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The Origin Of The Grand Lodge Of Mark Master Masons Of England, &C.
thus formally declared its inability , in accordance with its Constitutions , to adopt the Degree into its system , a declaration which has since been repeated on various occasions , several earnest Masons , anxious for its propagation , in place of
having recourses to the old English Mark Lodges , applied for and received charters from the Supreme Grand Chapter of Scotland , under the authority of which they opened lodges and conferred the degree of Mark Master in London , and other
parts of England . Other Mark Master Masons , who had taken the degree in various old ( time immemorial ) English Lodges , together with the members of the Bon Accord Lodge , gladly welcoming the
increasingappreciation of the Mark Degree , but not approving this attempt to introduce a foreign supreme masonic authority into England , resolved to constitute a Grand Lodge , with jurisdiction over the Mark Degree iu this country and its dependencies ,
in the establishment of which they at once received the adhesion of the following ( time immemorial ) lodges : —The Northumberland and Berwick , Newcastle-upon-Tyne ; Royal Cumberland , Bath ; Kent : London .
The Mark Degree was thus placed under an independent central authority , in accordance with the precedent already set with respect to the Royal Arch degree , by the Grand Chapters of England and Scotland ; as well as by the four
London Lodges in the establishment of a Grand Lodge in London , in A . D . 1717 , "The"Grand Lodge of All England " then meeting at York . The Right Honorable Lord Leigh , Provincial Grand Master of Warwickshire [ Craft ] , a
thoroughly constitutional Mason , and a personal friend of the M . W . Grand Master of England , was unanimously elected Grand Master of the new organization , and lent most valuable assistance in framin g its laws and maturing its system of
government . The first meeting of the New Grand Lodge was held in June 1856 , when a desire for a general union of all the Mark Masters ofEngland under one head was most warmly expressed . To
give effect to this desire , a meeting was convened on May 30 , 1857 , of representatives from all existing Mark Lodges in England , wherever they could be found ; and at this meeting , which was largely attended , a Committee was appointed to concert measures for organizing a union of all
The Origin Of The Grand Lodge Of Mark Master Masons Of England, &C.
regular Mark Master Masons . This Committee reported in favor of a general union of all Mark Lodges upon equal terms in a Grand Mark Lodge . Meanwhile , several of the Lodges holding Charters from the Supreme Grand Chapter of
Scotland became desirions of uniting under one Supreme Body in this country , considering it " derogatory to the national character to apply to a sister country for warrants of Constitution , " and a Circular was issued in September , 1858 , by
the Masters of these , advocating a union with the Grand Mark Lodge . Additions were thus continually made to the Lodges ranging themselves under the banner of the Grand Lodge , and Lord Leigh continued to be elected Grand Master till June , 1860 , when he was succeeded by the Earl of Carnarvon .
Of old ( time immemorial ) Lodges now acknowledging the supremacy of this Grand Lodge there are : —the Northumberland and Berwick , Newcastle-upon-Tyne ; Royal Cumberland , Bath f Kent , London ; Prince Edward , Halifax ,
Yorkshire j Friendship , Devonport ; Minerva , Hull ; Benevolent , Stockport ; Portsmouth , Portsmouth ; Roberts , Rochdale ; Knights of Malta , Hinckley .. Of the lodges originally holding Charters from-Scotland there are : —
The Bon Accord , London ; Thistle , London ; Cheltenham and Keystone , Cheltenham ; West Lancashire , Liverpool ; Southwark , London ; St . Mark ' s , London ; Langlej' " , Cardiff . The Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons ig .
now on terms of friendly reciprocity as regards the Mark Degree with the Grand Royal Arch Chapters of Ireland and Canada .
Grand Masters from the date of constitution of Grand Mark Lodges of England and Wales . Right Hon . Lord Leigh , 1856 ; Right Hon . the Earl of Carnarvon , I 860 ; Yisconnt Holmesdale ,.. M . P ., 1 S 63 ; W . W . B . Beach , Esq ., M . P ., 1866 - Rev . George Raymond Portal , M . A ., 1869 .
