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Article THE FREEMASON'S QUARTERLY REVIEW. ← Page 3 of 8 →
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The Freemason's Quarterly Review.
style of the building . " The late ancl the present Provincial Grand Masters for Durham , father and son , perfectly agreed in the grand principles of Masonry . WE oAve personally to the Past Deputy Grancl Master
a heavy , a deep obligation . The pen that noAv feebly attempts an honest justice , falters in its vocation , because it cannot render sufficient justice . It seems to the writer as if eighteen months' knowledge of his lordship's character had passed like a happy dream , leaving however upon the
mind a pleasing reality . Personal courtesy Avas graced by a gentlemanly bearing , ancl the fraternal exchange Avas alAA ays regulated by the propriety of a Freemason . One public duty remained to be performed , and on the second day of this month , the Grand Lodge passed a vote of thanks in the folloAving terms : —¦
" Resolved unanimously , " That the Grand Loclge deeply regrets the resignation of the Right Hon . and Right W . Brother the Earl of Durham , the Deputy Grancl Master , ancl the loss which Masonry in general must sustain by that resignation ; but
the craft at large solace themselves Avith the certainty that even in his absence he will be useful to the Order , of Avhich he is so bri ght an example ; and the Grand Lodge beg to tender to the R . W . Brother , in his retirement from the office , their best thanks for his attention to the duties of
it ; for his anxious desire to promote Masonry in general ; and for the urbanity ancl kind feeling Avhich have invariably characterised the short period of his holding the appointment . "
" Resolved unanimously , " That the foregoing resolution , embodying the vote of thanks , be handsomely transcribed and presented to his lordship . "
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Freemason's Quarterly Review.
style of the building . " The late ancl the present Provincial Grand Masters for Durham , father and son , perfectly agreed in the grand principles of Masonry . WE oAve personally to the Past Deputy Grancl Master
a heavy , a deep obligation . The pen that noAv feebly attempts an honest justice , falters in its vocation , because it cannot render sufficient justice . It seems to the writer as if eighteen months' knowledge of his lordship's character had passed like a happy dream , leaving however upon the
mind a pleasing reality . Personal courtesy Avas graced by a gentlemanly bearing , ancl the fraternal exchange Avas alAA ays regulated by the propriety of a Freemason . One public duty remained to be performed , and on the second day of this month , the Grand Lodge passed a vote of thanks in the folloAving terms : —¦
" Resolved unanimously , " That the Grand Loclge deeply regrets the resignation of the Right Hon . and Right W . Brother the Earl of Durham , the Deputy Grancl Master , ancl the loss which Masonry in general must sustain by that resignation ; but
the craft at large solace themselves Avith the certainty that even in his absence he will be useful to the Order , of Avhich he is so bri ght an example ; and the Grand Lodge beg to tender to the R . W . Brother , in his retirement from the office , their best thanks for his attention to the duties of
it ; for his anxious desire to promote Masonry in general ; and for the urbanity ancl kind feeling Avhich have invariably characterised the short period of his holding the appointment . "
" Resolved unanimously , " That the foregoing resolution , embodying the vote of thanks , be handsomely transcribed and presented to his lordship . "