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The Masonic Mirror.
THE MASONIC MIRROR .
MASONIC MEMS . We have received the following , and insert it , verbatim el literatim , without comment : — " Permit me to inform the Brethren that Brother the Baron de Gamin an oxil from his country , is intended to give a Lecture on The History and principles of freemasonry at the united
pilgrims Lodge Durham arms , Harleyford Road with the land offer of Brother M-. itlotk his Rooms in co-union with the Brethern which it is hoped the Brethern will avail themselvs the opertunity , as it will be very interesting and instructive , which due notice will be given for the day fut . " The " Logen-Kalender" for December , published by the
Freimaitrer Zeitung , contains a list of 293 lodges in operation in Germany . Of these there are 1 G in Berlin , 13 in Hamburg , 6 in Frankfort , and 3 in Leipzig . Vienna , Prague , Brunn , & c , are not recorded in the " Kalender . " Wo infer from this that Freemasonry is a terra incognita in the Austrian empire .
GRAND LODGE . The following is the official agenda of business to be transacted in Grand Lodge on Wednesday , December 7 th : — Nomination of a Grand Master for the ensuing year . Election of twelve Past Masters to serve on the Board of Benevolence .
The report of the Board of Benevolence for the last quarter , in which are recommendations for the following grants , viz .: — ¦ £ s . d . Bro . S . C , of the Silurian Lodge ( No . ' 171 ) Newport , Monmouthshire GO 0 0 The widow of the late Bro . W . R , , of the Lion
and Lamb Lodge ( No . 192 ) , London 50 0 0 Bro . II . B ., of the Lodge of Truth ( No . 521 ) , Hnddersfield , 50 0 0 „ G . T ., of the Manchester Lodge ( So . 179 ) London 30 0 0 „ T . V ., of the Yarborough Lodge ( No . 554 ) ,
London 50 0 0 „ J . K ., of the Mersey Lodge ( No . < 1 . 77 ) , Birkenhead 30 0 0 The widow of the late Bro . R . S ., of the St . Luke ' s Lodge ( No . 225 ) , Ipswich 50 0 0
THE REPOTIT or THE BOARD or GESETUE PritrosES . To the XXniled Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of England . The Board of General Purposes beg to report as follows : — I . —The attention of the Board has heen called to the largo amount payable as fees of honour by Grand Officers and Provincial Grand Masters ^ on their first appointment to office . The
Board consider it undesirable that brethren who , on account of their energy and devotion to Masonry , might be esteemed by the M . W . the Grand Master worthy to be raised to rank and distinction in the Craft , should be compelled to pay on their advancement the very high fees at present required by the "Book of Constitutions . " The Board do not propose to abrogate
fees of honour altogether , but to confine their appropriation on the reduced scale after mentioned to the Fund of Benevolence alone ; dispensing entirely with any payment for fees of honour to the Fund of General Purposes , which , owing to the growing prosperity of the Craft , can well afford to do without such adventitious aids . The Board therefore recommend to Grand Lodge to resolve : —
1 . That Articles 1 , 2 , and 3 , pp . 110 and 111 of the ' - ' Book of Constitutions , " be rescinded and repealed . 2 . That in lieu thereof it be resolved and enacted as follows : — Article 1 . " Every brother on his first appointment to either of the following oflices shall pay to the Fund of Benevolence : — £ s . d .
