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AT RALEIGH

TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY,

JANUARY 13th, 14th and 15th, 1891.

The 105th Annua/ Communication will he held in the City of Raleigh,

on the second Tuesday in January , /8q2, at j:jo o'clock P. M.

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being the 12th day of the month.

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PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

GRAND LODGE

Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons

NORTH CAROLINA.

ONE HUNDRED AND FOURTH ANNUAL COMMUNICATION.

AT RALEIGH,

Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, January 13'ra,

14TH and 15TH, A. D. 1891.

RALEIGH :

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ADDRESS OF GRAND OFFICERS.

HEZEKIAH A. GUDGER-Grand MASTER Asheville.

JOHN W. GOTTEN Deputy Grand MASTER-Tarboro.

FRANCIS M. MOVE Senior Grand Warden.Moyton.RICHARD J. NOBLE Junior Grand WARDEN-Smithfield.

DARIUS S. WAITT Grand Treasurer Raleigh.

DONALD W. BAIN Grand Secretary Raleigh.

GEORGE M. DUKE Grand Chaplain Duke’s

LOGAN M. TOTTEN Senior Grand DEACON-Hickory.

JAMES A. LEACH Junior Grand Deacon— Thotnasville.

ENOCH F. LAMB Grand Marshal Elizabeth City.

WALTER E. MOORE Grand Sword Bearer -Webster.

PATRICK M. PEARSALL-Grand Pursuivant Trenton.

WALTER S. CREASY Grand Steward Wilmington.

ABNER L. BROOKS Grand Steward Ore Hill.

ROBERT H. BRADLEY— Grand Tiler Raleigh.

PROCEEDINGS.

THE Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Ma-

sons of North Carolina convened in its One Hundred

and Fourth Annual Communication at the Masonic Hall,

in the city of Raleigh, Tuesday evening, January 13th, A. D.

1891, at 7:30 o’clock, and was opened in ample form, it

appearing that a constitutional number of Lodges was rep-

resented.

Prayer was offered by the Grand Chaplain.

GRAND OFFICERS PRESENT:M. W., SAMUEL H. SMITHR. W., HEZEKIAH A. GUDGER

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“ JOHN W. COTTEN“ FRANCIS M. MOYE“ DARIUS S. WAITT

DONALD W. BAINBro. FRANK L. REID

“ WALTER S. CREASY“ EDWIN D. RICH“ ENOCH F. LAMB“ WALTER E. MOORE“ JAMES A. LEACH“ LOGAN M. TOTTEN“ F. S. LAMBERTTI“ ROBERT H. BRADLEY—

Grand blaster.

Deputy Grand Master.

Senior Grand Warden.

Junior Grand Warden.

Grand Treasurer.

Grand Secretary.

Grand Chaplain.

Senior Grand Deacon.

--.as Jimior Grand Deacon.

Grand Marshal.

Grand Sword Bearer.

Grand Pursuivant.

Grand Steward.

— -as Grand Steward.

Grand Tiler.

Past Grand Officers Present

:

M. W., George W. Blouut, Horace H. Muusou, and Charles H. Robin-

son, Past Grand Masters.

R. W., J. C. L. Gudger, PaspDeputy Grand Master.

R. W., Samuel H. Rountree, Past Junior Grand Warden.

Bros. E. Pope and S. H. Rountree were appointed on the

Committee on Credentials in place of absent members.

4 PROCEEDINGS OF THE

This committee presented its report, which was accepted

on completion of same, as follows:

To ihe Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of North Carolina :

The Committee on Credentials submit this as their final Report.

Dodges are represented as follows :

St. John’s No.

Royal White Hart. “

St. John’s “

Charity “

American George-- “

Phalanx “

Davie “

Hiram “

Liberty “

Hall — “

King Solomon “

Concord “

Golden Fleece “

Widow’s Son “

Greensboro “

Zion “

LaFayette “

Fellowship “

Morning Star “

Joseph Warren “

Jerusalem “

St. John’s “

Wake Forest “

Hiram “

Fulton “

Perquimans “

Clinton “

1 H. H. Munson, proxy for W. M. and

J. W., W. S. Creasy, proxy for S. W.

2

T. L. Emry Rep.

3 — Jno. C. Green proxy for Officers.

5 Henry W. Lyon Rep.

17-— L. W. Rofle W. M.

31

..

. -S. H. Hilton W. M.

39— J. C. Tyms and P. C. Jenkins— Reps.

40.— J. M. Pugh, W. M., S. W. Walker,

S. W., J. W. Evans, J. W.

45..

-R. N. Hackett, W. W. Barber, J. P.

Elledge, Reps.

53 F. L. Reid proxy for Rep.

56 R. T. Stephenson, W. M., S. J. Cal-

vert, S. W., E. J. Peebles, J. W.58 H. I. Clark proxy for Officers.

74

R. L. Walker proxy for Officers.

75

William P. Walston Rep.

76 --Alfred H. Stubbs, W. M., J. W. Cau-

sey, S. W., Geo. Dunham, J. W.81 C. B. Woodly, Rep., R. A. Whitaker,

W. M., P. M. Pearsall, J. W.

83

D. W. Bain proxy for Officers.

84

Elias Rose, W. M., C. S. Powell, proxy

for S. W. and J. W.

85

T. T. Ross— - — proxy for Officers.

92— W. H. Applewhite, W. M., J. W. Stall-

ed, J. W.

95 — W. H. Johnson W. M.

96 S. H. Rountree W. M.

97

J. R. Rogers proxy for Officers.

98

Marion Butler Rep.

99

E. B. Neave W. M.

106

W. F. Stokes W. M.

107

R. S. Mitchell, Dudley Peed, proxies

for W. M. and S. W.

GRAND LODGE OF NORTH CAROLINA. 5

BelmontWayne ...

PersonHoley Spring

Mi. LebanonMi. HermonLoganFranklinton

Mill Creek

GatesvilleHanksMocksvilleMount Energy

Carolina

Mount Vernon

JunaluskeePalmyraAdoniramChalmers

White StoneRolesvilleMount Pleasant

Knap of Reeds

Deep RiverArcher

WinstonPleasant Hill

BlackmerBuffaloGeorge Washington

No. 108---R. R. Bell W. M.“ 112 J. Frank Dobson, W. M., Jas. J. Rob-

inson, S. W., M. M. Marks, proxy

for J. W.“ 113 C. S. Winstead W. M.“ 115 B. S. LTtley, W. M., F. L. Stephenson,

S. W., W. A. Utley, proxy for J. W.“ 117---G. W. Blount W. M.“ 11S M. L. Reed Rep.“ 121 Geo. A. Matton proxy for Officers.

“ 123 Wm. H. Mitchell, W. M., N. M. Bar-

row, S. W.“ 125. _..W. N. Rose, W. M., J. H. Hill, S. W.,

Buckner Hill, J. W.“ 126 B. D. Lawrence Rep.“ 128 W. H. Bain proxy for Rep.“ 134 — Will Y. Coley proxy for Officers.

“ 140.— M. L. Winston, W. Mv S. L. Moss,

S. W., J. E. Jones, J. W.“ 141 W. S. Kendall, Rep., J. M. Dunlap,

W. M.“ 143— J. M. Foust, S. W., A. L- Brooks and

S. A. Dorsett, Reps.“ 145 W. E. Moore proxy for Officers.

“ 147.— . I. W. Taylor S. W.“ 149 L. S. Elliott J. W.“ 151 Geo. Willcox, W. M., R. W. Taylor,

and C. E. Stuart, Reps.“ 155 J. R. Brown S. W.“ 156 J. D. Peebles, J. B. Redford Reps.“ 157 E. P. Hester, W. M., G. C. Bledsoe,

S. W., J. D. R. Allen, J. W.“ 158. ---John A. Waller, W. M., Coran Tilley,

proxy for S. W., L. A. Wilkins, J. W.“ 164 W. S. Black proxy for Rep.“ 165—- W. M. Estridge,W. M., B. W. Hatcher,

S. W., J. H. Brannan, J. W.“ 167 T. L. Farrow,W. M., E. D. Rich, S. W.“ 168. --.J. B. West, W. M., T. M. Robertson,

S. W., and proxy for J. W.“ 170 M. L. Reed Rep.“ 172 W. E. Murchison S. W.“ 174 Wiley Goodwin, T. H. S. Pope-^Reps.


Polloksville No.

Mecklenburg “

Sandy Creek “

Pine Forest “

Central Cross “

Granite “

Eagle Rock “

Cleveland “

Roanoke “

Berea “

Mingo

Randleman --

Thomasville

William G. Hill “

Jefferson “

Webster “

Jonesville “

Henderson “

175

Samuel Hudson, proxy for W. M.,

E. M. Koonce, proxy for Wardens.

176

W. P. Williams, proxy for W. M., W.A. Withers, proxy for Wardens.

185 C. E. Guptou, W. M., A. H. Baker,

S. W., G. M. Duke, proxy for J. W.1S6 Neil McLeod W. M.

187 Levi Green, proxy for W. M., Calvin

Benton, J. W.191.--W. G. Parish,W. M., D. L. Jones, J.W.

201

P. P. Pace, S. W., W. A. Pulley, proxy

for J. W.

202

J. L. Webb, W. M., W. L. Damerou,

J. w.

203

W. H. Brown, S. W., T. L. Emry, Rep.

204

M. Blalock, S. W., B. D. Howard,

proxy for W. M., C. M. Critcher,

proxy for J. W.206 William Daughtry, J. W., John Dud-

ley, Rep.

209 W. A. Woolen Rep-

214 G. A. Thompson, proxy for W. M.,

J. A. Leach, proxy for S. W., F. S.

Lambeth, J. W.218 C. B. Edwards, W. M., F. W. Huuni-

cutt, S. W., J. C. Drewry, J. W.219 -.J. W. Todd W. M.

222 Edwin S. Coates Rep.

227 J. G. Burrus Rep.

229 W. D. Mitchell, W. M., W. H. Cheek,

S. W.Corinthian “

William T. Bain “

Gunter “

Lenoir “

COKESBURY “

Mystic Tie “

Atlantic “

Rountree “

Rockford “

Lily' Valley “

Lee “

230— John H. Thorpe Rep.

231

K. J. Powell, W. M., W. R. Stephen-

son, proxy for J. W.

232

J. W. Utley Rep.

233

S. I. Sutton, W. M., W. B. Reid, S. W.235 M. V. Prince, W. M., E. Pope, S. W.

237

J. W. Biddix, J. C. McCurry Reps.

238

D. W. Bain proxy for Officers.

243 E. J. Brooks proxy for Officers.

251

J. G. Burrus W. M.

252

B. D. Lawrence—proxy for Officers.

253

L. P. Gwaltney S. W.

GRAND DODGE OF NORTH CAROLINA. 7

Beulah No.

Harnett “

Waynesville “

Excelsior “

Farmington “

Dunn’s Rock “

Unaka “

Bingham “

Watauga “

Green level “

Rehoboth “

257 Eli Godwin W. M.

258—-A. N. Campbell W. M.

259 J. C. L . Gudger Rep.

261 S. H. Hilton Rep.

265 C. F. Bahnson Rep.

267

W. W. Zachary Rep.

268

W. E. Moore W. M.

272

R. Bingham Rep.

273

J. B. Phillips proxy for Officers.

277 C. E. Bevers J. W.

279 James C. Williams,W. M., J. D. Boney,

FORESTVILLEEurekaGreenville—Flat Creek

—

Cedar RockFrench Broad .

StonewallToisnot

ClayEvergreen —Pleasant HillLaurinburgGalatiaHatcher

s. w.282. H. H. Harris W. M.

283

A. F. Hileman Rep.

284

Jesse L. Sugg Rep.

2S5 A. L. Brooks proxy for Officers.

286-- .T. S. Collie,W. M., T.W. Stokes, S. W.292 W. C. Sprinkle W. M.

296 J. B. Coffield Rep.

298 W. L. Grimmer Rep.

301 W. H. McClure Rep.

303 A. C. Buie J. W.304 W. B. Nunn, W. M., W. A. Jones, J. W.

305

W. H. McLaurin W. M.

306

A. D. McGill Rep.

310 E. G. Barnes, W. M., Wm. Hinnant,

King Solomon

New LebanonEurekaWilmington

SelmaWhite HillGraniteWintonFayettevilleBayboro

Lock’s CreekIonic

Harmony

J. W.

313

F. H. McLeod, J. W., J. W. Cobb,

proxy for S. W.

314

A. H. A. Williams proxy for Rep.

317 E. E. Lamb r Rep.

319

C. H. Robinson, proxy for W. M. and

S. W., J. L. Cantwell, proxy for J.W.

320

W. H. Hare W. M.

321

Wm. Rodgers, Alex. Gilchrist-.Reps.

322

J. I. Belton J. W.

327 E. F. Lamb proxy for Rep.

329— -T. E. Phillips J. W.

331 W. D. Alfred, W. M., S. J. Potter,

S. W., Claude Haskins, J. W.

333 D. A. McMillan W. M.

337 B. A. Capehart proxy for Officers.

340 N. J. Smith, W. M., J. P. Smith, J. W.


Rock Spring— No. 341- - -J. W. A. Paine - . - Rep.

Hickory - - -- “ 343- L. M. Totten -. S. W.Numa F. Reid ----- “ 344-— Geo. A. Matton S. W.Trap Hide - “ 346- -J. Q- A. Bryan _ _ .Rep

Mount Mourne “ 347- _ -D. W. Bain .proxy for Officers.

Durham.- - “ 352. — E. T. Rollins proxy for Officers.

Moravian - “ 353- - C. Laws W. M.

Deeeapeane - “ 355- . Jas. H. Foote. Rep.

Double Shoal - “ 356 - E. D. Dickson. . -Rep.

East La Porte - — “ 358- -W. E. Moore Rep.

Mt. Vernon. --- “ 359 -H. A. Reel, W. M., W. T. Cako, proxy

for J. W.Mayon - - - --- “ 360- M. Mcl. Tatum -Rep.

Snow - - - “ 363- J. B. Phillips proxy for Officers.

Craighead - “ 366. .-W. P. Williams--.-proxy for Officers.

Mount Pisgah__ “ 368- C. R. Scott, W. M., L. D. Baucom,

S. W.Air-Line - “ 369 - . F. A. Costner, W. M., E. F. Glenn,

S. W.Kjjc _

“. J. B. Phillips

Campbell — - “ 374 —Wm. Simpson —proxy for Rep.

Youngsville -- - “ 377- J. W. Woodlief, W. M., Joseph Pierce,

S. W.Seaboard - - “ 378- - S. B. Stephenson W. M.

COHARIE- - - “ 379 -- W. B. Warren . — . . Rep.

Granville — “ 380.— B. Walker.

proxy for W. M.

Statesville —- “ 383- --W. G. Lewis S. W.Pigeon River- “ 386. J. C. L. Gudger - - Rep.

Kedron - “ 387- ---C. M. Pace proxy for Officers.

Temperance -- - “ 3S9- Calvin Cox _W. M.

Copeland - — “ 390. - W. M. Norman 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Tally-Ho . - “ 393- J. W. Boothe, W. M., S. Peed, S. W.S. P. Washingtou, J. W.

Cape Fear - “ 394 --J. E. Lucas,W. M., Holly Lucas, proxj'-

for S. W.Orient. .. - “ 395- M C. S. Noble, W. M., John C. Chase,

proxy for S. W.Oxford — “ 396 --S. H. Smith, W. M., W. J. Long, J. W.Centre... - - “ 39S-—W. C. Sprinkle— -proxy for Officers.

Conoho - “ 399- ---H. I. Clark W. M.

Joppa “ 401. C. H. Burgin. - -. -Rep.

Dobson -. “ 402 . J. R. Woltz W. M.Siler City -

“403-—J. Geo. Hanuer

—

.proxy for Officers.

GRAND DODGR OF NORTH CAROLINA. 9

Farmer’s NOceanLiberty GroveUniversityAshevileeRockvilee

Henry F. Grainger-RoyaeWiltonOak GrovePotecasi

GreenwoodBoonvilleYadkin Falls -

SpartaEastern Star.

OconeeStokesdale ---

Kapp’s Mill~-ReliEFStarRising Sun

o. 404 Emory B. Kearns S. W.

405 J. J. Royal -W. M.

407

W. W. Barber, J. P. Elledge— Reps.

408

W. N. Pritchard W. M.[

410 J. C. Martin proxy for Officers.

411

J. L. Strickland, S. W., J. R. Norman,

proxy for J. W.

412

I. R. Fuller W. M.

413

J. A. Clifton W. M.

414

W. A. Blackley J. W.

415

J. B. Hopkins W. M.

41S Geo. W. Cook, W. M., Andrew E.

Peele, S. W., C. R. Harrell, J. W.

419 C. C. McLellan — Rep.

421— M. L. Woodhouse W. M.

422

G. Rosenthal Rep.

423

R. A. Doughton Repi

425 W. A. Roberson—proxy for Officers.

427

D. K. Collins .--W. M.

428

Alfred H. Stubbs.-proxy for Officers.

430

J. R. Woltz proxy for Officers.

431

J. H. Boon W. M.

437

J- E. Stuart Rep.

438

W. R. Mann _ W. M.

Respectfully submitted,

JOHN R. BROWN,S. H. ROUNTREE,E. POPE,

Committee.

Bro. D. W. Bain communicated the invitation of Bro.

Daniel G. Fowle, Governor of the State, to the members

of this Grand Body to attend an informal reception given

at the Executive Mansion this evening between the hours

of 8:30 and 11 o’clock.

On motion of Bro. H. A. Gudger, the invitation was

accepted, and the Grand Lodge determined to attend in a

body.

The Grand Master delivered his annual address, which

was referred to a committee announced by the Deputy Grand

Master as follows: Bros. G. W. Blount, H. H. Munson and

C. H. Robinson.

IO PROCEEDINGS OF THE

ADDRESS.

To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of North Carolina.

Brethren:—The first days of the last decade of the 19th century after

Christ, and the 59th of the Masonic era, bring us to the close of the 119th

year of our existence as an independent organization.

Looking back over the past year, we find ample cause for both joy

and sorrow.

our fraternal dead.

Death has been busy in our ranks, and has wrought changes in our

official personnel. Grand Treasurer, Bro. W. E. Anderson, was stricken

down suddenly on the 21st day of May, 1890. As his successor, I

appointed Bro. D. S. Waitt.

Dr. B. F. Dixon resigned the superintendency of the Oxford Orphan

Asylum to accept the presidency of Greensboro Female College. Bro.

J. T. Harris was elected by the Board of Directors to fill the vacancy.

While on a visit to Durham the latter very unexpectedly expired. At

the request of the Directors Bro. Dixon kindly consented to return to the

Asylum until January 1st, 1S91, when our newly elected superintendent,

Rev. W. S. Black, D. D., was duly installed into the office.

While we cannot recall our lamented dead, it is but fitting to revive

their memory b}^ paying a deserved tribute to their valuable services in

the cause of humanity. Many good Masons have been called from their

earthly labors to the rest and reward for faithful service promised by the

Great Master. Amongst others, we deplore the loss of our Grand Treas-

urer, Bro. W. E. Anderson. His heart was warm and tender, his ear ever

open to the cry of distress, which his generous hand never failed to

relieve. Faithful and just in all things, he died in the midst of his life-

work esteemed and beloved by all.

Bro. J. T. Harris was called from a successful work in the ministry to

the superintejidency of the Orphan Asylum made vacant by the resigna-

tion of Bro. B. F. Dixon. He entered the new field with zeal and ardor,

for his heart was thoroughly imbued with love and pity for his unfor-

tunate charges, but the Supreme Ruler bade him relinquish the workhe had barely begun to join the host of ransomed and redeemed whosurround the Heavenly throne. In the prime of a life of useful activity,

Bro. Harris, like Bro. Anderson, was, without warning, summoned to

meet his Judge.

How solemnly does their untimely end remind us of the uncertain

tenure of human life, and impress upon our minds the warning of the

Scripture, “Be ye also ready.”

GRAND DODGE OF NORTH CAROLINA. II

We are pained to announce the death of the venerable Past Grand

Secretary, John J. Christophers, whose death will be appropriately

referred to by the Grand Secretary.

MASONIC WORK.

The past year has, in some respects, been an uneventful one. I can-

not recall any important question which has been referred to me for

decision. My correspondence, however, has been very extensive, and I

have thereby been enabled to note the gratifying continuance and steady

increase of interest in the work of Masonry.

It was my pleasure recently to witness the conferring of the Third

Degree in Thomasville Lodge, No. 214. The occasion is to me memor-able for tw'O reasons. The thorough proficiency in the work displayed

by the officers of the Lodge may possibly be equalled in other Lodges,

but I doubt if the inflexible rule of Thomasville Lodge is generally

enforced. This rule is, that no candidate can be advanced or raised

until he is absolutely perfect in the preceding Degree, and his examina-

tion is always made in open Lodge. The example of Thomasville Lodgeis earnestly commended for adoption in all the Lodges throughout this

Jurisdiction. It is unreasonable to expect any distinct or permanent

impression to be made upon the mind of an initiate if the lessons so

beautifully exemplified in the Degrees are not explained and thoroughly

inculcated. In some of our Lodges, I am informed, not only is a lack

of proficiency permitted, but the newly admitted member is not even

required to sign the By-Laws. I hope it is not necessary to inform any

member of this Grand Lodge that proficiency in the preceding Degrees

and signing the By-Laws are fundamental prerequisites for membershipin our organization.

DISSEMINATION OF THE WORK.

At the last meeting of the Grand Lodge the Stephenson work wasformally adopted, and Bro. Eugene Grissom was appointed Custodian

and Grand Lecturer. Assistant Grand Lecturers were required to receive

instruction at his hands, and be commissioned by your Grand Master only

upon Bro. Grissom’s certificate of proficiency. Four Assistant GrandLecturers have been thus appointed, viz. : Bros. B. W. Hatcher, C. F.

Bahnson, Dudley Peed and Bernice Walker. Bro. Grissom having left

the State and resigned his office, I have appointed Bro. B. W. Hatcher

in his stead.

All of these brethren have, since the date of their commission, been

more or less constantly employed in teaching the various Lodges.

I heartily congratulate you upon the accomplishment of the desire

and ambition of all true Masons in securing uniformity in work through-


out this Jurisdiction. Heretofore many Lodges were deterred from

employing a Lecturer, since each one taught a different work. A few',

discouraged by this w'ell know'll fact, and falsely arguing therefrom that

wre had no recognized standard, have, I fear, violated their obligations

and resorted to expositions to refresh their knowledge. The work as

now adopted appeals to the patriotism and pride of our older brethren

in recalling the days w'hen they were Masonic students, and has been

most heartily accepted by all, since there are good grounds for the belief

that its permanency is assured in this Jurisdiction. From careful obser-

vation I am convinced that no greater calamity could befall our Order

than a laxity of Masonic principles, engendered by conflicting or doubt-

ful interpretation of the Ritual, and I most earnestly implore that your

action at the last Communication on this most important subject may be

regarded as final.

In conclusion, I desire to express again my appreciation of the great

honor you have bestowed upon me, and my heartfelt obligations for the

courtesy and consideration with which you have aided me in maintain-

ing the dignity of my high office. For my successor I bespeak a con-

tinuance of your favor.

May the blessings of the Most High attend you in 3'our deliberations.

The Grand Secretary submitted the following report,

which was read and referred to the Committee on the

Grand Secretary’s Books and Report

:

REPORT.

To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of North Carolina :

In submitting this report, I can congratulate you on the fact that

progress has been made the past year throughout the Jurisdiction. .The

work in the Lodges has, in the main, been satisfactory.

ESTABLISHMENT OF LODGES.

Eight Lodges were established under the dispensation of the GrandMaster, as follows:

1890.

January 27

—

Relief, at Benson, Johnston County.

January ir^—Blne Ridge,at Highlands, Macon County.

March 27— West Bend, at Panther Creek, Yadkin County.

May 13

—

Star, at Star, Montgomery County.

June 7

—

Marietta, at Ramseur, Randolph County.

July 22—Rising Sun, at Whitaker’s, Edgecombe County.

GRAND LODGE OF NORTH CAROLINA. *3

July 22

—

King's Creek, at South Fork Church-house, Alleghany County.

August 14

—

Kapp's Mill, at Kapp’s Mill, Surry County.

The following Lodges were continued under dispensation:

Walnut Cove, at Walnut Cove, Stokes County.

Union, at Olive Branch, Union County.

Vanceboro, at Vanceboro, Craven County.

Charters of the following Lodges were restored, and the Lodges

resumed work:

Liberty, No. 43, Wilkesboro, Wilkes Count}7.

Person, No. 113, Roxboro, Person County.

Logan, No. 121, Jamestown, Guilford County.

Cherokee, No. 146, Murphy, Cherokee County.

Pleasant Hill, No. 168, Randolph County.

Gaston,No. 263, Dallas, Gaston County.

Forestville Lodge, No. 282, Forestville, Wake County.

East Bend, No. 269, East Bend, Yadkin County.

Olive Branch, No. 37t, Garner, Wake County.

REMOVAL OF LODGES.

Webster Lodge, No. 222, moved from its former location, Bismarck

P. O., Johnston County, to Platt P. O., Pleasant Grove Township, in the

same county.

Campbell Lodge, No. 374, has moved from Graniteville, Iredell County,

to Mooresville, same county.

The law was, in both cases, complied with, and publication is here

made as the Code directs.

REVENUE.

The receipts for the year amount to four thousand six hundred and

seventy-three dollars and nine cents, derived from sources as follows :

Dues from Lodges for the Masonic year 1889 and previous years, $4,320 10

Charters, deducting Grand Secretary’s fees , 228 00

Dispensations, deducting Grand Secretary’s fees 72 00

Sales of the Code 19 00

Diplomas 1 00

Sale of Grand Lodge Proceedings 50

Funds remaining in treasury of Mount Bethel Lodge, No. 254,

at the time said Lodge ceased to exist 32 49

Total receipts $4,673 09

Amount paid W. E. Anderson, Grand Treasurer $4,389 50

Amount paid D. S. Waitt, Grand Treasurer 2S3 59

$4,673 09

i4 PROCEEDINGS OF THE

GRAND REPRESENTATIVES.

The following appointments of Grand Representatives have been madeduring the year from other Jurisdictions near this Grand Body :

Colorado—William A. Blair, of Winston.

Florida—Eogau M. Totten, of Hickory.

Iowa—Charles H. Robinson, of Wilmington.

Mississippi—Enoch F. Lamb, of Elizabeth City, in place of Horace H.

Munson, resigned.

New Hampshire—John C. Chase, of Wilmington.

New York—A. H. A. Williams, of Oxford.

From this Grand Body near other Grand Lodges :

Colorado—Andrew L. Lawton, of Colorado Springs.

E'lorida—Jesse J. Combs, of Apopka.

New Hampshire—John McLane, of Milford.

Before closing this report, I make mention of the death of two promi-

nent members of our Order.

William E. Anderson, Grand Treasurer, died in this city on the 21st

day of May, 1890. He was born November 9th, 1835; became a Masonin Hiram Lodge, No. 40, and was elected Grand Treasurer at the Annual

Communication in 1868. As my associate in the conduct of the affairs

of the Grand Lodge for more than twenty years, I recognized in him all

the characteristics of an honest, faithful and competent officer. He was

true to his trust.

John J. Christophers, Past Grand Secretary, and the only surviving

predecessor of the present Grand Secretary, died in this city on the 26th

day of October, 1890, in the eighty-eighth year of his age. He was born

in the city of Raleigh, January 27th, 1803. After he became a Mason in

Hiram Lodge, No. 40, Raleigh, he evinced a love for, and active zeal in,

the welfare of the Order. He was secretary of that Lodge, and, in view

of his business qualifications, was elected Grand Secretary at the Annual

Communication, December nth, 1833. He served in that office until the

Annual Communication December, 1836, when he declined a re-election,

and William T. Bain succeeded him. Bro. Christophers shared in the

early struggles of this Grand Body, of which some yet living have knowl-

edge. As a public and private citizen, he performed his duties well, and

died feeling, as he expressed it, that he had lived without reproach.

Fraternally submitted,D. W. BAIN,

Grand Secretary.

The Grand Treasurer Submitted the following report,

which was read and referred to the Committee on Accounts

and Claims:


REPORT.

To the Most Wcrsh pful Grand Ledge of North Carolina :

D. S. WAITT, Grand Treasurer,In account with the Grand Lodge of North Carolina.

IS90

July 1

Aug. 21

Nov. 28

Dec. 23

241891

Jan. 310

13

Dr.To cash received from A. Syme, Adm’r, balance in

bank to credit Grand Lodge .

To cash received from D. W. Bain, Grand Secretary

_

To Balance to be carried to new Masonic j-ear, beingamount paid out in excess of cash received fromlate Grand Treasurer and the Grand Secretaryfor the past Masonic year - _ - . - . - - - -

1

$ 70S 801 17 90150013 80

32 49

27 00

31,80

45 60

141 58

$ 1. 13397

1890 Cr.i

Tuly 18 By cash check book- - - -- - !$ 5018 “ “ Oxford Orphan Asylum - .. . _ . 500 OOIS “ “ draping Masonic Hall . .. . 20 22

Aug. 21 “ “ express charges. 90‘ C k ‘ * ' ‘

*. 50

tC " “ ‘‘ _ ... 35

“ “ “ “ ... _ . _ _ 65“ “ postage Grand Secretary’s office -- -- 3 00“ “ telegram .. - . . so“ “ tiling, &c., Special Communication Grand

Lodge, funeral Bro. W. E. Anderson.- s 95“ “ J. W. Cotten, attendance Special Commu-

nication . - - . . 8 00

“ “ insurance on effects in Gr. Secretary’s office II OO“ “ postage Grand Secretary’s office

.

5 °°“ “ “ “ “ “

II OO“ “ telegram ------ !5°“ “ white gloves Special Com. at Durham.

.

2 60Dec. 26 “ “ rent Masonic Hall for year 1890 5000

1891

Jan. 12 “ “ D. W. Bain, Grand Secretary, balance on!

salary 1889-- .. . .. .. ._j 500 00

1 IA3397

By the sudden death of our esteemed fellow-citizen and beloved

brother, the late Col. Wm. E. Anderson, the office of Grand Treasurer

i6 PROCEEDINGS OF THE

was left vacant. By authority of our Grand Master, Samuel H. Smith,

a commission was issued to me June 20th, 1S90, appointing me GrandTreasurer for the balance of the ensuing Masonic year. I then assumed

the duties of that office. Vouchers and papers, with the cash balance

then in bank, of my worthy predecessor, were turned over to me by his

administrator, and I submit the same, with my report, for the consid-

eration of this Grand Lodge.

For the past year the amount of insurance on the Orphan Asylumbuildings has been fifteen thousand eight hundred dollars, and the

amount on the books, pamphlets and other effects stored in the Grand

Secretary’s office, one thousand dollars, making a total of insurance

sixteen thousand eight hundred dollars, all at a cost of two hundred

and one dollars and forty-seven cents.

The one thousand dollar Moore legacy mentioned in last report,

remains invested on bond and mortgage on property situated in John-

ston county, considered amply safe. Interest for one year will be due

January 20th, 1891. I notified the parties concerned to make paymentof same by that time.

The last report of the Grand Treasurer showed a deficit of three hun-

dred and forty-one dollars and one cent, being amount paid out by himin excess of the amount received from Grand Secretary for that Masonic

year. There is a similar deficit this year of one hundred and forty-one

dollars and fifty-eight cents, as shown by my report above.

The appropriation made by the last Grand Lodge for the OrphanAsylum the past Masonic year has been paid in full; also all claims

against the Grand Lodge, when properly presented, attested andendorsed, have been promptly met.

Congratulating the Grand Lodge on its present financial condition,

the above report is respectfully submitted.

D. S. WAITT,Grand Treasurer.

Committees were announced as follows :

On Charters and Dispensations :

Bros. S. H. Rountree, B. W. Hatcher, S. H. Hilton, C. F. Bahnsou,

W. P. Williams and M. C. S. Noble.

On Grand Secretary' s Books and Report :

Bros. L. M. Totten, S. I. Sutton and W. E. Moore.

On Unfinished Business:

Bros. C. D. Blanton, C. M. Pace and J. B. Phillips.

GRAND DODGE OF NORTH CAROLINA. 1 7

On Accounts and Claims:

Bros. E. Pope, M. L. Winston and W. S. Kendall.

The Grand Lodge was called from labor to refreshment

until to-morrow morning at io o’clock.o

SECOND DAY—MORNING SESSION.

Wednesday, January 14th, 1891.

THE Grand Lodge was called from refreshment to labor

at 10 o’clock, the Grand Master presiding.

The proceedings of last evening’s session were read and

approved.

Committees were announced as follows:

On Returns of Lodges :

No. 1—Bros. J. C. Chase, J. H. Foote and W. W. Barber.

No. 2—Bros. L. W. Rolfe, P. M. Pearsall and H. I. Clark.

No. 3—Bros. A. H. Stubbs, I. R. Fuller and Will X. Coley.

On Appeals:

Bros. G. W. Blount, Bernice Walker, J. L. Webb, C. H. Robinson and

J. C. Martin.

Past Grand Masters W. R. Cox and F. H. Busbee, and

Past Deputy Grand Master T. S. Kenan, appeared and took

their seats.

Representatives from Grand Lodges near this Grand Body

were present and accorded proper recognition:

AlabamaArkansas - -

CanadaConnecticutDelaware

—

Donald W. Bain.

Fabius H. Busbee.

George W. Blount

Donald W. Bain.

Frank L. Reid

2

i8 proceedings of the

District of ColumbiaFlorida ___

GeorgiaIllinois r

Indiana

Iowa -

KentuckyMichigan --

Mississippi

Missouri

New HampshireNew JerseyNew YorkNova Scotia

OregonOhio --

PennsylvaniaTennesseeTexas

— - - Charles IT. Robinson.

Logan M. Totten.

Donald W. Bain.

- Hezekiah A. Gudger.

Horace H. Munson.

Charles H. Robinson.

- Donald W. Bain.

— Robert Bingham.

-.-Enoch F. Lamb.— Donald W. Bain.

-- John C. Chase.

Donald W. Bain.

— .A. FI. A. Williams.

— Thomas S. Kenan.

John W.- Gotten.

.- Albert M. Noble.

---William R. Cox.

Donald W. Bain.

— Donald W. Bain.

Bro. D. W. Bain, from the Committee oil Foreign Cor-

respondence, and in behalf of Bro. E. S. Martin, chairman,

presented the report of the committee, which was accepted.

APPENDIX.

A communication from Bro. E. S. Martin was also read

expressing his inability to longer serve as chairman.

Bro. George W. Blount presented the report of the Com-

mittee on the Grand Master’s Address, which was read and

adopted.

To (he Most Worshiplu I Grand Lodge of North Carolina :

The Committee to whom was referred the address of the Grand Master,

begs leave to report that its compactness, at the same time comprehen-

sive scope, is delightfully refreshing in these times of pompous verbosity.

His recommendations regarding conformity of work, and his commenda-tion of the workings of the Lodge at Thomasville, and the practice there

observed of the examination in open Lodge of candidates for advance-


ment, is opportune; and the practice by other Subordinate Lodges is

urged as being in conformity to the law. No candidate should be

advanced till he has made suitable proficiency in the preceding degrees.

His reflections on uniformity of the work are approved. Having now a

regularly appointed custodian of the work, and that work being desig-

nated as the Stevenson work, and with a full corps of efficient Grand

Lecturers, there seems no good reason for dissimilarity, and the MostWorshipful Grand Master has so pertinently presented the matter that

there seems no further need of remark in regard thereto. It is matter

of congratulation that there has been no need for consideration of mat-

ters of discipline regarding decision of an)' question of law or jurispru-

dence needful to be reported. His mention of the lamented dead wedeem of sufficient importance to be referred to a special committee of

three that suitable testimonial to their memory may be entered of record.

Fraternally submitted,

C. H. ROBINSON,H. H. MUNSON,GEO. W. BLOUNT,

Committee.

A Committee on Memoirs was raised, and Bros. J. A.

Leach, F. L. Reid, C. B. Edwards and T. S. Kenan were

appointed the committee.

On motion of Bro. J. A. Leach the hour of 10:15 o’clock

to-morrow was set apart for memorial services.

Bro. L. M. Totten, from the Committee on Grand Sec-

retary’s Books and Report, submitted the following report,

which was read and adopted:

To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of North Carolina ;

Your committee to whom were referred the books and report of the

Grand Secretary beg leave to report that the}' have performed that duty,

and examined the same carefully and find them correct.

L. M. TOTTEN,WALTER E MOORE,S. I. SUTTON,

Committee.

Bro. J. C. Chase was appointed on the Committee on

Accounts and Claims.


Bro. C. T. Bailey tendered his resignation as a Director

of the Oxford Orphan Asylnm, which was accepted.

Bro. B. W. Hatcher, from the Committee on Charters

and Dispensations, submitted the following report, which

was read and adopted:


We, your Committee ou Charters and Dispensations, beg leave to report

that we have carefully examiued the proceedings of Kapp’s Mill Lodge,

U. D.;Relief Lodge, U. D.

;King’s Creek Lodge, U. D.

;Vanceboro Lodge,

U. D.; West-Bend Lodge, U. D.; Blue Ridge Lodge, U. D.;Walnut Cove

Lodge, U. D.; Star Lodge, U. D., and find them practically correct, and

recommend that charters be granted.

