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Master ' s chairs In the prov ^ aProf ^ G ^ v iuiist Pr KM > ^ Officers beyond that of being M . Ms . ]
TO THE EDITOR Of TIIE / Fi ^ M ^ BONS * - . MAGA ^ I ^ MIIlR 0 R ]> Mi Sir Ai 0 Brother , — ^ inquiry into the reasons why Grand Lodge has allowed hd # tvft * f )^ cke | i to ai ^ ye without having : given us information required , Md of so the state oiM Before prpqeedihg , ho w ^ which I allude ; .. ' :: ' . ^ . -. ' ?> ¦ : ¦ - ;• ; ,.,. ; :. ';;;
I aina ^ in 1818 frbhi ^ rahd Lodge of Englaiid . I was ihiti ^ ed , passed , ahd f ^ Lodge working under a Charter of a recognized . Grrahd Lodge , th & to which I reserve , as I do ^ n ^ the Hat-hioniP Lodg ^ w ^ candidate , in which ah Entered nlMtihg that we h ^
thus it contihtied until one e ^ nihg the W ^ he was of ppihioh tha ^ th ^ admissi ^ and it was decided " that Entered A pprehtices and Eellow ^ Oralis should Continue to ballot for candidates and members until SUcli time that Ire should teMv ^ ail answer frbhr Grand Lodge or ^ the subject ; " and the Secretary was reqli ^ sted to apply to Grand Lodge mr some decisionV
At the next regular meeting , after the minutes had been tead , one of the Brethrenwho had voted in favour of the Entered Apprentice and Eellow Craft votings stated that , oh mature consideration , he felt that none but Master ^ Ktasohs should enjoy the privileges of the ballot ; he was seconded by a Brother Who had riot been at the previous meeting . A discussion arose , and the above-named Brother held out that in America , whence they came , the ballot always took place in a Master Masons' Lodge . The Secretary argued that , being in the habit of
balloting in the Entered Apprentice degree , if Entered Apprentices were not to join in the entire work of the Lodge , it would be preferable that the American system be observed , as he was of opinion that Entered Apprentides and Fellow Crafts should not be present at any part of the work of a Master Masons * Lodge , no matter of how trivial consequence that work was . Be further argued that , according to Art . 14 , page 64 of Constitutions , 1841 ( the late edition of 1855 not
being at hand ) , every Lodge was bound to receive as a membery without further proposition or ballot , any Brother initiated therein , provided such Brother express his wish to that effect on the day of his initiation . " He wished to know if a Brother ' s privilege as a member was not that of the ballot on every question brought in the degree Lodge in which he worked ? The W . M . argued that none were full Masons until they were raised to the Sublime Degree , and that none but a Master Mason could be considered as a member . The Secretary rose in explanation , calling the attention of the Brother , that the moment a Brother
subscribed the bye-laws , and paid his fees and dues , he was , according to Constitution , to be acknowledged as a member ; and if none but Master Masons were to , be considered as members , the Lodge had no right to levy monthly quotas from the Entered Apprentice and Fellow Craft . Upon this several Brethren expressed their opinion that money matters should never be brought in as an argument in a Masonic body ! The Senior Warden wished to know , that if the Lodge was composed of but three Master Masons , two Fellow Drafts , and a dozen or more Apprentices , what course could be pursued ? The W . M * stated that , even then , hone but the thred Master Masons ! had the right of tote
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Igj^Piipiii^^
Master ' s chairs In the prov ^ aProf ^ G ^ v iuiist Pr KM > ^ Officers beyond that of being M . Ms . ]
TO THE EDITOR Of TIIE / Fi ^ M ^ BONS * - . MAGA ^ I ^ MIIlR 0 R ]> Mi Sir Ai 0 Brother , — ^ inquiry into the reasons why Grand Lodge has allowed hd # tvft * f )^ cke | i to ai ^ ye without having : given us information required , Md of so the state oiM Before prpqeedihg , ho w ^ which I allude ; .. ' :: ' . ^ . -. ' ?> ¦ : ¦ - ;• ; ,.,. ; :. ';;;
I aina ^ in 1818 frbhi ^ rahd Lodge of Englaiid . I was ihiti ^ ed , passed , ahd f ^ Lodge working under a Charter of a recognized . Grrahd Lodge , th & to which I reserve , as I do ^ n ^ the Hat-hioniP Lodg ^ w ^ candidate , in which ah Entered nlMtihg that we h ^
thus it contihtied until one e ^ nihg the W ^ he was of ppihioh tha ^ th ^ admissi ^ and it was decided " that Entered A pprehtices and Eellow ^ Oralis should Continue to ballot for candidates and members until SUcli time that Ire should teMv ^ ail answer frbhr Grand Lodge or ^ the subject ; " and the Secretary was reqli ^ sted to apply to Grand Lodge mr some decisionV
At the next regular meeting , after the minutes had been tead , one of the Brethrenwho had voted in favour of the Entered Apprentice and Eellow Craft votings stated that , oh mature consideration , he felt that none but Master ^ Ktasohs should enjoy the privileges of the ballot ; he was seconded by a Brother Who had riot been at the previous meeting . A discussion arose , and the above-named Brother held out that in America , whence they came , the ballot always took place in a Master Masons' Lodge . The Secretary argued that , being in the habit of
balloting in the Entered Apprentice degree , if Entered Apprentices were not to join in the entire work of the Lodge , it would be preferable that the American system be observed , as he was of opinion that Entered Apprentides and Fellow Crafts should not be present at any part of the work of a Master Masons * Lodge , no matter of how trivial consequence that work was . Be further argued that , according to Art . 14 , page 64 of Constitutions , 1841 ( the late edition of 1855 not
being at hand ) , every Lodge was bound to receive as a membery without further proposition or ballot , any Brother initiated therein , provided such Brother express his wish to that effect on the day of his initiation . " He wished to know if a Brother ' s privilege as a member was not that of the ballot on every question brought in the degree Lodge in which he worked ? The W . M . argued that none were full Masons until they were raised to the Sublime Degree , and that none but a Master Mason could be considered as a member . The Secretary rose in explanation , calling the attention of the Brother , that the moment a Brother
subscribed the bye-laws , and paid his fees and dues , he was , according to Constitution , to be acknowledged as a member ; and if none but Master Masons were to , be considered as members , the Lodge had no right to levy monthly quotas from the Entered Apprentice and Fellow Craft . Upon this several Brethren expressed their opinion that money matters should never be brought in as an argument in a Masonic body ! The Senior Warden wished to know , that if the Lodge was composed of but three Master Masons , two Fellow Drafts , and a dozen or more Apprentices , what course could be pursued ? The W . M * stated that , even then , hone but the thred Master Masons ! had the right of tote