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        <ExplanationTxt>WE BELIEVE THAT MUTUAL HELP IS A DIVINE LAW. BY IT THE UNIVERSE IS HELD TOGETHER. WE FIND WRITTEN IN JAMES 1-27: "PURE RELIGION AND UNDEFILED BEFORE GOD AND THE FATHER IS THIS: TO VISIT THE FATHERLESS AND WIDOWS IN THEIR AFFLICTION, AND KEEP HIMSELF UNSPOTTED.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
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        <ExplanationTxt>THE OFFICERS MAKE ROUTINE DECISIONS ON BEHALF OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE ORGANIZATION'S MEMBERSHIP MUST APPROVE ALL TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING THE USE OF LODGE FUNDS. FIXED EXPENSES ARE APPROVED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S BUDGET AND ONLY AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF BUDGET REQUIRE AN ADDITIONAL VOTE OF THE MEMBERS. CHANGES TO THE ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS MUST BE APPROVED BY A VOTE OF THE MEMBERS.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 10B</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE LODGE DOES NOT CONTROL ITS AFFILIATES. EACH AFFILIATE IS ORGANIZED ON THEIR OWN WITH THEIR OWN GOVERNING BODIES, THEIR OWN PURPOSE AND THEIR OWN SET OF BYLAWS.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>COPY OF THE 990 IS FIRST REVIEWED BY THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY AND THEN APPROVED BY THE REMAINING OFFICERS PRIOR TO SUBMITTING TO THE IRS. THE 990 IS AVAILABLE TO THE ENTIRE MEMBERSHIP UPON REQUEST.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>UPON REQUEST</ExplanationTxt>
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