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place will perish , and in a few years those recorded will have the respectability of remote date , besides preserving the names of many worthy Brethren . : ¦
presented by eminent Brethren . Of these there should be a list and some description , and so of other Lodge furniture , not forgetting the banners of the several Lodges , The Lodge rooms contain many portraits ; these should be enumerated , so that a catalogue may be formed . The preservation of the names of the various articles will tend to
the preservation of the articles themselves , for there will be a greater interest felt in them , and the eyes of the Craft being more directed to them , their destruction or conversion will be less easy . ISPow here are charms for pur correspondents in England , Scotland , Ireland , and the colonies , where we have hundreds of Lodges , many
of considerable antiquity and respectable standing ; and a few lilies from an intelligent and zealous member will cohimemorate matters of interest to his Lodge , and set a useful example to the Craft . We need scarcely say the pages of the Freemasons ' Magazine are ready for furthering such a purpose . /
we wo aid particularly direct the attention of Bast Masters and Secretaries to their Lodge books , where there are initiations and other records of interest ; and it is most desirable such matters should be made more accessible , and a further security be obtained againss the risk of fire and accident . Numbers of eminent individualt , formerly members of the Craft , are not known to the body as having been enrolled , and the publication of their names is most desirable .
It is only by individual exertion that these results can be obtained ; but they are worthy of the efforts of the Graft . When we consider the powerful and flourishing condition of the Craft in England , and contemplate the extent of continental Craft literature— -and then observe that the burthen of Masonic history in this country has been left to a few zealous hands—we cannot feel altogether satisfied ; and we wish that some efforts may be made , better showing the intellectual vigour of the institution . Bro . Colonel Vernon , Prov . Grand Master of Staffordshire , as we observed , has appointed as Prov . Grand Superintendent of Works Bro . Jos . Knight .
As some misapprehension seems to prevail with regard to the power of the Grand Master aiid Prov . Grand Masters to appoint to the professional offices of Grand Registrar , Grand Superintendent of Works , or Grand Organist , it may be desirable to refer to tho Constitutions . It is supposed that none but Masters of Lodges or Past
Masters can be appointed to these offices ) and as professional men do not always work themselves into the chair , it is concluded that few are masonically qualified , and that where none arc masonically qualified , that then those professionally qualified must be passed oyer and Past Masters be appointed who cannot discharge the duties of the offices . It is of little use speculating on the absurd position in which the
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Otjk Architectural Chapter
place will perish , and in a few years those recorded will have the respectability of remote date , besides preserving the names of many worthy Brethren . : ¦
presented by eminent Brethren . Of these there should be a list and some description , and so of other Lodge furniture , not forgetting the banners of the several Lodges , The Lodge rooms contain many portraits ; these should be enumerated , so that a catalogue may be formed . The preservation of the names of the various articles will tend to
the preservation of the articles themselves , for there will be a greater interest felt in them , and the eyes of the Craft being more directed to them , their destruction or conversion will be less easy . ISPow here are charms for pur correspondents in England , Scotland , Ireland , and the colonies , where we have hundreds of Lodges , many
of considerable antiquity and respectable standing ; and a few lilies from an intelligent and zealous member will cohimemorate matters of interest to his Lodge , and set a useful example to the Craft . We need scarcely say the pages of the Freemasons ' Magazine are ready for furthering such a purpose . /
we wo aid particularly direct the attention of Bast Masters and Secretaries to their Lodge books , where there are initiations and other records of interest ; and it is most desirable such matters should be made more accessible , and a further security be obtained againss the risk of fire and accident . Numbers of eminent individualt , formerly members of the Craft , are not known to the body as having been enrolled , and the publication of their names is most desirable .
It is only by individual exertion that these results can be obtained ; but they are worthy of the efforts of the Graft . When we consider the powerful and flourishing condition of the Craft in England , and contemplate the extent of continental Craft literature— -and then observe that the burthen of Masonic history in this country has been left to a few zealous hands—we cannot feel altogether satisfied ; and we wish that some efforts may be made , better showing the intellectual vigour of the institution . Bro . Colonel Vernon , Prov . Grand Master of Staffordshire , as we observed , has appointed as Prov . Grand Superintendent of Works Bro . Jos . Knight .
As some misapprehension seems to prevail with regard to the power of the Grand Master aiid Prov . Grand Masters to appoint to the professional offices of Grand Registrar , Grand Superintendent of Works , or Grand Organist , it may be desirable to refer to tho Constitutions . It is supposed that none but Masters of Lodges or Past
Masters can be appointed to these offices ) and as professional men do not always work themselves into the chair , it is concluded that few are masonically qualified , and that where none arc masonically qualified , that then those professionally qualified must be passed oyer and Past Masters be appointed who cannot discharge the duties of the offices . It is of little use speculating on the absurd position in which the