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GR AND L ODG E OF CANAD A .
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R T O , JANUA R Y , 5 8 5 9
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GR AND L OD G E OF CANAD A .
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foll o w i n g :
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i n th e P r o vi n ci a l G r an d L o dge C l othi n g ,
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ch an ge c an b e m a d e w i th o ut in curri n g gr e a t e x pe n s e a n d ,
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,
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,
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pr a c t ic a b l e .
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the Un i t e d G r an d L o d ge of E n gl an d , a n n o u n c i n g th e r e c e n t
'
u n i o n of th e C r aft i n C an a d a , t oge th e r w i th th e r e ply
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for a d e d, o n t he 9 th eb F ru r
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OF CANAD A .
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hi h m e e ts o n t h e W e dn e sd ay fo tn i ght r
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ha d b e e n m a d e fo r the n ti on of the tw o e i o sly e i sti n g r li n g m as on i pr v u x u c
b o di e s in Can a d a W e st, an d hi s L o d shi r
b e in g d e s i o s that, if s h a p ru uc
c om m u c v
n i at i on did a rri e , i t m i ght i m m e di at e ly b e t a e n i n to on sid e ati on , k c r
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b e e n fo m e d, h a e b e e n b e fo e the G an d Ma ste i n an r r n offi i al form r
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hi the t o n o n a s Can a d a W e st, an d e re s se s al so i t s d e sire to
r c r uc
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h a o di al an d f ate rn al in te o rse a s ill
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asse d, that t he M W G ran d Mas te b e e . e ste d .
c
to om m u c ppr pr
n i a te , in a o r r
i a te t e m s, t o the G an d L odge o f Can a da, the
r u w c
e s ol ti on t o r c up
hi h the G an d L od ge h ad o m e qu on the e st i on .
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c up
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on t he se r r
e s ol ti o n s th e M W G an d Mas te com m an d s m e to
. .
s ay that h e m o st cr x r
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i ght han d of fe llo shi to the M W . .
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G an d Ma ste of the G an d L od ge o f Can a da W e st, an d the In d e e n d e n t
r ck w p c Body
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the i d e s i e to e t a in the i r a tta hm e n t t o, a n d i n im m e di a te o n n e ti on i th the
r r w
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r r rc pr
f o m t he G an d L od ge o f Can a d a, e o gn i ti on o f the ir p w e se n t osi ti o n , i th all
the i r Mason i cp v r r r pc v
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r r p ju c
G an d Ma s te fe e ls that t hi s i s s im ly a n a c t of sti e , a n d b ase d on the sam e
p cp uc u c
rin i le a s t hat e n n i ate d in yo r c c w c
om m u n i a ti o n , of t he s ati sfa ti on hi h
c
an affe ti on a te pr wu a ent v r
o ld d e r w
i e f om th e v
e ll d oi n g of a s on , w ho ha i n g -
arr v r u n r
i e d a t y e a s of m at ri ty a d se ttle d i n a fo e i gn lan d, w a s ab le to m an age
E S PE C I AL C O MM UNI CAT I O N—T O R O NT O , JANUAR Y , 5 8 5 9 19.
w e ll for hi m se lf wi th ut o d e g e e hi s fi lial lo e ; for in

ab ati n g i n the sli ght e st r v
t he s am e w ay that affe ti on ate a ent c pr
o ld d e ri e s a ti sfa ti on i n a ssi sti n g wu v c
an d pr c
ot e ti n g an othe r
son w ho w a s an i o s t o e m a i n i th hi m , n or o ght x u r w u
that pr
a e n t to om e l hi m c p
to i t hi s h ou se h old qu
h ile he w as d e si o s o f w ru
c u
on t i n i n g i n i t .
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a d e d b y yo u , th e M W G an d Mas te , rw r . . r r
r
a n d th e G an d L o d ge o f E n glan d , di stin tly u n d e stan d , a n d th e y a s d i sti n tly c r c
sti pu late — hile m a in g th i s e ogn i ti on o f the in d e e n d e n e of the G a n d
w rc p k c r
L o d ge of Can ad a — that the Di s t i t s of
rc Qu c r N B e b e , Mon t e a l, ew ru n s i an d w ck
Nv Pr v c
o a Scoti a, ( u r jur c
o i n e s n ow n de t he r i s di ti on o f the G an d L o d ge o f
r pr
E n glan d) fo m n o r r Pr v c
a t the e o f, a n d th at the i rc r o i n i al or Di st i t G an d
cr cr r u r
O ffi e s, an d the O ffi e s a n d Me m b e s of the s b o di n a te L odge s, an d th e ir
c r c c c r
se v ral A t s an d Ce tifi ate s, an d t he Ce rtifi a t e s an d A t s of the G an d L o d ge
of u r rc rc v r
glan d, i n re ga d to the m , Sh all b e e ogn i se d a n d e e i e d b y the G an d
vr cr r
L o d ge o f Can ad a an d i t s se e al L o d ge s,w i th that o di al goo d w ill a n d f ate rn a l
w c r u
fe e lin g hi h can alon e m ain tain the h on o , the v n i ty, a n d t he a d an tage s o f
r c v u r c r c r u
the g e at Ma son i fam ily in i t s ari o s b an h e s an d am i fi at ion s th ou gho t
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.
v r
I ha e the h on o to b e ,
r “
Br r
De a S i r an d R W othe , . .
Y ur r r
o s fai thfu lly an d f ate n ally,
“
W M G R AY CL ARK E G S .
, . .
TH MA S B H A RI E S Q
O . R S, ,
G ra n d S e cre ta ry G ran d L odge o

f Ca n ada .
It w as m o v e d b y R W B r A B e r n a rd s e c on d e d b y . . . .
,
R W B r J am e s A
. . . e n d e rs on a n d a dop te d .
r
, ,
That th co re spo d e ce ow re d b e re fe rr d t
e r n Spe ci l C
n i tte e ofn a e o a a om m
thre e an d to re port r soluti o

,
the re o fo the d pti e of G r d L odge n s n r a o on an .
M W G r an d Ma st e r a pp oi n t e d M W B r W C
The . . . . . . .
S t e ph e n s , R W B rs Kiv a s T u lly an d S B H a r m an , t o b e
. . . . .
such c o m m i tt e e .
A l e tte r w as r e a d fr om B r . c om pl ai n in g o f the
L o thr op ,
a c ti on o f Suss e x L odge ,
No 6 i n susp e n di n g hi m ; an d a ls o
.
,
s ta ti n g hi s i n ab i li t y to a tt e n d G r a n d L o d ge t o a n s w e r th e
ch a rge s .
M W B r W C S t e ph e n s
. . . . .
, on b e h alf of the C om m i tt e e
on B an k an d Pre c e d e n c e ,
Th a t i n c on s e qu e n c e of the un fo r e s e e n d e l ay i n the
pub l i c ati on of th e P r o c e e di n gs o f th e l a st A n n u al
C om m un i c a ti o n a n d the c o n s e qu e n t sh o rt p e ri o d a ll ow e d
,
t o the L o dge s n o t i n all i an c e w i th this G r an d L o d ge t o

, ,
G RA ND L ODG E OF CANAD A .
d e te rm i n e w h e th e r th e y w i ll a cc e p t or r e je c t the i m p o r tan t
a dv an t a e s o ffe r e d t o t h e m
"
b i m m e di a t e a i li a ti o n
g y an , ,
w o uld d e si r e th a t th e G r an d L o d ge sh o uld e x te n d th e t i m e
u n til th e n e x t A n n u a l C om m un i c a t i o n .
Th e R e p o rt w a s r e c e i v e d an d c on cur r e d i n .
The G
r an d S e cr e ta ry l a i d b e fo r e G r an d L o d ge th e
a cc om p an y i n
g R e so lu t i o n s o f r e c o n i t i o n fr o m
g t h e G r an d
L o dge o f N e w J e r s e y w hi ch w e r e r e c e i v e d a n d o rd e r e d t o ,
b e e n t e r e d o n th e M i n u te s :
R . W G R AND L O D G E
. O F NE W J E RSE Y ,
T RE N O T N J u ,
an ary 1 3 th, A D 1 8 5 8 , A L . . . 5 85 8 .
[ E xtra ct f rom the M i n u te s "

V T
R E SO L E D,— hat the G an d L o dge of e w e se y b e li e e the G an d L od ge r N Jr v r
o f Can ad a, o f hi h the M W W illi am w c M W ils on i s G an d Mas te , a n d . . . r r
R W . T B H rr
hom as ird
. a cr r v r
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a cc r c w
o dan e u
i t h t he cu
sa ge s a n d c Fr
s tom s o f An i e n t e e m a son ry , a n d
rc
e o gn i s e c u x r
he r as a le gally o n s ti t te d b o dy, a n d e t e n d t o he r th e fra te n al
w c
h an d o f e l o m e .
R E SOL VE D — Th t w e h il th G r d L o dg
,
f C d as i ste r G r d a e an e o an a a a a s an
L dg
o ti tl d
e ,
t ll ri ght
en d pri vil g
e f coo u i c ti o a d s an e es o m m n a n an
c p d c b y whi ch th f t r i ty f G d L dg
o rre s on en e b u d t g th r e ra e n o ra n o e s a re o n o e e .
I J O S E PH H H O U G H S cr t y f the G r d L dg f the St te f Nw
,
.
,
e e ar o an o e o a o e
J r y d h re b y ce rtify th t th b ve
e se ,
tru
o pi f e a e a o are e Co es o
r luti d pt d b y id G r d L dge
e so t it A
on s a u lC u i o e sa an o a s nn a om m n
c ti o the b ve d te a on n a o a .
I te sti y whe re f; I h ve he re t se t y h d
n m on d ffi x e d th e se l o a o m an an a a
f i d G r d L dge ot t h ci ty f Tr t
sa th t e th d y f M y
an o ,
a e o e n on , e n a o a ,
i th y e r f O L rd n t hou sa d e i ght h
e adr d d fi fty
o u r o on e n u n e an
e i ght,
JO S . H . H OUG H ,
G ra n d S ecre ta ry .
I t w as m o v e d by R W B r W B S i m ps on ,
. . . . . an d s e c on d e d
b y R W Br E . . . . H . D e w a r a n d a d op t e d , ,
Th at th e R . W D D G ran d Ma ste r
. . . for the L on d on Di st i t, b rc e re que ste d
to re -
v sti g te th c r
in e a e ha ge s b o ght b y ru
hi stle L o dge , agai n st T Br . De w son ,
an d to re port th re o r e n t o G an d L o d ge , at i ts n e t m e e tin g x .
R W B r A B e r n a rd
. . . .
g a ve n o tic e th a t he w o uld
t o m o rr o w m o v e
-
, ,
Th t a a s pe ci l c i tte
a om m e ,
co n si stin g R W . . Br . T G. . R i do t, M u . W Brs
. .
St phe
e ns an d H ri gton a n ,
an d R . W . B rs Sim . ps on an d Harm an , b e a pp oi n te d
E S PE CIA L CO MM U NIC A T IO N— T OR ONT O , JANU AR Y, 5 8 5 9 . 21
to co
r d r p rt th b t
n si d e an e o e es m e tho d in whi ch thi G r d L odge c e xpr s s an an es
i ts ck wl dg at f th n o e em en s o e em in e n t rvi c th M W G r d M t r
se e s e . . an as e ,
Br W il . h s re d re d t th son , a n e o e C aft, r d uri g hi nccup ti f th O ri tals o a on o e en

Ch i r a .
The G r an d L dge o w as c all e d fr om l ab o r to r e fr e shm en t

to m e e t at 3 o
’
cl o ck ,
P . M .
Th e G r an d L o d ge r e su m e d its S itt i n gs at P . M .
T he M W G r an d Ma s te r , W illi am Me rc e r W ils o n
. .
,
on th e thr on e .
Me m
"
O i c e rs , b e rs an d R e pr e s e n t ativ e s .
The S p e ci a l Com m i tt e e t o w h om w as r e fe rr e d the

c o rr e sp on d e n c e fr o m the G r an d S e cr e t a ry o f th e G r an d
L o dge o f E n gl an d pr e s e n t e d th e foll ow i n g R e p o rt ,
BE S LVE D
IT RE O ,
Th t whil t th G ra d L dg of C d ote s wi th ple as u the w d

a s e n o e an a a n re or
r c g i ti o c t i e d th r i
e o n d t h prn
”
ptitud f the G r d L odg f
on an e e n ,
an e om e o an e o
E gl d wi th re f r c th r to th y
n an u d r the c ity f c lli g tt ti
e en e e e ,
e a re n e n e e ss o a n a en on
t
o an e rr r with r sp ct to th ir te rri t ri l ju i di cti i
o ki g th pr ff r d
e e e o a rs on ,
n m a n e o e e
re c g i ti o apply t C d W st d th y the f re w i t th c
o n n u i o an a a e ,
an e re o a a e re -
om m n
c ti f t h s
a on d e p rf ct
o It y b
e d th t t h G r d L d g
am e m f a e e m a e n am e a e an o e o
Nov Scoti d Nw Bru sw i ck s th y fo

.
E gl d pr p rly xclu d
n an o e e o es a a an e n ,
a e rm n
part f C d b t o i rr g l r i pplyi g such e xclu i t C d E t

an a a, u a re e u a n a n s on o an a a as ,
as th e G r d L od g f C d br c
an th t r Pr vi n c fE t d W te o an a a em a es e en i e o e o as an e s ,
or Uppe r d L owe r C d whi ch w r u i t d i t o Pr vi c i 1 8 4 3
an an a a, e e n e n o n e o n e n .
Th G r d L dg e f C d r ly d i to llu d to th we ll r c g i d
an o e o an a a m e e e s re s a e e -
e o n ze
pri cipl f M i c ju i pru d c th t

n es o r th o G r d L d g c
as on t r s en e a
“
m o e an n e an o e an n o
e xi t i th s
s K i gdn St t o T rri t ry wi th out d e st yi g t h t
e am e i ty n om ,
a e r e o ,
”
ro n a un
whi ch u st b e a d i tte d s f r i g th b i f ll M s i c l gi l ti
m m a o m n e as s o a a on e s a on .
O
t i on o f R W B r W B
n m o . . . . . Si m ps on ,
s e c on d e d by
M W B r T D H a r i n gton
. . . . .
,
r e p o rt of th e S p e c i al C om m i tt e e app oi n t e d to t ak e
Th e ,
i n t o c o n si d e r a ti o n th e l e tt e r fr om th e G r an d S e cr e t a ry o f th e
G r an d L o dge of E n gl an d w a s r e c e i v e d an d u n an i m on sly ,
a d o pt e d .
Th e G
r an d S e cr e t a ry w as di r e ct e d to tr an sm it a c e rtifi e d
c opy un d e r s e al .
G R AND L OD G E OF CA NAD A .
v e d b y R W B r J am s Mofi
’
It w a s m o . . e at an d u n an i m o usly
a d o pt e d ,
Th t the th k s of the G r d L odge b e te d e re d to the Dire ctors of th G r d

a an an n e an
Tru k R ilw y fo the lib e r li ty vi c d t ward s i ts M b rs b y e xte n din g to

n a a ,
r a e n e o em e ,
the the pri vile ge f tr ve lli g ov r th e ir li e

m o t h lf f r
a n e n a a -
a e .
Th e M
W G r an d M a st e r an n oun c e d th a t a G r an d
. .
M a s on i c B all w o ul d t ak e pl a c e i n th e e v e n in g u n d e r hi s ,
p at r on age T he surp lus fun ds t o b e appli e d t o l o c al

