Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-13

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error of Judgment, the lodge de-
cided the initiation was erroneous.
Regarding the Little Rock lodge
case, wherein it was asked that STA
due the endowment fund be RENTED,
it was decided that it could not be
done, as the endowment fund is sacred
and the grand lodge has no right to
vote it away or remit it in any case.
An effort was made to donate STA to
the Little Rock lodge from the grand
lodge fund reconsideration of heroic
services rendered by the lodge in the
interests of humanity.
The proposal to donate STA to Lit
tie Rock lodge was withdrawn.
In the matter of Home Lodge No.
243, wherein the comforting a degree
TO a deaf member and in the French
language because he does not under
stand English, long speeches were
made wherein copiouS legislation was
talked about. The passing of laws
merely for the fun ofpassing them is not
good. 1t requires too many lawyers,
and lawyers are regarded as a nuisance
in the order of B'nai Birth. said an
eloquent delegate, and he was earn
eStIy applauded for the remark. The
question of bald heads, an apparent
favorite disease with a large number
In the convention, came in for a few
spOrtive remarks.
The matter. was settled definitely by
voting that deaf men may be admitted
into the order if a lodge desire their
brotherhood. This closed the pro-
ceedings of the convention up the
hour Of one o'clock this afternoon.
The convention soon after adjourned
to meet again at three o'clock.
HISTORY AND OBJECT OF THE I. O.
B. B.
The Independent Order of B'Nai
Birth was organized in this country
thirty-fve years ago. 1t now has an
aggregate membership of over $4,000.
divided into 3O5 lodges. There in
crease of membership during the past
five years has been l04 lodges and
1000 members. The Constitutional
Grand Lodge meets once in five years.
Its last convention was held in Phila-
delphia in January of the present
year. The previous convention was
at Chicago in 1874. The order has d.
yided this country into seven districts,
and a deputy Grand Lodge Convention
is held in each district annually. The
convention now in session here is that
Of the seventh district, which includes
the States of Tennessee, Mississippi,
Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana
and Arkansas. The mission of the
order is TO unite the Sons of Israel in
promoting the sacred work of the
highest interests of humanity--espe-
cially to alleviate the wants of the
poor and needy, to visit and attend
the sick, to protect and assist the
widow and orphan on the broadcast
principle Of brotherly love to develop
and elevate the mental and moral
character of the Hebrew race by a
liberal support of science and art, and
the incubation of the heliest and
purest principles Of philanthropy,
honor and patriotism and above all
to promulgate the sublime and eternal
doctrines of Judaism among its pro-
f%essOrs, and to defend, preserve and
diffuse the faith of its founders in
society at large as the very embodi-
ment of all these dictates of human
ity.
The cardinal principles of Judaism
is that all men are brothers, sons Of
one God, invested with the same in
alienable rights.
While nations and associations must
be governed by law, the incarnation
of absolute justice, the social relation
among individuals should be regulated
by the dictates of law.
Charity and humanity arc for the
suffering humanity, the choicest gifts Of
love the sons of the covenant are
specially charged with the former and
the diffusion of the latter.
The great interests Of humanity arc
best promoted by the combined effort,
of associated philanthropists, and pro.
tccted against all undue inference O
opponent is by wise measures and pro.
visions.
The dues of members are each $1.5
per quarter for their lodge, 50 cent
for the orphan asylum fund, 50 cent
for the widow and orphan home fund
% cents for the Touro infrmary, 81
cents for the nurse fund, 81 for tn,
endowment fund at the death of eacl
male member, and % cents for tn,
same at the death Of a members wife
also % cents to the lodge fund. o.
the death of a male member of tn.
order $500 is paid to his family as
benefit or endowment fund.