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United Grand Lodge.
UNITED GRAND LODGE .
The Quarterly Communication of Grand Lodge was held on Wednesday last at Freemasons ' Hall , the EARL DE GREY AND RIPON , K . G . occupied the chair as M . W . Grand Master ; Earl Percy , S . G . W . ; Algernon Perkins , as J . . W . ; Lord de Tabley , as Deputy G . Master ;
Rev . C . J . Martyn , G . Chaplain ; J . Cooper Forster , G . D . ; W . P . Scott , G . D . ; Sir Albert Woods , ( Garter ) , G . D . Cer . ; iEneas J . M'Intyre , G . Registrar ; A . J . P . Powell , " G . D . ; L . Tomkins , G . D . ; Samuel Tomkins , G . Treas . ; John Hervey , G . Sec . ; Joshua Nunn , G . S . B . ;
William Ough , G . P . ; James Brett , Asst . G . P .: Chas . B . Payne , G . T ., and among the Past G . Officers and Brethren we noticed the following : — AV . B . B . Beach , P . G . M . Hants , and Isle of AVight ; R . J . Bagshaw , P . G . M . Essex ; ' Samuel Rawson , P . G . M . China ; Lord Sherborne , P . G . M .
Gloucestershire ; Colonel F . Burdett , P . G . M . Middlesex ; Le Gendre Starkie , John Havers , and V . AVilliamson , P . G . AA ardens ; Rev . Davy and Rev . J . Simpson , P . G . Chaplains ; F . Roxburgh , P . G . Registrar ; J . Ll . Evans , President of the Board of General Purposes ; George
Cox , J . Smith , AA " . G . R . Potter , J . Udall , S . E . Snell , J . M . Clabon , Bentley Shaw , Lewis Crombie , Jabez Hogg , W . Pulteney Scott , John Savage , Benjamin Head , J . L . Creaton , J . Nelson , W . Gumbleton , J . R . Stebbing , J . N . Tomkins , Locock AVebb , James Fraser , and Hutton
Gregory , P . G . Deacons ; J . Symonds , T . Fenn , and N . Bradford , P . G . Directors of Ceremonies ; A \ . Young , E . Walmsley , E . H . Patten , Hyde Pullen , R . J . Spiers , and James Mason , P . G . Sword Bearers ; T . A . Adams , P . G . Pursuivant ; Raynham W . Stewart , F . Binckes , J . B . Moncton ,
E . J . Barron , T . Meggy , H . G . Buss , P . G . Treas . Middlesex , Lindus , AV . H . Hemsworth , Brackstone Baker , Edward Cox , George King , T . J . Sabine , Hosgood , Samuel May , J . W . Halsey , J . Griffin , J . H . H . Doughney , R . Spencer , R . Wentworth Little , P . G . Sec . Middlesex , Dumas ,
A . A . Pendlebury , James Stevens , and J . Coutts . Grand Lodge having been formally opened , the GRAND SECRETARY read thc regulations for the government of Grand Lodge , and the minutes of the Quarterly Communication of December last , which were confirmed .
Bro . RAYNHAM W . STEWART then rose and said In pursuance of my notice on the last occasion , I beg to propose that our Brother , the Earl Dc Grey and Ripon be our Grand Master for thc year ensuing , and I feel certain that in proposing him I shall hear no dissentient voice . ( Cheers ) .
