Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-04-07
LILLIAN sCHAW,
Master Of Wsrk.
THE wAyTNT0 THE LODGE.

] The f,Ifoyri1r suzgestions touching the re-
/ ports OF investigating coinp'lttees and "a ose
1 AEth0n. have our hearty appreciation, as In
I eutiro accord with our own experience, and
I the views heretofore expressed by Us on the
g. fn our Lodges the name OF the candidate is
announced with that 90 bis prOpo-er; p CON-
mittee IS openly appo.ntedt VINO openly Tepot
and tie ban Z is IaI-eu. Far different j. the
rule iu the str1ct practice Of the foreign LOd e.
The pro position is placed without any pro-
posaT's ame, in bag, In such manner that
DO broth p can know tIoua whom II comes
the Master Appoint In private a committee
The members Of Wnlcn report "a writing prl-
vately 20 him ibeir names are moi tead " zen
their report Is communicated 70 the Lodge, and
the merits OF tine candidates are openly div
cussed- Let US consider these dlHerences sepa-
. Fl-sf-The disclosure Of the name Of The
proposer may opeTate injuriously in two ways
by securing thC election Of a candidate pro-
posed by the aster or hy some popular mem
Der or Iy inducing the rejection or the can
1'aaie as measure OF Losslllly 10 me lTo I7eI
All OF our Lodges nave eft the eNlL eiecls o.
both these causes, and iu the present view OF
the subject they need mere mention, which IN
dicafes the superiority OF the her pan.
.sG-Jna-ile committee publicly appointed
ami reporting openly. under tLelr own names,
n they ID tlie-r outy, are thus liSeIl5a.LIy De
privsd of the =neft Of the secret ballot; they
alone. Of all the brethren are compelled 70 eN-
pres their opinion openly and not only That
bur % openly announce their reason Tor elter-
tanning it; the result Is prct csl itl'tt an al
we're report is the rarest thing IN the world
and reiectl1us follow constantly upon iaEora-
ole reports. Ordinarily 81 b vote would he
Az fulpiicit ,ensure upon the committee. With
as though ia form disapproyall At Is not 50
IL also foIIov-s that no special report Of facts
is ever made: adverse reports, II they do occur
and reia ct i0us are ba -ei upon unknown ground.
which a hrie! explanation ight remove, ana
majority ~ the members are com slle1 70
vote without iu form alton. ar 70 This must Ee
added mat members OF committees are LED 70
b. Eui y OF the hypocrisy uncondeinne1 by
. ?
OF VutIpz iu opposition To their own repori-fe-
porting iu favor 81 the candidate end voting
agalnst him. IN sHOri, even in he Lodges, too
few iu mum Der. where cOEIrnlt.ees really eE-
anime the merits OF an application, their re-
port is a mere idle form.
- Third-FIom these points we pass naturally
20 the last-tlat We suiier no discussion OF tile
merits Of the tauLidate.
"Tu the foreign Lodges the candidate pre-
Sslts "A sketch of his OWs life the committee
under the vail OF secrecy, bat undsrthe oblga-
ton OF the Masonic duty stale ully the result
OF thslF inquiries, and rs toe matter is then
the candidate: no unfouudad statement nerJ
pass uucOutradlcted, no erroneous impression
:. It is needless to add that a Master worthy
or bis Office can always restrain such a discus
atlQ within proper bounds
/" Sstisgei that the foreign mode IL tho more
fail and the more adFantageous 10 the fraJeE-
ty, and That ID iuS Gives ElSrling 10 any wise
Iadge. we suggest it TO the Consideration OF tie
ll--l l5rsrl-vre NAV add o. those in special de
gree whose Lodges have been disturbed BY
charges Of the rejection or the canuldate On
grounds other than bis personal merits
ITEMS AND FEDINGs.
Robert Burns was initiated Juiy, 4, l7sl:
Passed October I. l7sl E-ised July =, t'si5 and
mate a Roy al ArchsM N 3son May l9, l1ss.
Grand CEauter II Arkansas met last month
.N,oyem ben and elected Comp /. +. T. Barber
g. II p, and Comp. W. L BlOcherr OF Lllile
Grand Lodge Of Virginia met December, and
a NHN ID
Dove, Of tlelm-uc, ltrard Se-rgltry; 1 ES
Graud COmmanderE elected Sir L. II GIL
Grand Commander. aud sir John Dove Grand
Grand Lodge Of North Carolina met in De-
cesuhe-, and elected Bro +. g.. ReHde, q. NJ
and Bro. ". I-Bslu, Of Raleigh, Grand Sec
The Grand Lodge OF Florida has decided that
descIJiuu from military service does not come
urrer the punishment OF Masonry.
The Mssous Of Atlanta, Ca. laid the corner
-,nne gf their temple on Tie 18th Of september
Grand Chstte- of Kentucky met IN October,
and elected Comp = Il. bTanhsm q. II r,
and Comp. Philip swigert. o. Fran kiort, ,ffaile
t4ra1d 'Conmandely elected Sir Chas Wool
rCtf G and Com and Sir VIM. C. Mulgeri OF
Louisville. Grand Rec.
Grand 'OEsulruUTy o. ONO eiecfeo el-
D. rmlu Fly Grand Com
Grand Csuucl slsc cl Comp. Wm. NJ. Gun
uiugh8lu, q. p, Grand C1aptlr e.ected Comp,
Geo Key o. II. T.. and Grand Lpcge t-eil.l
Bro. Thu~. sparrow, O. NJ. aud Bro. JChu D.
Caldwell, OF Cincinnati, as Grand Secretary
Grand Chapter Of California elected Comp.
Chas Marsh 6. Il. p, and Comp l. c., owen
orsud Score etarV.
Grand Lodge or Texas elected Bro. Richard
I-glass, c. n. a1d Bro. Geo. "a. blnghurst, Ci
houston. Grand Secretary
Grand COmmanuery of Indiana elected E11
FaEey HaZerigg, O. T., ana sir Vim. hacker
co.. indiana polls. Grand Recorder.
Grand CornusanLery OF Iowa elected Sir W ID
s-hugwell q. O. and sir Mlu. b. Langridge. o
Muscatine, Grand Recorder.
Grand tommaldPrv OF HeunSyl ylv2ula elected
sig Hu. LeTiIugWull a.. C. l,luce de2lIr and
Sir Alfred LIeIgu, OF Washington, Grand Re
c0rieT.
Grand Lodge OF Kansas elected Rro y. :
AuaWs O.. a.. and Grand Chapter elf fcteo
carr. u' Fort LeayerW lrth, as Grand Secretary
u. Roth.
Grand Lodge OF Montana elected Bro. J
uaL U. ~. and Bro. ". = saunders, OF vi
zuia city Grand Secretary,
Grand l.oJ gr u. Tennessee elected Pro. j. N
Anderson g.. NJ, AID Bro. Chr-. A. Fuller o
NlsAt ~, strand 7scleIalN ,-
Grand LsgEH OF Aiiuues Ita elected BRO. &. W
Sash O.. n aud Brp ". s. Combs Of 81. Fa1l
GRAND SecretaI..
Grand chapter elected Comp. b. =. SInIth g
p. p, and Comp. L. j. Thorn psuu, Of s.. PAU
GRAND comm ,ndery or Illinois elected SIR g
40 Lam Ee-e O.. G and Sir j. hoge Miles, o.
chicago, Grand Secret ~
a LslEr has just been established 10 oSc
l. Iua, Japan
Charity IS the m Cst brilliant Jewel with which
Nas1nIy -doTas herself This stands pre- emf
leut among tle virtues that God In His hoLS
-oId calls on men 70 practice.