The Arkansas banner., 1849-10-16
Grand tods, Of the United Staiss, L LO.O.El

Tht. body aSain convened yesterday, and at tho
 nououted hour, eleven o'clock proceeded to the in-
 .sll.toa of the officers elected at the last session
 PG. N. Robert If. Griffin. of Georgia, was then
 tessDtd at the foot of the chair, by F. G. Sire Will
 dev and P. D. c. $. Moore, and having been quali-
 fed according to law, and invested with the rgala
 of his off;ee was formally proclaimed the duly in-
 stalled M w. Grand Sire of the Independent Order
 Odd Fellows oG North America, sftes the ancient
 form. ?. G. Nj. A. 5. Kellogg. ot Michigan. was installed Deputy Grand Sire; r. C. M James L..
 Rldeely, of Md, Grand Recording Secretary; and P.G Ii. Andrew E. Warner, Of Md Grand rrsa- surer. The following Grand officers were then aupolnted by the chair and with the consent of the Grand Lodge as required by the constitution: P. C. N. Rev. E. NJ. r. Wells, of Mass, k. W. G.. Chaplain; P. G. John R. Johnson, of Ga, ,R. ". C. Marshal; p. G. John E. Chamberlain, of Md, w
 G. Messenger, and F. G. $. H. Lewyte, W. G. Guardiaa; and they were conducted to their respec- tive offices. The ceremonies of installation being concluded, Grand Sire Grifiiu arose and addressed the members follows:
 Oar solemn forms complied with. my Brothers, l now assume the powers and duties of the Chief Executive Officer of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. The subordinate orncers, selected or com frmed by you, already in the various stations designated by our laws, for those whose province Il is to assist you and your presiding officer in the government of the fraternity.
 Such occasion. the beginning of a new admin istration in Odd Fellowship, is always interesting not only to those who have been set apart for the discharge of official functions, and to the august body to which they owe their elevation, but also, to . modified degree, to that great congregation which constitutes the broad fou ndatiOn of our Order From the hHmblest member of our brotherhood, to him who has gArnered his full harvest of honor, the whole Order Is concerned in the transition of au- torty, al these appointed seasons out of the hands 0f tried servants of Odd Fellowship, into those of men comparatively new. The frequent recurrence of this period of change, serves most forcibly to remind all. that our institution toerates long continued distinction of persons, and that ths rulers and the ruled separated only by temporary barriers.
 No udd Fellow can occupy the distinguished po- sition to which it has pleased the Grand Lodge of United States to call me, without deeply feeling the responsibilities which accompanies its hOnors. That responsibility will be present to my remem- brance-eomng up now in the calm shape of con stitutional law and in the sterner form of that solemn obligation which preceded my investiture believe that l am properly impressed with the value of the trust which has beeu confided to me know that am earnestly awake to the serious quiFements Of my station. Grateful for the con Ldence reposed in me, and ambitious only 10 deserve the approval of my brethren will, so far in me liss administer your laws faithfully, honestly, and impartally. With an eye single to the advance ment of the best interests of the fraternity it shall be my my constant aim to walk and so to act, that, in the fullness of time, l may fall back into the ranks of Odd Fellowship with conscience void of offence.
 The welfars of our Order, Past Grand Sres and Representatives. Is in your custody. infinitely more AhaA in mine. You the paramount legislature you the supreme tribunal in our scheme of gov erument. From you. her great head, descsBds the will which sets ia motion and controls the symmet- rical body of Odd Fellowship From you. her gea; heart, her life blood passes into all her veins. Al l.a.l l. ..-, I.l-- L faint! The wise labors of your predecessors, pro- ssceed and blessed by the Author of all good. have in the lifetime ot single generation, laid the ner-stone and raised the roof-trees of noble charity the world has ever seen.
 Fortunate, and deserving his good fortune, the humble man, who watched the cradle of American Odd Fellowship, has lived long enough to the full blaze of her greatness. and to know that his services to her has made his name immortal. An association, which has enjoyed brilliant a --whose short life has flashed and sparkled with success-deserves to be watched over with vestal The common course of events has transfer red the administration of the affairs of Odd Fellow ship. from those who tended her infancy, to a youger generation reared in the splendor of her turity. You. my brothers, drawn together from the ends ot this Republic, are now the watchmen on her towers, the rulers in her palaces. Her des tiny is with you. Her fortunes are in your hands God grant that in these, your council chambers, "hsuoui ahu tot9 may ever sit together.
 An important part of my duty Is to preside over the deliberations of this body. The chair of pre- siding officer may be one of comparative pleasure and satisfactioG, of ncessant to and trouble as the body which he presides may chance to be constituted From you, representatives, is my privilege to claim the better fortune. You have been chosen from amid great numbers. and the rDere fact of such choice, by such body as you represent proves your fitness for the seats of honor which you occupy. From you, have. therefore, the right to expect, that whilst l am laboring to preserve the onjer and dignity of this Senate of Odd Fellowship, yoa will te my zeaous assistants. l am confident that you will not fail You will deserve the honor of whatever success may attend my iabors in this hall. The grateful fruit of that success will, nevertheless, be shared. between us.
 The Lodge then proceeded to the accustomed business of the sessioa.
 The annual report of James l.. Ridgely, Grand Corresponding Secretary, was laid ou the desks of the members, IL is quite lengthy document, cov- eriug twenty-eight octave pages. and embraces an account Of all the duties required to be performed by the Secretary during the year The report ziaes that the various requirements have been compiled with, bat sandry suggestion made in reference to portion imposed on him by the Grand Lodge at its last session. The Order is represe nsd to be in most hourishbg state everywhere within the iuris- diction of the Grand Lodge. Warrants were issued during the year for Grand Lodge at Little Rock, Arksnsas;f for Grand Encampments at Southport, Wisconsin, and Providence. Rhode Island; for sub. ordinate Lodges at Saltwater Minnesota, San Fran cisco, California, and Quincy Florida; for subordl- nate Eneampments al St Charles, Illinois, Keokuk, Iowa, and Equality. Illinois The total receipts of The Grand Lodge from al! sources. amount to sl3,- sos 4i and after the payment of all appropriations and current expenses, there was balance in the | treasury, on the 18th September. ls49, of Sl ,l69 which will be much increased by the ordinary re eepts of the session The invested fands of the 1 Grand Lodge, amount to Sl6,cI7, from which a 1 debt of S4000 must be deducted, but to which must be added the outstanding ndebedndss to her, amout- ing to S3. .l09 29.
 From the report we also learn that the number oi Lodges uader the jurisdiction is .7l2 the initis- tons during the year, 9 35O; the suspensions 26 e1pulsicns, s4s; the samber of P. Gs., l3,5l4; Fast Gfaad Masters, lSs; the revenue of subordi- nate Lodges, sss0 ,3s9 g; contributing members, i'oaol; number Of brothers relieved l9,035; nun per ot widowed families relieved, .6s1 number of brothers buyred. l6l. npnoa maid ralief nf