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The Freemasons' Quarterly Review.
THE FREEMASONS ' QUARTERLY REVIEW .
SECOND SERIES—SEPTEMBER 30 , 1846 .
tc I have ever felt it my duty to support ancl encourage its principles and practice , because it powerfully deveiopes all social and benevolent affections ; because it mitigates without , and annihilates within , the virulence of political and theological controversy—because it affords the only neutral ground on which all ranks and classes can meet in perfect equality , and associate without degradation or mortification ,-whether for purposes of moral instruction or social intercourse . ''—The EAIIL OF DURHAM on Freemasonry , 2 \ st Jan . 1834 . " This obedience , which must be vigorously observed . does not prevent us , however , from investigating the inconvenience of laws , which at the time they were framed may have been
political , prudent—nay , even necessary ; but now , from a total change of circumstances and events , may have beeomeunjust , oppressive , and equally useless . * * * " Justinian declares that he acts contrary to the law who , confining himself to the letter , acts contrary to the spirit and interest of it . "—H . R . H . the DUKE OF SUSSEX , April 21 , 1812 . House of Lords .
THE PHARISAICAL MASONS , AND THE CASES OF TWO LADIES , WIDOWS OF MASONS . —These are startling words , but alas how true ! If our readers will turn back to the number for September 1844 ( p . 304 et seq . ) , they will find a re-perusal of the proceedings in Grand Lodge highly interesting . It will be there seen that the report of the then Board
of General Purposes contained among other matters the following proposition : — . " To alter the constitution of the Board of Benevolence altogether , viz . That it should consist of twenty-five members—the President and
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The Freemasons' Quarterly Review.
THE FREEMASONS ' QUARTERLY REVIEW .
SECOND SERIES—SEPTEMBER 30 , 1846 .
tc I have ever felt it my duty to support ancl encourage its principles and practice , because it powerfully deveiopes all social and benevolent affections ; because it mitigates without , and annihilates within , the virulence of political and theological controversy—because it affords the only neutral ground on which all ranks and classes can meet in perfect equality , and associate without degradation or mortification ,-whether for purposes of moral instruction or social intercourse . ''—The EAIIL OF DURHAM on Freemasonry , 2 \ st Jan . 1834 . " This obedience , which must be vigorously observed . does not prevent us , however , from investigating the inconvenience of laws , which at the time they were framed may have been
political , prudent—nay , even necessary ; but now , from a total change of circumstances and events , may have beeomeunjust , oppressive , and equally useless . * * * " Justinian declares that he acts contrary to the law who , confining himself to the letter , acts contrary to the spirit and interest of it . "—H . R . H . the DUKE OF SUSSEX , April 21 , 1812 . House of Lords .
THE PHARISAICAL MASONS , AND THE CASES OF TWO LADIES , WIDOWS OF MASONS . —These are startling words , but alas how true ! If our readers will turn back to the number for September 1844 ( p . 304 et seq . ) , they will find a re-perusal of the proceedings in Grand Lodge highly interesting . It will be there seen that the report of the then Board
of General Purposes contained among other matters the following proposition : — . " To alter the constitution of the Board of Benevolence altogether , viz . That it should consist of twenty-five members—the President and