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To Correspondents.
Mason , who asked the advice of a f fiend , and received a small tract of such singular interest , that he withdrew his MS , which was never published Both these Mastns , equally honourable in the Craf ' , have been taught the great secret of eternity , one died many vears since , the o'her very lately . The second part of the Constitutions , by Bro . \\ illLmis , is " iioiv out of print . AN OLD MASON . —We cannot undertake to give all the particulars required . The Duke of Sussex , with several Grand Officers , were made "Ancient Masons , " in No . 1 , on the 1 st of December , 11113 . QuERfs-r — Answer , " at a meeting of the Boards of Finance and Works , Oct . 11 , 1015 , Bro . Soane reported that a purchase had been made , in the name of Mr . J . J . Cuff , of the two houses adjoining ( he Tavern for 3 SOU / . which said sum had been advanced by him the said
, Bro . Soane . The Board then slated that the repairs and alterations amount to 3 , 700 / -, The piuchase money was nearly one-half less than was asked two years previously" in 11121 . A great outlay was expended in erecting the new hall , and lately something like 2 , 500 / . more have hci n paid in repairs . No . 1 GJ )—A correspondent inquires where this Lodge is held , the calendar not assigning a place of me ; ting . P . M . —Inquires whether the warrant of the Britannic Lodge has been surrendered—and when ?
DISCIPLINE AND PRACTICE . AMICUS . —The impeachment of an ex-grand would be droll—but not honourable ; of all artits the one in question requires the most charitable construction of his manner , simply eeause he is the least charitable lo others . A PROVINCIAL GRAND OFFICER should have spoken out that whivh he has now writtenhe party was not a member , and could not address the Provincial Grand Lodge wit hout leave —if lea * e was obtained , he then had a right to speak ; as to the courtesy , cr the want of it , that attended the exercise of that right we have nothing to do—unpleasant remarks had better have been avoided—it is one thing to set matters light , another lo promote discord . Of all sticklers for principle and discipline , the Brother alluded to is the most unfortunate . A MEMBER OF THE COMMITTKF OF MASTERS—Accoiding to the present Constitutionsan
, ex-Grand Sword Bearer is not entitled to wear the clothing or hear the rank of Grand Officer , until an especial motion is , made and cairicd in Grand Lodge to that effect , he then becomes a Past Grand Sward Hearer . Any Brother wearing the clothing between the termination of office and the award of Grand Lodge , commits a breach of propriety , if not of privilege—he should resume his former banner , either red or blue , from which he was promoted , and there is a sense of propriety observable in such a conrse . viz . that however improbable that Grand Lodge would not grant the rank , the resuming the former privilege would be a voluntary not a compulsory act ; no part of the Constitutions requires alteration more than in reference to the Grand Sword Bearer , who is needlessly placed in an unenviable situation . A PAST MASTER . —None but actual Masters , or deputed Past Masters , or Present and Past Grand Officershave the privilege of attending the Lodof BenevolenceEx-Grand Officers
, ge . as such , have no right whatever , and as to the vote in question , had it been lost by the influence and address of a disqualified party—the whole of the proceedings would have become subject to examination —( here was an equal want of discipline and delxaey . BIRMINGHAM . —Is it proper to open a Lodge , in the Second or Third degree , without going through the ceremony of the l- 'irst?—Certainly not . Is it lawful to resume a Lodge from the third degree to the first , when it has not been opened in the first degree ?—Certainly not . May more than one Candidate be initiated at the same time ?—There is no actual law against such practice—but it is better that Candidates should be introduced singly— at a certain period
ot ceremony , another may enter , and so on to the fifth—and the ceremony may then be concluded before all . A . P . —Is it in conformity with the constitution for any Master , or Past Master , to hold Meetings of Instruction at his house by invitation without first obtaining the sanction of a Lodge ?—No LODGE of Instruction can be held without proper sanction , and in all respects in conformity with the regulations that such sanction declares ; but friends meeting as qualified Masons , for the purposes of mutual instruction , are rather praiseworthy than otherwise —and surely every Brother is at liberty to invite , or to accept invitation for so laudable a purpose . HIRAM . —Forewarned—forearmed—The five Members of the Legal Committee are well selected as professional Brethren , and we hope the result of their labors will be satisfactory ; if
they all agree so well ; King Jamie of '' Coek-a-leekee memory" —got bothered in Westminster Hall—but the story is stale . One thing is odd , but two years since , and two lawyers were thought sufficient , with three Past Masters not being legally learned , now the whole five are exclusively legal . A GRAND STEWARD . —Mere words are unimportant , but when any one shall in reality break a law , he may be dealt with accordingly . The declaration after debate was ill-timed . The same . —The direction not to print proceedings of the board of Stewards is perfectly in order , although we have before us printed copies of minutes of several past Boards . A MEMBER OF THE BOARD . —A resignation of course creates a vacancy , the report must be made at the next Board of Masters , and the appointment or election , as the case may be , can be acted at the ensuing Grand Lodge
upon 184 . ** FREEMASONRY IN KENT . "—In our next , if our Correspondent is agreeable . It is too late for the present number , and we have returned a MS . for alteration on the same subject . P . M . ( KENT )—The appointment of a Provincial Grand Hercules to cleanse the Augean stable is not a bad idea , but who will accept the offer ? A MASTER . —We have the direct opinion of two Provincial Grand Masters and three Deputies , besides a host of other opinions , that the motion which was carried at the last Grand Lodge for making the hour named in any summons to be the precise time for commencing business , in absolutely neaman / , BROS . MCM . AND S . —Vide Const ., p . 25 , line 2 .
