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not be agreeable to him to proclaim his wants before strangers , or to have the feet of his being relieved published ; and it would certainly be impolitic and uncharitable , by publicity , to trammel the discussion of character ; and how could the announcement of the rejection of
candidates for our confidence , be otherwise than prejudicial to us , by exciting enmity and disaffection in the world . We seek not collision with the world , made up of a thousand creeds ; our objects are few , and their pursuit is quiet and secret ; and we have , as Masons , naught in common with the mass of mankind . We do not meddle with
politics , nor the extension of a creed by proselytism : we seek only to cultivate the social virtues among ourselves , to benefit each other by deeds of love , and indirectly to benefit the world by our own improvement . —New York Masonic Reporter .
A Canadian Grand Lodge.
A CANADIAN GEAND LODGE .
We extract the following important piece of intelligence from the New York Masonic Reporter , for December . It relates to a matter already discussed in our pages , and which it would be well for the G . L . to take np immediately , in order to obviate the necessity for the establishment of an independent G . L . for Canada : —
" Much inconvenience has for a long time past been experienced by the members of the Masonic Fraternity , in consequence of the great , though perhaps necessary delays which have arisen in the transaction of business with the Grand Lodge of England and Ireland . It has been felt also that the transmission of dues to the
mother-country , by the Lodges here , was an inconsistent proceeding ; for not only are the Brethren there far more wealthy than those in this colony , but we in Canada are called upon more frequently to administer to the necessities of Brethren arriving from England , than from this Province . The interests of the institution in Canada have doubtless been much impaired by these current
disadvantages ; and it was with the desire of removing anything like an impediment to the continued and continual progression of the Fraternity , that it was deemed advisable to establish a Prov . Grand Lodge for Canada . To this end , a meeting of delegates from various Lodges was held in Lindon some months since , when
the initiatory steps were taken to bring about the wished-for result . Communications were then opened with the Irish Grand Lodge , which have progressed so far very favourably ; and at another meeting of delegates , held at Toronto , the progress the negotiations had made was laid before the meeting , when the following resolutions were passed :
"Resolved , That the offer of a Prov . Grand Lodge , by the Most Worshipful , the Grand Lodge of Ireland , leaving the nomination of the Prov . Grand Master to this Convention , be accepted , provided that the Grand Lodge grant to this
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not be agreeable to him to proclaim his wants before strangers , or to have the feet of his being relieved published ; and it would certainly be impolitic and uncharitable , by publicity , to trammel the discussion of character ; and how could the announcement of the rejection of
candidates for our confidence , be otherwise than prejudicial to us , by exciting enmity and disaffection in the world . We seek not collision with the world , made up of a thousand creeds ; our objects are few , and their pursuit is quiet and secret ; and we have , as Masons , naught in common with the mass of mankind . We do not meddle with
politics , nor the extension of a creed by proselytism : we seek only to cultivate the social virtues among ourselves , to benefit each other by deeds of love , and indirectly to benefit the world by our own improvement . —New York Masonic Reporter .
A Canadian Grand Lodge.
A CANADIAN GEAND LODGE .
We extract the following important piece of intelligence from the New York Masonic Reporter , for December . It relates to a matter already discussed in our pages , and which it would be well for the G . L . to take np immediately , in order to obviate the necessity for the establishment of an independent G . L . for Canada : —
" Much inconvenience has for a long time past been experienced by the members of the Masonic Fraternity , in consequence of the great , though perhaps necessary delays which have arisen in the transaction of business with the Grand Lodge of England and Ireland . It has been felt also that the transmission of dues to the
mother-country , by the Lodges here , was an inconsistent proceeding ; for not only are the Brethren there far more wealthy than those in this colony , but we in Canada are called upon more frequently to administer to the necessities of Brethren arriving from England , than from this Province . The interests of the institution in Canada have doubtless been much impaired by these current
disadvantages ; and it was with the desire of removing anything like an impediment to the continued and continual progression of the Fraternity , that it was deemed advisable to establish a Prov . Grand Lodge for Canada . To this end , a meeting of delegates from various Lodges was held in Lindon some months since , when
the initiatory steps were taken to bring about the wished-for result . Communications were then opened with the Irish Grand Lodge , which have progressed so far very favourably ; and at another meeting of delegates , held at Toronto , the progress the negotiations had made was laid before the meeting , when the following resolutions were passed :
"Resolved , That the offer of a Prov . Grand Lodge , by the Most Worshipful , the Grand Lodge of Ireland , leaving the nomination of the Prov . Grand Master to this Convention , be accepted , provided that the Grand Lodge grant to this