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Grand Lodge.
GRAND LODGE .
THE Quarterly Communication of Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of England was held at Freemasons' Hall , on Wednesday , 6 th instant , when Col . Burdett , Provincial Grand Master of Middlesex , presided as Grand Master . Tho Grand Lodge was formed as follows " : —Bros . Col . Burdett as G . M ., General Brown , rigg as D . G . M ., Richard Giddy as P . G . M ., the Earl of Dononghmore
6 . G . W ., the Hon . William Warren Vernon J . G . W ., Sir Albert Woods Garter G . D . C ., Rev . C . J . Martyn G . G ., the Rev . C . W . Arnold G . C ., M . J . Mclntyre Q . C . G . R ., S . Tomkins Grand Treasurer , John Hervey Grand Secretary , Lieut-Col . Birchall S . G . D ., T . W . Boord S . G . D ., E . J . Barron J . G . D ., J . M . Case J . G . D ., F . P . Cockerell G . S . Wks ., Dr . W . Rhys Williams Ass . G . D . C ., W . F . Nettleship G . S . B .,
Wilhelm Kuhe Grand Organist , E . P . Albert G . P ., S . G . Foxall A . G . P ., and C . B . Payne G . T . There were also present Bros . John Havers P . G . W ., Captain William Piatt P . G . W ., Rev . Spencer Robert Wi < rram Grand Chaplain , Rev . Sir John Warren Hayes , Bart ., F . G . G ., Rev . Robert James Simpson P . G . C ., Lieut-Col . John Creaton P . G . D ., John M . Clabon P . G . D ., Jabez Hogg P . G . D ., Henry Browse P . G . D .. Samuel Leith Tomkins P . G . D ., Brackstono Bakor P . G . D ., James Ebenezer
Saunders P . G . D ., Raynham W . Stewart P . G . D ., Charles Augustus Murton P . G . D .. Richard Havers P . G . D ., John Anthony Rucker P . G . D ., J . Percy Leith P . G . D ., Joseph Charles Parkinson P . G . D ., Robert Grey P . G . D ., Thomas Fenn P . G . D ., Richard J . Spiers P . G . S . B ., Hyde Pullen P . G . S . B ., James Mason P . G . S . B ., Joshua Nunn P . G . S . B ., John Emmens P . G . P ., William Ongh P . G . P ., John Coutts P . G . P ., Charles Alexander Cottebrnne P . G . P ., Thomas Cnbitt P . G . P ., John Wright
P . G . P ,, F . A . Philbriek , Q . C , P . G . D , James Terry , F . Binckes , John Constable , H , G . Buss , Thomas W , White , and altogether about 400 brethren . The minutes of the last Quarterly Communication wero road by the Grand Secretary . Ifc was proposed by Bro . Joshua Nunn , and duly seconded , that
the following grants be made from the Benevolent Fund : — A brother of the St . Georgo and Corner Stone Lodge , No . S . London £ 50 0 0 A brother of the Crystal Palace Lodge , No . 742 , London £ 50 0 0
The Five Orphan Children of a late brother of the Lodge of Truth , No . 944 , Bombay £ 50 0 0 The Widow of a late brother of the Lodge of Perfect Friendship , No . 376 , Ipswich £ 50 0 0
Bro . Mclntyre , Grand Registrar , moved , first , that tho Report of the Board of General Purposes be taken as read ; and , secondly , that it be received and entered on tho minutes , both of which motions , having been seconded , were put and carried unanimously . " Bro . Rev . Robert J . Simpson , P . G . Chaplain , then rose , and addressing tho Most Worshipful Grand Master and the brethren , said ,
that in laying before the Grand Lodge the motion of which he had given notice , he wished to lay down for himself three rules , which ho hoped would be adopted and allowed by tho brethren , and by the speakers who might follow him . The first was , thafc he should be brief in his remarks ; the second , that he should refrain from allusions to persons or the press ; and the third , that he should not
touch upon the actions of the last Grand Lodge , save and except so far as it was necessary to do so in relation to the subject in hand . Professor Buckland , he believed , had said that a certain amount of heat and tranquillity were necessary to the cultivation of oysters . Ha was quite sure that on the last occasion there was too much heat and too little tranquillity . He trusted thafc the heat to-night would
be the heat that evinced brotherly love , and that would lead to a calm and just decision . Referring to the resolution that a committee should be appointed to consider the motion , as a natural sequence to that resolution he now ventured to offer the names to be appointed on that committee for the approval or otherwise of the brethren . He was not sure that one particular member of Grand Lodge should
