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The M . E . Z . then appointed as Officers for the ensuing year : — The Earl of Yarborough , H . ; Alex . Dobie , J . ; Samuel Tomkins , Treas . ; Alex . Dobie , Reg . ; W . H . White , E . ; P . Pattison , N . ; Herbert Lloyd , P . S . ; Thos . Duke , A . S . ; Thomas Jones , A . S . ; W . E . Walmisley , S . W . B . ; Thomas Gole , St . B . ; E . Rainsford , Org . : Jos . Smith , Dir . of Cir .
A petition was read from N . Bradford , S . Isaac , J . Washbrook , and seven otber members of the St . John ' s Chapter , No . 196 , meeting at Radley ' s Hotel , in New Bridge-street , setting forth that the original Charter had been lost , and praying that a new one might be granted . Before the question was put , Comp . H . G . Warren inquired how it was that the members had removed the Chapter from the locality for which it had been granted , as he understood it was done without the necessary forms and consent being first obtained , and also how long the Chapter had continued the practice of exalting Brethren without a warrant . No reply was given by the Scribe E . ; and as Comp . Warren made no motion ,
the subject dropped and the petition was granted ; it being , it appeared , recommended by the committee . A petition was also read from Comp . Frank and several others for a Charter for a Chapter to be attached to the Belville Lodge , No . 496 , meeting at Belville , in Canada West , to be called the Moira Chapter , which petition was also granted . A memorial was read from the Building Committee of the Asylum for Aged Freemasons , at Croydon , praying for assistance to the extent of £ 50 from the Grand Chapter , to enable the committee to clear that establishment of debt . The prayer of the petition was unanimously granted .
Comp . Le Veau then , in pursuance of notice , moved , " That clause 20 , at page 19 of the Book of Resolutions , which enacts No Mason shall be exalted to this Sublime Degree unless he have been a Master Mason for twelve calendar months at least , of which satisfactory proof shall be given / be altered from twelve months to four weeks , " urging that great inconvenience was sustained by the Brethren in the colonies , who were by this law unable to obtain the Degree under the English constitution so readily as under the Scottish and Irish constitutions , by this means diminishing the funds of the Grand Chapter and losing members who might otherwise have been made under the English banner .
Comp . Hervey , in seconding the motion , entered into some explanations of tho settlement of the R . A . Degree , as now constituted . Comp . Savage rose , and entreated the Grand Chapter to pause and hear some stronger reasons than had yet been advanced , ere it made so sweeping a change . The arguments at present used were to the extent of the alteration being desired only in the colonies . They had on other occasions granted concessions to their colonial Brethren , and he was not indisposed to take the matter as far as the colonies were concerned into consideration upon this occasion ; but he must repeat his caution to pause—and rather than move an amendment , he should meet
the subject with a decided negative . Comp . Havers said , he took the same view of the subject as Comp . Savage . He was not aware that the subject was to be mooted until that evening , and he heard it with great dismay . He must say , that he considered they were banded together for the noble cause of beneficence and charity , and that they ought not to take such narrow views of their institutions as to adopt changes to prevent
the loss of a few men or a few pounds . They were told that the constitution of the Order was solemnly and seriously settled at the union , and doubtless good reasons were then shown for the present law . He thought they were much too ready to make alterations , and he knew not where they were to stop . The same arguments that were now advanced to alter twelve months to four weeks , might hereafter and with as much reason be made for a reduction of the interval between
the degrees to one week or one day . He agreed with Comp . Savage , that to the extent of conceding the point to the colonies he would go ; but , as there was no proposal for that purpose , he should say No to the question . Comp . Dobie could not sec why the law should not be altered , and thought it would be quite consistent if the same period which was requisite between the three Degrees in Craft Masonry should be sufficient in this . It appeared when the present law was enacted at tho union , the practice had been for a Brother
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The M . E . Z . then appointed as Officers for the ensuing year : — The Earl of Yarborough , H . ; Alex . Dobie , J . ; Samuel Tomkins , Treas . ; Alex . Dobie , Reg . ; W . H . White , E . ; P . Pattison , N . ; Herbert Lloyd , P . S . ; Thos . Duke , A . S . ; Thomas Jones , A . S . ; W . E . Walmisley , S . W . B . ; Thomas Gole , St . B . ; E . Rainsford , Org . : Jos . Smith , Dir . of Cir .
A petition was read from N . Bradford , S . Isaac , J . Washbrook , and seven otber members of the St . John ' s Chapter , No . 196 , meeting at Radley ' s Hotel , in New Bridge-street , setting forth that the original Charter had been lost , and praying that a new one might be granted . Before the question was put , Comp . H . G . Warren inquired how it was that the members had removed the Chapter from the locality for which it had been granted , as he understood it was done without the necessary forms and consent being first obtained , and also how long the Chapter had continued the practice of exalting Brethren without a warrant . No reply was given by the Scribe E . ; and as Comp . Warren made no motion ,
the subject dropped and the petition was granted ; it being , it appeared , recommended by the committee . A petition was also read from Comp . Frank and several others for a Charter for a Chapter to be attached to the Belville Lodge , No . 496 , meeting at Belville , in Canada West , to be called the Moira Chapter , which petition was also granted . A memorial was read from the Building Committee of the Asylum for Aged Freemasons , at Croydon , praying for assistance to the extent of £ 50 from the Grand Chapter , to enable the committee to clear that establishment of debt . The prayer of the petition was unanimously granted .
Comp . Le Veau then , in pursuance of notice , moved , " That clause 20 , at page 19 of the Book of Resolutions , which enacts No Mason shall be exalted to this Sublime Degree unless he have been a Master Mason for twelve calendar months at least , of which satisfactory proof shall be given / be altered from twelve months to four weeks , " urging that great inconvenience was sustained by the Brethren in the colonies , who were by this law unable to obtain the Degree under the English constitution so readily as under the Scottish and Irish constitutions , by this means diminishing the funds of the Grand Chapter and losing members who might otherwise have been made under the English banner .
Comp . Hervey , in seconding the motion , entered into some explanations of tho settlement of the R . A . Degree , as now constituted . Comp . Savage rose , and entreated the Grand Chapter to pause and hear some stronger reasons than had yet been advanced , ere it made so sweeping a change . The arguments at present used were to the extent of the alteration being desired only in the colonies . They had on other occasions granted concessions to their colonial Brethren , and he was not indisposed to take the matter as far as the colonies were concerned into consideration upon this occasion ; but he must repeat his caution to pause—and rather than move an amendment , he should meet
the subject with a decided negative . Comp . Havers said , he took the same view of the subject as Comp . Savage . He was not aware that the subject was to be mooted until that evening , and he heard it with great dismay . He must say , that he considered they were banded together for the noble cause of beneficence and charity , and that they ought not to take such narrow views of their institutions as to adopt changes to prevent
the loss of a few men or a few pounds . They were told that the constitution of the Order was solemnly and seriously settled at the union , and doubtless good reasons were then shown for the present law . He thought they were much too ready to make alterations , and he knew not where they were to stop . The same arguments that were now advanced to alter twelve months to four weeks , might hereafter and with as much reason be made for a reduction of the interval between
the degrees to one week or one day . He agreed with Comp . Savage , that to the extent of conceding the point to the colonies he would go ; but , as there was no proposal for that purpose , he should say No to the question . Comp . Dobie could not sec why the law should not be altered , and thought it would be quite consistent if the same period which was requisite between the three Degrees in Craft Masonry should be sufficient in this . It appeared when the present law was enacted at tho union , the practice had been for a Brother