The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-06
MASONIC.
Annual Commute ton OF the Grand
Lodge OF tho state OF New York.

The Grand Lodge resumed labor at nine O'Clock
A. NJ. The Grand Architect Of the Universe was
addressed by the r. W. and Rev. John G. Webster.
motion was made by W. Bro. Thomas Pat
terson to appropriate $500 TO R. W. George H.
Raymond. Tor his services as Grand Lecturer dur
ing the past year. Referred TO Finance Commit
tee.
r. W. Andrew E. Sunern, Chief Commissioner OF
Appeals, presented several reports, which being
entirely OF private nature, are necessarily with
held.
W. Louis ], Belloni, Jr., from the Committee on
Exemp1fcaton OF the Work, reported that the
committee had witnessed the exempllncation OF
the third degree, and found that the X. W. George
II. Raymond was fully IN possession OF the standard
work. The report thus concudes:-
Your committee with an rncs st desre that the work
ne lodges n ,hs Jurisdiction should be
Lodge beg 70 state that they fear the resolution adopted
BY the Grand Lodge At this session would destroy that
tain the services OF competent instructor would
he lodges II. TO De
motion was made to consider the resolution OF
Thursday. which was opposed by r. W. william 7.
Woodruff, on the ground that there was too much
time taken up in discussing the matter on Thurs
day.
X. w. Levi M. Gano raised the point that the
constitution provided for such salary as the Grand
made no provision for any salary but simply di-
rected subordinate lodges to pay stated sum
when such lodges employed him, which might
A resolution was ultimately proposed and sent
10 the Finance Committee appropriating 1000 as
Tor the ensuing year. motion to lay the resolu-
ton on the table was, In the meantime, lost
WINS W, James o W; hIsted, IRON the Committee on
be granted to fifteen lodges U. d. and to seven
whose warrants had been destroyed by fire. The
M -Enl nvvuhtn DAp
YORK city; Lincoln, New York city, f;'i No ,a%
Shakespeare and Naphthalia. New York city: Social
Friendship. New baltimore; Justice, New York
Brooklyn; Stuyvesant. New York city.
The standing Committee on Constitution and
several amendments thereto, but Jailed to report
against the most obnoxious section OF the statutes
t42), which reads thus-
An unanliaed Mas.n shall not be allowed to visit any
sonic reief or burial.
w. I. Patterson asked II any action had been
taken upon the above section. nj. w. Brother
Gibson replied that the section had been approved
OF by the committee. The w. Brother then offered
rs fOllows:-
An unatilated Mason shall not be allowed to visit
Referred to the committee.
An amendment providing that dspensation to
out the consent OF majority or all the lodges In
such city was adopted. As there are about 1850
lodges IN this city this Will virtually have the effect
OF preventing any new lodges being formed Tor
some time as 1t viii require the consent or least
h o1ges wrn womd cause consider
sent
Called from labor to reireshmcnt at one O'Clock
Afternoon Session.
The Grand Master called the craft from refresh
ment to labor at two O'Clock.
An amendment to allow no Masonic labor to be
done on sunday, except the burial OF aMason, was
adopted; also an amendment which makes section
AZ OF the statutes read thus
A lodge shall have the power to enact bylaw which
ns S e ns Sn1 lodge
q least years dues until the brother Shall have
two years dues snow why should not be nd
he he Tn nn
shall indicted during The coniinuance Of sSeS nd
ssnee nnes ~ sroSa vote O. his lodge
ship BY unanimous vote OF the members present and
the amount due at the time OF such unafiiation '"'
An amendment was also passed allowing unafill-
iat TEL to be received without lee.
next year he would move to strike out section AZ
OF the statutes as above printed in regard unaf-
The committee disapproved OF the resolution
w. Brother Beoni moved tnat the report be not
agreed TO- as scarcely was the ink dry which wrote
the obnoxious section when the Grand Lodge
buried an unafiated Mason.
X. w. William 7. Woodruff said that the NJ. W. p.
G. M. Orr, OF South Carolina, was not buried by
the Grand Lodge. Honors were paid to him, 1t
was true, but he was buried in South Carolina.
w. Brother Belloni-1here was funeral pro-
cesson. Where is the dnerenceg ALI funeral
honors were palG TO the remains.
Strange that such d ference should be
'rwIxt tweedledum and twccdcdee
The W. Brother withdrew his motion by unani-
W. Brorner f. M. L. Ehlers moved that the word
s.allowed, be stricken out aud the word ZEN
titled" inserted instead OF the obnoxious section
OF the statutes.
" Rrothpr Iro Cbasa rnoved that TIM sact,or a..
amended so as to read -
unaiaed Mason shall not be entitled to visit any
or Be entitled to receive Masonic burial
M. w. James Gibson would accept an amendment
like the iollowlng:-"One who snail remain an I'M
affiliated Mason IN this jurisdiction for one year or
more shah not be allowed to visit a Masonic lodge
or join In Masonic procession. nor be entitled TO
receive Masonic relief or burial"
w. Brother Emmanuel Lowenstein, OF Eastern
Star Lodge NJ. 227, was willing to accept the
those who did not pay their dues were really rcn
men. The poorer men OF his lodge were those who
Always W P @;,I, their he du Mco IAppausel
the amendment. He knew an unafiated Mason
who had attended lodge night alter night until he
this man was really merchant millionaire and
was well able TO pay dues, but did not.
jected, and at length N. w. James Gibson renorted
his amendment, as above, when was carried
The report Of the committee was then adopted.
The M. w. Joseph d. Evans, from the special
Committee on Distinguished Masons Deceased, re-
ported That nothing could be added IN relation to
these brethren TO what was so well expressed in
the able address OF the Grand Master. The report
was received and adopted
DEDICATION OF THE TEMPLE.
The Committee on Hall and Asylum Fund re-
ported that the building had progressed anu was
nearly completed and offered resolution provid.
ing Tor the postponement OF the dedication OF the
same until such time as The temporary noaLing
debt should be liquldatcd.
NJ W. stephen Ii. johnson trusted that the re-
solution would not pass. He thought the matter
might be safely lett In the hands OF future Grand
Lodges. The report was received, but the resolu-
ton was lost
THE CUBAN NATTER.
The Grand Master said that 1t had been men,
toned TO him that his remarks on the CUBAN cir.
GUAR IN his address were not received in good
spirit, and were meant to reflect tile Deputy
Grand Master He totally denied that such was
the case. He and the Deputy Grand Master were
on the best OF terms for the last two years; they
had differed us men would do on various SUBJECTS
but were stu friends. Alter two years OF nard
labor he now hoped that the generous support or
the Grand Lodge would be given TO his successor.