The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1869-11-25

| G NJ Jordan, Augustine Smythe, W Burnside,
w NJ Foster, John B Smith.
On Bylaws OF Subordinate Lodges-W Col
cock, O InglesbE, IL w Mcmillan. -
/ On Appeals and Grie~anoes-M Moses, Broth
ers Hutson, Durham and Dnryes.
Mileage and Per Dem-W Leak, A Bradley,
S c Richardson.
Grand Secretary's Reports l. Buist, G Je-
ger, G T Berg.
Grand Treasurer's. Beoks-B McKewn, W
Lloyd, NJ Brown.
/ Grand Lecturers Report-W K Blake, ]
Hoyt, W Girardeau.
The Grand Secretary offered the following reso-
lutions, which were made the special order for II
o'clock on Wednesday:
Resolued, That the jurisdiction of subordinate
| lodges under this Jurisdiction shall be the geo.
graphical centre betweenal contiguous lodges.
Resolved, That the penal jurisdiction of lodge
is the right of trial and enforcement of discipline
on It's own members, without regard to their place
of residence, and also of members of other lodges
out of tie State living within its territorial juris-
diction and non affiliated Masons living within or
temporarily remaining therein.
The following resolution was adopted
Resolved, That it shall be made the duty of any
lodge within this jurisdiction that may furnish as
sistance to brother of any other lodge, TO notify
the lodge from which the brother halls.
On motion, it was
Resolued, That the several worshipful Masters
throughout the State be recommended to furnish
their Lodges with three copies Of Mackey's Ahl-
mon Rizon and one copy of Mackey's Masonic Ju-
risprudence.
Bro. W. G. DeSaussure, from the committee to
report rules of order for transactng the business
of the Grand Lodge, submitted a report, which
was re-committed.
After the transaction Of considerable business
relating to particular subordinate Lodges as to
time of meeting, change of name and bylaws the
Grand Lodge was called off until 9 o'clock a. m
next day.
WEDNESDAY, November II.
The committee on the Grand Treasurer's books
made their report which was adopted.
A number of Lodges asked PERMISSION to change
their bylaws and places and times Of meeting,
which were granted.
The Committee on Dispcnsations reported, re-
commenting that charters be granted to the fol-
lowing lodges Union Lodge, Union; New Pros
pcct Lodge, Spartanburg; Schroeder Lodge, Green
Vile; St. Matthew's Lodge 0rangeburg Bailey's
Lodge, Greenville Society Hill Lodge Darlington ;
Edisto Lodge, Edgefeld; Pleasant Gross Lodge,
Edgefeld; Pacolc. Lodge, Spartanburg; Pomaria
Lodge, Newberry; Lexington Lodge. Lexington i;
Evergreen Lodge, Beaufort; - Lodge, Chester
field; Savannah River Lodge. Barnwell.
communication from the Grand Lodge of Ohio
in reference to the Supreme Council of Louisiana
was referred TO the Committee ON Grand Masters
Report.
On motion, it was
Resolsed That the secretaries Of subordinate
lodges in this jurisdiction be required to furnish
/ the Grand Secretary with list of the names and
address of the officers Immediately after their elec
| ton and installation
/ Resolved, 4hat the Grand Secretary be required
( to publish, with the proceedings of this Grand
Lodge, the names and postofice address of the W.
| Masters and secretaries of subordate lodges, to-
pether with the time of meeting of each lodge.
The resolutions offered by the Grand Secretary
in regard to the geographical and penal jurisdic-
tions of subordinate Lodges, and which were made
the special order for this day at II o'clock, were
then taken and the special order discharged On
motion. the resolutions were ordered to be printed
with the proceedings Of this Grand Lodge, and
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first day of the next annual communication.
Bro. F. A. CONNER, from the committee on the
New Hall, submitted their report, recommending
the adoption of the plan proposed by the Hall
Committee, authorizing mortgage Of the present
building for S25 900 and raising $50 600 addition
oil by a Joint stock company and referring it to
special committee of three, together with the
Grand Master, Deputy Grand Master, Grand Sec
retsry and Grand Treasurer, to purchase q site
and erect the new hall. This report ELECTED con-
siderable discussion but was finally adopted by an
almost unanimous vote. 1t is expected that the
new Masonic temple will be completed in ample
time for the next meeting of the Grand Lodge, and
it will be an ornament to the city of Charleston
and credit to the craft in this jurisdiction.
! Bro. J. B. KERsHAw, from the committee on the
Grand Masters Address, submitted an able report,
which was adopted.
/ The committee appointed on the Grand Secre-
tary's "Report on Foreign Correspondence" sub
mitted their report, which was unanimously adop-
ted. The committee pays deserved tribute TO
the zeal, efficiency and learning of the Grand See
retary and appropriately expresses the regret Of
the entire fraternity at his Withdrawal from the
high position.
The special order being the election OF officers
for the ensuing Masonic year resulted as follows
! JAMES CONNER, of Charleston, Grand Master
w. K. BLAKE, of Spartanburg, Deputy Grand
Master.
JAMES MCCULLOUGH, of Greenville Senior Grand
Warden.
! ]. SoMrRs BUST, of Charleston, Junior Grand
Warden.
HW. SCHROEDER, of Charleston, Grand Treas
ureF,
3. RSss CAMPBELL, Of Laurens, Grand Secre-