The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-11-16
GRAND LODGE 4. T. NJ. +.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE 4NRUAL
-. COMMUNICATIONS.
Address Of the Grand Master-Report
upon the Masonic Temple. !.

The annual communication of the Most,
worshpful Grand Lodge Of the State OF South
Carolina commenced at the Masonic Hall, IN thls;
city, yesterday, at IL NJ, General James Conner
presiding as Grand Master, and Rev. A. Toonief
Porter acting as Grand Chaplain. One hunded
and fourteen lodges were represented out OF the
one hundred and. fifty five In the State. After
the Grand Lodge had been opened in the Third
Degree thefollowing resolutions were adopted:
Ress,yed. mat the reading OF the minutes OF
the last regular communication be dispensed Wish
fprinted copies OF the same being already IN pos
PeSo1red That ali Master Masons in good stand
ing be admitted to seats within the Grand Lodge
during the session. ''tf
Itwas also resolved that a list Of the present
indebtedness Of the Grand Lodge be prepared
The Grand Master then. read his regular
address. He briefly alluded TO the happy rea-
tiors existing with the sister Grand Lodges, the
general prosperity OF the Order, the dispensations
which had been granted by him for the opening OF
lew lodges, and thequestton whether parties who
had sustained physical injuries should be allowed
TO take their degrees The principal events OF
his administration were each in turn touched
upon, and particularly the proposed building OF
the new. Masonic temple. The address ended
with touching tribute to the memory OF the u.
r. Brother and Chaplain J. R. Pickett and an ex-'
preston Of thanks for the harmonious relations
which had. existed between the Graft and their
Grand Master during his term OF office.
Brother Corbett then offered the following reso-
lu,ions, which were adopted:
Resolved, That so much OF the Grand Masters
address as refers to charters anu dispsnsations'
be referred tosa committee OF i've.
That so much as refers TO bylaws, oe referred
to the committee on bylaws
That so much as refers to the death OF Br0ther
to prepare suitable tribute TO his memory.
That so much a5 refers to new temple, be re-
ferred to a special committee OF hve.
That so much as refers 10 the Grand Masters
decisions during the past year, oe re!errea 10 d
committee OF i've.
The Grand Treasurer then made his annualfe-
port and IT was referred to committee OF five.
The Grand Secretary then submitted his re-
port on foreign correspondence in print, twithout
readirg) and copies were distributed 70 members.
The report made by the hall committee was
then adopted.
The committee, appointed at the last session
on the new masonic temple, now made theitsre-
port, as follows:
The committee on the erection OF the new
Masonic hail beg leave to report:
That q meYting Of the committee was held early
In the present year, and the proper mode OF action
carefully considered. Before anything could be
Definitely determined, 1t was necessary to ascer-
taif{S first, how much money the committee could
raise; and, second, how much the proposed build
ing would cost. It was therefore resolved that an
appeal should be made to the managers OF the
late Masonic Fair for the loan to the Grand Lodge
OF the proceeds OF the fair, and that application
should also be made to the subordinate lodges
for ans.
,oa ottnnael "a TnpetinO N fhe MANAGERS of the