Proceedings of the Grand lodge of Texas, from its organization in city of Houston, Dec. A.D. 1837, A.L. 5837, to the close of the grand annual communication held at Palestine, January 19, A.D. 1857, Vol. 1 Page: 292
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To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Texas.
The select Committee, to which was referred a resolution defining the Masonid
jurisdictionof subordinate Lodges, beg leave to report that, in their opinion;
the adoption of that ieisoution would produce many serious difficulties:and
embarrassments: it would lead to frequent conflict in the jurisdiction of Lodges,
where more than one are situated in the same county; it would compel applicants
living within a few miles of a Lodge in an adjacent county to apply for
admission to obe at a much greater distance from their place of residence, and
even leave many counties without the jurisdiction of any Lodge whatever.
Your Committee perceive no difficulties, or none that cannot be easily obviated,
arising under the present rule,-vii.:.: that the applicant shall apply to the
Lodge nearest his place of residence. In all cases the distance is known, or cai
be readily ascertained. If business-connections, locality or other causes render
it expedient for the applicant to seek admission into a more distant Lodge, the
Lodge within whose jurisdiction he resides will, in general, cheerfully grant
permission for his so doing. If any difficulties have arisen between subordinate
Lodges on this matter, it must have been from an ignorance of the rule 'now in
force. We therefore recommend that all the resolutions now in force as rules
of government, adopted at the several Communications of this Grand Lodge, be
published with the proceedings of this Grand Annual Communication.
And we further recommend the adoption of the following resolution:Resolved,
That every applicant for the benefits of Masonry shall have resided
within the State twelve months next preceding his application, and be personally
known to at least five Master Masons. *Resolved,
That each subordinate Lodge"'has jurisdiction over the applicants
for Masonry residing nearest to it; and that no subordinate Lodge shall hereafter
receive applications from any residing nearer'to another Lodge, without
the consent of such Lodge duly certified. JNo. SAYLES,
P. W. GRAY,
C. A. FRAZIER.
The R. W. Geo. Fisher, Grand Orator, presented his annual report,
which was read and received:To
the Most Worshipful Grand Master, Wardens and Brethren of the Most
Worshipful Grand Lodge of Texas.
The undersigned, Grand Orator of your M. W. Grand Lodge, begs leave to
report:That
on the 4th day of July, A.D. 1848, he then being in the City of Washington,
D.C., in conjunction with- the Right Worshipful E. W. Moore, District
Deputy Grand Master for the 4th Masonic District within the jurisdiction of
your M. W. Grand Lodge, have appeared in the M. W. Grand Lodge for the
District of Columbia, in the United States of America, as such members, and
officers of your M. W. Grand Lodge, and havebeen then and there receive gsuch,
and constituted by-the MIrW. G .rd Maister of the said Grand Lodg4eof
the District of Columbia.as Representatives of tle',M, W.. Grand Lodge of Te.s
on the occasion of the laying of the omer-stone fqor the "Wassington trdatri
Monument," 'wlich'ceremony was performed on the 4thday of JUly,, A.D. 1
A.L. 5848.; and that they took their station i tlie public procession on that odca
sion *moog he delegation of the various rand Lodges in the t/ited States, t1en
and thie .rpetsesnted, either in body or by proxies. Also, that your Representive.T
p,,P tisat occasion, with a noble and Masonic pride for the cordial
reception with which they were received to participate in the ceremonies of the
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Freemasons. Texas. Grand Lodge. Proceedings of the Grand lodge of Texas, from its organization in city of Houston, Dec. A.D. 1837, A.L. 5837, to the close of the grand annual communication held at Palestine, January 19, A.D. 1857, Vol. 1, book, 1857; Galveston. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth29778/m1/292/?q=+date%3A1845-1860: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Star of the Republic Museum.