodge.

U. D. Stella

IVlcDonald Ne"\vton

do do do do Barry

do do do do

Locatio'n.

Stella.

175 216 530 247 478

Ne'vton

Neosho Racine

Newtonia. Granby. Ritchey. Neosho. Seneca.

148 367 383 514 517

Purdy Barry

Purdy. "rashburn.

Pythagoras Exeter Seligu1an

Exeter. Seligman.

Granby Ritchey

Cassville.

THIRTIETII DISTRICT.

,v. 'v. Jasper

do do . .. do do

.. ..

(,10

do do LaVtTence ... do

do do do do do

FE'VELL, D. D. G. 11., SARCOXIE.

197 278 293 335 345 398 471 512

Carthage . A.silla Sarcoxie l\iedoc Fello"\Yship .Jasper

Carthage. ,.:\.villa. Sarcoxie. J oplin. (Toplin. Jasper.

l\Iinera1. "\Vebb City

Oronogo. "\Vebb City. .1\1t. ,7"ernon,. Lawrenceburg.

.... .. .. .. .. .. ... H9 1\1t. 路Verno11 2G9 Rock Prairie

l\Iarionville. Peirce City.

390 l\Iariollville 400 Decatur 452 . V erona 468 Reel Oak U. D. Canopy

\r erona. T{ed Oak. A.urora.

THIRTY-FIRST DISTRICT. JOHN R. FERGUSON, D. D. G.

Greene do do do do

~L,

SPRINGFIELD.

145 TUsing Star 271 8010n10n 297 Ozark 341 I~elief : 422 Gate of the Tenlple

Ebenezer. Springfield. Fair Grove. Republic. N. Springfield.

[Oct.

820 ThiJ'tJl-jiJ'8t Distl'ict Cbntiil/lfd.]

...Yo.

Cbunt!}.

l"'l~eene

(lr)

435 ;) 7 4D7

cit) cIt) do

4:~~G

clo

44D

_Yume q( Lodge.

St. ~i('holas IT nited O'Balli '-an Straifcl1.. d Ash Grove Bois D'.A.re

4;:);) FC}I'sytb U. D. Claflin ;3;')2 Friend

Taney

cIt) Christian

Forsyth. Protem. Ozark. Billings. Sparta.

87H Billings 2L)G Sparta

do do

Stolle

515

Location.

Cave Spring. Springfield. "'\Valnut Grove. Strafford. 1\..sh Grove. Bois D' .A.. re.

Galena

Galena.

TfIIRTY-SECOND DISTRIOT. E. C. STEELE, D. D. G.

~L,

HARTVILLE.

HS "\Vel)ster lIazel"wood l\.Ionut Olive IIendel'son

'\Vebster do do .do

45n 4:3D 477

",Vright do do

52H Niangua 411 Joppa 158 l\Iountain Grove 2G

A. '路;1

J\Iarshfield. Seylllour. North 路Vie,Y. I-Ienderson.

Niangua. 1Iartville. 1VIoulltain Grov"'e. 1\.. va,.

"DOllglas....................... Ozark do

496 Robert Burns 805 Bayou

Crainesville. Bakersfield.

flo路well. do

327 :\It. Zion 536 Ingolnar

"'\Vest Plains. ,'Tillo'w Springs.

Oregon do do

255 . A lton 387 ,Voodside '" 463 Clifton

A.lton. Tholllasville.

Thayer.

THII{TY..TIIlltD DISTRIOT. JAS. F. RHEA, D. D. G. 1'1., DIXON.

Pulaski do do

382 Richland 846 i\..rlington 375 'yaynesville

Richland. Dixon. vVaynesville.

321

Appen,dix.

1889.J TlriJ'iy-lhiJ'd Distdel Cbntinutd.] O}l luf ll.

iVO.

J..Vanwof Lodge.

Lo/?ation.

