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Article THE FREEMASONS' QUARTERLY REVIEW. ← Page 4 of 8 →
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The Freemasons' Quarterly Review.
desire the advantage of age and experinee , we heartily Avish our Brother the attainment of both . THE OTHER APPOINTMENTS . —With the exception of
the Rev . Bro . Hayes as one of the Grand Chaplains , and Bro . Thomas Cooke , Avho succeeds Sir George Smart as Grand Organist , the others are all re-appointments , on ivhieh no opinion need be expressed . The Grand Treasurer
ivas unanimously re-elected . The Grand Secretary is an heir-loom , whose successor to it will be difficult to find , and who cannot be dispensed with ; and the Grand Master only followed the usual course in not changing the others , although some change in the ministry AA'as expected ; probably because it ivas hoped for .
We noAv approach a subject of considerable importance , and one Avhich Ave are certain disturbs the mind of many a contemplative Mason , and it is this : The secret power that has for a long time existed , and even now exists . Why this . Avas ever permitted is among the anomalies that is difficult to
account for ; but to break it up by all means , and even expose it if necessary , is essential to justice , and by speaking out , to prevent the Grand Master from being placed in a false position , is equally our duty and our determination .
The Grand Master cannot of himself become perfectly acquainted ivith the best mode of supplying the vacancies as they occur : it becomes , therefore , a matter of necessity , as ivell as of principle , Avhile these subjects pass in revieiv before him , to seek for information Avherever it is to be found , and especially to confer with such llrethren as
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Freemasons' Quarterly Review.
desire the advantage of age and experinee , we heartily Avish our Brother the attainment of both . THE OTHER APPOINTMENTS . —With the exception of
the Rev . Bro . Hayes as one of the Grand Chaplains , and Bro . Thomas Cooke , Avho succeeds Sir George Smart as Grand Organist , the others are all re-appointments , on ivhieh no opinion need be expressed . The Grand Treasurer
ivas unanimously re-elected . The Grand Secretary is an heir-loom , whose successor to it will be difficult to find , and who cannot be dispensed with ; and the Grand Master only followed the usual course in not changing the others , although some change in the ministry AA'as expected ; probably because it ivas hoped for .
We noAv approach a subject of considerable importance , and one Avhich Ave are certain disturbs the mind of many a contemplative Mason , and it is this : The secret power that has for a long time existed , and even now exists . Why this . Avas ever permitted is among the anomalies that is difficult to
account for ; but to break it up by all means , and even expose it if necessary , is essential to justice , and by speaking out , to prevent the Grand Master from being placed in a false position , is equally our duty and our determination .
The Grand Master cannot of himself become perfectly acquainted ivith the best mode of supplying the vacancies as they occur : it becomes , therefore , a matter of necessity , as ivell as of principle , Avhile these subjects pass in revieiv before him , to seek for information Avherever it is to be found , and especially to confer with such llrethren as