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Article TO OFE STJBSCEIBEES. ← Page 8 of 8 Article FREEMASONRY AT SEA. Page 1 of 1
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To Ofe Stjbsceibees.
of Freemasonry , in the Dalkeith Chapter of Edinburgh , on the 18 th November * 1857 ; these Brethren never having quitted England nor taken any step beyond , we suppose , paying the fees to entitle them to such certificates . And further , upon the strength of these certificates—so irregularly obtained—the Brethren determined to
separate themselves from the English union , and apply for a charter to hold a Mark Lodge from the Grand Chapter of Scotland , which , as will be seen from a report of the proceedings of that body in another part of our Magazine , was granted on the 16 th December ^ Further , we find on tlie 11 th , a Bro . Matthews [ can it be the same ?] absolutely attending the English Grand Lodge , and congratulating the Brethren on the union of the ancient Lodges , which , He trusted , would long continue .
Now , what are we to understand from these things , and from this playing fast and loose with different bodies of the Brethren ? One thing is clear ^ —the Grand Chapter of Scotland must at once revoke the Charter and recall the certificates , or the Scottish character will suffer , and the Masonic Certificates of Scotland be regarded as merely so much waste paper . An officer of the Grand Chapter has , to
use the mildest word , committed an irregularity in issuing certificates to men whom he knew had never entered Scotland , andthe Grand Chapter must itself rectify the error , by recalling those documents . What may be the course taken in England we know not , but it does not appear possible to us that the Grand Z . or the
Grand Chapter can let the matter pass over in silence . There is also another party concerned—the Anglo-Scottish Mark Masonsand they , too , must express their opinion of the transaction in unmistakable terms to the Grand Chapter from which they hold their warrants and certificates .
Freemasonry At Sea.
FREEMASONRY AT SEA .
A valued correspondent writes : — " Knowing the interest you naturally take in any Masonic news , I forward you an account of a Lodge held on board the steamship Simla , in the Red Sea , on Monday , 16 th November . Several of our passengers having recognized each other as Masons , it was arranged that a meeting
should be held in one of the cabins . The first officer , himself a Brother , aided us in every possible way . Bro . S . Weil , of New Zealand , who has filled the chair in a Lodge at Nelson , acted as Master . There were present nine Brothers . The Lodge was only worked in the 1 st Degree , in due form . Before the closing , our worthy Master suggested that a subscription should be made to be given to a
sailor who , a few days previously , had the misfortune to break his arm , —a suggestion which was at once responded to , thus carrying out the grand Masonic principle of charity . The Lodge was then closed according to ancient custom , and the Brethren separated well pleased at the good fortune which had enabled them to apend a little time pleasantly together . "
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To Ofe Stjbsceibees.
of Freemasonry , in the Dalkeith Chapter of Edinburgh , on the 18 th November * 1857 ; these Brethren never having quitted England nor taken any step beyond , we suppose , paying the fees to entitle them to such certificates . And further , upon the strength of these certificates—so irregularly obtained—the Brethren determined to
separate themselves from the English union , and apply for a charter to hold a Mark Lodge from the Grand Chapter of Scotland , which , as will be seen from a report of the proceedings of that body in another part of our Magazine , was granted on the 16 th December ^ Further , we find on tlie 11 th , a Bro . Matthews [ can it be the same ?] absolutely attending the English Grand Lodge , and congratulating the Brethren on the union of the ancient Lodges , which , He trusted , would long continue .
Now , what are we to understand from these things , and from this playing fast and loose with different bodies of the Brethren ? One thing is clear ^ —the Grand Chapter of Scotland must at once revoke the Charter and recall the certificates , or the Scottish character will suffer , and the Masonic Certificates of Scotland be regarded as merely so much waste paper . An officer of the Grand Chapter has , to
use the mildest word , committed an irregularity in issuing certificates to men whom he knew had never entered Scotland , andthe Grand Chapter must itself rectify the error , by recalling those documents . What may be the course taken in England we know not , but it does not appear possible to us that the Grand Z . or the
Grand Chapter can let the matter pass over in silence . There is also another party concerned—the Anglo-Scottish Mark Masonsand they , too , must express their opinion of the transaction in unmistakable terms to the Grand Chapter from which they hold their warrants and certificates .
Freemasonry At Sea.
FREEMASONRY AT SEA .
A valued correspondent writes : — " Knowing the interest you naturally take in any Masonic news , I forward you an account of a Lodge held on board the steamship Simla , in the Red Sea , on Monday , 16 th November . Several of our passengers having recognized each other as Masons , it was arranged that a meeting
should be held in one of the cabins . The first officer , himself a Brother , aided us in every possible way . Bro . S . Weil , of New Zealand , who has filled the chair in a Lodge at Nelson , acted as Master . There were present nine Brothers . The Lodge was only worked in the 1 st Degree , in due form . Before the closing , our worthy Master suggested that a subscription should be made to be given to a
sailor who , a few days previously , had the misfortune to break his arm , —a suggestion which was at once responded to , thus carrying out the grand Masonic principle of charity . The Lodge was then closed according to ancient custom , and the Brethren separated well pleased at the good fortune which had enabled them to apend a little time pleasantly together . "