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Article THE FREEMASONS' QUARTERLY REVIEW. ← Page 6 of 6
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The Freemasons' Quarterly Review.
( > The Annuities to Widows . if it he persisted in , may lead to " a bill of attainder" before resignation could interfere to prevent its being preferred . These are strong svords , but as journalists sve cannot withhold the expression of an honest opinion , and being desirous to avert an " untosvard event , " sve simply say " cavendo tutus . " Forbearance has its limits .
A fesv svords to the triad committee . —We can understand that their " amour propre" has sustained a gentle shock—but it svill be a lesson in future that the acceptance of a duty carries with it a pledge to perform it ; in this case each and all neglected that duty , and it will be svholesome for the " benevolence" of English Freemasonry , that this second attempt to interfere svith the constitutional stream of its charity has been defeated by one of the largest majorities ever knosvn .
THE ANNUITIES TO WIDOSVS . —This question is again deferred , as indeed are other motions of importance . Some alteration in the lasv is needed to enable notices of motion to take their proper turn ; for as it is , the Board may , by mixing up irrelevant matter svith their report , bring it forward , and thus postpone , if not ultimately buric the most important questions .
THE CHARITIES are all in a very gratifying state—the Boys' Festival has svorked svell—that for the Girls has a very promising aspect—and the Asylum Festival , fixed for the 16 th of June , is supported by several Stesvards already associated in the cause of the aged Freemason .
CITY OF LONDON MASONIC HALL . —We congratulate the Craft on a very promising advance to a position of obvious improvement . It is high time that the philosophy of Freemasonry should at least keep pace svith its social enjoyment ; our opinion on this subject has never varied , and hosvever sve have been in advance of the day , as is usually the case svith all reforming agents , sve have often cast a Parthian glance on those
for svhom sve have entertained sincere respect , although we as often regretted to find them slosv to examine , and still slosver to act svith us . A fesv years since the Masons' Hall , in Basinghall-street , svas suggested as the city head-quarters , next Crosby Hall , and recently Carpenters ' Hall . The committee nosv appointed to examine and report on the project svill , sve hope , so devote themselves to the stringent examination
of the subject and its appliances , as to report definitively thereon to a general meeting , to be held on tlie 30 th instant ; and may the result herald such abundant success , as to be commensurate svith the dignity of this Augustan age of Freemasonry , and hand dosvn to future ages a glorious evidence of its svisdom , strength , and beauty .
THE HIGH DEGREES . —We understand that in the ensuing month there svill be a Grand Consistory , to be holden for the purpose of conferring the degrees of dignity , and for issuing a manifesto .
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The Freemasons' Quarterly Review.
( > The Annuities to Widows . if it he persisted in , may lead to " a bill of attainder" before resignation could interfere to prevent its being preferred . These are strong svords , but as journalists sve cannot withhold the expression of an honest opinion , and being desirous to avert an " untosvard event , " sve simply say " cavendo tutus . " Forbearance has its limits .
A fesv svords to the triad committee . —We can understand that their " amour propre" has sustained a gentle shock—but it svill be a lesson in future that the acceptance of a duty carries with it a pledge to perform it ; in this case each and all neglected that duty , and it will be svholesome for the " benevolence" of English Freemasonry , that this second attempt to interfere svith the constitutional stream of its charity has been defeated by one of the largest majorities ever knosvn .
THE ANNUITIES TO WIDOSVS . —This question is again deferred , as indeed are other motions of importance . Some alteration in the lasv is needed to enable notices of motion to take their proper turn ; for as it is , the Board may , by mixing up irrelevant matter svith their report , bring it forward , and thus postpone , if not ultimately buric the most important questions .
THE CHARITIES are all in a very gratifying state—the Boys' Festival has svorked svell—that for the Girls has a very promising aspect—and the Asylum Festival , fixed for the 16 th of June , is supported by several Stesvards already associated in the cause of the aged Freemason .
CITY OF LONDON MASONIC HALL . —We congratulate the Craft on a very promising advance to a position of obvious improvement . It is high time that the philosophy of Freemasonry should at least keep pace svith its social enjoyment ; our opinion on this subject has never varied , and hosvever sve have been in advance of the day , as is usually the case svith all reforming agents , sve have often cast a Parthian glance on those
for svhom sve have entertained sincere respect , although we as often regretted to find them slosv to examine , and still slosver to act svith us . A fesv years since the Masons' Hall , in Basinghall-street , svas suggested as the city head-quarters , next Crosby Hall , and recently Carpenters ' Hall . The committee nosv appointed to examine and report on the project svill , sve hope , so devote themselves to the stringent examination
of the subject and its appliances , as to report definitively thereon to a general meeting , to be held on tlie 30 th instant ; and may the result herald such abundant success , as to be commensurate svith the dignity of this Augustan age of Freemasonry , and hand dosvn to future ages a glorious evidence of its svisdom , strength , and beauty .
THE HIGH DEGREES . —We understand that in the ensuing month there svill be a Grand Consistory , to be holden for the purpose of conferring the degrees of dignity , and for issuing a manifesto .