The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-06-06
SONRY.
Rsasssmbling Of tho Grand Lodge-Important
Amendments to the Cons6tution-New
Warranted Lodges-R Re. election Of All
the Grand Officers Unanimously.

tno UIo0O O0O0Ib ouo2AmU01Ay
The gavel sounded In the east precisely at nine
O'Clock yesterday morning. NJ w. Christopher G.
Fox, Grand Master, declared the body called from
refreshment 70 labor, and prayer was offered by
the R. W. and Rev. Jonu G. Webster, OF Palmyra
The committee on exemphfcaton OF the work
were directed to meet IN Kane Lodge rooms this
morning at nine O'Clock.
The Grand Secretary announced that he had
check for $767 90 from Holland Lodge No. s, which
with $3.50 already handed IN by Individual mem
bers, makes total from that lodge Of 81 III 90 for
the Hall and Asylum Fund tApplause.)
THE CONSTITUTION.
The amendments to the constitution were then
declared in order, and N. W. James Gibson COM
menced to read the sections from where he left on
the evening before. af1 s4
TO the section reading thus IA warrant Of
lodge can only be surrendered by q vote OF two
thirds Of the members present at a stated commu-
nication duly summoned with notice Of the pro-
posed surrender stated In the summons which
vote shall have been previously called for upon the
written request Of at least two-thirds Of the mem.
bers Of the LODGE" the following amendment was
added :-"Provided That warrant cannot be sur
rendered il seven qualified members vote to retain
tn 1851 r WItf W Ha
QUALIFICATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP.
On reading the qualifications for membership,
the clause comforting such by anllation was made
TO read thus :-"But no Master Mason shall become
member OF q lodge other than that in which, or
at the request, or upon the consent OF which he
received the third degree, unless it shall appear by
certificate from regular lodge that he is non-
alliated, and that he is not indebted to any lodge
Tor dues or assessments, and that there are no
charges for unmasonc conduct pending against
him.n
CHARITY.
An animated debate took place upon motion
to strike ont the following section, the motion
being made by w. L. J. Belloni, Jr., of Arcana
LODGE unafiliated Mason shall not be
allowed to visit any lodge, or join In Masonic
procession, or receive Masonic relief or burial.n
The motion to strike out was lost by an overwhelm-
ing vote.
An amendment was then offered to strike out
the word "or'' after the word "processlon,n and
insert instead the words, "and shall not be en-
titled to-" This was also lost; but an amendment
once only was adopted by the committee but was
rejected by the Grand Lodge
NoN-AFFILIATION.
The following section, which Is q most important
one TO Mas0ns, was then taken up:-
No member BE shall be permitted n t. aGmt the
oate some WARRANTED lodge that that Re a been ae
ceped for membership therein presentation Of such
SssF ce n q a s
delivered e ne brother but shall 6s sranssS
such 'sTtiasats q aSssea5se game Which ds% shall
snip iaGss suns the ae%is
until the a have
e n s9e and ss n
tor
he n be
@ s howeSer Ina.
s ssscs officer cannot withdraw during his term Of
The following was proposed as q substitute -
Any member Of lodge who i not an elected officer
2 lSs s
lodge ifhe make application therefor in writing at
AS was anticipated this gave rise to an animated
debate, the ground taken by its opponents being
that If Mason left the State and went to another
he would have nothing to show 10 enable him to
join lodge in the state to which he had gone.
The substitute was ultimately lost, and the com
Paige changing the words accepted apd sac
ceptance" for "petitiOned" and petition" and
and i to- the U lodge N s the pe
ton. The last clause in the first paragraph In the
original resolution was also changed SO as to read
dimit terminated, until notice shall have been re-
ceived that the brother has consummated member
t PAYMENT or DUES.
clause in the 102d section providing that sus-
pension (the punishment for non payment OF dues)
should not extend to brethren who are manifestly
eaaSe Y ne suc %
ment is not to be inflicted until two years. dues are
"owing.'
brother suspended for non payment OF dues may
be restored to membership by two-third vote OF
members res ana v6, s @ ne e.. shall
pension. +A A
This was amended by substituting the word
restoration" for 'suspensiOn," and "majorityn
for 'tw0-thirds," and In this condition the substi
tute OF Brother Couch was adopted. - f.s....s.s
The Grand Lodge was called from labor to refresh
ment to resume labor at two p. M. sN Id
AFTER RECESS.
The Committee on Warrants reported In favor Of
granting new warrants to the following lodges
under dispensattOn:-
Rockland Lodge Nyack, Rockland county.
Southern Light Lodge. Breesport, Chemung
county. iesl.s.Hr .ll M ygsE 5s 44r
Charity Lodge, New York city.
Alma Lodge New York city. ss II .4
Anchor Lodge. College Point, Queens county.
New Hope Lodge, schenectady, schenectady
sunnyside Lodge, Castleton, Rensselaer, county
B Eel iG HSss sT Ssw Ycr kaFs county
veritas Lodge, New York city.
Ashland Looge, New York city. 5s.f e
Gutenberg Lodge Albany, Albany county.
Mizpah Lodge, Newtown, Queens county.
duplicate warrants were recommended to be
granted, without charge, to High Falls Lodge, No.
428; seneca River No. l60 and Ort0na, No. 229, In
place OF the originals, destroyed by fire. At the
same time the committee called attention to the
gross carelessness OF cust0dans Of warrants, in
leaving both warrants and records In their lodge
rooms, often insecure, frequently inaccessible In
case OF fire, and recommended the Grand Lodge to
aaPs 81 qca ora as w m1a the
In case Of the loss Of warrant by
fire. The name OF abrams" Lodge, No. 20,
was changed to that or .Pioneer" Lodge, No. 70.
ELECTION OF GRAND OFFICERS.
motion to defer the order OF the day until after
the constitution should have been passed was lost,
and the regular order or business proceeded with,
the M. w. Isaac Phillips In the east. N. w. Nathan
lei +. Warning hoped that all the grand officers
would be reelected, as they were oil well posted In
the work Of the building or the temple.
The M. w. Christopher g. Fox was reelected
Grand Master by o show OF hands, there being no
opposing candidate. The following committee was
appointed to inform the M w. Brother OF his re-
election Past Grand Masters James Gibson,
stephen II. Johnson and Nathaniel f. Waring