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Grand Lodge Of Scotland.
GRAND LODGE OF SCOTLAND .
The Quarterly Communication of the Grand Lodge of Scotland was held on Monday evening , February 6 th , in the Freemasons' Hall , George-street , Edinburgh , at 6 p . m . The Earl of Rosslyn , Most Worshipful Grand Master
occupied the throne , and was supported by Bros . H . Inglis of Torsonce , Substitute Grand Master ; William Mann , Senior Grand Warden ; Colonel Campbell of Blytheswood , Junior Grand Warden ; Rev . F . Rowbotham , M . A ., acting Grand Chaplain ; Alex . J . Stewart , Grand Secretary ; John
Laurie , Grand Clerk ; William Officer , Junior Grand Deacon ; Alex . Hay , Grand Jeweller ; Major Ramsay , Grand Director of Ceremonies ; C . W . M . Muller , Grand Director of Music ; Major Hope of Luffness , Captain Colt of Gartsherrie , and others .
The Grand Lodge having been opened in ample form by the Grand Master , the business of the meeting was proceeded with . Upon the list of Proxy Commissions being read over , Bro . Baird , R . W . M . No . 3 bis ,
objected to their being sustained , on the ground , as he supposed , of their not having been granted in accordance with the new Stamp Act . Bros . Inglis , Sub . G . M . ; and Mann , S . G . W ., replied that as Masonic commissions were not granted
by " letters of attorney , " therefore Grand Lodge had nothing to do with Bro . Baud's objections as now stated , and especially at this stage of their proceedings . Bro . Colonel Campbell , J . G . W ., observed that if Bro . Baird wished to carry forward his ideas
in Grand Lodge , he should table a motion to that effect in a proper manner , which would come up pro forma at the quarterly communication thereafter ; but as to interrupting the proceedings of Grand Lodge in the way he was doing , that was quite unconstitutional .
Bro . Baud , however , persisting in his opposition in rather an obstreperous manner , the Most Worshipful Grand Master requested him to resume his seat . The motion that the Proxy Commissions be sustained , was then carried .
The report upon the memorial of the lodge of Glasgow St John as to carrying the working tools at Masonic processions was afterwards read and met with great opposition from the R . W . M . of No . 3 bis , who made several
statements , for which , however , he was called in question by the office-bearers and members of Grand Lodge present . He also alluded to the circumstance of the St . John ' s Lodge having carried the working tools at several Masonic
processions in the Glasgow province previous to the said St . John ' s lodge joining the Grand Lodge in 1850 . Bro . Robertson , G . B . B ., replied that if the Provincial Grand Lodge of Glasgow really
allowed the St . John ' s Lodge to act as stated , said Provincial Grand Lodge was simply breaking Grand Lodge laws when doing so . Bro . Buchan , G . S ., observed that it was , in his opinion , in great measure owing to tbe St .
John ' s Lodge having managed to impose their pretended Malcolm Charter upon many of the Glasgow brethren which had enabled it to act as it had done ; but seeing said document had been proved by some of the best Masonic and
historical authorities m the country to be only a modem forgery , it followed therefore that tlie pretensions of the St . John ' s Lodge , as put forward in that memorial , were without due foundation , and fell at once to the ground . The motion that the report of
committeeminu . some suggestions appended regarding future processions in Scotland—be sustained , was thereafter carried . Another motion on the subject of Masonic processions was delayed till next Quarterly Communication , as thc Glasgow brethren had to Ic . ve in order to catch the 9 p . m . tt \ . ' - \
> / . i the recommendation of the Grand Committee , Bros , the Earl of Dalhousie , Andrew Kerr , and William Hay were nominated delegates to represent Grand Lodge at a conference to be held in Lodon on an early day to discuss the question of the Mark degree .
Grand Lodge Of Scotland.
