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Article QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION, JUNE 7. ← Page 5 of 7 →
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Quarterly Communication, June 7.
Grancl Master , breathing the kindest wishes for his welfare , and expressing the highest opinions of his rule and government of the Craft . The lodges from which they emanated had the highest confidence in him , as would be found by the documents themselves , which he would read . He stated that one of the lodges had determined to discontinue the " Freemasons' Quarterly Review . " Bro . GLANVILLE addressed Grand Loclge in favour of the motion .
The GRAND MASTER was sorry any interpretation of an implied threat could be given to what he had said on a former evening ; he only intended to say when he had not the confidence of the Craft he would resign the elevated position they had assigned him , and such was his determination . The resolution was then put by the Deputy Grand Master , ancl carried nern con . The minutes of the last Grand Lodge were read and confirmed . The report of the Board of General Purposes was then read and received .
THE GRAND LODGE OP SCOTLAND AND DR . CRUCEFIX . The GRAND MASTER informed Grand Loclge he had received a communication from the Grand Lodge of Scotland , complaining of statements made by Bro . Crucefix in a former Grand Loclge , as to the value set upon initiations , and Scotch Masonry in general in the provinces here , as reported in the " Freemasons' Quarterly Review ; " and enquiring whether Bro . Crucefix had been called to order . He had directed an answer to
be sent ; but he would have the authorized report of the speech of Dr . Crucefix read . He directed the Grand Secretary to read the report . After considerable time had been vainly spent in looking for it , some brother noticed , that if anything of the sort had been said , it was either omitted or suppressed —( cries of read , read , and laughter ) . The GRAND MASTER supposed Bro . Crucefix would apologise for what he had said ; that he could not account for the omission of the
speech , and it appeared that the reporter could not find it in his notes . He ( the Grancl Master ) remembered that Dr . Crucefix did address the Grand Lodge on the subject ; ancl that , as he considered Dr . Crucefix to be stating facts with his usual clearness , he at the time saw no reason for calling him to order . Bro . SCARBOROUGH thought the Grand Master was likely to get himself into a difficulty , and would recommend the propriety of his getting
himself and Grancl Lodge out of it ; in the authorized version no notice was taken of what Bro . Crucefix had said , it was but fair to suppose he had not said it , unless they were to take the report in the " Freemasons ' Quarterly Review" as the more correct report ; but then such work was denounced ancl repudiated by certain parties ; how then could they thus discuss , or ask any one to apologise for what they discountenanced ? Whenever that work was mentioned it was held to state untruths ; they
had been told so that very evening , and now they were asked to take its report for their standard and work upon it . It was quite ridiculous to have a whole evening spent in the way that this had been , and the report of Benevolence not even brought before them ; they could not have it both ways , the " Freemasons' Quarterly " was either correct or not ; but they very much committed themselves if they allowed what appeared iu it to be the ground-work of their acts . Bro . DAVIS made some remarks that were inaudible , except that he stated the speech of Dr . Crucefix on the occasion was disgusting ( this unmasonic expression , however , he was obliged to retract , and truth
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Quarterly Communication, June 7.
Grancl Master , breathing the kindest wishes for his welfare , and expressing the highest opinions of his rule and government of the Craft . The lodges from which they emanated had the highest confidence in him , as would be found by the documents themselves , which he would read . He stated that one of the lodges had determined to discontinue the " Freemasons' Quarterly Review . " Bro . GLANVILLE addressed Grand Loclge in favour of the motion .
The GRAND MASTER was sorry any interpretation of an implied threat could be given to what he had said on a former evening ; he only intended to say when he had not the confidence of the Craft he would resign the elevated position they had assigned him , and such was his determination . The resolution was then put by the Deputy Grand Master , ancl carried nern con . The minutes of the last Grand Lodge were read and confirmed . The report of the Board of General Purposes was then read and received .
THE GRAND LODGE OP SCOTLAND AND DR . CRUCEFIX . The GRAND MASTER informed Grand Loclge he had received a communication from the Grand Lodge of Scotland , complaining of statements made by Bro . Crucefix in a former Grand Loclge , as to the value set upon initiations , and Scotch Masonry in general in the provinces here , as reported in the " Freemasons' Quarterly Review ; " and enquiring whether Bro . Crucefix had been called to order . He had directed an answer to
be sent ; but he would have the authorized report of the speech of Dr . Crucefix read . He directed the Grand Secretary to read the report . After considerable time had been vainly spent in looking for it , some brother noticed , that if anything of the sort had been said , it was either omitted or suppressed —( cries of read , read , and laughter ) . The GRAND MASTER supposed Bro . Crucefix would apologise for what he had said ; that he could not account for the omission of the
speech , and it appeared that the reporter could not find it in his notes . He ( the Grancl Master ) remembered that Dr . Crucefix did address the Grand Lodge on the subject ; ancl that , as he considered Dr . Crucefix to be stating facts with his usual clearness , he at the time saw no reason for calling him to order . Bro . SCARBOROUGH thought the Grand Master was likely to get himself into a difficulty , and would recommend the propriety of his getting
himself and Grancl Lodge out of it ; in the authorized version no notice was taken of what Bro . Crucefix had said , it was but fair to suppose he had not said it , unless they were to take the report in the " Freemasons ' Quarterly Review" as the more correct report ; but then such work was denounced ancl repudiated by certain parties ; how then could they thus discuss , or ask any one to apologise for what they discountenanced ? Whenever that work was mentioned it was held to state untruths ; they
had been told so that very evening , and now they were asked to take its report for their standard and work upon it . It was quite ridiculous to have a whole evening spent in the way that this had been , and the report of Benevolence not even brought before them ; they could not have it both ways , the " Freemasons' Quarterly " was either correct or not ; but they very much committed themselves if they allowed what appeared iu it to be the ground-work of their acts . Bro . DAVIS made some remarks that were inaudible , except that he stated the speech of Dr . Crucefix on the occasion was disgusting ( this unmasonic expression , however , he was obliged to retract , and truth