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The Provincial Grand Lodge Of West Yorkshire.
Governors would be taken by his Province if the scheme for the removal of the School . were adopted . He said that not onl y West Lancashire , but East Lancashire and other Provinces which were opposed to ( lie policy of removal , would loyally
support it if it were adopted . It has been adopted . An : we , then , to exclude West Yorkshire from all future , loyal co-operation with llu : rest of the Provinces and London in behalf of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys ?
Freemasonry In Kansas.
FREEMASONRY IN KANSAS .
The Grand Lodge <>( Kansas is of comparativdv recent formation , having been established in ihe eilv of Leavensworlh ( nwanls the close of 1 S 55 . Yet its growth has been marvellous in ihe 40 vears thai have since elapsed , and according lo the
Returns published in I ho Proceedings of ihe 40 th Annual Communication held in the City ol Wichita in Fclmiarv of the current war , it has now on its roll 353 lodges , with an aggregate subscribing membership of upwards of j 9 , 000 brethren . But
the amazing progress it has made is shown rather b \ - the perfection of its organisation and the care which is taken b y the Grand Master and his principal executive officers that the duties of Masonry shall be carried out strictly in accordance with the
ancient usages and customs ot the Order . There is , as lar as we are able to judge , no weak point in the svstem which prevails in the jurisdiction of this Grand Lodge . Though there are many things that must appear strange in the sight of English Masons ,
more especiall y in the multiplicity of the laws enacted lor the government of the Craft , and the very little latitude lhat is allowed lo private lodges to look after their own business in their own fashion , things seem to work smoothly enough and , as
we have said , the progress which Masonrv has made in this State is simply marvellous . The address which the Grand Master , Bro . J . MES II . MCCALL , delivered at the annual meeting occupies some dozen pages , but a considerable portion of it
relates to small details which it appears to us arc hardl y worthy of being noticed in so important a document . Among the decisions he rendered , which we arc p leased to find muster onlv seven in number , we notice one in which it is declared to be
" unlawful for the Craft to lay the corner-stone of an opera house , auditorium , or any building lo be erected b y an individual or corporation for the purpose of gain . Such ceremonies should lie confined exclusivelv lo public buildings , monuments , and
structures , religious , educational , and charitable institutions . " If Grand Master McCAI . L had declared it "inexpedient" that the corner-stones of buildings erected for purposes of gain should be laid with Masonic ceremonial , we should have
raised no objection to his decision , but we are not aware of .-unlaw in Masonry which places any restriction upon the character of the buildings thus honoured b y the Craft or the purposes for which they are erected . If we remember ri g htly , GEORGE , Prince of Wales , M . W . G . M ., laid the foundation stone of Covent
Garden Theatre in 1809 . Undoubtedl y such a building is erected for purposes of gain , and yet at the same time it mi ght be contended with justice that a theatre is a building for the cultivation of the drama , which in itself is a most desirable object , and one
from which great public benefit is hoped to be derived . With another of his decisions , however , we most cordiall y agree , namel y , that " a lodge should not pass resolutions concerning the acts of any individual organisation , or take any Masonic notice
of the acts of the profane . Lodges have a perfect right to criticise what takes p lace in . Masonry , but it is neither more nor less than an unwarrantable p iece of impertinence when a Lod < re of Masons lakes upon itself to cv . nsurc . the acts of } , lr . A , or of
the municipality of II , with which it has nothing whatever lo do But though ( he number of decisions given b y Grand Maslct MCCALL is limited , as we have said , to seven , it must not IK imagined that other questions were not submitted lo him . On
the contrary , " attention is again called to the unnecessary volume of correspondence forced upon the Grand Maslei b y officers of lodges , on subjects of which they havi
no right or excuse to be ignorant , " and it is added " more than half the questions asked by them are plainl y answered in the Constitution , Bye-laws , and Proceedings of the Grand Lodge , to which a very little study would save them ex-
Freemasonry In Kansas.
posing their ignorance and the valuable time of the Grand Master . " We are g lad also to find that the Grand Master set his face against begging circulars , and that whenever application was made to him for permission to send them out , he invariabl y
refused " ' unless it was some urgent case that the local lodo- with the assistance of the Grand Lodge , could not relieve . " Among the other subjects which he specifically referred to were
the establishment of a Masonic Home and the formation of a Library , with both of which objects Bro . MCCALL was pleased to express his entire sympathy .
