, 1875-10-10
()hlcia1 Decisions Of the Grand
Lodge of the United States
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Coming Session Of the Grand Lodge
Of Illinois at Peoria.
9uceessful Reunion OF Scotch Rite Masons
In Chicago.-.Degrees Conferred
Lecture by Bob Norris To-Day--Mis-
celIaneous Business,

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OFFICIAL. DECISIONS.
During the recess Of the Grand Lodge Of the
Dnited States, the Grand Sire, as the chief e1-
ecut,ve, becomes the judicial head Of the organ
izstion, and bis decisions binding on the par
ties thereto aud when confirmed by ths Grand
Lodge, become law. The Grand Sre1 At the late
session Ut Indiauapolis, reported his decaalons
*or the year, which we're as follows:
Ft5n-A member In good standing IN biz Lodge 10
entitled to pecunary benefits whie sick and unable 20
atscnd to his ordinary avocsuoa, xithough he nAJ
seaondIIt Is isxfui fos subordinste Lodge to DO:
nate its funds for any purpose within the object and
scope of the Order. -.
Th1rd-Ths general management and conduct q
degree Lodges are subject to local legislation
Fo.st-1hat Grand Lodge Of 6t.te must grsns s1a
m appea from its decision to tbs Grand Lodge Of the
Cutted States: md that in VACATION the Grand Aas-
ter cannot grant 4aid appeal -.
Ftxh-That subordinate aucAmpmeat snoald not
ure its funds TO procure . street UNIFORM
S,r;h-That member Of q subordinate Lodge de-
sir1ng to join Eucsmpnent should JOIN the nea!est
Eneampnent to his residence IN the sse ~
kept out Of his Grand or Subordinate Loa3e *1e sn
minutes Of the preceding meeting are being 1esq Il ne
desires 70 enter and work bis wsy into ne Lodge
EtchkA-Ihat the Grand Encampnent OF OHIO Aas
no 1dzht to assign representative Of district
Patriarch Who u not member o. m !"
Eis1h-That the Law authorizing the r. g. Of
Lodge to communicate the eemi-annual password 70
Of the Lodge which be nay belong, under the seal
Of the Lodge appAes to the n in the SAME Jurs-
didiau and not In different jurisdictiuns
Yfntk-That when member Of IN Enc1mpmens lbs
beop dropped for the non-psyneut OF dues It not
imperative uoon tbs Eaeamptnent to renstao him. ~
they refuse to 1einstate him, thsy should grant him
Dismissal certidcate-
Erpt.1th-That when person haa been elected to re-
eeiye III the Encampment degrees and dispensat1on
has been granted to confer them all at the asne meet
Ing it il lawful Tor another Eneanapnnent In the same
Jurisdiction confer sid degrees at the request OF
he Encamp1nent IN which he was elected.
Tsost1h-That there ia no law compelling eupord1-
nate Looges to slnd their mebers 20 Degree Lodge
to receive the degrees although the Deg1ee Lodge mag
ba in the sans city or town.
Thirteenth-That while subordinate EncaIapmenta
zze in session, ankacttng Their ordinary eusiness the
members should not wear their Etreet uniform.
Fotlrteenth-That \ member Of an Eucanpnent,
clothed In street UNIFORM presenting hrseA for ad-
dluasy business may be adutted but should BE- eoa-
peled to c.othe himself In proper regana wha hs 10
1nxinA In the Enca1npment
he Il. @. declares ths ballot closed, and announces
the result -
szhe.th-That Lodge or Encampment. with ita
officers can, in body. visit another Lodge or En-
carapeat outside Of its Jurisdiction without cards OF
stpenteenth-rbat tho Washington Monument is not
such object purpose Is Is contauplated BY our
laws to which the funds Of aubo1dinats Lodge can
Eiohteenth-1h1t the law Of The last session, 1qe-
e11bnR = street uniform, n supreme, aud virtually
ahrogates any law Of atAts Jurisdiction IN conflict
K.neteenfh-That ?. G. Of the r. P. degree and
may jewel ct yellow metal. See Digest, 1655.}
14oentitM-That record Of trial in the coutt9 upon
charge Of the violaton of the laws.of the land Is
prA fseie proof Of the facts appearing therein md.
