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Corespondence.
GOEEESPONIJENCE ,
HONORARY MEMBERS ; TO THE EDITOR OF THE FREEMASONS * -MAGAZINE AND MASONIC MIRROR . Sir , —In the Book of Constitutions , 1855 , page 18 , section 2 , it is stated that " Brethren of eminence and ability who have rendered service to the Craft , may , by a vote of the Grand Lodge , duly confirmed , be constituted Members of the Grand Lodge , with such rank and distinction as may be thought proper . " Would you be so good as to state how the vote in question is taken , whether by show of hands or by ballot ? St . John ' s Lodge , No . 214 of the Registry of England , of this city , has a by-law to this effect : " Brethren may be declared Honorary Members by vote of the Lodge , as a mark of respect , or in consideration of their services or zeal in the cause of Masonry . They shall be exempt from monthly dues , and be entitled to the fu ll privileges of Membership upon payment of a donation of ten
[ The Editor does not hold Mmself responsible for any opinions entertained by Correspondents ^] . ; . mmmmmmmBmmmmmm Bmmtm ¦ T ^ TO THE EDITOR OF THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE AND MASONIC MIRROR . Dear Sir and Brother , —I enclose you a printed circular recommending a case to the subscribers to the Masonic Institution for Boys , to which are appended the names of eleven Members of the Craft , nine of whom are Provincial or Past Provincial Grand Officers . I have looked carefully through the printed list oi governors and subscribers to the above-named institution , and have failed to discover that a single one of the Brethren recpmmending the case are subscribers in any shape to the charity . Of the two London Brethren who have undertaken to receive proxies , one is an old governor and the other serves as Steward for a London Lodge at the next Festival , and I should be glad to be proved in error as regards the other Brethren . At the last election for the Girls' School a case was
recommended by , as nearly as I can recollect , thirty-two Brethren ; the only subscribers to that school consisted I think of six , viz ., the Prov . G . M . and two other country Masons , and three London Brethren , also joining Members of Lodges in the province .
Now , Sir , I really think if the country Brethren can find plenty of candidates ( which they do ) for the charities , they might also contribute something more than they do towards their support . And I also think it would be more seemly , good as the cases may be , such as this appears , if they were vouched for by some supporters of the charity . —I am , dear Sir , yours truly , London , lith . December , 1857 . Life Governor . P . S . —If you would , direct the attention of the country Brethren to the subject , it would , I trust , be useful , [ This is too common a case with all our charities . We think , as a rule , candidates should be recommended by subscribers only . —Ed . ]
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Corespondence.
GOEEESPONIJENCE ,
HONORARY MEMBERS ; TO THE EDITOR OF THE FREEMASONS * -MAGAZINE AND MASONIC MIRROR . Sir , —In the Book of Constitutions , 1855 , page 18 , section 2 , it is stated that " Brethren of eminence and ability who have rendered service to the Craft , may , by a vote of the Grand Lodge , duly confirmed , be constituted Members of the Grand Lodge , with such rank and distinction as may be thought proper . " Would you be so good as to state how the vote in question is taken , whether by show of hands or by ballot ? St . John ' s Lodge , No . 214 of the Registry of England , of this city , has a by-law to this effect : " Brethren may be declared Honorary Members by vote of the Lodge , as a mark of respect , or in consideration of their services or zeal in the cause of Masonry . They shall be exempt from monthly dues , and be entitled to the fu ll privileges of Membership upon payment of a donation of ten
[ The Editor does not hold Mmself responsible for any opinions entertained by Correspondents ^] . ; . mmmmmmmBmmmmmm Bmmtm ¦ T ^ TO THE EDITOR OF THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE AND MASONIC MIRROR . Dear Sir and Brother , —I enclose you a printed circular recommending a case to the subscribers to the Masonic Institution for Boys , to which are appended the names of eleven Members of the Craft , nine of whom are Provincial or Past Provincial Grand Officers . I have looked carefully through the printed list oi governors and subscribers to the above-named institution , and have failed to discover that a single one of the Brethren recpmmending the case are subscribers in any shape to the charity . Of the two London Brethren who have undertaken to receive proxies , one is an old governor and the other serves as Steward for a London Lodge at the next Festival , and I should be glad to be proved in error as regards the other Brethren . At the last election for the Girls' School a case was
recommended by , as nearly as I can recollect , thirty-two Brethren ; the only subscribers to that school consisted I think of six , viz ., the Prov . G . M . and two other country Masons , and three London Brethren , also joining Members of Lodges in the province .
Now , Sir , I really think if the country Brethren can find plenty of candidates ( which they do ) for the charities , they might also contribute something more than they do towards their support . And I also think it would be more seemly , good as the cases may be , such as this appears , if they were vouched for by some supporters of the charity . —I am , dear Sir , yours truly , London , lith . December , 1857 . Life Governor . P . S . —If you would , direct the attention of the country Brethren to the subject , it would , I trust , be useful , [ This is too common a case with all our charities . We think , as a rule , candidates should be recommended by subscribers only . —Ed . ]