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Article AN EPOCH IN MASONRY. ← Page 2 of 2 Article GENERAL REMARKS. Page 1 of 6 →
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An Epoch In Masonry.
been hazarded in an assembly composed of minds eddying in conflicting opinions as to general objects , must impress the popular world in favour of an institution which thus can float in peace on the surface of troubled waters . May the happy presage precede the removal of some
remaininoprejudice , and may the future conduct of Freemasons continue to merit the protection and support of the King and the legislature , and at least , the tacit approval of the great social body ! A volume has been thus published in a few words , and
the Fraternity at large may be excused if they indulge a moment of pride and congratulation . We now owe to society a debt of gratitude ,- let us study the best mode of paying it .
General Remarks.
GENERAL REMARKS .
It is as impossible to doubt , as it would be impolitic to question , the advantages ofthe Masonic Union of 1813-14 . One only feeling , we are morally convinced , pervades every heart and mind , that of joyful gratitude to him who planned , and , under the guidance of Providence , brought this
desirable object to its happy consummation . The lapse of nearly a quarter of a century is a proof that the anticipation was based upon sound principles ; and the present state of Masonry demonstrates in the strongest point of view that the anticipation was but a foretaste of future
prosperity . As we , the Masons of the present day , owe our knowledge of the great moral truths to the intelligence of those Avho have ages since been received into the world of spirits , and also as we are happily the hostages , as it were , for thousands yet seeking for admittance into tlie Order , so should we investigate the true and essential spirit itself , bv
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
An Epoch In Masonry.
been hazarded in an assembly composed of minds eddying in conflicting opinions as to general objects , must impress the popular world in favour of an institution which thus can float in peace on the surface of troubled waters . May the happy presage precede the removal of some
remaininoprejudice , and may the future conduct of Freemasons continue to merit the protection and support of the King and the legislature , and at least , the tacit approval of the great social body ! A volume has been thus published in a few words , and
the Fraternity at large may be excused if they indulge a moment of pride and congratulation . We now owe to society a debt of gratitude ,- let us study the best mode of paying it .
General Remarks.
GENERAL REMARKS .
It is as impossible to doubt , as it would be impolitic to question , the advantages ofthe Masonic Union of 1813-14 . One only feeling , we are morally convinced , pervades every heart and mind , that of joyful gratitude to him who planned , and , under the guidance of Providence , brought this
desirable object to its happy consummation . The lapse of nearly a quarter of a century is a proof that the anticipation was based upon sound principles ; and the present state of Masonry demonstrates in the strongest point of view that the anticipation was but a foretaste of future
prosperity . As we , the Masons of the present day , owe our knowledge of the great moral truths to the intelligence of those Avho have ages since been received into the world of spirits , and also as we are happily the hostages , as it were , for thousands yet seeking for admittance into tlie Order , so should we investigate the true and essential spirit itself , bv