LORD DE TAIJI . EV : Brethren , it has been proposed and seconded that our noble Brother , the Earl dc Grey and Ripon , be elected on this occasion Most Worshipful Grand Master to thc Craft in England . Those who arc of that opinion will be good enough to hold up their hands ,
( Cheers ) . ( The brethren having unanimously carried the proposition , his Lordship said ) : I am sure that this Grand Lodge having carried that proposition unanimously , they have merely expressed the unanimous voice ofthe Freemasons of England . SIR ALBERT WOODS then called on the brethren
to salute his Lordship in the usual manner . The EARL DE GREY AND RIPON : Right Worshipful Sir , officers ancl brethren , I can assure you that it is with no small emotion that I rise to return you thanks for the signal proof of your confidence which you have just been pleased to afford
to me . I am well aware , brethren , that thc vote of to-night will require to be confirmed at thc ensuing Grand Festival before I shall be called upon to enter on the duties of thc office for which , as far as I can judge this evening , it will be your pleasure to call me : and therefore , this would not be a suitable
opportunity for entering at any length into the expression of my thanks . But I should , indeed , be wanting to my own feelings if I were not to seize thc first moment to tender to you thc expression of my heartfelt gratitude for the great honor which you have been pleased to confer upon me . I can
assure you that it will be my constant endeavour during my tenure of this office , if it should be confirmed to me , be that tenure short or long , earnestly to labor faithfully to discharge the duties that will then be imposed on me . ( Hear , hear ) . And I feel very deeply thc sense of the importance and the
responsibility of those duties , because it seems to me that it is no light matter to be called to thc supreme government of such a body of my fellow countrymen , as those who arc enrolled in these fortunate days in the ranks of Masonry . And I feel also—and even yet more deeply—the immense difficulty which must lie upon any one who is
called to follow in this great office one who has filled it now for a quarter of a century ( cheers ) , as worthily as Lord Zetland . All that I can say is , that it will be my constant endeavour to followwith however feeble steps — the bright example which he has set me . And , brethren , that allusion brings me to a task far more congenial to me than
the speaking of myself , it brings me to the discharge of the duty which I gave notice that I should undertake to-night at the last meeting of the Grand Lodge—the moving of a resolution expressive of your sentiments at the retirement of Lord Zetland . I know well that it can need no words of mine to induce you heartily to concur in the
expression of your admiration and respect for that distinguished Brother , and of your regret that w e should be deprived of his services as Grand Master . The duty has fallen to me , brethren , of drawing up the resolution ; and this is the mode in which I venture to submit it to you : — " That this Grand Lodge desires to record its sense of
the eminent services which have been rendered to Masonry by the Most Worshipful the Earl of Zetland in the course ofthe 26 years during which he has presided over the Craft ; and to convey to his Lordship the expression of the heartfelt regret of the members of this Grand Lodge at the termination of the intimate connection which has existed for so lone a period between him and them ; and
of their hope that they may still be permitted to enjoy for many years the great benefit of his presence among them , and of his counsel and advice ; and to assure him that the manner in which he has always discharged the important duties of his great oflice has won for him the lasting respect and affection of this Grand Lodge . " Brethren , I am confident that you will all agree in
the sentiments which I endeavour to embody in thc resolution . I am sure that none of you will contest that thc services which Lord Zetland has rendered for six and twenty years to thc Craft have been eminent and valuable . I will not trouble you with figures or statistics upon this occasion ; but I have asked at thc Grand Secretary ' s office for some
information as to the progress of the Craft since 1 S 44 , and I find that during that period the number of lodges in the calendar has increased by 720 from 184410 1870 ; that the number of certificates issued in 1844 was under 1 , 600 , and that during 1 S 69 there were 7 , 000 ( cheers ) . And I find also that there has been an equal increase in thc progress of our
Masonic Charities and in thc degree of their prosperity . Now , brethren , I do not mean to say—it would be unjust to thc Craft at large if I were to say—that that great progress of Masonry has been due only , or that it could have been due only , to thc distinguished person who occupied this throne . No doubt , every brother in his degree
and position has contributed to that progress , but you will all agree with me , 1 am confident , that if the rule of the Craft during that lengthened period had not been wise and judicious , that great progress would not have been realised . Well , then , if such have been the services of Lord Zetland , is it not natural that we should
