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    Article THE ORDERS OF CHIVALRY IN CANADA. ← Page 4 of 4
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The Orders Of Chivalry In Canada.

" Eesolved , Thafc hereafter all Councils working under warrant from the Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters of New Brunswick , Dominion of Canada , shall have power and authority to confer the Degree of ' Red Cross or ' Babylonish

Pass' provided always , however , that applicants shall first have received the degree of ' Selecfc ' 'Royal' and ' Super-Excellent ; Master , ' andfui-ther

Resolved , That the Constitution and Bye-Laws shall be and are hereby altered and amended to meet this provision , any rule to the contrary being hereby declared null and void , and further " Resolved ,. That the work of the degree of 'Red

Cross' or ' Babylonish Pass' practiced in Canada , and now in the possession of the officers of the Grand Council , be hereby adopted , and that officers of the respective Councils of Select Masters , under this jurisdiction , shall severally hold by

virtue thereof the corresponding office in the said Council of ' Red Cross' or ' Babylonish Pass , ' and further .

Resolved , That nothing in the foregoing shall be considered as tending to prevent Encampments of Knights Templar working within the Dominion of Canada , communicating the said degree , under any special authority , for the

purpose of enabling Fratres of said Encampments , visiting Encampments where the possession of this degree is made a pre-requisite . "

The above being duly seconded and discussed by Past Deputy Grand Master , John D . Short , Illustrious Brother Henry Duffell , and other members of Grand Council , were upon vote unanimously adopted .

The Defective Stone.

THE DEFECTIVE STONE .

" Don fc put in thafc stone , " said one Mason to another , as they were working together on the rear wall of a church . " Can't you see it ' s a poor quality , all flakey , and will scale away to pieces ?"

" Ifc isn ' t a very good grade I see , bufc it fits in here , and I don't want to wait for another . Besides you can ' t see ifc from the ground , and

nobody will take the trouble fco climb up here to look afc ifc . " " You'd better send for another block . Thafc isn't fifc for fche wall ; ifc won't stand the weather , and if it should go into pieces , ifc would damage

the whole building . " " Ifc won'fc damage me nor you neither , so here it goes . " And he lifted the block of the loose-grained , flakey freestone into its bed , though the outer

shell cracked , and the scale sloughed off . He dashed over ifc a trowelful of mortar , and went on with the next tier .

Nobody could see the defective stone , for it was covered by a projective buttress , and only the two masons were present when the ifc was laid . Bufc though unseen ifc was unsafe , and time broughfc about its own results . Every sunbeam loosened

its texture a little , every storm helped to crumble off a minute fragment , and little by little , after many years the stone crumbled away . This was bad enough , bufc that was not all . Ifc chanced thafc the great beams of the church rested

a few tiers directly over the defective block , and as the stone decayed the beam sank a little . Presently a crack opened in the ceiling , disfiguring the fresco painting , and the crack led to a leak , letting in the rain . Ancl then at last the

worthless block fell out , the beam dropped down , the roof sank in , and the church was no longer fifc for use , until , after the loss of much time , and the expense of ranch money , a new roof was built and a new block inserted in

the wall . It was only a small defect , bufc ifc caused much damage in the end . There is a structure which everybody is building , young and old , each for himself . It is called character , and in every act of life is like a stone .

If day by day we are careful to build our lives with pure , noble , upright deeds , afc the end will stand a fair temple , honoured by God and man . But as one leak will sink a ship , and one Haw break a chain , so one mean , dishonoured , untruthful act or work will for ever leave its

influence on our characters . Then let the several deeds unite to form a perfect day , and one by one the days grow into noble 3 ears , and the years , as they pass , will raise at lasfc into a beautiful edifice , enduring forever fco our praise .

