Mostyn Demit

Mostyn Demit

At the meeting of January 4, 1878, an application for a demit by Bro. Mostyn was submitted. A committee was appointed "to wait on Bro. Mostyn with a view of getting him to remain in connection with the Lodge".

On June 14, 1878, "Bro. Munro from the Committee appointed to wait on Bro. Mostyn reported verbally that they had a consultation with Bro. Mostyn and that he concluded to withdraw his demand for a Demit".

This rather peculiar interlude so concludes without further explanation. Suffice it to say that our first Master was not the last to seek a withdrawal from the Lodge under apparently difficult circumstances. We are reminded, however, to attempt to avoid visiting upon the Craft in general and upon the Lodge in particular the punishment we may choose to exact upon a certain member or members with whom we are at variance. Masonry, while generally acknowledged as being supportive of its own, does nonetheless admit and acknowledge that problems may arise, and there are in fact mechanics in place within Lodge ritual which seek to provide the vehicle for reconciliation or abandonment of the problem without disrupting the Lodge. It is, therefore, a commendation of our first Master that he took the high road.