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To Correspondents.
ofthe generous body that were associated with him , have fallen from their " high estate , and aie enduring the severest pangs of destitution , — " The trumpet sound , " was and is needed in aid ofthe very principle to which * ' Hint" alludes . A FIRM SUPPORTER . —We are in want of a small pamphlet called " The Dionysian Artificers , " a Fragment—and a Key to the Masonic engraving of the procession in the Hall . BRO . MAY , ( Taunton ) . —Our kind Brother will excuse a timely hint— " Be cautious . " — The Masonic Almanack may be useful as far as it goes—but it should go much further . Errors are not made useful by re-publication . No . 757- —Not " inadmissible , " but * ' too late . " A FRIEND TO MASONRY . —( A Lady ) is rather severeand yet we sincerely thank
her—, there is always in woman a natural nobility that stands forth as a . bright example to us . In the tale—the father to save the son's life , entrusted , Masonic honour to the daughter's charge , who , became a Mason , and thus preserved a LIFE—the gift of GOD—at some cost , it is true —but she did save a LIKE . We arc not arguing upon the propriety , but we believe that our fair Correspondent will admit , that the necessity was most severe to all concerned . " Facts are stubborn things , " which may make the unskilful laugh , and the stubbo ? n grieve . — May we ask the name of our correspondent . A FRIEND . —It is pleasant to observe the frequency of courtesies , and congratulate Bro . Begbie on the compliment he received on the 9 th of October . BRO . TORRE . —We apologize for our inadvertence in accidentally omitting the
"Earthquake at Aleppo , " which is therefore deferred until our next . BRO . GEO . AARONS . —We rely on his promise . A BROTHER enquires what course should betaken with such Grand Officers and others who set Ait . 7 , page 2 G , at defiance . Move on the instant their retirement . ANONYMOUS—Is a very pretty specimen of low cunning . Your anonymous libeller is always a coward—in one sense he is right . WE DARE NOT publish his ribaldry ; his track is marked by the cloven hoof—but he will ere long be shunned , even by those who , while they watch him ( for a purpose ) , are cautious to escape the hoof-marks . What a poor wretch is an ATHEIST ! A POOR MASON—If the petition be rejected for the reason he fearsthe Lodge should be
. , summoned before the Board of General Purposes . A FRIEND . —The meeting on the 29 th November , we guarantee must have been in all respects correct . The character of the Chairman is asecurity against any indecorum . VETO—Is wrong , the party was not black-balled—discretion prevailed , and the name was withdrawn . Let "VETO" remember the charge , and whenever he meets the party , invite him to withdraw .
REFLECTOR . —Itis not easy to describe Eternity—it would puzzle any wiseacre . A MEMBER OF THE BOARD . —We thought as much ; and not very long since , we saw the ink wet in Grand Lodge . A PROTEST WITH TWELVE NAMES . —We decline ; but the matter should be otherwise dealt with .
BRO . J . NORRIS . —The papers have not reached us . DISCIPLINE AND PRACTICE . We are recommended to adopt the more significant title of " CORRESPONDING DEPARTMENT FOR GENERAL PURPOSES . " AVe may or may not do this ; but whether or not , our pages will be open to all Brethren , and what matters are beyond our sphere of enquiry or advice , can afterwards go before the Board itself ; and in reply to many ( l disappointed , * we promise neither reservation nor delay , on our part . "COMING EVENTS CAST THEIR SHADOWS BEFORE THEM . "
A DIRECTOR OF CEREMONIES . —It is unbecoming , but not illegal , for a Brother , not being a Present or Past Grand Officer , to wear his collar when visiting a Lodge . A PROVINCIAL GRAND MASTER . —The practice ( if such it be ) cannot he too severely reprehended . No Brother is eligible for the Office of Master , unless he shall have sewed { mark , served ) , the Office of Warden for twelve months . Nor can any Brother be presented for Installation , unless qualified;—improper presentation would subject the Lodge to suspension , —not improbably to erasure . All possible evasion is but silly nonsense—and if admitted , would subject a Provincial Grand Master to attainder . A PROVINCIAL GRAND ARCHITECT . —There is no such appointment . A TYRO—There are no records of the working of the Lodge of Reconciliation—the
cere-. monials , installation , & c , were orally agreed upon . We cannot give a correct list just now of the members . Such members as are living should be requested to meet—refresh the memory , and communicate with Lodges and correct errors ; and as they shall die ; other Brethren should be nominated to succeed , and thus the true working may be perpetuated . A MASTER—In our opinion , no one but a Member of the Board of General Purposes , can claim a right to investigate books and papers ofthe Grand Lodge ; if under summons , and necessary to his case , of course permission would be granted . In all other cases , permission must be by courtesy ; and that courtesy should he executed with discretion .