.
b e n e v ol e n c e .
The G r an d L o dge w a s c a ll e d fr om l ab o r to r e fr e shm en t ,

’
to m ee t at 10 o c l o ck A M t o m o rr o w
, . .
,
-
.
ES P CI A E L CO MM UNI CA I O T O R O NT O , JANU A R Y, 5 8 5 9
T N—
. 23
Thursd a y J an u a ry , 2 oth, 1 8 5 9 .
The G r an d L o dge r e su m e d i ts s i tti n gs at O c l o ck

’
,
A . M .
Th e M W . r an d Ma s te r B r Wi lli am Me rc e r W i ls o n
. G ,
.
o n t h e thr on e .
O c e rs Me m b e rs an d R e pr e s e n t a tiv e s
,
.
R e s oluti on s fr om th e Ki n g H i r am L o d ge N o 22 6
“
, .
,
"
J R In ge rs oll a i li ati n g w i th thi s G r an d L o dge w e r e

. .
, ,
r e a d an d r e c e iv e d .
"
The G r an d L o dge o rd e r e d a W a rr an t o f a i li a ti on t o b e
”
i ssu e d t o th e Ki n g i r am L o dge .
W Br T C P r o ss e r ga v e n ot ic e th a t a t the n e xt A n n u a l
. . . .
,
C om m un i c a ti on he w ould m o v e th at A rt 2 of pr o p o s i n g ,
.
,
m e m b e rs b e am e n d e d b y a ddi n g th e fo llow i n g w o rds
NO dge sh all m ake a Ma s on r e si di n g at a di st an c e

L o ,
fr om i ts n e i ghb o rh oo d w i th o ut the W M fi rst e n qui r i n g ,

. .
th e W M s o f th e L o d ge s n e a r e s t
’
u n d e r s e cr e c y fr om . .
t o th e r e si d e n c e o f th e a ppl ic an t w h e th e r th e r e a re a n y ,
r e as on s w hy such a pplic an t sh ould n ot b e a dm i tte d .
I t w a s m o v e d b y B r H a rris s e c on d e d b y W B r F r an ci s .
,
. .
,
an d u n an i m o usly a d o pt e d ,
Th at in vi w of the di scu s i o li k e ly t ari

e t the n e xt A ul s n o se a n n a
C om u i cati of the G r d L od g
m n on th que sti o of the Ri ght d P i vil g s
an e ,
on e n s an r e e
of E te re d Appr ti ce
n th pi i of th M W G ran d M t r th t
en s e o n on s e . . as e on a
sub j ct pub li he d i the M i c Pi o r b e re pri te d t the xp

“ ”
e as s n ason n ee ,
-
n a e e n se
of G r d L dgan d th e G r d S cre tary b e i truct d t f rw ard ix

o e ,
an an e n s e o o s
copie s the re of; to e ach lodge in thi juris di cti o s n .
The C om m i tt e e t o w h o m r e fe rr e d the c on si d e r at i on
w as
of th e b e st m o d e o f e s tab li sh in g an u n ifo r m i ty of w o rk ,
Th at th e y h a v e m a d e s om e progr e ss i n thi s m o st i m p ort an t

of all Ma s on i c m att e rs , b u t th e re r e t th at th e y a re n o t
y g
GR AND L ODG E OF CANADA .
ab l e to r e p o rt fi n ally at thi s C om m u n i c a ti on of G r an d L odge .
Th e y w o uld fur th e r a d d th a t t o th e M W G r an d Ma s te r ,
. .
th e ob li ga t i on s o f th e C r a ft a s w e ll a s of th e m s e lv e s are , ,
i n an e sp e c i a l m e a sur e d u e fo r th e i n v a lu ab l e a ss i st an ce
h e h as ki n dl y r e n d e r e d t o th e C om m i tt e e , an d fe e l i n g
t h a t t h e y are o n ly d oin g ju s ti c e t o th e d e e p an xi e t y of th e
M W G r an d Ma st e r i n thus r e c o rdi n g hi s i n v a lu ab l e
. .
,
c o op e r a ti on w i th th e C om m i tt e e th e y r e sp e ctfu l ly su ge st
g
-
t o G r an d L o d ge t h at a r e s o luti on m i ght b e a d o pt e d ,
e m p o w e rin g th e C om m i tt e e to r e p o rt di r e ct t o the
M W G r an d Ma ste r r e qu e s ti n g hi m t o r e c e i v e the s am e
. .
,
a n d t o n am e a d ay t o b e r e s e rv e d a t th e n e xt An n al
u
C om m un i c a t i on for e x e m plifyi n g a n d a do p ti n g a Ri tu a l ,
b u t th a t i n th e m e an ti m e th e L o dge s b e i n fo rm e d th a t
th e E n gli sh Ri tu a l w ill b e a d o p t e d as a b a sis .
(For the Com m i tt e e )

W B SIM PSON . . .
F RICHAR D S ON . .
A B E R NAR D . .
T W IL S ON . .
I t w a s i n o v e d b y R W B r J am e s A e n d e rs o n . . . .
,
s e c on d e d b y R W B r J K B r ow n an d un an i m o usl y . . . . .
,
RE SO LVE D ,
That the Re o t of the Com m i tte e on W o pr n ow e ad, b e e e i e d, an d t ha t rk r rc v

t he re co m m e d ati on the e i n o n ta in e d b e ad o te d in r
i ts f lle st s i i t c Th e p u pr .
r
G an d L od ge e n te tain in g a a m se n se o f the d e e r wr
in te e st e in ce d b y the p r v
r r
M W G an d Mas te in thi s i m o t an t m atte , an d fe e li n g as s e d that to hi m
. . pr r ur
a n d the Com m i tt e e , m ay b e e ll o m m i tte d the w c
a y i n g to a s c e ssfu l c rr uc
c cu
o n l si on the
“
W o k e n t ste d to the m
”
r ru .
In
cc o rd an c e w i th n o ti c e gi v e n y e st e rd a y
a
It w a s m o v e d b y R W B r A B e rn a rd , s e c on d e d b y . . . .
R W B r W B S i m ps on an d u n an i m o usly a dopt e d
. . . . .
, ,
T h t p ci l C i tt c i ti g of R W Br T G Ri dout M W B s
a a s e a om m e e, on s s n . . . . .
,
. . r .
St ph
e d H i gto
e n s an d R W B s Si p ar n d H r b appoi t d
n , an . . r . m son an a m an ,
e n e
t c
o id e r d d pt th b
on s t th d i w hi ch t hi G r
an a od L od g can xpr ss
e es m e o n s an e e e
i ts k wl d g
ac t of th
no e i t se rvi
e t h M W G ra d M t r
em en s e m n en ce s e . . n as e ,
B r W M W ilso has re de re d to th Craft duri g hi s occupati on of th

. m . . n n e n e
O ri e tal Chai r
n .
G ran t Elam of E art ha .
PRO CEEDI NG S .
A T the F ourth An n u a l C om m un i c ati on of the G r an d L o dge

o f An c i e n t F r e e an d A cc e p t e d Ma s o n s of C an a d a h e ld a t ,
the N e w C ourt H o us e i n the C i t y o f Ki n gst on o n th e , ,
s e c on d W e dn e sd a y , the 1 3 th d ay O f July , A L 5 8 5 9 . .
,
A D 1 85 9
. . .
P RE SE NT .
G RAND O FFICERS .
M W . . Br . W ill i am M e rc e r W ils on ,
G r an d Ma s te r
on th e thr on e .
T D H a r in gt on a s D e puty G r an d Ma st e r
. .
, .
J H Is a a cs on a s G r an d S e n i o r W a rd e n
. .
,
.
S am u e l Ro ss a s G r an d Jun i o r W a rd e n
,
.
a ,
“
Ri ch ard B ull D D G M H am i lton D istrict ,
. . . .
,
.
F r an c i s Ri ch a rds on , a s D D G M To r on t o . . . .
,
D i stri ct .
W B S i m ps on D D G M , C e n t r a l Di stri ct
. .
,
. . . . .
E Mo rris D D G M Mon tr e al D i stri ct

.
,
. . . .
, .
Eli sh a G usti n D D G M , E a st e r n Town shi p ,

. . . .
D i stri ct .
’
R e v d s F J L un dy an d
G r an d Ch a pl ai n s
. .
S e pti m us F R am s a y .
,
J B Ch e rri m an a s G r an d Tre asure r

. .
, .
J C Fran ck , a s G r an d R e gi s tr a r
. . .
Th om a s B arri s G r an d S e c re t a ry
.
r
,
.
E R O B ri e n G r an d S e n i o r D e ac on
. .
’
, .
D Curtis G r an d Jun i o r D e a c on
.
,
.
S B C am pb e ll G r an d Di r e c to r O f C e r e m on i e s
. .
, .
E e ury Ro w s e ll G r an d S w o rd B e a r e r ,
.
Wm H W e ll e r A ssi st an t G r an d Di r e ct o r
. .
,
o f C e r e m on i e s .
L . B lon dh e i m as G r an d P ursu i v an t
.
,
.
J o hn Mo rri s on G r an d Ty l e r ,
.
E J B a rke r
. .
,
P He n ry
.
,
A A Ste ve n s on
. .
G r an d S te w a rds .
J o s e ph J a ck e e ,
J B H a ll
. .
PA ST GRAND OFFICERS .
W . C S te ph e n
s . R G M
T D .a ri n
g t on . R G M
R e v J o s e ph S c o tt . . R D G M
J H I s a a cs on
. . R D D G M
Th om ps on Wils on R D D G M
w
.
Ki v a s Tully R D D M
S am u e l D F ow l e r . . R G S
J am e s A e n d e rs on . R G S
S B . a rm an .
r
R G w S
S am u e l R O SS P G T w
Ge o W Wh i t e h e a d . . R G Jw
W m M J am i e son . . R G Da Sm
H e n ry G ri st R G A
m
a
m r
B C D a vy . . R G S an
J Ma rti n . R G QM n
R W B r Ki v a s
. . . T u lly , R e pr e s e n t ati v e of
th e G r an d L o dge of I r e lan d .
FOUR TH G . A . COMMUNICATION— KI G N ST ON, 5 85 9 . 29
PAST MA S T E R S .
R W
. E Mo r ri s
. . S B H a r m an
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C an a d i an di i c u lti e s d uri n g th e p a st y e a r
ADDR ESS .
B RE T H R E N O F T H E GR AN D L O D G E
A ga in i t b e co m e s m y pl e a s i n g d u ty to bri n g b e for e y o u a
bri e f sy n o p s i s o f the Mas on ic e v e n ts o f the y e a r n o w p asse d
a w ay a n d t o c on r a t ul a te ou up o n the u n e x a m pl e d pr o s p e ri t y
, g y
w hich still a tte n d s up on o u r O rd e r an d m ark s ou r pr o gr e s s O n G o d
,
.
,
t he G r e at Archi t e c t o f t he U n iv e r s e W ho ha s thu s fa r bl e ss e d an d ,
pr o sp e r e d ou r e n d e a v o r s to spr e ad abr oad the ce m e n t o f bro the rly

l ove w e w o ul d W i th grate ful he ar ts an d d e e p r e v e r e n c e
, , ,
a ck n o wl e d e o u r e n t ir e d e p e n d e n c e an d r e li an c e a n d to H i m w e
g ,
w o ul d e arn e stly a dd r e ss o u r pray e r s for a c on tin u an c e O f hi s

fos t e ri n g c a r e an d gui d an c e .
THE U N IO N .
In r e vi e wi n g the Mason ic i n ci d e n ts o f the p ast y e ar the fi r st ,
i n i m p o r ta n ce an d i n t e r e s t W hich has t r an s pir e d s i n c e I l a st

,
a d d r e sse d yo u w a s u n d o ub te d ly that a u s pici o u s a n d e v e r t o b e

,
co m m e m o rate d e v e n t the Un i on of the Craf t which t o o k pl ace

, ,
i n the Ci ty o f To r o n to o n the e v e n i n g o f the 1 4 th day o f July

,
l ast ; an e v e n t n o t on ly o f the gr e at e st i m p o r tan c e t o the Mas on s

,
o f thi s Pr o vi n c e b u t o n e w hich has e lici te d e xpr e ss i on s o f

,
u n m in gl e d sati s facti on an d d e light from o u r si ste r G ran d L o d ge s ,
6
an d which pro v e d to the Mason ic w o rl d that the Mas on s of thi s ,
.
juri s dic ti on d e e ply i m pr e ss e d W i th the b e li e f tha t Un i on w as

,
e s s e n ti al to the pr o s p e ri t y o f the Or d e r c oul d cast as i d e an d

,
fo rge t t he u n happy d i ffe r e n c e s w hich had k e p t the m so l on g apar t ,
a n d i gn o ri n g all p e r s o n al an d l o ca l fe e li n g d i d u n i te for the,
purp o se o f pr om otin g the gr e a t obj e cts t o attain which w e as , ,
Mas on s are all a ss o ci at e d I c on gr a t ul ate you br e thr e n up on

.
, ,
the ha pp y c o n s u m m at i o n o f thi s i m p o r t an t e v e n t an d up o n t he ,
m an y
gr at i fy i n g i n ci d e n t s w hich ha v e alr e ady r e sul te d fr om thi s
m o st happy un i on .
THE G RA ND L O DG E OF E N G LA N D .
At a S p e ci al Me e ti n g o f i s G ran d L o dge c on v e n e d by m e on
th ,
the 1 9 th o f J an u ary l as t an O ffi ci a l Co m m u n ic at i on fro m the G r an d

,
L o dge o f En gl an d c on tai n i n g a r e co gn i ti on o f thi s G ran d B o dy

