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Notice.
NOTICE .
The Editor requests that all communications may be sent to him at 74-5 , Great Queen-street , Lincoln ' s-Inn Fields , by the 20 th of each month at latest , to insure their insertion .
To Correspondents.
TO CORRESPONDENTS .
" W . E . " — -We reply to your questions as follows : — 1 . The Mark Mason ' s degree is absolutely connected with the Fellow Graft ' s , and should be conferred after that degree is taken . The Mark Mason ' s degree is neither " superfluous nor unnecessary : " and we think it ought to be recognised by the Grand Lodge of England .
2 . No Lodge can confer a degree in Freemasonry , unless authorized by a Warrant from the Grand Lodge . 3 . It is requisite that a Mark Mason ' s Lodge should act under a Warrant . A . self ^ constituted power is nil . 4 . No person can preside over a Lodge , or govern it , without proper authority emanating from the Grand Lodge ; or in full accordance with the laws of the
Craft . 5 . A Warrant or Charter issued by the GrandlLodge of one country may be enjoyed in another , without infringing any prerogative whatever . "J . B ., " Plymouth . —You complain that , of seven Lodges in your town , including Devonport and Stonehouse , five are held at public-houses , and that what might alleviate the distress of the Brethren ^ absorbed in moisture . We heartily concur in your lament , especially as corroborated by the following account of waste of fees upon festivity : —
Dr . £ . s . d . Cr . £ . s . dm . ToFee ... 5 5 0 Refreshment , only 5 10 0 Balance against the Lodge 116 Certificate 0 16 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 The oftener these abuses are shown up the better .
" J . R . D „ " Huddersfield . —We return our best thanks both to yourself and your excellent D . P . G . M ., and shall be obliged by any future communication , the transmission of which , we agree with the G . M . > could not be in better ha > nds than yours . As far as possible we will attend to your intimation as to giving you notice , & c .
" W . W ., " Dudley . —The substance of our informant ' s account was correct , and there was evidently great cause of complaint by the members of the Dudley Lodges . We rejoice to hear that such cause is now happily removed ; the true Masonic feeling in adjusting the evil reflects great credit on the Dudley Brethren . " Macte virtute , " we say .
" J . L ., " Adelaide . —The papers have not reached us . Only the E . A . jewel can be worn in a Craft Lodge , but it is customary , where a Chapter and Lodge meet on the same day , for the Companions to wear the R . A . sash with their Craft badge , although it is not quite regular so to do . Prince Albert is not a Mason .
Worcestershire . —On the Uses and Abuses of Freemasonry . —Although vre have not room this month to insert the admirable Lecture recently delivered by the Rev . Bro . Hill , P . M ., we intend giving it to our readers in our December number , which will be the close of the First Volume of the Freemasons Monthly Magazine .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Notice.
NOTICE .
The Editor requests that all communications may be sent to him at 74-5 , Great Queen-street , Lincoln ' s-Inn Fields , by the 20 th of each month at latest , to insure their insertion .
To Correspondents.
TO CORRESPONDENTS .
" W . E . " — -We reply to your questions as follows : — 1 . The Mark Mason ' s degree is absolutely connected with the Fellow Graft ' s , and should be conferred after that degree is taken . The Mark Mason ' s degree is neither " superfluous nor unnecessary : " and we think it ought to be recognised by the Grand Lodge of England .
2 . No Lodge can confer a degree in Freemasonry , unless authorized by a Warrant from the Grand Lodge . 3 . It is requisite that a Mark Mason ' s Lodge should act under a Warrant . A . self ^ constituted power is nil . 4 . No person can preside over a Lodge , or govern it , without proper authority emanating from the Grand Lodge ; or in full accordance with the laws of the
Craft . 5 . A Warrant or Charter issued by the GrandlLodge of one country may be enjoyed in another , without infringing any prerogative whatever . "J . B ., " Plymouth . —You complain that , of seven Lodges in your town , including Devonport and Stonehouse , five are held at public-houses , and that what might alleviate the distress of the Brethren ^ absorbed in moisture . We heartily concur in your lament , especially as corroborated by the following account of waste of fees upon festivity : —
Dr . £ . s . d . Cr . £ . s . dm . ToFee ... 5 5 0 Refreshment , only 5 10 0 Balance against the Lodge 116 Certificate 0 16 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 The oftener these abuses are shown up the better .
" J . R . D „ " Huddersfield . —We return our best thanks both to yourself and your excellent D . P . G . M ., and shall be obliged by any future communication , the transmission of which , we agree with the G . M . > could not be in better ha > nds than yours . As far as possible we will attend to your intimation as to giving you notice , & c .
" W . W ., " Dudley . —The substance of our informant ' s account was correct , and there was evidently great cause of complaint by the members of the Dudley Lodges . We rejoice to hear that such cause is now happily removed ; the true Masonic feeling in adjusting the evil reflects great credit on the Dudley Brethren . " Macte virtute , " we say .
" J . L ., " Adelaide . —The papers have not reached us . Only the E . A . jewel can be worn in a Craft Lodge , but it is customary , where a Chapter and Lodge meet on the same day , for the Companions to wear the R . A . sash with their Craft badge , although it is not quite regular so to do . Prince Albert is not a Mason .
Worcestershire . —On the Uses and Abuses of Freemasonry . —Although vre have not room this month to insert the admirable Lecture recently delivered by the Rev . Bro . Hill , P . M ., we intend giving it to our readers in our December number , which will be the close of the First Volume of the Freemasons Monthly Magazine .