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The Masonic Mirror.
other to these two Schools : and I do not see how they can be alienated . I have supported the Charity whose cause Bro . Warren has advocated , and I am sorry to say that that Charity is not well supported ; but I do trust that the times are mending , and that it will flourish as well as the other two . The comparatively small success of the charity I can only attribute to the fact , that the Brethren are not fully aware of the claims which it has upon their sympathy . I oppose the motion of my Bro . Warren , because I think it is inimical to the interests of the Charity which I have alluded to , and I do not think it will be beneficial to the third Charity .
A Brother , whose name we did not catch , supported the motion , on the ground that any measure of an unquestionable character ought to be sanctioned by Grand Lodge , when known to be conducive to the welfare of any of their charities . The question was then put and carried . STKANGEKS AT THE BANQUETS . Bro . H . G . Warren moved , "That no person other than a member of the Craft be permitted to dine with the Brethren at any Masonic festival . " He said that his
object was to prevent gentlemen of the Musical Profession , not being members of the Order , from dining with the Brethren , as they were liable , under such circumstances , to be mistaken for members of the Craft , and therefore , the Brethren not being on their guard , they might illegitimately become possessed of some of the Secrets of the Order . ( Hear , hear . ) Bro . Binckes seconded the motion , and asked the Grand Master to decide whether it would exclude the ladies ?
Bro . Warren : Ladies are not in the habit of dining at our festivals . Bro . Smith , G . P ., thought , that if it excluded the ladies , it was decidedly objectionable . Bro . Colonel Burlton said , that while Prov . Grand Master of Bengal , he had sat down at a Masonic festival with the Bishop of Calcutta and a number of distinguished gentlemen , including the bishop ' s chaplain , who were not Masons ; but they dined with them , and preached to them , and participated in their banquets . In fact , he did not see that there was anything which constituted a necessary portion of their banquets to which strangers could not be admitted .
Bro . Warren : " Bro . Burlton , whatever his experience may be in India , appears to know nothing of the state of things which exists in England . " Bro . Burlton : " I beg your pardon , Bro . Warren . " ( Laughter . ) Bro . Warren : '' It has been laid down as a principle , that none but Masons should be present at our banquets , and , therefore , I maintain that by introducing" singers , or any one else , in fact , who is not a Mason , we violate the principle which the Grand Master has laid down . If we may have singers , why may we not have other persons ? There are many of us who could bring gentlemen
who would be ready enough to put down their one guinea , or even their ten guineas for our charities , who are , nevertheless , not members of our Order . Let us have it either one way or the other . Let us either confine ourselves to Brethren of . the Order , or admit , indiscriminately , those whom the Brethren may think proper to invite . On one occasion , Bro . Baldwin , J . G . W ., the proprietor of the Morninr / Herald sent a gentleman attached to the parliamentary corps of
that journal , in order to report the proceedings . That gentleman was not a Mason , and he was very properly , as I think , refused admission . " ( Loud cries of lc Hear ! " ) " But as I did the business for him , the Charity sustained no loss . " ( Cries of " Hear ! " and laughter . )
A short discussion ensued , in which a Brother suggested , that as the strangers were not in Masonic clothing , that ought to be sufficient to put the Brethren on their guard . Some of the Brethren , however , contended , that it was not sufficient , and that no gentleman who was not a Mason should be admitted on such occasions , because there was a great probability that , in the freedom of conversation which was carried on amongst the Brethren , such strangers might become illegitimately possessed of the secrets of their Order ; and that , with reference to the ladies , the same objection could not be urged , because they were placed in the
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The Masonic Mirror.
other to these two Schools : and I do not see how they can be alienated . I have supported the Charity whose cause Bro . Warren has advocated , and I am sorry to say that that Charity is not well supported ; but I do trust that the times are mending , and that it will flourish as well as the other two . The comparatively small success of the charity I can only attribute to the fact , that the Brethren are not fully aware of the claims which it has upon their sympathy . I oppose the motion of my Bro . Warren , because I think it is inimical to the interests of the Charity which I have alluded to , and I do not think it will be beneficial to the third Charity .
A Brother , whose name we did not catch , supported the motion , on the ground that any measure of an unquestionable character ought to be sanctioned by Grand Lodge , when known to be conducive to the welfare of any of their charities . The question was then put and carried . STKANGEKS AT THE BANQUETS . Bro . H . G . Warren moved , "That no person other than a member of the Craft be permitted to dine with the Brethren at any Masonic festival . " He said that his
object was to prevent gentlemen of the Musical Profession , not being members of the Order , from dining with the Brethren , as they were liable , under such circumstances , to be mistaken for members of the Craft , and therefore , the Brethren not being on their guard , they might illegitimately become possessed of some of the Secrets of the Order . ( Hear , hear . ) Bro . Binckes seconded the motion , and asked the Grand Master to decide whether it would exclude the ladies ?
Bro . Warren : Ladies are not in the habit of dining at our festivals . Bro . Smith , G . P ., thought , that if it excluded the ladies , it was decidedly objectionable . Bro . Colonel Burlton said , that while Prov . Grand Master of Bengal , he had sat down at a Masonic festival with the Bishop of Calcutta and a number of distinguished gentlemen , including the bishop ' s chaplain , who were not Masons ; but they dined with them , and preached to them , and participated in their banquets . In fact , he did not see that there was anything which constituted a necessary portion of their banquets to which strangers could not be admitted .
Bro . Warren : " Bro . Burlton , whatever his experience may be in India , appears to know nothing of the state of things which exists in England . " Bro . Burlton : " I beg your pardon , Bro . Warren . " ( Laughter . ) Bro . Warren : '' It has been laid down as a principle , that none but Masons should be present at our banquets , and , therefore , I maintain that by introducing" singers , or any one else , in fact , who is not a Mason , we violate the principle which the Grand Master has laid down . If we may have singers , why may we not have other persons ? There are many of us who could bring gentlemen
who would be ready enough to put down their one guinea , or even their ten guineas for our charities , who are , nevertheless , not members of our Order . Let us have it either one way or the other . Let us either confine ourselves to Brethren of . the Order , or admit , indiscriminately , those whom the Brethren may think proper to invite . On one occasion , Bro . Baldwin , J . G . W ., the proprietor of the Morninr / Herald sent a gentleman attached to the parliamentary corps of
that journal , in order to report the proceedings . That gentleman was not a Mason , and he was very properly , as I think , refused admission . " ( Loud cries of lc Hear ! " ) " But as I did the business for him , the Charity sustained no loss . " ( Cries of " Hear ! " and laughter . )
A short discussion ensued , in which a Brother suggested , that as the strangers were not in Masonic clothing , that ought to be sufficient to put the Brethren on their guard . Some of the Brethren , however , contended , that it was not sufficient , and that no gentleman who was not a Mason should be admitted on such occasions , because there was a great probability that , in the freedom of conversation which was carried on amongst the Brethren , such strangers might become illegitimately possessed of the secrets of their Order ; and that , with reference to the ladies , the same objection could not be urged , because they were placed in the