The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-02-12
Voice Of Hasonry.

Voice Of Masonry.
The February number Of shis Masonic
ioaraal hss been received, and. - usual, u
full Of excellent Masonic and family read
ing.
Cornelius Moore sdvocaies The necessary
changes % that women may b sdnii,ed To
lodges the same - men. Many strong
reasons may Be urged Tor - veil a sgain,
the change. bot is would BE- sueh ,sdical
one that 1t p not likely to be sdopaed tos
many yeass ." eome. st le.ss. One Of the
most interesting articles i the annual report
Of The Secretary Of . Lodge in Milton,
Florida, and il shows some shines that
should Be studied By the member Of moot
lodges throughout the country. There wss
total membenhip Of between sixty and
seventy, but The Secretary collected over
500 dues. shoving that the member. have
learned the habit Of Pro~pt payment, yet
there SCENE u Be some Of different Kind.
and to these he says some very plain
truths. We give them and vmh we could
enforce them - that no Master Mason
would ever forget them:
In resard to money yet due thu Lodge from
members. desire to say sev words. No douht
the Ananeial crisis 10 vhch this country has besn
subjected, and its sequenf influences IN every
branch Of business the causs Of the tardy frsh-
coming of annual dues by the members There
are some. however, Who apparently could meet
their obligations promptly, bat think, a. long "A
they have not been called upon BY the
Sex retary. It is not their duty to pay their dues
This is IN erroneous Siea- The iaws Of Floski,s
say, ''thas the payment ef annual dues is q duty
incumbent upoa every member Of . lodge, and
the neglect or refusal to fulfill this duty an in.
fraction Of Masonic lag. and violation of . Ma.
sonic covenant. and shall SUBJECT the delinquent
% Lodge discipline" This does not express
that the dues have to b called ny the Secretary.
On the contrary u says you shall not aIlos your.
self To Be dunned. but you shall pay voluntarily.
A. Master Mason, il - the duty Of every bro'hes
to know, that upon becoming . member of q par
ticuiar Lodge. each brother assumes in addition
| tn the obligations before imposed. when he be-
comes . member Of the Cnsft. the burden OF
loi3~ support in other sOrls. il behooves hrn
to sy his pro rata required to defay the expenses
requisite To its m sintensnce. to which every 1850
citation an Incorporated body. whether il is the
owner Of real estate or not. inevitably SUBJECT
ed. These expenses. must be met. else the ssso-
riAt,on cannot cannot exist hence the necessity n
prompt payment Of s,sch dues. ] am nj loss to
sce shy brother should far forget himself.
that in case he Is not able to pay. At least to
der . reasonable excuse for his delinquency. winch
in fact. the av requires him to do; yet. there are
eases where brothers entirely ssnore this respon-
sibility. and do not care u render such excuse.
All things Considered. such actions can only be
construed that these brethren care but little for
their obligations. much less for Mssonry-oniy so
Gar ~ they can make Masonry subservans sotheir
own purposes.
Another point u worthy Of reflection By
the Lodges Of Sedalia. This Lo,igr,
although weaker in memben than
the smaller Of the Sedalia Lodges.
haa Lodge Library, aud puts
forth successful efforts towards build
ing il up. The additions, while not ~
large - in 1876. Numbered 81 volumes Of
which q we're donated By different Ms
sonic jurisdictions. The Lodge also has
an Academy Public Library. and to this
large additions we're made-vhy could not
Sed.lia have library to Be sustained By
the different Masonic bodice, in which .,
leaas al the reports Of the grand bodies Of
the di6erent states could be keps for re-
ference. and that without cost In Tn col.
lecsing Of them.
wsgivesh the following further extract from
the report, and wish our readers could read
the whole Of L.:
On entering upon the study d our Art, the Ma.
sonic student vill find it indisp~nsibly necessary
70 uead the current literature Of, day, but - 10
would become extremely burdensoms for each
brother 10 subscribe for all the periodicals. all.w
me here to mensiou. that ut this annual holi-
day you must not forget the vonted c,ntriha-
tons to procure this kind Of literature for your
enighsnsent and pleasure. that our subscriptions
for the coming year may he renewed, thus reu-
d~rin9 the choicest lst STATURE accessible to al.
You must not forget your best friend ''she press"
which IN an indirect manner has been one of the
principal agent. TO aid in your PROCESS, and which
IN the future will ever b your dear fr,ead,
and render You material assistance to your 6nal
success. Your minds are sufhriently lucid to
comprehend the importance Of these remarks,
and hope that your response will be liberal and
commensurate w,th the high standard Of your
culture and courtesy.
The Mandatory manner in whSch the merits Of your
labors have been acknowledged BY the whole
Masonic press. also the Psaisevorthy means to
stimulate your labors % rsnessl etiv,ty and wig.
or. Every member Of this lodge should ieei proud
u having the hsnor share in its abors; let e b.
an Incentive to the Industrious use Of your time
and faculties to labor diligently while your
strength endures. Let us labos to complete our
york here below ere the week eloseth and the
sabbath ofesernisy begins. that in our future ex
>seoce. amer se pass ihe valley Of the shadow
NJ death, we may receive tie wages Of honest and
Iruc craftsmen, the reward az . veil-spens life.
eternal happiness and bliss.
We have not spsce 70 notice all the good
lhinea in the roies, but would say to our
'e:ien tn send s. to Jno w. Bsovs, 1Sl
Clarke u, Chicago. and Try reading il for
J year.
District Grand Lodge Of Northern China ~as
nansurased ut Shanghai. Nov. 9th. ISL. wnh he
isssal e~remonv on such oecassous. The North
,hina Daily News says: 'The number of brethren |
,reseas as the ceremony was proof Of the in6u- !
nee which Freenasonsy exerts. and Of the inter.
ss taken in IL in Shanghai We do not remember ]
o have ever seen the great room Of the Masonic l
all % yell lesl: and 10 vas noteworthy that the
ssemh,y comprised marty - many members AZ
Imess-an. German and Scottish lodges, - Of
hose vorkins under the Enshsh constitution
'his faet vas happily allsied 10 BY the District
rand Master. - illustrating the perfect brother
God and good feeling PREVAILING among Free-
aasoas in Shanghai; and TIE sensimeot vss cor
ially endorsed By w.. Bro. Brit. Who. - the
enior among the visiting Masters. acknovIedsed
10. Thorne's welcome. and congratulated the
,emhers Of The Distriet Grand Lodee on sts con-
lisusioe- Many other breshrea had expsessed
sesr issens,oa Al being present; but sor the m
ropie,ous state Of the weather. no doubt a
70. larger attendance would have been sseur.