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Recent Deviations From The Masonic Landmarks.
Au nom du G . \ Couseil Gou . \ de l ' ordre Mac . -. Reformc de Memphis Sous les Auspices de La G .- . Loge des Philadelphia , a tous les Magons repaudus sur les deux Hemispheres Salut , Auiifcie , Prosperlte , Courage , Tolerance .
-4 S 3 CJ * Timbre et scelle
par uous Gr . des sceaux et timbres de la Loges . E * . Schroedfcer . ' .
Nous , Venerable et Offio . - . de la Loge Egs-lite o . - . de Stratford , assembles par les nombres inysterieux conuus des vrais Macons certiiioug et attestons queleT . - . Oh . -. IV . . . . ne' a . . . le . . . mil huit cent vignt liuit , possede du premier au 3 ° degre de To-et fait partie en
. , cstte qualild de eette Resp .-. Loge . Eu consequence uous iuvitons toutes les Loges a le reconuaitre en sa qualite a d ' aecueillir fraternellement et h , lui preter aide ot protection au besoin . Fait et delivre dans uu lieu eelaire d ' un rayou divin , on rogue la pais , la
yertu , la science , et la plenitude de tous les biens . 0 . - . de Stratford ( Essex ) — le . . iour de Au de la Vv £ . '• 000 , 000 , 000 ( . . E . V .
To all it may concern , these are to testify that our Brother who hath signed his name in the margin hereof , was regularly received into Freemasonry , and admitted to tbe third degree in the Equality Lodge
Aud that he is duly registered in the Book of the Order accordingly . In testimony whereof we have hereunto subscribed our Names and affixed our seals . At Stratford , Essex , the day of A £ ' o 00 , 000 , ' oo 6 ( . . 1859 , V . E . I
Le lev Surveillant : Leameu Stephenson . L Orateur : John Stewart . Le Tresoi-iere ; C . Turner .
Lc Tan . -, do la L -. Robert lleitle .
Le 2 nie . Surveillant -. David Booth . Le G . - . Expert : Stephen Smith . Le Secretaire : William Cox .
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Distribution Of Honours In The Grand Lodge Of Scotland.
DISTRIBUTION OF HONOURS IN THE GRAND LODGE OF SCOTLAND .
BY BRO . IHOJIAS SWINNON , Substitute Master , Lodge of Edinburgh , llary ' s Chapel , ( Wo . 1 . ) The Grand Lodge of Scotland ought to
command tho respect of all the Freemasons of Scotland and its dependencies , and to be dear to them all as tho highest representative body of their Order . But this must depend on the manner in which the affairs ot the Grand Lodge are
conducted ; and , unhappily , this has not hitherto been such as to make Freemasons generally regard it with the confidence which is so much to be desired , nor with the respect which , from its relation to all the daughter lodges in Scotland , ought to be
deemed due to it . The reason of this is simply that the Grand Lodge has long been under the control and management of a few individuals , who have divided amongst themselves all its high offices—office bearers being re-elected from time to time—so
that some of the most honourable places have been filled by the same brethren for twelve years or more , whilst others , equally worthy of these
honours , have never been permitted to enjoy them-It is unnecessary to employ the term clique , which mig ht be deemed offensive it is enough to say that a few individuals have got the management of the affairs of the Grand Lodge in their hands ,
and for many years have managed them according to their own pleasure . This is not as it ought to be . The Provincial Lodges of Scotland , as well as those of the capital , ought not only to be represented in the Grand Lodge , but their most
eminent members ought often to be elected to honourable offices in the Grand Lodge , by which the feeling of common brotherhood would be promoted , and the IT embers of the Order throughout the whole country would be united together in
affection and not merely in name . There are brethren in many of the Provincial Lodges who have signalized themselves by thei r zealous endeavours to pi-omoted the cause of Freemasonry , aud have , with great liberality , been the
means of erecting buildings for their several lodges , or have bestowed upon them munificent gifts . But all these things seem never to have been considered by the rulers of the Grand Lodge , who have continued to distribute the honours at
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Recent Deviations From The Masonic Landmarks.
Au nom du G . \ Couseil Gou . \ de l ' ordre Mac . -. Reformc de Memphis Sous les Auspices de La G .- . Loge des Philadelphia , a tous les Magons repaudus sur les deux Hemispheres Salut , Auiifcie , Prosperlte , Courage , Tolerance .
