, 1877-05-27
GOOD TEMPLARS.

The twenty third annual meeting OF thu r. ".
Grand Lodge Of the Good Tcmpars Of tho world
was held in Portland. Nc, last week. There were
about l50 representatives present, The report OF
the Grand Secretary, W. S. Williams, opened with
an allusiou TO the disturbances in the Order
During the past year the success had been grattfy
ing and the present position Of the Right Worthy
Grand Lodge was, under the circumstances, the oc-
caslon for sincere congratulation. lie discussed
the serious questions At some length, and stated
that whatever the issue might be, the Right
Worthy Grand Lodge could hardly be ex-
pectea to surrender its identity and au-
thority, and place itself at the
mercy OF the malcontents. whose abstract
theories Of right are tptacticable, and whose no.
that those who had seeded had done more than
any other class to create distinctions OF color and
race, and that tcfE proceedings since tho division
had done more to create distinctions End foster
feelings of caste than could have been possible uu
der the ordinary operations Of reasonable apnli-
cation Of constitutional principles. An abstract
Grand Lodges; No returus had been received from
England and Walcs. and some subordinate lodges
The aggregate Of the returns showed z :}74 subor-
dinatc lodges. with membership Of ;s4d. 277. a]
though in some Gases this, appeared to be based
upon estimates. From the most recent In
formation he believed it safe to add loo 200 mem
.least $50, 700. lie believed In ! few months The
membership in England anu Wales would e1ceed
100, 600. IN the New England States the member
ship IS II. T0.1. Canada reports membership OF
Wisconsin, 10, 900; Michigan, il, 900: and Vic.
toria, ,3,U The financial exhibit showed hal
unce in the hands Of the Treasurer at last rcpurt
Of 81, 4.70, and this. with the receipts of the
year, formed an agEresate Of s1s, ~: g. Tne
The assets ineudins so g. Is due o Grand
Lodges, were figured at SIS, 1877. 81, and the liza
bt1es At 81 o69 =; leaslnE @ balance Of assets
OF the Grand Lodge Of England Is 81, 5v5 20. The
Secretary stated that the ,eturus were very impcr
fest, which is due, he claimed, 10 the false po-
sitiOn assumed BY the seccderS.
R.W. Grand Templar J. J. Hickman read an ad-
dress. in which ne said that never before had the
Grand Lodge met in city where there were no liz
ccnaed rum shops, lie alluded to the internal dis
sen.ions Of the pa>t year, and reported much dis
turbance in the South on the color line. lie aaid
eleven Of the Southern States have consented to the
Mrs. u. Is. O'Donnell Chief Superintendent Of
Juvenile Temp!ars. reported that, although she
had failed get complete returns, this portion OF
the work had not retrosradcd; The Juvenile Tenn
p1ars Of the seeding Grand Lodges had gone OF
with them, BY which the masses OF England, Scot
land. and Wales are lost; but as there are still
they have loyal Juvenile Tenplars. From South
Africa she has thc cheering news that twenty tenn
pies are organized. In the Australian colonies they
are also quite successful. In the Dominion of Can
ada they have held their own we'll California has
only Just adopted the juvenile work, but will or
yns taeF psopl,e H. sn9se
Wisconsin. Iowa. and New York show the greatest
Advancement District Of Columbus has just COM
have acknowledeed the work failure: The ent1re
membership will exceed 200, GOO. Wisconsin has
8, 600, which ts the largest.
ar7' With no salary Daid for Services. The salary
Of the Secretary was fixed at 81, 200 per annum.
The office OF Chief Superintendent Of Juvenile
D. kanausc, Of Wisconsin, Grand Worthy Chief