Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1861-01-16
Weekly Family News paper.
Deputies Grand Worthy patri rch.

0OPosAS0 04dA0 ~ u ANAs
Comparatively few Divisions have complied
with our request to forward us the names and
P. O. address of the Deputies appointed for
1861. We hope they will do so promptly.
We are anxious to have the list filled up SO
as to publish the same in the Age.
The office of d. 6. W. P. is one of The
most important in the Order. An intelligent,
faithful Deputy is almost a guaranty of sue
cess in his locality. By him system and or
der are established in Subordinate Divisions,
and through him the G. w. P. and Grand
Scribe are regularly advised Of the condition
and progress of the cause.
Important and absolutely necessary to the
perfection of our system of operations as is
this effice, no legislation has ever been had
on this subject by the National Division, the
fountain head of the Order. Indeed, the Of
flee exists only by implication. In Rule
XI. G. ID. Constitution, it is made the duty
of the G. w. P. to visit personally or by
Deputy, each Division under his jurisdiction
at least once a quarter" In the b. 3. tie
existence of the Office is p~resupposed. In
the. absence of positive legislation, our only
resource for ascertaining the nature of the
Office and the duties Of its ~incumbents, is in
E established usage. And here, too, We shall
f find difficulty, as in different grand ju
risdictlons different usages prevail.
In general we may state that the ID. e.. W.
P. personates the G. w. p, and acts in his
. place for the time time being in the Subordi-
i nate Division. He receives his appointment
and is commissioned by him. As j, is im-,
possible for the head OF the Order to visit all
= the Subordinatcs in bis jurisdiction and at
tend to the multiform duties incident to his
position, the office of Doputy exists from ne
cessity.
In the appointment of Deputies, care should
be taken to designate those who are
1. Men Of character and standing in the
Order and in community
2. Men who are familiar with the genius
and spirit of the Order, and who will delight
4 to MAKE themselves acquainted with its l.ws
- and usages
3. Men who arc ready and wiling to make
80 personal sacrifices for the Order, and who
: love the cause for it's own intrinsic excel
- lence.
4. The duties of a Deputy may be more
:, specifically stated as follows:
: /. Visit the Division or Divisions unde
: his charge, and see that the forms and cere
monies, as well as the Constitution and By
- Laws are properly observed;
2. Install the officers elect and see tina
they all perform their duties according t
form;
3. Sec that the return to the Grand Divi:
IA ion and the per capita tax are promptly fo'
- warded to the G. Scribe;
4. Give the passwords and whatever els
the G. W. P and G. Scribe may choose
~ communicate, through him, to the Division
MS 5. Give permission to appear in public
regalia;
III 6. Correct errors in the working, and S
= that innovations are not allowed;
Z. Give decisions on doubtful or disput
&C questions involving the laws and usages
the Order-subject of course, to the appro,
ana or disnpproval of the G. w. p;
''er' s. 1t is his duty to make a full rcpC
quarterly, or oftener if necessary, not or
evil, Of the condition Of the Division or D;v;s;c
o"s under his charge, but of all decisions by h
ppi- made or official acts performed;
al 9. He should obey promptly and effcie
to ly the direction of the G.. w. P, given FRI
part time to time. The relation is a strictly c.
told GAoptio1 ano on1 ~ cho,ld 10 +ho cro,+
the fort of the Deputy to make the administ
evil ton of his G. W. P. an eminently success
'tlon one.
our 1t will be seen from the foregoing-c
halt. tinues the Crusdder-that the Office of D
en- uty is not only an honorable, but hig
'ers; responsible one. With an able and efici
ted corps of Deputies, a G. w. P. of model
srful, or even inferior abilities may have a succ
bier full and even brilliant adminisir alton /; W
have a G. w. P. Of splendid talents, great adr
lesus ~lstratlve abilities, and great devotion to
work, may fail to sustain the Order in
IKE of jurisdiction by incompetent or lazy Deput
thus The Deputy should be urbane and polit
r love his manners, and while he is decided
firm, should be kind and conciliatorv.
utcry has no right to vote in any but his own
e on vision. and has no right to speak on
culiar question under discussion, excerpt to civ,
5 the cislons when officially appealed to, or col
bould errors in working when committed in
,rt of presence. of course, in his own Divi
at IN he has the same rights of other meml
sacri- and none superior, except when actin,
,s;o, the Representative head of the Order.
IANCEYvILLE.-Dr. A. Gum, d. G. Y
sends us a club of five subscribers, anC
- marks in his note-"We are going on f
rising -, i"S' Il
For of the very best ladies and gentlemen OF
Idren place. | will give you a more extende,
.eno+b count of the matter shortly" And a br
ling to of Yanceyville Division called on us a few
the since, and gave US tidings of the progr,
wife the cause there that made US feel good al
,kard's as in the olden time. He says the a.
himself have stormed the town and taken it
that pletely.
, mon, Extract of a letter from Camden
otha~s. House, N. c. -" We have had a reviv;
our (Jonesboro0 Division in the past gu