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America, (United States).
AMERICA , ( UNITED STATES ) .
Ihe Grand Secretary s Office will be open at the Howard House , New York , daily , from ip . m . till night . The transactions of the Grand Lodge of New York , at the annual communication on the 3 rd , 4 th , and 5 th of June , 1840 , are not without interest , particularly the correspondence between the Grand Lodge of New York and New Jerseyin relation to the pretensions of StJohn ' s
, . Grand Lodge to equality of rights , the said St . John ' s Grand Lodge having been formed by Brethren expelled by the Grand Lodge of New York . The proceedings from September , 1840 , to the 6 th of June , 1841 , embrace a wide range of important subjects . It is refreshing to observe the anxious and active spirit of the fraternity to promote the vital objects of Freemasonrybiving all possible publicity to their acts and
, y g deeds . In this important step the Grand Lodge of New York stands out in admirable contrast with the Sister Grand Lodge in England ; but instead of stating in general terms , let us quote from the proceedings of the American Masonic Executive , under date December 2 , 1840 , an extract from the address of the Grand Master .
" The Foreign correspondence of the Grand Lodges was formerly limited , except on some extraordinary occasions , to an annual pamphlet from each ; these were received by the Grand Secretary , and placed in the hands of a committee for examination , during the annual communication , and by them usually reported on , in the briefest possible terms . To the fraternity at large , little , if any , information found its way through the Committee of foreign correspondence , on the legislation of the Masonic Governments , or the important movements every where made in relation to our Order . But the attention of the fraternity has within a Jew years been drawn to these subjects . Every where within this jurisdiction , there exists a strong desire for information , not only as to what this Grand Lodge is doing , but what all other Grand Lodges are doing . —This desire after information on all subjects relating to the progress and state of the Order , affords a sure evidence that the spirit of the Institution is vi and activeand it is the
gorous ; duty , and has been the determination of the Grand Officers , to afford every encouragement to the increase and diffusion of useful knowledge . Our foreign correspondence has been largely extended , and is still advancing in extent and interest , and the result has been an increased demand for the publications of this Grand Lodge , so that the very large editions of the transactions usually printed , will now scarcely suffice ; and the Committee on foreign correspondence , at the last annual meeting reported their inability to get through the examination satisfactorily , during the three days of the session . Our foreign correspondence has now commenced in a form new on this continent , but long approved in Europe , and the system now only awaits the action of the Grand Officers of several of the Grand Lodges of America , to bring new labourers into the field . "
The Grand Secretary ( Bro . Herring ) having adverted to some reports that the permanent fund had been improperly employed , the Grand Treasurer immediately made an " exhibit" of amount to prove the utter worthlessness of such report . A prospectus of a work , under the title of " The Portrait Gallery of eminent Freemasons , and History of the Masonic Institution in the United States . " received the approbation of Grand Lodwith its
recomge , mendation of the work to the patronage of the Craft . A report from the D . G . M . was read to the Grand Lodge on the 3 rd of March , 1841 , on some points of indiscipline , couched in terms of great discretion ; and instead of pressing with severity on the case , the Brother under accusation was permitted to speak , and the case referred to a Committee .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
America, (United States).
AMERICA , ( UNITED STATES ) .
Ihe Grand Secretary s Office will be open at the Howard House , New York , daily , from ip . m . till night . The transactions of the Grand Lodge of New York , at the annual communication on the 3 rd , 4 th , and 5 th of June , 1840 , are not without interest , particularly the correspondence between the Grand Lodge of New York and New Jerseyin relation to the pretensions of StJohn ' s
, . Grand Lodge to equality of rights , the said St . John ' s Grand Lodge having been formed by Brethren expelled by the Grand Lodge of New York . The proceedings from September , 1840 , to the 6 th of June , 1841 , embrace a wide range of important subjects . It is refreshing to observe the anxious and active spirit of the fraternity to promote the vital objects of Freemasonrybiving all possible publicity to their acts and
, y g deeds . In this important step the Grand Lodge of New York stands out in admirable contrast with the Sister Grand Lodge in England ; but instead of stating in general terms , let us quote from the proceedings of the American Masonic Executive , under date December 2 , 1840 , an extract from the address of the Grand Master .
" The Foreign correspondence of the Grand Lodges was formerly limited , except on some extraordinary occasions , to an annual pamphlet from each ; these were received by the Grand Secretary , and placed in the hands of a committee for examination , during the annual communication , and by them usually reported on , in the briefest possible terms . To the fraternity at large , little , if any , information found its way through the Committee of foreign correspondence , on the legislation of the Masonic Governments , or the important movements every where made in relation to our Order . But the attention of the fraternity has within a Jew years been drawn to these subjects . Every where within this jurisdiction , there exists a strong desire for information , not only as to what this Grand Lodge is doing , but what all other Grand Lodges are doing . —This desire after information on all subjects relating to the progress and state of the Order , affords a sure evidence that the spirit of the Institution is vi and activeand it is the
gorous ; duty , and has been the determination of the Grand Officers , to afford every encouragement to the increase and diffusion of useful knowledge . Our foreign correspondence has been largely extended , and is still advancing in extent and interest , and the result has been an increased demand for the publications of this Grand Lodge , so that the very large editions of the transactions usually printed , will now scarcely suffice ; and the Committee on foreign correspondence , at the last annual meeting reported their inability to get through the examination satisfactorily , during the three days of the session . Our foreign correspondence has now commenced in a form new on this continent , but long approved in Europe , and the system now only awaits the action of the Grand Officers of several of the Grand Lodges of America , to bring new labourers into the field . "
The Grand Secretary ( Bro . Herring ) having adverted to some reports that the permanent fund had been improperly employed , the Grand Treasurer immediately made an " exhibit" of amount to prove the utter worthlessness of such report . A prospectus of a work , under the title of " The Portrait Gallery of eminent Freemasons , and History of the Masonic Institution in the United States . " received the approbation of Grand Lodwith its
recomge , mendation of the work to the patronage of the Craft . A report from the D . G . M . was read to the Grand Lodge on the 3 rd of March , 1841 , on some points of indiscipline , couched in terms of great discretion ; and instead of pressing with severity on the case , the Brother under accusation was permitted to speak , and the case referred to a Committee .