Weekly Trinity journal., 1861-10-26
National Grand Lodge of Odd-FeIIows.

The Grand Lodge of odd-Fellows of the United States
met in Baltimore last month Tho following brief summa-
~ of its proceedings will interesting member of the
Order
The report of the Grand Secretary refers the condition
of the Order so far as reports have been received
and in the Lower Provinces the Order reported be
prosperous in Maine, Michigan, Massachusetts,. New
Hampshire Rhode Island Southern New York New Jersey
Pennsylvania and Delaware, show heathtul condition.
In Maryland prosperity has followed The past year sol
s7 p expended in rean excess of S469l 80 over
the preceding year OF the whole amount expended
$3.50 ~ from voluntary contributions In the District
of Columbia heathful condition is reported In Mis-
souri, six lodges instituted though only the
numerical strength of the Order was maintained Illinois
does not present favorable condition The member
ship is less than 81 per cent of that reported last year
the applications for membership fell 81 per cent and the
of the lodges diminished y per cent Indiana
reports having suffered but little detrment during the
past year Ohio reports an addition to numbers Ken
lucky reports general slight decrease in membership
and Wisconsin is in healthful condition, while
Iowa shows falling oil Of members and revenue Cal-
fornia presents prosperous condition. having now one
hundred and lodges with active membership of
nearly 60O0. In Kansas there was distress because of
failure of erops In Nebraska, New Mexico, Colorado and
Washington Territories and in the Sandwich Islands the
reports of the Order are encouraging. There
reports from the States composing the Southern Conteder
The recett during the wear were ss3l 91-leavng due
to the Grand Lodge S626S g3 out of which it is supposed
$4,000 will not be paid leaving an available balance OF
Sll 100 80 The disbursements are estimated at 81 $50
making deficit of S6549 TO- This deficit may be reduced
to S549 So in Of the absence of at least one
third of the representatives To that amount however
making the actual deficit s3S29 So.
The report the Grand Secretary audes to the absence
Of the representatives FROM the seeded States and says
Why this speetacle' dare not trust myself to answer,
however prudent and choice may be the language employ
ed or however pure the motives lest the answer should
offend that consecrated law Of ritual which ignoring
with yeSta honor the divisions aud classifcaton Of
human society, studous avoids all affinity with systems
of faith sect whether religious or political The answer
leaps, nevertheless spontaneous from our saddened
hearts, and nvokes up in this crisis to the
full standard of Odd Fellowship.
OF the proceedings the Sun says:
% After the disposal business of interest to
the public, Grand Treasurer Joshua vansant made his
report 1t showed that the receipts of the year, with
the balance hand S23 Sl SO, The disbursements
account of mileage the per diem OF representatives,
payment OF salaries and other were Sl1 32 co.
leaving in the treasury balance OF S66I936 The receipts
for the fiscal year Just closed showed falling of of
S7Ol4 O9 compared with the receipts of the four
years preceding. In 1859 when the Grand Lodge met in
this city tho mileage and per diem of the representative
then from all the States $40 +52 of which amount
S3l24 so paid TO the representatives OF eevon States
not represented in the present meeting.
Grand Secretary Rdgcly made supplemental report,
showing additional receipts to the amount of S2l15 10
from Grand Lodges and SS3 80 from Grand Encompmens
which makes the total receipts $40 $50 II.
The lodges of Washington Territory were placed under
the jurisdiction Of the Grand Lodge of Oregon and the
lodges Of Nebraska Territory under the jurisdiction of the
Grand Lodge of California.
The cOmittee grand bodies presented report stating
that of the seceded represented, and
pressing regret there ana hope that by another session
All cause of absence will have been removed and that
their vacant seats will be again occupied filling that void
which all who have attended this session have seriously
felt The committee ventures the expression OF opinion
that of those absent rather from necessity than
choice, and that their allegiance to the Grand Lodge
mains intact