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The Ancient And Accepted Rite.
might hereafter stand in the way of their acknowledgment by the United Grand Lodge of England . After some explanations from Bro . Havers , the motion was seconded by Bro . Norton ( Bon Accord ) , and carried unanimously . The next resolution was brought forward by Bro . Warren ( St . Mark ' s , Scottish Constitution ) ,
and seconded by Bro . Bidgway ( Bon Accord)—" That it is desirable a committee be formed to ascertain and represent the views of all parties practising the Degree with respect to the means to be adopted to promote such unity and uniformity . " The names on the committee were , after some discussion , settled as follows : — Bros . Jones , Cole , Warren , Hughes , Barnard , Peter Matthews , Pullen , Hearn , Kidgway , Isaacs , Adams , Sharman , S . B . Wilson , Collins , Barringer , and Woolley .
This Committee has since met twice , and we regret to say come to a premature close , the Brethren never having once entered upon the business for which the Committee was more particularly appointed , that of ascertaining what Mark Lodges there were in England and their opinion with regard to a general union ; but having directly gone into discussions upon abstract principles gf government . We regret this the more , inasmuch as the proposer of the Committee was not present on either occasion , he not having been consulted as to the time for calling
it together , and having made previous engagements out of town . It would appear , however , that there was little intention of acting in good faith towards the Brethren of the Scotch Lodges , as , pending the decision of the Committee and prior to its second meeting , the Bon Accord Grand Lodge ( as it is
termed ) met on the 16 th of June and passed the following resolutions , whicfi would throw those Lodges out of all rank , it being well known that none of the Scotch Lodges ( of which there are now eight in England ) were in existence at the date named , the Brethren belonging to these Lodges having carefully abstained from applying for Charters from another country until after the adverse decision
of the United Grand Lodge of England : — " When any body of Freemasons shall , to the satisfaction of the General Board , with the approval of the Grand Master , prove themselves to have actually inet , and worked as a Lodge of Mark Masters , previously to the Quarterly Communication of the United Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of England , held in June , 185 G ,, such body shall be deemed to have the inherent right of forming a
union with the , Lodges working under this constitution , and be entitled to all the privileges of a duly-registered Lodge , on accepting a warrant of confirmation , and thereby agreeing to support the regulations for the government of the Graft as laid down in the Book of Constitutions ; and any such Lodge so uniting shall take precedence , without a iiumber , and rank above the Phoenix Lodge No . 2 , on the roll ; provided also , that when any Lodge proved in like manner to have been working in England , Wales , or any of the colonies or possessions of the British
Crown , under a warrant granted by any Foreign Grand Lodge having authority to grant a warrant for working a Lodge of Mark Masters , within its own jurisdiction , such Lodge shall also have a right of forming a union with the Lodges working under this constitutionj and be entitled to ail the privileges of a dulyregistered Lodge , on the Brethren causing their Charter to be enrolled On the books of the Grand Lodge , and a memorandum of'their union with the Lodges under this constitution endorsed thereon , or on their accepting a warrant of confirmation , and thereby agreeing to support the said constitution . f
< Any such Lodge shall take precedence , and rank with the other Lodges on the roll , according to the date of their respective charters , taking , in common , the number of the Lodge next before it on the roll , with the addition of a dis-VOL . ITT . 4 H
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Ancient And Accepted Rite.
might hereafter stand in the way of their acknowledgment by the United Grand Lodge of England . After some explanations from Bro . Havers , the motion was seconded by Bro . Norton ( Bon Accord ) , and carried unanimously . The next resolution was brought forward by Bro . Warren ( St . Mark ' s , Scottish Constitution ) ,
and seconded by Bro . Bidgway ( Bon Accord)—" That it is desirable a committee be formed to ascertain and represent the views of all parties practising the Degree with respect to the means to be adopted to promote such unity and uniformity . " The names on the committee were , after some discussion , settled as follows : — Bros . Jones , Cole , Warren , Hughes , Barnard , Peter Matthews , Pullen , Hearn , Kidgway , Isaacs , Adams , Sharman , S . B . Wilson , Collins , Barringer , and Woolley .
This Committee has since met twice , and we regret to say come to a premature close , the Brethren never having once entered upon the business for which the Committee was more particularly appointed , that of ascertaining what Mark Lodges there were in England and their opinion with regard to a general union ; but having directly gone into discussions upon abstract principles gf government . We regret this the more , inasmuch as the proposer of the Committee was not present on either occasion , he not having been consulted as to the time for calling
it together , and having made previous engagements out of town . It would appear , however , that there was little intention of acting in good faith towards the Brethren of the Scotch Lodges , as , pending the decision of the Committee and prior to its second meeting , the Bon Accord Grand Lodge ( as it is
termed ) met on the 16 th of June and passed the following resolutions , whicfi would throw those Lodges out of all rank , it being well known that none of the Scotch Lodges ( of which there are now eight in England ) were in existence at the date named , the Brethren belonging to these Lodges having carefully abstained from applying for Charters from another country until after the adverse decision
of the United Grand Lodge of England : — " When any body of Freemasons shall , to the satisfaction of the General Board , with the approval of the Grand Master , prove themselves to have actually inet , and worked as a Lodge of Mark Masters , previously to the Quarterly Communication of the United Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of England , held in June , 185 G ,, such body shall be deemed to have the inherent right of forming a
union with the , Lodges working under this constitution , and be entitled to all the privileges of a duly-registered Lodge , on accepting a warrant of confirmation , and thereby agreeing to support the regulations for the government of the Graft as laid down in the Book of Constitutions ; and any such Lodge so uniting shall take precedence , without a iiumber , and rank above the Phoenix Lodge No . 2 , on the roll ; provided also , that when any Lodge proved in like manner to have been working in England , Wales , or any of the colonies or possessions of the British
Crown , under a warrant granted by any Foreign Grand Lodge having authority to grant a warrant for working a Lodge of Mark Masters , within its own jurisdiction , such Lodge shall also have a right of forming a union with the Lodges working under this constitutionj and be entitled to ail the privileges of a dulyregistered Lodge , on the Brethren causing their Charter to be enrolled On the books of the Grand Lodge , and a memorandum of'their union with the Lodges under this constitution endorsed thereon , or on their accepting a warrant of confirmation , and thereby agreeing to support the said constitution . f
< Any such Lodge shall take precedence , and rank with the other Lodges on the roll , according to the date of their respective charters , taking , in common , the number of the Lodge next before it on the roll , with the addition of a dis-VOL . ITT . 4 H