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What Will The Grand Master Do?
WHAT WILL THE GRAND MASTER DO ?
Sin ., —Although I know I am late in my communication , yet I trust , in a matter of such importance , room will be found in the Freemasons ' Quarterly , in order that an understanding may be arrived at , it being a question affecting our Grand Master , the Most Worshipful the Earl of Zetland . If I rightl y understood the debated question , on the 4 th instant at Freemasons Hall , of an address to the Prince of Prussia , the Grand Lodge refused to allow the Most Worshi ful the Grancl Master
p to sign an address in its name without first calling a meeting of its members , and instead of the Grand Lodge being satisfied with having thus far vindicated its privileges , and giving the Most Worshipful the Grand Alaster an opportunity of redeeming his error , by calling a Special Grand Lodge immediately , and voting , in conjunction with him , an address to the Prince of Prussia , Protector of Prussian Freemasons , the Grand Lodgethere and then assembledwithout its Grand Master being
, , present , voted an address to the Prince of Prussia , and never mentioned the name of the Grand Master , but deputed immediately the Deputy Grand Master , with the Provincial Grand Master for Berks , and Wardens , to present the said address . What must be the feelings of the Most Worshipful upon this subject ? To me it appears to be a vote of censure , an act without a remedy , un act of Grancl Lodge unheard of
and uncalled for . I am free to admit the inadvertence of this act of the Grand Master , but after Grancl Lodge repudiated his act , a day or two would have set all right , by calling a meeting ancl voting the address . It is nothing to say the following day was appointed by the Prince to receive the address , for the Prince , I am sure , is too good a Mason not to have yielded immediately and appointed a subsequent clay , if he had been informed that some Masonic forms had not been complied with ,
and another day or two was necessary to give the address its full and proper authority according to the law of the Craft of England ; it may he observed further , that a member of Grancl Lodge suggested- that some respectful reference should be made to the Grancl Master on the subject , but which suggestion was disregarded . The debate that occurred respecting the Jews not being admitted to Prussian Lodges I was delihted to hearand hope the Chevalier
g , Hebeler will fulfil his pledge , "that it will not be found so in future ;" but I doubt not , if a Special Grand Lodge had been called , the remarks made by a Brother upon the subject would have been privately communicated to the Most Worshipful the Earl of Zetland through the proper channel , and the stigma which now attaches to tho Prussian Freemasons , been kept in obeyance or remedied without a public debate . Under these circumstances , what will the Grand Alaster do ?
AN INTKUESTBD LOOKER-ON . S-pt . o , 11 ) 14 . von . ir . a R
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What Will The Grand Master Do?
WHAT WILL THE GRAND MASTER DO ?
Sin ., —Although I know I am late in my communication , yet I trust , in a matter of such importance , room will be found in the Freemasons ' Quarterly , in order that an understanding may be arrived at , it being a question affecting our Grand Master , the Most Worshipful the Earl of Zetland . If I rightl y understood the debated question , on the 4 th instant at Freemasons Hall , of an address to the Prince of Prussia , the Grand Lodge refused to allow the Most Worshi ful the Grancl Master
p to sign an address in its name without first calling a meeting of its members , and instead of the Grand Lodge being satisfied with having thus far vindicated its privileges , and giving the Most Worshipful the Grand Alaster an opportunity of redeeming his error , by calling a Special Grand Lodge immediately , and voting , in conjunction with him , an address to the Prince of Prussia , Protector of Prussian Freemasons , the Grand Lodgethere and then assembledwithout its Grand Master being
, , present , voted an address to the Prince of Prussia , and never mentioned the name of the Grand Master , but deputed immediately the Deputy Grand Master , with the Provincial Grand Master for Berks , and Wardens , to present the said address . What must be the feelings of the Most Worshipful upon this subject ? To me it appears to be a vote of censure , an act without a remedy , un act of Grancl Lodge unheard of
and uncalled for . I am free to admit the inadvertence of this act of the Grand Master , but after Grancl Lodge repudiated his act , a day or two would have set all right , by calling a meeting ancl voting the address . It is nothing to say the following day was appointed by the Prince to receive the address , for the Prince , I am sure , is too good a Mason not to have yielded immediately and appointed a subsequent clay , if he had been informed that some Masonic forms had not been complied with ,
and another day or two was necessary to give the address its full and proper authority according to the law of the Craft of England ; it may he observed further , that a member of Grancl Lodge suggested- that some respectful reference should be made to the Grancl Master on the subject , but which suggestion was disregarded . The debate that occurred respecting the Jews not being admitted to Prussian Lodges I was delihted to hearand hope the Chevalier
g , Hebeler will fulfil his pledge , "that it will not be found so in future ;" but I doubt not , if a Special Grand Lodge had been called , the remarks made by a Brother upon the subject would have been privately communicated to the Most Worshipful the Earl of Zetland through the proper channel , and the stigma which now attaches to tho Prussian Freemasons , been kept in obeyance or remedied without a public debate . Under these circumstances , what will the Grand Alaster do ?
AN INTKUESTBD LOOKER-ON . S-pt . o , 11 ) 14 . von . ir . a R