The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-01-11

/ Chancellor power to enter q grard Jt1risdic-
Etion and creates new and permanent Grand
Lodge until the Supreme Lodge: had con-
1sidered the Catise and apprUved the, action"
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~Thesignal illustration of the binding force
of the principles of our Order rs illustrated by
our laInented brother Samuel Holder Hines,
of Old Dominion Lodge, No. 4, received spe-
cial attention from the Supreme Lodge in the
Eappointment Of "a committee to draft a series
of, resolutions expressive Of the sense of the
lbody at his heroic death, and a memorial
page was ordered to be reserved to his meH-.
DRY in the records of the SupremeL Lodge pro-
ceedings. il;i.i asrs = j 81 ...r:t,E
f. :" It will be remembered that aspersions
| haye been attempted to be cast on the fair
fame of this our Grand Body in questioning
| its loyalty to the Supreme Lodge, and IL the
| true sense Of this much-abused KERN coll
sisted in a constant repetition and noisy de-
clamation of our superior devotion to the sl-
premc authority of our Order, we are some
what apprehensire that there are those who
| could with propriety claim larger share OF
1 that exalted quality than ourselves. but
| the, unanswerable argument of facts speak
! trumpet -tongucd in attestation Of our feafy
| to the Supreme Body and oura entire rcadl-
ness to comply with any reasonable demand
| it may require or exact; for not only DO the
records show that this Grand Lodge has pald
more moneys into the treasury OF the su-
preme Lodge than any other, and that, TOO,
when the number of her subordinate lodges
was among the least of any grand Jurisdlc-
ton, but with the exception Of three others
it was the only one freef from all Indebtedness
to the Supreme Lodge. eas .Ea
"The Supreme Scribe bore emphatic ,test+
mony to the above, which was more valuable
in that It was both unsolicited and unex-
pected. r. r. 7s. -; q str!.r fs
"Wc feel confident you take equal satisfac-
tion with ourselves at this our somewhat eN-
| ceptional relation to the Supreme Lodge, and
we are equally confident we reflect your true
sentiments when we add chat to-day, as ever,
| the heart Of this our noble Pythian mother
| beats responsive to two ideas--to God and
| to duty. Convince her that a particular,
course of action is right and essential, and
none will excel her in devotion thereto.
"Permit us to add, in conclusion, that the
prospect in the future appears bright with
promise. It seems to be one Of the mysteri-
Gus DEGREES of Providence that all noble, good,
| and holy institutions shall, at some period Of
their existence, be tried as by fire. Our own
history rs an Order has been no exception to
| the general rule our period Of trial came in
our infancy, but we can now look back over
the stormy and unpropitious period Of the
past eighteen months as the traveller who
gains the summiv of the mountain and sazcs
in awe and rejoicing down on the storm
through whichh has now happily and safely
passed. .....
And this result we have no hesitancy in
ascribing to the recent legislation of the su-
premc Lodge of the World" . -,
i The Grand Lodge adjourned at late hour
to meet this morning at 10 O'Clock. The
election of officers for the ensuing year will
be the first business tonight.