We respectfully recommend that a duplicate charter be granted to

Boouville Lodge, No. 421, to replace the original charter which was

unavoidably lost. 4

We have also carefully examined the proceedings of Union Lodge,

U. D., and recommend that it be continued under dispensation another

year; that Marietta Lodge, U. D., having affiliated several members con-

trary to law and usage, we also recommend that said Lodge be continued

under dispensation for another year.

All of which is respectfully submitted.

SAMUEL H. ROUNTREE, Sr.,

B. W. HATCHER,CHARLES F. BAHNSON,S. H. HILTON,M. C. S. NOBLE,

Committee.

Bro. G. W. Blount, from the Committee on Appeals, sub-

mitted the following report, which was read and adopted:

To the Most Worshipful G rand Lodge of North Carolina :

The Committee on Appeals report that in the case of Mars Mill Lodge,

No. 370, vs. I. H. Hunter, the action of the Lodge is sustained. (Bro.

J. C. Martin was excused from sitting on this case.)

In the case of Carolina Lodge, No. 141, vs. S. H. McLendon, the com-

mittee finds nothing in the appeal to warrant the granting of a new trial

as demanded, but that the sentence being indefinite suspension the


Lodge may at any time restore, if found that injustice has been done the

accused.

GEO. W. BLOUNT,C. H. ROBINSON,

J. L. WEBB,B. WALKER,J. C. MARTIN,

Committee.

Bro. W. P. Williams proposed the following amendment

to the Code, which was made the special order for to-mor-

row morning at n o’clock:

Amend section two of Article X of the Code by striking out the first

tw7o lines of said section and inserting the following: “Any man whohas lost one hand or foot, and wdio is otherwise physically sound, shall

be eligible to membership.”


until this afternoon at 3 o’clock.

SECOND DAY—AFTERNOON SESSION.



at 3 o’clock, the Grand Master presiding.

The proceedings of this morning’s session were read and

approved.

Bro. Robert Bingham, Past Grand Master, appeared and

took his seat.

Bro. A. H. A. Williams presented the following reports

of Bro. B. F. Dixon, acting Superintendent of the Oxford

Orphan Asylum, and of the Board of Directors of said

Institution, which were read and referred to the Commit-

tee on the Orphan Asylum:


REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT.

To the Board of Directors of the Oxford Orphan Asylum.

Gentlemen:—

I

have the honor to submit the report of the OxfordOrphan Asylum for the year ending December 31st, 1890.

Amount of money on hand at the beginning of the year $Amount received from State of North Carolina 10,000 00

Amount received from Grand Lodge -. 2,000 00

Amount received from all other sources 9, 11:3 52

Total $21,112 52

Amount disbursed 21,078 69

Balance $ 34 83

Children in Asylum January 1st, 1890 260

Children admitted during the year 58

Children discharged during the year 100

Children ran away during the year 6

Children died during the year 2

Now in Asylum ... 210

The financial report includes the payment of a balance of $1,000 due

on land, and about $1,000 on annex to boys’ building, aud on improve-

ments in the farmer’s house and main building. It also includes current

expenses for a part of November and all of December of last year, as

these bills were not presented until the first of January, 1890. Thefinancial report does not include the current expenses of the Asylum for

the mouth of December of this year, and also a balance during our

lamented Bro. Harris’ administration, as well as a small balance before

he took charge of the Institution. The whole amount will not aggregate

more than $2,600.

The Superintendent has been under the painful necessity of settling

the December and a part of November expenses of each year by the funds

coming into his hands from the State and from the Grand Lodge at the

beginning of the year. He could have relieved himself of this by reduc-

ing the number of children cared for, but thought it best to take the

children and run the risk of being considered irregular by some for the

sake of doing the greatest good to the greatest number. This can easily

be remedied in the future, however, by the action of your Board, which,

at my suggestion, reduced the number of inmates to two hundred.


The health of the children has been fairly good. The two who died

during the year were very delicate, feeble children, and could scarcely

have been raised under the most favorable circumstances.

The farm and garden yielded somewhat less than an average crop,

owing to the seasons and other causes not necessary to mention in this

report. Mr. Westbrook, who has had charge of this department for the

past two years, will leave the first of February, and his place will be

filled by another. He has rendered the Asylum valuable service in

planting an orchard of fine fruit trees and a vineyard of well -selected

grapes.

The printing department has paid expenses and had a balance in its.

favor. The other departments have only held their own.

The changes of administration during the year have militated against

the success of the various departments in a financial point of view.

Several changes have been made in the literary and industrial depart-

ments of the Asylum. Miss Mattie W. Rountree is now editor of the

Orphan’s Friend in place of Miss Rolin Stubbs. Miss Katie W. Marsh

has charge of the first form of girls in place of Miss Mary Walker, and

Miss Hattie Hicks, of Oxford, has charge of the second form of boys in

place of Miss Marsh.

I would advise the continuation of all our industrial features and the

establishment of new ones as fast as possible.

I would also advise the selling of at least 125 acres of the land nowowned by the Asylum, and the proceeds to go towards building a large

and wrell-arranged barn and stable for horses and cattle, and for needed

improvements in the Asylum buildings.

Now I wish to say that seven years ago I took charge of the Oxford

Orphan Asylum. There were at that time 119 children within its walls.

An annual appropriation from the State of $5,000, $2,000 from the Grand

Lodge, and contributions from all the religious denominations of the

State weie its sources of income. Three of the leading religious denomi-

nations soon established Orphanages of their own, and, of course, sent

their contributions thither. The State increased its appropriation to

$10,000 annually, and I increased the number of children in the Asylumto over 200, and for the last few years to over 250. I paid a debt of $5,000

for land bought before I took charge of the Asylum; erected buildings

and other improvements at a cost of $12,000; feeding, clothing and edu-

cating the homeless little ones committed to our care.

I have doubtless made many mistakes, but my heart has always been

right. God only knows the wear}- days and sleepless nights through

which my wife and myself have passed in watching over the Asylum

and devising plans for its advancement. God only knows the amount

of trial and care we have expended in its operations. Whatever the

24 proceedings of the

judgment of the world may be in regard to it I have this to say, that I

have a conscience void of offence toward God and man.

I turn over the Institution to my successor with a consciousness that

it is in good hands, and that its pathway, under his wise management,

will grow brighter and brighter until the perfect da}'.

B. F. DIXON,Superintenden t.

REPORT OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

To Ihe Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of North Carolina :

The Board of Directors herewith submit the report of the Superinten-

dent of the Oxford Orphan Asylum.

On the second of September last Bro. T. S. Kenan, a member of the

Board of Directors, resigned, and Bro. G. Rosenthal, of Raleigh, was

elected to succeed him. At the same time Bro. B. F. Dixon tendered

his resignation as Superintendent, and the same was accepted.

The Rev. Junius T. Harris, of Durham, was elected Superintendent to

succeed Bro. Dixon. Bro. Harris died November 19th. The Board metNovember 21st. Thq, Grand Master suggested the propriety of appoint-

ing Bro. Dixon, the predecessor of Bro. Harris, as Superintendent of the

Asylum during the interim from this date, November the 21st, 1890, to

January 1st, 1891. This suggestion was concurred in, and Bro. Dixon

was requested to enter upon his duties at the earliest practicable moment.

The Directors then elected Bro. W. S. Black, of Raleigh, Superintendent,

to take effect, for one year, from the 1st of January, 1891. Bro. Black

accepted the position, and is now in charge as Superintendent.

The resignation of Bro. Dixon, and the death of Bro. Harris, necessa-

rily produced some confusion in the financial condition of the Asylum.

The books of the Institution under the administration of Bro. Dixon

were not systematically kept, and the Board is unable to state the exact

indebtedness of the Asylum. We have advertised for all claims against

the Institution to be presented at once. When this is done we will

know how much the Asylum owes. Bro. Dixon says in his report that

the indebtedness of the Asylum will not aggregate more than $2,600

.

His report shows that he has received from all sources $21,113.52, and

he has paid out $21,078.69, leaving a balance in his hands of $34.83.

Hast January 260 children were in the Asylum. Hast September, whenBro. Dixon resigned, there were 264 children in the Asylum. There are

now in the Asylum 210 children. Realizing that we have neither the

room nor the means of comfortably providing for so many children, wehave directed the Superintendent not to have more than 200 at any one

time in the Asylum.


We recommend to the Grand Lodge the sale of at least 150 acres of

land now belonging to the Orphan Asylum. The Asylum owns about

250 acres of land. Some eight years ago the Asylum bought 150 acres

of land. The wood on this land is now exhausted, and it is suitable only

for farming purposes. We think the proceeds from the sale of the land

will be worth more to the Institution than the ownership of the property.

There are some improvements needed at the girls’ building to makethem comfortable in winter, but the large expenditure heretofore madein erecting buildings on the Asylum grounds, and the falling off of vol-

untary contributions, prevent us from making any further investments

in repairs until our finances are in a more healthy state.


A. H. A. WILLIAMS,January 14th, 1891. Secretary.

On motion of Bro. G. W. Blount, the Committee on

Orphan Asylum was increased to seven, and vacancies from

absence of members were ordered to be filled.

The following were, therefore, added to the committee:

Bros. G. W. Blount, L. M. Totten, J. H. Foote and G. A.

Mattou.

Bro. W. H. McLaurin, from the Committee on Proposi-

tions and Grievances, submitted the following report:

To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of No r th Ca r olina :

We; your Committee on Propositions and Grievances, having under

consideration the petition of Wm. Hatcher, of Cape Fear Lodge, No.

394, for restoration to the privileges of Masonry, have carefully con-

sidered the petition, and recommend that this Grand Lodge take no

action in the case, as the Subordinate Lodge now has the petition of

said Wm. Hatcher for restoration to membership under consideration,

to be acted on by the said Lodge on the fourth Saturday in this month.


W. H. MCLAURIN,W. T. CAHO,

For Committee.

Bro. F. H. Busbee presented the following resolution as

an amendment to the report of the committee:


Resolved', That William Hatcher, a suspended Mason of Cape Fear

Lodge, No. 394, be restored to the rights of Masonry, but not to mem-bership in the Lodge.

That this action shall not be regarded as a reflection upon Cape Fear

Lodge.

The amendment was not adopted.

The report of the committee was adopted.

Further reports were presented by this committee con-

cerning relief to Lodges, which were adopted, but not pub-

lished according to regulation.

Reports of committees were presented as follows and

adopted

:

By Bro. E. Pope, from Committee on Accounts and

Claims:

To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of North Caro'ina :

Your Committee to whom were referred the books and vouchers of

Bro. D. S. Waitt, Grand Treasurer, have carefully examined the same.

We find the account correct and the proper vouchers exhibited for each

item expended.

We are not able to report on the books and vouchers of the late Grand

Treasurer W. E. Anderson, because of some important documents that

the committee cannot now reach. We recommend the reference of the

books and vouchers of the late W. E. Anderson to a special committee

of three, to consist of Grand Secretary D. W. Bain, Grand Treasurer

who may be elected, and Past Grand Master F. H. Busbee, to report at

the next Annual Communication of this Grand Lodge.

E. POPE,M. X. WINSTON,WM. S. KENDALL,JOHN C. CHASE,

Committee.

Note.—Owing to the protracted illness of Grand Treasurer D. S.

Waitt after the close of the Grand Lodge, the Grand Master appointed

Bro. G. Rosenthal on the committee above provided for. He also added

Bro. C. B. Edwards to the committee. Grand Secretary.

By Bro. J. C. Chase, from Committee No. i on Returns

of Lodges:

GRAND LODGE OF NORTH CAROLINA. 2 7


Your Committee No. i on Proceedings and Returns, submit the fol-

lowing report:

We have found the returns of the following named Lodges correct:

St. John’s, No. i; St. John’s, No. 3; Charity, No. 5: LTnanimity, No. 7;

American George, No. 17; Phalanx, No. 31; Stokes, No. 32; Hiram, No.

40; Hall, No. 53; King Solomon, No. 56; Concord, No. 58; Kilwinning,

No. 64; Eagle, No. 71; Widow’s Son, No. 75; Greensboro, No. 76; Zion,

No. 81; Fellowship, No. 84; Morning Star, No. 85; Skewarkey, No. 90;

Western Star, No. 91; Joseph Warren, No. 92; Jerusalem, No. 95; St.

John’s, No. 96; Wake Forest, No. 97; Hiram, No. 98; Fulton, No. 99;

Orr, No. 104; Perquimans, No. 106; Franklin, No. 109; Wayne, No. 112;

Holly Spring, No. 115; Mt. Lebanon, No. 117; Mt. Hermon, No. 11S;

Logan, No. 121; Franklintou, No. 123; Mill Creek, No. 125; Gatesville,

No. 126; Blackmer, No. 127: Hanks, No. 128; Mocksvijle, No. 134: KingSolomon, No. 138; Mt. Energy, No. 140; Carolina, No. 141; Mt. Vernon,

No. 143; Junaluskee, No. 145; Adoniram, No. 149; Chalmers, No. 151;

White Stone, No. 155; Rolesville, No. 156; Mt. Pleasant, No. 157; Knapof Reeds, No. 158; Deep River, No. 164.

The following are without the seal of the Lodge: Phcenix, No. 8;

LaFayette, No. 83; Clinton, No. 107.

Davie, No. 39, are without summary, seal and signature of the Secre-

tary. Liberty, No. 45, have no summary or seal, and Palmyra, No. 147,

have not been made out on the proper blank, and is without signature

of Secretary and seal.


JOHN C. CHASE,JAMES H. FOOTE,

Committee

.

By Bro. L. W. Rolfe, from Committee No. 2 on Returns

of Lodges:

To the Most Worshipful Grand Looge of North Carolina :

We, the Committee No. 2 on Returns of Lodges, report that we have

examined the returns of the following Lodges, and have found themcorrect, namely: Archer, No. 165; Pleasant Hill, No. 168; Winston, No.

167; Blackmer, No. 170; Buffalo, No. 172; George Washington, No. 174;

Polloksville, No. 175; Mecklenburg, No. 176: Townesville, No. 1S2;

Sandy Creek, No. 185; Pine Forest, No. 186; Central Cross, No. 1S7;

Granite, No. 191; Eagle Rock, No. 201; Cleveland, No. 202; Roanoke,

No. 203; Berea, No. 204; Lebanon, No. 207; Thomasville, No. 214; Wm. G.


Hill, No. 21S; Jefferson, No. 219; Webster, No. 222; Wilson, No. 226;

Jonesville, No. 227; Henderson, No. 229; Corinthian, No. 230; W. T.

Bain, No. 231; Lenoir, No. 233; Farmington, No. 265; Cokesbury, No.

235; Durbin, No. 266; Mystic Tie, No. 237; Dunn’s Rock, No. 267; Atlan-

tic, No. 238; Unaka, No. 268; Rountree, No. 243: Tabasco, No. 271;

Catawba, No. 248; Bingham, No. 272; Pythagoras, No. 249; Watauga,

No. 273; Rockford, No. 251; Green Level, No. 277; Lily Valley, No. 252;

Rehoboth, No. 279; Lee, No. 253; Sapona, No. 280; Beulah, No. 257;

Forrestville, No. 282; Harnett, No. 258; Eureka, No. 283; Greenville,

No. 2S4; Waynesville, No. 259; Flat Creek, No. 285; Excelsior, No. 261;

Hibriten, No. 262; Salem, No. 289; French Broad, No. 292; Patterson,

No. 307; Randolph, No. 309; Atlantic, No. 294; Hatcher, No. 310; King

Solomon, No. 313; Stonewall, No. 296; New Lebanon, No. 314; Toisnot,

No. 298; Eureka, No. 317; Hunting Creek, No. 299; Pamlico, No. 300:

Evergreen, No. 303; Pleasant Hill, No. 304; Laurinburg, No. 305; Cedar

Rock, No. 286; Mingo, No. 206.

We find the following deficient in summary: Galatia, No. 306; Eno,

No. 210; Clay, No. 301.

We find the following deficient in seal: Clay, No. 301; Gunter, No.

232; Vance, No. 293; Burnsville, No. 192; Fair Bluff, No. 190.


L. W. ROLFE,P. M. PEARSALL,H. I. CLARK,

Committee

.

By Bro. B. W. Hatcher, from Committee on Charters

and Dispensations:


We, your Committee on Charters and Dispensations, beg leave to

recommend that Rising Sun Lodge, U. D., be required to forward their

proceedings to the Grand Secretary, and if, in his judgment, they are

such as to warrant the issuing of a charter, that he be authorized to

issue the same.

SAMUEL H. ROUNTREE, Sr.,

B. W. HATCHER,CHARLES F. BAHNSON,

Committee.

By Bro. A. H. Stubbs, from Committee No. 3 on Returns

of Lodges:


To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of North Carolina

:

We, your Committee No. 3 on Returns of Lodges, report that we have

examined the returns of the following Lodges, and have found themcorrect, namely: Wilmington, No. 319; Selma, No. 320; White Hill, No.

321; Granite, No. 322; Falling Creek, No. 325; Winton, No. 327; Matta-

muskeet, No. 328; Black Creek, No. 330; Bayboro, No. 331; Locks Creek,

No. 333; Ionic, No. 337; Fairview, No. 339; Harmony, No. 340; RockSpring, No. 341; Hickory, No. 343; N. F. Reid, No. 344; Mount Mourne,

No. 347; Durham, No. 352; Moravian, No. 353; Dellaplane, No. 355;

Double Shoal, No. 356; East La Porte, No. 358; Mayon, No. 360; Snow,

No. 363; Craighead, No. 366; Mount Pisgah, No. 368; Air-Line, No. 369;

Bethel, No. 372; Elk, No. 373; State Line, No. 375; Youngsville, No. 377;

Seaboard, No. 378; Coharie, No. 379; Shawnee, No. 382: Statesville, No.

383; Scottville, No. 385; Pigeon River, No. 386; Kedron, No. 387; Tem-perance, No. 389; Copeland, No. 390; Lebanon, No. 391; White Rock,

No. 392; Tally-Ho, No. 393: Cape Fear, No. 394; Baltimore, No. 424;

Eastern Star, No. 425; Oconee, No. 427; Stokesdale, No. 428; Orient, No.

395; Oxford, No. 396; Bald Creek, No. 397; Centre, No. 398; Conoho,

No. 399; Joppa, No. 401; Dobson, No. 402; Siler City, No. 403; Farmers’,

No. 404; Ocean, No. 405: Ivey, No. 406; University, No. 408; Bula, No.

409; Asheville, No. 410; Rockville, No. 41 1; Henry F. Grainger, No. 412;

Royal, No. 413; Wilton, No. 414; Oak Grove, No, 415; Bellview, No. 416;

Potecasi, No. 418; Greenwood, No. 419; Harmon, No. 420; Boonville,

No. 421; Sea Side, No. 429; Yadkin Falls, No. 422.

We find the following returns deficient in the summary: Reidsville,

No. 384; Liberty Grove, No. 407; Granville, No. 380, Bakersville, No.

357; Stanly, No. 348.

We find the following returns without seals: Fayetteville, No. 329;

Trap Hill, No. 346; Mount Vernon, No. 359; Olive Branch, No. 371;

Campbell, No. 374; Forest City, No. 381.


ALFRED H. STLBBS,I. R. FULLER,

Committee.

On motion of Bro. H. H. Munson, amended by motion

of Bro. J. C. L. Gudger, an appropriation of fifty dollars

was made to Bro. Eugene S. Martin, chairman of the Com-mittee on Foreign Correspondence.

Bro. F. M. Moye introduced the following resolution,

which was unanimously adopted by a rising vote:


Resolved,That this Grand Dodge expresses its thanks to the Commit-

tee on Foreign Correspondence for its very instructive and interesting-

reports submitted through its chairman, Bro. Eugene S. Martin, and

regrets the retirement from the committee of its able anti accomplished

chairman, as expressed in his communication to this Grand Body.

On motion of Bro. E. Pope, it was ordered that the work

in the third degree be exemplified at this evening’s session

after the election of Grand Officers.


until this evening at 7:30 o’clock.

SECOND DAY—EVENING SESSION.



at 7:30 o’clock, the Grand Master presiding.

The proceedings of this afternoon’s session were read and

approved.

On motion of Bro. F. M. Move, a collection was taken

for the Oxford Orphan Asylum, which was subsequently

handed to the Superintendent.

The Grand Lodge proceeded to the election of Grand

Officers.

Bros. J. C. Chase, C. B. Edwards and D. E. Everitt were

appointed tellers.

The following were elected:

HEZEKIAH A. GUDGER Grand Master.

JOHN W. GOTTEN Deputy Grand Master.

FRANCIS M. MOYE Senior Grand Warden.

RICHARD J. NOBLE Junior Grand Warden.

DARIUS S. WAITT Grand Treasurer.

DONALD W. BAIN Grand Secretary.


The following were elected Directors of the Oxford

Orphan Asylum:

A. H. A. Williams, for a term of five years; Needham B.

Broughton, for four years, to fill the unexpired term of

C. T. Bailey, resigned; Gustave Rosenthal, for three years,

to fill the unexpired term of T. S. Kenan, resigned.

Bro. J. A. Leach moved that a committee be appointed

to make arrangements for the installation of Grand Officers

to-morrow.

The motion prevailed, and Bros. J. A. Leach, J. C. Chase

and C. B. Edwards were appointed the committee.

Bro. W. E. Murchison introduced the following, which,

contemplating a change of the Code (Article XVI, section

9), was postponed until to-morrow:

Resolved,That, if an}- Subordinate Lodge may hereafter fail to elect

its officers at the time prescribed by the existing laws, it may proceed to

do so at the next regular Communication; and if any Lodge has hereto-

fore failed to elect its officers at the proper time, it may proceed to do so

at the next regular Communication succeeding the close of this Grand

Body.

Bro. W. A. Withers, Professor in the College of Agricul-

ture and Mechanic Arts, extended to this Grand Body an

invitation to visit that Institution at such time as the Grand

Lodge should select.

On motion, the invitation was accepted in behalf of any

that could attend.


until to-morrow morning at 9:30 o’clock.

Work was exemplified by the Grand Lecturers, Bro. B.W.Hatcher, presiding.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE

THIRD DAY—MORNING SESSION.

Thursday, January 15th, 1891.


at 9:30 o’clock, the Grand Master presiding.

The proceedings of last evening’s session were read and

approved.

Bro. W. H. McLaurin, from the Committee on Proposi-

tions and Grievances, submitted the following report, which

was read and adopted:


Your Committee upon Propositions and Grievances, to whom was

referred the memorial of Joppa Lodge, No. 401, find nothing for them to

do, as the said Lodge does not specify the nature of the relief desired.

The letters and papers furnished your committee simply tend to show

that Mystic Tie Lodge, No. 237, initiated, or rather (to use the language

of one of the letters) elected and received one J. R. Harris, who resides

within the Jurisdiction of Joppa Lodge, No. 4or, and that said Joppa

Lodge had made demand upon, said Mystic Tie Lodge for fees paid by

said Harris, and that said Mystic Tie Lodge has made no response.

We recommend that the Grand Secretary certify to Mystic Tie Lodge

copies of the papers filed and of this report, requiring said Lodge to show

cause, at the next Annual Communication of this Grand Lodge, why it

shall not be required to account and pay over to Joppa Lodge, No. 401,

the fees received from said J. R. Harris.


W. H. McLAURIN,W. T. CAHO,

> W. E. MURCHISON,Committee.

Further reports of said committee were presented and

adopted, but are not published according to regulation.

A communication from W. A. Blair, Grand Orator, was

read, announcing, with expressions of regret, his inability,

owing to business engagements, to attend this Annual Com-munication and perform the duties assigned him.


Memorial Services were announced as the special order,

the hour of io o’clock and 15 minutes having arrived.

The Committee 011 Memoirs presented their report, indi-

vidually, as follows:

Memoir of R. W.,William E. Anderson, Grand Treas-

urer, presented by Bro. J. A. Leach

:

William E. Anderson was born in Hillsboro, N. C., on the 9th of

November, 1835; entered the University of the State as a student in 1850;

elected Grand Treasurer on the 8th of December, 1868, and President of

the Citizens National Bank in February7,1871. He also filled many

other positions of responsibility and trust.

Entering the portal of Freemasonry at an earl}' age, his zeal for the

Institution never abated, his interest never flagged and his charity never

grew cold. Actuated by a high sense of honor, and a lofty sense of

Christian duty, he was ever true to his convictions of right, unfailing in

his friendship, and true to his obligations.

He was not a Mason in name only. His ear was ever open to the cry

of distress, and his purse ever open for its relief. Quiet in his walk,

unobtrusive in his manners, his generous heart never failing to respond

to the appeal of the widow or the orphan—nay, he anticipated their

wants, and was ready with an earnest word to stir up the hearts of his

brethren to needed action.

His life is an example worthy of all emulation. Ret us meditate on

the virtues of his character, and the benevolent spirit he ever manifested.

Let us see in the holy precepts of religion and in the teachings of our

Institution those lofty principles which adorned his life and influenced

him to adore his Maker and to love his fellow-man, and which taught

him how to live and how to die.

Since his task is done, his labor ended, we humbly bow to the

Master’s decree, and pray that He will give us grace to cherish in our

hearts the recollection of his many virtues, and that his example mayhave a salutary influence on our lives.

He was stricken down at his desk in the Citizens Bank on the 21st

day of May, 1890, and died a few minutes after, in the 55th year of his

age. With unfeigned regret do we record his death, and we are firm in

the belief that he is sharing the blessings of an immortal life through

the redeeming merits of our Saviour.

Resolved,That this memorial be spread upon the minutes of the Grand

Lodge, and that the Grand Secretary be requested to devote a memorial

page in the forthcoming report of the proceedings to the memory of our

deceased brother,- and send a copy hereof to his family.


Memoir of R. W., John J. Christophers, Past Grand Sec-

retary, taken from the report of the Grand Secretary, read

by Bro. Frank L. Reid.

Memoir of Junins T. Harris, late Superintendent of the

Orphan Asylum, read by Bro. Frank L. Reid:

Rev. Junius T. Harris died in Durham, November 19th, 1890, at 11

o’clock a. m., at the residence of his brother-in-law, Mr. Julian S. Carr.

The immediate cause of his death was pneumonia and cardiac neuralgia,

brought on by exposure to cold in the discharge of his duties as a min-

ister of the Gospel.

He joined the North Carolina Conference of the Methodist Episcopal

Church, South, at Greensboro in 1870, and devoting himself to the

itinerant ministry, he met its obligations with a heroic faith and a manly

heart.

The subject of this sketch was born in Davidson County, N. C., and

was a little over 46 years of age at the time of his death. His parents

died when he was quite a boy and left him a helpless orphan. Being

forced to support himself, he became a shoemaker by trade early in life.

When sixteen years of age he entered the Confederate army and surren-

dered with Johnston’s army near Durham in 1865. Coming out of the

army, he determined upon seeking a collegiate education in order to

prepare himself for the ministry, to which he felt God had called him.

He had no means and no one to help him. Pie took his shoemaker’s

bench and tools and went to Trinity College. He mended boots and

shoes on Saturdays to help pay his bills. Thus for five years he strug-

gled on until he had graduated in both the literary and theological

departments of the college, paying what he could as he went and the

balance after he left college.

He graduated in June, 1870. About ten days after his graduation he

commenced the work of a pastor. He has served many important pas-

toral charges in his Conference and as Presiding Elder of two Districts.

About three months he was Superintendent of the Oxford OrphanAsylum. This record of his successful life is a fine example for the

orphan boys who will mourn his death, and for all boys and young menall over our land.

Bro. Harris’ business capacity was as marked as his preaching ability.

His planning was wise and his execution successful. He was a master

of finance. He knew men; and he had the faculty for interesting strong

men in his enterprises. He commanded the respect, and frequently the

support, of men who knew the law and method of successful business.


As a preacher he ranked very high, though he was not brilliant. Clear

in exegesis, logical in form, and evangelical in matter, he often became

a master of assemblies, and was listened to by all classes with more than

ordinary attention and profit. He was faithful, both in the sense of

stability of belief and conscientious discharge of duty, and in every rela-

tion of life he strove to maintain a conscience void of offence toward

God and man.

He married Miss Lizzie Carr, who, by this dispensation of an Allwise

Providence, is left a widow with five children to mourn the loss of a

loving husband and a saintly father. The}7 inherit a good name; may

God help them to increase the interest of the endowment. And mayHe be indeed to them a husband to the widow and a father to the orphan.

Bro. Harris’ end was peace. He triumphed in his last hour. His sun

of life went not down as sets the natural sun, but, like the morning star,

it melted into Heaven’s glory-sunlight. He conquered his way to the

gate of death, which he had thought was made of iron, but found it

made of pearl. And by the goodness of God, by the power of the Holy

, Ghost, and by the love of Christ, the gate of death to him was made the

gate of Heaven. He seemed to enter with the shout of a conqueror. Hehad already recited to friends around his bed the grounds of his faith

and the brightness of his hope, and now, at his last moment, with his

pallid lips he whispered, “I lie down and die in hope of the resurrec-

tion of the just and then, although in a whisper, yet a shout that rang

out to the angels and God, “ Unto him that loved me, and washed mefrom my sins in His own blood, be honor and glory forever.” Andthen, in less time than it can be told, his happy spirit went up to join

the general assembly and church of the first-born, whose names are

written in Heaven.

Remarks in eulogy of the deceased brethren were made

by Bros. J. A. Leach, H. A. Gudger, W. P. Williams and

J. C. L. Gudger.

On motion of Bro. F. L. Reid, the memoirs were ordered

to be printed in these Proceedings, and separate pages set

apart to the memory of these deceased brethren.

Bro. J. A. Leach, from the Committee to provide for the

installation of Grand Officers, reported that P. G. M., George

W. Blount, would perform the ceremony this morning.

Bro. T. S. Kenan, from the Committee appointed at the

last Annual Communication to consider the status of non-

PROCEEDINGS OF THE6

affiliated Masons, and of suspended or expelled Masons

pending an appeal to the Grand Lodge, submitted the fol-

lowing report, which was read and adopted:

To the Most V/orshipfut Grand Lodge of North Carolina :

Your committee appointed to consider, first, the subject of the status

of non-affiliated Masons; and secondly, those who after conviction appeal

to the Grand Dodge, beg leave to report—

The present law upon the subject may be found in Article XVIII of

the By-Laws and Edicts of the Grand Lodge (page 40 of Masonic Code),

to-wit

—

1. Every Mason ought to belong to some Lodge, and comply' with its

By-Laws and the general regulations in relation to the pay'ment of dues,

&c.; and any Mason who fails to do so shall not be entitled to Visit a

Lodge while he remains non-affiliated, or to join in processions, or to

relief, or Masonic assistance, or burial: Provided,that this shall not be

construed to prevent a Subordinate Lodge from permitting a non-affil-

iated Mason to visit the lodge once.

2. The names of non-affiliated Masons shall not be published in the

Proceedings of the Grand Lodge.

3. Any member of a Subordinate Lodge who may apply for a dimit

shall be granted the same upon his producing the Secretary’s receipt

that he has paid all Lodge dues, if there be no charges against him:

Provided,that any' Mason who thus becomes non-affiliated, by' his action

distinctly' releases all members of Lodges from any' and all Masonic ties

between himself and them, retaining no Masonic right, except that of

petitioning any' lodge for membership.

And Article XXII provides that no alteration or amendment of the

By-Laws shall be made unless by a vote of two-thirds of all the memberspresent at any Annual Communication, when the same shall be proposed.

The subject of the status of non-affiliated Masons has repeatedly been

the subject of discussion in the Grand Lodge, with a view, perhaps, to

resolve the matter into a shape which would carry out the suggestions

in the Grand Master’s address at the Annual Communication of 1890, and

thereby prevent what has been considered to be a Masonic crime; that

is to say', that no Mason should remain in a state of non-affiliation, but

should belong to some Lodge and assume the obligations and burdens,

and be entitled to the benefits of a worthy' member of the fraternity.

We, therefore, have considered it proper to refer to the rule which

now prevails upon the subject, and also the method by' which the same

may be amended; and we are aware of no Masonic law which prevents

a member from severing his connection with the Order who may apply

for a dimit and comply with the requirements contained in section 3,

above cited. Whether the Grand Lodge should adopt the recommenda-tion in the address, to the effect that “ no dimit should be granted except

upon satisfactory evidence that the applicant seeks admission into

another Lodge,” is a matter for future consideration of the Grand Lodge(if it be deemed wise to consider it at all), and not properly within the

province of your committee. We will suggest, however, that it is a

matter of doubt whether such a rule should be adopted. A man joins

the Lodge voluntarily, and upon the idea that, if in future he sees fit to

do so, he may sever his connection voluntarily. Perhaps no one but

himself can take in or appreciate the circumstances in life which would

induce the member to place himself in a position where he could expect

no relief or assistance from the brethren of the fraternity.

Your committee recommend (without submitting any special matter

in this respect for your consideration) that the rule laid down in the

By-Laws and Edicts, as above set forth, should not be disturbed.

II. Upon the second branch of the subject

—

The Edict of the Grand Lodge of 18S6 declared that the appeal vacated

the judgment, and under this construction a Mason expelled by a Sub-

ordinate Lodge in February (for example) would retain every Masonic

right until his appeal was determined in the January following by the

Grand Lodge, and this, even although he may have violated every

Masonic obligation.

In North Carolina, it is true that in criminal cases an appeal, under

recent legislation, suspends the execution of the judgment, but in manyStates it has no such effect. In them a stay of judgment can only be

granted by a judge upon probable cause shown.

But we do not like to make the machinery of the Grand Lodge morecomplicated, and will, therefore, recommend that it be declared that a

Mason convicted in a Subordinate Lodge is entitled to no Masonic privi-

leges during the pending of the appeal.


THOS. S. KENAN,F. H. BUSBEE,

For Committee.

The installation of Grand Officers was proceeded with.

The Grand Master-elect announced his appointments.

The Grand Officers were installed by Bro. George W.Blount, Past Grand Master, Bro. Samuel H. Rountree act-

ing as Grand Marshal.<_>


ELECTED OFFICERS.

Grand Master.HEZEKIAH A. GUDGERJOHN W. COTTENFRANCIS M. MOVERICHARD j. NOBEEDARIUS S. WAITTDONADD W. BAIN

Deputy Grand Master.

.Senior Grand Warden.

.Junior Grand Warden.

. Grand Treasurer.

. Grand Secretary.

APPOINTED OFFICERS.

GEORGE M. DUKELOGAN M. TOTTENJAMES A. LEACHENOCH F. LAMBWALTER E. MOOREPATRICK M. PEARSALLWALTER S. CREASY ___

ABNER L. BROOKSROBERT H. BRADLEY-

_

. Grand Chaplain.

. Senior Grand Deacon.

.Junior Grand Deacon.

. Grand Marshal.

. Grand Sword Bearer.

. Grand, Pursuivant.

. Grand Steward.

. Grand Steward.

. Grand Tiler.

The Grand Master appointed Bros. John W. Hays, J. M.

Cnrrin and N. A. Gregory the Advisory Board of the Orphan

Asylum.

The amendment proposed yesterday morning to Article

X, section two, of the Code, by Bro. W. P. Williams, was

taken up, and, on motion of Bro. J. W. Cotten, laid on the

table.

Bro. G. W. Blount, from the Committee on the Orphan

Asylum, submitted the following report, which was read

and adopted:


Your Committee on the Orphan Asylum respectfully report as follows:

ist. That, upon the report of the Secretary of the Board of Directors

and the Superintendent of the Orphan Asylum, and a cursory examina-


tion of the books of the Asylum, and finding, for press of time, we can-

not fully report as the interests of the Institution demands, we recom-

mend that a committee of three be appointed, consisting of brethren

A. H. A. Williams, G. Rosenthal and J. W. Hays, to examine the accounts

of the late Superintendents, Dixon and Harris, separating into distinct

statements the accounts of each, and that this committee report as soon

as practicable to the Board of Directors; that the sum of two hundred

dollars be appropriated out of the Asylum funds to defray the expenses

of this investigation, and that this committee shall be a Standing Com-mittee to have the oversight of the books and accounts of the Asylum,

whose duty it shall be to examine and report at least twice each year.

2d. That we insist that the Superintendent and Board of Directors

conform to the regulation of the Grand Lodge in confining the expenses

of the Orphan Asylum to its receipts, and that no debt be incurred which

shall be a charge to the Grand Lodge; that the Board of Directors in

future frequently and rigidly inspect the books and accounts of the

Institution to the end that they be systematically and properly kept,

and, besides the actual expenses of the Board in attending the meet-

ings, the sum of two dollars per day shall be allowed each member of

the Board while engaged in the discharge of that duty.

3d. We recommend that the benefactions of this Institution be con-

fined to the most need}' and worthy orphans irrespective of the religious

affiliations of their parents, and that it be kept strictly undenominational.

4th. We endorse the recommendation for the sale of the real estate

mentioned in the report of the Superintendent of the Asylum.

5th. We recommend the annual appropriation of two thousand dollars

for the support of the Asylum by this Grand Lodge.

Respectfully and fraternally submitted,

GEO. W. BLOUNT,R. T. STEPHENSON,L. M. TOTTEN,JAMES H. FOOTE,GEO. A. MATTON,M. L. WINSTON,

Committee.

The following action was taken 011 unfinished business:

Amendment of Bro. W. H. McLaurin to Article XVII,

section two, of the Code, introduced at the last Annual Com-munication (page 47, Proceedings of 1890), was adopted,

after amendment, as follows:

40 PROCEEDINGS OE THE

Article XVII, section 2, of the Code, entitled Master of Dodge.

