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To The Editor.
" Stewards' Lodge , " registered in that way in the books of Grand Lodge , and in the printed lists , together with the name of the place aud days of meeting . 2 . That the Stewards' Lodge should have the privilege of sending a deputation of twelve of its members to every meeting of Grancl Lodge , to consist of the Master , Wardens , and nine others ; each of the twelve should be entitled to vote ; and every one of them that attends shall two shillings and sixpence towards the
expay penses . 3 . That not any brother be permitted to wear the clothing worn by a Steward , unless he shall have served the office of Steward . 4 . That every Steward be permitted to wear a jewel ( the pattern to be approved ) . 5 . That the twelve Stewards of the year be allowed to attend the feast in their new clothing , ancl pay the share of four lodges as their portion of the expenses of the dav . Thev werehowevernot permitted to vote
, , nor speak in Grand Lodge , except upon a subject connected with the following festival . By a resolution of the 2 nd March , 1732 , each Steward nominated his successor , granted to induce gentlemen to serve the office . On the llth December , 1735 , Sir Robert Lawley , as Master of the Stewards' Lodge , together with the Wardens and nine others , appeared for the first time as representatives of the Stewards' Lodge in Grand Lodge . Having thus traced the first part of the subject chronologically , will
I quote a few remarks upon the subject from masonic authors , and , if time will permit , will trouble you , at some future time , if you think if worthy of insertion , with a continuation to a later period . Preston , in his" Illustrations of Masonry , " has— "As an encouragement to gentlemen to accept the office of Steward , that in future each Steward should have the privilege of nominating his successor at every grand feast . . . . The twelve Stewards , with Sir Robert Lawley at their head , for the firs
appeared t time at the Grand Lodge , llth December , 1735 . On this occasion they were not permitted to vote as individuals ; but it being afterwards proposed that they should enjoy this privilege , and that the Stewards' Lodge should in future be represented in Grancl Lodge by twelve members , many lodges objected as an encroachment on the privileges of every other lodge which had been previously constituted ; when the motion was put for confirmation , such a disturbance ensued that the GRAND LODGE WAS OBLIGED TO BE CLOSED before the
sentiments of the brethren could be collected on the subject . Of late years the punctilio has been waived , ancl the twelve Stewards are now permitted to vote in every communication as individuals . It was not till the year 17 T 0 that this privilege was strictly warranted , when at a Grand Lodge on the 7 th February , at the Crown and Anchor Tavern , in the Strand , the following resolution passed : — ' As the right of the members of the Stewards' Lodge in general to attend the committee of charity seems doubtfulno mention of sueh riht being made in the laws of the
, g society , the Grand Lodge are of opinion , that they have no general right to attend ; but it is hereby resolved , that the Stewards' Lodge be allowed the privilege of sending a number of brethren , equal to any other four lodges , to every future committee of charity ; and that , as the Master of each private lodge only has the right to attend , to make a proper distinction between the Stewards' Lodge and the other lodges , that the Master and three other members of that lodge be permitted to attend at
every succeeding committee on behalf of the said lodge . ' This resolution , however , was declared not to be intended to deprive any lodge , which had been previously constituted , of its regular rank and precedence . Notwithstanding this express provision , a privilege has been
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
To The Editor.
" Stewards' Lodge , " registered in that way in the books of Grand Lodge , and in the printed lists , together with the name of the place aud days of meeting . 2 . That the Stewards' Lodge should have the privilege of sending a deputation of twelve of its members to every meeting of Grancl Lodge , to consist of the Master , Wardens , and nine others ; each of the twelve should be entitled to vote ; and every one of them that attends shall two shillings and sixpence towards the
expay penses . 3 . That not any brother be permitted to wear the clothing worn by a Steward , unless he shall have served the office of Steward . 4 . That every Steward be permitted to wear a jewel ( the pattern to be approved ) . 5 . That the twelve Stewards of the year be allowed to attend the feast in their new clothing , ancl pay the share of four lodges as their portion of the expenses of the dav . Thev werehowevernot permitted to vote
, , nor speak in Grand Lodge , except upon a subject connected with the following festival . By a resolution of the 2 nd March , 1732 , each Steward nominated his successor , granted to induce gentlemen to serve the office . On the llth December , 1735 , Sir Robert Lawley , as Master of the Stewards' Lodge , together with the Wardens and nine others , appeared for the first time as representatives of the Stewards' Lodge in Grand Lodge . Having thus traced the first part of the subject chronologically , will
I quote a few remarks upon the subject from masonic authors , and , if time will permit , will trouble you , at some future time , if you think if worthy of insertion , with a continuation to a later period . Preston , in his" Illustrations of Masonry , " has— "As an encouragement to gentlemen to accept the office of Steward , that in future each Steward should have the privilege of nominating his successor at every grand feast . . . . The twelve Stewards , with Sir Robert Lawley at their head , for the firs
appeared t time at the Grand Lodge , llth December , 1735 . On this occasion they were not permitted to vote as individuals ; but it being afterwards proposed that they should enjoy this privilege , and that the Stewards' Lodge should in future be represented in Grancl Lodge by twelve members , many lodges objected as an encroachment on the privileges of every other lodge which had been previously constituted ; when the motion was put for confirmation , such a disturbance ensued that the GRAND LODGE WAS OBLIGED TO BE CLOSED before the
sentiments of the brethren could be collected on the subject . Of late years the punctilio has been waived , ancl the twelve Stewards are now permitted to vote in every communication as individuals . It was not till the year 17 T 0 that this privilege was strictly warranted , when at a Grand Lodge on the 7 th February , at the Crown and Anchor Tavern , in the Strand , the following resolution passed : — ' As the right of the members of the Stewards' Lodge in general to attend the committee of charity seems doubtfulno mention of sueh riht being made in the laws of the
, g society , the Grand Lodge are of opinion , that they have no general right to attend ; but it is hereby resolved , that the Stewards' Lodge be allowed the privilege of sending a number of brethren , equal to any other four lodges , to every future committee of charity ; and that , as the Master of each private lodge only has the right to attend , to make a proper distinction between the Stewards' Lodge and the other lodges , that the Master and three other members of that lodge be permitted to attend at
every succeeding committee on behalf of the said lodge . ' This resolution , however , was declared not to be intended to deprive any lodge , which had been previously constituted , of its regular rank and precedence . Notwithstanding this express provision , a privilege has been