The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-08-04
roRrraN CORRESPONDENCE.
By Bao. 7. ). CANNON, car'n osnmir.s.
ALABAMA.

ALABAMA.
The fifty-fourth annual communication
of the Grand Lodge of Alabama was
held in the city of Montgomery, on the
7th day ofDecember A. l.. 1914. NJ.
W.. Isaiah A. Wilson, Grand Master
r.. W.. Daniel Sayer, Grand Secre-
tary.
The Grand Master reports the craft in
good condition. Six dispensations were
issued for new Lodges, during the year.
Dispensations to confer degrees out of
time have not been granted in any case.
The Grand Master decides that g a nom
affiliate is not entitled to a Masonic
burial" The Grand Lodge approved
We submit that the above Is too sweep
ing. Circumstances may arise or exist
in which great wrong might befall
good Mason with dimit in his pocket,
under such rule. Naturalization is dis
Indignation, and, of course, destruction
to our body; but in order to protect our
selves, let US adopt remedies that shall
work no wrong. First, there are too
many Lodges and too many Masons. If
a Mason will not work, neither should he
eat. Cut him of-let him 60, but don't
have him past Mason and past profane,
"half and half"
Second, Let US begin to kill some of
ternity back to standard of usefulness
that will incite all its members to work,
but let US not shake hands and visit, and
brother with a man, until he is dead, and
then turn away. Kill him, masonical.y,
so soon as he refuses to work, or violates
his obligation, lot before.
The Grand Lodge endorses another
decision of the Grand Master that we
dislike The court will note our ex
ception"
"That profane is not compelled to
petition the Lodge nearest his residence
for initiation"
Many other decisions were submitted,
all of which were approved by the Grand
Lodge except one. We quote several:
''That the Worshipful Master has no
authority to give the casting vote in an
election for officers, having previously
voted.
A Lodge cannot entertain a petition
for membership until it is satisfied the
petitioner is Master Mason. The fact
lNa Gull lNaf
mittee can be appointed to inquire into
the character and standing of the petit
toner.
After candidate has been duly cleo
ted to receive the degrees, he can be
estopped by the objection of a member of
the Lodge, made either in open Lodge,
or privately to the Worshipful Master,
without giving his reason for Directing
That under the Constitution of this
Grand Lodge Member of the Commit
tee on Work, having become unaffiliated,
does not thereby forfeit or vacate his
position as such Member of said Com
mittee.
To the last the Grand Lodge refused
to consent, although a majority of the
Law Committee recommended its adop-
ton. A minority report was adopted
which concludes as follows:
Resolved, That this Grand Lodge in
dorse and approve all the rulings of the
M. w. Grand Master, as contained in
his annual address, except that in our
opinion no one, unless he be member of
a subordinate Lodge under this jurisdic-
ton, can be appointed on the Committee
on Work, and that any member of said
committee, who after his appointment
becomes non-affliated, thereby forfeits
and vacates his position as a member of
said committee.
Upon the adoption of this resolution,
one of the Committee On Work rendered
his resignation. Query: Does Grand
Master Wilson decide that, if Commit
teeman of the Grand Lodge were to die,
he would not bury him He decides that
Z" non-affiliate is not entitled to a Ma
sonic burial" and then decides that a
non-affiliate may serve on the Grand
Lodge Committee of Work. Make
man work and not let him eat Frater-
nize with Mason in Lodges, Grand and
Subordinate, while he lives, and when
dead, leave his body unburied and his
spirit to wander up and down through all
ages, like the shade of Archytus
A very proper report on Correspond
ence was submitted by Bro. w. 7. Wal
thall. If Bro. w. writes another report,
we ask him to revise the spelling of our
name.
We wish to submit question to Bro
Walthall, and ask him to answer, and
furthermore, we would like for some rule,
general in its operation, to be adopted.
If Mason of Mississippi visits a place
in Alabama that he considers a Lodge
and encounters an examining committee,
has he a right to demand an exhibition
of the charter before he enters the Lodge?
A Lodge in Mobile refused to exhibit its
warrant to a member of the Lodge to
which this writer belongs, and our brother
refused to "sit" with the individuals, re-
presenting themselves TO be Lodge
Lodges represented ................223
Members reported 10, 165
Dues received ......S5, 165. so
Grand Master and Grand Secretary
reelected.
As works of reference the proceedings
of the CIR. bodies of Mississippi are ex-