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Article THE FREEMASONS' QUARTERLY REVIEW. ← Page 8 of 10 →
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The Freemasons' Quarterly Review.
the taking of reports I I find that the opposition to the " Freemasons ' Quarterly Review" of 1811 has not had the effect intended . That it remains too much a-head is still proved , for it is not understood by the many who form the " Legion" of the Society , ancl yet it must not retrograde in principle or intelligence , but should continue to raise the many to comprehend the intelligence of the few . It has done the Masonic circle much serviceit has showed to a class of men to view as in a mirror
; , those proofs of a beautiful union of science with morality , that have letl tbem to examine into the working tools by which these proofs became evident—but I am getting prolix—so will conclude with requesting that all concerned will be pleased to refer to the valedictory address of 1839 , and if they will only act upon the suggestions it . contains , the " Freemasons' Quarterly Review" will continue to maintain and uphold the Order of Freemasonry . "
After the expression of such opinions by our best ]>) asomc authorities , it remains for us simply to state that our literary fellow-labourers having thus expressed themselves , it remains onl y for the Lodges , the Masters of Lodges , and " Oi polloi " of the Order , to take some tangible means to satisfy us of the course we must pursue ; viz . either to close our labours
with the next number in a circumstantial valedictory address , or to continue them with re-invigorated power . We await the decision of the Craft at large—their negation of our utility , or their determination to extend the field of its operation b y more general , if not universal support .
The events of the past quarter have been of unusual interest ; and , it is pleasant to add , have operated materiall y in favour of Masonic princi p les . We shall refer to them as they severally occur to us . The foundation stone in honour of the late EARI . OP
DURHAM was laid by the present Grand Master , the EARL OK ZETLAND , attended by some of his immediate Grand Officers , and by upwards of four hundred of the Brethren of Durham and Northumberland ; over ivhich provinces the deceased noble Brother had presided with so much advantage to the Order ; to all the Lodges of which he was as
affectionately attached , by all of whom he was beloved . Our readers will find an ample report of the proceedings in this number ; but we cannot refrain from quoting in this place , a few words from the address of Lord Zetland , which so admirabl y mark the character of his deceased friend .
" And may the same Almi yhty power preserve the inhabitants in peace and unity and brotherly love , towards which great objects no one duriny his earthly career exerted himself more zealously and more successfully than that nobleman whose memory we are assembled to commemorate . "
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The Freemasons' Quarterly Review.
the taking of reports I I find that the opposition to the " Freemasons ' Quarterly Review" of 1811 has not had the effect intended . That it remains too much a-head is still proved , for it is not understood by the many who form the " Legion" of the Society , ancl yet it must not retrograde in principle or intelligence , but should continue to raise the many to comprehend the intelligence of the few . It has done the Masonic circle much serviceit has showed to a class of men to view as in a mirror
; , those proofs of a beautiful union of science with morality , that have letl tbem to examine into the working tools by which these proofs became evident—but I am getting prolix—so will conclude with requesting that all concerned will be pleased to refer to the valedictory address of 1839 , and if they will only act upon the suggestions it . contains , the " Freemasons' Quarterly Review" will continue to maintain and uphold the Order of Freemasonry . "
After the expression of such opinions by our best ]>) asomc authorities , it remains for us simply to state that our literary fellow-labourers having thus expressed themselves , it remains onl y for the Lodges , the Masters of Lodges , and " Oi polloi " of the Order , to take some tangible means to satisfy us of the course we must pursue ; viz . either to close our labours
with the next number in a circumstantial valedictory address , or to continue them with re-invigorated power . We await the decision of the Craft at large—their negation of our utility , or their determination to extend the field of its operation b y more general , if not universal support .
The events of the past quarter have been of unusual interest ; and , it is pleasant to add , have operated materiall y in favour of Masonic princi p les . We shall refer to them as they severally occur to us . The foundation stone in honour of the late EARI . OP
DURHAM was laid by the present Grand Master , the EARL OK ZETLAND , attended by some of his immediate Grand Officers , and by upwards of four hundred of the Brethren of Durham and Northumberland ; over ivhich provinces the deceased noble Brother had presided with so much advantage to the Order ; to all the Lodges of which he was as
affectionately attached , by all of whom he was beloved . Our readers will find an ample report of the proceedings in this number ; but we cannot refrain from quoting in this place , a few words from the address of Lord Zetland , which so admirabl y mark the character of his deceased friend .
" And may the same Almi yhty power preserve the inhabitants in peace and unity and brotherly love , towards which great objects no one duriny his earthly career exerted himself more zealously and more successfully than that nobleman whose memory we are assembled to commemorate . "