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Cohkesponbence.
acknowledged and recognized by the Mother Grand Lodge . It was hoped that for the future everything would go straight ; but , in 1828 , I find the Lodge with which I am connected complaining to the Prov . Grand Lodge , that they had never received any Grand Lodge certificates for their members , although they had paid for them many years before ; and , in 1832 , a memorial is sent to England to the same purport , viz . that they had never received any Grand Lodge certificates , nor had their remittances or other communications been ever acknowledged . Again , in 1844 , another memorial is sent to the same effect , and requesting at least a recognition from the Grand Lodge ; and , in November of
that year , no answer having been received , the Grand Secretary was again written to , with a copy of the former communication and memorial , urging , in addition , the necessity of appointing another Prov . Grand Master , Bro . McGillivray having left the province some years previous . After fifty-three years ' patient waiting , viz . in January , 1845 , the first direct communication from the Grand Secretary was received , duly recognizing the I / odge . Sir Allan N . McNahb was also , at the same time , appointed Prov . Grand Master for Canada West , and a Prov . Grand Lodge was summoned to meet in November , 1845 . Erom this date our Lodge has regularly received our certificates , and our communications are duly answered ; but even for this tardy justice we do not credit the Grand
Secretary . All our correspondence is carried on through the kindness of a Brother resident in London , who personally delivers and looks after our letters and business . We remit our Grand-Lodge fees to him , and lie procures our certificates for us ; but other Lodges are not so fortunately situated as we are , and are therefore in the same position as we were in a few years ago , and never receive the slightest mark of recognition . You have seen the petition of the Prov . Grand Lodge to the Grand Master ; you have seen also a copy of petition from fourteen private Lodges in the eastern
part of Canada West , prajdng for a division of the jurisdiction and appointing more Prov . Grand Masters ; you have also before you the history of our long trials and struggles to be recognized by the Craft in England ; and the earnest desire of those who have not yet left their allegiance to still the dissatisfaction in the province and prevail on the Brethren to have yet a little longer patience , knowing the justice of our cause and the earnestness with which we have for so long time
struggled for it ; how then does the iron enter our soul when we see him who occupies the highest place in the Craft disdainfully throw our requests to the winds , and declare that but one petition or remonstrance from the Craft in Canada had ever reached England , and of that he will take no notice . We are not bound by any tie of interest to the Grand Lodge of England . Our only tie is that of love to the ancient Lodges of our forefathers . I am afraid the word love is almost out of place , and that there is but too little love for her remaining .
Can our Brethren be accused of hastiness , when , after waiting so long to have their complaints redressed and their necessary wants attended to , they see all their endeavours for the improvement of the Craft in this province utterly scouted by the Grand Master , who disdained even to inform the Grand Lodge that there was the least spark of dissatisfaction in the Canadian Brethren ? I say , can they be blamed if they have determined that they would in future govern themselves ? I , for one , think their offence very light ; and confident am
I that , unless a very great change soon takes place , most of tho other Lodges will follow , for all are unanimous in requiring such a change as that we shall have some hold of our Prov . Grand Master , so that ho must cither attend to do his duties or make way for some one who will do so . Look back on the conduct of the three Prov . Grand Masters we have had : the first loft all to his subordinates , knew nothing of his duty , allowed his name to bo used to Masonically
unconstitutional acts , and left the Craft in disorder and disunion at Ins death ; tho second commenced aright , brought apparently all into harmony , and then left the province , soon to be succeeded by the same darkness he found ; the third , is our present Prov . Grand Master , Sir A . M'Nabb , who has been , since his appointment , too much engaged in railroads and politics to attend to Masonry ; ami , however estimable he may be in private life , pays very little attention to his Prov . Grand Lodge . VOL . II . ' 5 E
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Cohkesponbence.
acknowledged and recognized by the Mother Grand Lodge . It was hoped that for the future everything would go straight ; but , in 1828 , I find the Lodge with which I am connected complaining to the Prov . Grand Lodge , that they had never received any Grand Lodge certificates for their members , although they had paid for them many years before ; and , in 1832 , a memorial is sent to England to the same purport , viz . that they had never received any Grand Lodge certificates , nor had their remittances or other communications been ever acknowledged . Again , in 1844 , another memorial is sent to the same effect , and requesting at least a recognition from the Grand Lodge ; and , in November of
that year , no answer having been received , the Grand Secretary was again written to , with a copy of the former communication and memorial , urging , in addition , the necessity of appointing another Prov . Grand Master , Bro . McGillivray having left the province some years previous . After fifty-three years ' patient waiting , viz . in January , 1845 , the first direct communication from the Grand Secretary was received , duly recognizing the I / odge . Sir Allan N . McNahb was also , at the same time , appointed Prov . Grand Master for Canada West , and a Prov . Grand Lodge was summoned to meet in November , 1845 . Erom this date our Lodge has regularly received our certificates , and our communications are duly answered ; but even for this tardy justice we do not credit the Grand
Secretary . All our correspondence is carried on through the kindness of a Brother resident in London , who personally delivers and looks after our letters and business . We remit our Grand-Lodge fees to him , and lie procures our certificates for us ; but other Lodges are not so fortunately situated as we are , and are therefore in the same position as we were in a few years ago , and never receive the slightest mark of recognition . You have seen the petition of the Prov . Grand Lodge to the Grand Master ; you have seen also a copy of petition from fourteen private Lodges in the eastern
part of Canada West , prajdng for a division of the jurisdiction and appointing more Prov . Grand Masters ; you have also before you the history of our long trials and struggles to be recognized by the Craft in England ; and the earnest desire of those who have not yet left their allegiance to still the dissatisfaction in the province and prevail on the Brethren to have yet a little longer patience , knowing the justice of our cause and the earnestness with which we have for so long time
struggled for it ; how then does the iron enter our soul when we see him who occupies the highest place in the Craft disdainfully throw our requests to the winds , and declare that but one petition or remonstrance from the Craft in Canada had ever reached England , and of that he will take no notice . We are not bound by any tie of interest to the Grand Lodge of England . Our only tie is that of love to the ancient Lodges of our forefathers . I am afraid the word love is almost out of place , and that there is but too little love for her remaining .
Can our Brethren be accused of hastiness , when , after waiting so long to have their complaints redressed and their necessary wants attended to , they see all their endeavours for the improvement of the Craft in this province utterly scouted by the Grand Master , who disdained even to inform the Grand Lodge that there was the least spark of dissatisfaction in the Canadian Brethren ? I say , can they be blamed if they have determined that they would in future govern themselves ? I , for one , think their offence very light ; and confident am
I that , unless a very great change soon takes place , most of tho other Lodges will follow , for all are unanimous in requiring such a change as that we shall have some hold of our Prov . Grand Master , so that ho must cither attend to do his duties or make way for some one who will do so . Look back on the conduct of the three Prov . Grand Masters we have had : the first loft all to his subordinates , knew nothing of his duty , allowed his name to bo used to Masonically
unconstitutional acts , and left the Craft in disorder and disunion at Ins death ; tho second commenced aright , brought apparently all into harmony , and then left the province , soon to be succeeded by the same darkness he found ; the third , is our present Prov . Grand Master , Sir A . M'Nabb , who has been , since his appointment , too much engaged in railroads and politics to attend to Masonry ; ami , however estimable he may be in private life , pays very little attention to his Prov . Grand Lodge . VOL . II . ' 5 E