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the fine arts . It also appears to be the eonvictfo ^^ the office of Prov . G-. S . of Works for Worcestershire is in ci most cases a
complete sinecure / ' If so , it follows , either that the officer does not know his duty , or that the working of the Lodges in the province is perfect and requires no superintending . If , as yon contend , it is imperative that the officer must be one skilled in the sciences of geometry and architecture , it of course follows that all Craftsmen must be stonemasons , and that henceforth we must confine ourselves to the erection of marterial buildings . What an
absurd idea ! Did it never occur to you that Freemasonry really is speculative and not operative ; and if an architect was necessary the appointment would have been made in Grand Lodge long ago . No , Mr . Editor , there is but one Architect in Freemasonry , the G . A . O . T . U ., and in His tracing board are laid down such divine laws and moral plans that were we conversant therein and adherent thereto ^ we should not be deceived or suffer deception .
The duty of the Prov . G . S . of Works is to superintend the workings of the Lodges in the particular province , in order that a uniformity of working might be established and maintained , to root out all innovation and private notions , that true and genuine Freemasonry may be cultivated and practised ; he should , of course , be well skilled in the established mode of working , and apt to teach it , but his occupation in the material world is not of the least consequence—he may be a tailor or a bishop . He ought to possess
the following qualifications to fit him for the office , viz ., understanding , affection , imagination , and will : by his understanding , he will be able to appreciate the real intent and object of the royal art ; he should be able to give a reason for and to explain to his less informed brethren the meaning of all symbols made use of in our mysteries and ceremonies , and point out their moral tendency and spiritual significations . By his affection will be led to bear with the errors , follies , and prejudices of his Brethren , and by meekness , love , and condescension win them over to obedience and
reverence both to the laws and lawgivers . By his imagination he will be able to compare earthly things with heavenly , and to trace the finger of the ( LA . Q . T . U . in all our forms , rituals , ceremonies , & c . And by his will he commands attention , for as he himself is able and willing to teach and act , so he constrains others by his example to learn to submit and obey . If , therefore , Bro . Morris has these gifts and qualifications , the R . W . Prov . G-. Master did well in appointing him to the office of Prov . Gr . S . of Works ; and that Bro . Morris does possess Masonic abilities of no mean order there
can be no doubt . Allow me , in conclusion , to recommend you and Bro . " P . M . 318 " to consider these things , and you will be able to trace Freemasonry to its original source , and be constrained to exclaim , All glory to the Most High . ' Fraternally yours , John Pepper , P . M . 810 ,
[ Bro . Pepper has very authoritatively set ns right as to the functions of the Grand Superintendent of Works ; but has it never struck Bro . Pepper that if he were right that then the Grand Lodge of England must for a century have been in the wrong , for they have not imposed on the Grand Superintendent of Works the duties he supposes , but have without exception named to the office architects—men always of standing , and sometimes of eminence , in their profession , under whose direction the Hall and adjacent buildings have risen . Before Bro . Pepper undertakes to teach us , he had better set himaelf to learn . —En . ]
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¦»(¦ The Boys' School.
the fine arts . It also appears to be the eonvictfo ^^ the office of Prov . G-. S . of Works for Worcestershire is in ci most cases a
complete sinecure / ' If so , it follows , either that the officer does not know his duty , or that the working of the Lodges in the province is perfect and requires no superintending . If , as yon contend , it is imperative that the officer must be one skilled in the sciences of geometry and architecture , it of course follows that all Craftsmen must be stonemasons , and that henceforth we must confine ourselves to the erection of marterial buildings . What an
absurd idea ! Did it never occur to you that Freemasonry really is speculative and not operative ; and if an architect was necessary the appointment would have been made in Grand Lodge long ago . No , Mr . Editor , there is but one Architect in Freemasonry , the G . A . O . T . U ., and in His tracing board are laid down such divine laws and moral plans that were we conversant therein and adherent thereto ^ we should not be deceived or suffer deception .
The duty of the Prov . G . S . of Works is to superintend the workings of the Lodges in the particular province , in order that a uniformity of working might be established and maintained , to root out all innovation and private notions , that true and genuine Freemasonry may be cultivated and practised ; he should , of course , be well skilled in the established mode of working , and apt to teach it , but his occupation in the material world is not of the least consequence—he may be a tailor or a bishop . He ought to possess
the following qualifications to fit him for the office , viz ., understanding , affection , imagination , and will : by his understanding , he will be able to appreciate the real intent and object of the royal art ; he should be able to give a reason for and to explain to his less informed brethren the meaning of all symbols made use of in our mysteries and ceremonies , and point out their moral tendency and spiritual significations . By his affection will be led to bear with the errors , follies , and prejudices of his Brethren , and by meekness , love , and condescension win them over to obedience and
reverence both to the laws and lawgivers . By his imagination he will be able to compare earthly things with heavenly , and to trace the finger of the ( LA . Q . T . U . in all our forms , rituals , ceremonies , & c . And by his will he commands attention , for as he himself is able and willing to teach and act , so he constrains others by his example to learn to submit and obey . If , therefore , Bro . Morris has these gifts and qualifications , the R . W . Prov . G-. Master did well in appointing him to the office of Prov . Gr . S . of Works ; and that Bro . Morris does possess Masonic abilities of no mean order there
can be no doubt . Allow me , in conclusion , to recommend you and Bro . " P . M . 318 " to consider these things , and you will be able to trace Freemasonry to its original source , and be constrained to exclaim , All glory to the Most High . ' Fraternally yours , John Pepper , P . M . 810 ,
[ Bro . Pepper has very authoritatively set ns right as to the functions of the Grand Superintendent of Works ; but has it never struck Bro . Pepper that if he were right that then the Grand Lodge of England must for a century have been in the wrong , for they have not imposed on the Grand Superintendent of Works the duties he supposes , but have without exception named to the office architects—men always of standing , and sometimes of eminence , in their profession , under whose direction the Hall and adjacent buildings have risen . Before Bro . Pepper undertakes to teach us , he had better set himaelf to learn . —En . ]