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Correspondence.
COHKESPONBENCE .
TO THE EDITOR OP THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE AND MASONIC MIHROB . Sir and Brother , —From some cause we did not for several months receive the Freemasons ' Magazine , and the numbers from February to July have only now come to hand .
[ The Editor does not hold himself responsible for any opinions entertained by Correspondents . ^
The June number contains a report of the transactions of the Grand Lodge for April , and gives what I suppose we must consider as the final reply of the Grand Master to our Canadian Prov . Grand-Lodge petition ; either the M . W . the Grand Master is wrongly reported , or he is most lamentably ignorant , or he wilfully misrepresents Canadian Masons . I speak boldly , but I say the truth . There appears to be a strange jumble in his mind , between those who have withdrawn from their allegiance and those who still hold on to it , the Prov . Grand Lodge has not withdrawn from the Grand Lodge of England , but a number of
Lodges hitherto under its jurisdiction have done so , and many members of those Lodges who still adhere have adopted the sentiments of those who have withdrawn . When the Prov . Grand Lodge met in July , 1855 , at Niagara Falls , the whole body was unanimous in considering that there was great cause of complaint against the Grand Lodge of England . And the only want of unanimity was , that one party held that remonstrances enough , and more than enough , had already been sent to England , and that the time had now come to separate from a Grand Lodge that did not appear to care for our allegiance ; the other party , although perfectly at one with their Brethren as to the neglect experienced from the ruling
body , thought we could and ought still to persevere in laying our complaints before the Grand Master and his Grand Lodge , and try still further to enlighten our English Brethren . The former party , being in a minority , withdrew from the deliberations , and took steps , since effectually carried out in conjunction with Lodges under the Scotch and Irish jurisdiction , to establish an independent Grand Lodge for Canada ; while the majority , after their retirement , unanimously adopted the resolution of adherence and further remonstrance . The Grand Master
characterized the desire of the Prov . Grand Lodge as preposterous , and announced his decision , " to take no notice of it . " He " was now satisfied that his judgment was correct , for he had reason for knowing that a very large proportion of the Canadian Brethren desire to hold their allegiance to the United Grand Lodge of England . " He might have gone a great deal further , and said with truth that the whole of the Canadian Brethren desired to hold their allegiance to the United Grand Lodge , but they cannot consent to do so unless dealt with on the square , and on the level also .
The M . W . the Grand Master is reported to say at the June meeting of the Grand Lodge , that he is anxious that every justice should he done the Canadian Lodges , but deprecates the hasty course taken by Canadians , and speaks of some scheme soon to be proposed , which is to give satisfaction to all the colonial Lodges ; he relies also upon advice from the Prov . Grand Master of Canada East , and declares that the Lodges there had not followed the Canada West movement . If the Prov . Grand Master of Canada East knows what is taking place in his province , he munt know that the movement is as popular in Canada East as in Canada Went .
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Correspondence.
COHKESPONBENCE .
TO THE EDITOR OP THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE AND MASONIC MIHROB . Sir and Brother , —From some cause we did not for several months receive the Freemasons ' Magazine , and the numbers from February to July have only now come to hand .
[ The Editor does not hold himself responsible for any opinions entertained by Correspondents . ^
The June number contains a report of the transactions of the Grand Lodge for April , and gives what I suppose we must consider as the final reply of the Grand Master to our Canadian Prov . Grand-Lodge petition ; either the M . W . the Grand Master is wrongly reported , or he is most lamentably ignorant , or he wilfully misrepresents Canadian Masons . I speak boldly , but I say the truth . There appears to be a strange jumble in his mind , between those who have withdrawn from their allegiance and those who still hold on to it , the Prov . Grand Lodge has not withdrawn from the Grand Lodge of England , but a number of
Lodges hitherto under its jurisdiction have done so , and many members of those Lodges who still adhere have adopted the sentiments of those who have withdrawn . When the Prov . Grand Lodge met in July , 1855 , at Niagara Falls , the whole body was unanimous in considering that there was great cause of complaint against the Grand Lodge of England . And the only want of unanimity was , that one party held that remonstrances enough , and more than enough , had already been sent to England , and that the time had now come to separate from a Grand Lodge that did not appear to care for our allegiance ; the other party , although perfectly at one with their Brethren as to the neglect experienced from the ruling
body , thought we could and ought still to persevere in laying our complaints before the Grand Master and his Grand Lodge , and try still further to enlighten our English Brethren . The former party , being in a minority , withdrew from the deliberations , and took steps , since effectually carried out in conjunction with Lodges under the Scotch and Irish jurisdiction , to establish an independent Grand Lodge for Canada ; while the majority , after their retirement , unanimously adopted the resolution of adherence and further remonstrance . The Grand Master
characterized the desire of the Prov . Grand Lodge as preposterous , and announced his decision , " to take no notice of it . " He " was now satisfied that his judgment was correct , for he had reason for knowing that a very large proportion of the Canadian Brethren desire to hold their allegiance to the United Grand Lodge of England . " He might have gone a great deal further , and said with truth that the whole of the Canadian Brethren desired to hold their allegiance to the United Grand Lodge , but they cannot consent to do so unless dealt with on the square , and on the level also .
The M . W . the Grand Master is reported to say at the June meeting of the Grand Lodge , that he is anxious that every justice should he done the Canadian Lodges , but deprecates the hasty course taken by Canadians , and speaks of some scheme soon to be proposed , which is to give satisfaction to all the colonial Lodges ; he relies also upon advice from the Prov . Grand Master of Canada East , and declares that the Lodges there had not followed the Canada West movement . If the Prov . Grand Master of Canada East knows what is taking place in his province , he munt know that the movement is as popular in Canada East as in Canada Went .