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in 1717 , Anthony Sayer was elected G . M . by show of hands , and invested by the oldest Master , and installed by the Master of the oldest Lodge ; and this althougli the ' G . M . oj the Masons oj all' England ivas in the same city . I might also if quire who installed the first Grand Masters in the United States , but I have already drawn out this communication to an unreasonable length , and so will forbear . Canadiaf . Kingston , Canada , lSthlel ) . 1858 . ~
TO THE EDITOR OF THE PBEEMASOFS MAGAZINE AND MASONIC MIUKOR . Sir and Brother , —Your Magazine for January ( the monthly part ) has just come to hand . Being the first number I have seen since you gave it a weekly issue , I deem it a proper subject on which to make a passing remark . The greater facilities which it gives you to disseminate Masonic intelligence , by a more frequent issue , I should suppose would call forth a more liberal support from the Fraternity . I see that you have made some extracts from our Transatlantic journals , which is in itself a a proof of your appreciation of good things , even when emanating from a foreign source . The " Nine Great Truths in Masonry , " by Bro . Albert Pike , must attract some attention ; from your readers—it As a paper that dfiRprvfis in hft wp . I 1 af . nrliAfl
During the first week in this month , the Grand Chapter It . A . M . of the State of New York held its annual convocation . Besides transacting its local business , and deciding all questions brought before it , that Grand Chapter received a communication from a body styling itself a " Grand . Chapter R . A . M . of Canada , " which was received , and referred to a special committee , who subsequently reported on the same , and submitted a resolution which was passed , thereby recognizing the Grand Chapter R . A . M . of Canada as a supreme body holding jurisdiction over the R . A . Masons in Canada . Whether the action described does or does not conflict with the position taken by our Grand Chapter in 1850 , and repeated in 1851 and 1852 , renoains to be
shown . When the Grand Lodge of England acknowledges the Grand Lodge of Canada to be a regular and legitimate body , then we can recognize such of their members as may desire such recognition ; for it is a clearly defined principle in our jurisprudence that an irregular Mason in a Blue or symbolic Lodge cannot become a member or continue members / dp in a Chapter . Our Grand Chapter has repeatedly made her decisions on this point ; and if it can be shown that the members of Lodges hailing under the " Grand Lodge of Canada" are irregular , then the Grand Chapter has repudiated her own decisions previously made .
I do not wish to be understood as expressing such an opinion , but simply allude to it because it is so viewed by many companions around me . As our Grand Lodge has not yet recognized the Grand Lodge of Canada , there is an opinion prevalent that it would have been more prudent to have deferred the recognition of the " Grand Chapter of Canada" by our Grand Chapter until the developments of the coming year had manifested themselves , when we could have acted in accordance with our friendly relations with the Grand bodies in England , Ireland , and
Scotland-The document received from Canada stated that they should recognize the degrees of Mark Master , Past Master , and Most Excellent Master , as necessary for the Boyal Arch ; that is , that all candidates for exaltation must first be recipients of those degrees ; in short , that they will conform to what is called the " American system , " in contradistinction to the "English system , " which has some differences in the intermediate degrees . I am of opinion tha . t , at the next annual communication of the Grand Lodge of the State of New York , to beheld in June next , an effort will be made to recognize the Grand Lodge of Canada , so called ; it is therefore desirable that the Grand Lodge of England should before that time define her position on the sub-
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Goeeespoidence. Y
in 1717 , Anthony Sayer was elected G . M . by show of hands , and invested by the oldest Master , and installed by the Master of the oldest Lodge ; and this althougli the ' G . M . oj the Masons oj all' England ivas in the same city . I might also if quire who installed the first Grand Masters in the United States , but I have already drawn out this communication to an unreasonable length , and so will forbear . Canadiaf . Kingston , Canada , lSthlel ) . 1858 . ~
TO THE EDITOR OF THE PBEEMASOFS MAGAZINE AND MASONIC MIUKOR . Sir and Brother , —Your Magazine for January ( the monthly part ) has just come to hand . Being the first number I have seen since you gave it a weekly issue , I deem it a proper subject on which to make a passing remark . The greater facilities which it gives you to disseminate Masonic intelligence , by a more frequent issue , I should suppose would call forth a more liberal support from the Fraternity . I see that you have made some extracts from our Transatlantic journals , which is in itself a a proof of your appreciation of good things , even when emanating from a foreign source . The " Nine Great Truths in Masonry , " by Bro . Albert Pike , must attract some attention ; from your readers—it As a paper that dfiRprvfis in hft wp . I 1 af . nrliAfl
During the first week in this month , the Grand Chapter It . A . M . of the State of New York held its annual convocation . Besides transacting its local business , and deciding all questions brought before it , that Grand Chapter received a communication from a body styling itself a " Grand . Chapter R . A . M . of Canada , " which was received , and referred to a special committee , who subsequently reported on the same , and submitted a resolution which was passed , thereby recognizing the Grand Chapter R . A . M . of Canada as a supreme body holding jurisdiction over the R . A . Masons in Canada . Whether the action described does or does not conflict with the position taken by our Grand Chapter in 1850 , and repeated in 1851 and 1852 , renoains to be
shown . When the Grand Lodge of England acknowledges the Grand Lodge of Canada to be a regular and legitimate body , then we can recognize such of their members as may desire such recognition ; for it is a clearly defined principle in our jurisprudence that an irregular Mason in a Blue or symbolic Lodge cannot become a member or continue members / dp in a Chapter . Our Grand Chapter has repeatedly made her decisions on this point ; and if it can be shown that the members of Lodges hailing under the " Grand Lodge of Canada" are irregular , then the Grand Chapter has repudiated her own decisions previously made .
I do not wish to be understood as expressing such an opinion , but simply allude to it because it is so viewed by many companions around me . As our Grand Lodge has not yet recognized the Grand Lodge of Canada , there is an opinion prevalent that it would have been more prudent to have deferred the recognition of the " Grand Chapter of Canada" by our Grand Chapter until the developments of the coming year had manifested themselves , when we could have acted in accordance with our friendly relations with the Grand bodies in England , Ireland , and
Scotland-The document received from Canada stated that they should recognize the degrees of Mark Master , Past Master , and Most Excellent Master , as necessary for the Boyal Arch ; that is , that all candidates for exaltation must first be recipients of those degrees ; in short , that they will conform to what is called the " American system , " in contradistinction to the "English system , " which has some differences in the intermediate degrees . I am of opinion tha . t , at the next annual communication of the Grand Lodge of the State of New York , to beheld in June next , an effort will be made to recognize the Grand Lodge of Canada , so called ; it is therefore desirable that the Grand Lodge of England should before that time define her position on the sub-