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well acquainted with our laws and regulations to think of putting a question after the Sanhedrim had risen . But , sir , as it will be three months before Grand Chapter meets again , I trust to you to keep this subject alive ; and hope that some influential and learned Companion will give notice in time that he will bring this subject forward .
It perhaps does not so much affect London Chapters as it does materially influence those in the country , more especially those provinces on or in the vicinity of the Scottish border ; for they are the first visited by our northern Brethren . What is to prevent the provinces being inundated by Royal Arch Masons who have never entered a Boyal Arch Chapter in Scotland , and who may have got their certificates in the same way as the Brethren alluded to in your Magazine , who had never left London ?
Mark , Sir , that those certificates purport to have conferred on the said Brethren other Degrees than the Royal Arch , among which is the P . M . ' s Degree , on the faith of which certificates I have seen Scotch Brethren claiming the honours attached to a real P . M . But though , out of courtesy , I have never insisted on their not taking a seat among P . Ms , if they were so disposed , I have always made it a sine
qua non not to admit such in a Board of P . Ms ., unless they had ruled and governed a Lodge for a twelvemonth . I shall not enter on the other Degrees these certificates purport to confer , as I wish this letter to speak only of those D egrees which are recognized by the Grand Lodge and Grand Chapter of England . But you , Sir , and those Brethren who possess the other Degrees mentioned in the Scotch certificates , ' . will at once apply the same principles to them .
I fear I have already dwelt too long on this subject , and will therefore close this letter , reserving myself for auy further remarks , should they be deemed necessary , at a future period , and in the event of you or any of your correspondents not sufficiently ventilating this subject , which , until satisfactorily explained by the Grand Chapter of Scotland , must cause great suspicion to be attached to the certificates issued by that Grand Chapter . —I remain , dear Sir and E . Comp ., Yours fraternally , London , Feb . 6 , 1858 . One of y our own Correspondents , and a P . Z .
[ VVe have reason to believe that the Grand Chapter of Scotland will itself settle the difficulty by cancelling the certificates complained of , and rendering their regulation so explicit as to prevent the error being again committed of affiliating Brethren or Companions in their absence . —Ed . ]
The Word In Season.
THE WOKD Itf SEASON .
No matter in what shape or form The " word in season" comes , In the still voice , or in the storm , Or in the peaceful home , So that the " word" awake the heart And holy thoughts inspire , To teach us ere from earth we part , The "home" we should desire .
In Masonry there is a light 3 ? ed by a mystic fire , And every Brother has the right To see , mark , and inquire . The " word in season" sometimes comes From some Masonic sound ; Thus " sacred truth , " denied to none , Has been by many found .
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C0ere8p0ni>E^Ce.
well acquainted with our laws and regulations to think of putting a question after the Sanhedrim had risen . But , sir , as it will be three months before Grand Chapter meets again , I trust to you to keep this subject alive ; and hope that some influential and learned Companion will give notice in time that he will bring this subject forward .
It perhaps does not so much affect London Chapters as it does materially influence those in the country , more especially those provinces on or in the vicinity of the Scottish border ; for they are the first visited by our northern Brethren . What is to prevent the provinces being inundated by Royal Arch Masons who have never entered a Boyal Arch Chapter in Scotland , and who may have got their certificates in the same way as the Brethren alluded to in your Magazine , who had never left London ?
Mark , Sir , that those certificates purport to have conferred on the said Brethren other Degrees than the Royal Arch , among which is the P . M . ' s Degree , on the faith of which certificates I have seen Scotch Brethren claiming the honours attached to a real P . M . But though , out of courtesy , I have never insisted on their not taking a seat among P . Ms , if they were so disposed , I have always made it a sine
qua non not to admit such in a Board of P . Ms ., unless they had ruled and governed a Lodge for a twelvemonth . I shall not enter on the other Degrees these certificates purport to confer , as I wish this letter to speak only of those D egrees which are recognized by the Grand Lodge and Grand Chapter of England . But you , Sir , and those Brethren who possess the other Degrees mentioned in the Scotch certificates , ' . will at once apply the same principles to them .
I fear I have already dwelt too long on this subject , and will therefore close this letter , reserving myself for auy further remarks , should they be deemed necessary , at a future period , and in the event of you or any of your correspondents not sufficiently ventilating this subject , which , until satisfactorily explained by the Grand Chapter of Scotland , must cause great suspicion to be attached to the certificates issued by that Grand Chapter . —I remain , dear Sir and E . Comp ., Yours fraternally , London , Feb . 6 , 1858 . One of y our own Correspondents , and a P . Z .
[ VVe have reason to believe that the Grand Chapter of Scotland will itself settle the difficulty by cancelling the certificates complained of , and rendering their regulation so explicit as to prevent the error being again committed of affiliating Brethren or Companions in their absence . —Ed . ]
The Word In Season.
THE WOKD Itf SEASON .
No matter in what shape or form The " word in season" comes , In the still voice , or in the storm , Or in the peaceful home , So that the " word" awake the heart And holy thoughts inspire , To teach us ere from earth we part , The "home" we should desire .
In Masonry there is a light 3 ? ed by a mystic fire , And every Brother has the right To see , mark , and inquire . The " word in season" sometimes comes From some Masonic sound ; Thus " sacred truth , " denied to none , Has been by many found .