feel a deep regret that we are about to lose him as the occupier of the great office of Grand Master ? We are about to lose that which we cannot replace —five and twenty years' experience , — that which is of the greatest importance in a great office like that of Grand Master—a knowledge of the Craft and of thc business of his post ; and we are about to lose
that which is more important still , a man of high and noble nature , from whose mind every mean , petty , personal consideration is ever absent ; a man who gave to the rule ofthe Craft a stamp of integrity and honour . ( Cheers ) . Well , then , I ask you to express your earnest hope that it may please tlie Great Architect of the Universe to preserve that
valuable life tous for many years to come , and that wc may often sec in this hall him who will then be our Past Grand Master , aiding us with counsels to which we shall listen with reverence , and affording us a guidance that wc shall always honour . And , I am sure , that is a wish echoed by every brother in this room . And , lastly , I ask vou to convey to thc Grand
Master a testimony of your respect and affection . Mas he not for his gentleness , his consideration , his untiring zeal for the Craft , his courtesy in an eminent degree , a right to claim at your hands that recognition of it ? I venture , therefore , to believe that I can propose these resolutions in the confidence that they will receive from you an unanimous , an
enthusiastic reception , and that by that reception you will show Mat tha great body of Freemasons of England know what it is to be well served , and to express their gratitude for good service . ( Cheers ) . Bro . DUMAS : I indeed feel it a very high honour to have to rise to second the proposition which your lordship has placed before Grand Lodge . Hut after thc earnest and graceful manner in which vou
have done it . any attempt of mine to second it properly would be attenuated and feeble . We must all feel very grateful to you for having expressed our feelings so eloquently , feeling assured that we arc not able to couch our thoughts in such able language as that in which you have been pleased to embody them . The motion was then carried item . con .
Thc EARL DE GREY AND RIPON : I have now , brethren , to move in the usual manner , " that this resolution be engrossed and emblazoned , ancl that it be presented according to the usual custom to the Most Worshipful the Earl of Zetland . " The motion was seconded and carried unani-¦
mously . Bro . RAYNHAM W . STEWART proposed the re-election of Bro . Samuel Tomkins as Grand Treasurer . Bro . BRACKSTONE BAKER seconded the motion . Bro . SAMUEL TOMKINS : Most Worshipful Grand
Master and Brethren , I thank you cordially for thc honour you have conferred upon me , in re-electing me to this distinguished office in the Craft . I can assure you I feel very sensible of the kindness you have exercised in so doing . If at any time another brother is placed in this position , I shall feel pleased
if he finds even a greater prosperity ofthe Craft than I have . That it may be so is my earnest hope . When a future Treasurer may see your Lordship retire from office , which I hope may be after a longer service than even your predecessor . I trust I may have thc gratification of feeling
that he has filled the post longer than I have . ( Cheers . ) GRAND REGISTRAR then stated the circumstances under which the Grand Lodge of New Brunswick wished to become an independent Grand Lodge , and trusted that it would be recognised as such by
this Grand Lodge , ancl that representatives would be exchanged if necessary . Bro . STEVENS , P . M . 720 , moved the election of a Committee of Past Masters , respecting the uniformity of working in Masonic Lodges . The Grand Secretary read out a list of thirty-nine Past Masters ,
proposed by Bro . Stevens to serve on the committee , whose appointment he advocated . The fact that power was reserved to " add to their number " caused some merriment in the large assemblage of brethren present . [ Bro . Stevens spoke on his motion , but he was evidently suffering from very severe
indisposition , and under these unfavourable circumstances he was inaudible to our reporter . ] Bro . SAVAGE said that the brethren nominated , were by no means thc most suitable for carrying out the measure advocated by Bro . Stevens . He ( Bro . Savage ) certainly would not propose to increase
the number . Indeed he thought that fifteen , or even a smaller number , would have answered the purpose much better than the large number that had been nominated . He drew attention to two distinct systems of working in vogue , and said that the operation ofthe committee must fail in the desired
effect , unless brethren were nominated who had made themselves familiar with both systems . He missed the names of several brethren who certainly should be nominated if a favourable and fortunate result was to be arrived at . Bro . Savage proceeded to mention several brethren who , in his opinion ,
should have been included in any committee of this kind , among whom were Bros . Pendlebury , Brett , Muggeridge , Minton , J . Smith , Martin , Thos . Harris , etc . Such were the names he would suggest . They did not want a committe of thirty or fifty , ten or fifteen would be sufficient . He had thrown out
the names mentioned by him merely as a suggestion , and he thought that to have any good result , the committee must be formed of men who hacl made themselves masters of both systems . Bro . UDALL said that this matter had been mooted in Grand Lodge some years since , by Bros .