have proposed any definite scheme , but that in tho very beginning a committee should have been appointed to carry oat this great object . That was not done . He was himself an offender in that respect , and therefore he pleaded guilty to being a party to having thus dealt with this subject . But he could not conceal from himself that as it was drawn up in the heat of discussion , it was intended to
ward off a great and imminent danger . That object had been attained , and he understood that it was now the opinion that it might be more convenient not to preceed with the committee ( cries of "No , no" ) , bufc to proceed with another definite motion . Of course it was within the province of Grand Lodge to reject this
motion . He would venture to propose the names of these members of the Committee . He thought that they wero all brethren who , if chosen , would carry out earnestly and faithfully the object intended . He thought it would be likely to confer a lasting benefit and true dignity on the Order , and therefore , without further comment , he would submit the motion he had placed upon the paper , viz .: —•
That in accordance with the resolution passed at the last Quarterl y Communication of Grand Lodge the following brethren constitute a Special Committee , to consider the best mode of perpetuating , in some charitable form , our thankfulness to Almighty God for the preservation and safe return from India of our Most Worshipful Grand Master , His Royal Highness tho PRINCE of WALES , and report thereon to Grand Lodge : —
Bro . Lord Skelmersdale D . G . M . „ Earl of Dononghmore S . G . W . „ The Hon . W . Warren Vernon J . G . W . „ Lord Leigh ... Prov . G . M . Warwickshire : „ Lord Tenterden P . G . W . i , J . M . P . Montague ,., D , Prov . G . M . Dorset ,
Grand Lodge.
Bro . J . Havers P . G . W . „ JEneas J . Mclntyre , Q . C . ... Grand Registrar . „ Jabez Hogg P . G . D . „ Erasmus Wilson Deputy M . No . 2 . „ Octavius H . Pearson W . M . No . 10 .
„ Hamon L'Estrange P . M . No . 10 . „ Nathan B . Headon W . M . No . 1426 . „ Baxter Langley W . M . No . 1423 . „ Macrae Moir P . M . No . 66 . „ Edwin March ... W . M . Grand Stewards' Lodge . „ Rev . Robert J . Simpson ... P . G . Chaplain .
With power to add to their number . Tho motion was seconded by Bro . Edward Cox P . M . 657 . Bro . Philbriek said undoubtedly the occasion was one which demanded a commemoration from the Craft . As to the manner in which that commemoration was to be made , was left to tho Committee which had now been nominated by Bro . Simpson . There was ,
however , an oversight , and he should bo very much disappointed if its rectification were not assented to by Bro . Simpson . There were certain eminent Grand Officers who , from personal merit and official position , were entitled to be on a committee of this sort . For instance , there was Lord Carnarvon , there was the Grand Treasurer , the President of tho Board of General Purposes , the President of
the Colonial Board , and the President of the Board of Benevolence . He merely wished to put , in the form of an amendment , that these holders of great offices should be added to this Committee to cai-ry out the object which they all had at heart . He would add also the name of Bro . Sir Albert Woods . The amendment was seconded by Bro .
R . Stewart . Bro . Simpson , in explanation , merely wished to say thafc his great difficulty in nominating a committee was to make a selection from so many worthy brethren . He had , therefore , put down as few names as possible , adding the words " with power to add to their number , " in order that Grand Lodge might itself make the additions . He willingly assented to the additional names proposed .
After some conversation as to whether the foregoing was an amendment , Bro . Dr . Hogg said , that as it was decided that Bvo . Philbriek ' s was not an amendment , he believed that there would be a considerable number of brethren who disapproved of Bro . Simpson ' s motion ; it did appear to him that there was a difference of opinion on the matter , and that he might , by some motion , bring about a harmony
of feeling in Grand Lodge on the subject , so that a worthy commemo . ration might be carried out . Being out of town , and unable to communicate with the Board of Masters , he thought it his duty to place his motion on the paper . It appeared to him that , in appointing a committee of this kind , there wonld be much difference of opinion as to this , and he might put this Grand Lodge in order by proposing an amendment to a committee .
