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United Grand Lodge Of England.
to pull the strings . Again , Bro . M- 'Mullen complained that the letter to the Grand Master did not contain the same matter as that then before the Board of General Purposes—also that Lord Zetland would have been insulted if the motion had been put before his answer had been received . Bro . M'Mullen was then , as usual , wrong in his logic ; for if the contents of the letter to the Grancl Master and the question before the Board were not the samehow could his lordship be offendedor how could the
, , Board be expected to await his reply ? No man was infallible , nor ought any man to possess such power , for wherever there was consummate power there would be consummate folly—wherever there was unchecked controul there would be consummate tyranny . Bro . HAVERS openly and distinctly declared that it was not onl y in the power , but that it was the duty of a chairman to refuse to put a motion which he considered to be otherwise than proper and correct ;
this power existed in the speakers of the houses of lords and commons , ancl downwards to the chairman of every meeting . His worthy friend , Bro . Bigg , whom he would not laud so highly as lie could praise others , having once agreed to submit his case to the Grand Master , should have abided the result of the Grancl Master ' s pleasure , no matter how long delayed ; as a matter of principle Bro . Bigg ' s amendment must fall to the ground ; the time of Grand Lodge should not to be taken up so wastefully . Talk of sharipg in enfranchisement—it was mere robbery . As to reporting of his speeches it was a matter of perfect indifference to him .
Bro . WniTMortE would occupy the attention of the Grand Lodge but for a few moments ; but they must excuse him for bestowing a passing remark upon the novel and amusing manner in which the brother who had just sat down had brought them back from their wandering to the point at issue . It appeared to him to be admitted by brethren on both sides of the question , that Brother Bigg need not have addressed the Grand AIaster at all on the subject ; ancl by brethren adverse to him it was contended thathaving clone so , he was bound in respect and
cour-, tesy , to have waited for a reply . Now he , Bro . Whitmore , would assume a position that might very probably occur : suppose that as the Grancl Aiaster , who had already suffered four months to elapse without noticing the brother ' s respectful communication , had deterfriined not to answer it at all : in what position , he would ask Grand Lodge , would the brother then stand ? Would he be expected to abandon his motion altogether ? It was clear that the Grancl AIaster declined to give any opinion on the
subject ; for if he had intended doing so , he was too observant of the courtesies of life to have permitted so much delay in sending his answer . He , Bro . Whitmore , was inclined to think , that if the brethren could be satisfied that in supporting the amendment of Bro . Bigg they were not offering disrespect to the Grand Aiaster , they would vote for the amendment ; he therefore urged them to adopt his , which he humbly conceived to be the most reasonable view of the question : to feel satisfied that the
Grand Master , in not replying to Bro . Bigg ' s letter , declined to give an opinion on the subject , and as there had been no single argument used to excuse or justify the step which Bro . Dobie had taken , to vote for the amendment of Bro . Bigg . Bro . BIGG rose to reply , —but the D . G . Aiaster ruled that he had no right , as his was an amendment , and not an original motion . A show of hands was then taken , which appeared to us to be very
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United Grand Lodge Of England.
to pull the strings . Again , Bro . M- 'Mullen complained that the letter to the Grand Master did not contain the same matter as that then before the Board of General Purposes—also that Lord Zetland would have been insulted if the motion had been put before his answer had been received . Bro . M'Mullen was then , as usual , wrong in his logic ; for if the contents of the letter to the Grancl Master and the question before the Board were not the samehow could his lordship be offendedor how could the
, , Board be expected to await his reply ? No man was infallible , nor ought any man to possess such power , for wherever there was consummate power there would be consummate folly—wherever there was unchecked controul there would be consummate tyranny . Bro . HAVERS openly and distinctly declared that it was not onl y in the power , but that it was the duty of a chairman to refuse to put a motion which he considered to be otherwise than proper and correct ;
this power existed in the speakers of the houses of lords and commons , ancl downwards to the chairman of every meeting . His worthy friend , Bro . Bigg , whom he would not laud so highly as lie could praise others , having once agreed to submit his case to the Grand Master , should have abided the result of the Grancl Master ' s pleasure , no matter how long delayed ; as a matter of principle Bro . Bigg ' s amendment must fall to the ground ; the time of Grand Lodge should not to be taken up so wastefully . Talk of sharipg in enfranchisement—it was mere robbery . As to reporting of his speeches it was a matter of perfect indifference to him .
Bro . WniTMortE would occupy the attention of the Grand Lodge but for a few moments ; but they must excuse him for bestowing a passing remark upon the novel and amusing manner in which the brother who had just sat down had brought them back from their wandering to the point at issue . It appeared to him to be admitted by brethren on both sides of the question , that Brother Bigg need not have addressed the Grand AIaster at all on the subject ; ancl by brethren adverse to him it was contended thathaving clone so , he was bound in respect and
cour-, tesy , to have waited for a reply . Now he , Bro . Whitmore , would assume a position that might very probably occur : suppose that as the Grancl Aiaster , who had already suffered four months to elapse without noticing the brother ' s respectful communication , had deterfriined not to answer it at all : in what position , he would ask Grand Lodge , would the brother then stand ? Would he be expected to abandon his motion altogether ? It was clear that the Grancl AIaster declined to give any opinion on the
subject ; for if he had intended doing so , he was too observant of the courtesies of life to have permitted so much delay in sending his answer . He , Bro . Whitmore , was inclined to think , that if the brethren could be satisfied that in supporting the amendment of Bro . Bigg they were not offering disrespect to the Grand Aiaster , they would vote for the amendment ; he therefore urged them to adopt his , which he humbly conceived to be the most reasonable view of the question : to feel satisfied that the
Grand Master , in not replying to Bro . Bigg ' s letter , declined to give an opinion on the subject , and as there had been no single argument used to excuse or justify the step which Bro . Dobie had taken , to vote for the amendment of Bro . Bigg . Bro . BIGG rose to reply , —but the D . G . Aiaster ruled that he had no right , as his was an amendment , and not an original motion . A show of hands was then taken , which appeared to us to be very