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To Cgeeespondents.
TO CGEEESPONDENTS .
" S . W . " - —! . In the absence of the W . M ., but in the presence of P . Ms of Lodges , other than that iM which they have been admitted as joining members , the S . W . and J . W . being present , the duty of initiating a candidate would devolve on the S . W , The question as to the ability of the P * Ms to perforni the ceremony , does not affect the matter . 2 * The principal officers of a private Lodge , have not a right to wear either their collars or jewels of office when visiting other Lodges , but on the occasion of the installation of W . M ., the P . Ms and W . Ms
attending and forming a portion of the Board of Masters sometimes do so . 3 . We are not aware what circumstances may arise to j ustify a brother making a complaint against brethren residing in another province ; but if such a necessity arose , the complaint must be M brethren complained against . 4 . W W . M . is called upon to rule the Lodge , he should / take bis seat either on one side or in the front of the chair , as may be most couvenient . We prefer the -right hand side of ^ office / or through any bookseller .
C W . M ,, Gibraltar , '' asks :- — W regular monthly meetings , aM many years , has a D . Prov . G . M . the power to give up thewarrant belonging to , and the property of the members of the above Lodge , to a number of Brethren ( not originally members ) , and for the purpose ( as I should Suppose ) of forming a new Lodge , under the old name , without permission having been first obtained from the M . W . G . M . And further , should their work or the Lodge itself be recognised
by other Lodges ?"— - The Prov . G . M . has no power to deal with the warrant of the Lodge , which is the property of the members ; and no Brethren have a right to work a Lodge who have not joined it in the regular manner . That the Prov . G . M . cannot take the warrant from any one set of the brethren to give it to another , is shown by the following extract from the letter of the M . W . G . M . of England to Bro Harrington , late Prov . G . M . for Quebec , published in our number
of the 24 th : — "I am bound to say , that in thus directing and requiring Brethren to surrender their warrants , the Prov . G . M . not only assumed a power which I , as G . M ., had no authority either to exercise myself or delegate to him , but which is directly opposed to the very essence and spirit of the Constitutions . " If a Lodge is not working , and there is no likelihood of its being resumed within a reasonable time , the warrants would be returned to Grand Lodge , and not transferred to strange Brethren .
" A , Sr . Thomas ' s . "—1 . The W . M . has the ' right to call upon any Brother he pleases to assist him in the performance of the ceremonies , but he must not quit his chair . We should , however , think it very bad taste to ask a Brother below the chair to do so whilst the Wardens were present and competent to perform the duty . 2 . The W . M . of a colonial Lodge holding under the Grand Lodge of England—and not being in connection with any Prov . Grand Lodge— -has not the
power to allow processions to take place without first obtaining the consent of the M . W . G . M ., however distant that Lodge may be from head-quarters . We think it probable , however , that on proper application the M . W . G . M , would grant a general power for the purpose subject to certain conditions—such as making a report to him of all such processions , and why held—to prevent its abuse . 3 . The Prince Consort is not a Mason . 4 . English Freemasonry has no patron—neither is one required .
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To Cgeeespondents.
TO CGEEESPONDENTS .
" S . W . " - —! . In the absence of the W . M ., but in the presence of P . Ms of Lodges , other than that iM which they have been admitted as joining members , the S . W . and J . W . being present , the duty of initiating a candidate would devolve on the S . W , The question as to the ability of the P * Ms to perforni the ceremony , does not affect the matter . 2 * The principal officers of a private Lodge , have not a right to wear either their collars or jewels of office when visiting other Lodges , but on the occasion of the installation of W . M ., the P . Ms and W . Ms
attending and forming a portion of the Board of Masters sometimes do so . 3 . We are not aware what circumstances may arise to j ustify a brother making a complaint against brethren residing in another province ; but if such a necessity arose , the complaint must be M brethren complained against . 4 . W W . M . is called upon to rule the Lodge , he should / take bis seat either on one side or in the front of the chair , as may be most couvenient . We prefer the -right hand side of ^ office / or through any bookseller .
C W . M ,, Gibraltar , '' asks :- — W regular monthly meetings , aM many years , has a D . Prov . G . M . the power to give up thewarrant belonging to , and the property of the members of the above Lodge , to a number of Brethren ( not originally members ) , and for the purpose ( as I should Suppose ) of forming a new Lodge , under the old name , without permission having been first obtained from the M . W . G . M . And further , should their work or the Lodge itself be recognised
by other Lodges ?"— - The Prov . G . M . has no power to deal with the warrant of the Lodge , which is the property of the members ; and no Brethren have a right to work a Lodge who have not joined it in the regular manner . That the Prov . G . M . cannot take the warrant from any one set of the brethren to give it to another , is shown by the following extract from the letter of the M . W . G . M . of England to Bro Harrington , late Prov . G . M . for Quebec , published in our number
of the 24 th : — "I am bound to say , that in thus directing and requiring Brethren to surrender their warrants , the Prov . G . M . not only assumed a power which I , as G . M ., had no authority either to exercise myself or delegate to him , but which is directly opposed to the very essence and spirit of the Constitutions . " If a Lodge is not working , and there is no likelihood of its being resumed within a reasonable time , the warrants would be returned to Grand Lodge , and not transferred to strange Brethren .
" A , Sr . Thomas ' s . "—1 . The W . M . has the ' right to call upon any Brother he pleases to assist him in the performance of the ceremonies , but he must not quit his chair . We should , however , think it very bad taste to ask a Brother below the chair to do so whilst the Wardens were present and competent to perform the duty . 2 . The W . M . of a colonial Lodge holding under the Grand Lodge of England—and not being in connection with any Prov . Grand Lodge— -has not the
power to allow processions to take place without first obtaining the consent of the M . W . G . M ., however distant that Lodge may be from head-quarters . We think it probable , however , that on proper application the M . W . G . M , would grant a general power for the purpose subject to certain conditions—such as making a report to him of all such processions , and why held—to prevent its abuse . 3 . The Prince Consort is not a Mason . 4 . English Freemasonry has no patron—neither is one required .