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mitted to visit the Lodge till they have made satisfaction to Grand Lodge . On 22 nd February 1770 , three brethren " petition for a certificate to Grand Lodgo for a Warrant to erect a new Lodge , " and aro permitted to separate themselves by tho narrow majority of ton to nine . They are subsequently allowed , by vote of tho majority , to " havo tho sum of seven pounds ten
shillings , which is fifty shillings each for the three , for their full share part and proportion of tho money , stock , furniture , implements , utensils and necessary ' s belonging to" the Lodge , provided Grand Lodge approves their petition and grants them a Warrant . On 3 rd May 1770 , Bro . Thomas Moore , a modern Mason , was entered and pnssod . On 4 th October 1776 , a " Bro . Fox declares
his pitting in tho black ball against Joseph Kondall , the last Lodge night , but ho is now satisfied that ho is worthy . " The following is noted on 24 th June 1771 . "At ^ -past 6 walked out to take the air , at 8 mot again and supped . Drank sundry Toasts proper for the day , and parted in due time in good Harmony . " On 10 th Novomber 1774 , it was proposed and arranged " to go to church in form on St .
John ' s Day next , and to have a Sermon on the principles of Masonry . " On 17 th Angust 1775 , it was agreed to remove to the City Tavern . On 24 th Juno 1776 , St . John ' s Day , it is recorded " Dined at half , past two , and after Dinner drank thirteen Masonic Toasts , and the entertainment concluded with an Anthem , accompanied with a grand band of music provided for that purpose . " On 10 th October 1777 ,
tho Lodge met to consider what should be done with the jewels , Books , and Papers of Lodgo No . 2 , and thoso of former Lodge No . 3 , which had been stolon out of Lodgo No . 2 , but had fortunately fallen into the hands of Bro , Captain W . Cunningham . It was resolved to deposit them with Lodgo No . 3 for a time , and an account was taken of them , from which it appeared they were " twenty in number a punch
ladlo , handle broko off , and a fow pieces of small lace ripped off the collars of No . 2 , with a Delft Pnnoh Bowl . " On 2 nd July 1778 , it is mentioned that tho recently elected W . M ., Bro . Yioldhall , being a person suspected of being inimical to the government , did not attend in his place , lest his presence shonld be disagreeable to any brother . It is further recorded that the lato J . W . and Sec . " having gone with the
enemy , " two others were appointed in their stend , as well as a new W . M . However , on 14 th December 1778 , the aforesaid Bro . Anthony Yield , hall , who had relinquished his office in consequence of being a suspect , attended and produced " a legal discharge from the High Court of Justice of this State , and was received with the Lodge ' s full confidence of his innocence , and as a respectable brother . " So likewise
was a Bro . Peter Sutter , who was similarly welcomed . In accordance with a resolution passed on 6 th August 1778 , it was determined to seek a convenient private house for meeting , and the Committee entrusted with the needful inqniries and arrangements , report they have promise of one in Videll's Alley , which is taken for a year , provided it is properly repaired . Four days later , " Captain Stephen Girard was
initiated , and paid his dnes—twenty dollars . On 23 rd December 1778 , tho Committeo which had been appointed to confer with Lodge No . 2 , with a view to inviting General Washington to attend the procession on St . John ' s Day , report that " tho Masters elect of the different Lodges of this city do personally wait upon Bro . General Washington , and inform of tho time , placo , and mode of the procession . " Following
this is a full account of the procession , in which Washington figured , taken from Westcott ' s "History of Philadelphia , " and of the service in chnrch . On tho 19 th Juno 1779 a number of members petition to separate themselves and form a now Lodge ( No . 13 ) , and the prayer is granted . On 30 th October 1780 a Mr . Harry Gieger is initiated , and pays the initiation fee " 750 dollars— " we presume this
means soven and a-half dollars . Then is given a list of tho places of meeting of Grand Lodge . Tho latter half of the Introductory Chapter consists of Smith ' s " Ahiman Rezon , " 1783 , with the altera , tions mado at its revision in 1815 , Locke ' s letter , & c , and the songs at the end being omitted , but in all other respects—as to title-page , approval of Graud Lodge , dedication to Washington , and Preface—it
is complote . The remarks made in 1815 are easily distinguishable . But it would bo impossible for us to find space to note at any length tho laws and regulations , & c , contained herein . It wore hardly necessary , indeed , to do so , as the contents are doubtless not altogether unfamiliar to many of our readers . Their presence in
the volume gives an air of completeness to the work , which it would lack otherwise , and the Committee hare done wisely therefore by inserting it , but what we have not read elsewhere is what specially interests us , and it is to the minutes of Grand Lodge itself we shall henceforth direct our attention . ( To le continued . )
List of Lodges for which Warrants have been granted by tho W . M . Grand Master since tho last Quarterly Communication of Grand Lodge : —
No . 1722 . —Excelsior Lodge , Dugshai , Punjab . 1723 . —St . George ' s Lodge , Bolton , Lancashire . 1724 . —Kaisar-i-Hind Lodge , Regent-street . 1725 . —Douglas Lodge , Maidstone , Kent . 1726 . —Gordon Lodge , Bognor , Sussex .
