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    Article THE THREATENED SECESSION EBOM THE SUPREME GBANDBOYAL AECH CHAPTER OE SCOTLAND.—No. II. ← Page 2 of 3
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The Threatened Secession Ebom The Supreme Gbandboyal Aech Chapter Oe Scotland.—No. Ii.

the report thereon by Comp . Walker Arnott ; a petition from Chapter No . IS , of Ayr , against such disjunction ; reports by the Grand Superintendent of tho AA esfc of Scotland on the books of Chapter No . 80 , of Ayr , bearing upon the petition for the disjunction ; a petition and complaint by certain members of Chapter No . 80 , against the Provincial Grand Chapter of the AVest of Scotland ,

and all proceedings connected therewith , adopted by the Supremo Committee . " S . To determine what are the powers of a Provincial Grand Superintendent and Provincial Grand Chapter , as to calling for and examining the minute and cash-books of any chapter in their district , and suspending for refusal to give them up ; whether the books may be sent

for at any time , and examined at the usual place of meeting by the Provincial Grand Chapter , in virtue of cap . X ., sec . 9 ; or whether sec . 4 prohibits the said examination , unless while visifcing the Chapter , and how the expense of such prolonged visitation shall be defrayed . " 4 To determine if a petition and complaint can be presented or sustained against an inferior judge or

judicatory , so long as there be no infringement of an express law , or undue partiality exhibited—both offences involving suspension . " 5 . To consider a " minute" of date 21 st of April , 1862 , signed by Comps . David Murray Lyon and George Good , of Chapter No . 80 , and whether these Companions ought not to be deprived of Eoyal Arch privileges .

" I am , Sir , yours fraternally , "G . A . WALKER AEXOTT , " Grand Scribe F ., Fdiiiburgh . " The Supreme Chapter having met and been constituted , proceeded to take up the articles of the order , calling the meeting seriatim , and , —

1 . Upon considering the first of these it was unanimously resolved that when a remit is made by the Supreme Chapter to a companion to report on any subject , he may take any steps consistent with the laws of the Supreme Chapter to procure the information he may deem necessary , in the same way that the

Supreme Chapter itself could do . 2 . " On considering the second article of the order , it was resolved to separate it into two parts and to consider , 1 st , The question as to the disjunction of Ayrshire , embracing the following points therein raised , viz ,. - Petition for the disjunction of Ayrshire

from the Province of the AVest of Scotland , and the report thereon by Comp . Arnott ; a petition from Chapter " No . SO against such disjunction , and reports by the Grand Superintendent of the AVest of Scotland on the books of the Chapter No . SO , Ayr , hearing upon the petition for disjunction . Ancl , 2 nd ,

petition and complaint by certain members of Chapter No . 80 against the Provincial Grancl Chapter of the AVest of Scotland , ancl all proceedings connected therewith adopted by the Supreme Committee . The Grancl Scribe E . having read the petition for

disjunction and minutes of Supreme Chapter ancl Committee thereanent , after some discussion Grand Chapter agreed that , in respect the report of the Prov . Grand Superintendent and other documents therein referred to , along with the petition from Chapter No . IS , were only now lodged in the hands of the Grand Scribe E , and that the Supreme Committee had not

The Threatened Secession Ebom The Supreme Gbandboyal Aech Chapter Oe Scotland.—No. Ii.

had an opportunity of considering them , the whole matter be delayed till the ordinary Quarterly Communication of the Supreme Chapter on the 18 th of June next . The Supreme Chapter then took [ up petition and complaint of Chapter No . SO against the Provincial Grand Chapter of the AVest of Scotland ,

ivith answers for Dr . Arnott and whole productions , and the Grand Scribe E . having read to the meeting the whole papers , a long discussion ensued . It was ultimately unanimously agreed that the Supreme Chapter approve of the proceedings of the Supreme Committee and of the decision come to by them , and

dismiss the appeal of Dr . Arnott against said decision ancl the said appeal stands dismissed accordingly . " 3 . The Supreme Chapter declined to give any deliverance upon the third article of Dr ; Arnott's order , as this involved an interpretation of a law which was perfectly intelli g ible without such interpretation .

