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out , and must say that the "dignity and high importance ot Masonry " appear lost upon " Anti-spurious Mark , " and that so far from the world at large considering . Alasonry as embodying the beautiful idea "that when a man ' is said to ' be a Mason he may know that ho is one to whom thc burdened heart may pour forth its sorrows ; " they will view him and thc system as engendering neart burning and strife , and all at the shrine of courting ami thc
pleasing " powers that be . " No person however high , no brethren however pure their motives , are sufficiently good to be made a sacrifice under such circumstances . What could be more uncharitable than your correspondent wishing " that the vessel may never reach port , hut he swamped ; " and by what , mark it well— " the inability of the crew ? " I hesitate to proceed furtheras I feel convinced that riht minded in the
, every g person Craft will blush at such effrontery . ' As regards what Ear ! Carnarvon said , I should , as an independent member , no more endorse all he says than I would what falls from any other man . I however protest against the insinuation as regards Bro . Stebbing , whose motion before Grand Lodge was so misunderstood and misinterpreted , and I will add , most disgracefully twisted to mean that which the Worshipful Brother
, I know , never intended . For my own part , I could have much wished that the Most Worshipful Grand Master had been himself addressed perse upon this matter , as I feel most conscientiously , not only that his present occupation of the chair is fraught with no good to the Craft , but adds precedent to precedent for carrying out matters by the rule of might and not right . I shall gladly hail the clay when the present Most Worshipful Grand Master will resignancl let others
, occupy the position , thereby opening up to aspirants the throne , which , under the present circumstances of the case , no one else can hope to occupy . Notwithstanding all the special pleadings of members in Grand Lodge who appeared looking forward to the purple , I am confident there must have been many who were aware , not only ofthe wisdom of Bro . Stebbmg's motion as regards future Grand ' Mastersbut of the
, validity of the principle as applied to the present Most Worshipful Grand Master . In conclusion , I shall feel grateful if "Antibpunoiis Mark " will point out how and by what reasoning he considers the present Mark GrandLodge spurious , and at the same time adopting the foundation of the Craft Grand Lodge and Chapter for his guidance . Yours fraternall
y , H . GAUKOD . Formerly member of No . 3 , Keystone , and one firmly acknowledging the authority of Lord Carnarvon . . London , drd July , 1860 .
TO THE EDITOR 01 ' TUB __ W- _ EM _ YSO .. s' MAliAZIKE AXH JIASOXIC JllliHOl .. DEAR Sin AKD BIIOTIIIU : , — There he men who invariably grumble at everything—lazy lookers on , wanting everything for themselves , blind bigots without common sense , ignorant of their position , and if they find their neighbour successful in nets or in deeds , by a different tact or talent than their own , declaim with heart and soul against the that led to happy result
means so a . There be old coachmen who , before the rail became the general mode of travel , declared that mode of transit was bad , dangerous , uncertain , and not at all like thc old comfortable diligence , with the coupec behind , and four fine spanking greys in front . The rail was condemned as " a thing which ought not and would not be patronized hy any person professing to be a gentleman , much less by ladies—bless ' em . " But the rail ivas brought info every localityand Jehu lad to
, was g accept service wider the now ¦ regime . ' Australian adventurers , when gold was discovered hy them , raised their hands , opened their eyes and mouths , and looked astounded at the fact that it was gold , and nothing but gold , they looked upon . Repetitions destroyed their amazement , and searchers after thc precious metal became traders in a new ' land ina with
new pursuit , perfect case and comfort as long as the get lasted , whilst others wasted their time and substance as lookers-on and grumblers at their neighbour's success . The innocent inquirer at the wayside ivas answered by growls , hard discourag ing words , unkindly hurled at him , because he wished information towards a different goaf than flic growlers . But travel bthe old coachand ive the driver his fee
_ y , g heavy , give to the drone unweighed gold , ' seek no information , follow the track of the growler , and acknowledge him to be the oracle and the onl y pure source of guidance and ' direction , and the lazy , grumbling creature glories in his attainment in reducing you to be hi ,, follower and not his leader . '' "