1727 . —Tentcrfield Lodge , Tenterfield N . S . W . 1728 . —Temple Bar Lodge , Fleet-street . 1729 . —Skelmersdale Lodge , Pietermaritzburg , Natal . 1730 . —Urmston Lodge , Urrastou , Lancashire . 1731 . —C'holmeiey Lodge , Muswell Hill . 1732 . —King's Cross Lodge , King ' s Cross .
THE Fifteen Sections will be worked on Tuesday next , by the members of tho Royal Arthur Lodgo of Instruction , No . 1360 , at the Prince's Head , York-road , Battersea . Tho names of the brethren who will work the various sections were given in our issue of the 7 th ult . The chair will bo occupied by Bro , Collings 511 , with ro 3 . Read 511 S . W , and Robinson 1158 J . W .
Quarterly Communication Of Grand Lodge.
QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION OF GRAND LODGE .
THE following is tho business to be transacted in Grand Lodge on Wednesday , 5 th December 1877 . 1 . The Minutes of tho Quarterly Communication of the 5 th Sep . tembor 1877 for confirmation . 2 . The M . W . Grand Master will refer to the recent aotion of tho Grand Orient of France .
3 . The Grand Secretary to read a letter of condolence from tho Grand Lodge of New Brunswick on the sudden death of the Earl of Shrewsbury , Provincial Grand Master for Staffordshire . 4 . Nomination of a Grand Master for the ensuing year . 5 . Appointment of a President of tho Lodge of Benevolence .
6 . Election of a Senior and Junior Vice-President of the Lodgo of Benevolence . 7 . Election of twelve Past Masters to serve on tho Lodge of Bene , volenco for the year ensuing . 8 . Report of tho Lodgo of Benevolence for the last quarter , in which aro recommendations for the following grants , viz : — A Brother of the Prince of Wales' Lodgo , No . 259 , London £ 100 0 0
Tho Widow of a Brother of St . John's Lodgo , No . 1343 , Grays , Essex 50 0 The Widow of a Brother of tho Temperance Lodge , No . 169 , Deptford 50 0 0 The Widow of a Brother of the Palatine Lodge , No . 97 , Sunderland 100 0 0
Tho Daughter of a late Brother of the Old Concord Lodge , No . 172 , London ^ 100 0 0 Tho Widow of a Brother of the Belgrave Lodge , No . 749 , London 50 0 0 9 . REPORT OF THE BOARD OF GENERAL PURPOSES .
To the United Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of England . The Board of General Purposes beg to submit a statement of the Grand Lodge Accounts , at the Meeting of the Finance Committee , held on Friday , the 16 th November , showing a balance in the hands of the Grand Treasurer of £ 3 , 636 18 s lid ; and in the hands of tho Grand Secretary for Petty Cash £ 75 , and for Servants' Wages £ 96 15 s .
( Signed ) JOHN B . MONCKTON , President . FREEMASONS' HALL , LONDON , W . C , 20 th November 1877 . 10 . Appeals .
( 1 . ) Appeal of Brother John Henry Henry , of the St . John ' s Lodge , No . 1039 , Lichfield , against a judgment of the Provincial Grand Master for Staffordshire , —the lato Earl of Shrewsbury , — for deciding a case , and censuring Brother Henry , without hearing him .
