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On Freemasonry,
" There is sound sense in this Cornish Mason ' s letter ; and we will lay it before our readers , in the hope that by means of simultaneous admonitions or memorials from the provincial lodge ' s , this retrograde step maybe atoned for before it be too late . " As we said this the clock struck four , and being thus disappointed in our intention of writing an introduction to the Doctor's article , we are under the necessity of substituting the above conversation , although it reveals
somewhat too freely the mysteries of an editor's sanctum . But before we submit the paper to our reader ' s perusal , we would premise that the author has a new work in the press , to be called " The Booh of the Lodge ; or , Officer ' s Manual , " which has been forwarded to us in MS . for inspection . It is purely practical , and contains every " species of information that can be required to render a brother perfect in all the details of Craft Masonry ; and we venture to predict that it will become a text book in every lodge throughout the universe . As a work of reference it is invaluable ; and we should have considered such a manual in the early period of our masonic career , when genuine masonic knowledge was difficult of attainment , as being worth its weight in gold . —En . F . Q . R .
Chapter Iii.
CHAPTER III .
" It is a fundamental rule of their government , that no conclusion can be made in any thing that relates to the public til ] it has first been debated three several days in the council ; and never to debate a thing on the same day in which it is first proposed ; for that is always referred to the next meeting , that so men may not rashly , and in the heat of discourse engage themselves too soon ; which may bias them so much , that instead of considering the good of the public , they will rather study to maintain their own notions ; and by a perverse and preposterous sense of shame , hazard their country , rather than endanger their own reputation , or venture the being suspected to have wanted foresight in the expedients that they proposed at first . And , therefore , to prevent this , they take care that they may rather be deliberate than sudden in their motions . "—SIR THOMAS MOIIE ' UTOPIA . " Your obedience must be proved by a close conformity to our laws aud regulationsby
; a prompt attention to all signs and summonses ; by modest and correct demeanour whilst in the lodge ; by abstaining from every topic of religious or political discussion ; by a ready acquiescence in all votes and resolutions duly passed by the brethren ; and by a perfect submission to the Master and his Wardens whilst acting m the discharge of their respective offices . "—CHARGE TO AN E . A . P . " Qui cupit optatam cursu contingere metam , Multa tulit feeitque puer , sudavit et alsit . "—HOR .
IT is an axiom universally admitted , that the practice of moral and social virtue will conduce to the promotion of human happiness . Whatever , therefore has a tendency to enfore such a practice , will be entitled to the praise of conferring essential benefits on mankind . And that this is true with respect to Freemasonry , it will be my next business to prove . In order to preserve society in a healthful state , it is necessary that
regularity and order be strictly enforced by a due observance of the laws , without which , confusion and debauchery of every baleful kind would soon be introduced , to the destruction of that peace and harmony which are blended in the details of masonic government , as being
absolutely required to produce the comfort and happiness of its members , and the general well-being of the institution . The same may be said of the community at large . Courtesy to each other , obedience to the laws , and submission to the powers that be , are equally urgent to secure the public welfare . It will be unnecessary to enlarge upon this point , because the evils of insubordination are universally known and lamented . The man who sets at defiance the laws under which he lives anil by which he is pro-
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
On Freemasonry,
" There is sound sense in this Cornish Mason ' s letter ; and we will lay it before our readers , in the hope that by means of simultaneous admonitions or memorials from the provincial lodge ' s , this retrograde step maybe atoned for before it be too late . " As we said this the clock struck four , and being thus disappointed in our intention of writing an introduction to the Doctor's article , we are under the necessity of substituting the above conversation , although it reveals
somewhat too freely the mysteries of an editor's sanctum . But before we submit the paper to our reader ' s perusal , we would premise that the author has a new work in the press , to be called " The Booh of the Lodge ; or , Officer ' s Manual , " which has been forwarded to us in MS . for inspection . It is purely practical , and contains every " species of information that can be required to render a brother perfect in all the details of Craft Masonry ; and we venture to predict that it will become a text book in every lodge throughout the universe . As a work of reference it is invaluable ; and we should have considered such a manual in the early period of our masonic career , when genuine masonic knowledge was difficult of attainment , as being worth its weight in gold . —En . F . Q . R .
Chapter Iii.
CHAPTER III .
" It is a fundamental rule of their government , that no conclusion can be made in any thing that relates to the public til ] it has first been debated three several days in the council ; and never to debate a thing on the same day in which it is first proposed ; for that is always referred to the next meeting , that so men may not rashly , and in the heat of discourse engage themselves too soon ; which may bias them so much , that instead of considering the good of the public , they will rather study to maintain their own notions ; and by a perverse and preposterous sense of shame , hazard their country , rather than endanger their own reputation , or venture the being suspected to have wanted foresight in the expedients that they proposed at first . And , therefore , to prevent this , they take care that they may rather be deliberate than sudden in their motions . "—SIR THOMAS MOIIE ' UTOPIA . " Your obedience must be proved by a close conformity to our laws aud regulationsby
; a prompt attention to all signs and summonses ; by modest and correct demeanour whilst in the lodge ; by abstaining from every topic of religious or political discussion ; by a ready acquiescence in all votes and resolutions duly passed by the brethren ; and by a perfect submission to the Master and his Wardens whilst acting m the discharge of their respective offices . "—CHARGE TO AN E . A . P . " Qui cupit optatam cursu contingere metam , Multa tulit feeitque puer , sudavit et alsit . "—HOR .
IT is an axiom universally admitted , that the practice of moral and social virtue will conduce to the promotion of human happiness . Whatever , therefore has a tendency to enfore such a practice , will be entitled to the praise of conferring essential benefits on mankind . And that this is true with respect to Freemasonry , it will be my next business to prove . In order to preserve society in a healthful state , it is necessary that
regularity and order be strictly enforced by a due observance of the laws , without which , confusion and debauchery of every baleful kind would soon be introduced , to the destruction of that peace and harmony which are blended in the details of masonic government , as being
absolutely required to produce the comfort and happiness of its members , and the general well-being of the institution . The same may be said of the community at large . Courtesy to each other , obedience to the laws , and submission to the powers that be , are equally urgent to secure the public welfare . It will be unnecessary to enlarge upon this point , because the evils of insubordination are universally known and lamented . The man who sets at defiance the laws under which he lives anil by which he is pro-