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To Correspondents.
HAPIZ . —VVc have complied > and resumed " Collectanea . " Bro- ( . ' HII . COTT . — The letter did not reach us until after the publication of our last . R . S . —Bro . Brooke , the llajah of Sarawak , is a Mason ; the letter came too late . Bro . MORRIS LEON—Bro . JOHX SMITH—too late ; thanks , however , to both . DISCIPLINE AND PRACTICE .
A PROV . MASTER . —In the case of a Warden of ten mouths' standing being elected and installed W . M ., there lining no other person qualified to take the chair , can such Masierbe unseated by the provincial authority , or should the lodge he fined or admonished if any blame accrue , the D . P . G . M . being tlie acting Master , and considering his act as oflicial and in tlie light of a dispensation ? No dispensation can legalize what is contrary to law ; the D . P . G . M . should continue in the chair for two months longer , when the Warden would he duly qualified ; all parties would be liable to masonic penalties , although tho "Warden so elected and installed would of necessity be the W . M . of the lodge . Secondly . If such \ V . M ., on complaint being made , is unsealed , there being no other person to transact the business of the lodge , can a dispensation be granted by the G . \\ I . to enable the lodge to elect such brother , although lie not have completed his Wardcnship ? We are of opinion that such a dispensation is not
may in tbe province even of the Grand Master , The fountain-head should be pure , or the stream can hardly prove so . Thirdly . If thoroughly disqualified and there is no remedy ( even at the risk of breaking up the lodge ) is the AV . M thus installed disqualified from attending a board of Masters or wearing the proper badge—and are the Wardens and other officers appointed by him also disqualified ? This last question is more difficult to answer , as we know no precedent . It would seem that all would go smooth provided no complaint were lodged , in which case the appointments would of course all stand . The sentence of the Board ot General Purposes would possibly he a suspension for a certain time of the lodge itself , consequently no member of the lodge could visit any masonic meeting ; this we think must be the case if all parties are aware of the contemplated act ; if however the case be ex post facto , the sentence may be con- ' fined to censure and admonition , as after all the offence would be more legal than moral , and would be dealt with
leniently . ORDO is right in the main ; but why not have hinted gently at the time at the oversight of the D . G . M . in assuming on the fith instant the throne of the Grand Master ? A JERSEY BROTHER . —If the party has actually served the offices of Warden and Master in an Irish lodge , and then joins an English lodge , he is eligible for election as W . M . thereof , provided the by-laws of the lodge do ' not interdict . J . T . D . —A Prov . Grand Master should not exercise any actual duties in the province previous to his installation . If however he be a Past Master , and be requested by the Master to preside over the lodge , he may in that capacity and on such request do so . A Master of a lodge under the registry of England may allow Past Masters of other registries to be present at the installation of a Master-elect , on proper proof heing given or the parties duly vouched for .
HONBSTY justly complains that a lodge cannot expel a brother for having betrayed his trust as a public officer , and thereby brought scandal on the Craft—he has also forged and absconded j it is further understood that the delinquent avails himself of his lodge certificate in a foreign country . Honesty enquires what remedy is there . Answer—If there be unquestionable proofs of his having robbed , forged , and absconded , the lodge should forthwith meet and exclude him—notice being previously given in the summons of such intention , and a copy of the summons lefr at the last known residence of the delinquent ; further notice should be given on the confirmation of the exclusion . Lastly , let copies of these minutes and notices be sent to the Board of General Purposes , with a request that measures he taken for the expulsion of the delinquent from the Order . CiiEiuous . —It is true that the Grand Chaplains of late have generally confined
themyears selves to the duties of their ministerial office ; still a Grand Chaplain may rise to order if he thinks fit so to do . We opine , however , that the appeals to the throne of grace at the commencement and conclusion of the ritual would be compromised by the Grand Chaplain taking any active part in the debates . A MASTER . —If a Senior Warden , duly appointed , is compelled after a few months to leave the lodge , owing to private business , it does not follow that the Junior Warden becomes the Senior ( although it would be better that he should be so appointed ) , his qualification for thG office being the completion of actual Wardenship for twelve months , which qualification is not endangered by the appointment , ad interim , of a S . \ V . for the remainder of the term . The office of Warden , Senior or Junior , is equal in rank , and both being qualified by equal
period of service . The J . W . cannot claim the senior chair , however vacated . Under the circumstances the J . W . would be eligible for election as W . M ., whereas the S . W ., ad interim , would not . SUPREME GRAND COUNCIL 33 RD . GENERAL CAVAIONAC . —We have understood that this distinguished Mason is a member of ( he Supreme Council Rite Eccossais , Paris . THE ASYLUM . The arrangements for laying the Foundation Stone are as yet incomplete .
