The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-02-19
Decisions Of Grand Master Murphy


Decisions Of Grand Master Murphy.
Grand Master Chas. I. Murphy reported
the following decisions nv him 5prir,rl,i
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a. ~ go "a "a ""'0' "''o "FfIO'eo
| - '"e 's'
l. A ana u were partners, ana iu buis-
ness transaction with 1, they found cause
10 charge nun win humasohc conduct
| when Ihey reported To committee ON Com
1 plants ana Oueuses. { was regularly tried.
/ Quesu9n-ohouId ana Is retire, under
rul" IN AHsWer- es. see note on page
Ia, Blue Lodge Text BOOK. The words
! prosecutor not being permitted % vote
applies only 10 the brother prcicrrug
| Lhe charges. Ihls LOOKS pam enough
| 4 " hen Lodge executes a note who
| should sign lJf Inc W. NJ anu Secretary
/ ooth shouiu HlSh lt. me Lodge records
shoulu attest us ACTON ~ Tue premises
D. a hthp' ntl"G l'SaIlN suspended,
| has 10 right 10 appeal from The decision OF
! Lodge ~ The trial OF another member.
/ The right OF appeal Is inalleuable, but only
! in "A personal sense, andi this sense limited
as to time.
! 4. A candidate for Intuition was re-
Jeeted, afterwards moved away, and after
few years petitioned another Lodge and
! was elected IL tecame known, however,
| before he received degree, that bee had
| oeeu rejected, ana Application was made tO
! the Rejecting LodS" for permission 90 pro-
| coed. l am asked what procedure should
| be adopted. Let the petition lie over ono
/ month; meantime give due notice OF 90 70
! every member, Let the question he, shall
we waive jurisdiction nm favor OF the Lodge
| applying Lodge. The vote should Doe by
| ballot, which, 20 elect must be unanimous
| know il has been decided that there could
be mo Waiyeot jurisdiction; - ycttta Lodge
is cOmpetent Ia let another work its material
and by any chance So does, l shall call thHb
waving jurisdiction.
.. member being under charges, by
mutual agreement the Venue was changed.
The trial resulted in conviction aud eNpul-
sion of accused. This action was afterwards
ratified by the lodge in which mem orrship
was held, and where charges were first pre-
ferred. Now, after four years absence he
prays for restoration. QuesJiOn--TO which
Lodge should he apply? Answer-His
membership was not disturbed until after
due trial and conviction he was cNpellpdq
The Lodge which tried him acquired juris-
diction only IN the case Submitted 10 10; it's au-
thority aud power began aud ended with the
case tried. HIS petition must 20 10 the
Lodge where he held his membership.
q. The RICH rhanG thumb being of just
above the nail, IS not such defect as would
render the candidate incapable of receiving
and imparting any part OF our ritual, which
is recognized as our standard of ply steal
qualification.
z. Mr. II. lived WtceH miles from the near
est Lodge. which he could not reach more
than half the year on account OF high water
and bad roads. The next nearest Lodge
was eighteen miles away, but IT was In town
where he aid his trading, aud where he usu-
ally went twice week. He WAS DESTROYS 90
become Mason, and 10 petition the Lodge
where he most frequently visited aud vas
best known. \ dispensatiOu was asked for
authorizing The Lodge at the latter place Co
receive his petition, etc. l Ceclined, be-
| cause had no authority % authorize one
Lodge To invade the jurisdiction of another
without its consent. ~ S9s said the Lodge
| in whose Jurisdiction candidate resided
| could not get meeting. Here was hard
! ship / really desired to remove, yet coulu
| not without setting aside well established
regulations.
3. l decided that la Lodge trials tho
| prosecutor had the right, with consent OF
| the Lodge, to withdraw a charge against
| the accused, which lac had made under mis-
apprehension ofhcts. Grand Master Fearn
made different decision IN 1871, and ar
| gued that justice 10 the accused, ana 20 tho
| Lodge, requires a decision upon the guilt or
| innocence OF the brother charged. But sup
| pose the accuscr comes into open Lodge
| and says: 81 made the charge under "a mis-
apprehension of the facts, and / now and
| here ask my brothers pardon for the wrong
done him." l. ask, in all caudor, what
clearer or more conclusive viudication could
| be placed upon recOrd, than this-either ia
| behalf of the accused, or the Lodge The
accuser, with full knowledge of all the factss
unsolicited, conscious of his error, maguan-
| imously asks pardon for has 0t0H 10rOngy
blame Whatever. Gan honest confession is
good lot tne sou. -ptafe Is Ies,oIfu, ana
| On tho otier hand nav We nor asL yyifI,
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