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The Grand Secretary.
THE GEAM ) SECEETABY .
be allowed to occupy any office ( even a College Fellowship , which has few duties or * responsibilities attached to it ); and held it , moreover , as almost an entire sinecure for the last few years of that period , during which discontent and complaints from all quarters about letters unanswered , certificates not granted , appeals
Ais" important question , one in fact vitally affecting the Craft , has now arisen ; namely , " Who is to be appointed to the office of Grand Sectary of England ?" Another , equally serious , has been set at rest , viz . "Is the office to be a sinecure ? " The late Grand Secretary beld the office for upwards of fifty years , —a far longer period than any man ought to
unnoticed , have crowded thickly upon us from all quarters . Canada , at length , grew thoroughly tired of the neglect , and breaking out into open rebellion , vowed that unless some speedy remedy were applied , she would throw , off her allegiance to Grand Lodge altogether , and that her sons would form themselves into an independent Grand Lodge . She kept her word . The "West Indies openly
declared the same intentions , and another large and important colony has lately thrown out hints of a similar nature . Who can blame them ? Why should a set of men in a distant quarter of the globe contribute to ou * Funds , when they have doubtless many claims upon their charity in their own quarter of the world , and never receive so much
as a report of the disposal of their payments , or even a certificate to enable them to prove themselves members of the Craft ? We must blame Grand Lodge , and especially the Grand Secretary , for this ; for so soon as advanced age impaired efficiency , he ought
to have withdrawn upon a pension , as a reward for the services of former years . In this expression of opinion we intend no unkindness to him , whom individually we much respect , but we should fail to discharge our duty houestly to the body of Freemasons at large , if YOIk III . H
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The Grand Secretary.
THE GEAM ) SECEETABY .
be allowed to occupy any office ( even a College Fellowship , which has few duties or * responsibilities attached to it ); and held it , moreover , as almost an entire sinecure for the last few years of that period , during which discontent and complaints from all quarters about letters unanswered , certificates not granted , appeals
Ais" important question , one in fact vitally affecting the Craft , has now arisen ; namely , " Who is to be appointed to the office of Grand Sectary of England ?" Another , equally serious , has been set at rest , viz . "Is the office to be a sinecure ? " The late Grand Secretary beld the office for upwards of fifty years , —a far longer period than any man ought to
unnoticed , have crowded thickly upon us from all quarters . Canada , at length , grew thoroughly tired of the neglect , and breaking out into open rebellion , vowed that unless some speedy remedy were applied , she would throw , off her allegiance to Grand Lodge altogether , and that her sons would form themselves into an independent Grand Lodge . She kept her word . The "West Indies openly
declared the same intentions , and another large and important colony has lately thrown out hints of a similar nature . Who can blame them ? Why should a set of men in a distant quarter of the globe contribute to ou * Funds , when they have doubtless many claims upon their charity in their own quarter of the world , and never receive so much
as a report of the disposal of their payments , or even a certificate to enable them to prove themselves members of the Craft ? We must blame Grand Lodge , and especially the Grand Secretary , for this ; for so soon as advanced age impaired efficiency , he ought
to have withdrawn upon a pension , as a reward for the services of former years . In this expression of opinion we intend no unkindness to him , whom individually we much respect , but we should fail to discharge our duty houestly to the body of Freemasons at large , if YOIk III . H