Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-07

object such modification of article 10,
sac,ion as will allow civilized In
: dams to be admitted and which IN
Australia. New Zealand and other
countries not on the continent OF Amer
lea i'm which the order has been or may
be established leaves the qualification
as TO age and color to local legislation,
THE MAJORITY REPORT.
To the Grand Encampment state of Texas
Your special committee To- whom
was referred the resolution regarding
the instruction of our representative TO
sovereign grand lodge TO vote Tor
proposed amendments to article TO-
section >, beg leave to report THAT we
deem il inexpedient and would recon-
mend that the resolution so INSTRUCT
ing be not adopted.
NJ. ALBERTsoN, chairman.
JNo. ]. SEE,
]. Y. DEYHIRA.
THE MINORITY REPORT.
FORT WORTH,
February A. 1888.
To the Grand Encampnent l. o. o. f. OF the
State OF Texas.
The minority report of the special
committee OF five to which was refer
red the resolution of L. u. Patrlar h
James A. Haynie, instructing our
representative to the S. Il. l.. TO vote
for the pending proposed amendments
in that grand body which have Tor
their object such modification of arti-
Gle 10, section =, of the constitution as
will admit civilized Indians into our
order; and in Australia, New Zealand
and other countries foreign to the con-
tinent of America, where the order has
1. ii ss,kN. 1..s.xT -
the qualification for member
ship as 10 age and color,
to local legislation, respectfully submit
that the resolution should be adopted
for the following reasons:
i If it be contended that the
founders of American Odd-Fellowship
mace it social institutio n,
and by intention and practice
restricted its mystic rites TO their own
race-then 1T must he conceded that
'tney builded better than they KNEW"
for In less than one decade this social
: feature was eliminated, and they
q themselves, assisted by such men as
! Entivistli, Trathiol, Ridgely, Will
liams and Shailner laid broad and
. deep the foundation of universal
q brotherhood, universal sympathy and
liberation, and in all their teach.
! ings, realistic and mystic, they throw
, the light of the rising sun of Odd Eel
: lowship, so rs to embrace within Its
a warming and elevating beams from
a cold seltishness and narrow pref udice.
: all the nations, tongues and kindred o
r the earth; and in didactic and pro
II phetic language they mage the setting
r of that sun reflect back "A glorious
II light over world disenthralled from
l.aa IL AN. In . l.. lsn,l.
friendship, love and truth.
q 2-They prove their faith by theii
q works, in establishing our order al
=. over the United States and territorie
n thereof, and in extending il to foreign
IA counties.
. 3.-Une of our cardinal doctrines il
that we can only be good Odd Fellow
a when we talk and act like honest men
= Is not the constitutional provision, re
- ferred TO in Bro. Haynie's resolution
a antagonistic To all our teachings?
d Ais it right, because of color o
blood alone, to exclude all civilized In
a dams, If other requisite an realty I'M
nj portant qualifications are possessed
o. Is it consistent to laud the germs of on
10 order manifested by the Indians whel
le they so cordially received Roger vii
r liams, a fugitive from religious perse
d cution, as TO make "what cheer"
Ie synonym of Rhode Island and of Cd
N Fellowship; and then exclude the edu
m Gated descendants of such friendly In
h dams, because of their color or blood
5.-The order is already cstablishe
and in fiourishiug condition in Aus
tral-asia. The founders of il ther
want the modification provided by tn
ar resolution. Do they not know what
best for the good of the orderp i
!, their country? Why should the SOY
- ereign grand lodge, so remote, arbitra
rily dictate TO them In "a matter of (.
vor aud not of substance? Can the
T. not be trusted to determine the quail
nt fications, In so far as color is concern
D. ed, of their members?
6.-How can our teachings and tn
st prophetic language of our creates
q. lights ever be realized, II the wor
ts white" in said art. 10, see. 2, with tn
In uniform judicial construction it has r,
ceived, Is not moditied9
Va AS honest men, should not GU
It. teachings and our roaeate prediction
ne for the future universally OF Odd Fe
b. iowship, and our efforts in tina
e. direction, all be modified an
rt legislation. or the amendments men
by the s. Gal. For these reasons an,
many others that could be given, you
minority report recommends tn
adoption of said resolution. Respect
Z, fully submitted.
. w. ID. HERRING,
" ). T.. WHITLEY.
+. q. Rucker. from the committe,
" ON credentials, submitted report In
40 vorable to the admission of the follow
" Ing T.. q. P.'s and +. Ii. P.'s: G. w
Of Vaughan, p. q. p, Waxahachie. ~
Id ". W, Reeves, r. y. p, Wills Point
e. "; A. w. Massey, y. IL. p, Denton
-, j. III. Walker, p. ii. p, DeLaus
ne sure, s. The committee further re
W ported against the admission of p. II
" I. j. III. Walker as reLresentatiy,
~ from his encampment on account q
70 Its failure to make report. Tie repor
10 was adopted and the p. G. P.,s nne
" +, ii. P.'sin waiting were introduced
and received the grand encampmenl
degree. f's"'
j. II. Johnson, from the committee
u on electors and returns, reDorted az.