Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1845-09-25

/ "'"'', ""''" we e"Py ho'H u id'c NUM-
ber OF the Charleston, IS. c. Courier
will be interesting to the brethren, a
least, in this vicinity.
l. o. q.
/ MEssRs. EDiToRs Presuming thai
'omc OF your readers would bo graiilied
to learn The progress OF the Order ~ this
State, l would request place in your
columns, Tor the following Information,
taken IN part from the report of the
Grand Lodge OF South Carolina, tn the
Grand Lodge Of the United States, for
the official year ending 81 Of this mouth
i. The OrderHs composed of one Grand
Lodge aud eleven Subordinate Lodges,
all actively engaged in the cause OF be
nevolence and charity.
| Of the eleven subordinate Lodges
four are located in Charleston, VIZ
South Carolina Lodge M. /, Marion
Lodge No 2, Howard Lodge No, 3,
Jefferson Lodge No. 4 the remaining
seven are located in different parts Of The
State, VIZ Palmetto Lodge 40. 3, in
CoIuwhia ; DE kaib Lodge No. 6, IN
(. W Innsboro Aiken Lodge No. I, ~
Aiken; La Faycue Lodge No. 8, il
Chcs'ervlIIc kcrshnw Lodge No 9, il
Camden ; Po' Republic Lodge No 10
IN Beaufort aud llayne Lodge No. II,
III Georgelowu. The two last name d
Lodges were opened during The year.
|. OI lhrsc !ndges, The oldest is South
Carolina Lodge No, |, winch was OPEN
ed on 22d February, 1910, and the lar..
est, Marion Lodge No. =, which has
$40 ~ mhrrs. or the country Lodges,
Palmetto Lodge No. } is both The oidrs,
and large II, and has 2O9 membris. The
extension "I Toe order IN The upper pats
4 It 'hIS State, Is owing III great measure
To the zeal aud activity oi members %!
this Lodge.
/ These Lodges contain much Of the re-
spectabIIny aud influence OF the town,
aud districts IN whrh iEcy are located.
The prescn, AID two prcceJD. Govern
orS are Odd Fellows, and we believe
that The honor o! initiating GovcrHnr,
whilst IN u!iice, belongs exclusively Ia
lhl- jurisdiction.
These Lodges meet weekly through
Hut the year, and though none hut oii-
GERS are compeiltd 10 aIlcnd, the Lodge
Tuoms are grbcra!ly we'll filled. During
The past year $40 members have been
initiated INTO The mysteries of the order
making the .nial number Of Odd Fellows
1905, and The revenue received during
the same period has amounted to the
large sum Of $l3,5iO2i.
Nor whilst IN rcce'lt Of so large an in
come has The hand of charity been chased
towards The distressed. Members IN
sirkurss and in want have received 81 ;
SOC 80 (; the SUM al S 80 has been ex.
pended ~ The frilrf at six widowed fam
HES 500 in the education OF orphaus
and S297 IN the pious duty Of burying
the dead d-makIng 'hc total amount oi
expenditure for relief 1888 83. To
Marion Lodge No . is due The honor oI
having given the largest amount in re-
liei at distressed aud sick brethren
Otlhc amnunt expended for educ alton
by far the greater pari has been drawn
from Palmetto Lodge, No. .. Tbi,
Lodge has "a y l'urlshing school Of its own
at which the children Of members Ircciys
an education Of The best character, ni q
much less rate than was charged lnr ed
ucailun III Columbia, before the establish
ment Of the school. The most co,npe.
tcnt instructors have hcrn cInplo, ed
"h9 receive a liberal compcnsa,ion io'
,hr'r services, and have given great sat
Isiactlon. To aid in delraying the cx-
f.nsr~ Of the schnol, the Lodge has np-
nroprinlcd 500 annually and veal
Ithy mruhrI has presented n house aud
ln', c!igihy situated, Tor the use of The
school. Children ol ind,genl members
uin educated fee &c charge, and this
cirrunsianr" has afforded The brethren
~ t"irnbid dn "p,"rinnny oi showing
D. " d''pi> ma"d they ale, with the