The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-08-18

CALIFORNIA
The Grand Lodge of California met
in the city Of San Francisco on the 18th
of October A. L. 1914, NJ. W.. Isaac
S. Titus, Grand Master and r.. w.
Alex. G.. Abel, Grand Secretary.
1t being the twenty-ffth annual COM
munication, the Grand Master INDUCED
in a retrospect of the craft on the Pacific,
and exhibited statistics profitable not only
to Masons but to the statesman and his
torian. The growth and prosperity of
California are truly wonderful; and we
feel obliged to Bro. Titus for his address.
All the interests of the State are noticed
and with the precision of genuine an
nalist. He says that 10, 900, 900 gallons
of marketable wine will be made during
the present year Value Of all property
in the State 5000, 1886, PSI The bank
ing capital in gold coin exceeds $780,
900, 900. There are 1850 miles of rail
way in successful operation. We find
reported a frst-class State University and
twenty-three Colleges, besides Female
Seminaries, and a common school system
equal to any in the older States Last,
but not least, there are one hundred and
eighty-seven newspapers. The brother
remarks, person may we'll hesitate in
attempting to paint the picture of Cali
fornia as she will be twenty-five years
hence" With all this splendid array
California has funded debt of only SO,
372, 800.
Dispensations were granted for the
establishment of six new Lodges during
the year.
The death of r.. W.. John Baptiste
Bope P. g. j. W., and of j. H.
Harday p. G.. Orator, was announced.
The feature of the Grand Masters adj
dress that makes it interesting is the
amount of valuable information it con-
tains, interesting to the citizen as well
asto the Mason. Usually such docu-
ments are quite commonplace, unless
some controverted point is discussed
The reading, therefore, of Grand Master
Titus address was refreshing.
The report of the Grand Secretary is
an admirable business paper, clear and
elaborate, leaving no subject untouched,
about which the Masonic student can feel
an interest. 1t is announced for the
third time, that not single Lodge is in
arrears to the Grand Lodge. The
amount of receipts reached the sum of
$16,714 so. The report of the Grand
Treasurer shows a balance in the Grand
Lodge Treasury of So, 1883 The Board
of Relief of San Francisco disbursed So, :
498 30 as follows
To Masons of the Jurisdiction of Cali
forna, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ISL ,073 so
g Z" g other Jurisdictions. l, $50 50
Widows and orphans of Masons
of California. ga 90
:" g other Jurisdictions $50 90
Total. .................S5, 1873 80
The report on Foreign Correspondence
was submitted by Bro William A. Janu
airy, and is good Masonic paper, not too
prolix not too brief, and is we'll written.
In his review of Iowa, Bro. j is not very
complimentary to Bro. Ercanbrack. The
latter is advised ." to tarry at Jericho
until his beard shall grow" The review
of Mississippi is fraternal.
The report of the Committee on Ma
sonic Law and Jurisprudence develops
no new principle. The Suspension of
Masons for non-payment of dues is the
chief subject matter. The committee do
not favor any modification of existing
regulations. They cannot see the pro
priety of accepting payment of a third
party and restoring a suspended brother
after he is dead. The non-payment of
dues is certainly the great annoyance of
Lodges everywhere, at this time, and is
calling for any amount of discussion.-
The majority of Grand Lodges have de-
clared suspension the remedy. As we
have in another place discussed this sub
iect, we forbear the indulgence here
Our opinion is that Mason cannot be
properly suspended from the general
rights 81 4 Mem for non-payment o.
Lodge dues. He can bs$%HFrl1e;d Of all
the rights and benefits of Lodge mem
bership.
The fact that this question is so promi
nent is source of the profoundest morti-
fication to all good Masons. Our craft
is too large too many are called Masons.
1t is in order to get shut of these non
paying, non-obeying Masons, and to re-
duce our numbers to such as will be
true band of brothers.
We will state case from the Commit
tee on Grievances:
Brother Nathan Gilmore charged Bro
Thomas Davidson with libeling his char
acter and injuring his reputation as a
good citizen, in that he hung Bro. Gil |
more, in efigy, to the limb of tree, in
front of railroad station. Hiram Lodge
No. 43 acquitted Bro. Davidson. The |
Committee say:
From the testimony adduced your com
mittee are of the opinion that the COM
missioners were correct in their verdict. /
With political differences Masonry has
nothing to do, and if Bro Gilmore felt
aggrieved at the act complained of, his
proper remedy lay in an appeal to the
legal tribunals and not to a Masonic
Lodge. Your committee, therefore. re-
commended the adoption of the follow
ING resolution