A memorial for the recognition of the new Grand Lodge of Quebec was refused . Fraternal relations with the Grand Lodge of Nova Scotia were established by the appointment of Bro . George Fraser as representative of the Grand Lodge of Scotland at the Grand Lodge of Nova
Scotia , and the nomination of Bro . William Hay as the representative of the Grand Lodge of Scotland . Charters were ordered to be expeded for new lodges—Burns St . Mary , Hurlford , Ayrshire ; Rising Sun , Bombay ; and Hopetoun , Leadhills . On the motion of the Substitute Grand
Master , Bro . Major Hope , of Luffness , was appointed Provincial Grand Master for East Lothian , in room of the late Bro . the Earl of Haddington . A letter was read from the Honorary Secretary of the Scott Centenary Committee asking
the co-operation of Grand Lodge at the festival in August next . After the appointment of Grand Committee for 1871-2 , and the tabling of several motions , amongst them the following : — " That no officebearer in the Grand Lodge of Scotland shall hold the same office for a longer period than
three years , and , on the expiry of his term of office , shall not be eligible for re-election to the same office , and that at least three years must elapse before he is appointed to it again . This , however , is not to apply to the Grand Master or paid officials "—to be discussed at next Quarterly Communication , Grand Lodge was closed in the usual form .
Consecration Of The Stockwell Lodge, No. I339.
CONSECRATION of the STOCKWELL LODGE , No . I 339 .
This new lodge was consecrated by Bro . R . Wentworth Little , W . M . 1293 , P . M . 975 , Prov . G . Sec . Middlesex , on Thursday , the 2 nd inst ., at the Duke of Edinburgh Tavern , Shepherd ' s-lane ,
Stockwell . About twenty-five brethren were present , and the ceremony went off with great eclat , the presiding officer being absolutely perfect in the beautiful ritual , and great assistance being rendered by Bro . Worrell as Organist , and Iiro . T . J . Barnes , P . M . 933 , as D . C . The Wardens ' chairs
were filled by Bros . John Thomas , P . M ., and W . B . Hambly . At the conclusion of the consecration ceremony , Bro . Little vacated the chair in favour of Bro . H . E . Francis , P . M ., who then installed Bro . C .
Hammerton as W . M . m a most admirable manner . Thc officers appointed were Bros . W . Worrell , S . W . ; J . C . Pain , J . W . ; II . E . Frances , Sec . ; J . Brighten , S . D . ; J . M . Klinck , J . D . ; D . Stolz , I . G . ; and W . Grant , Tyler .
The thanks ofthe lodge were unanimously voted to Bro . Little for the able manner in which he had performed the consecration , and he was further elected an honorary member . Votes of thanks were also passed to the Installing Master , thc Wardens and visitors generally , for their kind
assistance , and after several propositions for initiations , & c , had been made , thc lodge was closed , and the brethren sat down t . a most magnificent banquet , provided by Bro . C . Timewell , the host . The wines were cxccllcnt , and the entire menu gave great satisfaction . Bro . Hammerton , the new Master , proposed the various toasts ofthe evening
in a terse but telling style , and there can be no doubt that he is thc right man in the right place . Among the brethren present were-, lives , j . Stevens , W . M . 1316 ; H . Thompson , P . M . 177 ; G . Shuck , W . M . 857 ; T . A . Taylor , 115 S ; II . Child , 72 ; J . Wyld , 54 ; II . Mills , 857 ; II . Massey , P . M . 619 ; J . Dawson , 72 ; ccc .
The Freemasons' Life Boat.
THE FREEMASONS' LIFE BOAT .
Thc following names were inadvertently omitted in the last report , which appeared in Till- ; FREEMASON of the nth inst . : — £ s . d . Bro . W . Grant , 1 S 6 ... ... 026 ,, II . Carpenter , 1 S 6 ... .. o 10 o ,, Heather , 1 74 ... ... 026 ,, Adkins , W . M . 174 ... ... 026
,, II . Harlow , 1 74 ... .. o 2 6 ,, Paddoii , 174 ... ... 026 ,, Farrar , 174 ... ... .. 026 ,, Roberts , 1 74 .. ... 026 „ Tuck , 1 74 ... ... ... 026 ,, Manin , 174 ... ... .., 026 ,, -Miller , 1 74 ... ... ... 050 ,, Ililliard , 1 74 ... ... 026 A P . M . 174 ... ... ... o 10 o
1 here is also an error—Bro . Gompcrlz , 20 5 , subscribed 2 s . 6 d ., and not 2 s . The total , therefore , is £ 242 15 s . 6 d .
Royal Ark Masonry.
ROYAL ARK MASONRY .