' 1 he reports of the executive officers are most satisfactory , that of the Grand Treasurer showing a balance in hand on the General Fund on the 3 rd February last of 1 7 , 129 dollars , and 011 the Charity Fund on the same date of 37 , 244 dollars . Of the
tender care bestowed on the widow and the orphan we have evidence in the two special cases referred to b y the Grant ] Master in his address , in both of which the relief furnished was of the kindest and most thorough-going character . As to the
Grand Secretary s report—that of Bro . ALBERT k . WlLSON— . ji shows him to be a man of exemplary zeal and energy , in whom the love of hard work appears to be innate . In that part of his report which relates to Records , Bro . WlLSON has the pleasure
of announcing that " in separating and classifying the various papers of the office " he had the . good fortune to find " the original minutes of the Convention to organise the Grand Lod ge of Kansas , held in the Citv of Leavensworlh , November 14 ami
December 27 , 1 S 55 ; also the ori ginal Constitution and Bye . laws as adopted at the Convention of December 27 , 1 S 55 . These documents are in an excellent slate of preservation , and each year will bring such added historical value , that no delay should
arise in providing for their preservation . " He further states lhat during the past year he has " assorted , arranged , and filed in the vault" the various " petitions , dispensations , transcripts , charters , dimits , and commissions . " Unfortunately , a complete
array of these authoritative documents is not forthcoming , and the Grand Secretary has appended to his report a full list of those found , and earnestl y invites the co-operation of those lodges whose documents are not included in hel ping him to
make the list complete . I he labour of assorting all these various documents , and the compilation of the list so assorted , must have been excessive , but , as we have said , work seems to come quite naturally to Bro . WlLSON , and if he does succeed in
obtaining a complete set of returns , he will , indeed , be ampl y rewarded for his pains . At all events , what we have said concerning Masonry in the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of
Kansas , and the manner in which the leading officials set about their labours , is most creditable , and we trust , as time goes on , that the Craft will continue to prosper , and be still more confirmed than it is in the good opinion ol the general community .
Supreme Grand Chapter Of England
SUPREME GRAND CHAPTER OF ENGLAND
The following is the business to be transacted on Wednesdiy , the 4 th proximo : The minutes of the las . t Quartcily Convocation to be read for
conlirmation . THE REPORT OI- THE COMMITTEE or GENERAL PURPOSES . TO the Supreme Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of England . The Committee of General Purposes beg to report that they have examined the accounts from the 15 th July , to the 20 th October 18 9 6 , both inclusive , which they find to be as follows :
To Balance , Grand Chapter £ 1246 4 10 1 By Disbursements during tl e „ „ Unappropriated [ Quarter ££ 9 7 "I Account ... 20 O 78 „ Balance i' 02 •> " „ Subsequent Receipts .. 35 O iS 5 „ „ Unappropriated „ Account ... 217 ' 0 b £ iSoo 10 11 £ iSagJoj i
which balances are in the Bank of England , Law Courts Branch . The Committee have likewise to report that they have received the following petitions : ist . From Comps . John Gordon , as Z . ; John Harold Milton , as H ., " J * Binder , as J . ; and eight others for a chapter 10 be attached to the St . John •' Hackney Lodge , No . 2 ^ 11 , to be called the St . John at Hackney Chapter , and to meet at the Old Town Hall , Hackney , London .
2 nd . From Comps . Frederick A . Bowles , as Z . ; Walter Hailes , as n . < Charles VV . Garraway , as J . ; and seven others for a chapter to be attached to 1 the Mount Everest Lodge , No . 2439 , to be called the Mount Everest Chapter , and meet at the Masonic Hall , Darjeeling , in the District of Bengal . 3 rd . From Comps . Augustus Frederick Lay , as Z . ; Henry Burton Chamberlain , as H . ; Edward James Anning , as J . ; and 10 others for a chapter to attached to Earl of Zetland Lodge , No . 1364 , to be called the Earl of Zetlaiw Chapter , and to meet at the Guildhall Tavern . Gresham street , London .
