In my view they were not really suitable to be WM and they realized that and could see no way out but to quit.
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There are many purists in a lodge, all too often they focus solely on ritual. In my lodges we have researchers, newsletter editors, guys who run the building - operational and strategically, guys organizing social activities,guys involed in music, guys working on social activities, and then general pastoral care for members. Funny, we don't really do much specialized fundraising, but its a subject we touch on - we normally just rely on raffles and quarantining off some of our dues for charity.
All this takes many hands, and it is really useful to have talent who are not interested in participating in ritual, but want to help - there is a lot of jobs they can do.
I actually met a guy yesterday who is very involved in the community, he was a member of his lodge but resigned 30 years ago when he declined to go into the chair and was told "that's not good enough!!" He had a young family, was into scouts, schools and all sorts of other stuff, and some idiot past masters lost him to the Craft...and yes, you guessed it, the lodge no longer exists... Funny thing, he and his wife were otherwise really positive about the lodge. Both are not heavily involved in a community organisation (President and Treasurer with 300 members).... those PMs cost the Craft that talent, enthusiasm and commitment - all because they only saw the world one way... Destructive Idiots...