GRAND LODGE OF ROYAL ARK MARINERS . A Grand Lodge of the Ancient and Honourable Fraternity of Royal Ark Mariners was held at the Freemasons' Tavern , on Thursday , the 9 th inst ., at seven o ' clock . Present : Bros . Morton Edwards , G . C . ; R . W . Little , Past D . G . C . ; F . Binckes , P . C ;
Hyde Pullen , P . C . ; S . Rosenthal , G . D . C ; A . D . Loewenstark , G . Standard-bearer ; M . A . Loewenstark , G . S . ; George Kenning , H . C . Levander , S . M . Lazarus , H . Massey , W . B . Church , H . W . Barrett , J . Rosenthal , W . H . Hubbard , T . F . Starkey , A . Harris , G . Hart , M . Emanuel , E .
H . Finney , John Read , Waters , ancl LongstafF . Bro . Morton Edwards was G . C ; Bro . Rosenthal acted as S . W . J . ; and Bro . Lazarus as J . W . S . The Grand Lodge was opened in ample form and with solemn prayer , the minutes of meetings of 21 st and 30 th June , 29 th July , and 2 nd of February
were read and unanimously confirmed , and letters were read from Bros . Colonel Burdett ( Deputy G . C ) , Lord Eliot ( P . C ) , George Lambert ( G . T . ) , Israel Abrahams , and other brethren , apologising for absence . The G . C . then stated that the meeting had been
called to discuss the position thc degree now stood in , to make such arrangements as may be necessary for the attachment of this degree to thc Mark Degree , and to elect a Grand Commander for the next year . Several letters and extracts from correspondence
from Bros . Dorrington ( P . G . C ) , Thompson , Vesper , Greenwood , Pilling , and other Royal Ark Mariners , were read , by which it was shown that the degree had been extensively practised during the eighteenth century , and had been worked in various parts of thc country and abroad since then
and up to the present time . Bro . Edwards had been invested with power from Bro . Dorrington , the G . C , to re-open dormant , and found fresh , lodges , and call a Grand Lodge together under his authority and that of a warrant for the establishment of a Grand Lodge in 1793 signed by several
distinguished Masons of that period , when H . R . H . the Duke of Clarence accepted the Grand Command of the Order . This was done on the 21 st June , when , on Bro . Dorrington retiring , Bro . Edwards was regularly invested and enthroned as G . C ., and appointed a number of officers , at a very influential
and successful meeting . Since that period negociations had been entered into with the Mark Degree for the attachment of the Royal Ark Mariners to it—much in the same manner as the Royal Arch to the Craft—which required some meetings still to complete ; but in the interval thc Order had
been making rapid progress . Ten lodges had been cither reopened or founded , other applications received , several Inspector-Generals had been appointed for provinces at home and abroad , and warrants and certificates could now be granted , for which application should be made to the G . Scribe ,
Bro . Loewenstark . Thc Mark Degree would , after the 21 st June , take over thc greater part of the management of the Royal Ark Mariners' Order , if the Grand Master of the Mark Degree , the Rev . G . R . Portal , be elected as Grand Commander ; but in the meantime it was necessary that the
arrangement for the attachment should be carefull y made , so as lo secure the rights of this degree to the members . Considerable discussion now ensued , in which Bros . Binckes , Little , S . Rosenthal , A . D . Loewenstark , and Lazarus took part , Bro . Binckes stating
that he considered the arrangements all but confirmed , and that no difficulty whatever would be experienced in coming to terms . But the real difficulty , he went on to say , was this : Did this Grand Lodge still wish to exercise supreme authority or did it not ; or , on the other hand , was it willing to
give it up to the Grand Lodge of Mark Masters ? If the Grand Ark wished to resign to Grand Mark Lodge a nominal allegiance and retain the real power , the Grand Lodge of Mark Masters would not concede to those terms . If Grand Ark wished to surrender its powers to Grand Mark Lodge , and
have it work thc degree , then there was no difficulty in carrying that understanding into effect ; but Grand Maik Lodge would not go so far as to come to an arrangement by which two concurrent supreme jurisdictions should be allowed to exist , The G . C . stated that he expected to have seen
three limes thc number of Royal Ark Mariners present , and he felt that thc meeting consequentl y did not entirely represent thc Order , but that which was wanted was this : that thc Grand Lodge of Royal Ark Mariners should be merged into a council , to work as a lodge , which all Present and Past Commanders and all Present J . ' s and S . ' s
should be entitled to attend , and rank as members ; that a working committee or Board of Advice be formed to advise the Grand Commander on Royal Ark matters ; that all fees should be the property of the Grand Lodge o ( Royal Ark Mariners to the 21 st June , which would enable them to pay for their furniture , clothing , & c ., and probably leave a sur-
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Grand Lodge Of Scotland.
