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Grand Lodge.
by vote of Grand Lodge , "be constituted members of the Grand Lodge , with such rank and distinction as may he thought proper , " and he wished to bestow the power on the Grand Master as unfettered as possible . It might be said that no brother could have rendered any very great service to Masonry unless he were a Master or P . M ., and , therefore , a member of Grand Lodge . But he would imagine a case : a brother might have been initiated at Oxford or Cambridge , and passed through the Warden ' s or even the Master's chairand then removed
, to a distant part of the country , especially if he were one of their clerical brethren . Well , suppose such a brother were to he situated in Yorkshire , and having lost his position in Grand Lodge by reason of not having oeen a subscribing member for twelve months , hut afterwards joined a lodge and worked assiduously and usefully for twenty or thirty years as a Grand Chaplain , should such a brother , because he had accidentally lost his position as a member of Grand
lodge , be debarred from the rewards which were otherwise justly bis due ? He thought not , and therefore it was that he proposed the resolution in its present form . The M . AV . GRAND MASTER wished yiubliclyto declare that he had had nothing to do with the proposition , either directly or indirectly . He should ever respect anil protect the privileges of the Grand Master , but , wishing for no extension of them , he should not put the resolutionbut ask his Eiht Worshiful Brother the D . G .
, g p Master to undertake that duty . The DEPUTY GRAND MASTER said the delicacy displayed by the Grand Master , and the few words he had addressed them , was a sufficient evidence of the manner in which he would exercise the privilege if conferred upon him . AVith regard to any future Grand Master , the brethren must remember that the election was in their
own hands , and if they could not trust themselves , he did not know whom they could trust . ( Cheers and laughter . ) The motion was then carried with one dissentient . The PRESIDENT OE THE BOARD OE GENEEAE- 'PUKPOSES said that tho next resolution was founded on the enormous increase in the number of lodges between 1817 and 1861 . In proposing a resolution for adding to the number of Grand Officers , ho should again , at the suggestion of others , make a slight alteration in the words as they
stood on the printed paper ; and he believed that , were an angel to propose a resolution , it would he impossible to do it so as to avoid all objection . It had been proposed to appoint two Assistant Grand Deacons , to rank at the close of their turn of office as P . G . Deacons ; but it had been suggested that they could not rank as P . Deacons if they had not actually held that office , and therefore it was proposed to substitute the word "Additional" for " Assistant . " He would explain why , in proposing to add to the number of Grand Officersthe
, office of Deacon had been selected . They were the officers who had really the most important duties to perform in Grand Lodge , having to count the numbers in cases of divisions , and in crowded meetings it was impossible for two of them satisfactoril y to perform that duty . He therefore moved that , "At and after the Grand Festival in 1862 , two additional Grand Deacons shall be appointed , whose duties shall be to assist the Grand Deacons , who shall be required to have the same qualifications and be subject to the same
regulations as those in force with reference to Grand Deacons , and who shall , after their year of office has expired , take rank as Past Grand Deacons . " Bro . MCINTYRE seconded the resolution , which was carried by acclamation .
THE BOOK OE CONSTITUTIONS . The PRESIDENT OE THE BOARD OE GENEEAI , PURPOSES next moved " That the cost of printing the Pooh of Constitutions being considerably less than formerly , and it being desirable that every facility should be given to the fraternity generally to possess copies of the laws , the' board recommend that instead of the present system under which each copy was charged at 2 s . 6 d ., and a discount was allowed upon taking a number , that the price for the future shall be Is . Sd . for each copy , and that there shall be no further allowance . " The resolution was seconded and passed nem . con .
ERASURE OE LODGES . The' PRESIDENT OE THE BOARD OE GENERAL- PURPOSES could have wished that the last act of his official life should have been of a pleasurable nature , whereas he had now the painful dut y to perform of moving that several lodges should he culled upon to show cause why they should not be erased for not having made their returns to Grand Lodge . The pain of that duty was , however ,
somewhat mitigated by the fact that since the list had been prepared one lodge had made a return , and he had caused that lodge to be withdrawn from the list . Since he had been in that hall , the Grand Secretary had informed him that three other lodges had made their returns , aud two more had promised to do so . He would , therefore , move that the following lodges be called upon to show cause why they should not be erased , and he should be much pleased if they could all do so .
