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Article Untitled Article ← Page 8 of 8 Article TO THE EDITOR 0£ THE FREEMASONS MAGAZINE. Page 1 of 2 →
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brotherhood , an $ confidently claim from you a reciprocation of our Eraternal regard . Signed on behalf of the Grand Lodge of Canada , JL . S . j WM . MEECEE WILSON , G . M . THOS . BIRD HAEEIS , G . S . Hamilton , C . W ., 10 th Nov ., A . L . 5855 .
To The Editor 0£ The Freemasons Magazine.
TO THE EDITOR 0 £ THE FREEMASONS MAGAZINE .
Sir and Brother , —The particular object of my writing is to inform you that the Freemasons in this province have been driven , by injustice and neglect , to declare themselves independent of the Grand Lodge of Great Britain , and to establish a Grand Lodge of Canada , and their Address to that effect will be presented to the Grand Lodge of England at the next quarterly communication .
I inclose a copy of the Address , which I am sure will receive your careful and unprejudiced consideration , and I doubt not will satisfy you that they were justified , nay more , compelled , in self-defence , to take this step , unpalatable as it must at first appear to all English Masons . I assure you it was with great reluctance I was induced
to join in the movement , and it was not until I had been convinced indisputably that it was resolved into a question between independence , with harmony and efficiency , or continued dependence , with poverty , discord , and effeteness—that I consented to sever the connection with the Grand Lodge of England , or , in other words , to throw overboard part of the cargo , to save the ship .
The statements in the Address are not only strictly correct , but the circumstances of their case are much stronger than represented , serious as they appear . Eor instance , I came here about eighteen months ago , there were three Lodges in the city , two holding under England , and one from Ireland , and the working of the three was
beautifully varied and peculiar , a compound in different proportions of English , Irish , and American , with an ad libitum introduction ol something altogether new to me . Each was completely wedded to its fancy work , and so " fraternally jealous were they of each other , that any members of other Lodges were looked upon as rivals and
antagonists . They have now all joined the Grand Lodge of Canada , and we shall immediately establish a Lodge of Instruction , to teach the English working , which will be adopted by all our Lodges . I of course mean those that have affiliated with the Grand Lodge of
Canada , being about two-thirds of all the Lodges in the province , the remainder being yet undecided , waiting for the action of the Grand Lodge of England in the matter . The next paragraph ! speaks of our having to contribute to the
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Untitled Article
brotherhood , an $ confidently claim from you a reciprocation of our Eraternal regard . Signed on behalf of the Grand Lodge of Canada , JL . S . j WM . MEECEE WILSON , G . M . THOS . BIRD HAEEIS , G . S . Hamilton , C . W ., 10 th Nov ., A . L . 5855 .
To The Editor 0£ The Freemasons Magazine.
TO THE EDITOR 0 £ THE FREEMASONS MAGAZINE .
Sir and Brother , —The particular object of my writing is to inform you that the Freemasons in this province have been driven , by injustice and neglect , to declare themselves independent of the Grand Lodge of Great Britain , and to establish a Grand Lodge of Canada , and their Address to that effect will be presented to the Grand Lodge of England at the next quarterly communication .
I inclose a copy of the Address , which I am sure will receive your careful and unprejudiced consideration , and I doubt not will satisfy you that they were justified , nay more , compelled , in self-defence , to take this step , unpalatable as it must at first appear to all English Masons . I assure you it was with great reluctance I was induced
to join in the movement , and it was not until I had been convinced indisputably that it was resolved into a question between independence , with harmony and efficiency , or continued dependence , with poverty , discord , and effeteness—that I consented to sever the connection with the Grand Lodge of England , or , in other words , to throw overboard part of the cargo , to save the ship .
The statements in the Address are not only strictly correct , but the circumstances of their case are much stronger than represented , serious as they appear . Eor instance , I came here about eighteen months ago , there were three Lodges in the city , two holding under England , and one from Ireland , and the working of the three was
beautifully varied and peculiar , a compound in different proportions of English , Irish , and American , with an ad libitum introduction ol something altogether new to me . Each was completely wedded to its fancy work , and so " fraternally jealous were they of each other , that any members of other Lodges were looked upon as rivals and
antagonists . They have now all joined the Grand Lodge of Canada , and we shall immediately establish a Lodge of Instruction , to teach the English working , which will be adopted by all our Lodges . I of course mean those that have affiliated with the Grand Lodge of
Canada , being about two-thirds of all the Lodges in the province , the remainder being yet undecided , waiting for the action of the Grand Lodge of England in the matter . The next paragraph ! speaks of our having to contribute to the