The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-01-13

and homeless it is admitte d, it mat
ters not whether it be the child Of
Mason or not. Nor is the institu-
tion in any sense UNCONVENTIONAL;
it belongs to the Masons of North
Carolina. 1t is their pride and un-
der no circumstances will they allow
it to be in the slightest degree tine
tured with sectarianism. As to
Masonic work, the great need of
uniformity in, or rather strict ad-
herence to, the usages of the ancient
craft cannot be overestimated. To
this end the Grand Lecturer and
Ills associates have been almost con-
stantly in the field, and l am happy
to say that most fattering results
have attended their efforts. Much
discussion is being had in some of
our sister Jurisdictions on the
subject of the powers and preroga-
tives of the Grand Master. l have
made many decisions during the
year; most of them really amount
ing to opinions. Among others
were these: (1) If lodge has
acted on a petition for degrees and
conferred one or more degrees and
not having raised the candidate, or
il the candidate has been elected
only and the lodge discovers that
it has no jurisdiction, it should not
proceed further without the written
consent of the lodge having jurisdic-
ton. (2) A candidate having a
stiff knee is physically disqualified
Tor the degrees; so also one-legged
man or one-eyed man. (3) The
meeting of lodge at any other
hour than that fixed by the bylaws
is not a regular meeting. (4) A
, lodge having jurisdiction Of can
!, ddate may grant permission for
another lodge to ascertain the peti
= tion of such candidate for degrees
= by majority vote; q unanimon'
yoteis not requisite. (5) A man wht
cannot read or write is eligible tt
the degrees of Masonry, il otherwi Isl
; y qualified. (6) A lodge can enter
Il tain the petition Of a demitte'
Mason for membership, whether b
,, lives in the jurisdiction or not
u (0 If member Of lodg
l. objects to the initiation, passing 0
= raising of candidate it is the dut
/ of the lodge to arrest proceeding
e until such objection has been with
'e drawn and if the member who oil
" jects takes his denit from the lode
ie such act has the effect Of Withdraw
'7 ing the objection.
:, "Cerneauism has not yet made i
- r. appearance in this grand jurisdi
~ ton, though | have reason to SD
-, ~ pect that efforts will be made to i
49, II oduce it. In the absence
e Grand Lodge action | have d
~ ~ termined to interdict it. Now tn
~ ~ the Grand Lodge is in session
~ ~ present it to you for considerable
,st M In nay judgment you should e'
~ ~ phatically condemn it. 1t has Civ
-; much trouble in some OF o
~ ~. sister Jurisdictions; in Iowa gol
=, so far as TO involve t
~ ~ assistance of the civil courts to mo
~, ~ substan tally enforce its establls
1 m ment. / see no good Masonic
sna other reason why an officer o
I s subordinate lodge should not be
m I" lowed to resign, and recommend
,;m ',H amendment permitting this, subj
a,e 10 to the approval Of the Grand NJ
w '''o ter. I also recommend that a u
20 form date be fixed for the elect
-. and installation Of officers OF sub
~; dinate lodges.
, !, s.The State has erected a mo
+ at ment to the memory Of that 81
a man and Mason, Grand Mas
the Richard Caswell, yet his grave n
ax- Kinston remains unmarked. | u
inst that our order be first in paying
sell mark Of respect to his memor.
bor. placing a tomb over his grave.
We us unite with the good people OF
, in Stsra, in honoring him, for in Sc
Iuite ina , SHUT honor ourselves.