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To Correspondents.
A PROVINCIAL GRAND OFFICER . —Why carry the matter further ? A SUBSCRIBER ( Cardiff ) . —If such an authority exist , address your Prov . G . M . You are entitled to the Grand Lodge certificate . If you cannot obtain it from the Lodge or the Grand Secretary , send a respectful statement to the Board . AVe will attend to any further necessary correspondence . A PROV . GRAND OFFICER . —There is no disgrace in accepting the office , incompatible as it is with your merits ; the disgrace lies with those who permit persons of little minds to play fantastic freaks . We arc glad to see , in your case , an example of good taste , which has been ridiculously wanting in certain London Masons , who value their qualification at their own estimate (!) A SURREY YEOMAX AND A MASON - — -The removal of the collar was an act of propriety
. . Solon may yet profit by the good taste and courtesy of those with whom he may occasionally associate . AN ATHOL MASON . —By the articles of Union , the Grand Wardens took precedence of the Provincial Grand Masters . At present , we cannot refer to the period of alteration . A PROV . GRAND OFFICER . —Unless by dispensation , not more than five Brethren can be initiated at one meeting , and each should be separately introduced , until after the — when the ceremony may be completed in the presence of all the candidates .
SCOTTISH . As OLD MASON . —Scottish and English Masonry differ only in the non-essentials , which * hoAvever , cause serious inconvenience . In principle the system is united . Where there are but one Scottish and one English Avarrant , and presuming each to be worked according to the discipline of its own Grand Lodge , the members can themselves perceive the relative advantage of either ; but until a united system of working shall be agreed on by the respective Grand Lodges , no private Lodge can alter the system . Is it legal to appoint , as Depute Master , one who has never been Master of a Lodge?—Yes . Jf one who has never been installed Master , is appointed Depute Master , ought he not , before he can act in the official duties of a Masterbe installed ?—A brief obligation to duty
, on tailing office is all that is required . Is it legal for a Depute Master , who has never been installed , to initiate , pass , or raise?—According to the Scottish practice , the brief obligation above mentioned , is sufficient to author rize alt magisterial acts in Lodge . It stands for installation ^ but is a sad contrast to the English ritual . Does the chair of a Lodge become vacant on the dignity of Provincial Grand Master being conferred on its Master ?—JVo , there is no regulation by Grand Lodge so ruling . What is the nature of office of the Depute Master , and what are the duties annexed to the appointment ?—He acts for and represents the chair in abse ? ice , in all cases except as member of Grand Lodge .
ARCH MATTERS . Z . may , with advantage and propriety , consult the "Scriptural Readings , " which that exemplary Companion , Povey , has arranged in a very convenient form . None but a blockhead or an idiot Avould conceal the " light . " No Chapter should be Avithout these " Scriptural Readings . " P . S . Avould be brave by proxy , and Avould have us be the grimalkin to his monkey . We like chesnuts ourselves , and are not disposed to burn our fingers for others . Let P . S . only say one-half in Grand Chapter that he wishes us to write out of it , and we promise that the other half shall be given in explanation . A ROYAL ARCH . —The gait of the daneing-master did not exhibit a jot of the gentleman
. The sneeze was in keeping . P . Z . —It is to be regretted that the Chapter has been visited by the " malaria . " The follies of one Chapter form no excuse for those of another . The Treasurer is not the constitutional custos ofthe Avarrant , Avhich should be confided to the First Principal . SCRIBE E . does not forfeit his right to vote for principals . Consult the Laws and Regulations .
TEMPLARS . E . C . may rest assured , that ere long , a Grand Conclave will be held . A TEJIPLAB . —We have no public evidence of any laws of the Grand . Conclave . A KNIGHT . —For the present Ave decline to publish the letter . Ax IRISH R . C —We refer our Correspondent to our article under the head " Ireland , " in the present Number , as the best proof of his own error .
THE ASSXiUM ; We are naturally too elated at the result of the late Festival , to look with severitv on the disrespect and unkindness with which some aged Masons are treated hy a demi-official . ** A silken purse , & c ., " but the proverb is stale . Other vagaries must stand over . As the Annual Meeting will be held on the Second Wednesday in July t tlie general tenor of several letters will form the subject matter of consideration . FLOHEAT ASYLUM !
