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THE RIGHT TO MASONIC BURIAL.

Livingston, Ala., July 20, 1846.

COMP. MOORE:-A question came up before the Lodge in this place, upon which I should like to have your opinion. The question is this:

"Can a Mason, being under suspension for non-payment of dues at the time of his death, be entitled to Masonic burial, upon the payment of said dues?"

The circumstances which gave rise to the above question are these-a member of the Lodge in this place was suspended under the By-laws of the Lodge, for non-payment of dues-and during the existence of the suspension, he died, with the request on his death-bed, that his remains should be buried Masonically. A friend of his, and a Mason, informed the Lodge of his request, and tendered the amount of dues for which he had been suspended-upon which application, the above question was submitted to the Lodge and decided in the negative.

The question is to me entirely novel, and one upon which, "with the light before me," I am not able to decide. It seems that the disability, not extending to the character or worthiness of the individual, but probably arising from incompetency, should, upon an offer to cancel the cause of the disability, though after death, entitle the party to this Masonic rite. And again, it may be argued, and was, upon the decision of the above question, that no disability can be removed after death, the party then being beyond the jurisdiction of the Lodge. Please give us your opinion, at your earliest opportunity.

Yours, fraternally,

C. S. McCONNICO.

Masonic funerals, strictly speaking, are not of great antiquity: that is, the attending of funerals in Masonic regalia, and the burying of Brethren with Masonic ceremonies, seem not to have come into practice until about the middle of the last century. The oldest Masonic "Funeral Service" to be found in the books, was drawn up by William Preston, and is given in the Trestle-Board, and other text-books of modern date. The older works do not, to our recollection, contain any set form of ceremonies, or make any reference whatever to the existence of the practice. Nor are there any general regulations on the subject, other than those attached to the Service as given by Preston. Neither is the custom a universal one. In Germany, and other of the Continental States, it is rarely observed. In France, the service is generally performed in the Lodge-room, and only