Muggeridge , Sabine , and Barton Wilson . He thought that it was left in the hands of Bro . M'Intyre , and that if that brother would , he could speak to the question . For his part he should move that the thing be put aside altogether . Bro . COOKE objected to the great number of
brethren proposed in the motion of Bro . Stevens . 1 lc considered that it would be best to have a Grand Stewards' Lodge on this subject with sevenassessors , who perhaps after a long scries of many years , might possibly arrive at some result . Bro . HORACE LI . OYD { Q . C ) , would venture to
propose an amendment , namely , " that the appointment of this committee be deferred until the next meeting of the Grand Lodge . " He did so on two grounds , first , he gathered that in the opinion of those around him too large a number had been-Hominated to give an efficient working committee , a committee which ,
it must be remembered , would have to inquire , to investigate , nnd to report ; and second . * -, because he thought it was the . general opinion that the subject had not been sufficiently Considered to enable those present to reconimii . ei . cl with precision those who should be nominated t \ v serve on the proposed
committee . His own idea was that the committee should be formed from among a few eminent Freemasons to represent schools of opinion , and that thc Grand Registrar , the Grand Secretary , and the Chairman of the Board of General Purposes should
be added to their number . Such a committee , he ventured to think , would give a free and impartial report upon the question , which would probably receive approval from all quarters , and he therefore ventured to hone that the consideration of the
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United Grand Lodge.
UNITED GRAND LODGE .
The Quarterly Communication of Grand Lodge was held on Wednesday last at Freemasons ' Hall , the EARL DE GREY AND RIPON , K . G . occupied the chair as M . W . Grand Master ; Earl Percy , S . G . W . ; Algernon Perkins , as J . . W . ; Lord de Tabley , as Deputy G . Master ;
Rev . C . J . Martyn , G . Chaplain ; J . Cooper Forster , G . D . ; W . P . Scott , G . D . ; Sir Albert Woods , ( Garter ) , G . D . Cer . ; iEneas J . M'Intyre , G . Registrar ; A . J . P . Powell , " G . D . ; L . Tomkins , G . D . ; Samuel Tomkins , G . Treas . ; John Hervey , G . Sec . ; Joshua Nunn , G . S . B . ;
William Ough , G . P . ; James Brett , Asst . G . P .: Chas . B . Payne , G . T ., and among the Past G . Officers and Brethren we noticed the following : — AV . B . B . Beach , P . G . M . Hants , and Isle of AVight ; R . J . Bagshaw , P . G . M . Essex ; ' Samuel Rawson , P . G . M . China ; Lord Sherborne , P . G . M .
