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Our Akchitecthral Chapter
reference to their own town . From his own sphere of knowledge he would by correspondence often be able to give a Lodge Information of some intended building , and his assistance in the arrangement of the ceremonial would be useful . In the discharge of these duties
a young professional man would find occupation and obtain a reward ; for it would bring him more before the influential members of the province , and lead thereby to greater professional occupation . We fear , however , that too many old builders , ami surveyors , architects only in
name , are endowed with the dignity of Provincial Grand Superintendent , and the proposition todeliver an address on an architectural subject would strike them with horror , as they have no real knowledge of the higher learning of their profession . A good many of these boobies are to be found j and as theLodges are , by means of the Freemason ' s
Magazine , awakened to the importance of the office and the necessity for a proper discharge of its duties , there will be less disposition on the part of the provincial authorities to put forward such nominees , or for the Provincial Grand Master to appoint and Instal them . Ih some cases there are Provincial Grand Superintendents of fair professional
attainments , but with sufficient practice to occupy much of their time ; and to attend the efficient and punctual discharge of the duties of "the office would be very irksome—but as they have the dignity so they mnst have the responsibilities . We have no doubt that next year the provincial appointments will be of a better class , because some of the dummies will be frightened and leave their posts , and because some of the Provincial Grand Masters and Officers who read our pages will begin a reform : but it
will be a work of time , and every exertion is necessary , particularly on the part of the Lodges and of zealous Brethren . Wherever there is an opportunity they should correspond with the Provincial Grand Superintendent , and thus waken him up . There is many a Lodge which has never seen the Provincial Grand Superintendent or heard of him ; and if he found he was really expected to do something , he
would do it , or leave his post for better men . As a general rule it may be said that the Provincial Grand Superintendents are utterly without professional distinctions . There is we believe , not one ofthe same professional distinction as the Grand Superintendent of Works sitting in Grand Lodge , or of the past holders of that office ; and yet
there are provincial cities , such as Liverpool , Manchester , Bath , Newcastle , and Plymouth , which are great schools of architecture . We should like very much to have some account of the architectural labours of the Provincial Grand Superintendents . We need scarcely say that such a representation of the Order is calculated to bring it into contempt in the eyes of educated men .
What indeed can be thought of the administration of the Order , when it is perfectly well known that men of high intellectual attainments are ranked among the members , and hold office—and yet they allow the representation of the Order in its Craft relations to be in the hands of men utterly inefficient , If the Provincial Grand
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Our Akchitecthral Chapter
reference to their own town . From his own sphere of knowledge he would by correspondence often be able to give a Lodge Information of some intended building , and his assistance in the arrangement of the ceremonial would be useful . In the discharge of these duties
a young professional man would find occupation and obtain a reward ; for it would bring him more before the influential members of the province , and lead thereby to greater professional occupation . We fear , however , that too many old builders , ami surveyors , architects only in
name , are endowed with the dignity of Provincial Grand Superintendent , and the proposition todeliver an address on an architectural subject would strike them with horror , as they have no real knowledge of the higher learning of their profession . A good many of these boobies are to be found j and as theLodges are , by means of the Freemason ' s
Magazine , awakened to the importance of the office and the necessity for a proper discharge of its duties , there will be less disposition on the part of the provincial authorities to put forward such nominees , or for the Provincial Grand Master to appoint and Instal them . Ih some cases there are Provincial Grand Superintendents of fair professional
attainments , but with sufficient practice to occupy much of their time ; and to attend the efficient and punctual discharge of the duties of "the office would be very irksome—but as they have the dignity so they mnst have the responsibilities . We have no doubt that next year the provincial appointments will be of a better class , because some of the dummies will be frightened and leave their posts , and because some of the Provincial Grand Masters and Officers who read our pages will begin a reform : but it
will be a work of time , and every exertion is necessary , particularly on the part of the Lodges and of zealous Brethren . Wherever there is an opportunity they should correspond with the Provincial Grand Superintendent , and thus waken him up . There is many a Lodge which has never seen the Provincial Grand Superintendent or heard of him ; and if he found he was really expected to do something , he
would do it , or leave his post for better men . As a general rule it may be said that the Provincial Grand Superintendents are utterly without professional distinctions . There is we believe , not one ofthe same professional distinction as the Grand Superintendent of Works sitting in Grand Lodge , or of the past holders of that office ; and yet
there are provincial cities , such as Liverpool , Manchester , Bath , Newcastle , and Plymouth , which are great schools of architecture . We should like very much to have some account of the architectural labours of the Provincial Grand Superintendents . We need scarcely say that such a representation of the Order is calculated to bring it into contempt in the eyes of educated men .
What indeed can be thought of the administration of the Order , when it is perfectly well known that men of high intellectual attainments are ranked among the members , and hold office—and yet they allow the representation of the Order in its Craft relations to be in the hands of men utterly inefficient , If the Provincial Grand