Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-04-07
-. AND A. SCOTTISH RITE.
21l Front Street.
MASONIC INTELLIGENCE.
MASONIC GOVERNMENT.

From the ~. Louis Fr7efnas1 NJ
In the first place. v. N. is soverelgn-hls
,EIu under the Grand Lodge restrlcllons is >u-
B-eme No such thing can possib-s uF ,sr AItrr
"a Masoulc body a. Lodge trying rs -1,- slAs-
Ger" He may err; but 1. he Co.'s ne Is o1-y
sTneHable 10 the Grand Body, 81 Wulcu ne j.
- T1e13 "A member. He may make 2 wrong
-iecISiou bat there j. no appeal 70 MS l-.'-ss
from that decision 20 eau only ne g.tIL-St g.tIL-5
l,resides the Grand Master OF Mason,
,IOrEel with such dignity and pDN er liltt &c ->
-DpgIsered so Incapable OF DONG wrong
-tsf 1Sert, l9ss never bseu enacted "a code boy
Ti.ich he may be tried aud, wn.ie iie le.-L-s,
MS decision is so l5r the law liltl lneIT = ~
sppeal irOm % 70 any power on etl "a "a 49, -
-,i.lra a vrTsuE De si~lOu. bat ft cannot De % p
5,esled from . the Grand Lodge can 90 y %
t.1aet a statute tgat Will reverse IT, force l1c-
ii.Si Sil4S :, ,e-+ h.. agge under the Constitution
and Ancient keEul7tl4IH- l4ol+eL a. '.--l - -
10 time for many cent uEsgs Dsti, anu, sl-u ~, |
in IT2l by the Grand Lodge % TT I..'l--- -. -
T,5ge cannot be o. ad iouru " ~ The Inen-
1,ars- because that WOuld coullct VIA tt-5 ~ ~
OF the Master who may close ms L,,,'7- - FL ~
ever he sees proper A Lodge c'tlLlpt ~ - s-..,S
toEether by the meEl.er peHteae .il-t ~ -
ignore the Mas er as the 80 elsit be-.r Is
who knows that IL Is best for the lltel 49, g, ri
fsr,fIv. the most the Lodge can DO lu tlHt it-
reftOn is 10 esabl rsh Bylaws fixing lLs 5 (. 90
meetings, and even they must ne aptio'7N -
mo'ion to .7iay upon the table" is debate
able because It IS the high pIarog tive oL 2 s-,-
tbe interests OF the &. eat urothrrh00-ii n7 i,-l
alone be decided in order or 0Hi OF oI1ei 20
he
about the Interests Of the tFatefilig tA1-li H-9
fhere Ia is no such thing known in The Lodge
as rhe 4" previous question: Tor Inc Slintle car
s1rl fhat no Mason is SD humble bet he sllail le
=, ,1ta-ted Id his right o. speak, ana allh d - e
LsETd on by majority II ms e'l ia - LliS 10y
- put i the Maste-, and h7 = sworn neNgt 20 %
.ule tbs brethren in any an n-t-i--s Ilslll-
enc rneLab-Fs cannot decide Wtai "uill ~ ~ ~
t.a done or mot done, let ihe Nl.a,. y -, *
% Master NurEnaus ac1 lhe Nlltt ~ 20 ~ ~
according 20 the designs nc mas lA-N -"" u ~-
The % tre~tle DOard. -4...... .-r
There Is no such thing as @ " commit .ee on
ne whole among Masoasi a LoS=s Ess+I
eases TO be 4 Lodge, Lor lie NSs.5t Sls.. I. ~, Is
., Master while in the chair. iAe waste @ les
fbr nrst right % be head upon an nl.t.,e !
brought before his o1Ee- nliLpgsn he ai-eu.-- a,-
,,s,-.@ with urourietE. be gaIIuloUs, la Alus>
OUf seldom make speeches bat WnJu ne lLe7
al r ne profIne the question might be akel
,ghether" after adj these prer"s a'ly-s 81 t.S e
Master. any rights are len % The ineiAleL'
sny member has fh- right 70 make q IloiAonl,,
-. u IL b. NJ aSUu 10 VIII De- ettrfl t-Ae- ID
.lat MasJGir, he wog.d oppose y Nm ,5.p he
Fsyerg member has the I5-n.' N-eL -. --
s,.ssls 90 d. respectful ly meant anu 10 ~ men.
f,rr dare interrupt him hy lang M-1--'- 20 p
alg y, VI J.-.5.r md only Then hy tie point 'i
orfsT'. beng briefly stated. ant % ui-vny as-
e'9s I.rS trofber az The sacred right % vote S.
~ 'raeesas and tEegG rs no power tAeeP. .i.a
Almighty 50 supreme lhat thl sNg -itli 49, 80 %
81 HN- u.
- tlTe most par -ct ca ali E.a7 .H Il A-H Hi-.i
LIVER except the Master. wl-le a. az q taas-
:. - meet on lhe level ~ 81 Mason . -,' g Nl't
Tng members have The rigus 10 selee5 .lig J
offlstrs once aaT- thvT -tsrts le n 20 may lS
ne lowest now may soon TE.e the Do -t--NL i4
mat sense Masonry is 0emncIa Del ana .'t'..
f6o OH ers ue fraternity may e efi lie 1i,'l q
Niaster-ln tlar sense a. Is republican. or iti'l>
zsYfatlve Ager tie election, h.hrFeis t-t
scene change. Tor the br nreIi GsNlns ~. ~.
,trs. rI5Iars are clothed with the attributes ol
Efncs while they lu turn are OFellir1 NS el7
we'll del Ell principles o. constitution 49,
lFf-r, is scarce.y n code Of laws OF any otLt1i
soeIety That could apply in Masonic l-14se
- there are SOME young Mesons and We 1N
80 mean by that young men. W. o come tie--
7TI@r orders and who can NOT ulieT-. tt-A ..l--
rsct and they are Therefore Cunlluus-lt lEA iAs
E-ol-,f.rigr a. f1Ie UI orCvr tull WB ID be a,
norrifyiug % an experienced Mason --- D. M.---
- 81 10 see some gro ner -eL uH anu p. .-H
s16st tbt sfasleT he req la7sird % rc--znt lHS
s.4rv Thing ne could uoi 90 ll Pc V 4--rA t"-