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Article THE FREEMASONS' QUARTERLY REVIEW. ← Page 4 of 10 →
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The Freemasons' Quarterly Review.
BRO . RKV . H . R . SLADE , D . D . AV . M ., 607 , P . G . Chapl ., Staff " . — " No announcement hardly could have created more concern in my mind than that which appeared in the last number of " The Freemasons ' Quarterly Review , " the probability that your editorial labours will terminate at the close of this year ! If such is your determination , I must be permitted thus publicly to record it as my deliberate convictionthat intellectualphilosophical , moral Masonry—were so great a
, , solecism in Masonic language permissible—will receive a great blow ancl dire discouragement . But surely you will ponder and reflect upon the matter before you commit so palpable an act of treason to the sacred cause of Masonic reform , which your periodical has so consistently and undauntedly , and with eminent success , promoted from its very first commencement . There cannot be a doubt but that the " Review" has placed Masonry before the public in a position which it never previousl
y occupied , and won for the system a respect and consideration which the convivial practices of its members were fast forfeiting . With reference to my own profession , severe remarks have been passed upon myself for connecting myself with the fraternity , and very strong prejudices have been imbibed by some of my clerical brethren against it , in both instances , from the unfavourable impression certain characters and certain habits had given of Masonry to the minds of the community in general . I
always say it , and am satisfied with the correctness of my opinion , that this " Review" has and will continue to generate a feeling towards the fraternity which did not previously exist among the uninitiated . What then can induce you to think of resigning a duty so replete with the best interests of Freemasonry ? Your staff of con tribu tors ancl correspondents
is not diminished ; the circle of your subscribers is not narrowed ; the goodwill of your supporters is not less in generous means to sustain your invaluable efforts to dignify Masonry with those literary and scientific pretensions which adorn and recommend other institutions in the state . Yours is not the mens to succumb to a cabal ; yours is not the cause that need be surrendered to the scruples of the weak , or the intrigues of envy , hatred , malice , and all other base ancl unworthy passions . A mission has been assigned you which it would be a great dereliction af duty
to desert ; nor can I conceive you capable of the folly of building up to gratify your enemies with the opportunity of pulling clown . It is reported to me that we who write for the " Review" are esteemed " wicked ancl unprincipled" persons . If this insinuates that we have violated our O . B ., I for one , most strenuously tleny it . I am not aware that in any article contributed to the " Review , " one single secret , mystery , or landmark has been betrayed . On the contrary , more antiquarian
research , more literary illustration , more general intelligence , have been brought to bear on the subject of Masonry through the pages of the " Review" than it was thought capable of eliciting . I can honestl y declare , that often when the proceedings of certain parties , in certain high Masonic quarters , have so thoroughly disgusted me , that I have determine ! to renounce the Order , the perusal of some eloquent burst of Masonic ardourbsome distinguished Brother at some provincial
, y meeting , reported in the " Review , " has rekindled the decaying embers of my affection for the Craft , and I have determined not to withdraw my hand from the plough , which shall pass over in triumph the resistance that has been long offered to the progress of Masonic reform . Go on , then , with the good work , and let no apprehensions or machinations
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The Freemasons' Quarterly Review.
BRO . RKV . H . R . SLADE , D . D . AV . M ., 607 , P . G . Chapl ., Staff " . — " No announcement hardly could have created more concern in my mind than that which appeared in the last number of " The Freemasons ' Quarterly Review , " the probability that your editorial labours will terminate at the close of this year ! If such is your determination , I must be permitted thus publicly to record it as my deliberate convictionthat intellectualphilosophical , moral Masonry—were so great a
, , solecism in Masonic language permissible—will receive a great blow ancl dire discouragement . But surely you will ponder and reflect upon the matter before you commit so palpable an act of treason to the sacred cause of Masonic reform , which your periodical has so consistently and undauntedly , and with eminent success , promoted from its very first commencement . There cannot be a doubt but that the " Review" has placed Masonry before the public in a position which it never previousl
y occupied , and won for the system a respect and consideration which the convivial practices of its members were fast forfeiting . With reference to my own profession , severe remarks have been passed upon myself for connecting myself with the fraternity , and very strong prejudices have been imbibed by some of my clerical brethren against it , in both instances , from the unfavourable impression certain characters and certain habits had given of Masonry to the minds of the community in general . I
always say it , and am satisfied with the correctness of my opinion , that this " Review" has and will continue to generate a feeling towards the fraternity which did not previously exist among the uninitiated . What then can induce you to think of resigning a duty so replete with the best interests of Freemasonry ? Your staff of con tribu tors ancl correspondents
is not diminished ; the circle of your subscribers is not narrowed ; the goodwill of your supporters is not less in generous means to sustain your invaluable efforts to dignify Masonry with those literary and scientific pretensions which adorn and recommend other institutions in the state . Yours is not the mens to succumb to a cabal ; yours is not the cause that need be surrendered to the scruples of the weak , or the intrigues of envy , hatred , malice , and all other base ancl unworthy passions . A mission has been assigned you which it would be a great dereliction af duty
to desert ; nor can I conceive you capable of the folly of building up to gratify your enemies with the opportunity of pulling clown . It is reported to me that we who write for the " Review" are esteemed " wicked ancl unprincipled" persons . If this insinuates that we have violated our O . B ., I for one , most strenuously tleny it . I am not aware that in any article contributed to the " Review , " one single secret , mystery , or landmark has been betrayed . On the contrary , more antiquarian
research , more literary illustration , more general intelligence , have been brought to bear on the subject of Masonry through the pages of the " Review" than it was thought capable of eliciting . I can honestl y declare , that often when the proceedings of certain parties , in certain high Masonic quarters , have so thoroughly disgusted me , that I have determine ! to renounce the Order , the perusal of some eloquent burst of Masonic ardourbsome distinguished Brother at some provincial
, y meeting , reported in the " Review , " has rekindled the decaying embers of my affection for the Craft , and I have determined not to withdraw my hand from the plough , which shall pass over in triumph the resistance that has been long offered to the progress of Masonic reform . Go on , then , with the good work , and let no apprehensions or machinations