Canlden

152 Linn Creek Linn Creek. (10 ...........•..........•. 433 lVlack's Creek lVlack's Creek. Laclede.......................... 83 Laclede Lebanon. cIa 401 Centre I.Jebanon. cl() 423 Ne"w burg Colllpetition. (10 ..........•.......•...••.• 528 Can \VHY •••••••••••••••••••... Col1\vay.

THIRTY-FOURTfI DISTRICT. ~IALCOL~I

Atchison do do ., do

McKILLOP, D. D. G. M., ROCKPORrr.

157 .. ... 200 358 483

:North Star Sonora Nortlb·'Vest Irish Grove

Rockport. ",Vatson. THrkio. Fairfax.

Holt do do do

139 214 294 112

Oregon Forest City l\Iound City Graham

Oregon. Forest City. l\Iound City. "l\Iaitland.

Republic of l\fexico

520 Toltec

...

G. 1.1• .A p.-21.

City of l\fexico.

322

[Oct.

NEW LODGES. The following Lodges having been Chartered, are assigned nunlbel's as indicated belo,v : Name of Lodgt?

No.

Loca.tion.

Kennett Lodge....................... BrayIllel' Lodge..................... IIermon Lodge ,. Claflin Lodge Canopy Lodge.. Urich Lodge 11arceline Lodge..................... Stella Lodge... .. Da'\vl1 I.Jodge \Vinigan Lodge :F'ranklin Lodge........ .. Ferguson Lodge

68 135 187 229 284 286 481 538 539 540 541 542

I'Cennett Braymer LiberaL Proten1J.\..urora Urich lVIarceline Stella...... Dawn \Yinigan............ St. Clair.............. Ferguson

CountJl.

Dunklin. Cald'wel1. Barton. Taney. La,vrence. Henry. Linn. McDonald. lJivingston. Sullivan. Frank lin. St. Louis.

1889.]

323

Apperldix.

RECAPITULArrlON OF

Gl{~~ND

SECl{ET.A.l{Y'S

T~4.BULAR

STA.TEMENT.

Chartered Lodges on the Roll, October, 1888............................................. 537 Ceased to exist during 1888-9, by consolidation and arrest........................ Chartered October 17, 1889 .â&#x20AC;˘ Total Chartered Lodges...................................

.. .

...

530 12

.542

Total Lodges ma.king Returns for 1889 :.. 527 Total Lodges not making Returns for 1889 .. Lodges Chartered, 1889.............................................................................. 12 rrotal Lodges represented in 1889...

542 216

-~--~

l\IEMBERSHIP RETU R.NS.

Members reported in 1888 . Initiated 1,301 Passed....... 1,192 Raised ,.. 1,165 Affiliated... 827 Reinstated. .. 203 Members estimated from Lodges not reported and under dispensation... 572

21),169

2.767

28,936

Dinlitted .. Died Suspended for non-paYluent of dues............ Suspended for unmasonic conduct......................... Expell~d " Total number of members on Rolls, Augnst 1, 18S9 Illcrease

sillce.~1888

~:122

-111 ;JS7 :-14 H_i

l_,_99_1,

~(),H45

776

INDEX . . L. \.1111ual l\leetillg "

0l)ellillg'

('losillg'

3 4 ~

189() .4.\.ddress of Gralld 1Iaster " " "Referred to COlll111ittee. "

..L.t\.rrestecl Cl1arters "

••••••••••••

"Report of (101nnlittee on .....45, 46 .0 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

•• 0

•••••••••••••••••••• 0

"Report of (]Olll111ittee on

.i\.ppeals, Report of C~Onlnlittee

•••••••••

••• 0

•••••

16 91

011.....••.......•....••..... 58-69

C~O]11nlittee 011 ..•......•.•................... 76

.A.. ccollnts, Report of

Addresses of Grand Seeretaries Appointnlents

97 5-20 4

••• 0'0

.i11JP. 224, 225 94 90 43, 44

•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

Anllual Electioll A 111 en dIll ellt to COllStitlltiol1, Report 0

••••••••••••••••• 0

••••••• 00. 0

011 ....

