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Article THE FREEMASONS' QUARTERLY REVIEW. ← Page 4 of 8 →
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The Freemasons' Quarterly Review.
AN affair of a very important nature occurred at the last Grand Lodge—altogether without precedent ; it was the suspension of a Brother for three months , for having violated the law , page 20 , last paragraph , article 8 . There could have existed no question of the fact ; yet circumstances of extenuation might have been brought forward ,
had contrition been fairly and conscientiously expressed ; but as the dignity of the law should be upheld , the Grand Lodge could arrive at no other conclusion . It must have been satisfactory to the meeting to notice the clear and significant manner in which the Grand Master delivered his opinion .
AN important alteration was made in the article 12 , page 100 , of the Book of Constitutions , whereby a widow is allowed two years time ( instead of nine months ) , after her husband ' s death , to present a petition for relief . We know not to which the greater credit be due for propriety — the original mover for the period being indefiniteor the
, mover of the amendment for the period being restricted to two years ; but the manner in which the argument was conducted may be cited as worthy of example . We take this opportunity of warning certain speakers in Grand Lodge to abstain from allusions that reflect in an unkindly manner on the better sex .
A MOTION to extend the purposes of benevolence was , from the lateness of the hour , postponed by consent , on condition that it should take precedence at the next meeting ; and another motion relating to the duties of Provincial Grand Masters , of necessity stood over . On the subject of these motions we shall offer a few remarks .
The last edition of the Book of Constitutions bears date 24 th March , 1841 , and was arranged under a Committee of five—all of them lawyers . It would scarcely occur to any one , that within three years Members of that Committee should find it necessary to alter and amend their own revision of the laws ; yet so it is—is this consistent or not ?
Consistency is an essential principle in the regulation of general economy , and it differs from expediency , inasmuch as it is never a subservient agent ; it tempers itself to existing circumstances under any state of trial , however difficult those circumstances may be , until , at length , it either
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The Freemasons' Quarterly Review.
AN affair of a very important nature occurred at the last Grand Lodge—altogether without precedent ; it was the suspension of a Brother for three months , for having violated the law , page 20 , last paragraph , article 8 . There could have existed no question of the fact ; yet circumstances of extenuation might have been brought forward ,
had contrition been fairly and conscientiously expressed ; but as the dignity of the law should be upheld , the Grand Lodge could arrive at no other conclusion . It must have been satisfactory to the meeting to notice the clear and significant manner in which the Grand Master delivered his opinion .
AN important alteration was made in the article 12 , page 100 , of the Book of Constitutions , whereby a widow is allowed two years time ( instead of nine months ) , after her husband ' s death , to present a petition for relief . We know not to which the greater credit be due for propriety — the original mover for the period being indefiniteor the
, mover of the amendment for the period being restricted to two years ; but the manner in which the argument was conducted may be cited as worthy of example . We take this opportunity of warning certain speakers in Grand Lodge to abstain from allusions that reflect in an unkindly manner on the better sex .
A MOTION to extend the purposes of benevolence was , from the lateness of the hour , postponed by consent , on condition that it should take precedence at the next meeting ; and another motion relating to the duties of Provincial Grand Masters , of necessity stood over . On the subject of these motions we shall offer a few remarks .
The last edition of the Book of Constitutions bears date 24 th March , 1841 , and was arranged under a Committee of five—all of them lawyers . It would scarcely occur to any one , that within three years Members of that Committee should find it necessary to alter and amend their own revision of the laws ; yet so it is—is this consistent or not ?
Consistency is an essential principle in the regulation of general economy , and it differs from expediency , inasmuch as it is never a subservient agent ; it tempers itself to existing circumstances under any state of trial , however difficult those circumstances may be , until , at length , it either