wharc charges sre preferred against brother fr ~
oluton Of the laws Of the Order the he has been
tried for the courts, record tue courts Ia
peteut proof the trial IN the Lodge and eoncln,
sye uItss other evidence bo introduced bedes TINT
in the record and Buch trial either party may in
troduoe such e.danes II not embraced in the rec
ord
All these decisions OF the Grand Siro we're ap-
proved. The fourth. sixth, eleventh, and fl
teenth we're slightly modified. Tbs sixteenth
Was 80 amended aB to require ono OF the two
f1Bt officers of the lodge or encAmpnene visiting
to be In possession Of a card nnd the 4 T. T. ".
The fourth Was ordered to read - Grand Mas
ter can not grant an appeal from the action OF
his Grand Lodge" The sixth, THAT The mat
ter is left to local 6thte legislation" The eley-
enth Was SO amended as to require person 70
be in possession OF the Pah1aEcta1 Degree before
he can hare tho other degrees conferred upon
him by another eoczmpmeut ut the request OF
the encampment in which he has been elected.
The fourteenth decision, in 1eiad on to Patr7-
nrchs in street Uniforms being admitted to en-
c,mpmenta, Was ordered to read that persons
wearing said uniforms presenting themselves Tor
admissions stood precisely as II they did not
wear said uuiforms and subject to the same
rules.
The Grand Lodge also decided regarding tho
WidoNe' and Orphans Fund, somewhat pro
life source of controversy and nisundetstand-
ipr, as all special funds ere wont to be, that
when the funds aud property Of Lodge pass bY
law into the binds Of Grand Lodge BY
surrender Of the charter ct subordinate, snd
part Of such funds consist OF = widow and or
phxn fund, euch fund should be credited sepA-
rately and distinctly and held ~ separate fund
for five years. and thereafter should become the
absolute property Of the Grand Lodge
The power of an elective grand officer to intro
dnce VISITING brothers Was construed to extend
to Grand as we'll 81 subordinate lodges. Aud
further by new legislation it was enacted
that = grand representative Of
Grand Looge or drand Encampmept
may introduce visitors. not only into the body
OF which he is an officer, but Also into the other
ed that the Lodge or Eucampment into which
the visitor "a 10 be introduced must be satisfied
that the brother proposlng to introduce y1s1sor
is GRIND representative.
lion authorizing Grand Encanpments to open
in the T. 2. Degree during the e1empli-
dcntion OF the three degrees, and Grand
Lodges to open in the SCARLET degree during the
exempli6cation OF the degrees OF the subor-
dinate lodges. But go stubborn WAS the oppo-
uitiou to any change that the movement Taa de-
faated.
Aa usual. however, the late Grand Lodge Was
mprs pralsevo1thy for what it refused to enact
than for its enactmeots. At eTely. session
numerous amendments OF 1unuaueotA law are
presented and urged, and they 60 by on easy
and natural process to the tomb Of Conserva-
tire Committee, and on their suggestion are de-
gently covered from sight BY the Grand Lodge.
Mora than three~fourths OF the reports OF
Committees close their reports BY recommend
ing the adoption Of the following resolution
RksoEred, That the COMMITTEES bs discharged from
the further consideration Of the subject
Among the thinga which the Grand Body wise
1y refused to do were To adopt any street unt-
form for subordinate lodges; to convert lodge
into informal court tor the arbitration Of the
bamness controversies Of its members to adopt
any ''secret sign for purposes OF correspond
ence !; to require State Grand Lodges to submit
the constitutions of their Bubordinates to the
Grand Lodge United states for approval to
change the name Of the Grand Lodge United
states; to deprive Grand Masters Of
their supreme authority in tho matter
OF the secret work The report OF Represents
tive Harmon On dues and benefits, and the rails
tion Of tie same, WAS one Of great interest,
touching. a. it does. the vital questions Of
finance and ths solyency Of bene6cent societies,
and the necessary conditions OF solvency. This
report and the subjects connected Herewith will
At some future day be fully discussed from the
STANDPOINT Of life insurance
GRAND BODIES or nGISoM.