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Mark Masonry
as the by-laws of this Lodge sanction the dispatch of ordinary business at all meetings which have been regularly convoked , the minutes of the last Lodge , held on the 18 th March , were read and confirmed . Ballots were then taken for six Brethren , all of whom were declared aceeptedy whereupon the following Brethren being introduced were duly advanced to the Mark Degree , viz . :- — -Bros . Wallace , S . D . No . 307 ; Wait , J . D . No . 307 ; S . L . Bain , Sec . No . 307 ; Power , No . 307
Fendick , P . M . No . 120 ; Short , J . W . No . 120 . Among the visitors present were Bros . Brooke Smith , P . M , No . 307 ; Alexander Shirer , S . W . No . 307—( members of the Thistle Lodge of Mark Masters No . 3 ); and Gloag , No . 386 ( Irish Constitution ) . The ceremony was carefully woi * ked , and as the merits of the degree became developed to the entrants , their sympathies were warmly enlisted in all they saw and heard . This result was not merely attributable to a faithful discharge of the responsibilities of the chair , but also to the great assistance
rendered by the Wardens and other Officers by a perfect knowledge of their respective duties . Apropos of such matters , we would remark , how much our beautiful ceremonies are sometimes marred by the neglect of those on whom a . Master should depend for a proper d o vetailing of the work . Hence , instead of the ¦¦ ' : ' ¦ beauty , symmetry , and order , " which should appeal to the reason , and strike the imagination of our initiates with an enduring charm , the want of that exact adjustment in the materials which our ancient Brethren were wont to acquire in
the quarries , with labour and ingenuity , is sometimes too apparent , and thus , to speak figuratively , the temple itself is defiled by the sound of metal tools , to the destruction of all interest in the candidate , and harmony amongst the builders . Even so is " the strength of the bearers of-burdens decayed , " prestige lost , and , finally , the glory departed . The ceremony being concluded , the R . W . M . said he felt much satisfaction in meeting so large a number of the Brethren on an occasion so novel and interesting , for he need not remind them of the purpose for which
they had been called together , as they were aware that the worthy Brethren , whom they had seen that evening for the first time , had come from a long distance , having chosen the Canynges Lodge as the medium of their entrance to the Mark Degree . To those Brethren he would say , how deeply sensible he was of the honour which had been done to the Lodge by a preference which under any circumstances would have been flattering , but which must be doubly so when the probable results of this visit , in this instance , were taken into consideration , for
he was informed they were about to become the pioneers of Mark Masonry in the heart of a neighbouring district , and in conjunction with the visiting Brethren , whom he was happy to see present that evening , to found a Lodge of Mark Masters in the town of Cheltenham . He was confident he expressed the sentiments of that Lodge in wishing them every success in their laudable undertaking ; not only so , but he felt justified in offering them his best services , and those of the Lodge on every occasion , whenever or wherever they might be thought useful , The
R . W . M . then entered into some particulars of the past proceedings of Grand Lodge in reference to the Mark Degree ; and , in conclusion , drew attention to the remarkable letter recently addressed to the M . W . Grand Master , by Bro . Harrington , Lite Prov . G . M . for Quebec ( see Freemasons Magazine , April 7 ) , in which that talented Brother commented in mingled terms of ridicule and indignation on " the vacillating conduct of the Grand Lodge as respects the ' Mark Degree / and how little it cared for the proper standing of English Masons , who were
debarred from entering foreign Chapters unless first obligated and ' healed / as it was termed—a degradation surely , " says Bro . Harrington ; conveying a a sentiment in which he , the R . W . M ., most fully coincided , as pointing out most forcibly the absurd isolation in which Masonic England at present stood . Bro . Brooke Smith then rose , and begged to acknowledge the kind reference which the R . W . M . had been pleased to make to himself and Bro . Shirer , as well as
to the other Brethren from Cheltenham whom they had accompanied on that occasion , and whose advancement they had both witnessed with so much satisfaction and pleasure . On the part of himself and Brethren , he thanked the RAY . M . of the Canynges Lodge very cordially for the courteous reception they had met with that evening , as well as for his good wishes and sympathies in the objeqt they had in view , and for the hearty tender of services which would