, ,
as ha vi n g M as on ic juri sd ic ti o n o v e r Can ad a We s t w as l a i d b e fo r e ,
the br e thr e n t he n a ss e m bl e d whe n a r e s o lu t i o n c all i n g the at te n t i on

,
o f ou r E n gli sh br e thr e n t o the e rr o r w hich had b e e n c o m m i tt e d
i n thu s at te m p tin g to li m i t o u r t e rri to ri al juri sd ic t i on w as ,
u n an i m ou sly ad o p te d ; an d y o ur G ran d S e cr e ta ry i n struc te d to

fo rw ar d a c o py o f i t to En gl an d K n o wi n g the i m p or tan ce
.
w hich o u r br e thr en ge n e rally a tta che d t o a fu ll r e cogn i ti on fro m

En gl an d and fe e li n g m ost d e s ir o u s m y se l f that n o m att e r of
,
m i n o r im p o r t an c e sho ul d k e e p u s l on e r ap ar t
g I ad d r e s s e d a ,
l e tt e r to the Right Ho n or abl e the E a rl o f Z e tl an d the ,
Mo s t W o r ship ful the G ran d Mas te r o f Mason s i n E n gl an d i n ,
w hich I e n de a v o re d to e xpl ai n c e r ta i n m a tte rs which app e ar e d

t o m e n o t t o ha v e b e e n cl e a rl y u n d e r s too d b y the M e m b e r s o f the
G r an d L o dge o f E n gl an d Thi s l e tte r r e a che d hi s L o r d ship the
.
d ay pr e vi ou s t o the Ma rch m e e ti n g an d w as by hi m l a i d b e fo r e
,
the G r an d L o dge wi t h the r e m a rk tha t al tho u gh i t w a s an u n offi ci al

,
l e tte r addr e s se d to hi m s e l f an d i n s o m e r e sp e cts priv ate that i ts

, ,
i m p o r tan ce ju st i fi e d hi m in l ayin g i t b e fo r e the m wi th the o the r

co m m u n ica t i o n s w hich ha d b e e n r e ce iv e d A fte r s om e d i s cu ss i on
.
the W ho l e qu e s ti on w as by r e so lu ti o n l e ft i n t he han d s o f the

, ,
G r an d Mas te r wi th full p o w e r s to ta k e s uch acti on i n the m atte r

,
as he m i ht con s i d e r m o s t c on s i s te n t wi th the ho n o r o f the ir G r an d

g
L o dge an d m o st c o ur te o u s to the G r an d L o dge o f Can ada I ha v e
,
.
F UR T HO G . A C O MM UN
. I CAT IO N— K ING S T ON ,
5 85 9 . 39
g r e a t pl e a s ur e i n an n o u n ci n
‘
g t o y O u tha t t he c o rr e s p on d e n ce w hic h
,
the n to o k pl a c e b e t w e e n t he M W G r a n d Ma s t r an d m y s e l f has
. . e , ,
b e e n o f the m ost pl e asi n g an d fra te rn a l char a cte r an d that the ,
fu l le s t a n d m o s t fra te rn a l i n te rc o ur s e b e twe e n the br e thr e n O f o u r

r e sp e ctiv e j uri sd ict i o n s i s n o w e s tabli she d .
AN D L O D G E O F S C O T L AN D
GR .
It i s al s o m y pl e as i n g d u ty t o in fo r m y o u tha t a t the Ma y
m ee ti n O f the M W the G r an d L o d e o f S c o tl a n d a r e so lu t i on
g .
g
.
,
re cogn iz i n g thi s G ran d B o dy w a s u n an i m o u sly a d o p t e d an d tha t

, ,
i n fo rm ati on O f thi s gra ti fy i n g fa ct has b e e n o ffi ci ally an n o un c e d

,
O F NE W YO R K .
In Ma rch l ast , I r e c e iv e d a
ki n d a n d fra te rn al l e tte r fr o m the M W . .
the G r and M as t e r o f Ma s on s i n the S ta t e o f N e w Y o rk a n n o u n ci n

g ,
Ou r fo rm a l r e cogn i ti on by the G ra n d L o d ge the s e l e tt e r s , wi th

m
y r p
e li e s will b e fo u n d i n m
, y c o rr e s p on d e n c e .
O H IO .
In S e p t e m be r
la s t,I w as gra t i fi e d by the r e ce ip t o f a l e tte r from
ou r d i s ti n gui she d Br o the r , the M W Luciu s V Bi e rce re P ast
. . .
,
G r an d Maste r O f O hi o c o n v e y i n g hi s w a r m e s t c on gr atul at i o n s
, ,
up on the happy u n i on w hich ha d tak e n pl a c e am on g the Ma son s o f

Can ada an d t e n d e ri n g for y o ur a cc e p tan c e as a m a rk o f hi s
,
S e tti n g M a u l m ad e fro m the w o od

”
hi gh e s te e m an d r e ga r d a , ,
o f an o liv e t re e that gr e w up o n the Mo u n t O f Oliv e s

,
Thi s .
“ ”
w o rkin g t o o l I n o w i n hi s n a m e pre s e n t t o yo u n o thi n g
, ,
d o u b t i n g b u t that t hi s m a rk o f fra t e rn a l fe e li n g will b e r e cipr o ca te d

by yo u an d sui tab ly a ck n o wl e d ge d
,
.
MA S O N IC J UR IS PR U D E N C E
O F .
My Maso n ic c o rr e sp o n d e n ce d uri n g the p ast y e a r has b e e n

m o s t v o lu m i n o u s a n d m a n i n t e r e s ti n a n d i m p o r ta n t qu e s t i o n s
, y g
i n Ma s on i c juri s pru d e n ce ha v e b e e n s ub m i tt e d fo r m y O pi n i on a n d
d e ci s i o n .The s e qu e s t i on s ha v e a fte r ca r e ful con s i d e r ati on b e e n
, , ,
d e ci d e d by m e i n a cc o r d an c e wi th what I b e li e v e t o b e the
prin cipl e s o f Mason ic L a w ; the juri s pru d e n ce o f Mas on ry (as the

l e a rn e d Bro Ma ck e y r e m ark s i n hi s v alu abl e t re a ti se o n the
.
Pri n cipl e s o f Mas on ic L a w ) i s fou n d e d lik e all l e gal s ci e n ce o n , ,
a b s tr a c t pri n cipl e s w hich go v e rn an d co n tr ol i ts e n tir e sy ste m

, ,
an d a l tho u h the r e are ce r ta i n fu n d a m e n tal l aw s o f the I n s t i t u t i on

g ,
c on c e r n i n g w hich the r e has n e v e r b e e n an y di spu te an d which

, ,
ha v e c o m e d o w n t o u s wi th all the san cti on o f an tiqui ty an d

u n iv e r sal a cc e p ta ti on the r e are qu e s ti o n s w hi ch o cca si on ally
,
a ri s e up o n w hich c o n flict i n d e ci s i o n s ha v e b e e n iv en by h igh

, g g ,
Mason ic a u tho ri ti e s ; an d i n s e t tli n g the s e w e can o n ly b e gui d e d ,
b y the li ght w hich ha s b e e n v o uchs a fe d t o u s an d by a r e fe r e n c e ,
t o t he ge n e r a l pri n cipl e s o f j uri s pru d e n c e an d the p eculi ar

chara cte r o f the Mas on ic s y ste m A m o n g the m an y qu e s ti o n s
.
w hich ha v e b e e n s ub m i tte d fo r m y d e ci s i on the r e i s on e wi th , ,
r e fe r e n c e to which the r e ap p e ar s t o b e a gr e at d ive r s i ty o f O pin i o n ,
an d a s i t i s d e sir abl e tha t i n o u r o w n juri s d ic t i o n e s p e ci a ll y the r e

, ,
s ho ul d b e a u n i fo r m i ty o f pr a c t ic e i n e v e ry thi n g r e l at in g t o t
,
he
w o rki n g o f ou r s y s te m an d a w e ll d e fi n e d la w up o n e v e ry p o i n t
,
-
O f i m p o rtan ce I n o w br in g t he qu e s t i on
,
b e fo r e y ou s o that i n ,
fu tur e the r e m ay b e n o r oom fo r d o ub t o r ca vil up on the s ubj e c t .
O N E " C L U S IO N AND E " P U SIO L N .
T he qu e s ti on I r e fe r i s — to What e x te n t are the privil e ge s

t o , i s th
o f a Ma s on affe c t e d w ho has b e e n e xclu d e d fr o m hi s L o dge for t he

n o n p ay m e n t o f d u e s ? By r e fe rri n t o t h e B o o k O f Co n s t i t u ti o n s
g
-
,
”
u n d e r the he ad O f Priv ate L o dge s se c ti o n 2 5 yo u wi ll fi n d t he , ,
e n e r al la w b e a ri n up o n thi s s ubj e c t a n d by a n o t e a t t he fo ot o f
g g ,
”
the p age y o u will a l s o fi n d an e xpl an a t i o n O f the t e rm s e xclu d e d
”
V i e w w hic h I ha v e a k e n o f thi s qu e s ti o n
“
an d e x e lle d
p . Th e t ,
i s s i m il a r t o w ha t I b e li e v e t o b e the pr a c tic e o f the G ran d L o d ge

o f E n gl a n d a n d i s a l s o i n a cc o r d a n c e wi th the O pi n i o n s e xpr e s s e d
,
b y Dr Ma ck e y an d m an y o the r i n t e lli ge n t wri t e r s u p on thi s

.
,
s ubj e c t a n d t ha t i s tha t e xclu s i o n fro m a L o dge fo r n o n p ay m e n t -
, ,
o f d u e s d o e s n o t a ffe c t the
,
s ta n d i n
g o f t he m m b e r e xclu d e d i n e ,
hi s r e l a t i o n t o t he C r a ft i n
g e n e r a l — w e r e i t n o t s o t he r e w o ul d , ,
i t a pp e ars t o m e b e b u t li t tl e d iffe r e n c e b e t w e e n t he p e n al ti e s o f
,
e xclu s i o n a n d e xpul s i o n — an d y e t ho w br o ad i s the d i st i n c t i o n

,
b e tw e e n the m " Fr o m the d i s abi li ti e s o f t he fo r m e r the m e m b e r ,

GR AND L OD G E O F CA
" ‘
NADA .
R e gu la ti o n s, an d c on cur wi th Br othe r Ma ck e y whe n he

I again
,
as s e r ts tha t the p o s i t i o n o f an u n affi li a t e d Mas o n

, i s c on t rar y to ,
the sp i ri t o f ou r in s t i t u t i o n an d tha t affi li a t i o n i s a du ty O bli atory

, g
o n e v e ry M as on Our Co n s ti t u ti on d o e s n o t pr e v e n t u s as Mas on s
.
,
fr o m as s i s t in g a n u n affi li ate d br o the r o r t he m e m b e r s o f hi s ,
fa m ily w ho m ay r e quir e i t n e i the r d o e s i t i n t e r d ic t u s fr o m ivi n

, , g g
hi s r e m ai n s Ma s o n ic buri a l i t m e r e ly e n a c ts tha t he o r the y
,
“
sh all n o t b e e n t i t l e d the &c W e a t on c e a d m i t the ri ght o f
, .
e ve r
y m an t o wi thd r a w fr o m a v o lu n t ary as s o ci a t i on b u t a t the ,
e a r u m e n t O f D r Macke
s am e t i m e
( fo ll o wi n
g t h g y G Mas te r Mo rri s .
,
.
a n d o the r s
) w hil e w e r e gard i t a s an un d o ub t e d pr e c e p t o f the
,
O rde r that e v e r y Ma s o n sho ul d b e l on g t o a L o dge an d c on tribu te

, ,
s o far as hi s m e a n s will a ll o w t o the s upp o r t o f the i n s t i t u t i o n

, ,
w e a l so ho l d that by hi s d e m i ss i o n he vi o l ate s the prin cipl e s an d ,
d i s o b e y s the pr e c e p t s o f t he Or de r an d b y hi s o wn a ct he d i s se v e r s
' '
all c on n e ct i o n b e t w e e n hi m s e l f an d the L o dge orga n i za ti on O f the
Or de r an d d iv e s ts hi m s e l f o f all the rights an d priv i l e ge s w hich

,
b e l o n g t o hi m as a m e m b e r o f that o rgan i z at i o n s till r e m ai n i n g , ,
ho w e v e r s ubj e c t t o the go v e r n m e n t an d d i s cipli n e O f the Or d e r

, .
O N DIS P E N S A T IO N S .
S in c e ou rl ast An n u al Me e t in g I ha v e gran t e d Di sp e n sati on s for

O p e n i n g e ight n e w L o dge s i n v a ri o u s p ar ts O f t hi s juri s d ic ti on ,
the n am e s a d o p te d b y the s e n e w b o d i e s an d the ir l o ca t i o n s w i ll , ,
b e r e p o r te d to y o u by the G r a n d S e cr e t ary an d i t will b e fo r y o u ,
t o d e t e r m i n e w he the r the t e m p o r a r y au tho ri ty u n d e r wh ich the y
n ow act ,
s hall b e a t o n c e r e p la c e d by a r e gul a r W a rr an t o f
Co n s t i tu t i on In a d d i t i on t o the r e quir e m e n t s o f the Con st i t u ti on
.
a s pr e li m i n ar y t o the gr an t i n g O f Di s p e n sa t i on fo r that purp o s e .
I ha v e o f l a te d e cli n e d gr an t i n g the au tho ri ty pray e d fo r u n l e s s ,
pr o o f i s add uc e d t o m y s at i s fa cti o n tha t t he pro p o s e d Mas te r i s,
c o m p e te n t to p e r fo r m the c e r e m on y o f o p e n i n g an d cl o s in g hi s
L o dge an d t o c on fe r the v a ri o u s d e gr e e s acc o r di n g to d u e an d
, ,
an ci e n t fo r m ; a n d I w o ul d s u
gg e s t fo r t he c o n s i d e r a t i o n o f fi i t u re
,
G r an d Mas te rs i n thi s juri s d ic t i o n t he pr o pri e ty o f the ir a d o p ti n g

,
a s i m il a r pr e c a u t i on a s e xp e ri e n c e ha s c o n vi n c e d m e
,
tha t n e i t he r ,
the r e s p e c ta bi li ty n o r the i n flu e n c e O f o u r o r d e r i s to b e d e te rm i n e d

by i ts m e r e n u m e rical str e n gth .
O COMM UNICATION— K ING ST ON 4 3
'
F UR T H G . A .
,
5 85 9 .
O NT H E ANTIE NT C H AR G E S .
I fe e l i t to b e y d u ty on the pr e se n t o cc as i o n , t o d ir e c t the
m
a tte n tio n o f Mas te r s o f L o d e s t o the n e c e ss i t y w hic h e xi s t s , fo r

g
m o r e fr e qu e n tly c a u si n t b e r e a d i n o p e n L o d e fo r the i n fo r m a
g o g
”
t i on a n d i n s truct i on o f the cr a ft the a n ti e n t cha rge s
,
the se ,
con tai n a con ci se b u t s ucci n ct s u m m ary o f a Mason s du ti e s an d ’