The Master of a Lodge can be tried by the Grand Lodge only as fol-

lows:

1st. For offenses committed in his own Jurisdiction, on charges pre-

ferred by three members of his Lodge.

2d. For offenses against other Subordinate Jurisdictions, on charges

preferred by one of the principal officers and three members of said

Subordinate Jurisdiction.

3d. For offenses in the Grand Lodge, on charges preferred by the

Junior Grand Warden or on the order of the Grand Master.

Amendment of Bro. J. F. Morphew to Article XVI, sec-

tion three, of the Code, introduced at the last Annual Com-

munication (page 51, Proceedings 1890), was, on motion of

Bro. J. W. Gotten, laid on the table.

Resolution of Bro. W. K. Murchison, concerning the

election of officers in Lodges, introduced last evening, was,

on motion of Bro. John W. Cotten, laid on the table.

Resolution of Bro. F. H. Busbee, concerning the pro-

posed Washington Masonic Memorial Temple, Fredericks-

burg, Virginia, referred to on page 26, Proceedings of 1890,

was, on motion of Bro. R. J. Noble, laid on the table, in

consideration of the claims of the Orphan Asylum at Oxford

on the fraternity and this Grand Lodge for support.

Bro. W. FI. McLauriu, from the Committee 011 Proposi-

tions and Grievances, submitted the following reports,which

were read and adopted:


Your Committee on Propositions and Grievances, to whom was referred

the memorial of brother J. H. R. Bundy, of Laurinburg Lodge, No. 305,

for a rehearing of his case, respectfully suggest the death of the memo-rialist, and report that, in their opinion, no action is necessary in respect

to his petition.


W. H. McLAURIN,W. T. CAHO,W. E. MURCHISON,

Committee.



Your Committee on Propositions and Grievances, having under con-

sideration the application of the officers of Pleasant Hill Lodge, No. 168,

.recommend, after having carefully enquired into the application of said

Lodge, that the said Pleasant Hill Lodge be allowed to sell the land and

Lodge building belonging to said Lodge, located in Alamance County,

and formerly used by the said Lodge for Lodge purposes, and apply the

proceeds of the sale to the payment of the claims against said Lodge for

labor performed, material furnished and advancements made in the con-

struction and purchase of the said property.

W. H. McLAURIN,W. T. CAHO,W. E. MURCHISON,

Com 1nittee.

To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of North Carolina ;

We, your Committee on Propositions and Grievances, to whom was

referred a communication from Bro. Arvil Sugg, of Radiance Lodge, No.

132, to Bro. Grand Secretary Bain, relative to the reorganization of said

Radiance Lodge, No. 132, have carefully considered the same, and do

recommend that this Grand Lodge empower and appoint Bro. Samuel H.

Rountree to attend as special Deputy of the Grand Master and reorgan-

ize the said Radiance Lodge, by taking with him three or more affiliated

Masons, together with such resident members of Radiance Lodge whowere members and in good standing when the Lodge became dormant

or suspended; that such members of said Radiance Lodge be authorized

to receive petitions for membership from such noil-affiliated Masonsresiding within its Jurisdiction as were in good standing in their respec-

tive Lodges when they became non-affiliates, and to ballot upon the

said petitions at the same meeting, and to elect officers for the said

Radiance Lodge and perform such other acts as majr be necessary at

said meeting to complete the reorganization of said Radiance Lodge, not

inconsistent with the laws and edicts of this Grand Lodge, and that Bro.

S. H. Rountree install the officers of said Lodge, we reposing special

trust and confidence in him in the performance of this duty.

W. H. McLAURIN,W. T. CAHO,W: E. MURCHISON,

Committee.

.On motion of Bro. J. W. Cotten, the Committee on Por-

traits was directed to procure portraits of the late Grand


Treasurer William E. Anderson, and the late Past Grand

Secretary John J. Christophers, and have them placed in

the Grand Eodge hall.

On motion of Pro. J. C. L. Gudger, the thanks of this

Grand Body were extended to the transportation companies

and hotels of Raleigh for special courtesies to the members

of the Grand Eodge.

On motion of Bro. D. W. Bain, the compensation of the

Assistant Grand Secretary was made fifty dollars, begin-

ning with this Annual Communication.

Bro. G. W. Blount, on behalf of members of this Grand

Body, presented to the retiring Grand Master, M. W.,Sam-

uel H. Smith, a Past Grand Master’s jewel, of which M. W.,

Bro. Smith made suitable acknowledgments.

The Grand Master appointed the following standing

committees:

On Jurisprudence :

Bros. F. H. Busbee, Thomas S. Kenan, S. H. Rountree, C. H. Robin-

son, Robert Bingham and Wm. R. Cox.

On Propositions and Grievances :

No. i—Bros. W. H. McLaurin, W. T. Caho and W. H. Cheek.

No. 2—Bros. W. E. Murchison, A. P. Gilbert and Will. X. Coley.

On Foreign Correspondence :

Bros. J. C. Martin, S. H. Smith and A. H. Stubbs.

On Printing :

Bros. F. L. Reid, D. W. Bain and D. S. Waitt.

On Credentials :

Bros. C. B. Edwards, W. G. Lewis, of Statesville; J. R. Brown andElias Rose.


On Orphan Asylum :

Bros. G. W. Blount, E. F. Lamb, M. L. Winston, W. H. Mitchell, R. T.

Stephenson and J. H. Thorpe.

The Grand Dodge having concluded its labors, the pro-

ceedings of this day’s session were read and approved.

The Grand Dodge was closed in ample form at i o’clock

and 40 minutes r. M.

HEZEKIAH A. GUDGER,Grand Master.

Attest :

Donald W. Bain,

Grand Secretary.


LODGES

UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE GRANDLODGE OF NORTH CAROLINA.

NAMES OF LODGES.

St. John’sRoyal White HartSt. John’sCharityUnanimityPhcenixAmerican GeorgePhalanx —StokesDavieHiram ..

LibertyHallKing SolomonConcordKilwinningEagleGolden FleeceWidow’s SonGreensboro-ZionLaFayetteFellowshipMorning StarSkewarkeyWestern StarJoseph WarrenJerusalemSt. John’sWake Forest--HiramFultonOrrPerquimansClintonBelmontFranklinWaynePersonHolly Spring—Mount LebanonMount Hermon

NO. POST-OFFICE. COUNTY.

I Wilmington - New Hanover.2 Halifax - - - — Halifax.

3 New Berne _ - - Craven.

5 Windsor - Bertie.

7 Edenton . . — Chowan.8 Fayetteville - .. - Cumberland.17 Murfreesboro - Hertford.

3 1 Charlotte _ — - - Mecklenburg.32 Concord .. . _ . . Cabarrus.

39 Roxobel Bertie

40 Raleigh Wake.45 Wilkesboro- Wilkes.

53 Indian Town . - Currituck.

56 Jackson Northampton.53 Tarboro Edgecombe,64 Wadesboro — — Anson.7 i Hillsboro- - Orange.

74 Milton - - _ Caswell.

75 Camden C. LI. ... . Camden.76 Greensboro - Guilford.81 Trenton - - - Jones.S3 Jacksonville - _ - Onslow.84 Smithfield Johnston.85 Nashville . - - Nash.90 Williamston Martin.

9 i Rutherfordton — - Rutherford.92 Moyton . . __ Wilson.

95 Hookerton - . _ Greene.96 Kinston - — ... Lenoir.

97 Neuse. - - Wake.98 Clinton . .. - — Sampson.99 Salisbury - _ . . Rowan.104 Washington . Beaufort.106 Hertford -. . Perquimans.107 Yanceyville .. - - Caswell.108 Faison . Duplin.109 Beaufort _ Carteret.1 1

2

Goldsboro Wayne.113 Roxboro - . . Person.115 Holly Spring _ _ . Wake. •

1 17 Wilson - . _ Wilson.n8 Asheville _ - Buncombe.


NAMES OF LODGES.!

NO. POST-OFFICE.

LoganFranklintouMill Creek - T

GatesvilleBlackmerHanksDan RiverRadianceMocksvilleLincolnKing SolomonMount EnergyCarolinaMount VernonJunaluskeeCherokeePalmyraAdoniram — '

ChalmersWhite StoneRolesvilleMount PleasantKnap of ReedsYadkinDeep River L_•—

ArcherWinstonPleasant HillBlackmerBuffaloGeorge WashingtonPolloksvilleMecklenburgSiloamSandy Creek*Pine ForestCentral CrossBalfourFair BluffGraniteBurnsville- -

CaryEagle RockClevelandRoanokeBereaMingoLebanonRandleman-EnoThomasville

William G. Hill

Jefferson

1 2 I

I23

125126

127128

I29132

134137138140141

!43

145146

147149151

155156

157158162

164

165

167168

170172

174

175176

178

*851 86187188

190

191

192

198201

202

203204206

207

209210

214218

219

JamestownFranklintouNewton GroveGatesvilleMount GileadFranklinsville'MadisonSnow HillMocksvilleLincolntonBurgawMount EnergyAnsonvilleOre HillFranklinMurphyDunn!Adoniram J

CarbontonRosiuburgRolesvilleRogers’ StoreKnap of ReedsYadkinvilleFoust’s MillArcher LodgeWinstonLibertyWeavervilleJonesboroElm GrovePolloksvilleDavidson CollegeHarrell’s StoreStallingsSwann’s Station (Moore)Hunt’sAsheboro 1

Fair BluffClaytonBurnsvilleCaryEagle RockShelbyWeldonBereaBassWhitevilleRandlemanDurhamThomasvilleRaleighJefferson

County.

Guilford.Franklin.Sampson.Gates.Montgomery.Randolph.Rockingham.Greene.Davie.Lincoln.Pender.Granville.Anson.Chatham.Macon.Cherokee.Harnett.Granville.Moore.Wake.Wake.Wake.Granville.Yadkin.Randolph.Johnston.Forsyth.Randolph.Buncombe.Moore.Chatham.Jones.Mecklenburg.Sampson.Franklin.Harnett.Nash.Randolph.Columbus.Johnston.Yancey.Wake.Wake.Cleveland.Halifax.Granville.Sampson.Columbus.Randolph.Durham.Davidson.Wake.Ashe.


NAMES OP LODGES. NO. POST-OFFICE. COUNTY.

WebsterWilson"xJonesvilleMcCormickHendersonCorinthianWilliam T. BainGunterLenoirAnchorCokesburyMystic TieAtlanticRountreeMonroe ~ -

CatawbaPythagorasRockfordLily ValleyLee —BeulahHarnettWaynesvilleExcelsiorHibriten— *

GastonFarmingtonDurbinDunn’s RockUnakaEast BendTabascoBinghamWataugaBeaver DamGreen LevelRehobothSaponaForestvilleEurekaGreenvilleFlat CreekCedar RockSalemFrench Broad—Vance —AtlanticStonewallToisnotHunting Creek -

PamlicoClay^Evergreen

222226

227228

229210

231

232

233234235

237238

243244248

249251

252

253257258

259261

26226;

265266

26726S

269271

272

273276277270280282

283284285286

289292

293294296298

299300301

303

Bismarck-OliuElkin (Surry)BroadwayHendersonRocky MountBanksHaywoodLaGrangeAuburnMayMarionCurrituck C. HGriftonMonroeNewtonSouthportRockfordSunsburyTaylorsvilleBagleyWinslowWaynesvilleCharlotteLenoirDallasFarmingtonVanderBrevard .

WebsterEast BendGibsonvilleMebaneBooneBeaver DamEllingtonTeachy’sTysor’s MillsWake ForestChina GroveGreenvilleHarper’s Cross-RoadsStallingsSalemMarshallGrantvilleSwan QuarterRobersonvilleToisnotEagle MillsAuroraHayesvilleSwann’s Station (Moore)

Johnston.Iredell.

Yadkin.Moore.Vance.Nash.Wake.Chatham.Lenoir.Wake.Harnett.McDowell.Currituck.Lenoir.Union.Catawba.Brunswick.Surry.Gates.Alexander.Johnston.Harnett.Haywood.Mecklenburg.Caldwell.Gaston.Davie.Cumberland.Transylvania.Jackson.Yadkin.Guilford.Alamance.Watauga.Union.Wake.Duplin.Chatham.Wake.Rowan.Pitt.

Chatham.Franklin.ForSyth.Madison.Buncombe.Hyde.Martin.Wilson.Iredell.

Beaufort.Clay.Harnett.


NAMES OF LODGES. NO. POST-OFFICE. COUNTY.

^Pleasant Hill . 304 Kinston (Lenoir) - Jones.Lauriuburg 305 Laurinburg - - Richmond.Galatia.. .. . 306 Fayetteville Cumberland.Patterson . . 307 Mount Pleasant - - Cabarrus.Randolph . . . _ 309 Ophir . . Randolph.Hatcher - 310 Wilson - - - - Wilson.Notla -- 312 England’s Point ... - . . Cherokee.King Solomon 3*3 Lumber Bridge - - .. Robeson.New Lebanon 314 South Mills - . Camden.Jerusalem - - - 315 Jerusalem . . Davie.Eureka 317 Elizabeth City.. -- . Pasquotank.Wilmington - . . 319 Wilmington New Hanover.Selma - - . . . _ 320 Selma - ... Johnston.White Hill . 321 Greenwood _

Granite 322 Mount Airv Surry.Wentworth - 324 Wentworth - Rockingham.Falling Creek 325 Mount Olive. -. Wavne.Wiuton - _ - 327 Winton .. Hertford.Mattamuskeet - 323 Lake Landing -_ ... Hvde.Fayetteville - 329 Fayetteville Cumberland.Black Creek. _ 33° Black Creek-- Wilson.Bayboro - - 33 i Bayboro Pamlico.Lock’s Creek 333 Wade - . — Cumberland.Ionic - - 337 Kittrell - ... Vance.Fair View - 339 King’s Mountain Cleveland.Harmony - - 340 Pikeville _ - . Wayne. *

Rock Spring — - 34 i Denver Lincoln.Hickory 343 Hickory . . - Catawba.Numa F. Reid 344 High Point-. - - Guilford.Trap Hill - - - . .. 346 Trap Hill Wilkes.Mount Mourne 347 Mount Mourne _ Iredell.Stanly - _ 348 Albermarle Stanly.Durham - . . . 352 Durham -- - .. - Durham.Moravian.. - 353 Moravian Falls Wilkes.Dellaplane 355 Dellaolane - . . ... Wilkes.Double Shoal. .. . _ 356 Cleveland Mills . _ Cleveland.Bakersville 357 Bakersville-. - - Mitchell.East La Port - 35s East La Port - Jackson.Mount Vernon. 359 Stonewall . . - ... Pamlico.Mayon ... . - 360 Ammon Bladen.Snow - -- - - - - - 363 Sugar Grove Watauga.Craighead - . - . 366 Huntersville- . . Mecklenburg.Mount Pisgah 368 Williams’ Mill . - Chatham.Air Line. - _ 369 Gastonia — . Gaston.Mars Hill 370 Mars Hill Madison.Olive Branch 37 1 Garner ...... Wake.Bethel - - ... 372 Morven Anson.*Elk 373 Elk Cross-Roads (Ashe). Watauga.Campbell-- . - - 374 Granite Hill Iredell.

.State Line ... - . ... . 375 Grover . ... Cleveland.Youngsville - - 377 Youngsville Franklin.Seaboard. ----- . ... 378 Seaboard ----- . Northampton.Coharie - - - - - 379 IHuntley - Sampson.

48 PROCEEDINGS OE THE

NAMES OF LODGES.j

NO. POST-OFFICE. COUNTY.

GranvilleForest CityShawneeStatesville

ReidsvilleScottsville

Pigeon RiverKedronMooresboroTemperanceCopelandLebanon .

White RockTally-HoCape FearOrientOxfordBald CreekCentreConohoNewfoundJoppaDobsonSiler CityFarmers’OceanIvyLiberty GroveUniversityBulaAshevilleRockvilleHenry F. GraingerRoyalWiltonOak GroveBellview --

MaxtonPotecasiGreenwoodHarmonBoouville^Yadkin Falls

SpartaBaltimoreEastern StarMontgomeryOconeeStokesdaleSea SideKapp’s Mill

ReliefKing’s Creek.--

38° Grissom . - Granville.

381 Forest City- -- - Rutherford.382 Shawnee - — - - Catawba.

383 Statesville Iredell.

384 Reidsville - - — - Rockingham.385 Furches — -- — - - Ashe.3S6 Pigeon River _ Haywood.387 Hendersonville - - . - Henderson.3S8 Mooresboro . Cleveland.

389 Coxville - -- Pitt.

390 Copeland Surry.

39 1 Hope Mills -- . Cumberland.

39 2 White Rock- Madison.

393 Tally-Ho Granville.

394 Little River Academy — Cumberland.

395 Wilmington - — New Hanover.396 Oxford - - . - _ - _ - Granville.

397 Bald Creek - _ ... Yancey.398 Jupiter - Buncombe.399 Hamilton - . Martin.400 Leicester - - Buncombe.401 Old Fort McDowell.402 Dobson Surry.

403 Siler City--- - Chatham.404 Farmers’ . Randolph.405 Morehead City _ Carteret.

406 Paint Fork Madison.407 Knotville __ - - Wilkes.408 Chapel Hill Orange.409 Burlington - - - Alamance.410 Asheville - .... Buncombe.411 Stanhope-- — - - - Nash.412 Dabney - Vance.413 Royal - . . . — - Franklin.

414 Wilton - . - -- Granville.

415 Purlear. . - Wilkes.416 Cobbs Cherokee.4i7 Maxton - _ _ - _ Robeson.418 Potecasi .. . . .. _ Northampton.419 Godwin - - Cumberland.420 Cross-Roads Church Yadkin.421 Boonville - - - Yadkin.422 Milledgeville (M’tgom’y) Stanly.

423 .Sparta - _ _ - _ Alleghany.

424 Conrads - . - Yadkin.425 Green Mountain. _ Yancey.426 Ranger Cherokee.427 Bryson City - Swain.428 Stokesdale Guilford.

429 Swansboro _ Onslow.430 Kapp’s Mill - Surry.43i Benson

.

Johnston.

432 Topia . Alleghahy.


NAMES OF LODGES. NO. Post-office. county.

VanceboroWest BendBlue Ridge- ..

Walnut CoveStarRising Sun,-.

433434435436

437438

VanceboroPanther CreekHighlandsWalnut CoveStarWhitaker’s

Craven.Yadkin.Macon.Stokes.Montgomery.Edgecombe.

*The names in parenthesis indicate the county in which the post-office of the Lodgeis located.

4


STATEMENTOF THE TIMES OF REGULAR COMMUNICATIONS OF LODGES

IN THIS JURISDICTION.

The asterisk (*) before certain Lodges indicates that the dates of regu-

lar Communications are taken from last returns received previous to the

year 1S90.

NAMES OF LODGES. NO TIMES OF REGULAR COMMUNICATIONS.

St. John’s - - -- I Second Tuesday evening in each month.Third Wednesday evening.Second Wednesday evening.

“Royal White Hart- 2

St. John’s-- - 3Charity - — - 5 First Monday evening, June 24, December 27.

Unanimity . — 7 First Tuesday evening, June 24, December 27.

Phcenix - - - 8 First and third Frida}' evenings.American George -- 17 First Thursday evening.Phalanx - — - 3i Second and fourth Monday, June 24, Dec. 27.

*Stokes - - - - 32 Monday night before full moon.Davie . - - - - 39 Friday before third Sundav.Hiram _ - 40 Third Monday evening, December 27.

Liberty - — . 45 Not stated.

Hall . 53 First Saturdav at 10 o’clock A. M.King Solomon -- . 56 First Saturday at 2 o’clock P. M., June 24,

December 27.

Concord 5S Second and fourth Tuesday evenings.Kilwinning - — . 64 First Mondav evening, June 24, December 27.

Eagle 71 Friday evening on or before full moon, Tues-day evening of Superior Court.

“'Golden Fleece 74 Not stated.

Widow’s Son 75 Third Saturday at 10 o’clock A. M.Greensboro - - - - 76 Second and fourth Friday.Zion. -- - - 81 Third Saturday.LaFayette — S3 Third Saturdav.Fellowship - — 84 Second Saturday.Morning Star S5 Fourth Saturday and Thursday night before

each full moon.Skewarkey 90 Second and fourth Tuesday evenings.Western Star 9i Friday evening on or before full moon, June

24, December 27.

Joseph Warren 92 First Thursday and third Monday.Jerusalem. 95 Second Saturdav, June 24.

St. John’s - - - 96 Second Wednesday, June 24, December 27.

Wake Forest.. . -- 97 Saturday before second Sunday.Hiram - - - 98 Third Friday.Fulton - 99 First and third Fridav evenings.Orr 104 First and third Tuesday evenings.Perquimans 106 Every Tuesday evening.


NAMES OF LODGES. NO.

Clinton 107Franklin I09

Wayne - - 1 12

Person

.

113Hollv Spring- _ . nsMount Lebanon 117Mount Hermon Il8

Logan - - . 121

Franklinton - ~ - 123

Mill Creek 125Gatesville 126

Blackmer - 127Hanks 128

*Dan River I 2Q

Mocksville - - . -

.

134

King Solomon _ 138Mount Energy 140Carolina ~ - 141

Mount Vernon - 143

Junaluskee. - . . 145Palmyra 147

Adoniram. ... - 149Chalmers 151

White Stone - 155Rolesville 156Mount Pleasant 157

Knap of Reeds 15s

Yadkin .. 162

Deep River - - - - 164

Archer - - 165Winston 167Pleasant Hill- 168

Blackmer 170

Buffalo - - -, 172George Washington 174Polloksville - 175Mecklenburg . - - 176Siloatn. I78

Sandy Creek 1S5Pine Forest — 1S6Central Cross 187Balfour - 1S8

TIMES OF REGULAR COMMUNICATIONS.

Second Saturday.First Monday evening.First and third Mondays.Second Monday.Saturday before third Sunday.First and third Monday evenings, June 24.

First Thursday evening.Saturday on or after full moon at 3 o’clock p. m.

,

June 24, December 27.

Friday before second Sunday at 7 o’clock p. M.,and last Saturday at 2 o’clock P. M.

First Friday.First Thursday at 2 o’clock p. m.First Saturday.Third Saturday evening, June 24, December 27.

Saturday before second Sunday at 2 o'clockp.M.Third Frida}' evening, Tuesday of Court, June

24, December 27.

Second Saturday at 10 o’clock A. M.First Saturday, June 24, December 27.

Friday evening after full moon, June 24,

J

December 27.

{Thursday before first Sunday, and Saturday

j

before third Sunday.{First and third Tuesday evenings.{Third Saturday at 10 o’clock a. m., June 24,

December 27.

{Saturday before second Sunday.Saturday after full moon at 6 o’clock P. M.Fourth Saturday at 11 o’clock A. M.First Saturday.Saturday before first Sunday at 2 o’clock P. M.,

June 24.

Saturday before fourth Sunday, 2 o’clock p. m.,


Saturday evening after each full moon.Saturday evening before each full moon, June

24, December 27.

First Saturday.Second Monday evening, June 24, December 27.

Thursday on or before full moon at 7 o’clock p.M.Saturday on or before each full moon at 2

o’clock p. m., June 24, December 27.

Third Monday evening.Saturday before fourth Sunday, December 27.

Second Thursday.First and third Thursday, June 24, December 27.

Thursday before fourth Sunday, June 24,December 27.

First Saturday.First Saturday evening, June 24, December 27.

{Second Saturday, December 27.

{Friday evening before full moon.


NAMES OF LODGES. NO. TIMES OF REGULAR COMMUNICATIONS.

Fair Bluff- - - — 1 90 Third Saturday evening, December 27.

Granite - - - — 191 Third Saturday at 10 o’clock a. m.Burnsville .. 192 Saturday, on or before full moon.*Carv - - 19S Saturday evening before second Sunday.Eagle Rock - 201 Third Saturday at 2 o’clock p. m.Cleveland 202 Fridav ev’n’g before full moon, June 24, Dec. 27.

Roanoke-- 203 First Tuesday evening.

Berea - - - 204 Saturday before second Sunday at 2 o’clockp. M., June 24, December 27.

*Miugo - toO Oh First Saturday, June 24, December 27.

Lebanon- 207 Saturday on or before full moon.Eno — -- - - 210 First Monday at 2 o’clock P. M.Thomasville 214 Saturday evening before full moon.William G. Hill-- 21s Second and fourth Monday evenings.

Jefferson-- 219 First Monday and first Monday evening ofeachSuperior Court.

Webster . — - 222 Fourth Saturday at 10 o’clock a. m.Wilson - 226 Saturday on or before full moon at 2 o’clock p.m.Jonesville — - 227 Saturday evening on or before full moon, June

24, December 27.

McCormick — — 22S Third Saturday at 2 o’clock p. m.Henderson 229 Second and fourth Tuesday evenings at 7:30

o’clock.

Corinthian - — 230 First Thursday evening.William T. Bain 231 Saturday before third Sunday, June 24, Decem-

ber 27.

Gunter 232 Saturday before fourth Sunday.Lenoir. - - 233 First Thursday.Anchor - _ 234 Saturday before 2d Sunday at 2 o’clock p. m.Cokesbury - - 235 Saturday before 3d Sunday at 2 o’clock p. M.*Mystic Tie — 237 Friday evening on or before full moon, Tues-

day's of Superior Courts, June 24, Dec. 27.

Atlantic - — _ - 23S Fourth Saturday, December 27.

Rountree 243 First Saturday at 10 o’clock a. m.*Monroe - 244 First and third Friday ev’ngs, June 24, Dec. 27.

Catawba - - 248 Friday evening on or before each full moon.Pythagoras 249 First Tuesday.Rockford 251 Saturdays evening on or before full moon.Lily Valiev 252 Fourth Saturday.Lee . - . . - - - 253 Second Monday.Beulah 237 Saturday before 4th Sunday, June 24, Dec. 27.

Harnett

.

258 Friday' before second Sunday, June 24, Dec. 27.

*Waynesville - - 259 Friday evening on or before full moon.Excelsior . 261 Ey'ery Tuesday evening.Hibriten . . - - 262 Thursday before full moon, Tuesday of Supe-

rior Courts, June 24, December 27.

Farmington . - - 265 Second Fridav evening, June 24, December 27.

Durbin . - 266 Second Saturday.Dunn’s Rock 267 Friday on or before full moon at 3 o’clock.Unaka - . . . _ 268 First and third Fridav evenings.East Bend 269 Not stated.

Tabasco -- 271 Second Saturday evening, June 24, Dec. 27.

Bingham . . 272 First Saturday evening.



Watauga 273 Friday evening on or before full moon, Mon-day evening of Court, June 24, December 27.

*Beaver Dam 276 Saturday on or before full moon, June 24,

December 27.

Green Level 277 Saturday before second Sunday at 10 o’clock

A. M., June 24, December 27.

Rehoboth 279 Friday before fourth Sunday, June 24, Dec. 27.

Sapona 2So Third Saturday at 2 o’clock p. m., June 24,

December 27.

Forestville 2S2 Thursday before 2d Sunday at 2 o’clock p. M.Eureka - - 283 First Saturday at 1 o’clock P. M., June 24,

December 27.

Greenville . 2S4 First Thursday morning, and first and thirdMonday evenings.

Flat Creek 285 Saturday before second Sunday at 2 o’clockp. M., June 24, December 27.

Cedar Rock 2S6 Third Saturday at 1 o’clock P. M.Salem 289 First Thursday, June 24, December 27.

French Broad . 292 Friday on or before full moon at 1 o’clock P. M.Vance - - - 293 Saturday on or before full moon.Atlantic 294 Second Saturday, Tuesday evening of Court.Stonewall 296 Saturday before third Sunday.Toisnot 298 Second and fourth Saturday evenings.Hunting Creek 299 Friday evening on or before full moon, June 24,

December 27.

Pamlico 300 First Saturday and second Thursday evening.Clay - - 301 Saturday evening on or before full moon.Evergreen 303 Second Saturday at 2 o’clock p. M.Pleasant Hill -- - 304 First Saturday at 10 o’clock A. M.Laurinburg 305 Thursday on or before full moon.Galatia .. 306 Saturday on or before full moon, June 24,

December 27.

Patterson . _ 307 Saturday evening on or before full moon.^Randolph - . 309 Saturday on or before full moon.Hatcher - _ . 310 Third Saturday, June 24, December 27.

*Notla 312 Third Saturday at 10 o’clock a. m.King Solomon - - 3 i 3 Saturday evening on or before full moon.New Lebanon — 3 i 4 First Fridav at 10 o’clock A. M.^Jerusalem - - - 3 i 5 Friday before first Sunday at 3 o’clock p. M.,


Eureka _ - 3 J 7 First and third Monday.Wilmington-. 319 Third Tuesday evening.Selma - - - - 320 Third Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock, June 24,

December 27.

White Hill - 321 Third Saturday, Tune 24, December 27.

Granite - . - 322 First and third Tuesday evenings.Falling Creek

—

325 Saturday before 3d Sunday, June 24, Dec. 27.

Winton 327 Saturday before fourth Sunday.Mattamuskeet 328 Fourth Saturday.Fayetteville 329 Second and fourth Friday, June 24, Dec. 27.

Black Creek 330 Second Saturday at 10 o’clock A. MiBayboro - -

Lock’s Creek33 i Fourth Saturday at 10 o’clock a. m.

333 First Saturday, June 24, December 27.


NAMES OF LODGES.

IonicFairview

HarmonyRock vSpringHickory

Numa F. ReidTrap HillMount MourneStanlyDurham

MoravianDellaplaneDouble Shoal

Bakersville

East LaPort

Mount VernonMayonSnow

CraigheadMount PisgahAir Line

*Mars HillOlive BranchBethelElk

CampbellState LineYoungsvilleSeaboardCoharie —

GranvilleForest CityShawnee

Statesville

ReidsvilleScottsville

Pigeon River

KedronMooresboro

TemperanceCopeland

NO. TIMES OF REGULAR COMMUNICATIONS.

337339

340341

343

344346347348352

353355356

357

35S

359360

363

36636S

369

370371372

373

37437537737S77Q

381382

383384355356

357388

389390

First Wednesday evening.Saturday evening before full moon, June 24,

j

December 27.

First Thursday.(Saturday on or before full moon.Monday evening before full moon, June 24,

December 27.

Monday evening on or before full moon.Saturday evening on or before full moon.Saturday before 2d Sunday at 2 o'clock P. M.Friday before full moon.Second and fourth Tuesday evenings, June 24,

December 27.

Friday on or before full moon.Saturday on or before full moon.Saturday evening on or before full moon, June

24, December 27.

Tuesday evening before full moon, first Tues-day of Court, June 24, December 27.

Saturday on or before full moon, June 24,

December 27, at 2 o’clock P. M.Second Saturday at 10 o’clock a. m.Third Saturday.Saturday evening before full moon, June 24,

December 27.

First and third Friday evenings.Saturday before fourth Sunday.Saturday evening before full moon, June 24,

)

December 27.

[Saturdajr on or before full moon.(Saturday before first Sunday.(Friday on or before full moon, June 24, Dec. 27.

'Saturday after each full moon at 10 o’clockA. M., June 24, December 27.

First Saturday, June 24, December 27.

Saturday afternoon before full moon.Saturday before first Sunday.Thursday ev’ning before full moon at 7 o’clock.Saturday before fourth Sunday.Fourth Saturday at 2 o’clock p. M.Tuesday evening on or before full moon.Saturday on or before full moon at 2 o’clock

p. M., June 24, December 27.

First and third Tuesday evenings.Second Monday evening.Saturday after full moon.Thursday evening on or before full moon, June

24, December 27.

Friday on or before full moon.Saturday evening on or before full moon, June

24, December 27.

Third Saturday.Saturday ev’ng after full moon, June 24, Dec. 27.



Lebanon - 39 i First Saturday evening after full moon.White Rock 392 Saturday on or before full moon.Tally-Ho - 393 Saturday before second Sunday at 2 o’clock

p. M., June 24, December 27.

*Cape Fear 394 Fourth Saturday.Orient 395 First and third Wednesday evenings.Oxford 396 First Monday evening.Bald Creek- 397 Saturday after full moon.Centre - 39s Saturday after each full moon at 2 o’clock p. m.Conoho 399 First Friday.

Joppa... 401 Second and fourth Saturday evenings.Dobson - - - - 402 First Monday evening, June 24, December 27.

Siler City - - - 403 Saturday evening before 2d and 4th Sundays.Farmers’ 404 Saturday on or after each full moon at 2

o’clock p. m.Ocean - - - - - 405 First Saturday.Ivy 406 Saturday after each full moon at 2 o’clock p. m.Liberty Grove 407 Saturday after each full moon.University 408 Friday evening on or before full moon.Bula 409 Third Saturday evening.Asheville - 410 Third Thursday.Rockville - - - . 411 First Saturday at 10 o’clock a. m., June 24.

Henry F. Grainger.

.

412 Saturday before the first Sunday.Royal . 413 Saturday evening before the third Sunday.Wilton 414 Third Saturday.Oak Grove - 415 Saturday before full moon, June 24, Dec. 27.

Bellview — . . - 416 Fourth Saturday.*Maxton - 4U First Friday evening.

Potecasi - 418 Second Saturday.Greenwood 419 Second Saturday at 10 o’clock a. m.Harmon .

. . . 420 Saturday evening before first full moon.Boonville ... 421 Not stated.

Yadkin Falls. 422 Saturday evening on or before full mopn.*Sparta .. - .. 423 Not stated.

Baltimore 424 Saturday on or before full moon at 2 o’clock p.m.Eastern Star 425 Saturday before full moon at 2 o’clock p. m.*Montgomery - . . 426 Second Saturday evening.

First Monday and third Thursday evenings,Tuesday evening of each Superior Court,June 24, December 27.

Oconee . . . 427

Stokesdale 42S Saturday evening before 1st Sunday, Saturdayafternoon before 3d Sunday at 1 o’clock.

SeaSide . .. ... 429 Fourth Saturday.Kapp’s Mill . . - 43° Saturday evening before full moon.Relief 43 i First Fridav evening.King’s Creek — . 43 2 Not stated.

Vanceboro 433 Second and fourth Wednesdays.West Bend 434 Second Saturday evening.Blue Ridge - . 435 Frida}' on or before full moon.Walnut Cove. . _ 436 Second Saturday in each month, June 24,

December 27.

Star . 437 Not stated.

Rising Sun

—

43S Wednesday before second and fourth Sundays.

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St. John’s - I

St. John’s 3Charity . 5

Unanimity - 7

American George - 17

Stokes - ... 32Hiram 40

King Solomon 56Concord . 5«Kilwinning 64Eagle . 7i

Greensboro 76Zion _ 81

LaFayette,- - 83Fellowship 84Morning Star 85Western Star . 9 1

Joseph Warren 92St. John’s 96Hiram . 98Fulton - 99Orr . - 104Clinton . ... 107Franklin . — 109Person . - -

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White Stone i55

Yadkin 162

Winston 167

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Townesville 182

Central Cross . . 187Eagle Rock 201

Cleveland . 202Roanoke . 203Berea - 204

George Lord, H. C. Prempert.A. W. Wood, T. E. Mace.L. Thrower.S.

J.Skinner.

William Jones, J. H. Maggett.

J. B. Harris.

S. D. Harrison, T. J. Holt, W. E. Anderson,

J. J. Christophers.

James W. Newsom.S. L. Hart.Neill McCormac.Robert Eaucette, Henry Richards, John O.

Warren, D. W. K. Richmond.Benjamin F. Parker.

E. R. Page, E. M. Foscue.George W. Winbery.John H. Cotter.

C. H. C. Bunting, D. C. Brasswell.

William A. Tanner.G. H. Lane.William B. Griffin, L. M. McCullen, C. Gray.

J. E. Parker.

J. K. Bailey.

William Shaw.C. D. Vernon.A. D. Hartman, F. Borden Mace.S. A. Barnett.

M. G. Utley.A. J. Blair, H. G. Robertson.

J. W. Ewing.W. H. Burgess.Braxton Bailey, Marshall T. Bell.

G. B. Threadgill.

C. E. Houston, J. A. Houston.

J. W. Berryman.

J. H. Tisdell.

S. T. Speer.Hamilton Scales, M. W. Norfleet.

D. Hunsucker.H. S. Nunn.K. B. Powers, J. P. Faison, A. S. Colwell, C. M.

Lewis.W. D. Marrow.T. F. Creekmure.William Underhill.W. W. McFarland.William Moody.C. F. Humphries.

INSCRIBED TO THE MEMORY

WILLIAM E. ANDERSON

Born November 9th, 1S3513 ieel May 21st, 1 S9Q.

His Life is an Example Worthy of Emulation

We Cherish His Many Virtues.

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JOHN J. CHRISTOPHERSPAST GRAND SECRETARY,

Born January 27th, 1 803Died October 26th, 1890.

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Superintendent of Orphan Asylum

Died November 19th, 1890.AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS.

In every relation of life he strove to maintain a con

science void of offense toward God and man.


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HatcherKing SolomonNew LebanonWilmingtonWhite HillFayettevilleIonicRock Spring

HickoryStanlyMoravianBakersville

SnowAir-LineBethelElkYoungsvilleCoharieForest CityStatesville

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John Culbreth.M. F. Cook.A. B. Gunter.Clarkston Mendenhall, Robert Gray, J. A. Hall.Ira Beckwith.R. T. Harden, S. Pennington.James Cass.