( 2 . ) Appeal of Brother Alfred Leander Vaillant and others against ; a judgment of tho Deputy District Grand Master for British Burmah , declaring Brother the Rev . John E . Marks eligible to be elected Master of Lodge Victoria , in Burmah , No . 832 , Rangoon , he not having
previously served as a Warden , and not having been present when appointed Senior Warden , consequently not having served as " Warden for one year " as required by the Constitutions , Article 2 , page 62 . Also against the exclusion of Brother A . L . Vaillant and five other brethren from the said Lodge , No . 832 .
N . B . —The ' papers relating to these Appeals will be in the Grand Secretary ' s Office till the Meeting of Grand Lodge , and open for the inspection of the brethren during office hours . 11 . Notice of Motion . By V . W . Brother the Rev . Robert J . Simpson P . G . Chaplain . — 1 . That the 300 Petitions now presented to Grand Lodgo on what is commonly called " The German Question " be received .
2 . That whereas it appears from the Book of Constitutions of the Grand National Lodgo of the Prussian States ( called the Three Globes , held at Berlin ) , that those only who profess the Christian Faith are eligible to become members of the Craft in any Lodge within its jurisdiction , this Grand Lodge , in the interests of Masonry , would respectfully suggest to the Grand Lodge aforesaid a re . consideration of the following sections of the Book of Constitu . tions : —
Page 50 , Section 165 , Clause 1 . In the jurisdiction of the Great National Mother Lodge ( of the Three Globes ) only those may be proposed for acceptance into Freemasonry who acknowledge Christian belief ( Christlichen Giauben ) without distinction of seot .
Page 51 , Section 167 . It is necessary for the candidate to state , & c . Clause 3 . —His religion ( Creed ) . Clause 9 . —Whether he has tried hitherto to fulfil hia dnties as a Christian citizen , and whether he will continue to do so .
Page 57 , Clause 197 . Every Brother who wishes to join a Lodge of our Constitution must be of Christian faith , and able to give his honourable discharge from his former Lodge by a written discharge therefrom , & c , & c , & c .
with a view to widening the basis on which German Masonry now stands , and bringing it into more complete and fraternal harmony with Freemasonry throughout the world . 3 . That in order to give effect to the foregoing Resolutions the M . W . Grand Master be respectfully requested to communicate them to tho Grand Lodge of Germany in any manner His Royal Highness may deem most expedient .
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mitted to visit the Lodge till they have made satisfaction to Grand Lodge . On 22 nd February 1770 , three brethren " petition for a certificate to Grand Lodgo for a Warrant to erect a new Lodge , " and aro permitted to separate themselves by tho narrow majority of ton to nine . They are subsequently allowed , by vote of tho majority , to " havo tho sum of seven pounds ten
shillings , which is fifty shillings each for the three , for their full share part and proportion of tho money , stock , furniture , implements , utensils and necessary ' s belonging to" the Lodge , provided Grand Lodge approves their petition and grants them a Warrant . On 3 rd May 1770 , Bro . Thomas Moore , a modern Mason , was entered and pnssod . On 4 th October 1776 , a " Bro . Fox declares
his pitting in tho black ball against Joseph Kondall , the last Lodge night , but ho is now satisfied that ho is worthy . " The following is noted on 24 th June 1771 . "At ^ -past 6 walked out to take the air , at 8 mot again and supped . Drank sundry Toasts proper for the day , and parted in due time in good Harmony . " On 10 th Novomber 1774 , it was proposed and arranged " to go to church in form on St .