The Grand Master reminded Bro . Hogg that the question before the Lodge was who the committee was to be composed of . Bro . Hogg said that if Grand Lodge were of opinion that Bro . Simpson ' s committee should be appointed , he would with pleasure withdraw his amendment . Bro . Wynne thought that they should in . quire what were tho opinions of this committee , and what they intend to do—an observation which caused considerable merriment .
Tho Grand Master rose to put the motion . Bro . Dr . Baxter Langley said that to some extent he believed the feeling of Grand Lodge was in tho main with Bro . Simpson , but there was a feeling that the meeting should have some notion of the direo . tion in which tho committee should act ( " no , no " ); that feeling was
defined by the fact that Bro . Simpson added to his motion a motion for retreat , in which he indicated how he intended to propose a certain motion that was placed npon the agenda paper . He thought that the committee should act with equal justice and beneficence to all the Charities . ( Cries of " order" and " question . " ) He proposed that there be an instruction to this committee .
The Grand Registrar pointed out to the speaker that the committee must first be appointed . Bro . Dr . Baxter Langley proposed to add a rider to the motion . The Grand Registrar reminded the Lodge that the Committee was resolved upon at last Grand Lodge , and the only question before this
Grand Lodge to-night was the nomination of the Committee-men . Bro . Capt . J . E . Curteis , Devon , said that there was an important body of officers that had been overlooked , viz . —the Provincial Grand Officers , and he begged to propose that the Provincial Grand Masters be added to the Committee .
This amendment having been seconded , the Grand Registrar observed that the amendment proposed by Bro . Philbriek had been assented to by Bro . Simpson , and the amendment now before Grand Lodge he considered in every way deserving of consideration . He
thought that Bro . Capt . Curteis might have gone a step further , and added the Prov . Deputy Grand Masters , but that he had not done . He himself could not second the amendment , as that had alread y been done , bnt he declared himself a supporter of the amendment that the Provincial Grand Masters be added to the Committee .
To this amendment Bro . Simpson also declared his assent . The Grand Master then put the resolution as proposed on tho agenda , with the addition of the Grand Officers , proposed by Bro . Philbriek , and the Provincial Grand Masters , as proposed by Capt . Curteis , which was carried unanimously . Grand Lodge was then closed in due form .
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Grand Lodge.
GRAND LODGE .
THE Quarterly Communication of Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of England was held at Freemasons' Hall , on Wednesday , 6 th instant , when Col . Burdett , Provincial Grand Master of Middlesex , presided as Grand Master . Tho Grand Lodge was formed as follows " : —Bros . Col . Burdett as G . M ., General Brown , rigg as D . G . M ., Richard Giddy as P . G . M ., the Earl of Dononghmore
6 . G . W ., the Hon . William Warren Vernon J . G . W ., Sir Albert Woods Garter G . D . C ., Rev . C . J . Martyn G . G ., the Rev . C . W . Arnold G . C ., M . J . Mclntyre Q . C . G . R ., S . Tomkins Grand Treasurer , John Hervey Grand Secretary , Lieut-Col . Birchall S . G . D ., T . W . Boord S . G . D ., E . J . Barron J . G . D ., J . M . Case J . G . D ., F . P . Cockerell G . S . Wks ., Dr . W . Rhys Williams Ass . G . D . C ., W . F . Nettleship G . S . B .,
Wilhelm Kuhe Grand Organist , E . P . Albert G . P ., S . G . Foxall A . G . P ., and C . B . Payne G . T . There were also present Bros . John Havers P . G . W ., Captain William Piatt P . G . W ., Rev . Spencer Robert Wi < rram Grand Chaplain , Rev . Sir John Warren Hayes , Bart ., F . G . G ., Rev . Robert James Simpson P . G . C ., Lieut-Col . John Creaton P . G . D ., John M . Clabon P . G . D ., Jabez Hogg P . G . D ., Henry Browse P . G . D .. Samuel Leith Tomkins P . G . D ., Brackstono Bakor P . G . D ., James Ebenezer
Saunders P . G . D ., Raynham W . Stewart P . G . D ., Charles Augustus Murton P . G . D .. Richard Havers P . G . D ., John Anthony Rucker P . G . D ., J . Percy Leith P . G . D ., Joseph Charles Parkinson P . G . D ., Robert Grey P . G . D ., Thomas Fenn P . G . D ., Richard J . Spiers P . G . S . B ., Hyde Pullen P . G . S . B ., James Mason P . G . S . B ., Joshua Nunn P . G . S . B ., John Emmens P . G . P ., William Ongh P . G . P ., John Coutts P . G . P ., Charles Alexander Cottebrnne P . G . P ., Thomas Cnbitt P . G . P ., John Wright
