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ilu % , adl \ rte ° d-- ' 1 S : 7 S ' IWVinE bCe " reaf 1 ' tl 10 f 0 , 1 " " rcs " , nt { ° » »™> " »>"" - "Be it resolved- ' That whilst the Grand Lod ge of Canada notes with pleasure the word recognition , contained therein , and the promptitude of the Grand Lod « e ot liuglancl with reference thereto , they are under tho necessity of calling attention to au error with respect to their territorial jurisdiction in the

making proffered recognition appl y to Canada AVest , and they therefore await the ^ communication of the same , made perfect in this respect . ' " ? m * ' ! «»* tho Grand Lodge of England properly excludes Nova Scotia and New Brunswick , as they form no part of Canada , but are irregular in applying such exclusion to Canada East , as tho Grand Lodge of Canada embraces the entire province of East and AA ' est or Upper and Lower Canada , which were united into one province in 1813 .

. l . f G !™ ld Lod ? ° of C'l , lad ; 1 , ne ' - ' ely ^ sircs to allude to the well reco-wed principle oi Mason jurisprudence that ' more than one Grand Lodge cannot " exist m the same kingdom , state , or territory , without destroying that unity which must be admitted as forming the basis of all JIasonie legislation . ' " A true copy . of Wi ' AL ttjxSS ° f the G , ™ L 0 < lg ° at Hamilt ° "' thB 2 llh * 7

"Tiros . B . HARRIS , Grand Sec . " " Grand Lodge of Canada , Office of the Grand JIastor , "Simcoe , C . AA ., 9 th February , 1 S 59 . " Jlost AVorshipful Sir and Brothety-Impresscd with the belief that in all your JIasonie acts you have ever been prompted by an anxious desire to promote the best interests of the Order ; believing also , that from the high esteem with which are regardednot onlbthe of

you , y y Masons England , but by the Craft generally m a [ parts ot the world , that you will take au enlarged and liberal view of all matters affecting the prosperity and general standing of our Order ; and professinoat the same time , on my own part , au earnest desire to perpetuate , on a correct basis the principles , practice , and tenets of Jlasonry on this continent , I have ven-H JHI I ™ Spmt u ;' . :. , lity ' t 0 addreM i ' Penwnally , in the hope that a fiauk , although necessarily brief statement of facts , may have a tendency to remove certain impressions winch to exist

appear in your lordship ' s mind , with reference to the present condition of Canadian Jlasonry . AVithout , therefore , referriimdirectly to the more immediate causes which led to the organization of the Grancl Lodge of Canada , thpre was a consideration ivhieh , I may state incidentall y , powerfully impell p d tho brethren here to take that important step , and that was a desire to be ma position to imitate the noble example set by the JIasons of England m the establishment of their benevolent institutions for charitable and educational In order to enable them to take the

purposes . necessary stcps . ' to secure this most desirable object ; and fully believing , at the same time , that the best interest o Masonry would be advanced and secured by the establishment of an independent G . and Lodge , the JIasons of united Canada , ivithout any diminution of fraternal regard or respect for those grand bodies from which they formerly hailed / declared then- JIasonie independence . Tho propriety and correctness of this proceeding has now been generally admitted , and the results already arrived at , prove conclustvely the wisdom and policy of the course . °

" In that part of our province called Upper Canada , there are , I believe , only irdS n fM ? "T ™" m S el' M "S , ish WmTI , 1 , ts ' Iu Lo »' ' Canada , in the district of Quebec and Three Rivers , there are onl y three ; and these are all coated in the city of Quebec . In the district of Montreal and AVilliam Henry there arc only four English Lodges , ancl these are all in the city of Montreal ; three o these latter Lodges were represented at the convention , and took part in tho foimation of the Grand Lodge of Canada . The warrants by which those LocLes were working were surrendered to the Prov . Grand JIaster of that district , with n rfwtt ' f ™ , l l tlle 1 dlstinot mHlerstanding . asIam informed , that they were oi thwitli to be returned to England ; but that official having succeeded in inducing