Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1897-09-04

Ontario at the recent session Of the
Supreme Lodge the California A. Q.
u. w. Bulletin says:
"Remarks were made by the On
tario representatives, eloquent and
touching, and listened to with mark
ed attention. Some Of them, especial
ly D. F, Macwatt of the committee of
appeals, hold large places in the
hearts of their American Brethren,
and their vacant seats will be re-
minders of many fraternal hour.
"There was a feeling of regret that
circumstances seem to have arisen
making it imperative for the 10000
members of Ontario to cast loose the
lines which had connected them with
the parent Order, and for some time
it was fondly hoped that some meas
ures might be devised on the line
that the Supreme body of Odd Eel
lowship holds relation with its chill
dren and Lodges in foreign coun-
tries, but the case was different. For
| while the s.. G. L. of the /. O. O. f.
has fraternal relations with several
| foreign countries like those asked for
in this memorial from Ontario, yet
the Canada and British provinces on
this continent pay fea1ty to and hold
membership in the American Su-
prene Body of Odd Fellowship.
T "While with earnest words Repre-
sentatives Inwood and Totten plead
not to be regarded as rebels or trai-
tors, or in anywise disloyal to the
Supreme Lodge or the Order, and de-
sired that their action should be
attributed to forces, surroundings
and matters beyond their control,
and rendered imperative by local
peculiarities, and while many of our
hearts were sad at the situation, and
our best wishes were with the
Brethren of many years association,
yet it was also true that from the
earnest and sacrificing efforts of
Father Upchurch and his associates
for years a grand protective trater-
nifty had been evolved and budded,
and that when our Brethren from
across the line asked US to give them
the benefits of the work, the knowl-
edge, the results, the reputation of
American workmanship, they were
received with open arms, and their
representatives stepped into our
midst upon the plane of equality and
honor.
"Twice has the Supreme Lodge
held it's session in Toronto, once ele-
waited a British subject to the Su-
preme Master Work1nan's chair, and
at every session in some manner
honored Ontario's representatives by
official appointments, which it is
only correct to say Were faithfully
and ably discharged.
"The system of American Work
manship was adapted to Ontario as
it is to any number of good citizens.
The system, the ritual, the cere-
monies, the Orders reputation are
parts and parcels of the Supreme
Lodge. No one enters the Order but
what obligates himself, upon his
sacred word of honor, to hold, them
as such, and to be loyal and true to
the fountain head, thus preserving
love. harmony and security for each
and all. And yet the memorial re-
cites that at meeting of Grand
Lodge composed of men, every one
of whom was solemnly obligated to
be loyal and true to the Supreme
Lodge, it was unanimously re-
solved" to dissolve the connection,
etc.
"These expressions could not be
reconciled with the received ideas of
most of men as to what an obligation
means. 1t is doubtless true that
statutory laws may be peculiar" in
Ontario. Lawyers laws are apt to
be peculiar everywhere, and the
world is getting filled with statutes
and law books, but fraternal law and
customs have changed but little, and
the Golden Rule still holds good, as
rule" eai-bsA A4 a
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