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The Can Adas.
Canadian secession has been accomplished with , the most complete and technical regularity ; with much greater regard for Masonic jurisprudence than was evinced by the York seceders when they established the Grand Lodge of London . ( i ' That the advisers of the Most Worshipful Grand Master will not at present recommend the recognition of the Antient Gratid Lodge of Canada is not unnatural , though how such a step would violate Masonic unity , when there is already a Masonic trinity in her Majesty ^ dominions , we are quite at a loss to
. " ' That the Canadian independence wilt ultimately be acknowledged , we have no doubt whatever , believing as we do that the Masons in London have no right to govern the Masons at Toronto a . moment longer than the latter like to allow them to do so .
" '! N " o recognition will , however , take place till a union has been effected between the two Lodges at present acting in opposition to each other in Canada ; and when that has been accomplished , the violation of Masonic unity by independent English Lodges must be discouraged , by a rigid refusal on the part of the Canadians to hold any intercourse whatever with them . '"
u request you will have the goodness to hand this letter to the Most Worshipful Grand Master . His decision under all the circumstances is to be regretted . His treatment of a man in Sir Allan MacKab ' s position , when generally known , will probably create a smile . When Sir Allan took the decisive step he did , he virtually resigned his office of Prov . Grand Master , and removed him self , and it only require d his formal declaration when in London to make his resignation official . For the Most
Worshipful Grand Master of England therefore to announce Sir Allan from the Prov . Grand Mastership , when as Grand Masters they met upon an equal footing , would appear to have been intended to annoy and irritate . There is no doubt of one thing—I took quite as active a part in the movement as Sir Allan MacNab did , and therefore , instead of my resignation of a like office to his being accepted , as it has been , I ought
also to have been removed . Policy alone , if no other reasons existed , should have dictated recognition after the action of a part of the Masonic trinity of the kingdom , as it is styled so felicitously in the above extract : and a golden opportunity has passed away . Canada will not neglect hers . Union will succeed temporary disintegration , and it remains for the future to develop the result .
I beg to remain , VAW . Sir and Brother , yours fraternally , T . Douglas Harington , Past Prov . G . M . and Past G . M ., Canada , & c The V . W . Brother Wm . Gray Clarke , Grand Secretary , & c , & c , & c .
" Proposed Articles of Union between the Grand Lodges of Canada . Submitted for the consideration of the Craft by Bro . T . Douglas Harington , Past Grand Master , < bc . "In the name of the G . A . O . T . U . « , — 9 for themselves , and on behalf of the Grand Lodge of Ancient Free
and Accepted Masons of Canada , being thereto constituted and empowered , of the one part ; and —— , for themselves , and on behalf of the Ancient Grand Lodge of Canada ; of the same Fraternity , being thereto constituted and empowered , on the other part ; have agreed as follows : " 1 , There shall be from and after the next ensuing , a full , perfect , and perpetual union of and between the Grand Lodges of Free and Accepted Masons of Canada above described , so that in all times hereafter they shall form and constitute one community to be represented in one Grand Lodge , to bo aolemnly
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Can Adas.
Canadian secession has been accomplished with , the most complete and technical regularity ; with much greater regard for Masonic jurisprudence than was evinced by the York seceders when they established the Grand Lodge of London . ( i ' That the advisers of the Most Worshipful Grand Master will not at present recommend the recognition of the Antient Gratid Lodge of Canada is not unnatural , though how such a step would violate Masonic unity , when there is already a Masonic trinity in her Majesty ^ dominions , we are quite at a loss to
. " ' That the Canadian independence wilt ultimately be acknowledged , we have no doubt whatever , believing as we do that the Masons in London have no right to govern the Masons at Toronto a . moment longer than the latter like to allow them to do so .
" '! N " o recognition will , however , take place till a union has been effected between the two Lodges at present acting in opposition to each other in Canada ; and when that has been accomplished , the violation of Masonic unity by independent English Lodges must be discouraged , by a rigid refusal on the part of the Canadians to hold any intercourse whatever with them . '"
u request you will have the goodness to hand this letter to the Most Worshipful Grand Master . His decision under all the circumstances is to be regretted . His treatment of a man in Sir Allan MacKab ' s position , when generally known , will probably create a smile . When Sir Allan took the decisive step he did , he virtually resigned his office of Prov . Grand Master , and removed him self , and it only require d his formal declaration when in London to make his resignation official . For the Most
Worshipful Grand Master of England therefore to announce Sir Allan from the Prov . Grand Mastership , when as Grand Masters they met upon an equal footing , would appear to have been intended to annoy and irritate . There is no doubt of one thing—I took quite as active a part in the movement as Sir Allan MacNab did , and therefore , instead of my resignation of a like office to his being accepted , as it has been , I ought
also to have been removed . Policy alone , if no other reasons existed , should have dictated recognition after the action of a part of the Masonic trinity of the kingdom , as it is styled so felicitously in the above extract : and a golden opportunity has passed away . Canada will not neglect hers . Union will succeed temporary disintegration , and it remains for the future to develop the result .
I beg to remain , VAW . Sir and Brother , yours fraternally , T . Douglas Harington , Past Prov . G . M . and Past G . M ., Canada , & c The V . W . Brother Wm . Gray Clarke , Grand Secretary , & c , & c , & c .
" Proposed Articles of Union between the Grand Lodges of Canada . Submitted for the consideration of the Craft by Bro . T . Douglas Harington , Past Grand Master , < bc . "In the name of the G . A . O . T . U . « , — 9 for themselves , and on behalf of the Grand Lodge of Ancient Free
and Accepted Masons of Canada , being thereto constituted and empowered , of the one part ; and —— , for themselves , and on behalf of the Ancient Grand Lodge of Canada ; of the same Fraternity , being thereto constituted and empowered , on the other part ; have agreed as follows : " 1 , There shall be from and after the next ensuing , a full , perfect , and perpetual union of and between the Grand Lodges of Free and Accepted Masons of Canada above described , so that in all times hereafter they shall form and constitute one community to be represented in one Grand Lodge , to bo aolemnly