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Article THE FREEMASONS' QUARTERLY REVIEW. ← Page 6 of 8 →
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The Freemasons' Quarterly Review.
be a good one , and were indifferent as to any feeble construction which might be put upon their general motive , or the sound principle on which that motive was based : honest themselves , they have been honest to others ; while striving to cany out a grand principle , they have continuously exerted themselves on behalf of the subordinate but not unimportant
objects;—while the Asylum was their watchword , the Schools were always in view . They have had embarrassments and difficulties to contend with ; but their attention was yet alive to all other matters , whether of legislation or practice , and we question whether this frank and enlivening spirit which always presented a
front of dignity , and a certainty of action , has not been of the highest importance to the interests of the Asylum , for a proof has been given , if such were wanting , that the " Chosen
Band , " were ready and willing to bring their powers to bear on the instant , wherever a Masonic summons might direct them ; that , in fact , they became a phalanx of unity and strength , worthy of the strictest examination , and having been tested by every moral assay , they stand forth with conscious dignity .
The Grand Master admitted at the Especial Grand Lodge in April last , that he saw no objection to Masonic Annuities ¦ —that he would not himself suggest the designation by which the Institution should be named—and that , provided only the interest of the capital should be distributed , and that the capital itself should be properlinvestedthere
y , could be no objection ; reserving , however , to himself the examination and approbation of the general laws and regulations . His Royal Highness further stated , that he was not anxious that there should be any change in the parties conducting the affairs .
That after a careful review of circumstances , the Grand Master should have arrived at his present conclusion , is not to be wondered at : it is the true character of an honest mind
to be as frank in concession , as it may have been stern in objection ; but when so exalted a personage at once waives all former doubts , for it is clear that doubt no longer does exist—no not even as to the remotest probability , that the Schools can be endangered—the admission becomes the more valuable , the principle more to be admired .
It should be observed that the last General Meeting had decided , that Six Candidates for small annuities should be elected in July , and this evident approval of immediate
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Freemasons' Quarterly Review.
be a good one , and were indifferent as to any feeble construction which might be put upon their general motive , or the sound principle on which that motive was based : honest themselves , they have been honest to others ; while striving to cany out a grand principle , they have continuously exerted themselves on behalf of the subordinate but not unimportant
objects;—while the Asylum was their watchword , the Schools were always in view . They have had embarrassments and difficulties to contend with ; but their attention was yet alive to all other matters , whether of legislation or practice , and we question whether this frank and enlivening spirit which always presented a
front of dignity , and a certainty of action , has not been of the highest importance to the interests of the Asylum , for a proof has been given , if such were wanting , that the " Chosen
Band , " were ready and willing to bring their powers to bear on the instant , wherever a Masonic summons might direct them ; that , in fact , they became a phalanx of unity and strength , worthy of the strictest examination , and having been tested by every moral assay , they stand forth with conscious dignity .
The Grand Master admitted at the Especial Grand Lodge in April last , that he saw no objection to Masonic Annuities ¦ —that he would not himself suggest the designation by which the Institution should be named—and that , provided only the interest of the capital should be distributed , and that the capital itself should be properlinvestedthere
y , could be no objection ; reserving , however , to himself the examination and approbation of the general laws and regulations . His Royal Highness further stated , that he was not anxious that there should be any change in the parties conducting the affairs .
That after a careful review of circumstances , the Grand Master should have arrived at his present conclusion , is not to be wondered at : it is the true character of an honest mind
to be as frank in concession , as it may have been stern in objection ; but when so exalted a personage at once waives all former doubts , for it is clear that doubt no longer does exist—no not even as to the remotest probability , that the Schools can be endangered—the admission becomes the more valuable , the principle more to be admired .
It should be observed that the last General Meeting had decided , that Six Candidates for small annuities should be elected in July , and this evident approval of immediate