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United Grand Lodge .
well known than any Brother , having been initiated , and expressed a desire to become a member of the Lodge , was as competent to vote in the management thereof , as the oldest P . M . There appeared no denial , that every one of the four points had been contravened , and therefore , he thought that the Prov . G . M . for Devon , had pronounced a judgment which the Grand Lodge could not sustain .
The' Brethren are here to do justice , and however they might feel that it was an unusual act for a Brother of only eight months ' standing , to oppose the older members of a Lodge , if they found the Worshipful Master travelling out of the law , it was their duty to support that Brother ' s appeal . They were to shew to all Masons , that the laws they promulgated , would be enforced without fear or favour ; and that , whilst it gave them pain to reverse the
judgment of a man they admired and respected , yet much as they loved that Brother ' s character , they loved the laws of Masonry still move . He had , therefore , to move that the W . M . of the Lodge , No . 185 , Devonport , did on the 8 th January , 1851 , exceed the powers vested in him ; that therefore the decision of the R . W . the Prov . G . M . for Devon be in this respect reversed ; and that the W . M . be
admonished to a more strict observance of the laws of Masonry for the future . The motion having been seconded , the M . W . the G . M . observed that before he put the question , he thought it necessary to say a few words , because he considered this motion to be one of great importance to the government of Masonry , and also to the character of G . L . The first he hadheard of this painful subject was upon his
arrival in London yesterday , and therefore he had had but little time to consider the merits of the case : but he must say that , from the opportunity afforded him , he entirely concurred in the observations made by the President of the Board of General Purposes ( Bro . Alston ) . It was very paiuful to him to come to that conclusion , for the R . W . the Prov . G . M . for Devon was not only his personal fiiend , but he was a man for whom he had the highest regard . He
did not , however , intend to be his apologist , further than by saying , that he must have been misled by some other authority , otherwise so right-judging a Brother could not have come to such an erroneous conclusion . It was also painful to him to concur in a vote , which reversed a judgment pronounced by the Prov . G . M . for Devon , and which he felt confident that R . W . Brother had been led into
unawares . The motion was then put and carried . The Grand Lodge was then closed in ample form , and with solemn prayer .
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United Grand Lodge .
well known than any Brother , having been initiated , and expressed a desire to become a member of the Lodge , was as competent to vote in the management thereof , as the oldest P . M . There appeared no denial , that every one of the four points had been contravened , and therefore , he thought that the Prov . G . M . for Devon , had pronounced a judgment which the Grand Lodge could not sustain .
The' Brethren are here to do justice , and however they might feel that it was an unusual act for a Brother of only eight months ' standing , to oppose the older members of a Lodge , if they found the Worshipful Master travelling out of the law , it was their duty to support that Brother ' s appeal . They were to shew to all Masons , that the laws they promulgated , would be enforced without fear or favour ; and that , whilst it gave them pain to reverse the
judgment of a man they admired and respected , yet much as they loved that Brother ' s character , they loved the laws of Masonry still move . He had , therefore , to move that the W . M . of the Lodge , No . 185 , Devonport , did on the 8 th January , 1851 , exceed the powers vested in him ; that therefore the decision of the R . W . the Prov . G . M . for Devon be in this respect reversed ; and that the W . M . be
admonished to a more strict observance of the laws of Masonry for the future . The motion having been seconded , the M . W . the G . M . observed that before he put the question , he thought it necessary to say a few words , because he considered this motion to be one of great importance to the government of Masonry , and also to the character of G . L . The first he hadheard of this painful subject was upon his
arrival in London yesterday , and therefore he had had but little time to consider the merits of the case : but he must say that , from the opportunity afforded him , he entirely concurred in the observations made by the President of the Board of General Purposes ( Bro . Alston ) . It was very paiuful to him to come to that conclusion , for the R . W . the Prov . G . M . for Devon was not only his personal fiiend , but he was a man for whom he had the highest regard . He
did not , however , intend to be his apologist , further than by saying , that he must have been misled by some other authority , otherwise so right-judging a Brother could not have come to such an erroneous conclusion . It was also painful to him to concur in a vote , which reversed a judgment pronounced by the Prov . G . M . for Devon , and which he felt confident that R . W . Brother had been led into
unawares . The motion was then put and carried . The Grand Lodge was then closed in ample form , and with solemn prayer .