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Article THE FREEMASONS' QUARTERLY REVIEW. ← Page 7 of 8 →
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The Freemasons' Quarterly Review.
" We aver , then , that there is too much of pretence in the assumed immunity of our order from the general examination of the * profane world / as if , forsooth , the polity of Masons were not as amenahle to public censure or approval as that of any other bodies . We dislike this pseudo-morality as most unreasonable , and would rather convince the great public , or ' profane world , ' that we are in reality abundantly
qualified to maintain our ground , as a representative institution , by the strict propriety of our conduct , or to call to our aid the opinion of society at large , to correct any imperfection in our social system . Truth and Justice must be made to prevail ; for , with Charity , they form the basis of Freemasonry . As Masons , we possess the most extensive practice and the peculiar protection of those virtues ; and if we repudiate those
professions by our acts , society at large must restore the balance . It is the province of society to see that we perform our self-imposed trust with faithfulness , and it is the duty of a Masonic journalist to obtain the purification of the order , by the exercise of public opinion , whenever violence is done to Masonic principles . " *
But the " parasites" succeded , and instilled a poison in the Royal ear ; and , while under its effects , a mistake was committed , and which , but for the nobler exercise of honor , might have been productive of still more serious evil . To the successor of our Grand Master , his character will
afford matter for deep reflection . The Masonic throne is an important one . The Duke of Sussex , however shut out from the general advantages of his rank , owing to circumstances developed in the political extracts , found a moral repose in Freemasonry , and prospered in the mind of men
by the power of public opinion . The Grand Master of England was literally the Grand Master of the Fraternity of the World ; and , although he outlived the difficulties of those untoward circumstances , he continued to preside over the Craft with as much feeling of gratitude as of affection . He
was sensitive on his prerogative as Grand Master , as could be shown in many instances . The cases of the late Lord Monson , and even his personal friend , the Earl of Durham ,
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Freemasons' Quarterly Review.
" We aver , then , that there is too much of pretence in the assumed immunity of our order from the general examination of the * profane world / as if , forsooth , the polity of Masons were not as amenahle to public censure or approval as that of any other bodies . We dislike this pseudo-morality as most unreasonable , and would rather convince the great public , or ' profane world , ' that we are in reality abundantly
qualified to maintain our ground , as a representative institution , by the strict propriety of our conduct , or to call to our aid the opinion of society at large , to correct any imperfection in our social system . Truth and Justice must be made to prevail ; for , with Charity , they form the basis of Freemasonry . As Masons , we possess the most extensive practice and the peculiar protection of those virtues ; and if we repudiate those
professions by our acts , society at large must restore the balance . It is the province of society to see that we perform our self-imposed trust with faithfulness , and it is the duty of a Masonic journalist to obtain the purification of the order , by the exercise of public opinion , whenever violence is done to Masonic principles . " *
But the " parasites" succeded , and instilled a poison in the Royal ear ; and , while under its effects , a mistake was committed , and which , but for the nobler exercise of honor , might have been productive of still more serious evil . To the successor of our Grand Master , his character will
afford matter for deep reflection . The Masonic throne is an important one . The Duke of Sussex , however shut out from the general advantages of his rank , owing to circumstances developed in the political extracts , found a moral repose in Freemasonry , and prospered in the mind of men
by the power of public opinion . The Grand Master of England was literally the Grand Master of the Fraternity of the World ; and , although he outlived the difficulties of those untoward circumstances , he continued to preside over the Craft with as much feeling of gratitude as of affection . He
was sensitive on his prerogative as Grand Master , as could be shown in many instances . The cases of the late Lord Monson , and even his personal friend , the Earl of Durham ,