The Hickman courier., 1872-10-26
Temperance Department.
EDITORIAL COMMITTEE
A. D. KINGMAE, c. l.. .RANDLE, AND
JOS H. RoULHAC.


A. D. KINGMAN, c. l.. .RANDLR, AM
jos. II. RoULHAC.
Meeting of the Grand LOdge
The Ninth Annual Session of th'
Gran Lodge, met in Frankfort, on th'
the 8lh instant. a larger number q
subordinate lodges were represented
than ever before, but MeCraeken ans
Fulton counties were the only ones rep
resented from the Purchase.
The G. W. c. T and ". s. and T
reports show that the Order nov mum
bers s24 384 active, working members
while nearly 5000 have been suspend
ed during the last year for non pay
ment Of dues. There has been organ
lied during the past year 1C3 new
Lodges. but the chief executive officer
of the Order directed most Of his en-
ergies to the building up of the ol{,
rather than the establishment Of new
Lodges; aud to expunging from the roll
books all members who were not IN ac-
/ tive co operation with the Order Dur,
ing the year he delivered 1926 lectures.
Initiated ) 5,7Go into the Order, aud trav-
eled about 5000 miles. Add to this
the labor of editing the Good Temp
lars Advocate for the last five months,
and the keeping up Of his correspon-
dence, and you have the total Of his
years labor.
The report Of our Treasurer shows
our financial condition to be sound and
healthy. The liabilities Of the Grand
Lodge are S1,238 81; while tie assets
are 50 500.
All the amendments Of the Consti-
tuition proposed at the last session we're
defeated
A committee of five was appointed
to take under consideration the prorri-
ETY. of an organization for the youths
and an Order was recommended known
as the Cold Water Templars." which
was adopted by the Grand Lodge. and
the Executive Committee directed to
carry the same into execution. This
organization is dcsigue6 to occupy The
same position to tile Good Templara
as the Sunday School does to the church
preparatory
DR. H. 4. NJ. Henderson. was ap-
pointed to prepare ritual for tie ox
elusive use of the colored people. and
he accepted the appointment. and If
he lives, we may soon look for its corn
pletion, for he never leaves uudoue
what he promises to DO. The r. w.
G.. J., have been moving along in a
slip shOd way for two years about the
colored ritual, as We fear. not intending
to do any thing, and we are grat-fed
that our Grand Lodge Inns taken the
matter iu charge, aud will set the
wheels in motion
The question of Degrees was fxed
IS an essential and necessary quaIifca-
ion for an elective office and autho.i-
ling the granting of charters FOR De
,ree Temples on an application Of a
of the degree members of old
lodges and the payment of s., while
rev Lodges we're required to pay SO,
or their charters.
The Grand Lodge decided that uu-
Ter no circumstances, could an officer
,e installed by proxy.
\ resolution was adopted with only
me dissenting vote. depracating the
ttempt to introduce the Temperance
question into politics, aud refusing to
the Prohibition party or its
andidates in any form.
The officers elect for the present
ear are:
G. W. Balm, Lexington, G ". C. T. ,
\. +. Thompson, Bardstown, g. ".
'hief t
Miss Lizzie Harris, Paducah, G W ;
r. T.
Tim Needham, Louisville, Secretary h
nd Treasurer. ID
Miss Florence Murray, Elizabeth
own, 4. s. and T.
Rev. II. a. NJ Henderson, Frank
,rt, Chaplain.
Jas. S. Williams, Henderson, II. I
The next session of the Grand +
odge viii be held in Henderson, Ky,
4 the I'd Tuesday in October, 1873.