AH such men die a miserable death , unheeded , uncared for , no respect paid as a last tribute , soon arc forgotten , their places occupied by a more enlightened and more amiable , kind , and charitable race , ready to adopt their neiv abode , search for and easily discover that the new modes so-called , were well known , spoken of , and recorded in the works and writings of the ancients—time only being required to revive them with fresh vigour and spirit ,
At page 327 , vol . ii ., new series , I ventured to inquire the present position of tho Mark degree—its validity and legality—¦ through the medium of your immensely valuable Magazine . This produced ( at p . 3-19 ) a tirade of unkind , unmasonic observations from one xoiv subscribing as "A Hig h Grade Mason aud K . T ., " ( and whom I refer to vol . vi ., 1859 , pp . G 43 , 704 , 740 , and 741 . ) declaiming against the legality of the most celebrated Mark
Masters'Lodge to he found within these dominions , the register of which contains a greater number of men eminent in the Craft and esoteric degrees than are to be found in the sixteen Scottish thistles he ventured to enumerate and present for my admiration ; ancl he ought to have considered that it might be deemed " indecently pertinacious" in him offering his opinion tha-tlthc "Bon Accord Lodge , No . 1 , on the roll of the Grand Lodge of Mark Masters in England and Wales and the colonics ancl possessions of the British crown , " belonged to an illegal jurisdiction , asainst the opinions of
so many eminent Masons and gentlemen , I sought information not abuse . The meeting of the Grand Lodge , which was reported at p . 506 , brings another signature , "Anti-spurious Mark , " discontented at the success , so far , which has attended the workings and operations of the said Grand Lodge , and who does not seem aware that such operations have no connexion with the doings of the
Grand Craft Lodge , of which Lord Zetland is the M . W . Master ; it therefore may be information to him that it has a separate machinery , that it floats on the glorious sea without a charter from any source but its own , it owns no allegiance , but dwells in the highest respect ofthe highest personages in the Craft ; that it ivas built and launched with the knowledge of the M . W . G . Master Lord Zetland , and many of its chief and most zealous
supporters arc , or have been , officers of the Grand Craft Lodge , or Provincial Grand Craft Lodges , —and it possesses as great a right aud privilege to float on the ocean of a Masonic sea as any other liodv , not recognized by Grand Craft Lodge , conferring degrees beyond that of E . A ., F . C , M . M ., including that of H . E . A . The sixteen Scotcli thistles have been transplanted on this side the parting stream , solely because a wide scope has been found here for extracting fees towards the support of their parent , and a rich soil for the said thistles to luxuriate in .
Let thc High Grade Mason take higher ground , adopt a higher discipline than hitherto , and let him indulge and revel in that highly Masonic virtue—charity , let him come with open hand and meet us at the door of our respective numerous portals , and he will find an English welcome wherever he goes . The fact is , Lodges holding under the Scotch Grand Chapter ought never to have been established in England ; or if established ,
to ronse thc feelings of the English brethren , ivho were unconscious that there existed such a degree , or that it belonged and ivas formerly part and parcel of one of those degrees now recognized by the English Craft Grand Lodge ; the instant it was found that the English brethren had been roused from their lethargy , and had established a large number of Lodges , and a GrandLodge , every Scotch warrant for a Mark Lodge in England ought to have been withdrawn and exchanged for a neiv warrant nuclei' the English Constitution , with the same name if desired , cither without a number or with such a number as thc date ofthe
original warrant would be privileged to occupy amongst those hearing numbers and holding under the English Grand Lodge ; following the example of Thistle No . 3 . —¦ " Anti Spurious Mark " is to be pitied—that he should indulge in the violent , and extremely uncharitable and vicious hope , " that the vessel ivill never reach the port it aims at , but be swamped by the inability of the crew to ivork their passage ; or , if they should succeed in
this way , such a water-logged crazy bark never be moored alongside Craft Masonry , " for , notwithstanding all his vexation , it is a fact that there is in England a Grand Mark-Lodge , with upwards of fifty provincial Lodges working under its warrant , and all the combination or form he may seek to make will not have thc slightest effect in checking its progress—it has too many hundreds of brethren hailing from its porchwayto he hurt b
malevo-, y any lent shaft he ma ) -hurl at it . Let i . ini rather assist iu promulgating the principles inculcated in the beautiful degree , by giving the English Grand Lodge , and all other Mark Lodges holding under its warrant , the utmost support and encouragement that may lay in his power ; for at the porchivay he will kindly lie informed—
