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Ourselves.
Also an interesting series of correspondence from Dr . Kloss , of Frankfort , to Dr . Crucefix . , A few last words . —During this year the European world has been convulsed ; empires have tottered , yet has Freemasonry maintained its empire pure and unsullied—may it so continue from generation to generation ! and , above all , may the homestead of the brother be hallowed
by the pure love of his wife , mother , sister , and friend—for whom , thus blessing and blest , we invoke a Merry Christmas , and a Happy New Year ; inviting them , with hopeful expectation in March , to inspect our " fresh fields and pastures new . "
The Grand Lodge Of Scotland.
THE GRAND LODGE OF SCOTLAND .
To the Editor ofthe " Freemasons' Quarterly Review . " St . John ' s Lodge , No . 95 , Sunderland , September , 1048 . Respected Sir and Brother . —As it appears by the last Quarterly Communication from the Grand Lodge , that the M . W . the Grand Master of the Scottish Freemasons wished to have a vote of censure passed upon Bro . Crucefixby the Grand Lodge of Englandfor what he had stated
, , in the previous Grand Lodge , —I shall feel obliged to you if you will publish openly what I wrote to Bro . Crucefix privately , viz ., That out of ten mendicants applying to the St . John ' s Lodge for relief , nine of them were provided with certificates from the Scottish operative Freemasons' lodges—where they are " proposed , made , passed , and raised in one night , ' ' for fees varying , as I have been informed , from fifteen shillings to thirty shiJh ' ns-s .
If the M . W . the Grand Master of Scotland doubts the truth of this statement , let him cause a circular to be sent to the Worshipful Masters of the lodges in the provinces of Northumberland , Cumberland , and Durham—nay , even to the Worshipful Masters of his own lodges in Scotland ( that is , not the Operative Lodges ) , and , however much surprised and grieved he may be , I have no doubt that he will find my statement to be rather under than over the mark . Now , Mr . Editor ,
what can be the reason of this ? In my opinion there are several ; first the lowness of the fees , secondly the making , passing , and raising in one night , and thirdly the fact of there being neither a Grand nor a Provincial Grand Lodge Fund of Benevolence in Scotland , to which a distressed brother can apply for relief ; in the event of a sudden misfortune overtaking him he is compelled to beg , gets accustomed to it , finds it a good tradeand continues at it . ThisMr . Editoris not mere
sup-, , , position , but the result of my own experience while Treasurer and W . Master of the St . John ' s Lodge ; for I was compelled to refuse relieving them vi-th mowey , and to tell them I had to work for myself and family , and all I could do for them in their professed distress was to provide them with work ; they always promised to come back at six o ' clock in the moraine ; and go to work , but alas , Sir , with two honourable excep-
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Ourselves.
Also an interesting series of correspondence from Dr . Kloss , of Frankfort , to Dr . Crucefix . , A few last words . —During this year the European world has been convulsed ; empires have tottered , yet has Freemasonry maintained its empire pure and unsullied—may it so continue from generation to generation ! and , above all , may the homestead of the brother be hallowed
by the pure love of his wife , mother , sister , and friend—for whom , thus blessing and blest , we invoke a Merry Christmas , and a Happy New Year ; inviting them , with hopeful expectation in March , to inspect our " fresh fields and pastures new . "
The Grand Lodge Of Scotland.
THE GRAND LODGE OF SCOTLAND .
To the Editor ofthe " Freemasons' Quarterly Review . " St . John ' s Lodge , No . 95 , Sunderland , September , 1048 . Respected Sir and Brother . —As it appears by the last Quarterly Communication from the Grand Lodge , that the M . W . the Grand Master of the Scottish Freemasons wished to have a vote of censure passed upon Bro . Crucefixby the Grand Lodge of Englandfor what he had stated
, , in the previous Grand Lodge , —I shall feel obliged to you if you will publish openly what I wrote to Bro . Crucefix privately , viz ., That out of ten mendicants applying to the St . John ' s Lodge for relief , nine of them were provided with certificates from the Scottish operative Freemasons' lodges—where they are " proposed , made , passed , and raised in one night , ' ' for fees varying , as I have been informed , from fifteen shillings to thirty shiJh ' ns-s .
If the M . W . the Grand Master of Scotland doubts the truth of this statement , let him cause a circular to be sent to the Worshipful Masters of the lodges in the provinces of Northumberland , Cumberland , and Durham—nay , even to the Worshipful Masters of his own lodges in Scotland ( that is , not the Operative Lodges ) , and , however much surprised and grieved he may be , I have no doubt that he will find my statement to be rather under than over the mark . Now , Mr . Editor ,
what can be the reason of this ? In my opinion there are several ; first the lowness of the fees , secondly the making , passing , and raising in one night , and thirdly the fact of there being neither a Grand nor a Provincial Grand Lodge Fund of Benevolence in Scotland , to which a distressed brother can apply for relief ; in the event of a sudden misfortune overtaking him he is compelled to beg , gets accustomed to it , finds it a good tradeand continues at it . ThisMr . Editoris not mere
sup-, , , position , but the result of my own experience while Treasurer and W . Master of the St . John ' s Lodge ; for I was compelled to refuse relieving them vi-th mowey , and to tell them I had to work for myself and family , and all I could do for them in their professed distress was to provide them with work ; they always promised to come back at six o ' clock in the moraine ; and go to work , but alas , Sir , with two honourable excep-