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Article QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION.—SEPTEMBER 2. ← Page 7 of 8 →
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Quarterly Communication.—September 2.
and himself , had forwarded to H . R . H . a most respectful memorial , " praying him as Grand Alaster to call an Especial Grand Lodge , for the purpose of hearing their appeals . * The GRAND MASTER ( interrupting Bro . S . )—Now , I am very glad the Brother has mentioned that , because it will give me an opportunity of telling the Grand Lodge all about it . The fact is , I expected the Brothers would have sent in their appeals to me ; and I told the Grand
Secretary that if they did so , I should be quite ready to take some step upon it . But they did not send their appeals to me—they sent them to the Board of General Purposes . ^ Bro . STEVENS . —We delivered our appeals to the Grand Secretary , ancl sent in copies to the Board of General Purposes , as directed by the Book of Constitutions . We certainly did not appeal personally to your Royal Highness , having no knowledge of your communications with the
Grand Secretary ; and if it hacl occurred to us to do so , we should still have remembered that when Brother Crueefix wrote to your Royal Highness , before we appeared to the second summons , requesting your interposition as Grand Master in his favour , your Royal Highness was pleased to decline all interference , and to refer " the matter entirely to the Board of General Purposes . The GRAND MASTER . —Well , and when you did go to the Board , you would not say what it was you wanted .
Bro . STEVENS . —I beg pardon , M . W . Grand Master , I did state what I wanted . There sits the Grand Secretary , and he can contradict me if I am wrong . The Grand Secretary came out to ask my business with the Board , and I told him it was to deliver a copy of my appeal , ancl at the same time to reason with the Board , or ask some explanations on the decision to which it had arrived . And the Grand Secretary having communicated this , returned and told me that the Board would receive
the copy of my appeal , but declined granting me an interview . But ( continued Bro . S . ) your Royal Highness misunderstands me altogether in tills matter ;—it is not about the appeal itself that I complain , but the memorial . I complain , that as Grand Master you did not comply with the request of our very respectful memorial , by calling an Especial Grand Lodge to hear the appeals after they were sent in , and that your lloyal Highness did not even condescend to honour us so much as to acknowled
ge its receipt ; and now , M . W . Grand Master , after having thus treated a memorial to call an Especial Grand Lodge to hear the appeal , your Royal . Highness sanctions , it would seem , the calling of an Especial Grand Lodge to promote the punishment of a Brother who was a party to that very liiemorial . The time of Gran d Lodge in Quarterly Communication was as much in point for one case as the other ; ancl I shall therefore move as an amendment , " That this Grand Lodge at itsrising do adjourn to the regular day of meeting in December . ''^ The amendment was seconded , but lost by a large majority , and the original motion carried .
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Quarterly Communication.—September 2.
and himself , had forwarded to H . R . H . a most respectful memorial , " praying him as Grand Alaster to call an Especial Grand Lodge , for the purpose of hearing their appeals . * The GRAND MASTER ( interrupting Bro . S . )—Now , I am very glad the Brother has mentioned that , because it will give me an opportunity of telling the Grand Lodge all about it . The fact is , I expected the Brothers would have sent in their appeals to me ; and I told the Grand
Secretary that if they did so , I should be quite ready to take some step upon it . But they did not send their appeals to me—they sent them to the Board of General Purposes . ^ Bro . STEVENS . —We delivered our appeals to the Grand Secretary , ancl sent in copies to the Board of General Purposes , as directed by the Book of Constitutions . We certainly did not appeal personally to your Royal Highness , having no knowledge of your communications with the
Grand Secretary ; and if it hacl occurred to us to do so , we should still have remembered that when Brother Crueefix wrote to your Royal Highness , before we appeared to the second summons , requesting your interposition as Grand Master in his favour , your Royal Highness was pleased to decline all interference , and to refer " the matter entirely to the Board of General Purposes . The GRAND MASTER . —Well , and when you did go to the Board , you would not say what it was you wanted .
Bro . STEVENS . —I beg pardon , M . W . Grand Master , I did state what I wanted . There sits the Grand Secretary , and he can contradict me if I am wrong . The Grand Secretary came out to ask my business with the Board , and I told him it was to deliver a copy of my appeal , ancl at the same time to reason with the Board , or ask some explanations on the decision to which it had arrived . And the Grand Secretary having communicated this , returned and told me that the Board would receive
the copy of my appeal , but declined granting me an interview . But ( continued Bro . S . ) your Royal Highness misunderstands me altogether in tills matter ;—it is not about the appeal itself that I complain , but the memorial . I complain , that as Grand Master you did not comply with the request of our very respectful memorial , by calling an Especial Grand Lodge to hear the appeals after they were sent in , and that your lloyal Highness did not even condescend to honour us so much as to acknowled
ge its receipt ; and now , M . W . Grand Master , after having thus treated a memorial to call an Especial Grand Lodge to hear the appeal , your Royal . Highness sanctions , it would seem , the calling of an Especial Grand Lodge to promote the punishment of a Brother who was a party to that very liiemorial . The time of Gran d Lodge in Quarterly Communication was as much in point for one case as the other ; ancl I shall therefore move as an amendment , " That this Grand Lodge at itsrising do adjourn to the regular day of meeting in December . ''^ The amendment was seconded , but lost by a large majority , and the original motion carried .