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powers of the Subcommittee to a smaller number of that Committee who should
have the same powers.
The Grand Lodge having considered this matter are of opinion that it will
be for the advantage of the Grand Lodge that a reconciliation be brought about
between her and the Kilwinning Lodge, and therefore Grant full power and
authority to the Committee formerly named to meet with a Committee from the
Kilwinning Lodge in Edinburgh or any other place to be mutually agreed upon
and finally to arrange and Settle all disputes presently subsisting between the
Grand Lodge and the Kilwinning Lodge in the way and manner said Committee
may judge most for the Honor, Interest and advantage of the Grand Lodge, with
power to said Committee if they deem it necessary to name a Subcommittee of
their own number and to invest said Subcommittee with all the powers hereby
granted to the Select Committee.
14 February 1807
The Committee having taken into their particular consideration the powers
originally vested in them by the Grand Lodge with the additional powers
committed to them at last Quarterly Communication and being convinced of the
necessity of appointing a small Sub Committee agreeable to these powers for the
final settlement of the Existing differences between the Grand Lodge and the
Lodge of Kilwinning if such shall be found practicable…The Select Committee
authorised the Grand Secretary and Grand Clerk to take such steps as they may
think proper for communicating to the Presiding officers of the Kilwinning
Lodge their present proceedings for affording them an opportunity of appointing
a small committee for meeting with this Subcommittee and the view of the final
arrangement proposed and the Subcommittee is directed to meet from time to
time as they may think necessary and to Report their proceedings to this
Committee.
4 May 1807
Br. David Wilkies motion regarding Grand Lodge Certificates was taken up and
discussed at some length when a motion was made and agreed to that the same
be referred to the Standing Committee to investigate the matter and likewise
with power to suggest the most proper method to be adopted for compelling the
Lodges in arrear to Settle these arrears and to Report against next Quarterly
Communication.
Right Worshipful Brown Master of Marys Chapel moved and it was
seconded by B. Cunningham one of his Wardens that the powers formerly
granted to the committee on the business of Kilwinning were too Exclusive that
instead of granting to the committee full powers to arrange and finally settle all
differences subsisting between the Grand Lodge and the Kilwinning Lodge, the
Committee should only be directed to ascertain the claims of the Kilwinning
Lodge and to Report leaving it to the Grand Lodge how far these demands were
reasonable.
On the other hand it was contended that the Committee formerly named
had acted upon the powers granted them, by opening a correspondence with the