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but , I do blame hini and Bro . Hill for not telling me that a candidate was preparing . ; . ' " : ¦ ... '{;¦ ; . ¦ . ¦ . ¦ ¦; :: ¦ ; . ; .. . ,. ¦¦ . I did not say "I attended to witness the ceremony of Installation , " nor that "I qnly came -to see the Installation , " but that " I wished simply to see their working / 9 I could not say so , because , as a stranger , I could not know what business the Lodge had to do , though I heard the ceremony of Installation going on , and I was told " their business was over . "
We did not " wish each other good night , " because ; - ' . as stated in my letter , Bro . Hill retired " without even wishing me good night , inviting me to stay , or even the slightest courtesy due from one gentleman to another , much less from a Mason to one of his Brethren , " and I repeat it . I do not , nor ever did , profess that my certificate ought to admit me ; but all Masons ought to have a willingness at all times to undergo a strict examination when properly called upon , which I was ready to do .
Having now done with Bro . Hill , I do now accuse Bro . Bohn of making use of one expression at the Lodge banquet in April , which had a double meaning , which might have seriously reflected upon my character , and of which my friends were anxious to ascertain the real meaning ; and also a visitor at the same time made charges , of which he could know nothing , and which , to say the least , were uncalled for , from him especially , and it would have been more Masonic , if he could not have defended an absent Brother , that at all events he should have used that
great Masonic virtue , " silence . " I shall be satisfied if this correspondence ends in Lodges in general , and the Canonbury Lodge in particular , being morecourteous to strangers who want "to see their working " according to the Book of Constitutions ( page 72 , article 4 ) , but as to refreshments , that is a subject I have nothing to do with . In conclusion , let me recommend to Bro . Bohn the study of the principal round of the Masonic Ladder—from which I trust he will receive some little benefit .
I am , dear Sir and Brother , Yours fraternally , Manchester , 18 th August / 1857 . John J . Lundy , P . M . No . 399 . TO THE EDITOR OF THE FREEMASONS * MAGAZINE AND MASONIC MIRROR . Dear Sir and Brother , —A word or two in reply to Bro . Bohn , and I too have done with this controversy .
The reply of that Brother has turned out as expected by myself and friendsinasmuch as he has failed utterly to show any cause why Bro . Lundy should have been refused admission to the Canonbury Lodge on the occasion referred to in his letter signed " P . M . " Your readers will now be able to judge how far Bro . Lundy was or was not justified in writing that letter .
For myself , I cannot admit that the question asked of a Brother outside the door of a Lodge should be " Do you wish to dine with us ? " I should consider that question , asked of me , a positive insult , and have turned away sorrowing . Bro . Lundy , however , had more foibearance , and condescended to reply to it , that he had come " simply to see the working . " In the quotation of this passage of the conversation , Bro . Bohn , or his " excellent S . W ., Bro . Hill , " are certainly guilty of a misrepresentation—whether wilful or not , 1 trust I have more Masonic charity than to decide .
How could Bro . Lundy have said that he came only to see the Installation , when he had , and could have , no information as to whether any or what business might be going on , until informed by certain unmistakable sounds which reached his ears in the lobby , whilst waiting in uncertainty as to his ultimate admission or rejection , that an Installation was taking place ? So much for the main question . I cannot , however , allow Bro . Bonn ' s last paragraph to pass unanswered , as it is personal to myself and as there he endeavours to cast on me the odium of intruding " personal matters " on your readers . Bro . Bohn knows well that he forced me into that method of communication by
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G0eee8p0i1)Bnce.
but , I do blame hini and Bro . Hill for not telling me that a candidate was preparing . ; . ' " : ¦ ... '{;¦ ; . ¦ . ¦ . ¦ ¦; :: ¦ ; . ; .. . ,. ¦¦ . I did not say "I attended to witness the ceremony of Installation , " nor that "I qnly came -to see the Installation , " but that " I wished simply to see their working / 9 I could not say so , because , as a stranger , I could not know what business the Lodge had to do , though I heard the ceremony of Installation going on , and I was told " their business was over . "
We did not " wish each other good night , " because ; - ' . as stated in my letter , Bro . Hill retired " without even wishing me good night , inviting me to stay , or even the slightest courtesy due from one gentleman to another , much less from a Mason to one of his Brethren , " and I repeat it . I do not , nor ever did , profess that my certificate ought to admit me ; but all Masons ought to have a willingness at all times to undergo a strict examination when properly called upon , which I was ready to do .
Having now done with Bro . Hill , I do now accuse Bro . Bohn of making use of one expression at the Lodge banquet in April , which had a double meaning , which might have seriously reflected upon my character , and of which my friends were anxious to ascertain the real meaning ; and also a visitor at the same time made charges , of which he could know nothing , and which , to say the least , were uncalled for , from him especially , and it would have been more Masonic , if he could not have defended an absent Brother , that at all events he should have used that
great Masonic virtue , " silence . " I shall be satisfied if this correspondence ends in Lodges in general , and the Canonbury Lodge in particular , being morecourteous to strangers who want "to see their working " according to the Book of Constitutions ( page 72 , article 4 ) , but as to refreshments , that is a subject I have nothing to do with . In conclusion , let me recommend to Bro . Bohn the study of the principal round of the Masonic Ladder—from which I trust he will receive some little benefit .
I am , dear Sir and Brother , Yours fraternally , Manchester , 18 th August / 1857 . John J . Lundy , P . M . No . 399 . TO THE EDITOR OF THE FREEMASONS * MAGAZINE AND MASONIC MIRROR . Dear Sir and Brother , —A word or two in reply to Bro . Bohn , and I too have done with this controversy .
The reply of that Brother has turned out as expected by myself and friendsinasmuch as he has failed utterly to show any cause why Bro . Lundy should have been refused admission to the Canonbury Lodge on the occasion referred to in his letter signed " P . M . " Your readers will now be able to judge how far Bro . Lundy was or was not justified in writing that letter .
For myself , I cannot admit that the question asked of a Brother outside the door of a Lodge should be " Do you wish to dine with us ? " I should consider that question , asked of me , a positive insult , and have turned away sorrowing . Bro . Lundy , however , had more foibearance , and condescended to reply to it , that he had come " simply to see the working . " In the quotation of this passage of the conversation , Bro . Bohn , or his " excellent S . W ., Bro . Hill , " are certainly guilty of a misrepresentation—whether wilful or not , 1 trust I have more Masonic charity than to decide .
How could Bro . Lundy have said that he came only to see the Installation , when he had , and could have , no information as to whether any or what business might be going on , until informed by certain unmistakable sounds which reached his ears in the lobby , whilst waiting in uncertainty as to his ultimate admission or rejection , that an Installation was taking place ? So much for the main question . I cannot , however , allow Bro . Bonn ' s last paragraph to pass unanswered , as it is personal to myself and as there he endeavours to cast on me the odium of intruding " personal matters " on your readers . Bro . Bohn knows well that he forced me into that method of communication by