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Histories Of Our Lodges. Tranquillity, No. 185.
1869-73 five years 106 16 0 1874-75 two years 35 7 6
The above sketch has been taken from tho excellent History ( the property of the Lodge ) by W . Bro . John Constable . This work can be obtained of the Author , of Messrs . Spencer and Co ., or of Bro . W . W . Morgan , afc tho original cost of five shillings . We know nob of any History of the kind which can rival it , many of the
particulars given being of a most interesting character ; afc the same time ifc contains several illustrative documents nofc only curious , but which will be found exceedingly valuable to the Masonic stndent . The preface is written by W . Bro . William James Hughan , the Masonic Historian , of itself a sufficient indication of the importance of the work .
HoitowAT' 3 OWIIIBJJT AifD Pins . —Shortness of Breath , Coughs and Colds . Thousands of testimonials can bo produced to prove the power possessed by these corrective remedies in cases of asthma , incipient consumption , and all disorders of the chost and hirgs . Tho Ointment , well rubbed upon the chest and back , penetrating tho skin , is absorbed and carried directly to the lungs , whore , in immediate contact with the whole mass of circulating blood , it neutralises or
expels thoso impurities which aro the foundation of consumption , asthma , bronchitis , pneumonia , and similar complaints . On the appearance of tho first consumptive symptom 1 , the back and chest of the patient should be fomented with warm brine , dried with a coarse cloth , and Holloway ' s Ointment then well rubbed in . Its absorption will subdue advancing symptoms , and baffle this formidable foe .
Status Of English Masons Sojourning In The United States.
STATUS OF ENGLISH MASONS SOJOURNING IN THE UNITED STATES .
BY GEORGE PRANK GOULEY , OE MISSOURI .
HAVING had so many enquiries propounded to ns relative to the exact standing of English Masons sojourning in this country , and their claims upon our Lodges for relief , as well as to the evidence or certificate
to be presented with their petitions for affiliation in American Lodges , we concluded to have the whole matter settled by explanation from the home office in London , in pursuance of which we submitted a list of questions
embodying the material points , and from the courteous and able Grand Secretary , R . W . Bro . John Hervey , we received a reply under date of 22 nd May , from which we condense the following facts : —
1 st . The Grand Lodge certificate given an English made Mason at the time of his making , is evidence that he received the degrees therein specified , but nofc evidence that he is now a member , or in good standing . Such evidence must be obtained by subsequent enquiry .
2 nd . English Masons , in affiliating with one or more Lodges in England , must present the same documentary evidence of good standing , & c , as is required by American Lodges generally . 3 rd . An English Mason , at initiation , becomes ipso facto a member of the Lodge , unless otherwise specified afc the time .
4 th . All applicants for relief must present satisfactory evidence of membership and good standing . 5 th . AH English Masons , being members of a Lodge , are charged Lodge dues , whether afc homo or abroad .
6 th . Ifc is the law and the custom for every visitor to present his certificate before being examined for admission , hence no American should try to visit an English Lodge without a certificate or diploma ,
nor should American Lodges examine a visitor from outside oi' the United States or Canada without his Grand Lodge certificate of membership , in order to avoid impositions . In Missouri , the requirement is of manv years' standing .
7 th . English Lodges , as a rule , do nofc issue dimifcs , but membership is severed by a formal resignation , which is entered npon the record , and certificates of that fact may be subsequently obtained .
8 th . An English Mason may bo a member of as many Lodges as he pleases , at the samo time , but pays his dues in all of them , and dereliction in one is dereliction in all .
In carefully reading the English Book of Constitutions in connection with the explanations given by the Grand Secretary , we find that our American Lodges , as a rule , have been very loose both ia the examination of , and
donations of relief to , foreign visitors and sojourners . It ia <* common thing for a foreign Mason to say that he has lost his Lodge certificate , whereas it is a very easy thing for him to write and get a duplicate , if he is still in good standing , and it is almost impossible to find an English
Mason , although living here for years , to be able to present a receipt of payment of his Lodge dues , or any other documentary evidence of present membership . Ho will sojourn here for several years , and when in need will present nothing but hi 3 orig inal certificate of receiving the
degrees , which is no evidence whatever that he is not now an expelled or suspended Mason . Even if he claims to have resigned his membership , he rarely presents a certificate of that fact , which , if presented , may show that he has been ever sinco a non-affiliate , not having paid a cent into any Lodge or charity fund .
If an English Mason applies for membership here , hia present status should be written home for before a ballot is had ( unless he has the evidence with him ) , and if he ia found correct , then his Grand Lodge certificate will be equivalent to a dimit to filo with his petition , as he may be
a member both here as well as in his mother Lodge , and his election and payment of dues here does not release him from his dues at home , nor vice versa . In writing to Bro . Hervey for this information , we stated that we needed it ,
not only for our local State jurisdiction alone , but for publication for the benefit of all our States , and would , therefore , suggest to other Masonic journals the propriety of copying this report for the use of Lodges generally .
