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Article UNITED GRAND LODGE OF ENGLAND. ← Page 3 of 3 Article QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION. —March 2nd. Page 1 of 1
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United Grand Lodge Of England.
The circular contains a page of matter on an especial Grand Lodge , holden in the state-room of the Mansion-house in the City of York , on the 20 th of October last , whereat the Grand Master passed an act of grace in pardoning some Masonic offences , gave the hand of good fellowship to the several Masters of the different Lodges , and afterwards enjoyed with them , "in a high degree , both the feast of reason
and the flow of soul . " Next follow some of the proceedings of the Grand Lodge , held on the 7 th of December ( Vide F . Q . R ., p . 449 , 1841 . ) The Board of General Purposes reported their regret at the death of the late Grand Registrar , Brother Harrison , on which it was resolved that the expression of its regret be entered on the minutes . Among the items in the accountsit appears that at the last audit the
, sum of £ 107 12 * . od . was due to the Grand Treasurer . That £ 99 16 s . has been paid for the plates of Jewels for the new edition of the Constitutions . That £ 1000 of stock of Reduced 3 per Cents ., has been purchased by the Board of General Purposes , leaving still a balance in hand of , £ 861 14 * . 4 d ., besides the £ 500 remaining yet unpaid by the Girls' charity .
Quarterly Communication. —March 2nd.
QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION . — March 2 nd .
The nature of the proceedings in Grand Lodge were such as to def y the possibility of any detailed report—the result may be gleaned from the " leading article . " The unprecedented mode of dealing with a question that was not alluded to in the previous Committee of Masters , took by surprise all those who were not previously retained , and who found themselves locked inand compelled to witness the unusual manner in which a
, subject , involving an important feature of Charity , was dealt with . Until an intimation was suggested that the " Constitutions " gave no power to lock the doors , the scene was altogether extraordinary . At half-past eleven , about sixty members left the Grand Lodge , and the various clauses of the Annuity Scheme were finall y disposed of at nearly two o ' clock in the morning , at the cost , however , of postponing the various notices of motionamong which wereone relating to a
bene-, , volent grant to a lady upwards of eighty years of age , and who may die before the next meeting ; and another from a Brother who appealed against the sentence of suspension by the Board of General Purposes ; much of the usual routine of business was also suspended ; thus assuring to the Grand Lodge a warm evening ' s work in the month of June , when the business of the 2 nd March is also to be confirmed , Boards elected , & c . & c .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
United Grand Lodge Of England.
The circular contains a page of matter on an especial Grand Lodge , holden in the state-room of the Mansion-house in the City of York , on the 20 th of October last , whereat the Grand Master passed an act of grace in pardoning some Masonic offences , gave the hand of good fellowship to the several Masters of the different Lodges , and afterwards enjoyed with them , "in a high degree , both the feast of reason
and the flow of soul . " Next follow some of the proceedings of the Grand Lodge , held on the 7 th of December ( Vide F . Q . R ., p . 449 , 1841 . ) The Board of General Purposes reported their regret at the death of the late Grand Registrar , Brother Harrison , on which it was resolved that the expression of its regret be entered on the minutes . Among the items in the accountsit appears that at the last audit the
, sum of £ 107 12 * . od . was due to the Grand Treasurer . That £ 99 16 s . has been paid for the plates of Jewels for the new edition of the Constitutions . That £ 1000 of stock of Reduced 3 per Cents ., has been purchased by the Board of General Purposes , leaving still a balance in hand of , £ 861 14 * . 4 d ., besides the £ 500 remaining yet unpaid by the Girls' charity .
Quarterly Communication. —March 2nd.
QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION . — March 2 nd .
The nature of the proceedings in Grand Lodge were such as to def y the possibility of any detailed report—the result may be gleaned from the " leading article . " The unprecedented mode of dealing with a question that was not alluded to in the previous Committee of Masters , took by surprise all those who were not previously retained , and who found themselves locked inand compelled to witness the unusual manner in which a
, subject , involving an important feature of Charity , was dealt with . Until an intimation was suggested that the " Constitutions " gave no power to lock the doors , the scene was altogether extraordinary . At half-past eleven , about sixty members left the Grand Lodge , and the various clauses of the Annuity Scheme were finall y disposed of at nearly two o ' clock in the morning , at the cost , however , of postponing the various notices of motionamong which wereone relating to a
bene-, , volent grant to a lady upwards of eighty years of age , and who may die before the next meeting ; and another from a Brother who appealed against the sentence of suspension by the Board of General Purposes ; much of the usual routine of business was also suspended ; thus assuring to the Grand Lodge a warm evening ' s work in the month of June , when the business of the 2 nd March is also to be confirmed , Boards elected , & c . & c .