•••••••••••••••••

••••••••••••••••

B By-IJa\\rs, R.eport of Corl1lnittee on 77 Board of Directors of " 1-Io111e," Report of President 51-53 Board of Relief, Report of 38-42 " "St. Joseph App. 295 0

•••••••••

32G

[Oct.

111de~1'.

By-I..;a,vs, Report of C~onlnlittee 011 ..••••.•..••••••••..••...••••... 77 BOllho1111l1e I..Jodge case 12-15 "

I~eport

75, 76

c Credentials, (~onlnlittee

"Report of

78-88

Charters .A_rrested by Cirand lVfaster " a Reported by Grand Secretary

16 22 " a Report 011 •.•...•.........•.•..............••••. 91 Cllarters Granted, 1889 50 " Issuecl, 1888 21 " Sllrrellc1ered 22

Ohartered Lodges, Report of C0111111ittee

011 .....•.•••••••• 71,

Consolidated Lodges

22 24 orshipful ~fasters 12 " u " {, l1eport on 54 00111mittees Appointed '" 46, 47 Cllarity, Report of COlnll1ittee Oll............................ 57 Correspondence, Report. on, Presented ;, 44 " "" .f1pp. 1-203 C0111111ittees, Standing, Chairnlen of. H5

Cr<:1ft, State of Ollarges versus

D Decisions Reported by Granc1l\Iaster

10, 11, 15

" " "" "l\..pproved 56-57 Dispensations Gralltec1 for Lodges, 1888-9 22 " Special, Issue~ 23 " Lodges Ullc1er, Report 011 .••.••......•..•••••..•. 49

1889.J

327

Index.

D. D. Grand Masters, Report of COlllmittee "

"List of

"Reports of

011.............â&#x20AC;˘..â&#x20AC;˘ 44

94 App. 230-253 "." .. "" 27, 28 App. 254-257 .ilpp. 296-301 77

Disburselnents Deatlls, List of Dead Lodges, List of Directors of I-Iome, Elected District Deputy Grand lVlasters' Appointed

E Exell1plification of Wark Election of Grand Officers EXPll1siol18 R,eportec1

48, 77 90 .Lipp. 265

F " .. I .FlllallCla

R\leport

')9

')0. u -.....

" ,.fables Al)P. 281-294 Foreigll ()orresponc1ence, Report on, Preselltec1 44 " " "" App. 1-203

G Grand Lodge " "

Opelled

" Closed l\faster's Address

" " Report 011 Lodge Represelltatives L\ppointed ~'" " List of "" " Present

5-20 45, 46

" "

Lectllrer's Report

.-.Lip]).

18 226-229 85 83-38

lit de.?'. 21-2~)

........ , " .. 11ecapitlllation " Seeretary's Statenlent " IJodge Returns " rrreasurer., Report of "Or,lt()l", ()f·...•••••••••••••••••••• " ()fficers Elected " ,~ Installed " " .A.. ppointed " Secretaries, I..Iist of " Secretary, ~Ien tiOll of Cirievance, Report of Conllllittee 011 ({rand Lodge I)roceedings, ordered prilltecl 0

Al}1). 823

••••••

•

.J.4pl). 2G8-a03 23

30, 81

000

55 HO H8 f)3, D4

••••••••••••••••••••

A1)1). 224, 225 20 58-(·)~)

H "FIollle," '~Iasonie, ~.Ielltion of" by (iraud ~Iaster "

5] 77

lleport on Directors (:h08en

I 1D, 33 H3

Instruction,I..Iodges o{, Reported Installation

J Jurisprudence, I~eport of C\>l11111ittee

011

65-57

L Lodges, C~harters of, .A..rrestecl " of Instruction

1G, 22 85

329

IncZex:.

1889.J

I..Jodges UncleI' Dispensation Lectllrer, Grand, Report of

33-38

23 22 " Ullder Dispellsation, Report of (;onl111ittee 011..49, 50 " calartered, lleport of COlTIlnittee 011 ........•..•.. 71, 74 Lodge CHlarters . ~. rrested, Report of COlllll1ittee 011 .....•.•.. 91 Lodges .A.. ccording to Districts .i.41JP. 304-321 " Ne\v, Cllarterec1 Al]]). 322 " Dead, List of ..t11Jlj. 296-301 L,odges, Rell1ovals

(~onsolidated

M ~f

l\fcBridePortrait, n1elltion l)y· G.

