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and P . M . of No . 201 ) , respectively enlivened the proceedings by songs serious and heroic , comic and sentimental . At eleven o ' clock , which is the stated hour in this island , the company separated . The next evening , which was September 26 th , was the meeting of the Samares Lodge , No . 818 , Bro . B . Parkes , W . M . I found that by a bye-law no man could join this Lodge except he belonged to
the Prov . GLL ., for the tise of the members of which the Lodge was alone intended . It meets four times a year , but there are no initiations or workings . It was founded in 1848 , to give the B . Gk Officers an opportunity of meeting four times a year to discuss P . Gr . L . matters . Nevertheless , visitors of other Lodges , not being P . Gr . Officers , are received . So I went , and found many of those whom I had seen on the previous occasions . Bro . Aland was one whom I met everywhere ; and as he came up to me in the Samares , I could not resist
a smile , on which he remarked , " So you see , Brother , I give them all a turn ! " Such is the fraternal spirit which pervades the Craft in Jersey .
The Lodge haying been opened , a discussion ensued on the subject of the bye-laws , which , from divers delays and other obstacles , have never yet been officially sanctioned , confirmed , and printed . The P . Gr . M ., who was present , acknowledged the receipt of an official copy of them , but said he had not had time to give them that consideration which their importance demanded . The W . M . said he
should call a Lodge of Emergency in about a fortnight , as perhaps the P . Gr . M . might then be able to let them have them . Bro . Miller and others expressed their opinion on the importance of the bye-laws of the Lodge being sanctioned , and printed at as early a period as possible , and the subject dropped . The next business was the election of W . M ., for the ensuing year . There were two candidates ; Bro . Adams , before referred to , and Bro . the Eev . Charles Marrett ,
Bector of St . Clement ' s , and Prov . Grrand Chaplain . Bro . Adams , P . M ., was the successful candidate . The Lodge being closed , there was but a repetition of that kindness , fraternity , hospitality , and good feeling , towards visitors , and towards one another , which had distinguished all the previous meetings of the Brethren , which I had had the honour and gratification of attending .
The Lodge I have referred to as holding under the Gr . L . of Ireland , is the Lodge of Justice , No . 34 , on the Irish Registry ; and this , I regret to say , I had not an opportunity of visiting . Notwithstanding the extra-jurisdictional situation of Jersey in many respects , some well-meaning persons have deprecated the fact that there should exist in Jersey any Lodge , which is not under the jurisdiction of the Gr . L . of England ; others say , "Let it alone as a refuge for the malcontents from other Lodges , and as a retreat for the P . Gr . M . 's
own insubordinates , if any such there are , or may be . " This , however , is a point which I must leave to the decision of older and abler Brethren ., The rapidity of action , the brevity of intervals between different steps , the extreme lowness of the subscription , which entitles a suitable person to all the mysteries and privileges of the
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
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and P . M . of No . 201 ) , respectively enlivened the proceedings by songs serious and heroic , comic and sentimental . At eleven o ' clock , which is the stated hour in this island , the company separated . The next evening , which was September 26 th , was the meeting of the Samares Lodge , No . 818 , Bro . B . Parkes , W . M . I found that by a bye-law no man could join this Lodge except he belonged to
the Prov . GLL ., for the tise of the members of which the Lodge was alone intended . It meets four times a year , but there are no initiations or workings . It was founded in 1848 , to give the B . Gk Officers an opportunity of meeting four times a year to discuss P . Gr . L . matters . Nevertheless , visitors of other Lodges , not being P . Gr . Officers , are received . So I went , and found many of those whom I had seen on the previous occasions . Bro . Aland was one whom I met everywhere ; and as he came up to me in the Samares , I could not resist
a smile , on which he remarked , " So you see , Brother , I give them all a turn ! " Such is the fraternal spirit which pervades the Craft in Jersey .
The Lodge haying been opened , a discussion ensued on the subject of the bye-laws , which , from divers delays and other obstacles , have never yet been officially sanctioned , confirmed , and printed . The P . Gr . M ., who was present , acknowledged the receipt of an official copy of them , but said he had not had time to give them that consideration which their importance demanded . The W . M . said he
should call a Lodge of Emergency in about a fortnight , as perhaps the P . Gr . M . might then be able to let them have them . Bro . Miller and others expressed their opinion on the importance of the bye-laws of the Lodge being sanctioned , and printed at as early a period as possible , and the subject dropped . The next business was the election of W . M ., for the ensuing year . There were two candidates ; Bro . Adams , before referred to , and Bro . the Eev . Charles Marrett ,
Bector of St . Clement ' s , and Prov . Grrand Chaplain . Bro . Adams , P . M ., was the successful candidate . The Lodge being closed , there was but a repetition of that kindness , fraternity , hospitality , and good feeling , towards visitors , and towards one another , which had distinguished all the previous meetings of the Brethren , which I had had the honour and gratification of attending .
The Lodge I have referred to as holding under the Gr . L . of Ireland , is the Lodge of Justice , No . 34 , on the Irish Registry ; and this , I regret to say , I had not an opportunity of visiting . Notwithstanding the extra-jurisdictional situation of Jersey in many respects , some well-meaning persons have deprecated the fact that there should exist in Jersey any Lodge , which is not under the jurisdiction of the Gr . L . of England ; others say , "Let it alone as a refuge for the malcontents from other Lodges , and as a retreat for the P . Gr . M . 's
own insubordinates , if any such there are , or may be . " This , however , is a point which I must leave to the decision of older and abler Brethren ., The rapidity of action , the brevity of intervals between different steps , the extreme lowness of the subscription , which entitles a suitable person to all the mysteries and privileges of the