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United Grand Lodge Of England.
lucid , eloquent , and well arranged address , which occupied three quarters of an hour in the delivery , entered fully into the merits of the subject , requesting , however , at the outset , that as he spoke very rapidly , antl was not pleased with the Grand Reporter ' s mode of detailing the proceedings , that he might not be reported at all . This the Grancl Master overruled as incompatible with the vote that had been come to in Grand Lodge . * We are unable to give a correct reportfrom the total
dis-, regard that is paid to the accommodation of our reporter , ancl therefore can only give the heads of the arguments . Bro . Bigg having traced the history of the Grand Stewardshi p from its origin to the present time , the various arrangements to which it hacl been subjected , and the injustice of allowing only eighteen lodges , which had no particular claims , nor hacl done anything of importance to deserve a distinction ; proceeded to combat tbe arguments that were likely to be adduced against his
proposal , and which he had heard out of doors ; and concluded by moving , that all the lodges in the London district be permitted to send ei ghteen Stewards in rotation annually , beginning with the highest number on the masonic list , and so on ; but if the lodge to which the turn came refused or neglected to avail itself of the privilege , then the Grancl Master to name any lodge he pleased to send a Grand Steward for that year . Bro . DOVER , P . G . S ., seconded the proposition on principle , not for
party feeling , ancl because he anticipated very great benefit to result from it to the masonic charities . A printed statement was distributed at the last Grand Loclge , evidently for the purpose of showing how large an amount of money has resulted to the charities from the red apron
lodges ; now if this motion was carried , as he hoped it would he , instead of only eighteen , there would be one hundred ancl eight lodges consecutively enjoying the honour of the red apron ! and as it ought not , for one moment , to be supposed that any one of them would knowingly allow an unworthy brother to be their representative in Grand Lodge ; there was every reason for his anticipations being realized , from the emulation of one hundred and eight compared with that of eighteen .
He could not suppose that the charities would be prejudiced by this motion , when at once and very soon the Board of Grancl Stewards would include representatives from such lodges as Nos . 3 , 16 , 38 , 109 , 200 , and 317 , and a great many others of equal respectability . This printed statement afforded very strong argument in favour of the motion , for it proved by arithmetical numbers how much of the " masonic ornaments , benevolence and charity , " have resulted from the honour or privilege of
the red apron . It is there stated that the conjoint donations of the one hundred and eight lodges were , during seven years , 8706 / . 2 * . ad . i . e . 111 . 10 s . id . annual average from each . Of this total 2887 / . 9 s . i . e . 4 / . 11 * . 8 d . only , is the annual average from each of the ninety ; whereas 5818 / . 13 s . 6 d ., or 46 / . 3 * . 7 d , is the annual average from each of the red apron lodges . Ergo , the honour alone ( red apron ) has produced this grand result ; and he did think that the one hundred and eight
would give double what the eighteen have done ; it would be retrograde to think otherwise . But if , severally , they only contributed one-half of the annual average of the eighteen , the result to the charities would be 17 , 420 / . 14 * . Sd ., which is more than double the united amounts upon this paper !! The desire for the extension of the honour or privilege of
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United Grand Lodge Of England.
lucid , eloquent , and well arranged address , which occupied three quarters of an hour in the delivery , entered fully into the merits of the subject , requesting , however , at the outset , that as he spoke very rapidly , antl was not pleased with the Grand Reporter ' s mode of detailing the proceedings , that he might not be reported at all . This the Grancl Master overruled as incompatible with the vote that had been come to in Grand Lodge . * We are unable to give a correct reportfrom the total
dis-, regard that is paid to the accommodation of our reporter , ancl therefore can only give the heads of the arguments . Bro . Bigg having traced the history of the Grand Stewardshi p from its origin to the present time , the various arrangements to which it hacl been subjected , and the injustice of allowing only eighteen lodges , which had no particular claims , nor hacl done anything of importance to deserve a distinction ; proceeded to combat tbe arguments that were likely to be adduced against his
proposal , and which he had heard out of doors ; and concluded by moving , that all the lodges in the London district be permitted to send ei ghteen Stewards in rotation annually , beginning with the highest number on the masonic list , and so on ; but if the lodge to which the turn came refused or neglected to avail itself of the privilege , then the Grancl Master to name any lodge he pleased to send a Grand Steward for that year . Bro . DOVER , P . G . S ., seconded the proposition on principle , not for
party feeling , ancl because he anticipated very great benefit to result from it to the masonic charities . A printed statement was distributed at the last Grand Loclge , evidently for the purpose of showing how large an amount of money has resulted to the charities from the red apron
lodges ; now if this motion was carried , as he hoped it would he , instead of only eighteen , there would be one hundred ancl eight lodges consecutively enjoying the honour of the red apron ! and as it ought not , for one moment , to be supposed that any one of them would knowingly allow an unworthy brother to be their representative in Grand Lodge ; there was every reason for his anticipations being realized , from the emulation of one hundred and eight compared with that of eighteen .
He could not suppose that the charities would be prejudiced by this motion , when at once and very soon the Board of Grancl Stewards would include representatives from such lodges as Nos . 3 , 16 , 38 , 109 , 200 , and 317 , and a great many others of equal respectability . This printed statement afforded very strong argument in favour of the motion , for it proved by arithmetical numbers how much of the " masonic ornaments , benevolence and charity , " have resulted from the honour or privilege of
the red apron . It is there stated that the conjoint donations of the one hundred and eight lodges were , during seven years , 8706 / . 2 * . ad . i . e . 111 . 10 s . id . annual average from each . Of this total 2887 / . 9 s . i . e . 4 / . 11 * . 8 d . only , is the annual average from each of the ninety ; whereas 5818 / . 13 s . 6 d ., or 46 / . 3 * . 7 d , is the annual average from each of the red apron lodges . Ergo , the honour alone ( red apron ) has produced this grand result ; and he did think that the one hundred and eight
would give double what the eighteen have done ; it would be retrograde to think otherwise . But if , severally , they only contributed one-half of the annual average of the eighteen , the result to the charities would be 17 , 420 / . 14 * . Sd ., which is more than double the united amounts upon this paper !! The desire for the extension of the honour or privilege of