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Article THE FEEEMASONS' QUARTERLY MAGAZINE. ← Page 8 of 12 →
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The Feeemasons' Quarterly Magazine.
masonry is carried out by a direct ancl positive elucidation of its principles : but , notwithstanding this fact , there is a decisive inclination amongst the Brethren of the Colonies to range themselves under our banner , ancl to be in co-operation with the United Grand Loclge of England .
At the present moment we know but of one instance wherein it is desired to dissever a union , long subsisting between the United Grand Lodge of England and a Colonial provincethat of Canada West . But even that proposition has been mooted in a manner which is not calculated to give offence ,
and with no desire to produce entire disruption . The Grand Loclge of Upper Canada , in its wish for independence—as we find from the Boston ( U . S . ) Freemasons' Monthly Magazine , for March—has adopted the following resolutions : —
1 . " That this Grand Lodge entertains towards the Grand Lodge of England feelings of the highest respect and esteem ; that it is our most ardent desire to cultivate those feelings , to advance the interest , and to establish upon a firmer basis the character of Masonry in this Province . 2 . " That with a view of carrying out one of the primary objects of our time-honoured Institution , viz ., that of being more useful to our fellowcreatures , it is necessary that all the funds accruing from the operations of
the Craft in this Province be retained by this Grand Lodge . 3 . " That it is absolutely necessary for the welfare of Masonry , that a separate Grand Lodge be established , with full power to control the working and operations of the Craft in this quarter of the globe , to secure which , a Committee be appointed to draft a Petition to the Grand Lodge of England , based on the foregoing Resolutions , praying for permission to establish a Grand Lodge in that part of the Province of Canadaformerl
, y constituting Upper Canada , with full power and authority to manage and control all matters connected with such Grand Lodge , and all Lodges now working under the Constitution ofthe Grand Lodge of England , and that the said Committee be fully empowered to carry on all correspondence with the Grand Lodge of England , for the purpose of securing the absolute independence of such Grand Lodge . "
Upon this decision the Editor of the Magazine referred to founds the following observations : — Among the most important of the additional powers vested in the District Grand Lodges , are those of expelling Masons and erasing Lodges within their respective Districts ; reserving to the delinquent the right of appeal to the Grand Lodge of England . This is the only instance in which the Grand
Lodge has ever parted with this power , or delegated the exercise of it to another . The reason for it in the present case is to be found in the great distance of the colonies from the mother country , and the inconvenience , if not impracticability , of its proper exercise by the parent body . And our Brethren in Upper Canada are now probably urged on as much or more by the same reason which induced the Grand Lodge of England to concede this power , as by that which they offer , to petition
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The Feeemasons' Quarterly Magazine.
masonry is carried out by a direct ancl positive elucidation of its principles : but , notwithstanding this fact , there is a decisive inclination amongst the Brethren of the Colonies to range themselves under our banner , ancl to be in co-operation with the United Grand Loclge of England .
At the present moment we know but of one instance wherein it is desired to dissever a union , long subsisting between the United Grand Lodge of England and a Colonial provincethat of Canada West . But even that proposition has been mooted in a manner which is not calculated to give offence ,
and with no desire to produce entire disruption . The Grand Loclge of Upper Canada , in its wish for independence—as we find from the Boston ( U . S . ) Freemasons' Monthly Magazine , for March—has adopted the following resolutions : —
1 . " That this Grand Lodge entertains towards the Grand Lodge of England feelings of the highest respect and esteem ; that it is our most ardent desire to cultivate those feelings , to advance the interest , and to establish upon a firmer basis the character of Masonry in this Province . 2 . " That with a view of carrying out one of the primary objects of our time-honoured Institution , viz ., that of being more useful to our fellowcreatures , it is necessary that all the funds accruing from the operations of
the Craft in this Province be retained by this Grand Lodge . 3 . " That it is absolutely necessary for the welfare of Masonry , that a separate Grand Lodge be established , with full power to control the working and operations of the Craft in this quarter of the globe , to secure which , a Committee be appointed to draft a Petition to the Grand Lodge of England , based on the foregoing Resolutions , praying for permission to establish a Grand Lodge in that part of the Province of Canadaformerl
, y constituting Upper Canada , with full power and authority to manage and control all matters connected with such Grand Lodge , and all Lodges now working under the Constitution ofthe Grand Lodge of England , and that the said Committee be fully empowered to carry on all correspondence with the Grand Lodge of England , for the purpose of securing the absolute independence of such Grand Lodge . "
Upon this decision the Editor of the Magazine referred to founds the following observations : — Among the most important of the additional powers vested in the District Grand Lodges , are those of expelling Masons and erasing Lodges within their respective Districts ; reserving to the delinquent the right of appeal to the Grand Lodge of England . This is the only instance in which the Grand
Lodge has ever parted with this power , or delegated the exercise of it to another . The reason for it in the present case is to be found in the great distance of the colonies from the mother country , and the inconvenience , if not impracticability , of its proper exercise by the parent body . And our Brethren in Upper Canada are now probably urged on as much or more by the same reason which induced the Grand Lodge of England to concede this power , as by that which they offer , to petition