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the action of tie Grand Master in Grand Lodge , Bro . Portal had brought forward some few questions which it was held were opposed to the landmarks of the Order , and considered they had not been fairly treated in Grand Lodge , but they must remember that the Grand Master was not solely responsible for that . They could hardly expect a man to give up his Whole time to the Craft , and he believed that it would have been hardly possible to find a nobleman who would have
given up more of his time to Masonry , and who was m than Lord Zetland . ( Cheers ) . They knew that the sovereign of a kingdom must mainly depend on the advice of his ministers , with regard to the course of his government . So must the Grand Master also , in a great degree , depend upon his ministers—for he could not go continually about amongst the private Lodges , * as could other members of the Craft . Though in sonae instances he might think that Lord Zetland had listened too much to the opinions of others ,
yet he thought on the whole they had reason to be entirely satisfied at the manner in which the noble lord filled his high position . He ( Bro . Spiers ) , though he might have regretted some of the decisions come to in Grand Lodge , had -felt , as an old conservative , that the Grand Master and Grand Lodge had a right to take further ^ time mr reflection if they desired to do so . He certainly would not say that he had been satisfied with the management of their colonial afi % irs , but when a colonial board was moved for , it Was at once acceeded to , and that most
gracefully —( cheers)— and the Grand Master appointed its first president from amongst those who led the opposition—indeed , he believed chat it was through the exertions of Bro . Burlton that the board was established . No doubt the Craft had reason to complain of the long period in which Bro . White had been allowed to hold the position of Grand Secretary ; but they all knew how difiicult it was to persuade men that the time had arrived when they ought to retire from the active duties of . life , and give way to younger and more active men . Though
he believed it would have been more for the interest of the Craft if Bro . White had retired eight or ten years earlier , yet now that the remedy had been applied through the recommendation of the Grand Master himself , they should speak of Bro . White only with respect , for there could be no doubt of the valuable services which he for many years rendered to the Order—and that he was a man of more information , and of greater Masonic knowledge , than any other man in the Craft . ( Hear , hear . ) A great deal had been said about Canada , and the great loss
which this country and the Craft had sustained by the withdrawal of the Canadian Lodges from English rule . Though he was sorry that the Canadians had separated from England in the way they had done , and great care would be required in adjusting their relations in future—he did not regret that Canada had established a Grand Lodge of her own . As the colonies were now being taught to rely upon themselves , and to become independent of the government of the mother country , though we hoped still to be able to retain them as friends and allies—So did he consider that the time had arrived when Canada should have
an independent Grand Lodge of her own , and no longer have to send to England for her certificates—nor called upon to send her the moneys she has been accustomed to receive . The time had come when the Canadians should have the control over their own funds , and he therefore did not regret that Canada had become detached from England , though he regretted that the separation had not taken place in terms of friendship . He confidently looked , however , to a return of friendship between the Masons of the two countries when animosities were forgotten
heat of temper allayed—and each party would be ready to concede something to the other . ( Cheers ) . He thought that they had a right to expect that those who had assisted in the separation should now direct their attention to the best means of restoring peace and harmony between the Grand Lodges of the two countries . ( Cheers ) . What had taken place during the last two or three years had given him
great pain , and certainly had not tended to exhibit to the Masonic world the British Lodges as actuated by loyalty to their chief—by charity—and brotherly love . ( Hear , hear ) . If the public saw them seeking every opportunity of opposing those in authority—if they saw them attributing bad motives one to anotherhow could they do otherwise than look upon the brotherly love and charity which they professed as nothing more than a name , having no foundation i £
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Provincial.
the action of tie Grand Master in Grand Lodge , Bro . Portal had brought forward some few questions which it was held were opposed to the landmarks of the Order , and considered they had not been fairly treated in Grand Lodge , but they must remember that the Grand Master was not solely responsible for that . They could hardly expect a man to give up his Whole time to the Craft , and he believed that it would have been hardly possible to find a nobleman who would have
given up more of his time to Masonry , and who was m than Lord Zetland . ( Cheers ) . They knew that the sovereign of a kingdom must mainly depend on the advice of his ministers , with regard to the course of his government . So must the Grand Master also , in a great degree , depend upon his ministers—for he could not go continually about amongst the private Lodges , * as could other members of the Craft . Though in sonae instances he might think that Lord Zetland had listened too much to the opinions of others ,
yet he thought on the whole they had reason to be entirely satisfied at the manner in which the noble lord filled his high position . He ( Bro . Spiers ) , though he might have regretted some of the decisions come to in Grand Lodge , had -felt , as an old conservative , that the Grand Master and Grand Lodge had a right to take further ^ time mr reflection if they desired to do so . He certainly would not say that he had been satisfied with the management of their colonial afi % irs , but when a colonial board was moved for , it Was at once acceeded to , and that most
gracefully —( cheers)— and the Grand Master appointed its first president from amongst those who led the opposition—indeed , he believed chat it was through the exertions of Bro . Burlton that the board was established . No doubt the Craft had reason to complain of the long period in which Bro . White had been allowed to hold the position of Grand Secretary ; but they all knew how difiicult it was to persuade men that the time had arrived when they ought to retire from the active duties of . life , and give way to younger and more active men . Though
he believed it would have been more for the interest of the Craft if Bro . White had retired eight or ten years earlier , yet now that the remedy had been applied through the recommendation of the Grand Master himself , they should speak of Bro . White only with respect , for there could be no doubt of the valuable services which he for many years rendered to the Order—and that he was a man of more information , and of greater Masonic knowledge , than any other man in the Craft . ( Hear , hear . ) A great deal had been said about Canada , and the great loss
which this country and the Craft had sustained by the withdrawal of the Canadian Lodges from English rule . Though he was sorry that the Canadians had separated from England in the way they had done , and great care would be required in adjusting their relations in future—he did not regret that Canada had established a Grand Lodge of her own . As the colonies were now being taught to rely upon themselves , and to become independent of the government of the mother country , though we hoped still to be able to retain them as friends and allies—So did he consider that the time had arrived when Canada should have
an independent Grand Lodge of her own , and no longer have to send to England for her certificates—nor called upon to send her the moneys she has been accustomed to receive . The time had come when the Canadians should have the control over their own funds , and he therefore did not regret that Canada had become detached from England , though he regretted that the separation had not taken place in terms of friendship . He confidently looked , however , to a return of friendship between the Masons of the two countries when animosities were forgotten
heat of temper allayed—and each party would be ready to concede something to the other . ( Cheers ) . He thought that they had a right to expect that those who had assisted in the separation should now direct their attention to the best means of restoring peace and harmony between the Grand Lodges of the two countries . ( Cheers ) . What had taken place during the last two or three years had given him
great pain , and certainly had not tended to exhibit to the Masonic world the British Lodges as actuated by loyalty to their chief—by charity—and brotherly love . ( Hear , hear ) . If the public saw them seeking every opportunity of opposing those in authority—if they saw them attributing bad motives one to anotherhow could they do otherwise than look upon the brotherly love and charity which they professed as nothing more than a name , having no foundation i £