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Article PEOVINOIitL GEA^D LODGES. ← Page 3 of 3
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Peovinoiitl Gea^D Lodges.
lnunication from a highly respected Brother , who has furnished us with his name , proving that some of the West Yorkshire Brethren themselves are convinced of the illegality of the Board , as originally proposed : —
TO THE EDITOEOF THE rEEEMASONs' MAGAZIKE AND MASONIC MIKEOE . WoESHipFuii Sir and Brother , —I hare read the remarks in your number of last month respecting the code of regulations proposed for the West Yorkshire Board of General Purposes . That this code of regulations should have been sent to you for publication so prematurely has been matter of surprise to many of the Brethren of West Yorkshire ; for
at "that time it had not even been discussed in the Prov , Grand Lodge , and although it had been submitted to the Prov . Grand Master , and had received his approval , the Brethren of the province had never had the opportunity of openly considering its provisions . Some of the proposed regulations are so manifestly opposed to the Book of Constitutions ^ that it is difficult to conceive how the Deputy Prov . Grand Master could ever
have submitted them to the Prov . Grand Master for his approval . From the fact of the code having been sent to you for publication ^ you , and doubtless many others , ^ illhave concluded that it had receive ^ of the Prov . Grand Lodge ; to suppose this , however , would be to do an act of injustice to the many intelligent Brethren of this province , who ,, when the code came before them in the Prov . Grand Lodge , did not fail to point
out its serious defects , and proposed and carried amendments to several of its provisions . The unusual course of obtaining the Prov . Grand Master ' s approval before , instead of after > discussion has however borne the fruits that might not unreasonably have been expected . The Prov . Grand Master is offended at some of the alterations which the Prov . Grand Lodge dared to make , and threatens to resign if they be not rescinded ; so that either the
Prov . Grand Lodge of West Yorkshire must eat humble pie , or must lose the services of its Prov . Grand Master . It may perhaps surprise you to hear that , under the pressure of the threat of resignation , a Prov . Grand Lodge of emergency , summoned in haste to consider the threatening letter , and presided over by the Deputy Prov . Grand Master in a manner many
consider to have been irregular , has actually passed a resolution rescinding the obnoxious amendments carried at the previous quarterly Prov . Grand Lodge meeting . It remains to he seen , whether , at the next quarterly meeting , the Prov . Grand Lodge will confirm this hasty proceeding , and so give up all shadow of independence and self-government .
I have to apologize for this long letter : I should not have troubled you at all did I not feel that I , along with the majority of the Brethren assembled at our last quarterly meeting , would be liable to suffer in the opinion of the Craft , were it not stated in our behalf , that we were opposed to the provisions of the said code of regulations , in so far as those regulations are not iu conformity with the Book of Constitutions . I am , Worshipful Sir and Brother , yours fraternally , A West Yorkshire Mason .
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Peovinoiitl Gea^D Lodges.
lnunication from a highly respected Brother , who has furnished us with his name , proving that some of the West Yorkshire Brethren themselves are convinced of the illegality of the Board , as originally proposed : —
TO THE EDITOEOF THE rEEEMASONs' MAGAZIKE AND MASONIC MIKEOE . WoESHipFuii Sir and Brother , —I hare read the remarks in your number of last month respecting the code of regulations proposed for the West Yorkshire Board of General Purposes . That this code of regulations should have been sent to you for publication so prematurely has been matter of surprise to many of the Brethren of West Yorkshire ; for
at "that time it had not even been discussed in the Prov , Grand Lodge , and although it had been submitted to the Prov . Grand Master , and had received his approval , the Brethren of the province had never had the opportunity of openly considering its provisions . Some of the proposed regulations are so manifestly opposed to the Book of Constitutions ^ that it is difficult to conceive how the Deputy Prov . Grand Master could ever
have submitted them to the Prov . Grand Master for his approval . From the fact of the code having been sent to you for publication ^ you , and doubtless many others , ^ illhave concluded that it had receive ^ of the Prov . Grand Lodge ; to suppose this , however , would be to do an act of injustice to the many intelligent Brethren of this province , who ,, when the code came before them in the Prov . Grand Lodge , did not fail to point
out its serious defects , and proposed and carried amendments to several of its provisions . The unusual course of obtaining the Prov . Grand Master ' s approval before , instead of after > discussion has however borne the fruits that might not unreasonably have been expected . The Prov . Grand Master is offended at some of the alterations which the Prov . Grand Lodge dared to make , and threatens to resign if they be not rescinded ; so that either the
Prov . Grand Lodge of West Yorkshire must eat humble pie , or must lose the services of its Prov . Grand Master . It may perhaps surprise you to hear that , under the pressure of the threat of resignation , a Prov . Grand Lodge of emergency , summoned in haste to consider the threatening letter , and presided over by the Deputy Prov . Grand Master in a manner many
consider to have been irregular , has actually passed a resolution rescinding the obnoxious amendments carried at the previous quarterly Prov . Grand Lodge meeting . It remains to he seen , whether , at the next quarterly meeting , the Prov . Grand Lodge will confirm this hasty proceeding , and so give up all shadow of independence and self-government .
I have to apologize for this long letter : I should not have troubled you at all did I not feel that I , along with the majority of the Brethren assembled at our last quarterly meeting , would be liable to suffer in the opinion of the Craft , were it not stated in our behalf , that we were opposed to the provisions of the said code of regulations , in so far as those regulations are not iu conformity with the Book of Constitutions . I am , Worshipful Sir and Brother , yours fraternally , A West Yorkshire Mason .
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