The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-04

Petition of ten Master Masons hsknS
for restoration of charter by FnyetteVille
lodge: favorable report. Adopted:
Three separate petitions, from Liberty
Grove lodge. RECOMMENDING that name oe
property for the purpose Of paying Tor
new hall. and to remove into the new
hail Adopted.
belonging TO a demised lodge be sold and
the proceeds converted into the treasury;
and the D. d. q. NJ. TO take possession OF
Adopted as whole.
Call OF committees were made IN regu-
lar order, but no reports were ready:
mended certain changes in bylaws OF q
lodge U. d. Adopted. Greenyille lodge
bylaws approved. Madison lodge per
meetings TO two each month, Adopted.
Committee on Petitions NO. 1-kecom-
mcuded that brother alleging unjust sus
pension be refused reinstatement by this
Grand Lodge. as he had not availed him
self of the right Of appeal Adopted.
for Fe drnnRenness WRo las " since refocd
be restored to all the rights OF Master
Mason. Adopted.
Recommended that Biuffdale lodge be
allowed to remove to Paradise, Adopted
Recommended that twenty-niue Master
Masons be not granted disrensation TO os-
lodge lodge Adopted, '''''' '''''' "
Adopted as whole
J 6. Wootters chairman, submitted the
report OF the finance rOm.mtttpp. Recon
mcnded that dues Of certain lodges be re-
mttod for various reasons. Adopted
Grievances and appeals No. . reported
Adopted.
pom. Thomas NJ. Matthews presented
the report Of the committee on foreign
eurresuondence recommending TINT same
ho printed IN tho proceedings. Adopted.
BISHOP GARRErT's ADDRESS
ri Rev. Bishop a. c. Garrett was In
tfodueed by NJ. W. Grand Master ana
esSeu INC O''u'u houst'
TIE said 1t afforded him much pleasure
( to address the mCr,h7rs and he wished
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'"0ii an s"0cesS' M"So'iF mas uoeh we
greatest boon TO the world next to the
redeemed religion. its very nature made II
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Masonry had very great influence In
PRESERVING, among mankind "A ni1rer rnnr-
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trent aud to teach reverence for the
lelly' Tor no Mason can be an atheist, nor
can an atheist be "A Mason. Grand prn-
cip,es have been preserved by the chosen
rev who have brought down the tenet7
oi the order. Ii was not and 81 not am
easy matter to preserve these principlcs,
hut Masonry has preserved them and Is
rre-eiNinS them, Every Mason az the
threshQld must PLACE bis trust in God and
lhen even blindfolied, he can safely 20
forward. This dependence upon God l.
tne great principle OF religion anu tle
tn mission that Masonry has accomplish
+ ed and Is accomplishing. Religion has a
vEry great principle its basis, ami
! Masonry rests on the same foundation
remove the base Of religion and NJ 3spury
must fall. II Is an institution which keeps
the Holy Book ever in view and teaches
reverence of it and it's teacning5 rs OF
/ Divine origin, preserving to THE world
! the true religion through all the dark
/ ages, when other agencies failed.
/ The men In the far past were not SO ig-
/ norant as you might think and thCr
wasted not their alteration on the bright
sun the flashing moonbeams. nor were
satisfied with the goriou4 stars: they
! recognized the Living Deity aud worshipei
I Him. And the Jews did not 20 away from
Babylon without carrying with them the
grand truths and adding them To- those
/ which they already knew. and this was
! the beginning Of Mascnry The mind Of
man is confined within a small space. vel
( its limits are unbounded: so with the H.
/ fueEcc of Masonry Brotherhood is the
very life Of Masonry, and If those here
are not filled with the love OF lis fellow
/ the solemn OBLIGATION which every one
here has taken? And IL Is SO in religion
Nature is full of progress Look back
ward and see Il. mark how Providence
earth and brought ii TO what we see it
today; millions of years were necessary
looked after God's far far.reaching and Ear ar,
seeing control Is plainly seen on every
hand and more especially in the United
states; he has prepared the country and
is now preparing the people to occupy It,
govern themselycs ana To- Keen Se fhei iTT mas.
sons within the bounds of a square. and
now ne has given this country to this free
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religion throIlah he times yybirh MOVED
fataI to the low the Greek The Roman
ard the dark ages. and has retained the
purity Of morality and religion that man
kind today may be more blessed and he
worthy OF the love of the. God who has
given YOU these tnings Masonry IS an
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s'Vn now ~ ,ie upWaru ProEFess q.
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or me ne0,ff ma II Is tbis vhicb MANIA
always bc prest we'd.
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out new treasures rest not easy with
seeing that every lodge receives instruc-
ton In what IL must know. but teach the
principles in every, way. You have gath
cred the hest legal talent the best med
ical thltnt-you nave the srandest state
m tne mon inc oest r.ep1osrsni,p, ana
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