Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-06-19

Proceedings or the Grand
Ledge held ut Sioux
Vmlan Jume

The following proceedings Of the
lase session Of the Grand Lodge Of Ma
sons Of Dakota. We take from the Daily
Rrss q Dakotaian:
1.-THE lats communication Of the grand
lodge OF Dakota ancient craft masons was
! most pleasant session In oil its features
and concluded in . very satisfactory man
ner al the business before it. The grand
lodge i mostly devoted to business and
general legislation for the order. and we
anticipate it, published proceedings with
. brief Of its action upon several more
important topics.
The financial condition was found TO
be excellent and no change in the policy,
or special action was found necessary.
A chief item Of interest was the ad.
dreas Of the n. w. grand master which
was well received and highly commend
ed. II brought fully before the body
several subjects Of importance upon which
the several committees reported action
which wa in every case adopted by the
grand lodge One of these was the
relation Of this grand lodge to that of
Minnesota respecting jurisdiction over the
subordinate lodges 1t Fargo and Bis
marck. These lodges were regularly
instituted and chartered by the grand
lodge Of Minnesota prior to the orgsni-
xation Of tho g. L. of Dakota. All other
lodges in Dakota united in forming this
grand lodge but those two have continued
70 render their allegiance to Minnesota.
Resolutions had been passed n year ago
urging the proper action by Minnesota
directing the fcsity of these lodges to
the Dakota Jurisdiction but this had not
received favorable notice by that body.
Accordingly the Dakota grand lodge
feaf6rmed the necessity of such action
to prevent confusion in the work. To
end the power, digaity right of the
Dakota jurisdiction were r~edeclared, and
that this Jurisdiction was declared SUI
preme, ample and exclusive within the
boundaries Of Dakota, while that Of
Minnesota was limited to the political
boundaries Of tliat state that the original
institution Of the two lodges was author
lied as being upon unoccupied territory
but that the organization in Dakota
determined that authority; that Conflict
Of Jurisdiction wa threatened, BY such
: situation, BY application Of discipline
BY one upon members Of the other and
BY one building with the rejected
material Of the other, SINCE grand jnris-
d,ctions could not legislate with each
other. All the facts existed now which
svsr could exist and dual action was now
de-. Wkile it VA averred that direct
authority could be exercised upon the
lodges. il was deemed that they felt
justified by authority Of . grand lodge,
though Ia error, ard hence this grand
lodge couId forbeaS any extreme author
ity md appeal sill to that u Minnesota,
Resolutions Of the eiesrest and most
nnaualiA<d cnndemnasion Of the action oi
the Grsnd Ofirss Of France xers adopted
rsfusing recegnition 10 any wiso did no'
dissvcw any sepeptase 81 she late reso-
1ption ty that body. The rejection o
4 faith in ths resurrection Of the bod,
and or etrrnsi life which are held 70 b
prime landnsarks Of ~free-mssonary wer,
declared Impossible aud incompatible,
with masonic existence and therefore
eqnal 70 the total abandonment Of III
order,
Ina difference between the CRANE
lodgrs II Colon and Cuba. in that Island
were cnnsidered but no decision made
and the question wss postponed until TIL
next annsAl communication in order tina
more full and acurats information nigh
be obtained.
Resnlustnus we're passed directing th,
grand secretary 70 premu:gate to tn
~varipus lodges the ameriments h~etctofor'
adopted % the constitution. and certain
amendments thereto and IN BY laws, wev
concurred in aud proposed 10 the iodge'
The mort important of these constitutions
propositions was the one fixing membcs
ship and voting IN the grand Lodge. A
nos stated i provides that each lodg
shall hive thres votes which shall oil b
" II one only Of it, chief efRc.rs i
pfeaeait ri represented alss that aii pas
md present elective grand oficrrs ar
elttsaed. md slso that al appe:ntiy
gsasd GRnsd officers prevent and durin,
q their tasrp he entitled to vote Iildiyidual