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i warranted them an anticipating , and that their funds were drained by the constant demands from indigent Brethren , emigrants from Great Britain and Ireland , until they were unable to carry out the great charitable objects of the Institution , prayed that they might be allowed to retain all fees arising from the working of the Craft
and also that the various Lodges under their jurisdiction might be permitted to elect their own Provincial Grand Master—at the same time expressing the belief that if the prayer of their petition were granted , and the Grand Lodge of England would exert its influence to induce the other Grand Lodges of Great Britain not to issue any more warrants to Lodges in Canada , that ere long the whole Craft in the province would be united in one harmonious body .
These Petitions and Resolutions having elicited no reply from the Grand Lodge of England , resolutions were passed at subsequent meetings of the Provincial Grand Lodge , directing that application be made to the Grand Lodge of England , first through the Grand Secretary—the regular channel of communication— -and afterwards through the Grand [ Registrar , respectfully calling attention to the
Petitions , and begging that they might be favored with consideration and some reply . These applications appear to have been alike unavailing in procuring from the Grand Lodge of England any consideration of the claims of the Masons of Canada , for at a meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge on the 19 th July last , it was officially announced that no reply had been received from the Grand Lodge of England to any of these communications .
Einding that the interests of the Craft in the province were suffering with increased severity from the causes of which they had complained—feeling deeply the uncourteous neglect the Petitions and correspondence of the Provincial Grand Lodge had experienced from the Officers of the Grand Lodge of England—and believing the Provincial Grand Lodge to be incapable of obtaining from the Grand
Lodge of England those concessions which the position of the Craft rendered indispensible—a very large majority of the members of the Provincial Grand Lodge were desirous of calling a meeting of all the Canadian Lodges , for the purpose of deciding on and adopting the correct constitutional course for securing that relief which the circumstances of their case demanded .
Several resolutions having that object in view were proposed , but the Eight Worshipful Deputy Provincial Grand Master ( presiding ) ruled them out of order , and refused to submit them to the meeting , adjourning the Provincial Grand Lodge until the next day . In consequence of the refusal of the Deputy Provincial Grand Master to take the opinion of the Lodge on any of the resolutions
proposed , a numerous meeting of members of the Provincial Grand Lodge , including several Provincial Grand Officers , was held after the adjournment of the Provincial Grand Lodge , and after considering the unsatisfactory position and prospects of the Craft , and despairing of ever obtaining redress of their grievances through the intervention of the Provincial Grand Lodge , a resolution was un & ni-
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i warranted them an anticipating , and that their funds were drained by the constant demands from indigent Brethren , emigrants from Great Britain and Ireland , until they were unable to carry out the great charitable objects of the Institution , prayed that they might be allowed to retain all fees arising from the working of the Craft
and also that the various Lodges under their jurisdiction might be permitted to elect their own Provincial Grand Master—at the same time expressing the belief that if the prayer of their petition were granted , and the Grand Lodge of England would exert its influence to induce the other Grand Lodges of Great Britain not to issue any more warrants to Lodges in Canada , that ere long the whole Craft in the province would be united in one harmonious body .
These Petitions and Resolutions having elicited no reply from the Grand Lodge of England , resolutions were passed at subsequent meetings of the Provincial Grand Lodge , directing that application be made to the Grand Lodge of England , first through the Grand Secretary—the regular channel of communication— -and afterwards through the Grand [ Registrar , respectfully calling attention to the
Petitions , and begging that they might be favored with consideration and some reply . These applications appear to have been alike unavailing in procuring from the Grand Lodge of England any consideration of the claims of the Masons of Canada , for at a meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge on the 19 th July last , it was officially announced that no reply had been received from the Grand Lodge of England to any of these communications .
Einding that the interests of the Craft in the province were suffering with increased severity from the causes of which they had complained—feeling deeply the uncourteous neglect the Petitions and correspondence of the Provincial Grand Lodge had experienced from the Officers of the Grand Lodge of England—and believing the Provincial Grand Lodge to be incapable of obtaining from the Grand
Lodge of England those concessions which the position of the Craft rendered indispensible—a very large majority of the members of the Provincial Grand Lodge were desirous of calling a meeting of all the Canadian Lodges , for the purpose of deciding on and adopting the correct constitutional course for securing that relief which the circumstances of their case demanded .
Several resolutions having that object in view were proposed , but the Eight Worshipful Deputy Provincial Grand Master ( presiding ) ruled them out of order , and refused to submit them to the meeting , adjourning the Provincial Grand Lodge until the next day . In consequence of the refusal of the Deputy Provincial Grand Master to take the opinion of the Lodge on any of the resolutions
proposed , a numerous meeting of members of the Provincial Grand Lodge , including several Provincial Grand Officers , was held after the adjournment of the Provincial Grand Lodge , and after considering the unsatisfactory position and prospects of the Craft , and despairing of ever obtaining redress of their grievances through the intervention of the Provincial Grand Lodge , a resolution was un & ni-