We are , evidently , doing our sister English Lodges great -injustice , in too many instances , by harbouring and aiding sojourners who have no legal Masonic standing at home , and of which fact we remain ignorant by our failure to compel the visitor to produce a proper certificate , and
the applicant for relief proper evidence of good Masonic standing and worthiness . We refer more particularly to those who have lived in this country one or more years , and not to those making merely a temporary visit to the States , and whose certificates are generally of a recent date .
From Bro . Hervey ' s letter we learn that Scotland and Ireland have the same system of membership and certificates , although not so strict a system of Lodge dues , except
that Ireland is rapidly adopting it . We think it is time that American Lodges should be more circumspect in their intercourse with visitors , both those from home and abroad . —Voice of Masonry .
We are constantly told that " nothing" bearing on Masonry should be printed ; and at a recent Provincial Grand Lodge Meeting even the information necessary in a calendar was included in the list . Whether this is correct or not , we must leavo our readers to decide . Suffice it to
say that many Provinces do issue calendars or official directories , and where these dp exist we have found them useful , and generally appreciated by the Craft . Had we to decide which Province was best supplied in this respect , we should certainly have accorded the laurels to Cornwall ,
for there the efforts of our respected Bro . W . J . Hughan are concentrated . And yet , if we may judge from appearances , they are not sufficiently supplied , for we have just received a " Masonic register for Devon and Cornwall . " Although on a somewhat similar plan to that of Bro . Hughan , it has its
advantages and distinguishing features . One or two things which we admire in Bro . Hughan ' s list are omitted , still it is a very useful litde work , and we hope that , ere long , it will be the rule feu , Provinces to have such lists , and not , as at present , the exception .
There seems to be a general impression that the main object of the existence of all our Masonic bodies is to make Masons ; and although we deny this in theory , we practically admit it , by calling those bodies dead which have no
candidates . When we correct this impression , ancl teach the brethren practically that there are other objects sought to be attained by our institution , and that there other methods of making our gatherings interesting , we shall hear no more complaints of apathy and indifference . —Keystone .
CIUB HOUSB PiiTiiro CABDS . —Mogul Quality , picked Is 3 d per pack , 14 a oer dozen packs . Do . neconds Is per pack , lis per dozen packs . If by post lid per pack extra , Cards for Piquet , Bdzique , Hearts ' , & c , Mogul SPS ^ L J % P <*» 8 a PW flW 9 » paslsa .-LQiid . oai W , W . Morg « m 67 Barbicani B , 0 , "
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Histories Of Our Lodges. Tranquillity, No. 185.
1869-73 five years 106 16 0 1874-75 two years 35 7 6
The above sketch has been taken from tho excellent History ( the property of the Lodge ) by W . Bro . John Constable . This work can be obtained of the Author , of Messrs . Spencer and Co ., or of Bro . W . W . Morgan , afc tho original cost of five shillings . We know nob of any History of the kind which can rival it , many of the
particulars given being of a most interesting character ; afc the same time ifc contains several illustrative documents nofc only curious , but which will be found exceedingly valuable to the Masonic stndent . The preface is written by W . Bro . William James Hughan , the Masonic Historian , of itself a sufficient indication of the importance of the work .
HoitowAT' 3 OWIIIBJJT AifD Pins . —Shortness of Breath , Coughs and Colds . Thousands of testimonials can bo produced to prove the power possessed by these corrective remedies in cases of asthma , incipient consumption , and all disorders of the chost and hirgs . Tho Ointment , well rubbed upon the chest and back , penetrating tho skin , is absorbed and carried directly to the lungs , whore , in immediate contact with the whole mass of circulating blood , it neutralises or
expels thoso impurities which aro the foundation of consumption , asthma , bronchitis , pneumonia , and similar complaints . On the appearance of tho first consumptive symptom 1 , the back and chest of the patient should be fomented with warm brine , dried with a coarse cloth , and Holloway ' s Ointment then well rubbed in . Its absorption will subdue advancing symptoms , and baffle this formidable foe .
Status Of English Masons Sojourning In The United States.
STATUS OF ENGLISH MASONS SOJOURNING IN THE UNITED STATES .
BY GEORGE PRANK GOULEY , OE MISSOURI .
HAVING had so many enquiries propounded to ns relative to the exact standing of English Masons sojourning in this country , and their claims upon our Lodges for relief , as well as to the evidence or certificate
to be presented with their petitions for affiliation in American Lodges , we concluded to have the whole matter settled by explanation from the home office in London , in pursuance of which we submitted a list of questions
embodying the material points , and from the courteous and able Grand Secretary , R . W . Bro . John Hervey , we received a reply under date of 22 nd May , from which we condense the following facts : —
1 st . The Grand Lodge certificate given an English made Mason at the time of his making , is evidence that he received the degrees therein specified , but nofc evidence that he is now a member , or in good standing . Such evidence must be obtained by subsequent enquiry .
