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Article FREEMASON'S QUARTERLY REVIEW. ← Page 3 of 3 Article PARTHIAN GLANCES*. Page 1 of 3 →
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Freemason's Quarterly Review.
lion of officers ought always to have in view the interests of the Lod ge . He should avoid appointing to the office of Wardens any brethren who may not be enabled to qualif y for the superior dignity of Master , in order that when the period of election for that office shall approachthe Wardens
, , by attending carefull y to their duties in Lodge , and at the public meetings of the Craft , may become so experienced , that the brethren will not feel themselves placed in the difficulty of either wounding the feelings of an otherwise respectable individual b y passing him overor belecting
, y him to an office he is incompetent to sustain—either of these possible cases the Master may prevent by timel y discretion . Finall y , let him as well as the brethren of the Lod ge diligently read , mark , learn , and inwardl y digest the
constitutions of the fraternity , remembering that " ALL PREFERMENT AMONG MASONS IS GROUNDED UPON REAL WORTH AND PERSONAL MERIT ONLY . "
Parthian Glances*.
PARTHIAN GLANCES * .
GLANCE THE FIRST . —The recent explanations of the illustrious president of the Masonic institution for educating and clothing the orphans and children of deceased or indigent Freemasons have removed the apprehensions that were reasonabl y enough entertained , as to the effect which mi ght otherwise have attended the promulgation of the edict issued previous to the last
anniversary festival ; and it is most gratif ying to feel and to believe , that those explanations were made in the purest Masonic manner , and , consequently , his Royal Highness is entitled to the most ample acknowledgments for his condescension , and the very praiseworth y line of conduct he has adopted . Still it may be observed that , swaying , as his Royal Highness does , the Masonic
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Freemason's Quarterly Review.
lion of officers ought always to have in view the interests of the Lod ge . He should avoid appointing to the office of Wardens any brethren who may not be enabled to qualif y for the superior dignity of Master , in order that when the period of election for that office shall approachthe Wardens
, , by attending carefull y to their duties in Lodge , and at the public meetings of the Craft , may become so experienced , that the brethren will not feel themselves placed in the difficulty of either wounding the feelings of an otherwise respectable individual b y passing him overor belecting
, y him to an office he is incompetent to sustain—either of these possible cases the Master may prevent by timel y discretion . Finall y , let him as well as the brethren of the Lod ge diligently read , mark , learn , and inwardl y digest the
constitutions of the fraternity , remembering that " ALL PREFERMENT AMONG MASONS IS GROUNDED UPON REAL WORTH AND PERSONAL MERIT ONLY . "
Parthian Glances*.
PARTHIAN GLANCES * .
GLANCE THE FIRST . —The recent explanations of the illustrious president of the Masonic institution for educating and clothing the orphans and children of deceased or indigent Freemasons have removed the apprehensions that were reasonabl y enough entertained , as to the effect which mi ght otherwise have attended the promulgation of the edict issued previous to the last
anniversary festival ; and it is most gratif ying to feel and to believe , that those explanations were made in the purest Masonic manner , and , consequently , his Royal Highness is entitled to the most ample acknowledgments for his condescension , and the very praiseworth y line of conduct he has adopted . Still it may be observed that , swaying , as his Royal Highness does , the Masonic