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Article THE FREEMASONS' QUARTERLY REVIEW. ← Page 7 of 10 →
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The Freemasons' Quarterly Review.
the members of the Grand Lodge have , in the most signal manner shown , that they are the determined observers of decorum , and the protectors of the public interests of the Craft ; that they are not likely to swerve from the just exercise of a great princip le—that public benefit is the
best way to avert private calamity . They feel that there is a want of social polity in allowing the high executive to be needlessly referred to , being sensible , that as such power emanates from themselves , there is a moral indelicacy in any allusion that can at all compromise their Masonic
independence . These sentiments grow out of deep reflection upon recent circumstances , and are offered now in the hope of restraining the few who are too ardent of impulse—of reminding the still fewer who may be deceived by an impression that
those few can be enlisted in other views ; and to a third small section who assume to see , but cannot distinguish between cause and effect . We are no prophets , if the great majority of the Grand Lodge are not at this moment , more devoted to the real principles of Masonry , and more
loyal to the Grand Master than at any period of his long and eventful presidency . We resume the view of general polity in connexion with the leading subject of our remarks .
That a change has come over the mind of Grand Lodge there can be no doubt ; but whence this change , unless from the thinking part of the Fraternity at large , who , as it were , g ive to their delegates an impress of their thoughts ? Can all other sections of the intellectual world advance ,
and is Masonry , the parent of that intellect , to remain stationary ? It is needless to answer—many important reflections arise , ancl a few words may not be without their value . In this , as in all things , our aim is to speak honestly , ancl for the sake of Masonry;—il is not possible to palter with so great a principle , and those who profess it , should at all times , and under all circumstances , be regulated by its die-
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Freemasons' Quarterly Review.
the members of the Grand Lodge have , in the most signal manner shown , that they are the determined observers of decorum , and the protectors of the public interests of the Craft ; that they are not likely to swerve from the just exercise of a great princip le—that public benefit is the
best way to avert private calamity . They feel that there is a want of social polity in allowing the high executive to be needlessly referred to , being sensible , that as such power emanates from themselves , there is a moral indelicacy in any allusion that can at all compromise their Masonic
independence . These sentiments grow out of deep reflection upon recent circumstances , and are offered now in the hope of restraining the few who are too ardent of impulse—of reminding the still fewer who may be deceived by an impression that
those few can be enlisted in other views ; and to a third small section who assume to see , but cannot distinguish between cause and effect . We are no prophets , if the great majority of the Grand Lodge are not at this moment , more devoted to the real principles of Masonry , and more
loyal to the Grand Master than at any period of his long and eventful presidency . We resume the view of general polity in connexion with the leading subject of our remarks .
That a change has come over the mind of Grand Lodge there can be no doubt ; but whence this change , unless from the thinking part of the Fraternity at large , who , as it were , g ive to their delegates an impress of their thoughts ? Can all other sections of the intellectual world advance ,
and is Masonry , the parent of that intellect , to remain stationary ? It is needless to answer—many important reflections arise , ancl a few words may not be without their value . In this , as in all things , our aim is to speak honestly , ancl for the sake of Masonry;—il is not possible to palter with so great a principle , and those who profess it , should at all times , and under all circumstances , be regulated by its die-