" 4 . On taking into consideration the fourth article , it Avas unanimously agreed that this being an abstract proposition , it is unnecessary for the Supreme Chapter to give any deliverance on the matter . 5 . On considering the fifth article of the Order , and hearing Companions Dr . AValker Arnott and D .

Murray Lyon thereon , Grancl Chapter unanimously agreed that it is incompetent to suspend any companion , without a formal petition and complaint , and in the manner proposed . "

These , then , are the " decisions " about which the threatened secessionists have made so much fuss , and upon which they rest their grounds for the erection of a rival Grancl Chapter . So far from being severe , unjust , or partial , these decisions are characterised by moderation , equity , and impartiality . Had Supreme

Chapter entertained feelings impregnated with a vindictiveness similar to those actuating the late Prov . Grand Superintendent , when insisting on the suspension from Royal Arch privileges of Companions D . Murray Lyon ancl George Good , the Doctor himself would have met with less courteous treatment at the

hands of his Masonic superiors than the obnoxious decisions show to have been bestowed upon him , and for this he should be grateful . The ostensible offence for which Dr . Arnott proposed such a grave sentence to be passed upon Companions Lyon and Good , was that of having signed a " minute , " which Chapter

No . SO hacl drawn up , and adopted in defence of themselves from certain unmasonie and ungenerous insinuations , given utterance to in one of the communications addressedby the Prov . Grand Superintendent to Grand Scribe E . But as we believe Companion Arnott to be a kind hearted old gentleman , and incapable when

left to the unfettered exercise of his own judgment , of injuring any one , perhaps we ought to trace to another source the real motive dictating the suspension of the two companions already mentioned . That Com-

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EIGHTS OF THE WARDENS OF PRIVATE LODGES. Article 1
THE THREATENED SECESSION EBOM THE SUPREME GBANDBOYAL AECH CHAPTER OE SCOTLAND.—No. II. Article 3
THE SUPREME GRAND COUNCIL OF FRANCE AND MARSHAL MAGNAN. Article 5
KABBALISM , SECRET SOCIETIES , AND MASONRY. Article 7
MASONIC NOTES AND QUERIES. Article 9
NOTES ON LITERATURE, SCIENCE, AND ART. Article 10
THE MAGAZINE IN A NEW CHARACTER. Article 11
CORRESPONDENCE. Article 11
SUDDEN DEATH. Article 11
THE MASONIC MIRROR. Article 12
MASONIC MEMS. Article 12
METROPOLITAN. Article 12
PROVINCIAL. Article 12
ROYAL ARCH. Article 17
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR. Article 17
NOTES ON MUSIC AND THE DRAMA. Article 17
PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS. Article 17
THE WEEK. Article 18
TO CORRESPONDENTS. Article 20
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The Threatened Secession Ebom The Supreme Gbandboyal Aech Chapter Oe Scotland.—No. Ii.

the report thereon by Comp . Walker Arnott ; a petition from Chapter No . IS , of Ayr , against such disjunction ; reports by the Grand Superintendent of tho AA esfc of Scotland on the books of Chapter No . 80 , of Ayr , bearing upon the petition for the disjunction ; a petition and complaint by certain members of Chapter No . 80 , against the Provincial Grand Chapter of the AVest of Scotland ,

and all proceedings connected therewith , adopted by the Supremo Committee . " S . To determine what are the powers of a Provincial Grand Superintendent and Provincial Grand Chapter , as to calling for and examining the minute and cash-books of any chapter in their district , and suspending for refusal to give them up ; whether the books may be sent

for at any time , and examined at the usual place of meeting by the Provincial Grand Chapter , in virtue of cap . X ., sec . 9 ; or whether sec . 4 prohibits the said examination , unless while visifcing the Chapter , and how the expense of such prolonged visitation shall be defrayed . " 4 To determine if a petition and complaint can be presented or sustained against an inferior judge or

judicatory , so long as there be no infringement of an express law , or undue partiality exhibited—both offences involving suspension . " 5 . To consider a " minute" of date 21 st of April , 1862 , signed by Comps . David Murray Lyon and George Good , of Chapter No . 80 , and whether these Companions ought not to be deprived of Eoyal Arch privileges .

