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Correspondence.
CORRESPONDENCE .
— ?—rr ~ _ [ T HE EDITOK does not hold himself responsible for any opinions entertained by Correspondents . ]
BUSINESS OF GRAND LODGE . TO THE EDITOK 01 ? THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE AND MASONIC MIRROR . Sin AND BEOTIIEU , —I cannot allow the proceedings of lastAVednesday ' s Grand Lodge to pass over without a remark . I again ask the brethren
whether the conduct of Bros . G . R . Portal , Binckes , and AVhitmore , of Grand Lodge Club celebrity , did not again fully justify all that I have written of them ? Notwithstanding the Grand Master-had put on the paper of business a notice that he should bring before Grand Lodge the communications which had passed between himself and the Grand Lodge of Canada , ancl state his views thereonBro . G-. 11 . Portal endeavoured to induce Grancl Lodge to
, refuse confirmation of the previous minutes , without waiting to hear such communications ; and so , virtually to recall the recognition of the Canadian Grand Lodge . In other words , for two or three 3 'ears Bro . Portal imagined that it served the purposes of his faction to raise the cry of " neglect of Canada ; " but the moment that the formation of the Canadian Grand Lodge is officially-communicated , audits recognition proposed by the Grand Master himselfthe only members of Grand Lodge who try all in their
, poiver to prevent that recognition ancl so keep open the Canadian sore , are , Bro . Portal with his friends Bros . Binckes ancl AVhitmore . The Grand Lodge , however , who now duly appreciate these worthy brethren , unmistakably declined to entertain their views ; and the miserable minority ivho ventured to hold up their hands with Bro Portal must have told him that his shortlived rciirn is over .
This , however , was not enough for the Grand Lodge Club . They next attempted , through Bro . AVhitmore , to refuse confirmation of the minutes ofthe last Grand Lodge as to the reference back , to the Board of General Purposes , of the Hall question . But it was all useless , some half dozen hands sided ivith Bro . AVhitmore , and the rest of a numerous large Grand Lodge confirmed the minutes amid loud applause . After haying thus impeded the business of . Grand Loduntil nearl
ge y half-past nine , the faction were compelled to listen to the satisfactory statement of the Most AVorshi pful Grand Master , and to the still more satisfactory letters wliich he laid before them as to the Canadian matters . The . result was that although " a Past Grand Registrar" moved an amendment , the object of which did not appear very clear , it was resolved unanimously to leave the whole Canadian matter in the hands ofthe Grand Master .
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Correspondence.
CORRESPONDENCE .
— ?—rr ~ _ [ T HE EDITOK does not hold himself responsible for any opinions entertained by Correspondents . ]
BUSINESS OF GRAND LODGE . TO THE EDITOK 01 ? THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE AND MASONIC MIRROR . Sin AND BEOTIIEU , —I cannot allow the proceedings of lastAVednesday ' s Grand Lodge to pass over without a remark . I again ask the brethren
whether the conduct of Bros . G . R . Portal , Binckes , and AVhitmore , of Grand Lodge Club celebrity , did not again fully justify all that I have written of them ? Notwithstanding the Grand Master-had put on the paper of business a notice that he should bring before Grand Lodge the communications which had passed between himself and the Grand Lodge of Canada , ancl state his views thereonBro . G-. 11 . Portal endeavoured to induce Grancl Lodge to
, refuse confirmation of the previous minutes , without waiting to hear such communications ; and so , virtually to recall the recognition of the Canadian Grand Lodge . In other words , for two or three 3 'ears Bro . Portal imagined that it served the purposes of his faction to raise the cry of " neglect of Canada ; " but the moment that the formation of the Canadian Grand Lodge is officially-communicated , audits recognition proposed by the Grand Master himselfthe only members of Grand Lodge who try all in their
, poiver to prevent that recognition ancl so keep open the Canadian sore , are , Bro . Portal with his friends Bros . Binckes ancl AVhitmore . The Grand Lodge , however , who now duly appreciate these worthy brethren , unmistakably declined to entertain their views ; and the miserable minority ivho ventured to hold up their hands with Bro Portal must have told him that his shortlived rciirn is over .
This , however , was not enough for the Grand Lodge Club . They next attempted , through Bro . AVhitmore , to refuse confirmation of the minutes ofthe last Grand Lodge as to the reference back , to the Board of General Purposes , of the Hall question . But it was all useless , some half dozen hands sided ivith Bro . AVhitmore , and the rest of a numerous large Grand Lodge confirmed the minutes amid loud applause . After haying thus impeded the business of . Grand Loduntil nearl
ge y half-past nine , the faction were compelled to listen to the satisfactory statement of the Most AVorshi pful Grand Master , and to the still more satisfactory letters wliich he laid before them as to the Canadian matters . The . result was that although " a Past Grand Registrar" moved an amendment , the object of which did not appear very clear , it was resolved unanimously to leave the whole Canadian matter in the hands ofthe Grand Master .