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The New Appointments.
abstaining from giving premature publicity to proceedings which involve the security of honour ancl independence , cannot be questioned , ancl , therefore , we only act conscientiously upon a principle of public justice . Those proceedings were of the utmost importance , whether we contemplate
them as Freemasons or as men ; and , therefore , as they may become the subject of Masonic discussion , and we trust of the most honest consideration , we shall pause for the present in giving any opinion . It will be remembered that on a recent occasion * we adopted this course , and we have good
reason to believe that it was universally approved . There is a generosity in the Masonic public whicli will secure us against any suspicion of pusillanimity in the course we adopt;—there is a conviction in the minds of not a few , that it is necessary for the good of Freemasonry .
Our own conduct in this important affair , however , stands out in bold contrast with that exhibited by some others , who forgetful alike of the respect at all times due to the princip les of Freemasonry , have dared unblushingly to attack private character . Such persons may well be left to
the endurance of that contempt they have merited ; ancl which must follow as the best requital for their employment . Praise from such men , the object of their slander would not hope for ; and he may have merit enough to render the slander harmless . —We pause for the present .
That the present state of our Order demands the careful and honest consideration of every Mason , no one will deny . The spirit of the age will naturally glance at an Institution possessing such high claims to admiration as Freemasonry ; indeedthe best compliment that can be paid to it , is the
, desire that the public at large feel to know what its essential principles are , that they may approve of its objects if they do not enter into its mysteries . That the events of the last ten years exceed in importance
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The New Appointments.
abstaining from giving premature publicity to proceedings which involve the security of honour ancl independence , cannot be questioned , ancl , therefore , we only act conscientiously upon a principle of public justice . Those proceedings were of the utmost importance , whether we contemplate
them as Freemasons or as men ; and , therefore , as they may become the subject of Masonic discussion , and we trust of the most honest consideration , we shall pause for the present in giving any opinion . It will be remembered that on a recent occasion * we adopted this course , and we have good
reason to believe that it was universally approved . There is a generosity in the Masonic public whicli will secure us against any suspicion of pusillanimity in the course we adopt;—there is a conviction in the minds of not a few , that it is necessary for the good of Freemasonry .
Our own conduct in this important affair , however , stands out in bold contrast with that exhibited by some others , who forgetful alike of the respect at all times due to the princip les of Freemasonry , have dared unblushingly to attack private character . Such persons may well be left to
the endurance of that contempt they have merited ; ancl which must follow as the best requital for their employment . Praise from such men , the object of their slander would not hope for ; and he may have merit enough to render the slander harmless . —We pause for the present .
That the present state of our Order demands the careful and honest consideration of every Mason , no one will deny . The spirit of the age will naturally glance at an Institution possessing such high claims to admiration as Freemasonry ; indeedthe best compliment that can be paid to it , is the
, desire that the public at large feel to know what its essential principles are , that they may approve of its objects if they do not enter into its mysteries . That the events of the last ten years exceed in importance