The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-02-02

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w w Lord. Past Deputy Grand Master
Il. Springer. Past Deputy Grand Master
H. A. Chapman, PxsL Grand Senior Warden
w ID. Ferris Past Grand Senior Warden
Jas. WAITS PastGrand Senior Warden
J. o. Lusher PasIGrand Junior W arden
TIN Martin. Past Grand Junior Warden
A. 81. Barley, . Past Grand Chaplain
j. NJ. Lewis, ..-.--- Fast Grand caspian
!. p Rarrv Past Grand Treasurer
A. G.. Noah, .PastGFAnd Senior Deacon
VIM. AilIs, PastGrand Junior Deacon
~ Owen, Past Grand Junior Deacon.
} Jno. A. Galbreath, Past Grand Jr. Deacon
w. II. Hardy fasG GFano Marshal
Want of space prevents our publishing
!, the list of delegates in attendance. They
will duly appear In the official report.
The GrSnd Lodge having been duly open
ed, the usual Committees were appointed.
The G and Master then delivered his Ad-
dress which we will publish in full at an
early day.
A communication was read from Bro.
Amos r. Johnston, assigning reasons for his
absence from his station in the West.
Bro. Thos. s. Gathright, announced the
death of Bro. S. S. Cranberry, Superintend-
ent of the Orphans Home, and paid a brief
but eloquent tribute to the deceased. He
was followed by Bro. Jas. Watts. Appro-
pirate resolutions were subsequently
| adopted.
The report of the Grand Secretary show
ed receipts for the year amounting to $l2,-
4l4,S2 and the report of Grand Treasurer
showed disbursements Tor about the same
| amount. Dispensations for seventeen new
Lodges had been issued during the year,
nearly all Of which applied for and were
granted charters. Five Lodges had sur
| rendered their charters during the year.
| The total number of chartered Lodges now
| in the State being 200, with an aggregate
mem bership estimated at twelve thousand.
Several propositions for curtailing the
evils of on-affiliation, by imposing certain
conditions on the granting of dimits,were in
| trOduced, referred to the Committee on
Jurisprudence, and action deferred until
the next meeting of the Grand Lodge.
Bro. Giles M. Hillyer, Chairman of the
| Committee on Revision of Constitution,
Regulations. Bylaws, Rules for Trials,
! ETC., presented printed report, which was
duly considered and adopted as it came
| from the Com mittee. 1t was ordered that
the Constitution be sent 10 the Lodges for
| consideration-the next Grand Lodge TO
| ratify or reject. The changes are unimpor-
tant, consisting chiefly in a Encouragement
of the articles, and the striking out of some
superuflous verbiage. The Regulations,
Bylaws, ETC., being adopted and now in
| force will be published, together. with the
Constitution, in pamphlet form, at the ex-
pense of Lodges desiring it. Orders should
be sent to the Grand Secretary as soon as
possible. The price will not exceed 20
cents per copy.
| The Constitutional Amendments proposed
at the last previous Communication were
taken up. The first was lost. It proposed
to amend Art. 5, Sec. /. which now provides
that whenever this Grand Lodge shall re-
verse or abrogate the decision of Subordi-
nate Lodge, expelling or suspending a
b. other. and shall restore said brother TO the
benefits and privileges of Masonry, never
theless, he shall not, thereby, be restored to
membership within the body from which be
has been expelled or suspended, without the
consent of the Subordinate Lodge. The
amendment proposed to strike out all after
the word Masonry" and insert: HE shall
thereby be restored to membership ,cithin the
body from tOhich he had been expelled or sus-
pended, tCithOut further action on the part o.
the Subordinate Lodge"
/ The fee for Dispensation for new Lodges
was fixed at fifty dollars, and the fee fol-
Charter thirty dollars.
The amendment providing for the perma.
nent location of the Grand Lodge was no,
acted upon. The amendment providing q
fixed salary to Grand Lecturer was rejected
The following resolution, offered by Bro
1 Eradar;o Cnoo1 uyoc adnn&al.
Resolved, That committee be ap-
pointed By the M. W.. Grand Mas
| ter, to prepare and ask the pas
sage of an act by the Legislature of the
State of Mississippi, incorporating the Grand
| Lodge, and that IL is the sense of the Grand
should contain provision whereby Subor-
dinate Lodges may hold real and persona
estate in the name of the Grand Lodge
without the necessity of proc ring special
acts Of incOrporation.
Comnittee.-J. M. Stone, A. J. Lewis, Jas
T. FAINT, A. r. Johnston, B. S. Trice.
On Tuesday night Rev. Bro. w. w. Lord
delivered an address which had been pre-
pared for delivery before the fraternity OF
Vicksburg on 9Th December. After which
| the Grand Lectures, Bro. I'll. c. Robinson, ex-
emplified the Work in the several degrees.
The Committee on Complaints and APP
peals had q number of cases before them
only q few of which excited any dis
cussion in the Grand Lodge. In the case OF
of J. J. Dromgoole, late Master of Raymond
Lodge, that brother admitted his indiscre-
ton, to the Grand Lodge, and made state
ment in excavation. Past Grand Master
Howry administered the reprimand order
ed by the Grand Lodge.
Gallatin Lodge, No. Is. and Hazlehurst
Lodge. No. 245, were granted permission to
consolidate.
The Charter of Philadelphia Lodge, No.
SO, was re-instated.
Bro. Geo. FL. Gray, Chairman of the Com
mittee on Masonic Law and Jurisprudence,
submitted several reports, which were or
dered to be placed in the printed record, and
action deferred until the next Grand
Lodge.
A resolution offered by Bro. Thos. Harde-
man to abolish the Office of Grand Lecturer
was rejected by . very decided vote. Bro
81. c. Robinson was reelected TO the Office
| by acelsmation.
The Committee on Masonic Temple and
Educational Institution granted until next
Grand Lodge TO report.
The Orphans Home was again cordially
commended TO the fraternity.
1t was resolved that there shall be ten in
stead of six Masonic Districts In the State
The Districts have. accordingly. been rear
ranged, and the Districe Deputy Grand
tiers viii be announced ne soon % appointed
1 by the Grand Master.
Holly Springs was selected NJ the place
and the Ath Monday I'm january, 1871. NJ the
time, for the next annual meeting of the
1 Grand .ndRn.