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by 83 London and some 30 or 40 provincial lodges , whereas the memorial was , after all , signed only by 312 Masons ; who , by various memberships , some in their own persons , reaching to four , if not five , were made to spread over such a superficies . The necessity of the affair must rest with its concoctors ; the propriety and delicacy of it are shown in the first paragraph , where it is stated , that certain brethren " ARE INDUCED , BY LATE EVENTS AND DISCUSSIONSto offer the
as-, surance of unshaken fidelity" to the Grand Master ! It would have redounded more to the credit of the framers of this missive to have been silent on the subject altogether ; and to have assumed a virtue , by allowing dissension to expire , instead of fanning the embers , and thereby exposing their own folly . FIDUS .
bin . AND BROTHER , —Amid our constant blessings to you for affording us Masons the great gratification of knowing how the masonic world wags in all quarters of the globe , we cannot sufficiently thank you for the opportunity it offers also for prudent inquiries on any matter that may affect the well-doing of that association for which your interesting publication has done so much . But to the point—I happened to be sojourning for a time down in Somerset , and honoured myself by a visit to the grand lodge of that province . I joined the
good-natured brethren in infinite amusement at the important vagaries of a very large personage who enacted Grand Secretary , especially at some inexplicable and dangerous flounderings at the flow of soul which , it is written , succeeds the feast of reason . I felt somewhat uneasy at the fireworks which the innocent gentleman appeared to be recklessly scattering ; but a generous brother at my elbow , assured me that the source rendered the display quite harmless , otherwise many flares-up
must have rewarded the industrious gentleman ' s exertions . I reposed masonically confident on the soft persuasion , in calm admiration of the forbearance of the Somerset lodges ; but I have gossipped with the seductive Grand Secretary so long that I have forgotten the purport of my addressing you , which is , to ask you why 'it is , that there is no statement of accounts sent to every lodge , as is the case ( and very properly so ) in most other provinces ? Brethren who are compelled to
be absent , are equally desirous of knowing the state of their finances , as those who are permitted to hear it only from the pleasant lips of the Grand Secretary . Does not the book of constitutions say a something on these matters of finance ? BEZALEEL , jun . Bath , Nov . ith , 1840 . [ In Art . 6 , p . 56 , Constitutions , " It is enacted , that the accounts
shall be audited once in each year , and that a copy thereof shall be transmitted to the lodges within the province ; " but then , perhaps , a legist would reply to Bezaieel , junior , "the law does not say WI-IEN . " ] DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —As one of your correspondents , through the " Review , " I beg to inquire how it is , that more diligence is not
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To The Editor.
by 83 London and some 30 or 40 provincial lodges , whereas the memorial was , after all , signed only by 312 Masons ; who , by various memberships , some in their own persons , reaching to four , if not five , were made to spread over such a superficies . The necessity of the affair must rest with its concoctors ; the propriety and delicacy of it are shown in the first paragraph , where it is stated , that certain brethren " ARE INDUCED , BY LATE EVENTS AND DISCUSSIONSto offer the
as-, surance of unshaken fidelity" to the Grand Master ! It would have redounded more to the credit of the framers of this missive to have been silent on the subject altogether ; and to have assumed a virtue , by allowing dissension to expire , instead of fanning the embers , and thereby exposing their own folly . FIDUS .
bin . AND BROTHER , —Amid our constant blessings to you for affording us Masons the great gratification of knowing how the masonic world wags in all quarters of the globe , we cannot sufficiently thank you for the opportunity it offers also for prudent inquiries on any matter that may affect the well-doing of that association for which your interesting publication has done so much . But to the point—I happened to be sojourning for a time down in Somerset , and honoured myself by a visit to the grand lodge of that province . I joined the
good-natured brethren in infinite amusement at the important vagaries of a very large personage who enacted Grand Secretary , especially at some inexplicable and dangerous flounderings at the flow of soul which , it is written , succeeds the feast of reason . I felt somewhat uneasy at the fireworks which the innocent gentleman appeared to be recklessly scattering ; but a generous brother at my elbow , assured me that the source rendered the display quite harmless , otherwise many flares-up
must have rewarded the industrious gentleman ' s exertions . I reposed masonically confident on the soft persuasion , in calm admiration of the forbearance of the Somerset lodges ; but I have gossipped with the seductive Grand Secretary so long that I have forgotten the purport of my addressing you , which is , to ask you why 'it is , that there is no statement of accounts sent to every lodge , as is the case ( and very properly so ) in most other provinces ? Brethren who are compelled to
be absent , are equally desirous of knowing the state of their finances , as those who are permitted to hear it only from the pleasant lips of the Grand Secretary . Does not the book of constitutions say a something on these matters of finance ? BEZALEEL , jun . Bath , Nov . ith , 1840 . [ In Art . 6 , p . 56 , Constitutions , " It is enacted , that the accounts
shall be audited once in each year , and that a copy thereof shall be transmitted to the lodges within the province ; " but then , perhaps , a legist would reply to Bezaieel , junior , "the law does not say WI-IEN . " ] DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —As one of your correspondents , through the " Review , " I beg to inquire how it is , that more diligence is not