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Article THE FREEMASONS' QUARTERLY REVIEW. ← Page 4 of 5 →
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The Freemasons' Quarterly Review.
us to serious reflection . It is painful to witness the heavy retribution which bad conduct entails on unfortunate humanity ; yet we can hardly agree with the decision of the Lodge of Benevolence , that misconduct should be a bar to charity . If such were always the case , what chance would an unfortunate man have of retrieving his character . If man is
to be thus punished for his weaknesses by his fellow-man , God forgive us ! A line must certainly be drawn , that charity may not be an encouragement to the vicious ; but in a case where the mildew of blighted hope had for the time tended to moral degradation , the error might have met with a kinder judgment , and a Brother , whose earlier days
were nursed in joyful moments , might have been permitted to seek in another country the chance of retrieving his lost character , instead of abiding as an outcast where he has neither the means to live nor the prospect of leaving .
THE exclusion of Jewish Freemasons from the Grand Lodge of Berlin , is a question that increases in interest . Abroad , the character of Lord Zetland has risen in the estimation , of the Masonic world—his lordship ' s conduct in the matter is justly lauded ; and at home , in his own Masonic jurisdiction , there is but one opinion , viz ., that the Grand Master has proudly sustained the dignity of Freemasonry . Even in
Berlin , Lord Zetland is very generally respected ; and Brother Henry Faudel , whose name is proudly associated with that of his Grand Master as the champion of the Jewish Freemasons , during his recent visit at that city was received with marked distinction and hospitality .
THE BOOK OF CONSTITUTIONS being out of print , a revised edition is directed to be prepared forthwith , under the direction of the Board of General Purposes , whose powers are limited to the simple addition of what has passed Grand Lodge since the last edition , and to the omission of what has been annulled .
FREEMASONS AND THE CIIEKGY . —It is gratifying to observe that the Bishop of Exeter does not find the clergy very obedient to his anathema against the Order . The Bishop of Carlisle lately officiated with the Freemasons at laying the foundation stone of a church ; the Bishop of Bombay preached a sermon before the Brethren : and various other reverend
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The Freemasons' Quarterly Review.
us to serious reflection . It is painful to witness the heavy retribution which bad conduct entails on unfortunate humanity ; yet we can hardly agree with the decision of the Lodge of Benevolence , that misconduct should be a bar to charity . If such were always the case , what chance would an unfortunate man have of retrieving his character . If man is
to be thus punished for his weaknesses by his fellow-man , God forgive us ! A line must certainly be drawn , that charity may not be an encouragement to the vicious ; but in a case where the mildew of blighted hope had for the time tended to moral degradation , the error might have met with a kinder judgment , and a Brother , whose earlier days
were nursed in joyful moments , might have been permitted to seek in another country the chance of retrieving his lost character , instead of abiding as an outcast where he has neither the means to live nor the prospect of leaving .
THE exclusion of Jewish Freemasons from the Grand Lodge of Berlin , is a question that increases in interest . Abroad , the character of Lord Zetland has risen in the estimation , of the Masonic world—his lordship ' s conduct in the matter is justly lauded ; and at home , in his own Masonic jurisdiction , there is but one opinion , viz ., that the Grand Master has proudly sustained the dignity of Freemasonry . Even in
Berlin , Lord Zetland is very generally respected ; and Brother Henry Faudel , whose name is proudly associated with that of his Grand Master as the champion of the Jewish Freemasons , during his recent visit at that city was received with marked distinction and hospitality .
THE BOOK OF CONSTITUTIONS being out of print , a revised edition is directed to be prepared forthwith , under the direction of the Board of General Purposes , whose powers are limited to the simple addition of what has passed Grand Lodge since the last edition , and to the omission of what has been annulled .
FREEMASONS AND THE CIIEKGY . —It is gratifying to observe that the Bishop of Exeter does not find the clergy very obedient to his anathema against the Order . The Bishop of Carlisle lately officiated with the Freemasons at laying the foundation stone of a church ; the Bishop of Bombay preached a sermon before the Brethren : and various other reverend