The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-12-19

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ssss GRAND DIVISION
soNsoFTEsfPERANGE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. Ma.
81 sEfgsaH ANNUAL SESSION.
EosuMBIA, Nov. 80, 1854.
Parsuant 10 notice the Grand Division met
this day an the Hall of Palmetto Lodge No. S,
y /. D. OF !, AT half past I !, "a. m.
Present Isl St Nc Gully, CIV. A.; Geo. S.
& Bower. G Treasurer; E. Thayer. G. Conduc
! TOT; ! B, AIcCal p. e.. wv: p. T.
hbseIlt- IN 8 Moses, g. w W.fP.;sz.J. DELAY,
= G. S Rev J. Jls Pickett G. Ghaplain; Hugh
Miller, G. Sentinel 5s
q he roll Of otfic cers was called and vacancies
filed as follows: bro ]. Tupper to act as G..
Il W. bro. #. A. Elliott as G.S; bro. N. Ty-
u lee, SEN, is g. Chap lain, and bro. S. Corley as
GSeaiinel Bros: Summer, Townsend and
gorle5 wereap ppeinted a committee on Creden-
5tiais, who, nPoa' examination, reported as cor
sreet the Credentials Of the following Delegates,
WHO beng III waiting were introduced by the
Conductor and duly obligated, viz:
ddaons, ". P. Palmetto Div. No. l
Fefnef, sPss Nv I. +. .Tayl lor '' 8
EaM Nj Cite, w. P " y, C -, 8
!. S w 50 90 = s
T. w r. litigation 20 II
Es q H DTeher, " p ts'zs - $il
r. Breafe, sesss Il
I S. IL. NF. Claflson,aP ?. w. p. Sumter 9s'a ~
6b,s r, '.sSt.s Georges s l6
& sEs y .SistrunkS w 6 O. 90 90 Is
& j.. AZ Hgatiser, P. Beayerdam s"$$.>g43
%. R. Baton; R. w p. Branrhyills {" - 4G
sP. Blakeles r. W. p IndiantoWn f6
follows: q James Tupper, +. Tbayer,fN (.
;ryIee, sr E.SfI Ioribeck. I: B. George e. a.
IYiee, j. s.. Hamilton, and G. /. Mckenzie, r.
+. aifarshalI IS; S. McCully, G. S.
Bower J.. Cordero and L. II.
sTfeSett, n. ". ps. -
S 10. 81 wv. IL Caston,. j. Warren,and L.
J.neIIay P.sa (. Ps.s
..ss No. IN. s. Corley, w. F. Caughman, /.
Z Gang gbinan and w ICanghman, p. W:5ps.
No. 10 II. w. Gardner, P. W.P
No. i4 81 !. NJ Gully and J. t. Asbury, P.
W. Ps.
No: III. j. B. o'Neall aud Fl. Summer, P.
wv. Ps.
No. Cd. .. p. Zimmerman, P. W.P.
No. 35.J. c. Griffin, P.W. p.
No:s3S. IA. Elliott, G. Ii. Elliott and G.
nj. Keils, II. W. aPs..
No. 433 j. B. AicCully, P. w. P.
Mods. BID. Townsend. P. W. p.
Mo- s46. A. OFT and 0. Fl. OFT, P. w. Ps.
No. AZ. 8. I.Walter, P. w. P.
~ sSl,ns D..
The minutes Of the last quarterly session were
read and confirmed. The following report of
the g. Nv. II. was read by bro. James Upper,
and on motion referred to committee OF three:
Representatives and Brothers
This being the last report which shall have
The honor of submitting as Grand Worthy Pa
triarcb, and about to deliver up to you the
trust which your kindness and partiality con-
ferred upon me, allow inc to avail myself OF
thesoecasiou as proper one, to exhort you to
continue your exertions in promoting the ad.
vai,cement of cause, which commends itself
to AL by its high and humane purposes
While congratuiating you upon the progress
which has been made in arrestng one ofthe grea.
test evils which has ever afflicted mankind, let
me adlnonish you to bear in mind, that our Ell.
foyts have not yet been crowned with COM
psete success. had fondly hoped that in ma
king this my final report, it would have been
8 source of proud satisfaction to have congrat.
ulated yon upon the fact that our beloved State
Ind aided US by her countenance and support
butsir this / have been grievously disappoint-
ed. and the alternative remains for US to re-
double oar exertiens, and to persevere in "weli
doing until final triumphs shall crown the
work Until this glorious consummaton ls
effected, let US resolve to bear uncompromising
hostility to every thing that may conflict with
The etids we have in view. cannot too often
express Che hope that you will persevere in your
effortu. Do not, because you meet obstacles
faiter ID the path of duty, but bear in mind
that ahe safety of your fellow manis at stake
that; our beloved State can never be happy and
free until she stands disenthralled from the foul
stain which now furnishes her escuicheon.-
Prove yourselvesequa to any and every emer.
uer,cy. Let there be no such word as fail, and
what you will to do, let it be done with con.
citation but with fnnness. =; n. s
Ikis with much satisfaction that am ena.
sblsd, to report that since our last session, two
new Divisions have been organized Horny
Division, 40, 40 byD. G. w. p. John Read.
J. man, and RiidgevjIe Division No. so, by D.
lG. ". z n sJolin land that Anderson Di.
vision No 80 and fndiantown Division No
76 have been revived; the former by ID. G.
wv. Towers and the latter by D. g.. w.
p. Porter. am convinced that every thing
depends on ourselves Tor the stability of the
caase, and that il every br6ther win act with
Determination and bring energy and zeal to
tie work, many neg Divisions would be or