Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-06-21

Parker and of the r. w. Augustus VIII
lard, NJ D., Past District Deputy Grand
Masters, this NJ w. Grand Lodge bows
in submission to the viii Of its Supreme
Grand Master, who alone hath the power
and the right to give and to take away
In every one of its revered dead who
have been summoned during the year to
the Grand Orient above, it recognizes a
craftsman who wrought with earnest
heart and fruitful energy at that station
to which it pleased the Great Architect
to assign him, and it points with pride
to the many places on our temple walls
where the hands of each have left marks
Of their cunning. In the career of
some, and especially in the stormy trials
through which our late r. W. Past
Grand Secretary, James Herring, bore
himself, when the tornado of anti-Ma-
sonry rose in terrible power TO tear away
our landmarks and fill our courts with
ruin, it recognizes with especial graft
tude faithfulDess to which, alas, few of
that dark day proved themselves equal
and it here expresses its determination
to make the names of those faithful ones
now departed its rallying call should
there ever again be violent crusade
upon our Jerusalem and its temple.
THE LATE PRESIDENT BUCHANAN.
The R. w. Brother Isaiah Rynders
introduced the following resolution,
which was read by the Z. w Deputy
Grand Master first, however, prefacing
it with a high eulogium on the deceased
Illustrious Brother therein named
Whereas, This Grand Lodge having
been informed of the death of our dis
tinguished Brother, His Excelleney JAS.
Buchanan, late President of the United
States of America, be it
Resolced, That the Grand Lodge of
Free and Accepted Masons of the State
of New York adds the expression of its
sorrows to those of the brethren of other
States, and of the many personal friends
and associates of our distinguished
Brother that we present to the brethren
his unspotted private character as a fair
example, and ask from those brethren
who have differed from him in political
opinion, Masonic charity for states
mans life and grief for a Brothers |
death.
After a few remarks from some breth- |
rem, eulogising the deceased, the resolu-
ton was adopted, the entire Grand Lodge |
standing and the Grand Master himself |
voting
GRAND TREASURER sINoNs REELECTED. |
NJ. W. John w. Simons was then
nominated for the Office Of Grand Treas
urer and elected by reclamation. The |
usual committee was appointed and the
NJ W. Brother accepted the Office with |
thanks.
CoLORED MAsONs.
A resolution was offered to the effect I
that as there were several Lodges of
eolored Masons in Getty Of New York,
the right hand of fellowship should be
extended to them as soon as they might
show u desire to transfer their allegiance
to the Grand Lodge of the State Of New
York.
The Deputy Grand Master, in the
chair decided that, the resolution being
one which called on the Grand Lodge to
recognize clandestine Masons, he could
not entertain it. Whatever the Grand
Lodge might hereafter do with regard to
admitting men of different color to our
selves into the Fraternity, it was not for
him to say but the so-called Lodges
now in the city were clandestine, and
this Grand Lodge could not hold Ma
sonic intercourse with them,