GRAND LODGE OF SCOTLAND .
The Quarterly Communication of the Grand Lodge of Scotland was held on Monday evening , February 6 th , in the Freemasons' Hall , George-street , Edinburgh , at 6 p . m . The Earl of Rosslyn , Most Worshipful Grand Master
occupied the throne , and was supported by Bros . H . Inglis of Torsonce , Substitute Grand Master ; William Mann , Senior Grand Warden ; Colonel Campbell of Blytheswood , Junior Grand Warden ; Rev . F . Rowbotham , M . A ., acting Grand Chaplain ; Alex . J . Stewart , Grand Secretary ; John
Laurie , Grand Clerk ; William Officer , Junior Grand Deacon ; Alex . Hay , Grand Jeweller ; Major Ramsay , Grand Director of Ceremonies ; C . W . M . Muller , Grand Director of Music ; Major Hope of Luffness , Captain Colt of Gartsherrie , and others .
The Grand Lodge having been opened in ample form by the Grand Master , the business of the meeting was proceeded with . Upon the list of Proxy Commissions being read over , Bro . Baird , R . W . M . No . 3 bis ,
objected to their being sustained , on the ground , as he supposed , of their not having been granted in accordance with the new Stamp Act . Bros . Inglis , Sub . G . M . ; and Mann , S . G . W ., replied that as Masonic commissions were not granted
by " letters of attorney , " therefore Grand Lodge had nothing to do with Bro . Baud's objections as now stated , and especially at this stage of their proceedings . Bro . Colonel Campbell , J . G . W ., observed that if Bro . Baird wished to carry forward his ideas
in Grand Lodge , he should table a motion to that effect in a proper manner , which would come up pro forma at the quarterly communication thereafter ; but as to interrupting the proceedings of Grand Lodge in the way he was doing , that was quite unconstitutional .
Bro . Baud , however , persisting in his opposition in rather an obstreperous manner , the Most Worshipful Grand Master requested him to resume his seat . The motion that the Proxy Commissions be sustained , was then carried .
The report upon the memorial of the lodge of Glasgow St John as to carrying the working tools at Masonic processions was afterwards read and met with great opposition from the R . W . M . of No . 3 bis , who made several
statements , for which , however , he was called in question by the office-bearers and members of Grand Lodge present . He also alluded to the circumstance of the St . John ' s Lodge having carried the working tools at several Masonic
processions in the Glasgow province previous to the said St . John ' s lodge joining the Grand Lodge in 1850 . Bro . Robertson , G . B . B ., replied that if the Provincial Grand Lodge of Glasgow really
allowed the St . John ' s Lodge to act as stated , said Provincial Grand Lodge was simply breaking Grand Lodge laws when doing so . Bro . Buchan , G . S ., observed that it was , in his opinion , in great measure owing to tbe St .
John ' s Lodge having managed to impose their pretended Malcolm Charter upon many of the Glasgow brethren which had enabled it to act as it had done ; but seeing said document had been proved by some of the best Masonic and
historical authorities m the country to be only a modem forgery , it followed therefore that tlie pretensions of the St . John ' s Lodge , as put forward in that memorial , were without due foundation , and fell at once to the ground . The motion that the report of
committeeminu . some suggestions appended regarding future processions in Scotland—be sustained , was thereafter carried . Another motion on the subject of Masonic processions was delayed till next Quarterly Communication , as thc Glasgow brethren had to Ic . ve in order to catch the 9 p . m . tt \ . ' - \
> / . i the recommendation of the Grand Committee , Bros , the Earl of Dalhousie , Andrew Kerr , and William Hay were nominated delegates to represent Grand Lodge at a conference to be held in Lodon on an early day to discuss the question of the Mark degree .
Grand Lodge Of Scotland.