,
hav e b e e n i n the p o sse ss i on o f the frat e rn i ty for m an y ge n e r ati on s ,
an d are r e a r d e d by u s as c on tai n in g the fu n da m e n t al l aw s w hi ch

‘
g
gov e rn the Or d e r T he s e l aw s an d pri n cipl e s sho ul d up on e v e ry
.
,
O pp o r tu n i ty , b e pr e sse d up on the atte n ti on o f the br e thr e n a n d ,
e v e ry vi o l ati on O f the m sho ul d b e c o n d e m n e d a n d pu n i she d .
S t rict d i s cipli n e an d hon e s t d e alin g a re e ss e n t i a l t o the pr e s e rv a t i on

o f the hi h char a c te r a n d s t an d i n o f the Or d e r an d sho u l d e v e r
'
g g ,
d i s ti n gui sh i ts m e m b e r s an d y e t i n br e a ch o f that v e ry c on fi d e n c e
,
which the n atur e o f o u r o w n i n s ti tu ti on cr e ate s how O fte n are w e ,
p a i n e d to he ar o f i n s tan c e s w he r e thi s has b e e n gr o ss ly abu se d "

Pr om p t an d e x e m pl ary pu n i shm e n t sho ul d fo ll o w su ch c on duct ,
an d the u n w or thy m e m b e r shoul d b e a t on ce d e al t wi th by his

L odg e .
O NA GE NE R A L GR AN D L O D G E .
In p e ru s in g the pri n te d Pro c e e d in gs O f o u r s i s te r G r an d L o dge s

i n the n e i ghb orin g Un i on (fro m w hich I d e riv e m uch i n for m at i o n
d pl e as ur e ) Iob se rve that the s ubj e ct O f e stabli shi n g a G e n e ra l
G ra n d L o dge a s a High Co ur t o f App e al i n all m atte r s Mas on ic
, ,
has o ccupie d the ir a tte n t i on an d has e lici te d m uch d i s cu ssi o n an d

, ,
co m m e n t an d tha t a c on v e n t i on
, o f G r a n d O ffi c e r s ha ilin g fr o m ,
the v a ri o u s Mas o n ic juri sd ic ti o n s i n t he U n i t e d S ta te s will t ak e ,
pl a c e at Chicago i n the m on th o f S e p te m b e r n e x t for the purp o se ,
o f taki n i n t o c o n s i d e ra t i o n th e pr o pri t f s tabli shi n s uch a

g e y o e g
b o dy .
I hav e n o t b e e n abl e to giv e the s ubj e ct that a tte n ti on whic h i ts

i m p or tan ce d e m an ds b u t m y pr e s e n t O pi n i on i s that al tho u gh
, ,
m uch
goo d m i ght r e s ul t to the cra ft ge n e r a lly fr o m a ge n e ral
m e e tin
g O f i ts rul e r s the cr e a ti o n o f a G e n e r a l G r an d Bo d y w ou l d
,
b e n e i the r e xp e d i e n t n o r pr o p e r G ran d Lo dge s i t a pp e ar s to

.
,
m e sho ul d e v e r r e tai n s upr e m e a u tho ri t i n the ir r e s p e c t iv e

, y
juri sdicti on s an d sho ul d n o t b e subj e ct e i the r to the d ictati on o r
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.
M W G R AND MAS TE R .
,
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k wl dg y u co u i cati f th 9 th of F b ru ry a d t
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e m ot o ly the r soluti o o a e o e e an o e ,
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on t h b re thr
s o of ll co u t i e Th t e e e een e en a n res . a
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s , an y f li g we expr d i l tte r wri tt u de r
as e en m ee n , as e e sse n a e e n n
m y di r cti b y th G r d S cre ta y
e on th 1 2 th of A g t l t wh r i
e an I e r on e u u s as ,
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e s a e a i thi e e s no n a a son n s o n r ,
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s h ll a c g i b e h w t pr v il L e t
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m e as s u e u en e
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an a a o se e n n n e ,
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e se f E gl d i the st b li h t f t he i r a son s o n an ,
n e a s m en o
b ene v le t i stituti f ch ri t b le d duc ti l purp s

o n n on s or a a an e a on a o se .
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“
io t th u h ppy di ff r c s whi ch h ve xi t d
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e C
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as anc pt d f ct th i d p d ce of th G r d L dg f C ad wh
ac e e a ,
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a uth ri ty has b e e r cog i d d wh s juri di c ti o h b e d fi d b y th
o n e n se ,
an o e s n as en e ne e
G r d L dg f E gl d I h v ow t c i d r t he d an d whi ch i s de
‘
an o e o n an ,
a e n o on s e em m a
to h v e th t juri di cti
a xt de d t th whole of C da
a s on e en o e an a .
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“
n ey t t th t th e ppli ca ti
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f E gl d d t o y s lf I d p d e t G r d L dg fC f r
‘ ’
o n an Th an m de d. e n e en n an o e o an a a o m e
i n 1 85 5 w c ti t ut d— s f s E gl d i c c d— i L dg i the
as on s e a ar a n an s on e rn e O o es n
Pr vi ce f C d W t Th Provi ci l G r d L dg f C d W t i
o n o an a a es . e n a an o e o an a a es n
1 85 7 u d the ti tle of th A ci t G r d L odg f C d
,
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an m e
l
a so a uth i ty i C d W t By th u i
or n f th e L o dge s t h pr
an a a nt es . e n on o es ,
e e se
G r d L dg f C fo d i t ju i sdi cti o w uld ppe r t ’
‘
an d w o d e o an a a as rm e ,
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fi r t vi w t o b
s pr p rly li i te d t th t p t i f t i t y i which th ir
e e o e m o a or on o e rr o r n e
l dgo w r i tu t
es e e s a e .
y t o ce h w v r st t y pi i th t the G r d L o dge f E gl d
“
I m a a n ,
o e e ,
a e m o n on a an O n an
a ctu te d b y th tru pi i t f M
a y would e ve r
e k to li i t i ts spr d t
e s r O ason r ,
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th ose ly w h w ould b
on b j ct t i t c tr l
o B li vi g u d r xi t i g e su e o s on o . e e n n e e s n
circu t ce s th t u i will b r t r d th t M
m s an a y will b n spre d on th t e es o e ,
a as on r e a ,
a
th t e pl f i t pr cti wi ll b
em es ultipli e d d ts tru p i cipl b
or s a ce e m an I e rn es e
di s e i s mte d f an d wi d
na th ough th l d u willin g to clai m
ar o i al e r e an ,
n a n m n
F UR TH G
O . A . COMMUNICATION— K ING ST ON ,
5 85 9 .
Ma son i c t e rri to y
so e v re i g
he e w e h a e so fe w , an d y ou SO m a n y
n ty o vr e a r w r v
lodge s, I am n g e a dily to willi
o n se n t t o t h e r c
i s di ti on O f th e G a n d L o dge jur c r
of Can ad a, b e in g a n o le d ge d o e th e hole of Can a da, a o se ck w vr
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u v
sho ld h a e b e e n e ally e a dy t o h a e e o m m e n d e d i n De e m b equ r v rc
las t, h a d c r
a ppli cati t uch e fi t b e th on d o s
‘
ec e n en m a e .
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on e s o, L dg wh till a e a so e m n o e o m o ose o es o s
r i u d r th G r d L d g f E gl d O f th priv t l d g
em a n n e e d
an f o e o n an . e a e o e s, an o
th i r ri ght s
e d pri vi l g I d ot an
y r b c u I h v e l dy e e s, nee n sa m o e ,
e a se a a re a
cl i d d y h v fully r c g i d th ir pe fe ct d u d ub t d ri ght t
a m e ,
an ou a e e o n ze e r an n o e o
a ll th i M o i c privile g
e r A s re g rd th f
as n ti f w L od g s I h v es . a s e orm a on o ne e ,
a e
afte r tu c i d r ti d t i e d fo the fut r t gr t
m a re on s w r t f
e a on e e rm n r u e o an n o ar an s or
n e w L od g i y p rt f C daes n an a o an a .
I h v
“
l tly to sp k a f Provi ci l G r d L od ge s t th co ti u e d
e as ea o n a an ,
o e n n
e xi te c s f wh i ch wi t hi
n e y ur juri di cti
O y pp r t b j ct I y n o s on ou a ea o o e . m a
fi rst b s ve th t the Pr vi ci l G r d M t r f
O er M tr al h f
a l g o n a an as e or on e ,
as or a on
ti m p t b e
e tas x i ou s t o r si g th t
e ffi c
n hi s judi ci l d uti s
m os t an e n a O e ,
a e no
p r i tti g hi t b st w suffi ci t tt tio t M i c ff i s d f

e m n m o e I o en a en n o a son a a r an as ar as
am i for d n Pr vin ci l G r d L od ge h s the re f re t l te ly b

m e a o co v e e d a an a o n o a een n n ,
an d it i t y i t e ti o to t k
s no y such s te ps
m w ill l d t i t s e
n ci t ti
n n a e an as ea o r cu s a on .
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e m an en e o n ia an o e o e n r e
Ri v rs th e th re i s a Pro vi ci l G r en d M te r h ldi g ju i di cti o ov r th

e n a an as o n r s n e e
s am u b r of L odg s whi ch h v f r d th t Provi ce fo

e n m e y y e d ,
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n om i t d by
n a e t th t O ffi ce upo th re co m d ti
e f hi b r th e th re
o a ,
n e m m en a on O s e r n e .
“
nI r f r c t o p ss g i th e r oluti o
e e en f y ur G r d L odg r c i v d
e a a a e n e s n o o an e ,
e e e on
the 8 th Fe b ru ry th t r th G ra d L odg c t x i t i t he s
‘
a e a m o e an on e n e an n o e s n am
K i gd on St t o T e r i tory wi thout d st oyi g t h t u i ty whi ch

m ,
a e r ut b r ,
e r n a n m s e
d i tt d as for i g th b i s f ll M o i c L gi l ti o I u t c ll y our ’
a m e m n e as o a as n e s a n ,
m s a
a tte ti o to th di ti cti o
n n o f th c e u d r c i d rati o whi ch li k th
e s n n e as n e on s e n ,
e e
for ti
m f the G r d L d g
a on f C
o d d i d e d th t te of M so yan o e o an a a, an n e e s a a nr
lon g an t e i o to or a p e ri o d r r
r
the fo m ati on o f an y G an d L o dge i n Can a d a, a n d I fe e l t hat e e n if e x e di e n y r v p c
m i ght a pp r
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i e the b e thre n of ju c w u r pr v r
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j
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r
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r r c
I th e e fo e laim for th ose L o d ge s, that so lo n g as the y d e si e to e m ai n rr
un de r r
th e G an d L o dge o f E n glan d, n ot on ly the ir f ll i ile ge s, a s i n di i d al u pr v v u
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r
G an d L od ge s hall b e e se pr rv
e d to th e m , an d I fe e l li ttle d o b t that on u up
c r
on si de ati on you w r
ill ag e e i n the ju c
sti e of m y o si t i on p .
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m i i g L dge s i Mo tr l b d i u s f i t t
n n on e m an n o n n ea e e s ro o ,
o
pl c the u d r the c t l of the P ovi ci l G r d M te r fo Qu b c ; if

a e m n e on ro r n a an as r e e
o th rw i e t o p r i t th e
e s ,
to corr p d di ct wi th th e m G r d L dg O f m es on re e an o e
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n an ,
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n w i C
e s am d w t e m Wh t v r ann e a o es no n an a a es . a e e
m y w i di v
o id u l p
n i i n y b I d t f e l th
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o i t t
n on m a e, o no e a on s s e n
with th b li g ti f
e o y ffi c th t Iash u ld d v
on s o ur b y y tm O e ,
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i duc t h
n b re th
e t ur d r th i r w r t d j i th G r d L dg f
ose re n o s re n e e ar an s an o n e an o e o
C d ;
an a th c t ry i t i
a on y d u ty t ce rr c t d upp
on ra r t th b y v ry ,
s m o o e an s o em e e
m i
e an s y p w r ; t
nh r umlt u t d p d o p th e w il
l f th b r th e es m s e en u on e .
o e e re n
th se lve s
em s i t would ot b e c o si ste t wi th the di g i ty of your G r
,
a d L odge n n n n an
G RA ND L ODG E O F CA NADA .
to a tte m pt to dr w th a em f ro m r lle gi ce
the i a i th r w uld i t b e co i t t
an ,
so n e e o ns s en
wi th th dig i ty f i t e n o m ne, o a tte pt to d i ve the
m fro th i r M th L dg
r m m e o er o e ,
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an n o e e a e e xi t c f th
s e n f w L dg e s l g
o th y e se e o e s, o on as e
d ir t
es r i wi th
e o em a n u s, ca n i p ir m i pe ril th h r
a y f M
or y m e a m on o a so n r
t h ugh ut C
ro d o an a a .
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“
a a b j ct c pli sh d
n n e es e ou e e ss o se e ou r o e ac o m e
b for y ur re ti r
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o th d uti f y r hi gh
em ff ce I sub i t thi
en om e es o ou o i ,
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r g
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em hi pful i t y ou se lf
en , m d th G r d L dg
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ors s r, o r an e an o e o e
y oupre si d i th full t c fi d c t h t f t r l g d fe li g d
e, n e e esf on en e a ra e n a oo e n an a se n s o
ju ti c will l d y c rdi lly t ac ce pt it d th t ll di ff r ce s i cab ly
s e ea ou o a o ,
an a a e en am
a d ju t d th e i t r u
s e ,
b tw r b re th e
n
y b e all th e
e co rse r cl f e e e n ou r n, m a m o e ose o r
thi s t p r ry tr g e t th t th
em o a t p rf t u i
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an em
y n ,
a e m os e ec n on an a m n m a
e xi t b e t w e th tw G r d L d g s he ce forth d f r v r
s e n e o an o e ,
n an o e e .
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. .
,
Your f i thful s rv a e an t an d b othe r r,
(Si gn e d) ZE TL AND ,
W IL L IAM ME RCE R W IL SO N E SQ , ,
G ra n d M as te r of the G ra n d L odge of Ca n ad a ,
Sim coe , (JW . .
G R A D L O DG E O F CA N NADA .
Ofi i ce f
o the G ra n d M as te r ,
S im c oe , 0 . W
2 3 rd Ap ri l, 1 8 5 9 .
TH E R IG HT H O NO RA B L E m s E ARL or Z E TL AND ,
“
&c &c di e .
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'
G RA ND MAS TE R ,
I h ve uch pl asu e i ck wl dgi g th r ce ipt f y ur c u t u d

a m e r n a n o e n e e o o o re o s an
fr t r l l tt r f th 2 3 d M rch r j i c wi th y
a e na e e o i th pr p ct f e p dy r a ,
e o e ou n e os e o a s e e
a dju t t f ll tho
s m u h ppy diffe re c s whi ch f s e ye rs p st h v
en o a se n a n e ,
or om a a a e
i t v
n er ene d b tw th e Mas f E gl d
e d Ce en d on s o n an an an a a .
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e d t M o i c Ju i sdi cti
e i d ove
an o e o an a a o aso n r on n an r
t h wh ol
e Pr vi n c h vi g w b e r c g i e d d d i tte d b y y o
o e, a n no ee n e o n z an a m ou , n
b h lf f th e G r d L dge of E gl d I h t
e a o ian dv c f oo f l n an ,
as e n , n a an e o a m re orm a
c u i c ti t o xpr f y e lf; d th p rt f th M
om m n a on e fC d
e ss or m s an on e a o e a so n s o an a a,
th pl e u e d ti f cti wi th whi ch th i te lli g c f thi re c g i ti

e as r an sa s a on e n en e o s o n on
an d ck owl d gea t h n b g r lly r iv d d t r pe t d d r

e m en as e en ene a e ce e ,
an o e a an en o se ,
th tr ly M
e i c A pi ti
u wi th whi ch yo M t W r hi pful Si co clud
as on s ra on u ,
os o s r, n e
y ur l tt r diff r c h vi g b i c b ly dju te d o future