Gloucestershire ; Colonel F . Burdett , P . G . M . Middlesex ; Le Gendre Starkie , John Havers , and V . AVilliamson , P . G . AA ardens ; Rev . Davy and Rev . J . Simpson , P . G . Chaplains ; F . Roxburgh , P . G . Registrar ; J . Ll . Evans , President of the Board of General Purposes ; George
Cox , J . Smith , AA " . G . R . Potter , J . Udall , S . E . Snell , J . M . Clabon , Bentley Shaw , Lewis Crombie , Jabez Hogg , W . Pulteney Scott , John Savage , Benjamin Head , J . L . Creaton , J . Nelson , W . Gumbleton , J . R . Stebbing , J . N . Tomkins , Locock AVebb , James Fraser , and Hutton
Gregory , P . G . Deacons ; J . Symonds , T . Fenn , and N . Bradford , P . G . Directors of Ceremonies ; A \ . Young , E . Walmsley , E . H . Patten , Hyde Pullen , R . J . Spiers , and James Mason , P . G . Sword Bearers ; T . A . Adams , P . G . Pursuivant ; Raynham W . Stewart , F . Binckes , J . B . Moncton ,
E . J . Barron , T . Meggy , H . G . Buss , P . G . Treas . Middlesex , Lindus , AV . H . Hemsworth , Brackstone Baker , Edward Cox , George King , T . J . Sabine , Hosgood , Samuel May , J . W . Halsey , J . Griffin , J . H . H . Doughney , R . Spencer , R . Wentworth Little , P . G . Sec . Middlesex , Dumas ,
A . A . Pendlebury , James Stevens , and J . Coutts . Grand Lodge having been formally opened , the GRAND SECRETARY read thc regulations for the government of Grand Lodge , and the minutes of the Quarterly Communication of December last , which were confirmed .
Bro . RAYNHAM W . STEWART then rose and said In pursuance of my notice on the last occasion , I beg to propose that our Brother , the Earl Dc Grey and Ripon be our Grand Master for thc year ensuing , and I feel certain that in proposing him I shall hear no dissentient voice . ( Cheers ) .
LORD DE TAIJI . EV : Brethren , it has been proposed and seconded that our noble Brother , the Earl dc Grey and Ripon , be elected on this occasion Most Worshipful Grand Master to thc Craft in England . Those who arc of that opinion will be good enough to hold up their hands ,
( Cheers ) . ( The brethren having unanimously carried the proposition , his Lordship said ) : I am sure that this Grand Lodge having carried that proposition unanimously , they have merely expressed the unanimous voice ofthe Freemasons of England . SIR ALBERT WOODS then called on the brethren
to salute his Lordship in the usual manner . The EARL DE GREY AND RIPON : Right Worshipful Sir , officers ancl brethren , I can assure you that it is with no small emotion that I rise to return you thanks for the signal proof of your confidence which you have just been pleased to afford
to me . I am well aware , brethren , that thc vote of to-night will require to be confirmed at thc ensuing Grand Festival before I shall be called upon to enter on the duties of thc office for which , as far as I can judge this evening , it will be your pleasure to call me : and therefore , this would not be a suitable
opportunity for entering at any length into the expression of my thanks . But I should , indeed , be wanting to my own feelings if I were not to seize thc first moment to tender to you thc expression of my heartfelt gratitude for the great honor which you have been pleased to confer upon me . I can
assure you that it will be my constant endeavour during my tenure of this office , if it should be confirmed to me , be that tenure short or long , earnestly to labor faithfully to discharge the duties that will then be imposed on me . ( Hear , hear ) . And I feel very deeply thc sense of the importance and the
responsibility of those duties , because it seems to me that it is no light matter to be called to thc supreme government of such a body of my fellow countrymen , as those who arc enrolled in these fortunate days in the ranks of Masonry . And I feel also—and even yet more deeply—the immense difficulty which must lie upon any one who is
called to follow in this great office one who has filled it now for a quarter of a century ( cheers ) , as worthily as Lord Zetland . All that I can say is , that it will be my constant endeavour to followwith however feeble steps — the bright example which he has set me . And , brethren , that allusion brings me to a task far more congenial to me than
the speaking of myself , it brings me to the discharge of the duty which I gave notice that I should undertake to-night at the last meeting of the Grand Lodge—the moving of a resolution expressive of your sentiments at the retirement of Lord Zetland . I know well that it can need no words of mine to induce you heartily to concur in the
