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countryBrethren ought to have ample opportunity of being made acquainted with the - subjects proposed for discussion in Grand Lodge . ( Hear , hear . ) This being done , they could discuss those questions in their Lodges , and depute some wellqualified Brother to come to town , and give utterance to their opinions . Five
weeks were not too long a period to carry these arrangements into effect . ( Hear , hear . ) The advantages derived by the country Brethren from such an arrangement a , s that which was now proposed , would be far more than an equivalent for any inconvenience which could be experienced by the London Brethren . He concludedby declaring that Bro . Boxburgh ' s objections must fall to the ground .
Bro . Aria thought that the information should be communicated to the London and country Lodges contemporaneously . Bro . Savage thought this was a serious matter , and they should not divide upon it without due deliberation . He thought that there was much weight in the objections urged by Bro . Roxburgh . For five weeks they would be tied up , however
important the nature of the questions they might wish to bring before Grand Lodge . ( Hear hear . ) He could not support the amend ment either , because it implied the principle that the Board of Benevolence must make their reports to the Board of Masters , which is not required by the Book of Constitutions . The Board of Masters was closed long before these recommendations were come to , and therefore , how could they be reported ? ( Hear , hear . )
Bro . Havers thought that the Board of General Purposes should reconsider the question , and send it back to Grand Lodge in a form in which it would he likely to be agreed to . Bro . Gregory , while fully acquiescing in the importance of communicating to the country Brethren the business which it was intended to bring on in Grand Lodge , thought the present motion would involve them in a serious difficulty .
Bro . Benson alluded to the " tinkering " with the laws and constitutions of Masonry , to which reference had been made , and said that the only difference between the Grand Registrar ' s " tinkering" and the " tinkering " ¦ of other Brethren was , that the Grand Registrar had taken a piece of tin or some better metal than other Brethren were " tinkering" with . ( Laughter . ) What could be easier than to alter two or three words in section 8 , page 26 ? He himself
submitted that it was quite out of place for Grand Lodge to throw aside , on the motion of any individual Brother , the report of the Board of General Purposes , which ought to be adopted ; and if Grand Lodge was to lay down a law against u tinkering , " let the Grand ^ Registrar and Bro . Boxburgh fight that matter out together . ( Hear , hear , and laughter . ) The question being put , the amendment was declared to be carried .
11 BP 0 RT OE THE COLONIAL BOARD . On the motion of the Bev . Bro , Westall , the following report was taken as read : — To the United Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of England . The Colonial Board beg to present the following Report upon the M . W . Grand Master ' s communication relative to Colonial Lodges and Brethren : —
1 st . The M . W . Grand Master states , that " representations have been made to him by memorials and otherwise from Lodges and Brethren in Rome of the colonies , as to the great inconvenience experienced by them , owing to the inevitable do lay in obtaining Grand Lodge certificates , which occupies in some cases twelve months ; and further , some thinking that the interests of the Graft in such colonies would be greatly promoted , if power were given to them to nominate at stated periods their own Prov . Grand Masters , subject to the approval of the M . W . Grand Master . "
2 nd . The M . W . Grand Master further states , " that he has taken these several matters into his consideration , and after the most mature deliberation , is of opinion that some remedies ought to be applied to meet the alleged inconveniences . " 3 rd . The M . W . Grand Master is of opinion that the same measure of relief Should apply to all District Grand Lodges without distinction .
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countryBrethren ought to have ample opportunity of being made acquainted with the - subjects proposed for discussion in Grand Lodge . ( Hear , hear . ) This being done , they could discuss those questions in their Lodges , and depute some wellqualified Brother to come to town , and give utterance to their opinions . Five
weeks were not too long a period to carry these arrangements into effect . ( Hear , hear . ) The advantages derived by the country Brethren from such an arrangement a , s that which was now proposed , would be far more than an equivalent for any inconvenience which could be experienced by the London Brethren . He concludedby declaring that Bro . Boxburgh ' s objections must fall to the ground .
Bro . Aria thought that the information should be communicated to the London and country Lodges contemporaneously . Bro . Savage thought this was a serious matter , and they should not divide upon it without due deliberation . He thought that there was much weight in the objections urged by Bro . Roxburgh . For five weeks they would be tied up , however
important the nature of the questions they might wish to bring before Grand Lodge . ( Hear hear . ) He could not support the amend ment either , because it implied the principle that the Board of Benevolence must make their reports to the Board of Masters , which is not required by the Book of Constitutions . The Board of Masters was closed long before these recommendations were come to , and therefore , how could they be reported ? ( Hear , hear . )
Bro . Havers thought that the Board of General Purposes should reconsider the question , and send it back to Grand Lodge in a form in which it would he likely to be agreed to . Bro . Gregory , while fully acquiescing in the importance of communicating to the country Brethren the business which it was intended to bring on in Grand Lodge , thought the present motion would involve them in a serious difficulty .
Bro . Benson alluded to the " tinkering " with the laws and constitutions of Masonry , to which reference had been made , and said that the only difference between the Grand Registrar ' s " tinkering" and the " tinkering " ¦ of other Brethren was , that the Grand Registrar had taken a piece of tin or some better metal than other Brethren were " tinkering" with . ( Laughter . ) What could be easier than to alter two or three words in section 8 , page 26 ? He himself
submitted that it was quite out of place for Grand Lodge to throw aside , on the motion of any individual Brother , the report of the Board of General Purposes , which ought to be adopted ; and if Grand Lodge was to lay down a law against u tinkering , " let the Grand ^ Registrar and Bro . Boxburgh fight that matter out together . ( Hear , hear , and laughter . ) The question being put , the amendment was declared to be carried .
11 BP 0 RT OE THE COLONIAL BOARD . On the motion of the Bev . Bro , Westall , the following report was taken as read : — To the United Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of England . The Colonial Board beg to present the following Report upon the M . W . Grand Master ' s communication relative to Colonial Lodges and Brethren : —
1 st . The M . W . Grand Master states , that " representations have been made to him by memorials and otherwise from Lodges and Brethren in Rome of the colonies , as to the great inconvenience experienced by them , owing to the inevitable do lay in obtaining Grand Lodge certificates , which occupies in some cases twelve months ; and further , some thinking that the interests of the Graft in such colonies would be greatly promoted , if power were given to them to nominate at stated periods their own Prov . Grand Masters , subject to the approval of the M . W . Grand Master . "
2 nd . The M . W . Grand Master further states , " that he has taken these several matters into his consideration , and after the most mature deliberation , is of opinion that some remedies ought to be applied to meet the alleged inconveniences . " 3 rd . The M . W . Grand Master is of opinion that the same measure of relief Should apply to all District Grand Lodges without distinction .