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Mark Masonry.

MARK MASONRY .

WE had intended to have reviewed the correspondence relative to the position of the London Bon Accord Lodge of Mark Masons , hut we are spared the necessity of doing so by the energetic measures of the Supreme Grand Chapter of Scotland , calling upon the Aberdeen Chapter at once to withdraw the Charter to the London Lodge , under pain of ulterior proceedings , as will be seen by the official resolution of the Grand Chapter

, which we publish in another page of the " Mirror . " This is as it should be , aud we trust tlie Grand Lodge and Chapter of England will assist that of Scotland in endeavouring to put down , within their jurisdiction , the illegal practice of Masonry , no matter under what denomination . We cannot help observing , as regards Comp . Kettie , whose letter we also publish , that lie lias evidently fallen into the strange blunder of confounding two

very different things . Unquestionably , the power to confer the Mark Degree is vested in Chapters only , as he observes ; but that is a totally different thing from a power to grant warrants to confer the Mark Degree . Should such an interpretation be allowed to be put upon the law of the Grand Chapter of Scotland , it would lead to endless confusion , for Craft Lodges both in England and Scotland miht put a similar construction

g upon their laws , and take upon themselves to grant subsidiary charters to brethren , to give the first or second Degree and not the third to candidates—a state of things which we have no hesitation in saying would be met by the immediate withdrawal of the Charter of the Lodge so illegally and improperly acting . It is true that the Supreme Chapter of Scotland has

the poiver of granting charters for the Mark Degree apart from theArch , and did at one time exercise that power , but experience proved its inexpediency , and the system was abandoned ; none but regularly constituted Loyal Arch Chapters haying now authority to confer the Degree—an authority which , as is shown b y the decree of the Supreme Grand Chapter of Scotland , cannot be delegated to others .

Comp . Eettie accuses us of partiality in endeavouring to run down the London Mark Masons Lodge . We have shown no feeling on the subject beyond a conscientious desire , as Masons , to do our duty , and prevent z

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MARK MASONRY. Article 1
THE GIRLS' SCHOOL. Article 2
FREEMASONRY IN ENGLAND. Article 3
MASONIC REMINISCENCES. Article 10
BROTHERLY LOVE. Article 15
MASONIC INTELLIGENCE. Article 23
PROVINCIAL LODGES. Article 29
ROYAL ARCH. Article 51
THE COLONIES. Article 52
CORRESPONDENCE. Article 53
SUMMARY OF NEWS FOR JUNE. Article 55
OBITUARY. Article 58
TO CORRESPONDENTS. Article 59
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Mark Masonry.

MARK MASONRY .

WE had intended to have reviewed the correspondence relative to the position of the London Bon Accord Lodge of Mark Masons , hut we are spared the necessity of doing so by the energetic measures of the Supreme Grand Chapter of Scotland , calling upon the Aberdeen Chapter at once to withdraw the Charter to the London Lodge , under pain of ulterior proceedings , as will be seen by the official resolution of the Grand Chapter

, which we publish in another page of the " Mirror . " This is as it should be , aud we trust tlie Grand Lodge and Chapter of England will assist that of Scotland in endeavouring to put down , within their jurisdiction , the illegal practice of Masonry , no matter under what denomination . We cannot help observing , as regards Comp . Kettie , whose letter we also publish , that lie lias evidently fallen into the strange blunder of confounding two

very different things . Unquestionably , the power to confer the Mark Degree is vested in Chapters only , as he observes ; but that is a totally different thing from a power to grant warrants to confer the Mark Degree . Should such an interpretation be allowed to be put upon the law of the Grand Chapter of Scotland , it would lead to endless confusion , for Craft Lodges both in England and Scotland miht put a similar construction

g upon their laws , and take upon themselves to grant subsidiary charters to brethren , to give the first or second Degree and not the third to candidates—a state of things which we have no hesitation in saying would be met by the immediate withdrawal of the Charter of the Lodge so illegally and improperly acting . It is true that the Supreme Chapter of Scotland has

the poiver of granting charters for the Mark Degree apart from theArch , and did at one time exercise that power , but experience proved its inexpediency , and the system was abandoned ; none but regularly constituted Loyal Arch Chapters haying now authority to confer the Degree—an authority which , as is shown b y the decree of the Supreme Grand Chapter of Scotland , cannot be delegated to others .

Comp . Eettie accuses us of partiality in endeavouring to run down the London Mark Masons Lodge . We have shown no feeling on the subject beyond a conscientious desire , as Masons , to do our duty , and prevent z

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