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out , and must say that the "dignity and high importance ot Masonry " appear lost upon " Anti-spurious Mark , " and that so far from the world at large considering . Alasonry as embodying the beautiful idea "that when a man ' is said to ' be a Mason he may know that ho is one to whom thc burdened heart may pour forth its sorrows ; " they will view him and thc system as engendering neart burning and strife , and all at the shrine of courting ami thc
pleasing " powers that be . " No person however high , no brethren however pure their motives , are sufficiently good to be made a sacrifice under such circumstances . What could be more uncharitable than your correspondent wishing " that the vessel may never reach port , hut he swamped ; " and by what , mark it well— " the inability of the crew ? " I hesitate to proceed furtheras I feel convinced that riht minded in the
, every g person Craft will blush at such effrontery . ' As regards what Ear ! Carnarvon said , I should , as an independent member , no more endorse all he says than I would what falls from any other man . I however protest against the insinuation as regards Bro . Stebbing , whose motion before Grand Lodge was so misunderstood and misinterpreted , and I will add , most disgracefully twisted to mean that which the Worshipful Brother
, I know , never intended . For my own part , I could have much wished that the Most Worshipful Grand Master had been himself addressed perse upon this matter , as I feel most conscientiously , not only that his present occupation of the chair is fraught with no good to the Craft , but adds precedent to precedent for carrying out matters by the rule of might and not right . I shall gladly hail the clay when the present Most Worshipful Grand Master will resignancl let others
, occupy the position , thereby opening up to aspirants the throne , which , under the present circumstances of the case , no one else can hope to occupy . Notwithstanding all the special pleadings of members in Grand Lodge who appeared looking forward to the purple , I am confident there must have been many who were aware , not only ofthe wisdom of Bro . Stebbmg's motion as regards future Grand ' Mastersbut of the
, validity of the principle as applied to the present Most Worshipful Grand Master . In conclusion , I shall feel grateful if "Antibpunoiis Mark " will point out how and by what reasoning he considers the present Mark GrandLodge spurious , and at the same time adopting the foundation of the Craft Grand Lodge and Chapter for his guidance . Yours fraternall
y , H . GAUKOD . Formerly member of No . 3 , Keystone , and one firmly acknowledging the authority of Lord Carnarvon . . London , drd July , 1860 .
TO THE EDITOR 01 ' TUB __ W- _ EM _ YSO .. s' MAliAZIKE AXH JIASOXIC JllliHOl .. DEAR Sin AKD BIIOTIIIU : , — There he men who invariably grumble at everything—lazy lookers on , wanting everything for themselves , blind bigots without common sense , ignorant of their position , and if they find their neighbour successful in nets or in deeds , by a different tact or talent than their own , declaim with heart and soul against the that led to happy result
means so a . There be old coachmen who , before the rail became the general mode of travel , declared that mode of transit was bad , dangerous , uncertain , and not at all like thc old comfortable diligence , with the coupec behind , and four fine spanking greys in front . The rail was condemned as " a thing which ought not and would not be patronized hy any person professing to be a gentleman , much less by ladies—bless ' em . " But the rail ivas brought info every localityand Jehu lad to
, was g accept service wider the now ¦ regime . ' Australian adventurers , when gold was discovered hy them , raised their hands , opened their eyes and mouths , and looked astounded at the fact that it was gold , and nothing but gold , they looked upon . Repetitions destroyed their amazement , and searchers after thc precious metal became traders in a new ' land ina with
new pursuit , perfect case and comfort as long as the get lasted , whilst others wasted their time and substance as lookers-on and grumblers at their neighbour's success . The innocent inquirer at the wayside ivas answered by growls , hard discourag ing words , unkindly hurled at him , because he wished information towards a different goaf than flic growlers . But travel bthe old coachand ive the driver his fee
_ y , g heavy , give to the drone unweighed gold , ' seek no information , follow the track of the growler , and acknowledge him to be the oracle and the onl y pure source of guidance and ' direction , and the lazy , grumbling creature glories in his attainment in reducing you to be hi ,, follower and not his leader . '' "