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To Correspondents.
Mason , who asked the advice of a f fiend , and received a small tract of such singular interest , that he withdrew his MS , which was never published Both these Mastns , equally honourable in the Craf ' , have been taught the great secret of eternity , one died many vears since , the o'her very lately . The second part of the Constitutions , by Bro . \\ illLmis , is " iioiv out of print . AN OLD MASON . —We cannot undertake to give all the particulars required . The Duke of Sussex , with several Grand Officers , were made "Ancient Masons , " in No . 1 , on the 1 st of December , 11113 . QuERfs-r — Answer , " at a meeting of the Boards of Finance and Works , Oct . 11 , 1015 , Bro . Soane reported that a purchase had been made , in the name of Mr . J . J . Cuff , of the two houses adjoining ( he Tavern for 3 SOU / . which said sum had been advanced by him the said
, Bro . Soane . The Board then slated that the repairs and alterations amount to 3 , 700 / -, The piuchase money was nearly one-half less than was asked two years previously" in 11121 . A great outlay was expended in erecting the new hall , and lately something like 2 , 500 / . more have hci n paid in repairs . No . 1 GJ )—A correspondent inquires where this Lodge is held , the calendar not assigning a place of me ; ting . P . M . —Inquires whether the warrant of the Britannic Lodge has been surrendered—and when ?
DISCIPLINE AND PRACTICE . AMICUS . —The impeachment of an ex-grand would be droll—but not honourable ; of all artits the one in question requires the most charitable construction of his manner , simply eeause he is the least charitable lo others . A PROVINCIAL GRAND OFFICER should have spoken out that whivh he has now writtenhe party was not a member , and could not address the Provincial Grand Lodge wit hout leave —if lea * e was obtained , he then had a right to speak ; as to the courtesy , cr the want of it , that attended the exercise of that right we have nothing to do—unpleasant remarks had better have been avoided—it is one thing to set matters light , another lo promote discord . Of all sticklers for principle and discipline , the Brother alluded to is the most unfortunate . A MEMBER OF THE COMMITTKF OF MASTERS—Accoiding to the present Constitutionsan
, ex-Grand Sword Bearer is not entitled to wear the clothing or hear the rank of Grand Officer , until an especial motion is , made and cairicd in Grand Lodge to that effect , he then becomes a Past Grand Sward Hearer . Any Brother wearing the clothing between the termination of office and the award of Grand Lodge , commits a breach of propriety , if not of privilege—he should resume his former banner , either red or blue , from which he was promoted , and there is a sense of propriety observable in such a conrse . viz . that however improbable that Grand Lodge would not grant the rank , the resuming the former privilege would be a voluntary not a compulsory act ; no part of the Constitutions requires alteration more than in reference to the Grand Sword Bearer , who is needlessly placed in an unenviable situation . A PAST MASTER . —None but actual Masters , or deputed Past Masters , or Present and Past Grand Officershave the privilege of attending the Lodof BenevolenceEx-Grand Officers
, ge . as such , have no right whatever , and as to the vote in question , had it been lost by the influence and address of a disqualified party—the whole of the proceedings would have become subject to examination —( here was an equal want of discipline and delxaey . BIRMINGHAM . —Is it proper to open a Lodge , in the Second or Third degree , without going through the ceremony of the l- 'irst?—Certainly not . Is it lawful to resume a Lodge from the third degree to the first , when it has not been opened in the first degree ?—Certainly not . May more than one Candidate be initiated at the same time ?—There is no actual law against such practice—but it is better that Candidates should be introduced singly— at a certain period
ot ceremony , another may enter , and so on to the fifth—and the ceremony may then be concluded before all . A . P . —Is it in conformity with the constitution for any Master , or Past Master , to hold Meetings of Instruction at his house by invitation without first obtaining the sanction of a Lodge ?—No LODGE of Instruction can be held without proper sanction , and in all respects in conformity with the regulations that such sanction declares ; but friends meeting as qualified Masons , for the purposes of mutual instruction , are rather praiseworthy than otherwise —and surely every Brother is at liberty to invite , or to accept invitation for so laudable a purpose . HIRAM . —Forewarned—forearmed—The five Members of the Legal Committee are well selected as professional Brethren , and we hope the result of their labors will be satisfactory ; if
they all agree so well ; King Jamie of '' Coek-a-leekee memory" —got bothered in Westminster Hall—but the story is stale . One thing is odd , but two years since , and two lawyers were thought sufficient , with three Past Masters not being legally learned , now the whole five are exclusively legal . A GRAND STEWARD . —Mere words are unimportant , but when any one shall in reality break a law , he may be dealt with accordingly . The declaration after debate was ill-timed . The same . —The direction not to print proceedings of the board of Stewards is perfectly in order , although we have before us printed copies of minutes of several past Boards . A MEMBER OF THE BOARD . —A resignation of course creates a vacancy , the report must be made at the next Board of Masters , and the appointment or election , as the case may be , can be acted at the ensuing Grand Lodge
upon 184 . ** FREEMASONRY IN KENT . "—In our next , if our Correspondent is agreeable . It is too late for the present number , and we have returned a MS . for alteration on the same subject . P . M . ( KENT )—The appointment of a Provincial Grand Hercules to cleanse the Augean stable is not a bad idea , but who will accept the offer ? A MASTER . —We have the direct opinion of two Provincial Grand Masters and three Deputies , besides a host of other opinions , that the motion which was carried at the last Grand Lodge for making the hour named in any summons to be the precise time for commencing business , in absolutely neaman / , BROS . MCM . AND S . —Vide Const ., p . 25 , line 2 .