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Untitled Article 1
THE BALLOT IN THE LODGE. Article 1
PROXY MASTERS. Article 2
THE ORDERS OF CHIVALRY IN CANADA. Article 2
THE DEFECTIVE STONE. Article 5
MASONIC JOTTINGS, No. 73. Article 6
MASONIC NOTES AND QUERIES. Article 6
CORRESPONDENCE. Article 8
GRAND LODGE. Article 9
GRAND LODGE—MOTIONS, &c. Article 9
MASONIC SAYINGS AND DOINGS ABROAD. Article 10
MASONIC MEMS. Article 10
UNITED GRAND LODGE. Article 10
Craft Masonry. Article 13
PROVINCIAL. Article 13
ROYAL ARCH. Article 15
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR. Article 15
ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED RITE. Article 16
SCOTLAND. Article 16
LAYING THE FOUNDATION STONE OF THE WEYMOUTH ROYAL HOSPITAL AND DISPENSARY. Article 16
Obituary. Article 19
Poetry. Article 19
LIST OF LODGE MEETINGS &c., FOR WEEK ENDING JUNE 17TH, 1871. Article 20
METROPOLITAN LODGES AND CHAPTERS OF INSTRUCTION. Article 20
TO CORRESPONDENTS. Article 20
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The Orders Of Chivalry In Canada.

" Eesolved , Thafc hereafter all Councils working under warrant from the Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters of New Brunswick , Dominion of Canada , shall have power and authority to confer the Degree of ' Red Cross or ' Babylonish

Pass' provided always , however , that applicants shall first have received the degree of ' Selecfc ' 'Royal' and ' Super-Excellent ; Master , ' andfui-ther

Resolved , That the Constitution and Bye-Laws shall be and are hereby altered and amended to meet this provision , any rule to the contrary being hereby declared null and void , and further " Resolved ,. That the work of the degree of 'Red

Cross' or ' Babylonish Pass' practiced in Canada , and now in the possession of the officers of the Grand Council , be hereby adopted , and that officers of the respective Councils of Select Masters , under this jurisdiction , shall severally hold by

virtue thereof the corresponding office in the said Council of ' Red Cross' or ' Babylonish Pass , ' and further .

Resolved , That nothing in the foregoing shall be considered as tending to prevent Encampments of Knights Templar working within the Dominion of Canada , communicating the said degree , under any special authority , for the

purpose of enabling Fratres of said Encampments , visiting Encampments where the possession of this degree is made a pre-requisite . "

The above being duly seconded and discussed by Past Deputy Grand Master , John D . Short , Illustrious Brother Henry Duffell , and other members of Grand Council , were upon vote unanimously adopted .

The Defective Stone.

THE DEFECTIVE STONE .

" Don fc put in thafc stone , " said one Mason to another , as they were working together on the rear wall of a church . " Can't you see it ' s a poor quality , all flakey , and will scale away to pieces ?"

" Ifc isn ' t a very good grade I see , bufc it fits in here , and I don't want to wait for another . Besides you can ' t see ifc from the ground , and

nobody will take the trouble fco climb up here to look afc ifc . " " You'd better send for another block . Thafc isn't fifc for fche wall ; ifc won't stand the weather , and if it should go into pieces , ifc would damage

the whole building . " " Ifc won'fc damage me nor you neither , so here it goes . " And he lifted the block of the loose-grained , flakey freestone into its bed , though the outer

shell cracked , and the scale sloughed off . He dashed over ifc a trowelful of mortar , and went on with the next tier .

Nobody could see the defective stone , for it was covered by a projective buttress , and only the two masons were present when the ifc was laid . Bufc though unseen ifc was unsafe , and time broughfc about its own results . Every sunbeam loosened

its texture a little , every storm helped to crumble off a minute fragment , and little by little , after many years the stone crumbled away . This was bad enough , bufc that was not all . Ifc chanced thafc the great beams of the church rested

a few tiers directly over the defective block , and as the stone decayed the beam sank a little . Presently a crack opened in the ceiling , disfiguring the fresco painting , and the crack led to a leak , letting in the rain . Ancl then at last the

worthless block fell out , the beam dropped down , the roof sank in , and the church was no longer fifc for use , until , after the loss of much time , and the expense of ranch money , a new roof was built and a new block inserted in

the wall . It was only a small defect , bufc ifc caused much damage in the end . There is a structure which everybody is building , young and old , each for himself . It is called character , and in every act of life is like a stone .

If day by day we are careful to build our lives with pure , noble , upright deeds , afc the end will stand a fair temple , honoured by God and man . But as one leak will sink a ship , and one Haw break a chain , so one mean , dishonoured , untruthful act or work will for ever leave its

influence on our characters . Then let the several deeds unite to form a perfect day , and one by one the days grow into noble 3 ears , and the years , as they pass , will raise at lasfc into a beautiful edifice , enduring forever fco our praise .

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