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Article THE FREEMASONS' QUARTERLY REVIEW. ← Page 3 of 10 →
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The Freemasons' Quarterly Review.
Grand bodge and on individuals in their public or Masonic capacity , will go forth witli au air of authority and bo the moans of breeding a distrust in those Masons who constitute the Grand Lodge of England , aud thus a distrust in the whole proceedings of Masons throughout the world as attached to thc Craft ( hear , hear ) . With these observations I vest assured that the proposition I have made will meet with the favourable consideration ofthe Grand Lodge ( cheers . ) The M . W . TUB GKAND MASTER then said : Brethren , the attention of Grand Lodge having been very ably called by Brother Fox Maule to a breach of the
privileges of Grand Lodgo , I think it right in the first instance , before any other Brother addresses the Lodge , to state my opinion on a subject to which its attention is now called for the first time ( hear ) . The publication wliich has been alluded to , I have certainly occasionally , but very rarely , seen , and I have always considered it unauthorized and contrary to the Rules and Constitution of Grand Lodge , and expressly forbidden by our laws ( hear , hear ) . Knowing how difficult a matter it would be to discover tho author , I thought it more convenient to take no notice whatever of it , but my attention has been necessarily called to it
by communications which I have received from several Provincial Lodges , as well as from the Colonies . Recently I have had communications from some of the Provinces , stating great apprehensions that the privileges of Masons wore endangered , and calling upon me to protect the privileges of the Provincial Masons of England . I was not informed nor did I hear from what sources their opinions had been formed , but I answered fully the statements which had been made and tlic objections urged , and the replies I received were , that they were perfectly satisfied with the explanation which I had iventhat they had been grossly
misg , informed concerning the proceedings of Grand Lodge . From what I afterwards heard , and after looking at the "Freemasons' Quarterly Review , " I have no hesitation in saying that these Brethren had derived their information from that source . I have likewise heard from a . respected Brother , who is a Mason from the Colonics , that thc publication in question is looked upon as authentic there ,
and as worth y of attention irom every good Mason . I learnt this some few weeks ago , and therefore considered as to what was best to be done in order to counteract the great evil attached to an unauthorized publication . Thinking it subversive of all Masonic good feeling , and that it must have a bad tendency , I determined to adopt nearly , if not entirely , the suggestion which has been thrown out by Brother Fox Maule , long before I had any communication with him on the subject . This evening there is a Brother Mason present , accustomed to reporting , who has undertaken to furnish a report to me by the day after to-morrowin
or-, der that I may revise the same , and see that it contains a correct account , as short as it can be made , in order to form a correct idea of the proceedings . I will then sanction that report , and a copy of it shall be sent to all the Lodges in England and the Colonies . I trust this has the approbation of Grand Lodge ( cheers ) . Such a report being a novelty will be read by all Lodges , at least in the first instance with avhl . tv . anr . T linnf . it will be of such interest . n « tn continue to rtttixint
the attention of all Lodges for time to come . Our proceedings to-night will show that there has been a publication unauthorized and widely circulated , and that such publication has given not correct , but garbled accounts of what takes place here , ( hear , hear ) , making comments most unfairly—comments which , I must say , aro dictated by party feeling and one-sided views . The proposed measure will at all events show that the publication in question is unauthorized , and a true account will be given of all that may be cared to be known . Without taking any steps to find out thc author of the workwhomif discoveredI think there is no
, , , doubt it would entail upon us the painful necessity of expelling from the Craft ( hear , hear)— -without attempting to make the discovery , and without having to enforce so painful a penalty , I trust our proceedings to-night will have the effect of rendering our own authorized account acceptable to the Craft , and of showing tho evil of an unconstitutional publication calculated to mislead ( hear , hear , and cheers ) . W . Brother PHILIPE thought no individual in Grand Lodge could be the au-VOL . V . K K
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The Freemasons' Quarterly Review.
Grand bodge and on individuals in their public or Masonic capacity , will go forth witli au air of authority and bo the moans of breeding a distrust in those Masons who constitute the Grand Lodge of England , aud thus a distrust in the whole proceedings of Masons throughout the world as attached to thc Craft ( hear , hear ) . With these observations I vest assured that the proposition I have made will meet with the favourable consideration ofthe Grand Lodge ( cheers . ) The M . W . TUB GKAND MASTER then said : Brethren , the attention of Grand Lodge having been very ably called by Brother Fox Maule to a breach of the
privileges of Grand Lodgo , I think it right in the first instance , before any other Brother addresses the Lodge , to state my opinion on a subject to which its attention is now called for the first time ( hear ) . The publication wliich has been alluded to , I have certainly occasionally , but very rarely , seen , and I have always considered it unauthorized and contrary to the Rules and Constitution of Grand Lodge , and expressly forbidden by our laws ( hear , hear ) . Knowing how difficult a matter it would be to discover tho author , I thought it more convenient to take no notice whatever of it , but my attention has been necessarily called to it
by communications which I have received from several Provincial Lodges , as well as from the Colonies . Recently I have had communications from some of the Provinces , stating great apprehensions that the privileges of Masons wore endangered , and calling upon me to protect the privileges of the Provincial Masons of England . I was not informed nor did I hear from what sources their opinions had been formed , but I answered fully the statements which had been made and tlic objections urged , and the replies I received were , that they were perfectly satisfied with the explanation which I had iventhat they had been grossly
misg , informed concerning the proceedings of Grand Lodge . From what I afterwards heard , and after looking at the "Freemasons' Quarterly Review , " I have no hesitation in saying that these Brethren had derived their information from that source . I have likewise heard from a . respected Brother , who is a Mason from the Colonics , that thc publication in question is looked upon as authentic there ,
and as worth y of attention irom every good Mason . I learnt this some few weeks ago , and therefore considered as to what was best to be done in order to counteract the great evil attached to an unauthorized publication . Thinking it subversive of all Masonic good feeling , and that it must have a bad tendency , I determined to adopt nearly , if not entirely , the suggestion which has been thrown out by Brother Fox Maule , long before I had any communication with him on the subject . This evening there is a Brother Mason present , accustomed to reporting , who has undertaken to furnish a report to me by the day after to-morrowin
or-, der that I may revise the same , and see that it contains a correct account , as short as it can be made , in order to form a correct idea of the proceedings . I will then sanction that report , and a copy of it shall be sent to all the Lodges in England and the Colonies . I trust this has the approbation of Grand Lodge ( cheers ) . Such a report being a novelty will be read by all Lodges , at least in the first instance with avhl . tv . anr . T linnf . it will be of such interest . n « tn continue to rtttixint
the attention of all Lodges for time to come . Our proceedings to-night will show that there has been a publication unauthorized and widely circulated , and that such publication has given not correct , but garbled accounts of what takes place here , ( hear , hear ) , making comments most unfairly—comments which , I must say , aro dictated by party feeling and one-sided views . The proposed measure will at all events show that the publication in question is unauthorized , and a true account will be given of all that may be cared to be known . Without taking any steps to find out thc author of the workwhomif discoveredI think there is no
, , , doubt it would entail upon us the painful necessity of expelling from the Craft ( hear , hear)— -without attempting to make the discovery , and without having to enforce so painful a penalty , I trust our proceedings to-night will have the effect of rendering our own authorized account acceptable to the Craft , and of showing tho evil of an unconstitutional publication calculated to mislead ( hear , hear , and cheers ) . W . Brother PHILIPE thought no individual in Grand Lodge could be the au-VOL . V . K K