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Article THE FREEMASONS' QUARTERLY REVIEW. ← Page 5 of 8 →
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The Freemasons' Quarterly Review.
some strong observations , there do not appear to have been any that , in this awful moment , ought to be withdrawn or even modified , towards the illustrious dead . We claim to join , with all Freemasons , in the expression of grief ; and we also claim to make the declaration , that his loss will not
readily be supplied . But it is the fate of princes seldom to hear the truth ; and the very affability of the late Grand Master exposed him to the dangerous sycophancy of those " who imagine mischief in their hearts , and stir up strife all the
day long . " We hope , in the grave of the illustrious dead will be entombed even the remembrance of their ungracious conduct . It is , however , due to the memory of the illustrious Grand Master , to rescue his memory from the reproach which evil counsellors have sought to cast upon it , by a re-issue of public Masonic opinion , that a full , free ,
and honest compliance with the " SPIRIT" of the Masonic law is far better than the mere observance of its " letter . " That this was really the opinion of the illustrious Brother , before he yielded to misrepresentation , we have reason to know ; and we will venerate the observance of that opinion ,
which may be considered as his last legacy to the Craft . We feel it to be no less due to the present and to the future occupier of the Masonic throne , at this especial moment , to express our sentiments that they may escape any parasitical attempts to mislead their judgment , and
alienate the affections of the Brotherhood : fortunately , the deceivers ( without rank or talent ) are few , and known;—false to one generous Grand Master they need neither be feared or trusted by another . Their day is past ; moral oblivion has cast them into the shade of night—they are
shadowless ! We trust to have dismissed them for ever . Illustrious Shade ! are we wrong in giving vent to our honest feelings ?
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The Freemasons' Quarterly Review.
some strong observations , there do not appear to have been any that , in this awful moment , ought to be withdrawn or even modified , towards the illustrious dead . We claim to join , with all Freemasons , in the expression of grief ; and we also claim to make the declaration , that his loss will not
readily be supplied . But it is the fate of princes seldom to hear the truth ; and the very affability of the late Grand Master exposed him to the dangerous sycophancy of those " who imagine mischief in their hearts , and stir up strife all the
day long . " We hope , in the grave of the illustrious dead will be entombed even the remembrance of their ungracious conduct . It is , however , due to the memory of the illustrious Grand Master , to rescue his memory from the reproach which evil counsellors have sought to cast upon it , by a re-issue of public Masonic opinion , that a full , free ,
and honest compliance with the " SPIRIT" of the Masonic law is far better than the mere observance of its " letter . " That this was really the opinion of the illustrious Brother , before he yielded to misrepresentation , we have reason to know ; and we will venerate the observance of that opinion ,
which may be considered as his last legacy to the Craft . We feel it to be no less due to the present and to the future occupier of the Masonic throne , at this especial moment , to express our sentiments that they may escape any parasitical attempts to mislead their judgment , and
alienate the affections of the Brotherhood : fortunately , the deceivers ( without rank or talent ) are few , and known;—false to one generous Grand Master they need neither be feared or trusted by another . Their day is past ; moral oblivion has cast them into the shade of night—they are
shadowless ! We trust to have dismissed them for ever . Illustrious Shade ! are we wrong in giving vent to our honest feelings ?