iV'ill?!^' 'lit k2?©*| BROCK UNIVERSITY LIBRARY From the Masonic Library of J. Lawrence Runnalls St. Catharines August 1988 ^ COLL£c;^ LIBRARY "^ CK UISIIVFR5.ITY Digitized by the Internet Arcliive in 2011 with funding from Heritage Lodge No. 730 G.R.C. & Grand Lodge A.F.& A.IVI. of Canada in the Province of Ontario http://www.archive.org/details/grandlodge1884onta ; PROCKKDINOS OF THE GRAND LODGE OF AT SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS Held at Inkerman, on the 15th August, A. L. 58S3 ; at Parkdale, on the 6th September, A. L. 5S83 ; at Keene, on the 24th May, A. L. 5884 and at Adolphustown, on the i6th June, A. L. 5884. ALSO AT THE rwanty-Kintii Annual Commnnication HELD AT THE CITY OF TORONTO ON THE 3th and lOth July, R, D, 1884. R. L. 5BB4. ORDERED TO BE READ IN ALL LODGES AND PRESERVED. SPECTATOR PRINTING COMPANY. ' GRAND LODGE OF CAHADA. PROCEEDINGS At nn Especial Communication of the Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of Canada, held in the Village of Inkerman, in the County of Dundas, on Wednesday, the 15th day of August, A. D., 1883. A. L., 5S83. PRESENT R. W. Bro. R. T. Walkem, Q. C, P. D. D. G. M. as Grand Master. W. Bro. Dr. Reddick, as Deputy Grand Master. a V. \V. Bro . S. B. Fell, as Senior Warden. " .1 i( E. L. White, as Junior " u (( J. Alexander, as Chaplain. (( G. Henderson, as ic Treasurer. (( (C A. Cameron, as (( Secretary. (( i( J. Bowen, as Senior Deacon. <( D. Wishart, as (( Junior " « <: J. Toye, as Sup't of Works. (( a (( G. P. Sills, as Dir. of Cer. (f a A. Tripp, as Sword Bearer. <( Tripp, ) J. ti (( as Stewards. A. E. Scott, j n (( P. C. Bowen, as Tyler. Together with a number of brethren from Henderson Lodge, and from other lodges in the vicinity. The Grand Lodge was opened in form at high noon by R. W. Bro. Richard T. Walkem, Q. C, P. D. D. G. M., St. LawTence District, who appeared as the representative of the Most Worshipful, the Grand Master, by whom he had been deputed to perform the ceremony of laying the corner-stone of the Methodist Church of Canada, about to be erected in the Village of Inkerman. : : 4 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA. A procession was then formed in accordance with the rules of the Constitution, which, headed by the West Winchester brass band, proceeded to the site of the new church, where a large number of people from the surrounding country had assembled. Prayer having been offered up by the Grand Chaplain, and a hymn having been sung, the Acting Grand Secretary read the following scroll By the favor of Jllmialjti) ^oh, ON THE 15TH DAY OF AUGUST, A. D. MDCCCLXXXIII of the era of Masonry, 5883, And in the Forty-seventh year of the reign of our Gracious and much Beloved Sovereign, Queen of Great Britain, Ireland, and the Dependencies in Europe, Asia and Africa, the Dominion of Canada, Australia, Empress of India, Sec, &c. His Excellency the MARQUIS OF LORNE, Governor-General of the Dominion of Canada, The Honorable JOHN BEVERLEY ROBINSON, Lieutenant-Governor of the Province of Ontario. Charles E. Hickey, Esq., M.P., and Ardrew Broder, Esq., M.P.P. for the County of Dundas. Rev. John Stewart, Pastor, Alva Currigan, John Adam Barkley,]^Peter Suffell, Edward Suffell, Richard Suflell, Richard Coons, :_.;;:; Charles Durant, John Currigan and James N. Johnston, Esquires, Trustees, and Alva Currigan, Charles Durant, Richard Suffell, James N. Johnston aud John Adam Barkley, Esquires, Building Committee, James Gillespie, Mason, John Toye, Carpenter. Oiljio dorucr Stotir of tijt Itrot Ittcttiotitot CHljtirrl) of Canada, at Inkerman, Ontario, was laid by Rt. Worshipful Bro. RICHARD T. WALKEM, Q. C, P. D. D. G. M. St. Lawrence District, acting for the M. W., the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge ot A. F. &A. M. of Canada, Assisted by The Grand Officers and a large concourse of the brethren, in accordance with the ceremonies and usages of the Order. —Whom may Almighty God ever protect and prosper. A handsome trowel was then handed as a gift to the Acting Grand Master, and an address presented to him in the following words SPECIAL COMMUNICATION, INKERMAN, 5883. 