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To Correspondents.
PYTHAGORAS . —Tho same . BRO . II . ELLIS ( Sept . 2 ;" . ) . —Too late . A HERTFORD MASON . —Yes . " The distinguished" has been a reporter to the Freemasons * Quarterly Review BRO J . E CARPENTER . —His muse is earncsly invoked . LODGE , NO . . —We appreciate the compliment , and are abundantly repaid in the sentiment conveyed . It is something to have saved the needless exposure of well-meaning but mistaken Brethren from publicity .
DISCIPLINE AND PRACTICE . M . M —There is no constitutional objection to tlie granting of a new warrant in any district , nor can wc state any grounds of objection where all the requisites are fully complied with . T , W . —An emancipated slave may be constitutionally admitted . A MASON . —The letter in its present form is inadmissible ; if permitted , wc will embody some of its excellent remarks in our next' * on West India discipline . "
ONE OF MANY . —We have neither inclination or necessity to discontinue our labours ; this must well suffice at present . A CORRESPONDENT . —We can hardly credit the startling declaration that eight Brethren were lately passed through the Chair for the purpose of giving them " nominal rank ; " but we will not turn informers . Let those who committed so serious a fault make due reparation , by exacting , on the instant , from every one of tlie eight , a declaration upon honour that they will not attempt to use a privilege improperly given by those who ou ^ ht to have known better .
A MASTER—Enquires how it happens that at a late Committee of Masters , a G , O . Appeared without any collar , and that a Master was reproved for not having the Badge , & C-, in mourning . We reply , remember the " Mote and ' the Beam . " A . PAST MASTER . —The ceremony for installing a Prov . Grand Master is , with little exception , the same as for a Grand Master . The same answer will apply to a Provincial Lodge and the Grand Lodge . A MASON IN THE WEST . —Our reasons will bo found in the leading article .
ARCH MATTERS .-A TAUNTON COMPANION . —In the proceedings of the Chapter 327 , page 2 ( 30 , for " John CredUmd Egan , " read " JOHN CREDLAND , ESU " A SOJOURNER . —Tlie Companion was unanimously elected a Member of the G . O . M . P . S . —As the companion cannot go through his " facings , " he is not likely to drill . A PRINCIPAL . —The " Arcades ambo " ere not well drawn . Your" principle talkers" arc not always " principle doers . " A LOOKKR-ON . —There is still some hope . Even the party named is not qualified ; as yet he is not a Z . A PROV . OFFICER . —The constitutions will probably be passed in November .
TEMPLARS . A BRISTOL KNIGHT . —Are the Masonic Orders of Knighthood meant ?—If so . Yes . A CAPTAIN . —Should read , mark , learn , and inwardly digest the Address of Sir Knight A'ytoun , at the Edinburgh Preceptory , which he will find in the present Number . E . C—It would be impolitic to ans ' wer his letter at the present moment . THE ASYLUM . M . M ; P . ( Worcester ); CLERICUS , and otlicrs , arc received . TO YOUR TENTS , O ISRAEL !
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
To Correspondents.
PYTHAGORAS . —Tho same . BRO . II . ELLIS ( Sept . 2 ;" . ) . —Too late . A HERTFORD MASON . —Yes . " The distinguished" has been a reporter to the Freemasons * Quarterly Review BRO J . E CARPENTER . —His muse is earncsly invoked . LODGE , NO . . —We appreciate the compliment , and are abundantly repaid in the sentiment conveyed . It is something to have saved the needless exposure of well-meaning but mistaken Brethren from publicity .
DISCIPLINE AND PRACTICE . M . M —There is no constitutional objection to tlie granting of a new warrant in any district , nor can wc state any grounds of objection where all the requisites are fully complied with . T , W . —An emancipated slave may be constitutionally admitted . A MASON . —The letter in its present form is inadmissible ; if permitted , wc will embody some of its excellent remarks in our next' * on West India discipline . "
ONE OF MANY . —We have neither inclination or necessity to discontinue our labours ; this must well suffice at present . A CORRESPONDENT . —We can hardly credit the startling declaration that eight Brethren were lately passed through the Chair for the purpose of giving them " nominal rank ; " but we will not turn informers . Let those who committed so serious a fault make due reparation , by exacting , on the instant , from every one of tlie eight , a declaration upon honour that they will not attempt to use a privilege improperly given by those who ou ^ ht to have known better .
A MASTER—Enquires how it happens that at a late Committee of Masters , a G , O . Appeared without any collar , and that a Master was reproved for not having the Badge , & C-, in mourning . We reply , remember the " Mote and ' the Beam . " A . PAST MASTER . —The ceremony for installing a Prov . Grand Master is , with little exception , the same as for a Grand Master . The same answer will apply to a Provincial Lodge and the Grand Lodge . A MASON IN THE WEST . —Our reasons will bo found in the leading article .
ARCH MATTERS .-A TAUNTON COMPANION . —In the proceedings of the Chapter 327 , page 2 ( 30 , for " John CredUmd Egan , " read " JOHN CREDLAND , ESU " A SOJOURNER . —Tlie Companion was unanimously elected a Member of the G . O . M . P . S . —As the companion cannot go through his " facings , " he is not likely to drill . A PRINCIPAL . —The " Arcades ambo " ere not well drawn . Your" principle talkers" arc not always " principle doers . " A LOOKKR-ON . —There is still some hope . Even the party named is not qualified ; as yet he is not a Z . A PROV . OFFICER . —The constitutions will probably be passed in November .
TEMPLARS . A BRISTOL KNIGHT . —Are the Masonic Orders of Knighthood meant ?—If so . Yes . A CAPTAIN . —Should read , mark , learn , and inwardly digest the Address of Sir Knight A'ytoun , at the Edinburgh Preceptory , which he will find in the present Number . E . C—It would be impolitic to ans ' wer his letter at the present moment . THE ASYLUM . M . M ; P . ( Worcester ); CLERICUS , and otlicrs , arc received . TO YOUR TENTS , O ISRAEL !