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Honorary Members.
ship , with a lodge , at any time ho may Avish to contribute to its funds , by simply paying the regular subscriptions ; or should the W . M . bring it before the members in open lodge , or mention the transfer to them for their information ; or is he to be reproposed and re-balloted for , and pay a joining fee ,
& c . ? I ask this simply because I believe that the nice sense of gentlemanly honour possessed by our Rev . brother mi ght prevent his accepting the office of Senior Warden , unless I allowed him to transfer his name to the subscribing list . I have no doubt myself on this point either ; but I ask it out of
"respect to our lawfully constituted authorities" ( as I hai'e the former ) , ancl for more especial caution , as I wish conscientiously to perform the sacred duties that will shortl y devolve on me . Ton will , of course , remember that the "Book of Constitutions" most expressly provides that " every lodge must receive as a
member" ( that is , of course , as a " paying" or " subscribing" member ) , " without further proposition or ballot , " " any brother initiated therein . " HOAV much more so , then , any brother ivho has been balloted for and admitted as an "honorary member ?" Again apologising for the length of this istle
ep , I remain , dear Sir ancl Brother , yours faithfully ancl fraternally . TYEO , Worshipful Master Elect of Lodge London , October 20 th , 1864 .
[ Honorary members are not acknowledged by Grand Lodge , and by-laws providing for their admission would not be passed . All members must , according to law , pay something to the general funds . The office of Chaplain , Ave look upon it , may be given to an honorary member , as it confers a lustre on the
lodge . Should the brother wish to take any other office , we hold he must become a full member , and that he is entitled to do so at any time . ]
Masters And Wardens.
MASTERS AND WARDENS .
TO THE EDITOR OP THE FREEMASONS * M . VGAZINF . AND MASONIC Mn . ROR . DEAE SIE AND BBOTHEE , —In Juno last I was appointed to the Junior Warden ' s chair , all the other offices being at the same time re-filled by the W . M ' ., who was then re-elected and re-installed . The lodge has now determined to alter its day of installationand elect a neiv Master in December
, next . The Grand Registrar ancl the editor of the PEEEMASONS' MAGAZINE have both expressed an opinion that such a course ivill bo legal and unobjectionable . I wish to know if I and all the other officers of the lodge can be compelledunder any such circumstancesto
, , resign those offices to which Ave have been appointed , before we have been allowed to fill them for one year . The " Book of Constitutions" only provides for the removal of officers in the event of misbehaviour . In my case it will Avork a po 3 iti \ 'e injustice , as I have never filled a Warden ' s chair before , aud shall be
deprived of my qualification for the chair . " Tours truly ancl fraternally , JUNIOE WAHDEN . [ There will be no injustice if the new Master raises our correspondent to the Senior Warden ' s chair , or re-appoints him , as , under the circumstances , he should certainly do . ]
The Masonic Mirror.
THE MASONIC MIRROR .
JtfASOXIC MJEMS . At the Lodge of Benevolence , on AVednesday , Bro . Benjamin Head , P . G . D ., in tbe chair , eighteen petitioners ivere relieved Avith various sums , amounting in the aggregate to £ 230 . Tivo petitioners were recommended to Grand Lodge for grants of iE 30 each , and tivo for £ 50 .
It is stated that Bro . Charles Stratton ( otherivise General Tom Thumb ) has been specially invited to Grand Lodge . We hope it is not true . Grand Lodge ought not to be converted into a raree shoiv .
