The New York herald., 1879-09-16
THE ODD FELLOWS.
Annual Session of the Grand Lodge
in Baltimore.
QUESTIONS OF REFORM.
Work of the Order and Its Finan-
cia Condition.
BALTIMORE. Sept. Is. 1879.

BALTIMORE Sept l5. 1879.
Tho Grand Lodge Of the Independent Order of ODD
Fellows assembled it's animal session at
nine o'clock A. NJ, ut Odd Fellows Hall, John B.
Harmon. Grand Sire. presiding. Representatives
present all the States territorial and pro-
vincial jurisdictions. Prayer offered by Rev J.
W. venabie. Grand Chaplain, when the Deputy Grand
Sire declared tho Grand Lodge open for the trans
action of business.
The Grand Sire presented his annual report which
referred to special committee for distribution
The Grand Seoretarys and Grand Treasurers reporta
were presented. and referred to special COMMITTEES
The States then called. and business presented
a. follows,-
number Of appeal from several jurisdio-
tions, petition from the Grand Lodge of Switxsr-
land for Jurisdiction. with similar powers to that
OF the Grand Lodge of the German Empire; amend
ments to tho constitution of the Grand Rncamp-
ment of California, the Grand Lodge Of Arkansas
and Grand Encampments of Connecticut and Della.
ware; resolution favor of biennial sessions aud
invitation from the Grand Lodge of Ontario to
the Grand Lodge TO hold its session OF 1880
at Toronto. Canada The report of the Grand
Sire gives the condition Of the Order al
the present time follows. with COM
parison OF the previous year:-Number Of Grand
lodges. go; increase. q Number Of subordinate
lodges. 6,o75; increase. 81. Number Of grand en-
campmonts 39-the same last year. Number OF
subordinate encampments. 1893; increase %. Num-
Der OF lodge limitations S3 $50; decrease 2227. Num-
ber of lodge members. 442.291; decrease. 5.72d.
Number of encampment members. 81. .40s; decrease.
2s79 Total relief $17404O 6s; increase $35 1888 s7.
Total revenue 81. .266 1886 52 decrease $l56 Os5 So
The report then gives the decisions of the Grand
Sire on various matters and questions coming before
him on the subject Of representation In the Grand
Lodge 1t says:-
REPRESENTATION AND REVENUE.
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seven no. & counting Chile ard switzerland and
hundred The truth this lodge should be composed oe
Try nd This woSa Ssts one
the next thirty y to y tho body thar the Sen.
4 segregation 0f grand lodges and grand
just tho Legislatures eIecs
United States Senators in joint convention
regard raising revenue for the support of the
Grand Lodge. the Grand Sire forcbly argues that
per capsa tax is the true plan aud perfectly just.
IL the Grand Lodge differs from to direct pes
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strict in oil respests especially in printing BY
disss. 70 members. ~ biennial session.
will require representative tax OF over OO 10
tit In short hnsneis sys.em failure. But
the Of s4s and in 1928 boon bank
hs has for III. Lodge s the ratio G due:
% De GsSn no. %
1hs matter lite In est ds, ns Ssrassh a Least M mint
1sa s%s a n.d os q s and s: e..
body and they only should bo allowed -
LIFE INSURANCE..
The report takes strong ground against adopting
system of "life insurance or endowment. a. It u
termed" and says:-
This body must determine whether II shall bscoms
principle q the order The endowment plan before
entire Of odd AGsras IMPOSES
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tho dangers and disgrace of insolvency and crlme II
il converts Fellowship Into colossal nsaraacs com:
pany, and that would be death TO the institution
AND COLOR.
The report favors repeal OF the provision of the
constitution restricting membership to free white
qualification to color far concerns civilized
Indians and foreign countries. The operation
Australia and New Zealand has been bad To force
upon those countries notions upon this sub.
NY Gsrs last
my views as to the necessity OF longer sdhering to
our past policy.
The report OF the Grand Treasurer for the fiscal
year ending August 81 1872 shows the total receipts
sloes on hard at the close Of the previous fiscal
year. to have been $40. 466 -, and the total dis
bnrsements $37,97l 49, leaving . cash balance OF
and the amount received from the sale Of United
States bonds the proper for the hscal year
was $50. .664 IL. and deducting from the disburse-
ments the amount invested in the purchase OF
United States bonds the expenses proper were
S19.3S2 80. leaving balance of the revenue proper
OF Sl.2sl 6l ut the close OF the year.
WORK
The report Of the Grand Secretary. document OF
eghty-nve pages. gives q detailed statement OF his
discharge OF tue duties devolved upon him by the
last Grand Lodge and the present general condition
tries. derived for the most part from grand
taries, grand scribes district deputy grand sirus
and other reliable local officers Of the several juris.
dictons." During the year sos brothers and
6155 widowed families were relieved, 237 .437 weeks
benefits paid ana 4.36s brothers were buried.
The amounts paid for the reliet of brothers was
SlO43 791 -; for widowed families $145.03 54 fog
the education Of orphans. SlA,755 33; for buryin<
the dead. S2529s0 49, Tor specia relief. 2Oi 40
GRAND LoDoE ExPENsEs. -
or the present financial condition OF tho Grand
Lodge the Grand Secretary says:-
The finances which Immediately In charge Of the
Assistant Grnnd Secretary to be In sat-
Grand Lodge remains the september
J. 1875 and In tho OF tho Assistant Grand Dec.
money in the treasury without dponS any Of the ss
curities OF the Grand Lodge. This unusually gratify
Lodge has been Its expenses for
several years, although the supplies have been kept At
comparatively high hgure during that period.
After the afternoon session was brief. Reso-
lutons offered and referred fixing the por diem
members ut 81 and the mileage ut eight cents per
mile; also withdrawing from Past Grand Sires tho
right to participate In the deliberations OF the Grand
Lodge.
Adjourned to nino O'Clock A. NJ. tomorrow.
SrnAwx-The swelling Of the circulation Of The World By
than ten thousand copies within two days after
of 20 reduce tho price Of tn.
journal to cents during the coming Gubernatori
campaign be- tolerably significant symp-