J. W. McCurry.M. S. Ferebee, F. P. Reid.S. B. Kilpatrick.C. W. Craig.Thomas Parker.E. C. Oxford, William Watts.T. H. Arnold.G. D. S. Arnold.James C. Harper.W. J. D. Haywood, H. C. Fisher.

Jeremiah Osborne, O. G. Morgan.R. F. McKee.Levi P. Coble.W. W. Holleman.T. S. Watson.B. C. Elrod.

J. M. King.G. W. Webb.J. J. Gudger, J. J. White, R. H. McLuire.

J. S. Mason.B. T. Bonner.

J. W. Shearer, William Leatherwood.W. T. Myers.John C. Blue.

Daniel Russell.Alfred Boykin, B. J. Bunn.

J. A. Powell.John E. Spence.Thomas B. Carr, A. G. McGirt.A. H. Cameron, Andrew Cole.

W. H. Darden, R. H. Saunders.

J. Leigh Hunt.W. A. Howell, K. B. Duke, J. E. Reinhardt,

A. Nixon, H. T. Nixon.D. W. Shuler.D. A. Lyerly.John O. Rousseau.S. M. Collis, S. D. Cox, J. M. Stafford.

J. C. Townsend.William Lindsay, J. P. Glenn.Callie Tucker.A. S. Barnes, Alexander Green.

J. E. Tharrington.Amos Bullard.

J. B. Harrell.

Julian Allen.

O. L. Bailey.


Kedron - . 387Tally-Ho 393Oxford - - . _ __ 396Centre - - . 398Dobson-- -- . 402Ivy 406University 408Asheville . — - 410Baltimore - 424Relief IT. D

Lewis Tunstall.Moses Dean.T. L. Hargrove.

J. D. Roberts.T. J. Riggs.Nelson Briggs.

Matthew McCauley.E. V. Jones.I. A. Jarratt.

Alexander E. Thornton


GRAND LODGESIn correspondence with the Grand Lodge ofNorth Carolina

,

and names and addresses of Grand Secretaries.

GRAND DODGE. NAME. RESIDENCE.

AlabamaArizonaArkansasBritish ColumbiaCaliforniaCanadaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaEnglandFloridaGeorgiaIdahoIllinois

IndianaIndian TerritoryIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineManitoba - —MarylandMassachusetts -

MichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew BrunswickNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew York

Myles J. Greene, M. D_George J. Roskruge—Fay HempsteadHenry BrownGeorge JohnsonJ. J. MasonEd. C. ParmeleeJoseph K. WheelerWilliam S. HayesWm. R. Singleton-Shadwell H. ClerkeDeWitt C. Dawkins —A. M. WolihinJames H. Wickersham.Loyal L. MunnWilliam H. Smythe —Rev. Jos. S. Murrow

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Theodore S. ParvinJohn H. BrownHenry B. GrantRichard LambertIra BerryWilliam G. Scott

Jacob H. MedairySereno D. Nicherson __

j

William P. Innes[Thomas Montgomery--J. L. PowerJohn D. Vincil, D. D—Cornelius HedgesWilliam R. BowenChauncey N. Noteware.Edwin J. WetmoreGeorge P. CleavesThomas H. R. Redway -

Alpheus A. KeenEdward M. L. Ehlers--

Montgomery.Tucson.Little- Rock.Victoria.

San Francisco.Hamilton.Pueblo.[Hartford.

[Wilmington.Washington.London.Jacksonville.[Macon.Boise City.

Freeport.Indianapolis.[Atoka.Cedar Rapids.Kansas City.

[Louisville.

[New7 Orleans.[Portland.Winnipeg.Baltimore.Boston.Grand Rapids.[St. Paul.

Jackson.St. Louis.Helena.Omaha.Carson.St. John.Concord.Trenton.East Las Vegas.New York City.

United Grand Lodge ofNew South Wales Arthur H. Bray

North Dakota Thomas J. WilderNova Scotia Hon. Wm. RossOhio J. H. BromwellOregon Stephen F. Chadw7ick-

-

Sydney.Fargo, Box 924.Halifax.Cincinnati.Salem.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE7°

Grand Lodges in Correspondence,

etc.— Continued.

GRAND DODGE. NAME. RESIDENCE.

Pennsylvania - - - - Michael Nisbet- Masonic Tem., Phil.

Prince Edward Island-- B. Wilson Higgs Charlottetown.Ouebec -- - — John H. Isaacson - . Montreal.Rhode Island Edwin Baker Providence.South Australia J. H. Cunningham Adelaide.

South Carolina - - - Charles Inglesby Charleston.South Dakota - Charles T. McCov . . Aberdeen.Tennessee. John Frizzell - Nashville.

William F. Swain Houston.Utah Territory Christopher Diehl - Salt Lake City.

Vermont - - .... Eavant M. Read.. Bellows Falls.

Victoria T. H. Eempriere . Melbourne.Virginia ... - William B. Isaacs Richmond.Washington Thomas M. Reed - Olympia.West Virginia. — _ George W. Atkinson— Wheeling.Wisconsin . . — John W. Laflin Milwaukee.Wyoming . _ W. L. Kuykendall- Cheyenne.

GRAND LODGE OF NORTH CAROLINA./

I

REPRESENTATIVESOf the Grand Lodge of North Carolina near other

Grand Lodges.o

GRAND LODGE NAME. RESIDENCE.

Arkansas - — John B. Baxter|

Brinkley.Canada - Lawrence H. Henderson 1 Belleville, Ontario.Colorado Andrew L. Lawton Colorado Springs.Connecticut - _ - .- Augustus C. Golding. Norwalk.Delaware - . - — - Frank Belville - Delaware City.

Dakota — - — - .- W. H. Boals Clark, S. D.District of Columbia-- - Jesse W. Lee, Jr . Washington.Florida Jesse J. Combs- Apopka.Georgia — A. M. Wolihin . . Macon.Idaho

.

F. P. Cavanaugh - .. - Hailey.Illinois . - - Edward A. Pace - Ashley.Indiana.- - Elisha L- McLallen-- - Columbia City.

Iowa . — Jjohn M. Zane Sac City.

Kentucky - John D. Wickliffe Bardstown.Louisiana — ... Samuel M. Todd New Orleans.Maine Albert Moore - . _ - North Anson.Maryland - Samuel Eccles, Jr— - Baltimore.Michigan - Marcus M. Atwood Dansville.Minnesota-- . William S. Combs St. Paul.

Mississippi - - . - . A. H. Barkley-- - Crawfordsvi 1 1e

.

Missouri _ George E. Walker . - Bonne Terre.

Nebraska - — . - Robert W. Furnas . Brownsville.New Hampshire- John McLane Milford.

New Jersey- . William H. DeWolfe _ Hackensack.New York - . William H. Kennedy - New York.Nova Scotia Rev. H. D. DeBlois. Annapolis.Ohio- - - - Stith M. Sullivan Dayton.Pennsylvania Michael Nisbet Philadelphia.Prince Edward Island- _ Joseph L. Dyer Alberton.Rhode Island- - - John P. Sanborn Newport.South Carolina-- - W. W. Humphrey . Anderson.Tennessee -’Henry A. Chambers -- Chattanooga.Texas. - E. G. Bower Dallas.

Vermont - Nathan P. Bowman - - St. Johnsburv.Virginia - - Alfred R. Courtney. - Richmond.Washington- . Nathan S. Porter. [Olympia.Wisconsin .. - .J Thomas McWilliams - ^Bascobel.

7 2 PROCEEDINGS OF THE

REPRESENTATIVESOf other Grand Lodges near the Grand Lodge of North

Carolina.

GRAND LODGE. NAME. RESIDENCE.

Donald W. Bain Raleigh.Fabius H. Busbee Raleigh.

Canada George W. Blount Wilson.Colorado William A. Blair . Winston, June 13, 1890.

Connecticut . -- - Donald W. Bain Raleigh.Delaware - Rev. Frank L. Reid— Raleigh.District of Columbia— Charles H. Robinson -- Wilmington.Florida . _ - - — Logan M. Totten Hickory.Georgia - - - - Donald W. Bain -

.

Raleigh.

J. H. Mills- Thomasville.Illinois - Hezekiah A. Gudger

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Asheville.

Indiana - Horace H. Munson Wilmington.Iowa. Charles H. Robinson — Wilmington.Kansas . Eugene S. Martin . Wilmington.Kentucky .. - Donald W. Bain Raleigh..

Louisiana - - Robert B. Vance - Asheville.Henry M. Cowan Raleigh.

Michigan . Robert Bingham - Bingham School.Mississippi- Enoch F. Lamb . Elizabeth City.

Missouri - - Donald W. Bain Raleigh.New Hampshire. - — John C. Chase Wilmington.New Jersey- -- - Donald W. Bain - Raleigh.

A. H A Williams Oxford.Nova Scotia — Thomas S. Kenan Raleigh.

John W. Gotten - Tarboro.Ohio Albert M. Noble Selma.Pennsylvania- William R. Cox - - Raleigh.Prince Edward Island -

Rhode Island -

South Carolina-H. W. Reinhart— Thomasville.

Tennessee- Donald W. Bain - Raleigh.Texas - - - Donald W Bain - Raleigh.Vermont Samuel Northrop Wilmington.

Washington-- Jonathan W. Albertson. Elizabeth City.

GRAND DODGE OF NORTH CAROTINA. 73

RECAPITULATION.

AGGREGATE OF LODGES.

Number of Lodges represented at Annual Communication, 1891- 184

Number of Lodges making returns for the year 1890 244

Number of Lodges from which returns were not received 15

Number of Lodges at work 259

STATISTICS OBTAINED FROM RETURNS FOR MASONIC YEAR 1 890 OFCHARTERED LODGES AND LODGES U. D.

Initiated 763

Passed 718

Raised 706

Admitted in chartered Lodges 238

Reinstated 108

Suspended 23

Expelled 10

Excluded for non-payment of dues 138

Withdrawn 246

Died --1 15

1

Rejected — 174

AGGREGATE OF MASONS.

Number of members returned 8,061

Number of resident Masons not members returned L 539

Whole number returned 9,600

Add members (363) and non-affiliated Masons (71) obtained from

last returns of Lodges failing to make returns in 1890 434

10,034

The estimate of non-affiliated Masons not returned is discontinued, and

the Grand Secretary reports only the number contained in returns last

received.

In the number of Lodges reported as at work the dormant Lodges rrow

in process of reorganization are not included.

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SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS.

At Raleigh, Thursday, May 2 2d, 1890, to perform the

funeral rites of R. W., William E. Anderson, late Grand

Treasurer, R. W.,John W. Gotten, Senior Grand Warden,

as Grand Master, and Henry M. Cowan, acting Grand Sec-

retary. Pall bearers: Bros. V. E. Turner, Thomas S.

Kenan, A. A. Thompson, George H. Snow, C. H. Belvin,

R. D. Heartt, W. C. Stronach and William H. Bain.

Bearer of Great Lights, Rev. Bro. E. A. Yates, D. D.

Funeral services took place from Christ Protestant Episco-

pal Church. Remains were interred in Oakwood Cemetery.

The Grand Lodge appointed a committee on resolutions

concerning the deceased brother, composed of Bros. Thomas

S. Kenan, Donald W. Bain and L. D. Heartt, to report at

the next Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge.

At Durham, Durham County, Saturday, July 26th, 1890,

to lay the corner-stone of a building of the American To-

bacco Company and of the American Cotton Factory, W. E.

Murchison, acting Grand Master; W. A. Albright, acting

Grand Secretary. Address by Bro. Janies E. Shepherd.

At Reidsville, Rockingham County, Wednesday, Sep-

tember 3d, 1890, to lay the corner-stone of the Main Street

Methodist Episcopal Church, South, M. W.,Samuel H.

Smith, Grand Master; Bro. H. R. Chears, acting Grand

Secretary. Address by Rev. P. A. Peterson, of Virginia.

At Durham, Durham County, Tuesday, November 12th,

1890, to lay the corner-stone of Trinity College, M. W.

,

Samuel H. Smith, Grand Master; R. W., Donald W. Bain,

Grand Secretary. Masonic address by M. W.,Past Grand

Master Robert B. Vance.

At Mooresboro, Cleveland County, Saturday, November

22d, 1890, to lay the corner-stone of the new Masonic Hall

of Mooresboro Lodge, No. 388, Bro. J. W. Gidney, acting

Grand Master.

INDEX

Pages i to 43 Proceedings proper.

APAGES-

Accounts and Claims—Committee on— Appointed 17, 19

“ Report of Committee on—Adopted 26

Address of Grand Master—Referred 10— 12'

“ Report of Committee on—Adopted 18.

Amendments to Code—Presented 21, 31

“ Action on 38, 39—40

Anderson, W. K.—Death of—Announced 10, 14

“ “ Memoir of 33.

“ Portrait of—Ordered 42

Appeals—Committee on—Appointed 17

Report of Committee on—Adopted 20-

Appeal—Status of Mason pending Appeal—Report on 37

Assistant Grand Secretary—Compensation of 42

B

Bailey, C. T.—Resignation as Director I 20

Blair, W. A.—Grand Orator- Communication from 32

c

Charters and Dispensations—Committee on—Appointed 16

Reports of Committee on—Adopted 20, 28

Christophers, J. J.—Death of—Announced 11, 14

“ Memoir 34

“ Portrait ordered 42

Credentials— Report of Committee on—Adopted 4—

9

Committee for 1S92—Appointed 42

D

Directors of Orphan Asylum—Elected 3s

E

Establishment of Lodges—Grand Secretary’s Report 12

76 INDEX.

FPAGES.

Foreign Correspondence—Report of Committee on—Presented 18

Committee for 1891—Appointed 42

Fowle, Governor—Invitation from 9

Fraternal Dead—Grand Master’s Address 10

“ Committee on—Appointed 19

GGrand Lodge—Opening of 3

“ Closing of 43

Grand Master—Address of—Referred 9—12

Report of Committee on—Adopted 18—19

Grand Officers—Election of 30

Appointment of 37—38

Installation of 31, 35, 38

Grand Representatives—Grand Secretary’s Report 14

Received — 17—18

Grand Secretary—Report of—Referred l 12—14

Committee on—Appointed - 16

Adopted 19

Grand Treasurer—Report of—Referred 15—16

Report of Committee on books of 26

HHarris, J. T.—Death of—Announced 10

“ Memoir of 34—35

Hatcher, Wtn.—Action in case of 25—26

I

Insurance on Orphan Asylum, etc.—Grand Treasurer’s Report 16

J

Jurisprudence—Committee for 1891—Appointed 42

L

Todges—Established—U. D.—Grand Secretary’s Report 12

“ Revived 13

“ Removed : 13

Chartered 20, 28

INDEX. 77

MPAGES.

Martin, E). S.—Communication from 18

“ Appropriation to 29

“ Resolution concerning 30

Memoirs—Committee on—Appointed 19

“ Report of Committee on—Adopted 34—35

Memorial Services 33—35

NNon-affiliation—Report of Committee on—Adopted 35—37

o

Orphan Assylum—(Moore legacy), Grand Treasurer’s Report 16

“ * “ Insurance on 16

Appropriation to 39

Report of Directors and Superintendent 21—25

Committee on—Appointed 25

Collection for 30

Report of Committee on—Adopted 38—39

Directors elected 31

Committee for 1891—Appointed 43

Advisory Board of—Appointed 38

P

Printing—Committee for 1891—Appointed 42

Propositions and Grievances—Reports of Committee on—Adopted 25, 26, 32, 40—41

“ Committee on, for 1890—Appointed 42

RRepresentatives of Grand Lodges received 17—18

Returns of Lodges—Committee on—Appointed 17

“ “ Reports of Committee—Adopted 27, 28—29

Revenue—Grand Secretary's Report 13

“ Grand Treasurer’s Report 15

s

Smith, S. H.—Presentation to 42

TThanks—Resolutions extending 42

78 INDEX,

uPAGES.

Unfinished Business—Committee on—Appointed 16

Action on 39—40

VVisitations—Grand Master’s Address 11

wWashington Masonic Memorial Temple—Action on 40

Withers, W. A.—Invitation from 31

Work—Dissemination of 11, 31

“ Remarks on ir

“ Exemplification of 30

APPENDIX.

REPORT ON FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE.


The Committee on Foreign Correspondence, through its Chairman,

presents the following report. Proceedings have been reviewed as

follows :

*

Alabama .. .1889 New Brunswick . _ . _ 1890

Arizona 1889 New Hampshire . 1890

Arkansas 1889 New Jersey 1S90

British Columbia. 1890 New Mexico ... 1890

California 1889 New South Wales 1890

Canada 1890 New York 1890

Colorado 1889 North Dakota 1890

Connecticut . 1890 Nova Scotia 1889

Delawai'e 1889 Ohio 1889

District of Columbia . .

.

1889 Oregon _ _ _ _ ... 1890

Florida 1890 Pennsylvania .1889

Georgia ... .... .1889 Prince Edward Island 1890

Idaho 1890 Quebec 1890

Illinois 1890 Rhode Island 1889

Indiana 1890 South Australia 1890

Iowa . 1890 South Carolina 1889

Kansas 1890 South Dakota 1890

Kentucky „ 1889 Tennessee 1890

Louisiana 1890 Texas ..1889

Maine 1890 Utah 1890

Manitoba 1890 Vermont . . . 1889-90

Maryland 1890 Virginia 1889

Massachusetts ..1888- 90 Washington . . . 1889-90

Michigan 1890 West Virginia. 1889

Minnesota 1890 Wisconsin 1890

Mississippi 1890 Wyoming 1889

Missouri 1890 England ...1889- 90

Nebraska .... 1890 New Zealand...

Nevada 1890

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ALABAMA—1889.

The s-ixty-ninth annual Communication convened at Montgomery,

December 2d, 1889, Grand Master Henry H. Brown presiding. The

Grand Master in his address says that the yeaifjust passed was one “ of

wonderful progress ” and prosperity to the people of that State, and

that in “ this grand march of material progress and development * Ope-

rative Masonry ’ is doing its work.” That he had issued dispensations

for seventeen new Lodges: eight dormant have resumed work and

others continued; that he had laid several corner stones; visited thirteen

Lodges and installed the officers of twenty-seven. He reports nineteen

decisions—all in accord with general law and local regulations—and

recommends that the Grand Master be granted power “ to issue dispen-

sation for the election of Masters of Subordinate Lodges in cases of

vacancy ”; and that some system of visitation should be established.

Edict of non-intercourse as to Hiram Lodge, No. 1, Connecticut,

repealed, and the United Grand Lodges of New South Wales and Vic-

toria recognized. The other proceedings of local interest.

The Report on Correspondence is again by Bro. P. J. Pillans, and is

both interesting and instructive.

North Carolina, 1889, receives fraternal notice, and he quotes at length

from Grand Master Robinson's address and the Report cn Correspon-

dence.

Grand Master and Grand Secretary re-elected.

ARIZONA—1889.

The eighth annual Communication held at§ Tucson, November 12tlr,

1889. Grand Master Morris Goldwater present. In his address he says:

To the Craft in older Jurisdictions it may seem strange that our growthin numbers is not greater and the attendance at our annual sessions is

not larger. But to those who know Arizona; to those who have traveledher rough and rugged roads, where steel rails are not yet, nor ever will

be; to those who have journeyed across her mountains and deserts, dayafter day, seeing neither city, town or hamlet, there is no need of expla-nation. When the former learn that some of you have journeyed fouror five days to come here, and that neither per diem nor mileage cheeisyour return, the wonder will be that so many have come up, like theirbrethren of old, to aid and assist without hope of fee or pecuniaryreward.

And then cites the difficulties encountered in assembling the GrandLodge and the necessity for changing the place.

Under “At Home," he says:

Wilhin our borders I am happy to say peace prevails among the Craft.Toe slow growth of our population lias made our increase in numbers

APPENDIX.

small. While the finances of the Lodges may not be in a very flourish-

ing condition, there is a harmony and interest shown which is encour-aging. and having been spared the cyclones, floods, fires and pestilence,

which at times afflict our sisters, we have every reason to be grateful tothe Supreme Grand Master.

Gives the following decisions:

First. When the Master prefers charges against a member of his Lodgehe cannot preside at the trial, and should send the charges to the GrandMaster.Second. The Master is not disqualified from presiding over the Trial

Commissioners by being a witness in the case.

And forbids work in Lodges on Sunday. All approved by the GrandLodge.

Bro Thomas J. Butler, Grand Orator, delivered a fine address—and

the proceedings were devoted to local legislation.

The Report on Correspondence appears to be the work of “ G. ,” “For

the Committee,” and opens with the remark, “’Tis a matter of Dollars

and Sense,” and then goes on to show the expense of publishing the

Reports, asking the question, “ Do these Reports pay?” and answers it

thus:

We presume that, to a great extent, this depends on how thev arewritten, and whether they are read by our members. If a knowledgeof the ritual, the possession of signs, grips and passwords, is all that is

required to make a Mason, then your money and the Committee’s laborhave been spent for naught.

If. however, Masonry means more than this; if, inculcating a thirst

for knowledge, she desires to place in the hands of her votaries themeans whereby they may, if willing, learn of Masonic lore and wisdom,can she avail herself of a more practicable method than the medium of

these Reports? We leave the question for your decision. An expressionof your opinion would guide future Committees in the preparation of

their Reports.

He gives us a good Report and is a pleasant writer.

Of North Carolina, 1889, he speaks briefly, but kindly, and states that

Arizona is not in the list of those reviewed by us. We were unfortu-

nate enough not to receive your Proceedings in time. We were more

successful in ours of 1890, receiving yours of 1888 in time.

Bro. George J. Roskruge elected Grand Master, and Bro. John M.

Ormsby, Grand Secretary.

ARKANSAS— 1889.

Special Communications to lay corner-stone November 10th, 1889, and

December 2d, 1839.

4 APPENDIX.

The fifiieth annual Communication was held at Little Rock, November

19th, 1889, Grand Master R. H. Taylor present. In his address he says:

You are representatives of an Order older far than Christianity, anOrder whose comprehensive principles of truth and charity have chal-

lenged the admiration of advanced humanity everywhere; an Ordercradled with the early stars—one that comes down the corridors of time,

spreading the cement of brotherly love, and illuminating with intel-

lectual light a long-benighted world; an Order absolutely free frompolitical strife, and one successfully resisting alike the fanatical anath-emas of Church and the ignorant efforts of the iconoclast. Masonryto-day is in buoyant life; her laurels are yet green, her garments unsoiledby a single touch of dishonor, and her chaste principles are as pure as

the hope that gave them birth.

Comments in fitting terms upon the dead. Reports a large number of

dispensations for various purposes; thinks “ the rapid increase of Lodges

often results in a prejudice rather than a benefit.” Reports six decisions,

the third being:

3. Conviction and imprisonment are just grounds for expulsion.

Of which the Committee on Masonic Law and Usage say, in their

report, which was adopted:

As to No. 3, your Committee are of the opinion that the action of acourt of law concerning an individual’s conduct, while it is certainlyground for investigation, cannot deprive a Mason of the right to Masonictrial before he can be summarily deprived of Masonic membership andprivileges. And therefore the Committee must respectfully disapproveof the decision No. 3, as stated.

We hold with’ the Committee, if the Grand Master meant no more

than he said.

Touches upon Cerneauism, condemning it; and concludes with an

earnest appeal to study Masonry.

Grand Lodges of North Dakota and Victoria recognized.

No Report on Correspondence.

Bro. J. W. Sorrels elected Grand Master, Grand Secretary re-elected.

BRITISH COLUMBIA—1890.

Nineteenth annual Communication at Vancouver, June 19th, 1890,

Grand Master J. S. Clute presiding.

The Grand Master in his address reports a prosperous year to the

Fraternity—and his official acts.

The proceedings of local interest.


Bro. A. McKeown elected Grand Master, an 1 Grand Secretary re-

elected.

APPENDIX. O

CALIFORNIA— 1889.

The fortieth annual Communication was opened in due form at San

Francisco, October 8th, 1889, by R. W., A. R. Conklin. Deputy GrandMaster, Grand Master M. M. Estee being called to Washington, D. C.

,

on public business.

The address of the Grand Master is an excellent paper, from which

we quote

:

During the past year no startling events have occurred within this

Masonic Jurisdiction. True, some of the old faces, familiar to us a yearago, will not be seen here to-day

;some of the old seats are vacant or

filled by new occupants; some of the old names, which for many yearshave been answered at our annual roll-call, have answered for the last

time, and yet Providence has dealt kindly with us. The Craft hasprospered beyond precedent; harmony everywhere prevails; our dona-tions have been wisely dispensed and gratefully received; bountifulharvests have rewarded the tillers of the soil; abundant and remunera-tive labor has been within the easy reach of all who sought employment;and our people have been singularly free from disease, from fire andflood, and from all unguarded dangers. National peace prevails; and,although within the year a new ruler has been chosen by the Americanpeople, our country remained serene amid that great contest.

He reports the death of P. G. M. James L English; and alluding to

the Work, says:

In my judgment, it is a great mistake for the Grand Master to giveinstructions in Masonic work: so long as our law makes this the duty of

the Grand Lecturer he should be looked to for correct and uniforminstruction in the ritual. The Grand Masters are changed annually, butthe Grand Lecturer should be a permanent officer, and thus the workwill be uniform.

All right, if one is sure the Grand Lecturer has the true work, and

not one of his own compilation.

The Proceedings indicate a vast amount of business, but mostly of

interest to that Jurisdiction alone.

Bro. James W. Anderson presents a most able and comprehensive

Report, in which he discusses many things with consummate ability.

With some of his views we cannot agree, but have not time or space

to set forth the reasons of our dissent. He says:

Being again entrusted with the onerous and responsible duty of pre-

paring the Report on Correspondence, we approach the task with the

hope that we may be able to discharge the trust in the light of its impor-tance both to our own Jurisdiction and the Craft in general. Our con-ception of the important bearing of the work of Correspondence hasgrown with our experience in this field; and we feel certain that, couldwe impress our brethren with a proper comprehension of the light andknowledge contained in the reports prepared by the able Masonic writers

6 APPENDIX.

who compose the “Guild,” there would be need of no other inducementto lead them to a proper appreciation and appropriation of the greatadvantages presented in the splendid collection of Masonic literature

collected with so much care and zeal by our worthy Grand Secretary.We need more reading Masons; more of those who will not be satisfied

with the little to be gained from the ritual of the degrees: more of thosewho constantly crave more light, in order that they may be the betterenabled to improve themselves, and dispense the blessings of Masoniclight and knowledge to others.

With this, however, we entirely concur.

Again, we emphatically endorse the following:

The Grand Master complains, justly, as we think, of a practice fartoo common in most of our Lodges. We allude to that disposition, toooften manifested on the part of members of our Lodges, to communi-cate to rejected candidates their suspicions as to the party or partiescasting a black-ball. Masons ought to know that they have violatedtheir obligations, when they seek to know how others have voted, muchless to communicate their knowledge or suspicions to other Masons, orto rejected candidates. Masons should know that it is a Masonic offenseto make known either how they themselves have voted or how theyintend to vote, to say nothing of communicating how others have exer-cised this right. The ballot is sacred, and any violation of its sacred-ness should be visited with the severest penalties. They should also

know that they forget their manhood and violate their Masonic obliga-tions when they permit themselves to use the sacred ballot for selfish orrevengeful purposes.Equally blameworthy is it for any Mason to permit selfish or other

motives to cause him to act in such manner as to endanger the peaceand harmony of a Lodge. We regret to say the rule or ruin policy doessometimes exist among those who have taken upon themselves obliga-

tions that ought, with them, to be as sacred as honor itself. We haveoften thought that tne enormity of these offenses is not spoken of as it

should be by Masters of Lodges, and by the brethren. There is too muchof a disposition to tell to one another, upon the square, those things thatought to be locked forever sacredly secret in the breast. The squareshould be used for no unholy purpose.

And again:

We are of opinion that the report of a Committee of Investigationshould be made in writing, and that no opportunity should be given to

the members of the Lodge to know anything more than the characterof the report as to its being favorable or unfavorable; otherwise therecan be but little secrecy of ballot. There are cases where, it appears to

us, the report need not be by a majority of the committee. If onemember of the committee reports unfavorably, it is presumed that suchmember would vote adverselv, and that therefore the petition need notgo to a ballot at all.

We concur in this, except we think in all cases the petition should go

to a ballot.

North Carolina, 1889, receives most fraternal attention.

Grand Master and Grand Secretary re-electech

APPENDIX. 7

CANADA—1890.

Several'special Communications.

Thirty-fifth annual Communication at Kingston, July 16th, 1890, GrandMaster R. T. Walkem on the Throne. He says in his address that the

past year, “ though barren of remarkable events, has been one of great

prosperity”; gives an interesting account of his visit to England, its

Grand Lodge and Subordinate Lodges; reports dispensations granted for

forming new Lolges, corner-stones laid, dedications: reports no dt cis-

ions of an exceptional character made, and other matters of interest to

that Grand Lodge.

The Report on Correspondence is by Bro. Henry Robertson (47 pages),

briefly reviewing the Proceedings of fifty-four Grand Lodges, North

Carolina, 1890, among them.

Bro. J. R. Robertson elected Grand Master; no change in Grand Sec-

retary.

COLORADO—1889.

Special Communicatioa held at Denver, April 8th, 1889, to lay the

corner-stone of the Masonic Temple, which was done by Grand Master

William D. Todd. From his admirable address on the occasion, weextract the following, with a regret that we cannot insert the whole

address : ,

But Masonry, as it is now practiced, is moral and not physical. Whileit is true that the great temple erected by our ancient brethren has longsince passed into the elements, or been buried deep in the rubbish of

ages, and its very existence, perhaps, to the cynical, a mere myth of

history, not so with its builders, for though dead, they still survive as

then. Our ancient Grand Masters still live; live in the love and venera-

tion of the thousands upon thousands of their brothers, scattered all

over the habitable globe, and not only do they live now, but will con-tinue to live until time shall be no more.Nor is Masonry kept alive by mere empty forms and ceremonies, or

by such exercises as we have held to-day, nor by the work that is donewithin our tiled Lodges; if that were true the mold would long since

have been heaped over its grave; it would long since have taken place

amongst the forgotten orders and societies of the past. While it is

quite unnecessary to attempt to trace our Masonic antiquity or to feel

that our existence in any degree depends upon the truth or fiction of its

origin, yet we do know that this is the oldest living organization, and that

its members are yearly increasing. Then, if that much be true, whichis unquestionable, there must be some reason for it, and that reason is

its inner character.The world at large can see its public ceremonies, can read its public

rituals, can see its members in their daily walks of life, but Masonry, as

it is, is reserved for you, my brethren, and that which is not seen bymen is that to which Masonry owes its present and future existence.

Masonry is the character of its members, and this the world sees, quietly

measures and understands as its true worth. Its effects the world tees,

its causes they can only surmise.

8 APPENDIX.

The twenty-ninth annual Communication commenced at Denver,

September 17th, 1889, and for the first time opened in due form by the

Deputy Grand Master; and then the Grand Master was received, &c.,

a la Maryland—the Grand Master in his address explaining the reason

for this new departure to be to give greater dignity, respect and cere-

mony to the office. “ Slow music and calcium lights” next.

Grand Master Todd delivered an interesting address, and his official

work shows him to be a zealous executive. We like the following :

On December 19th, 1888, I issued a general order to the Craft, requir-

ing the Proceedings of our last annual Communication, our constitu-

tion, laws and decisions to be read in each Lodge, and the date thereofto be reported to me. My object being, that not only the officers of theLodges should be informed as to our laws and proceedings, but everymember of the Fraternity as well.

Expresses himself as opposed to Masonic Homes, and gives his reasons

therefor; made a large number of official visits; touches upon Cerneau-

ism ; reports several decisions in accord with general or local law; and

says this of the Masonic Temple:

You are all aware of the Masonic Temple in course of erection in

Denver, the corner-stone of which our Grand Lodge laid in April. It

is not necessary for me to say anything as to the character of the build-

ing architecturally, for it is now sufficiently under way for you all to beable to forsee that it will not only be an ornament to our capital city

and a source of pride to every Mason in the State, but will not suffer bycomparison with any Masonic Temple in the country. In one sense it is

a mere local temple, yet I am suie it is not so considered by any of us,

but each and all of us will feel that it belongs to our entire State, andI am sure that we will never think of erecting another of its magnitude.Our Grand Lodge has held its annual Communication here for many yearspast, and will doubtless continue to do so, and I am sure that none ofyou have ever felt that you were not heartily welcome to the best thatour Denver Lodges could give you. I believe our Jurisdiction has grownsufficiently large that we should have a home of our own, or such aninterest in some one’s else, that we could feel almost as if it were ourown. The accommodations the temple here will afford, will be all wecould ever desire, not only for our annual Communications but for

safely storing our archives and other valuable property. I am notspeaking in behalf of our Denver Lodges, for in fact I have not onlynot consulted with them, nor do I know anything of their feeling, andyet I am sure that the welcome of the future wiJl not be less cordialand hearty than in the past. I therefore recommend that you makesuch an appropriation as you may deem proper, to be paid to the MasonicTemple Association of Denver, in aid of the furnishing of the templewhen completed. I am sure such an appropriation will be fully appre-ciated, “not for its intrinsic value alone,” but for the spirit which I

trust would actuate you. I am sure you would receive full value forevery dollar, not only for the reasons already given, but in the actualaccommodations which I am sure will be tendered you by the Associa-tion. We need a place for our library now, and do now, and very soonwill have greater need, for a Secretary’s office, where.the general papers

APPENDIX. 9

of this office and that of your Grand Master may be preserved andreadily accessible, as well as a safe repository for our jewels and othervaluable property. I atu sure you all understand that I meant justwhat I said when I assured you that none of my brethren knew ofthese suggestions, much less prompted them. And here let me expressthe hope that when this temple is dedicated, it may be done in a mannerworthy of the building, and of our Fraternity, and attended by hun-dreds of our brethren, not only of Colorado, but of distinguished breth-

ren from abroad.

Grand Lodge of North Dakota recognized.

The Grand Lodge adopted report of Committee that at Masonic

funerals pall-bearers must be Masons. Correct.

We were anxious to see what the Grand Lodge did with the report of

the Committee recommending the indefinite postponement of a resolu-

tion allowing less than seven Masons to open a Lodge and transact

business, but the record does not state whether the report was rejected

or adopted.

Other interesting matters before the Body, but of local importance.

Bro. Lawrence N. Greenleaf presents a most valuable Report on Cor-

respondence, covering 127 pages, reviewing the Proceedings of fifty-one

Grand Lodges in an able manner. North Carolina, 1889, is briefly

noticed.

William T. Bridwell elected Grand Master, and Grand Secretary re-

elected.

CONNECTICUT— 1890.

Special Communication of May 8th, 1889, reviewed in our last Report.

Emergent Communications for various purposes reported.

The one hundred and second annual Communication held at Hartford,

January 15th, 1890, Grand Master John II. Swartwout presiding, whodelivered a masterly address. He reports the death of P. G. M. David

Clark, of that Jurisdiction. That the charter of Hiram Lodge, No. 1,

had been restored; the celebration of the Centennial Anniversary of

that Grand Lodge; the laying of corner-stones; dedications of Lodges;

visitations, dispensations, decisions and other official acts. We quote

with full concurrence the following:

My attention has been directed to a practice more or less prevalent

among our Lodges which practically defeats the secrecy of the ballot.

This is the natural result of the introduction of methods into our Lodgerooms that are both vicious and unmasonic. They should have no place

among us, and must entirely cease. Our laws are ample and explicit,

and the Master should see that they are rigidly enforced.

The secrecy of the ballot is as essential to its perfection as its unan-imity or its independence. To secure secrecy and protect the purity of

choice, it has been wisely established as a usage, not only that the vote

10 APPENDIX.

shall be taken by a ballot, but that there shall be no subsequent discus-sion of the subject. Not only has no member a right to inquire how hisfellows have voted, but it is wholly out of order for him to explain his ownvote. Past Grand Master Barlow in his report, 1881, says: “ Let everybrother feel the responsibility that rests upon him, and each make this

great safe-guard, the ballot, no instrument of retaliation for fancied orreal dislike. Realize that the ballot placed in your hands is a silent butefficient power. Use it without prejudice, partiality, or passion, butdiscreetly, conscientiously and for the best good of the Fraternity.

-’

It is the duty of a brother to report at once to the Grand Master anyattempt on the part of an officer to violate the ancient law and usage,and to the Master any such violation by the brethren.

Takes a look at Cerne mism ; and refused to grant a dispensation to a

Ledge to attend, as such, divine service, saying :

Such action is commendable, and God forbid that I should even seemto discountenance such an act. My position is this: A Lodge shouldnever appear in public, except to perform some Masonic work. Thatthe brethren could assemble in their Lodge-room, and go in a body to

the church, which they did. there could be no question. If, however, it

is deemed necessary that the brethren should turn out as a Lodge, to dohonor to one of its patron saints, I believe it should be done under aresolution of the Grand Lodge. Then it would have, not only the sanc-tion, but the approval of this Grand Body, and result, in time, to its

adoption by the Lodges throughout this Jurisdiction.

Recommends that the Committee on Jurisprudence be made a Stand

ing Committee, to which the Grand Master may refer any matter for

advice. This is a Standing Committee with us, and we endorse the

value of the suggestion. The recommendation was adopted.

Grand Lodges of North Dakota, South Australia and Victoria were

recognized.

Bro. Joseph H. Wheeler submitted an intelligent and comprehensive

Report on Correspondence, from which we can make only a few extracts.

Under Missouri, he says, and we think with force :

Now, Brother Vincil, don’t think for a moment that I am going to

take up i he cudgel in defense of the liquor interest, for I am not. I

fully realize the gravity of the situation in this particular manifestationof sin existing, as I do many others, and the whole category of faults

set forth in the Great Light, are committed by Masons. Masons are notsaints, and for that matter, there are none of us that dare call ourselvesvery saintly, unless it be the pharisee ok' hypocrite. The question thatpresses upon us to consider is, how much has this aggressive and vin-dictive warfare elevated the standard of the rank and file of the Craftin Missouri, and lifted them up from a lower to a higher and betterplane of thought and purposes?

Sin is in the world, and will any legislation of which the mind canconceive abolish it? If force is necessary, is not the hand of an over-ruling Providence—the arm of the Omnipotent Jehovah—sufficiently

strong to accomplish it: and if this is God's way, would He not havedone it long since? I put the question to you as a Christian man andclergyman, and in the spirit of brotherly love and kindness.

APPENDIX. 11

Under Pennsylvania

:

We have always accepted the old charge concerning physical qualifi-

cations, as modified by the Grand Lodge of England, which says, “aperfect youth, having no maim or defect in his body, that may renderhim incapable of learning the art of serving his master’s Lord,” etc.

We think this is sufficiently stringent for a speculative institution.

Were it strictly an operative institution, the old York constitutions of

926, would be preferable. A candidate should be physically competentto receive and impart all Masonic instruction and in the Masonic manner.

It strikes us that the moral standard is the true exponent of charac-ter, and that character which includes all the essentials that make atrue man—a perfect man—ought to be regarded more than the physical,in a purely speculative guild, for the attributes of man determine his

character, and that is what makes him what he is—a man. It is notlegs, or fingers, or feet, or body, however perfect they may be. Theseare the habitation only of the man. One dies; the other lives—lives

through eternity. This is Masonic teaching.For this reason we prefer to look to the mental and moral attainments

of a man, when considering his qualifications for Freemasonry, ratherthan to the physical and corporal, always requiring sufficient of the lat-

ter to enable him to graduate with honor to himself and credit to theFraternity.

North Carolina, 1889, receives considerable notice. Of Grand Master

Robinson’s recommendation to appoint District Deputies, he says :

He recommends the District Deputy system, which is good, if thelight men are selected to fill the positions. They should not be selected

to confer a favor, but for their qualifications: which means, besides aknowledge of the ritual, such qualities as would make a Grand Master.For the benefit of the Lodges, considered from a financial standpoint,even, we think it would be bet eficial.

Says of the resolution “ to give more attention to adoptive rites for

ladies” :

The following queer resolution, which was adopted, may prove anopening wedge for the recognition of some other organization, not in

itself strictly Masonic.

We thought it—well, we may say, “ queer”—usmg his word.

Discussing our Report on Correspondence, he says, after extracting

our remarks under Minnesota about the power of Grand Lodges .

His opinion, like the opinions of some others, when discussing the

same subject, suggests the inquiry: What is a Grand Lodge? Of whomis it composed? and, for'what purpose does it exist?

One would naturally conclude that it was a governing body, existing

outside and independent of the Lodges, to which all must bow in hum-ble submission, without the privilege of a voice, or a vote in its delibera-

tions. While Masonry is in itself an autocracy, its supreme govern-ment is in every respect democratic, and its supreme power is lodged

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with the representatives of the Subordinate Lodges; a system that is

controlled by the Lodges, and for the Lodges; a government correspond-ing with our republican system, conducted by the people, and for thepeople.Every act of legislation is passed upon by the votes of its representa-

tives, and they have in all instances the balance of power, as the brotherwill find, if he will number the representatives from the Lodges, in

comparison with the permanent members.The rights of individual members are, therefore, in the hands of the

representatives, who compose the Grand Lodge, in whose judgment wehave sufficient confidence to right all wrongs, and adjust all difficulties,

when the opportunity is offered for them to do so. and generally to thesatisfaction of the many, as was the case which he had cited, when“ peace reigned in Warsaw.”

We admit that the representatives have the balance of power; but wealso find that said representatives, sometimes, through ignorance or

inadvertence, use that power unadvisedly or unlawfully.

Bro. Clark Buckingham elected Grand Master, and Grand Secretary

re-elected. ..

DELAWARE—1889.

Two special Communications to dedicate new Lodge-rooms, and one

to lay a corner-stone.

The eighty-third annual Communication, held at Wilmington, Octo-

ber 2d, 1889, Grand Master James S. Dobb present. In his address the

Grand Master, in appropriate terms, mentious the death of P. G. Mas-

ters Edwin J. Horner and John R. McFee, and others; repoits twodecisions, dedications, visitations, dispensations, and that the year had

been prosperous.

The Grand Lodges of North Dakota, New South Wales and Victoria

recognized.

The Grand Lodge by resolution declined to discuss “ any questions

relating to the rival claims of the different contending bodies of the

Scottish Rite.”

Bro. Frank L. Reid commissioned Representative near this GrandLodge and Bro. Frank Belville our Representative near that GrandLodge.

The Report on Correspondence, by Bro. Lewis IT. Jackson, is a brief

(47 pages) but interesting review of fifty-two Grand Lodges, North

Carolina, 1889, receiving very friendly notice.

Grand Master and Grand Secretary le-elected.

APPENDIX. 13

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA— 1889.

Semi-annual Communication May 8th, 1889, Grand Master Harrison

Dingman presiding. At which the Grand Lodge decided that the GrandMaster had no power or authority to annul or set aside the by laws of a

Subordinate Lodge.

Special Communication October 14th, 1889, to lay a corner-stone.

The annual Communication held November 13tli, 1889.

Grand Master Dingman delivered an excellent address, in which he

ably discusses the many matters brought before him.

Among his decisions we find one of more than ordinary interest,

because unusual. During a ballot upon petition for degrees, the balls

in the ballot-box were all exhausted before the members present had

voted, there being more members than balls—the Master decided that

the candidate was rejected. The Grand Master held (and we think. cor-

rectly) that the ballot was illegal, and ordered another.

A large part of the address is devoted to Cerneau, and^again ic is

condemned.

Five hundred dollars voted to the Washington Masonic Memorial

Temple, at Fredericksburg, Va.

The Report on Correspondence (75 pages) is by Bro. William R. Sin-

gleton, and bears the impress of his acknowledged skill, learning and

experience. North Carolina, 1889, receives liberal attention, wherein

he writes, alluding to our notice in a former Report:

The Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia arenoticed, and favorable comments made upon that part of our Report in

reference to Connecticut, in re. “ Hiram Lodge rebellion/’ and hopes‘•it will produce a good result where it is most needed.” Amen! Ourpurpose in writing that treatise was for the information of our rising-

generation upon the subject of • ritualism.” The tendency of ourmethod of instruction, as found in the lecture of each degree, is to lose

sight of the “ allegory and symbol ” and impress the “realistic” formupon the mind; hence the confusion, in many of our writers, uponMasonic Jurisprudence. The legends as found in the “ work,” are car-ried into the “ business ” part of our transactions. As King Solomonwas an autocrat, and combined within himself the three distinct powersof government—legislative, administrative, and judicial—so it comesabout that many wish to surrender every possible right of individuals.

Lodges and Grand Jurisdiction to the Worshipful Master and GrandMaster.The Lodge, as an organization for business purposes, is far more

ancient than any ritual. In 1717 the legends of Solomon and his tem-ple had not been introduced into our rituals, for there was no ritualism,

as we have shown in lhe treatise referred to. Then was made the first

Grand Master, and in four years thereafter was made a “constitution”or “ regulations,” by which he, as well as the Craft, were to be governed.The inherent powers or prerogatives of the W. Master and the GrandMaster are myths, unworthy oi the consideration of sensible men, and

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were the products of Laurence Dermott. or MacDermott, the author ofthe first •' Ahiman Rezon,” which caused so much trouble in the last

century and spread its noxious principles into some of our Colonies.The admission into the regular body, or Grand Lodge of England, in

1813, while it settled all questions of Jurisprudence in England and its

Colonies, the seeds of its pernicious principles have since continued tospread far and wide in the United States; hence the difference foundamong our very best writers upon Masonic law and practice, and it willgrow no better, each one contending that his way is the only way.What we, personally, have urged continually is, that each is correct in

his views, provided he be consistent throughout. In the different Statesof our Union there are different laws upon certain points. Yet wehave never known that any one State has endeavored to force all theother States to conform to its laws, in all particulars. Yet there arewriters on Masonic law, who yet insist that the laws, rules, regulations,

edicts, manners and customs of their Jurisdiction are the only genuineones, and all others are wrong when they do not conform to their pecu-liar views. “ Bigotry is the Child of Ignorance.”

Bro, James A. Sample elected Grand Master, and Grand Secretary

re-elected.

FLORIDA—1890.

The sixty-first annual Communication held at Jacksonville, January

21st, 1890, Grand Master Henry W. Long present. In his address, after

an eloquent opening, the Grand Master alludes to his action in regard

to the Cerneau Rite; reports his official acts, dispensations, laying

corner-stones, and his decisions, two of which we cite:

Ruling—A Lodge cannot be opened in the absence of its three princi-

pal officers, and in their absence there is no authority for any otherbrother to preside,

7. July 13—Right Worshipful Bro. James Harden, District DeputyGrand Master of the Tenth District, submitted the following question:Is it right for a Lodge to spread the ballot on a candidate for advance-

ment before he has been examined as to his proficiency in the precedingdegree V

’’

Ruling—It may be done. The ballot is taken upon the moral qualifi-

cations. The proficiency is determined by an examination in openLodge.

The second we respectfully dissent from, thinking the ballot should

follow the examination. How else, except by another ballot, is the

sense of the Lodge as to proficiency to be established ? The examina-

tion is the only evidence, the result of the ballot the verdict or judgment

upon that evidence.

Upon further review, we find the Committee on Jurisprudence did

not concur with the Grand Master, and their report was adopted.

APPENDIX. 15

The Grand Secretary. Bro. D. 0. Dawkins, P. G. M., begins his ablereport thus

:

When a man at three score years has served fully twenty- one yearsin an official position in a voluntary association, and when the exacting-multitudinous official duties of such position, faithfully performed, aresufficient to occupy the whole time and energy of one man, it mav welland truly be said, that man has spent, by far. the best portion of hislife in such service. As such an one, lam before you in the submissionof this Report. It may be that when called into this office in January,1869, with no experience in the performance of its details, its dutieswere not so absorbing: but that long decade has been one of continuousprosperity, carrying with it regular growth—its constantly increasingdemands of energy, industry and constancy—even when cultivatedexperience and ordinary efficiency be considered. Well may we lookahead to the coming time of the next twenty-one years, and view withdelight the grand accelerated progress resultant upon our unvaryingunited efforts in true and harmonious devotion to t ,e great cause whichwe have espoused. Although I have heretofore been before this MostWorshipful Grand Lodge with so many annual reports, I have neverbefore presented one at a time and under circumstances when I wasquite so well pleased as now.

We sincerely congratulate Bro. Dawkins upon the long term of ser-

vice he has rendered, and hope that he may be spared many years yet

to aid in “ the great and glorious work ” to which he has so generously

devoted “ the best portion of bis life.”

Bro. Weller, Grand Orator, delivered an interesting address onMasonry, well worth reading.

The Grand Lodges of North Dakota and Victoria were recognized.

Bro. Dawkins again submits an able and interesting Report on Cor-

respondence, always most acceptable to us. North Carolina, 1889, is

briefly reviewed.


GEORGIA— 1889.

The one hundred and third annual Communication opened at Macon,October 29th, 1889, by Grand Master John S. Davidson, wdio presented

an excellent address. Several decisions are reported—all agreeing withgeneral Masonic law or local regulations; dispensations; a review of

“other Grand Lodges”; and under “Local Matters,” he says, "Fromgood, the advance has been to better,” and that the labors of the Craft

are most encouraging; with allusions to many other matters.

Among the Proceedings we note that

In compliance with a request, Grand Master John S. Davidson deliv-ered a most sublime, eloquent, interesting and instructive address ontire character and virtues of Hiram Abiff.

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That there was a “special report on Ctrneauism,” very interesting

and valuable, but too long to insert in full; but condemning the same

as illegitimate, and recommending expulsion for any Mason engaging

in the sale of any of the degrees thereof. Unanimously adopted.

Grand Lodges of New South Wales and North Dakota recognized.

The Committee on Jurisprudence reported as follows, among other

things :

The Most Worshipful Grand Master presents tire question referred to

your Committee, of allowing the principal officer of a SubordinateLodge to resign in case of actual removal beyond the Jurisdiction of theState.On this issue your Committee are of the opinion that the law in force'

in this Jurisdiction, while in rare cases it may seem to work a hardship,yet a deviation from it is liable to work much more detrimentally to theCraft. The provisions for such emergencies are ample in the establishedcustoms and usages, and we cannot, therefore, commend a change to

this Grand Body.Adopted.

We agree with them.

The Proceedings of several “Occasional Grand Lodges,” called for

various purposes, are given.

The Report on Correspondence, by Bros. Bingham, Mumford and

Ramsey, is very entertaining, displaying the style of each of said trium-

virs. North Carolina, 1889, falls to the lot of Bro. Mumford, who opens

thus

:

And here I am in “ Old Kalina,” right close “ to home.” “A GeQrgiaCracker ” certainly ought to feel at home among the “ Tarheels so that

it is quite pleasant to be with the brethren in their one hundred andsecond annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of North Carolina,Free and Accepted Masons, at Raleigh, January 8th, 9th and 10th, 1889.

And calls Grand Master Robinson’s address “a very able, business

document,” with copious extracts therefrom.


IDAHO— 1890.

The twenty-third annual Communication was held at Boise City,

September 9tli to 11th, 1890, Grand Master George L. Shoup pre-

siding— fourteen Lodges represented. The address of the Grand Master

is a business document, and affords interesting reading. This Grand

Jurisdiction is progressing, and the Grand Master contributed largely

towards the satisfactory state of affairs, although he pleads business

engagements as a reason for failure to do more.

The Grand Lodges of North Dakota and the Federal District of Mexico

were recognized.

APPENDIX. 17

Recognition of the Grand Lodges of Victoria, New Zealand andUnited Grand Lodge of New South Wales was withheld for the present.

Bro. Charles C. Stevenson presented the Report on Foreign Corre-spondence. It is a document of forty pages. It contains extensive com-ments on prominent Masonic questions. Under Connecticut he says,

referring to the discussion of the origin of Masonry, by Bro. J. K.Wheeler, of Connecticut:

We do not claim, Brother Wheeler, that Masonry originated in itspresent organized form at Solomon’s Temple, but we do claim thatMasonry did originate there, and received its very life and existencefrom the wisdom of Solomon, and was fostered by that Divine Powerunder whose direction the famous building was constructed. Webelieve in the Bible, and believe in the building of the temple as nar-rated in the Bible.. Now, if Masonry did not exist at the temple, thewhole fabric is a lie. The organized form had nothing to do with it.

True Masonry does not exist in mere organization or empty form;there is something more than that, which existed Jong before thepresent form was evolved at York, and announced to the world as the“York Rite.” We intend to keep on believing in the antiquity andDivinity of the development and organization of Freemasonry, thecriticisms of others to the contrary notwithstanding.

The Proceedings of North Carolina were not reviewed. Our GrandLodge met in January. Its Proceedings surely must have found their

way to Idaho. They were mailed.

M. W. George Ainslie, of Boise City, was elected Grand Master, andthe Grand Secretary was re-elected.

ILLINOIS—1890.

Fifty-first annual Communication at Chicago, October 7th, 1890.

Grand Master John M. Pearson, in his interesting address, reports the

condition of the Craft prosperous; that several Lodges were constituted,

others consolidated; corner-stones laid; that the schools of instruction

had been an advantage, and says of the ritual:

It suggests to our minds great thoughts, in simple, homely words. Tothe humblest mind there is a lesson that it can understand, and to thenoblest of men, grander truths yet to be learned, are clearly taught. Donot change it by a word. No matter if some of our phrases are quaint,and perhaps passing out of current use, hold to them, fix them in thememory. Let our Entered Apprentices and Craftsmen hear them againand again, until they find them fixed indelibly in the mind, and so everafter influence their daily life and conduct. Allow no novelties tointrude themselves in any part of the ritual. They may seem at first

harmless and even attractive, but, in the end, they tend to lessen theforce of the more important truths we wish to teach.

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No decisions were rendei'ed.

Grand Lodge of New South Wales recognized.

Bro. A. T. Wolfe, Grand Orator, delivered an eloquent address.

The other proceedings related to local affairs. We desire here to makethe following statement in justice to our distinguished Bro. L. L. Munn,Grand Secretary. In our last Report, in noticing the valuable Report of

Bro. Munn “bearing upon the progress of symbolical Masonry in the

United States,” we undertook to make some corrections of the same

relating to North Carolina as to the number of Masons, &c., supposing

we were correct. When our Proceedings reached Bro. Munn, he

addressed us a very courteous and fraternal letter, asking upon what

authority our corrections rested, as he had obtained his information

from our Grand Secretary. We were staggered at this, as we were

relying upon the same authority; but, upon investigation, discovered

that the discrepancy was occasioned by Bro. Munn’s statement excluding

non-affiliates and ours including them, in giving the total number of

Masons in this State.

It gives us pleasure to make this explanation as an act of justice to

Bro. Munn, and also to explain the difference in the two Reports.

Bro. Joseph Robbins again presents one of his masterly Reports on

Correspondence (264 pages), replete with Masonic learning, couched in

clear, pointed and scholarly language. North Carolina, 1890, receives

his fraternal attention—Grand Master Smith’s address and the Report

on Correspondence being quoted from freely.


INDIANA—1890.

The sixty-ninth annual Communication held at Indianapolis, May27th, 1890. Grand Master Thomas B. Long, in his address says, the

Craft are in a healthy and prosperous condition; reports a large amount

of official work, dispensations, Lodges constituted, halls dedicated. Nodecisions are reported.

Grand Lodge of North Dakota, Victoria and New South Wales recog-

nized; the other proceedings relating to domestic affairs.

Bro. Simeon S. Johnson presents an excellent Report on Correspon-

dence (119 pages), concisely noticing Proceedings. We regret not to

find North Carolina among those reviewed.

Bro. Jacob J. Todd elected Grand Master, and Grand Secretary re-

elected.

APPENDIX. 19

IOWA- 1S90.

An elegant volume brings to us the Proceedings of the forty-seventh

annual Communication, held at Ottumwa, June 3d, 1890, Grand Mas-

ter James D. Gamble presiding.

The Grand Master delivered a most able address, detailing much of

interest. New Lodges have been formed; corner-stones laid; charters

arrested. No decisions reported. All dispensations to confer degrees

out of time refused; and other matters. But the most important, per-

haps, is that part of the address entitled “ Cerneau Masonry,’’’ and whichinforms us of the rebellious and treacherous action of certain membersof that Body, claiming (we suppose) to be Masons, against the GrandLodge. As the matter, in our opinion, is of startling import to Masonryin general, and particularly to every Grand Lodge in our country, wequote in full from the address:

By action of the Grand Lodge at the last Communication thereof, inthe adoption of certain resolutions reported by a duly appointed com-mittee. it was determined that Cerneau Masonry was not congenialwith the peace and growth of York Rite Masonry within this Jurisdic-tion, and the Cerneau body of the “Ancient and Accepted Scottish Ritefor the United States of America, their Territories and Dependencies,”and its Consistories and subordinate bodies, were forbidden to occupyor do work in our territory; and all Master Masons were enjoinedfrom conferring, communicating, or taking any of the degrees of saidbody, and all who had prior thereto taken or received such degrees weregiven until our present Communication in which to withdraw from orsever their connection with such Cerneau bodies, and it was made theduty of the Grand Master to enforce, by proper edict, such resolutions.In compliance with the duty thus imposed by the fifth of said resolu-

tions, I, on the 20th day of June last, issued Edict No. 1, in which theaction of the Grand Lodge on the subject was set out in substance, andthe executive officer of the Subordinate Lodges was strictly required to

enforce the requirements of the Grand Lodge in the premises. Saidedict is published in the Appendix hereto.

On the same day I also issued Edict No. 2, in which the resolutionsadopted as aforesaid were set out in extenso, and by it all Masters wererequired to cause the same to be audibly read in open Lodge at its first

meeting after its receipt, and to post the same up in a conspicuous placein the ante-room of the Lodge, and to keep the same so posted until

otherwise directed, that the members might have due notice thereof.

There was also prepared by my direction a pamphlet containingextracts from the address of Past Grand Master Blackmar, the reportof the committee on such address, and the complete action of the GrandLodge on the Cerneau question, including the appointment of the com-mittee of five, their report, and the final vote thereon.

Copies of each of the above-mentioned documents, with a return-cardreceipt, were placed in an envelope, postage paid, and addressed andsent to each of the Masters of the Lodges in this Jurisdiction, andreceipts therefor, duly signed, were returned to the office of the GrandSecretary as directed.

Desiring, if possible, to place myself in personal communication witheach Master Mason within our Jurisdiction who had taken the Cerneau

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degrees, I, on the 6th day of July last, issued Edict No. 3, and mailedthe same with blank returns to each of the T. \ P.\ Grand Masters andGrand Secretaries of the several so-called Lodges of Perfection withinour territorial limits. For copy of said edict, see Appendix hereto.In response to this edict I received a list of the members belonging to

such Lodges that reside in this State at Burlington and Storm Lake, butfrom no others.

This much, and no more, had all been accomplished prior to July 27thlast.

On the last mentioned date suit was commenced in the District Courtof the State in and for Linn County, by filing a verified petition on thepait of “ The Grand Consistory of Iowa of the Supreme Council of theAncient and Accepted Scottish Rite for the United States of America,their Territories and Dependencies, C. E. Barnes, J. G. Graves, andHenry Bennett, against The Grand Lodge of Iowa of Ancient, Free andAccepted Masons, James D. Gamble and T. S. Parvin,” in which, amongother things, it was alleged, substantially, that the action taken by theGrand Lodge on the Cerneau question was “ wrongful, illegal, arbitraryand oppressive.” “ That the said James D. Gamble, as Grand Master, andthe said T. S. Parvin, as Grand Secretary of tire said Grand Lodge ofIowa, combining and confederating together with the said Grand Lodgeof Iowa, are wrongfully, illegally and oppressively, by reason of circu-lars, letters, and pretended edicts issued under the pretended authorityof the said Grand Lodge of Iowa, engaged in threatening, coercing,and seeking to compel the individual plaintiffs herein, and other mem-bers of the plaintiff, the Grand Consistory of the State of Iowa and its

subordinate bodies, into yielding obedience to the illegal, arbitrary, andoppressive and proscriptive action of the said Grand Lodge of Iowa,”and praying that a temporary writ of injunction issue against each ofthe defendants, restraining them from in any manner or form takingany action seeking in any degree to enforce the action of the GrandLodge, and from issuing any edicts, or saying anything about said GrandConsistory, or any of its members, or any person desiring to become amember thereof.Strange as it may seem, a temporary writ of injunction was on the

said 27 th day of July issued as prayed, and on the 29th day of that monthI was served with such writ, and which in express terms enjoined mefrom writing any letters or from issuing any circular's, edicts, commu-nications, publications, or making any oral declarations looking to theenforcement of the action of the Grand Lodge so far as it attempts to

affect plaintiff, its subordinate bodies, or its or their members, or anyperson desiring to become a member.Just what-the learned Judge who made the order for this injunction

meant by the expression, “ or making any oral declarations," I confessI have never been able to understand. In this age of freedom andenlightened civilization there are many things that a Court or Judgemay do. There are some things, however, they cannot do, and oneof the things they cannot do under the provisions of our State Consti-tution is to restrain or abridge the liberty of speech.Soon after being served with said writ I called a conference of the

present Grand Officers and others interested in the welfare of the Craftto meet at the Masonic Library building on the 6th day of August for

the purpose of discussing the situation and to determine what shouldbe done. The conference was had at the time and place appointed, andafter fully canvassing the situation it was unanimously decided thatthere was but one thing to do, and that was to employ counsel and

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defend the suit. Accordingly, and with the concurrence of theGrand Secretary, I employed Brothers Ball, Dewey, and Varnum assuch counsel for and on behalf of the Grand Lodge and her officers,

and gave them instructions to force the matter to a hearing as soon aspracticable.

A lengthy answer, setting out fully the action taken by the GrandLodge, together with a motion to dissolve the injunction, was prepared,served on counsel for plaintiff, and duly filed in the proper Court.The hearing of the motion was fixed for September 3d last, at Tipton,

as the Judge who allowed the injunction was engaged in holding Courtat that place, and the time being as early as the matter could be reached.At the appointed time- the counsel and parties appeared, and after listen-

ing to arguments of counsel, occupying some four days in duration, theJudge sustained our motion, dissolved the injunction, and left the causeto still be tried on its merits on the application for a permanent injunc-tion.

After repeated efforts on the part of counsel for defendants to havethe case assigned for trial on its merits, it was finally so assigned forhearing on the 13th day of February last, and on said day counsel fordefendants were present, ready and fully prepared for a trial on themerits, and thus have the matter finally determined and settled, but totheir utter astonishment, in their momentary absence from the court-room, and without a moment’s warning, the case was dismissed byplaintiffs at their cost, and thus ended travesty number one. Imme-diately, however, after dismissing said case, and on the same day,another original notice, entitled: “ The Grand Consistory of Iowa of theSupreme Council of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite for theUnited States of America, their Territories and Dependencies, GeorgeP. Wilson, C. E. Barber, C. E. Barnes, W. C. Cross, E. J. Babcock,Monroe Ebi, J. B. Morgan, F. L. Sherwood, H. Bennett. N. B. Evarts,L. E. Hurlburt, J. N. Warren, F. C. Hills, C. E. Wales, J. J. Steadman,J. C. Mitchell, and E. E. Smith, plaintiffs, against the Grand Lodgeof Iowa of Ancient and Accepted Masons, James D. Gamble, and T. S.

Parvin, defendants,” was served on Grand Secretary Parvin, notifyinghim that on or before the 11th day of March last, a petition would beon file in the office of the Clerk of the District Court of Linn County,praying for the issuance and perpetuation of an injunction restrainingthe defendants from all action adverse to or in any manner affecting-

said Grand Consistory, or any of its subordinate bodies or members,and requiring him to appear thereto and defend on or before noon ofthe second day of March Term of said Court.Subsequently, and on the day fixed for the filing of said petition, the

same notice was served on me, both officially and personally. Uponbeing so served, I immediately notified counsel hereinbefore named totake charge of the case and do what they could toward having it dis-

posed of.

At the time Past Grand Master Blackmar issued his note of warning,under the title of “Impending Danger,” I was fearful the picture pre-

sented was overdrawn; but one year’s close observation of and expe-rience with the methods adopted by the leaders and managers of CerneauMasonry in this Jurisdiction has served to convince me that the picturewas largely underdrawn: and, without repeating, I fully and heartilyagree with and endorse all he said in his annual address on the subject.

Cerneau and York Rite Masonry cannot peacefully and harmoniouslyoccupy the same territory and each maintain their independence. Theyare not consonant, and from the very nature of things never can be.

Either there must be no Cerneaus, or measurably all must be such, if

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we would have tranquility and peace. While I know nothing of theesoteric work of Cerneau Masonry, yet I do know something of theeffect of its introduction within this Jurisdiction. I know that in someplaces where it has gained a footing it has produced discord, strife, andcontention among members of the Craft, and has destroyed the peace,harmony, and fraternal feeling existing prior to its introduction; andthis is notably so in some of our larger cities. I also know that in someinstances its members, all of whom must be Master Masons before theycan receive its degrees, claim that their obligations taken therein aremore binding than in symbolic Masonry, and that consequently theyowe a higher allegiance to that organization than to the Grand Lodgeand its requirements.

I further know that in one instance it has been the cause of the disin-

tegration of one of its most prosperous and vigorous Lodges. Possess-

ing also, as I do, the evidence that the highest officer at the timeof this organization within our jurisdiction officially encouraged andadvised defiance to and rebellion against the lawful mandates of theGrand Lodge, I have no hesitancy in saying that the time has arrivedfor definite, specific, and effectual legislation on this question, to theend that this annoying element of discord may be effectually and briefly

eliminated from our midst.

The second suit ended in favor of the Grand Lodge in the Court below,

and is now in the Supreme Court by appeal. In our opinion, no greater

or more dastardly blow has been struck at Masonry than this attempt

at overthrowing the authority and decrees of Grand Lodges by the

judgments of Civil Courts. It demonstrates most clearly the devilish

purposes of the Cerneau gang, and the malignant material of which it

is composed. The time is at hand for all Grand Lodges to stand together,

for their own salvation and that of our ancient and honorable Order,

against the insidious attacks of this sqoirit of evil or “ Goblin damned ”

which has crept into their midst. And in order to inform our Grand

Lodge of this “Impending Danger,” we have made the above extracts

and remarks.

Admirable Reports come from the Grand Secretary and Librarian.

Amendments to their Masonic Code against Cerneauism were adopted,

and we hope the evil will be eradicated.

The Grand Lodge of North Dakota recognized.

Bro. T. S. Parvin, as usual, presents a most able, valuable and instruc-

tive Report on Correspondence (240 pages). The whole which we have

read with pleasure and profit. The burden of his song, as well it maybe, is Cerneauism and its assaults upon the Grand Lodge of Iowa

through the Courts and elsewhere. And he has collected and embraced

in this Report much valuable information relating to this spurious

Order, to which we will refer should occasion ever require.

North Carolina, 1890, failed to reach him in time for notice. Weregret this, and feel like kicking the printer, whose fault it was.


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KANSAS—1890.

The thirty-fourth annual Communication held at Salina, February19th, 1890, Grand Master George C. Kenyon present. In his address hesays that fraternal relations are peaceful and harmonious; mentions the

death of Bros. William Cowgill, P. G. M., and Albert D. McConaughy,D. G. M.; a number of Lodges constituted; laying of cornerstones;

dedications; official visitations; and reports the following singular

action:

In 1875, the pastor of the First Presbyterian Church at Lincoln Center,with the chairman of the Trustees, uniied in a formal invitation to Lin-coln Lodge, No. 154, to lay the corner-stone of their church, then inprocess of erection. The Lodge accepted the invitation, and aided W.\W. C. Busick, their Master, who was duly authorized, therefore, to per-form the ceremony according to the prescribed form.At the time the stone was laid, it bore the following inscription:

ON ONE SIDE: AND ON THE OTHER:

RAID BY W. C. BUSICK, P. &. P. M., RAID OCTOBER 20, A. D. 1875,

AIDED BY IN HONOR OFRincoln Rodge, A. F. & A. M., Jesus Christ,

Oct. 20, A. R. 5875. , Our Chief Corner-stone.

It appears that afterwards the pastor of the church, or one by hisauthority, erased the letters P. •. & P.\ M. '.. and the date October 20,

A. L. 5875; and the Lodge, with the consent of a majority of the trus-

tees of the church, restored the erased portion of the inscription.

On May 11, 1889, the pastorof the church, the same one who unitedin the original invitation, and who afterwards erased a part of theinscription, issued a long printed circular letter, addressed: “MasonicFraternity of Lincoln, Kansas.” And among other things says, by wayof complaint: “ First, on this stone you wrote a man’s name in largerletters than Christ’s, and gave this man a greater title than Christ,viz.: PRESENT AND PAST MASTER”; and after referring to the factthat Preston, author of a treatise on Masonry, regarded it as coeval -with

the creation of man, further says: “Please don’t put the year ofMasonry before the year of our Lord, as if it was the more important.”This circular is couched in respectful language, and is evidently

written by one who has expressed himself conscientiously, and I regretthat space will not permit any extended quotations from it, for it is

unique in style, and forcible in expression. I have caused a copy to bepreserved in the archives of the Grand Lodge.After this circular letter was issued, the Master of Lincoln Lodge

sent me a copy, and informed me that the pastor of the church desiredto be heard before the Lodge, on the proposition of erasing the date, andsupplying in place of the P. & P. M. the word “Overseer”; and aftergiving the matter careful consideration, I informed the Master that thereply of Lincoln Lodge should be respectful in its tone, but should say,

that the Freemasons of Lincoln were invited to lay the corner-stone,and that they did what they were requested to do in the formal mannerknown to them; and further than this, they have no control over thematter. What shall be, or shall not be done, rests wholly with theconstituted authorities of the church, and they should do whatsoever

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will satisfy their consciences, and conform to the will of the churchwhen clearly made known.

I also informed Lincoln Lodge, that, if it had entered upon any dis-

cussion of this subject, it had done wrong; and if, after the inscriptionwas partly erased, the Lodge took any action in relation to the matter,or if its officers or members took any active part in having the inscrip-

tion restored, it was a mistake. I also suggested to the Master, to let

the authorities of the church do as they pleased. If they should erasethe entire inscription, or any part of it, or make any change in it, orremove the entire stone, that no notice should be taken of it by theLodge, or adverse criticism be made by any Mason.

We think the Grand Master’s action and advice to Lincoln Lodge as

eminently proper, as the conduct of the pastor (so-called) was dis-

graceful.

We again concur with him that dispensations to confer degrees out of

regular time is an evil, and the utmost care should be used in granting

them.

Of the seven decisions reported, the 4th is of general application, andwe extract it:

4. The trial of a Mason comes within the definition of the termbusiness; and at every stage of the proceedings, and more especially atthe time of deliberation and balloting upon the question of “ guilty ornot guilty,” the Lodge should not proceed, unless seven Master Masons,being members of the Lodge, and qualified to sit and deliberate on thecase, are present.

Grand Lodges of North Dakota and Victoria recognized. The other

proceedings being of local interest.

Bro. John H. Brown again presents one of his able and interesting

Reports on Correspondence (196 pages), and while in general we are in

accord with our Brother, there are some few opinions of his which weprefer not to accept. Permit us to call your particular attention to the

following error into which Bro. Singleton has unintentionally led you:

Under District of Columbia, you extract (on page 34 of your Report)

the historical sketch Bro. Singleton gives in his Supplemental Report,

under Illinois, of the formation of “our oldest Grand Lodges in the

United States,” among them North Carolina.

We noticed this same statement of Bro. Singleton in our last Report

(1890), and took occasion to state and prove by our original records that

the statement as to North Carolina was grossly incorrect.

Permit us to refer to our remarks in our last Report (1890, page 18),

under District of Columbia, as they are too long to repeat here.

North Carolina, 1889, receives kind and liberal attention—GrandMaster Robinson’s address being freely quoted from, his decision on the

status of a suspended Mason pending an appeal, approved; and other

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matters in our Proceedings kindly spoken of. For all of which, espe-

cially that part referring to us, we thank our good Brother.

Bro. John C. Postlethwaite elected Grand Master, and Grand Secretary

re-elected.

KENTUCKY—1889.

The ninetieth annual Communication held at Louisville, October 22,

1889, Grand Master James D. Black presiding. The Grand Master says,

in his well prepared address:

It is a significant tribute to Freemasonry that, amid the busy scenesof this driving, practical age, Masons realize pleasure and profit in

breaking away from absorbing avocations of life to meet in the commonbonds of our Fraternity.Out in the rushing, struggling world, the gleam of a thousand goals

beckon on the stirring multitudes. There, in the midst of activity andfierce contention, the greed for personal aggrandizement pursues its

unsatisfied lust. Commingling there with the clamor of effort, thethought of self and selfishness are the most potent incentives of life.

But here, around our sacred altar, where gather the glintings of apurer life, personal ambition is subordinated to the higher attraction of

a common cause and a common glory. Here the human soul, quickenedby a faith that lifts above turmoil and struggle, delights in contempla-ting a loftier destiny.The teachings of our noble Order have been an uncompromising foe

to wrong amid all the ravages of revolutions and waste of time. Andin all its toils God has been remembered as the prototype of all that is

sublimest and perfect in ethical architecture. To Him may you appealfor guidance in the labors before you.

Pleasant to read

.

Pie reports the death of M. W., R. M. Fairleigh, P. G. M., and others;

thinks “that inactive, dormant Lodges are an injury not alone to their

individual membership, but to the great body of Masonry ” as well; and

cites a number to appear to show cause why their charters should not be

arrested, and says, which is also true here:

I am constrained, after an extended and somewhat intimate famil-iarity with the general workings of the Craft, to repeat the complaintof some of my predecessors—that our brethren do not read enough. If

those called to preside over our Subordinate Lodges would investigatefor themselves, the Grand Master would be spared much work in

answering questions already settled by plain legal provisions and decis-

ions found in the Digest.

Thirty seven decisions are reported, which we deem correct; recom-

mends provision be made for trial of a Master, and “ an authoritative

ritual.”

Cerneau Masonry receives a part of his attention, and he denounces

it; and reverting to a pleasanter subject, speaks of “the Home" as

“ the noblest monument to your (their) fame."

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Grand Lodge of Nortli Dakota recognized. The other proceedings

being directed to local affairs.

The Report on Correspondence, by Bro. James W. Staton, who again

resumes the pen of a Reviewer, which he always handles with the skill

of a master, is an able and interesting Report. He says:

Circumstances, of which we were not consulted, has placed us againat the head of the Committee of Foreign Correspondence. We thoughtwhen we laid aside the pen, after the completion of our Report in 1887,

that it was more than probable it would be the last we would be called

upon to prepare, but the appointing power has decided otherwise, andhaving spent the greater part of our life in obeying, rather than com-manding, we cheerfully yield obedience to the powers that be, and set

about to the performance of the task allotted to us.

