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freely criticising his lordshm ^ s administrative capacity , in his position of Grand Master of Masons . To the doctrine of u passive obedience ^ culcated by Bro . Havers , I cannot assent ^ neither can I submit patiently
to the dictatorship which that Brother has established for himself . His unfortunate influence is no secret , and I very much question if anything has tended so much to weaken the popularity of the Grand Master , or to foster the dissensions unhappily existing , as the obtrusive maimer in which that influence is universally exercised .
I feel compelled to apologise for the length ol this communication , but I could not allow the attacks to which I have been subjected to pass unnoticed . Having addressed you thus fully and without reserve , I hope to be spared the necessity of again resorting to your columns for some time to come . I am , Sir and Brother , Yours faithfully and fraternally , FnEDEMCK Binckes , tendon , Gtli Nov ,, 1858 .
THE PROVINCIAL GRAND SUPERINTENDENT OF WORKS . TO THE EDITOR OF THE I ' RSEMASOKS * MAGAZINE ANO MASONIC MIRROR . Dear Sir ako Brother , ^ - "As I take in your Magazine in monthly and not weekly parts , I was not aware until to-day of your article respecting the appointment of the Prov . Grand Superintendent of Works , for Worcester - shire , and the correspondence arising from it . Enough perhaps has already been said about this vexatd aucestio . hut I wish to add a little more by wav
of explanation , and also correction of misstatements . I have always been a staunch advocate for the Magazine , and have subscribed to it ever since I became a Mason , and it was with much regret that , a year or two ago , 1 observed a very severe and unwarrantable attack in its pages ( for which an apology was afterwards made ) upon our much beloved and respected Prov , G . M ., which had the effect of lowering the periodical very considerably in the estimation of many Brethren in Worcestershire , Staffordshire , and other counties , and caused several to my own certain knowledge to cease
taking it in ; and I feel sure that this second attack upon him will be the means of still further decreasing the circulation of the Magazine . When it is notorious that the remarks in your u Architectural Chapter , " respecting the appointment of Prov . Grand Superintendents of Works apply ( as far as an architect is concerned ) to nearly every other Prov . G . M . in the kingdam—why , I would ask , is the Prov . G . M . of Worcestershire singled out and made the scapegoat ? The writer of your article must be aware that
generally speaking it is the rule amongst Prov . G . Ms , to appoint only P . Ms . and W . Ms , to Prov . G . offices * and 1 say that it rarely occurs that an architect or organist is a W . M . It is well known that a Prov . G . M . has very great difficulty in finding offices for worthy P . Ms , aud W . Ms ., who have borne u the burthen and heat of the day ; " and in my humble opinion a
Senior or Junior Warden ought never to have the purple in preference ^ to them , if only for this reason , that it might make them lukewarm , and not so desirous to get to the chair . Why should Bro . Morris , a highly respectable draper and tailor , a P . M . of long standing , - and a regular attendant at his Lodge , be sneered at and ridiculed in the manner he has been V If all preferment is grounded on real worth and merit , " what signifies a man's trade or profession ? A Prov ,
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Corbehfotoei
freely criticising his lordshm ^ s administrative capacity , in his position of Grand Master of Masons . To the doctrine of u passive obedience ^ culcated by Bro . Havers , I cannot assent ^ neither can I submit patiently
to the dictatorship which that Brother has established for himself . His unfortunate influence is no secret , and I very much question if anything has tended so much to weaken the popularity of the Grand Master , or to foster the dissensions unhappily existing , as the obtrusive maimer in which that influence is universally exercised .
I feel compelled to apologise for the length ol this communication , but I could not allow the attacks to which I have been subjected to pass unnoticed . Having addressed you thus fully and without reserve , I hope to be spared the necessity of again resorting to your columns for some time to come . I am , Sir and Brother , Yours faithfully and fraternally , FnEDEMCK Binckes , tendon , Gtli Nov ,, 1858 .
THE PROVINCIAL GRAND SUPERINTENDENT OF WORKS . TO THE EDITOR OF THE I ' RSEMASOKS * MAGAZINE ANO MASONIC MIRROR . Dear Sir ako Brother , ^ - "As I take in your Magazine in monthly and not weekly parts , I was not aware until to-day of your article respecting the appointment of the Prov . Grand Superintendent of Works , for Worcester - shire , and the correspondence arising from it . Enough perhaps has already been said about this vexatd aucestio . hut I wish to add a little more by wav
of explanation , and also correction of misstatements . I have always been a staunch advocate for the Magazine , and have subscribed to it ever since I became a Mason , and it was with much regret that , a year or two ago , 1 observed a very severe and unwarrantable attack in its pages ( for which an apology was afterwards made ) upon our much beloved and respected Prov , G . M ., which had the effect of lowering the periodical very considerably in the estimation of many Brethren in Worcestershire , Staffordshire , and other counties , and caused several to my own certain knowledge to cease
taking it in ; and I feel sure that this second attack upon him will be the means of still further decreasing the circulation of the Magazine . When it is notorious that the remarks in your u Architectural Chapter , " respecting the appointment of Prov . Grand Superintendents of Works apply ( as far as an architect is concerned ) to nearly every other Prov . G . M . in the kingdam—why , I would ask , is the Prov . G . M . of Worcestershire singled out and made the scapegoat ? The writer of your article must be aware that
generally speaking it is the rule amongst Prov . G . Ms , to appoint only P . Ms . and W . Ms , to Prov . G . offices * and 1 say that it rarely occurs that an architect or organist is a W . M . It is well known that a Prov . G . M . has very great difficulty in finding offices for worthy P . Ms , aud W . Ms ., who have borne u the burthen and heat of the day ; " and in my humble opinion a
Senior or Junior Warden ought never to have the purple in preference ^ to them , if only for this reason , that it might make them lukewarm , and not so desirous to get to the chair . Why should Bro . Morris , a highly respectable draper and tailor , a P . M . of long standing , - and a regular attendant at his Lodge , be sneered at and ridiculed in the manner he has been V If all preferment is grounded on real worth and merit , " what signifies a man's trade or profession ? A Prov ,