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America, (United States).
In the course of the past year many important movements have been made by the principal Grand Lodges of the United States , towards the great work of reformation and improvement ; others , however , appear not even to be aware of what is in progress around them . Since the Convention was held at Washington , in March last , the measures recommended by that body have been acted on by the Grand Lodges of New YorkConnecticutMassachusettsOhioTennesseeand
, , , , , probably by others , whose reports have not been published . The attempt of a number of individuals in the State of Michigan , to set up a Grand Lodge , under the pretence of reviving the body , which died b y its own resolve in 1829 , has been decidedly repudiated . Grand Lodge certificates will hereafter be required of strangers generally , throughout the Union ; and the representative system is gradually gaining favour . The intercourse between the Executive Officers of the different Grand
Lodges has been more extensive in the past year than at any former period , and the effect cannot fail of being highly beneficial , not only to the Fraternity and the Institutions they severally belong to , but by the union of wise counsellors in their leading measures , a uniformity and harmony will be perpetuated , which will extend into the relations of private life .
In the State of Ohio , the G . M ., General Reese , has for two or three years opened the Annual Session of the Grand Lodge with an address , in which he has not only reported the principal events of the year past , but spread before the body his own enlightened and liberal views and recommendations for their consideration and legislative action . By his influence , he has aroused the fraternity of that ' State to active exertion , to secure the stability , purity , usefulness , and dignity of the order . time since
He , some , introduced into his own Lodge , at Lancaster , a series of Temperance resolutions , which probably would have been responded to by the Lodges , if a rider had not been added by a zealous member , which required a pledge of total abstinence from intoxicating drink , to be given by candidates for initiation . When the Lodge sent forth a circular to the Lodges in the State , it was disapproved , on account of the new test proposed as a pre-requisite qualification for
admission . The subject was not introduced into the Grand Lodge at the meeting in October last . To effect all the purposes originally intended by the Grand Master , the agitation of that body was not necessary , and he avoided it .
Ihe Grand Lod ge of Missouri has embarked in the laudable undertaking of building up a school for the education of the sons of indigent Masons . A few years ago a tract of land was purchased , and extensive buildings erected for a college , at the cost of 75 , 000 dollars . These the Grand Lodge has purchased ; but in the present embarrassed state of the country , although the purchase-money has been nearly raised by subscription , it must be some time before the intention can be full y carried out .
The Grand Lodge of Louisiana , which is chiefly composed of French and Spanish Lodges , have had serious trouble with some disorderl y members of one of their American Lodges in New Orleans , and have at last been obliged to annul the warrant of Louisiania Lodge at New Orleans , and expel the members thereof , except some six or eight . The Grand Lodges of the United States have , until very recently , known very little of the state of the institutions of Europe , and the
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America, (United States).
In the course of the past year many important movements have been made by the principal Grand Lodges of the United States , towards the great work of reformation and improvement ; others , however , appear not even to be aware of what is in progress around them . Since the Convention was held at Washington , in March last , the measures recommended by that body have been acted on by the Grand Lodges of New YorkConnecticutMassachusettsOhioTennesseeand
, , , , , probably by others , whose reports have not been published . The attempt of a number of individuals in the State of Michigan , to set up a Grand Lodge , under the pretence of reviving the body , which died b y its own resolve in 1829 , has been decidedly repudiated . Grand Lodge certificates will hereafter be required of strangers generally , throughout the Union ; and the representative system is gradually gaining favour . The intercourse between the Executive Officers of the different Grand
Lodges has been more extensive in the past year than at any former period , and the effect cannot fail of being highly beneficial , not only to the Fraternity and the Institutions they severally belong to , but by the union of wise counsellors in their leading measures , a uniformity and harmony will be perpetuated , which will extend into the relations of private life .
In the State of Ohio , the G . M ., General Reese , has for two or three years opened the Annual Session of the Grand Lodge with an address , in which he has not only reported the principal events of the year past , but spread before the body his own enlightened and liberal views and recommendations for their consideration and legislative action . By his influence , he has aroused the fraternity of that ' State to active exertion , to secure the stability , purity , usefulness , and dignity of the order . time since
He , some , introduced into his own Lodge , at Lancaster , a series of Temperance resolutions , which probably would have been responded to by the Lodges , if a rider had not been added by a zealous member , which required a pledge of total abstinence from intoxicating drink , to be given by candidates for initiation . When the Lodge sent forth a circular to the Lodges in the State , it was disapproved , on account of the new test proposed as a pre-requisite qualification for
admission . The subject was not introduced into the Grand Lodge at the meeting in October last . To effect all the purposes originally intended by the Grand Master , the agitation of that body was not necessary , and he avoided it .
Ihe Grand Lod ge of Missouri has embarked in the laudable undertaking of building up a school for the education of the sons of indigent Masons . A few years ago a tract of land was purchased , and extensive buildings erected for a college , at the cost of 75 , 000 dollars . These the Grand Lodge has purchased ; but in the present embarrassed state of the country , although the purchase-money has been nearly raised by subscription , it must be some time before the intention can be full y carried out .
The Grand Lodge of Louisiana , which is chiefly composed of French and Spanish Lodges , have had serious trouble with some disorderl y members of one of their American Lodges in New Orleans , and have at last been obliged to annul the warrant of Louisiania Lodge at New Orleans , and expel the members thereof , except some six or eight . The Grand Lodges of the United States have , until very recently , known very little of the state of the institutions of Europe , and the