143 Derbyshire Lodge , Longnor . 658 Marquis of Granby Lodge , Eastwood . i 667 Union Lodge of Barnard Castle , Barnard Castle . * 788 Eoyal Burnham Lodge , Burnham , Essex . :.: ; 817 North Essex Lodge , Booking . 820 Zetland Lodge , Guisborough . 875 St . John ' s LodgeAVellingtonShropshire .
, , 910 South Suffolk Lodge , Sudbury . 940 Peveril of the Peak Lodge , New Mills , Near Stockport . Bro . MCINTYRE seconded the motion , wdiich was carried . Bro . HAVERS then moved that the remainder of the Report of the Board of General Purposes be received and adopted , which was duly seconded and carried . THE CANADAS .
The Report of the Colonial Board having been taken as read , The PRESIDENT ( Bro . LI . Evans ) rose- to move its adoption , and called attention to the principal points in it reminding Grand Lodge that , when the independence of the Grand Lodge of Canada was acknowledged , the rights of lodges who elected to still hold under the Grand Lodge of England was specially reserved . It appeared , however , that the Grand of Canada Lodge had declared the St .
Lawrence Lodge at Montreal , No . 293 on the English Register , to be working in an irregular manner , and had interdicted its recognition as a regular lodge . They had probably arrived at this decision upon what they believed to be good evidence that that lodge had first put itself under tho Grand Lodge of Canada , and then withdrawn . The lodge , however , denied that they had ever done so , and a representation from the Colonial Board of England having
been made through the representative of the Grand Lodge of Canada to the Grand Lodge of England , to Bro . Harington , the Grand Master of Canada , he had caused the operation of the resolution of the Grand Lodge of Canada to be suspended until after the next annual meeting , when it could be reviewed , and when he ( Bro . Evans ) had no doubt justice would be done to the St . Lawrence Lodge . The resolution'was seconded by Bro . SMITH , and carried .
A OTE OE THANKS TO THE P . D . G . MASTER . Bro . BINCKES said that it was no doubt in the knowledge of the majority of the brethren present that on the previous Monday he had had the honour to be elected as the Secretary of the Boys ' School . AVhilst thanking his friends for the position in which they had placed him , he thought it was but proper that he should withdraw from the position which he had held in Grand Lodge
for some time past , lest anything he might be led to say might in any way damage the institution with wdiich he was now intimately connected , and in order that he might devote his energies to the development of the resources and the interests of that institution . ( Cheers ) . He had now only to thank the members of Grand Lodge for the courtesy which had been displayed towards him , and to express his regret if at any time he had either done auytlvmg , or
used a single expression which could hurt tho feelings of any one . ( Cheers ) . In conformity with the rule which he bad laid down for his future conduct , he must now ask Bro . Stebbing to propose the resolution of wdiich he had given notice . Bro . STEBBING had great pleasure in accepting the task , and in proposing "That in the opinion of this Grand Lodge the retirement of the RightHon . and R . AV . Bro . theEarlof Dalhousie , from the office of Dep . Grand Master , after so long a period of distinguished service in connection with Freemasonry , is an event which demands especial notice ,- it is therefore resolved that the cordial and
fraternal thanks of the brethren in Grand Lodge assembled be presented to the Eight Hon . and R . AV . Bro . the Earl of Dalhousie , in recognition of the zeal and ability with which be has invariabl y discharged the duties of the offices which from time to time he has been called upon to fill during the last twenty years ; of the courtesy and urbanit y by which his conduct has always been characterised , whether in presiding over , or hi participating in , the deliberations of Grand Lod and of the zeal and assiduity which he
ge ; has constantly maintained in promoting the interests and prosperity of the Craft . That such vote of thanks be recorded on the minutes , and that a copy thereof emblazoned on vellum , be presented to his lordship . " In moving this resolution , he could not hut express his regret at the retirement of Bro . Binckes from Grand Lodge , as he should thereby lose the services ' of a most valuable coadjutor ; though he was sure ia devoting his talents to the service of the
Charity with which he was now connected , he would confer invaluable benefits upon it . He would now proceed to propose his resolution , and he did so with great pleasure , inasmuch as , after a career of twenty years , the noble Earl had parted from his brethren , not from any difference in his opinions as to the value of Freemasonry , but from ill health . AVlien he first entered upon his career as Senior Grand Warden as the Hon . Pox Maule , he won the esteem of the brethren . When next he presented himself as the representative of the Grand Lodge of
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Grand Lodge.
