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when and as often as it shall be necessary . And it shall be lawful for the said Society from time to time to nominate and choose once in every year one fit and able person to be Grand Master , and one other to be Grand Treasurer of the said Society ; the other officers to be appointed in the manner and form heretofore established by the long and uninterrupted usage of the Society , to continue severally until the Feast of St . John the Evangelist , next after the expiration of
one year from the time of their respective elections or appointments ( if they shall so long live ) , or not be removed for some just or reasonable cause , and from thence till , another oe chosen . And in case the Grand Master , Deputy Grand Master , & c . & c . & c . or any of them shall die , recede , or be removed from any of the said offices respectively , then , and in such case , it shall be lawful to choose or appoint ( according to ancient usage ) a fit and able person to fill up such office as shall become vacant . And the person or persons so chosen or appointed shall continue
till the expiration of the year for which their predecessor in such office had been chosen or appointed . And if it shall happen that the election of the Grand Master and Grand Treasurer , and appointment of the other Grand Officers cannot be perfected on the Feast of St . John the Evangelist , we do hereby grant that the Grand Master may lawfully assign or appoint any other day as near as may be after the Feast of St . John the Evangelist , for the perfecting such election or elections , which shall always be in the manner and form heretofore observed by
the said Society , and for the nomination and appointment of such officers as by the ancient usage of the said Society are not elective , and so from day to day , till the said elections and appointments shall be completed . And we further give and grant to the said Society , that the Grand Master Deputy Grand Master , and constituent members of the Grand Lodge for the time being , shall and may from time to time assemble together in such convenient place in London , or within ten miles thereof , as the Grand Master , or Deputy Grand Master ( by the Grand
Master ' s authority ) shall appoint , by summons or other notice , which he is by these presents empowered and required timely to issue for that purpose to all the said members . And that they being so met shall have full power to make , constitute , and ordain such statutes , bye-laws , or ordinances as shall appear to them to be good and necessary , and expedient for the government , order , and regulations of the said Society , and every member thereof , which statute ,
byelaws , and ordinances , not being repugnant to the laws of this realm , shall and may be effectually observed and kept , and to do all other things concerning the government , estate , and revenues of the said Society . Provided , nevertheless , and our will is , that no bye-law , statute , or ordinance so to be made by this corporation shall be binding upon the said Society until the same shall have been read over and approved of by the majority of the Society assembled together for that purpose . "In witness whereof we have caused these our letters to be made patent . Witness Ourself at Westminster . ' *
TO THE EDITOR OP THE FREEMASONS MAGAZINE AND MASONIC MIRROR . Dear Sir and Brother , —I rejoice that a few worthies have the moral courage to say , that if the Craft is to progress , we must , like the good people of Hendon , mend our ways ; that is to say , we must quit the Knife-and-fork Degree , and betake ourselves to higher pursuits . The sociality of the banquet is well in its way , but when we know there is much to be learned in literature and science that would elevate the Craft , it is idle folly to say that the Lodge is not the place for such purposes . There are Brethren identified with the Order who would feel happy ,
as time and occasion occurred , to deliver lectures on such subjects as would not only instruct but amuse the Brethren . Let but one or two Lodges start this matter , and many others will follow this excellent example . Of one thing I feel sure , that if we could give to our Lodges , in its best sense , the " feast of reason and the flow of soul / ' we should have many in the ranks who are now enjoying their otium ; because , as they say , we have left off dining out . Show them that there is intelligence in our Order , and also a desire to communicate it , and depend upon it you will have done more to place Masonry on a lasting foundation than all the
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when and as often as it shall be necessary . And it shall be lawful for the said Society from time to time to nominate and choose once in every year one fit and able person to be Grand Master , and one other to be Grand Treasurer of the said Society ; the other officers to be appointed in the manner and form heretofore established by the long and uninterrupted usage of the Society , to continue severally until the Feast of St . John the Evangelist , next after the expiration of
one year from the time of their respective elections or appointments ( if they shall so long live ) , or not be removed for some just or reasonable cause , and from thence till , another oe chosen . And in case the Grand Master , Deputy Grand Master , & c . & c . & c . or any of them shall die , recede , or be removed from any of the said offices respectively , then , and in such case , it shall be lawful to choose or appoint ( according to ancient usage ) a fit and able person to fill up such office as shall become vacant . And the person or persons so chosen or appointed shall continue
till the expiration of the year for which their predecessor in such office had been chosen or appointed . And if it shall happen that the election of the Grand Master and Grand Treasurer , and appointment of the other Grand Officers cannot be perfected on the Feast of St . John the Evangelist , we do hereby grant that the Grand Master may lawfully assign or appoint any other day as near as may be after the Feast of St . John the Evangelist , for the perfecting such election or elections , which shall always be in the manner and form heretofore observed by
the said Society , and for the nomination and appointment of such officers as by the ancient usage of the said Society are not elective , and so from day to day , till the said elections and appointments shall be completed . And we further give and grant to the said Society , that the Grand Master Deputy Grand Master , and constituent members of the Grand Lodge for the time being , shall and may from time to time assemble together in such convenient place in London , or within ten miles thereof , as the Grand Master , or Deputy Grand Master ( by the Grand
Master ' s authority ) shall appoint , by summons or other notice , which he is by these presents empowered and required timely to issue for that purpose to all the said members . And that they being so met shall have full power to make , constitute , and ordain such statutes , bye-laws , or ordinances as shall appear to them to be good and necessary , and expedient for the government , order , and regulations of the said Society , and every member thereof , which statute ,
byelaws , and ordinances , not being repugnant to the laws of this realm , shall and may be effectually observed and kept , and to do all other things concerning the government , estate , and revenues of the said Society . Provided , nevertheless , and our will is , that no bye-law , statute , or ordinance so to be made by this corporation shall be binding upon the said Society until the same shall have been read over and approved of by the majority of the Society assembled together for that purpose . "In witness whereof we have caused these our letters to be made patent . Witness Ourself at Westminster . ' *
TO THE EDITOR OP THE FREEMASONS MAGAZINE AND MASONIC MIRROR . Dear Sir and Brother , —I rejoice that a few worthies have the moral courage to say , that if the Craft is to progress , we must , like the good people of Hendon , mend our ways ; that is to say , we must quit the Knife-and-fork Degree , and betake ourselves to higher pursuits . The sociality of the banquet is well in its way , but when we know there is much to be learned in literature and science that would elevate the Craft , it is idle folly to say that the Lodge is not the place for such purposes . There are Brethren identified with the Order who would feel happy ,
as time and occasion occurred , to deliver lectures on such subjects as would not only instruct but amuse the Brethren . Let but one or two Lodges start this matter , and many others will follow this excellent example . Of one thing I feel sure , that if we could give to our Lodges , in its best sense , the " feast of reason and the flow of soul / ' we should have many in the ranks who are now enjoying their otium ; because , as they say , we have left off dining out . Show them that there is intelligence in our Order , and also a desire to communicate it , and depend upon it you will have done more to place Masonry on a lasting foundation than all the