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Mark Masonry
as the by-laws of this Lodge sanction the dispatch of ordinary business at all meetings which have been regularly convoked , the minutes of the last Lodge , held on the 18 th March , were read and confirmed . Ballots were then taken for six Brethren , all of whom were declared aceeptedy whereupon the following Brethren being introduced were duly advanced to the Mark Degree , viz . :- — -Bros . Wallace , S . D . No . 307 ; Wait , J . D . No . 307 ; S . L . Bain , Sec . No . 307 ; Power , No . 307
Fendick , P . M . No . 120 ; Short , J . W . No . 120 . Among the visitors present were Bros . Brooke Smith , P . M , No . 307 ; Alexander Shirer , S . W . No . 307—( members of the Thistle Lodge of Mark Masters No . 3 ); and Gloag , No . 386 ( Irish Constitution ) . The ceremony was carefully woi * ked , and as the merits of the degree became developed to the entrants , their sympathies were warmly enlisted in all they saw and heard . This result was not merely attributable to a faithful discharge of the responsibilities of the chair , but also to the great assistance
rendered by the Wardens and other Officers by a perfect knowledge of their respective duties . Apropos of such matters , we would remark , how much our beautiful ceremonies are sometimes marred by the neglect of those on whom a . Master should depend for a proper d o vetailing of the work . Hence , instead of the ¦¦ ' : ' ¦ beauty , symmetry , and order , " which should appeal to the reason , and strike the imagination of our initiates with an enduring charm , the want of that exact adjustment in the materials which our ancient Brethren were wont to acquire in
the quarries , with labour and ingenuity , is sometimes too apparent , and thus , to speak figuratively , the temple itself is defiled by the sound of metal tools , to the destruction of all interest in the candidate , and harmony amongst the builders . Even so is " the strength of the bearers of-burdens decayed , " prestige lost , and , finally , the glory departed . The ceremony being concluded , the R . W . M . said he felt much satisfaction in meeting so large a number of the Brethren on an occasion so novel and interesting , for he need not remind them of the purpose for which
they had been called together , as they were aware that the worthy Brethren , whom they had seen that evening for the first time , had come from a long distance , having chosen the Canynges Lodge as the medium of their entrance to the Mark Degree . To those Brethren he would say , how deeply sensible he was of the honour which had been done to the Lodge by a preference which under any circumstances would have been flattering , but which must be doubly so when the probable results of this visit , in this instance , were taken into consideration , for
he was informed they were about to become the pioneers of Mark Masonry in the heart of a neighbouring district , and in conjunction with the visiting Brethren , whom he was happy to see present that evening , to found a Lodge of Mark Masters in the town of Cheltenham . He was confident he expressed the sentiments of that Lodge in wishing them every success in their laudable undertaking ; not only so , but he felt justified in offering them his best services , and those of the Lodge on every occasion , whenever or wherever they might be thought useful , The
R . W . M . then entered into some particulars of the past proceedings of Grand Lodge in reference to the Mark Degree ; and , in conclusion , drew attention to the remarkable letter recently addressed to the M . W . Grand Master , by Bro . Harrington , Lite Prov . G . M . for Quebec ( see Freemasons Magazine , April 7 ) , in which that talented Brother commented in mingled terms of ridicule and indignation on " the vacillating conduct of the Grand Lodge as respects the ' Mark Degree / and how little it cared for the proper standing of English Masons , who were
debarred from entering foreign Chapters unless first obligated and ' healed / as it was termed—a degradation surely , " says Bro . Harrington ; conveying a a sentiment in which he , the R . W . M ., most fully coincided , as pointing out most forcibly the absurd isolation in which Masonic England at present stood . Bro . Brooke Smith then rose , and begged to acknowledge the kind reference which the R . W . M . had been pleased to make to himself and Bro . Shirer , as well as
to the other Brethren from Cheltenham whom they had accompanied on that occasion , and whose advancement they had both witnessed with so much satisfaction and pleasure . On the part of himself and Brethren , he thanked the RAY . M . of the Canynges Lodge very cordially for the courteous reception they had met with that evening , as well as for his good wishes and sympathies in the objeqt they had in view , and for the hearty tender of services which would