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Grand Lodge
against a governor on the table of the House of Commons , should at once , without giving the members time to peruse one of these papers , ask the House to pass a vote of want of confidence in the governor , and a disapproval of the course taken by the memorialists
—and yet that is exactly . the cotivm token by the heads of the Masonic government ; and that too without protest , excepting from one Brother , who holds that it is not respectful to any body of men to come to a decision relative to their complaints without hearing both sides of the question , and examining the evidence for and against the complainants .
We do not say that the decision now arrived at is not the right one , but we do assert that , beyond the statement made by Lord Panmure ( which we can onlyregard as the defence by the minister of his officer ) , the members of Grand Lodge had no evidence to guide them to that decision . We do not intend in our observations in any way to impugn the impartiality of the noble lord , for we entertain too high
an opinion of his character as a gentleman and a Mason to believe that he would bring forward any statement excepting in the purest principle of truthfulness . As public writers , however , we claim the privilege of making a few comments on the statement of the noble lord . His lordship observed in the outset it was necessary that the attention of the Brethren should be called to the present position of
the Craft in Tasmania . " It consists , ' * said his lordship , " of four Lodges , —three of these are held at Launceston , and one at Hobart Town . The three held at Launceston ( I do not recollect their number ) are severally the Lodges of Faith , of Hope , and of Charity . The Lodge held at Hobart Town is No . 781 . In 1856 , as the memorial states , Bro . Ewing was , by the prerogative of the Gr . M .,
and on the recommendation of three out of the four Lodges in the Province , named Prov . Gr . M . His character stands , as it ought to do , most high in that part of her Majesty ' s dominions . He is a clergyman , and as such he has the care of a vast number of souls . He is highly respected as a man ( we could expect nothing less from his profession ) , and for five consecutive years he has been at the
head of his own Lodge ; and I would especially wish you to recollect that he has not in any manner shown himself zealous of attaining the honour of being Prov . GhM . Indeed , he recommended another for that office . In that , however , he was overruled , and was himself recommended for the appointment . " As regards the character or attainments of the Prov . G . M ., we at this distance from the scene of
his labours can personally know nothing ; and though wo have received communications from the colony which would lead us to believe that Bro . Ewing was not the most eligible of Prov . Gr . Masters , we should be very sorry to give an opinion on the point , as
we have no right to question tho appointments of the M . W . Gr . M ., and Ave are bound alike by our Masonic obligation and our own inclination not to listen to assertions unsupported by evidence . But as regards the recommendation from tliree Lodges out offour in the province ; we would respectfully ask the B . W . D . GhM . how long they
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Grand Lodge
against a governor on the table of the House of Commons , should at once , without giving the members time to peruse one of these papers , ask the House to pass a vote of want of confidence in the governor , and a disapproval of the course taken by the memorialists
—and yet that is exactly . the cotivm token by the heads of the Masonic government ; and that too without protest , excepting from one Brother , who holds that it is not respectful to any body of men to come to a decision relative to their complaints without hearing both sides of the question , and examining the evidence for and against the complainants .
We do not say that the decision now arrived at is not the right one , but we do assert that , beyond the statement made by Lord Panmure ( which we can onlyregard as the defence by the minister of his officer ) , the members of Grand Lodge had no evidence to guide them to that decision . We do not intend in our observations in any way to impugn the impartiality of the noble lord , for we entertain too high
an opinion of his character as a gentleman and a Mason to believe that he would bring forward any statement excepting in the purest principle of truthfulness . As public writers , however , we claim the privilege of making a few comments on the statement of the noble lord . His lordship observed in the outset it was necessary that the attention of the Brethren should be called to the present position of
the Craft in Tasmania . " It consists , ' * said his lordship , " of four Lodges , —three of these are held at Launceston , and one at Hobart Town . The three held at Launceston ( I do not recollect their number ) are severally the Lodges of Faith , of Hope , and of Charity . The Lodge held at Hobart Town is No . 781 . In 1856 , as the memorial states , Bro . Ewing was , by the prerogative of the Gr . M .,
and on the recommendation of three out of the four Lodges in the Province , named Prov . Gr . M . His character stands , as it ought to do , most high in that part of her Majesty ' s dominions . He is a clergyman , and as such he has the care of a vast number of souls . He is highly respected as a man ( we could expect nothing less from his profession ) , and for five consecutive years he has been at the
head of his own Lodge ; and I would especially wish you to recollect that he has not in any manner shown himself zealous of attaining the honour of being Prov . GhM . Indeed , he recommended another for that office . In that , however , he was overruled , and was himself recommended for the appointment . " As regards the character or attainments of the Prov . G . M ., we at this distance from the scene of
his labours can personally know nothing ; and though wo have received communications from the colony which would lead us to believe that Bro . Ewing was not the most eligible of Prov . Gr . Masters , we should be very sorry to give an opinion on the point , as
we have no right to question tho appointments of the M . W . Gr . M ., and Ave are bound alike by our Masonic obligation and our own inclination not to listen to assertions unsupported by evidence . But as regards the recommendation from tliree Lodges out offour in the province ; we would respectfully ask the B . W . D . GhM . how long they