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Comispotoeice.
This and similar cases caused the committee ( of which I was one ) appointed to re vise the by-laws of pur Lo dge to introduce three additional Declarations to be used by applicants according as their circumstances were and I think the use of them in all cases would prevent the wrong practices very properly complained of by the " Young Mason " and the " Old Mason" ( at p . 554 , Freemasons' Magazine ) . I therefore take the liberty of enclosing a copy of the Declarations , that youmay give our London Lodges the benefit of adoption .
I am , Sir yours fraternally , 7 th April , 1858 . S . W . "I , A . B ,, of— -, in the county of—— -, do hereby sincerely and solemnly declare , that I have never been rejected from , balloted for , or proposed , as a candidate for admission into any Masonic or other Lodge , and that I am not aware of any cause against my being admitted as a member of the Lodge of— , No— . - £ jid I make this declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true . ' "' Made at- ——¦ -, this ^—day of > 18— . Before me , A . B ., Sec .
"I , A . B ., of—— , in the county of— , do hereby sincerely and solemnly declare , that the particulars hereinafter mentioned ^ truly set forth every occasion in which I have been rejected from , balloted for , or proposed as a candidate for admission into any Masonic or other Lodge . And I make this declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true . " " Made at—— , this- — -day of , 18— . Before me , A . B . " The particulars hereinbefore referred to .
" I , A . B ., of—— , in the county of- — -, in the presence of the G . A . O . T . U . do sincerely and solemnly declare that I was initiated as an E . A . Freemason , and admitted to the mysteries and privileges of ancient Freemasonry in the Lodge held at , in—— the county of- — , called—— , under the Warrant No . —of the Grand Lodge of , on the day of—— , A . L . [* And that I joined the Lodge called- , at— --, in the county of , No . — , on the day of , A . L . - ] , I further solemnly declare that I have not been suspended , admonished , excluded , or expelled from that or any other Lodge , from the date first hereinbefore mentioned up to the day of the date of this declaration . And I make this declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true . " Made at , this day of , 18— . Before me , A . B . "
TO 1 HE EDITOR OF THE FREEMASONS * MAGAZINE AND MASONIC MIRROR . Dear Sir and Brother , —Permit me through the medium of your pages to call the attention of the Mark Masters seceding from the Grand Chapter of Scotland to the unfortunate differences at present existing between ourselves and the members of that Degree under the Grand Mark Lodge of England , which differences are , I regret to say , calculated to engender dissension and estrangement , to the detriment of that unanimity and good feeling which should characterize the members of our ancient and
THE MARK DEGREE
honourable Fraternity . That I do not exaggerate their evil tendency , the following will , I imagine , convince the most sceptical . Some time since I had the honour to meet Bro . Wilkinson , P . M . of the Lodge of Emulation , and finding that he was a Mark Master and a member of the Isle of Wight Mark Lodge , I very gladly invited him to spend an evening with me at the Arnott Lodge ( hailing from the Grand Chapter of Scotland ) , of which I have the honour to be Il . W . M . Unfortunately , on that occasion , a serious domestic affliction prevented my attendance
* These particulars as the case may be
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Comispotoeice.
This and similar cases caused the committee ( of which I was one ) appointed to re vise the by-laws of pur Lo dge to introduce three additional Declarations to be used by applicants according as their circumstances were and I think the use of them in all cases would prevent the wrong practices very properly complained of by the " Young Mason " and the " Old Mason" ( at p . 554 , Freemasons' Magazine ) . I therefore take the liberty of enclosing a copy of the Declarations , that youmay give our London Lodges the benefit of adoption .
I am , Sir yours fraternally , 7 th April , 1858 . S . W . "I , A . B ,, of— -, in the county of—— -, do hereby sincerely and solemnly declare , that I have never been rejected from , balloted for , or proposed , as a candidate for admission into any Masonic or other Lodge , and that I am not aware of any cause against my being admitted as a member of the Lodge of— , No— . - £ jid I make this declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true . ' "' Made at- ——¦ -, this ^—day of > 18— . Before me , A . B ., Sec .
"I , A . B ., of—— , in the county of— , do hereby sincerely and solemnly declare , that the particulars hereinafter mentioned ^ truly set forth every occasion in which I have been rejected from , balloted for , or proposed as a candidate for admission into any Masonic or other Lodge . And I make this declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true . " " Made at—— , this- — -day of , 18— . Before me , A . B . " The particulars hereinbefore referred to .
" I , A . B ., of—— , in the county of- — -, in the presence of the G . A . O . T . U . do sincerely and solemnly declare that I was initiated as an E . A . Freemason , and admitted to the mysteries and privileges of ancient Freemasonry in the Lodge held at , in—— the county of- — , called—— , under the Warrant No . —of the Grand Lodge of , on the day of—— , A . L . [* And that I joined the Lodge called- , at— --, in the county of , No . — , on the day of , A . L . - ] , I further solemnly declare that I have not been suspended , admonished , excluded , or expelled from that or any other Lodge , from the date first hereinbefore mentioned up to the day of the date of this declaration . And I make this declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true . " Made at , this day of , 18— . Before me , A . B . "
TO 1 HE EDITOR OF THE FREEMASONS * MAGAZINE AND MASONIC MIRROR . Dear Sir and Brother , —Permit me through the medium of your pages to call the attention of the Mark Masters seceding from the Grand Chapter of Scotland to the unfortunate differences at present existing between ourselves and the members of that Degree under the Grand Mark Lodge of England , which differences are , I regret to say , calculated to engender dissension and estrangement , to the detriment of that unanimity and good feeling which should characterize the members of our ancient and
THE MARK DEGREE
honourable Fraternity . That I do not exaggerate their evil tendency , the following will , I imagine , convince the most sceptical . Some time since I had the honour to meet Bro . Wilkinson , P . M . of the Lodge of Emulation , and finding that he was a Mark Master and a member of the Isle of Wight Mark Lodge , I very gladly invited him to spend an evening with me at the Arnott Lodge ( hailing from the Grand Chapter of Scotland ) , of which I have the honour to be Il . W . M . Unfortunately , on that occasion , a serious domestic affliction prevented my attendance
* These particulars as the case may be