"1Iasonic HOllle of lVlissouri," R,eport

" "

51-58

011

l'vfel1tioll by (i. Dedicatioll of

1H 5,24

"lJrogranl, .A_pp.1-16

Master Sllspenc1ecl " 1Ielllol"ials

"Report on

64 ;)()

l'v1enlorial Tablets

J\1eetillg, TiIlle of (October 14, 1890)

N NeV\r. I..Jodges Created

App. 268

Non-Paynlellt of Dues, S11spensions for

o Officers, Grand, Present Opelling Gra11cl Lodge

•••

••

••••

3, 85

•••••••••••••••••••••••••••

[Oct.

l1ule:r.

830

,.:\cts of nIaster ()ffieers, Past Grand, in . Atterldallce ., " " i n the Past, List of ~, C{ralld, Elected " "Installed " " .A.ppointed ()rator, Grand, Oration by ()rators, Grand, i\..ppointed Our Deacl ()rphans' Day, l\lentionec1 o

~ H

7 85 A.Pi). 302, 303 90 93 94 55 93 6 19 ••••••••••••••

p I)ast Grand Officers, List of " " " in .A.ttendance ,~ Nlasters, Lis't of Present

A.pp. 302, 303

Ptt)T-r'oll

85 86 75

Presentation of Letter Book

Q (~llorllln

presellt question settled

8-10, 56

R Itetlll"ns 23 Report of Grand Secretary 21-29 " on (~orresponclence-Special , 42, 43 " of Grand Lecturer 33-38 " " " Treasurer 30, 31 " "President of Directors of " 1tIasonic I-Iome"..51-53

Report of COll1111ittee on " " " " " " " " " " " " " "

" " " "

" " "

" "

331

Index.

1889.J

" " " " " "

Grand ~Iaster's Address Appeals and Grievallce Charity Cllartered Lodges Lodges Under DispensatioJ?B-;jr-Laws \\T ays and 1\leans i\.ccounts Suspended lVIasters Jurisprudence Arrested Charters

45, 46 58-69 57, 58 71-74 49 77 74, 75 76 54, 55 55-57 91 4,4 78-88 75, 76 54, 55, 70 App. 1-223 A.pp. 230-253

" D. D. G. NI " Credelltials

"" " " on Borihomme Lodge, No. 45 Resollltions Report on Correspondence-General. " of D. D. G. 11 Representatives, List of Relief, St. Louis Board of, Report of Recapitlllation Reil1statelnents

App. 226-229 38-42 App. 323 App. 266, 267

s Surrellder of Charter Saloon-I{eeping 00....................... Special Dispensations State of the Craft ; Standing and Special COll1111ittees Suspellded l\fasters, Report on Secretaries, Grand, List of

22 12 23 24 46,4754, 55 App. 224

o •••••• o ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

382 Suspensions for NOl1-paynlent of Dues SUSP811Sl.0nS for C~onc1 net SUllllllons, I)eeision of Ci. 1\1. on ,~ approved

,. . App. 258-2G3 .fipp. 2(34

State I-Jodges of Instruetion

19, 20, 88 i 34, 35

15 '

T ~rhanks,

1{otes of 'l'nblets, l\Iernorial rrin18 of l\leeting, 1890 rrabulal' Statenlellts

70,92 99-109

97 App. 268-294

u Ullder Dispensation, Lodges

o •••••

••••••••••••

v \Tisitors \\7 eleo1l1,ecl \lisit to "HollIe"....

•••••

•••••••••

•••••••

00.

••••••

•••••••

••••

90, 92

•••••• 0.0 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

,Vork, Exel11plified \V· ays alld 1Ieans, R,eport of COlnmittee 0

••

000 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

48, 77

011.•••.....•.•.•••••... 74