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To The Editor.
TO THE EDITOR .
12 , Pavement , Finsbury-square , London , Dec . 3 , 1849 . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —As a report of the proceedings before the Board of General Purposes , relative to the expulsion of one of the Past Masters from the Castle Lodge , No . 36 , will doubtless appear in your next publication , I think it proper , in justice to myself and the other members who have withdrawn from the lodge , to acquaint you with our motives for so doing .
The Board of General Purposes ( although not denying the propriety of such act of exclusion ) , having from a technical error in our proceedings , pronounced its opinion that the brother in question might return to the lodge , ( with a hope expressed that all differences would be amicably settled , ) he acted upon it ; but we feeling that a recurrence of these unhappy differences could not possibly be avoided while he continued a member , —a fact which his subsequent conduct bore out at
the last night of our meeting , came to the conclusion , that we should act more in accordance with the spirit of the Order by withdrawing our names as subscribing members , and thereby avoid the possibility of a repetition of them . Apologizing for the trouble I am giving you , I remain , dear Sir and Brother , very fraternally yours , WM . L . HOLDEN , J . W ., No . 22 , Late Secretary Castle Lodge , No . 36 .
To The Editor.
TO THE EDITOR .
Sin , —As a constant attendant at Grand Lodge , and a careful examiner of what takes place in that always regularly conducted assembly , I perfectly recollect that at the June meeting , a motion was discussed for granting annuities to widows . It was Bro . John Savage ' s motion ; the said motion was negatived on the score of amount , the motion being for . £ 200 annually , —subsequently a motion of Bro . Philipe for £ 100 annually was carriedand at the Grand Lodge in Septemberconfirmed .
, , I am willing to give Bro . Philipe a due portion of praise for having brought forward that motion , and as a friend to the widow , I heartily congratulate him on the successful result ; but I do consider that he was rather egotistical in his speech at the Emulation Lodge of Improvement , in claiming for himself the originating of the motion in Grand Lodge for annuities to widows . I know not how long Bro . Philipe or Bro . Savage ' s motion may have been on the books of Grand Lodge
respectively ; but this I do know , that Bro . Savage ' s motion was discussed and negatived in Grand Lodge , before I either knew there was such a person as Bro . Philipe , or his motion , in existence . Bro . Savage is , in my opinion , entitled to an equal , if not the lion ' s share of the honour so very greedily grasped by Bro . Philipe . I am unknown personally to both the brethren , and so highly do 1 esteem every thing like purple and gold , that I would fain support Bro . Philipe ,
but this appears so decided a black and blue case , that I must stand up for the lamb against the lion . Yours , & c , LAPWING . VOL . VII . 3 E
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To The Editor.
TO THE EDITOR .
12 , Pavement , Finsbury-square , London , Dec . 3 , 1849 . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —As a report of the proceedings before the Board of General Purposes , relative to the expulsion of one of the Past Masters from the Castle Lodge , No . 36 , will doubtless appear in your next publication , I think it proper , in justice to myself and the other members who have withdrawn from the lodge , to acquaint you with our motives for so doing .
The Board of General Purposes ( although not denying the propriety of such act of exclusion ) , having from a technical error in our proceedings , pronounced its opinion that the brother in question might return to the lodge , ( with a hope expressed that all differences would be amicably settled , ) he acted upon it ; but we feeling that a recurrence of these unhappy differences could not possibly be avoided while he continued a member , —a fact which his subsequent conduct bore out at
the last night of our meeting , came to the conclusion , that we should act more in accordance with the spirit of the Order by withdrawing our names as subscribing members , and thereby avoid the possibility of a repetition of them . Apologizing for the trouble I am giving you , I remain , dear Sir and Brother , very fraternally yours , WM . L . HOLDEN , J . W ., No . 22 , Late Secretary Castle Lodge , No . 36 .
To The Editor.
TO THE EDITOR .
Sin , —As a constant attendant at Grand Lodge , and a careful examiner of what takes place in that always regularly conducted assembly , I perfectly recollect that at the June meeting , a motion was discussed for granting annuities to widows . It was Bro . John Savage ' s motion ; the said motion was negatived on the score of amount , the motion being for . £ 200 annually , —subsequently a motion of Bro . Philipe for £ 100 annually was carriedand at the Grand Lodge in Septemberconfirmed .
, , I am willing to give Bro . Philipe a due portion of praise for having brought forward that motion , and as a friend to the widow , I heartily congratulate him on the successful result ; but I do consider that he was rather egotistical in his speech at the Emulation Lodge of Improvement , in claiming for himself the originating of the motion in Grand Lodge for annuities to widows . I know not how long Bro . Philipe or Bro . Savage ' s motion may have been on the books of Grand Lodge
respectively ; but this I do know , that Bro . Savage ' s motion was discussed and negatived in Grand Lodge , before I either knew there was such a person as Bro . Philipe , or his motion , in existence . Bro . Savage is , in my opinion , entitled to an equal , if not the lion ' s share of the honour so very greedily grasped by Bro . Philipe . I am unknown personally to both the brethren , and so highly do 1 esteem every thing like purple and gold , that I would fain support Bro . Philipe ,
but this appears so decided a black and blue case , that I must stand up for the lamb against the lion . Yours , & c , LAPWING . VOL . VII . 3 E