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Freemasonry In The Irish Courts Of Law, 1808.*
GRAND LODGE OF ULSTER . Pursuant to a requisition , signed William Irvine , Grand Master of Ulster , by whom a meeting was called for the purpose of vindicating the rights , and for establishing the future meetings of this Grand Lodge , at such times and places as should be then and there agreed onand for the
, regulation of such other Masonic business as should be deemed necessary for the preservation of the ancient and general principles of Masonry in Ireland—A meeting was held at Dungannon , on Monday , the 6 th June , 1808 , at which 311 Lodges were represented , when Bro . William Richardson , Esq ., ( in the absence of the Grand Master of Ulster ) was unanimously called to the chair ; Bro . William Bateman , Esq ., Senior Grand Warden ; Bro . John TaylorEsq . Junior Grand
, , Warden ; Bro . Alexander Saunderson , Esq ., Secretary . It was unanimously Resolved , "That a Committee , consisting of a Chairman and two Representatives from each county , be formed , to report their opinion on the best mode of accomplishing the objects of this meeting .
The Committee having made its report , the following Resolutions were severally agreed to : — " That a Grand Lodge be forthwith formed in the Province of Ulster , and that the said Grand Lodge will not be governed by the Grand Lodge held in Dublin : the conduct of the said Grand Lodge having been entirely repugnant to the opinion of the Brethren of this province . " " That if the Grand Lodge in Dublin shall , at any future period ,
make such concessions to us , with respect to the election of officers and those other points on which we hold a different opinion , as shall be reasonable and satisfactory , the door of reconciliation shall be opened , and we will he happy again to meet our Brethren of Dublin . " " That a fund be forthwith formed for the relief of indigent Brethren , and the support of an Orphan School in this province , and that the fund so formed shall be expended on these purposes by a Committee of thirty members , appointed by the country Lodges , which Committee shall meet once in each month . "
That for the formation of said fund , all dues and arrears of dues , & c , shall be paid on or before the 6 th day of July next into the hands of the Treasurer , to be this day appointed . " " That the different Lodges of Ireland , not present at this meeting , be and are hereby requested to accede to these our resolutions , and to assist us in the accomplishment of the above objects . " " That we will not hold Masonic communication with any Lodge in the Province of Ulster which shall not accede to these our resolutions . "
"That the town of Dungannon is a fit and proper place to hold the meetings of the Grand Lodge . " "That said Grand Lodge shall hold Quarterly Communications , the first to be on the first Wednesday in July next . " The undernamed persons were unanimously elected Grand Officers for this present year , viz .: —Bro . Colonel William Irvine , Grand Master ; Bro . the Hon . John B . O'Neill , Senior Grand Warden ; Bro . the Right
Hon . Archibald Earl Gosford , Junior Grand Warden ; Bro . Gorges D'Arcy Irvine , Esq ., Grand Secretary ; Bro . William Brownlow , Esq ., Grand Treasurer . "That the thanks of this Grand Lodge be presented to our worthy
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Freemasonry In The Irish Courts Of Law, 1808.*
GRAND LODGE OF ULSTER . Pursuant to a requisition , signed William Irvine , Grand Master of Ulster , by whom a meeting was called for the purpose of vindicating the rights , and for establishing the future meetings of this Grand Lodge , at such times and places as should be then and there agreed onand for the
, regulation of such other Masonic business as should be deemed necessary for the preservation of the ancient and general principles of Masonry in Ireland—A meeting was held at Dungannon , on Monday , the 6 th June , 1808 , at which 311 Lodges were represented , when Bro . William Richardson , Esq ., ( in the absence of the Grand Master of Ulster ) was unanimously called to the chair ; Bro . William Bateman , Esq ., Senior Grand Warden ; Bro . John TaylorEsq . Junior Grand
, , Warden ; Bro . Alexander Saunderson , Esq ., Secretary . It was unanimously Resolved , "That a Committee , consisting of a Chairman and two Representatives from each county , be formed , to report their opinion on the best mode of accomplishing the objects of this meeting .
The Committee having made its report , the following Resolutions were severally agreed to : — " That a Grand Lodge be forthwith formed in the Province of Ulster , and that the said Grand Lodge will not be governed by the Grand Lodge held in Dublin : the conduct of the said Grand Lodge having been entirely repugnant to the opinion of the Brethren of this province . " " That if the Grand Lodge in Dublin shall , at any future period ,
make such concessions to us , with respect to the election of officers and those other points on which we hold a different opinion , as shall be reasonable and satisfactory , the door of reconciliation shall be opened , and we will he happy again to meet our Brethren of Dublin . " " That a fund be forthwith formed for the relief of indigent Brethren , and the support of an Orphan School in this province , and that the fund so formed shall be expended on these purposes by a Committee of thirty members , appointed by the country Lodges , which Committee shall meet once in each month . "
That for the formation of said fund , all dues and arrears of dues , & c , shall be paid on or before the 6 th day of July next into the hands of the Treasurer , to be this day appointed . " " That the different Lodges of Ireland , not present at this meeting , be and are hereby requested to accede to these our resolutions , and to assist us in the accomplishment of the above objects . " " That we will not hold Masonic communication with any Lodge in the Province of Ulster which shall not accede to these our resolutions . "
"That the town of Dungannon is a fit and proper place to hold the meetings of the Grand Lodge . " "That said Grand Lodge shall hold Quarterly Communications , the first to be on the first Wednesday in July next . " The undernamed persons were unanimously elected Grand Officers for this present year , viz .: —Bro . Colonel William Irvine , Grand Master ; Bro . the Hon . John B . O'Neill , Senior Grand Warden ; Bro . the Right
Hon . Archibald Earl Gosford , Junior Grand Warden ; Bro . Gorges D'Arcy Irvine , Esq ., Grand Secretary ; Bro . William Brownlow , Esq ., Grand Treasurer . "That the thanks of this Grand Lodge be presented to our worthy