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The -Masonic Mieeolt.
Bro . H . G . Warren regretted that he could not concur in the motion so ably brought before them by the noble lord the D . G . M . He agreed with the noble lord that it was their hounden duty as Masons to uphold the authority of the M . W . G . M . and his officers ; but he could not agree that they were called upon to give a hasty decision upon an important subject , Avithout having any opportunity of examining the evidence % > ro or con . Pie was sure the Brethren present could not form an opinion on the matter , merely by hearing the memorial read ;
and he thought it ought to be circulated amongst the Brethren , before they were called upon to give any decision upon it . It was true that he had read the memorial and the correspondence so far as it had been published ^ and though he admitted he could not altogether defend the proceedings of Bro , Toby and the members of Lodge 781 , still he could not agree with the B . W . D . G . M ., that Bro . Ewing had shown that amount of forbearance which had been attributed to him , or had acted towards the Lodge altogether in a manner he ought to have done . Indeed , he ( Bro . Warren ) could not agree that a Lodge should be held
to be contumacious , because its members declined to attend a Provincial Grand Lodge at a distance of 120 miles , in a country where locomotion had not yet arrived at the perfection it had in England , on a notice of forty-eight hours . He had not expected the matter would have been brought forward that evening , and he was not , therefore , so well prepared to discuss the measure as he would otherwise have been . He should , therefore , now move as an amendment on the motion of the noble lord—" That the consideration of the question should be postponed for three months to give the Brethren time to investigate all the particulars . "
Bro . Portal strongly opposed there being any delay in the matter , as it was of the utmost importance in regard to colonial questions that Grand Lodge should deal with them at once . Bro . Aria took the same view of the question . The M . W . G . M ., before putting the motion , said that when he could see it would be for the good of the Craft that a Province should be divided , he was willing to do it ; but to do so in the present instance was out of the question , as there was but one Lodge in the district he was asked to erect into a Province , and that Lodge contumacious . The amendment of Bro . Warren not being seconded , he had only to ask for their votes on the original question . The motion was then agreed to .
GRANTS BY THE BOARD OP BENEVOLENCE . Bro . Havers , P . S . G . D ., had now , in accordance with his notice of motion , to bring forward a resolution which he believed would be found to work beneficially for the interests of the Grand Lodge . It was that no motion to alter the amount of any grant recommended by the Board of Benevolence shall be entertained in Grand Lodge , unless previous notice thereof shall have been given at the Com * mi ttee of Masters . He was not particularly wedded to the words of his resolution , but the great object he had in view was to prevent the Grand Lodge being taken
by surprise , by the bringing forward of resolutions of which due notice was not given to the Brethren . He had heard of one objection to the resolution which he thought might be easily obviated . It had been stated that as the Board of Benevolence in the month immediately previous to Grand Lodge was not held until after the Board of Masters , there would not be time to give the requisite notice , and , therefore , Brethren would be prevented bringing forward a motion for an
augmentation of a grant if they wished to do so . Now there was no law which required the Board of Masters to close at any particular time , and he was sure the Board would have no objection to keeping open until after the Board of Benevolence , to enable any Brother giving a notice for the augmentation of what he might consider an inadequate grant to a petitioner . Bro . J . Smith seconded the motion .
Bro . Aria opposed it , as it proposed to deprive Grand Lodge of its privileges * Bro . Savage took the same view , and said it would completely tie their hands in regard to charity . He could not agree with Bro . Havers that the keeping open the Board of Masters until after the Board of Benevolence would obviate the
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The -Masonic Mieeolt.
Bro . H . G . Warren regretted that he could not concur in the motion so ably brought before them by the noble lord the D . G . M . He agreed with the noble lord that it was their hounden duty as Masons to uphold the authority of the M . W . G . M . and his officers ; but he could not agree that they were called upon to give a hasty decision upon an important subject , Avithout having any opportunity of examining the evidence % > ro or con . Pie was sure the Brethren present could not form an opinion on the matter , merely by hearing the memorial read ;
and he thought it ought to be circulated amongst the Brethren , before they were called upon to give any decision upon it . It was true that he had read the memorial and the correspondence so far as it had been published ^ and though he admitted he could not altogether defend the proceedings of Bro , Toby and the members of Lodge 781 , still he could not agree with the B . W . D . G . M ., that Bro . Ewing had shown that amount of forbearance which had been attributed to him , or had acted towards the Lodge altogether in a manner he ought to have done . Indeed , he ( Bro . Warren ) could not agree that a Lodge should be held
to be contumacious , because its members declined to attend a Provincial Grand Lodge at a distance of 120 miles , in a country where locomotion had not yet arrived at the perfection it had in England , on a notice of forty-eight hours . He had not expected the matter would have been brought forward that evening , and he was not , therefore , so well prepared to discuss the measure as he would otherwise have been . He should , therefore , now move as an amendment on the motion of the noble lord—" That the consideration of the question should be postponed for three months to give the Brethren time to investigate all the particulars . "
Bro . Portal strongly opposed there being any delay in the matter , as it was of the utmost importance in regard to colonial questions that Grand Lodge should deal with them at once . Bro . Aria took the same view of the question . The M . W . G . M ., before putting the motion , said that when he could see it would be for the good of the Craft that a Province should be divided , he was willing to do it ; but to do so in the present instance was out of the question , as there was but one Lodge in the district he was asked to erect into a Province , and that Lodge contumacious . The amendment of Bro . Warren not being seconded , he had only to ask for their votes on the original question . The motion was then agreed to .
GRANTS BY THE BOARD OP BENEVOLENCE . Bro . Havers , P . S . G . D ., had now , in accordance with his notice of motion , to bring forward a resolution which he believed would be found to work beneficially for the interests of the Grand Lodge . It was that no motion to alter the amount of any grant recommended by the Board of Benevolence shall be entertained in Grand Lodge , unless previous notice thereof shall have been given at the Com * mi ttee of Masters . He was not particularly wedded to the words of his resolution , but the great object he had in view was to prevent the Grand Lodge being taken
by surprise , by the bringing forward of resolutions of which due notice was not given to the Brethren . He had heard of one objection to the resolution which he thought might be easily obviated . It had been stated that as the Board of Benevolence in the month immediately previous to Grand Lodge was not held until after the Board of Masters , there would not be time to give the requisite notice , and , therefore , Brethren would be prevented bringing forward a motion for an
augmentation of a grant if they wished to do so . Now there was no law which required the Board of Masters to close at any particular time , and he was sure the Board would have no objection to keeping open until after the Board of Benevolence , to enable any Brother giving a notice for the augmentation of what he might consider an inadequate grant to a petitioner . Bro . J . Smith seconded the motion .
Bro . Aria opposed it , as it proposed to deprive Grand Lodge of its privileges * Bro . Savage took the same view , and said it would completely tie their hands in regard to charity . He could not agree with Bro . Havers that the keeping open the Board of Masters until after the Board of Benevolence would obviate the