We were struck when we read the following, as expressing our ownsentiments in regard to criticism in these Reports:

Every Grand Lodge has peculiarities that seem strange to those notconversant with its workings. The opening of a Lodge of MasterMasons before declaring the Grand Lodge opened is a singular proceed-ing to this writer, but still it is the custom in the Jurisdiction of Ohioto pursue that course, and has been so for many years, as can be seenby reference to its printed proceedings. In some Jurisdictions the

Grand Master does not open the Grand Lodge at all, but after the open-ing ceremonies by the Deputy Grand Master the Grand Master is

announced, and heralded and proclaimed with great pomp and parade.All this seems singular from our standpoint, but still we do not proposeto criticise these things offensively. We suppose there are certain

things done in the Grand Lodge of Kentucky which would seem strangeto visitors, and yet severe criticism "would certainly provoke this writerto the severest retort he could command. Just criticism can be madewithout giving offense, and we believe courtesy is the true policy.

North Carolina, 1889, receives liberal and courteous attention, in the

which he approves the ruling of Grand Master Robinson in regard to

the status of a suspended member during the pendency of an appeal

—

says:

The Grand Secretary's Report is a clear and comprehensive paper. Athorough business man, in the person of Bro. Donald W. Bain, is at thehelm.

Further:

The Report of the Superintendent of the Oxford Orphan Asylum is

very complete and interesting. The financial part of the Report is

detailed with great accuracy, but we fail to find therein any statementas to the number of inmates in the Asylum. The management seemsto be very successful, and we wish it greater success in the future. TheAsylum was the recipient of a car-load of coal from some good brethrenof Pennsylvania. The railroads over which it passed transported it

free of charge.

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And again:

We hope Bro. Martin, now that he is Chairman of the Committee, andat perfect liberty to write at will, may give us a Report of greaterlength. He has the elements of a good Reporter.

We thank our Brother for his implied wish to have more of our workand his kind expressions as to our qualifications. But the “liberty" he

speaks of does not in fact exist. It would be, indeed, a pleasure to us,

had we the ability, to discuss more at length the able and instructive

Reports we read from year to year, and to thus enlighten our less

informed brethren to the best of our ability. But we are engaged in

an arduous profession which demands our constant care and atten-

tion. The Grand Lodge library is in Raleigh, we in Wilmington with

only our small and imperfect private library to depend upon—and the

finances of our Grand Lodge do not permit any compensation for the

work, nor any great outlay for printing the Report. Hinc illce lacrymce.

Bro. William W. Clarke elected Grand Master, and Grand Secretary

re-elected.

LOUISIANA—1890.

Special Communication April 30th, 1889, at New Orleans, opened in

ample form by Grand Master Charles F. Buck, to commemorate the

centennial of the inauguration of Washington, and it was celebrated in

grand style.

The seventy-eighth annual Communication opened at same place,

February 10th, 1890.

Grand Master Buck presents an able address, in which he reports

progress, peace, harmony and good feeling prevailing; an increase of

active membership; the death of M. W. Bro. Michel Eloi Girard, P. G. M.

Among the decisions reported, we extract the following as an expo-

nent of our views:

The W. M. of a constituent Lodge complained of the conduct of

brethren who were “ electioneering,” and desired to know what heshould do. I could only inform him that electioneering, especially whendone openly and in a manner to disturb the good feeling which should

exist among the brethren, had always been held to be a Masonic offence,

but I could suggest no remedy except the preferment of charges against

the offenders.

The Grand Lodges of New South Wales, Puerto Rico, Victoria and

North Dakota recognized.

Cerneauism condemned as illegitimate.

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The Report on Correspondence (unique in form as before) is by Bro.

J. Q. A. Fellows, and is most able. He says:

We continue this (our fourth) Report in the same form as the threepreceding Reports. Though requiring more labor and greater care andmuch more time in its preparation, we think it more satisfactory andnearer the requirements of what these Reports should be. We dislike

the usual form, having an antipathy, so to speak, towards the gossipfrequently found in them, and which can be of little or no interest to

any one except those immediately concerned, and these are confined to

the Reporters and probably Gjrand Masters and Grand Secretaries, andas to them only so far as something may be written as to their ownGrand Lodges. We write for the Fraternity of our own Jurisdiction.

They pay the expenses of these Reports, and are or should be interested

only in what concerns the general welfare of the Craft, and the move-ments of a general nature throughout the Masonic world, and especially

as the same may affect us. The reading Masons among us will seldomlook through the Reports State by State, and thus will miss, unless theydo, many utterances that may be made and reported which are of realinterest to them. But we collate, with comments more or less freely

made, the various sayings of Grand Masters and others, and importantproceedings of Grand Lodges, under separate heads, properly indexed,any subject treated of which is thought interesting will be read andconsidered.

In conclusion under this head we would suggest to Masters of Lodges,whenever the meeting is not consumed in working the degrees or otherimportant business, that they read or cause to be read what has beencollated under some one head (or part of it, if found too long); and wethink they will find this a spreading of light among the Craft, and will

make the Lodge meetings more interesting than they otherwise wouldbe. A division of the Report into subjects renders this practicable,

which would hardly be in the other form of making these Reports.

If the Masters of Lodges would follow the above suggestion, we think

they would profit by it, and the Committee on Correspondence wouldnot then think “ their labor in vain.”

No extract in the Report from North Carolina—but under the head of

District of Columbia (page 40) he sets forth the extract from Bro. Sin-

gleton’s Report relating to the history of the oldest Grand Lodges, whichwe in our last Report (1890) showed was radically wrong so far as

North Carolina was concerned. We respectfully ask Bro. Fellows to

note our remarks under District of Columbia, in our Report to the

last Communication of our Grand Lodge, 1890.


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MAINE—1890.

Seventy-first annual Communication at Portland, May 6th, 1890, Grand

Master Albro E. Chase present. In his address he pays fitting tribute

to the fraternal dead; and reports the condition of the Craft as excel-

lent, with an increase of 307 members and larger receipts during the

year: corner-stones laid, new Lodges instituted, hall dedicated, dispen-

sations granted, and several decisions.


were recognized.

The other proceedings relating to local matters, except the following

report, which, on account of the information contained in it, we set

forth in full:

Your committee appointed to ascertain and report as to what are the“ Public Grand Honors” in Masonry, presents the following report of

the results of its inquiries up to this date:

In 1588, Grand Lecturer Raymond wrote letters of inquiry to several

Grand Lodges, but from the answers received we found we could makeno satisfactory report last year. This year the following circular wassent to the Grand Masters of nearly every Grand Lodge in the UnitedStates and the Provinces:

Sabatis, April 17th, 1890.

Most Worshipful Brother:

In 1888, and again in 18S9, I was appointed upon a committee by the GrandLodge of Maine (see page 5>>, Pro. 18,-8. and page 570, Pro. 1889, G. L. of Maine) toascertain and report as to what are “ Public Grand Honois” in Freemasonry.Inquiry showed a lack of uniformity, and it is now desired to know what signsare given by Masons in the majority of Grand Lodge Jurisdictions upon suchpublic occasions as the laying of corner stones, dedication of halls, public instal-lations, &c„—the same being those which are called in different Monitors“ Public Honors,” 11 Public Grand Honois,” &c.Will you please inform me exactly how those *• Public Honors” are given in

your Grand Jurisdiction?As I must make my report on May 6th, an immediate reply will be a favor not

only to our Grand Lodge, but especially toYours fraternally,

FRANK E. SLEEPER, P. G'. M.

Prom many Jurisdictions answers were received with great prompt-ness, and your committee is able to report to > ou the method prevailingin thirty- five Grand Lodges. From the information received it appearsthat in all the Jurisdictions, except four, one of two distinct methods of

giving “Grand Honors” in public prevails. For the purpose of distinc-

tion your committee will call them the “Mackey” and the “ Macoy "

methods.Bro. Albert G. Mackey, in his “Lexicon,” published nearly fifty years

ago, thus describes “Public Grand Honors”: “ Both arms are crossedon the breast, the left uppermost, and the open palms of the handssharply striking the shoulders: they are then raised above the head, thepalms striking each other, and then made to fall smartly upon thethighs. This is repeated three times, and as there are three blows giveneach time, viz : on the breast, on the palms of the hands and on thethighs, making nine concussions in all, the Grand Honors are techni-cally said to be given “ by three times three.”

For funeral occasions this manner of giving the Grand Honors, accom-panied by appropriate words, with a few unimportant changes, is nowemployed in nearly every Grand Jurisdiction.

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But for Grand Honors to be given on public occasions other thanfuneral, there is a great lack of uniformity, and much “confusionamong the workmen” has been occasioned at public ceremonies. Inthe lists given the committee has placed the Jurisdiction as using themethod which it reported to be most prevalent.

Those which follow the method given by Mackey are: California,

Connecticut. Delaware, District of Columbia, Kentucky, Michigan,Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Quebec, Vermont,Wisconsin, and, with some variations, Alabama, Canada, Florida, Geor-gia and South Carolina. Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina cross theright arm over the left on breast. Canada and Florida change the orderby raising the hands above the head before crossing arms.

Bro. Robert Macov, in his “ Cyclopedia,” published about twenty yearsago, says that the Public Grand Honors “ consist of clappmg the handsthree times, in rapid succession,” and “are to be given on all publicoccasions except funerals.” In New York they are given by clappingthe hands three times, thrice repeated, commencing with the right handuppermost, then changing to the left uppermost, then back again as in

the commencement,” and your committee understand this to be themanner of giving these signs meant by Macoy, although his definition

is not plain.

The Jurisdictions which use the “Macoy” method are: Illinois,

Indiana (?), Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New York, Ohio, Vir-

ginia, and, with variations, Colorado, Maryland, New Brunswick andNova Scotia.

Indiana is reported by one brother as using the “ battery,” by anotheras using no Public Honors, but we place her in the list above. Coloradogives them thus: “ (1) Slap left hand once with right, and reverse; (2)

the same twice; (3) the same three times,”—and we understand Marylandto give them in the same manner. New Brunswick and Nova Scotia

give them by “striking left hand three times with right, right three

ti; with left, left three times with right, followed bv quick clappingof hands alternately three times, ended by striking left hand with right

and stamping at same instant with right foot.”

Pennsylvania claims she is “ peculiar,” and strictly follows ancient

usage, so has no “Grand Honors” to be seen by the profane, no cere-

monies except in a tyled lodge; no “sign” or “honor” given in public;

hut we note that in “The Freemason’s Monitor,” (Phil. 1853, page 160)

edited by Bro. Z. A. Davis, is given a ceremony for laying corner-stones,

with “ the honors of Masonry,” in the presence of tlie Chief Magistrate

and civic officers.

In Arkansas, “the hands are raised above the head, clapped three

times, then brought squarely to the hips, repeated three times.”

In Rhode Island, “the arms are crossed over the breast and the bodyinclined forward and backward, this being done three times. In other

words, bow tlrree times with arms crossed upon the breast.

In Massachusetts, the same is done, only no mention of bowing wasmade to us.

In Webb's Monitor, and all others which we have seen, the brethren

of a new Lodge salute the Grand Master or Grand Lodge by passing in

front with arms crossed upon the breast, and bowing as they pass. Theyalso all. or nearly all, call for the giving of the “ Grand Honors ” at cer-

tain times during the public ceremonies, thereby px’oving that the giving

of some sign in public has long been a custom of the Craft. But as to

what the sign is authorities do not agree. If from the thirty-five Juris-

dictions reporting to us we exclude Pennsylvania, which has no “Public

Honors,” and Arkansas, Massachusetts and Rhode Island, which seem

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to have Public Honors peculiar to themselves, we find the ‘'Mackey”method prevailing in eighteen of the thirty remaining, and the *• Macoy”in the other thirteen.

If “ majority rule” were to prevail in this matter, it is evident thatwe must recommend for adoption what w'e have here called theMackey” method of giving “ Public Honors,” but your committee do

not consider it to be of such importance or urgency that it requires tobe settled at this session. Many Jurisdictions report their uncertaintyabout it, and a desire to learn the result of our inquiries. We desirefurther opportunity to investigate the origin of the various methods,and to correspond more fully with well informed brethren before makingany recommendations for final action by this Grand Lodge. We there-fore present this partial report, (without comments of our own uponfacts elicted), hoping it may lead to correspondence and criticisms fromother Grand Lodges, which will aid in giving greater uniformity inpublic work, not only in Maine, but also in all her sister Jurisdictions.

And we add North Carolina to those which follow Mackey.

Brother Josiah H. Drummond again presents one of his learned and

scholarly Reports on Correspondence (19q pages), very valuable to the

Masonic student and the Craft generally. Regretting that we cannot

extract more freely from it, we take the following for the information

of the Craft here:

But in Iowa and Ohio, the Cerneau faction have interfered with thesovereign power and rights of the Grand Lodge over Symbolic Masonryin much more offensive form. If there is one thing in which GrandLodges have been more persistent than another, it is their power to

manage the affairs of the Craft according to their own wisdom and dis-

cretion, and that their decrees are final and conclusive upon the mem-bers of their several obediences. This power of the Grand Lodge hasbeen attacked by the Cerneaus in a manner in the highest degree dan-gerous to the very existence of Grand Lodges. That faction is seekingto subject the action of Grand Lodges in Masonic matters to the super-vision of the civil courts.

It must not be assumed that this attack upon the Grand Lodge systemis the work of indivdual Cerneaus without the authority of the govern-ing body. In taking depositions in New York City, the Grand Com-mander of the New York Cerneau B My appeared as the counsel ofthose assailing the action of the Grand Lodge, and con iucted the pro-

ceedings. It was stated, and we believe it to be true, that funds for

maintaining the prosecution of the cases against the Grand Lodge of

Ohio were furnished by, or on account of, the New York Cerneau Body,calling itself “ The Supreme Council of the Ancient and Accepted Scot-

tish Rite for the United States, their Territories and Dependencies.”We greatly doubt if the brother referred to, who is one of the Grand

Officers of the Grand Lodge of New York, realizes what just cause of

offence he is giving to the Grahd Lodge of Ohio in particular, and all

other Grand Lodges in general, and the danger of involving his ownGrand Lodge in serious complications with the Grand Lodge of Ohio.

We wonder, if the Grand Lodge of Ohio should complain to the GrandLodge of New York, that one of the members and officers of the latter

Body was aiding and abetting rebellious Masons in its own Jurisdiction

in an attempt to annul its decrees and decisions by an appeal to the

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Courts, what answer this Brother would advise or ask his Grand Lodgeto make ?

Out of regard and obedience to his own Grand Lodge, he wouldundoubtedly sever his connection with Cerneauism rather than as“ Grand Commander ” establish a Symbolic Lodge in another GrandLodge Jurisdiction; but by promoting the attempt of members of theobedience of the Grand Lodge of Ohio to annul its decisions and reverseits decrees by another tribunal, he has made a much more dangerousand unmasonic attack upon its sovereignty.

It has always been the most earnest endeavor of all Grand Lodges to

keep to themselves the supreme power in Masonic matters, and, whileobedient to the civil law, they have studiously avoided placing them-selves or their Subordinates in such position that the civil courts couldinterfere with their administration of Masonic affairs. For this reason,Lodges have not been allowed to take civil charters of incorporation,and Grand Lodges have taken those charters only for limited purposes,and never for such purposes as would give any opportunity for the civil

law to be invoked to control their Lodges or the members of their obe-dience, in their relations to itself. In a word, the Mason who aids orabets in any attempt to destroy or limit (save under its own laws) thesupreme legislative, judicial and executive powers of the Grand Lodge,in Masonic matters or concerning Masonic relations, is guilty of a verygrave offence against its sovereignty.In this connection, we would say, that we are sorry but not surprised,

to observe “all along the line” of the Cerneau influence an attack uponthe office and powers of Grand Lodges, and an apparently organizedmovement to destroy the old system of Masonic government. But theresult has been to cause Grand Lodges to reaffirm with emphasis thedoctrine upon which they were originally established.

And again

:

We agree that no one has a right to demand to see the charter anymore than he has a right to demand to visit. But he has a right to askcourteously for both; circumstances may make it, in his mind, advisableto do so; the Lodge has a right to deny granting his request, and thatwould be the same to him as a refusal to allow him to visit—no Lodgewould refuse an inspection of its charter, if the request was courteouslymade. The fact that “dead beats” do it, is no reason for changing thelaw. On the other hand, it would often be gross discourtesy to demandthe exhibition of vouchers that the proposed visitor “ was made in aregular lodge ”—circumstances may make such a precaution wise andnecessary; when courteously made, the requirement should be courte-ously met. The presumption should be, in all such cases, that the parties

are acting in a fraternal spirit, and with a due caution to protect theCraft against imposition. If the manner on either side rebuts thatpresumption, let the examination stop then and there. The theory ofMasonry is that a brother may desire to visit a Lodge, where he knowsno one, and knows of the existence of the Lodge only after brief inquiryof the profane; and that the Lodge will welcome a genuine brother,and “ discountenance impostors and also that there are clandestineLodges and impostors. The time has been in the great State of NewYork, when a Massachusetts Mason—a stranger—could not visit a Lodgewithout an inspection of its charter, and when a Massachusetts Lodgecould not admit a stranger from New York unless he produced vouchers“that he was made in a regular Lodge. ’ If common sense and com-mon courtesy are used there can be no abuse of these old laws.

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We concur with the learned writer.

North Carolina, 1890, receives ample review—Grand Master Smith’s

address, Grand Secretary’s Report, the Orphan Asylum and the Report

on Correspondence receiving notice.

Alluding to our last Report correcting some statements of Bro. Sin-

gleton in regard to the history of the Grand Lodge of North Carolina,

Bro. Drummond says:

In his review of the District of Columbia, he gives a brief statementconcerning the organization of the Grand Lodge of North Carolina, con-cerning which many errors have been printed. The only suggestionthat we have to make here is, that he may mislead by his statementthat the original Grand Lodge of North Carolina was organized in 1771.

This was a Provincial Grand Lodge, under the Jurisdiction of theGrand Lodge of England, and was organized by the Provincial GrandMaster, (precisely as had been done earlier in several ol the other Colo-nies) and not by the pre existing Lodges

:

on the contrary, the Provin-cial Grand Master organized the Lodges, except one chartered directlyby the Grand Lodge of England, which in 1787 organized the independ-ent Grand Lodge of North Carolina. There is a history of the intro-duction of Masonry into North Carolina in the Appendix to Gould’sMasonic History (American Edition). We should be very glad to haveBro. Martin examine that and give his views thereon, especially if hefinds any errors in the statement.

We have examined the Appendix to Gould's Masonic History (which,

by the way, is the work of Bro. Drummond and contains most valuable

information), and cannot say that we have discovered any errors in the

statements made therein. On the contrary, he has given a most inter-

esting and accurate sketch of Masonry in North Carolina. At present

we do not concur in the statement made above that the Grand Lodge

organized in 1771 was “ not by the pre-existing Lodges.” We do not

deny the accuracy of the statement, as the evidence at hand is very

meagre and mostly conjecture; but it is stated in a sketch of Masonry

in North Carolina, published many years since (to which we have not

access at present), that the Grand Lodge of 1771 was organized by the

Lodges then in existence in North Carolina. We regret that we have

not the document at hand, that we might be more specific in our state-

ment and the evidence adduced to support it. But we are writing in

Wilmington, and the Grand Lodge library is in Raleigh, and we have

not the time at present to look it up. We will continue our researches

in this matter, and will advise Bro. Drummond of any additional infor-

mation we may acquire.

Again he says, alluding to another part of our Report:

In his review of Maine, he refers to our statement in relation to thechange in the plan of Masonic government introduced by the GrandLodge of North Carolina in 1787, with the remark that he does not per-

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ceive how it affects the sovereignty of the Grand Lodge. The govern-ment of the United States is not a sovereign, because it receives all its

powers by grant, and only as provided in the constitution. Bro. Parvinhas always claimed that Grand Lodges have no powers except such as aregranted to them in their constitution; manifestly this is erroneous, sofar as concerns Grand Lodges, which are the constitution-making power,and can amend their constitutions at pleasure; but is it not true of theseGrand Lodges, whose constitution cannot be amended except by thesubmission to the Lodges and adoption by them ? In other words, is

not such a Grand Lodge limited in its powers, precisely the same as thegovernment of the United States is limited?

To that we would say, that in order to amend the Constitution of the

Grand Lodge of North Carolina, the amendment must be proposed in and

accepted by the Grand Lodge, submitted to the Lodges and adopted by

at least two-thirds of said Lodges—and therefore, according to his idea,

to that extent the Grand Lodge is not sovereign.

As we fully expressed our opinion in our last Report that a Lodgecannot be opened in the absence of the Master and Wardens we say

no more, except that we do not concur in Bro. Drummond’s definition

of “ congregated ,” as applied to a Lodge of Masons. We have always

been taught, and now think, that it means more than simply issuing a

call or notice to the members to assemble at the Lodge-room. In our

opinion, it means taking charge of the Craft when assembled—calling

the Lodge on—and then the opening ceremonies may be conducted by a

P. M., hut only at the request and in the presence of one of the first

three officers of the Lodge.

Again, in answer to Bro. Drummond’s query, “ Could the Grand

Lodge under its Constitution take jurisdiction of such a case and reverse

the action of the Lodge?” we say yes, so far as the Grand Lodge of

North Carolina is concerned, as she reserves to herself full power and

authority over all trials, crimes and misdemeanors. In all trials the

Lodges act under and by virtue of the authority granted by the Grand

Lodge, and she can take original or appellate jurisdiction.


MANITOBA—1890.

Special Communication at Winnipeg, September 8d, 1889, to lay the

corner-stone of the Jewish Synagogue, which the Grand Master laid.

Fifteenth annual Communication at Winnipeg, June 11, 1890, Grand

Master James D. O’Meara present. In his address he reports dispensa-

tions granted “ to wear regalia at Divine service,” and says :

The above dispensations to appear in regalia at Divine service were in

every case gladly issued by me. Masonry is not, and does not profess to

toe, a religion, but rightly understood it is its true friend and hand-

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maiden, and never can a Mason appear in public, as such, under cir-

cumstances more entirely consistent with the truest and best teachingsof our Order than when joining with his fellowmen in paying worshipand homage due to his Father and his God and listening to His preachedword.

Among his decisions he holds “that the loss of the first two fingers

of the right hand below the knuckle and first joint ” does not disqualify

a candidate.

Of the condition of the Craft he says that Freemasonry was never in

a better condition.

Grand Lodges of Victoria and North Dakota recognized.

No Report on Correspondence, owing to the fact that the Grand Lodge

passed a resolution in effect postponing the publication of it to 1891.

Bro. James A. Ovas elected Grand Master, and Grand Secretary

re-elected.

MARYLAND—1890.

Two hundred and seventh stated Communication op 3ned at Baltimore

on May 18th, 1890, Grand Master Thomas J. Shryock present.

In his address the Grand Master states the Grand Lodge to be with a

clean calendar, that peace and serenity prevails, and there is little for

him to report. Condition of the Craft prosperous, and progress unpre-

cedented. Urges constant effort to make the Fair inaugurated to pay

the debts of the Grand Lodge a success. Granted dispensations for

various purposes and reports no decisions.

Proceedings relate to local affairs. Bro. E. T. Schultz presents the

Report on Correspondence, much shorter than usual, because, as he says,

it had been intimated that, as efforts were being made to pay the Temple

debt, a brief Report would be desirable to save expense. We regret to

see so little of so entertaining and instructive a reporter. North

Carolina not among those reviewed—our Proceedings not being out,

though it was May, and our Grand Lodge met in January, No change

in Grand Officers,

MASSACHUSETTS—18SS-90.

Proceedings of many special and quarterly Communications during

the years 1888, 1889 and 1890, and of a stated Communication, the 155th

anniversary, are before us, but contain nothing of special interest to this

Grand Lodge, save, perhaps, the dedication of a “ Monument erected

over the Remains of the First Provincial Grand Master of New England,

the ‘Founder of Duly Constituted Masonry in North America,’ ” Bro.

Henry Price, June 21st, 1888.

Samuel Wells, Grand Master ; Sereno D. Nickerson, Grand Secretary.

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MASSACHUSETTS—1889-90.

Quarterly Communication at Boston, December 11th, 1889. GrandMaster Henry Endicott present.

The Grand Master delivered his annual address, reporting in a concise

and business manner his official acts, among which he reports the death

of M. W. David Clark, P. G. M., and others. A large number of dis-

pensations granted, corner-stones laid and other matters of interest to

the Craft there.

Bro. Samuel Wells elected Grand Master, and Grand Secretary

Nickerson re-elected.

Special Communication at Boston, December 21st, 1889, the GrandMaster present, to lay the corner-stone of the addition to the State House;

and at Billerica, December 23d, 1889, to constitute a Lodge.

Stated Communication at Boston, December 27th, 1889, to install

Grand Officers and celebrate the Feast of St. John the Evangelist—the

latter “ a feast of reason and flow of soul ” in grand style.

Special Communication February 26th, 1890, and quarterly Communi-cation March 12th, 1890. Local business.

MICHIGAN—1890.

The forty-sixth annual Communication opened in ample form at Lan-

sing, January 28th, 1890, by Grand Master W. Irving Babcock.

The Grand Master in his address reports increase of members and

interest in the Fraternity; many dispensations; the laying of corner-

stones, among them the corner-stone of the “Michigan Masonic

Home,” the ceremonies being set forth in extenso. In appropriate terms

he reports the death of our venerable Brother M. W. Salathiel C. Coffin-

berry, P. G. M., at the advanced age of eighty years.

Seventy-seven decisions reported, all of which were approved, except

the 46th, which is as follows :

46. If the Master is a witness upon a trial, he should call another to

preside over the trial.

On which the Committee on Jurisprudence reported as follows :

Your Committee on Jurisprudence, to whom was referred the decis-

ions of the Grand Master, would most respectfully report that, with oneexception, the decisions reported are in accordance with Masonic law.

No. 46 decides that if a Master is a witness upon a trial he shouldcall another to preside at the trial.

Under our law the only members of a Lodge not allowed to sit in

judgment upon a trial are the accuser, the accused and their counsel.

The rule that would exclude a Master because a witness would pre-

vent every other witness, as well as the Master, from voting upon the

question of guilt or innocence.

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Masonic law presumes that one elected as Master of a Lodge will befair enough, although a witness, to see that an accused has a fair trial.The presumption is not strained. It is the natural one. When it

operates injuriously it is the fault of the Lodge in electing such a Mas-ter, and Grand Lodge can correct the error or unfairness if any therebe. It would be unwise to curtail the Master’s powers, or to take fromthat officer any of his prerogatives or privileges ; rather let us exercisemore vigilance in the election of an officer vested with such large andimportant powers.

The Grand Lodges of North and South Dakota and New South Walesrecognized.

No report on Correspondence.

Bro. John S. Cross elected Grand Master, and Grand Secretary-

re-elected.

MINNESOTA—1890.

Special Communication at St. Paul, November 29th, 1889, to bury our

distinguished Bro. A. T. C. Pierson, P. G. M., Grand Secretary andChairman of Committee on Correspondence. The Grand Master very

justly says:

He was the most learned, most honored and most widely knownMason in the Northwest. In every department, field and branch ofMasonry he was a most skilled and master workman. He had devotedhis life to the good cause of Masonry, and died at his post with his penalmost literally in his hand. His patriarchal presence, his genial smile,his fraternal greetings, his sage counsels, we shall enjoy no more onearth forever.

The thirty-seventh annual Communication convened in St. Paul, Jan-

uary 15th, 1890, Grand Master Jacob A. Kiester present. In his address

he reports a year of “peace, plenty and prosperity,” clouded only bythe death of their venerable Grand Secretary, Bro. A. T. C. Pierson, of

whom he speaks, as well he may, in most exalted terms.

To that Grand Jurisdiction we tender our sincere fraternal sympathies

in the great bereavement which has befallen her. Through the able

Reports on Correspondence which emanated from Bro. Pierson we hadlearned of his great ability, valuable services and high attainments,

and we treasure a deep regret that we shall greet him no more

.

The Grand Master speaks thus on relations with other Grand Lodges:

Our relations with all the Grand Lodges of the world, recognized byus as legitimate Masonic bodies, are of the most amicable character, andit is to be hoped that they may ever remain such. I feel it my duty,brethren, in this connection, to urge upon you the careful reading ofthe annual Reports of our Committee on Foreign Correspondence; theyare always prepared with great care, by brethren of experience andability, and no intelligent Mason can afford to neglect the reading of

38 APPENDIX.

them. They constitute a collection of Masonic news from all the world

—

a mine, so to speak, of Masonic law and lore, of incidents, facts andopinions, worthy of your attention, giving us higher, wider and morecorrect views of the extent, power and usefulness of our ancient andhonorable fraternity. Why be in the dark, brethren, when a bright andgenial sun is shining? Remember the Mason’s constant desire: morelight, further light; forever seeking for light and truth—always travel-ing towards the Orient. I am of opinion that we should have moreintimate fraternal relations and fuller correspondence with all foreignGrand Masonic Bodies recognized by us. To this end we should haverepresentatives near all the Grand Lodges of the world, and we shouldinvite them to appoint like representatives near our Grand Lodge.Besides other benefits which may be named, brethren throughout theworld are brought into closer and more friendly relations; a better under-standing will result, of our customs, methods, laws and mutual interests,

with greater uniformity of action and unity of purpose and power.

Of his decisions, the twelve reported accord with general Masonic law

and usage.

Of the laying of corner-stones he says, in which we concur:

Having now reported the corner-stones laid during the year, a fewsuggestions as to the laying of corner-stones may not be inappropriate.A word or two seems necessary:

First—The laying of foundation or corner-stones by the Fraternity is

one of our most ancient, dignified, elaborate and impressive public cere-monies, and should be so esteemed and performed accordingly.

Second—The laying of corner-stones by the Fraternity is an ancientprerogative of the Grand Master, and can only be performed by him orhis proxy, with the assistance of the Grand Lodge, officers thereof beingnotified aind invited to attend.

Third—A constituent Lodge, as such, is not authorized to do this

work, but may be so authorized by the Grand Master; yet the workmust be done by it as, and in the name of, the Grand Lodge.

Fourth—When it is desired that a corner-stone be laid by the Frater-nity, the request or invitation to the Grand Master should be sent tohim in ample time, so that all necessary preparations can be made.

Fifth—The invitation to the Grand Master to lay a corner-stone is amatter addressed to his discretion, as to whether the character of thestructure, the locality, and other circumstances, and the good of theCraft, may warrant the time, labor and expense incident to the work.

Sixth—It is not the intention that the corner-stones of all kinds of

structures may be laid by the Fraternity, but those only of the moreimportant and permanent character, as masonic edifices, eapitols andother valuable public buildings, colleges, monuments, large churches,and like structures; bearing in mind, however, that what maybe a veryinsignificant building in a city may be esteemed an important one in asmaller town.

After giving an interesting history of Cerneauism, he denounces the

same.

Grand Lodges of North Dakota and New South Wales recognized.

Report of Committee against Cerneauism adopted.

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Bro. Irving Todd presented an interesting Report on Correspondence,

briefly reviewing the Proceedings of other Grand Lodges—among themNorth Carolina, 1889.

Grand Master re-elected, and Bro. Thos. Montgomery elected GrandSecretary.

MISSISSIPPI—1890.

Seventy-second annual Communication at Greenville, February 13th,

1890, Grand Master William G. Paxton presiding.

In his address he pays an appropriate tribute to the illustrious dead.

Past Grand Masters Richard P. Bowen, Charles T. Mui'phy and William

S. Patton.

A large number of decisions are reported, but none of general interest.

He reports a favorable condition of the Craft.

Grand Lodges of North Dakota, New South Wales and Victoria

recognized.

Resolution adopted to establish a Masonic Home for the aged, infirm,

indigent Masons, their wives and children, and the widows and orphans

of deceased Masons. We wish them the utmost success in this great

and glorious work.

Bro. A. H. Barkley presented the Report on Correspondence (99 pages),

interesting and pleasant reading, Bro. Barkley being a most entertain-

ing reporter.

North Carolina, 1889, receives most fraternal attention, as witness the

following

:

We welcomed these Proceedings with delight, we read them withpleasure, and laid them down with satisfaction

;because we have done

what we could to draw from the good they contain.

We thank our good Brother for the kind words above and those he is

pleased to express in regard to our Report.

Bro. John Riley elected Grand Master, and Grand Secretary re-elected.

MISSOURI— 1890.

Seventieth annual Communication held at St. Louis, October 14th,

1890. Grand Master Theodore Brace in his excellent address congratu-

lates the Craft on the friendly and fraternal relations existing between

that Grand Lodge and each of the sixty conducted in the English lan-

guage; reports the condition of the Craft as most excellent; eleven decis-

ions; and discusses in a clear, business manner many matters of domestic

interest. He pays a fitting tribute to the memory of the dead, among

them Bro. James E. Clark, P. G. M.

The proceedings confined to matters of local interest.

40 APPENDIX.

Again Bro. John D. Yincil presents an able and valuable Report onCorrespondence (219 pages) which well repays perusal.

North Carolina, 1890, receives fraternal attention; several extracts

made from Grand Master Smith’s address with approval. Bro. Yincil

says :

I had the pleasure recently of meeting, at the Methodist Conferencein this city, the Grand Secretary, Brother Donald W. Bain ; the GrandChaplain, Brother Frank L. Reid, and of seeing the Deputy GrandMaster, H. A. Gudger.

Bro. George E. Walker elected Grand Master and Grand Secretary

re-elected.

NEBRASKA—1890.

Thirty third annual Communication held at Omaha June 18th, 1890,

Grand Master John J. Mercer present.

The Grand Master in his address reports general prosperity, “not only

in growth but in financial and Masonic standing,” and says, which is

true elsewhere :

There still exists, however, the usual degree of confusion and discordresulting from the abuse and misuse of the ballot, and the unseemlydesire for office, constant sources of trouble and vexation.These irregularities are the natural results of the careless action of

Lodges in the past through the admission of members, and the lodgesare now suffering, justly perhaps, from the neglect of prudent andthorough investigation of the material composing them.The chief defect in the management of many Lodges is their anxiety

for work, and the consequent increase of members at the expense ofalmost all the other essentials of Masonic purpose and practice.

These evils will continue to annoy and embarrass until the brethrenlearn to appreciate the fact that, unlike all other organizations, Masonryderives no strength from numbers merely, that intelligence and virtueare the only proper pre-requisites for admission to membership, and thattrue prosperity consists in the cultivation and practice of the moral andsocial virtues. A more intimate knowledge of the history, laws andcustoms of the Craft, obedience to its requirements, and a willing com-pliance with the obligations of Masonry in the spirit of love, honor andtruth, will do much towards elevating our Masonic standard.

Twelve Lodges were constituted, others created, dispensations granted,

corner-stones laid, and Lodge halls dedicated.

Nineteen decisions are reported, which appear to us to be correct.

He endorses the General Relief Association of the United States and

Canada as a great boon to the Masonic world. So do we.

We regret to see that the demon Cerneauism has been making trouble

in that Jurisdiction, and has caused the Grand Master to arrest the char-

ter of one Lodge for “ insurbordination, contumacy, insult and defiance

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of lawful authority.” And we are pleased to see that the Grand Lodgesustained the action of the Grand Master.

Grand Lodge of New Zealand recognized.

The corner-stone of the City Hall was laid. Bro. James P. A. Blackdelivered an excellent oration, which merited and received the thanks of

the Grand Lodge.


Bro. Robert E. French elected Grand Master; Grand Secretary

re-elected.

NEVADA—1890.

Special Communication at Winnemucca, September 7th, 1889, to lay

the corner-stone of a Masonic Hall.

Twenty-sixth annual Communication at Carson City, June 10th. 1890,

Grand Master Charles W. Hinchcliffe presiding. In his address he notes

the death of M. W. DeWitt C. McKenney, P. G. M. ; the other matters

being of local interest.

Grand Lodges of North Dakota and New Zealand recognized.

Bro. Robert L. Fulton presented a well written Report on Correspond-

ence (67 pages) briefly reviewing the Proceedings received by him.

Speaking of his method of preparing the same, he says :

The fact has not escaped the keen eye of the reportorial staff that thereport of the Committee on Foreign Correspondence for this Jurisdic-tion has been made up of many facts and few opinions. This policywas adopted after mature deliberation and considerable consultation, asbeing the right course, all things considered. A large experience injournalism taught us that opinions were cheap, but that real facts madea solid foundation for a writer. We have found the people able togeneralize from current events as sensibly and correctly as the majorityof the self-appointed leaders, and we certainly have felt no anxietyabout the capacity of the Masons of Nevada to correctly sum up andgive due weight to the movements in the Masonic world, if properlyplaced before them. It would be far easier to fill out sixty pages witheditorial matter and friendly notices of our fellow scribes than to sift,

classify and shorten the reports of proceedings made from the GrandLodges of the world, but it would not be nearly as useful to our readers,and we should not feel justified in putting them to the expense of pay-ing for printing such stuff when it might be replaced by a concise his-

tory of the events of the year.The field which opens to a Foreign Correspondent, in any of the

Grand Bodies, is one of such commanding interest and beauty andpower, and one which so invites and blesses the best literary skill andbreadth which can be employed, that we have often wondered that this

office should be served, and sometimes for years, by a reporter who can-not bring to his duties the offerings of wise counsels, generous andimpartial observation, the culture of a fraternal spirit, and the grace andcharms of a simple diction, as well in the manner as in the matter of it.

North Carolina, 1890, receives a brief notice.

