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To Correspondents.
A CORRECTOR OF ABUSES . — " N master of the tavern or house at which the Lodge meets shall be appointed to , or hold any office , without . 1 dispensation from the Grand Master . " — ( Const , p . 59 , art . 3 . ) The necessity for such law is sufficiently obvious , and should teach the " host of a house , " where a Lodge is held , of which he is a member , that so far from officiously interfering with the affairs mors than any other member , it is his duty to cater for the comfort and convenience of the Brethren . He is certainly not disfranchised as a Mason by being the landlord ; hut it would be more delicate to refrain from voting on all occasions—in fact , it would lie prudent to retire from the membership of such Lodge
altogether . I ' AmrLAY . —Vide p . G 3 , art . 13 , Const . —A proposer must be responsible for all fees o initiation ; in default , he must be dealt with by the Board of General Purposes . AniSTiDEs . —1 . To petition for a warrant for a London Lodge is no breach of privilege . 2 . The manner of putting the question on motion and amendment by naming the parties was a breach of propriety ! perhaps , however , not of discipline . A SECRETARY . —The numerous errors in the calendar mustbeshared equally by the Lodges and the Board of General Purposes , who are the responsible parties . A GRAND S TEWARD . —With a little moral courage present circumstances would have favoured the attempt . The Board should be formed immediately after the grand festival , so that it may act constitutionally , and become worthy of the red apron .
ARCH MATTERS . A SCOTTISH REFORMER . — 1 . Chapters should take rank numerically . 2 . Tlie Scribes should record the names and addresses of Companions to the Supreme Grand Chapter , and pay the registration fee . 3 . The Grand Chapter can recaK warrants as a punishment for indiscipline in subordinate Chapters , and take public measures to prevent the parties from exercising any
privilege until atonement be made . A . O . Should not be content with complaining to us of the malpractice in the irregular qualification of Principals , but send the case itself to the Committee of General Purposes . It is just the case to be dealt with by the Grand Chapter . FIDELITAS . —The resignation in itself was unimportant , perhaps satisfactory to the Chapter ; but the terms in which it was conveyed were most unmasonic . TEMPLARS .
The correspondence in relation to the Grand Conclave is such , that at present it is better to defer its consideration . ASYLUM . ONE PRESENT . —We are obliged by the report of the proceedings of Oct . 23 , in which heartless recklessness was but too . apparent ; indeed ; it called forth from the Commissioner ~ this expression— " You have defrauded the charity . "—Need we say more ? * * * The ASYLUM BALL is fixed for the 22 < l JANUARY , liiS .
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To Correspondents.
A CORRECTOR OF ABUSES . — " N master of the tavern or house at which the Lodge meets shall be appointed to , or hold any office , without . 1 dispensation from the Grand Master . " — ( Const , p . 59 , art . 3 . ) The necessity for such law is sufficiently obvious , and should teach the " host of a house , " where a Lodge is held , of which he is a member , that so far from officiously interfering with the affairs mors than any other member , it is his duty to cater for the comfort and convenience of the Brethren . He is certainly not disfranchised as a Mason by being the landlord ; hut it would be more delicate to refrain from voting on all occasions—in fact , it would lie prudent to retire from the membership of such Lodge
altogether . I ' AmrLAY . —Vide p . G 3 , art . 13 , Const . —A proposer must be responsible for all fees o initiation ; in default , he must be dealt with by the Board of General Purposes . AniSTiDEs . —1 . To petition for a warrant for a London Lodge is no breach of privilege . 2 . The manner of putting the question on motion and amendment by naming the parties was a breach of propriety ! perhaps , however , not of discipline . A SECRETARY . —The numerous errors in the calendar mustbeshared equally by the Lodges and the Board of General Purposes , who are the responsible parties . A GRAND S TEWARD . —With a little moral courage present circumstances would have favoured the attempt . The Board should be formed immediately after the grand festival , so that it may act constitutionally , and become worthy of the red apron .
ARCH MATTERS . A SCOTTISH REFORMER . — 1 . Chapters should take rank numerically . 2 . Tlie Scribes should record the names and addresses of Companions to the Supreme Grand Chapter , and pay the registration fee . 3 . The Grand Chapter can recaK warrants as a punishment for indiscipline in subordinate Chapters , and take public measures to prevent the parties from exercising any
privilege until atonement be made . A . O . Should not be content with complaining to us of the malpractice in the irregular qualification of Principals , but send the case itself to the Committee of General Purposes . It is just the case to be dealt with by the Grand Chapter . FIDELITAS . —The resignation in itself was unimportant , perhaps satisfactory to the Chapter ; but the terms in which it was conveyed were most unmasonic . TEMPLARS .
The correspondence in relation to the Grand Conclave is such , that at present it is better to defer its consideration . ASYLUM . ONE PRESENT . —We are obliged by the report of the proceedings of Oct . 23 , in which heartless recklessness was but too . apparent ; indeed ; it called forth from the Commissioner ~ this expression— " You have defrauded the charity . "—Need we say more ? * * * The ASYLUM BALL is fixed for the 22 < l JANUARY , liiS .