Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1888-07-14
MASONS AND SALOONS.
Past Grand Master DeLap Pronoun'
ces the Action Of Grand Lodge
an "Unwise Departure"

oes the Action Of Grand Lodge
an 'Unwise Departure"
EIitor Of Clarion-Ledger:
| sec in this weeks CLARloN.l'Ep'
irn a synopsis OF the case of MlsslsS
ippi Lodge, No. Of, VS., the recent Po-
action of Grand Lodge, at 90
lumbus, and | write to enter my pro-
,cst. which amounts to but very little,
against the publication of the parl!cu-
lars. or any reference thereto, III lncl,
in the public prints. In my opinion,
the Grand Lodge made a very grave
mistake in its delivcrancc ON this SUB
icct at this particular period. Free
Masonry has always, heretofore, held
nloof from all political affiliations IN
this country at least, and If TINS VIII
not, and justly, too, be considered as
being in the interest OF the lroh'ol'
tion party, ,hrn | will plead guilty to
tbe charge of being a false prophet
The long letter of Past Grand Master
Snced docs not mend the matter to n
M alarming extent, nor have the eX-
tremclv b%achanaiian ~propcnsitles OF
nv of tho church of England.
'"o 'a, ro.ont onythino whatever
10 do with the question Tho qucS-
lion il, Shall the Masonic Order ally
..o" NH any, nolitiral marty in the
vs., 81 ,nnrpl;tv and thereby do
'n'U'n 70 its trndi,ions os we'll AS to
"~n,an,, nrinr;ulcs? am A.
'.' ,hnt tGn Uissi..inDi Prohibition
WI ,a;n, ,In, itoirs IS not n politiral
,s'' n"'nm, nnI yn, last weeks Clari-
Inv" oannr cnntaincd a call signed BY
o~niinLaoo 81 NO n f. Church. South,
a oiS'.p ~oomvont;on and for what
~, 30 othnr in fact. than to
p"nitin,tc c,rrtors for the Prohibition
n%l;h',o tnr President Clinton Is
T"t' ~ nj. l. nn, , noIi,icaI move |
I'm ,oni ,nrv Graceful Il como ono who
WV. vii irI mo what, ,hoos consli.
sured ,hot ,didate for MnsonrY,,ia,1 OF
dor ,Lni will conflict with his RIGHTS n
a c;t;yon or , man and | contend tho
anv interference with n member fo
nnrsning m orcunntion ]rcro"nizcd b,
iho laws of Tho land is mnusou,c.
: ;s nnrfoctlv romnctcnt for thc Gran,
IoLnn oni tho Church "a sov that thei
monhoruLin shall not use strong driu'
70 oycosS and thot , continuance i
,,,,ba conrso sbnll snbicrt Them 70 iii,
c]inl;nc, The church is of God an,
was instituted for thc salvation q
man and tho host way far its mini.
e., ,or. 70 arcnmnlish thcir n,rt "a TO NOR
;, closclv ronfnrm 70 the examine an
l tn,chinos Of The Master. who. in II
4 ;n.,,nre railcd AGAINST and abuse
j. anv cyccpt those Who protested TO b
# hettrr tbnu their fellows. and who's
:, liyos and conduct rave fine lie, rs fro
nuontlv h,nnrns in our dov. 10 the
nnrotcssions Un~tor,unateiv. n loro
:, numbcr ot Tho ministers If thc oosn
n now nav moro attention to thc oosn
If prohibi,ion thon thrv do 70 thot
rhrisr onI thc result may bc sccn
Il Tho low state of s%pirituiliiy in II
h rI,urch and tho %,vcIv interest take
:, I,r ,Lo mounhors in ,iin"s outs;Jn
,uo.l;,,;on and tho oousn o1 cad
Z Er"o M"snnry hos hocn lon%,ishi,
for ro,r. IN III, s,o,o and this {" hn,
d of ~oo,,en,;nnm viii mot havc tcndc
az ~ mala n,o,,ors hc,,cr Wc -
= ,aln'o ,h h a, tho i,s th,, acsb !. hi
T. ,oan ha seed J;ror,Iv tn ,,,o soIn,
5. az ~, '"' snn"rossoI ,ho mi,Ion;',
,n;,, damn ~ nnno, Nov II occurs
WI ,h",;f s,l"nn t]ocnors had no =,
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