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Ad01001
GLASGOW. St.EnochHotel ( Adjoins Glasgow Terminus of the Midland and G . & S . VT . Railways ) . The St . Enoch Hotel is one of the lines ! in Great Britain , anil is the most conveniently situated for both pleasure and business centres . Lounge . Restaurant and Grill Room . Good Cooking . Good Service . Electric Light . Lifts . Bedrooms : Single from 4 s . ; Double from 6 s . 6 d . AYR.stationMotel. New Lounge . Electric Light . New Lift . Good Cooking . DUMFRIES. StationHotel. For Hums' Country , Lovely Drives , Walks , Golf . Good Cooking . Kleclric . Light . Bedrooms : Single from 3 s . 6 d . ; Double from 6 s . 6 d . NO CHAKl ' . I-: l- 'OU ATTKNnAXCE-: AX 1 > Kl . KCTRIC LHIHT . For tlesaipthr tuul illtrrt'slillii tariff ( free ) , apply—Chief Office : — I . II . THOMAS , Manager , ST . ENOCH HOTKI ., GI . ASCOW . ( I .. SS . W . Hy . Co . 's Hotels .
Ad01002
PERRIER=JOUET&Cos. CHAMPAONES. FINEST VINTAGE RESERVE-CUVEES . THE FAVOURITE MASONIC BRAND . Agent—A . BOURSOT , 9 , Hart Street , Hark Lane , London .
Lodges Of Instruction.
Lodges of Instruction .
THE MASONIC
luiyuM ^ i jyyMii BML
A LODGE of Instruction is not the same thing as a practice The latter does not appear to have any legal status and it has no legal recognition , and is not referred to in any way in the book of constitutions . The formeron the other
, hand , is recognised as a useful appendage to the Craft Lodge , and occupies the attention of four articles , 159 to 161 . The " practice " is , in effect , a drill or rehearsal of ceremonies to be gone through at the next regular meeting of the lodge . The desirability of having the officers so accustomed to their
work , that the ceremonies , when constitutionally performed , shall go off without a hitch , is too apparent to need discussion . But the fact that the constitutions actually prescribe the method of forming a lodge of instruction , and of keeping a requisite check on its proceedings , allows it to be inferred
that if officially brought into notice , the lodge practice might be declared out of order . Unfortunately the proceedings of the ordinary lodge of instruction have become to some extent stereotyped , and it is suggested that in their present form they do not afford any opportunity for rehearsal , such as is felt to be desirable . The reply is the proceedings of a lodge of instruction are only circumscribed by the four corners of
the landmarks . There are places where Masonic zeal is such that the illumination afforded by the monthly lodge of instruction is not satisfying enough , and a weekly meeting is held . Where this is the case , the meeting which immediately precedes the regular lodge is devoted to rehearsal . Brethren , however , should not be content with acquiring excellence in
Masonic routine . The well-remembered injunction " to make daily progress in Masonic knowledge" has a real meaning , and it extends far beyond the correct discharge of official duty . It must be apparent to every brother that much in
Freemasonry is taken for granted . Some knowledge of its history is assumed ; it is taken for granted that the constitutions have been studied , and the permission granted to Masons beyond the first degree , to instruct their brethren , infers that there are those who are seeking such enlightenment .
It is no reflection on those who are responsible for the conduct of the lodge that these assumptions have often no foundation , and that brethren remain uninstructed . In lodge , brethren are on parade , and the time at disposal does not permit of detailed explanations being giving . |
In the lodge of instruction these considerations do not apply . It exists for the purpose of affording that information , the ' possession of which is assumed as part of the elementary education of every Freemason . The why and wherefore of the symbols can be expounded , without fear of the
ceremonies being interrupted , the interdependence of the several parts of our system can be shown as a fact , instead of having to rest content with being stated as a theory .
It is another truism that Freemasonry is progressive , and that if it does not advance in one direction , it will retrogress , to coin a word , in another . The reason , then , that there are brethren whose Masonic horizon is bounded by the festive board , is to be found in the lack of opportunity for learning anything about the science that would give them a real and
living interest in it . A lodge of instruction can be formed by virtue of a simple resolution of any lodge whose members are anxious to possess one . No warrant is needed , the record in the minutes of the mother lodge being all that is necessary to secure the legality
of the meetings . At all meetings minutes must be made , and may be called for by competent authority at any time . This proviso , together with the further one that the lodge shall be tyled , serves to differentiate the lodge of instruction from the lodge practice .
It is usual at the meetings to " work the lectures . " These lectures are so many courses of instruction in the principles of the degrees concerned , and they also provide for a fairly comprehensive recapitulation of what transpires in the lodge . There are three lectures , which are divided into sections .
According to Preston , that of the first degree contains six sections ; the second , four ; and the third , twelve . No better description of our system is to be found than that contained in the lectures .
