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Peovincial Geand Lodges
being excluded from the Lodge room whilst the business was transacted ; they , of course ^ joining in any procession tha ^ quently take place * arid beirig eligible to be present at the annual banquet in the same manner that every Brother , however young a Mason , ' ¦ : 1 b . ; -. eljl ^ bi © " - ; "tmu ^^ feafco ; v ¦ p ' aq ^ fe ^ --5 aa ; - - - the proceedings of the Grand Festival , though not of Grand Lodge .
Canada.
CANADA .
We last week published a document which we are sure must have been read with satisfaction by eve ^ ^ ^ have t > een his past ppinidnB relative to late even ^ much as it holds put the oK hoped will be accepted by the Various Lodges , sp as to lead to an immediate union of all -Canadian Freemasons under one head .
Adopting the articles of union , as promulgated by Bro . Harington , and which appeared in the ^ ba & is ^ of the G ^ resolutions by which all Lodges can be admitted into union on fair and equal terms ; arid the 14 th of July has been appointed for the
consummation of this desirable event . "We trust that no feeling of jealousy , no individual views , will b § allowed to interfere with the proposed union ; but that it may be rendered cordial and complete , so as to add another pillar of strength to the edifice of Freemasonry , proving that as a knowledge of its principles extends throughout the world , so does it tend to bring into closer communion men of every
shade of opinion , for the advancement of civilization , and the carrying out of the grand principle of doing unto others as we would they should do unto us . It would be folly to deny that we deeply regret the causes which led to the secession of the Canadian Lodges from English rule ; but that event having been accomplished , the day for regret is passed , and we have now only to consider how we can best
cement the Masonic union for the future . A cordial union having been established between the Canadians themselves , one great obstacle to their acknowledgment by the Grand Lodge of England as an independent body will be removed ; and we doubt not that in due time that acknowledgment will come in a manner as honourable to
the mother Grand Lodge as it will be gratifying to the Canadians . In the mean time we would counsel the avoidance of all topics of irritation on either side , and ft suspension of . correspondence which can lead to no good end , and may retard the establishment of those feelings of brotherly love and mutual confidence which should exist between every organized body of Freemasons .
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Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Peovincial Geand Lodges
being excluded from the Lodge room whilst the business was transacted ; they , of course ^ joining in any procession tha ^ quently take place * arid beirig eligible to be present at the annual banquet in the same manner that every Brother , however young a Mason , ' ¦ : 1 b . ; -. eljl ^ bi © " - ; "tmu ^^ feafco ; v ¦ p ' aq ^ fe ^ --5 aa ; - - - the proceedings of the Grand Festival , though not of Grand Lodge .
Canada.
CANADA .
We last week published a document which we are sure must have been read with satisfaction by eve ^ ^ ^ have t > een his past ppinidnB relative to late even ^ much as it holds put the oK hoped will be accepted by the Various Lodges , sp as to lead to an immediate union of all -Canadian Freemasons under one head .
Adopting the articles of union , as promulgated by Bro . Harington , and which appeared in the ^ ba & is ^ of the G ^ resolutions by which all Lodges can be admitted into union on fair and equal terms ; arid the 14 th of July has been appointed for the
consummation of this desirable event . "We trust that no feeling of jealousy , no individual views , will b § allowed to interfere with the proposed union ; but that it may be rendered cordial and complete , so as to add another pillar of strength to the edifice of Freemasonry , proving that as a knowledge of its principles extends throughout the world , so does it tend to bring into closer communion men of every
shade of opinion , for the advancement of civilization , and the carrying out of the grand principle of doing unto others as we would they should do unto us . It would be folly to deny that we deeply regret the causes which led to the secession of the Canadian Lodges from English rule ; but that event having been accomplished , the day for regret is passed , and we have now only to consider how we can best
cement the Masonic union for the future . A cordial union having been established between the Canadians themselves , one great obstacle to their acknowledgment by the Grand Lodge of England as an independent body will be removed ; and we doubt not that in due time that acknowledgment will come in a manner as honourable to
the mother Grand Lodge as it will be gratifying to the Canadians . In the mean time we would counsel the avoidance of all topics of irritation on either side , and ft suspension of . correspondence which can lead to no good end , and may retard the establishment of those feelings of brotherly love and mutual confidence which should exist between every organized body of Freemasons .
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