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Article FREEMASONRY IN LIMERICK. ← Page 2 of 5 →
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Freemasonry In Limerick.
The present Master of 13 was asked , privately , to put his signature to a document applying for the new AVarrant , whicli he unwittingly assented to , having been assured that his so doing was committing no impropriety , or in violation of any law , and , of course , taking it for granted that so high an authority as a Provincial Grand Master could not possibl y ask him to do anything which was not perfectly correct . The signature of the Master of No . 73 was obtainedit is to be presumedunder similar
, , circumstances , as the members of that Lodge expressed the greatest surprise at the announcement of No . 333 being issued for this city . Having thus obtained the signatures of the Masters of the Lodges in Limerick , those in the more remote parts of the district were , comparatively speaking , easy enough of attainment , and were of course had with less danger of discovery . The application being thus prepared , having all the appearance of genuineness and honesty of purpose about itwas
, submitted to Grand Lodge , and being strongly backed up by the individual most interested ( the P . G . M . of North Munster , ) was , without hesitation , most cordially granted by that tribunal , under the impression , no doubt , that the signatures of the Masters of the Lodges , 13 and 73 , as well as those in the country , were affixed with the sanction and by the direction of those Lodges , properly and duly summoned for such
purpose . The foregoing facts will , I trust , be considered sufficient apology for thus noticing your paragraph quoted above , and I doubt not that you will now , in all candour , admit that Lodge No . 333 , instead of an " advantage to this district" ( as you have predicted ) , will prove a most serious injury , having already created much unhappiness and disunion in 13 , being actually and literally a " cancer introduced into its bosom , " and far , very far indeed , from ever being an " ornamental "
much less an " USEFUL" pillar of the Irish constitution ; and lastly , that from being under the immediate care of an individual who was capable of resorting to such a means to procure it—and whose care ( I contend , with every respect to your opinion ) , were he suited for his office , should be divided equally amongst all the Lodges under his jurisdiction , not devoted particularly to ONE ; with sorrow and reluctance I say , that it can hardly be expected to arrive at that zenith which you in your innocence so glowingly anticipate—namely , " A constellation of the PUREST lustre !!! " Your faithful Brother , VERAX .
£ AVe have inserted the above in justice to the writer , who otherwise might accuse us of partiality ; we doubt however the soundness of some of his conclusions—e . g . the Master of 13 should him self have known the constitution , and having affixed his signature is thereby bound by it ; Iynoranlia legis non cxcusat culpam . Next , as to the Master of 73 , Verax observes that his signature was obtained , " it is to be presumed , under similar circumstances , " now surely this is but a loose method of argument , and does not prove the case . The Provincial Grand
Master may have his failings , which of course equally embrace preferences and prejudices , but if the Lodges 13 and 73 , have been treated with any apparent disrespect , we are certain that a temperate appeal to the P . G . M . will be attended with every desirable result . —ED . ]
LONDONDERRY , March 24 . — Grand Masonic Ball and Supper , in the Corporation Hall . —A Grand Masonic Ball and Supper , on a magnificent scale , and , as previous announced , under the special
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Freemasonry In Limerick.
The present Master of 13 was asked , privately , to put his signature to a document applying for the new AVarrant , whicli he unwittingly assented to , having been assured that his so doing was committing no impropriety , or in violation of any law , and , of course , taking it for granted that so high an authority as a Provincial Grand Master could not possibl y ask him to do anything which was not perfectly correct . The signature of the Master of No . 73 was obtainedit is to be presumedunder similar
, , circumstances , as the members of that Lodge expressed the greatest surprise at the announcement of No . 333 being issued for this city . Having thus obtained the signatures of the Masters of the Lodges in Limerick , those in the more remote parts of the district were , comparatively speaking , easy enough of attainment , and were of course had with less danger of discovery . The application being thus prepared , having all the appearance of genuineness and honesty of purpose about itwas
, submitted to Grand Lodge , and being strongly backed up by the individual most interested ( the P . G . M . of North Munster , ) was , without hesitation , most cordially granted by that tribunal , under the impression , no doubt , that the signatures of the Masters of the Lodges , 13 and 73 , as well as those in the country , were affixed with the sanction and by the direction of those Lodges , properly and duly summoned for such
purpose . The foregoing facts will , I trust , be considered sufficient apology for thus noticing your paragraph quoted above , and I doubt not that you will now , in all candour , admit that Lodge No . 333 , instead of an " advantage to this district" ( as you have predicted ) , will prove a most serious injury , having already created much unhappiness and disunion in 13 , being actually and literally a " cancer introduced into its bosom , " and far , very far indeed , from ever being an " ornamental "
much less an " USEFUL" pillar of the Irish constitution ; and lastly , that from being under the immediate care of an individual who was capable of resorting to such a means to procure it—and whose care ( I contend , with every respect to your opinion ) , were he suited for his office , should be divided equally amongst all the Lodges under his jurisdiction , not devoted particularly to ONE ; with sorrow and reluctance I say , that it can hardly be expected to arrive at that zenith which you in your innocence so glowingly anticipate—namely , " A constellation of the PUREST lustre !!! " Your faithful Brother , VERAX .
£ AVe have inserted the above in justice to the writer , who otherwise might accuse us of partiality ; we doubt however the soundness of some of his conclusions—e . g . the Master of 13 should him self have known the constitution , and having affixed his signature is thereby bound by it ; Iynoranlia legis non cxcusat culpam . Next , as to the Master of 73 , Verax observes that his signature was obtained , " it is to be presumed , under similar circumstances , " now surely this is but a loose method of argument , and does not prove the case . The Provincial Grand
Master may have his failings , which of course equally embrace preferences and prejudices , but if the Lodges 13 and 73 , have been treated with any apparent disrespect , we are certain that a temperate appeal to the P . G . M . will be attended with every desirable result . —ED . ]
LONDONDERRY , March 24 . — Grand Masonic Ball and Supper , in the Corporation Hall . —A Grand Masonic Ball and Supper , on a magnificent scale , and , as previous announced , under the special