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of , or have acknowledged their allegiance to , the newly created Grand Lodge . 4 . That the proceedings in establishing it were regular . Under this state of facts , your committee are of
the opinion that the Grand Lodge of Quebec is entitled to recognition ; and a refusal to do so is unjust , and a clear violation of a well-settled principle - of Masonic law . The argument of Bro . Josiah H . Drummond , in
his able report on Foreign Correspondence in the Grand Lodge of Maine , is conclusive , and will not fail to convince any candid-minded man of the justice and propriety of recognizing this new member of the Masonic family , as an independent and legitimate Masonic Sovereign , within the Province of Quebec . "
The committee concluded their report by recommending the adoption of the following resolution } : "Resolved , That in the opinion of this Grand Lodge the Grand Lodge of Quebec has been lawfully established , and the hand of fraternal recognition is hereby extended to it . " The Grand Lodge unanimously adopted the same .
At the banquet given on the occasion of the celebration of the hundredth anniversary of the Lodge of St . Andrew ' s , Boston , Massachusetts , November 29 , 1856 , the toast , " The Antiquity and Universality of Masonry , " was given , and R . W . Bro . Charles ~ W Moore , then Grand Secretary , and the oldest member
of the lodge , was called on to respond . He said : — " Masonry is , indeed , a universal institution . History does not furnish its parallel . It exists where Christianity has not gone ; and its claims will be respected , even where the superior claims of reli gion
would fail . It is never obscured by the darkness of nig ht . The eye of day is always upon it . Its footprints are to be traced to the most distant regions of
the earth . Among all civilized people , and in all Christianized lands , its existence is recognized . It came to our shores at an auspicious period ; and it was rocked in the cradle of liberty by a Washington , a Franklin , a Hancock , and a Warren . Unaffected by the tempest of war , the storm of persecution , or the
denunciation of fanaticism , it still stands proudly erect in the sunshine and clear light of heaven , with not a marble fractured or a pillar fallen , It still stands , like some patriarchal monarch of the forest , with its vigorous roots riveted to the soil , and its broad limbs spread in bold outline against the sky ;
and in generations yet to come , as in ages past , the sunlig ht of honour and renown will delight to linger and play amid its venerable branches . And if ever ,
Masonic Sayings And Doings Abroad.
l n the providence of God , blasted by the storm and driven by the lightning , it shall totter to its fall , around its trunk will the ivy of filial affection , that has so long clasped it , still cling , and mantle with greenness , and vendure its ruin and decay . "
The following cry for relief which was made to " The Supreme Council for the Jurisdiction of the Southern States of America , " by the Masons of Strasbourg La E . ' . Loge de Saint Jean d'Eoosse , sous le tifcre distinctif des Freres Eeunis , a V Or .-, de Strasbourg : Strasbourg , November , 20 , 1870 .
Most Illustrious Brethren—War has wasted our poor city and a great part of Strasbourg lies in ruins . About twenty of our brethren have suffered by the bombardment , several of them are completely ruined . The damage they have suffered amounts to about two million of francs .
In this general misfortune , for there is no one who has nob had his part in one way or another , we make au appeal to the Masonic brotherhood , and beg you , most iilustrious brethren , to open a subscription in the lodges of your obedience in order to aid our brethren to raise again their houses and re-furnish their homes .
We are sure our cry of distress will be heard , and with this confidence will remain , Tours most truly and fraternally . The above is signed by all the officers of the lodge , under the lodge seal .
The death is announce of M . W . Bro . William Clinton , who was elected Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Alabama , at its forty-ninth Annual Communication , December 6 , 1869 . This distinguished Brother breathed his last 20 th January , at Montgomery . He was formerly Chief Justice of the Supreme
Council of that State . Both Houses of the Legislature as well as the Supreme Court , adjourned out of respect , to his memory .
A manguiilcent testimonial has just been completed at Freemasons' Hall Great Queen Street , which was thrown open to public view prior to the quarterly communication on "Wednesday last . it is placed on { the first landing on the grand staircase , open to tlie inspection of every one visiting the Wilding . This testimonial consists of six medallion
portrait ? , life size , in strong relief , executed in the purest statuary marble , and sot in alabaster frames , of the Committee appointed by Grand Lodge to superintend the erection of the building in ivhich the craft is now located . This series of portraits is surmounted by a bust of the Chairman of the Committee Bro . John Havers , P . G . W . Bro . Durham , the scluptor ,
was commissioned by Grand Lodgo to execute this work , and the faithfulness with ivhich he has transmitted the features of the well-known brethren , ivhose portraits now adorn the building will be readily acknowledged by all who have the privilege of of viewing them . An appropriate inscription is cut in a marble tablet commemorative of the testimonial .
