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such permission having been denied to certain parties , they ( the said parties ) did , in the face of said denial , hold a public procession , clothed in Masonic regalia , and in Masonic form exhibit themselves in public . For this they were disciplined by the Grand Lodge , whereupon a secession ensued , and the St . John ' s Grand Lodge was formed . Subsequently ( in 1851 ) the selfstyled Grand Lodge , after a protracted negotiation ^ was formally united with the regular Grand Lodgey and a grand fostival was the event . " ¦¦ ' . - . •' . '¦ : ___ j : "' r ~ :- ¦ ¦ ;¦¦
At a later periody and for reasons not very apparent to any one except the actors , the banner of St . John ' s Grand Lodge was again unfurled , and Lodges have been , from time to time , formed under it , which Lodges have continued to work up to the present time . Their niembers--Iniight say their ( hipes- ^ ndingthem by the fraternity at large , are becoming dissatisfied , and are looking to a remedy for the evils which afflict themmasonically ; an anxiety is becoming
manifest , since the union of last June between the parties up to that time in litigation , to reniove the incumbrance which holds them from universal recognition , and the hope is active in the minds of aU harmony that the worthy and true ^ ^^^ Universally recognized fraternity thro course which is open to all who can bring the necessary o ^ aliflcations ; I am confident i ^ at very ^ thus the : outside factibn or party be broken
One great evil which grows out of the condition which the outsiders fin ^ themselves to be in , is , the unyielding propensities of the d among them to keep up then organization so long as they can ^^^ ^ fi ^ to act upoiiy or raise sufficient mental darkness to entrap the unwary ; for
where no proper material is to be had , they do not hesitate to raise improper blocks and palm them off * as perfect ashlars , to the mortification of all true Masons , and the endangering the stability of the institution itself . Fraternally yours , New York . Oct ., 1858 . James B . Taylor .
LODGE FURNITURE . 0 TO THE EDITOR Off THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE AND MASONIC MIRROR . Sir and Brother , —Will some of your readers be kind enough to inform me , through the medium of your journal , the proper shape of the pedestals in Craft Masonry ; should they be triangular , as used in France and Germany , or a double square cube , or the bases of theKoman orders of architecture ^? At the same time , should it not occupy too much space ,
to state how the Wardens' columns should be made ; we presume like those in the second tracing board ? If so , what should be delineated on them , as , at the time of Solomon , a very small portion of the earth was known , and none of the constellations of the southern hemisphere ; and where should be the places of these two columns ? By inserting this , you will greatly oblige , Yours fraternally , George "Warrijnkk .
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G011esfoidei6e
such permission having been denied to certain parties , they ( the said parties ) did , in the face of said denial , hold a public procession , clothed in Masonic regalia , and in Masonic form exhibit themselves in public . For this they were disciplined by the Grand Lodge , whereupon a secession ensued , and the St . John ' s Grand Lodge was formed . Subsequently ( in 1851 ) the selfstyled Grand Lodge , after a protracted negotiation ^ was formally united with the regular Grand Lodgey and a grand fostival was the event . " ¦¦ ' . - . •' . '¦ : ___ j : "' r ~ :- ¦ ¦ ;¦¦
At a later periody and for reasons not very apparent to any one except the actors , the banner of St . John ' s Grand Lodge was again unfurled , and Lodges have been , from time to time , formed under it , which Lodges have continued to work up to the present time . Their niembers--Iniight say their ( hipes- ^ ndingthem by the fraternity at large , are becoming dissatisfied , and are looking to a remedy for the evils which afflict themmasonically ; an anxiety is becoming
manifest , since the union of last June between the parties up to that time in litigation , to reniove the incumbrance which holds them from universal recognition , and the hope is active in the minds of aU harmony that the worthy and true ^ ^^^ Universally recognized fraternity thro course which is open to all who can bring the necessary o ^ aliflcations ; I am confident i ^ at very ^ thus the : outside factibn or party be broken
One great evil which grows out of the condition which the outsiders fin ^ themselves to be in , is , the unyielding propensities of the d among them to keep up then organization so long as they can ^^^ ^ fi ^ to act upoiiy or raise sufficient mental darkness to entrap the unwary ; for
where no proper material is to be had , they do not hesitate to raise improper blocks and palm them off * as perfect ashlars , to the mortification of all true Masons , and the endangering the stability of the institution itself . Fraternally yours , New York . Oct ., 1858 . James B . Taylor .
LODGE FURNITURE . 0 TO THE EDITOR Off THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE AND MASONIC MIRROR . Sir and Brother , —Will some of your readers be kind enough to inform me , through the medium of your journal , the proper shape of the pedestals in Craft Masonry ; should they be triangular , as used in France and Germany , or a double square cube , or the bases of theKoman orders of architecture ^? At the same time , should it not occupy too much space ,
to state how the Wardens' columns should be made ; we presume like those in the second tracing board ? If so , what should be delineated on them , as , at the time of Solomon , a very small portion of the earth was known , and none of the constellations of the southern hemisphere ; and where should be the places of these two columns ? By inserting this , you will greatly oblige , Yours fraternally , George "Warrijnkk .