Bro. John W. Eckley elected Grand Master ; Grand Secretary

re-elected.

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NEW BRUNSWICK— 1890.

Twenty-third annual Communication at St. John, April 22, 1890,

Grand Master Thomas Walker present. In his address he mentions the

honors and hospitality bestowed upon him while on a visit to Scotland

and England; mentions the death of P. G. M., B. R. Stevenson, and

others; official visitations and a few decisions.



Grand Master re-elected, and Grand Secretary re-appointed.

NEW HAMPSHIRE—1890.

Semi-annual Communication, December 27th, 1889.

The one hundred and first annual Communication opened in ample

form at Concord, May 21st, 1890, by Grand Master George W. Currier.

In his address he reports several dispensations granted, visitations made,

complaint of invaded Jurisdiction, no decisions, corner-stones laid,

the death of P. G. Masters Jonathan E. Sargent and John Christie, andothers.

Grand Lodges of New South Wales, Victoria and North Dakota duly

recognized—the other proceedings relating to local matters.

Bro. A. S. Wait again treats us to one of his able and instructive

Reports on Correspondence (194 pages), a production that contains muchlearning and research, which we wish we could insert here, but space

restricts us to the following :

In the review of Alabama Brother Drummond states the facts of acase, given by us without comment last year, in which the Grand Masterarrested the charter of a Lodge and the Grand Lodge annulled it,

because it elected and caused to be installed into the office of Worship-ful Master a brother, after charges of unmasonic conduct had been pre-ferred against him, and he disapproves the decision for the reason that“its effect is, that the filing of charges against a member, in and ofitself, renders the accused ineligible to Masonic office.” We fully con-cur in this opinion of the injustice of the decision, and for the samereason.Some other comments upon the decision raise a point quite new to this

writer, and we think it can hardly fail to attract the attention ofMasonic scholars. They are as follows:

“But the installation presents another question; it seems that the Lodgeacted upon this question also; by what Masonic law, we cannot see; it is

clearly the prerogative of the retiring Master to install his successor,and upon him rests the responsibility; it was his duty to hear and passupon the objections; we have no hesitation in saying that he oughteither to have postponed the installation until after the trial, or sus-

tained the objections and refused to install the Master-elect (subject to

appeal to the Grand Master), unless he found that it was clear that thecharges were without foundation either in fact or law; if he had beendisciplined by the Grand Lodge, we should have heartily concurred.”

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We find it difficult to bring ourselves to subscribe fully to this view.It would not only vest an out-going Master with power to prejudgecharges filed against his elected successor, but would enable him todetermine that he would have no successor in the office. We have beentaught that it is the right of an out-going Master to install his successor;hut we had always supposed that prerogative to mean simply that heshould not be supplanted in that work when willing to perform it. Wehad supposed that, in case of his refusal to perform the installation, anyother brother, qualified for the work, might perform it. This would beno interference with his prerogative. The doctrine suggested wouldinvolve the liability either of having no Master, or of empowering aMaster once elected to perpetuate himself by refusing to install his suc-cessor. We hardly think Brother Drummond will stand to such adoctrine.

We regret that North Carolina is not noticed, for the reason, wesuppose, that the Proceedings of the last Communication of our Grand

Lodge were not received in time—the Proceedings not being delivered

by the printer until May ,though the Communication was held in Jan-

uary, and the Report on Correspondence was then printed.

Bro. Frank D. Woodbury elected Grand Master, and Grand Secretary

re-elected.

NEW JERSEY—1890.

The one hundred and third annual Communication held at Trenton on

January 29th, 1890, Grand Master Charles H. Mann present.

The Grand Master in an interesting address reports general prosperity

of the Craft in that Jurisdiction. Many dispensations granted for

various purposes;that not enough subscriptions had been made to war-

rant the belief that a “ Masonic Home ” would now be built; fraternal

relations pleasant ; two decisions reported, and many other official acts

of a local or domestic character.

Grand Lodge of Dakota recognized, and the other proceedings relate

to local matters.

Bro. Henry Vehslage again presents one of his excellent reports on

Correspondence, reviewing the Proceedings of fifty-two Grand Lodges,

North Carolina, 1889, among the number.


NEW MEXICO— 1890.

The twelfth annual Communication held at Las Cruces January 27th,

1890, Grand Master A. H. Morehead presiding.

In his address the Grand Master says that at no time has the Craft in

that Jurisdiction “ been in a more prosperous and healthful condition.

Reports Lodges constituted and instituted ; a number of decisions.

44 APPENDIX.

which seem to us to be correct, selecting the following, as the GrandMaster says it was a case of the first impression to him :

Question : Upon the recommendation of two brothers and favorablereport of the Committee of Investigation, a candidate for initiation waselected. Charges of a serious nature were brought against the charac-ter of the candidate. A committee was appointed by the Lodge tofurther investigate said charges, the committee reported the chargestrue, “ must a new ballot be taken in this case, or shall the initiation

fee be returned to him without anything further being done?”This being rather a novel case, not in the whole course of my life

having met with a similar one, yet my decision was as follows : Thecandidate having been elected at a regular meeting, a subsequent meet-ing could not call up the matter so far as a ballot was concerned, andinasmuch as he had received none of the Degrees whereby a hearingcould be had by the Lodge on charges, I recommended that the fee bereturned and that the records of the Lodge show the nature of the case,and he would stand to all intents and purposes as a profane.

It was clearly ground for objection to conferring the degree.

He condemns Cerneauism ; decides that the Grand Master has no

power to grant a dispensation to examine and ballot for a candidate for

the third degree at a special meeting; discusses physical qualifications,

citing the decisions of the Grand Lodges and denounces, as he should,

electioneering for Masonic offices.

We fully agree with the Grand Master in what he says, and have

heretofore, in former reports, expressed the same views. The death of

P. G. M., W. W. Griffin is fittingly noticed.

Albuquerque was selected for the permanent location of the Grand

Lodge.


Bro. Max Frost presents an interesting Report on Correspondence,

covering 107 pages, confined, as he says, to matters of general interest

to the Craft within that Jurisdiction.

North Carolina, 1889, receives a share of his fraternal attention.

Bro. F. H. Kent elected Grand Master, and Grand Secretary re-elected.

NEW SOUTH WALES—1890.

Proceedings of special and quarterly Communications to hand, but

contain nothing of interest to this Grand Lodge.

Bro. Lord Carrington, Grand Master ; Bro. Donnelly Fisher, Grand

Registrar.

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NEW YORK—1890.

The one hundred and ninth annual Communication held at New YorkJune 3d, 1890, and was opened in ample form by Grand Master John W.Vrooman. The Representative of North Carolina, Bro. W. H. Kennedy,was present.

In his able address he says, of value historically :

On the 5th day of September, 1781, the Duke of Atholl, Grand Mas-ter of Masons of England, executed the original Warrant for a Provin-cial Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the State of NewYork.Pursuant to that authority, Brother the Reverend William Walter,

Provincial Grand Master, and the Grand Wardens notified the Lodgeswithin their Jurisdiction to convene on the 5th day of December, 1782,in the city of New York.In response to that notice, five Military Lodges, three Civil Lodges,

and one Military Lodge under dispensation, assembled. Thus began theFirst Communication of the present Grand Lodge of this State. Thirty-two representatives were present, to legislate for nine SubordinateLodges, with an approximate membership of two hundred and fifty.

On the 3d day of June, 1890, we begin the one hundred and ninthannual Communication of this Grand Lodge. Nearly eight hundredofficers and representatives are present to legislate for seven hundredand twenty Subordinate Lodges, with a membership of seventy-fivethousand.

Mentions that the custom of an annual address by the Grand Master

originated in that Grand Body within the last half century. In appro-

priate terms he alludes to the death of P. G. Masters John L. Lewis,

Isaac Phillips, John J. Crane and Edmund L. Judson of that Jurisdic-

tion, and others;and under New Lodges aptly says :

Uncommon Masonic impetus seems to prevail throughout the Juris-diction, and this has been plainly felt in frequent and urgent appealsfor new Lodges. An unusual number of applications have been pre-sented, during the past year, for dispensations. While these applica-tions are commendable, and give evidence of healthy growth, I amfully convinced that it will be more commendable, and produce morehealthy growth, to infuse all the surplus of enthusiasm and membershipinto the Lodges now in existence.

And reports only a single dispensation granted. He visited each

Masonic district.

The following is so excellent, and so in consonance with our own sen-

timents as to the dignity and responsibility of the office of Master, that

we cannot refrain from quoting the whole—asking all Masons, particu-

larly Masons of Lodges in this Jurisdiction, to carefully read and con-

sider the same. It would be well for the Craft if they did :

46 APPENDIX.

The importance and dignity of this station has been most fittingly

expressed by Past Grand Master John L. Lewis.In his oration, delivered at the dedication of this building, he said :

“ Twenty-five years ago the speaker who npw addresses you entered theGrand Lodge as a member. He had then attained that which in a calmreview of the past he believes to have been the proudest distinction ofhis Masonic life—the Mastership of his mother Lodge—filled as that life

has been by overwhelming kindness and partiality of his beloved andhonored Masonic brethren with honors and titles. Rank and distinctionlie has enjoyed, but there never lias been rank or distinction so muchprized, and which so satisfied every longing of ambition, as that ofbeing Master of a Lodge; none which he ever labored more industriouslyand faithfully to fill.”

May these inspiring words find ready response in the heart of eachMaster in this Jurisdiction, and give him a broader conception, a higherappreciation, of the ancient and honorable office conferred upon him byfraternal favor. Keeping this beautiful sentiment in view, the Worship-ful Master who is desirous of building up his Lodge, in numbers andcharacter, must be watchful in every detail affecting the business, thesocial, the moral, and the religious principles of the body of Masonsover which he presides. The good accomplished by the Masonic Insti-

tution, its growth and prosperity, will ever depend upon the devotion to

duty, and love for the work, which are manifested by the WorshipfulMaster. He must be instant, in season and out of season, to protect andfoster the interests committed to his charge. He should so direct andgovern, that the brethren may indeed •• dwell together in unity.” Heshould conduct the business affairs of the Lodge faithfully and economi-cally, and especially should he make personal and well-directed effort tosecure prompt payment of Lodge dues. He should use every means to

secure attendance of the brethren at stated meetings. To accomplishthis desired end the Lodge should be made so cheerful and attractive

that it will be regarded as the Masonic home of a brother, where ahearty greeting, a loving welcome, should ever await him. In thework of the Lodge he should strive to confer the degrees in a dignified

manner, in a spirit of sincerity, and with the devotion of love.

Thus working, the candidate will receive an indelible impression uponhis conscience, that the ceremonies are performed to inculcate princi-

ples, not merely to confer degrees;that he is entering upon a life-work

which forcefully teaches a Mason to give as well as to receive benefits;

that a Mason’s charity flows from the heart as well as into the heart.With such teaching, with such purpose, the Masonic circle may beincluded within the family circle, and thus educate the brother never to

recommend a candidate for admission into our Fraternity who is

unworthy of recognition in the home. Freemasonry will then beworthy the proud name it bears and the sublime principles it inculcates.

No decisions reported.

The difference with the Grand Lodge of New Jersey is not yet settled,

and again receives attention.

We note the following.-

I recommend that the Grand Secretary be directed in the printed Pro-ceedings to enter the names of the Grand Lodge Officers as follows :

Brother A., Most Worshipful Grand Master.Brother B., Right Worshipful Deputy Grand Master.Brother C., Worshipful Grand Tiler, etc.

APPENDIX. 47

I believe Masonic good taste and modesty should prefix the title to theoffice rather than the individual.

We do not think vvith the Grand Master in this. On the contrary,

we have always thought that the term Worshipful, Most Worshipful,

etc., should precede the name of the person holding the office of Master,

or Grand Master, etc., as a title or mark of honorable distinction to

one thought worthy to hold such exalted positions, similar to Honorable,

in the good old da>s of the Republic, in civil life. Worshipful A. B.,

because Master of a Lodge. The office needs no such prefix to exalt it.

It (the prefix), therefore, belongs to the person who becomes Worship-

ful by being Master. For these, and other reasons, with great respect,

we enter a dissent.

As we have already devoted so much space to this admirable address,

we must omit mention of other matters of importance therein.

The proceedings are voluminous and relate to local matters entirely;

though we note a reference of the above recommendation of the Grand

Master as to title to the Committee on Constitution and Statutes, which

Committee, it would seem, made no report.

Bro. Jesse B. Anthony presents a most able and interesting Report on

Correspondence, 160 pages fine print, which we have read with muchpleasure, admiring his concise style of comment and other virtues as a

writer.

He says, what every reviewer may say, of the work of preparing a

Report on Correspondence:

That it has been a task of considerable magnitude, none can realize

but those who have had experience in the work. Measured by the highstandard of others in this important field of Masonic work, we are sen-

sible that we do not attain to the perfection required;but, notwith-

standing all shortcomings, we think your consideration of the Reportwill be of advantage in many ways.

How few there are wbo ever read them!

North Carolina, 1890, is liberally and fraternally noticed. After

quoting what Grand Master Smith says of “dimits and now-affiliation,’

Bro. Anthony says:

Un-affiliation is a subject which is, at the best, a perplexing question.

Having assumed the ties of membership, it is expected that these obli-

gations will be maintained, and hence a provision that no member shall

be permitted to dimit unless for the purpose of joining another lodge

—

except in the event of removal from the State—is a wise regulation andits tendency for good.There may be said to be two species of un -affiliates—voluntary and

involuntary—and in our judgment the two classes should be regardedfrom a different standpoint.

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When a member, of his own act and desire, requests to be droppedfrom the roll and retires from active membership with the Craft, heshould be subjected to all the disabilities of that relationship and bedeprived of the privileges of visitation and all the benefits of the Lodge.Becoming an un affiliate by inability to pay dues, which sometimes is

of a temporary character, he should be deprived of the privilege ofvisitation.

In either case, however, when he again desires to resume his activemembership he should be allowed to do so without any affiliation fee.The exaction of “ the same fee for affiliation as for the degrees in the

Lodge” would, in our judgment, prevent rather than induce affiliation,

and is therefore objectionable. The evil will be corrected by concilia-tion ; it will only be aggravated by prohibitory provisions.

And again he says:

The following questions will receive consideration at the next AnnualCommunication

:

“ Resolved,That the question of the status of a Mason who has been

tried and convicted, and who appeals to the Grand Lodge, he referredto the Committee on Jurisprudence, and that they be requested to reporttheir views on this subject as soon as practicable to the Grand Lodge.”

We should say that, having been duly tried and the conclusions ofthe commissioners sustained by the Lodge, his status is in accordancetherewith.The fact of having appealed from the verdict does not affect the

judgment.The brother found guilty must submit to the award of the brethren.

If upon a review of the case the appeal is sustained, then he resumeshis former membership.We thick that the following amendment to the Code should not be

adopted :

“ In the absence of the Master and Wardens from a Communication aPast Master of said Lodge may open the Lodge and preside.”

In the absence of the Master and Wardens there would be no one whohad authority to congregate the brethren, and we believe it is generallyheld l hat a Lodge cannot be opened in the absence of the three principalofficers.

In both opinions we heartily concur, especially that upon the pro-

posed amendment allowing a Past Master to open a Lodge in the absence

of Master and Wardens. We have in a former Report expressed our

opinion on this point against it, and as far as the writer is concerned he

will do all he can, Providence permitting, to prevent the Grand Lodge

adopting such an amendment. We think it very wrong, very impolitic,

and contrary to the ancient regulations, customs and usages of the

Craft.

Bro. Anthony also does us the justice to set forth in full the remarks

in our last Report correcting the error Bro. Singleton was led into

regarding the organization of this Grand Lodge.


APPENDIX. 49

NORTH DAKOTA—1890.

First annual Communication at Grand Forks, June 17th, 1890, GrandMaster James W. Cloes presiding. In his address he says:

Not the least among the important events resulting from the additionof North Dakota’s star to the Flag of our National Union was the insti-

tution of the Grand Lodge of North Dakota.Such an auspicious birth has proven an inspiration to the officers of

the Order and prompted energetic, faithful work, prolific in progressand good results. At the close of our fiscal year a very flattering situa-tion presents itself for consideration. While we are unable to point toan extended history of achievements that are passed over years that aregone, we may yet feel gratified that a fair start has been made; thatMasonry has within this Jurisdiction been firmly planted as upon a rock,and that the advancement of the Craft is sure to follow. I may safelycongratulate you upon the progress made thus far. and to express thehope that your individual energies and efforts will be directed in behalfof the good work in the future as I have known them to be during theyear that is gone.

New Lodges have been constituted and dispensations for others issued,

and he reports the condition of the Craft good. He also reports the

munificent gift of 881 volumes by Bro. T. S. Parvin, of Iowa, “as a

start for a library.’’ Eight decisions.

Grand Lodge of New South Wales recognized.


Bro. Frank J. Thompson elected Grand Master, and Bro. Thomas J.

Wilder elected Grand Secretary.

NOVA SCOTIA—1889.

Two emergent Communications, one of them being to pay the last

tribute of respect to R. W. Benjamin Curren, Grand Secretary.

The twenty-fourth annual Communication, held at Pictou, June 12th,

1889, Grand Master David C. Moore presiding. His addi-ess is well

written, and reports in clear and simple language the official acts and

matters of interest to the Craft within that Jurisdiction. He refused

to allow a Subordinate Lodge to install its officers in public. He says,

which will be new to many and interesting to all Masons:

St. John’s Lodge has a grand history, and it wisely prints with its

by-laws the list of Masons made year by year from the earliest date

(St. John’s will be 120 years old next year). Many military men havebeen made Masons in St. John's Lodge, among them the gallant GeneralSir John Moore, over whose grave, at Corunna,

“Not a drum was heard, not a funeral note.”

Proceedings cf local interest.

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Bro. Thomas Trenaman presented an excellent and readable Report

on Correspondence (115 pages), though it appears to be a composite workof all the members of the Committee—the mark of each one being uponhis work.

North Carolina, 1889, is marked “ D. N.,” which means' Bro. David

Neisli, member of the Committee.

Grand Master re-elected, and Bro. William Ross elected Grand Secre-

tary .

OHIO— 1889.

The eightieth annual Communication held at Cincinnati, October 22d,

1889, Grand Master Leander Burdick presiding.

The Grand Master’s address, though long, is interesting, discussing

many important matters. He says:

The Representatives of the Lodges which assembled in annual Com-munication fourscore years ago have multiplied a hundred-fold, andto-day I have the pleasure of welcoming the Representatives of nearlyfive hundred Lodges to this eightieth annual meeting, and to extend to

you congratulations upon the prosperous condition of the Craft through-out this Grand Jurisdiction.

Mentions the following sad occurrence:

On the evening of April 12th, 1889, as the Tder of Moriah Lodge, No.105, was in the discharge of his duties, preparing the Lodge-room for

the meeting that was to be held on that evening, a terrible wind-stormburst upon the town of Powhatan Point, carrying death and destruc-tion in its pathway. The building in which the Lodge held its meetingswas destroyed, and when willing hands and anxious hearts reached theform of Bro. Jacob H. Coleman, the faithful Tiler, they found it crushed,bleeding, and near unto death. He lived but a short time after beinglescued from the debris of the destroyed building.

Reports upon the unpleasant difference with the Grand Lodge of

Tennessee, and the rebellious action of some of the Subordinate Lodges

of his Jurisdiction, and their invoking the aid of the Courts to stay his

authority; a number of Lodges constituted, halls dedicated, and dis-

pensations; advocates the establishment of a Masonic Home; reports a

very large number of decisions, and in closing alludes to the services

of Bro. John Day Caldwell, for thirty- six years Grand Secretary.

A long report upon the relations with Tennessee was submitted by

the Committee, of which we prefer to make no other mention, out of

deference to the two Grand Bodies interested.

The Grand Lodges of New South Wales, North Dakota and Victoria

recognized.

The special committee on Masonic Home recommended that one be

established, which was adopted.

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The Report on Corre-spondence by Bm, M. W. Cunningham is remark-

ably fine, who, in 162 pages, ably reviews the Proceedings of other

Grand Lodges, from which we would make numerous extracts if space

and time permitted. The Monograph on “ Landmarks,” is very valua-

ble and instructive

North Carolina, 1889. receives very kind and fraternal notice—extracts

being made from the address of Grand Master Robinson, the reports of

the Superintendent of the Orphan Asylum and Committee on Corre-

spondence.

With thanks to our learned Brother for his kind words concerning

our Report, we must move on.


OREGON—1890.

Fortieth annual Communication at Portland June 11th, 1890, opened

in ample, form by Grand Master Christopher Taylor.

The Grand Master says the Craft in that Jurisdiction is increasing in

numbers and material prosperity, and says :

“ Great peace have they that love the law.'’ We may well rejoiceover our happy Masonic condition. For a year or two past there seemsto have been an infusion of great energy into the business activities ofour people. We are receiving large additions to our population fromthe best elements of other States and countries. Masons among our newcomers have received a generous welcome from our own brethren, andthis welcome is extended to all who share or may accept our bread andfortune. Population is not only increasing, but property values arerapidly advancing. Railroads are extending their lines, factories arespringing up, and business aids to our financial and commercial progressare thriving in almost every city in our State, thus giving to it a seasonof wonderful prosperity. In ail of which, as indicated by the joyfulfaces and manly bearing of those before me at this moment, there is avisible and pleasant Masonic influence at work among us, of which wemay feel justly proud.

The death of P. G. M. William G. Fowler is reported. He announces

himself in full accord with the edicts issued by other Jurisdictions

against Cerneauism. Several decisions are reported, but not of interest

generally.


A fine address was delivered by Bro. F. A. Moore, Grand Orator.

Bro. S. F. Chadwick presents again the Report on Correspondence,

and, like all which have come from his cultured mind and skillful pen,

is both interesting and instructive. His “conclusion” is remarkably

fine, and we would greatly like to copy the whole of it, but must

restrict ourselves to the following extract

:

APPENDIX.

Once more we have finished our pleasant task. We realize that yearsroll round as though they were but days, and days were but hours.Time may fly away, but the great social problem of Masonry remainswith us. Masonry teaches us not only that we should be social andreciprocal in our duties to society, but that we were born for immor-tality, and all that is vital within us toils towards this great consumma-tion. How ennobling, then, are our efforts to obtain excellence in

Masonry. In this pursuit of happiness, how can a Master Mason deviateor fall by the wayside? This germ of immortality will remain in thebreasts of Masons for all time and eternity. If there is a Mason whoonce fostered a love for his Masonic vows, but who has since faltered

and become perverse, he feels the fire of recreancy burning within himand the pressing demands of Masonic dutv upon him as much as ever.

He can not escape from these remains. The outer man may make warupon the honest convictions of the inner man only to destroy the oncefair fabric. With these truths resting so heavily upon Masons, and ofwhich they have full knowledge, wherein is the pleasure of ignoringthe words—“ once a Mason, always a Mason”?The pleasures of Masonry are found in reflecting its truth and in

practicing its tenets. The fraternal bond of Masonic brotherhood com-prises the love of a Mason for his brethren and the unselfish charities

he practices. This is pure, simple and unchangeable. We err when wesay the increase in the number of years, or the sensations of the timesin which we live, are changing the plans of Masonry. Men may changein character and often do, but the principles .of Masonry, never. Thepossible objections to Masonry and the caprices to which the inconsistentMason might be liable under a peculiar condition of training, were aswell understood by the founders of Masonry as they are now by faithful

Craftsmen. Hence the injunction of which we are all familiar—thatthe plan of Masonry should not be changed. Let us see what the essen-

tial character of a man must be in order to become a Mason, andwhether the remark is true that Masons are stronger socially andbrighter in intellect now than were the founders of our institution

;

that they more thoroughly possess the qualities that make up> a good,moral and intellectual Masonic character.

North Carolina, 1890, was received just in time for notice.

Bro. James F. Robinson elected Grand Master, and Grand Secretary

re-elected.

PENNSYLVANIA—1889.

The volume contains pi-oceedings of Grand Lodge of Emergency,

January 4th, 1889.

Quai'tei’ly Communications March 6th, June 5th, September 4th and

December 4th, 1889, at which last officers were elected and other busi-

ness transacted; among which we find the following:

Union Lodge, No. 121, Fi-ee and Accepted Masons, by unanimous res-

olution decided to honor the distinguished service's to the Fraternity of

the Jurisdiction of Pennsylvania, and indeed of the world, of PastGi-and Master Richard Vaux.The testimonial took the form of a full-length 'portrait in oil by one

of our best artists. Permission was requested of this Committee to

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hang the portrait in Ionic Hall, which was cheerfully and fraternallygranted.

And a eulogy upon Bro. John Thomson, P. G. M., lately deceased.

Special Communications June 24th and 26th, 1889.

The annual Communication opened in ample form at Philadelphia,

December 27th, 1889, by Grand Master Clifford P. McCalla, who, fromhis portrait, which adorns the volume, appears to be crowned with

honors but not with age.

The Grand Master delivered an admirable and able address, relating

to the vast amount of business which passed under his official cogni-

zance. We extract his opening:

There settled on the northernmost verge of Scotland precisely fourcenturies ago a family which indelibly impressed its name upon thatlocality. This family multiplied into eight branches, each of whichclaimed the primacy over the others. Year after year the heads ofthese houses met together, but always to dispute as to which was chief,and which should preside at the head of the table at the annual familygathering. The father finally devised a plan to assuage their jealousies.

He erected a house octagonal in form, having eight doors and eightwindows on its eight sides, and when the period arrived for the familyreunion, he caused his eight sons to enter each by a separate door, andafter entering each was assigned a seat directly opposite his door at anoctagonal table, so that every one might think he was chief, and nonedispute with his brethren. Such was the famous John O’Groat’s house.How great is the contrast between the mode of entrance to it and thatto Corinthian JJall in our Masonic Temple, as we assembled to-day in

annual Grand Communication! We all entered by one door. Therewas no dispute for precedence in entering, and none for station or placewithin the tiled Lodge. Brethren, no John O’Groat’s house is possiblein Freemasonry. Every Lodge-room has but one outer door, and by it

every member finds an abundant entrance.

Mentions the fraternal dead and the terrible catastrophe of Johnstown;

the appointment of several Grand Representatives; the so-called Cer-

neau Rite, in regard to which he says:

After a thoughtful consideration of the subject, and a careful reviewof the history of the so-called Cerneau Rite in the past, I came to theindependent and impartial conclusion that the said rite was radically

vicious and Masonically clandestine; that it had, at various times in thepast, unlawfully assumed to warrant Lodges which should, and did,

confer what they styled the three degrees of ancient Freemasonry; andthat, in addition, the rite was in correspondence with the Grand Orientof France, with which, and its dependent bodies, this Grand Lodge hadsevered all Masonic intercourse.

Reports a gain of four new Lodges and 1,190 members during the

year—making a total of 387 Lodges and 39,735 members; several decis-

ions, one of which we give:

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It is not proper for the officers of a Lodge to wear their jewels orMasonic clothing at the funeral of a deceased Brother. “Masonic dress”is all that is permissible, unless a dispensation be granted by the GrandMaster to wear Masonic clothing, and it is not customary to grant sucha Dispensation.

This would imply burial by Masons, but not by a Lodge.

The Grand Master closed as follows, the tone of which we greatly

admire and commend to the careful study and reflection of all true

Masons in these days of so-called progress and new departures:

In conclusion, a word upon our fidelity to the landmarks.The universal Craft is ancient, and so is the particular Craft which is

circumscribed within the Jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of Pennsyl-vania. It is the most venerable in formal organization on the Americancontinent; it possesses the oldest unchallenged Masonic Lodge recordswhich testify to Craft life and work; and it is in the possession of, andconstantly diffusing to its constituent Lodges, the oldest and the purestsecret work known to the Fraternity of Freemasons around the globe.Our usages, customs, and landmarks are likewise of pristine purity.Together, these form a composite, harmonious, perfect whole. OurFreemasonry is not after the fashion of these times; it is no result of acompromise with profane views; but it is truly ancient and as trulyhonorable. Nowhere can the trilogy of the Ancient Craft degrees befound more consistently or deftly rendered than in the Lodges of theFraternity in Pennsylvania. This is not fiction, nor flattery, but fact.

May it always be true. Here let the old work, the old landmarks, theold usages and customs ever find a home, ever receive homage, ever bethe rule and guide of Masonic faith and practice.

The Grand Lodges of North Dakota and New South Wales were duly

recognized.

R. W. Bro. Thomas R. Patton, Grand Treasurer, presented the GrandLodge with a munificent gift of $25,000, to be placed in trust for the

use and benefit of the Grand Lodge, which was accepted. Wish wehad some such brothers with us.

The Grand Officers elected at the Quarterly Communication, Decem-

ber 4th, were duly installed.

The Report on Correspondence is again by that veteran and erudite

Reporter, Bro. Richard Vaux, P. G. M., and we may justly say of it,

what he so aptly says of another: “It is an elaborate, critical, courteous

and singularly able review of the Proceedings of the Grand Lodges

noticed.” In the introduction, he says:

It is not unusual to find reference in Grand Masters’ addresses to thesubject of “ Physical Disqualifications ” in candidates for initiation into

Freemasonry. The phrase physical disqualification, or physical imper-fection, may find its equivalent in another more common expression

—

unbound in any of his members. These terms, therefore, constitute theprohibition \\ hich excludes all but a perfect youth. There ought not to

be any difference of opinion on the landmark governing such cases.

APPENDIX. DO

If there is virtue in precedents, in long-settled interpretations, in theweight of authority, in the origin of the rule, the determination of thequestion whenever it may arise is easily arrived at. Those who maywish for authority as to the origin of the i ule that physical deformities arefatal objections to the acceptance of candidates, may find it in Leviticus,chapter xxi, verses, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 23. Herein is declared the qualifi-

cations of those who approached the altar, or were to go into the vail.

From this rule. Freemasons have derived the spirit of the regulationwhich applies to the Lodge. Surely this is ancient and high authority.If only for the ages it has been proclaimed, its hoary antiquity entitles

it to respect.

The whole teaching of Freemasonry is to reach outto human perfectionas far as it is possible in man. Physical defects, moral defects, defects

in individual character, are the subjects that the Lodge requires to beinvestigated by its committee on the petition of the candidate. Sorigorous is this rule, that if such investigation results in leaving onemember of the Lodge dissatisfied the rejection is complete. It surelycannot be suggested that all this is but a perfunctory duty which theLodge has enjoined on its committee, but has no interest in the result.

If, as it has been stated, this rule should change from time to time as

circumstances require, and its interpretation be subject to the caprice of

Lodges influenced by the social standing of the candidate, then Free-masonry is the playthibg of thoughtless men. The tiled door becomesan open way for the admission of those profane tactics which so oftenplace unworthy men in places of public responsibility. The standardis gone. Success canonizes effort. The retaliation is revolution. Theancient and the honorable disappear with the law and the landmarks.

This is well said, and we are of those who agree with the eminent

and learned Brother that the old rule is the safest and best.

We agree with him again, that the reasons for the objection to admit-

ting a visitor to the Lodge cannot be inquired into, and authority to

make “such inquiry (as to reasons) is not in harmony with Masonic

Jurisprudence.”

, And again, when he says:

Why it was necessary to “a dispensation” to elect a Master of a

Lodge if there was a Senior or Junior Warden, we do not know. As weunderstand, the station of the Master, if he is not present, is taken bythe Senior Warden, and if he is absent, then by the Junior Warden. This

is for one meeting or for the term of the Master’s service if he leaves

the place or dies. He cannot resign. It the three officers are absent,

the Lodge cannot open ; if all three are present and the “Warrant” is

not in the Lodge, it cannot open. The Right Worshipful Grand Mastercan deputize a Past Worshipful Master to open the Lodge if the officers

are absent and the Warrant is handed to him by order of the absent

officers.

If a Lodge is to be opened, and the Worshipful Master is the onlyelected officer present, he, of course, opens the Lodge. Its charter is

spread on hi' station. So long as the charter is there—and a Lodgecannot work if it is not there— the Worshipful Master is the only custo-

dian of the charter, and he cannot leave the Lodge till it closes and hesecures the charter. A Worshipful Master cannot put the charter in the

custody of a member of the Lodge. The Junior Warden or the Senior

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Warden and the Worshipful Master are the only custodians of a Lodgecharter. In the absence of all the elected officers of a Lodge, the Lodgecannot open, unless the Most Worshipful Grand Master appoints a proxyto get the Warrant and open the Lodge. This we regard as the estab-lished rule, though there may be exceptions for special reasons; but thejurisprudence of Masonry recognizes the rule as we have given it. Atleast so we teach and so we believe.

And so have we been taught and believe, and in former Reports

expressed an opinion, (for example, our last Report, 1890, page 46, under

Maine).

And once more, under Texas

:

We beg to suggest that a Masonic Lodge has no power or authority totry a member or any Mason for acts violative of profane laws, or socialor business relations. There are well-known Masonic offences for whichMasons can be tried by Masonic Lodges. A Lodge is not a court to aidin the administration of profane laws. It is an indisputable truth thatMasonic Lodges can only try Mas >ns for Masonic offences. Let profanetribunals attend to their duties and let Masonic Lodges attend to theirown business. Well, wi-ely, has Grand Master Rainey said that “TheMasonic Fraternity, as such, cannot afford to take part in the adminis-tration of the laws of the land.”

North Carolina, 1889, is most pleasantly and fraternally noticed. Of

Grand Master Robinson’s address he says:

Grand Master Robinson in his address decidedly endorses the impor-tance of District Deputy Grand Masters. His reasons are sound. Hevividly portrays the effectiveness of such officers, duly qualified for thespecial duties that should devolve upon them. His objection to GrandLecturers is not in the men, but in the lack of such authority for thebest interests of the Craft, the exercise of which he deems essential.

We fully agree with his views, and he makes a very strong argumentin support of them. The system he advocates works admirably in ourJurisdiction. It is doubtful if the Subordinate Lodges could else bemaintained in their present most excellent condition.

The decision made as to the right of a suspended Mason, after appeal,to sit in his Lodge pending the appeal is sound.

And of the reports of Committees on “ Suspensions and Expulsions

We cannot fail to be impressed with the reports of Committees on“Suspensions and Expulsions.” It is a novelty to us. A standingGrand Lodge Committee on Appeals is the tribunal in our Jurisdiction,

having cognizance of all appeals from the action of Subordinate Lodges.The Committees in North Carolina make short, business-like reports,

and declare their judgment on these cases. There are more than oneof such Committees, and we think from their reports that each special

Committee is part of a general Committee from the uniformity in whichthese cases are treated. It doubtless works well in North Carolina.

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Of the Report on Correspondence he speaks in complimentary terms,

very gratifying to the author (then writing his second Report), for

which we thank our distinguished Brother. "Approbation from Sir

Hubert Stanley, is praise indeed.”

We assure our courteous Brother that we have no error to forgive,

and are not “shocked at our (his) frank statement of dissent from the

authority he (the writer) quotes.” On the contrary, it is a pleasure to

interchange opinions, to meet argument with argument, array authority

against authority, and thus test the matter.


PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND—1890.

Fifteenth annual Communication at Charlottetown, June 24th, 1890,

Grand Master Neil MacKelvie present.

The Grand Master’s address is short and confined to domestic matters.


Bro. John W. Morrison elected Grand Master, and Grand Secretary

re-elected.

QUEBEC—1890.

The twentieth annual Communication held at Quebec January 29th,

1890, and was opened in ample form by Grand Master L. H. Stearns.

He says in his address :

Two decades have now passed since the formation of our GrandLodge, and for the second time we meet in the historic and renownedCity of Quebec, endeared to us, and to all Masons, by many hallowedassociations, but more especially as the birthplace of Freemasonry inthis Province.Quebec is intimately associated with the early history of the Craft on

this Continent : and amongst its long roll of illustrious members of ourOrder we find Princes of the Royal blood, who did not think it deroga-tory to their dignity to “patronize our mysteries and join our assem-blies,” and who. by their active assistance, contributed largely to thesuccess of the Craft in the early days of the colonies.

The death of R. W., S. J. Foss, Deputy Grand Master, and others, is

feelingly mentioned;and in regard to dispensations he very pertinently

says

:

On this subject, I wish to say to Worshipful Masters that it is some-times very perplexing to Grand Masters to receive applications for dis-

pensations in which no clear or legal reasons are given why the requestshould be granted. Delay is often better than undue haste; and in orderto ensure the granting of the dispensation, it ought to be established to

the satisfaction of the Grand Master that it is a necessity, and for the

58 APPENDIX.

best intei'ests of the Order, and not simply to gratify the ambition ofsome impatient Brother.

New Lodges were constituted, and the edict of non- intercouse in the

well-known controversy with England was withdrawn in order to pro-

mote, if possible, a settlement. The formation of a Masonic Home is

receiving attention, and we hope the effort will meet with success.

Grand Lodges of North Dakota and Victoria were recognized.

Bro. E. T. D. Chambers again presents one of his interesting and well

written Reports on Correspondence (12? pages). In his introduction he

well says, to which we would call the attention of our own Jurisdiction:

It would be idle to deny the fact that the increase in membership,both in our own and in other Jurisdictions, would be very much largerif we could but keep the members that we make. The evil of non-affiliation is one of the greatest with which we have now to contend

;

and the best means of decreasing it is not unnaturally, and, we trust,

not unprofitably, engaging the attention of the leading Masonic thoughtof the day. The present writer has an abiding faith in the necessity of

making Lodge meetings interesting and attractive, if we would com-mand the attendance of the Brethren. A poor and irregular attendanceis not infrequently the first step towards resignation of membership.Let useful and interesting instruction be provided for all meetings at

which there is no work to do, and let work be done in an efficient andworkmanlike manner. To ensure all this it is necessary that none butwell skilled Master Workmen be selected to preside over the Craft

;and

we cannot insist too strongly upon the duty of installing officers, speingwell to ic that none other are seated in the Oriental chair of KingSolomon.

