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Correspondence.
CORRESPONDENCE .
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' ¦ ' ¦ OUE ARCHITECTURAL CHAPTEE . " TO 'IHE EDITOB 01 ' ' 11113 1 'KliEAlASOKS' MAGAZINE AND MASONIC JIIBKOK . Sin , —There '; is a slight inaccuracy in your "Architectural Chapter " ol Feb . 9 , ivith respect to my introduction of Mr . Scott's name at the hist
Grand Lodge . I did not propose that lie should be the architect of the neiv Hall . AVhat I said u-as , that I thought it a pity that such distinguished men should be excluded from competing , through our restricting ourselves to architects ivho happen to lie also Masons . I am , Sir , jour obedient servant , Alburn Hector ;/ , 10 th Feb ., 1859 . G . 11 . POUTAL .
PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGES . TO TIIE EDITOE OF THE inVEEAIASOKS' . AIAGAZIKE AND . llASOHKJ 111111101 ! . DHAK Sut AXD BKOTIIER , —Some experience of Provincial Grand Lodges lias led me to the conclusion that great amendments might ivith advantage he adopted in the appointments to the several offices , and in making the
annual meetings of more practical use . than they are at present . All that generally appears to he done , is , for a few members from the Lodges of the various toiviis in the district to meet at the appointed place , to AVCICOIIIC the Provincial Grand Master and his Deputy , read the minutes of the last meeting , listen to the appointments of officers , and witness their installationgo to church—and then to banquet . Comparatively fciv attend , except those interested , as being expectants of promotion , and the brethren of the toivn
in ivhich the meeting is held . Frequently there is but one vacancy , occasioned by the retirement of the Prov . Senior Grand AVarden , every one advances a step , and the "Worshipful Master of the Lodge in Avhose rooms the meeting is held obtains the purple by being put into the shoes of the Pursuivant . NOAV , on the supposition that the holding of Provincial Grand Lodge is a merely formal proceeding—and really it is little else , for scarcely ever is any duty performed except what I have slated and the collection of the dues 1 —instead of being for the purpose of giving an honourable distinction to members who have been a credit to the Craft , or
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Correspondence.
CORRESPONDENCE .
[ T HE EDITOR does not hold himself responsible for any opinions entertained by Correspondents . ]
' ¦ ' ¦ OUE ARCHITECTURAL CHAPTEE . " TO 'IHE EDITOB 01 ' ' 11113 1 'KliEAlASOKS' MAGAZINE AND MASONIC JIIBKOK . Sin , —There '; is a slight inaccuracy in your "Architectural Chapter " ol Feb . 9 , ivith respect to my introduction of Mr . Scott's name at the hist
Grand Lodge . I did not propose that lie should be the architect of the neiv Hall . AVhat I said u-as , that I thought it a pity that such distinguished men should be excluded from competing , through our restricting ourselves to architects ivho happen to lie also Masons . I am , Sir , jour obedient servant , Alburn Hector ;/ , 10 th Feb ., 1859 . G . 11 . POUTAL .
PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGES . TO TIIE EDITOE OF THE inVEEAIASOKS' . AIAGAZIKE AND . llASOHKJ 111111101 ! . DHAK Sut AXD BKOTIIER , —Some experience of Provincial Grand Lodges lias led me to the conclusion that great amendments might ivith advantage he adopted in the appointments to the several offices , and in making the
annual meetings of more practical use . than they are at present . All that generally appears to he done , is , for a few members from the Lodges of the various toiviis in the district to meet at the appointed place , to AVCICOIIIC the Provincial Grand Master and his Deputy , read the minutes of the last meeting , listen to the appointments of officers , and witness their installationgo to church—and then to banquet . Comparatively fciv attend , except those interested , as being expectants of promotion , and the brethren of the toivn
in ivhich the meeting is held . Frequently there is but one vacancy , occasioned by the retirement of the Prov . Senior Grand AVarden , every one advances a step , and the "Worshipful Master of the Lodge in Avhose rooms the meeting is held obtains the purple by being put into the shoes of the Pursuivant . NOAV , on the supposition that the holding of Provincial Grand Lodge is a merely formal proceeding—and really it is little else , for scarcely ever is any duty performed except what I have slated and the collection of the dues 1 —instead of being for the purpose of giving an honourable distinction to members who have been a credit to the Craft , or