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Correspondence.
CORRESPONDENCE .
[ The Editor does not hold himself responsible for any opinions entertained by Correspondents . ] TO THE EDITOR OE THE FREEMASONS MAGAZINE AND MASONIC MIRROR . ( Printed Circular . ) PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OE CANADA WEST .
Under the Authority of the M . W . Grand Lodge of England . To the M . W . Grand Lodge of * * * * . It having heen brought under the notice of this Prov . Grand Lodge that for several months past various Grand Lodges in the United States and elsewhere , had been applied to for recognition by a new Masonic body , styling itself the Grand Lodge of Canada , and this Grand Lodge being induced to believe , from the sentiments expressed in relation to this schismatic movement , by our American Brethren in their numerous Masonic publications , that they could not be in possession of the true facts of the case : —
Therefore , it was unanimously resolved at a half-yearly meeting held at Toronto , on Wednesday the 21 st instant , " That the Grand Secretary be directed , under the supervision of the Board of General Purposes , to publish for the information of the Masonic Fraternity at large , a statement of the facts connected with the recent movement of insubordination on the part of certain Lodges in this Province ,
under the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of England , the said Lodges , or certain members thereof , having , in order to gain recognition from the various Grand Lodges with which this Grand Lodge has long been in friendly communication , made use of statements which are not borne out by facts—these being to the prejudice of a very large portion of the Eraternity who have , and who do still remain true to their Mother Grand Lodge . "
In furtherance of this object , they ( the self-styled Grand Lodge of Canada ) state that at the Convention held at Hamilton on the 10 th of October last , there were forty-one Lodges represented , and that the action taken at that meeting was unanimous , with one exception , whereas , of the forty-one Lodges there represented fifteen were from the jurisdiction of this Grand Lodge , ten from Canada East , acting under Warrants from England , one from Quebec , under the Grand Lodge of Scotland , and fifteen under Warrants from the Grand Lodge of Ireland . The number of Lodges belonging to this Prov . Grand Lodge at the time the Convention met was fifty , since which time only seven have given official information of their affiliation with the new body ; so that at the present time there are fortythree of the original number still true to their allegiance , to which may be added three new Lodges under dispensation , making the present number forty-six . Of the forty Lodges who , as stated in their published report , voted with the body , there were delegates from two belonging to this Grand Lodge—the mover and seconder of an amendment to the original motion respecting the formation of an
independent Grand Lodge made at the said Convention—who did not vote in its favour ; and this Grand Lodge has since ascertained that in a groat many instances the delegates who voted in favour of the movement ( and by one a direct fraud was practised ) on returning to their Lodges were not sustained in the action they had taken ; so that it may ( leaving the Irish Lodges out of the question ) be fairly assumed that not more than half of those Lodges hailing from the Grand Lodge
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Correspondence.
CORRESPONDENCE .
[ The Editor does not hold himself responsible for any opinions entertained by Correspondents . ] TO THE EDITOR OE THE FREEMASONS MAGAZINE AND MASONIC MIRROR . ( Printed Circular . ) PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OE CANADA WEST .
Under the Authority of the M . W . Grand Lodge of England . To the M . W . Grand Lodge of * * * * . It having heen brought under the notice of this Prov . Grand Lodge that for several months past various Grand Lodges in the United States and elsewhere , had been applied to for recognition by a new Masonic body , styling itself the Grand Lodge of Canada , and this Grand Lodge being induced to believe , from the sentiments expressed in relation to this schismatic movement , by our American Brethren in their numerous Masonic publications , that they could not be in possession of the true facts of the case : —
Therefore , it was unanimously resolved at a half-yearly meeting held at Toronto , on Wednesday the 21 st instant , " That the Grand Secretary be directed , under the supervision of the Board of General Purposes , to publish for the information of the Masonic Fraternity at large , a statement of the facts connected with the recent movement of insubordination on the part of certain Lodges in this Province ,
under the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of England , the said Lodges , or certain members thereof , having , in order to gain recognition from the various Grand Lodges with which this Grand Lodge has long been in friendly communication , made use of statements which are not borne out by facts—these being to the prejudice of a very large portion of the Eraternity who have , and who do still remain true to their Mother Grand Lodge . "
In furtherance of this object , they ( the self-styled Grand Lodge of Canada ) state that at the Convention held at Hamilton on the 10 th of October last , there were forty-one Lodges represented , and that the action taken at that meeting was unanimous , with one exception , whereas , of the forty-one Lodges there represented fifteen were from the jurisdiction of this Grand Lodge , ten from Canada East , acting under Warrants from England , one from Quebec , under the Grand Lodge of Scotland , and fifteen under Warrants from the Grand Lodge of Ireland . The number of Lodges belonging to this Prov . Grand Lodge at the time the Convention met was fifty , since which time only seven have given official information of their affiliation with the new body ; so that at the present time there are fortythree of the original number still true to their allegiance , to which may be added three new Lodges under dispensation , making the present number forty-six . Of the forty Lodges who , as stated in their published report , voted with the body , there were delegates from two belonging to this Grand Lodge—the mover and seconder of an amendment to the original motion respecting the formation of an
independent Grand Lodge made at the said Convention—who did not vote in its favour ; and this Grand Lodge has since ascertained that in a groat many instances the delegates who voted in favour of the movement ( and by one a direct fraud was practised ) on returning to their Lodges were not sustained in the action they had taken ; so that it may ( leaving the Irish Lodges out of the question ) be fairly assumed that not more than half of those Lodges hailing from the Grand Lodge