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The Constitution, Rules, Orders, And Regulations, Of The Aberdeen Mason Lodge.
tion , before he enter upon his office . That the Treasurer ' s annual account shall be examined at least eight days before the annual general meeting , by at least two of the managers for the time , who shall be appointed auditors for that purpose , and shall be regularly compared by them , and certified accordingly to the society .
10 . That the admission dues of every person desiring to be admitted a member of this society , shall be one guinea , besides the contribution' to the mortification fund after mentioned ; aud no person shall be admitted unless it is certified by at least three of the official managers for the time being , that he is a
person of good character , worthy to be admitted a member , and his application shall be given in to the Master , or iu his absence the Depute Master , at least eight days before his admission , unless in the case of particular urging circumstances to be judged of by the official . That each member on his
managers attaining the degree of Fellow Craft , shall pay a further sum of half a guinea , and tbe like additional sum on his attaining the degree of Master Mason , all -which sums shall be added to the funds of the society .
11 . That the eldest sou of a member , and the person marrying the eldest daughter of a member , shall be entered and admitted to that rank in the society , which the father hath attained , free of all admission dues , except the contribution to the mortification fund ; and the other sons , and those marrying the
other daughters of members shall be admitted in like manner , on payment of half of the ordinary dues of admission , except the contribution to the mortification fund . 12 . That no person whatever shall be admitted after his attaining fifty years of age , nor any menial servant .
13 . Each member already admitted , and each member who shall hereafter be admitted , shall at the annual general meeting , contribute aud pay in to the Treasin-er two shillings sterling , besides sixpence to the mortification fund aftermeutioned , and any member who shall fail to pay for three years , if residing
Avithin thirty miles of Aberdeen , shall be cousidered as no longer a member of the society , and he , and his family in the event of his death , shall forfeit every benefit from the funds thereof . That each Operative Mason shall also pay at same time , two shillings and sixpence sterling , for eA * ery Apprentice entering into
his service , and on such Apprentice applying to be admitted a member of this lodge , he shall pay at his entry one guinea , and on being past Fellow Craft and raised to the degree of Master Mason , half-a-guinea more , besides the contribution to the mortification fund aftermeutioned . ( To "be continued . )
Grievances Of Colonial Brethren.
GRIEVANCES OF COLONIAL BRETHREN .
( The following is from our contemporary , the INDIAN - FHEEMASOI-T ' FBIEXD . ) In a letter to the Grand Secretary of England , foi-Avarding a petition from the District Grand Lodge of South Australia , the Provincial Grand
Secretary , Bro . Wadham , after referring to several points iu Avhich the regulations in the " Book of Constitutions" are not adapted to the requirements of a colony far distant from the central government of the Craft , offers an explanation of the
reason Avhy , as he supposes , there are no similar complaints from India . " In no district , " he says , " is Masonry more flourishing ; and yet the lodges are Avorking under the constitutions Avhich South Australia says are not
adapted to distant provinces . The answer to this is that , in India , the Provincial Grand Masters do not insist so strongly on the letter of the law as the Provincial Grand Master of South Australia
does . " To illustrate this , he notices a remark made by the Provincial Grand Master of Bengal , when the conduct of a certain brother was under investigation , on the 24 th of June . 1864 : — "In referring to the proceedings in the District Grand
Lodge of Bengal , " he says , " I find that the Provincial Grand Master there , after explaining his reason for not restoring a brother to his Masonic
functions used these remarkable Avords— 'Ineed scai-cely say that I have no personal feelings in the mattei ? , and that I am ready , as in duty bound , toacquiesce cordially in the votes of the majority of the brethren . ' It is obvious that the Provincial
Grand Masters in India regard their authority as iu trust for the District Grand Lodge and for the Avelfare of the Craft ; aud this is just what South Australia asks for . But since the Avording of the law allows a Provincial GrandMaster to set up
his-^ Avill and prerogative against the District Grand Lodges , we ask for such A ^ erbal alterations as shall put it beyond all dispute that the Provincial Grand Masters of Australia shall , like the Provincial
Grand Master of Bengal , Teel themselves , as in duty bound , to acquiesce in the votes of the majority of the lodge . ' " Bro . Wadliam ought to have stated that the matter in regard to Avhich the Provincial Grand Master of Bengal considered himself " bound to
acquiesce in the votes of the majority , " related to the expulsion of a brother from the Craft . Such a sentence cannot be passed or reversed by a Provincial Grand Master . He can , of his own authority , hear and determine all subjects of
complaint or irregularity , and proceed to admonition , fine , or suspension ; he can order the restoration of a brother illegally excluded from a lodge ; he can summon any lodge to produce its Avarrant , books , papers , and accounts . On such points , he
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The Constitution, Rules, Orders, And Regulations, Of The Aberdeen Mason Lodge.
tion , before he enter upon his office . That the Treasurer ' s annual account shall be examined at least eight days before the annual general meeting , by at least two of the managers for the time , who shall be appointed auditors for that purpose , and shall be regularly compared by them , and certified accordingly to the society .