2 nd . English Masons , in affiliating with one or more Lodges in England , must present the same documentary evidence of good standing , & c , as is required by American Lodges generally . 3 rd . An English Mason , at initiation , becomes ipso facto a member of the Lodge , unless otherwise specified afc the time .
4 th . All applicants for relief must present satisfactory evidence of membership and good standing . 5 th . AH English Masons , being members of a Lodge , are charged Lodge dues , whether afc homo or abroad .
6 th . Ifc is the law and the custom for every visitor to present his certificate before being examined for admission , hence no American should try to visit an English Lodge without a certificate or diploma ,
nor should American Lodges examine a visitor from outside oi' the United States or Canada without his Grand Lodge certificate of membership , in order to avoid impositions . In Missouri , the requirement is of manv years' standing .
7 th . English Lodges , as a rule , do nofc issue dimifcs , but membership is severed by a formal resignation , which is entered npon the record , and certificates of that fact may be subsequently obtained .
8 th . An English Mason may bo a member of as many Lodges as he pleases , at the samo time , but pays his dues in all of them , and dereliction in one is dereliction in all .
In carefully reading the English Book of Constitutions in connection with the explanations given by the Grand Secretary , we find that our American Lodges , as a rule , have been very loose both ia the examination of , and
donations of relief to , foreign visitors and sojourners . It ia <* common thing for a foreign Mason to say that he has lost his Lodge certificate , whereas it is a very easy thing for him to write and get a duplicate , if he is still in good standing , and it is almost impossible to find an English
Mason , although living here for years , to be able to present a receipt of payment of his Lodge dues , or any other documentary evidence of present membership . Ho will sojourn here for several years , and when in need will present nothing but hi 3 orig inal certificate of receiving the
degrees , which is no evidence whatever that he is not now an expelled or suspended Mason . Even if he claims to have resigned his membership , he rarely presents a certificate of that fact , which , if presented , may show that he has been ever sinco a non-affiliate , not having paid a cent into any Lodge or charity fund .
If an English Mason applies for membership here , hia present status should be written home for before a ballot is had ( unless he has the evidence with him ) , and if he ia found correct , then his Grand Lodge certificate will be equivalent to a dimit to filo with his petition , as he may be
a member both here as well as in his mother Lodge , and his election and payment of dues here does not release him from his dues at home , nor vice versa . In writing to Bro . Hervey for this information , we stated that we needed it ,
not only for our local State jurisdiction alone , but for publication for the benefit of all our States , and would , therefore , suggest to other Masonic journals the propriety of copying this report for the use of Lodges generally .
We are , evidently , doing our sister English Lodges great -injustice , in too many instances , by harbouring and aiding sojourners who have no legal Masonic standing at home , and of which fact we remain ignorant by our failure to compel the visitor to produce a proper certificate , and
the applicant for relief proper evidence of good Masonic standing and worthiness . We refer more particularly to those who have lived in this country one or more years , and not to those making merely a temporary visit to the States , and whose certificates are generally of a recent date .
From Bro . Hervey ' s letter we learn that Scotland and Ireland have the same system of membership and certificates , although not so strict a system of Lodge dues , except
that Ireland is rapidly adopting it . We think it is time that American Lodges should be more circumspect in their intercourse with visitors , both those from home and abroad . —Voice of Masonry .
We are constantly told that " nothing" bearing on Masonry should be printed ; and at a recent Provincial Grand Lodge Meeting even the information necessary in a calendar was included in the list . Whether this is correct or not , we must leavo our readers to decide . Suffice it to
say that many Provinces do issue calendars or official directories , and where these dp exist we have found them useful , and generally appreciated by the Craft . Had we to decide which Province was best supplied in this respect , we should certainly have accorded the laurels to Cornwall ,
for there the efforts of our respected Bro . W . J . Hughan are concentrated . And yet , if we may judge from appearances , they are not sufficiently supplied , for we have just received a " Masonic register for Devon and Cornwall . " Although on a somewhat similar plan to that of Bro . Hughan , it has its
advantages and distinguishing features . One or two things which we admire in Bro . Hughan ' s list are omitted , still it is a very useful litde work , and we hope that , ere long , it will be the rule feu , Provinces to have such lists , and not , as at present , the exception .
There seems to be a general impression that the main object of the existence of all our Masonic bodies is to make Masons ; and although we deny this in theory , we practically admit it , by calling those bodies dead which have no
candidates . When we correct this impression , ancl teach the brethren practically that there are other objects sought to be attained by our institution , and that there other methods of making our gatherings interesting , we shall hear no more complaints of apathy and indifference . —Keystone .
CIUB HOUSB PiiTiiro CABDS . —Mogul Quality , picked Is 3 d per pack , 14 a oer dozen packs . Do . neconds Is per pack , lis per dozen packs . If by post lid per pack extra , Cards for Piquet , Bdzique , Hearts ' , & c , Mogul SPS ^ L J % P <*» 8 a PW flW 9 » paslsa .-LQiid . oai W , W . Morg « m 67 Barbicani B , 0 , "