John ' s Day next , and to have a Sermon on the principles of Masonry . " On 17 th Angust 1775 , it was agreed to remove to the City Tavern . On 24 th Juno 1776 , St . John ' s Day , it is recorded " Dined at half , past two , and after Dinner drank thirteen Masonic Toasts , and the entertainment concluded with an Anthem , accompanied with a grand band of music provided for that purpose . " On 10 th October 1777 ,
tho Lodge met to consider what should be done with the jewels , Books , and Papers of Lodgo No . 2 , and thoso of former Lodge No . 3 , which had been stolon out of Lodgo No . 2 , but had fortunately fallen into the hands of Bro , Captain W . Cunningham . It was resolved to deposit them with Lodgo No . 3 for a time , and an account was taken of them , from which it appeared they were " twenty in number a punch
ladlo , handle broko off , and a fow pieces of small lace ripped off the collars of No . 2 , with a Delft Pnnoh Bowl . " On 2 nd July 1778 , it is mentioned that tho recently elected W . M ., Bro . Yioldhall , being a person suspected of being inimical to the government , did not attend in his place , lest his presence shonld be disagreeable to any brother . It is further recorded that the lato J . W . and Sec . " having gone with the
enemy , " two others were appointed in their stend , as well as a new W . M . However , on 14 th December 1778 , the aforesaid Bro . Anthony Yield , hall , who had relinquished his office in consequence of being a suspect , attended and produced " a legal discharge from the High Court of Justice of this State , and was received with the Lodge ' s full confidence of his innocence , and as a respectable brother . " So likewise
was a Bro . Peter Sutter , who was similarly welcomed . In accordance with a resolution passed on 6 th August 1778 , it was determined to seek a convenient private house for meeting , and the Committee entrusted with the needful inqniries and arrangements , report they have promise of one in Videll's Alley , which is taken for a year , provided it is properly repaired . Four days later , " Captain Stephen Girard was
initiated , and paid his dnes—twenty dollars . On 23 rd December 1778 , tho Committeo which had been appointed to confer with Lodge No . 2 , with a view to inviting General Washington to attend the procession on St . John ' s Day , report that " tho Masters elect of the different Lodges of this city do personally wait upon Bro . General Washington , and inform of tho time , placo , and mode of the procession . " Following
this is a full account of the procession , in which Washington figured , taken from Westcott ' s "History of Philadelphia , " and of the service in chnrch . On tho 19 th Juno 1779 a number of members petition to separate themselves and form a now Lodge ( No . 13 ) , and the prayer is granted . On 30 th October 1780 a Mr . Harry Gieger is initiated , and pays the initiation fee " 750 dollars— " we presume this
means soven and a-half dollars . Then is given a list of tho places of meeting of Grand Lodge . Tho latter half of the Introductory Chapter consists of Smith ' s " Ahiman Rezon , " 1783 , with the altera , tions mado at its revision in 1815 , Locke ' s letter , & c , and the songs at the end being omitted , but in all other respects—as to title-page , approval of Graud Lodge , dedication to Washington , and Preface—it
is complote . The remarks made in 1815 are easily distinguishable . But it would bo impossible for us to find space to note at any length tho laws and regulations , & c , contained herein . It wore hardly necessary , indeed , to do so , as the contents are doubtless not altogether unfamiliar to many of our readers . Their presence in
the volume gives an air of completeness to the work , which it would lack otherwise , and the Committee hare done wisely therefore by inserting it , but what we have not read elsewhere is what specially interests us , and it is to the minutes of Grand Lodge itself we shall henceforth direct our attention . ( To le continued . )
List of Lodges for which Warrants have been granted by tho W . M . Grand Master since tho last Quarterly Communication of Grand Lodge : —
No . 1722 . —Excelsior Lodge , Dugshai , Punjab . 1723 . —St . George ' s Lodge , Bolton , Lancashire . 1724 . —Kaisar-i-Hind Lodge , Regent-street . 1725 . —Douglas Lodge , Maidstone , Kent . 1726 . —Gordon Lodge , Bognor , Sussex .
1727 . —Tentcrfield Lodge , Tenterfield N . S . W . 1728 . —Temple Bar Lodge , Fleet-street . 1729 . —Skelmersdale Lodge , Pietermaritzburg , Natal . 1730 . —Urmston Lodge , Urrastou , Lancashire . 1731 . —C'holmeiey Lodge , Muswell Hill . 1732 . —King's Cross Lodge , King ' s Cross .
THE Fifteen Sections will be worked on Tuesday next , by the members of tho Royal Arthur Lodgo of Instruction , No . 1360 , at the Prince's Head , York-road , Battersea . Tho names of the brethren who will work the various sections were given in our issue of the 7 th ult . The chair will bo occupied by Bro , Collings 511 , with ro 3 . Read 511 S . W , and Robinson 1158 J . W .
Quarterly Communication Of Grand Lodge.
QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION OF GRAND LODGE .
THE following is tho business to be transacted in Grand Lodge on Wednesday , 5 th December 1877 . 1 . The Minutes of tho Quarterly Communication of the 5 th Sep . tembor 1877 for confirmation . 2 . The M . W . Grand Master will refer to the recent aotion of tho Grand Orient of France .
