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Article OLD RECORDS OF THE LODGE OF PEEBLES. ← Page 4 of 6 →
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Old Records Of The Lodge Of Peebles.
" Gth . That when a Brother is to deliver his ojjinion or observation on any point , he shall rise up and address himself to the Worshipful Master in the chair . No Committees or private conversations are to be permitted Avhile in constituted Lodge ; nor talk of anything impertinently or unseemly , nor interrupt the Master Wardens or any Brother speaking * to the Master , but one at a time , nor behave jestingly on discussing any subject , nor use , any unbecoming language , or
otherways misbehave , so as to call forth the interference of the Master ; such Member so offending shall be fined of two shillings and be reprimanded ; two shillings for the second offence , and be rebuked in like manner ; and for the third he shall be excluded And all complaints shall be deliberated upon and judged by the Lodge ; p , nd a majority of
votes shall fix the point . Any matter of importance may be ajJpealed to the Annual Meeting from the Quarterly Meetings . Anything , IIOAVever , that relates to order or propriety of conduct , the individual offending shall submit to the determination of the meeting at which it takes place .
" Every Member when going out and coming into the Lodge shall pay clue resjject to the Master in the usual manner , of which the entrant will be informed , under the above-mentioned fines and censures . "
The St . John ' s Day Meeting , December 27 th , 1803 , at which , the above was read and agreed to , was a very successful reunion of the brethren , forty-nine being present . The meeting was constituted with prayer , by the Rev . Dr . William Dalgliesh , minister of the
parish . On 29 th February , 1804 , a meeting of Committee for examining the Treasurer ' s Books and Accounts , was held as follows : — Amount of Charge £ 107 8 5 i
And of Debursements 103 1 3 i Leaving a balance of cash ... ... £ 4 7 2 i
Avhich he paid to the Treasurer for the present year , and at same time delivered over the box . The Lodge authorise the Treasurer to pay Brother Andrew Ritchie 12 s . Id ., a balance of loss sustained on the meal got from Leith ; also to pay John Marshall half-a-crown for lime to Mr . Williamson ' s house .
It was stated at the meeting that an offer of £ 160 had been made for the House and Garden possessed by Mr . Williamson . As this was only an interim meeting , they declined giving any opinion whether these subjects should be sold or not ; but the Master recommended that the matter be resolved in the minds of the Brethren till next
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Old Records Of The Lodge Of Peebles.
" Gth . That when a Brother is to deliver his ojjinion or observation on any point , he shall rise up and address himself to the Worshipful Master in the chair . No Committees or private conversations are to be permitted Avhile in constituted Lodge ; nor talk of anything impertinently or unseemly , nor interrupt the Master Wardens or any Brother speaking * to the Master , but one at a time , nor behave jestingly on discussing any subject , nor use , any unbecoming language , or
otherways misbehave , so as to call forth the interference of the Master ; such Member so offending shall be fined of two shillings and be reprimanded ; two shillings for the second offence , and be rebuked in like manner ; and for the third he shall be excluded And all complaints shall be deliberated upon and judged by the Lodge ; p , nd a majority of
votes shall fix the point . Any matter of importance may be ajJpealed to the Annual Meeting from the Quarterly Meetings . Anything , IIOAVever , that relates to order or propriety of conduct , the individual offending shall submit to the determination of the meeting at which it takes place .
" Every Member when going out and coming into the Lodge shall pay clue resjject to the Master in the usual manner , of which the entrant will be informed , under the above-mentioned fines and censures . "
The St . John ' s Day Meeting , December 27 th , 1803 , at which , the above was read and agreed to , was a very successful reunion of the brethren , forty-nine being present . The meeting was constituted with prayer , by the Rev . Dr . William Dalgliesh , minister of the
parish . On 29 th February , 1804 , a meeting of Committee for examining the Treasurer ' s Books and Accounts , was held as follows : — Amount of Charge £ 107 8 5 i
And of Debursements 103 1 3 i Leaving a balance of cash ... ... £ 4 7 2 i
Avhich he paid to the Treasurer for the present year , and at same time delivered over the box . The Lodge authorise the Treasurer to pay Brother Andrew Ritchie 12 s . Id ., a balance of loss sustained on the meal got from Leith ; also to pay John Marshall half-a-crown for lime to Mr . Williamson ' s house .
It was stated at the meeting that an offer of £ 160 had been made for the House and Garden possessed by Mr . Williamson . As this was only an interim meeting , they declined giving any opinion whether these subjects should be sold or not ; but the Master recommended that the matter be resolved in the minds of the Brethren till next