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Article THE MASONIC MIRROR. ¦ r " . ¦ ← Page 8 of 9 →
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The Masonic Mirror. ¦ R " . ¦
Provincial Grand Lodges , and which would get rid of complaints : "— -it is deemed by this Lodge premature and inexpedient to take any action with reference to the complaints made , not without reason , by the Provincial Grand Lodge of Canada West ; and it is considered more in accordance with the feelings and principles which should , under all circumstances , actuate the minds of Masons to await the result of the deliberations of the M . W . the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of England , aided , as those deliberations will professedl y be , by the advice of his Brethren .
The receipt of the above was duly acknowledged on the 16 th of December , ' with' an intimation that the errors pointed out in the pamphlet referred to would be brought before the proper authorities . A communication was received from the Atlantic Phoenix Lodge , No . 271 , Bermuda , complaining that a packet of Grand Lodge and Royal Arch certificates had not been , received , either by the mail advising their having been forwarded , or the two following ones . On reference , it was found that the certificates had been duly despatched on the 5 th November , 1857 . The Grand Secretary was instructed to address the Postmaster-General oh the subject , who promises nit
pury . ( Signed ) John Hervey , V . P . Freemasons' Hall , London , MhFeb ., 1858 . A Memorial from Members of the Ancient and Honourable Order of Free and Accepted Masons residing in and near Hobart Town , in the Island of Tasmania , upon the suspension of the Tasmanian Union Lodge , No . 781 , at Hobart Town , by the R . W . the Prov . G . M . of Tasmania . In reference to this subject , the M . W . Grand Master will lay before Grand Lodge a letter from Bro . Charles Toby , W . M . of Lodge No . 781 , to which he directed the following reply to he sent : —
Freemasons'" Hall , London , 15 th December , 1857 . W . Sir and Brother , —I have received and laid before the M . W . G . M . the Earl of Zetland your letter , dated September 9 th , and received on the 30 th November ; and I am commanded by his lordship to express , in the most decided terms , his condemnation of the conduct which you , as W . M . of the Union Lodge , No . 781 , have pursued towards the R . W . Bro . the Rev . R . K . Ewing , Prov . G . M . for Tasmania .
The proceedings of Bro . Ewing appear to have been regular and constitutional , and consequently meet with the approval of the M . W . G . M . I may observe , in addition , that his appointment as Prov , G . M . seems to be acceptable to the majority of the Lodges in the island ; whilst his offer to hold a Prov . Grand Lodge once a year in Hobart Town , and to appoint his deputy from amongst the members of No . 781 , evinces no want of inclination on his part to promote the advancement and convenience of the Brethren of that Lodge . Obedience is one of the first duties inculcated by Masonic law , —that law is one of reason , not of force . The appointment of the Prov . G . M . was in every respect regular ; and it
is , therefore , clearly the duty of the Brethren in the province to acknowledge his authority as the representative of the M . W . G . M . That you , as W . M . of No . 781 , protest against such , appointment , in no way absolves you from the necessity of obeying the laws which have been enacted by the Grand Lodge , and which all Masons are bound to observe . The G . M ., equally with all Masons , must administer and obey the law as it is found in the constitutions . It is provided ( see page 115 ) that where there is a Prov . G . M . of a district or province in which the Lodge is proposed to be holden , the petition is first to be sent to him or to his deputy , who is to forward it , with his recommendation or opinion thereon , for the G . M . ; and theG . M . has not the power ( nor , if he
had , has there been sufficient cause shown to induce him to exercise it ) of permitting that law to he disobeyed . I am further directed to inform you , that , although it is the anxioua wish of his lordship to carry out the intentions expressed by him in March last , and referred to in your letter , in the division and ,
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The Masonic Mirror. ¦ R " . ¦
Provincial Grand Lodges , and which would get rid of complaints : "— -it is deemed by this Lodge premature and inexpedient to take any action with reference to the complaints made , not without reason , by the Provincial Grand Lodge of Canada West ; and it is considered more in accordance with the feelings and principles which should , under all circumstances , actuate the minds of Masons to await the result of the deliberations of the M . W . the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of England , aided , as those deliberations will professedl y be , by the advice of his Brethren .
The receipt of the above was duly acknowledged on the 16 th of December , ' with' an intimation that the errors pointed out in the pamphlet referred to would be brought before the proper authorities . A communication was received from the Atlantic Phoenix Lodge , No . 271 , Bermuda , complaining that a packet of Grand Lodge and Royal Arch certificates had not been , received , either by the mail advising their having been forwarded , or the two following ones . On reference , it was found that the certificates had been duly despatched on the 5 th November , 1857 . The Grand Secretary was instructed to address the Postmaster-General oh the subject , who promises nit
pury . ( Signed ) John Hervey , V . P . Freemasons' Hall , London , MhFeb ., 1858 . A Memorial from Members of the Ancient and Honourable Order of Free and Accepted Masons residing in and near Hobart Town , in the Island of Tasmania , upon the suspension of the Tasmanian Union Lodge , No . 781 , at Hobart Town , by the R . W . the Prov . G . M . of Tasmania . In reference to this subject , the M . W . Grand Master will lay before Grand Lodge a letter from Bro . Charles Toby , W . M . of Lodge No . 781 , to which he directed the following reply to he sent : —
Freemasons'" Hall , London , 15 th December , 1857 . W . Sir and Brother , —I have received and laid before the M . W . G . M . the Earl of Zetland your letter , dated September 9 th , and received on the 30 th November ; and I am commanded by his lordship to express , in the most decided terms , his condemnation of the conduct which you , as W . M . of the Union Lodge , No . 781 , have pursued towards the R . W . Bro . the Rev . R . K . Ewing , Prov . G . M . for Tasmania .
The proceedings of Bro . Ewing appear to have been regular and constitutional , and consequently meet with the approval of the M . W . G . M . I may observe , in addition , that his appointment as Prov , G . M . seems to be acceptable to the majority of the Lodges in the island ; whilst his offer to hold a Prov . Grand Lodge once a year in Hobart Town , and to appoint his deputy from amongst the members of No . 781 , evinces no want of inclination on his part to promote the advancement and convenience of the Brethren of that Lodge . Obedience is one of the first duties inculcated by Masonic law , —that law is one of reason , not of force . The appointment of the Prov . G . M . was in every respect regular ; and it
is , therefore , clearly the duty of the Brethren in the province to acknowledge his authority as the representative of the M . W . G . M . That you , as W . M . of No . 781 , protest against such , appointment , in no way absolves you from the necessity of obeying the laws which have been enacted by the Grand Lodge , and which all Masons are bound to observe . The G . M ., equally with all Masons , must administer and obey the law as it is found in the constitutions . It is provided ( see page 115 ) that where there is a Prov . G . M . of a district or province in which the Lodge is proposed to be holden , the petition is first to be sent to him or to his deputy , who is to forward it , with his recommendation or opinion thereon , for the G . M . ; and theG . M . has not the power ( nor , if he
had , has there been sufficient cause shown to induce him to exercise it ) of permitting that law to he disobeyed . I am further directed to inform you , that , although it is the anxioua wish of his lordship to carry out the intentions expressed by him in March last , and referred to in your letter , in the division and ,