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GRAND LODGE was opened at 8 . . M ., on Wednesday the 3 rd . ins't ., by the M . W . the G . M . in person . On the motion of the G . R . the motion for excluding strangers from Masonic : festivals , carried at the last G . L . was not confirmed / > - The election of the Boards was conducted with more
than usual unanimity , and we believe that both bodies will be found to consist of .-brethren who will work well together ; and at the . same time deserve the confidence of the Craft at large . Several important communications to and from the Canadas were laid upon the table by the ; G .. M ; , audit
was proposed that they should , be , referred to the COLONIAL BOARD ; a proceeding which did not seem to satisf y those in the body of the Hall , who , were naturally anxious for full information on the subject , and it was ultimately agreed that the documents should be printed , and distil buted in September . ¦' . ''' ¦"'¦ '
We regret to perceive from this , as-well as from the suppression of the despatch from the P . G . M . of Quebec , which - we . publish elsewhere , that the Executive seem still 'determined if possible to keep G . L . in the dark about its own affairs , and conceal the extent of the mischief in which its own mis-management has involved
us . This will require persevering and jealous watching . A handsome retiring pension—the full amount of his salary—was granted to the late GRAND SECRETARY on the motion of the G . M . ; the whole G . L . standing , while the grant was communicated to the venerable Brother , and he expressed his acknowledgements . The report agreed to at a Special Meeting of the
Governors and Subscribers of the ROYAL BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION was . adopted after some discussion . The necessary alterations in the Book of Constitutions were proposed by the BOARD OF GENEBAL PUR - POSES , in order to carry out Lord CARNARVON ' motion for . the circulation of the business paper of G . JJ ., and
were agreed to . . It was recommended , on the motion of Br . the Rev . G . R . PORTAL , that Brethren serving the Stewardshi p of the BENEVOLENT FUND in addition to those of the Boys' and Girls' Charities , should be permitted to wear a clasp on the ribbon of the Charity medal .
. It was also ordered that notices of motion shall retain their order of precedence until disposed of , provided that , notice of renewal is given at the BOARD or MASTERS .
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CAN any one give us a clue to the principle upon which GRAND OFFICERS are appointed ? We have puzzled our brains in vain , and must acknowledge ourselves completely bewildered . If politics had anything to do with Freemasonry , we should at once have understood how it . came to pass that the GRAND MASTER , the
late DEPUTY GRAND MASTER , the present DEPUTY GRAND MASTER , and both the GEAND WARDENS , were members of one political party ; but as every one knows that politics never enter into these appointments , and that nothing is . considered but the good of the Craft —while the M . W . the G . M . is deeply sensible of his
grave responsibility , and would on no account permit even personal friendship to weigh with him in his selection of the right man for the right place—we are as unable to find the clue , to this problem as we used to be in byegone days to , get in or out of the maze at Hampton Court . Will no one be so good as to act the friendly
part of the gentleman who mounts the rostrum at that place of entertainment , and from his elevated point de vue directs the bewildered wanderer to the longed-for goal ? - Will no GEAND OFFICES , ; -ho past or present GRAND DEACON , conduct us to the fight ? or must we remain in complete darkness on this subject ?
We can . manage to getthe first step tolerably well . The D . G . M . is a man whose administrative talents cannot fail to be a great gain to the' Order ; and we can well understand that the M . W . the G . M . must be most thankful to have secured the advice and co-operation of so able a coadjutor , in place of those incapables
who have lost us Canada . So far , so " good : but when we advance down the . list , we are brought to a sudden halt : who is Lord DUEHAM ? " The son of his father , " is the best answer that can be made to this question ; but we scarcely think it is one that will be accepted by the Craft at large as satisfactory .
