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The Grand Lodge Of England, And The Representative System.
tion of theories seems to be a little out here—the practical workingyet in these steaming times Masters , Past Masters and AVardens from every Lodge can attend—should attend , ancl may attend ; it matters not , they can come from Yorkshire or Cornwall—from Cumberland or Devon—the time , expense ancl distance , if they be made light of , that gets rid of the provinces ; but I shall have to turn to that again , for the timethe expenseand the distance are serious considerations ; putting
, , them aside for the present , what becomes of the East Indies and China , AVest Indies ancl America , Africa , Canada , Malta , & c . & c , can the respective Lodges in those places send their three , four , five , or six votes to Grand Lodge as easily , as readily , or as cheaply as the Lodges in London ? It will possibly be necessary to investigate more closely into " the interests of the Fraternity , as managed by a general representation of ALL private Lodges on record" ancl say something about
it hereafter , should some more able hand not take up this subject in the mean time . It will naturally lead to the enquiry of who does attend Grand Lodge , ancl whom they represent ? AA hen attention has been called to this subject sufficiently to have insured an improvement , or rather a practical carrying out of the theory , there are a few other matters that require attention ; as , an improved arrangement for procuring the honour of being a Grancl Steward—devoting more hours to
the business of Grand Lodge—a fund for Masons' Widows—the establishment of a Masonic Library , & c . & c . The first to claim attention from the words of the Book of Constitutions , ancl the difficulty of the practice , is the representation of all the Lodges on record ; that by the by means those under the warrant of the Grand Lodge of England , as , on the record of Masonry , there appears about 2700 Lodges , while those of record of England are ,
Europe out of England ... 11 not represented . Guernsey and Jersey ... 6 „ East Indies and China ... 56 „ Africa ) 7 „ AVest Indies 31 „ America ( Canada ) .... 78 „ Australia 9 „ Military 10 „ Scratched 4 „ Provincial 387 !! „
599 ! unrepresented . London 110 !!! represented . Numbers * not in existence . 71 „ 780 So that out of all the Lodges on record one-seventh only are really the legislature . It will be conceded that this requires looking after first . CRITO .
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The Grand Lodge Of England, And The Representative System.
tion of theories seems to be a little out here—the practical workingyet in these steaming times Masters , Past Masters and AVardens from every Lodge can attend—should attend , ancl may attend ; it matters not , they can come from Yorkshire or Cornwall—from Cumberland or Devon—the time , expense ancl distance , if they be made light of , that gets rid of the provinces ; but I shall have to turn to that again , for the timethe expenseand the distance are serious considerations ; putting
, , them aside for the present , what becomes of the East Indies and China , AVest Indies ancl America , Africa , Canada , Malta , & c . & c , can the respective Lodges in those places send their three , four , five , or six votes to Grand Lodge as easily , as readily , or as cheaply as the Lodges in London ? It will possibly be necessary to investigate more closely into " the interests of the Fraternity , as managed by a general representation of ALL private Lodges on record" ancl say something about
it hereafter , should some more able hand not take up this subject in the mean time . It will naturally lead to the enquiry of who does attend Grand Lodge , ancl whom they represent ? AA hen attention has been called to this subject sufficiently to have insured an improvement , or rather a practical carrying out of the theory , there are a few other matters that require attention ; as , an improved arrangement for procuring the honour of being a Grancl Steward—devoting more hours to
the business of Grand Lodge—a fund for Masons' Widows—the establishment of a Masonic Library , & c . & c . The first to claim attention from the words of the Book of Constitutions , ancl the difficulty of the practice , is the representation of all the Lodges on record ; that by the by means those under the warrant of the Grand Lodge of England , as , on the record of Masonry , there appears about 2700 Lodges , while those of record of England are ,
Europe out of England ... 11 not represented . Guernsey and Jersey ... 6 „ East Indies and China ... 56 „ Africa ) 7 „ AVest Indies 31 „ America ( Canada ) .... 78 „ Australia 9 „ Military 10 „ Scratched 4 „ Provincial 387 !! „
599 ! unrepresented . London 110 !!! represented . Numbers * not in existence . 71 „ 780 So that out of all the Lodges on record one-seventh only are really the legislature . It will be conceded that this requires looking after first . CRITO .