A memorial for the recognition of the new Grand Lodge of Quebec was refused . Fraternal relations with the Grand Lodge of Nova Scotia were established by the appointment of Bro . George Fraser as representative of the Grand Lodge of Scotland at the Grand Lodge of Nova
Scotia , and the nomination of Bro . William Hay as the representative of the Grand Lodge of Scotland . Charters were ordered to be expeded for new lodges—Burns St . Mary , Hurlford , Ayrshire ; Rising Sun , Bombay ; and Hopetoun , Leadhills . On the motion of the Substitute Grand
Master , Bro . Major Hope , of Luffness , was appointed Provincial Grand Master for East Lothian , in room of the late Bro . the Earl of Haddington . A letter was read from the Honorary Secretary of the Scott Centenary Committee asking
the co-operation of Grand Lodge at the festival in August next . After the appointment of Grand Committee for 1871-2 , and the tabling of several motions , amongst them the following : — " That no officebearer in the Grand Lodge of Scotland shall hold the same office for a longer period than
three years , and , on the expiry of his term of office , shall not be eligible for re-election to the same office , and that at least three years must elapse before he is appointed to it again . This , however , is not to apply to the Grand Master or paid officials "—to be discussed at next Quarterly Communication , Grand Lodge was closed in the usual form .
Consecration Of The Stockwell Lodge, No. I339.
CONSECRATION of the STOCKWELL LODGE , No . I 339 .
This new lodge was consecrated by Bro . R . Wentworth Little , W . M . 1293 , P . M . 975 , Prov . G . Sec . Middlesex , on Thursday , the 2 nd inst ., at the Duke of Edinburgh Tavern , Shepherd ' s-lane ,
Stockwell . About twenty-five brethren were present , and the ceremony went off with great eclat , the presiding officer being absolutely perfect in the beautiful ritual , and great assistance being rendered by Bro . Worrell as Organist , and Iiro . T . J . Barnes , P . M . 933 , as D . C . The Wardens ' chairs
were filled by Bros . John Thomas , P . M ., and W . B . Hambly . At the conclusion of the consecration ceremony , Bro . Little vacated the chair in favour of Bro . H . E . Francis , P . M ., who then installed Bro . C .
Hammerton as W . M . m a most admirable manner . Thc officers appointed were Bros . W . Worrell , S . W . ; J . C . Pain , J . W . ; II . E . Frances , Sec . ; J . Brighten , S . D . ; J . M . Klinck , J . D . ; D . Stolz , I . G . ; and W . Grant , Tyler .
The thanks ofthe lodge were unanimously voted to Bro . Little for the able manner in which he had performed the consecration , and he was further elected an honorary member . Votes of thanks were also passed to the Installing Master , thc Wardens and visitors generally , for their kind
assistance , and after several propositions for initiations , & c , had been made , thc lodge was closed , and the brethren sat down t . a most magnificent banquet , provided by Bro . C . Timewell , the host . The wines were cxccllcnt , and the entire menu gave great satisfaction . Bro . Hammerton , the new Master , proposed the various toasts ofthe evening
in a terse but telling style , and there can be no doubt that he is thc right man in the right place . Among the brethren present were-, lives , j . Stevens , W . M . 1316 ; H . Thompson , P . M . 177 ; G . Shuck , W . M . 857 ; T . A . Taylor , 115 S ; II . Child , 72 ; J . Wyld , 54 ; II . Mills , 857 ; II . Massey , P . M . 619 ; J . Dawson , 72 ; ccc .
The Freemasons' Life Boat.
THE FREEMASONS' LIFE BOAT .
Thc following names were inadvertently omitted in the last report , which appeared in Till- ; FREEMASON of the nth inst . : — £ s . d . Bro . W . Grant , 1 S 6 ... ... 026 ,, II . Carpenter , 1 S 6 ... .. o 10 o ,, Heather , 1 74 ... ... 026 ,, Adkins , W . M . 174 ... ... 026
,, II . Harlow , 1 74 ... .. o 2 6 ,, Paddoii , 174 ... ... 026 ,, Farrar , 174 ... ... .. 026 ,, Roberts , 1 74 .. ... 026 „ Tuck , 1 74 ... ... ... 026 ,, Manin , 174 ... ... .., 026 ,, -Miller , 1 74 ... ... ... 050 ,, Ililliard , 1 74 ... ... 026 A P . M . 174 ... ... ... o 10 o
1 here is also an error—Bro . Gompcrlz , 20 5 , subscribed 2 s . 6 d ., and not 2 s . The total , therefore , is £ 242 15 s . 6 d .
Royal Ark Masonry.
ROYAL ARK MASONRY .
