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To Correspondents.
: "A BROTHER of Lodge No . 907 " asks whether the Master Mason ' s jewel , sold by Bro . Thearle , can be legally worn in a Craft Lodge . The laivs regulating the wear- ¦ ing of jewels will be found at pages 18 , 63 , and 108 , and as we read them , allow the wealing of such jewels , though not usual in England . . The laiv , as laid down . at page 63 , allows the wearing of honorary or other , jewels " consistent with those degrees recognized by the Grand Lodge as parfc of ancient Freemasonry . " In Scotland and other places , the Master Mason ' s jewel is almost universally worn .
- BRO . GARROD AND " JUSTITIA . "—TVe havo received a letter from Bro . Garrod ( No . 11 ) , complaining of tho want ofm anliness in " Justitia" in not throwing off his disguise and disclosing his name . TVe generally give our correspondents tolerable latitude in their observations , ancl we should have published Bro . Garrod ' s letter regarding " Justitia , " had he not imported into it an attack upon another -brother , of so virulent a nature that to publish it ivould not only bring down upon us the . just indignation and censure of every right thinking Mason , but might subject us to the law of libel .-
" P . M ., ( No . 730 ) DUDLEY . " —We regret that disputes should have arisen between the Dudley Lodges on a point of etiquette as to who should take the foremost position in conducting the fete at Hagley , but the matter is not of sufficient general interest for the publication of letters on the subject . "J . TV . P . M ., ( No . 429 ) . "—No brother has the right to sign-himself P . M . unless he has regularly served the office of Master . The P , M , "degree , as given in Scotland ,
does not give the P . M . 's rank in England , " FREEMASONRY AND ODD FELLOWSHIP . "—We are favoured ivith a letter on this subject from our R . W . Bro . William Kelly . " L ODQE , No . 04 . " —In our next , if possible , THE STATUTES RELATING ; TO THE CRAFT . —We will-publish the clauses of Acts
of Parliament relating to the Order in an early number . ODD FELLOAVSHIP . —Bro . George Markham Tweddell has addressed a communication to us on this subject , which Ave are compelled to defer . " MASONIC MISSIONS . "—This series of articles , which we are glad to find exciting so much interest , ivill be resumed in our new issue . TV . BROS , JAMES POWELL AND E , CLEPHAN are unavoidably deferred to our neiv number .
MASONIC CHARITIES . —A letter on this subject from Bro , Richard Samuel Thome will appear at the first opportunity . THE GRAND OFFICERS , —Bro . . TV . H . Cole ' s communication has been received , and will receive immediate attention . MASONIC LITERATURE . —Bro . Matthew Cooke is thanked for his interesting
letter on this subject . A ^^\ t L 0 DQ et
VAL / BRARY A y
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To Correspondents.
: "A BROTHER of Lodge No . 907 " asks whether the Master Mason ' s jewel , sold by Bro . Thearle , can be legally worn in a Craft Lodge . The laivs regulating the wear- ¦ ing of jewels will be found at pages 18 , 63 , and 108 , and as we read them , allow the wealing of such jewels , though not usual in England . . The laiv , as laid down . at page 63 , allows the wearing of honorary or other , jewels " consistent with those degrees recognized by the Grand Lodge as parfc of ancient Freemasonry . " In Scotland and other places , the Master Mason ' s jewel is almost universally worn .
- BRO . GARROD AND " JUSTITIA . "—TVe havo received a letter from Bro . Garrod ( No . 11 ) , complaining of tho want ofm anliness in " Justitia" in not throwing off his disguise and disclosing his name . TVe generally give our correspondents tolerable latitude in their observations , ancl we should have published Bro . Garrod ' s letter regarding " Justitia , " had he not imported into it an attack upon another -brother , of so virulent a nature that to publish it ivould not only bring down upon us the . just indignation and censure of every right thinking Mason , but might subject us to the law of libel .-
" P . M ., ( No . 730 ) DUDLEY . " —We regret that disputes should have arisen between the Dudley Lodges on a point of etiquette as to who should take the foremost position in conducting the fete at Hagley , but the matter is not of sufficient general interest for the publication of letters on the subject . "J . TV . P . M ., ( No . 429 ) . "—No brother has the right to sign-himself P . M . unless he has regularly served the office of Master . The P , M , "degree , as given in Scotland ,
does not give the P . M . 's rank in England , " FREEMASONRY AND ODD FELLOWSHIP . "—We are favoured ivith a letter on this subject from our R . W . Bro . William Kelly . " L ODQE , No . 04 . " —In our next , if possible , THE STATUTES RELATING ; TO THE CRAFT . —We will-publish the clauses of Acts
of Parliament relating to the Order in an early number . ODD FELLOAVSHIP . —Bro . George Markham Tweddell has addressed a communication to us on this subject , which Ave are compelled to defer . " MASONIC MISSIONS . "—This series of articles , which we are glad to find exciting so much interest , ivill be resumed in our new issue . TV . BROS , JAMES POWELL AND E , CLEPHAN are unavoidably deferred to our neiv number .
MASONIC CHARITIES . —A letter on this subject from Bro , Richard Samuel Thome will appear at the first opportunity . THE GRAND OFFICERS , —Bro . . TV . H . Cole ' s communication has been received , and will receive immediate attention . MASONIC LITERATURE . —Bro . Matthew Cooke is thanked for his interesting
letter on this subject . A ^^\ t L 0 DQ et
VAL / BRARY A y