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The Revelations Of A Square.
declared themselves independent of the Grand Lodge , refusing obedience to its laws , and repudiating the authority of the Grand Master . He said that some notice ought to be taken of these proceedings , for the purpose of discouraging such irregular meetings , not only because they
were contrary to the laws and an insult to the Grand Master , but also as they tended to introduce into the system of Masonry novelties and conceits , inconsistent with its true principles , thus insinuating that there had been other societies of Masons of a different nature to our own ancient and honourable Order .
" The question being put , that this new society was an innovation on the ancient system of Masonry , it was carried in the affirmative , with onl y one dissentient voice . Dr . Manningham then moved , that the consideration of the irregular proceedings of the offending Brethren might be postponed till the next Quarterl y Communication , hoping
that a thorough sense of their misconduct , and a determination not to persist in it , would in the mean time manifest itself , and reconcile them to the Grand Lodge ; which was unanimously agreed to . " I was fortunate enough to be present at these discussions , and therefore have no hesitation in communicating
them to you as unquestionable facts . Now it so happened , that some of the Brethren of the Lodge No . 94 , meeting at the Ben Jonson ' s Head , Spitalfields , had been on the Continent , and had brought from thence the rituals of the Ecossais , the Elu , and Ramsay's Royal Arch , which they practised secretly every third Lodge nihtunder the
desig , g nation of ancient Masonry . This was soon whispered abroad , and Dr . Manningham , with a few other Brethren , in the course of their visitations , called at the Lodge on one of its peculiar nights , and were refused admittance . This produced a complaint at the next Grand Lodge ; and in addition to a severe vote of censure on the members of
the Ben Jonson's Lodge , it was commanded that any Brother of the Order should be eligible for admission into that Lodge as a visitor on any of its regular nights . " The offending members affected to consider this order a species of oppression to which they were not inclined to submit , and they drew up and published a Manifesto , in which they accused the Grand Lodge of partiality , innova-
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The Revelations Of A Square.
declared themselves independent of the Grand Lodge , refusing obedience to its laws , and repudiating the authority of the Grand Master . He said that some notice ought to be taken of these proceedings , for the purpose of discouraging such irregular meetings , not only because they
were contrary to the laws and an insult to the Grand Master , but also as they tended to introduce into the system of Masonry novelties and conceits , inconsistent with its true principles , thus insinuating that there had been other societies of Masons of a different nature to our own ancient and honourable Order .
" The question being put , that this new society was an innovation on the ancient system of Masonry , it was carried in the affirmative , with onl y one dissentient voice . Dr . Manningham then moved , that the consideration of the irregular proceedings of the offending Brethren might be postponed till the next Quarterl y Communication , hoping
that a thorough sense of their misconduct , and a determination not to persist in it , would in the mean time manifest itself , and reconcile them to the Grand Lodge ; which was unanimously agreed to . " I was fortunate enough to be present at these discussions , and therefore have no hesitation in communicating
them to you as unquestionable facts . Now it so happened , that some of the Brethren of the Lodge No . 94 , meeting at the Ben Jonson ' s Head , Spitalfields , had been on the Continent , and had brought from thence the rituals of the Ecossais , the Elu , and Ramsay's Royal Arch , which they practised secretly every third Lodge nihtunder the
desig , g nation of ancient Masonry . This was soon whispered abroad , and Dr . Manningham , with a few other Brethren , in the course of their visitations , called at the Lodge on one of its peculiar nights , and were refused admittance . This produced a complaint at the next Grand Lodge ; and in addition to a severe vote of censure on the members of
the Ben Jonson's Lodge , it was commanded that any Brother of the Order should be eligible for admission into that Lodge as a visitor on any of its regular nights . " The offending members affected to consider this order a species of oppression to which they were not inclined to submit , and they drew up and published a Manifesto , in which they accused the Grand Lodge of partiality , innova-