GRAND LODGE OF ROYAL ARK MARINERS . A Grand Lodge of the Ancient and Honourable Fraternity of Royal Ark Mariners was held at the Freemasons' Tavern , on Thursday , the 9 th inst ., at seven o ' clock . Present : Bros . Morton Edwards , G . C . ; R . W . Little , Past D . G . C . ; F . Binckes , P . C ;
Hyde Pullen , P . C . ; S . Rosenthal , G . D . C ; A . D . Loewenstark , G . Standard-bearer ; M . A . Loewenstark , G . S . ; George Kenning , H . C . Levander , S . M . Lazarus , H . Massey , W . B . Church , H . W . Barrett , J . Rosenthal , W . H . Hubbard , T . F . Starkey , A . Harris , G . Hart , M . Emanuel , E .
H . Finney , John Read , Waters , ancl LongstafF . Bro . Morton Edwards was G . C ; Bro . Rosenthal acted as S . W . J . ; and Bro . Lazarus as J . W . S . The Grand Lodge was opened in ample form and with solemn prayer , the minutes of meetings of 21 st and 30 th June , 29 th July , and 2 nd of February
were read and unanimously confirmed , and letters were read from Bros . Colonel Burdett ( Deputy G . C ) , Lord Eliot ( P . C ) , George Lambert ( G . T . ) , Israel Abrahams , and other brethren , apologising for absence . The G . C . then stated that the meeting had been
called to discuss the position thc degree now stood in , to make such arrangements as may be necessary for the attachment of this degree to thc Mark Degree , and to elect a Grand Commander for the next year . Several letters and extracts from correspondence
from Bros . Dorrington ( P . G . C ) , Thompson , Vesper , Greenwood , Pilling , and other Royal Ark Mariners , were read , by which it was shown that the degree had been extensively practised during the eighteenth century , and had been worked in various parts of thc country and abroad since then
and up to the present time . Bro . Edwards had been invested with power from Bro . Dorrington , the G . C , to re-open dormant , and found fresh , lodges , and call a Grand Lodge together under his authority and that of a warrant for the establishment of a Grand Lodge in 1793 signed by several
distinguished Masons of that period , when H . R . H . the Duke of Clarence accepted the Grand Command of the Order . This was done on the 21 st June , when , on Bro . Dorrington retiring , Bro . Edwards was regularly invested and enthroned as G . C ., and appointed a number of officers , at a very influential
and successful meeting . Since that period negociations had been entered into with the Mark Degree for the attachment of the Royal Ark Mariners to it—much in the same manner as the Royal Arch to the Craft—which required some meetings still to complete ; but in the interval thc Order had
been making rapid progress . Ten lodges had been cither reopened or founded , other applications received , several Inspector-Generals had been appointed for provinces at home and abroad , and warrants and certificates could now be granted , for which application should be made to the G . Scribe ,
Bro . Loewenstark . Thc Mark Degree would , after the 21 st June , take over thc greater part of the management of the Royal Ark Mariners' Order , if the Grand Master of the Mark Degree , the Rev . G . R . Portal , be elected as Grand Commander ; but in the meantime it was necessary that the
arrangement for the attachment should be carefull y made , so as lo secure the rights of this degree to the members . Considerable discussion now ensued , in which Bros . Binckes , Little , S . Rosenthal , A . D . Loewenstark , and Lazarus took part , Bro . Binckes stating
that he considered the arrangements all but confirmed , and that no difficulty whatever would be experienced in coming to terms . But the real difficulty , he went on to say , was this : Did this Grand Lodge still wish to exercise supreme authority or did it not ; or , on the other hand , was it willing to
give it up to the Grand Lodge of Mark Masters ? If the Grand Ark wished to resign to Grand Mark Lodge a nominal allegiance and retain the real power , the Grand Lodge of Mark Masters would not concede to those terms . If Grand Ark wished to surrender its powers to Grand Mark Lodge , and
have it work thc degree , then there was no difficulty in carrying that understanding into effect ; but Grand Maik Lodge would not go so far as to come to an arrangement by which two concurrent supreme jurisdictions should be allowed to exist , The G . C . stated that he expected to have seen
three limes thc number of Royal Ark Mariners present , and he felt that thc meeting consequentl y did not entirely represent thc Order , but that which was wanted was this : that thc Grand Lodge of Royal Ark Mariners should be merged into a council , to work as a lodge , which all Present and Past Commanders and all Present J . ' s and S . ' s
should be entitled to attend , and rank as members ; that a working committee or Board of Advice be formed to advise the Grand Commander on Royal Ark matters ; that all fees should be the property of the Grand Lodge o ( Royal Ark Mariners to the 21 st June , which would enable them to pay for their furniture , clothing , & c ., and probably leave a sur-