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The Grand Officers.
to THE G ^ ANI ) OPMCEES .
In * our last article on ^ take an early opportunity of the eo Lodges ^ pen of •¦^ G spared the necessity of entering into it at any length >
We perfeetly agree with " A , Country P . M . '' that something more than a mere , and of necessity rare , app Mastership ( tMnwhiell there is no more hpnour ^ le position , in the Craft ) is re ^ uiredy in order to give the country Brethren that interest in the general prosperity of the Craft which they ought to possess . We do not howeyer go the whole length with the Country P . M , " when he describes a late letter of "A London P . M . " as
unconstitutional , because he states that he considers it as great an honour & r a provincial M rank , as for a London Brother to obtain rank in Grrand Lodge . There can be no doubt that a position in the Grrand Lodge of England is looked upon , and naturally so , with the greater favour , because of the precedency it confers on the Brother all over the kingdom— -whilst ,
according to the Book of Constitutions , Provincial Grrand Officers , though allowed to wear their distinctive clothing , do not " take rank out of their district ; " and therefore , though we do not look upon the enunciation of his opinion by " A . London P . M . " as unconstitutional , we agree with the " Country P . M . " that a greater share of Grrand Lodge honours should be distributed amongst the country
Brethren than has hitherto been the case ; and should the suggestions which wo took the liberty of making a fortnight since be thought worthy of adoption , the Most Worshipful Grand Master would have more offices at his command with which to honour the country as well as the London Brethren ; and we are sure that the appointment
of a country Brother to Grand office , would be regarded not only by his province as a compliment to the man , but—the more especially if he should be selected in some such manner as that suggested by the " Country P . M ., " viz ., on the recommendation of the Provincial Grrand Master , who may he presumed to know his Masonic merits
and position—as an honour conferred upon the province with which he may be connected . We would warn the country Brethren , however , that the matter is in a great degree in their own hands . It is their duty , if they feel aggrieved by the present state of things , to tO £ , IT . 2 X
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Grand Officers.
to THE G ^ ANI ) OPMCEES .
In * our last article on ^ take an early opportunity of the eo Lodges ^ pen of •¦^ G spared the necessity of entering into it at any length >
We perfeetly agree with " A , Country P . M . '' that something more than a mere , and of necessity rare , app Mastership ( tMnwhiell there is no more hpnour ^ le position , in the Craft ) is re ^ uiredy in order to give the country Brethren that interest in the general prosperity of the Craft which they ought to possess . We do not howeyer go the whole length with the Country P . M , " when he describes a late letter of "A London P . M . " as
unconstitutional , because he states that he considers it as great an honour & r a provincial M rank , as for a London Brother to obtain rank in Grrand Lodge . There can be no doubt that a position in the Grrand Lodge of England is looked upon , and naturally so , with the greater favour , because of the precedency it confers on the Brother all over the kingdom— -whilst ,
according to the Book of Constitutions , Provincial Grrand Officers , though allowed to wear their distinctive clothing , do not " take rank out of their district ; " and therefore , though we do not look upon the enunciation of his opinion by " A . London P . M . " as unconstitutional , we agree with the " Country P . M . " that a greater share of Grrand Lodge honours should be distributed amongst the country
Brethren than has hitherto been the case ; and should the suggestions which wo took the liberty of making a fortnight since be thought worthy of adoption , the Most Worshipful Grand Master would have more offices at his command with which to honour the country as well as the London Brethren ; and we are sure that the appointment
of a country Brother to Grand office , would be regarded not only by his province as a compliment to the man , but—the more especially if he should be selected in some such manner as that suggested by the " Country P . M ., " viz ., on the recommendation of the Provincial Grrand Master , who may he presumed to know his Masonic merits
and position—as an honour conferred upon the province with which he may be connected . We would warn the country Brethren , however , that the matter is in a great degree in their own hands . It is their duty , if they feel aggrieved by the present state of things , to tO £ , IT . 2 X