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Article QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION , June 4, 1851. ← Page 2 of 5 →
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Quarterly Communication , June 4, 1851.
had directed to be made to the G . L . in December last , in relation to the unhappy differences which had existed amongst the Freemasons of the state of New York ; since that period seA-eral other documents had arrived , and he would therefore IIOAV appoint a Committee , as ho had originally announced , consisting of the following Brethren : —R . G . AlstonP . G . J . AV , President of the Board of Gen .
, Pur . ; A . Dobie , G . S . ; F . AV . Beadon , P . J . G . W . j J . Henderson , P . G . R . ; and AV . H . AVhito , G . Sec . Tho 51 . AV . the G . M . further announced that he had had the satisfaction to receive communications from the Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia , and of the Grand Lodge of the State of Louisiana , requesting friendly intercommunication Avith the G . L .
of England , Avhich . he had given directions to the G . Sec . to acknowledge , and act upon . A Report of the Board of BeneA'olenco , for March , April , and May , ivas read , and on the recommendation of tho Lodge of Benevolence of April , and on a motion duly made , it Avas resolved , that the sum of 50 ? . be granted towards the relief of Bro . George Cuttriss , of the Moira Lodge , No . 109 , London . The folloAving Report of the Board of General Purposes was read and approved .
"To the United Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of England . " The Board of General Purposes beg to report that a complaint was preferred against the Yarborough Lodge , No . 812 , for having , on the 6 th February last , initiated into Freemasonry seven candidateswithout a dispensation for that purposecontrary to the
, , laivs of the Craft , as set forth in tho Book of Constitutions , art . xii . p . 62 , and art . vi . p . 87 . " The W . M . of the Lodge having attended the Board , pursuant to the summons , together with his Wardens , and Bro . T . A ' esper , P . M ., admitted the fact , but stated in extenuation that he had addressed an application to the M . AV . the G . M . for a dispensation
to enable him to initiate nine , and not hearing from the Grand Secretary that the application was refused , ho thought it had been granted , and therefore initiated such of the candidates as were in attendance . " The Grand Secretary observed that the application arrived at the office only on the Friday evening previous ; the G . M . being
then in Yorkshire , it ivas consequently forwarded to his lordship by the Saturday ' s post , and the Brethren were informed that an ansAvcr could not be expected before Tuesday , or it might bo AVednesday ; upon ivhich Bro . T . Vesper , a P . M ., said that he , or one of the other Brethren , would be at the Grand Chapter on the Wednesday evening , when he could learn the result of the application . " No member , however , of the Lodge , did attend at the Grand Chapter .
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Quarterly Communication , June 4, 1851.
had directed to be made to the G . L . in December last , in relation to the unhappy differences which had existed amongst the Freemasons of the state of New York ; since that period seA-eral other documents had arrived , and he would therefore IIOAV appoint a Committee , as ho had originally announced , consisting of the following Brethren : —R . G . AlstonP . G . J . AV , President of the Board of Gen .
, Pur . ; A . Dobie , G . S . ; F . AV . Beadon , P . J . G . W . j J . Henderson , P . G . R . ; and AV . H . AVhito , G . Sec . Tho 51 . AV . the G . M . further announced that he had had the satisfaction to receive communications from the Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia , and of the Grand Lodge of the State of Louisiana , requesting friendly intercommunication Avith the G . L .
of England , Avhich . he had given directions to the G . Sec . to acknowledge , and act upon . A Report of the Board of BeneA'olenco , for March , April , and May , ivas read , and on the recommendation of tho Lodge of Benevolence of April , and on a motion duly made , it Avas resolved , that the sum of 50 ? . be granted towards the relief of Bro . George Cuttriss , of the Moira Lodge , No . 109 , London . The folloAving Report of the Board of General Purposes was read and approved .
"To the United Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of England . " The Board of General Purposes beg to report that a complaint was preferred against the Yarborough Lodge , No . 812 , for having , on the 6 th February last , initiated into Freemasonry seven candidateswithout a dispensation for that purposecontrary to the
, , laivs of the Craft , as set forth in tho Book of Constitutions , art . xii . p . 62 , and art . vi . p . 87 . " The W . M . of the Lodge having attended the Board , pursuant to the summons , together with his Wardens , and Bro . T . A ' esper , P . M ., admitted the fact , but stated in extenuation that he had addressed an application to the M . AV . the G . M . for a dispensation
to enable him to initiate nine , and not hearing from the Grand Secretary that the application was refused , ho thought it had been granted , and therefore initiated such of the candidates as were in attendance . " The Grand Secretary observed that the application arrived at the office only on the Friday evening previous ; the G . M . being
then in Yorkshire , it ivas consequently forwarded to his lordship by the Saturday ' s post , and the Brethren were informed that an ansAvcr could not be expected before Tuesday , or it might bo AVednesday ; upon ivhich Bro . T . Vesper , a P . M ., said that he , or one of the other Brethren , would be at the Grand Chapter on the Wednesday evening , when he could learn the result of the application . " No member , however , of the Lodge , did attend at the Grand Chapter .