by vote of Grand Lodge , "be constituted members of the Grand Lodge , with such rank and distinction as may he thought proper , " and he wished to bestow the power on the Grand Master as unfettered as possible . It might be said that no brother could have rendered any very great service to Masonry unless he were a Master or P . M ., and , therefore , a member of Grand Lodge . But he would imagine a case : a brother might have been initiated at Oxford or Cambridge , and passed through the Warden ' s or even the Master's chairand then removed
, to a distant part of the country , especially if he were one of their clerical brethren . Well , suppose such a brother were to he situated in Yorkshire , and having lost his position in Grand Lodge by reason of not having oeen a subscribing member for twelve months , hut afterwards joined a lodge and worked assiduously and usefully for twenty or thirty years as a Grand Chaplain , should such a brother , because he had accidentally lost his position as a member of Grand
lodge , be debarred from the rewards which were otherwise justly bis due ? He thought not , and therefore it was that he proposed the resolution in its present form . The M . AV . GRAND MASTER wished yiubliclyto declare that he had had nothing to do with the proposition , either directly or indirectly . He should ever respect anil protect the privileges of the Grand Master , but , wishing for no extension of them , he should not put the resolutionbut ask his Eiht Worshiful Brother the D . G .
, g p Master to undertake that duty . The DEPUTY GRAND MASTER said the delicacy displayed by the Grand Master , and the few words he had addressed them , was a sufficient evidence of the manner in which he would exercise the privilege if conferred upon him . AVith regard to any future Grand Master , the brethren must remember that the election was in their
own hands , and if they could not trust themselves , he did not know whom they could trust . ( Cheers and laughter . ) The motion was then carried with one dissentient . The PRESIDENT OE THE BOARD OE GENEEAE- 'PUKPOSES said that tho next resolution was founded on the enormous increase in the number of lodges between 1817 and 1861 . In proposing a resolution for adding to the number of Grand Officers , ho should again , at the suggestion of others , make a slight alteration in the words as they
stood on the printed paper ; and he believed that , were an angel to propose a resolution , it would he impossible to do it so as to avoid all objection . It had been proposed to appoint two Assistant Grand Deacons , to rank at the close of their turn of office as P . G . Deacons ; but it had been suggested that they could not rank as P . Deacons if they had not actually held that office , and therefore it was proposed to substitute the word "Additional" for " Assistant . " He would explain why , in proposing to add to the number of Grand Officersthe
, office of Deacon had been selected . They were the officers who had really the most important duties to perform in Grand Lodge , having to count the numbers in cases of divisions , and in crowded meetings it was impossible for two of them satisfactoril y to perform that duty . He therefore moved that , "At and after the Grand Festival in 1862 , two additional Grand Deacons shall be appointed , whose duties shall be to assist the Grand Deacons , who shall be required to have the same qualifications and be subject to the same
regulations as those in force with reference to Grand Deacons , and who shall , after their year of office has expired , take rank as Past Grand Deacons . " Bro . MCINTYRE seconded the resolution , which was carried by acclamation .
THE BOOK OE CONSTITUTIONS . The PRESIDENT OE THE BOARD OE GENEEAI , PURPOSES next moved " That the cost of printing the Pooh of Constitutions being considerably less than formerly , and it being desirable that every facility should be given to the fraternity generally to possess copies of the laws , the' board recommend that instead of the present system under which each copy was charged at 2 s . 6 d ., and a discount was allowed upon taking a number , that the price for the future shall be Is . Sd . for each copy , and that there shall be no further allowance . " The resolution was seconded and passed nem . con .
ERASURE OE LODGES . The' PRESIDENT OE THE BOARD OE GENERAL- PURPOSES could have wished that the last act of his official life should have been of a pleasurable nature , whereas he had now the painful dut y to perform of moving that several lodges should he culled upon to show cause why they should not be erased for not having made their returns to Grand Lodge . The pain of that duty was , however ,
somewhat mitigated by the fact that since the list had been prepared one lodge had made a return , and he had caused that lodge to be withdrawn from the list . Since he had been in that hall , the Grand Secretary had informed him that three other lodges had made their returns , aud two more had promised to do so . He would , therefore , move that the following lodges be called upon to show cause why they should not be erased , and he should be much pleased if they could all do so .
