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Correspondence.
CORRESPONDENCE .
£ T HE EDITOR does not hold himself responsible for any opinions entertained by Correspondents . ~] TO THE EDITOR OF THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE AND REVIEW . MASONRY IN SCOTLAND . " A Lod consisting of a dozen scientific members would be more
respectge able , more useful , and more popular , than if it were filled with an uncounted number of sots , or even with dull prosaic Brothers , who are indifferent to the poetry and philosophy ofthe Order . " " One great cause ofthe overwhelming influence of transatlantic Masonry , is the extensive encouragement given by its Grand Lodges to publications on Masonic Lodges . Their language is unanimous on this point . " —DR . OLIVER .
Edinburgh , Feb . 1852 . SIR AND BROTHER , IN my last " Quarterly Communication , " I promised to explain the ceremony of Installation into the Chair of a Lodge , as practised in Scotland . There may be said to be three methods , which we will class under the following titles : First , the legitimate ; second , the illegitimate ; and third , the "just -what you please . " The first system
is slightly hinted at in the Laws and Constitutions , Rule XII ., Chap , xxi ., where it is stated , that " the Installation of the whole of the office-bearers of a Lodge , including the Master , shall be held in a just and perfect Lodge , opened in the Apprentice Degree ; whereat , at least , three Masters , two fellow Crafts , and two Apprentices , must be present ; or , failing Craftsmen and Apprentices , the same number of Masters , who , for the time being , shall he held of the inferior
Degrees . " Such is the law directing the Brethren to install . The ceremony is as follows : a charge from Ashe or Preston is given to the W . M . elect , and the oath of fidelity is administered ; he is decorated with the insignia of office , and takes the Chair ; if he has " common politeness , " he will then return thanks , and the ceremony is thus completed . Such is the legitimate drama , as required by the law . The second methodor illegitimate systemis not conferred
, , on the W . M . elect in the Lodge , or rather in the presence of the Brethren , unless all present are Past Masters . It is usually given by the Past Masters who are present , who retire with the W . M . elect into another room , and there install him ; and if time should not allow of this arrangement , the W . M . elect does not take the Chair that evening ; hut , hy the next meeting , we are sure to find
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Correspondence.
CORRESPONDENCE .
£ T HE EDITOR does not hold himself responsible for any opinions entertained by Correspondents . ~] TO THE EDITOR OF THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE AND REVIEW . MASONRY IN SCOTLAND . " A Lod consisting of a dozen scientific members would be more
respectge able , more useful , and more popular , than if it were filled with an uncounted number of sots , or even with dull prosaic Brothers , who are indifferent to the poetry and philosophy ofthe Order . " " One great cause ofthe overwhelming influence of transatlantic Masonry , is the extensive encouragement given by its Grand Lodges to publications on Masonic Lodges . Their language is unanimous on this point . " —DR . OLIVER .
Edinburgh , Feb . 1852 . SIR AND BROTHER , IN my last " Quarterly Communication , " I promised to explain the ceremony of Installation into the Chair of a Lodge , as practised in Scotland . There may be said to be three methods , which we will class under the following titles : First , the legitimate ; second , the illegitimate ; and third , the "just -what you please . " The first system
is slightly hinted at in the Laws and Constitutions , Rule XII ., Chap , xxi ., where it is stated , that " the Installation of the whole of the office-bearers of a Lodge , including the Master , shall be held in a just and perfect Lodge , opened in the Apprentice Degree ; whereat , at least , three Masters , two fellow Crafts , and two Apprentices , must be present ; or , failing Craftsmen and Apprentices , the same number of Masters , who , for the time being , shall he held of the inferior
Degrees . " Such is the law directing the Brethren to install . The ceremony is as follows : a charge from Ashe or Preston is given to the W . M . elect , and the oath of fidelity is administered ; he is decorated with the insignia of office , and takes the Chair ; if he has " common politeness , " he will then return thanks , and the ceremony is thus completed . Such is the legitimate drama , as required by the law . The second methodor illegitimate systemis not conferred
, , on the W . M . elect in the Lodge , or rather in the presence of the Brethren , unless all present are Past Masters . It is usually given by the Past Masters who are present , who retire with the W . M . elect into another room , and there install him ; and if time should not allow of this arrangement , the W . M . elect does not take the Chair that evening ; hut , hy the next meeting , we are sure to find