William St Clair of Rosslyn Group

Rosslyn / Rousseau, n. [Arabic] Messenger / Messenger of God. 

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The Current Plan

 
  
WEBMASTERS NOTE:  Questions regarding the current plan should be addressed to Eric.  I am not in a position to either endorse or defend the information given below.  Eric is the group leader.  I am not.  I just report what is given in email posts.  Comments about the content of the following should either be addressed to Eric or the Group.  Thank you. 

The following item originally appeared with the email header: 
To: <TEH@yahoogroups.com>
From: "Thomas Henry" <t.henry@BTinternet.com> 
Date sent: Sun, 27 May 2001 10:40:38 +0100
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Subject: [TEH] Our Plan
It has been edited for inclusion here. 
          
Establishing the general idea to date.....

1. To form a recognized Lodge under the Grand Lodge of Scotland.

2. Have it formed as a World Lodge, with its base dedicated to William St.Clair of Rosslyn.

3. The lodge would be governed by the Constitution drawn up by Brethren from the Scottish Constitution, adhering to, all the laws and wishes of the Grand Lodge of Scotland.

4. This lodge would be based on Friendship and Brotherhood from masons from around the world who are members of Grand Lodges who are formally recognized by the Grand Lodge of Scotland.

5. Members from around the world of Recognized Grand Lodges would be eligible for membership, providing that they acquire membership as laid down by the Grand Lodge of Scotland.

6. It is envisaged that this lodge will not be a Research Lodge as it will certainly encroach on other more senior Research Lodges, nor will it be a normal lodge as the giving of degrees would be a nightmare for our foreign Brethren.

Also: 

A traveling warrant is not possible, as the Grand Lodge of Scotland does not issue traveling warrants. We would be able to travel, as a lodge, should a Grand Master from any Constitution formally invite us to visit and sit in their Constitutional Area.

However, I would propose, since Scotland is the governing Constitution, that at least two of its yearly meetings be held in Scotland. I would further propose that for each of our meetings a paper would be presented outlining freemasonry in the different Constitutions etc. For example, I could and would present a paper to the Lodge meeting outlining freemasonry under the Irish Constitution. Other items, which could be put into the lodge agenda, may be speakers who are our present historical guardians, e.g., Bro. Bob Cooper the present Grand Lodge of Scotland's Curator and Librarian. (Just my Ideas) 

Now, Brother John Porter indicated another way of getting our plan into action. He indicated that some lodges in the Glasgow area might be interested in our affiliating to them so we would assure their continuance. I think this idea has merit but only as plan B. This would mean changing present Lodge by laws etc, to accommodate a bunch of foreigners so to speak. I totally approve of this idea as Plan B.


 
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