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attendance upon Masonic duties . Moreover , it would be almost indispensable , that any nf those brethren who at present hold such aposition , and are either unable or unwilling to attend to their duties , should resign and make way for those , who would perform the task , which they , by their acceptance of office , have tacitly engaged to discharge . After the preliminary arrangements had been completed by the means we have suggestedit would become necessary that a certain
, number of the most eminent aud expert Craftsmen should be nominated from amongst the members of each Grand Lodge , and these delegates should assemble in Conclave in London . 'Iheir proceedings having been previously sanctioned by their respective Grand Lodges , the decisions which they would arrive at should be final ; and , to render them binding , should onl y require confirmation by the Grand Master presiding over the respective Grand Lodg-es .
We fully expect that there are many of our readers , who will regard this scheme as chimerical or impracticable ; but we would remind such , that , in a more confined sphere , the possibility has already been proved in England ; and , though the undertaking is arduous , the difficulties are not insurmountable— " Omnia diligentia subjiciuntur . " It only requires co-operation and determination on the part of competent individuals to make them vanish into thin air ; and great will be tbe reward of those , who assist in the accomplishment of this glorious task ;
for they will most assuredly find , as the result of their labours , the extension of our Order , alike in numbers , respectability , and utility . Whenever our Scottish sister shall accede to our solicitation by sending her representative to the Grand Lotlg'e of England , and the compliment shall have been returned : then , so far as the United
Kingdom is concerned , the first step may be taken , which would ultimately lead to the completion of the scheme . We would impress upon the Freemasons of England , Ireland , and Scotland , that they are fellow-subjects united under the sceptre of one monarch , using a common language , although , for convenience , they are respectively subject to separate constitutions of Masonic government ; and , as Masons , they ought to entitle themselves , by the uniformity of their practice , to adopt for their motto , what they jointly use as fellowsubjects— " Tria juncla in uno . " The grand reformation may be achieved " by a long pull , a strong pull , aud a pull altogether . "
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Uniformity.
attendance upon Masonic duties . Moreover , it would be almost indispensable , that any nf those brethren who at present hold such aposition , and are either unable or unwilling to attend to their duties , should resign and make way for those , who would perform the task , which they , by their acceptance of office , have tacitly engaged to discharge . After the preliminary arrangements had been completed by the means we have suggestedit would become necessary that a certain
, number of the most eminent aud expert Craftsmen should be nominated from amongst the members of each Grand Lodge , and these delegates should assemble in Conclave in London . 'Iheir proceedings having been previously sanctioned by their respective Grand Lodges , the decisions which they would arrive at should be final ; and , to render them binding , should onl y require confirmation by the Grand Master presiding over the respective Grand Lodg-es .
We fully expect that there are many of our readers , who will regard this scheme as chimerical or impracticable ; but we would remind such , that , in a more confined sphere , the possibility has already been proved in England ; and , though the undertaking is arduous , the difficulties are not insurmountable— " Omnia diligentia subjiciuntur . " It only requires co-operation and determination on the part of competent individuals to make them vanish into thin air ; and great will be tbe reward of those , who assist in the accomplishment of this glorious task ;
for they will most assuredly find , as the result of their labours , the extension of our Order , alike in numbers , respectability , and utility . Whenever our Scottish sister shall accede to our solicitation by sending her representative to the Grand Lotlg'e of England , and the compliment shall have been returned : then , so far as the United
Kingdom is concerned , the first step may be taken , which would ultimately lead to the completion of the scheme . We would impress upon the Freemasons of England , Ireland , and Scotland , that they are fellow-subjects united under the sceptre of one monarch , using a common language , although , for convenience , they are respectively subject to separate constitutions of Masonic government ; and , as Masons , they ought to entitle themselves , by the uniformity of their practice , to adopt for their motto , what they jointly use as fellowsubjects— " Tria juncla in uno . " The grand reformation may be achieved " by a long pull , a strong pull , aud a pull altogether . "