“
o th t oe e ,
a ur e en e s a n een am a a s ,
u r
i t rc u e
n e y b co rs r cl m d f t r al
a d th
e o t pe fe ct u i
om e m o e o se an ra e n ,
an e m s r n on
d h r o y y e xi st b twe e o re spe cti ve G r d L od ge s fore ve r ”

an a m n m a e n ur an .
FO UR TH e . A . C OMMUNICATION— KING STON 5 8 5 9 , . 5 3
It n ow on ly r em ain s for m
ts in y o r le tte , hi h e to r f r to
e e o n e o r t wo poi n u rw c
app re a to re e i t he r qui re
om m e n t or di s s si on — an d i n d oi n c
g so, I o ld cu wu
pr u r c v r r c u pp
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ex e s s a hO p e that n o f rthe n e e s si ty for e e n a e fe e n e to the n ha y ,
r c u r
diffe e n e s a n d m i s n de stan di n gs of the as t m ay again ari se p .
“
In y o ur r
le tte y ou sta te tha t the a a n or a e ogn i ti on of ou r laim to ppli c tio f rc c
Mas on i c jur
i s di ti on o e t hec hole vr
n e w
a s n ew t o the G an d L o d e o f
g provi c w r
ur
E n glan d an d t o y o se lf; an d that the In de e n d e n t G an d L od ge of p r
r
Can ad a , fo m e d in 1 8 5 5 , w a s o n sti t te d, a s far as E n glan d w as on e n e d, c u c cr
of L odge s i n th e ovi n e Pr c
of Can ad a W e st, a n d a lth o gh fo t n ate ly th e u ru
p p
oi n t r
o ss e s se s n o e al i m o tan e , fe e l th at in pr c I
sti e to t he Ca n a di a n C aft, ju c r
I u v ur
sh o ld e n d e a o to sati sfy y o ur r
lo d shi that ou r laim s for re o gn i ti on p c c
r r
f om th e G a n d L o d ge o f E n glan d, ha e n d e gon e n o han ge , e i the in v u r c r
c rc r x r
h a a te or e te n t, f om th e d a t e o f the i i n e ti on to the e se n t m om e n t ; r cp pr
an d in p Iwu
roof o f thi s a sse rti on , o ld e fe y ou to the A d dre ss f om ou r r r r
r w c rw r
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1 85 5 . r u c
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w hich the y w e r e u n a cqu ain te d an d I tru s t that y our W o r ship ful
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,
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un happily i s b u t t oo pr e v a l e n t am on g tho s e w ho k n o w n ot the

b e a u t i e s o f o u r i n s ti t u t i o n .
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5 85 9 . 69
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d on e .
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that at the l ast An n u a l Co m m u n ic a t i o n o f G r an d L o dge the cl a u s e ,
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pr a ctic al b e ari n g o n the ac ti on O f o the r L o dge s w i thi n y o ur

j uri sd ic ti o n .
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,
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fr o m vi o la ti o n It i s o n l y n e c e ssa ry t o s ay t o t he i n te l li ge n t
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y e a ch G r an d L o dge a n d e xp e ri e n c e
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l e gi slati n g fo r the go o d o f the Cra ft The age d w o rk m an ha s .
wr ou ght hi s r e gu l a r ho ur s i n the L o dge hi s w o rk has p as s e d the ,
s qu a r e ; an d he has b e e n d e cl a r e d e n t i t l e d t o hi s w a e s o f r e s t
g ,
an d r e t ir e m e n t fr o m a c t iv e l ab o r i n t he go v e r n m e n t o f the L o d ge .
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i m p air e d he i s willi n g to ass i s t i n draughti n g d e si gn s up o n the

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fo r pr ot e c t i o n a n d d e fe n c e i n d e cli n i n g y e a r s An d a re the s e .
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w o r thy a n a m e an d a pl ac e wi th the yo u n ge r w o rk m e n o f the
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r e e t t h em wi t h a s i n c e r e Maso n ic r e ce p t i o n
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,
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u n i te d u n d e r o n e he a d an d t hat a d i s s olu ti on o f the juri sd icti on al
,
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O IC A T ION— KING STON, 5 85 9 . 93
co n n e c ti on wi th the G ran d L o dge o f En gl an d has b e e n e ffe cte d i n

a b e co m in a n d M as on ic m an n e r It h as b e e n t he p o licy an d
g .
pra c tic e o f the G r an d L o dge o f G e o rgi a to av o i d all i n t e r fe r e n c e

wi th the in t e sti n al d i sc o rd o f o the r juri sd ic ti on s She has the r e fo r e .
w a i te d a t i m e wi th p ati e n ce u n til r e fle cti o n an d r e as on ha v e

,
r e s to r e d har m o n y am o n g o u r Can ad i an br e thr e n an d pr od uc e d

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.
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p ass e d by the L e gi sl at iv e A sse m bly an d c o n curr e d i n by the ,
G o v e r n o r o f the S ta t e s o l o n g ago a s the y e a r 1 7 9 6

,
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an d d o e s n o t a pp e ar t o b e r e quir e d t o m a k e an r e t ur n s O n t he ir
y .
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d i s p e n s at i o n .
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. . . .
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u n d e r d i sp e n s at i o n a pro vi s i on w hich a pp e ar s t o the m a v e ry

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the p e t i t i o n e r s s hall s a t i s fy the G r an d Ma s te r o r t he G ran d ,
L o d ge that the y hav e pr o cur e d a sui tabl e r o o m wi th c on v e n i e n t

,
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an d r e pu t a bl e L o dge ; that the ir p e ti ti o n shall b e a cc o m p an i e d
b y a r e c o m m e n d a t i on fr o m the L o d ge n e a r e s t the pl a c e i n w hich
the n e w L o d e i s t o b e ho l d e n c e r ti f i n
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fo r M a s t e r i s qu ali fi e d t o O p e n an d cl o s e a L o d ge an d t o c o n fe r the
t hr e e d e gr e e s Yo ur Co m m i tt e e c on s i d e r s e c 1 7 t o b e al s o
. .
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a wi s e o r d i n an c e v i z that n o w arr an t s ha ll i s s u e t o a L o d ge u n d e r
,
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, ,
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g g .
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O f c o n s i d e r at i o n The y are a s fo ll o w
.
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thi s ju ri s d ic t i o n t o r e quir e e v e ry Ma s t e r Mas on n o t a m e m b e r o f
, ,
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g r e s i d i n g wi thi n the juri s d ic ti on o f hi s L o dge t o p ay on e
, ,
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L o dge d u e s for the u s e o f thi s G r an d L o dge an n u ally an d up on ,
r e fu sa l to pay su ch s u m s o r e i the r o f t he m e x ce p t i n ca se o f, ,
e x tr e m e i n d i e n c e t o b e ju d ge d o f by the L o dge s uch M a s t e r

g , ,
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, ,
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.
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g ,
b e n e fi ts o f Mas on ry n o t a pp e r tai n i n g t o m e m b e rship i n a L o dge

, .
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. .
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, ,
c on d uct an d b e havi o r as Mason s by the L o dge i n whose ,
juri s d ic t i on the y m ay r e si d e .
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. .
n o n a ffi li a t e d M a s o n s by the o l d e s t L o d e o n l
g y i n ci ti e s o r pl a c e s
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w he r e t w o o r m o r e L o dge s m ay b e s i tu at e d .
Y our C o m m i tte e O b s e rv e tha t the G r an d L o dge o f Illi n oi s i s ,
i n c o rp o r a te d b y the S ta te L e gi sl atur e The co rp o r a ti on i s li m i te d ,
a s t o e s t a te b e i n g r e s tr a i n e d fr o m ho l d i n g m o r e than
,
w o rth o f p e r s o n al o r m ix e d pr o p e r t y o r 2 0 0 0 a cr e s o f r e a l e s tat e ,
.
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,
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a n y Mason w ho ha s a r e ga r d fo r the m o r a l d u t i e s i m p o s e d up o n
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le t us b e te m p e ra te , p ru d e n t, d i s cre e t .
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b e c a u s e a b o u t the sa m e n u m b e r o f L o dge s are t o b e fo u n d on o u r

r e gi s t e r a s on the ir s an d b e c au s e the qu e sti on o f the p ay m e n t o f
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i ts pr e s e n t s e ss i on The Co m m i tt e e r e p o r t a s fo ll o w s
.
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e xp e d i e n t for t hi s G r an d L o dge to u n d e rt ak e the p ay m e n t o f
r e pr e se n tat iv e s o f the S ub o r d i n a te L o dge s Yo ur Com m i tt e e .
ha v e giv e n the s ubj e c t m uch tho u ght The y c an n o t ho w e v e r .

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atte m p t a t thi s t i m e T he o n l y qu e s ti on a b o u t i t i s can w e r ai s e
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n o w ab o u t on e hu n d r e d a n d t hir t T he e xp e n se s o f m il e age an d
y .
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.
i n c o m e o f the G ran d L o dge will n o t as w e hav e s e e n ab o v e m o r e , ,
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m e m be rs T o r a i s e the fu n d s n e c e ssa ry t o pay thi s add i ti on a l

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o n e d o ll a r an d fi v e c e n t s t o e a ch m e m b e r i n the S t a t e i n a dd i t i o n ,
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.
t hi s ? T he y c om pl ai n n o w o f p a yi n g fi fty c e n ts G r an d L o dge
d u e s as b ur d e n so m e an d o ppr e s s iv e ; will the y b e b e tt e r pl e ase d
t o pay o n e d o ll ar an d fi fty fi v e c e n ts e a ch ?A s s ur e d ly n o t a n d i t
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will b e un wi s e i n the o pi n i o n o f y o ur Co m m i tte e for the G ran d

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m u ch d i ss a ti s fa c t i on an d d o s o li ttl e , go o d .
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Fi n an c e ,y o ur Co m m i tte e r e fr ai n fr o m e xpr e s si n g an y o pi n i on o n
the s ubj e c t .
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T he R e p o r t o f the G r an d L o dge pr o c e e d i n gs i s a v e ry n e a t an d
w e ll pri n t e d v o lu m e o f 2 0 0 p age s an d i t c on t ain s an e l o qu e n t
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t hr e e y e a r s thi s y o u n g s i s t e r a pp e a r s t o b e t aki n g up he r pr o p e r
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p os i t i o n am on g the G r an d L o dge s O f the U n i te d S tate s o f A m e ric a .
T he Mo s t W o r ship ful G r an d M ast e r i n hi s add r e s s thu s allu d e s , ,
t o the s o m uch d e s ir e d u n i fo r m i ty o f w o rk which all d e e m o f t he ,
fi r s t i m p o r t an c e .
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T he r e i s a m on g o u r br e thr e n a n i n cr e a s e d d e s ir e fo r c o rr e c t
Ma s on ic l e a rn i n g an d an u n i fo r m i ty o f w o rk ; w e sho ul d ad o p t
s om e pl an by which s uch k n o wl e dge can b e s pr e a d wi th
u n i fo r m i ty .
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n e a rl y a ll the juri s d ic t i o n s an d has a s s u m e d i m p o r tan ce fa r b e o n d

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the m e rc e n a r y qu e s t i o n o f a Ma s on s L o dge d u e s In t he p o s i t i on
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co n t ribu ti o n t o r e li e v e the w an t s o f o the r s an d he w ho st an d s

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a l o o f a n d lo o k s on c o l d l y at the s t ru ggl e s i n ci d e n t t o li fe n o r a dd s ,
s o m e p o r ti o n t o t he c o m m o n fu n d all o t t e d t o r e li e f sho ul d n e v e r ,
b e a Ma s o n ; he i s a s t on e u n fi t t e d fo r the buil d i n g an d w o ul d ,
alw ay s m a r t he b e a u ty o f o u r n o bl e e d i fi c e t he n le t hi m co m e o f ,
hi s o w n fi e e v o li t i o n o r s tay a w ay an d m o ul d e r i n hi s o w n
,
i n gl o ri o u s apathy strik e n o t a bl o w which cu ts wi th d o ubl e e dge

G RA D N L OD G E O F CA NADA .
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we g an O ld fri e n d w he n w e
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co m e t o K e n t uck y w ho s e M W G ran d Mast e r i s s o w e ll kn o w n

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the fo ll o wi n g d ay o u r e xc e l le n t br o the r R o b e r t Mo rri s w a s