And other good sayiDgs are in the Report.

North Carolina, 1889, is briefly noticed.

Grand Master and Grand Secretary re elected.

RHODE ISLAND-1889

Special Communications August 10th, 1888, and June 3d, 1889.

Semi-annual Communication at Providence November 19th, 1888.

Ninety-ninth annual Communication held at Providence May 20th,

1889, Grand Master William N. Ackley present.

In his aldress he reports the death of P. G. Masters Lloyd Morton and

Charles R. Cutler. Recommends a change in Constitution, “ which

will allow Masters to confer second and third degree upon a larger num-ber of candidates than is at present lawful;” to curtail lectures and

reserve complete ceremony of raising in lasc candidate, the others being

raised sans ceremonie.

Is a Lodge a manufactory to turn out Masons according to the

demands? Among his decisions we find “ that the loss of the left hand

should not debar a candidate from receiving the degrees.”

APPENDIX. 59


Bro. George H. Kenyon elected Grand Master, and Grand Secretary

re-elected.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA—1890.

Proceedings of several special and quarterly Communications received

but contain nothing of interest to this Grand Lodge.

Bro. the Earl of Kintore, Grand Master, and Bro. J, II. CunninghamGrand Secretary.

SOUTH CAROLINA— 1889.

Special Communications to lay corner-stones December 27th, 1888, and

June 25th, 1889.

The one hundred and thirteenth annual Communication held at

Charleston December 10th, 1889, Grand Master Richard F. Divver pre-

siding.

In his able address the Grand Master says :

This has indeed been a busy, but pleasant year to your Grand Master,and I trust a profitable one to the Craft. New and good material is nowseeking admission into our Lodges. Many of our demitt ed Brethrenare returning back into their Lodges. Old Lodges, whose charters havebeen surrendered are asking to be revived and anxious to again taketheir places in our ranks. Applications for dispensations to form thenew Lodges have been granted. Our Lodges are now demanding ahigher standard of morality from the applicant for admission into ourOrder, and a more consistent walk from those who are already withinour fold. Old debts that have been hanging over our Craft for manyyears are being reduced. Some enterprising Lodges are tearing downtheir old halls and building new ones. A spirit of generous rivalry is

being stirred up among the Craft, and although some of our Lodgeshave not kept in line and pressed forward in this grand onward march,yet, I must congratulate you on the prosperous condition of the Craftin our Jurisdiction.

Reports a number of dispensations granted, corner-stones laid, and

the following

:

One of the most remarkable applications for a dispensation ever madein this Jurisdiction, was presented to me in person by a delegate of oneof our Masonic Lodges, asking for a dispensation to confer the degreesof Masonry upon a candidate who is blind in both eyes. This applica-

tion was made by the Lodge at a regular Communication signed by theWorshipful Master and Secretary, and the seal of the Lodge attached

;

it also had the endorsement of the Worshipful Masters of three otherLodges, and several Past Masters. The brother who presented the peti-

tion to me, after a pleasant consultation, invited me to his hotel, whereI found the blind man awaiting me. I found him to be totally blind in

both eyes, and although he plead with me earnestly to relax the rule

GO APPENDIX.

and grant a dispensation to confer the degrees on him, I could not seemy way clear to do so. As I bade him good-bye he notified me that hewould have his case presented to this Communication of the GrandLodge. I present the application for dispensation and the letters accom-panying it, to the proper committee for their consideration. I refusedto grant a dispensation in this case, as it would be direct violation ofArticles 33 and 111, of the Constitution.

The following decisions approved by the Grand Lodge :

1. That an applicant who has been rejected by a Lodge cannot applyagain at the same Communication, but may apply at any subsequentstated Communication of the Lodge.

2. That it is the duty of a Secretary of a Lodge to inform an applicantof his rejection, in writing, with the seal of the Lodge attached.

3. It is the duty of the committee appointed on the application of acandidate for the degrees of Masonry, to examine into his moral, as wellas his mental and physical qualifications, and they should be satisfied

that the candidate believes in God, before they report favorably uponhis petition.

And the following edict was issued upon a custom that it seems pre-

vails in that Jurisdiction, and, we believe, to some extent in this :

Grand Lodge, A. F. M. of S. C.,

Office of the M. W. Grand Master,Grand East, Charleston, S. C., May 18th, 1889.

Right Worshipful Brethren

:

It has been brought to my attention, that to a greater or less extent, acustom has obtained in some districts of this Jurisdiction of “ funeral-izing” the dead, as it is called, that is, that some time after a Mason hasbeen buried his Lodge is summoned, and repair to the closed grave andperform a funeral service. There is no warrant for such a proceeding ;

and in the opinion of your Grand Master it is not only inconsistent withthe beautiful burial service contained in the Aliiman Rezon, or Book ofConstitutions, but is almost a travesty of it.

Should a Lodge desire to have a special service in memory of adeceased Brother, it may hold a Lodge of Sorrow, either in the LodgeRoom or in a church or other place, where the family of the deceasedmight attend. You are therefore instructed to notify the Lodges in

your several districts that funeralizing the dead, or reading the MasonicBurial Service over closed graves, is interdicted in this Jurisdiction, andin future will not be permitted.

Grand Lodges of New South Wales and Victoria recognized.

The Grand Lodge voted to hold its next annual Communication at

Anderson. We extract the following as singular, so far as we are

informed, and “the reason of the thing” we know not :

The Grand Lodge having been closed in short form on the thirddegree, and opened in like manner on the first degree, the officers elected

and appointed at the morning session were duly installed.

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The Grand Master, in chaste and eloquent language, having expressedhis thanks for the high honor conferred upon him, the Grand Lodgewas closed in short form on the first and re-opened in like manner onthe third degree of Masonry.

The Report on Correspondence by Bro. Charles Inglesby is interesting

and valuable, discussing the several Proceedings briefly but with dis-

crimination. North Carolina, i889, being among those mentioned.


SOUTH DAKOTA—1890.

Sixteenth annual Communication at Madison, June 10th, 1890, GrandMaster George V. Ayers presiding. In his excellent address he reports

the condition of- the Craft good; dispensations granted to form newLodges and for other purposes; that he had refused all applications for

dispensations to receive petitions for degrees before the applicants hadgained a Masonic residence; fifteen decisions, in which we concur, except

the 8th; corner-stones laid; and recommends “that steps be taken

towards furnishing a Grand Charity and Widows and Orphans Funds.”

Grand Lodge of New South Wales recognized, and the other proceed-

ings of local interest.

Bro. William Blatt presented an interesting Report on Correspondence

(86 pages), creditable to the author and Grand Jurisdiction, in which

North Carolina, 1890, receives brief but kind attention.

Bro. Theodore D. Kanouse elected Grand Master, and Grand Secretary

re-elected.

TENNESSEE—1890.

The seventy-sixth annual Communication at Nashville, January 29th,

1890, Grand Master John T. Williamson present.

The Grand Master delivets a brief address, in which he mentions his

visitations, dispensations refused and granted, official rulings or decis-

ions—which seem to us to be correct—and states the net increase of

members of Lodges to be one thousand for the past year.

The Committee on Jurisprudence submitted the following report,

which was adopted, and which we set forth as information upon points

vve have not hitherto seen discussed:

In response to the questions from the Committee on Appeals referred

to this committee, we beg leave to submit the following:

1. A Master Mason charged with a Masonic offense is not a competentwitness in his own case. (See Text-book, page 811, Edict 38.)

2. The wife of a Master Mason is not a competent witness against herhusband as to matters occurring before marriage. (See same.)

3. The children of a Master Mason, not of tender years, are competentwitnesses for or against their father on a Masonic trial.

62 APPENDIX.

But in order to change these rules, we recommend that our Edict 38he amended by adding: “ And the rules of our municipal law are a safeguide in determining the competency of witnesses.”

Lodge of Sorrow held in memory of Past Grand Masters McCallum,

Brown, Grafton and Edmundson.

Bro. Frank M. Smith presents the Report on Correspondence (151

pages), in which we find much of interest and value—North Carolina

receiving liberal and fraternal attention.

Bro. Benjamin F. Haller elected Grand Master, and Grand Secretary

re-elected.

TEXAS— 1889.

The fifty-fourth annual Communication began at Houston, December10th, 1889. Grand Master William S. Fly, in a well- written and inter-

esting address, says that the year was one of unexampled prosperity,

but regrets that the Order is not accomplishing the good it should, andthat ignorance of not only ritual and jurisprudence, but also of the

tenets and principles is the principal cause of it; and mentions the

formation of a society for the purpose of imparting the work; that

—

The object of this association is to supplement the work of the GrandLodge, and particularly that of the Committee on Work; for the con-sideration of all questions and measures for the good of Masonry, andfor social intercourse and brotherly association.

He very wisely remarks:

Measures should be taken to bring the edicts of the Grand Lodge to

the brethren in a cheaper form than is now practicable, and greater dis-

patch should be employed in publishing and sending out the Proceed-ings of the Grand Lodge.

His official acts were many and varied, and he reports forty-four

decisions, from which we select the following, as differing from what

we think is the law observed here:

2. That a Lodge, chartered within the Jurisdiction of another, cannotreduce its dues without the consent of the other Lodge.

10. That, under extraordinary circumstances, a Lodge can postponethe ballot on an Entered Apprentice for the Fellow Craft degree to thenext stated Communication from the one at which he was examined as

to his proficiency in the first degree.

16. That a Mason who has never held any office in a Lodge can beelected to either of the Warden stations.

Noticing an advertisement of a reward offered by a Lodge for the

capture of a man charged with the murder of a member of the Lodge,

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he promptly wrote to the Master to recall the advertisement and refrain

from further action in the matter, saying, with admirable force andjudgment:

One of the cardinal principles of Freemasonry is a strict non-inter-ference with affairs of church or State. Upon this rock is the greatsuperstructure reared, and the storms of ages have beat upon it invain, while kingdoms and empires have passed away, and nations haverisen, fallen and been forgotten. At no hour in our history can this

doctrine be more strongly insisted upon than the present, when there is

a growing tendency in church and societies to cut loose from the ancientmoorings and drift out into the turbid waters of politics and interfere

in the administration of civil affairs.

Every word of this we cordially endorse.

He mourns the death of Past Grand Masters James F. Taylor and

George M. Patrick; and in concluding, thus finely says:

This is an age of secret societies and brotherhoods—many of themappealing to a love of tinsel, show and gaudy ceremony; but Masonryis truth, simple in its dress, simple in its love, eternal in its principles,

irresistible in its influences, with no dogma but universal benevolence,with no allies but faith in man and trust in God. with no desire but theelevation of the race, with no anchor but hope, and no rudder but love,

she teaches men of a better life here and whispers of the bright life

to come. Arrogating to herself no prerogative of church or State,

unchanging and unchangeable, because founded upon the affections andnecessities of men, the same in every age, clime and nation, the greatbrotherhood moves on forever. Learn, if you have not already, thevalue of the inestimable treasure committed to every Mason, and so

live that its influence may be felt and appreciated of men. Repel anysuggestion of innovation, for the very vitality of Freemasonry rests in

the unchangeableness of its teachings. Masonry is the garnered-up,concentrated wisdom of ages, and its truths are incapable of improve-ment, or its principles of being made better and clearer. Let us be true

to her teachings, true to her tenets, and we will then be true to our-

selves, to our fellow’s, and to our God.

Grand Lodges of Victoria and North Dakota recognized—the other

proceedings being of local interest.

Bro. Thomas M. Matthews again presents one of his elaborate and

instructive Reports on Correspondence (152 pages), to which is an “Ad-

dendum ” on Cerneau Masonry.

We wish we had time to do justice to this valuable Report—but wre

are pressed for time and space, and can only pause to note that North

Carolina, 1889, is most pleasantly reviewed.

Bro. A. S. Richardson elected Grand Blaster, and Grand Secretary

re-elected.

64 APPENDIX.

UTAH—1890.

The nineteenth annual Communication held at Salt Lake City January

21st, 1890, Grand Master Abbot R. Heywood presiding.

The Grand Master in his address says :

The year that has elapsed since last we met within these walls hasbeen one of signal advance in material prosperity for our Territory;there has been an addition of new blood and a quickening of the circu-lation of the old, that makes a permanent and prosperous countryassured. Rejoicing in this welcome advance and making our adorationsto the Deity for His goodness and mercy, we at the same time bow tothe sorrows which have been received from His edicts.

Reports the death of M. W., P. H. Emerson, P. G. M., and others.

Several decisions; thinks a “ residence within the Jurisdiction during

twelve months” too long— in which we do not concur; and upon fur-

ther reading we find the Grand Lodge did not concur. And says upon“ Delinquent Dues” as follows :

This subject has been often discussed, and although remedies havebeen devised and applied, yet the evil is still with us and the question a,

vital one. To me it seems to-day the most serious problem that we haveto coj3e with. Among the delinquent class can be found excellent menand generous minds, often indeed the public spirited citizen, open in

heart and purse, becomes the tardy brother. May it not be possiblethat in all our debates and legislation upon this subject, that we havenot sufficiently studied the causes which produce this effect. Masonryis a privilege, blessed to those who are permitted to join, not a burden,grumblingly to be borne, and yet secretaries continually have to dunmembers for dues or else see them unpaid. The logical conclusion is

irresistible that the Brethren do not find that diversion in Lodge meet-ings, and the practical application of the teachings of Masonry in every-day life, that their minds hunger for. Entertainments under the pat-ronage or direct control of Masons, and banquets where each and everybrother can discuss the pleasant side of life, while enjoying God’sbounty, would, in my judgment, not only be within the purview of ourinstitution, but tend to disseminate fraternal association and therebyquicken the blood of the Fraternity, keeping alive its beneficent teach-ings, and the executive officers should bend their energies to not onlypromote the social side of Masonry, but should further make it their

duty to aid their members in the ordinai’y affairs of life, lighten wherepossible their sorrows and lend a helping hand to their material advance-ment. This done and I feel sure that the list of delinquents would becut down.

This is well worthy of serious consideration and trial.

Giand Lodges of North Dakota and Victoria recognized.

Bro. Christopher Diehl presents for the sixteenth time the Report on

Correspondence, covering the proceedings of fifty-five Grand Lodges

—

like the others interesting and instructive.

North Carolina briefly but pleasantly noticed.

Bro. Arthur M. Grant elected Grand Master, and Grand Secretary

re-elected.

APPENDIX. 65

VERMONT— 1889.

The ninety-sixth annual Communication held at Burlington June 12th

,

1889, Grand Master Alfred A. Hall presiding.

The Grand Master delivered a remarkably fine address, in -which he

says

:

The record of the year does not materially differ from others;pros-

perity has generally “attended our way”; a healthy interest has every-where been manifested

;a good amount of work has been done, and

the Green Mountain State has maintained her proud position in thesisterhood of Grand Lodges for zeal, ability and a progressive Masonicspirit. Good and true men have fallen in this and other Jurisdictions,

the rays of whose influence have been felt to the widest limits of theMasonic world, and the going out of whose lights have made us feel

the gloom, but the spirit; of our teachings gives us confidence in thebelief that they are “ not dead, but gone before.”

The usual number of dispensations were granted, but none “to act

upon petitions without waiting the time prescribed by law.” Aid was

fraternally sent to Jacksonville.

Thirteen decisions reported in accord with general or local laws

:

among which we find the following, which we commend to all, especially

those who think a Lodge ought to be used to enforce the collection of

debts :

6. While Masons are under every honorable obligation to fulfill theircivil contracts, neither Masonry nor Masonic Lodges are mediums forenforcing civil obligations ; it is only when a brother is guilty of fraudor intentional wrong that injures another, thus constituting a Masonicoffence, that the Lodge takes up the matter and deals with the offender.

The following is good :

No wiser expenditure of time and money can be made than in bring-ing the brethren together for work, instruction and social intercourse.I earnestly urge my friends in official stations, if they desire to bestrong with the members, to cultivate their acquaintance ; inform your-selves upon some subject or subjects of Masonry, and give the brethrenwho are less informed the benefit of it

;it is through their partiality

that you receive your honor, and it is your duty in some measure torepay them. Masonic office is no sinecure, and the man who regards it

as such is unfit for position. The charge to the brethren at the close ofthe installation ceremony “ to unite in the grand design of being happyand communicating happiness” should not be forgotten.Let Masonic conventions increase

;let the social feature of Masonry

grow, and let ail be characterized by sound instruction and fraternalfeeling, and the influence of our noble institution will be strengthenedthereby.

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Of the Cerneau Rite he says

:

While the Grand Lodge of Vermont will be slow to determine whichof the higher bodies is legitimate, it will not permit an infringement ofits inherent rights or those of any other Grand Jurisdiction, and, if thecharge is fully sustained, will take decided action.

He gives an interesting historical sketch of the formation of the

Grand Lodge August 7th, 1794, and of Hon. Noah Smith, its first GrandMaster, which we would like to set forth in full but have not the space.

Nor can we further notice the other good things contained in the

address. The proceedings relate to local matters.

The Report on Correspondence (102 pages), by Bro. Marsh O. Perkins,

is an excellent paper, abounding in judicious selections and comments,which we enjoyed reading.

North Carolina, 1889, is fraternally reviewed, and among other things

ihe says

:

In a brief and businessdike address the Grand Master recommendedthe districting of the State, and the appointment of District Deputies.The Grand Lodge sensibly concurred, and the system which has beenof so much advantage to other Jurisdictions was adopted. HeretoforeNorth Carolina has had a number of Grand Lecturers, possessed oflittle if any authority, but by action of Grand Lodge hereafter therewill be but one, whose services are to be compensated by that Body.

Again

:

In the case of three members indefinitely suspended from a Lodge,who claimed the right of visitation as usual on the ground that anappeal to Grand Lodge vacated the judgment, the Grand Master right-

fully instructed the Master to keep them out of the Lodge to which theydemanded admission.The brethren of North Carolina have the honor of establishing the

first Orphan Asylum in the State, and the report of the Superintendent,Bro. B. F. Dixon, presents a most gratifying exhibit.

At the Annual Communication in 1888 a resolution was introducedproviding for holding the annual sessions of Grand Lodge at Oxfordinstead of Raleigh, but the same was rejected by an overwhelming voteat this time. On the other hand a resolution was adopted requestingthe Craft to give more attention to the adoptive rite for ladies. Actionin the former case undoubtedly wise, and in the latter chivalric.

Quitting the “ Green Mountain Boys” with regret, we note that

Bro. George W. Wing was elected Grand Master, and Grand Secretary

re-elected.

APPENDIX. 6 /

VERMONT—1890.

Ninety-seventh annual Communication at Burlington, June 11th,

1890, Grand Master George W. Wing presiding.

His address, which is short, contains nothing of special interest to the

Craft generally.


recognized.

A very able Report on Correspondence (107 pages) was presented by

Bro. Marsh O. Perkins, reviewing the Proceedings of some forty-seven

Grand Lodges—North Carolina, we regret to see, not among the number.

No change in Grand Officers.

VIRGINIA—1889.

The one hundred and twelfth annual Communication, held at Rich-

mond, December 10th, 1889, Grand Master Robt. T. Craighill present.

The Grand Master opens his address thus:

Our one hundred and twelfth annual Communication finds us, as it

were, a Grand Lodge of sorrow. The chair of our beloved DeputyGrand Master is vacant; his office is vacant; and. more than all. theimportant place he filled in our midst, and in our Grand Jurisdiction,will know him no more forever; for God has taken hfm!In his loss, I have been deeply bereaved, both personally and officially,

for I loved him devotedly, and I have sadly missed his wise counsels inthe administration of your affairs throughout more than three-fourthsof the year I have been your Grand Master.Right Worshipful George Hines Jordan, Deputy Grand Master of the

Grand Lodge of Virginia, died at his home, in Smithfield, Isle of WightCounty, Virginia, of pleurisy, on the 20th day of February, 1889, in thefifty-sixth year of his age.

I convened the Grand Lodge in special session, and with the assistanceof Smithfield Union Lodge, No. 18, and many sorrowing brethren fromthe surrounding counties, we laid to rest the remains of our lamentedbrother with due Masonic honors.

Reports a healthy and prosperous condition of the Craft; that the

new Text-book or Methodical Digest was the most important action of

the Grand Lodge; that he had “ labored under the disadvantage of gov-

erning the Jurisdiction under two distinct and separate sets of laws,”

but the new Digest had safely carried him through, and worked like a

charm—saving him from granting a dispensation to confer degrees

upon a petitioner who had lost one leg some distance below the knee;

also upon one who had lost his left hand ”; that he had presided at the

laying of several corner-stones; and relates the following interesting

circumstance:

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The Grand Encampment of Knights Templar of the United States,which met in tri-ennial Conclave in the City of Washington, D. C., onthe 8th day of October, 1889, called together an immense concourse ofMaster Masons from all parts of our country, including visitors fromCanada and elsewhere. Matteson Lodge, No. 175, of Joliet, Illinois,

filled with the laudable desire of visiting the historic Lodge whereGeorge Washington had presided as Worshipful Master, requested ofAlexandria-Washington Lodge, No. 22, the privilege of conferring theMaster Mason’s degree on that classic ground. Being desirous of grati-fying the brethren from Illinois, I authorized the Worshipful Master ofAlexandria Washington Lodge, No. 22, to open his Lodge in due formon the occasion, and permit the officers of the Illinois Lodge to conferthe degree in the bosom of his Lodge

;

which was done, the candidatebeing an F. C. of Alexandria-Washington Lodge, No. 22. I was presentmyself on the occasion, as was also Most Worshipful J. C. Smith, ofIllinois, and many other distinguished brethren from various GrandJurisdictions. The work was done with great skill, and there weremany things suggestive of improvement upon the modes of some ofour Virginia workmen.

In my brief words of welcome to the brethren from Illinois, I calledattention to the fact that at the time our first Most Worshipful GrandMaster, George Washington, was elected to office, the Masonic Jurisdic-tion of Virginia extended over and embraced the present State ofIllinois; so that, in thus visiting us, they did not come as strangers, butrather as children returning to drink of the fountain whence their

fathers’ Masonry had originally flowed. The occasion was one of rareenjoyment to me, and was equally so, I trust, to our visiting brethren.Certainly, nothing could have been added to what was done by thebrethren of Alexandria to make it so.

Committee on Foreign Correspondence submitted a Report that the

Grand Lodge of North Dakota be recognized, but the record fails to

show what was done with the report.

The committee reported in favor of establishing a Masonic Home,which report was adopted.

Bro. W. F. Drinkard submitted the Report on Correspondence—the

work of an able Mason, clear thinker and writer. We note the follow-

ing. in which opinion we concur, as we have in prior Reports declared:

Brother Wait holds that a member of a Lodge has not, or ratherought not to have, the peremptory right to exclude a visiting brother.

We in Virginia have held to that doctrine so long that it seems right to

us. Our law expressly provides that if any member of the Lodge objects

to sitting in the Lodge with a visitor, the Master shall refuse him admit-tance, or, if he has been admitted, require him to withdraw. In aword, a member has in the Lodge rights superior to those of a merevisitor. The so-called “ landmark ” concerning the right to visit wasintended merely to name visiting as a privilege. Every brother has aright to visit every Lodge, provided no member objects. We hold that,

even conceding that there is such a landmark as the one under consid-

eration, its careful phrasing, as we have it, negatives Brother Wait’sview. The words are:

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“ The right of every Mason to visit mid sit in every regular Lodge,except when such visit is likely to distui b the harmony or interrupt theworking of the Lodge.”

Whilst the Lodge is at work, or conferring degrees, the alleged right

ceases to be a right. So, when a visit i: likely to disturb the harmonyof a Lodge, as would certainly be the result if the Master were to admita visitor against the protest of a member.

But this strikes us as queer, and as somewhat inconsistent with itself:

We say to Brother Wait, that in Virginia, as in Mississippi, and nodoubt in other States, a Lodge may be opened on funeral occasions in

the absence of the three stationed officers. In this State on such anoccasion, it may be convened and presided over by any Past Master orPast Warden of the Lodge, or, in their absence, by any other Past Masteror Past Warden affiliated in any Lodge under this Jurisdiction. Exceptat a funeral, one of the stationed officers must be present, otherwise theLodge cannot be opened, nor can it remain open if they all leave theLodge.

Why except a funeral ?

North Carolina, 1889, pleasantly noticed.


WASHINGTON—1889.

The thirty-second annual Communication held at Olympia, June 11th,

1889, Grand Master Nathan S. Porter presiding.

His address opens with an eloquent apostrophe to Masonry, and then

follows an account of his official acts. Among his decisions we find

the following, which seems to be a clear exposition of the law

:

1. The Charter of St. Thomas Lodge, No. 54, having been destroyedby fire, Brother Wright, the W. M. of said Lodge, asks the question :

“ Can we meet without it, until we can get a duplicate, or will a dispen-sation be necessary?” Not having an opportunity at that time to con-sider the question carefully I sent them a permit to meet and transactbusiness ad interim. Since then I have given the subject some thoughtand have reached the conclusion that such permit was not necessary ;

their rights were unimpaired by the loss of their charter.To constitute a Lodge requires, in addition to the requisite number of

qualified Master Masons: First, a petition, the written expression of thewill of those desiring to be a Lodge as well as the consent of the nearestconstituted Lodge. Second. The judicial act of the Grand Master incausing to be issued a dispensation in order that they may prove theircompetency to become a Lodge. Third. The legislative act of theGrand Lodge in gi-anting to the petitioners the privilege of meeting at

regular times in a proper place and the power to work as Masons.Fourth. The ministerial act of placing the evidence of such action uponthe records of the Grand Lodge and writing upon parchment such evi-

dence, attesting the same with the seal of the Grand Lodge and deliver-ing it to the Grand Master; and Fifth. The executive act of the Grand

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Master in constituting the petitioners into a regular Lodge; this done,

the parchment, warrant or charter, if you please, is placed in the handsof the Master of the Lodge thus constituted as evidence of the perform-ance of the foregoing acts.

A charter is not a contract, but the evidence of a grant. This grantwas in consideration of certain conditions precedent. The performanceof which by the brethren who were to constitute the Lodge, was recog-nized by the action of the Grand Lodge in making the grant. The pos-session of this parchment by the Lodge is evidence that the executiveofficer has performed his duty, and his report thereof becomes a matterof record in the Grand Lodge. The loss of the charter, therefore, is

simply the loss of documentary evidence once in possession of thegrantee and deprives the Lodge of no rights or privileges whatever, butsimply deprives it of the written evidence that such rights were con-ferred upon it and requires only a ministerial act to restore it to theLodge.

Approved by the Grand Lodge.

Grand Lodges of New South Wales and Victoria recognized.

Bro. Thomas M. Reed, being unable to prepare the Report on Corre-

spondence, invoked the aid of Bro. Lewis Ziegler, who began the same,

and after reviewing a few Proceedings his valuable labors were cut short

by—we leave him to tell it

:

We undertook the task very late in the year, near the meeting of ourGrand Lodge, expecting to prepare the work as the printing progressed.“All went merry as a marriage bell” until of a sudden, on the 4th dayof August, a veritable sea of fire rolled over our beautiful city andliterally destroyed every brick and good wooden house, and left stand-ing only board shacks and shanties. Our office with its entire contentshad to succumb to the raging flames : with fearful haste we escapedtherefrom, saving only our most valuable private papers. All the Pro-ceedings of Grand Lodges were burned: we had not time to send to thedifferent Grand Secretaries for other copies, and if we had, we couldnot see the spare time to review them, because we deemed the rebuild-

ing of our burnt properties and the aiding in the rebuilding of our oncebeautiful city, the paramount duty.After devoting the whole day long to both mental and physical labor,

as everybody had to do, in order to rise from the heavy blow of such anextraordinary catastrophe, nature demanded all the night-rest possible

to obtain.

We may be pardoned for the following and somewhat personal sketch:In sooth we do it to give the reader from afar some idea of the extent ofour calamity, and the herculean efforts required from every citizen to

rise from the dreadful effects.

A young city of thirty thousand souls; ten millions of its best propertydestroyed in two hours, not more than one hundred days from severewinter, with only two and one-half millions of underwriter’s insurance.Now, brethren, in the face of the situation before us, we promptly

say—no time for writing reports, or any other duty excepting placingbrick and mortar. Now, those of our brethren who live in the centreof great markets cannot possibly appreciate our situation, but the facts

are that our markets for building supplies was so very inadequate, that

we can say we had none. With many others similarly situated we will

give the writer’s travails and experience in the matter of rebuilding.

APPENDIX. 71

We have built a five-story block, with basement 80 by 100 feet;we

hauled the stone seven miles with ox teams. Most of our brick usedcame five hundred miles, the balance at least one hundred and fifty

miles ;lumber 350 miles ; iron and glass two thousand miles, and all

lime and plaster four hundred miles. Yet for all that we erected ourbuilding, roofed it, and have it rough plastered, in just ninety-five days,including Sundays, and no Sunday work either, and scores of our citi-

zens have done the same.Brethren, we write this bit, not in a spirit of boasting, but simply to

show why we did not resume the finishing of the task assumed.

We extend our sincere and fraternal sympathies to our noble Brother

in the calamity which befell him, but express our pride in the magnifi-

cent spirit and true manhood exhibited in rising paramount to dire dis-

aster. «

Bro. William A. Fairweather elected Grand Master, and Grand Secre-

tary re-elected.

WASHINGTON—1890.

Thirty-third annual Communication at Ellensburgh, June 10th, 1890.

Grand Master William A. Fairweather announced that he had accepted

an invitation to lay the corner-stone of a new Masonic Temple, andwith the attendance of the Grand Lodge performed that ceremony.

In his address he mourns the death of Bro. Thomas T. Minor, P. G. M.

:

a number of new Lodges under dispensation and some constituted

:

corner-stones laid: dispensations granted and referred. No decisions are

reported.

M. W. Bro. Levi Ankeny, P. G. M.,generously presented to the

Grand Lodge a fine set of regalia.

Bro. Louis Ziegler presents the Report on Correspondence (63 pages),

short but crisp, pungent and well written.

North Carolina, 1889, receives fraternal attention. The address of

Grand Master Robinson pronounced “a finished and scholarly paper,

full of good counsel and useful hints to the Craft.”

Bro. James E. Edmiston elected Grand Master, and Grand Secretary

re-elected.

WEST VIRGINIA—1889.

Several special Communications for various purposes.

The twenty-fifth annual Communication held at Wheeling, Novem-ber 12th, 1889, Grand Master Gustav Brown present.

The Grand Master in his address says:

The spirit of harmony existing within our borders is a tower ofstrength to the principles of our Brotherhood, which seek the trueenlightenment of the human race by the beneficent influences of broth-

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erly love, truth and peace. With us our ancient landmarks haveremained inviolate,—the guiding star to a bright course.—and uponthe threshold of the ensuing year, I give it you strictly in charge toguard and protect them from innovations. The landmarks, with theirancient tests and formulas, should be treasured like the sacred Scrip-tures, to which we must make no addition, and from which nothingmust be taken away.

States that no death had occurred among the Grand Officers; that hehad granted dispensations to open new Lodges and refused others; andsays, which we commend to all anxious to take or confer degrees:

If the delays and forms of proceeding which our Order has thrownaround the entrance to our institution weai-

y the patience of any whoare seeking admission into our Fraternity, I think it would be a happyriddance to be relieved of such; for they would not likely prove orna-mental or profitable to the institution. We should guard well theapproaches to our sacred temple. It is easy to prevent the admissionof an unworthy candidate, but once admitted, a great deal of troublemay be given and much injury done.

Reports six decisions.

Bro. G. W. Atkinson, P. G. M., submitted a most excellent “paperrelative to the death of P. G. M. Thomas H. Logan,” which “ was read

with deliberation, and every brother present gave it the most thoughtful

attention.”

The proceedings relate to local matters.

Bro. G. W. Atkinson, Chairman, presents again one of his fine Reports

on Correspondence—good to read and remember—in which North Caro-

lina, 1889, receives fraternal notice.

Bro. Frank Burt elected Grand Master, and Grand Secretary re-elected.

WISCONSIN—1890.

Forty-sixth annual Communication at Milwaukee, June 10th, 1890,

Grand Master Myron Reed present. In his excellent address he says:

Our ranks have been increased and greatly improved by the additionof many sober, industrious, moral, upright men, and we believe therehas been not only a marked tendency to cull out and select the best

material, but to cast aside and reject all material unsuitable for the con-struction of our Masonic temple.

I am glad to believe that this is so. It may require some fortitude

and firmness to preserve the strength and purity of our Order, but theseare essentially Masonic attributes, and should be cultivated and prac-

ticed whenever the welfare of Masonry may seem to require it.

Among the decisions reported, we insert the following with our

endorsement:

APPENDIX. 73

A Master Mason in good standing ceases attendance at his Lodge andcommences to attend the Catholic Church.After about a year he goes to the Bishop and Priest and renounces

Masonry, and declares he has severed his connection with the MasonicLodge, and boasts to the members of the church, generally, that he haswithdrawn from the Lodge. During all this time he holds his member-ship in the Lodge, pays his dues and states to the Secretary that heintends to keep them paid, and that he joined the Catholic Church fora purpose.Does such conduct justify charges which, if proven, would sustain a

sentence of expulsion?Answer—A man guilty of such conduct is a liar and a hypocrite, and

should be treated as such. As a Mason he has forfeited his right to theprivileges of Masonry. A Mason should be a good man and true, andstrictly obey the moral law.

He strongly urges that a “Masonic Home” be established—and wehope his efforts will meet with success.

Grand Lodge of North Dakota recognized. The other proceedings

being of local interest only.

Bro. Duncan McGregor again presents a most excellent Report on

Correspondence (85 pages), briefly, but in an interesting manner, review-

ing the sixty volumes submitted to him, and extending the Report to

embrace special discussions of “ Masonic Homes ” and “ Cerneauism,”

of which last he says, “the most serious and the most aggressive ele-

ment now disturbing the peace and harmony of the Craft.”

North Carolina, 1889, reached him just in time to receive brief but

kindly notice.

Bro. N. M. Littlejohn elected Grand Master, and Grand Secretary

re-elected.

WYOMING—1889.

The fifteenth annual Communication held at Green River December3d, 1889, Grand Master Wm. Daley presiding.

In his address he says :

The past year has been one of peace and harmony among the mem-bership and Lodges of our little mountain Jurisdiction. Let us so per-fect our work here and labors in the future as members of this greatfraternity, that the same conditions may continue to exist without adisturbing element to change our peaceful and harmonious relations, soessential to prosperity and the full fruition of that brotherly sentimentwhich should at all times prevent contention and strife.

And renders one decision, which we quote

:

Question.— A Lodge initiates a candidate, and before he is qualified topass examination for the higher degrees, he meets with an unforeseenaccident, depriving him of all or a portion of one of his thumbs ; is heeligible for advancement to the other degrees?

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Answer.—I hold that he is eligible. He could not control or preventthe accident, which is not of such a nature as will prevent him fromcomplying with what will be required of him in the F. C. and M. M.degrees, or from traveling, working and proving himself under test.

Other proceedings very brief and of a local character.

Bro. W. L. Kuykendall again presents a condensed but well written

Report on Correspondence, and though we see Hiat we differ in opinion

on some subjects, we agree upon others.

North Carolina, 1889, receives very fratei'nal notice, in which he holds

the decision of Grand Master Robinson correct as to the status of a sus-

pended Mason pending an appeal.

The friends and relatives of this writer would open their eyes andlook “ curious ” if they knew he had been entitled “Rev.," andexclaim, When

!

We note our Brother’s remarks about our opinion on appeals of the

accuser, and ask him to see our reasons under Maine in our Report for

1890.

Bro. Leroy S. Barnes elected Grand Master, and Grand Secretary

re-elected.

ENGLAND—1889.

Quarterly Communications September 4th and December 4th, 1889.

ENGLAND— 1890.

Proceedings of Quarterly Communications March and June 4th, 1890,

before us, but containing nothing of interest to this Grand Lodge.

No change in Grand' Officers.

NEW ZEALAND.

The Committee have received the Proceedings of a Masonic Conven-

tion held in Wellington, in September last, to form a Grand Lodge, and

of the organization of the same, and a circular letter requesting recog-

nition of said Grand Lodge.

As it appears that the Lodges organizing the Grand Lodge aforesaid

held warrants from the Grand Lodges of England, Scotland and Ireland,

we are of the opinion that before according the recognition asked, this

Grand Lodge of North Carolina should be advised of the consents of the

Grand Lodges of England, Scotland and Ireland; and we, therefore,

recommend that recognition be deferred.

CONCLUSION.

The last Proceedings sent to us for review have received attention,

and the writer now closes his labors and lays down his pen with mingled

feelings of pleasure and regret—pleasure which every school-boy feels,

“ that our labors are over regret that he will no more enjoy the pleas-

ant, fraternal and instructive interviews with our learned and enter-

taining brothers of the Corps Reportorial.

The time and labor necessary to prepare these Reports he can no

longer spare from the serious business of life, and he therefore retires

from the Committee on Correspondence with a fraternal farewell to all.

E. S. MARTIN, Chairman.

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2, page 42, of the Code, as follows:

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Proceedings of the Grand Lodge, for the information of the brethren,

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