" . Et genus , et Proavos , et quxe non fecimus ipsi , Vix ea nostra vooo . " The noble Earl , if we are correctly informed , has never even served the office of Warden in any private Lodge , nor has he taken a sufficient interest in Masonry to act as Steward of either of the charities . Some of our Brethren are great sticklers for ancient
landmarks , and very properly so : will they allow ns to direct their attention to the language of the " Ancient Charge" in the Book of Coiist-itutions , p . 7- — " No BROTHER CAN BE A GRAND WARDEN UNTIL HE HAS BEEN MASTER OF A LODGE . "
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GRAND LODGE was opened at 8 . . M ., on Wednesday the 3 rd . ins't ., by the M . W . the G . M . in person . On the motion of the G . R . the motion for excluding strangers from Masonic : festivals , carried at the last G . L . was not confirmed / > - The election of the Boards was conducted with more
than usual unanimity , and we believe that both bodies will be found to consist of .-brethren who will work well together ; and at the . same time deserve the confidence of the Craft at large . Several important communications to and from the Canadas were laid upon the table by the ; G .. M ; , audit
was proposed that they should , be , referred to the COLONIAL BOARD ; a proceeding which did not seem to satisf y those in the body of the Hall , who , were naturally anxious for full information on the subject , and it was ultimately agreed that the documents should be printed , and distil buted in September . ¦' . ''' ¦"'¦ '
We regret to perceive from this , as-well as from the suppression of the despatch from the P . G . M . of Quebec , which - we . publish elsewhere , that the Executive seem still 'determined if possible to keep G . L . in the dark about its own affairs , and conceal the extent of the mischief in which its own mis-management has involved
us . This will require persevering and jealous watching . A handsome retiring pension—the full amount of his salary—was granted to the late GRAND SECRETARY on the motion of the G . M . ; the whole G . L . standing , while the grant was communicated to the venerable Brother , and he expressed his acknowledgements . The report agreed to at a Special Meeting of the
Governors and Subscribers of the ROYAL BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION was . adopted after some discussion . The necessary alterations in the Book of Constitutions were proposed by the BOARD OF GENEBAL PUR - POSES , in order to carry out Lord CARNARVON ' motion for . the circulation of the business paper of G . JJ ., and
were agreed to . . It was recommended , on the motion of Br . the Rev . G . R . PORTAL , that Brethren serving the Stewardshi p of the BENEVOLENT FUND in addition to those of the Boys' and Girls' Charities , should be permitted to wear a clasp on the ribbon of the Charity medal .
. It was also ordered that notices of motion shall retain their order of precedence until disposed of , provided that , notice of renewal is given at the BOARD or MASTERS .
Ar00101
CAN any one give us a clue to the principle upon which GRAND OFFICERS are appointed ? We have puzzled our brains in vain , and must acknowledge ourselves completely bewildered . If politics had anything to do with Freemasonry , we should at once have understood how it . came to pass that the GRAND MASTER , the
late DEPUTY GRAND MASTER , the present DEPUTY GRAND MASTER , and both the GEAND WARDENS , were members of one political party ; but as every one knows that politics never enter into these appointments , and that nothing is . considered but the good of the Craft —while the M . W . the G . M . is deeply sensible of his
grave responsibility , and would on no account permit even personal friendship to weigh with him in his selection of the right man for the right place—we are as unable to find the clue , to this problem as we used to be in byegone days to , get in or out of the maze at Hampton Court . Will no one be so good as to act the friendly
part of the gentleman who mounts the rostrum at that place of entertainment , and from his elevated point de vue directs the bewildered wanderer to the longed-for goal ? - Will no GEAND OFFICES , ; -ho past or present GRAND DEACON , conduct us to the fight ? or must we remain in complete darkness on this subject ?
We can . manage to getthe first step tolerably well . The D . G . M . is a man whose administrative talents cannot fail to be a great gain to the' Order ; and we can well understand that the M . W . the G . M . must be most thankful to have secured the advice and co-operation of so able a coadjutor , in place of those incapables
who have lost us Canada . So far , so " good : but when we advance down the . list , we are brought to a sudden halt : who is Lord DUEHAM ? " The son of his father , " is the best answer that can be made to this question ; but we scarcely think it is one that will be accepted by the Craft at large as satisfactory .
" . Et genus , et Proavos , et quxe non fecimus ipsi , Vix ea nostra vooo . " The noble Earl , if we are correctly informed , has never even served the office of Warden in any private Lodge , nor has he taken a sufficient interest in Masonry to act as Steward of either of the charities . Some of our Brethren are great sticklers for ancient
landmarks , and very properly so : will they allow ns to direct their attention to the language of the " Ancient Charge" in the Book of Coiist-itutions , p . 7- — " No BROTHER CAN BE A GRAND WARDEN UNTIL HE HAS BEEN MASTER OF A LODGE . "