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Ma so n s t o c o n fe r M W G r an d Mas te r S wi ge r t i n hi s a d d r e s s
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.
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G r an d L o dge o f Mi s s o uri (Br O S u lli van ) s ay s up on t he s ubj e ct :
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n e x t y e ar . W e s i n c e r e l y ho p e that the r e i s s u ffi ci e n t co n s e rv at i s m
i n a m aj o ri ty o f the Ma s o n s O f tha t S t at e t o d e fe at the ab o v e
r e so lu t i o n as n o thi n g to o u r m i n d s w o u ld b e m o r e d e s tructiv e
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than i t s a d ap ti o n fo r i f a S ta t e can ha v e t w o G r an d L o d ge s w hy
, ,
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a n d d i a pp o i n t e d o ffi ce s e e k e rs an d the y w o ul d o n ly b e t o o r e a d y
s ,
t o s e iz e up on a n y pr e te x t t o O b t a i n a li t tl e n o t o ri e ty T he d e s ir e .
fo r pl a c e fo r pr e fe r m e n t i s s o o b s e rv a bl e that w e c an n o t b e t o o
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I c on c u r fully wi th the Mi s s o uri Co m m i tt e e that n o a ct i on o f ,
thi s G r an d L o dge w o ul d b e m o r e d e s t ruc tiv e than the a d o p ti o n

o f s uch an am e n d m e n t It w o ul d b e s uici d a l thr o wi n g o n e p a r t
.
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o f the S t at e o u t o f the Ma so n ic c o n n e c ti on a s cl an d e s t i n e an d ,
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co v e rin g the o the r p ar t wi th sham e a n d d i sgr a ce .
Mo r e an d m o r e s ati s fi e d that “
Un i on i s S tr e n gth y o ur”
,
Com m i tte e full y c on cur i n the s e r e m a rk s .
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the Con s e rv a ti sm o f Fr e e m ason ry
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fr at e rn i ty o f the U n i te d S ta t e s , H e r e i s a b o dy o f m e n ,
c o m p o s e d o f all cl asse s an d pr o fe s s i on s , e n te r tain i n g e v e r y ki n d
o f O pi n i on up o n r e li i o n an d p o li t ic s , a n d e xi s t i n i n e v e ry s t a t e
g g
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the u tm o st ha r m on y o f fe e li n g a n d a cti on 0 word of . N
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i n o rd e r .Eve ry thi n g i s qui e t, ge n tl e m an l y , r e sp e ctful , d i gn i fi e d .
T he bi tte r e st p o li tic al e n e m i e s m e e t fa c e t o fa c e , an d y o u s hall

n e v e r k n o w by the ir a c t i on s o r w o r d s tha t the d o n o t b e l on t o
y g
the s am e p a r t y R e li gi o n i s ts the m o s t o pp o s i t e e m br ac e e a ch
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i n o u r o w n juri s d ic ti o n a s to s e t o ur s e lv e s ri ght b e fo r e the

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pr o fa n e w o rd s a re ge n e rally tho se o f tho ughtl e ss u tte ran ce .
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o f t he m an tha t fr e qu e n t s the m s tic ha ll s o f M a s on ry

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u n i fo r m i ty o f ri tu al .
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re a t n e c e s s i t o f the j uri s d ic t i o n H xi up o n t he s ub e c t
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pr e s e n ts a s triki n g c o n tra st wi th the m an n e r i n w hich the G r an d
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d i s c u s s e d wi th c o n s i d e r a b l e i n t e r e s t b y t he G r an d L o dge s o f t hi s
c o u n t r y an d v a ri o u s pl an s ha v e b e e n d e vi s e d a n d pl a c e d i n
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the w o rki n g o f the L o dge s s ho ul d b e c on d u c te d B u t w hil e the .
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the t e x t a n d d o c t ri n e a re e luci d a t e d ; an d i t fo ll o w s a s a n a tur al ,
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l an gu age than the r e can b e i n the m u ltiplic ati on o f ri t e s an d the ir

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m e m b e r s o f the Mas o n ic Or d e r e v e ry w he r e sho uld u s e e v e ry ,
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l a b o rs It i s i m p o r tan t that s uch u n i fo r m i ty sho ul d b e s e cur e d

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m a d e fo r the pr e se rv a t i on o f an u n i fo r m i ty o f w o rk i t i s d o ub t l e ss ,
m o r e so tha t w e sho ul d r e fr a i n fr o m the i n ve n ti o n o f n e w ri te s

a n d t he i n t r o d u c t i o n o f a gr e a t v a ri e ty o f s e n ti m e n t a n d l an u a e
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i n the ir u se .
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S o ci e ti e s an d i n s ti tu t i o n s o f e v e r y o the r fo r m an d fe atur e ha v e
b e e n o rgan i se d an d e stabli she d i n e v e ry ki n gdo m an d go v e rn m e n t
o f the w o rl d T he y ha v e liv e d o u t t he ir d ay a n d d e p a r te d a n d
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t he ki n gd o m s an d go v e rn m e n ts i n w hich the y fl o uri she d ha v e

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all . It t r a ce s i ts hi sto ry thro u gh the fluct u ati o n s o f e m pi re the ,
chan gi n g o f d yn as ti e s an d go v e rn m e n ts an d the cru m bli n g rui n o f ,
d e c ay e d ki n gd om s ; an d i t n o t o n ly liv e s an d fl o uri she s b u t i ts ,
an ci e n t l an d m ark s ha v e b e e n pr e s e rv e d an d the y a re n o w a s t he
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k n o w i f the r e i s an y thi n g r e m a rk abl e o r w on d e rful in Mason ry ,

w e can te ll the m the r e i s an d w e can c on fi d e n tly p o in t t o o u r
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p e r fo r m an c e o f i ts c e r e m on i e s an d t he pra c tice o f i ts prin cipl e s,

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chara c te r, an d e xco m m u n ic ate d i t s m e m b e r s an d pr o s crib e d the
u se o f i ts s m b o l s a n d the p e r fo r m an c e O f i t s ri t e s B u t am i d s t
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a n n i hil a t i on , the C r a ftsm e n ha v e pur s u e d t he ir w ay , a n d the y ha ve
b o rn e w i th the m the s y m b o l s o f the ir o r d e r an d the se al s o f the ir

a u tho ri t y . T he y ha v e tr a v e ll e d w i th tho s e s ym b o ls an d s e al s i n
the ir p o s s e ss i o n . T he y ha v e p e r fo r m e d the ir w o rk w he n the i r
e n e m i e s k n e w n o t tha t t he y w e r e a m o n t h e m T he y ha v e su rviv e d
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the vi o l e n c e o f e m bi tt e r e d o pp o s i t i on an d , w hil e e v e ry thi n g e l s e
o f m e r e ly hu m a n o ri gi n has b e e n o b li ge d t o s uccu m b t o
circu m stan c e s O f o pp os i ti o n an d d e cay , the i n s ti tu ti on ha s b e e n
pr e s e rv e d i n ta ct a n d p e r fo r m e d i t s a ccu sto m e d l ab o r It has .
o u t liv e d the fu ry o f an t i m a s o n ic r a e , a l tho u h i t ha s o r d e r e d t he

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p e r se cu t i on thro u gh which Ma son ry has b e e n obli ge d to p a ss B u t .
n o twi thstan d i n i t a ll, t he i n s ti t u ti o n s t ill pr o u d l r e a r s i t s he a d

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c e n t u ri e s ago The fl o o d has n o t o v e r o w e d i t U n har m e d i t ha s .
w alk e d am i d s t the fl am e , an d the vi ol e n c e o f hu m a n p a s si o n has

n o t b e e n a bl e to o bli te r a te e i the r i ts n am e o r char a c t e r Wi th .
the s e e vi d e n c e s o f i ts char a ct e r a n d i ts s i n gu la r hi s to r y i n vi e w ,
ho w can the w o rl d r e fu se the a ck n o wl e d gm e n t tha t Mas on ry i s a
r e m ark abl e — a w on d e r ful in s ti tu ti on ?An d ho w can Mas on s r e fu s e
he r the ho m age that i s d u e to he r an ci e n t l an d m a rk s , n a m e an d -
chara c te r If a n y i n s ti tu t i on can affo r d t o ad m i t O f d iv e r si ty o f

o pi n i on a m o n g i t s m e m b e r s , tha t i n s t i t u t i o n i s Ma s o n ry An d .
s uc h d iv e r s i t
y o f o pi n i o n s i s all o w abl e Bu t the l an d m ark s can n o t
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b e t o uche d . W hat the do ctri n e s o f the Bibl e are t o C hri sti an i ty ,

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n o t t o uch the r e c o r d . P aul an d Ap o ll o s an d Ce phas m ay d i ffe r,
b u t the y m ay n o t c han ge the law , n o r s ubv e r t i ts pr o p e r u se .
T he t e x t an d the d o ct ri n e m u s t r e m a i n u n s e ttl e d , w hil e the d i spu te

an d t he p a r ty fe u d pr e v a il P e r fe c t u n i fo r m i ty o f se n ti m e n t an d
.
w o rk will har dly e v e r b e attai n e d i n Ma s on ry , b u t i t w e r e w e ll

fo r br e thr e n t o m ak e c o n t i n u a ll y the e ffo r t t o a ppr o xi m at e s o
d e sir abl e an ul ti m at u m . It i s hi ghl y Mason ic i n thi s r e ga r d t o
u s e e v e ry p o ss ibl e e x e r ti o n t o a cc o m pli s h the O bj e c t W e r e gar d
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i ts O p e r a ti on an d e ffe c t, i f all o w e d pr o p e rly t o p e r fo r m i ts p e culi a r
G RA ND L O DG E o r CA NAD A .
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ri tu al s are ge n e r ally o f m o d e rn o rigin an d can r e ad ily b e t rac e d to
the ir so urc e . T he ri tu al s o f Fr an c e S w e d e n B e rl in an d Ham burg
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d o ub t l e ss m or e a n ci e n t than the o the rs an d c o n fo r m s m o r e cl o se ly

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t o the an ci e n t l an d m ark s-
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n am e d w e r e a l te r e d fr o m tha t o f E n gl a n d pr o b abl y wi th a d e s ir e
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a cc o m pli shm e n t o f the o bj e c t fo r w hi ch the y w e r e pr e p a r e d In .
the a l t e r a t i o n the r e w as c e r t a i n ly a gre a t wr o n g d on e t o Ma son ry .
T he ri tu a l o f the o r d e r o u ght t o b e b u t o n e an d i t o u ght t o b e i n ,
u n iv e rsa l u s e . S uch w as t he s e n t i m e n t o f s o m e o f the b e s t a n d

m o s t e n li ht e d Mas on s t ha t ha v e e v e r liv e d It ha s b e e n t o the m
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a ll o w e d i n the pr a c tic e o f s e v e r al o f t he G r a n d L o dge s o f the
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b all e d ou t o f i t .
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hi s to ry o f the Or d e r wi thi n the juri s d ic ti on o f the S ta te s i n ce i t ,
fi r s t to o k r o o t the r e n e arly a c e n tury ago .
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w hich the y ad op t e d u n an i m o u sly .
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L o dge s w e r e w orkin g .
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.
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the n e n co m p a s s e d ou r s i st e r of Ne w Y o rk S p e akin g o f .
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,
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the se ttl e m e n t o f he r e s o te ric d i ffi cul ti e s an d he a r tily d o w e ,
r e j o ice to b e i n fri e n dl y c o m m u n icati on wi th s o n e ar a n e ighb o r

an d s o i n flu e n ti a l an ally .
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i n te r e s t ; the u n i on o f the G ran d B o di e s o f Ne w Y o rk an d o f the
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o f the s e u n fo r t u n at e d i ffe r e n c e s .
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r e co m m e n d as r e quire d by law the pray e r O f the p e t i ti o n e r s
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to the a pplica t i on an d the ge n e r a l w e l fa r e o f the
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,
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a c ti on o n thi s s ubj e c t .
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v alu abl e to b e o m i tte d

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of a n i m m o r a l c har act e r a n d o f vici o u s habi ts are p e r m i tte d

e n t r a n c e i n to o u r Or d e r Co m i n g wi th the s e d i sabili t i e s the y
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w as o u r a n ci e n t cu s t o m tha t e v e ry a pplican t sho ul d b e w o r thy ‘

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an d w e ll qu ali fi e d w e are t o o m uch d i s p o s e d to O p e n o u r d o o r s

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i n d i ffe r e n tl y to all t ru s ti n g i n the r e ge n e r at i n g p o w e r o f o u r

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i n stit u ti o n t o fashi on i n to fo r m s o f e xce ll e n ce tho s e w ho by n at ur e ,
o r o the r w i s e are u t te rly d i s qu ali fi e d fo r m e m b e r s hip

, The po licy .
i s n o t wi s e to c on v e r t o u r L o dge s i n to s c ho o l s o f r e fo r m ati o n ,
whe r e b ad m e n are t o b e taught goo dn e ss an d the vi ci ou s an d the ,

G RA ND L OD G E NAD A
O F CA .
b e bro u ght b e fo r e y o u an d will r e c e iv e an in v e stigati on b y the

a ppr o pri a te Co m m i tt e e I ha v e pl ac e d the p e t i t i on i n the han ds
.
o f the G r an d S e cr e t a ry for the u s e o f the Co m m i tt e e to w hich the

,
s ubj e c t will b e r e fe rr e d .
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I hav e n o d o ub t o f the goo d e ffe c t o f s uch c e l e b r ati on s w e ll ,
c o n ducte d an d o f the fa v o r abl e i n flu e n ce the y ha v e up o n the

,
co m m un i t y— an d so l o n g as pub lic M a s on ic s p e ak e r s m a k e the s e

o cca s i o n s w ha t the y a lw a s s ho ul d b e o pp o r t u n i t i e s fo r i m pl an t i n
y , g
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t o the C r a ft ; b u t i f w e d e ge n e r a t e aga i n i n to pl a ci n g up o n the

r o s tru m m e n w ho can on l y t alk v api d i gn o ran c e an d i n fl at e d ,
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the Ark o f N
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o ah ju s t so l on g w i ll the
,
e n li ght e n e d p o r t i o n of
m a n k i n d l a u h at u s fo r s uch n o n se n s e an d w e sha ll ric hl

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by the chi e f rul e r s O f the Craft the v e n til ato r s o f all that i s ,
bun ku m b ogu s an d hu m bu g in Fr e e m as on ry w oul d so on b e

,
c om p e ll e d t o giv e up the i r atte m p t i n d e sp a ir .
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Y o rk y o ur Co m m i tte e a d v e r te d t o the u n ge n e r o u s t e rm s i n w hi ch
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that G r an d L o dge allu d e d t o t he G r an d L o dge O f Can ad a Yo ur .
Com m i t te e fi n d t hi s r e fe rr e d to at som e l e n gth an d c on d e m n e d i n

t he a d d r e s s o f the G r an d Ma s te r o f V e r m on t fr o m which y o ur ,
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e x tr a c t s
a s I d o s i n c e r e ly that Mas on ic c o ur te s y i s a
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of N
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t o fo r e go the e x e rci s e o f t hi s vir t u e S he fo rgo t i t w he n s he .
r e s i st e d the ri ght o f the G ran d L o dge o f Ve r m on t t o Mas on ic