143 Derbyshire Lodge , Longnor . 658 Marquis of Granby Lodge , Eastwood . i 667 Union Lodge of Barnard Castle , Barnard Castle . * 788 Eoyal Burnham Lodge , Burnham , Essex . :.: ; 817 North Essex Lodge , Booking . 820 Zetland Lodge , Guisborough . 875 St . John ' s LodgeAVellingtonShropshire .
, , 910 South Suffolk Lodge , Sudbury . 940 Peveril of the Peak Lodge , New Mills , Near Stockport . Bro . MCINTYRE seconded the motion , wdiich was carried . Bro . HAVERS then moved that the remainder of the Report of the Board of General Purposes be received and adopted , which was duly seconded and carried . THE CANADAS .
The Report of the Colonial Board having been taken as read , The PRESIDENT ( Bro . LI . Evans ) rose- to move its adoption , and called attention to the principal points in it reminding Grand Lodge that , when the independence of the Grand Lodge of Canada was acknowledged , the rights of lodges who elected to still hold under the Grand Lodge of England was specially reserved . It appeared , however , that the Grand of Canada Lodge had declared the St .
Lawrence Lodge at Montreal , No . 293 on the English Register , to be working in an irregular manner , and had interdicted its recognition as a regular lodge . They had probably arrived at this decision upon what they believed to be good evidence that that lodge had first put itself under tho Grand Lodge of Canada , and then withdrawn . The lodge , however , denied that they had ever done so , and a representation from the Colonial Board of England having
been made through the representative of the Grand Lodge of Canada to the Grand Lodge of England , to Bro . Harington , the Grand Master of Canada , he had caused the operation of the resolution of the Grand Lodge of Canada to be suspended until after the next annual meeting , when it could be reviewed , and when he ( Bro . Evans ) had no doubt justice would be done to the St . Lawrence Lodge . The resolution'was seconded by Bro . SMITH , and carried .
A OTE OE THANKS TO THE P . D . G . MASTER . Bro . BINCKES said that it was no doubt in the knowledge of the majority of the brethren present that on the previous Monday he had had the honour to be elected as the Secretary of the Boys ' School . AVhilst thanking his friends for the position in which they had placed him , he thought it was but proper that he should withdraw from the position which he had held in Grand Lodge
for some time past , lest anything he might be led to say might in any way damage the institution with wdiich he was now intimately connected , and in order that he might devote his energies to the development of the resources and the interests of that institution . ( Cheers ) . He had now only to thank the members of Grand Lodge for the courtesy which had been displayed towards him , and to express his regret if at any time he had either done auytlvmg , or
used a single expression which could hurt tho feelings of any one . ( Cheers ) . In conformity with the rule which he bad laid down for his future conduct , he must now ask Bro . Stebbing to propose the resolution of wdiich he had given notice . Bro . STEBBING had great pleasure in accepting the task , and in proposing "That in the opinion of this Grand Lodge the retirement of the RightHon . and R . AV . Bro . theEarlof Dalhousie , from the office of Dep . Grand Master , after so long a period of distinguished service in connection with Freemasonry , is an event which demands especial notice ,- it is therefore resolved that the cordial and
fraternal thanks of the brethren in Grand Lodge assembled be presented to the Eight Hon . and R . AV . Bro . the Earl of Dalhousie , in recognition of the zeal and ability with which be has invariabl y discharged the duties of the offices which from time to time he has been called upon to fill during the last twenty years ; of the courtesy and urbanit y by which his conduct has always been characterised , whether in presiding over , or hi participating in , the deliberations of Grand Lod and of the zeal and assiduity which he
ge ; has constantly maintained in promoting the interests and prosperity of the Craft . That such vote of thanks be recorded on the minutes , and that a copy thereof emblazoned on vellum , be presented to his lordship . " In moving this resolution , he could not hut express his regret at the retirement of Bro . Binckes from Grand Lodge , as he should thereby lose the services ' of a most valuable coadjutor ; though he was sure ia devoting his talents to the service of the
Charity with which he was now connected , he would confer invaluable benefits upon it . He would now proceed to propose his resolution , and he did so with great pleasure , inasmuch as , after a career of twenty years , the noble Earl had parted from his brethren , not from any difference in his opinions as to the value of Freemasonry , but from ill health . AVlien he first entered upon his career as Senior Grand Warden as the Hon . Pox Maule , he won the esteem of the brethren . When next he presented himself as the representative of the Grand Lodge of