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To The Editor.
TO THE EDITOR .
SIR , —I am induced to send these few remarks to you , because , in my poor opinion , a great error has crept into the Order , and is spreading rapidly . The error I allude to , is in the geometrical figure made use of to describe the form of the Lodge . It is owing , I think , to the mouthdistorting word given to the fi gure which describes its form correctl y ; but of the two evils , it were better for our mouths to be distorted than that error should take the place of truth .
Nine out of ten Masons whom I have heard , describe the form of the Lodge as an oblong ; which fi gure circumscribes its extent in as great a degree as sundry other matters circumscribe the sphere of its usefulness . An oblong is but a superfice , which gives but a meagre idea of that which is as "high as heaven ; deeper than hell ; longer than the earth ; and broader than the sea . " The figure which represents its true form is a parallelopipedon ; a solid figure , contained by six quadrilateral figures , whereof every opposite two are parallel .
In which we have a point , a line , a superfice , and a solid ; representing , as an oblong never can , the form of a Freemasons' Lodge . I am , Sir and Brother , Fraternally yours , CATO .
To The Editor.
TO THE EDITOR .
SIR , —A warrant for opening a new Lodge in a colony , where there is no Provincial Lodge or Grand Master , is granted by the Grand Lodge of England , and sent out by an officer of that Lodge , named in the charter . In order that such Lodge be constituted or installed , is it necessary to obtain any further authority from the Grand Secretary to the W . Master of a Lodge in the colony ? Or is the W . Master of the Lodge applying to the Grand Lodge for the new charteron its being presented
, to him in open Lodge , acting illegally or unconstitutionally in installing it ? Yours truly , A SENIOR WARDEN . [ Where there is no provincial authority in a colonial district , the reception of the warrant is a sufficient direction to any installed Master near at hand to constitute the Lodge in the best manner he can . —ED . ]
To The Editor.
TO THE EDITOR .
SIR AND BROTHER , —As an individual member of the Order , I cannot but admire the courage and constancy with which Dr . Crucefix has advocated the cause of the widow , and deplore the temporary failure of his benevolent enterprise . I use , advisedly , the term " temporary , " because it is impossible that
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To The Editor.
TO THE EDITOR .
SIR , —I am induced to send these few remarks to you , because , in my poor opinion , a great error has crept into the Order , and is spreading rapidly . The error I allude to , is in the geometrical figure made use of to describe the form of the Lodge . It is owing , I think , to the mouthdistorting word given to the fi gure which describes its form correctl y ; but of the two evils , it were better for our mouths to be distorted than that error should take the place of truth .
Nine out of ten Masons whom I have heard , describe the form of the Lodge as an oblong ; which fi gure circumscribes its extent in as great a degree as sundry other matters circumscribe the sphere of its usefulness . An oblong is but a superfice , which gives but a meagre idea of that which is as "high as heaven ; deeper than hell ; longer than the earth ; and broader than the sea . " The figure which represents its true form is a parallelopipedon ; a solid figure , contained by six quadrilateral figures , whereof every opposite two are parallel .
In which we have a point , a line , a superfice , and a solid ; representing , as an oblong never can , the form of a Freemasons' Lodge . I am , Sir and Brother , Fraternally yours , CATO .
To The Editor.
TO THE EDITOR .
SIR , —A warrant for opening a new Lodge in a colony , where there is no Provincial Lodge or Grand Master , is granted by the Grand Lodge of England , and sent out by an officer of that Lodge , named in the charter . In order that such Lodge be constituted or installed , is it necessary to obtain any further authority from the Grand Secretary to the W . Master of a Lodge in the colony ? Or is the W . Master of the Lodge applying to the Grand Lodge for the new charteron its being presented
, to him in open Lodge , acting illegally or unconstitutionally in installing it ? Yours truly , A SENIOR WARDEN . [ Where there is no provincial authority in a colonial district , the reception of the warrant is a sufficient direction to any installed Master near at hand to constitute the Lodge in the best manner he can . —ED . ]
To The Editor.
TO THE EDITOR .
SIR AND BROTHER , —As an individual member of the Order , I cannot but admire the courage and constancy with which Dr . Crucefix has advocated the cause of the widow , and deplore the temporary failure of his benevolent enterprise . I use , advisedly , the term " temporary , " because it is impossible that