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The Manner Of Constituting A Lodge,
THE MANNER OF CONSTITUTING A LODGE ,
ACCORDING TO ANCIENT USAGE : WITH THE CEREMONIES . OF CONSECRATION AND INSTALLATION .
A NY number of MASTER-MASONS , not under seven , resolved to - £ *¦ form themselves into a new Lodge , must apply , by petition , to the Grand Master , or Provincial Grand Master ;* setting forth ,: " That they are regular-made Masons , and present Members of different Lodges under the Constitution of England ; that they have the prosperity of the Society at heart , and are willing to exert their best endeavours to-promote the principles of MASONRY : that , for the
conveniency of their respective dwellings , and other good reasons , they have agreed to form themselves into a new Lodge , to be named , and have nominated A . B . to be the Master ; G . D . to be the Senior Warden ; and E . F . to be the Junior Warden : that , in consequence of this resolution , they pray for a Warrant of Constitution , to empower them to assemble , and hold a regular Lodge on the ¦ of every month , at the house of G . H . known by the sign of
. — , in , and then and there to make , pass , and raise Masons , according to the regular forms' of the Society , and to execute all the other duties of the Craft ; that , the prayer of their petition being granted , they will faithfully obey all the edicts or commands of the Grand Master , and strictly conform to all the laws and regulation ' s of the Grand Lodge . " , , This petitionbeing properly signed and recommended bj- three
, Masters of regular Lodges , must be delivered to the Grand Secretary ; who , on presenting it to the' Deputy Grand Master , and his approving of it , will grant ] a Dispensation , authorising the Brethren , specified in it , to assemble" as Masons for forty days , or until such , time as a Consti : iition shall be granted , or that authority be recalled . In consequence of this Dispensation , a Lodge may be held ' at the
place there specified ; and its transactions , being properly recorded , will be equally valid , for the time being , with those of a regular constituted Lodge . ' . The petition is presented by the Deputy Grand Master to the Grand Master , who being satisfied of the truth of the allegations it contains , appoints a day and hour for constituting £ and consecrating f ] this new Lodge , and for installing the Master , Wardens , and other officers of the sanie . .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Manner Of Constituting A Lodge,
THE MANNER OF CONSTITUTING A LODGE ,
ACCORDING TO ANCIENT USAGE : WITH THE CEREMONIES . OF CONSECRATION AND INSTALLATION .
A NY number of MASTER-MASONS , not under seven , resolved to - £ *¦ form themselves into a new Lodge , must apply , by petition , to the Grand Master , or Provincial Grand Master ;* setting forth ,: " That they are regular-made Masons , and present Members of different Lodges under the Constitution of England ; that they have the prosperity of the Society at heart , and are willing to exert their best endeavours to-promote the principles of MASONRY : that , for the
conveniency of their respective dwellings , and other good reasons , they have agreed to form themselves into a new Lodge , to be named , and have nominated A . B . to be the Master ; G . D . to be the Senior Warden ; and E . F . to be the Junior Warden : that , in consequence of this resolution , they pray for a Warrant of Constitution , to empower them to assemble , and hold a regular Lodge on the ¦ of every month , at the house of G . H . known by the sign of
. — , in , and then and there to make , pass , and raise Masons , according to the regular forms' of the Society , and to execute all the other duties of the Craft ; that , the prayer of their petition being granted , they will faithfully obey all the edicts or commands of the Grand Master , and strictly conform to all the laws and regulation ' s of the Grand Lodge . " , , This petitionbeing properly signed and recommended bj- three
, Masters of regular Lodges , must be delivered to the Grand Secretary ; who , on presenting it to the' Deputy Grand Master , and his approving of it , will grant ] a Dispensation , authorising the Brethren , specified in it , to assemble" as Masons for forty days , or until such , time as a Consti : iition shall be granted , or that authority be recalled . In consequence of this Dispensation , a Lodge may be held ' at the
place there specified ; and its transactions , being properly recorded , will be equally valid , for the time being , with those of a regular constituted Lodge . ' . The petition is presented by the Deputy Grand Master to the Grand Master , who being satisfied of the truth of the allegations it contains , appoints a day and hour for constituting £ and consecrating f ] this new Lodge , and for installing the Master , Wardens , and other officers of the sanie . .