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Midland Grand Hotel , LONDON , N . W Venetian Rooms now available for Masonic Dinners , etc . Other Midland Railway Hotels at Liverpool , Leeds , Bradford , Derby , Morecombe , and Heysham . Chief Office : W . TOWLE , Midland Grand Hotel , Manager . London , N . W . M . R . Hotels , etc .
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PERRIER = JOUET & Cos . CHAMPAGNES . FINEST VINTAGE RESERVE-CUVEES . THE FAVOURITE MASONIC BRAND . Agent—A . BOURSOT , 9 , Hart Street , Hark Lane , London .
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Published monthly . Price Sixpence . Rates of Yearly Subscription ( including Postage ) : — The United Kingdom , India , America , } s . d . and the Colonies \ ... J 6 Editorial and Publishing Offices : —
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All Business Communications should be addressed lo THE PROPRIETORS , MESSRS . SPEXCER & Co ., 75 , Great Queen Street , W . C . All Applications for Advertisements to be made to WALTER TUDD , LTD ., 5 , Oueen Victoria Street , Loudon , E . C .
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ffieFfisofic ULUSTRATEO .
Th E Irregular Officers.
The Irregular Officers .
TTTE have adopted this term , for want of a better , to V y designate those officers , both of private lodges and Grand Lodges , whose functions are not of ancient tradition . In our own Grand Lodge these would include , in addition to the Grand Registrar and his Deputy , all the officers between the Grand Deacons and the Grand Pursuivant .
Our readers are probably familiar with the names of these offices and the duties attached thereto , and we shall therefore only allude very briefly to them . They have been created as occasion arose , the Grand Master being no doubt influenced by the fact that additional opportunities were afforded him
of recognising the merits of distinguished brethren . 1 he Grand Superintendent of Works , Grand Director of Ceremonies , Grand Sword Bearer , and Organist are the oldest of these offices . The first named was originally called Architect , and was first appointed in 1776 , in the person of T . Sandby , who designed and built Freemasons' Hall . The name still
survives in the Grand Lodge of Scotland . In the provinces , where often no practical work has to be done , he might be supposed to superintend the theoretical works in which the Craft is engaged , and should be a brother well conversant with the ritual . The Sword Bearer was
appointed in 1731 , when Bro . Moody carried the sword of Gustavus Adolphus , which had been presented by the Duke of Norfolk , Grand Master . The Grand Organist is now appointed annually , but the list contains only the names of thirty brethren who have adorned the office . The Grand Standard Bearer and Assistant Grand Secretary for German
correspondence are of recent creation . Ihe Deputies and Assistants of these several officers have been largely created to provide for the ever increasing number of brethren deserving distinction . In foreign and colonial Grand Lodges we find many other offices in addition to those named . There is for instance the "Grand Orator , " found in most
continental Grand Lodges . Most private lodges also appoint this functionary , but he is only to be found in one English lodge , the Lodge of Antiquity , No . 2 . This officer adds a good deal to the style of the lodge , especially if he be fluent and well informed . His duty is to make all the set speeches
and orations , such as valedictory and funeral orations . He also welcomes distinguished visitors . Another duty is that of winding up all discussions and debates in lodge . He has to sum up all the arguments in a lucid and impartial manner and no brother may speak after the Orator has had his say , the question being immediately put to the vote . In some lodges he is also the toast master at the social board .
The Expert is not known in English Masonry , at least under that name . Such duties as he performs are divided between the Deacons and the Director of Ceremonies . He is a sort of understudy of the whole body of officers , being liable to be called upon by the Master to fill any office that may be temporarily vacant . Next there is the " Frere
Terrible , " whose duties are to prepare candidates in the several stages , and introduce them to the lodge . The processes of the ante-chamber in foreign lodges used to comprise a good deal that was calculated to startle the nerves of the intrant , and the designation " Terrible " was therefore
fitting enough . In Scottish Masonry we find the Bible Bearer , and in Scottish Masonry abroad there are , in addition , the Quran Bearer , the Zend-Avesta Bearer , the Shaster Bearer , & c , titles which indicate the cosmopolitan character of the membership . The Grand Jeweller , Grand Clerk , Grand
Bard , and Grand Marshals bear titles which are self explanatory . The duties of the latter , which are chiefly concerned with the ordering of processions , are , with us , assigned to the Director of Ceremonies . Some American Grand Lodges possess an officer called
the Grand Preceptor . His duties are performed unofficially in England by the Preceptor of the Emulation Lodge of Improvement . The office is a most valuable one , affording , as it does , a court of appeal in matters of ritual , as well as a much needed source of instruction . A rehearsal of ceremonial
work by this officer forms an integral part of the agenda of every Grand Lodge communication . We have no officer corresponding with the Depute Master of Scottish Masonry . This brother is not necessarily a P . M ., although he takes the chair in the absence of an Installed Master , and performs its duties . He is not thereby an officer of Grand Lodge . The
Grand Lecturer is unknown in England . He flourishes in America , where his duties are somewhat analogous to those of Grand Orator . In French lodges there are the Hospitaller or Collector ( not dispenser ) of alms , a librarian or " Archeviste , " a keeper
of the seal , and several tilers { Tuillcr ) . These Tilers are honorary brethren . The care of the outer portal devolves upon brethren in turn , and the actual serving brother is practically a waiter at the social board .