The Provincial Grand Master 10 10 0 The Deputy Grand Master 10 10 0 Grand Warden 10 10 0 Grand Treasurer 10 10 0 Grand Registrar 10 10 0 PresidentoftlieBoardofGeneralPurposes ... 10 10 0
Grand Secretary 10 10 0 Grand Deacon 5 5 0 Grand Director of Ceremonies 5 5 0 Grand Assistant Director of Ceremonies 5 5 0 Grand Superintendent of Works 5 5 0 Grand Sword Bearer 5 5 0
Article 2 . " A Provincial Grand Master shall pay LG 3 3 s . for his patent , and L 610 10 S . to the Fund of Benevolence . The ; C 10 10 s . to the Fund of Benevolence is not , however , to he paid bv a Provincial Grand Master appointed to a colonial or foreign district , provided the brother be a resident in such district . And that the necessary alterations be made in the ' Book of
Constitutions' accordingly . " The Board have also to report that their attention lias been directed to the question of the status and privileges of what are termed honorary members of lodges who are not mentioned in the " Book of Constitutions . " Upon this subject the Board have received a communication from the Colonial Board , which
embodies the views of the Grand Registrar , whose opinion the Colonial Board had consulted . The Board fully coincide in the opinion expressed on the subject by the Grand Registrar , and
adopted by the Colonial Board , viz ., that the "Book of Constitutions" does not in any way recognise honorary members of private lodges . When that book speaks of members it means only those hrethron who are regularly contributing members to the funds of the lodge to which they may belong . Such brethren only ought to be returned to Grand Lodge as members of
private lodges . The status of an honorary member must be strictly confined to the lodge which so elects him , and can in noway give him any position in the Craft outside the door of his lodge . Ho cannot , therefore , hold any office in the lodge , or vote upon any subject which might , even remotely , affect the Craft at large . In short , his status and privileges as an honorary
member entitle him to attend the meetings of the lodge and partake of its refreshments without tho necessity of being introduced by n subscribing member , provided always that he be a subscribing member to some other lodge . Honorary members have no other right or privilege whatever . ( Signed ) J . LKEWELIYX EVASS ,
Freemasons' Hall , President . November 23 rd , 1861 . To the report is subjoined a statement of the Grand Lodge accounts at tho last meeting of the Finance Committee , held on the 11 th November , showing a balance in the hands of the Grand Treasurer of £ 2 , 887 19 s . 9 ( J ., and in the hands of the Grand
Secretary for petty cash £ 50 . Of these sums there belong to the Fund of Benevolence ; 653 A 3 s . Od .,- to the Fund of General Purposes 1 , 959 Is . Sd . ; and there is in the Unappropriated Account £ 544 14 s . 4 rf .
THE REPOKT or THE COEOKIAL BOAKD , To fie United Grand Lodge nf Ancient , Free , and Accepted Masons of England . The Colonial Board beg to report that a few days subsequent
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The Masonic Mirror.
THE MASONIC MIRROR .
MASONIC MEMS . We have received the following , and insert it , verbatim el literatim , without comment : — " Permit me to inform the Brethren that Brother the Baron de Gamin an oxil from his country , is intended to give a Lecture on The History and principles of freemasonry at the united
pilgrims Lodge Durham arms , Harleyford Road with the land offer of Brother M-. itlotk his Rooms in co-union with the Brethern which it is hoped the Brethern will avail themselvs the opertunity , as it will be very interesting and instructive , which due notice will be given for the day fut . " The " Logen-Kalender" for December , published by the
Freimaitrer Zeitung , contains a list of 293 lodges in operation in Germany . Of these there are 1 G in Berlin , 13 in Hamburg , 6 in Frankfort , and 3 in Leipzig . Vienna , Prague , Brunn , & c , are not recorded in the " Kalender . " Wo infer from this that Freemasonry is a terra incognita in the Austrian empire .
GRAND LODGE . The following is the official agenda of business to be transacted in Grand Lodge on Wednesday , December 7 th : — Nomination of a Grand Master for the ensuing year . Election of twelve Past Masters to serve on the Board of Benevolence .
