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Article FREEMASON'S QUARTERLY REVIEW. ← Page 2 of 3 →
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Freemason's Quarterly Review.
gacity of the Master ; while the general peace and harmony of its members take their tone from his conciliating courtesy , or suffer from his want of so vital an attribute . The Master is called upon to attend ( with the Past-Masters and Wardens of Ms Lodge ) at the quarterly
communications , and by his careful observation of the current questions to sanction or prevent what may support or injure the sacred and g lorious institution he is bound to protect . It is to be remembered , that upon the ACTIVITY or SUPINENESS of the actual Masters that the order itself will be
SUPPORTED or DEGRADED . The Master is directed to attend the monthly boards of benevolence , that the wants of his deserving brethren may be generously and immediately relieved , or the app lication of the unworthy summarily rejected ; there the cry of the widow and the orphan is heard , and there should the Master
be to administer the funds which a confiding Lodge has entrusted to his vi g ilance ; let him remember that he has bound himself to observe the ancient charges in which the foregoing obligations form some of the clauses ; let him not hope to excuse his own neglect by that of others ; rather let
him be foremost in the ranks of emulation , and shame such who , while they assume the profession of a Master of a Lodge , withhold the practice it enjoins . Let his actions during the year be such , that when it terminates , the brethren will feel thankful for his services , and reward him
by their approbation . - How different is the effect produced upon Freemasonry by those who merely faker through their official duties , who never show themselves where a personal service is demanded , and , in fact , who , if the charges have ever been read to them , disregard their importance by a coldness which is alike insulting to decency as to common sense .
Another important duty of a Master is the selection of his Wardens—the members , of a Lodge may exercise their franchise in the election of a Master with a view to please a friend or to self-gratification , but the Master in his selec-
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Freemason's Quarterly Review.
gacity of the Master ; while the general peace and harmony of its members take their tone from his conciliating courtesy , or suffer from his want of so vital an attribute . The Master is called upon to attend ( with the Past-Masters and Wardens of Ms Lodge ) at the quarterly
communications , and by his careful observation of the current questions to sanction or prevent what may support or injure the sacred and g lorious institution he is bound to protect . It is to be remembered , that upon the ACTIVITY or SUPINENESS of the actual Masters that the order itself will be
SUPPORTED or DEGRADED . The Master is directed to attend the monthly boards of benevolence , that the wants of his deserving brethren may be generously and immediately relieved , or the app lication of the unworthy summarily rejected ; there the cry of the widow and the orphan is heard , and there should the Master
be to administer the funds which a confiding Lodge has entrusted to his vi g ilance ; let him remember that he has bound himself to observe the ancient charges in which the foregoing obligations form some of the clauses ; let him not hope to excuse his own neglect by that of others ; rather let
him be foremost in the ranks of emulation , and shame such who , while they assume the profession of a Master of a Lodge , withhold the practice it enjoins . Let his actions during the year be such , that when it terminates , the brethren will feel thankful for his services , and reward him
by their approbation . - How different is the effect produced upon Freemasonry by those who merely faker through their official duties , who never show themselves where a personal service is demanded , and , in fact , who , if the charges have ever been read to them , disregard their importance by a coldness which is alike insulting to decency as to common sense .
Another important duty of a Master is the selection of his Wardens—the members , of a Lodge may exercise their franchise in the election of a Master with a view to please a friend or to self-gratification , but the Master in his selec-