-4 S 3 CJ * Timbre et scelle
par uous Gr . des sceaux et timbres de la Loges . E * . Schroedfcer . ' .
Nous , Venerable et Offio . - . de la Loge Egs-lite o . - . de Stratford , assembles par les nombres inysterieux conuus des vrais Macons certiiioug et attestons queleT . - . Oh . -. IV . . . . ne' a . . . le . . . mil huit cent vignt liuit , possede du premier au 3 ° degre de To-et fait partie en
. , cstte qualild de eette Resp .-. Loge . Eu consequence uous iuvitons toutes les Loges a le reconuaitre en sa qualite a d ' aecueillir fraternellement et h , lui preter aide ot protection au besoin . Fait et delivre dans uu lieu eelaire d ' un rayou divin , on rogue la pais , la
yertu , la science , et la plenitude de tous les biens . 0 . - . de Stratford ( Essex ) — le . . iour de Au de la Vv £ . '• 000 , 000 , 000 ( . . E . V .
To all it may concern , these are to testify that our Brother who hath signed his name in the margin hereof , was regularly received into Freemasonry , and admitted to tbe third degree in the Equality Lodge
Aud that he is duly registered in the Book of the Order accordingly . In testimony whereof we have hereunto subscribed our Names and affixed our seals . At Stratford , Essex , the day of A £ ' o 00 , 000 , ' oo 6 ( . . 1859 , V . E . I
Le lev Surveillant : Leameu Stephenson . L Orateur : John Stewart . Le Tresoi-iere ; C . Turner .
Lc Tan . -, do la L -. Robert lleitle .
Le 2 nie . Surveillant -. David Booth . Le G . - . Expert : Stephen Smith . Le Secretaire : William Cox .
6 a 13 O ) _• » D tE S ? « 6 D < 3 >}> * 5 ^ 5 in . s -g
. 0 S > - > 8 02 w CS a ^ a -a r O . -. u o 2 ¦ : g 2
Ti" ., ¦ : £ > n 530 « ® ¦ ¦ -A a , ° " a % ' 2 •§ & «
6 d ° , g 1 8 > « I - 4 ^ > -3 <
Distribution Of Honours In The Grand Lodge Of Scotland.
DISTRIBUTION OF HONOURS IN THE GRAND LODGE OF SCOTLAND .
BY BRO . IHOJIAS SWINNON , Substitute Master , Lodge of Edinburgh , llary ' s Chapel , ( Wo . 1 . ) The Grand Lodge of Scotland ought to
command tho respect of all the Freemasons of Scotland and its dependencies , and to be dear to them all as tho highest representative body of their Order . But this must depend on the manner in which the affairs ot the Grand Lodge are
conducted ; and , unhappily , this has not hitherto been such as to make Freemasons generally regard it with the confidence which is so much to be desired , nor with the respect which , from its relation to all the daughter lodges in Scotland , ought to be
deemed due to it . The reason of this is simply that the Grand Lodge has long been under the control and management of a few individuals , who have divided amongst themselves all its high offices—office bearers being re-elected from time to time—so
that some of the most honourable places have been filled by the same brethren for twelve years or more , whilst others , equally worthy of these
honours , have never been permitted to enjoy them-It is unnecessary to employ the term clique , which mig ht be deemed offensive it is enough to say that a few individuals have got the management of the affairs of the Grand Lodge in their hands ,
and for many years have managed them according to their own pleasure . This is not as it ought to be . The Provincial Lodges of Scotland , as well as those of the capital , ought not only to be represented in the Grand Lodge , but their most
eminent members ought often to be elected to honourable offices in the Grand Lodge , by which the feeling of common brotherhood would be promoted , and the IT embers of the Order throughout the whole country would be united together in
affection and not merely in name . There are brethren in many of the Provincial Lodges who have signalized themselves by thei r zealous endeavours to pi-omoted the cause of Freemasonry , aud have , with great liberality , been the
means of erecting buildings for their several lodges , or have bestowed upon them munificent gifts . But all these things seem never to have been considered by the rulers of the Grand Lodge , who have continued to distribute the honours at