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r e p or t an d k e e p i t as a Mas on ic ho u se ho l d w o r d ; i n d e e d w e
“
can n ot qu ote fr o m i t b e ca u se w e ha v e n o so on e r co pi e d a brilli an t

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an d l o gi cal pas sage on on e s ubj e c t than w e c o m e to an othe r o f

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e qu al richn e ss an d v alu e For i n s tan c e he say s

. It i s m y
purp ose t o say a fe w w o r d s to y ou as t o the w o rk an d l e ctur e s ,
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,
fe w w o r ds are d e v e l o p e d i n to a n e ss ay o n an ci e n t
ri tu al o f 9 p age s m o st v alu abl e to e v e ry Mason
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an d o ffe r s gr at e ful ho m age t o the G r an d Archi te c t o f t he u n iv e r s e ,

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b e qu e athe d u s s till shi n e i n i ts s tarry bri ghtn e ss an d le t n o t u s

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the ir s on s e v e r p e r m i t i t to b e tarn i she d

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.
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are r a i s e d i n tha t p as to r al S tate are an y thi n b u t v e r d an t

g ,
.
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d i ge s te d an d i n t e r e s ti n g r e p o r t .
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a s o ffi c e r s o f a L o dge the y sa
y
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i n l e tte r s o f fi re an d hu n g up o n e v e ry s i d e o f o u r L o dge r o o m s
, ,
t o b e a c o n s tan t a dm on i ti o n t o e v e ry br o the r It i s a fo ll o w s .
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d e gr e e up o n the z e a l an d e ffi ci e n cy o f i t s o ffi c e r s
,
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a c o m pl e t e a b an d on m e n t o f p o w e r a n d r e sp on s ibili ty t o the s e m e n
i n the ir e l e c ti on a n d i n s tall at i on tha t pra c t ic ally t he y c o n s ti tu te

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o f M a s o n ry l e ap s he a l thfully thr o u h a ll v e in s A re the y s lu i sh ?

g gg .
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, ,
all t he p o w e r s o f M as o n ic li fe m o r e fe e bl t h en A re t h e y w e ll
y .
i n fo r m e d 2 Li ght an i m ate s e v e ry so ul an d the L o dge b e c o m e s as ,
a ci t s e t u p on a hill w hich c an n o t b e hi d A e t h e y i n o r a n t ? ’
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,
i n the e s tabli shm e n t o f the L o dge all fa ll .
T he y qu o t e a r e s o lu ti on o f the G r an d L o dge o f Illi n o i s w hich i s

a s fo ll o w s
R e so lve d— T hat the G r an d L o dge will s u stai n the a c ti on o f an y

s ub o r d i n a t e L o d e u n d e r i ts juri s d ic t i o n i n pu n i s hi n by r pri nd
g g e
,
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, y m e m b e r w ho shall b e fo u n d guil t y
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o f t he i n o r d i n at e u s e o f i n to xica ti n g d ri n k s gr e a t pr o fan i ty , ,
g a m bli n
g qu a rr e lli n g wi t h o r abu s i n g a br othe r M aso n
, .
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ab o v e e n u m e r ate d a re i m m o r a li ti e s tha t sho ul d n o t b e wi n k e d a t

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n o L o dg e anca n e xp e c t to m a i n ta i n a r e s p e ctabl e
s tan d i n a m on t h e o o d a n d t ru e i n c o m m u n i ty , that to l e r at e s an y
g g g ”
s uch vi o l at i on s o f m o r a l r e c ti t u d e am o n g i ts m e m b e r s .
“
R e fe rri n g to the G ran d L o dge o f I o w a the y appr o v e o f a
r e gul ati on that he r e afte r n o d i sp e n sat i on shall b e gran te d to fo r m
,
n e w L o d e s wi thi n l e ss d i s t an ce than t e n m il e s o f a L o dge

g a
a lr e ad y e xi s t i n S uc h a r e gul a t i on y o ur C o m m i tte e d eem

g .
e m i n e n t ly pr o p e r an d j u d ici o u s an d i n o u r o w n j uri s d ic ti o n o n ly
,
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ju s t an d e qui tabl e to the L o dge s alr e ad y i n e xi s te n c e .
S uch a r e s o lv e y o ur Co m m i tte e c on s i d e r t o b e v e ry wi se an d
pr o p e r V e ry m uch t o the p o i n t are the o b s e rvati on s of the
.
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U n i for m i ty o f w o rk i s a s ubj e ct w hi ch e n gage s the a tte n ti on ,
m o r e o r l e s s o f all G r an d Ma s t e r s an d G r an d L o dge s
,
It fo r m s .
a frui t ful the m e fo r a dd r e sse s r e c om m e n d a ti on s a n d fo r Co m m i tt e e

, ,
r e p o r t It i s a thi n g t o b e d e sir e d an d l oom s up i n the d i stan c e

.
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as a thi n o f b e a u ty b u t c e n t uri e s ha v e p asse d a w ay an d y e t

g
t he pr e s e n t ge n e r at i on o f M aso n s i s n o n e ar e r i t s a cco m pli shm e n t
than the fi r s t Lik e the Ili a d o f H o m e r Mason ry has c o m e d o w n
.
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t o u s n o t i n wri tte n t e r m s e n gr o sse d up on p a rchm e n t o r pri n t e d

, , ,
i n a b o o k b u t the se cr e ts ha v e b e e n se cur e ly k e p t i n the b o so m o f

,
the fa i thfi i l an d c o m m u n ic at e d on ly t o tho se w ho w e r e fo u n d

,
w o r thy t o r e c e iv e the m Thu s fr o m lip t o lip the y ha v e r e a che d

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u s i n the s e l a t t e r d ay s An d y e t pr e ci s e u n i fo r m i ty has n e v e r
.
e xi s te d T he s to ry o f the E phram i te s ha s b e e n r e p e at e d thr o u gh

.
a ll t he a e s o f Mason ry t o the pr e s e n t s o m e t i m e s a t the a l ta r

g ,
an d som e t i m e s a t t he o u t e r d o o r l e a d i n t o t he in n e r cham b e r
g , ,
a n d so t hat i t i s r e p e a t e d i n o n e o r the o t he r pl a c e o r b o th w hat , ,
a v a il s i t that e x a c t u n i fo r m i t
y i n i ts l o ca li ty d oe s n o t e xi st .
U n i fo r m i ty o f w o rk w hat a gran d an d s ubli m e i d e a T he 4 0 0 0 .
L o dge s o f o u r o w n l an d a t w o rk e a ch i n the ir di ffe r e n t l o cali ti e s

, ,
u p o n t he sa m e rul e pr e ci s e l y up on the sam e li n e u tte ri n g pr e ci s e ly

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the s am e w o r d s an d i m p a r t i n g pr e ci s e ly the sam e i n s truc ti o n

,
.
W ha t a t ribu te w o ul d i t b e t o the p e r fe c ti o n wi th w hich the

fo u n d e r s o f Ma s on ry i m p a r te d i ts m y s t e ri e s to the li s t e n i n g e ar ‘
a n d t o t he fa i t hful br e a s t that t r e a s ur e d up tho s e se cr e t s a n d

‘ ’
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l e t t r fo r l e tte r s yll abl e fo r s y ll abl e c o m m u n ic at e d the m

e
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fr o m br o the r t o br o the r i n all s ucc e e d in g ge n e r ati o n s W ha t fo rc e

an d p o w e r i n s uch e x a c t u n i fo r m i ty an d e t h ow u t t e rly
y
i m p o ss ibl e It i s a m i ghty p han tom that will fo r e v e r e lu d e o u r
.
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g r a sp .
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O hi o the V e rm on t C o m m i tt e e e xpre s s the ir s ati s fa c ti on a t the
,
G RA D LN ODG E O F CA NADA .
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the s tr e n gth o f m e m b e r s i s fa ll a ci o u s ; tha t i t i s an e l e m e n t o f

w e ak n e ss an d n o t o f str e n gth— for wi th n u m b e r s i s too o fte n fo u n d
a co rr e s p o n d in
g g r o w th o f i n o r an c e
g M as on ry has b e c o m e .
fashi on abl e an d i t i s the r e fo r e p o pul a r

,
T he d o o r o f Mas on ry i s .
o p e n e d wi d e s o tha t m e n o f e v e ry d e r e e a n d ki n d are s e e ki n g
, g
an d gai n i n g a d m i ttan c e an d gl o ry i n the n am e o f Mas on
,
Ev e ry .
d i s ti n gui she d b adge o f the o r d e r i s bl az o n e d fo r th e v e ry o cc as i o n
so u ht t o d i s pl ay t o a
g gaz i n g w o rl d the i m p o r tan t fa ct tha t I am
a M as o n Mon e y an d n o t qu ali fi cati on will o b tai n d e gre e s an d
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t he hi ghe r he ge ts i n Ma s on ry the gr e at e r d e s i r e fo r sho w ,

S o in .
the i n t e ri o r o f o u r ha ll s the sam e e vi d e n c e o f w e a k n e ss m e e t s the

,
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y e ; the s a m e m e n will t r e ad w he r e the o ld i n t e lli ge n t an d , ,
w o rthy Mason fe ar s to foll o w P o si ti on o ffi c e an d d u ti e s are

.
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s o u ht a n d a ss u m e d wi h u r t i t tl e o f qu ali fi c ati o n
g t o t on e
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n e c e s s ary to d i s char e the m u s e fu lly t o the in s ti tu ti on o r cr e di tably

g ,
to the m se lv e s Y e a r by y e ar the s cal e o f qu ali fi cati on i s l o w e r e d

.
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c e r e m on i e s are abri dge d e xpl an ati on s d e fe rr e d m o ral te a chi n gs

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are l os t s i ht o f a n d all tha t n e c e s sa ry t r a i n i n

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for w an t o f pr o p e r fo r m ali t y an d su ffi ci e n t e vi d e n ce y o ur ,
Co m m i tt e e co ul d n o t c om e t o a d e ci si on on the m a tte r b u t ,
FOUR TH G . A . CO MM U ICATIO TO N N, KING STON— 5 8 5 9 . 1 99
r e com m en r e fe rr e d
d that i t b e to the Di strict D e pu ty G r an d
Maste r for fur the r i n ve s tigati on , an d to r e po rt to thi s Co m m i tte e
as e a rly as p oss ibl e .
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w . c S T EPHE
. NS ,
Cha i rm an .
O n m ti on
o th e r e p o rt fr om the C om m i tt e e on G r i e v an c e s
an d App e als w a s r e c e i v e d an d a d opt e d .
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. . . .
n e xt A n n u al C om m u n i c a ti on of G r an d L o d e h e w i ll m o v e
g
t o h a v e th a t p a rt O f A rt 6, u n d e r th e h e a d o f pr op o sin g .
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r e je ct e d c an di da t e c an b e b allotte d for agai n un d e r t w e lv e
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ST . JOHNS ,
C . E .
S ta te d Me e ti n g— Fi rs t Thu rs d a y o f e ve ry m on th .
O FFI CE R S .
W Br G T Mo r e hous e
. . . .
W E McD on ald . .
J P e a r son s.
W m Ry d e r .
No .5 . S US S E " LOD G E BRO CKVILLE ,

.
S ta te d Me e ti n g We d n e sda y on or p re ce d i n g E M of . e ve ry m on th .
O FF I CE R S .
W Br. . Thom as C am m - W M . .
D avi d Wyli e W S . .
A C T urn e r
. . J W . .
S am u e l R o s s Actin g S e cr e tary .
N o . 6 . BART O N LOD G E HA MILT O N , .
S ta te d Me e ti n g— S e con d We d n e sda y of e ve ry m on th .
O FF I CE R S .
W Br Michae l Ru ttl e
. .
Wm Irw i n
.
M . F S hal e r
.
J ohn E as tw o o d
NO .7 . U NIO N LOD G E ,
G RI MS BY .
S ta te d Me e ti n g— Thu rs da y on or b efore f u ll m oo n o f e ve ry m on th
.
O FFI C E R S .
W Br W m Fi tch
. . . W M . .
An dr e w G Muir . S W . .
R ob e r t K e m p J W . .
T C Br o wn j ohn
. . S e cr e ta ry .
NO . 8 . NELS O N LOD G E ,
HE NRYVIL L E .
S ta te d Me e ti n g — Thi rd T u e sda y o
f e ve ry m on th .
O FFI C E R S .
W Br G e o rge W P a rk e r
. . .
R ob e r t Wright
O F Bill in gs
J a m e s N T ay l o r
. .
N O . 9 . U NIO N LOD G E NAP ANEE ,

.
S ta te d Me e ti n g— The Fri da y b ef or e f u ll m oon f

o e ve ry m on th
.
O FF I C E R S
W Br No r m an W S c o tt
.
. . . W M . .
J am e s S al m o n S W . .
Am os S Bri sto l . J W . .
J ohn McCoy . S e cr e ta ry .
FO UR TH G . A . C OMMUNICATION— KING STON, 5 85 9 . 2 03
N o . 10 . NORFOLK LOD G E ,
S I MC OE .
S ta te d M e e ti n g— Thu rsda y on or b efore f u ll m oon o

f e ve ry m on th .
O FFI C E R S .
W Br H e n ry G r off
. . W M . .
Dan i e l Mat the w s S W . .
Am o s A Me rrill . J W . .
J o hn McF W i l s on . S e cr e ta ry .
N o .11 . M OIRA LOD G E BELLE VILLE

,
.
S ta te d Me e ti n g We dn e sday on or b efore f u ll m o on o f e ve ry m on th
.
O FF I C E R S .
W Br Willi am H P o n ton
. . . W M . .
E d m o n d J S i ss o n . S W . .
L a wr e n ce H H e n d e r son . J W . .
A B El m e r . . S e cr e ta ry .
N o .12 . G OLDE NRULE LOD G E ,

