The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-09-19

Total relief. 49,. ...... 81, o15, ss2 So $l3s. 3ss ga
Total reyenue........., 6,560,O4l A. l04,095 AZ
Lodge limitations 1850. 43,774 $3,775
decrease.
Following this are decisions Of points Of
special interest to the order, with a review
Of the status of affairs in Australia, hill.
Cuba, Denmark, Germany, Mexico, Neither
lands, Peru, Sandwich Islands, Sweden.
Switzerland. Turkey and Trinidad, showing
a generally tiattering condition, with a
healthy growth anticipated
THE PRESS ORGANS.
Regarding the press of the order, he says:
THE discussion of the internal affairs of the
order by and through several of our fraternal
journals, styling themselves organs will, i
greatly fear, De seriously detrimental to the
best interests of Odd Fellowship. While /
c~heerfully accord to the brothers who have
so earnestly labored to extend and build up
the order in it's various fields of occupation
the purest motives, and willingly acknow-
ledge the great good they have accom-
plished, yet / am reluctantly impelled
by a sense of duty to say that many erro-
neous constructions of law and usage, many
erroneous impressions of the effect and bear
ing Of those laws have been, by means of the
Tvs DN~bNCAOA bAO10OaSO AOAb VAA
wide domain. The constitution Of the
supreme head of the order, as well as many
laws Of the sovereign grand lodge have been
subject Of bitter and ~unfavorable COM
ment and controversy, and in the
columns of some of these journals
1t is strenuously argued that the
sovereign grand lodge is not the source Of
true and legitimate Odd Fellowship, etc.
Paper has warned against paper, each, as q
matter Of course, having the support of a
portion of the order, and thus already discord
is being fostered and q looscning
OF respect for the mandates of the supreme
law-making power is growing where peace,
harmony and obedience TO u laws
formerly prevailed. Certain parties
during the year some Of promin-
ence in the order-referring to the
source OF all true and Legitimate Odd Fellow
snip, seem to contend that the severeign
grand lodge is not the source of all true and
legimate Odd Fellowship in the United
States, etc Against such doctrine I
desire, here and now, to enter my
solemn protest. 1t sustains and perpetuates
not only itself, hst che order vi wnicn IL is
the great supreme read by ENGRAVING into
ls constitution such provisions and amend
ments as may be deemed wise. 1t was hoped
that the legislation had at the last session on
the question of the
SUPREME TEMPLE ~PATRIARCHAL CIRCLE
would have been a hnality- From All I can
learn, no attention is paid by the cir
Gle adherents to the act Of the SUI
preme temple, and they are still con-
anuing to form circles and take In
members as they did ut the beginning. The
supreme oracle OF the circle organization has
boldly declared that he will accept a charter
unless all the charter members are of the
ioyai purple degree thus, virtually multiplying
ana setting aside the order made by the SUI
prene temple in the interest OF peace. 1t Is
uue thst no very great progress has been
made Dy the circle during the year, only
eignt subordinate temples having been
instituted during that period, to wit: four in
Wisconsin, three In Minnesota, and one only
"a Illinois: whilst two have surrendered
.neir charters, n Of them being In Ohio and
one IN Maine, showing quite q falling OF
rom the precious year, and being o gain
u only six temples They do not seem to
get q loot hold In more than eight or nine
jurisdictions, yet with q st~ubborness worthy
ol q better cause, they seem to be determined
70 try and force the sovereign
grana lodge to yield to them
ungitlmate demand Some further action
seems to be demanded from the grand body
9 nnaiiy settle this annoying DIM
Iulty, and / leave the whole SUBJ
Iecs 20 the wisdom OF the repre-
~ Scn1aIyes, who, / have no doubt, will
~ What Is proper in tho premises Docu-
thehus and proclamations
ss grand sire's report Grand Sec
sueaty Theodore A Ross presents
annual report Of
co os nine pages containing carefully
ovetiplea statistics with a tabulated exhibit
o. the financial transactions al hts office.
uaand treasurer Alexander Il Spears an
c cral report shows an aggregate debit ac-
oount OF $59. CAT 60; aggregate disburse-
7ens - $5S, S62, 80; balance on hand, $2O.-