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Midland Grand Hotel , LONDON , N . W Venetian Rooms now available for Masonic Dinners , etc . Other Midland Railway Hotels at Liverpool , Leeds , Bradford , Derby , Morecombe , and Heysham . Chief Office : W . TOWLE , Midland Grand Hotel , Manager . London , N . W . M . R . Hotels , etc .
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PERRIER = JOUET & Cos . CHAMPAGNES . FINEST VINTAGE RESERVE-CUVEES . THE FAVOURITE MASONIC BRAND . Agent—A . BOURSOT , 9 , Hart Street , Hark Lane , London .
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Published monthly . Price Sixpence . Rates of Yearly Subscription ( including Postage ) : — The United Kingdom , India , America , } s . d . and the Colonies \ ... J 6 Editorial and Publishing Offices : —
15 , Great Queen Sired , London , W . C . The Editor , to whom all literary communications should be addressed , ivill be pleased , to receive interesting photographs as well as items of news and comments thereon , and to consider suggestions for lengthier articles .
All Business Communications should be addressed lo THE PROPRIETORS , MESSRS . SPEXCER & Co ., 75 , Great Queen Street , W . C . All Applications for Advertisements to be made to WALTER TUDD , LTD ., 5 , Oueen Victoria Street , Loudon , E . C .
Ad01004
ffieFfisofic ULUSTRATEO .
Th E Irregular Officers.
The Irregular Officers .
TTTE have adopted this term , for want of a better , to V y designate those officers , both of private lodges and Grand Lodges , whose functions are not of ancient tradition . In our own Grand Lodge these would include , in addition to the Grand Registrar and his Deputy , all the officers between the Grand Deacons and the Grand Pursuivant .
Our readers are probably familiar with the names of these offices and the duties attached thereto , and we shall therefore only allude very briefly to them . They have been created as occasion arose , the Grand Master being no doubt influenced by the fact that additional opportunities were afforded him
of recognising the merits of distinguished brethren . 1 he Grand Superintendent of Works , Grand Director of Ceremonies , Grand Sword Bearer , and Organist are the oldest of these offices . The first named was originally called Architect , and was first appointed in 1776 , in the person of T . Sandby , who designed and built Freemasons' Hall . The name still
survives in the Grand Lodge of Scotland . In the provinces , where often no practical work has to be done , he might be supposed to superintend the theoretical works in which the Craft is engaged , and should be a brother well conversant with the ritual . The Sword Bearer was
appointed in 1731 , when Bro . Moody carried the sword of Gustavus Adolphus , which had been presented by the Duke of Norfolk , Grand Master . The Grand Organist is now appointed annually , but the list contains only the names of thirty brethren who have adorned the office . The Grand Standard Bearer and Assistant Grand Secretary for German
correspondence are of recent creation . Ihe Deputies and Assistants of these several officers have been largely created to provide for the ever increasing number of brethren deserving distinction . In foreign and colonial Grand Lodges we find many other offices in addition to those named . There is for instance the "Grand Orator , " found in most
continental Grand Lodges . Most private lodges also appoint this functionary , but he is only to be found in one English lodge , the Lodge of Antiquity , No . 2 . This officer adds a good deal to the style of the lodge , especially if he be fluent and well informed . His duty is to make all the set speeches
and orations , such as valedictory and funeral orations . He also welcomes distinguished visitors . Another duty is that of winding up all discussions and debates in lodge . He has to sum up all the arguments in a lucid and impartial manner and no brother may speak after the Orator has had his say , the question being immediately put to the vote . In some lodges he is also the toast master at the social board .
The Expert is not known in English Masonry , at least under that name . Such duties as he performs are divided between the Deacons and the Director of Ceremonies . He is a sort of understudy of the whole body of officers , being liable to be called upon by the Master to fill any office that may be temporarily vacant . Next there is the " Frere
Terrible , " whose duties are to prepare candidates in the several stages , and introduce them to the lodge . The processes of the ante-chamber in foreign lodges used to comprise a good deal that was calculated to startle the nerves of the intrant , and the designation " Terrible " was therefore
fitting enough . In Scottish Masonry we find the Bible Bearer , and in Scottish Masonry abroad there are , in addition , the Quran Bearer , the Zend-Avesta Bearer , the Shaster Bearer , & c , titles which indicate the cosmopolitan character of the membership . The Grand Jeweller , Grand Clerk , Grand
Bard , and Grand Marshals bear titles which are self explanatory . The duties of the latter , which are chiefly concerned with the ordering of processions , are , with us , assigned to the Director of Ceremonies . Some American Grand Lodges possess an officer called
the Grand Preceptor . His duties are performed unofficially in England by the Preceptor of the Emulation Lodge of Improvement . The office is a most valuable one , affording , as it does , a court of appeal in matters of ritual , as well as a much needed source of instruction . A rehearsal of ceremonial
work by this officer forms an integral part of the agenda of every Grand Lodge communication . We have no officer corresponding with the Depute Master of Scottish Masonry . This brother is not necessarily a P . M ., although he takes the chair in the absence of an Installed Master , and performs its duties . He is not thereby an officer of Grand Lodge . The
Grand Lecturer is unknown in England . He flourishes in America , where his duties are somewhat analogous to those of Grand Orator . In French lodges there are the Hospitaller or Collector ( not dispenser ) of alms , a librarian or " Archeviste , " a keeper
of the seal , and several tilers { Tuillcr ) . These Tilers are honorary brethren . The care of the outer portal devolves upon brethren in turn , and the actual serving brother is practically a waiter at the social board .