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The Freemasons' Quarterly Review.
THE FREEMASONS' QUARTERLY REVIEW.
SECOND SERIES—MARCH 31 , 1847 .
IRELAND . —Famine , disease , and death , rule all posverful in the sister kingdom of Ireland ; their gaunt and iron grasp has plunged millions into calamitous despair , annihilating every hope tint that svhich the All-Merciful shall engender in the hearts and bosoms of tlie faithful . Appalling indeed is the grim spectre of suffering humanity , overtaken in its abject wretchedness by the march of famine , wliich stays neither
by night nor by day . The cry of famishing districts speaks aloud—no , no , not aloud—but groans deeply for that aid svhich the sympathy of the English nation can alone supply . The desolating evidences of the ruthless malignity of famine rapidly extend—and , as they extend , trace out long lines of fever and pestilence , leaving despair to bring up the rear , that death may the more readily consign the suffering victims into
the yasvning sepulchral gulph . These are not svords of exaggeration—facts—indisputable facts prove that instead of the daily reports of commercial and statistical matters , sve have the painful knosvledge that , of an authenticated census of three millions of paupers , hundreds daily perish of hunger in the most luxuriant and fertile country of Ireland . Nature herself is aghast at this
visitation ! We have read that a great political character has observed , that "England ' s necessity svas Ireland's opportunity , " but sve honestly believe that he meant these svords as prophetic of some hopeful change on the advent of stern necessity , and not in their hai slier sense . The same may he said of him svhen giving his prejudiced version of the conduct of the Saxon to the Celt . Let him see that " Ireland ' s sad necessity " is in
reality " England ' s opportunity , " and that the Saxon can and svill step forsvard , and svith giant energies strive to mitigate the anguish , and it may be , to succour and to save fellosv-creatures from famine , disease , and death ! The English nation is aroused—its sympathy partakes of a more than industrial character—it has a holy duty to perform , and to render its charity more acceptable to the Throne of
Grace , a general fast svas held on the 24 th of this month , as a day of national humiliation . Will Freemasons be last in the holy throng . ? Assuredly not—all classes of the Fraternity feel that the call is that of nature upon nature itself , and hoivever as citizens of the svorld they may in otic way or an-VOL . V . n
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The Freemasons' Quarterly Review.
THE FREEMASONS' QUARTERLY REVIEW.
SECOND SERIES—MARCH 31 , 1847 .
IRELAND . —Famine , disease , and death , rule all posverful in the sister kingdom of Ireland ; their gaunt and iron grasp has plunged millions into calamitous despair , annihilating every hope tint that svhich the All-Merciful shall engender in the hearts and bosoms of tlie faithful . Appalling indeed is the grim spectre of suffering humanity , overtaken in its abject wretchedness by the march of famine , wliich stays neither
by night nor by day . The cry of famishing districts speaks aloud—no , no , not aloud—but groans deeply for that aid svhich the sympathy of the English nation can alone supply . The desolating evidences of the ruthless malignity of famine rapidly extend—and , as they extend , trace out long lines of fever and pestilence , leaving despair to bring up the rear , that death may the more readily consign the suffering victims into
the yasvning sepulchral gulph . These are not svords of exaggeration—facts—indisputable facts prove that instead of the daily reports of commercial and statistical matters , sve have the painful knosvledge that , of an authenticated census of three millions of paupers , hundreds daily perish of hunger in the most luxuriant and fertile country of Ireland . Nature herself is aghast at this
visitation ! We have read that a great political character has observed , that "England ' s necessity svas Ireland's opportunity , " but sve honestly believe that he meant these svords as prophetic of some hopeful change on the advent of stern necessity , and not in their hai slier sense . The same may he said of him svhen giving his prejudiced version of the conduct of the Saxon to the Celt . Let him see that " Ireland ' s sad necessity " is in
reality " England ' s opportunity , " and that the Saxon can and svill step forsvard , and svith giant energies strive to mitigate the anguish , and it may be , to succour and to save fellosv-creatures from famine , disease , and death ! The English nation is aroused—its sympathy partakes of a more than industrial character—it has a holy duty to perform , and to render its charity more acceptable to the Throne of
Grace , a general fast svas held on the 24 th of this month , as a day of national humiliation . Will Freemasons be last in the holy throng . ? Assuredly not—all classes of the Fraternity feel that the call is that of nature upon nature itself , and hoivever as citizens of the svorld they may in otic way or an-VOL . V . n