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The Provincial Grand Lodge Of West Yorkshire.
Governors would be taken by his Province if the scheme for the removal of the School . were adopted . He said that not onl y West Lancashire , but East Lancashire and other Provinces which were opposed to ( lie policy of removal , would loyally
support it if it were adopted . It has been adopted . An : we , then , to exclude West Yorkshire from all future , loyal co-operation with llu : rest of the Provinces and London in behalf of the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys ?
Freemasonry In Kansas.
FREEMASONRY IN KANSAS .
The Grand Lodge <>( Kansas is of comparativdv recent formation , having been established in ihe eilv of Leavensworlh ( nwanls the close of 1 S 55 . Yet its growth has been marvellous in ihe 40 vears thai have since elapsed , and according lo the
Returns published in I ho Proceedings of ihe 40 th Annual Communication held in the City ol Wichita in Fclmiarv of the current war , it has now on its roll 353 lodges , with an aggregate subscribing membership of upwards of j 9 , 000 brethren . But
the amazing progress it has made is shown rather b \ - the perfection of its organisation and the care which is taken b y the Grand Master and his principal executive officers that the duties of Masonry shall be carried out strictly in accordance with the
ancient usages and customs ot the Order . There is , as lar as we are able to judge , no weak point in the svstem which prevails in the jurisdiction of this Grand Lodge . Though there are many things that must appear strange in the sight of English Masons ,
more especiall y in the multiplicity of the laws enacted lor the government of the Craft , and the very little latitude lhat is allowed lo private lodges to look after their own business in their own fashion , things seem to work smoothly enough and , as
we have said , the progress which Masonrv has made in this State is simply marvellous . The address which the Grand Master , Bro . J . MES II . MCCALL , delivered at the annual meeting occupies some dozen pages , but a considerable portion of it
relates to small details which it appears to us arc hardl y worthy of being noticed in so important a document . Among the decisions he rendered , which we arc p leased to find muster onlv seven in number , we notice one in which it is declared to be
" unlawful for the Craft to lay the corner-stone of an opera house , auditorium , or any building lo be erected b y an individual or corporation for the purpose of gain . Such ceremonies should lie confined exclusivelv lo public buildings , monuments , and
structures , religious , educational , and charitable institutions . " If Grand Master McCAI . L had declared it "inexpedient" that the corner-stones of buildings erected for purposes of gain should be laid with Masonic ceremonial , we should have
raised no objection to his decision , but we are not aware of .-unlaw in Masonry which places any restriction upon the character of the buildings thus honoured b y the Craft or the purposes for which they are erected . If we remember ri g htly , GEORGE , Prince of Wales , M . W . G . M ., laid the foundation stone of Covent
Garden Theatre in 1809 . Undoubtedl y such a building is erected for purposes of gain , and yet at the same time it mi ght be contended with justice that a theatre is a building for the cultivation of the drama , which in itself is a most desirable object , and one
from which great public benefit is hoped to be derived . With another of his decisions , however , we most cordiall y agree , namel y , that " a lodge should not pass resolutions concerning the acts of any individual organisation , or take any Masonic notice
of the acts of the profane . Lodges have a perfect right to criticise what takes p lace in . Masonry , but it is neither more nor less than an unwarrantable p iece of impertinence when a Lod < re of Masons lakes upon itself to cv . nsurc . the acts of } , lr . A , or of
the municipality of II , with which it has nothing whatever lo do But though ( he number of decisions given b y Grand Maslct MCCALL is limited , as we have said , to seven , it must not IK imagined that other questions were not submitted lo him . On
the contrary , " attention is again called to the unnecessary volume of correspondence forced upon the Grand Maslei b y officers of lodges , on subjects of which they havi
no right or excuse to be ignorant , " and it is added " more than half the questions asked by them are plainl y answered in the Constitution , Bye-laws , and Proceedings of the Grand Lodge , to which a very little study would save them ex-
Freemasonry In Kansas.
posing their ignorance and the valuable time of the Grand Master . " We are g lad also to find that the Grand Master set his face against begging circulars , and that whenever application was made to him for permission to send them out , he invariabl y
refused " ' unless it was some urgent case that the local lodo- with the assistance of the Grand Lodge , could not relieve . " Among the other subjects which he specifically referred to were
the establishment of a Masonic Home and the formation of a Library , with both of which objects Bro . MCCALL was pleased to express his entire sympathy .