expression of your admiration and respect for that distinguished Brother , and of your regret that w e should be deprived of his services as Grand Master . The duty has fallen to me , brethren , of drawing up the resolution ; and this is the mode in which I venture to submit it to you : — " That this Grand Lodge desires to record its sense of
the eminent services which have been rendered to Masonry by the Most Worshipful the Earl of Zetland in the course ofthe 26 years during which he has presided over the Craft ; and to convey to his Lordship the expression of the heartfelt regret of the members of this Grand Lodge at the termination of the intimate connection which has existed for so lone a period between him and them ; and
of their hope that they may still be permitted to enjoy for many years the great benefit of his presence among them , and of his counsel and advice ; and to assure him that the manner in which he has always discharged the important duties of his great oflice has won for him the lasting respect and affection of this Grand Lodge . " Brethren , I am confident that you will all agree in
the sentiments which I endeavour to embody in thc resolution . I am sure that none of you will contest that thc services which Lord Zetland has rendered for six and twenty years to thc Craft have been eminent and valuable . I will not trouble you with figures or statistics upon this occasion ; but I have asked at thc Grand Secretary ' s office for some
information as to the progress of the Craft since 1 S 44 , and I find that during that period the number of lodges in the calendar has increased by 720 from 184410 1870 ; that the number of certificates issued in 1844 was under 1 , 600 , and that during 1 S 69 there were 7 , 000 ( cheers ) . And I find also that there has been an equal increase in thc progress of our
Masonic Charities and in thc degree of their prosperity . Now , brethren , I do not mean to say—it would be unjust to thc Craft at large if I were to say—that that great progress of Masonry has been due only , or that it could have been due only , to thc distinguished person who occupied this throne . No doubt , every brother in his degree
and position has contributed to that progress , but you will all agree with me , 1 am confident , that if the rule of the Craft during that lengthened period had not been wise and judicious , that great progress would not have been realised . Well , then , if such have been the services of Lord Zetland , is it not natural that we should
feel a deep regret that we are about to lose him as the occupier of the great office of Grand Master ? We are about to lose that which we cannot replace —five and twenty years' experience , — that which is of the greatest importance in a great office like that of Grand Master—a knowledge of the Craft and of thc business of his post ; and we are about to lose
that which is more important still , a man of high and noble nature , from whose mind every mean , petty , personal consideration is ever absent ; a man who gave to the rule ofthe Craft a stamp of integrity and honour . ( Cheers ) . Well , then , I ask you to express your earnest hope that it may please tlie Great Architect of the Universe to preserve that
valuable life tous for many years to come , and that wc may often sec in this hall him who will then be our Past Grand Master , aiding us with counsels to which we shall listen with reverence , and affording us a guidance that wc shall always honour . And , I am sure , that is a wish echoed by every brother in this room . And , lastly , I ask vou to convey to thc Grand
Master a testimony of your respect and affection . Mas he not for his gentleness , his consideration , his untiring zeal for the Craft , his courtesy in an eminent degree , a right to claim at your hands that recognition of it ? I venture , therefore , to believe that I can propose these resolutions in the confidence that they will receive from you an unanimous , an
enthusiastic reception , and that by that reception you will show Mat tha great body of Freemasons of England know what it is to be well served , and to express their gratitude for good service . ( Cheers ) . Bro . DUMAS : I indeed feel it a very high honour to have to rise to second the proposition which your lordship has placed before Grand Lodge . Hut after thc earnest and graceful manner in which vou
have done it . any attempt of mine to second it properly would be attenuated and feeble . We must all feel very grateful to you for having expressed our feelings so eloquently , feeling assured that we arc not able to couch our thoughts in such able language as that in which you have been pleased to embody them . The motion was then carried item . con .