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To Correspondents.
HAPIZ . —VVc have complied > and resumed " Collectanea . " Bro- ( . ' HII . COTT . — The letter did not reach us until after the publication of our last . R . S . —Bro . Brooke , the llajah of Sarawak , is a Mason ; the letter came too late . Bro . MORRIS LEON—Bro . JOHX SMITH—too late ; thanks , however , to both . DISCIPLINE AND PRACTICE .
A PROV . MASTER . —In the case of a Warden of ten mouths' standing being elected and installed W . M ., there lining no other person qualified to take the chair , can such Masierbe unseated by the provincial authority , or should the lodge he fined or admonished if any blame accrue , the D . P . G . M . being tlie acting Master , and considering his act as oflicial and in tlie light of a dispensation ? No dispensation can legalize what is contrary to law ; the D . P . G . M . should continue in the chair for two months longer , when the Warden would he duly qualified ; all parties would be liable to masonic penalties , although tho "Warden so elected and installed would of necessity be the W . M . of the lodge . Secondly . If such \ V . M ., on complaint being made , is unsealed , there being no other person to transact the business of the lodge , can a dispensation be granted by the G . \\ I . to enable the lodge to elect such brother , although lie not have completed his Wardcnship ? We are of opinion that such a dispensation is not
may in tbe province even of the Grand Master , The fountain-head should be pure , or the stream can hardly prove so . Thirdly . If thoroughly disqualified and there is no remedy ( even at the risk of breaking up the lodge ) is the AV . M thus installed disqualified from attending a board of Masters or wearing the proper badge—and are the Wardens and other officers appointed by him also disqualified ? This last question is more difficult to answer , as we know no precedent . It would seem that all would go smooth provided no complaint were lodged , in which case the appointments would of course all stand . The sentence of the Board ot General Purposes would possibly he a suspension for a certain time of the lodge itself , consequently no member of the lodge could visit any masonic meeting ; this we think must be the case if all parties are aware of the contemplated act ; if however the case be ex post facto , the sentence may be con- ' fined to censure and admonition , as after all the offence would be more legal than moral , and would be dealt with
leniently . ORDO is right in the main ; but why not have hinted gently at the time at the oversight of the D . G . M . in assuming on the fith instant the throne of the Grand Master ? A JERSEY BROTHER . —If the party has actually served the offices of Warden and Master in an Irish lodge , and then joins an English lodge , he is eligible for election as W . M . thereof , provided the by-laws of the lodge do ' not interdict . J . T . D . —A Prov . Grand Master should not exercise any actual duties in the province previous to his installation . If however he be a Past Master , and be requested by the Master to preside over the lodge , he may in that capacity and on such request do so . A Master of a lodge under the registry of England may allow Past Masters of other registries to be present at the installation of a Master-elect , on proper proof heing given or the parties duly vouched for .
HONBSTY justly complains that a lodge cannot expel a brother for having betrayed his trust as a public officer , and thereby brought scandal on the Craft—he has also forged and absconded j it is further understood that the delinquent avails himself of his lodge certificate in a foreign country . Honesty enquires what remedy is there . Answer—If there be unquestionable proofs of his having robbed , forged , and absconded , the lodge should forthwith meet and exclude him—notice being previously given in the summons of such intention , and a copy of the summons lefr at the last known residence of the delinquent ; further notice should be given on the confirmation of the exclusion . Lastly , let copies of these minutes and notices be sent to the Board of General Purposes , with a request that measures he taken for the expulsion of the delinquent from the Order . CiiEiuous . —It is true that the Grand Chaplains of late have generally confined
themyears selves to the duties of their ministerial office ; still a Grand Chaplain may rise to order if he thinks fit so to do . We opine , however , that the appeals to the throne of grace at the commencement and conclusion of the ritual would be compromised by the Grand Chaplain taking any active part in the debates . A MASTER . —If a Senior Warden , duly appointed , is compelled after a few months to leave the lodge , owing to private business , it does not follow that the Junior Warden becomes the Senior ( although it would be better that he should be so appointed ) , his qualification for thG office being the completion of actual Wardenship for twelve months , which qualification is not endangered by the appointment , ad interim , of a S . \ V . for the remainder of the term . The office of Warden , Senior or Junior , is equal in rank , and both being qualified by equal
period of service . The J . W . cannot claim the senior chair , however vacated . Under the circumstances the J . W . would be eligible for election as W . M ., whereas the S . W ., ad interim , would not . SUPREME GRAND COUNCIL 33 RD . GENERAL CAVAIONAC . —We have understood that this distinguished Mason is a member of ( he Supreme Council Rite Eccossais , Paris . THE ASYLUM . The arrangements for laying the Foundation Stone are as yet incomplete .