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Article THE FREEMASONS' QUARTERLY MAGAZINE. ← Page 4 of 19 →
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The Freemasons' Quarterly Magazine.
because " refreshment" has assumed its yilace . But this is not absolutely requisite . The other points are so ; and however Masonry may flourish as to numbers and increase of funds , until it be made a sine qua non that no Mason shall ever be a W . M . until he can perform its continuous duties , the essence of the Order will never possess its due weight and importance .
The question will doubtless , however , be raised , if this standard ought to exist , how is it to be attained ? Our reply is brief , and , we think , to the point : —Railway communication has now placed the metropolis at an easy distance between all the cities and towns of England , in which . Lodges exist . What should prevent a Lodge devoting a portion of its funds to
send up two or more of its Brethren to London , to attend any one of the Lodges of Improvement that meet constantly throughout the year . If the Brethren selected be men of only moderate attainment and memory , they would , in a fortnight , by unremitting attention , and also putting themselves in daily communication with any Brothera member of such Lodge
, , well up with his duties , be able to master the entire Ritual , and thus become , in tarn , the instructors of the members of their own Lodges . If there be no available funds from the Lodge for such a purpose , let the Brethren forego " refreshment" for
one or more meetings to provide them , and they will be amply repaid . Let this recommendation be only put into practice , and we shall hear very little more complaint of want of uniformity in working . The Secretaries of the London Lodges of Improvement—the names of such Lodges , and their times of meeting , will be easily found in the Masonic Calendar—would willingly
facilitate arrangements for Brethren coming up for instruction , and Brotherly Love , Relief , and Truth , would be augmented by such a reciprocity of interest and communication . As , however , it is quite impossible that Colonial Lodges should adopt this plan , we would recommend every Brother , who is intending to emigrate with a love of Masonry at heart
, to attend a Lodge of Improvement regularly before he quits his native shores , that , stored with the valuable possession of accurate Masonic Ritualism , he may dispense the valuable benefits to others , which he has himself acquired . If in no other sense such a talent were valuable , it would enhance his prospects abroadand give him a position from which prosperity
, would unquestionably result . As with everything else , patience and perseverance will bring reward , and the Brother that can work well will assuredly reap its fruits ; Avhilst those who have been idle and indifferent will neither appreciate the boon they have lost , nor obtain any of the privileges , which moderate attention and assiduity would inevitably have insured .
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The Freemasons' Quarterly Magazine.
because " refreshment" has assumed its yilace . But this is not absolutely requisite . The other points are so ; and however Masonry may flourish as to numbers and increase of funds , until it be made a sine qua non that no Mason shall ever be a W . M . until he can perform its continuous duties , the essence of the Order will never possess its due weight and importance .
The question will doubtless , however , be raised , if this standard ought to exist , how is it to be attained ? Our reply is brief , and , we think , to the point : —Railway communication has now placed the metropolis at an easy distance between all the cities and towns of England , in which . Lodges exist . What should prevent a Lodge devoting a portion of its funds to
send up two or more of its Brethren to London , to attend any one of the Lodges of Improvement that meet constantly throughout the year . If the Brethren selected be men of only moderate attainment and memory , they would , in a fortnight , by unremitting attention , and also putting themselves in daily communication with any Brothera member of such Lodge
, , well up with his duties , be able to master the entire Ritual , and thus become , in tarn , the instructors of the members of their own Lodges . If there be no available funds from the Lodge for such a purpose , let the Brethren forego " refreshment" for
one or more meetings to provide them , and they will be amply repaid . Let this recommendation be only put into practice , and we shall hear very little more complaint of want of uniformity in working . The Secretaries of the London Lodges of Improvement—the names of such Lodges , and their times of meeting , will be easily found in the Masonic Calendar—would willingly
facilitate arrangements for Brethren coming up for instruction , and Brotherly Love , Relief , and Truth , would be augmented by such a reciprocity of interest and communication . As , however , it is quite impossible that Colonial Lodges should adopt this plan , we would recommend every Brother , who is intending to emigrate with a love of Masonry at heart
, to attend a Lodge of Improvement regularly before he quits his native shores , that , stored with the valuable possession of accurate Masonic Ritualism , he may dispense the valuable benefits to others , which he has himself acquired . If in no other sense such a talent were valuable , it would enhance his prospects abroadand give him a position from which prosperity
, would unquestionably result . As with everything else , patience and perseverance will bring reward , and the Brother that can work well will assuredly reap its fruits ; Avhilst those who have been idle and indifferent will neither appreciate the boon they have lost , nor obtain any of the privileges , which moderate attention and assiduity would inevitably have insured .