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Correspondence.
Irish Brethren to the first piece of work at which their newly appointed Masonic Commissioner tried his hand at the last meeting of the Grand Lodge of Scotland . If he represented Irish opinions and Irish Masonic practices—which we cannot believe—we say frankly that the less ive see of them in Grand Lodge the better ; for if Ave are to judge by Avhat Ave have seen , Ave should think little of those sent , and still less of those ivho sent them . It ishoweverpossible that we do our Irish Brethren Avrong
, , by entertaining the bare idea of such a suspicion . They may not knowthe opinions of their ueivly nominated Commissioner ; but as he ivas the active agent for bringing forward the most important subject that Avas settled at the last communication , ive are compelled to bring him and his proceedings thus prominently under their notice . The motion to ivhich I advert ivas marked No . V . on the list of businessand was proposed bBro . Dr . Arnottand Avas to this effect :
, y , " That the folloiving alterations and additions be made to Chapter XXI .: that Section 4 should be repealed , and the following paragraph enacted in its place ; viz ., that every candidate for Freemasonry shall be at least 18 years of age , before he be admitted an Entered Apprentice : No one shall he elected Master of a Lodge until he has attained the ag < - of 25 years , unless he has served tivo years as Warden , and in no case until he be 21 years of age . " Further , to Section V . it Avas recommended
to prefix the ivords , " When one is entered in a Lodge he shall not be passed Felloivcraft by another Lodge , without the consent of his Mother Lodge until after tii'elve months have elapsed from the date of the apprenticeship ; " aud to add to the same Section , at the end , — " If a Brother be affiliated without producing evidence of his being recorded on the Grand Lodge roll , he shall be deemed an Entrant , and the affiliating Lodshall itself return his nameand the dues of enrolment . "
ge , pay The above ivas in brief Bro . Arnott ' s motion ; and that your readers may understand its nature , if they by any possibility can do so , ive will give the IaAvs as they at present stand , or rather stood ; for an amendment made by the neiv Irish Commissioner altered the case in a A'ery remarkable manner , the result of ivhich we shall yet have to comment
upon . F'irst , ive will begin Avith the law as it stood on the morning of May the 5 th , 1851 . Section 4 , Chap . XXI ., ivhich Bro . Arnott wished repealed , runs thus : "No candidate for initiation shall be advanced from the degree of Apprentice to that of Felloivcraft , or raised from the degree of Felloivcraft to that of Master Mason , at a shorter interval than two weeks between each degree ; " and Section V ., ivhich was to be prefaced and added to as above describedruns thus : " A Brother about to be passed
, or raised must , if not already a member of the Lodge affiliating , be , previously to the ceremonial , affiliated as a member in the degree preceding that to be conferred . " Bro . ArnottAvished Section IV . to be entirely done away ; what motive he had for this it is scarcely fair to judge ; he has given his opinion upon Craft matters in " The Charter , " pretty fully , freely , and at length , and Brethren may find his reasons there—at all events his motion caused a considerable discussionand not a little
, excitement . Bro . Somerville , the new Irish Commissioner , however moved as an amendment that the following be added to Section IV .: " UNLESS IT SHALT ; BE CERTIFIED BY TWO BRETHREN OF THE LODGE IN AVHICH THE CANDIDATE JS TO BE PASSED OB I 1 AJSED , THAT HE IS ABOUT TO REMOVE FROM SCOTLAND AVITHIN THE INTERVAL I 1 EREBA' PRESCRIBED , OR IN ANA' PARTICULAR CASE OF KMICnGF . NOY TO BE ALLOAVED BY
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Correspondence.
Irish Brethren to the first piece of work at which their newly appointed Masonic Commissioner tried his hand at the last meeting of the Grand Lodge of Scotland . If he represented Irish opinions and Irish Masonic practices—which we cannot believe—we say frankly that the less ive see of them in Grand Lodge the better ; for if Ave are to judge by Avhat Ave have seen , Ave should think little of those sent , and still less of those ivho sent them . It ishoweverpossible that we do our Irish Brethren Avrong
, , by entertaining the bare idea of such a suspicion . They may not knowthe opinions of their ueivly nominated Commissioner ; but as he ivas the active agent for bringing forward the most important subject that Avas settled at the last communication , ive are compelled to bring him and his proceedings thus prominently under their notice . The motion to ivhich I advert ivas marked No . V . on the list of businessand was proposed bBro . Dr . Arnottand Avas to this effect :
, y , " That the folloiving alterations and additions be made to Chapter XXI .: that Section 4 should be repealed , and the following paragraph enacted in its place ; viz ., that every candidate for Freemasonry shall be at least 18 years of age , before he be admitted an Entered Apprentice : No one shall he elected Master of a Lodge until he has attained the ag < - of 25 years , unless he has served tivo years as Warden , and in no case until he be 21 years of age . " Further , to Section V . it Avas recommended
to prefix the ivords , " When one is entered in a Lodge he shall not be passed Felloivcraft by another Lodge , without the consent of his Mother Lodge until after tii'elve months have elapsed from the date of the apprenticeship ; " aud to add to the same Section , at the end , — " If a Brother be affiliated without producing evidence of his being recorded on the Grand Lodge roll , he shall be deemed an Entrant , and the affiliating Lodshall itself return his nameand the dues of enrolment . "
ge , pay The above ivas in brief Bro . Arnott ' s motion ; and that your readers may understand its nature , if they by any possibility can do so , ive will give the IaAvs as they at present stand , or rather stood ; for an amendment made by the neiv Irish Commissioner altered the case in a A'ery remarkable manner , the result of ivhich we shall yet have to comment
upon . F'irst , ive will begin Avith the law as it stood on the morning of May the 5 th , 1851 . Section 4 , Chap . XXI ., ivhich Bro . Arnott wished repealed , runs thus : "No candidate for initiation shall be advanced from the degree of Apprentice to that of Felloivcraft , or raised from the degree of Felloivcraft to that of Master Mason , at a shorter interval than two weeks between each degree ; " and Section V ., ivhich was to be prefaced and added to as above describedruns thus : " A Brother about to be passed
, or raised must , if not already a member of the Lodge affiliating , be , previously to the ceremonial , affiliated as a member in the degree preceding that to be conferred . " Bro . ArnottAvished Section IV . to be entirely done away ; what motive he had for this it is scarcely fair to judge ; he has given his opinion upon Craft matters in " The Charter , " pretty fully , freely , and at length , and Brethren may find his reasons there—at all events his motion caused a considerable discussionand not a little
, excitement . Bro . Somerville , the new Irish Commissioner , however moved as an amendment that the following be added to Section IV .: " UNLESS IT SHALT ; BE CERTIFIED BY TWO BRETHREN OF THE LODGE IN AVHICH THE CANDIDATE JS TO BE PASSED OB I 1 AJSED , THAT HE IS ABOUT TO REMOVE FROM SCOTLAND AVITHIN THE INTERVAL I 1 EREBA' PRESCRIBED , OR IN ANA' PARTICULAR CASE OF KMICnGF . NOY TO BE ALLOAVED BY