They do not appear to have existed previous to the revival of Masonry at the beginning of the 18 th century . They were arranged , for the first time in a catechetical form , by Desaguliers and Anderson in 1720 . Twelve years later they were revised by Martin Clare , and subsequently by Dunckeily , and they remained as left by the last named till
1763 . In that year Hutchinson , and nine years later Preston , issued revised editions . As left by Preston , they were regarded as the standard till the Union , and then Dr . Hemmings issued them substantially as we know them . Stillcircumstantial as they are , they demand an able
, exponent , and in this connection it will be interesting to recall what was said by the Freemasons' Quarterly Review ( Vol . 11 ., p . 274 ) . " Our Masonic Society has to this day retained many interesting symbols in its instructions , when properly
explained by a scientific lecturer , and not garbled by ignorant pretenders , who , by dint merely of a good memory and some assurance , intrude themselves on a well informed assembly of brethren , by giving a lecture not composed by themselves ,, but taught them verbatim . "
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Ad01001
GLASGOW. St.EnochHotel ( Adjoins Glasgow Terminus of the Midland and G . & S . VT . Railways ) . The St . Enoch Hotel is one of the lines ! in Great Britain , anil is the most conveniently situated for both pleasure and business centres . Lounge . Restaurant and Grill Room . Good Cooking . Good Service . Electric Light . Lifts . Bedrooms : Single from 4 s . ; Double from 6 s . 6 d . AYR.stationMotel. New Lounge . Electric Light . New Lift . Good Cooking . DUMFRIES. StationHotel. For Hums' Country , Lovely Drives , Walks , Golf . Good Cooking . Kleclric . Light . Bedrooms : Single from 3 s . 6 d . ; Double from 6 s . 6 d . NO CHAKl ' . I-: l- 'OU ATTKNnAXCE-: AX 1 > Kl . KCTRIC LHIHT . For tlesaipthr tuul illtrrt'slillii tariff ( free ) , apply—Chief Office : — I . II . THOMAS , Manager , ST . ENOCH HOTKI ., GI . ASCOW . ( I .. SS . W . Hy . Co . 's Hotels .
Ad01002
PERRIER=JOUET&Cos. CHAMPAONES. FINEST VINTAGE RESERVE-CUVEES . THE FAVOURITE MASONIC BRAND . Agent—A . BOURSOT , 9 , Hart Street , Hark Lane , London .
Lodges Of Instruction.
Lodges of Instruction .
THE MASONIC
luiyuM ^ i jyyMii BML
A LODGE of Instruction is not the same thing as a practice The latter does not appear to have any legal status and it has no legal recognition , and is not referred to in any way in the book of constitutions . The formeron the other
, hand , is recognised as a useful appendage to the Craft Lodge , and occupies the attention of four articles , 159 to 161 . The " practice " is , in effect , a drill or rehearsal of ceremonies to be gone through at the next regular meeting of the lodge . The desirability of having the officers so accustomed to their
work , that the ceremonies , when constitutionally performed , shall go off without a hitch , is too apparent to need discussion . But the fact that the constitutions actually prescribe the method of forming a lodge of instruction , and of keeping a requisite check on its proceedings , allows it to be inferred
that if officially brought into notice , the lodge practice might be declared out of order . Unfortunately the proceedings of the ordinary lodge of instruction have become to some extent stereotyped , and it is suggested that in their present form they do not afford any opportunity for rehearsal , such as is felt to be desirable . The reply is the proceedings of a lodge of instruction are only circumscribed by the four corners of
the landmarks . There are places where Masonic zeal is such that the illumination afforded by the monthly lodge of instruction is not satisfying enough , and a weekly meeting is held . Where this is the case , the meeting which immediately precedes the regular lodge is devoted to rehearsal . Brethren , however , should not be content with acquiring excellence in
Masonic routine . The well-remembered injunction " to make daily progress in Masonic knowledge" has a real meaning , and it extends far beyond the correct discharge of official duty . It must be apparent to every brother that much in
Freemasonry is taken for granted . Some knowledge of its history is assumed ; it is taken for granted that the constitutions have been studied , and the permission granted to Masons beyond the first degree , to instruct their brethren , infers that there are those who are seeking such enlightenment .
It is no reflection on those who are responsible for the conduct of the lodge that these assumptions have often no foundation , and that brethren remain uninstructed . In lodge , brethren are on parade , and the time at disposal does not permit of detailed explanations being giving . |
In the lodge of instruction these considerations do not apply . It exists for the purpose of affording that information , the ' possession of which is assumed as part of the elementary education of every Freemason . The why and wherefore of the symbols can be expounded , without fear of the
ceremonies being interrupted , the interdependence of the several parts of our system can be shown as a fact , instead of having to rest content with being stated as a theory .
It is another truism that Freemasonry is progressive , and that if it does not advance in one direction , it will retrogress , to coin a word , in another . The reason , then , that there are brethren whose Masonic horizon is bounded by the festive board , is to be found in the lack of opportunity for learning anything about the science that would give them a real and
living interest in it . A lodge of instruction can be formed by virtue of a simple resolution of any lodge whose members are anxious to possess one . No warrant is needed , the record in the minutes of the mother lodge being all that is necessary to secure the legality
of the meetings . At all meetings minutes must be made , and may be called for by competent authority at any time . This proviso , together with the further one that the lodge shall be tyled , serves to differentiate the lodge of instruction from the lodge practice .
It is usual at the meetings to " work the lectures . " These lectures are so many courses of instruction in the principles of the degrees concerned , and they also provide for a fairly comprehensive recapitulation of what transpires in the lodge . There are three lectures , which are divided into sections .
According to Preston , that of the first degree contains six sections ; the second , four ; and the third , twelve . No better description of our system is to be found than that contained in the lectures .
They do not appear to have existed previous to the revival of Masonry at the beginning of the 18 th century . They were arranged , for the first time in a catechetical form , by Desaguliers and Anderson in 1720 . Twelve years later they were revised by Martin Clare , and subsequently by Dunckeily , and they remained as left by the last named till
1763 . In that year Hutchinson , and nine years later Preston , issued revised editions . As left by Preston , they were regarded as the standard till the Union , and then Dr . Hemmings issued them substantially as we know them . Stillcircumstantial as they are , they demand an able
, exponent , and in this connection it will be interesting to recall what was said by the Freemasons' Quarterly Review ( Vol . 11 ., p . 274 ) . " Our Masonic Society has to this day retained many interesting symbols in its instructions , when properly
explained by a scientific lecturer , and not garbled by ignorant pretenders , who , by dint merely of a good memory and some assurance , intrude themselves on a well informed assembly of brethren , by giving a lecture not composed by themselves ,, but taught them verbatim . "