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To Correspondents.
ofthe generous body that were associated with him , have fallen from their " high estate , and aie enduring the severest pangs of destitution , — " The trumpet sound , " was and is needed in aid ofthe very principle to which * ' Hint" alludes . A FIRM SUPPORTER . —We are in want of a small pamphlet called " The Dionysian Artificers , " a Fragment—and a Key to the Masonic engraving of the procession in the Hall . BRO . MAY , ( Taunton ) . —Our kind Brother will excuse a timely hint— " Be cautious . " — The Masonic Almanack may be useful as far as it goes—but it should go much further . Errors are not made useful by re-publication . No . 757- —Not " inadmissible , " but * ' too late . " A FRIEND TO MASONRY . —( A Lady ) is rather severeand yet we sincerely thank
her—, there is always in woman a natural nobility that stands forth as a . bright example to us . In the tale—the father to save the son's life , entrusted , Masonic honour to the daughter's charge , who , became a Mason , and thus preserved a LIFE—the gift of GOD—at some cost , it is true —but she did save a LIKE . We arc not arguing upon the propriety , but we believe that our fair Correspondent will admit , that the necessity was most severe to all concerned . " Facts are stubborn things , " which may make the unskilful laugh , and the stubbo ? n grieve . — May we ask the name of our correspondent . A FRIEND . —It is pleasant to observe the frequency of courtesies , and congratulate Bro . Begbie on the compliment he received on the 9 th of October . BRO . TORRE . —We apologize for our inadvertence in accidentally omitting the
"Earthquake at Aleppo , " which is therefore deferred until our next . BRO . GEO . AARONS . —We rely on his promise . A BROTHER enquires what course should betaken with such Grand Officers and others who set Ait . 7 , page 2 G , at defiance . Move on the instant their retirement . ANONYMOUS—Is a very pretty specimen of low cunning . Your anonymous libeller is always a coward—in one sense he is right . WE DARE NOT publish his ribaldry ; his track is marked by the cloven hoof—but he will ere long be shunned , even by those who , while they watch him ( for a purpose ) , are cautious to escape the hoof-marks . What a poor wretch is an ATHEIST ! A POOR MASON—If the petition be rejected for the reason he fearsthe Lodge should be
. , summoned before the Board of General Purposes . A FRIEND . —The meeting on the 29 th November , we guarantee must have been in all respects correct . The character of the Chairman is asecurity against any indecorum . VETO—Is wrong , the party was not black-balled—discretion prevailed , and the name was withdrawn . Let "VETO" remember the charge , and whenever he meets the party , invite him to withdraw .
REFLECTOR . —Itis not easy to describe Eternity—it would puzzle any wiseacre . A MEMBER OF THE BOARD . —We thought as much ; and not very long since , we saw the ink wet in Grand Lodge . A PROTEST WITH TWELVE NAMES . —We decline ; but the matter should be otherwise dealt with .
BRO . J . NORRIS . —The papers have not reached us . DISCIPLINE AND PRACTICE . We are recommended to adopt the more significant title of " CORRESPONDING DEPARTMENT FOR GENERAL PURPOSES . " AVe may or may not do this ; but whether or not , our pages will be open to all Brethren , and what matters are beyond our sphere of enquiry or advice , can afterwards go before the Board itself ; and in reply to many ( l disappointed , * we promise neither reservation nor delay , on our part . "COMING EVENTS CAST THEIR SHADOWS BEFORE THEM . "
A DIRECTOR OF CEREMONIES . —It is unbecoming , but not illegal , for a Brother , not being a Present or Past Grand Officer , to wear his collar when visiting a Lodge . A PROVINCIAL GRAND MASTER . —The practice ( if such it be ) cannot he too severely reprehended . No Brother is eligible for the Office of Master , unless he shall have sewed { mark , served ) , the Office of Warden for twelve months . Nor can any Brother be presented for Installation , unless qualified;—improper presentation would subject the Lodge to suspension , —not improbably to erasure . All possible evasion is but silly nonsense—and if admitted , would subject a Provincial Grand Master to attainder . A PROVINCIAL GRAND ARCHITECT . —There is no such appointment . A TYRO—There are no records of the working of the Lodge of Reconciliation—the
cere-. monials , installation , & c , were orally agreed upon . We cannot give a correct list just now of the members . Such members as are living should be requested to meet—refresh the memory , and communicate with Lodges and correct errors ; and as they shall die ; other Brethren should be nominated to succeed , and thus the true working may be perpetuated . A MASTER—In our opinion , no one but a Member of the Board of General Purposes , can claim a right to investigate books and papers ofthe Grand Lodge ; if under summons , and necessary to his case , of course permission would be granted . In all other cases , permission must be by courtesy ; and that courtesy should he executed with discretion .