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Ireland.
exposure of such Cowans and bad Masons as have been excluded the Craft , for their improprieties in the other Grand Lodges , imposition on the charitable and true Mason will be checked ; exclusive of saving the Craft from the contamination which they must suffer by association with such excluded Alasons .
" Your Committee further report , that in order to facilitate such friendly and fraternal intercourse , it ivould be desirable to have a mutual interchange of representatives in the respective Grand Lodges of New York , Virginia , and Ireland ; and recommend , that so soon as the Grand Lodges of America shall return representatives , they shall be recognized ; ancl that representatives be nominated and authorized to act in behalf of the Grancl Lodge of Ireland in those of New York and Virginia .
" Your Committee , in conclusion , recommend that the Grand Lodge should avail themselves of Bro . Peyton Johnston ' s visit to , and immediate departure from Ireland , to establish so truly desirable an object as the fraternal intercourse sought for . ( Signed ) "MARTIN MEARA , P . M ., No . 50-, " CHAIRMAN . "
It was moved , that the above report be received ancl adopted , which passed unanimously . It was then moved , that Bro , Peyton Johnston be the representative of the Grand Lodge of Ireland iu the Grand Lodge of Virginia , United States of America;—passed unanimously . The Deputy Grand Secretary then read a communication from Bro . James Herring , G . S- of the Grand Lodge of the State of New York , recommending as the Irish representative to that Grand Lodge , Brother Robert II . Boyd , P . M . of St . John ' s Lodge , No . 1 , a merchant of that ci : y of great Alasonic zeal ancl private worth , who will spare neither time nor expense to fulfil the expectation of his constituents as instructed .
It was resolved , that Bro . Robert R . Boyd be appointed representative of the Grand Lodge of Ireland in the Grand Lodge of New York ; and that Bro . J- Norman , P . D . G . M ., be the New York representative in the Grand Lodge of Ireland ; and that Bro . Thomas Wright be recommended as the representative of the Grand Lodge of Virginia in the Grand Lodge of Ireland . A patent was forthwith made out for Bro . Johnston , and another was ordered ancl since transmitted to Brother Boyd .
The Committee having directed some communication to be made through the Deputy Grand Secretary to the Grancl Lodge of Scotland , which as yet remaining im-answered , they have not reported on the subject of the Scotch representation . It was rather a singular coincidence , that the three Grand Lodges of Scotland and America should all have applied on the same subject at the same meeting .
Sept . 5 , A , L ., 1838 . —Deputy Grand Master reported that he had received officially the Constitution of the Grand Council of Rites , for the management of the several higher grades of Freemasonry , above that of Knight Templar ; established under the authority , ancl with the approbation and immediate sanction of His Grace the Duke of Leinster , Grand President ; it was ordered to be taken into consideration at the next meeting of the Grancl Lodge . i Oct . 4 , A . L ., 1838 . —Deputy Grand Master ou the Throne ; the Constitution of thc Supreme Grand Council of Rites , & c , was read by
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Ireland.
exposure of such Cowans and bad Masons as have been excluded the Craft , for their improprieties in the other Grand Lodges , imposition on the charitable and true Mason will be checked ; exclusive of saving the Craft from the contamination which they must suffer by association with such excluded Alasons .
" Your Committee further report , that in order to facilitate such friendly and fraternal intercourse , it ivould be desirable to have a mutual interchange of representatives in the respective Grand Lodges of New York , Virginia , and Ireland ; and recommend , that so soon as the Grand Lodges of America shall return representatives , they shall be recognized ; ancl that representatives be nominated and authorized to act in behalf of the Grancl Lodge of Ireland in those of New York and Virginia .
" Your Committee , in conclusion , recommend that the Grand Lodge should avail themselves of Bro . Peyton Johnston ' s visit to , and immediate departure from Ireland , to establish so truly desirable an object as the fraternal intercourse sought for . ( Signed ) "MARTIN MEARA , P . M ., No . 50-, " CHAIRMAN . "
It was moved , that the above report be received ancl adopted , which passed unanimously . It was then moved , that Bro , Peyton Johnston be the representative of the Grand Lodge of Ireland iu the Grand Lodge of Virginia , United States of America;—passed unanimously . The Deputy Grand Secretary then read a communication from Bro . James Herring , G . S- of the Grand Lodge of the State of New York , recommending as the Irish representative to that Grand Lodge , Brother Robert II . Boyd , P . M . of St . John ' s Lodge , No . 1 , a merchant of that ci : y of great Alasonic zeal ancl private worth , who will spare neither time nor expense to fulfil the expectation of his constituents as instructed .
It was resolved , that Bro . Robert R . Boyd be appointed representative of the Grand Lodge of Ireland in the Grand Lodge of New York ; and that Bro . J- Norman , P . D . G . M ., be the New York representative in the Grand Lodge of Ireland ; and that Bro . Thomas Wright be recommended as the representative of the Grand Lodge of Virginia in the Grand Lodge of Ireland . A patent was forthwith made out for Bro . Johnston , and another was ordered ancl since transmitted to Brother Boyd .
The Committee having directed some communication to be made through the Deputy Grand Secretary to the Grancl Lodge of Scotland , which as yet remaining im-answered , they have not reported on the subject of the Scotch representation . It was rather a singular coincidence , that the three Grand Lodges of Scotland and America should all have applied on the same subject at the same meeting .
Sept . 5 , A , L ., 1838 . —Deputy Grand Master reported that he had received officially the Constitution of the Grand Council of Rites , for the management of the several higher grades of Freemasonry , above that of Knight Templar ; established under the authority , ancl with the approbation and immediate sanction of His Grace the Duke of Leinster , Grand President ; it was ordered to be taken into consideration at the next meeting of the Grancl Lodge . i Oct . 4 , A . L ., 1838 . —Deputy Grand Master ou the Throne ; the Constitution of thc Supreme Grand Council of Rites , & c , was read by