Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-09-18


Snpreme Council held at Blooming
ION on The sth 9th and 10th Of July
last
soeaEaE coUNclL
THIS body met in Bloomington, H.,
Wednesday. July SIN, and continued
in session till Friday noon July 10th.
AZ che opening Ohio Tennessee,
Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan. Yves.
tern Texus, Illinois, Missouri, Town.
and Arkansas. ten states We're repre-
sented b eighteen members.
The session was a very harmonious
ono the greatest difference of opinion
bcing IN rotation TO the Degree Tenn
pie and Council Department, some
bcing IN favor of abolishing one and
some tho other. Tho consequence
was. both remained as before, no
change being made exceptto provide
another method 0f comforting Degrees
where no Degree Temple exists
which Is bv the ". G. Il. and w v.
=. officiating and appointing such
qualified brothers on companions rs
may 30 necessary 10 assist them.
A change wus made In the Social
Temperance Department. doing away
entirely with the Social Degree Tom.
plo organization making Il the duty
Of Social Temples to confer these Dc.
grccs-such officers rs nre now re-
CURED to be in possession OF them 10 act
land whom any oilleer not required
By tho Constitution 10 be IN posses
sion Of the Degrees i not In posses
sion OF them hts place will be filed
BY appointment during tho comforting
Of the Degrees The price Of those
Degrees 10 remain unchanged; appli.
cation 10 be made to them In tho So
eial Temple and 20 be voted on when
opened In the Degree applied for; all
fees 10 go into the Social Temple treas.
ary, and TO pay the expenses Of pro.
curing Degree fixtures Al business,
except comforting Degrees to be done
IN tho inItiatory department.
The Committee on Appeals, on an
appeal rom the lnnor Temple Of the
Grand Temple Of Ohio, reported n
resolution that, in all eases, except
where otherwise provided In the
Constitutions, the Presiding officer of
one term must serve a. tho Past Of
deer the next term, which was
adopted.
On appeal from the Grand Temple
Of CALIFORNIA, the same committee
reported that suspension Of q W. V
4 from n Degree Temple for non-pay-
ment Of dues while acting as w. V. II.
and whose standing in the Degree
Temple was restored before his cleo
ton to the Grand Temple'-did not
effect his right to a sect in Tho Grand
Temple which report was adopted.
The same committee. on an appeal
from the Grand Temple Of Arkansas
report, that 'FThe Withdrawal OF q
brother from his Subordinate Temple
afterhis election to q seat in tho Grand
Temple, dcpfives him OF right TO a
seat in the Grand Temple under that
election. Adopted
The ouly Wy he Gu again acquire
right to q seat. is to JOIN Temple
on his card and be elected by that
Temple which ear be done at any
time, n case Of p. W C. T. joined
by card (Ejitor)
The committee on fetitl0ns and
Applications, offered resolutions that
the Grand Temple OF Michigan hav,
permission to strike out Detroit IN
their Charter, as a chartered loca
ton leaving Adrain, only rs the To-
ton Also, that the Grand Tempt,
Of In LANA Misrepresentation 80 strik,
out indianapolis as chartered 10
cation leaving II eIndiana,' so as I,
give that Grand Temple the right I,
nold annual sessions at any point il
the State agreed on at the proceeding
animal session. Adopted.
The Committee on Finance offered
resolution atall tfrand Temples
that arc in arrears to the Suprem,
Council for the Word of the Order
shall forward the cash with all addi
tional orders for Work from Gran,
Temples not IN arrears 10 the Su
preme Council, which are accompan
led with the cash, discount Of ter
per cent shall be made. Adopted.
The following amendments wer,
made to the Constitutions. We in
sert AL together for the convenience
ofthosc who may-want Constitution
printed before the official Constitu
ions are received. The official Con
stitution, published after the Dayton
session, in 1855, and the amendment
made in July 1856, which are ak EN-
bodied in the September number 0
the Magazine, 1855, together Will
these amendments from our constitu
tons as now in force.
SUPRFME CoUNcIL.-Part 10, See
2 After the word ''made" in secont
line and insert ''and dues sent.
Part 15-Second line strike out al
after "a" and insert "two-t thirds vot'
either by Grand Temples or in I'll,
ordinary way and alta regular session
Of the Supreme Council"
GRAND TEMPLES. Rule 3-Secon,
line, after the word May inser
or June and after the word ~Novem
ber," same line insert cor December,
and in third line after the word May.
insert 'or June"
Rule 25-Seeond line strike out al
after "a, and insert .stwo-thirds vot
either by Grand Temple or in the o
binary way, and at a regular session
Of the Supreme Council.
.SUBoRDINATE TEMPLEs.-Art. VII
Il.
and insert one.
Art. XXII-Second line strike a
after the word .'vote, and inser
either by Grand Temples or in tn
ordinary way and regular sessio
ofthe Supreme Council
DECREE TEsrPLEs.-Art. VII, Sc,
36First and second lines strike on
the word Returns as required" an
insert required Council Department