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Article THE FREEMASONS' QUARTERLY REVIEW. ← Page 7 of 8 →
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The Freemasons' Quarterly Review.
refuge in England ; pardon to his sad mistake , human nature is fallible —but honour to " loyalty . " Faith , hope , and charity , should never be sullied by intemperate zeal , or aristocratical intolerance . We sadly fear the Grand Master has not chosen his time well , even for himself ; it is a beginning not an end ; and therefore the beginning should be cut short . There was , in the scene of the 1 st of March , 1848 , a departure from duty , a want of ennobling character , a forgetfulness of dignity . His minions may be indifferent to the result ; but the Grand Master has much to answer for .
We noticed the absense of several high-minded Masons on the 1 st instant , but they might well be absent , for the vote to the widows of Masons was previously carried by an overwhelming majority ; could they have supposed that such a vote so passed would have been rejected ? certainly not ; and we are glad their feelings were spared the mortification of witnessing a most disgraceful scene .
Come we now to the manner of influencing the Grand Lodge . The Widows' case has been before the Grand Lodge about four years ! and for a moment we will introduce , for the Grand Master ' s edification , a masonic extract :
No mortals do more the Ladies adore Than a Free and Accepted Mason . " Let the Grand Master , and some of his especial supporters , once and for ever drop hypocrisy . We unhesitatingly tell many of the wordy Masons that they are out of court ; some in particular are " marked men , " and although denunciations from the altar are godless , yet are their own actions unholy !
But the widow shall triumph yet ; and a declaration wrung from the Grand Master , that a circular from a certain member of Grand Lodge might have met his consent , ought to he tried , and without delay , as the only means of rendering his position for the time a possible hold on the lingering affections of the masonic Craft . True he termed the mode of speech uncourteous and dictatorial ; but were it so—which it was
notwhat availed the ill-timed remark , when contrasted with the ruling of a judge , who condescended to become the advocate in his own case , and then , failing in his brief , descended into the partizan . Again we say , the widow must succeed ; the last Grand Lodge was packed against her , the next must be packed for her , tit for tat . Had a division taken placeinstead of counting hands , we question if her case
, had not been victorious after all—but the Purple cannot blush . ' A word as to the law . Four years pass , and the law is not brought against the widow . Notice after notice is given , and the masonic attorney general is not retained to oppose the widow . An ESPECIAL Grand Lodge almost unanimously support the widow . The next Grand Lodge , on the imploration of the Grand Master , consent to postpone the confirmation .
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The Freemasons' Quarterly Review.
refuge in England ; pardon to his sad mistake , human nature is fallible —but honour to " loyalty . " Faith , hope , and charity , should never be sullied by intemperate zeal , or aristocratical intolerance . We sadly fear the Grand Master has not chosen his time well , even for himself ; it is a beginning not an end ; and therefore the beginning should be cut short . There was , in the scene of the 1 st of March , 1848 , a departure from duty , a want of ennobling character , a forgetfulness of dignity . His minions may be indifferent to the result ; but the Grand Master has much to answer for .
We noticed the absense of several high-minded Masons on the 1 st instant , but they might well be absent , for the vote to the widows of Masons was previously carried by an overwhelming majority ; could they have supposed that such a vote so passed would have been rejected ? certainly not ; and we are glad their feelings were spared the mortification of witnessing a most disgraceful scene .
Come we now to the manner of influencing the Grand Lodge . The Widows' case has been before the Grand Lodge about four years ! and for a moment we will introduce , for the Grand Master ' s edification , a masonic extract :
No mortals do more the Ladies adore Than a Free and Accepted Mason . " Let the Grand Master , and some of his especial supporters , once and for ever drop hypocrisy . We unhesitatingly tell many of the wordy Masons that they are out of court ; some in particular are " marked men , " and although denunciations from the altar are godless , yet are their own actions unholy !
But the widow shall triumph yet ; and a declaration wrung from the Grand Master , that a circular from a certain member of Grand Lodge might have met his consent , ought to he tried , and without delay , as the only means of rendering his position for the time a possible hold on the lingering affections of the masonic Craft . True he termed the mode of speech uncourteous and dictatorial ; but were it so—which it was
notwhat availed the ill-timed remark , when contrasted with the ruling of a judge , who condescended to become the advocate in his own case , and then , failing in his brief , descended into the partizan . Again we say , the widow must succeed ; the last Grand Lodge was packed against her , the next must be packed for her , tit for tat . Had a division taken placeinstead of counting hands , we question if her case
, had not been victorious after all—but the Purple cannot blush . ' A word as to the law . Four years pass , and the law is not brought against the widow . Notice after notice is given , and the masonic attorney general is not retained to oppose the widow . An ESPECIAL Grand Lodge almost unanimously support the widow . The next Grand Lodge , on the imploration of the Grand Master , consent to postpone the confirmation .