Delaware State journal and statesman., 1861-09-06
|. o. o. F-THE GRAND LODGE OF THE
UNITED STATES.

UNITED STATES
Considerable interest is being manifested in
relation to the approaching annual session OF
the Grpnd Lodge Of the United States-the Sen.
ate of American Odd Fello Nship. The Grand
Lodge met In Nashville. Tennessee, last yenr
and adjourned TO meet in Baltimore, tho third
Monday in September 1861. II is repnrtri
that the NJ. W. Grand Sire, Robert d. Buylsion
Of South Carolina, is in active service in the
Confederate army. The following "rcoonman-
dnton,' pufporiing To have been written by him
appears IN the Charleston g. G. Courier
IL. o. o. \.
| h. ) OFrice oF THE MosT WORTHY
GRAND SIRn, q. l.. u. s.
WissnoRo', $. o., July 10, 1861
Upon visit home, after an absence of soy.
eral months, find, awaiting an answer. numer
Gus communications, official and private. II /,
impracticsble for me to reply to them separately
w'tnin reasonable time If for no other cause
mail communication between the different bodie,
which composed the Grand Lodge of the United
states is at an end, and personal intercour, q
among tue members impractcable.
While the Grand Lodge of the United Stntes.
/. U. U. r., never was n political body. as
Illustrated by the fact that its Jurisdiction OK
tended over British America and the Sandwich
Islands, and Australia was on the point Of being
admitted into iI membership, and while all its
ftCuEullN
principle that, so far as this organization il
concerned, no political or sectarian debate is
aJnlssiblei while recognizing all this, | must
practically see that union is now physically and
intellectually impossible. No provision is made
Tor such contingency in our Constitution.
" While am invested With the insignia of
Office have no authority, in this relation, to
speak as politician.
"Nor have power, under the Constitution, to
fatt 10. A..
circumstances.
g recommend to the membership TINT all
meetings Of the supreme legislative head of fhe
order be suspended during the present autumn,
as impracticable, unnecessary, and inexpedient.
" As TO disruption, i have no authority in
this paper, to express Nn opinion. My own dc
clded opinions, which furnish the highest incen-
tive to individual action, aud have directed my
conduct, are individual and per. Ona not official
and do not feel at liberty to express them
here.
II. B. DoYLsros.
d" NJ. W. Grand Sire"
The officers Of the Grand Lodge aud Grand
Encampment of Connecticut have issued n cir
cular, cOinciding with the recommendation of
the Grand Sire. We learn, however, from an
Indiana paper, that " the Deputy Grand Sire
DR.. Milton IIerndon, of Indiana, aud the four
representatives from tho Grand Bodies in TINT
hNhtNg 10 ut the appointed
time, and tie regular annual session will be held
il quorum be present"
The Grend Representatives from Pennsylvania
Will be in attendance; owing, however, 70 the
present unsettled condition Of affairs, the repre-.
sentative tax will not be paid until the morning
of the session. At meeting of the Grand
Officers held on Friday afternoon the Grand See
rotary was directed to prepare aud issue II
circular to the different jurisdictions, urging
upon them the propriety of being represented nj
the session.
Representatives from majority of the
whole number Of State, District, and Territorial
drand hottes are necessary to form quorum
Tor the transaction Of business - therefore il
Will require pretty general attendance from the
loyal States to enable the session to be held We
do not see that the absence of the Southern
members will affect materially the revenue of the
brand Lodge, for at the last communication, in
Baltimore, tue Jurisdictions o South Cnroliua.
Georgia. Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas
North Carolina, Florida, Tennessee, and Ar
kansas, contributed to the treasury Of the Grand
Lodge, during the preceding year, the sum of
S3,uuS, DO, while the representatives drew from
the Grand Lodge for mileage aud per diem the
sum OF S3,O67, 10. Virginia is moi included in
ihis computation, as the Western portion Of tue
State will probably be represented.
From an examination of the journals of the
SAINT ee9sioi', We Iealh TINT tie membership IN
the States that now comprise "Sccessia" amount.
ed to 2OGO4 the membership in Pennsylvania
alone amount to 42,542. Surely, this laot should
give the opinions of the Grand Officers OF this
State great weight with their brethren in other
Jurisdictions. We trust the circular to which we
have alluded may have the elect of inducing n
sufficient numOer of representatives to attend, 80
as 10 form quorum, on the morning of the
session. Disorgapization in great charity like
Odd Fellowship should be checked in its incipi
cncy-Frcss