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there hot a ^ ember of Graiid Grand Lodges oh the subject ? Allusions are made tothe Landmarks of the Order . Many pf the Brethren are ignorant of them [ The nrecibus time ( vzcfo case of Grand Lodge of Canada ) lost in xjommunicating
with and receiving answers from Grand Lodge comd be ecpnoniized w ^ Lod <* e to Empower the C ^ meet all emergencies , ahd have them distributed anion ^ the fo reign Lodges under it ^ iurisdiction . We haye owing to the want of such regulations . Sure it is ; that from the numerous questions laid before Grand Lodge from Lodges and Brethren , there wpuld be sufiicient ''data . " and groundwork for said code .
Again ; Grand Lodge should forward us , as well as every other Lodge under her jurisdiction ; , a list of Grand Lodges recognized by her , in may be allowed to visit her offspring Lodges but such as have been made or belong tip * a Lbo ^ e under an authorized Gran I must fraternally crave your indulgence for this prolpn if eon ? vehient to you ; I shall from in this rocky island which tends to the glory of our a That the G . A ; 0 , T , ^ ¦ ¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦
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TO T Deae Sir and Beotheu , ^ -I regret that circumstances should have arisen which render it necessary to bring under your notice the loose and irregular manner in
which the business of the Grand Secretary ' s Office is still carried on . Two letters , one underdate > 24 th November , 1856 , and the other 2 B addressed to the Grand Secretary ' s Office , by the W . M . of the Eoyal Philanthropic Lodge > No . 5 $ 5 , Trinidad , seeking for information on two subjects of vital importance to the Lodge , To the first of these letters the Lodge received an answer through our worthy Bro . R . Spencer , for whose kindness and attention to its interest the members of the Royal Philanthropic Lodge are truly thankful ; but
as this is not looked upon as an official answer , the same has not been placed before the Lodge , and the result is , that those in authority at the Grand Secretary ' s Office , through their unpardonable and gross negligence , are likely to create some misunderstanding between the Philanthropic Lodge and one of its members . The letter of Bro . Spencer arrived here on the 8 th April , 1857 ; and I expect the request made to him by Bro . Farnfield , to inform our W . M . of the result of his
inquiries on his first communication , were elicited in consequence of a duplicate of the letter having been forwarded to the Grand Secretary ' s Office . With regard to the other letter , an answer should have been received here at least a month ago ; and by this also unpardonable act of negligence the Brethren at the Grand Secretary ' s Office have precluded a worthy member of this community from partaking of the privileges of our time-honoured institution .
The little attention which is paid to communications from the West-India Colonies at the Grand Secretary's Office is truly to be lamented , and I fear much that the Brethren in these colonies will often , rather than have their letters treated with contemptuous silence , act upon their own opinion and responsibility ; indeed , in the matter to which the second letter referred , the members of Lodge
No . 585 were prepared to do so , but have deferred so acting for the present , in hope of hearing from the Grand Secretary ' s Office : should , howeyer , no letter arrive by the next packet , I have reason to believe that they will then do so ; and nhould they be in error in their opinion , the blame must rest at the Grand Secretary ' s Office . - ' Whilst on the subject of matters relating to colonial Lodges , I regret to have to call your attention to a subject brought before the Grand Lodge at its Quarterly
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Igj^Piipiii^^
there hot a ^ ember of Graiid Grand Lodges oh the subject ? Allusions are made tothe Landmarks of the Order . Many pf the Brethren are ignorant of them [ The nrecibus time ( vzcfo case of Grand Lodge of Canada ) lost in xjommunicating
with and receiving answers from Grand Lodge comd be ecpnoniized w ^ Lod <* e to Empower the C ^ meet all emergencies , ahd have them distributed anion ^ the fo reign Lodges under it ^ iurisdiction . We haye owing to the want of such regulations . Sure it is ; that from the numerous questions laid before Grand Lodge from Lodges and Brethren , there wpuld be sufiicient ''data . " and groundwork for said code .
Again ; Grand Lodge should forward us , as well as every other Lodge under her jurisdiction ; , a list of Grand Lodges recognized by her , in may be allowed to visit her offspring Lodges but such as have been made or belong tip * a Lbo ^ e under an authorized Gran I must fraternally crave your indulgence for this prolpn if eon ? vehient to you ; I shall from in this rocky island which tends to the glory of our a That the G . A ; 0 , T , ^ ¦ ¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦
wish of '¦^ v ^¦ ¦;' - : ' ^ v ^¦• •¦ : " .- ' . ¦¦¦ : ; , : ¦' . ¦;';• , ; St , Tto ^
TO T Deae Sir and Beotheu , ^ -I regret that circumstances should have arisen which render it necessary to bring under your notice the loose and irregular manner in
which the business of the Grand Secretary ' s Office is still carried on . Two letters , one underdate > 24 th November , 1856 , and the other 2 B addressed to the Grand Secretary ' s Office , by the W . M . of the Eoyal Philanthropic Lodge > No . 5 $ 5 , Trinidad , seeking for information on two subjects of vital importance to the Lodge , To the first of these letters the Lodge received an answer through our worthy Bro . R . Spencer , for whose kindness and attention to its interest the members of the Royal Philanthropic Lodge are truly thankful ; but
as this is not looked upon as an official answer , the same has not been placed before the Lodge , and the result is , that those in authority at the Grand Secretary ' s Office , through their unpardonable and gross negligence , are likely to create some misunderstanding between the Philanthropic Lodge and one of its members . The letter of Bro . Spencer arrived here on the 8 th April , 1857 ; and I expect the request made to him by Bro . Farnfield , to inform our W . M . of the result of his
inquiries on his first communication , were elicited in consequence of a duplicate of the letter having been forwarded to the Grand Secretary ' s Office . With regard to the other letter , an answer should have been received here at least a month ago ; and by this also unpardonable act of negligence the Brethren at the Grand Secretary ' s Office have precluded a worthy member of this community from partaking of the privileges of our time-honoured institution .
The little attention which is paid to communications from the West-India Colonies at the Grand Secretary's Office is truly to be lamented , and I fear much that the Brethren in these colonies will often , rather than have their letters treated with contemptuous silence , act upon their own opinion and responsibility ; indeed , in the matter to which the second letter referred , the members of Lodge
No . 585 were prepared to do so , but have deferred so acting for the present , in hope of hearing from the Grand Secretary ' s Office : should , howeyer , no letter arrive by the next packet , I have reason to believe that they will then do so ; and nhould they be in error in their opinion , the blame must rest at the Grand Secretary ' s Office . - ' Whilst on the subject of matters relating to colonial Lodges , I regret to have to call your attention to a subject brought before the Grand Lodge at its Quarterly