" I am , Sir , yours fraternally , "G . A . WALKER AEXOTT , " Grand Scribe F ., Fdiiiburgh . " The Supreme Chapter having met and been constituted , proceeded to take up the articles of the order , calling the meeting seriatim , and , —

1 . Upon considering the first of these it was unanimously resolved that when a remit is made by the Supreme Chapter to a companion to report on any subject , he may take any steps consistent with the laws of the Supreme Chapter to procure the information he may deem necessary , in the same way that the

Supreme Chapter itself could do . 2 . " On considering the second article of the order , it was resolved to separate it into two parts and to consider , 1 st , The question as to the disjunction of Ayrshire , embracing the following points therein raised , viz ,. - Petition for the disjunction of Ayrshire

from the Province of the AVest of Scotland , and the report thereon by Comp . Arnott ; a petition from Chapter " No . SO against such disjunction , and reports by the Grand Superintendent of the AVest of Scotland on the books of the Chapter No . SO , Ayr , hearing upon the petition for disjunction . Ancl , 2 nd ,

petition and complaint by certain members of Chapter No . 80 against the Provincial Grancl Chapter of the AVest of Scotland , ancl all proceedings connected therewith adopted by the Supreme Committee . The Grancl Scribe E . having read the petition for

disjunction and minutes of Supreme Chapter ancl Committee thereanent , after some discussion Grand Chapter agreed that , in respect the report of the Prov . Grand Superintendent and other documents therein referred to , along with the petition from Chapter No . IS , were only now lodged in the hands of the Grand Scribe E , and that the Supreme Committee had not

The Threatened Secession Ebom The Supreme Gbandboyal Aech Chapter Oe Scotland.—No. Ii.

had an opportunity of considering them , the whole matter be delayed till the ordinary Quarterly Communication of the Supreme Chapter on the 18 th of June next . The Supreme Chapter then took [ up petition and complaint of Chapter No . SO against the Provincial Grand Chapter of the AVest of Scotland ,

ivith answers for Dr . Arnott and whole productions , and the Grand Scribe E . having read to the meeting the whole papers , a long discussion ensued . It was ultimately unanimously agreed that the Supreme Chapter approve of the proceedings of the Supreme Committee and of the decision come to by them , and

dismiss the appeal of Dr . Arnott against said decision ancl the said appeal stands dismissed accordingly . " 3 . The Supreme Chapter declined to give any deliverance upon the third article of Dr ; Arnott's order , as this involved an interpretation of a law which was perfectly intelli g ible without such interpretation .

" 4 . On taking into consideration the fourth article , it Avas unanimously agreed that this being an abstract proposition , it is unnecessary for the Supreme Chapter to give any deliverance on the matter . 5 . On considering the fifth article of the Order , and hearing Companions Dr . AValker Arnott and D .

Murray Lyon thereon , Grancl Chapter unanimously agreed that it is incompetent to suspend any companion , without a formal petition and complaint , and in the manner proposed . "

These , then , are the " decisions " about which the threatened secessionists have made so much fuss , and upon which they rest their grounds for the erection of a rival Grancl Chapter . So far from being severe , unjust , or partial , these decisions are characterised by moderation , equity , and impartiality . Had Supreme

Chapter entertained feelings impregnated with a vindictiveness similar to those actuating the late Prov . Grand Superintendent , when insisting on the suspension from Royal Arch privileges of Companions D . Murray Lyon ancl George Good , the Doctor himself would have met with less courteous treatment at the

hands of his Masonic superiors than the obnoxious decisions show to have been bestowed upon him , and for this he should be grateful . The ostensible offence for which Dr . Arnott proposed such a grave sentence to be passed upon Companions Lyon and Good , was that of having signed a " minute , " which Chapter

No . SO hacl drawn up , and adopted in defence of themselves from certain unmasonie and ungenerous insinuations , given utterance to in one of the communications addressedby the Prov . Grand Superintendent to Grand Scribe E . But as we believe Companion Arnott to be a kind hearted old gentleman , and incapable when

left to the unfettered exercise of his own judgment , of injuring any one , perhaps we ought to trace to another source the real motive dictating the suspension of the two companions already mentioned . That Com-

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