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Article THE FREEMASONS' QUARTERLY REVIEW. ← Page 4 of 4
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The Freemasons' Quarterly Review.
of salaries—was it intimated directly or indirectly , that the amount hacl been gradually raised from Ml . to 250 _ . as stated in Grand Lodge , but in reality exceeding that amount , as we have been since informed , for in one branch of the Masonic office there has beenvery recently a small addition ? No , —mystery presided , and until the mover of the amendment , probably struck by the evident silence on such important fact , eliminated the
truth , the Grand Lodge naturally considered their clerk to have been sadly under paid . It requires some amount of moral courage to examine into the niceties of an arrangement suggested by " the Board "—and still more to oppose them , especially when supported by " troops of friends , " who to their credit adopt the mere side of generosity . But our view of the case would have taken a far higher range in the case of long
service . A three months' notice of motion , for so large an annual grant , should have been given , showing the true grounds of its propriety . The provinces who are more interested in the result could have supported the grant , or by silence have acquiesced;—but there was no ' ' Aristides" to teach a public duty . The affair was certainly legal , —but it was also sudden , electric , final . We say final , for confirmation must
follow—and it ought to follow . It would be ungenerous were it otherwise—for Masonry enjoins the minority to yield gracefully to the majority—and as the Brother who has thus received so liberal an increase of income , is in the full vigour of manhood and physical power , we hope that another twenty years may pass ere he require a retiring pension .
THE GRAND HALL . —This noble hall has been entirely re-decorated , and we must award due praise to the artist who has succeeded in thus restoring our noble temple to its original freshness . For architectural beauty , size , and general effect , it is unequalled in the metropolis—perhaps in the whole world ; and , as now lighted by the chandeliers , under the superintendence of Professor Faraday , presents a truly magnificent
appearance . We have heard that the artist who has thus successfully worked out such effects , has lost considerably by the contract . We hope this is not the case ; but should it be so , we then advise that the Board recommend that not only the artist be paid iu full , but that a vote of thanks from the Grand Lodge be presented to him . Masons should be just as well as generous .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Freemasons' Quarterly Review.
of salaries—was it intimated directly or indirectly , that the amount hacl been gradually raised from Ml . to 250 _ . as stated in Grand Lodge , but in reality exceeding that amount , as we have been since informed , for in one branch of the Masonic office there has beenvery recently a small addition ? No , —mystery presided , and until the mover of the amendment , probably struck by the evident silence on such important fact , eliminated the
truth , the Grand Lodge naturally considered their clerk to have been sadly under paid . It requires some amount of moral courage to examine into the niceties of an arrangement suggested by " the Board "—and still more to oppose them , especially when supported by " troops of friends , " who to their credit adopt the mere side of generosity . But our view of the case would have taken a far higher range in the case of long
service . A three months' notice of motion , for so large an annual grant , should have been given , showing the true grounds of its propriety . The provinces who are more interested in the result could have supported the grant , or by silence have acquiesced;—but there was no ' ' Aristides" to teach a public duty . The affair was certainly legal , —but it was also sudden , electric , final . We say final , for confirmation must
follow—and it ought to follow . It would be ungenerous were it otherwise—for Masonry enjoins the minority to yield gracefully to the majority—and as the Brother who has thus received so liberal an increase of income , is in the full vigour of manhood and physical power , we hope that another twenty years may pass ere he require a retiring pension .
THE GRAND HALL . —This noble hall has been entirely re-decorated , and we must award due praise to the artist who has succeeded in thus restoring our noble temple to its original freshness . For architectural beauty , size , and general effect , it is unequalled in the metropolis—perhaps in the whole world ; and , as now lighted by the chandeliers , under the superintendence of Professor Faraday , presents a truly magnificent
appearance . We have heard that the artist who has thus successfully worked out such effects , has lost considerably by the contract . We hope this is not the case ; but should it be so , we then advise that the Board recommend that not only the artist be paid iu full , but that a vote of thanks from the Grand Lodge be presented to him . Masons should be just as well as generous .