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'¦'''' . - '¦ . ¦ J . k , ¦ we respectfully submit , that the appointment of Prov . Grand Officers being a part of thp ^ Lodge , ought to have been transacted within that body , and not in
the presence of the priyate Lodge , and the assembled Brethren ofthe province . We are aware that we m ^ enhanced by being bestowed in the presence of the larger number of the Brethren ; but this might be equally as well attained by first appointing the pflScers in the Pro ^
the Brethren at a later period of the day , should an opportunity present itsel £ In Ham ^ CKM . Sir Lucius Curtis , continuing to his old plan of condu etirig business , and for no better reason than that having adhered to it for eighteen years , he can Aee no cause now to alter it . Sir Lucitis is as amiiible ^^ ^ M Mm , but he is known to be opposed to eveiyt ^ in
ealla ^ novation ; but We con ^ Book nf Con years —no matter how many- ^ it is the duty of every good Mason to do his best to rectify the irregularity in the future , and see that tiife landmarks laid ^ adhered to ; Bi at a time # heh the late M . W
years sinee ; paid them a visit , and his royal highness did not o bject to it ; That his royal highness did not make ;;| i ^ - ^^' e ! crtipti ; - is very likely T ^ ndeed , we have no doubt that ^ owing to his not having his attention draA ^ jp . to the irregularity , and to theiact ; h it the Constitutions were not , eighteen or twenty years since , so generally understood arid studied as they happily are at the present time . Sir Lucius further stated , he believed he was correct in the course he pursued , as he had thereby the opportunity of rewarding Brethren , whom he desired to notice , with subordinate
offices . N 6 w this is a pure fallacy / for he would have equal power , wt re he to conduct his Prov . Grand Lodge in strict accordance with the Book of Constitutions , as he has under his present system , it being one of his prerogatives that he may confer grand office—below the rank of Deacon—on any Breth en not members of Grand Lodge , and by that simple act make them ex officio members of the Prov . Grand Lodge ; and surely it is more dignified , and confers greater honour on the Brother , to call him to a seat in an assembly which is confined to the few , than does the merely investing him with a purple or a
red collar in an assembly where any Brother , however new to the Order , is allowed to be present , By the system as too generally practised , and as defended by Sir Lucius , the Prov . Grand Stewards are merely red-collared nonentities , whereas , if the strict letter of the law were carried out , their appointment would confer an honour , inasmuch as it might , and in the majority of instances would , give them seats in the ruling body of the provinces , before they could otherwise become entitled to them , in the same manner as Bro . Horsley , the present Grand Organist of England , first obtained his seat in Grand
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'¦'''' . - '¦ . ¦ J . k , ¦ we respectfully submit , that the appointment of Prov . Grand Officers being a part of thp ^ Lodge , ought to have been transacted within that body , and not in
the presence of the priyate Lodge , and the assembled Brethren ofthe province . We are aware that we m ^ enhanced by being bestowed in the presence of the larger number of the Brethren ; but this might be equally as well attained by first appointing the pflScers in the Pro ^
the Brethren at a later period of the day , should an opportunity present itsel £ In Ham ^ CKM . Sir Lucius Curtis , continuing to his old plan of condu etirig business , and for no better reason than that having adhered to it for eighteen years , he can Aee no cause now to alter it . Sir Lucitis is as amiiible ^^ ^ M Mm , but he is known to be opposed to eveiyt ^ in
ealla ^ novation ; but We con ^ Book nf Con years —no matter how many- ^ it is the duty of every good Mason to do his best to rectify the irregularity in the future , and see that tiife landmarks laid ^ adhered to ; Bi at a time # heh the late M . W
years sinee ; paid them a visit , and his royal highness did not o bject to it ; That his royal highness did not make ;;| i ^ - ^^' e ! crtipti ; - is very likely T ^ ndeed , we have no doubt that ^ owing to his not having his attention draA ^ jp . to the irregularity , and to theiact ; h it the Constitutions were not , eighteen or twenty years since , so generally understood arid studied as they happily are at the present time . Sir Lucius further stated , he believed he was correct in the course he pursued , as he had thereby the opportunity of rewarding Brethren , whom he desired to notice , with subordinate
offices . N 6 w this is a pure fallacy / for he would have equal power , wt re he to conduct his Prov . Grand Lodge in strict accordance with the Book of Constitutions , as he has under his present system , it being one of his prerogatives that he may confer grand office—below the rank of Deacon—on any Breth en not members of Grand Lodge , and by that simple act make them ex officio members of the Prov . Grand Lodge ; and surely it is more dignified , and confers greater honour on the Brother , to call him to a seat in an assembly which is confined to the few , than does the merely investing him with a purple or a
red collar in an assembly where any Brother , however new to the Order , is allowed to be present , By the system as too generally practised , and as defended by Sir Lucius , the Prov . Grand Stewards are merely red-collared nonentities , whereas , if the strict letter of the law were carried out , their appointment would confer an honour , inasmuch as it might , and in the majority of instances would , give them seats in the ruling body of the provinces , before they could otherwise become entitled to them , in the same manner as Bro . Horsley , the present Grand Organist of England , first obtained his seat in Grand