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over the difficulty ^ What might be defined as residence lie knew not , but he should think as many men were engaged in business in the metropolis a large portion of the year , an occasional residence in the province ought to be sufficient . A parliamentary residence > was defined as sleeping one night in the year in a house over which the party had the control , and he should be glad for something to be done to relieve them from the difficulties under which they now laboured .
Bro . Capt . Burney stated that were the rule laid down in the Book of Constitutions with regard to residence to be literally carried out , it would altogether exclude the officers of the army from Prov . Grand office . He last year happened to be stationed at Colchester , and had the honour of receiving office at the hands of the Prov . Grand Master , but an officer in the army could never be answerable for how soon he might be removed from ^ district .
Bro . Storr , P . M . of the Chigwell Lodge , stated that their Lodge had been for a long time almost wholly composed of London Brethren , though they had lately had two or three initiations from the neighbourhood , and at their last meeting four candidates were proposed . To shut out the London Brethren from advancement therefore , he thought would be manifestly unjust ; but he considered the Prov . Grand Master had the matter in his own hands , the Book of Constitutions
stating that dispensations might be granted for such appointments on the payment of afine . Bro , Addison , Prov . S . G . W . felt that both the Chigwell and Romford . ' Lodges were ; . deeply indebted to the London Brethren , through whose instrumentality Masonry had been preserved amongst them ; and if they attended to Lodge duties , they were fairly entitled to a share of the honours . The Prov . G . Master said that in the discharge of his duties he must be bound by the laws , and he thought it most objectionable either to exclude one portion of the Brethren from the honours of the province , or for the Prov . Grand Master to .
have the risk of being refused a dispensation to advance a worthy Brother . A P . Prov . G . W ., whose name we did not learn , stated that this was no new subject of discussion , as when some ago since Bro . Alston , the then presiding Prov . CM ., wanted to appoint his two sons to office , he was the humble instrument of calling attention to the laws . He did not wish to deprive Brethren who rendered services to their Lodges , of the honours of Masonry , if there was any mode of legally getting over the difficulty in which they were placed .
After some slight further discussion , in which Bro . Storr stated that when , upon the R . W . Bro . Hammond appointing him Grand Registrar of Jersey some years since , a similar objection was raised , though he had considerable property in the island ., he rented a room of his Brother and thus overcame it—the subject was dropped . It having been referred to the committee appointed in the early part of the meeting to make good some deficiencies in the Grand Lodge clothing . Bro . Burton , Prov . G . Reg ., called attention to a circular which ho had at the
desire of the Prov . G . M ., addressed to the various Lodges of the province , calling their attention to the position of the charities , and to the fact that , though the Brethren of Essex were benefited by them to tho extent of £ 60 or 47 0 a-year , the total subscriptions did not exceed £ 20 , and suggesting a subscription of 2 s . 6 d . per
annum from each member of a Lodge as an amount capable of doing much good . The only reply they had yet received was from No . 343 , Chelmsford , in which they had obtained eight annual subscribers of £ 1 l , s \ each for the schools ; subscription of 1 On . per annum for the annuity fund ; and 17 s . 6 d . which had been paid over towards a fund for subscribing to the charities , in the name of the
Lodge . The Prov . Grand M ! aster suggested that as thoy had now a new Prov . Grand Secretary , the attention of the Lodges should be again called to the subject . Bro . Capt . Burney stated that the matter had been under the consideration of the Colchester Lodges , and a conBiderable amount subscribed , but it had not been transmitted to the Prov . Grand Registrar , as it was thought more desirable that the proxies for votes should be kept direct in their own hands , and he would suggest ' a little alteration in the circular to that effect . Bro , Addison stated that the matter had been also brought before the Romford
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over the difficulty ^ What might be defined as residence lie knew not , but he should think as many men were engaged in business in the metropolis a large portion of the year , an occasional residence in the province ought to be sufficient . A parliamentary residence > was defined as sleeping one night in the year in a house over which the party had the control , and he should be glad for something to be done to relieve them from the difficulties under which they now laboured .
Bro . Capt . Burney stated that were the rule laid down in the Book of Constitutions with regard to residence to be literally carried out , it would altogether exclude the officers of the army from Prov . Grand office . He last year happened to be stationed at Colchester , and had the honour of receiving office at the hands of the Prov . Grand Master , but an officer in the army could never be answerable for how soon he might be removed from ^ district .
Bro . Storr , P . M . of the Chigwell Lodge , stated that their Lodge had been for a long time almost wholly composed of London Brethren , though they had lately had two or three initiations from the neighbourhood , and at their last meeting four candidates were proposed . To shut out the London Brethren from advancement therefore , he thought would be manifestly unjust ; but he considered the Prov . Grand Master had the matter in his own hands , the Book of Constitutions
stating that dispensations might be granted for such appointments on the payment of afine . Bro , Addison , Prov . S . G . W . felt that both the Chigwell and Romford . ' Lodges were ; . deeply indebted to the London Brethren , through whose instrumentality Masonry had been preserved amongst them ; and if they attended to Lodge duties , they were fairly entitled to a share of the honours . The Prov . G . Master said that in the discharge of his duties he must be bound by the laws , and he thought it most objectionable either to exclude one portion of the Brethren from the honours of the province , or for the Prov . Grand Master to .
have the risk of being refused a dispensation to advance a worthy Brother . A P . Prov . G . W ., whose name we did not learn , stated that this was no new subject of discussion , as when some ago since Bro . Alston , the then presiding Prov . CM ., wanted to appoint his two sons to office , he was the humble instrument of calling attention to the laws . He did not wish to deprive Brethren who rendered services to their Lodges , of the honours of Masonry , if there was any mode of legally getting over the difficulty in which they were placed .
After some slight further discussion , in which Bro . Storr stated that when , upon the R . W . Bro . Hammond appointing him Grand Registrar of Jersey some years since , a similar objection was raised , though he had considerable property in the island ., he rented a room of his Brother and thus overcame it—the subject was dropped . It having been referred to the committee appointed in the early part of the meeting to make good some deficiencies in the Grand Lodge clothing . Bro . Burton , Prov . G . Reg ., called attention to a circular which ho had at the
desire of the Prov . G . M ., addressed to the various Lodges of the province , calling their attention to the position of the charities , and to the fact that , though the Brethren of Essex were benefited by them to tho extent of £ 60 or 47 0 a-year , the total subscriptions did not exceed £ 20 , and suggesting a subscription of 2 s . 6 d . per
annum from each member of a Lodge as an amount capable of doing much good . The only reply they had yet received was from No . 343 , Chelmsford , in which they had obtained eight annual subscribers of £ 1 l , s \ each for the schools ; subscription of 1 On . per annum for the annuity fund ; and 17 s . 6 d . which had been paid over towards a fund for subscribing to the charities , in the name of the
Lodge . The Prov . Grand M ! aster suggested that as thoy had now a new Prov . Grand Secretary , the attention of the Lodges should be again called to the subject . Bro . Capt . Burney stated that the matter had been under the consideration of the Colchester Lodges , and a conBiderable amount subscribed , but it had not been transmitted to the Prov . Grand Registrar , as it was thought more desirable that the proxies for votes should be kept direct in their own hands , and he would suggest ' a little alteration in the circular to that effect . Bro , Addison stated that the matter had been also brought before the Romford