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Masonic Sayings And Doings Abroad.
of , or have acknowledged their allegiance to , the newly created Grand Lodge . 4 . That the proceedings in establishing it were regular . Under this state of facts , your committee are of
the opinion that the Grand Lodge of Quebec is entitled to recognition ; and a refusal to do so is unjust , and a clear violation of a well-settled principle - of Masonic law . The argument of Bro . Josiah H . Drummond , in
his able report on Foreign Correspondence in the Grand Lodge of Maine , is conclusive , and will not fail to convince any candid-minded man of the justice and propriety of recognizing this new member of the Masonic family , as an independent and legitimate Masonic Sovereign , within the Province of Quebec . "
The committee concluded their report by recommending the adoption of the following resolution } : "Resolved , That in the opinion of this Grand Lodge the Grand Lodge of Quebec has been lawfully established , and the hand of fraternal recognition is hereby extended to it . " The Grand Lodge unanimously adopted the same .
At the banquet given on the occasion of the celebration of the hundredth anniversary of the Lodge of St . Andrew ' s , Boston , Massachusetts , November 29 , 1856 , the toast , " The Antiquity and Universality of Masonry , " was given , and R . W . Bro . Charles ~ W Moore , then Grand Secretary , and the oldest member
of the lodge , was called on to respond . He said : — " Masonry is , indeed , a universal institution . History does not furnish its parallel . It exists where Christianity has not gone ; and its claims will be respected , even where the superior claims of reli gion
would fail . It is never obscured by the darkness of nig ht . The eye of day is always upon it . Its footprints are to be traced to the most distant regions of
the earth . Among all civilized people , and in all Christianized lands , its existence is recognized . It came to our shores at an auspicious period ; and it was rocked in the cradle of liberty by a Washington , a Franklin , a Hancock , and a Warren . Unaffected by the tempest of war , the storm of persecution , or the
denunciation of fanaticism , it still stands proudly erect in the sunshine and clear light of heaven , with not a marble fractured or a pillar fallen , It still stands , like some patriarchal monarch of the forest , with its vigorous roots riveted to the soil , and its broad limbs spread in bold outline against the sky ;
and in generations yet to come , as in ages past , the sunlig ht of honour and renown will delight to linger and play amid its venerable branches . And if ever ,
Masonic Sayings And Doings Abroad.
l n the providence of God , blasted by the storm and driven by the lightning , it shall totter to its fall , around its trunk will the ivy of filial affection , that has so long clasped it , still cling , and mantle with greenness , and vendure its ruin and decay . "
The following cry for relief which was made to " The Supreme Council for the Jurisdiction of the Southern States of America , " by the Masons of Strasbourg La E . ' . Loge de Saint Jean d'Eoosse , sous le tifcre distinctif des Freres Eeunis , a V Or .-, de Strasbourg : Strasbourg , November , 20 , 1870 .
Most Illustrious Brethren—War has wasted our poor city and a great part of Strasbourg lies in ruins . About twenty of our brethren have suffered by the bombardment , several of them are completely ruined . The damage they have suffered amounts to about two million of francs .
In this general misfortune , for there is no one who has nob had his part in one way or another , we make au appeal to the Masonic brotherhood , and beg you , most iilustrious brethren , to open a subscription in the lodges of your obedience in order to aid our brethren to raise again their houses and re-furnish their homes .
We are sure our cry of distress will be heard , and with this confidence will remain , Tours most truly and fraternally . The above is signed by all the officers of the lodge , under the lodge seal .
The death is announce of M . W . Bro . William Clinton , who was elected Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Alabama , at its forty-ninth Annual Communication , December 6 , 1869 . This distinguished Brother breathed his last 20 th January , at Montgomery . He was formerly Chief Justice of the Supreme
Council of that State . Both Houses of the Legislature as well as the Supreme Court , adjourned out of respect , to his memory .
A manguiilcent testimonial has just been completed at Freemasons' Hall Great Queen Street , which was thrown open to public view prior to the quarterly communication on "Wednesday last . it is placed on { the first landing on the grand staircase , open to tlie inspection of every one visiting the Wilding . This testimonial consists of six medallion
portrait ? , life size , in strong relief , executed in the purest statuary marble , and sot in alabaster frames , of the Committee appointed by Grand Lodge to superintend the erection of the building in ivhich the craft is now located . This series of portraits is surmounted by a bust of the Chairman of the Committee Bro . John Havers , P . G . W . Bro . Durham , the scluptor ,
was commissioned by Grand Lodgo to execute this work , and the faithfulness with ivhich he has transmitted the features of the well-known brethren , ivhose portraits now adorn the building will be readily acknowledged by all who have the privilege of of viewing them . An appropriate inscription is cut in a marble tablet commemorative of the testimonial .