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Article THE FREEMASONS' QUARTERLY REVIEW. ← Page 7 of 8 →
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The Freemasons' Quarterly Review.
mind that , even recently , under a misapprehension of his conduct , his explanation to the late Board of Stewards drew this acknowledgement from them , " that they saw additional reasons to exert themselves in the cause of the Asylum ;" and he may console himself with the assurance that " a vote
of confidence" is , at this moment , mentally accorded to him by every sincere well-wisher to the Asylum .
If it is feared that , by delaying the measure , it is to be rejected , it may , in such case , be considered that some obstruction exists of an unhealthy nature ; and all obstructions to a good princip le are unhealthy , and therefore must be removed by the only power to which the obstructions will
yield , viz . to the moral force of public opinion . Public opinion is the only means by which reorganization of an originally sound basis can be produced , and upon such the principle itself depends;—charity is the principle—benevolence the basis . All argument is folly that does not acknowledge the slightest deviation from this position to be in itself an endangerment of both . There is something
incomprehensible in the doubts which are entertained as to whether the Asylum will be the means of effecting good or evil ; and there also appears to be a question as to terms , between those who entertain either of these doubts ; but into these , at this moment , we shall not enter otherwise than to
declare our own conviction , that , having enlisted under the Old Masons' banner , our allegiance is to charity , and to deserters we cannot and will not degenerate . All that the friends of the Asylum ask for , is the opportunity to express an unbiassed opinion—all that is expected is an honest
dealing with the old man's hope . The temperate discussion of the subject surely cannot be deemed disrespectful . Every Mason who feels that he is gifted by Providence
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Freemasons' Quarterly Review.
mind that , even recently , under a misapprehension of his conduct , his explanation to the late Board of Stewards drew this acknowledgement from them , " that they saw additional reasons to exert themselves in the cause of the Asylum ;" and he may console himself with the assurance that " a vote
of confidence" is , at this moment , mentally accorded to him by every sincere well-wisher to the Asylum .
If it is feared that , by delaying the measure , it is to be rejected , it may , in such case , be considered that some obstruction exists of an unhealthy nature ; and all obstructions to a good princip le are unhealthy , and therefore must be removed by the only power to which the obstructions will
yield , viz . to the moral force of public opinion . Public opinion is the only means by which reorganization of an originally sound basis can be produced , and upon such the principle itself depends;—charity is the principle—benevolence the basis . All argument is folly that does not acknowledge the slightest deviation from this position to be in itself an endangerment of both . There is something
incomprehensible in the doubts which are entertained as to whether the Asylum will be the means of effecting good or evil ; and there also appears to be a question as to terms , between those who entertain either of these doubts ; but into these , at this moment , we shall not enter otherwise than to
declare our own conviction , that , having enlisted under the Old Masons' banner , our allegiance is to charity , and to deserters we cannot and will not degenerate . All that the friends of the Asylum ask for , is the opportunity to express an unbiassed opinion—all that is expected is an honest
dealing with the old man's hope . The temperate discussion of the subject surely cannot be deemed disrespectful . Every Mason who feels that he is gifted by Providence