cemab4y
Premium Member
I hold membership in two(2) lodges, Massachusetts and Kentucky. If I were to move to Texas, and buy a house, and take up residence there, but not join a Texas lodge, what "jurisdiction" would the GL of TX have over me?
Of course, I would respect the rules, by-laws, and practices of Texas Masonry. I would visit Texas lodges, and fellowship.
But if I violated a Tx rule, or a Ky rule, or a Massachusetts rule, what would the GL of TX do? Reprimand me? Or would they expel me from Masonry? How could the GL of Tx expel me from Texas Masonry, when I did not belong to a Texas lodge. Would the GL of Texas request that the GL of KY expel me from KY masonry?
You can easily get all over the map, with a problem like this.
How would it be worked out?
Of course, I would respect the rules, by-laws, and practices of Texas Masonry. I would visit Texas lodges, and fellowship.
But if I violated a Tx rule, or a Ky rule, or a Massachusetts rule, what would the GL of TX do? Reprimand me? Or would they expel me from Masonry? How could the GL of Tx expel me from Texas Masonry, when I did not belong to a Texas lodge. Would the GL of Texas request that the GL of KY expel me from KY masonry?
You can easily get all over the map, with a problem like this.
How would it be worked out?