GEAXD LODGE . Tho folloiving Report of the President and A * ice-Preside : " . t of tho Colonial Board to the Colonial Board , on the eligibility of Parsees and Hindoos to bo admitted to the mysteries and privileges of Freemasonry , is to be submitted to next Grand Lodge : —
The Parsees are a tribe scattered over our Indian possessions , and numbering about 150 , 000 in population , including in this estimate the Parsees of Persia . Their numbers , therefore , are insignificant in proportion to the 150 , 000 , 000 of natives by whom they are surrounded , and to the wealth and importance ivhieh they have themselves acquired . It is computed that mere than
half of the ivealth of the city of Bombay is in their hands Being chiefly engaged in commercial pursuits they fully appreciate the advantages of British rule , and in the public benefactions of some of their merchant princes they may , to some extent , lay claim to having substantially acknowledged the blessings of order , civilisation , and civil and . religions liberty ,
under ivhieh , as a class , they have made rapid strides towards social and material advancement . Little as the mass of Englishmen know of their Indian fellow subjects generally , few are ignorant of the name of Sir Jamsetjee Jeejeeblioy , the fame of ivhose vast fortune was alone sufficient to have made him conspicuous , had it not been surpassed and perpetuated by the well directed munificence which has enriched the city of Bombay
with hospitals , schools , and public works , at the cost of : i quarter of a million sterling . As might bo fairly presumed , the industry , perseverance , and benevolence displayed by the late baronet are not , except in their extent , exceptional qualities . He may be justly regarded as a representative man ; and Avhile many of his class have , like him , started from poverty , and
accumulated large fortunes , his liberality and public spirit have been as widely emulated as his energy and perseverance . JN ' or are the springs and sources of this large and intelligent beneficenee , ivhieh takes no account of distinctions of creed or caste , to be found merely in self-interest or the desire for social distinction . If the educated professors of their faith are to be
heard , these acts proceed from the spirit of charity directly inculcated by their religion . Their morality , which is unquestionably pure , is intimately connected ivith the doctrines of their religion ; and the foundation of their morality is the virtue of brotherly love . Purity of thought , word , and deed is by many moral precepts and religious ceremonies directly
sanctioned and enforced . The sacredness of domestic life is fully recognised ; bigamy is only permitted in exceptional cases ; and woman holds a place of social dignity and respect rarely accorded to her in the East . Charges of idolatry and flre-ivorship have been brought against the Parsees , but ivith little justice-Of the former they may be acquitted at once . JNo idol is to be seen iu their temples . With regard to the latter , an explana-
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Honorary Members.
ship , with a lodge , at any time ho may Avish to contribute to its funds , by simply paying the regular subscriptions ; or should the W . M . bring it before the members in open lodge , or mention the transfer to them for their information ; or is he to be reproposed and re-balloted for , and pay a joining fee ,
& c . ? I ask this simply because I believe that the nice sense of gentlemanly honour possessed by our Rev . brother mi ght prevent his accepting the office of Senior Warden , unless I allowed him to transfer his name to the subscribing list . I have no doubt myself on this point either ; but I ask it out of
"respect to our lawfully constituted authorities" ( as I hai'e the former ) , ancl for more especial caution , as I wish conscientiously to perform the sacred duties that will shortl y devolve on me . Ton will , of course , remember that the "Book of Constitutions" most expressly provides that " every lodge must receive as a
member" ( that is , of course , as a " paying" or " subscribing" member ) , " without further proposition or ballot , " " any brother initiated therein . " HOAV much more so , then , any brother ivho has been balloted for and admitted as an "honorary member ?" Again apologising for the length of this istle
ep , I remain , dear Sir ancl Brother , yours faithfully ancl fraternally . TYEO , Worshipful Master Elect of Lodge London , October 20 th , 1864 .
[ Honorary members are not acknowledged by Grand Lodge , and by-laws providing for their admission would not be passed . All members must , according to law , pay something to the general funds . The office of Chaplain , Ave look upon it , may be given to an honorary member , as it confers a lustre on the
lodge . Should the brother wish to take any other office , we hold he must become a full member , and that he is entitled to do so at any time . ]
Masters And Wardens.
MASTERS AND WARDENS .
