The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-01-29
THE EPIDEMIC AND RELIEF WORK.
Eztraets fran Rsport Of Grand seerstary.

Extracts from Report of Grand Secretary.
To the Most WoraAipful Grand Lodge Of
Mississippi
b = leave To submit my Teath Animal
Report and Account Current.
Thasuddenne-s ard violence will which
the yellow tcVer SEIZED upon the weSteru
size of cur State, LETT but little tim for pre-
paration TO battle with the terrible scourgr.
over quarantine lines and IN . afmo sphere
odorosiS OF di>infecrants. the yellow plague
marched at y i'll, leaving terror, restitution
aud death, in its track. Many Of our peo-
( pie, WHO conl3 do 50, fed before it ar-
proach, but thousands We're unable thus TO
20 70 places of safety. For these. relief
must be provided as far a. human 3gency
could afford If, With business generally
/ suspended stores closed. and Fhe people of
the injected to~ns STU IF rom Intercourse
with the outside world, the situation Was
such as to excite the glpomiest appreheu-
Sions OF ali r no remained within The lever
belt. The p silence began its work 50 early
and became 50 general. that three months
or more must eapSe before our section could
be restored 10 is wontel health and busi
ness resume its accustomed channels. Every
day seemed IA week, every week a month,
and every month "A year. Verify, we knew
not what day might bring forth.
When IA" fever became epidemic at Greu-
{ x.
ring at her places l asked permission of
our NJ. w. Grand Master 70 draw unon
the tuudS in our treasury for the relief of
tue afflicted localities. He promptly te}e
graphed me his approval and afterwards
sent me his written authority t. dtspen
the Grand Lodge funds at will-that ne
could not rest a moment, nor sleep, IN Gus
toby OF the means OF relief when eur allie
ted brethren were III need OF the absolute
necessaries OF Iiie-tiiat lie would rather
n i.stfs ffatAt
L pom this authority. | drew warrant tor
five hundred dollars. and had il been neces-
sary your treasury would to-day be empty.
But our brethren. aud the people every
where claimed the privilege o. helDigg Us
in our time OF need, and the amazing aggre-
gate OF funds that has passed through my
hands. as one of the many agents IN the
work. shows how promptly, how nobly.
how generously our country. and indeed the
world. came TO our assistance. | am sure
that our kind friends must have realized
that
No radiant pearl that crested fortune wears,
Nor gem that twinkling hangs from beauty
ears;
adorns,
Nor e en- the rising sun that gilds the vernal
morn,
Shines with such lustre, as does the tear that
flows
Down virtues manly cheek for others woes
On the 2l>t day of August, while gloom
lily meditating on the pros pect before us,
the litle telegraph messenger at jackson
handed me this dispatch:
GRAND MASTERS OFFICE,
GRAND LODGE OF LOUISIANA
New ORLEANS, August 2l, lS7SS
To i'll. Power, Grand Secretary, Jackson, Mss:
The Masons OF Louisiana beg e. tender
their mite OF two hundred dollars to tn ir
afflicted brethren of Mississippi. Call on
Capital State Bank, jackson, who are au-
thoriz-d by Southern Bank 10 pay it.
EDWIN MARKS, Dept. Grand Master.
OF this | made grateful acknowledgment,
and at once sent the following telegram 10
the country, through the Associated Press:
JACKSON, August u, 1873
To the Aasonic Fraternity Of the United States
and Canada:
The MaSoas of Louisiana have sent an
unexpected and unsolicited contribution OF
two hundred dollars TO their distressed
brethren in Mississippi. We shall be glad
to receive and diShurse other contributions
ton ar Vick>burg. Grenada and t'anfani is
appalling. We are in hourly expectation
of the pestiieuce at jackson.
}. l.. Power, Grand Secretary.
On the same day, by request of Bro. w.
G. Paxton, Grand Commander of knights
lem pi.. prepared ard mailed a circular
appeal to the Templars of the country; and
a week later, Brother John II. Mckenzie,
Grand Master OF DAD Fellows, tele9ra phed
an appeal for help, requesting that all con-
tributious be seut direct to ne, as Grand
Tr,a Surer OF that Order in this State. BY
telegraph. by express, and by the mall6
money came freeIy-the receipts for time
varying from one thousand TO four thousand
dollars per day.
The kilograms and letters herewith sub
mitteu show how profoundly were the sym
pathy and generosity OF the country aroused
in our behalf. As | read over these loving
Messages, even now. tears Of gratitude come
unbdden. Many others, outside of both
Orders. who We're collecting relief funds IN
parts Of the country, directed their
to ne and His EXcelleHcs,
the Governor of this State. transferred to
your Grand Secretary the various amounts
received By him him, aggregating about
seven thousand dollars.
Detailed aud classified exhibits Of all re-
ceipts are herewith submitted:
Exhibit A shows receipts from Masonic
sources. aggregating. $47,30S 81.
Exhibit Il shows receipts from ODD Eel
lows. Sl5 572 a.
Exhibit G shows rec ipts from miscella-
neouo sources, Sl2 564 20
Primum on gold, $l7 40.
Exhibit ID gives recapitulatiOn OF al
receipts. making the grand total of
475,472 56
It being my wish to publish a detailed
copy to each contributor 10 the relief fund,
| submit only for record here the summary
OF funds received: