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    Article THE MASONIC MIRROR. ← Page 2 of 4 →
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The Masonic Mirror.

Order have bee « i those who have been favoured by the Grand Master with the distinction of Grand Officers . The refusal of Grand Lodge to acknowledge the Order left the "Bon Accord " to consider what was to be done with regard to a charter ; and their Committee have , it would appear , from an advertisement we have seen , resolved

themselves into a Grand Lodge of Mark Masters for England and Wales and its colonial dependencies . This step , it is but fair to add , is the work of only six or seven men , several of the members of the Lodge having been refused admission to the last meeting , notwithstanding that a portion of the business of the evening was the advancement of candidates . Before they took any such course , surely the Brethren who hold the " Mark " Degree , many of whom have

taken it in- ^ the legal Lodges of Scotland , Ireland , and the Colonies , ought to have been consulted as to their wishes on the subject . Lord Leigh , the Prov . G . Master for Warwickshire , is the so-called Grand Master of this new Grand Lodge ; and we much mistake if the Earl of Zetland will not consider it as an infringement upon his authority which calls for his interference .

In the mean time , another body of Mark Masons have taken a different course , and applied to the Grand Chapter of Scotland ( the memorialists being all members of a Scotch Chapter ) for a charter , which has been granted ; and the "St . Mark ' s Lodge of Mark Masters , " under the charter of Scotland , will commence working in a few days .

In our opinion , it would be better for all Mark Masons to apply to Scotland—¦ at all events for the present—for such charters — and we will willingly give them every assistance to do so , —and thus give Grand Lodge an opportunity , when the Degree is better understood , of reviewing the decision they came to at the last meeting . We are bound to say , that such decision was in the very face of the opinion entertained by our worthy Bro . Dobie , whose sound , practical common sense would save Grand Lodge from repeated self-stultifications , if he

were not impeded , as in this case , by a " packed opposition . Under any circumstances , the "Bon Accord" Officers can have no better claim to constitute themselves into a Grand Lodge than have any other half dozen Mark Masons , whether legally or illegally advanced to the Degree .

Since the above was in type , we have received the following letter for publication . To the Eight lion . Lord . Leigh , W . M . of the London Bon Accord Lodge of Marl Masons , Prov , G . M . for Warwickshire , & c . & c . London , June 28 , 185 ( 5 . My Loud and W . M .,

We , the undersigned Members of the London Bon Accord Lodge of Mark Masters , appeal to you , as its W . M " ., and beg most respectfully to call your attention to the groat irregularities which have been practised in your name , during the time the Lodge has had tho honour of being presided over by your lordship . It lately came to the knowledge of the undersigned , that Lodges of Emergency wore being held to advance Masons to the Mark Degree , and instead of the whole of tho Members being summoned , only a few , . such as the immediate 1 * . M ., Treasurer , Secretary , and other Ofl'iccn . 4 , were called together , who balloted for , ami advanced Membern , contrary to the bye laws , and in defiance of that wholesome custom observed in all Masonic Lodges , and other Institutions ,

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ON THE MYSTERIES OF THE EARLY AGES AS CONNECTED WITH RELIGION. Article 1
PRINTERS' ASYLUM. Article 5
AN INCIDENT OF THE ST. LEGER FAMILY. Article 6
THE SIGNS OF ENGLAND; Article 8
MASONRY: Article 12
REVIEWS OF NEW BOOKS. Article 13
ST. ANN'S SCHOOLS, FLORAL FETE, CREMORNE. Article 14
« PASSE." Article 15
MUSIC. Article 16
CORRESPONDENCE. Article 18
THE " MARK " DEGREE. Article 28
THE CHRISTIANITY OF MASONRY. Article 28
THE MASONIC MIRROR. Article 29
GRAND LODGE. Article 32
ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, GRAY'SINN ROAD. Article 36
METROPOLITAN. Article 39
INSTRUCTION. Article 41
PROVINCIAL. Article 43
ROYAL ARCH. Article 58
KNIGHTS TEMPI AE. Article 60
SCOTLAND. Article 61
IRELAND. Article 62
INDIA. Article 63
AMERICA. Article 64
HOLLAND. Article 65
SUMMARY OF NEWS FOR JUNE. Article 65
Obituary. Article 70
NOTICE. Article 72
TO COEEESPONDENTS. Article 72
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The Masonic Mirror.

Order have bee « i those who have been favoured by the Grand Master with the distinction of Grand Officers . The refusal of Grand Lodge to acknowledge the Order left the "Bon Accord " to consider what was to be done with regard to a charter ; and their Committee have , it would appear , from an advertisement we have seen , resolved

themselves into a Grand Lodge of Mark Masters for England and Wales and its colonial dependencies . This step , it is but fair to add , is the work of only six or seven men , several of the members of the Lodge having been refused admission to the last meeting , notwithstanding that a portion of the business of the evening was the advancement of candidates . Before they took any such course , surely the Brethren who hold the " Mark " Degree , many of whom have

taken it in- ^ the legal Lodges of Scotland , Ireland , and the Colonies , ought to have been consulted as to their wishes on the subject . Lord Leigh , the Prov . G . Master for Warwickshire , is the so-called Grand Master of this new Grand Lodge ; and we much mistake if the Earl of Zetland will not consider it as an infringement upon his authority which calls for his interference .

In the mean time , another body of Mark Masons have taken a different course , and applied to the Grand Chapter of Scotland ( the memorialists being all members of a Scotch Chapter ) for a charter , which has been granted ; and the "St . Mark ' s Lodge of Mark Masters , " under the charter of Scotland , will commence working in a few days .

In our opinion , it would be better for all Mark Masons to apply to Scotland—¦ at all events for the present—for such charters — and we will willingly give them every assistance to do so , —and thus give Grand Lodge an opportunity , when the Degree is better understood , of reviewing the decision they came to at the last meeting . We are bound to say , that such decision was in the very face of the opinion entertained by our worthy Bro . Dobie , whose sound , practical common sense would save Grand Lodge from repeated self-stultifications , if he

were not impeded , as in this case , by a " packed opposition . Under any circumstances , the "Bon Accord" Officers can have no better claim to constitute themselves into a Grand Lodge than have any other half dozen Mark Masons , whether legally or illegally advanced to the Degree .

Since the above was in type , we have received the following letter for publication . To the Eight lion . Lord . Leigh , W . M . of the London Bon Accord Lodge of Marl Masons , Prov , G . M . for Warwickshire , & c . & c . London , June 28 , 185 ( 5 . My Loud and W . M .,

We , the undersigned Members of the London Bon Accord Lodge of Mark Masters , appeal to you , as its W . M " ., and beg most respectfully to call your attention to the groat irregularities which have been practised in your name , during the time the Lodge has had tho honour of being presided over by your lordship . It lately came to the knowledge of the undersigned , that Lodges of Emergency wore being held to advance Masons to the Mark Degree , and instead of the whole of tho Members being summoned , only a few , . such as the immediate 1 * . M ., Treasurer , Secretary , and other Ofl'iccn . 4 , were called together , who balloted for , ami advanced Membern , contrary to the bye laws , and in defiance of that wholesome custom observed in all Masonic Lodges , and other Institutions ,

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