10 . That the admission dues of every person desiring to be admitted a member of this society , shall be one guinea , besides the contribution' to the mortification fund after mentioned ; aud no person shall be admitted unless it is certified by at least three of the official managers for the time being , that he is a
person of good character , worthy to be admitted a member , and his application shall be given in to the Master , or iu his absence the Depute Master , at least eight days before his admission , unless in the case of particular urging circumstances to be judged of by the official . That each member on his
managers attaining the degree of Fellow Craft , shall pay a further sum of half a guinea , and tbe like additional sum on his attaining the degree of Master Mason , all -which sums shall be added to the funds of the society .
11 . That the eldest sou of a member , and the person marrying the eldest daughter of a member , shall be entered and admitted to that rank in the society , which the father hath attained , free of all admission dues , except the contribution to the mortification fund ; and the other sons , and those marrying the
other daughters of members shall be admitted in like manner , on payment of half of the ordinary dues of admission , except the contribution to the mortification fund . 12 . That no person whatever shall be admitted after his attaining fifty years of age , nor any menial servant .
13 . Each member already admitted , and each member who shall hereafter be admitted , shall at the annual general meeting , contribute aud pay in to the Treasin-er two shillings sterling , besides sixpence to the mortification fund aftermeutioned , and any member who shall fail to pay for three years , if residing
Avithin thirty miles of Aberdeen , shall be cousidered as no longer a member of the society , and he , and his family in the event of his death , shall forfeit every benefit from the funds thereof . That each Operative Mason shall also pay at same time , two shillings and sixpence sterling , for eA * ery Apprentice entering into
his service , and on such Apprentice applying to be admitted a member of this lodge , he shall pay at his entry one guinea , and on being past Fellow Craft and raised to the degree of Master Mason , half-a-guinea more , besides the contribution to the mortification fund aftermeutioned . ( To "be continued . )
Grievances Of Colonial Brethren.
GRIEVANCES OF COLONIAL BRETHREN .
( The following is from our contemporary , the INDIAN - FHEEMASOI-T ' FBIEXD . ) In a letter to the Grand Secretary of England , foi-Avarding a petition from the District Grand Lodge of South Australia , the Provincial Grand
Secretary , Bro . Wadham , after referring to several points iu Avhich the regulations in the " Book of Constitutions" are not adapted to the requirements of a colony far distant from the central government of the Craft , offers an explanation of the
reason Avhy , as he supposes , there are no similar complaints from India . " In no district , " he says , " is Masonry more flourishing ; and yet the lodges are Avorking under the constitutions Avhich South Australia says are not
adapted to distant provinces . The answer to this is that , in India , the Provincial Grand Masters do not insist so strongly on the letter of the law as the Provincial Grand Master of South Australia
does . " To illustrate this , he notices a remark made by the Provincial Grand Master of Bengal , when the conduct of a certain brother was under investigation , on the 24 th of June . 1864 : — "In referring to the proceedings in the District Grand
Lodge of Bengal , " he says , " I find that the Provincial Grand Master there , after explaining his reason for not restoring a brother to his Masonic
functions used these remarkable Avords— 'Ineed scai-cely say that I have no personal feelings in the mattei ? , and that I am ready , as in duty bound , toacquiesce cordially in the votes of the majority of the brethren . ' It is obvious that the Provincial
Grand Masters in India regard their authority as iu trust for the District Grand Lodge and for the Avelfare of the Craft ; aud this is just what South Australia asks for . But since the Avording of the law allows a Provincial GrandMaster to set up
his-^ Avill and prerogative against the District Grand Lodges , we ask for such A ^ erbal alterations as shall put it beyond all dispute that the Provincial Grand Masters of Australia shall , like the Provincial
Grand Master of Bengal , Teel themselves , as in duty bound , to acquiesce in the votes of the majority of the lodge . ' " Bro . Wadliam ought to have stated that the matter in regard to Avhich the Provincial Grand Master of Bengal considered himself " bound to
acquiesce in the votes of the majority , " related to the expulsion of a brother from the Craft . Such a sentence cannot be passed or reversed by a Provincial Grand Master . He can , of his own authority , hear and determine all subjects of
complaint or irregularity , and proceed to admonition , fine , or suspension ; he can order the restoration of a brother illegally excluded from a lodge ; he can summon any lodge to produce its Avarrant , books , papers , and accounts . On such points , he