Morning journal and courier., 1881-01-20
Masonic.
Annual Session of the Grand L.

Annual Session of the Grand Lodge.
 The Grand Lodge of Connecticut, Free and Accepted Masons opened its 93d annual communication at Il o'clock yesterday morn ing at Masonic Temple. There were 200 or 25O present and much interest. The Grand Master, MT. Barlow, of Birmingham, gave his annual address, which reviews the work and events of the year. The deaths of the year were Dan A. Davison, who died March 30, while Master of Hiram Lodge No. 1, of this city, and James H. Ashmead, Past Mas ter of St. John's Lodge No. 4, of Hartford who had been permanent member of the Grand Lodge since 184s. Other, deaths of prominent Masons were James M. Grannis of Waterbury in February last, and Edwin Hoyt of Norwalk, September 8. Aged mem- bers who departed were: Asa E. Smith, P. M. St. Johns No. 6, eighty-one years Rob- ert Ellis, P. Warden St. Johns No. 6, seven ty-fve years Dimon Fanton, P. M. St. Johns No. 6, seventy-six years; Orrin B. Freeman, P. M. of Village No. 29, eighty three years From the Grand Lodge of New Mexico comes the news of the death of Syd- ney A. Hubbell, native of Litchfeld. The death roll for the past year shows the names of thirty-one members of the Masonic Veter- an association in all.
 The following decisions are submitted for consideration
 1. That a candidate who has received his first de- gree, ballot called for and his advancement stop
 ped his future applications for advancement must be made at a stated communication, and the ballot spread at a subsequent stated communication. order the Grand Master it's members cannot afi ate with any lodge previous to the action of the B. That 2 lodge cannot lawfully transact business 1 when less number than seven are present. | Master of lodge does not forfeit the honors and
 prerogatves of an actual Past Master should he be deposed from office before the close of his official term.
 The Grand Master in his report dwells at l length upon the difficulty that now exists be- tween the Grand Lodge of New York and
 the Grand Lodge of Connecticut. He makes
 an official statement of the matter at issue, closing as follows:
 By this severe and believe unjust edict, TO- | 900 Masons in New York and 1500O in Connecticut
 among whom have ever existed the most friendly and fraterna1 relations, thus placed at perpetual
 distance and the great work of our ancient l sadly impeded- By St. brethren hailing from the
 Grand Lodge of Connecticut residing in that ju-
 risdction prevented from enjoying their Masonic
 privileges. By it. for a difference of opinion
 question of Masonic law and without pretense of
 discourtesy towards sister Grand Lodge, we New York as the Grand Orient of France which has
 struck out the most vital landmark of Free Masonry
 and as the Grand Lodge of Hamburg, which defi-
 autly planted snd st maintains, lodges the State | of New York. Let continue to hope
 and believe returning of justice and the
 hailowed remembrance our former friendship. may
 lead sister Grand Lodge to quickly and cheerfly
 rescnd said edict and accept our extended hand in friendship and brotherly love.
 The matter of forming new lodge in Tar | iffville is left to the Grand Lodge to deter
 mine. The importance of the intelligent bal l 1ok in tbe ohoico af ofScars is a11udad to and
 the circulation of islander deprecated. In I closing, the Grand Master expresses thanks for high honors conferred, and urges a greater realization of the high dignity and | importance of masonry.