Reprint of Proceedings of the M.W.Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of the State of West Virginia: From the Organization in 1865 Until and Including the Annual Communication in 1881order of the Grand Lodge, Lewis Baker, printer, 1882 - 687 pages |
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... examination . Some of the Grand Lodges above enumerated - in addition to those mentioned in my last address - have formally recognized this Grand Lodge , and extended to us a cordial welcome into the family of Grand Lodges . For these ...
... examination . Some of the Grand Lodges above enumerated - in addition to those mentioned in my last address - have formally recognized this Grand Lodge , and extended to us a cordial welcome into the family of Grand Lodges . For these ...
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... examination of the reports made by the subordinate Lodges , made it apparent that many of them were imperfect in many important respects . By correspondence with these Lodges , it was ascertained that , owing to the disturbed condition ...
... examination of the reports made by the subordinate Lodges , made it apparent that many of them were imperfect in many important respects . By correspondence with these Lodges , it was ascertained that , owing to the disturbed condition ...
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... examine the appeal , because the papers relating thereto , were not filed with the Grand Secretary until the first day of the present Communication of this Grand Lodge and consequently no notice could be served upon the parties , GRAND ...
... examine the appeal , because the papers relating thereto , were not filed with the Grand Secretary until the first day of the present Communication of this Grand Lodge and consequently no notice could be served upon the parties , GRAND ...
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... examined the " General Regulations " submitted with the report of the Grand Secretary and recommend their adoption . Your Committee desire to commend to the careful considera- tion of the subordinate Lodges , that portion of the Grand ...
... examined the " General Regulations " submitted with the report of the Grand Secretary and recommend their adoption . Your Committee desire to commend to the careful considera- tion of the subordinate Lodges , that portion of the Grand ...
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... examined the books and accounts of the Grand Secretary and Grand Treasurer , and find them correct . The financial condition of the Grand Lodge , as reported by the Grand Treasurer , is as follows : From May 10th , 1865 , to December ...
... examined the books and accounts of the Grand Secretary and Grand Treasurer , and find them correct . The financial condition of the Grand Lodge , as reported by the Grand Treasurer , is as follows : From May 10th , 1865 , to December ...
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Accepted Masons adopted amended AMPLE FORM authorize the opening ballot Bates brethren brother charter do issue city of Wheeling Clifton Lodge Committee on Masonic Constitution Craft Deputy Grand Master dimit dispensation was issued District Deputy Grand dues duty E. H. COOMBS elected Fairmont Lodge following report following resolution Foreign Correspondence fraternal Free and Accepted Freemasonry Freemasons GEORGE BAIRD ginia Grand Annual Communication Grand Body Grand Chaplain Grand Committee Grand Deacon Grand Lecturer Grand Officers Grand Secretary Grand Treasurer Grand Tyler Grand Warden John jurisdiction Liberty Lodge Lodge of Virginia Lodge of West M. W. Grand Lodge M. W. Grand Master Masonic Jurisprudence Masonry Master Mason Middlebourne Minturn Lodge O. S. LONG Ohio Lodge Past Masters petition Proceedings of Grand Pursuivant received recommend referred Regulations Representative Resolved Respectfully submitted returned ROBERT WHITE Senior Grand Subordinate Lodges tion Union Lodge Wellsburg West Virginia Wheeling Lodge William
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Page 372 - Hath seal'd thee for herself; for thou hast been As one, in suffering all, that suffers nothing ; A man, that Fortune's buffets and rewards Hast ta'en with equal thanks : and blest are those, Whose blood and judgment are so well commingled, That they are not a pipe for Fortune's finger To sound what stop she please.
Page 372 - That they are not a pipe for fortune's finger To sound what stop she please. Give me that man That is not passion's slave, and I will wear him In my heart's core, ay, in my heart of heart, As I do thee.
Page 372 - Friendship is no plant of hasty growth, Though planted in esteem's deep fixed soil The gradual culture of kind intercourse Must bring it to perfection.
Page 131 - And the house, when it was in building, was built of stone made ready before it was brought thither : so that there was neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was in building.
Page 127 - That the free communication of thoughts and opinions is one of the invaluable rights of man, and that every person may freely speak, write, and print, on any subject, being responsible for the abuse of that liberty.
Page 370 - The hills Rock-ribbed and ancient as the sun,— the vales Stretching in pensive quietness between; The venerable woods— rivers that move In majesty, and the complaining brooks That make the meadows green; and, poured round all, Old ocean's gray and melancholy waste,— Are but the solemn decorations all Of the great tomb of man.
Page 555 - By the exercise of brotherly love, we are taught to regard the whole human species as one family, the high and low, the rich and poor, who, as created by one Almighty Parent, and inhabitants of the same planet, are to aid, support, and protect each other. On this principle, Masonry unites men of every country, sect and opinion, and conciliates true friendship among those who might otherwise have remained at a perpetual distance.
Page 160 - Master, whom I know to be of good morals and great skill, true and trusty, and a lover of the whole fraternity, wheresoever dispersed over the face of the earth.
Page 139 - You admit that it is not in the power of any man or body of men to make innovations in the body of Masonry.
Page 126 - ... everything in this article is excepted out of the general powers of the government, and shall forever remain inviolate; and that all laws contrary thereto, or to the other provisions herein contained shall be void.