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not a Christian , has become a member , ancl , it seems , he UOAV causes considerable annoyance by frequent and loud complaints that the sight of the Bible , placed before the Worshi p ful Master , is to him something intolerable . I venture to suggest that representations should be made to this Brother that he is aA'ailing himself of the Lodge ' s tolerance to manifest

his intolerance ; and then , if he is a true Freemason , the complaints will cease . — CHARLES PUETON COOPEE . SOUL ' S PRE-EXISTENCE . A Brother has been misinformed . It is Monsieur Jean Reynaud , AA'ho in his book entitled , " Terre et Ciel , " makes the Soul ' s pre-existence the basis of a neAV system of Reli gious Philosophy . —CHARLES PUETON COOPEE .

DUKE OE ORLEANS ( JSgalite ) . The fragmentary notes respecting a man , famous alike in the history of the Revolution and in that of Freemasonry , which are here subjoined , form part of a collection filling several pages of a Common-Place Book , and are sent to the FEEEITASONS' MAGAZINE

as affording , substantially , all the information desired by a Brother at Nottingham , Avhose letter reached me a few days ago . 1 . The 2 Gth June , 1771 , Meeting of the Grand Lodge , at Avhich the Duke of Orleans ( the Duke of Chartres ) was proclaimed Grand Master of French Freemasons . 2 . The 7 th October ,

1773 , a deputation of Freemasons congratulate the Duke of Orleans upon the birth of the Duke of Yalois , afterwards King Louis Philippe . 3 . The 2 Sth October , 1773 , the installation of the Duke of Orleans , fifth Grand Master of French Freemasons , takes place " dans sa petite Maison dite la Folie-TitonRue

, de Montreuil , Faubourg Saint Antoine . " 4 » . "Apres la morfc du Comte de Clermont leDuc de Chartres se fit nommer Grand Maitre cle tous les Francsmaeons de France , et l'influence de cette secte put l ' aider beaucoup , par la suite , clans ses projets politiques . " 5 . "La vie du Due d'Orleans a ete le sujet d'une

foule d' eerits dont la plupart sout pen "digues de la postdritd . Ce sout presque tous des pamphlets de circonstance , ou les injuries et les accusations sont accumulees sans choix et sans discernement . " — CHAELES PUETON COOPEE .

SOMETHING TO AVHICH EEEEilASONEY AA'ITHOUT RELIGION MAY BE LIKENED . Bro . * * * Fancy the telegraphic wire , poles , and signs without the electric fluid , and you have something to which you may very properly liken the Freemasonry Avhich is Avithout Religion . —CHARLES

PUETON COOPEE . HOMO SIBI BEL'S . Bro . * * * in these three words you have the theological creed of thousands in fche countries Avhich you mention ; and of those thousands very many , I ara told , are Freemasons . —C . P . COOPEE .

Correspondence.

CORRESPONDENCE .

The Editor is not responsible for the opinions expressed by Correspondents . MASONIC TITLES . TO THE EDITOR OP THE EIIEKirASOXs' MAGAZINE AND 3 IASONIC MIHIIOIt . DEAR SIE AND BEOTHEE , —I see very often in your journal , when reporting the meetings of Pro-

Correspondence.

vincial Grand Lodges , the Deputy Provincial Grand Master styled fli ght Worshipful . This is Avrong ! there are Right Worshipful , Worship ful , and Brother ; the first are members of the Grand Lodge . The second , brethren AA'ho have ruled lodges and so are Past Masters . And the last ,

brethren Avho haA'e not passed the chair . Tlie Right AVorshipful brethren are the Deputy Grand Master , the Grand Wardens , and Provincial Grand Masters , and the Past Officers of those positions , these being members of tlie Grand Lodge . The Grand Deacons are but subordinate officers , but they are styled Worshipful , not as belonging to the Grand Lodge , but in virtue of being Past Masters , Avithout Avhich rank thev cannot he Grand Deacons .