5 To Richard T. IValkent, Queens Counsel, and Past District Deputy Grand Mastet ofthe Grand Lodge A. F. dr" A. M. of Canada : Sir, —On behalf of the members of the Methodist Church of Canada at Inkerman, we bid you, and your i)rethren associated with you, welcome to our village. It is our purpose under the protection of Almighty God, with an eye single to His glory and with an earnest desire to promote the Redeemer's Kingdom, to erect a church on this foundation, which is nearly ready for the superstructure. And inasmuch as the Henderson Lodge of Masons of West Winchester has kindly undertaken to have this corner stone laid by you according to the ritual and usages of the Masonic order, it now becomes our duty to present you with this trowel, and place in your hands this casket, unsealed, which already contains some pieces of Canadian coin and copies of the Minutes of the Montreal Conference of 1883, the Christian Guardian, the Toronto Globe and Mail, and the Morrisburg Courier and Herald. Said casket to be deposited in the corner stone, which you will now proceed to lay in the name of the Lord. And we trust that while the church which is to be erected rests upon this foundation which you lay, the church within its walls may rest upon the Sure Foundation who is the Maker and Builder of all things. John Stewart, Pastor. Trustees—A. J- Currigan, Richard Coons, John Currigan, Richard Suffel. Adam Barkley, Charles Durant, J. N. Johnston, Peter Suffel, Edward SufTel. The Acting Grand Master having made a suitable reply, proceeded to spread the mortar on the corner stone, which having been done, he placed in a cavity the casket, referred to in the address, and directed the lowering of the corner stone to its proper position. The stone was then lowered, the band playing " God Save the Queen," and was tested, under the direction of the Acting Grand Master, by the Grand Junior Warden with the plumb- rule, the Grand Senior Warden with the level, and the Deputy Grand Master with the square. The tests being satisfactory, the Acting Grand Master struck the stone three times with his gavel, saying : Well made, well proved, truly laid, true and trusty, and may this undertaking be completed by the craftsmen according to the Grand Plan, in peace, harmony and brotherly love. The corn, borne by W. Bro. Hargraves ; the wine, borne by W. Bro. J. A. Waterson, and the oil, borne by W. Bro. D. Wishart, were then handed to the x^cting Grand Master, by whom the stone was strewn with corn, moistened with wine, and anointed with oil, and as he performed these ceremonies the Acting Grand Master said : I strew corn upon the stone 6 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA. as an emblem of plenty ; I pour wine upon it as an emblem of cheerfulness, and I anoint it with oil as an emblem of comfort and consolation. May corn, wine and oil, and all the neces- saries of life abound among men, and may the blessings of the Supreme Architect of the universe be upon this edifice and all connected with it. The grand honors were then given, and the Acting Grand Master subsequently addressed the spectators. He stated the the history of objects and reviewed Free Masonry ; pointed to the benefits it had secured ; explained its relation to religion, and referred to and refuted many of the common erroneous ideas respecting its objects and principles. The address, which lasted about half an hour, was listened to with much attention, and at its close a resolution was adopted thanking the Acting Grand Master in warm terms for his services and the address which he had delivered. A col lection was then taken up. The procession re-formed and marched back to the lodge room, where Grand Lodge was closed in form. After which the brethren were hospitably entertained. ATTEST. Grand Secretary. GEAHD LODGE OF CANADA. PROCEEDINGS. At an Especial Communication of the Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of Canada, held at Parkdale on Thursday the 6th September, A. D. 1883, A. L. 5883. PRESENT : M. W. Bro. Daniel Spry, Grand Master. R. " " Otto Klotz, as Deputy Grand Master. (1 (( Wm. Gibson, D. D. G. M., Niagara. Burns, D. D. G. M., Toronto. J. G. u (( James Bain, as Grand Senior Warden. (( (( Junior Warden. J. S. Dewar, 1( H. W. Davies, D. D., as Chaplain. H. A. Mackay, as Treasurer. E. T. Malone, Registrar. David McLellan, as Secretary. V. «' N. G. Bigelow, as Senior Deacon. John E. Robinson, Junior Deacon. C. W. Brown, as Supt. of Works. as Dir of Cer. G. J. Bennett, E. A. Mumford, as Asst. Secretary. Asst, Dir. of Cer. J. T. Jones, as L. Richardson, as Sword Bearer. i( (( W. R. Howse, Organist. (( (1 A. Morton, Pursuivant. (( (< D. B. Dewar, (( u A. S. Allen, (( « Wills, " Stewards. J. A. u (( Ogden Hinch, (( (( M. E. Snider, John Dickson, as Xyler. 8 GRAND LODGE OF CANADA. Together with a large number of Masters, Past Masters and Wardens, haihng from lodges in Toronto and elsewhere. Grand Lodge was opened in ample form at High Twelve in the lodge room of Alpha Lodge, 384, Parkdale, and from there the brethren marched in procession to the sight of the proposed Masonic Hall.