Thc EARL DE GREY AND RIPON : I have now , brethren , to move in the usual manner , " that this resolution be engrossed and emblazoned , ancl that it be presented according to the usual custom to the Most Worshipful the Earl of Zetland . " The motion was seconded and carried unani-¦
mously . Bro . RAYNHAM W . STEWART proposed the re-election of Bro . Samuel Tomkins as Grand Treasurer . Bro . BRACKSTONE BAKER seconded the motion . Bro . SAMUEL TOMKINS : Most Worshipful Grand
Master and Brethren , I thank you cordially for thc honour you have conferred upon me , in re-electing me to this distinguished office in the Craft . I can assure you I feel very sensible of the kindness you have exercised in so doing . If at any time another brother is placed in this position , I shall feel pleased
if he finds even a greater prosperity ofthe Craft than I have . That it may be so is my earnest hope . When a future Treasurer may see your Lordship retire from office , which I hope may be after a longer service than even your predecessor . I trust I may have thc gratification of feeling
that he has filled the post longer than I have . ( Cheers . ) GRAND REGISTRAR then stated the circumstances under which the Grand Lodge of New Brunswick wished to become an independent Grand Lodge , and trusted that it would be recognised as such by
this Grand Lodge , ancl that representatives would be exchanged if necessary . Bro . STEVENS , P . M . 720 , moved the election of a Committee of Past Masters , respecting the uniformity of working in Masonic Lodges . The Grand Secretary read out a list of thirty-nine Past Masters ,
proposed by Bro . Stevens to serve on the committee , whose appointment he advocated . The fact that power was reserved to " add to their number " caused some merriment in the large assemblage of brethren present . [ Bro . Stevens spoke on his motion , but he was evidently suffering from very severe
indisposition , and under these unfavourable circumstances he was inaudible to our reporter . ] Bro . SAVAGE said that the brethren nominated , were by no means thc most suitable for carrying out the measure advocated by Bro . Stevens . He ( Bro . Savage ) certainly would not propose to increase
the number . Indeed he thought that fifteen , or even a smaller number , would have answered the purpose much better than the large number that had been nominated . He drew attention to two distinct systems of working in vogue , and said that the operation ofthe committee must fail in the desired
effect , unless brethren were nominated who had made themselves familiar with both systems . He missed the names of several brethren who certainly should be nominated if a favourable and fortunate result was to be arrived at . Bro . Savage proceeded to mention several brethren who , in his opinion ,
should have been included in any committee of this kind , among whom were Bros . Pendlebury , Brett , Muggeridge , Minton , J . Smith , Martin , Thos . Harris , etc . Such were the names he would suggest . They did not want a committe of thirty or fifty , ten or fifteen would be sufficient . He had thrown out
the names mentioned by him merely as a suggestion , and he thought that to have any good result , the committee must be formed of men who hacl made themselves masters of both systems . Bro . UDALL said that this matter had been mooted in Grand Lodge some years since , by Bros .
Muggeridge , Sabine , and Barton Wilson . He thought that it was left in the hands of Bro . M'Intyre , and that if that brother would , he could speak to the question . For his part he should move that the thing be put aside altogether . Bro . COOKE objected to the great number of
brethren proposed in the motion of Bro . Stevens . 1 lc considered that it would be best to have a Grand Stewards' Lodge on this subject with sevenassessors , who perhaps after a long scries of many years , might possibly arrive at some result . Bro . HORACE LI . OYD { Q . C ) , would venture to
propose an amendment , namely , " that the appointment of this committee be deferred until the next meeting of the Grand Lodge . " He did so on two grounds , first , he gathered that in the opinion of those around him too large a number had been-Hominated to give an efficient working committee , a committee which ,
it must be remembered , would have to inquire , to investigate , nnd to report ; and second . * -, because he thought it was the . general opinion that the subject had not been sufficiently Considered to enable those present to reconimii . ei . cl with precision those who should be nominated t \ v serve on the proposed
committee . His own idea was that the committee should be formed from among a few eminent Freemasons to represent schools of opinion , and that thc Grand Registrar , the Grand Secretary , and the Chairman of the Board of General Purposes should
be added to their number . Such a committee , he ventured to think , would give a free and impartial report upon the question , which would probably receive approval from all quarters , and he therefore ventured to hone that the consideration of the