The Chaplains , Treasurer , Registrar , and Secretary are called Very Worshipful . Provincial Grand Masters are Big ht Worshipful because holding this hig h rank they are members of Grand Lodge , vide Constitutions . Deputy Provincial Grand Masters are not members

of the Grand Lodge , so are only styled Worshipful , not because they are Provincial Deputy Grand Masters , but because they are Past Masters of lodges , without being so they cannot hold the rank of Deputy Provincial Grand Master ; and so with the Provincial Grand Wardens , the Provincial Grand Deacons , they

may he Worshipful or not as they have or have not governed lodges . This is the true meaning of the different appellations . The Deputy Grand Masters and members of Grand Lodge that is Wardens , not the subordinate officerstake the riht of the Master ' s chair in all

, g lodges they visit , not Grand Deacons . In Provincial Grand Lodge down to Wardens take the right of the Master's chair when visiting lodges in their OAVU province , no where else . Deacons take Past Master ' s place if Past Masters , if not , only as other brethren .

I send you this because many assume Avhat they are not entitled to , and as it is not clearly laid down in our Constitutions it may he instructive so some . Yours faithfully and fraternally , "A . S . G . "

Caution As To The Admission Of Candidates.

CAUTION AS TO THE ADMISSION OF CANDIDATES .

TO THH ElHTOr . 01 ? THE EltEKUASOXS' HAGAZIXE AXI ) 3 IAS 021 IC MIltHOE . DEAR SIR AND BEOTHEE , —In your reports of lodge meetings I have noticed frequent commendations of the very excellent and much needed circular addressed by the Grand Master to the heads of the several provinces , calling attention to the facilities for the admission of unworthy men to our Craftand

, for the reception , Avithout due inquiry , in distant lodges , of those who have been rejected elseAvhere . In my experience of nearly twenty years , I have knoAvn two cases of the latter kind . In the first , I myself strongly objected to the admission of a gentleman into the lodge of which I AA'as then S . W . and

subsequently W . M . His name AA'as in consequence AvithdraAvn . Very shortly after I found that he had obtained initiation in a lodge eight miles distant . Had he then come to my lodge as a visitor , I must

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HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY IN CORNWALL. Article 1
PROFESSOR ROBERTSON ON FREEMASONRY. Article 2
EARS OF WHEAT FROM A CORNUCOPIA. Article 3
MASONIC JURISPRUDENCE. Article 5
THE NEMESIS: A TALE OF THE DAYS OF TRAJAN. Article 6
MASONIC NOTES AND QUERIES. Article 9
CORRESPONDENCE. Article 10
CAUTION AS TO THE ADMISSION OF CANDIDATES. Article 10
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MASONIC MEM. Article 11
METROPOLITAN. Article 11
PROVINCIAL. Article 13
ROYAL ARCH. Article 15
CHANNEL ISLANDS. Article 15
Obituary. Article 16
MASONIC FESTIVITIES. Article 16
Poetry. Article 17
MEETINGS OF THE SCIENTIFIC AND LEARNED SOCIETIES FOR THE WEEK ENDING NOV. 17TH, 1866. Article 18
THE WEEK. Article 18
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not a Christian , has become a member , ancl , it seems , he UOAV causes considerable annoyance by frequent and loud complaints that the sight of the Bible , placed before the Worshi p ful Master , is to him something intolerable . I venture to suggest that representations should be made to this Brother that he is aA'ailing himself of the Lodge ' s tolerance to manifest

his intolerance ; and then , if he is a true Freemason , the complaints will cease . — CHARLES PUETON COOPEE . SOUL ' S PRE-EXISTENCE . A Brother has been misinformed . It is Monsieur Jean Reynaud , AA'ho in his book entitled , " Terre et Ciel , " makes the Soul ' s pre-existence the basis of a neAV system of Reli gious Philosophy . —CHARLES PUETON COOPEE .

DUKE OE ORLEANS ( JSgalite ) . The fragmentary notes respecting a man , famous alike in the history of the Revolution and in that of Freemasonry , which are here subjoined , form part of a collection filling several pages of a Common-Place Book , and are sent to the FEEEITASONS' MAGAZINE

as affording , substantially , all the information desired by a Brother at Nottingham , Avhose letter reached me a few days ago . 1 . The 2 Gth June , 1771 , Meeting of the Grand Lodge , at Avhich the Duke of Orleans ( the Duke of Chartres ) was proclaimed Grand Master of French Freemasons . 2 . The 7 th October ,

1773 , a deputation of Freemasons congratulate the Duke of Orleans upon the birth of the Duke of Yalois , afterwards King Louis Philippe . 3 . The 2 Sth October , 1773 , the installation of the Duke of Orleans , fifth Grand Master of French Freemasons , takes place " dans sa petite Maison dite la Folie-TitonRue

, de Montreuil , Faubourg Saint Antoine . " 4 » . "Apres la morfc du Comte de Clermont leDuc de Chartres se fit nommer Grand Maitre cle tous les Francsmaeons de France , et l'influence de cette secte put l ' aider beaucoup , par la suite , clans ses projets politiques . " 5 . "La vie du Due d'Orleans a ete le sujet d'une

foule d' eerits dont la plupart sout pen "digues de la postdritd . Ce sout presque tous des pamphlets de circonstance , ou les injuries et les accusations sont accumulees sans choix et sans discernement . " — CHAELES PUETON COOPEE .

