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To Correspondents.
Deputy Grand Mastership , and tho Past Provincial Grand Mastership , must ( if there be any consistency in the precedent quoted , ) be made to Grand Lodge itself . It follows , then , that fhe nomination of the most honourable Brother , is not affected by the course he has taken . Iiis resignation , as a member of private Lodges , is a different matter—dues paid , and confirmation passed , he is no longer a member . A WARWICKSHIRE MASON . —You may initiate a lame candidate , provided the complaint be not in the mind ; we have noblemen and other Brethren in the Order in proof-A PAST MASTER . —To a certain extent , we do not object to the illustrations , & c . ; but
there is one portion , the publication of which is an utter abandonment of the promise and declaration : but the party has not altogether been kindly treated , and , in comparison with certain pharasaical boobies , is as " unsunned snow . " A HEARER , NOT A LOOKER-ON . —The observation was coarse and unfeeling . G . T . —Read the Constitutions . The principal officers are the Master and Wardens ; the Past Master , as expressed by the term , is a past officer . A PAST MASTER . —The question has often been answered . A Master who does not perform his duties , ( giving no valid reason for his absence , ) may , by a vote of the Lodge , be returned
only as a member . By this means , he will be prevented from taking his seat . His remedy will be with the Board of General Purposes , who , in deciding , will at least admonish him , and settle the question . A PAST MASTER . —No Mason , whether a member of the Grand Lodge of Ireland , or of whatever Grand Lodge , can attend a Board of Installed Masters , unless , he be an actually installed Master—not a bundled pretender .
TEMPLARS . A COUNTRY KNIGHT . —The Grand Conclave has met , and will soon be in operation : wait a bit , and apply to that body for your warrant . ROINES . —Existing Encampments , when enrolled , will become an integral part of the Grand Conclave , and , on payment of fees for registry , their members will be entitled to certificates ; but , until the financial arrangements are arranged , we advise silence . Thc alembic is preparing . Brethren , not Templars , purchasing furniture from an Encampment , presumed to have been in operation , cannot use a warrant . Whatever a Lodge purchases , becomes the
property of a Lodge , but the Brethren can only use what is constitutionally applicable . The Grand Conclave of England recognizes the R . C , N . P , M . P .., and M . degrees . O . —In Edinburgh , it is intended to remodify the Order altogether ! In Dublin , the Grand and Original Chapters are fencing with each other ! 1 In London , there is now a Grand Conclave full of promise ,
THE ASYLUM . * * * The BALL is fixed for the 23 rd of January . The FESTIVAL will take place about the middle of June . The general concerns of the Institution are in a state of prosperity . The present legal proceedings are absolutely necessary to prevent any future difficulty , aud we hear will be attended with comparatively little expense . FLOBEAT ASYLUM !
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To Correspondents.
Deputy Grand Mastership , and tho Past Provincial Grand Mastership , must ( if there be any consistency in the precedent quoted , ) be made to Grand Lodge itself . It follows , then , that fhe nomination of the most honourable Brother , is not affected by the course he has taken . Iiis resignation , as a member of private Lodges , is a different matter—dues paid , and confirmation passed , he is no longer a member . A WARWICKSHIRE MASON . —You may initiate a lame candidate , provided the complaint be not in the mind ; we have noblemen and other Brethren in the Order in proof-A PAST MASTER . —To a certain extent , we do not object to the illustrations , & c . ; but
there is one portion , the publication of which is an utter abandonment of the promise and declaration : but the party has not altogether been kindly treated , and , in comparison with certain pharasaical boobies , is as " unsunned snow . " A HEARER , NOT A LOOKER-ON . —The observation was coarse and unfeeling . G . T . —Read the Constitutions . The principal officers are the Master and Wardens ; the Past Master , as expressed by the term , is a past officer . A PAST MASTER . —The question has often been answered . A Master who does not perform his duties , ( giving no valid reason for his absence , ) may , by a vote of the Lodge , be returned
only as a member . By this means , he will be prevented from taking his seat . His remedy will be with the Board of General Purposes , who , in deciding , will at least admonish him , and settle the question . A PAST MASTER . —No Mason , whether a member of the Grand Lodge of Ireland , or of whatever Grand Lodge , can attend a Board of Installed Masters , unless , he be an actually installed Master—not a bundled pretender .
TEMPLARS . A COUNTRY KNIGHT . —The Grand Conclave has met , and will soon be in operation : wait a bit , and apply to that body for your warrant . ROINES . —Existing Encampments , when enrolled , will become an integral part of the Grand Conclave , and , on payment of fees for registry , their members will be entitled to certificates ; but , until the financial arrangements are arranged , we advise silence . Thc alembic is preparing . Brethren , not Templars , purchasing furniture from an Encampment , presumed to have been in operation , cannot use a warrant . Whatever a Lodge purchases , becomes the
property of a Lodge , but the Brethren can only use what is constitutionally applicable . The Grand Conclave of England recognizes the R . C , N . P , M . P .., and M . degrees . O . —In Edinburgh , it is intended to remodify the Order altogether ! In Dublin , the Grand and Original Chapters are fencing with each other ! 1 In London , there is now a Grand Conclave full of promise ,
THE ASYLUM . * * * The BALL is fixed for the 23 rd of January . The FESTIVAL will take place about the middle of June . The general concerns of the Institution are in a state of prosperity . The present legal proceedings are absolutely necessary to prevent any future difficulty , aud we hear will be attended with comparatively little expense . FLOBEAT ASYLUM !