' 1 he reports of the executive officers are most satisfactory , that of the Grand Treasurer showing a balance in hand on the General Fund on the 3 rd February last of 1 7 , 129 dollars , and 011 the Charity Fund on the same date of 37 , 244 dollars . Of the
tender care bestowed on the widow and the orphan we have evidence in the two special cases referred to b y the Grant ] Master in his address , in both of which the relief furnished was of the kindest and most thorough-going character . As to the
Grand Secretary s report—that of Bro . ALBERT k . WlLSON— . ji shows him to be a man of exemplary zeal and energy , in whom the love of hard work appears to be innate . In that part of his report which relates to Records , Bro . WlLSON has the pleasure
of announcing that " in separating and classifying the various papers of the office " he had the . good fortune to find " the original minutes of the Convention to organise the Grand Lod ge of Kansas , held in the Citv of Leavensworlh , November 14 ami
December 27 , 1 S 55 ; also the ori ginal Constitution and Bye . laws as adopted at the Convention of December 27 , 1 S 55 . These documents are in an excellent slate of preservation , and each year will bring such added historical value , that no delay should
arise in providing for their preservation . " He further states lhat during the past year he has " assorted , arranged , and filed in the vault" the various " petitions , dispensations , transcripts , charters , dimits , and commissions . " Unfortunately , a complete
array of these authoritative documents is not forthcoming , and the Grand Secretary has appended to his report a full list of those found , and earnestl y invites the co-operation of those lodges whose documents are not included in hel ping him to
make the list complete . I he labour of assorting all these various documents , and the compilation of the list so assorted , must have been excessive , but , as we have said , work seems to come quite naturally to Bro . WlLSON , and if he does succeed in
obtaining a complete set of returns , he will , indeed , be ampl y rewarded for his pains . At all events , what we have said concerning Masonry in the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of
Kansas , and the manner in which the leading officials set about their labours , is most creditable , and we trust , as time goes on , that the Craft will continue to prosper , and be still more confirmed than it is in the good opinion ol the general community .
Supreme Grand Chapter Of England
SUPREME GRAND CHAPTER OF ENGLAND
The following is the business to be transacted on Wednesdiy , the 4 th proximo : The minutes of the las . t Quartcily Convocation to be read for
conlirmation . THE REPORT OI- THE COMMITTEE or GENERAL PURPOSES . TO the Supreme Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of England . The Committee of General Purposes beg to report that they have examined the accounts from the 15 th July , to the 20 th October 18 9 6 , both inclusive , which they find to be as follows :
To Balance , Grand Chapter £ 1246 4 10 1 By Disbursements during tl e „ „ Unappropriated [ Quarter ££ 9 7 "I Account ... 20 O 78 „ Balance i' 02 •> " „ Subsequent Receipts .. 35 O iS 5 „ „ Unappropriated „ Account ... 217 ' 0 b £ iSoo 10 11 £ iSagJoj i
which balances are in the Bank of England , Law Courts Branch . The Committee have likewise to report that they have received the following petitions : ist . From Comps . John Gordon , as Z . ; John Harold Milton , as H ., " J * Binder , as J . ; and eight others for a chapter 10 be attached to the St . John •' Hackney Lodge , No . 2 ^ 11 , to be called the St . John at Hackney Chapter , and to meet at the Old Town Hall , Hackney , London .
2 nd . From Comps . Frederick A . Bowles , as Z . ; Walter Hailes , as n . < Charles VV . Garraway , as J . ; and seven others for a chapter to be attached to 1 the Mount Everest Lodge , No . 2439 , to be called the Mount Everest Chapter , and meet at the Masonic Hall , Darjeeling , in the District of Bengal . 3 rd . From Comps . Augustus Frederick Lay , as Z . ; Henry Burton Chamberlain , as H . ; Edward James Anning , as J . ; and 10 others for a chapter to attached to Earl of Zetland Lodge , No . 1364 , to be called the Earl of Zetlaiw Chapter , and to meet at the Guildhall Tavern . Gresham street , London .