"The eyes of the world are ever open , and our actions : are watched . We should be cautious how we conduct ourselves so as not to bring reproach upon our beloved . Order . We should keep in remembrance that we have taken upon ourselves vows which should ever remind us of our duty to God and to each other . We should ever remember that although roan may not luioiv and see all .
our acts , yet that All-Seeing Eye , whom the Sun and Moon obey , watches and knows all that wo do , and will reward us according to our works . We should , thereforeendeavour to Square our lives so as to bo enabled to present to the Grand Overseer such -work as will ba accepted . "
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The Origin Of The Grand Lodge Of Mark Master Masons Of England, &C.
thus formally declared its inability , in accordance with its Constitutions , to adopt the Degree into its system , a declaration which has since been repeated on various occasions , several earnest Masons , anxious for its propagation , in place of
having recourses to the old English Mark Lodges , applied for and received charters from the Supreme Grand Chapter of Scotland , under the authority of which they opened lodges and conferred the degree of Mark Master in London , and other
parts of England . Other Mark Master Masons , who had taken the degree in various old ( time immemorial ) English Lodges , together with the members of the Bon Accord Lodge , gladly welcoming the
increasingappreciation of the Mark Degree , but not approving this attempt to introduce a foreign supreme masonic authority into England , resolved to constitute a Grand Lodge , with jurisdiction over the Mark Degree iu this country and its dependencies ,
in the establishment of which they at once received the adhesion of the following ( time immemorial ) lodges : —The Northumberland and Berwick , Newcastle-upon-Tyne ; Royal Cumberland , Bath ; Kent : London .
The Mark Degree was thus placed under an independent central authority , in accordance with the precedent already set with respect to the Royal Arch degree , by the Grand Chapters of England and Scotland ; as well as by the four
London Lodges in the establishment of a Grand Lodge in London , in A . D . 1717 , "The"Grand Lodge of All England " then meeting at York . The Right Honorable Lord Leigh , Provincial Grand Master of Warwickshire [ Craft ] , a
thoroughly constitutional Mason , and a personal friend of the M . W . Grand Master of England , was unanimously elected Grand Master of the new organization , and lent most valuable assistance in framin g its laws and maturing its system of
government . The first meeting of the New Grand Lodge was held in June 1856 , when a desire for a general union of all the Mark Masters ofEngland under one head was most warmly expressed . To
give effect to this desire , a meeting was convened on May 30 , 1857 , of representatives from all existing Mark Lodges in England , wherever they could be found ; and at this meeting , which was largely attended , a Committee was appointed to concert measures for organizing a union of all
The Origin Of The Grand Lodge Of Mark Master Masons Of England, &C.
regular Mark Master Masons . This Committee reported in favor of a general union of all Mark Lodges upon equal terms in a Grand Mark Lodge . Meanwhile , several of the Lodges holding Charters from the Supreme Grand Chapter of
Scotland became desirions of uniting under one Supreme Body in this country , considering it " derogatory to the national character to apply to a sister country for warrants of Constitution , " and a Circular was issued in September , 1858 , by
the Masters of these , advocating a union with the Grand Mark Lodge . Additions were thus continually made to the Lodges ranging themselves under the banner of the Grand Lodge , and Lord Leigh continued to be elected Grand Master till June , 1860 , when he was succeeded by the Earl of Carnarvon .
Of old ( time immemorial ) Lodges now acknowledging the supremacy of this Grand Lodge there are : —the Northumberland and Berwick , Newcastle-upon-Tyne ; Royal Cumberland , Bath f Kent , London ; Prince Edward , Halifax ,
Yorkshire j Friendship , Devonport ; Minerva , Hull ; Benevolent , Stockport ; Portsmouth , Portsmouth ; Roberts , Rochdale ; Knights of Malta , Hinckley .. Of the lodges originally holding Charters from-Scotland there are : —
The Bon Accord , London ; Thistle , London ; Cheltenham and Keystone , Cheltenham ; West Lancashire , Liverpool ; Southwark , London ; St . Mark ' s , London ; Langlej' " , Cardiff . The Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons ig .
now on terms of friendly reciprocity as regards the Mark Degree with the Grand Royal Arch Chapters of Ireland and Canada .
Grand Masters from the date of constitution of Grand Mark Lodges of England and Wales . Right Hon . Lord Leigh , 1856 ; Right Hon . the Earl of Carnarvon , I 860 ; Yisconnt Holmesdale ,.. M . P ., 1 S 63 ; W . W . B . Beach , Esq ., M . P ., 1866 - Rev . George Raymond Portal , M . A ., 1869 .
"The eyes of the world are ever open , and our actions : are watched . We should be cautious how we conduct ourselves so as not to bring reproach upon our beloved . Order . We should keep in remembrance that we have taken upon ourselves vows which should ever remind us of our duty to God and to each other . We should ever remember that although roan may not luioiv and see all .
our acts , yet that All-Seeing Eye , whom the Sun and Moon obey , watches and knows all that wo do , and will reward us according to our works . We should , thereforeendeavour to Square our lives so as to bo enabled to present to the Grand Overseer such -work as will ba accepted . "