3 . The Grand Secretary to read a letter of condolence from tho Grand Lodge of New Brunswick on the sudden death of the Earl of Shrewsbury , Provincial Grand Master for Staffordshire . 4 . Nomination of a Grand Master for the ensuing year . 5 . Appointment of a President of tho Lodge of Benevolence .
6 . Election of a Senior and Junior Vice-President of the Lodgo of Benevolence . 7 . Election of twelve Past Masters to serve on tho Lodge of Bene , volenco for the year ensuing . 8 . Report of tho Lodgo of Benevolence for the last quarter , in which aro recommendations for the following grants , viz : — A Brother of the Prince of Wales' Lodgo , No . 259 , London £ 100 0 0
Tho Widow of a Brother of St . John's Lodgo , No . 1343 , Grays , Essex 50 0 The Widow of a Brother of tho Temperance Lodge , No . 169 , Deptford 50 0 0 The Widow of a Brother of the Palatine Lodge , No . 97 , Sunderland 100 0 0
Tho Daughter of a late Brother of the Old Concord Lodge , No . 172 , London ^ 100 0 0 Tho Widow of a Brother of the Belgrave Lodge , No . 749 , London 50 0 0 9 . REPORT OF THE BOARD OF GENERAL PURPOSES .
To the United Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of England . The Board of General Purposes beg to submit a statement of the Grand Lodge Accounts , at the Meeting of the Finance Committee , held on Friday , the 16 th November , showing a balance in the hands of the Grand Treasurer of £ 3 , 636 18 s lid ; and in the hands of tho Grand Secretary for Petty Cash £ 75 , and for Servants' Wages £ 96 15 s .
( Signed ) JOHN B . MONCKTON , President . FREEMASONS' HALL , LONDON , W . C , 20 th November 1877 . 10 . Appeals .
( 1 . ) Appeal of Brother John Henry Henry , of the St . John ' s Lodge , No . 1039 , Lichfield , against a judgment of the Provincial Grand Master for Staffordshire , —the lato Earl of Shrewsbury , — for deciding a case , and censuring Brother Henry , without hearing him .
( 2 . ) Appeal of Brother Alfred Leander Vaillant and others against ; a judgment of tho Deputy District Grand Master for British Burmah , declaring Brother the Rev . John E . Marks eligible to be elected Master of Lodge Victoria , in Burmah , No . 832 , Rangoon , he not having
previously served as a Warden , and not having been present when appointed Senior Warden , consequently not having served as " Warden for one year " as required by the Constitutions , Article 2 , page 62 . Also against the exclusion of Brother A . L . Vaillant and five other brethren from the said Lodge , No . 832 .
N . B . —The ' papers relating to these Appeals will be in the Grand Secretary ' s Office till the Meeting of Grand Lodge , and open for the inspection of the brethren during office hours . 11 . Notice of Motion . By V . W . Brother the Rev . Robert J . Simpson P . G . Chaplain . — 1 . That the 300 Petitions now presented to Grand Lodgo on what is commonly called " The German Question " be received .
2 . That whereas it appears from the Book of Constitutions of the Grand National Lodgo of the Prussian States ( called the Three Globes , held at Berlin ) , that those only who profess the Christian Faith are eligible to become members of the Craft in any Lodge within its jurisdiction , this Grand Lodge , in the interests of Masonry , would respectfully suggest to the Grand Lodge aforesaid a re . consideration of the following sections of the Book of Constitu . tions : —
Page 50 , Section 165 , Clause 1 . In the jurisdiction of the Great National Mother Lodge ( of the Three Globes ) only those may be proposed for acceptance into Freemasonry who acknowledge Christian belief ( Christlichen Giauben ) without distinction of seot .
Page 51 , Section 167 . It is necessary for the candidate to state , & c . Clause 3 . —His religion ( Creed ) . Clause 9 . —Whether he has tried hitherto to fulfil hia dnties as a Christian citizen , and whether he will continue to do so .
Page 57 , Clause 197 . Every Brother who wishes to join a Lodge of our Constitution must be of Christian faith , and able to give his honourable discharge from his former Lodge by a written discharge therefrom , & c , & c , & c .
with a view to widening the basis on which German Masonry now stands , and bringing it into more complete and fraternal harmony with Freemasonry throughout the world . 3 . That in order to give effect to the foregoing Resolutions the M . W . Grand Master be respectfully requested to communicate them to tho Grand Lodge of Germany in any manner His Royal Highness may deem most expedient .