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To Correspondents.
A PROVINCIAL GRAND OFFICER . —Why carry the matter further ? A SUBSCRIBER ( Cardiff ) . —If such an authority exist , address your Prov . G . M . You are entitled to the Grand Lodge certificate . If you cannot obtain it from the Lodge or the Grand Secretary , send a respectful statement to the Board . AVe will attend to any further necessary correspondence . A PROV . GRAND OFFICER . —There is no disgrace in accepting the office , incompatible as it is with your merits ; the disgrace lies with those who permit persons of little minds to play fantastic freaks . We arc glad to see , in your case , an example of good taste , which has been ridiculously wanting in certain London Masons , who value their qualification at their own estimate (!) A SURREY YEOMAX AND A MASON - — -The removal of the collar was an act of propriety
. . Solon may yet profit by the good taste and courtesy of those with whom he may occasionally associate . AN ATHOL MASON . —By the articles of Union , the Grand Wardens took precedence of the Provincial Grand Masters . At present , we cannot refer to the period of alteration . A PROV . GRAND OFFICER . —Unless by dispensation , not more than five Brethren can be initiated at one meeting , and each should be separately introduced , until after the — when the ceremony may be completed in the presence of all the candidates .
SCOTTISH . As OLD MASON . —Scottish and English Masonry differ only in the non-essentials , which * hoAvever , cause serious inconvenience . In principle the system is united . Where there are but one Scottish and one English Avarrant , and presuming each to be worked according to the discipline of its own Grand Lodge , the members can themselves perceive the relative advantage of either ; but until a united system of working shall be agreed on by the respective Grand Lodges , no private Lodge can alter the system . Is it legal to appoint , as Depute Master , one who has never been Master of a Lodge?—Yes . Jf one who has never been installed Master , is appointed Depute Master , ought he not , before he can act in the official duties of a Masterbe installed ?—A brief obligation to duty
, on tailing office is all that is required . Is it legal for a Depute Master , who has never been installed , to initiate , pass , or raise?—According to the Scottish practice , the brief obligation above mentioned , is sufficient to author rize alt magisterial acts in Lodge . It stands for installation ^ but is a sad contrast to the English ritual . Does the chair of a Lodge become vacant on the dignity of Provincial Grand Master being conferred on its Master ?—JVo , there is no regulation by Grand Lodge so ruling . What is the nature of office of the Depute Master , and what are the duties annexed to the appointment ?—He acts for and represents the chair in abse ? ice , in all cases except as member of Grand Lodge .
ARCH MATTERS . Z . may , with advantage and propriety , consult the "Scriptural Readings , " which that exemplary Companion , Povey , has arranged in a very convenient form . None but a blockhead or an idiot Avould conceal the " light . " No Chapter should be Avithout these " Scriptural Readings . " P . S . Avould be brave by proxy , and Avould have us be the grimalkin to his monkey . We like chesnuts ourselves , and are not disposed to burn our fingers for others . Let P . S . only say one-half in Grand Chapter that he wishes us to write out of it , and we promise that the other half shall be given in explanation . A ROYAL ARCH . —The gait of the daneing-master did not exhibit a jot of the gentleman
. The sneeze was in keeping . P . Z . —It is to be regretted that the Chapter has been visited by the " malaria . " The follies of one Chapter form no excuse for those of another . The Treasurer is not the constitutional custos ofthe Avarrant , Avhich should be confided to the First Principal . SCRIBE E . does not forfeit his right to vote for principals . Consult the Laws and Regulations .
TEMPLARS . E . C . may rest assured , that ere long , a Grand Conclave will be held . A TEJIPLAB . —We have no public evidence of any laws of the Grand . Conclave . A KNIGHT . —For the present Ave decline to publish the letter . Ax IRISH R . C —We refer our Correspondent to our article under the head " Ireland , " in the present Number , as the best proof of his own error .
THE ASSXiUM ; We are naturally too elated at the result of the late Festival , to look with severitv on the disrespect and unkindness with which some aged Masons are treated hy a demi-official . ** A silken purse , & c ., " but the proverb is stale . Other vagaries must stand over . As the Annual Meeting will be held on the Second Wednesday in July t tlie general tenor of several letters will form the subject matter of consideration . FLOHEAT ASYLUM !