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( Etmteitts , PAGE . The 3 L " asomc Insubordination in Canada 161 Hindus as Freemasons 1 G 2 The Grand 31 asonic Allegory 163 The Stuarts and Freemasonry 104 3 Iasonic Notes and Queries 183 Correspondence 100

Bro . Antoine de Kontski 169 Music and Words for use in a Loilge of Mark 31 aster 3-Iasons ( 1 st portion ) 170 , 171 31 asonic Atems 172 United Grand Lodge 172 CEAPT LODGE 3 IEETISGS : — Metropolitan , 173 Provincial 175

Scotland 178 Royal Arch 179 Mark Alasonry 179 Lecture on Freemasonry at Dunfermline 179 Scientific 3 Ieetings for the Week 179 List of Lodge , & c . Meetings for ensuing week 179 To Correspondents 180

Masonic Insubordination In Canada.

MASONIC INSUBORDINATION IN CANADA .

LOlsDON , SATURDAY , FEBRUARY 26 , 1 S 70 .

The organisation of the so-called Grand Lodge of Quebec , lias met with very determined opposition on the part of the Grand Lodge of Canada , and the better to enable our readers to understand the situation we shall give a short resume of the

History of Freemasonry in Canada . Previous to the year 1855 the Lodges of Freemasons in Canada , as well as those of the other British Provinces in North America , worked under warrants from the Grand Lodges of England ,

Scotland , and Ireland , respectively , according to the nationality of the brethren who were the founders of the lodges . The great increase in the numbers of the Masonic Fraternity in the North American colonies between the years 1845 and

1855 rendered it necessary that Provincial Grand Lodges should be established for the local government of the Craft . These having been established , with the sanction of the Grand Lodge of England , that body seemed to consider its only

duty towards its colonial brethren consisted in drawing a considerable portion of its revenues from them , without conferring any corresponding advantages . This state of things continued for some years , till about the years 185-1-5 , meetings

Avere held , the subject was fully discussed , and a considerable number of Masoas in Canada resolved to throw off their allegiance to the home government , and "the Independent Grand Lodge of Canada" was established , the first meeting of which was held at Hamilton , Canada West , on

Masonic Insubordination In Canada.

the lOthOctober , ISoo , being composed principally however , of representatives from lodges holding under the Irish and Scottish Grand Lodges . Ab this time 41 lodges still held allegiance to the Grand Lodge of England , under the Provincial

Grand Mastership of Sir Allan McNab , but in June , 1857 , at the semi-annual meeting , it was resolved , " that with unfeigned grief this Provincial Grand Lodge , in fidelity to the Order within this province , is constrained to declare that separate

organisation is necessary for the efficiency and stability of Freemasonry in Canada / ' which resolution was confirmed at the succeeding semiannual meeting , and it was resolved to declare the independence of the Provincial Grand Lodge , and

that the warrants of the lodges should be returned to the Grand Lodge of England . On this occasion the warrants of 38 lode-es were handed to Sir

Allan McNab , as representative of the Grand Lodge of England . The Grand Lodge of Canada having been formed and constituted , Sir Allan McNab was elected as Grand Master , in September 1 S 57 _

and warrants were issued to those lodges which had returned their original charters . Some of our Masonic contemporaries in the United States are supporting the action taken by the seceding brethren of Quebec , arguing that their case is identical with the establishment of the

Grand Lodge of Canada itself , and that the Quebec brethren are equally justified in seceding from ; the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of Canada that body was in withdrawing from the Grand Lodge of England ; but in reality there is no

analogy in the case—in the one instance the brethren were governed by rulers at a great distance , and by a body who conld not properly understand their requirements . In the present instance , governors and governed are placed precisely

in the same circumstances , are located in contiguous districts , and everything seems to favour the necessity of continued union . We can only attribute the attempt of the seceding brethren to establish a second jurisdiction within the dominion

of Canada , to a vain desire of personal aggrandisement , an excellent opportunity for which is offered by the paucity in numbers of the adherents of the movement . In fact it seems us if just a sufficient number had banded themselves together , to hold

the numerous offices which are tenable in a Grand Lodge . We append a circular which has been issued by