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Show MASONIC. Grand MntLr JlcCll' Ldict Against the Rite off Meuapliiw Motes. Clifford r. Mcl'sila, M. W. grand matter mat-ter of Masons of Pennsylvania, has pv mulsRted his edict, against the Ksyptiar. Maronic rite of Memphis, fifth r!ef:rve, pronouncing pro-nouncing it clandestine, aud requiripjc r11 uiPtnlK-ra of that body to renounce the rite within ninety days. It is reiiorted that John S. Wright, iilus-trions iilus-trions grand potentate of Lulu temple. Ancient An-cient Arabic Order of Nobles and Myatio tf'urit.e. and the coming jrriuid commmuler of Pennsylvania Knight Teuijilaia. I'liark-s K. Meyer, K"ind st-cretAry uf tha grand lodge A. Y. M., iiud moat of the prominent Maaons holdiug otfiues in the maud lode. grand chapter, grand coinuianderj- and grand consistory of Pennsylvania, are or have been memliers of this Kgyptian rite of Memphis, und tho ouUiome of this edict is looked forward to with much interest by Maaona iu renusylvania. . IViinsylvaula aud Massaehiuwtts are the only states that have pronounced against tflis ritn. The grand treasurer of Indiana grand lodge reporjsabalance of $13.1"5.67o hand. Tho cash receipts during the year, including includ-ing the balance in INK), were IJ.DI W, and the expenditures tS9,Ull.SU. The order received re-ceived aud disbursed to the Johnstowu eullercrs fH,W, uud to tho "lay county miners during the strikes $S,".05. Thero are at present iiS.RlO r.(hliatius meinliora lu the state aud 4o4 lodges. The Terrj llauto lodge is the largest, having 335 members. Tho representatives ot ,'J0 lodj.-es, coni-prising coni-prising a membership of nearly Tb,iM master mas-ter masons, were present at. the recent session ses-sion of the grand looiie of Xew York. 'This is tholnrgcst jurisiliciioiiln point of numbers num-bers on this eoutiuent and second only to tho grand lodge of Kngliuid. The grand lodge of Texas is not slow la purging its ranks of those guilty of unu.-v-sonic conduct, and during tho past year a mini ber of expulsions wereannounced. Vernon Ver-non lodge, No. 615, tried and suspended on of its members for d -nying the divine uu-thentic-ity of the Lible. From the action of the lodge tho junior warden appealed to tho grand Indira. That body reprimanded tho lodgo because it did not inflict the extreme ex-treme penalty, reversed its decision and rxjcllcd the irreligious menilwr from all rights and privileges of Masonry. The St. Louis Republic says: Some one is needed to assume charge and issuo the call for a preliminary meeting looking to t ho organization of a Masonic veteran association as-sociation in Missouri. Almost every other state in tho Union bus suctt an association, and tho reunions are among the most pleasant of all Masonic gatherings. Success Suc-cess is assured front the. pi art, and a lurgo membership can be secured in this city at once, for asiiio from every -other consideration, con-sideration, great prklo is felt in being nblo to show and to ntlUiato with an organization organiza-tion which. requires twenty-one or more years continuous Masonic service. , The proceedings of the thirty-fourth communication com-munication of thograud lodge of Kansas for lb0 shows that tbre are WW conat I (.licet (.li-cet lodges la the statu with a tnuuibcrMhip of with peace and harmony within its borders. The dissemination of the work and lectures by custodians has la-en discontinued, and the grand master is empowered em-powered each year to appoint a grand lecturer. lect-urer. Tho Ma.ioriH of Kansas City will j build a temple to cost $500,000. |