AH such men die a miserable death , unheeded , uncared for , no respect paid as a last tribute , soon arc forgotten , their places occupied by a more enlightened and more amiable , kind , and charitable race , ready to adopt their neiv abode , search for and easily discover that the new modes so-called , were well known , spoken of , and recorded in the works and writings of the ancients—time only being required to revive them with fresh vigour and spirit ,
At page 327 , vol . ii ., new series , I ventured to inquire the present position of tho Mark degree—its validity and legality—¦ through the medium of your immensely valuable Magazine . This produced ( at p . 3-19 ) a tirade of unkind , unmasonic observations from one xoiv subscribing as "A Hig h Grade Mason aud K . T ., " ( and whom I refer to vol . vi ., 1859 , pp . G 43 , 704 , 740 , and 741 . ) declaiming against the legality of the most celebrated Mark
Masters'Lodge to he found within these dominions , the register of which contains a greater number of men eminent in the Craft and esoteric degrees than are to be found in the sixteen Scottish thistles he ventured to enumerate and present for my admiration ; ancl he ought to have considered that it might be deemed " indecently pertinacious" in him offering his opinion tha-tlthc "Bon Accord Lodge , No . 1 , on the roll of the Grand Lodge of Mark Masters in England and Wales and the colonics ancl possessions of the British crown , " belonged to an illegal jurisdiction , asainst the opinions of
so many eminent Masons and gentlemen , I sought information not abuse . The meeting of the Grand Lodge , which was reported at p . 506 , brings another signature , "Anti-spurious Mark , " discontented at the success , so far , which has attended the workings and operations of the said Grand Lodge , and who does not seem aware that such operations have no connexion with the doings of the
Grand Craft Lodge , of which Lord Zetland is the M . W . Master ; it therefore may be information to him that it has a separate machinery , that it floats on the glorious sea without a charter from any source but its own , it owns no allegiance , but dwells in the highest respect ofthe highest personages in the Craft ; that it ivas built and launched with the knowledge of the M . W . G . Master Lord Zetland , and many of its chief and most zealous
supporters arc , or have been , officers of the Grand Craft Lodge , or Provincial Grand Craft Lodges , —and it possesses as great a right aud privilege to float on the ocean of a Masonic sea as any other liodv , not recognized by Grand Craft Lodge , conferring degrees beyond that of E . A ., F . C , M . M ., including that of H . E . A . The sixteen Scotcli thistles have been transplanted on this side the parting stream , solely because a wide scope has been found here for extracting fees towards the support of their parent , and a rich soil for the said thistles to luxuriate in .
Let thc High Grade Mason take higher ground , adopt a higher discipline than hitherto , and let him indulge and revel in that highly Masonic virtue—charity , let him come with open hand and meet us at the door of our respective numerous portals , and he will find an English welcome wherever he goes . The fact is , Lodges holding under the Scotch Grand Chapter ought never to have been established in England ; or if established ,
to ronse thc feelings of the English brethren , ivho were unconscious that there existed such a degree , or that it belonged and ivas formerly part and parcel of one of those degrees now recognized by the English Craft Grand Lodge ; the instant it was found that the English brethren had been roused from their lethargy , and had established a large number of Lodges , and a GrandLodge , every Scotch warrant for a Mark Lodge in England ought to have been withdrawn and exchanged for a neiv warrant nuclei' the English Constitution , with the same name if desired , cither without a number or with such a number as thc date ofthe
original warrant would be privileged to occupy amongst those hearing numbers and holding under the English Grand Lodge ; following the example of Thistle No . 3 . —¦ " Anti Spurious Mark " is to be pitied—that he should indulge in the violent , and extremely uncharitable and vicious hope , " that the vessel ivill never reach the port it aims at , but be swamped by the inability of the crew to ivork their passage ; or , if they should succeed in
this way , such a water-logged crazy bark never be moored alongside Craft Masonry , " for , notwithstanding all his vexation , it is a fact that there is in England a Grand Mark-Lodge , with upwards of fifty provincial Lodges working under its warrant , and all the combination or form he may seek to make will not have thc slightest effect in checking its progress—it has too many hundreds of brethren hailing from its porchwayto he hurt b
malevo-, y any lent shaft he ma ) -hurl at it . Let i . ini rather assist iu promulgating the principles inculcated in the beautiful degree , by giving the English Grand Lodge , and all other Mark Lodges holding under its warrant , the utmost support and encouragement that may lay in his power ; for at the porchivay he will kindly lie informed—