ST A NS TEAD .
S ta te d Me e ti n g Tu e sd a y o n or b ef ore fu ll m oo n f
o e ve ry m on th .
O FFI C E R S .
W Br W m B C o lby
. . . . W M . .
Wm Fa rw e ll .
,
S W . .
Cy ru s E S te a rn s . J W . .
H J Mar ti n . . S e cr e ta ry .
NO .13 .WES T ER LI G H T LOD G E , B OLT O N N .
S ta te d Me e ti n g We dn e sda y on or b e fore fu ll m oon of e ve r

y m on th .
O FFI C E R S .
W Br Jam e s Wil son

.
,
W M . .
R ob e r t Elli ot S W . .
G e o rge Ev an s J W . .
All an Mi tche ll S e cre ta ry .
N o. 14 . T RUE BRIT O S LOD G E , N ’
S ta te d M e e ti n g— Fi rs t M on da y i n
O FFI C E R S .
W Br D on al d Fr a se r
. . W M . .
R ob e r t Moffat S W . .
Willi am J M orri s . J W . .
A C S i n cl air . . S e cr e ta ry .
N O . 15 S T G E O RG E S LOD G E , S T C AT HAR I E S
. .
’
. N .
S ta te d M e e ti n g Tu e sda y on or b efore F M of e ve ry m . . on th
.
OFF I C E R S .
W . Br . S a m u e l G D o l s on . W M . .
T he o p hilu s Ma ck S W . .
Au gu stu s P M C ollve r . . J W . .
Charl e s P Cam p .
,
S e cr e tary .
N o . 16 . ST . A NDREW S LOD G E ’
,
T ORO NT O .
S ta te d Me e ti n g— Fi rs t T u e sda y f
o e ve ry m on th .
O FFI C E R S .
W Br Willi am
. . G S to r m
.
Willi a m F McMa s te r .
G e o rge H e n ry Wy at t
John P ate rs on
N o . 17 . ST . JOH NS LOD G E ’
,
COBOUR G .
S ta te d Me e ti n g— Mon da y on or b ef o re f u ll m oon of e ve ry m on th .
O FFIC E R S .
W Br Abr aham
. . J o hn Van In ge n W M . .
Willi am H e n ry Fl o y d SW . .
W illi am B e n s on J W . .
J ohn G illb ard S e cr e t ary .
N o . 18 . PRI NCE EDWARD LO DG E PI CT O N , .
Me e ti n g— T hu rs da y p re ce di n g f u ll m oo n
f
o e ve ry m on th .
O FFI C E R S .
W Br Charl e s S m i th
. . W M . .
Harv e y E B o wl e s . S W . .
Willi a m S m e aton J W . .
J W R am s ay . . S e cr e tary .
N o . 19 . ST . G EOR G E S LOD G E MO NTREAL’

, .
S ta te d Me e ti n g— Thi rd Tu e sda y o
f e ve ry m on th .
O FFI C E R S .
W Br A A S te v e n s on
. . . .
S a m u e l Br o wn i n g
Tho m a s F Du tton .
R J Fo wl e r . .
N o . 20 . ST . JOH NS LO D G E LO ND O N
’
, .
S ta te d Me e ti n g— S e co n d Tu e sda y of e ve ry m on th .
O FFI C E R S .
W Br E d wi n
. . H e a thfi e ld
T ho m as Irvi n g
T .
J ohn K e ary
A S . . Abb o tt
N o . 2 1 . ZET LAND LOD G E MO NT REAL ,
.
S ta te d Me e ti n g— S e con d Thu rsd a y of e ve ry m on th .
O FFI C E R S .
W Br Willi am R e e d
. .
E d w ar d Hi m e s
Willi am A B o v e y .
Abraham H offn u n g
N
o. 28 . M OU N T ZIO N LOD G E KE MP TVILLE , .
S ta te d M e e ti n g We dn e sd a y p re ce di n g fu ll m oon .
O FFI C E R S .
W Br Fre de rick A Mo o r e
. . .
W illi am W ags taff

J o hn E Ma l e y . .
W illi a m L ai n g
N
o . 29 . UNIT ED LOD G E BRI G HT O N ,
.
S ta te d Me e ti n g — T hu rsda y b ef ore f u ll m o on f
o e ve r
y m on th .
O FF I C E R S .
W Br J M W e lli n gto n
. . .
J o hn Eyr e
H e n ry S quir e
S t il e s Bulkl e y
N
O . 30 . C O M PO S I T E LOD G E WHI T BY ,
.
S ta te d Me e ti n g— Fi rs t T hu rs d a y i n e ve ry m on th .
O F FI C E R S .
W . Br Y e om
. an G ib s o n
Wm . McCab e
J J . . Chri sti e
T ho m as B e all
N
O . 31 . JERU S ALE M LOD G E B OW MA NVILLE , .
S ta te d Me e ti n g We d n e sd a y b efore f u ll m o on o f e ve ry m on th .
O FFI C E R S .
W Br. . G rge H L o w
eo .
G e o rge S m a r t
J a m e s B Fairb a ir n .
L e wi s M S qu air . .
A MIT Y L OD G E DU NNVILLE ,
.
M e e ti n g We dn e sda y af te r f u ll m oon f
o e ve ry m on th .
O FF I C E R S .
W Br A Br o wn son
. .
Jo si ah Fri n k
D avi d P ric e
J ohn J ohn son
N
o . 33 . WELLI NG T O N LOD G E ,
G UELPH .
S ta te d Me e ti n g — Fi rs t We dn e sd a y of e ve ry m on th .
O FFI C E R S .
W Br Willi am
. . H ayward
FO UR TH G . A . C OMM UNICA TION— KING STON ,
5 85 9 . 2 07
N o . 34 . T HI S T LE LOD G E , A M HER S T BUR G .
S ta te d M e e ti n g— T u e sda y b ef o re fu ll m oo n of e ve ry m on th .
O FFI C E R S .
W Br J o hn W Ri d sd al e
. . .
T hom as H Bru sh .
Willi am H e dl e y ,
W m E Arche r . .
N o . 35 . ST . JOH NS LOD G E ’
,
C AYU G A .
S ta te d Me e ti n g Tu e sd a y b ef o re f u ll m o on o f e ve ry m on th .
O FF I C E R S .
W Br W Mu ss e n
. . . W M . .
N O . 36 . WELLA ND LOD G E ,
FO NTH IL L .
S ta te d Me e ti n g We dn e sda y b ef ore f u ll m o on .
O FF I C E R S .
W Br Ad am K S cho lfi e ld
. . .
R ob e r t H o b son
W illi am J B e e s to n .
A L Cu m m i n g . .
NO . 37 . KI NG HIRAM LOD G E ,
N
I G E RS O L .
S ta te d Me e ti n g— Fi rs t an d thi rd T u e sd a y o f e ve ry m on th
.
O FFI CE R S .
W Br J am e s Vi n e
. . W M . .
Richa rd Cha m b e rs
W G W o n ham
. .
Richard Wri ght

N o . 38 . T RE NT O NLOD G E T RE NT O N , .
S ta te d hi n ti n g — T u e sd a y b ef o re f u ll m oo n o f e ve ry m on th .
O FFIC E R S .
W Br J am e s H P e ck
. . .
R G o rd on .
J a m e s Yo u n g
H W De l an y . .
N O . 39 . M OU NT ZIO N LOD G E BROOKLI N , .
S ta te d Me e ti n g Tu e s da y o n o r p r e ce d i n g f u ll m oon o f e ve ry m on th
.
O FF IC E R s .
W Br. . Calvi n Cam pb e ll

Je r e m i ah Fr o st
S W S he rr a rd
. .
R H . . T o m li n so n
N o. 4 0 . S T JOH S LOD G E , HA MILT O

. N ’
N .
S ta te d Me e ti n g— Thi rd Thu rs da y of e ve ry m on th .
O F FI C E R S .
W Br. . Tho m as B . H arri s

Thom as McCrake n
Willi am B e atty
John W Mur to n .
N o . 4 1 S T G EOR G E S LOD G E , KI G S VILLE

. .
’
N .
S ta te d Me e ti n g— T hu rsda y o n or b ef ore fu ll m oon of e ve ry m on th

.
O FFI C E R S .
W Br Willi a m
. . J Ma l o t t
. W M . .
P e te r C McD on ald . S W . .
Willi am S m i th J W . .
J as p e r G o l d e n S e cr e t ary .
N O . 42 . ST . G EOR G E S LOD G E LO ND O N’
, .
S ta te d Me e ti n g— Fi rs t We d n e sd a y of e ve ry m on th .
O FFI C E R S .
W Br H D Mo r e ho u se
. . . .
Tho m a s Ma cki e
T ho m as Mahan
Ern e s t Fr e d e rick P e il e r S e cr e ta ry .
N O . . N
4 3 KI G S OLO M O NS LOD G E WOOD ST O CK
’
, .
S ta te d Me e ti n g— Tu e sda y on or b ef ore fu ll m oon o

f e ve ry m on th .
O FF I C E R S .
W Br
. . G e o r ge Fo rb e s W M . .
Ja m e s K in tre a S W . .
An dr e w R o ss J W . .
C harl e s L P he lp s . . S e cr e ta ry .
N O . 44 . S T T HO M A S LOD G E , ST T HO M AS
. . .
S ta te d Me e ti n g— Fi rs t Thu rsda y of e ve ry Mo n th .
O FFI CE R S .
W Br . . Cha rl e s R o e .
Tho m as B H ar t .
J ohn Elli son

S am u e l N H o l t .
N o . 4 5 . BRA NT LOD G E BR ANTFORD ,

.
S ta te d Me e ti n g Tu e sd ay b efor e f u ll m oo n o f e ve ry m on th .
O FFI C E R S .
W Br D Cur ti s
.
,
.
J o hn J e n k in s .
John Bi sho p
A G MacL a u ri n . .
G RA ND L OD G E O F C AM DA .
N o . 5 2 . WELLI NG T O N LOD G E DU NVILL E , , C . W .
S ta te d Me e ti n g— Mon da y p re ce di n g f u ll m oon o f e ve r
y m on th .
O F FI C E R S .
W Br W alte r S
. . . Bro wn - W M . .
W m A McCra e . . S W. .
W m Brau n d . J W . .
G e o r ge L ai dl aw S e cr e ta ry .
N o . 5 3 . S HE FFORD LOD G E , WAT ERLOO .
S ta te d Me e ti n g— Fi rs t T hu rsda y of e ve ry m on th .
O FFI C E R S .
W Br H
. . L Robin son
.
M . Mi tche ll
A . B P ar m e l e e
.
E . R o bi n son
N o . 54 VAU G HA
. NLO D G E ,
M APLE .
S ta te d Me e ti n g— Tu e s da y , o n or b ef ore fu ll m o on f
o e ve ry m on th .
O F FI C E R S .
W Br R ob e rt Moo r e
. . W M . .
J o se ph I n gram S . W .
J ac o b A tki n s on
J a m e s W o o ds S e cr e ta ry .
N O . 5 5 . MIRICK VIL L E LOD G E M IR ICK VIL L E ,

.
S ta te d Me e ti n g— Tu e sda y af te r f u ll m oon of e ve ry m on th .
O FFI C E R S .
W Br G e o Mirick
. . .
H e n r y Mirick
H H o l de n .
J H Ho l de n. .
N o 5 6
. . VI CT ORIA LOD G E P ORT S AR NIA ,
.
S ta te d Me e ti n g— Tu e sda y on or b efore f u ll m oon f

o e ve ry m on th .
O FFI C E R S .
W Br
. . G rge Masso n
eo W M . .
Al e x an de r S c ott S W . .
J am e s Dr ak e J W . .
R S i n cl air G ur d
. S e cr e ta ry .
57 . HARM O NY LOD G E ,
BI BROOK N .
S ta te d M e e ti n g— M o n d a y f te r
a
f u ll m oon of e ve ry m on th .
O FF I C E R S .
W Br R o b e r t D al gl e i sh
. .
Wi lli am Br o wn
J o hn S tapl e s
J ohn Br ow n Jr ,
No . 5 8 . DORI C LOD G E O T TA W A ,
.
S ta te d M e e ti n g— Fi rs t We dn e sd a y o f e very m on th .
O FFI C E R S .
W Br D o n al d Ma son G r an t
. .
G e o rge K e at i n g
R o b e r t B e ll
G e o rge Co x
N o . 59 . C ORI NT HIA N LOD G E OTT A W A ,

.
S ta te d Me e ti n g T hi rd T u e sda y o f e ve ry m on th .
O FF I C E R S .
W Br. . G . He u b ack
H . O Burri tt
.
F . Ma ri tt
G . B P hili p
.
No . 60 . HOYL E LOD G E LA ,
C OLLE .
S ta te d Me e ti n g— S e co n d Tu e sda y o f e ve ry m on th .
O FFI C E R S .
W Br R D o u gl as
. . . .
T Ke m p .
W H W e l don . .
T S Hayn e s . .
N o . 61 . A CA CIA LOD G E HA MILT O N ,

.
S ta te d Mee ti n g— T hi rd Fri da y f
o e ve ry m on th .
O FFI C E R S .
W Br F J R as trick
. . . .
E d w i n H e n wo o d
H arc o urt Bu ll "
Tho s B H a rri s . .
N o 62. ST A . . NDREW S LOD G E ’

,
CALED O NIA .
S ta te d Me e ti n g We dn e sda y on or b efore f u ll m o on o f e ve ry m on th .
O FF I C E R S .
W Br J o se ph B Choat e
. . . W M . .
J ohn P al m e r . S W . .
Br ai thwa i te L e e m i n g J W . .
J am e s B H olde n . S e cr e ta ry .
N o 63 . . S I MC OE LOD G E ,
S I MC OE .
S ta te d M e e ti n g T u e sda y on or b ef ore f u ll m oon o f e ve ry m on th

.
O FF IC E R S .
W . B r Charl e s K ahn
.
Charl e s W Mathe s on
N
.
T ho m as ichol
R C Ly on s . . S e cr e ta ry .
G RA D N L OD G E O F CA NAD A .
NO . 64 . K IL W I NNING LOD G E LO NDO N , .
S ta te d Me e ti n g— Thi rd T u e sd a y of e ve ry m on th .
O FFI C E R S .
W Br. . F W Tho m
. . as
J H a rri s on
.
J H Fl o ck
. .
T R W e st c o tt
. .
N O . 65 . REHOB OA M LOD G E ,
T ORO NT O .
S ta te d M e e ti n g— Fi rs t T hu rsda y of e ve ry m o n th .
O F FI C E R S .
W Br E R O Bri e n
. . . .
’
D a vi d Thur s ton
Al e x an d e r Cam bi e
W M Ma the s o n
. .
NO .66 . DURHA M LOD G E NEWCA ST LE , .
S ta te d M e e ti n g T u e sda y on or b ef ore fu ll m oon o

f e ve ry m on th
.
O FF I C E RS .
W Br J o hn J R ob s o n
. . . W M . .
S am u e l Wil m o t S W . .
Fr e d e rick Farn co m b J W . .
G e o rge E S ha w . S e cr e tary .
NO . 67 . S T FRA CIS LOD G E , MELBOUR

. N NE .
S ta te d Me e ti n g— Fi rs t T hu rs da y of e ve ry m on th .
O FFI C E R S
W Br G H Napi e r
.
. . . . W M . .
W C T a i t; . .
H A Wil d . .
J ohn H G raham .
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