Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-08-11

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ness as TO give him but little time, ses nAs
ever ready 70 aid ne IN ny plsIss s $50
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Master bss his lsbors lessenea So - -
/ satisfactorily looked after. NAY
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| one Of benefit to our order In tnls -.
/ that Whatever YOU do VIII be done - =
true spirit OF brotherly love, ana -
/ the welfare, not oUly OF each INV. -.
| Lodge. but TO each individual menOsL, -. -
/ your various committees may prom -
sdvisedlY report on all mstters reL ssIs cor1
I them. so thst the law may be eorree1J 0O-
strued and enforced.
with heartfelt gratitude 70 Almighty O3d
for His goodness and mercies, YOU - -
render to Him thanks for preserving osi ~.
| loved order from decay and ruin, anu l0 -
the progress she has made and Is MAKING -
the great work of the Universal bro 49,,
. hood Of man, and for the proud pos.I,,o-
she to-day occupies, not Only In Aulsi1O-'
but IN the world.
GRAND sECRKTART's REPORT
Ore OF the first duties after the close OF
the session is 70 get the proceedings into
/ The hands Of the Grand Officers and suboF-
dinate Lodges. AS per resolution, had
eight hundred copies printed, and larger
number than usual forwarded 70 Lodges Tor
| the purpose OF giving greater circulation TO
the bylaws Of the Endowment Relief
Fund" printed with the proceedings
The resolution 20 have the names OF al
members present at the session Of the Grand
Lodge published with the proceedings has
| been carried out.
From . circular issued November 2Oth,
LAST, BY the VI ". Grand Sire, Luther j
! Glenn, with reference 20 the Revised hork
as adopted at the last session Of the Sow
ereign Grand Lodge, and also circular
from the ". Grand Secretary OF the
Sow. G. Lodge, calling upon the Secretaries
Of the several Jurisdictions TO send 10 tner
orders az once for the new Charge and De-
gree Books, / learned that The books would
be supplied 10 the order In which they were
received. To approximate the number re-
QuIred for this Jurisdiction, Immediately
| issued q circular 70 each Lodge, giving pr1ce
Of books, and requesting them to order
the number they required Tor their
respective Lodges. A prompt re-
spopge 70 this was made by most OF the
| Lodges. but regret to say that others held
back, causing me 70 make several orders at
q greater expense for express, freight, etc,
than would have been the case had they all
ordered as requested. The books were 70
have been out by the middle Of December;
two copies Of the charge books were re-
celved about thai time Tor Ofanu hepIS-
sentatiVes TO use IN the instruction OF the
new work, but the supply for Lodges, OF
charge and degree books, we're not received
until about the 10th Of January last. This
caused much dissatisfaction and complaint
among the Lodges, and an extra amount OF
correspondence.
By authority Of the Grand Master, on
April 9th last, / issued dispensatioH TO d.
D. 6. Master c. d. Camp, Of Douglasville,
TO institute CarTolltOn Lodge No. 70, at Car
rollton Said Lodge has been at work, and
July 18Th last l received their semi annual
return to June Goth, showing forty-hve
members in good standing. Their returns
being incorrect, | wrote TO the Secretary,
Brother Raglan, asking an explanation. The
matter was referred to the Grand Master,
who Will no doubt notice It IN bis report.
From all the information can gather,
aud the reports In this Office, the order In
this Jurisdiction is in very healthy eondi-
ton.
have received for the term ending De
cember 31st, 1880, annual and semi-annual
returns from tEirty-eight Lodges; for term
ending June 3Osh, 1881, semiaunual returns
from thirtY-nine Lodges, which, with Lodges
not reporting and taking their last state
ment Of membership, the following are the