Telegram-herald., 1888-10-11
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The rsport suom itlsd o. the treasurer
Hssrisoa 50al.. Of Ann AEoOf. sho~sd re-
esipls. siacs tns last report OF somsshins
ossf s. 90 and . surplus on hand sissr
payinz he eIprnses u The taeotlux o4 about
A go a. incssase Of ABOUT so over lie
am0uat shown ~ tns last report
Jfra1d SCRIBE " nlknsy mads IA report a.
solIo~s
RxrazksrATls A ssemblsd 10 snnusl
conventions IA tsT tns provisions u cur
Annual Constitution a. approved ey the
| Sossrixn Orani Lodge. 1. .. o. +. ia
ssptealbsr lsss. We ara again greeted VITA
hat whole heated welcoms ff0m the
| Pa.risrens of Grand Ra Dids. which has ever
/ ia tie years gooe oy 0> s8 Accorded 20 The
| Grand Bodies VI TIE order when convened
| a this city.
In return Ne bring 10 them grsstinE a.
/ OF old, socds 81 s0od cheer. With abundant
evidences Ghas odd Fellowship Is yet pro
Srsssaye institution, and tender also 10
! them our grateful acEnowiedkments Of
their generous aOspi .slity and earsssI efforts
Tor oar comfort aud ? sAsare.
1 Bat one semi annual report has been
| sasmitiod OF the suoordlnass knczmp-
tasaus slncs yonr last annual session 10
| Fsorusry, isss. nj you will ne re oiced TO
hear the results OF your combined lAoors
\ during tie term Of siI months closing
| Jnne 50. less, showing = net gain IN the
| Jurisdiction oi ljZ PAITiarchs Inis state
/ nent j. gratifying indeed when compared
| sNh the past years, IS Se md Ihae dafing
| The year lass our net gain sas only q. dur
| ing the year 1885. 80. and during $50 %
| snd IN view OF toe act that the Army OF
| Patnarchs Militant ~as nrst established IN
| September. 1855. sc may see . reasonable
/ anu positive eyltsnce that tnis step IN
| advance OF the sovereign Grand Lodge. IN
| response 10 The almost universal demand OF
| Ihs Patrarchal branch OF our order, nas
| resulted IN an en- srged spirit OF devotion
/ and increased effort TO build up our waste
| places and bring back many 20 the foid who
| had fallen out oy the way side IN past
years
| ieel privileged TO mention tbs present
| status of two OF our subOrdinales while
many others have made siuils, progress
Al the annual session of February, 1857.
one Vas represented on this door by rep
rssentatlve having . constituency OF only
seven members and the other with a
membership OF only fifteen. Today one
has beneath the folds OF her tents seventy
| royal purple rooed Patriarchs aud tue
| othsr tolsl membership Of nhy-seven,
/ while q large majority OF each mem oershir
are todAv dong honor 70 this grand BODY Il
/ the tented tield OF the army of PatriaTcns
1 Militant.
Let US all ever remember that while IN
the subordinate lodge We are Impressed oy
| the practice OF principles Of 0rotherly love
| and mutual relief. that "a the eacamp mpment
| vs ara taught 10 i've our lives aud conduct
| bv the golden rule aud to practice that
universal epirit Of tolerauon We all so
| often feel the need Of IN the strife and DIS
cords Of life yet another lesson awaits &c 10
the Militant. from which We may learn
universal justice ~ the nrst great principle
Oftrue, soldIsriY manhood.
This sentiment Is rapidly growing. and
IN the near igEare We may confidently hope
and reasonably expect that within the
srmy OF Pstrisrchs Militant will be found
every royal purple-Tobed Patriarch within
this grand jurisdiction. The subordinate
.odgss and ment should ever
remember that those Who 90 on TO this
position are compelled 10 hold continue Is
membership and Dc ia good standing IN a
lodge and encampment IN order TO re-ain
their membership aud rank IN the army,
and as the proceeds from the conferring
degr IS o. The order srs exclusively the
property ofths subordinstss, no doubt car
exist as D. where the greatest effort
should be made 10 build up aud sueng then
the Militant branch Of the order.
| desire 20 call attention TO the future
reports rom SubOriinstes- While our
annual sessions are % be held in October
each year. the regular annual and semi
annual reports sill coutius 70 be made pre-
cisely as heretofore. Tne ssmi-snnua
terms will close ia June and December esch
year. and The annual report will close
az before on December 81 each year
all Of which should be promptly forwarded
20 ths Grand Scribe. IN order that the re-
port % the Sovereign Grand Lodge may bs
made a. the time required oy law.
The receipts from 81 sources by tbs
Grand Scribe since bis last previous report
% this grand body has been the sum O
s. s3a93. which amount has been passed
10 the Grand Treasurer and his receipt,
gwen for toe same
| Ths numher 81 limitations during the