Blanchard J (anti-masonic) - Scotch Rite Masonry Illustrated Part I

370 STATuTES AND REGULATIONS. LODGES or PERFECTION. 371will advise the lodge thereof, that it may endeavor tobring about a reconciliation.ARTICLE 21ST.The Grand Treasurer will safely keep all funds devotedto eharitabte purposes, as well as moneys receivedfor receptions. He will keep a regular book of aeeounts,at all times ready to be examined by the lodge, and aseharity is an indispensable duty among masons, thebrethren should volontarily contribute to the fund forthat purpose, eaeh according to his means.ARTICLE 22ND.The Grand Seeretary will keep a reeord of all thetra.nsaetions of the lodge, plainly written, and alwaysready to be inspected by the lodge, the Grand Inspectoror his Deputy, he will dispateh all orders issued by theThrice Puissant within such time that they may reaehtheir destination in due season. He must prepare allrequisitions that are to be transmitted to the lodge tothe Grand Council, the Grand Inspector or his Deputy,or into foreign eonntries and li’e will take the greatestpossible care to keep the business of his offlee in perfectorder.AETICLE 23iw.The Master of Ceremonies must repair to the templein due season so as to have everything ready that thework may not be delayed. He is always one of the exsminersof visiting brethren and introduces them accordingto their degrees, consequently he ought to be atall points instructed in the several degrees and possessthe confidence of the lodge.ARTICLE2-ITII.The Captain of the Guard ~cesthat the Tyler doeshis duty, and it is his business to see the lodge welltyled. He reecives all visitors wearing his hat andsword in hand, unless they are Princes masons in whosepresenee lie is uncovered. lie will advise the ‘rhriccPuissant whenever a visitor desires to be admitted, willassist in examining him, and will in all eases preeedethe brethren in the eerernonie~ of instruetion. When hereports that the visitor is a Prince mason, sueh visitorwill be received with all the hionor~,, the brethren formingthe vault of steel with their swords, and the GrandMaster of Ceremonies eondueting him to the foot of thethrone and afterwards to an elevated seat near theThrice Puissant.ARTICLE 25Th.If any lodge is for good cause dissolved or teniporarilvinterdieted, the ofijeers thereof must deposit the thartcr,regulations and statutes, and all the papers of the lodgewith the Grand (ouneil if there be one, and if not withthe Grand Inspector or his Deputy, where they will remainuntil the lodge is allowed to resume labor, and ifthe members of sueh lodge ~.liouldnot submit to the decisionof the Grand Council, their disobedienee withtheir names, degrees and eivil eharaeters, are to be notifiedin writing to all the recognized lodges in the twoHemispheres, that they may incur the contempt of allmas~as.May the Grand Architect of the Universe avert sogreat a misfortune and inspire us to seleet good men forour brethren, that thereby the order may attain Perfeetion-