P . G . P ,, F . A . Philbriek , Q . C , P . G . D , James Terry , F . Binckes , John Constable , H , G . Buss , Thomas W , White , and altogether about 400 brethren . The minutes of the last Quarterly Communication wero road by the Grand Secretary . Ifc was proposed by Bro . Joshua Nunn , and duly seconded , that
the following grants be made from the Benevolent Fund : — A brother of the St . Georgo and Corner Stone Lodge , No . S . London £ 50 0 0 A brother of the Crystal Palace Lodge , No . 742 , London £ 50 0 0
The Five Orphan Children of a late brother of the Lodge of Truth , No . 944 , Bombay £ 50 0 0 The Widow of a late brother of the Lodge of Perfect Friendship , No . 376 , Ipswich £ 50 0 0
Bro . Mclntyre , Grand Registrar , moved , first , that tho Report of the Board of General Purposes be taken as read ; and , secondly , that it be received and entered on tho minutes , both of which motions , having been seconded , were put and carried unanimously . " Bro . Rev . Robert J . Simpson , P . G . Chaplain , then rose , and addressing tho Most Worshipful Grand Master and the brethren , said ,
that in laying before the Grand Lodge the motion of which he had given notice , he wished to lay down for himself three rules , which ho hoped would be adopted and allowed by tho brethren , and by the speakers who might follow him . The first was , thafc he should be brief in his remarks ; the second , that he should refrain from allusions to persons or the press ; and the third , that he should not
touch upon the actions of the last Grand Lodge , save and except so far as it was necessary to do so in relation to the subject in hand . Professor Buckland , he believed , had said that a certain amount of heat and tranquillity were necessary to the cultivation of oysters . Ha was quite sure that on the last occasion there was too much heat and too little tranquillity . He trusted thafc the heat to-night would
be the heat that evinced brotherly love , and that would lead to a calm and just decision . Referring to the resolution that a committee should be appointed to consider the motion , as a natural sequence to that resolution he now ventured to offer the names to be appointed on that committee for the approval or otherwise of the brethren . He was not sure that one particular member of Grand Lodge should
have proposed any definite scheme , but that in tho very beginning a committee should have been appointed to carry oat this great object . That was not done . He was himself an offender in that respect , and therefore he pleaded guilty to being a party to having thus dealt with this subject . But he could not conceal from himself that as it was drawn up in the heat of discussion , it was intended to
ward off a great and imminent danger . That object had been attained , and he understood that it was now the opinion that it might be more convenient not to preceed with the committee ( cries of "No , no" ) , bufc to proceed with another definite motion . Of course it was within the province of Grand Lodge to reject this
motion . He would venture to propose the names of these members of the Committee . He thought that they wero all brethren who , if chosen , would carry out earnestly and faithfully the object intended . He thought it would be likely to confer a lasting benefit and true dignity on the Order , and therefore , without further comment , he would submit the motion he had placed upon the paper , viz .: —•
That in accordance with the resolution passed at the last Quarterl y Communication of Grand Lodge the following brethren constitute a Special Committee , to consider the best mode of perpetuating , in some charitable form , our thankfulness to Almighty God for the preservation and safe return from India of our Most Worshipful Grand Master , His Royal Highness tho PRINCE of WALES , and report thereon to Grand Lodge : —
Bro . Lord Skelmersdale D . G . M . „ Earl of Dononghmore S . G . W . „ The Hon . W . Warren Vernon J . G . W . „ Lord Leigh ... Prov . G . M . Warwickshire : „ Lord Tenterden P . G . W . i , J . M . P . Montague ,., D , Prov . G . M . Dorset ,
Grand Lodge.
Bro . J . Havers P . G . W . „ JEneas J . Mclntyre , Q . C . ... Grand Registrar . „ Jabez Hogg P . G . D . „ Erasmus Wilson Deputy M . No . 2 . „ Octavius H . Pearson W . M . No . 10 .
