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Grand Lodge. 1
ception of tfhe power of electing their own Grand Master ; and even here his lordship offered to them the right of ' . nominating whom they would wish to preside over them for his approval—thus giving them the actual though not positive appointment . The communication of the M . W . G . M " . was hailed with acclamation in Grand
Lodge , and it was hoped the Canadian difficulty , at least so . far as the Prov . Grand Lodge of Canada West was concerned , would have been healed , and that w e should still enjoy the honour ofmunbering their Lodges amongst those hailing from England , leaving any questions in dispute with the Independent Grand Lodge of Canada ( consisting in a great measure of Irish and Scotch Lodges ) , to be hereafter
amicably discussed . But Ave were doomed to disappointment , for no sooner did the Prov . Grand Lodge of Canada "West find that the M . W . G . M . and Grand Lodge of England were prepared to do them ample justice , than they threw off their allegiance , on the flimsy pretext , for we are bound so to designate it , that the concessions were made six months too late . The concessions were made , and were in possession of the Prov . Grand Lodge of Canada West , six
months before it finally determined on separation from England , so that there was yet ample time to have accepted the propositions of the G . M ., and returned to its allegiance to a body who did not wish to . remember that the Prov . Grand Lodge had been -dallying- ' with another party , with which it could not come to an agreement for
amalgamation . Nor w as this all ; the Prov . Grand Lodge of Canada West by assuming to itself the title of the Ancient Grand Lodge of Canada , in opposition to the previously established Independent Grand Lodge of Canada , not only took up a position of antagonism to the Grand Lodge of England , but to another body of Canadian Masons , which may lead hereafter to still greater difficulties than any
which have hitherto existed , inasmuch as it is clear that England cannot acknowledge the existence of any Grand Lodge of Canada whilst the Brethren are divided amongst themselves . AVe should have abstained from again alluding to the subject were it not that ( as will be seen by reference to page 355 of our last , number ) a correspondence between Bro . Harington , late Prov . G . M . for Quebec and the Three Elvers , and the M . W . G . M ,, is
this evening to be brought before Grand Lodge . Bro . Harington , it will be recollected , took upon himself the duty of installing the W . Bro . Sir Allan McNab as the Prov . G . M . ot
the " Ancient" Grand Lodge of Canada ; and this lie informs the G . M . he did " acting more as the deputy of the M . W . G . M . than as a person giving up and separating from old ties and connections . "
How , whilst he was fully aware that the new arrangement had not been sanctioned by the M . W . G . M ., any person could feel as J 3 ro . Harington . represents himself to have felt we cannot well imagine . Nor docs it appear that Bro . Harington long felt so , as on the 9 th of November he wrote to the M . W . G . M ., resigning his appointment as Prov . G . M . of Quebec—a Province which , by the bye , remains firm in its connection with England , and has nominated another
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Grand Lodge. 1
ception of tfhe power of electing their own Grand Master ; and even here his lordship offered to them the right of ' . nominating whom they would wish to preside over them for his approval—thus giving them the actual though not positive appointment . The communication of the M . W . G . M " . was hailed with acclamation in Grand
Lodge , and it was hoped the Canadian difficulty , at least so . far as the Prov . Grand Lodge of Canada West was concerned , would have been healed , and that w e should still enjoy the honour ofmunbering their Lodges amongst those hailing from England , leaving any questions in dispute with the Independent Grand Lodge of Canada ( consisting in a great measure of Irish and Scotch Lodges ) , to be hereafter
amicably discussed . But Ave were doomed to disappointment , for no sooner did the Prov . Grand Lodge of Canada "West find that the M . W . G . M . and Grand Lodge of England were prepared to do them ample justice , than they threw off their allegiance , on the flimsy pretext , for we are bound so to designate it , that the concessions were made six months too late . The concessions were made , and were in possession of the Prov . Grand Lodge of Canada West , six
months before it finally determined on separation from England , so that there was yet ample time to have accepted the propositions of the G . M ., and returned to its allegiance to a body who did not wish to . remember that the Prov . Grand Lodge had been -dallying- ' with another party , with which it could not come to an agreement for
amalgamation . Nor w as this all ; the Prov . Grand Lodge of Canada West by assuming to itself the title of the Ancient Grand Lodge of Canada , in opposition to the previously established Independent Grand Lodge of Canada , not only took up a position of antagonism to the Grand Lodge of England , but to another body of Canadian Masons , which may lead hereafter to still greater difficulties than any
which have hitherto existed , inasmuch as it is clear that England cannot acknowledge the existence of any Grand Lodge of Canada whilst the Brethren are divided amongst themselves . AVe should have abstained from again alluding to the subject were it not that ( as will be seen by reference to page 355 of our last , number ) a correspondence between Bro . Harington , late Prov . G . M . for Quebec and the Three Elvers , and the M . W . G . M ,, is
this evening to be brought before Grand Lodge . Bro . Harington , it will be recollected , took upon himself the duty of installing the W . Bro . Sir Allan McNab as the Prov . G . M . ot
the " Ancient" Grand Lodge of Canada ; and this lie informs the G . M . he did " acting more as the deputy of the M . W . G . M . than as a person giving up and separating from old ties and connections . "
How , whilst he was fully aware that the new arrangement had not been sanctioned by the M . W . G . M ., any person could feel as J 3 ro . Harington . represents himself to have felt we cannot well imagine . Nor docs it appear that Bro . Harington long felt so , as on the 9 th of November he wrote to the M . W . G . M ., resigning his appointment as Prov . G . M . of Quebec—a Province which , by the bye , remains firm in its connection with England , and has nominated another