SOMETHING TO AVHICH EEEEilASONEY AA'ITHOUT RELIGION MAY BE LIKENED . Bro . * * * Fancy the telegraphic wire , poles , and signs without the electric fluid , and you have something to which you may very properly liken the Freemasonry Avhich is Avithout Religion . —CHARLES

PUETON COOPEE . HOMO SIBI BEL'S . Bro . * * * in these three words you have the theological creed of thousands in fche countries Avhich you mention ; and of those thousands very many , I ara told , are Freemasons . —C . P . COOPEE .

Correspondence.

CORRESPONDENCE .

The Editor is not responsible for the opinions expressed by Correspondents . MASONIC TITLES . TO THE EDITOR OP THE EIIEKirASOXs' MAGAZINE AND 3 IASONIC MIHIIOIt . DEAR SIE AND BEOTHEE , —I see very often in your journal , when reporting the meetings of Pro-

Correspondence.

vincial Grand Lodges , the Deputy Provincial Grand Master styled fli ght Worshipful . This is Avrong ! there are Right Worshipful , Worship ful , and Brother ; the first are members of the Grand Lodge . The second , brethren AA'ho have ruled lodges and so are Past Masters . And the last ,

brethren Avho haA'e not passed the chair . Tlie Right AVorshipful brethren are the Deputy Grand Master , the Grand Wardens , and Provincial Grand Masters , and the Past Officers of those positions , these being members of tlie Grand Lodge . The Grand Deacons are but subordinate officers , but they are styled Worshipful , not as belonging to the Grand Lodge , but in virtue of being Past Masters , Avithout Avhich rank thev cannot he Grand Deacons .

The Chaplains , Treasurer , Registrar , and Secretary are called Very Worshipful . Provincial Grand Masters are Big ht Worshipful because holding this hig h rank they are members of Grand Lodge , vide Constitutions . Deputy Provincial Grand Masters are not members

of the Grand Lodge , so are only styled Worshipful , not because they are Provincial Deputy Grand Masters , but because they are Past Masters of lodges , without being so they cannot hold the rank of Deputy Provincial Grand Master ; and so with the Provincial Grand Wardens , the Provincial Grand Deacons , they

may he Worshipful or not as they have or have not governed lodges . This is the true meaning of the different appellations . The Deputy Grand Masters and members of Grand Lodge that is Wardens , not the subordinate officerstake the riht of the Master ' s chair in all

, g lodges they visit , not Grand Deacons . In Provincial Grand Lodge down to Wardens take the right of the Master's chair when visiting lodges in their OAVU province , no where else . Deacons take Past Master ' s place if Past Masters , if not , only as other brethren .

I send you this because many assume Avhat they are not entitled to , and as it is not clearly laid down in our Constitutions it may he instructive so some . Yours faithfully and fraternally , "A . S . G . "

Caution As To The Admission Of Candidates.

CAUTION AS TO THE ADMISSION OF CANDIDATES .

TO THH ElHTOr . 01 ? THE EltEKUASOXS' HAGAZIXE AXI ) 3 IAS 021 IC MIltHOE . DEAR SIR AND BEOTHEE , —In your reports of lodge meetings I have noticed frequent commendations of the very excellent and much needed circular addressed by the Grand Master to the heads of the several provinces , calling attention to the facilities for the admission of unworthy men to our Craftand

, for the reception , Avithout due inquiry , in distant lodges , of those who have been rejected elseAvhere . In my experience of nearly twenty years , I have knoAvn two cases of the latter kind . In the first , I myself strongly objected to the admission of a gentleman into the lodge of which I AA'as then S . W . and

subsequently W . M . His name AA'as in consequence AvithdraAvn . Very shortly after I found that he had obtained initiation in a lodge eight miles distant . Had he then come to my lodge as a visitor , I must

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