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whom the Most Worshipful the Grand Master has thought worthy of the appoint ment . s
And whereas we believe ourselves to he justified in such opinion , in consequence of the appointment having been made on petition and representation forwarded to the W . M . the Grand Master from certain Brethren residing at Launceston , without apprising any member of Lodge No . 781 , or other Brethren at Hobart Town , of their intention , or in any way inviting the concurrence of the said Brethren , or Lodge No . 781 , whose members were equally interested in such appointment , or affording them an opportunity to express their opinion respecting it , or pointing out to the M . W , the Grand Master the ' . 'local disadvantages and expense that would accrue to the Brethren of the south by having to attend Provincial Grand Lodge at the extreme north of the Province , and vice versd :
And whereas , immediately on being made acquainted with such appointment , the members of Lodge No , 781 , met in open Lodge and Chapter , and passed a series of resolutions , acknowledging the prerogative of the M . W . the Grand Master to appoint whom he pleased to he Prov . G . M . of any province , but solemnly protesting against being placed under any Prov . G . M . without being afforded an opportunity of expressing their opinion respecting him ; especially one , who , at a distance of 16 , 000 miles , could only be Masonically known to " . the W . M . the Grand- Master from representation , he having been comparatively recently initiated in this colony , and his " eminence and ability in the Craft" totally unknown , even at Hobart Town , previous to his appointment as Prov . G . M . :
_ And whereas , previous to his having been installed or obligated , and conse ^ - quently . without any constitutional power in the province [ see clauses Nos . 5 and 10 , Summary of Antient Charges ] , he the Prov . G . M . by his Secretary , wrote for lists of members , & c > of Lodge , No . $ 81 , which the W . M . declined to foward to him , pending the issue of the resolutions passed by the Lodge and Chapter and
forwarded to the M . W . the Grand Master : And whereas , on being informed by the W . M . of No . 781 , that such a series of resolutions had been passed , the said Prov . G . M . ( still not having been installed nor obligated ) , wrote to the W . M . demanding a copy of such resolutions , which for reasons set forth were not sent to him pending the reply of the M . W . the G . M . :
And whereas the Prov . G . M ., having subsequently fixed a day for his installation and for constituting the Prov . Grand Lodge of Tasmania , invited the Members of Lodge No . 781 , to be present by their representatives , which invitation , for reasons set forth , they did not avail themselves of , and which invitation clearly shows that he , the Prov . G . M . did not at that time consider any act of contumacy to have been committed : A > TT \ ITT rTTTnr * Tl * CN -ml- * w ( -4 - » - »^«> -v ^* -i * -k / "k s \ / -I r * -.-. ^ U . ^ . ^ r ^ J . ^ 1 l ^ l ! A » ^ -C 4- l- » ,-x T 3 * . ^ -r- » - i * l \/ T s \ -t ^ A / I /\ T » rt - (• i + n f i l"V / V And whereas it is presumed such installation of the and constituting
Prov . G . M . such Erov . Grand Lodge did take place , and the said Prov . G . M . was then , and not until then , duly and constitutionally vested with the powers conferred by his patent , he , the said Prov . G . M . immediately hastened to exercise his alleged authority , and did , on the second day of May , 1857 , and within seventeen days after such presumed installation , forward to the W . M . his order for the suspension of Lodge No . 781 from the performance of any Masonic functions :
And whereas , after the presumed installation of the Prov . G . M . and Constitution of the Prov . Grand Lodge o , f Tasmania , no communication whatever was addressed to the W . M . or any officer or member of No . 781 , either by the Prov . G . M . or any member of the Prov . Grand Lodge , nor any summons , special or peremptory , to attend the Prov . G . M . or Prov . Grand Lodge issued , nor any charge of any kind exhibited against the W . M ., officers , or members of No . 781 ., nor any notice relative thereto forwarded to the W . M ., officers , or members of the said Lodge , previous to the receipt by the W . M . of the aforesaid order of suspension , dated 2 nd May , 1857 :
And whereas such order of suspension has been pronounced to be arbitrary and unconstitutional by all influential members of the Craft who have had the benefit of Masonic experience in England , and whose opinion we have been enabled to obtain , and more especially by one of the most experienced English P . Ms , now residing in Victoria , he being one of the best working Masons in these
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Colonial.
