Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-02-18
NO. 6.
THE MASONS.
An Interesting Session of the
Grand Lodge at Vicksburg.
The Fiat Goes Forth that all
Whisky Sellers Must be
Kicked Out of the
Order.

! VICKsBURG, Miss, Feb. 11.-Th Grand
Lodge of the State was called to order
at IL a. IN. to-day by Hon. John NJ.
Ware, of Starkville, the Grand Master,
who delivered his annual address. The
annual report of Grand Secretary j. L.
| Power, and the report Of Grand Treas
urer A. p. Barry, we're read. The report
of the Grand Secretary was of special
interest, showing a rapid and steady
increase in the craft in the State, which
now numbers about 6,000 members
with go lodges. The treasurer's re-
port shows a handsome surplus on
| hand, which is evidence of increased
| interest in the order. Past Grand Mas
| ter Barkley submitted a report or plan
| for raising an endowment fund for the
widows and orphans home.
| The lodge discussed at length the
ma iority and minority report of the
committee on Masonic Law and Juris-
prudence" large number of the mem
bers taking part in the discussion,
which has been q question before the
order for the last several years. The
majority is signed by the chairman,
Judge Ere lcrick Speed and Mr.. John
F. Mccormick. The minority report is
signed by Mr.. NJ. NJ. Evans of the law
committee. The question under dis
cussion in the above reports is the
adoption of an additional rule relating
to Masonic discipline" Rule-It shall
be an offense against Masonry for any
Mason not now engaged in that occu-
patton to hereafter engage, either as
principal or employe, in the business
of retailing Intoxicating beverages, to
be drank upon the premises and COM
monty known as saloon keeping. The
question was still under discussion at
the night session.
| VICKsBURG, Miss, Feb. u The grand
bodies of the order of MaSons, which
have been in session in this city since
| Tuesday, adjourned yesterday evening.
The session was one of the most sue
cessful held for years i'll point of num-
bers, also the great interest manifest
ed.
At the close of Friday nights session,
after long and interesting discussion,
the following rule was adopted.
RuIe-It shall be an offense against
Masonry for any Mason not now so en-
gagged to hereafter engage in or for any
Mason now so engaged to continue in
the buying or selling Intoxicating liq-
uOrs to be used as beverage after the
1st day of January next, and the penal
ty therefor shall be expulsion.
The above subject has been before
the grand lodge for several years past,
and is now part of the Masonic law.
The grand lodge convened at IL a. m.
yesterday and elected the following of
ficers for the ensuing year A. t. Roane,
grand master, Oxford James L. Har-
rison deputy grand master, Colum-
bus Irwin Miller, senior grand war
den, Walnut Grove j. L. Spinks. junior
grand warden, Meridian A. P. Barry,
grand treasurer, Hazlehurst !; j. L. Pow
er. grand secretary, Jackson Rev. John
A. B. Jones, grand chaplain, Port Glib
son; +. b. Brannin. grand lecturer,
Aberdeen; r. w. Bailey, grand senior
deacon, Longtown John Y. Murray,
Jr., grand junior deacon, Ripley Wal
ter Clark, grand marshal, Clarksdale
G. P. Harrison, grand sword bearer,
Ashland.
Masonic Law Committee-Freder
3 Speed, B. t. Kimbrough, G. L. Lincoln
t Complaints and Appeals Frank Bur
, kit, John Y. Murray, ST., S. w. Keys.
. State of the Craft-P. NJ. Savery,
chairman.
! Finance and Printing g. Paxton
E. G. Delap, James HI. Duke.
Foreign Correspondence Reporter
= Rev. A. II. Barkley, chairman.
, Twelve district deputy grand mas
ters were also appointed.
| NatcheZ was unanimously selected
as the next place of meeting of the
r Grand Lodge, which was organized in
, that city seventy-four years ago, and
; has not met there in twenty-four years
r After felicitous closing remarks by
Past Grand Master Speed and Secreta
y, ry Power, the lodge adjourned at p
m.