The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-08-11

SHOWS clearly that every Lodge has the most
effectlFe remedy In its power, and all that Is
necessary 70 reach this end proposed, Is to
exercise that power
The answers Is brief, and we win therefore
let Bro. Dawkins speak for himself. He
says:
IF the Lodge win do its duty 1t win retain
no drunkard on its roll Of members, and If the
Lodge viii not do its duty its Charter should
be arrested We cannot conceive what more,
or other species OF remedial is needed"
| And so say we.
for the Western District, in his report to the
Grand Lodge presents rather singular case
/ for its consideration. The case IS this A
man calling himself Elliot, member of the
u = Marine Corps, petitioned Naval Lodge
to be made a Mason, and in due-process OF
time was initiated, passed, and raised in said
Lodge.
Some twelve months after hehad received
the degrees, believing 1t not to be good for
a man 70 De alone, he conceived the idea of
taking TO himself wife, and gaze out that
his name was G. p. Stewart And when
Questioned by the Lodge as to why he had
acted thus, "stated that for good and suffi-
eient reasons-to himself best known he
had peeh oDiIged to 90 under an assumed
name Doth when he Joined the army and
when made a Mason
The case being a novel one, is referred to
the Grand Lodge for its decision rs TO what
OtiSHI 70 De QO1e IN the premises.
The Committee on Masonic Jurisprudence
to whom the case was submitted. reported
''that Naval Lodge, No. "A, be instructed to
cause charges to be preferred against the
Brother and try him in the usual Masonic
manner"
That last years Report on Foreign Cores
pondence to which we have already alluded,
and which should have been noticed in an
other place and under its proper head had
Wen nigh slipped our memory, not from any
want OF interest IN 1t, but because our minds
had Deen Drawn away from 1t by the sub
jects brought before us in the proceedings of
the Grand Lodge for the year now present
There are many things in this report we
would like to notice, but our space will adj
init OF but few clippings.
The impression has gone abroad that as
Lodges, Masons are not very careful to OBJ
serve the sanctity of the Sabbath and that
it is no unusual thing for them to protrqct
their meetings beyond the hour of twelve
on Saturday nights. And the question was
propounded not long since in a Religious
newspaper as to whether it was riqht for a
member of church to attend the meetings of
Lodge beyond the hour of twelve on Sat
nrday nlSht. by way of meeting this ques-
ton and to show what is the prevailing
sentiment on this subject of Sunday Lodges,
we give the following extract as contained
in this report, taken from the Address of
the Grand Master of California:
There is no express regulation in this as
there is in some other jurisdiction which pro-
hiblts Subordinate lodge is here meant)
from holding meetings orengaging in work
Sunday. IT is HOWEVER ENTIRELY INCoSsIs-
TENT with the teaching of Masonry, for them
to do so, for our brethren in ancient times did
no work on the seventh day. If true sent-
ment prevails the practice will be discontinued
and discountenanced."
Bro. Dawkins heartily approves the views
of Bro. Murphy as to the duty of committees
of investigation, and the questions they
should PROFOUND to themselves, before re-
commencing man to be made Mason.
Too much Importance cannot be attached
to this subject, and it Is to be feared that the
responsibility which rests upon these COM
mittees is not felt to its fullest extent and
it is time that all our Lodges and especially
the committee of investigation were having
their minds directed to this subject.
The notice of Bro. Murphy's Report closes
as follows:
such a course las that prescribed) wonld
save much trouble and act additional
safeguard against the introduction of improp-
er material"
M. W.. Samuel Pasco was elected Grand
Master, and r.. W.. d. c.. Dawkins Grand
Secretary.
The statistics of this Grand Lodge (found
in another place. are necessarily imperfect,
but they are the best we could make out
from the data before us.
The facts reported Gf such they may be
called) are gathered from the Report of the
Committee on "Credential and Returns. "
Numbers are therein reported as 'added" to
the several Lodges during the past year.
But whether these additions were on seer
tifieate,"" examination, " tinstanter pro-
cess or application the report does not state,
and therefore "this deponent saith not"
We would most respectfully request Bro.
Grand Secretary in future to publish his
statistics in full for the benefit ofhis friends
if from no other consideration.