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Contents . PAGE . The Masonic Insubordination in Canada 21 Freemasonry—Past and Present 21 The Lodge of Glasgow St . John—By Bro . AV . P . Buchan 23 The Prince of AA ' ales as "Grand Patron" and as "' Past Grand Master" 25 The hfoot Lodge and Speculative —BRS 25

Haug Masonry y . How I Spent mv Five AA eeks'Leave 2 G Masonic Jottings—No . 2 23 TheAA elsli Provinces and the Masonic Charities 29 Masonic Notes and Queries ' . 29 Correspondence 30 Masonic Mems 31 CRAPT LODGE MEETISGS : — Metropolitan 31

Provincial 32 Scotland 34 Canada 34 Mark Masonry 37 Masonic Festivities 38 Poetry 39 Scientific Meetings for the Week 39 List of Lodge , & c ., Meetings for ensuing week 39 To Correspondents 40

The Masonic Insubordination In Canada.

THE MASONIC INSUBORDINATION IN CANADA .

LONDON , SATURDAY , JANUARY 8 , 1870 .

We have received the Official Report of the Emergency Meeting of the Grand Lodge of Canada , from which Ave have made such copious extracts as will enable our readers to fully understand the position of affairs in that quarter .

That legislation upon such a matter should be rendered necessary amongst Masons , is much to be deplored . And Ave rejoice to see , as we ventured to hope Avould be the case , that the authorities have taken a decided stand to maintain

the rights of the Grand Lodge of Canada intact , although at the same time they have given the recalcitrant brethren an opportunity of confessing their error and resuming their allegiance , assuring them that if they do so within a reasonable

time , they will be received with all cordiality and brotherly good will . This much reminds of the advertisements occasionally seen , that some prodigal son , is " requested to return to his disconsolate parents , when all will be forgiven and

forgotten . " Although thus acting in a spirit of clemency the Grand Lodge of Canada stands upon its dignity , and demands of all Masonic bodies in communication Avith it that they shall withhold any hope of recognition to the so-called "Grand Lodge of Quebec . "

It was finally resolved ( after an amendment , which Avas lost , being proposed for more immediate action ) that all who have taken part in the move-

The Masonic Insubordination In Canada.

ment , and who fail within three months to resume their allegiance to the Grand Lodge of Canada , shall be summoned before Grand Lodge to show cause why they should not be expelled from the privileges of Freemasonry .

We can only express our hope that the seceding brethren will , in the time allowed for consideration , receive no recognition from other Masonic bodies , that they will see the advisability of returning at once to their allegiance , and that the '

next we hear for this quarter will be that the entente eordiah has been cemented , and that great rejoicing may follow the return of the prodigals .

Freemasonry—Past And Present. No. 2.—The Revival.

FREEMASONRY—PAST AND PRESENT . No . 2 . —THE REVIVAL .

By Bro . W . J . HTJGHAN , Prov . G . Sec . Cornwall . In order to understand the motives or objects of the brethren who sought the restoration of ancient Masonry to' its former importance—if not , the actual character—which it possessed during

the middle ages , Ave should carefully examine all documents that have withstood the changes of time , and the destroying proclivities of ostensible friends of the Order . On searching for evidence , it will be found that little remains to throw light

on this interesting subject . Despite the doubts of some , and the fears of others as to where such an inquiry may tend , Ave call the subject an interesting one , for surely it cannot prove other than agreeable and profitable for students of Freemasonry , to seek for information respecting

the origin of the present basis or phase of the society . The first impression would naturally be that the " Constitutions " published by sanction of Grand Lodge , ( when no other Masonic works were allowed to be issued ) , Avould be the chosen

repertory of the transactions of the Order at and after the revival . Such however is not the case . In the first edition ( A . D . 1723 ) the matter is only slightly referred to , and the most we glean therefrom is that the " drooping lodges were revived "

during the reign of King George 1 st . We are told in the issue of A . D . 1738 , that four lodges in London constituted themselves a "Grand Lodge " pro tempore in due form , and forthwith revived the quarterly communications of the officers of lodges , called the Grand Lodge" during A . D . 1710 . Subsequently the annual festival was held