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Article THE FREEMASONS' QUARTERLY REVIEW. ← Page 3 of 4 →
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The Freemasons' Quarterly Review.
we should quail at hinting the conclusions to which he has arrived ; we have also a further reason for publicity arising from the fact , that certain eaves-droppers have pretty plainly hinted something of the sort . It becomes due , then , to the Masonic reputation and moral courage of the party alluded to , to make ( Scottiee ) " a clean breast of it . " Let Aristides (!) such is the name this correspondent assumes , and those
who think with him , reflect thereon and ponder well . We will first deal with the alleged abandonment of liberal views . Is there the shadow of proof _ Surely , mere anonymous assertion is none . But as the shadow of coming events , what are really the signs and tokens ? Unceasing endeavours to obtain shelter for the aged Brethren , and annuities for their widows . Next , as to personal motive . We ask who first , with
determined and successful energy , proposed and supported an increased salary to the same party some fourteen years since , when it was very strenuously opposed ? And now to the point , as to " the indecorum of opposing the motions suggested by the Board of General Purposes , because such are certain of being carried . " Of all inconsistencies that of impudence is the most impertinent—according to such reasoning , your Board of General Purposes would become the governing power—the Grand Lodge its puppet . Start not!—such would be the substance , not the shadow ;—the form of
an election for Grand Master and the Board mi ght be faltered through ; but away to the four cardinal winds of heaven would go English Freemasonry . How long would any other system of the Order exist afterwards ? It is well known that , as Masonic Journalists , we have been much in the habit of thinking for ourselves , and having done so , communicated pretty freely our considerate thoughts to others . We lay no
claim to infallibility , but we have a satisfactory pride , in the conviction that we have no necessity to withdraw , or even to soften down , any opinions we have ventured to give to the Masonic public . We have been guided by the " philosophy" of common sense , and honesty of purpose , and so far from feeling satisfied with such an interpietation of the power of the Board of General Purposes , we frankly state that
thenpower is limited to the ministerial not the legislative office ; and that in all cases , when they recommend any subject to the attention of Grand Lodge , it should he done after the gravest deliberation—with the utmost delicacy , and the fullest explanation . 'Was this course pursued in the case in question ? Certainly there was no " suggestio falsi , " but there appeared something of the " suppressio veri "—for the recommendation
, went "per saltum" for an increased grant . We understand that in all well-regulated societies , when the conduct of secretaries or clerks is to be taken into consideration , an ample statement is shown in contrast to tiie inadequate remuneration , for the requital of service . Now , was the slightest allusion made to the amount
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The Freemasons' Quarterly Review.
we should quail at hinting the conclusions to which he has arrived ; we have also a further reason for publicity arising from the fact , that certain eaves-droppers have pretty plainly hinted something of the sort . It becomes due , then , to the Masonic reputation and moral courage of the party alluded to , to make ( Scottiee ) " a clean breast of it . " Let Aristides (!) such is the name this correspondent assumes , and those
who think with him , reflect thereon and ponder well . We will first deal with the alleged abandonment of liberal views . Is there the shadow of proof _ Surely , mere anonymous assertion is none . But as the shadow of coming events , what are really the signs and tokens ? Unceasing endeavours to obtain shelter for the aged Brethren , and annuities for their widows . Next , as to personal motive . We ask who first , with
determined and successful energy , proposed and supported an increased salary to the same party some fourteen years since , when it was very strenuously opposed ? And now to the point , as to " the indecorum of opposing the motions suggested by the Board of General Purposes , because such are certain of being carried . " Of all inconsistencies that of impudence is the most impertinent—according to such reasoning , your Board of General Purposes would become the governing power—the Grand Lodge its puppet . Start not!—such would be the substance , not the shadow ;—the form of
an election for Grand Master and the Board mi ght be faltered through ; but away to the four cardinal winds of heaven would go English Freemasonry . How long would any other system of the Order exist afterwards ? It is well known that , as Masonic Journalists , we have been much in the habit of thinking for ourselves , and having done so , communicated pretty freely our considerate thoughts to others . We lay no
claim to infallibility , but we have a satisfactory pride , in the conviction that we have no necessity to withdraw , or even to soften down , any opinions we have ventured to give to the Masonic public . We have been guided by the " philosophy" of common sense , and honesty of purpose , and so far from feeling satisfied with such an interpietation of the power of the Board of General Purposes , we frankly state that
thenpower is limited to the ministerial not the legislative office ; and that in all cases , when they recommend any subject to the attention of Grand Lodge , it should he done after the gravest deliberation—with the utmost delicacy , and the fullest explanation . 'Was this course pursued in the case in question ? Certainly there was no " suggestio falsi , " but there appeared something of the " suppressio veri "—for the recommendation
, went "per saltum" for an increased grant . We understand that in all well-regulated societies , when the conduct of secretaries or clerks is to be taken into consideration , an ample statement is shown in contrast to tiie inadequate remuneration , for the requital of service . Now , was the slightest allusion made to the amount