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raiiSfg , and ere he can obtain an English Grand Lodge certificate to that e : $£ ^ hfr B & t the S ^ tch Lodge went further ; he was advanced tothe Mark Master ' s degr 6 e ^ ^ A 0 exalted to the Royal Arch . Kow our regulations re-quire a periodi' $ twelve month the third degree and the Eoyal Arch ; but , let rrie ask , provided he has a good introductionwhat is there to prevent
^ this Brother becoming a joining me Master , still holds the office of Representative of the Grand Lodge of Scotland , will notice the matter , and tell us how it conies to pass that on the production of a note from an individual of whom they could have had no knowledge , and of whose handwriting they must have been ignorant , any
Lodge can venture to obtain a certificate from the Grand Lodge , asserting a falsehood . As we have recently had similar instances of the loose and careless modes in which certificates a ^ e issued in Scotland , it behoves us to repudiate all certificates from th # portionof the empire until I am , Sir and Brother , yours fratertially , . .-. . . P . Z . '¦'
THE GRAND ORIENT OF FRANCE . TO THE EDITOR OF THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE ANB MASONIC MIBROR . Sir and Brother , —The general tenour of your reply to your correspondent "E . A ., " in your last nuitiber , is correct , A Mason , in any Lodge under the Grand Orient of Erance , wears the insignia of the degree he holds , a , hd is received with the honours belonging to his rank , provided it
is not higher than that of Rose Croix . The Grand Orient provides by its own Constitutions for the practice of the higher degrees as far as that of Rose Croix , and acting in harmony with the Supreme Tribunal of the 33 ° , reciprocally acknowledges ^ the degrees conferred by the latter . Although , for the convenience of its members , the Grand Orient provides for the administration of four only df the high degrees , it is from no want of appreciation of them and from no want of honour for them ; but , on the contrary , the Grand Orient expresses its veneration for the higher Masonry , and co-operates in its establishment and propagation . The same is to be observed of the Grand Orients throughout western Europe and of their Lodges in our colonies ; and in this country alone does the Mason , whose zeal has led him to the highest studies , find himself denied all
acknowledgment , and is called to divest himself of attributes which are honoured throughout the world ! This is an anomaly which strikes the Mason on entering England , and he finds it difficult to reconcile it with the admission of the , fibyal Arch degree ( which is one of the lowest ) , and with the profession of a flevbut regard for Masonry . Yours fraternally , Observance ,
THE PEDESTALS . TO THE "EDITOn OF THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE AND MASONIC MIRROR , J 3 i & A * ft > Brother , —In reply to Bro . Warriner , it is necessary first to mention that formerly Wardens had no pedestals—how they came into use
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raiiSfg , and ere he can obtain an English Grand Lodge certificate to that e : $£ ^ hfr B & t the S ^ tch Lodge went further ; he was advanced tothe Mark Master ' s degr 6 e ^ ^ A 0 exalted to the Royal Arch . Kow our regulations re-quire a periodi' $ twelve month the third degree and the Eoyal Arch ; but , let rrie ask , provided he has a good introductionwhat is there to prevent
^ this Brother becoming a joining me Master , still holds the office of Representative of the Grand Lodge of Scotland , will notice the matter , and tell us how it conies to pass that on the production of a note from an individual of whom they could have had no knowledge , and of whose handwriting they must have been ignorant , any
Lodge can venture to obtain a certificate from the Grand Lodge , asserting a falsehood . As we have recently had similar instances of the loose and careless modes in which certificates a ^ e issued in Scotland , it behoves us to repudiate all certificates from th # portionof the empire until I am , Sir and Brother , yours fratertially , . .-. . . P . Z . '¦'
THE GRAND ORIENT OF FRANCE . TO THE EDITOR OF THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE ANB MASONIC MIBROR . Sir and Brother , —The general tenour of your reply to your correspondent "E . A ., " in your last nuitiber , is correct , A Mason , in any Lodge under the Grand Orient of Erance , wears the insignia of the degree he holds , a , hd is received with the honours belonging to his rank , provided it
is not higher than that of Rose Croix . The Grand Orient provides by its own Constitutions for the practice of the higher degrees as far as that of Rose Croix , and acting in harmony with the Supreme Tribunal of the 33 ° , reciprocally acknowledges ^ the degrees conferred by the latter . Although , for the convenience of its members , the Grand Orient provides for the administration of four only df the high degrees , it is from no want of appreciation of them and from no want of honour for them ; but , on the contrary , the Grand Orient expresses its veneration for the higher Masonry , and co-operates in its establishment and propagation . The same is to be observed of the Grand Orients throughout western Europe and of their Lodges in our colonies ; and in this country alone does the Mason , whose zeal has led him to the highest studies , find himself denied all
acknowledgment , and is called to divest himself of attributes which are honoured throughout the world ! This is an anomaly which strikes the Mason on entering England , and he finds it difficult to reconcile it with the admission of the , fibyal Arch degree ( which is one of the lowest ) , and with the profession of a flevbut regard for Masonry . Yours fraternally , Observance ,
THE PEDESTALS . TO THE "EDITOn OF THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE AND MASONIC MIRROR , J 3 i & A * ft > Brother , —In reply to Bro . Warriner , it is necessary first to mention that formerly Wardens had no pedestals—how they came into use