„ Hamon L'Estrange P . M . No . 10 . „ Nathan B . Headon W . M . No . 1426 . „ Baxter Langley W . M . No . 1423 . „ Macrae Moir P . M . No . 66 . „ Edwin March ... W . M . Grand Stewards' Lodge . „ Rev . Robert J . Simpson ... P . G . Chaplain .
With power to add to their number . Tho motion was seconded by Bro . Edward Cox P . M . 657 . Bro . Philbriek said undoubtedly the occasion was one which demanded a commemoration from the Craft . As to the manner in which that commemoration was to be made , was left to tho Committee which had now been nominated by Bro . Simpson . There was ,
however , an oversight , and he should bo very much disappointed if its rectification were not assented to by Bro . Simpson . There were certain eminent Grand Officers who , from personal merit and official position , were entitled to be on a committee of this sort . For instance , there was Lord Carnarvon , there was the Grand Treasurer , the President of tho Board of General Purposes , the President of
the Colonial Board , and the President of the Board of Benevolence . He merely wished to put , in the form of an amendment , that these holders of great offices should be added to this Committee to cai-ry out the object which they all had at heart . He would add also the name of Bro . Sir Albert Woods . The amendment was seconded by Bro .
R . Stewart . Bro . Simpson , in explanation , merely wished to say thafc his great difficulty in nominating a committee was to make a selection from so many worthy brethren . He had , therefore , put down as few names as possible , adding the words " with power to add to their number , " in order that Grand Lodge might itself make the additions . He willingly assented to the additional names proposed .
After some conversation as to whether the foregoing was an amendment , Bro . Dr . Hogg said , that as it was decided that Bvo . Philbriek ' s was not an amendment , he believed that there would be a considerable number of brethren who disapproved of Bro . Simpson ' s motion ; it did appear to him that there was a difference of opinion on the matter , and that he might , by some motion , bring about a harmony
of feeling in Grand Lodge on the subject , so that a worthy commemo . ration might be carried out . Being out of town , and unable to communicate with the Board of Masters , he thought it his duty to place his motion on the paper . It appeared to him that , in appointing a committee of this kind , there wonld be much difference of opinion as to this , and he might put this Grand Lodge in order by proposing an amendment to a committee .
The Grand Master reminded Bro . Hogg that the question before the Lodge was who the committee was to be composed of . Bro . Hogg said that if Grand Lodge were of opinion that Bro . Simpson ' s committee should be appointed , he would with pleasure withdraw his amendment . Bro . Wynne thought that they should in . quire what were tho opinions of this committee , and what they intend to do—an observation which caused considerable merriment .
Tho Grand Master rose to put the motion . Bro . Dr . Baxter Langley said that to some extent he believed the feeling of Grand Lodge was in tho main with Bro . Simpson , but there was a feeling that the meeting should have some notion of the direo . tion in which tho committee should act ( " no , no " ); that feeling was
defined by the fact that Bro . Simpson added to his motion a motion for retreat , in which he indicated how he intended to propose a certain motion that was placed npon the agenda paper . He thought that the committee should act with equal justice and beneficence to all the Charities . ( Cries of " order" and " question . " ) He proposed that there be an instruction to this committee .
The Grand Registrar pointed out to the speaker that the committee must first be appointed . Bro . Dr . Baxter Langley proposed to add a rider to the motion . The Grand Registrar reminded the Lodge that the Committee was resolved upon at last Grand Lodge , and the only question before this
Grand Lodge to-night was the nomination of the Committee-men . Bro . Capt . J . E . Curteis , Devon , said that there was an important body of officers that had been overlooked , viz . —the Provincial Grand Officers , and he begged to propose that the Provincial Grand Masters be added to the Committee .
This amendment having been seconded , the Grand Registrar observed that the amendment proposed by Bro . Philbriek had been assented to by Bro . Simpson , and the amendment now before Grand Lodge he considered in every way deserving of consideration . He
thought that Bro . Capt . Curteis might have gone a step further , and added the Prov . Deputy Grand Masters , but that he had not done . He himself could not second the amendment , as that had alread y been done , bnt he declared himself a supporter of the amendment that the Provincial Grand Masters be added to the Committee .
To this amendment Bro . Simpson also declared his assent . The Grand Master then put the resolution as proposed on tho agenda , with the addition of the Grand Officers , proposed by Bro . Philbriek , and the Provincial Grand Masters , as proposed by Capt . Curteis , which was carried unanimously . Grand Lodge was then closed in due form .
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