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Article THE FREEMASONS' QUARTERLYREVIEW, ← Page 4 of 8 →
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The Freemasons' Quarterlyreview,
cided that he would provide an official reporter to be present at the meetings of Grand Lodge , and he would cause ( on his own responsibility of the contents ) the report to be forwarded to all lodges as early as possible . It was considered by every Mason a step in the right direction , yet it has produced an unfriendly instead of a most amicable feeling , and we grieve to write itin that feeling the Grand Master is made
, to participate . We will presently point out the cause , the remedy will probably follow . The next event of importance was the holding of an especial Grancl Lodge , earnest being thus given by the Grancl Master of his desire to forward the disposal of masonic business . In September the regular Quarterly Communication was held , at which commenced the expression of the feeling that the official report was not satisfactory .
The pleasing intelligence of the recognition of the universality of our Order , for men of all creeds , by the Grand Lodge of Prussia , was received . Another equally and truly masonic arrangement was then made—the admission of men of all colour into the brotherhood . The power of discharging the Grand Secretary was on this occasion given to the Grand Lodge . Again , on the 29 th November , an Especial Grand Lodge was called , at which the long hoped-for annual grant of three hundred pounds , to deserving widows of Masons was carried all
but unanimously . The proposition for a masonic library was referred to the Board of General Purposes , and a committee was appointed to arrange for a portrait of the Grand Master . At the Quarterly Communication in December the official reports were again complained of . The time previously considered imperatively necessary to intervene between the degrees was shortened for the
colonies , but considered by a large minority an innovation . On the 1 st of March the usual meeting of the quarter was held , at which a complaint was again made of the incorrectness of the official report The report of these proceedings has been most unaccountably delayed . * The grant to Masons' widows was rejected on being put for confirmation , upon very frivolous reasons . The 19 th of April was again an
important day , being named for the further despatch of masonic business by the Grand Master . Grand Lodge then voted , as an amendment to a different proposal , that grants of fifty pounds to distressed brethren might be paid forthwith after a vote of Grand Lodge ; but refused to allow any alteration in the way of appointing Grand Stewards . Great dissatisfaction was expressed at the way the division was taken . A
Grand Lodge met on the -26 th of May to instal the Grand Master , and for him to appoint his Grand Officers . The selection created considerable surprise ; after which the annual banquet took place . We have
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Freemasons' Quarterlyreview,
cided that he would provide an official reporter to be present at the meetings of Grand Lodge , and he would cause ( on his own responsibility of the contents ) the report to be forwarded to all lodges as early as possible . It was considered by every Mason a step in the right direction , yet it has produced an unfriendly instead of a most amicable feeling , and we grieve to write itin that feeling the Grand Master is made
, to participate . We will presently point out the cause , the remedy will probably follow . The next event of importance was the holding of an especial Grancl Lodge , earnest being thus given by the Grancl Master of his desire to forward the disposal of masonic business . In September the regular Quarterly Communication was held , at which commenced the expression of the feeling that the official report was not satisfactory .
The pleasing intelligence of the recognition of the universality of our Order , for men of all creeds , by the Grand Lodge of Prussia , was received . Another equally and truly masonic arrangement was then made—the admission of men of all colour into the brotherhood . The power of discharging the Grand Secretary was on this occasion given to the Grand Lodge . Again , on the 29 th November , an Especial Grand Lodge was called , at which the long hoped-for annual grant of three hundred pounds , to deserving widows of Masons was carried all
but unanimously . The proposition for a masonic library was referred to the Board of General Purposes , and a committee was appointed to arrange for a portrait of the Grand Master . At the Quarterly Communication in December the official reports were again complained of . The time previously considered imperatively necessary to intervene between the degrees was shortened for the
colonies , but considered by a large minority an innovation . On the 1 st of March the usual meeting of the quarter was held , at which a complaint was again made of the incorrectness of the official report The report of these proceedings has been most unaccountably delayed . * The grant to Masons' widows was rejected on being put for confirmation , upon very frivolous reasons . The 19 th of April was again an
important day , being named for the further despatch of masonic business by the Grand Master . Grand Lodge then voted , as an amendment to a different proposal , that grants of fifty pounds to distressed brethren might be paid forthwith after a vote of Grand Lodge ; but refused to allow any alteration in the way of appointing Grand Stewards . Great dissatisfaction was expressed at the way the division was taken . A
Grand Lodge met on the -26 th of May to instal the Grand Master , and for him to appoint his Grand Officers . The selection created considerable surprise ; after which the annual banquet took place . We have