TO THE EDITOR OP THE FREEMASONS * M . VGAZINF . AND MASONIC Mn . ROR . DEAE SIE AND BBOTHEE , —In Juno last I was appointed to the Junior Warden ' s chair , all the other offices being at the same time re-filled by the W . M ' ., who was then re-elected and re-installed . The lodge has now determined to alter its day of installationand elect a neiv Master in December
, next . The Grand Registrar ancl the editor of the PEEEMASONS' MAGAZINE have both expressed an opinion that such a course ivill bo legal and unobjectionable . I wish to know if I and all the other officers of the lodge can be compelledunder any such circumstancesto
, , resign those offices to which Ave have been appointed , before we have been allowed to fill them for one year . The " Book of Constitutions" only provides for the removal of officers in the event of misbehaviour . In my case it will Avork a po 3 iti \ 'e injustice , as I have never filled a Warden ' s chair before , aud shall be
deprived of my qualification for the chair . " Tours truly ancl fraternally , JUNIOE WAHDEN . [ There will be no injustice if the new Master raises our correspondent to the Senior Warden ' s chair , or re-appoints him , as , under the circumstances , he should certainly do . ]
The Masonic Mirror.
THE MASONIC MIRROR .
JtfASOXIC MJEMS . At the Lodge of Benevolence , on AVednesday , Bro . Benjamin Head , P . G . D ., in tbe chair , eighteen petitioners ivere relieved Avith various sums , amounting in the aggregate to £ 230 . Tivo petitioners were recommended to Grand Lodge for grants of iE 30 each , and tivo for £ 50 .
It is stated that Bro . Charles Stratton ( otherivise General Tom Thumb ) has been specially invited to Grand Lodge . We hope it is not true . Grand Lodge ought not to be converted into a raree shoiv .
GEAXD LODGE . Tho folloiving Report of the President and A * ice-Preside : " . t of tho Colonial Board to the Colonial Board , on the eligibility of Parsees and Hindoos to bo admitted to the mysteries and privileges of Freemasonry , is to be submitted to next Grand Lodge : —
The Parsees are a tribe scattered over our Indian possessions , and numbering about 150 , 000 in population , including in this estimate the Parsees of Persia . Their numbers , therefore , are insignificant in proportion to the 150 , 000 , 000 of natives by whom they are surrounded , and to the wealth and importance ivhieh they have themselves acquired . It is computed that mere than
half of the ivealth of the city of Bombay is in their hands Being chiefly engaged in commercial pursuits they fully appreciate the advantages of British rule , and in the public benefactions of some of their merchant princes they may , to some extent , lay claim to having substantially acknowledged the blessings of order , civilisation , and civil and . religions liberty ,
under ivhieh , as a class , they have made rapid strides towards social and material advancement . Little as the mass of Englishmen know of their Indian fellow subjects generally , few are ignorant of the name of Sir Jamsetjee Jeejeeblioy , the fame of ivhose vast fortune was alone sufficient to have made him conspicuous , had it not been surpassed and perpetuated by the well directed munificence which has enriched the city of Bombay
with hospitals , schools , and public works , at the cost of : i quarter of a million sterling . As might bo fairly presumed , the industry , perseverance , and benevolence displayed by the late baronet are not , except in their extent , exceptional qualities . He may be justly regarded as a representative man ; and Avhile many of his class have , like him , started from poverty , and
accumulated large fortunes , his liberality and public spirit have been as widely emulated as his energy and perseverance . JN ' or are the springs and sources of this large and intelligent beneficenee , ivhieh takes no account of distinctions of creed or caste , to be found merely in self-interest or the desire for social distinction . If the educated professors of their faith are to be
heard , these acts proceed from the spirit of charity directly inculcated by their religion . Their morality , which is unquestionably pure , is intimately connected ivith the doctrines of their religion ; and the foundation of their morality is the virtue of brotherly love . Purity of thought , word , and deed is by many moral precepts and religious ceremonies directly
sanctioned and enforced . The sacredness of domestic life is fully recognised ; bigamy is only permitted in exceptional cases ; and woman holds a place of social dignity and respect rarely accorded to her in the East . Charges of idolatry and flre-ivorship have been brought against the Parsees , but ivith little justice-Of the former they may be acquitted at once . JNo idol is to be seen iu their temples . With regard to the latter , an explana-