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Article THE RED APRON. Page 1 of 1 Article MASONIC ANECDOTE. Page 1 of 2 →
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The Red Apron.
THE RED APRON .
" The name and residence ofthe Members recommended as Stewards for the year ensuing , shall , at least fourteen days previous to the Grand Festival , be transmitted by the Lodge recommending , to the Grand Secretary . "—Constitutions , page 43 , art . 3 . The necessity of complying with the above regulation is obvious—it is to give an opportunity to the Grand Master to exercise his judgment and discretion before he shall finall and appoint the Grand
y approve Stewards of the year ; and therefore the Lodges who possess the enviable distinction of recommending for tbe Grand Master ' s approbation those Brethren whom they consider as eligible to serve the office , should , in justice to those whom they intend to distinguish , place the names in good time before the proper authority . It might be considered as unkind on the part of the Grand Master , to exercise the authority contained in art . 7 , p . 44 , which declares , that any Lodge that shall neglect to
comply with article 3 , shall forfeit its privilege of recommendation . AVe know , by experience , that H . R . H . the present Grand Master , looks upon necessary deviations from this law with great forbearance , but it is improper to place him , at any time , in a situation of difficulty . This year , four Lodges delayed their return . AVe make these observations with some regret ; but our attention has been so forcibl y called to the subject that we do not hesitate to enter upon it , in the hope , that in future the law may be more strictly observed .
Masonic Anecdote.
MASONIC ANECDOTE .
ON the breaking out ofthe war ( after the short peace ) in 1803 , Captain Akerman was returning from Newfoundland to Poole , when he was taken by a French privateer off Portland , nearly in sight of his native place ( Burton Bradstock , near Bridport . ) On nearing the French coast , as the prize-master was overhauling the ship ' s papers , he observed a master-mason ' s certificate , dated the 10 th of September , 1783 , showing that the captain belonged to the Lodof Amityat Poole . At siht of
ge , g the certificate , he exclaimed " Mon Dieu ! " gave it to the captain ; took his hand , and gave him the fraternal embrace . He then called one of the crew who could speak English , and through him conveyed to Captain Akerman his great regret at not knowing that he was a mason before , as he would have put him on shore at Portland or Albany Head . On landing at Bordeaux , Captain Akerman was treated kindly , and when he set off for Verdun on his parole , every precaution was taken
to render his situation comfortable on the journey . He was regularly billetted at the house of a Freemason , and his property , consisting of dollars , a watch , silver spoons , & c . & c . placed under the protection of the gens d ' armes at each stage ; and , on his arrival , safely delivered to him . At that depot this unfortunate victim of war remained till the peace in 1814 ; but it is worthy of remark , that , during his eleven years of imprisonment , he often experienced the kindness of his captor . AVhile he was at Verdun , Napoleon passed through the place , and , knowing that there were several Masons among the prisoners , he inquired how they conducted themselves ; and on being told by the com-
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The Red Apron.
THE RED APRON .
" The name and residence ofthe Members recommended as Stewards for the year ensuing , shall , at least fourteen days previous to the Grand Festival , be transmitted by the Lodge recommending , to the Grand Secretary . "—Constitutions , page 43 , art . 3 . The necessity of complying with the above regulation is obvious—it is to give an opportunity to the Grand Master to exercise his judgment and discretion before he shall finall and appoint the Grand
y approve Stewards of the year ; and therefore the Lodges who possess the enviable distinction of recommending for tbe Grand Master ' s approbation those Brethren whom they consider as eligible to serve the office , should , in justice to those whom they intend to distinguish , place the names in good time before the proper authority . It might be considered as unkind on the part of the Grand Master , to exercise the authority contained in art . 7 , p . 44 , which declares , that any Lodge that shall neglect to
comply with article 3 , shall forfeit its privilege of recommendation . AVe know , by experience , that H . R . H . the present Grand Master , looks upon necessary deviations from this law with great forbearance , but it is improper to place him , at any time , in a situation of difficulty . This year , four Lodges delayed their return . AVe make these observations with some regret ; but our attention has been so forcibl y called to the subject that we do not hesitate to enter upon it , in the hope , that in future the law may be more strictly observed .
Masonic Anecdote.
MASONIC ANECDOTE .
ON the breaking out ofthe war ( after the short peace ) in 1803 , Captain Akerman was returning from Newfoundland to Poole , when he was taken by a French privateer off Portland , nearly in sight of his native place ( Burton Bradstock , near Bridport . ) On nearing the French coast , as the prize-master was overhauling the ship ' s papers , he observed a master-mason ' s certificate , dated the 10 th of September , 1783 , showing that the captain belonged to the Lodof Amityat Poole . At siht of
ge , g the certificate , he exclaimed " Mon Dieu ! " gave it to the captain ; took his hand , and gave him the fraternal embrace . He then called one of the crew who could speak English , and through him conveyed to Captain Akerman his great regret at not knowing that he was a mason before , as he would have put him on shore at Portland or Albany Head . On landing at Bordeaux , Captain Akerman was treated kindly , and when he set off for Verdun on his parole , every precaution was taken
to render his situation comfortable on the journey . He was regularly billetted at the house of a Freemason , and his property , consisting of dollars , a watch , silver spoons , & c . & c . placed under the protection of the gens d ' armes at each stage ; and , on his arrival , safely delivered to him . At that depot this unfortunate victim of war remained till the peace in 1814 ; but it is worthy of remark , that , during his eleven years of imprisonment , he often experienced the kindness of his captor . AVhile he was at Verdun , Napoleon passed through the place , and , knowing that there were several Masons among the prisoners , he inquired how they conducted themselves ; and on being told by the com-