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Article THE FREEMASONS' QUARTERLY REVIEW. ← Page 2 of 8 →
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The Freemasons' Quarterly Review.
know frequently arise from a desire to carry out into their fullest extent the effect and meaning of the principles of our Order . In no former period of the Masonic career of H . R . Ii . have the great powers of his mind , and at the same time
the well-known simplicity of his manner , been so conspicuously displayed as upon a recent occasion , when having convened the Grand Lodge , for the purpose of addressing his youthful Sovereign and relative , the Queen of England , upon her elevation to the throne , he entered upon the
several topics connected with that important event . The genei * al points may be reported , and we believe they have been , with conscious rectitude ; but the manner in which the Grand Master delivered his sentiments , the almost bursting emotion under which he laboured , and yet
the chastened feelings by which he subdued that emotion , were as characteristic ofthe man , as honourable to the Mason . Much as we regret the want of power to do justice to the sentiments delivered , we are still most grateful to have the opportunity of recording them .
GENERAL TOPICS . THE finances of the Grand Lodge are prosperous ; they fully admit of the loan to the Female School being effected without inconvenience ; and it is satisfactory to know that the proposition has been confirmed without a dissentient
voice . The proceedings of the Board of General Purposes evidence no other dereliction than on the part of some Provincial Lodges , a forgetfulness to remit their dues ; but , as the question is likely to be brought under consideration , we trust the several parties will see their error , and take measures to remove the probable protest against their credit . A Minor or Weekly Board of Benevolence has been
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The Freemasons' Quarterly Review.
know frequently arise from a desire to carry out into their fullest extent the effect and meaning of the principles of our Order . In no former period of the Masonic career of H . R . Ii . have the great powers of his mind , and at the same time
the well-known simplicity of his manner , been so conspicuously displayed as upon a recent occasion , when having convened the Grand Lodge , for the purpose of addressing his youthful Sovereign and relative , the Queen of England , upon her elevation to the throne , he entered upon the
several topics connected with that important event . The genei * al points may be reported , and we believe they have been , with conscious rectitude ; but the manner in which the Grand Master delivered his sentiments , the almost bursting emotion under which he laboured , and yet
the chastened feelings by which he subdued that emotion , were as characteristic ofthe man , as honourable to the Mason . Much as we regret the want of power to do justice to the sentiments delivered , we are still most grateful to have the opportunity of recording them .
GENERAL TOPICS . THE finances of the Grand Lodge are prosperous ; they fully admit of the loan to the Female School being effected without inconvenience ; and it is satisfactory to know that the proposition has been confirmed without a dissentient
voice . The proceedings of the Board of General Purposes evidence no other dereliction than on the part of some Provincial Lodges , a forgetfulness to remit their dues ; but , as the question is likely to be brought under consideration , we trust the several parties will see their error , and take measures to remove the probable protest against their credit . A Minor or Weekly Board of Benevolence has been