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The Masonic Mirror
Lodges , at the expense and risk of the said Lodges / but said that the G . Dir . of Cers . or a Grand Tyler must always be in charge of them . His lordship expressed his cordial concurrence in the proposition to form a Masonic library .
BOARD OF BENEVOLENCE . . • . . The following Brethren were elected . There w as no ballot , the number of vacancies being equal to the number of candidates ; namely , Bros . Adlard , Barnes , Barrett , Burton , Guy , Ireland , Isaacs , Lambert , Odell , Sheen , Wilson , and Young .
THE CHARGE . . * . . Bro . the Be v . W . Westall moved : — " That the Charge at the initiation of an Entered Apprentice be printed and bound up with every future edition of the Book of Constitutions . " Bro . Savage seconded the motion . It , after some discussion , was negatived . IMMEDIATE PAST MASTERS .
Bro . Westall moved : —¦ " In the Book of Constitutions , page 20 , sect . 8 , edition 1855 , to leave out all from the word ' attend * to the end of the section , and insert the following : — ' The immediate Past Master may supply his place ; should that Brother be unable to attend , some other Past Master of such Lodge may act for him : but in every case the Past Master must be a subscribing member of that
Lodge . '" Bro , Boxburgh seconded the motion . Bro . Savage supported it . Bro . Warren suggested the addition of the words " or some other Past Master , being a member of the said Lodge . " The object of this was to avoid the inconvenience of the party being of necessity a Past Master of that particular Lodge . What he wanted was , that the Brother might be a Past Master of any Lodge , if he were a member of the Lodge to be represented . The suggestion not appearing to meet with the concurrence of the Lodge the motion was carried as originally proposed .
PRINTING- OF REPORTS Bro . Benson moved : —
" That all reports of Boards and Committees shall , in future , be printed and circulated on their presentation to Grand Lodge . " It would be in the memory of Grand Lodge , that-at the . last Quarterly Communication , in Septemher , certain Brethren complained , \ and he thought not without some show of justice , that they were prevented from seriously considering
measures to be brought before Grand Lodge . The re pay t of the Colonial Board , for instance , was read by the G . Sec , but many at the end of the room were unable to hear it , and some who did hear it had short . memories and were unable to retain it . If these documents were printed , Brethren would have a fair opportunity of considering them . The motion having been seconded ,
Bro . Havers explained how it was that he had happened , at the previous Quarterly Communication , to be in possession of the report of the Colonial Board . It was bis practice to make himself acquainted with the business to come before the Grand Lodge , and for that purpose he bad called at the G . Sea ' s office and copied the report , as any other Brother might have done . ( Hear , hear . ) He had inquired , and had foundsthat no Brother had ever been refused a similar privilege . If a Brother wished to copy a report before it went to the Board of Masters , -of course he was very properly refused . He thought it had better be left to the discretion of the various boards to print what they thought proper .
Bro . Aria did not think there was any weight in Bro . Havers ' s objections , and he should therefore support the motion . Bro , Fredk , Slight said , if Brethren wanted to see and copy the documents , they could do so by going to the G . See ' s office ; and he thought that , as this
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The Masonic Mirror
Lodges , at the expense and risk of the said Lodges / but said that the G . Dir . of Cers . or a Grand Tyler must always be in charge of them . His lordship expressed his cordial concurrence in the proposition to form a Masonic library .
BOARD OF BENEVOLENCE . . • . . The following Brethren were elected . There w as no ballot , the number of vacancies being equal to the number of candidates ; namely , Bros . Adlard , Barnes , Barrett , Burton , Guy , Ireland , Isaacs , Lambert , Odell , Sheen , Wilson , and Young .
THE CHARGE . . * . . Bro . the Be v . W . Westall moved : — " That the Charge at the initiation of an Entered Apprentice be printed and bound up with every future edition of the Book of Constitutions . " Bro . Savage seconded the motion . It , after some discussion , was negatived . IMMEDIATE PAST MASTERS .
Bro . Westall moved : —¦ " In the Book of Constitutions , page 20 , sect . 8 , edition 1855 , to leave out all from the word ' attend * to the end of the section , and insert the following : — ' The immediate Past Master may supply his place ; should that Brother be unable to attend , some other Past Master of such Lodge may act for him : but in every case the Past Master must be a subscribing member of that
Lodge . '" Bro , Boxburgh seconded the motion . Bro . Savage supported it . Bro . Warren suggested the addition of the words " or some other Past Master , being a member of the said Lodge . " The object of this was to avoid the inconvenience of the party being of necessity a Past Master of that particular Lodge . What he wanted was , that the Brother might be a Past Master of any Lodge , if he were a member of the Lodge to be represented . The suggestion not appearing to meet with the concurrence of the Lodge the motion was carried as originally proposed .
PRINTING- OF REPORTS Bro . Benson moved : —
" That all reports of Boards and Committees shall , in future , be printed and circulated on their presentation to Grand Lodge . " It would be in the memory of Grand Lodge , that-at the . last Quarterly Communication , in Septemher , certain Brethren complained , \ and he thought not without some show of justice , that they were prevented from seriously considering
measures to be brought before Grand Lodge . The re pay t of the Colonial Board , for instance , was read by the G . Sec , but many at the end of the room were unable to hear it , and some who did hear it had short . memories and were unable to retain it . If these documents were printed , Brethren would have a fair opportunity of considering them . The motion having been seconded ,
Bro . Havers explained how it was that he had happened , at the previous Quarterly Communication , to be in possession of the report of the Colonial Board . It was bis practice to make himself acquainted with the business to come before the Grand Lodge , and for that purpose he bad called at the G . Sea ' s office and copied the report , as any other Brother might have done . ( Hear , hear . ) He had inquired , and had foundsthat no Brother had ever been refused a similar privilege . If a Brother wished to copy a report before it went to the Board of Masters , -of course he was very properly refused . He thought it had better be left to the discretion of the various boards to print what they thought proper .
Bro . Aria did not think there was any weight in Bro . Havers ' s objections , and he should therefore support the motion . Bro , Fredk , Slight said , if Brethren wanted to see and copy the documents , they could do so by going to the G . See ' s office ; and he thought that , as this