whom the Most Worshipful the Grand Master has thought worthy of the appoint ment . s
And whereas we believe ourselves to he justified in such opinion , in consequence of the appointment having been made on petition and representation forwarded to the W . M . the Grand Master from certain Brethren residing at Launceston , without apprising any member of Lodge No . 781 , or other Brethren at Hobart Town , of their intention , or in any way inviting the concurrence of the said Brethren , or Lodge No . 781 , whose members were equally interested in such appointment , or affording them an opportunity to express their opinion respecting it , or pointing out to the M . W , the Grand Master the ' . 'local disadvantages and expense that would accrue to the Brethren of the south by having to attend Provincial Grand Lodge at the extreme north of the Province , and vice versd :
And whereas , immediately on being made acquainted with such appointment , the members of Lodge No , 781 , met in open Lodge and Chapter , and passed a series of resolutions , acknowledging the prerogative of the M . W . the Grand Master to appoint whom he pleased to he Prov . G . M . of any province , but solemnly protesting against being placed under any Prov . G . M . without being afforded an opportunity of expressing their opinion respecting him ; especially one , who , at a distance of 16 , 000 miles , could only be Masonically known to " . the W . M . the Grand- Master from representation , he having been comparatively recently initiated in this colony , and his " eminence and ability in the Craft" totally unknown , even at Hobart Town , previous to his appointment as Prov . G . M . :
_ And whereas , previous to his having been installed or obligated , and conse ^ - quently . without any constitutional power in the province [ see clauses Nos . 5 and 10 , Summary of Antient Charges ] , he the Prov . G . M . by his Secretary , wrote for lists of members , & c > of Lodge , No . $ 81 , which the W . M . declined to foward to him , pending the issue of the resolutions passed by the Lodge and Chapter and
forwarded to the M . W . the Grand Master : And whereas , on being informed by the W . M . of No . 781 , that such a series of resolutions had been passed , the said Prov . G . M . ( still not having been installed nor obligated ) , wrote to the W . M . demanding a copy of such resolutions , which for reasons set forth were not sent to him pending the reply of the M . W . the G . M . :
And whereas the Prov . G . M ., having subsequently fixed a day for his installation and for constituting the Prov . Grand Lodge of Tasmania , invited the Members of Lodge No . 781 , to be present by their representatives , which invitation , for reasons set forth , they did not avail themselves of , and which invitation clearly shows that he , the Prov . G . M . did not at that time consider any act of contumacy to have been committed : A > TT \ ITT rTTTnr * Tl * CN -ml- * w ( -4 - » - »^«> -v ^* -i * -k / "k s \ / -I r * -.-. ^ U . ^ . ^ r ^ J . ^ 1 l ^ l ! A » ^ -C 4- l- » ,-x T 3 * . ^ -r- » - i * l \/ T s \ -t ^ A / I /\ T » rt - (• i + n f i l"V / V And whereas it is presumed such installation of the and constituting
Prov . G . M . such Erov . Grand Lodge did take place , and the said Prov . G . M . was then , and not until then , duly and constitutionally vested with the powers conferred by his patent , he , the said Prov . G . M . immediately hastened to exercise his alleged authority , and did , on the second day of May , 1857 , and within seventeen days after such presumed installation , forward to the W . M . his order for the suspension of Lodge No . 781 from the performance of any Masonic functions :
And whereas , after the presumed installation of the Prov . G . M . and Constitution of the Prov . Grand Lodge o , f Tasmania , no communication whatever was addressed to the W . M . or any officer or member of No . 781 , either by the Prov . G . M . or any member of the Prov . Grand Lodge , nor any summons , special or peremptory , to attend the Prov . G . M . or Prov . Grand Lodge issued , nor any charge of any kind exhibited against the W . M ., officers , or members of No . 781 ., nor any notice relative thereto forwarded to the W . M ., officers , or members of the said Lodge , previous to the receipt by the W . M . of the aforesaid order of suspension , dated 2 nd May , 1857 :
And whereas such order of suspension has been pronounced to be arbitrary and unconstitutional by all influential members of the Craft who have had the benefit of Masonic experience in England , and whose opinion we have been enabled to obtain , and more especially by one of the most experienced English P . Ms , now residing in Victoria , he being one of the best working Masons in these