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Answers To Correspondents.
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS .
THE EDITOR requests that all ori ginal articles for approval , ancl for which remuneration is expected , may be sent to him at 74 , 75 , Great Queen-street , Lincoln's Inn-fields , by the " first weeks in the months of FEBRUARY , MAY , AUGUST , ancl NOVEMBER ; all Correspondence and Masonie Intelligence must be transmitted by the tenth day of MARCH , JUNE , SEPTEMBER , and DECEMBER , at latest , to insure its insertion . The attention of Contributors is earnestly requested to these directions , who are also desired to retain copies of their MSS ., as the Editor does not pledge himself to return those which are not approved .
IrswiCH . —AV . T . E . —All the Lodges of Instruction work upon the ritual of 1813 . A list of those Loclges is given in the Calendar . * . —Thanks for the communication , of which use has been made . DEVONSHIRE . — "Has any Brother a right of access to the Minute Book of his Lodge , and can he take any extracts from it that he is desirous of possessing , in case he is refused on applying for a copy of the same to be supplied him ? " —Any Brother has the ri ght of inspecting the Minute Book during Lodge hours ; as for taking extracts , probably yes , unless the AV . M . has special reasons for deeming it objectionable .
PLYMOUTH . — " Is a Brother who is initiated , and expresses his intention of belonging to the Lodge , liable to pay the usual monthly subscription from the date of his initiation , or from the date of his taking the 3 rd degree ? " —From his initiation , most certainly , " Is a Brother , who is initiated , and who expresses his intention of not belonging to the Lodge , or is not certain , considered a member ? Is he eligible to vote in the Lodge ? ancl is he liable to pay the usual monthly subscription during the time it takes to pass and raise him ? " — Under the circumstances stated , the Brother does not become a member of the Lodge , and is therefore neither eligible to vote , nor liable to the monthly contributions at all , though he is entitled to his 2 nd ancl 3 rd degrees in clue course .
PLYMOUTH . —J . J . J . — " In case any Brother intends to appeal against the proceedings of his Lodge , can he himself insist on entering his protest in the Minute Book ofthe Lodge , or only make the protest , requesting the Secretary to enter it , ancl trust to him for its fulfilment ? " —If a Brother wishes to appeal to higher authority , and for that purpose wishes to enter a protest ( vide Constitutions , page 82 ) , he should hand that protest in writing to the AV . M ., stating the purpose for which he does so . Tho W . M . is then bound to cause it to be entered on the minutes . But the protesting Brother cannot enter it on the minutes himself , except by the AV . M . 's consent .
INQUIRER . — "In a private Lodge , what is meant by confirming tho minutes ? Under what circumstances are they not confirmed ? ancl in ease they are not , what effect does that have upon present business or previous resolutions ? Is any Brother eligible to perform the ceremonies of Initiation , Passing , ancl Raising , provided he has thoroughly made himself acquainted with them , or only those who fill a certain office , or have attained a certain rank ? Has a private Lodge the power to admit to the Lodge Brethren who belong or have belonged to other Lodges as honorary members , independent of those who are honorary members by virtue of then- office in the Lodge ; and if
so , are they eligible to hold offices ancl vote in the Lodge , and intitled to the same privileges as those who pay the regular duos ? " — These questions are mueh too large ancl indefinite to be answered satisfactorily under the head of our "Notices to Correspondents . " They are clearly such as ought to be put to the G . S ., and not to ourselves . TEMPLAR . —Qui-publisher has on sale 'he Belfast K . T . Service noticed in this number .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Answers To Correspondents.
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS .
THE EDITOR requests that all ori ginal articles for approval , ancl for which remuneration is expected , may be sent to him at 74 , 75 , Great Queen-street , Lincoln's Inn-fields , by the " first weeks in the months of FEBRUARY , MAY , AUGUST , ancl NOVEMBER ; all Correspondence and Masonie Intelligence must be transmitted by the tenth day of MARCH , JUNE , SEPTEMBER , and DECEMBER , at latest , to insure its insertion . The attention of Contributors is earnestly requested to these directions , who are also desired to retain copies of their MSS ., as the Editor does not pledge himself to return those which are not approved .
IrswiCH . —AV . T . E . —All the Lodges of Instruction work upon the ritual of 1813 . A list of those Loclges is given in the Calendar . * . —Thanks for the communication , of which use has been made . DEVONSHIRE . — "Has any Brother a right of access to the Minute Book of his Lodge , and can he take any extracts from it that he is desirous of possessing , in case he is refused on applying for a copy of the same to be supplied him ? " —Any Brother has the ri ght of inspecting the Minute Book during Lodge hours ; as for taking extracts , probably yes , unless the AV . M . has special reasons for deeming it objectionable .
PLYMOUTH . — " Is a Brother who is initiated , and expresses his intention of belonging to the Lodge , liable to pay the usual monthly subscription from the date of his initiation , or from the date of his taking the 3 rd degree ? " —From his initiation , most certainly , " Is a Brother , who is initiated , and who expresses his intention of not belonging to the Lodge , or is not certain , considered a member ? Is he eligible to vote in the Lodge ? ancl is he liable to pay the usual monthly subscription during the time it takes to pass and raise him ? " — Under the circumstances stated , the Brother does not become a member of the Lodge , and is therefore neither eligible to vote , nor liable to the monthly contributions at all , though he is entitled to his 2 nd ancl 3 rd degrees in clue course .
PLYMOUTH . —J . J . J . — " In case any Brother intends to appeal against the proceedings of his Lodge , can he himself insist on entering his protest in the Minute Book ofthe Lodge , or only make the protest , requesting the Secretary to enter it , ancl trust to him for its fulfilment ? " —If a Brother wishes to appeal to higher authority , and for that purpose wishes to enter a protest ( vide Constitutions , page 82 ) , he should hand that protest in writing to the AV . M ., stating the purpose for which he does so . Tho W . M . is then bound to cause it to be entered on the minutes . But the protesting Brother cannot enter it on the minutes himself , except by the AV . M . 's consent .
INQUIRER . — "In a private Lodge , what is meant by confirming tho minutes ? Under what circumstances are they not confirmed ? ancl in ease they are not , what effect does that have upon present business or previous resolutions ? Is any Brother eligible to perform the ceremonies of Initiation , Passing , ancl Raising , provided he has thoroughly made himself acquainted with them , or only those who fill a certain office , or have attained a certain rank ? Has a private Lodge the power to admit to the Lodge Brethren who belong or have belonged to other Lodges as honorary members , independent of those who are honorary members by virtue of then- office in the Lodge ; and if
so , are they eligible to hold offices ancl vote in the Lodge , and intitled to the same privileges as those who pay the regular duos ? " — These questions are mueh too large ancl indefinite to be answered satisfactorily under the head of our "Notices to Correspondents . " They are clearly such as ought to be put to the G . S ., and not to ourselves . TEMPLAR . —Qui-publisher has on sale 'he Belfast K . T . Service noticed in this number .