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Our Architectural Chapter.
Lodge in convenient and symmetrical situations , and be removed in case a Lodge should transfer its abode , or acquire a larger hall . They should likeivise be made in this way , in order that where a Lodge room is not constantly used for Masonic purposes , the tablets or panels may be conveniently placed together ivith one reversed on the outside ,
so as to form a secure package ; Avhile on the night of meeting the panels are easily hung up . This practice is commendable , inasmuch as it is of great use to cultivate the history of Masonry , to teach younger brethren that ours is an ancient and time honoured institution , and that it is a duty incumbent on them to maintain its reputation
by zeal as well as b y forbearance . Tablets should contain year by year , the name of the Worshipful Master , the appointment of Grand or Provincial Grand Officers from amongst the Lodge , the names of benefactors and donors , the presentation of testimonials to secretaries and founders , by which their
services Avould be recorded . The expense of this , yearly , would be but small , and lest any Lodge of ancient standing and small means should be fri ghtened by the expense of carrying it out on a large scale , we say—begin at once with the last year and youngest P . M ., or this year Avith the present W . M ., and from year to year and from time to time as your funds admit , aud you Avill notliave to Avait long . Work
backwards till you have tAventy years , forty years , sixty years , or a hundred years . Members will soon be very anxious to commemorate the present P . Ms ,, or those by whom they have been initiated ; and indeed they AA'ill not rest until they have their records complete . There are feAV Lodges meeting in halls , tOAra halls , assembly rooms ,
or public houses , where the Avails are so adorned that there is any fear of shutting out suitable Masonic decorations . On the contrary the tablets will afford a suitable decoration , while they will many times shut out unseemly and indecent objects which , the carelessness of landlords has introduced into rooms used for Masonic
purposes . The Freemasons' Hall at NeAvcastle , it Avill be seen , occupies a time honoured site , though a modern building—the hall of the "Barber Surgeons' Company . " A correspondent of the Times , speaking of the noble gate of the Gray Friars monastery at Reading ; lias Avell expressed a Avish that in choosing a larger hall this building
had met the regards of the brother , AVIIO , having distinguished himself as a local architect , had been charged Avith the construction of the new hall . The correspondent considered that the Gray Friars' Gate mi ght well have been restored as the place of assembly for an Order more
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Our Architectural Chapter.
Lodge in convenient and symmetrical situations , and be removed in case a Lodge should transfer its abode , or acquire a larger hall . They should likeivise be made in this way , in order that where a Lodge room is not constantly used for Masonic purposes , the tablets or panels may be conveniently placed together ivith one reversed on the outside ,
so as to form a secure package ; Avhile on the night of meeting the panels are easily hung up . This practice is commendable , inasmuch as it is of great use to cultivate the history of Masonry , to teach younger brethren that ours is an ancient and time honoured institution , and that it is a duty incumbent on them to maintain its reputation
by zeal as well as b y forbearance . Tablets should contain year by year , the name of the Worshipful Master , the appointment of Grand or Provincial Grand Officers from amongst the Lodge , the names of benefactors and donors , the presentation of testimonials to secretaries and founders , by which their
services Avould be recorded . The expense of this , yearly , would be but small , and lest any Lodge of ancient standing and small means should be fri ghtened by the expense of carrying it out on a large scale , we say—begin at once with the last year and youngest P . M ., or this year Avith the present W . M ., and from year to year and from time to time as your funds admit , aud you Avill notliave to Avait long . Work
backwards till you have tAventy years , forty years , sixty years , or a hundred years . Members will soon be very anxious to commemorate the present P . Ms ,, or those by whom they have been initiated ; and indeed they AA'ill not rest until they have their records complete . There are feAV Lodges meeting in halls , tOAra halls , assembly rooms ,
or public houses , where the Avails are so adorned that there is any fear of shutting out suitable Masonic decorations . On the contrary the tablets will afford a suitable decoration , while they will many times shut out unseemly and indecent objects which , the carelessness of landlords has introduced into rooms used for Masonic
purposes . The Freemasons' Hall at NeAvcastle , it Avill be seen , occupies a time honoured site , though a modern building—the hall of the "Barber Surgeons' Company . " A correspondent of the Times , speaking of the noble gate of the Gray Friars monastery at Reading ; lias Avell expressed a Avish that in choosing a larger hall this building
had met the regards of the brother , AVIIO , having distinguished himself as a local architect , had been charged Avith the construction of the new hall . The correspondent considered that the Gray Friars' Gate mi ght well have been restored as the place of assembly for an Order more