The report of the Board of Benevolence for the last quarter , in which are recommendations for the following grants , viz .: — ¦ £ s . d . Bro . S . C , of the Silurian Lodge ( No . ' 171 ) Newport , Monmouthshire GO 0 0 The widow of the late Bro . W . R , , of the Lion
and Lamb Lodge ( No . 192 ) , London 50 0 0 Bro . II . B ., of the Lodge of Truth ( No . 521 ) , Hnddersfield , 50 0 0 „ G . T ., of the Manchester Lodge ( So . 179 ) London 30 0 0 „ T . V ., of the Yarborough Lodge ( No . 554 ) ,
London 50 0 0 „ J . K ., of the Mersey Lodge ( No . < 1 . 77 ) , Birkenhead 30 0 0 The widow of the late Bro . R . S ., of the St . Luke ' s Lodge ( No . 225 ) , Ipswich 50 0 0
THE REPOTIT or THE BOARD or GESETUE PritrosES . To the XXniled Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of England . The Board of General Purposes beg to report as follows : — I . —The attention of the Board has heen called to the largo amount payable as fees of honour by Grand Officers and Provincial Grand Masters ^ on their first appointment to office . The
Board consider it undesirable that brethren who , on account of their energy and devotion to Masonry , might be esteemed by the M . W . the Grand Master worthy to be raised to rank and distinction in the Craft , should be compelled to pay on their advancement the very high fees at present required by the "Book of Constitutions . " The Board do not propose to abrogate
fees of honour altogether , but to confine their appropriation on the reduced scale after mentioned to the Fund of Benevolence alone ; dispensing entirely with any payment for fees of honour to the Fund of General Purposes , which , owing to the growing prosperity of the Craft , can well afford to do without such adventitious aids . The Board therefore recommend to Grand Lodge to resolve : —
1 . That Articles 1 , 2 , and 3 , pp . 110 and 111 of the ' - ' Book of Constitutions , " be rescinded and repealed . 2 . That in lieu thereof it be resolved and enacted as follows : — Article 1 . " Every brother on his first appointment to either of the following oflices shall pay to the Fund of Benevolence : — £ s . d .
The Provincial Grand Master 10 10 0 The Deputy Grand Master 10 10 0 Grand Warden 10 10 0 Grand Treasurer 10 10 0 Grand Registrar 10 10 0 PresidentoftlieBoardofGeneralPurposes ... 10 10 0
Grand Secretary 10 10 0 Grand Deacon 5 5 0 Grand Director of Ceremonies 5 5 0 Grand Assistant Director of Ceremonies 5 5 0 Grand Superintendent of Works 5 5 0 Grand Sword Bearer 5 5 0
Article 2 . " A Provincial Grand Master shall pay LG 3 3 s . for his patent , and L 610 10 S . to the Fund of Benevolence . The ; C 10 10 s . to the Fund of Benevolence is not , however , to he paid bv a Provincial Grand Master appointed to a colonial or foreign district , provided the brother be a resident in such district . And that the necessary alterations be made in the ' Book of
Constitutions' accordingly . " The Board have also to report that their attention lias been directed to the question of the status and privileges of what are termed honorary members of lodges who are not mentioned in the " Book of Constitutions . " Upon this subject the Board have received a communication from the Colonial Board , which
embodies the views of the Grand Registrar , whose opinion the Colonial Board had consulted . The Board fully coincide in the opinion expressed on the subject by the Grand Registrar , and
adopted by the Colonial Board , viz ., that the "Book of Constitutions" does not in any way recognise honorary members of private lodges . When that book speaks of members it means only those hrethron who are regularly contributing members to the funds of the lodge to which they may belong . Such brethren only ought to be returned to Grand Lodge as members of
private lodges . The status of an honorary member must be strictly confined to the lodge which so elects him , and can in noway give him any position in the Craft outside the door of his lodge . Ho cannot , therefore , hold any office in the lodge , or vote upon any subject which might , even remotely , affect the Craft at large . In short , his status and privileges as an honorary
member entitle him to attend the meetings of the lodge and partake of its refreshments without tho necessity of being introduced by n subscribing member , provided always that he be a subscribing member to some other lodge . Honorary members have no other right or privilege whatever . ( Signed ) J . LKEWELIYX EVASS ,
Freemasons' Hall , President . November 23 rd , 1861 . To the report is subjoined a statement of the Grand Lodge accounts at tho last meeting of the Finance Committee , held on the 11 th November , showing a balance in the hands of the Grand Treasurer of £ 2 , 887 19 s . 9 ( J ., and in the hands of the Grand
Secretary for petty cash £ 50 . Of these sums there belong to the Fund of Benevolence ; 653 A 3 s . Od .,- to the Fund of General Purposes 1 , 959 Is . Sd . ; and there is in the Unappropriated Account £ 544 14 s . 4 rf .
THE REPOKT or THE COEOKIAL BOAKD , To fie United Grand Lodge nf Ancient , Free , and Accepted Masons of England . The Colonial Board beg to report that a few days subsequent