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The Freemasons' Quarterly Magazine And Review.
THE FREEMASONS 'QUARTERLY MAGAZINEAND REVIEW .
MARCH 31 , 1851 . FREEMASONRY DURING THE GREAT EXHIBITION
IN the course of a few short weeks we shall witness that great event whose approach , even in the midst of intestine war and civil commotions , the nations of the earth have been awaiting with such intense interest ; that bright day is at hand which shall place England in the proud position
of pacificator of the world ; and the hour- draws near when from our shores the trumpet blast shall proclaim in angelic strains , " Glory to God in the highest , and on earth peace , good will towards men , " and summon astonished nations to unite with us in friendl y intercourse . It behoves us ,
therefore , to consider the duties which devolve upon us at this period in common with all whose sympathies are enlisted in the great cause which the Exhibition of 1851 must eminently tend to promote , —fraternal feeling and universal peace .
But as Masor . s , we are more particularly interested in the prospect which now dawns upon us , of meeting on the happiest terms those Brethren from whose fraternal embrace distance alone , and Nature's barriers , have hitherto debarred us ; brethren with whom we are linked in one great indissoluble bond , and whose arrival we must hail with the
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Freemasons' Quarterly Magazine And Review.
THE FREEMASONS 'QUARTERLY MAGAZINEAND REVIEW .
MARCH 31 , 1851 . FREEMASONRY DURING THE GREAT EXHIBITION
IN the course of a few short weeks we shall witness that great event whose approach , even in the midst of intestine war and civil commotions , the nations of the earth have been awaiting with such intense interest ; that bright day is at hand which shall place England in the proud position
of pacificator of the world ; and the hour- draws near when from our shores the trumpet blast shall proclaim in angelic strains , " Glory to God in the highest , and on earth peace , good will towards men , " and summon astonished nations to unite with us in friendl y intercourse . It behoves us ,
therefore , to consider the duties which devolve upon us at this period in common with all whose sympathies are enlisted in the great cause which the Exhibition of 1851 must eminently tend to promote , —fraternal feeling and universal peace .
But as Masor . s , we are more particularly interested in the prospect which now dawns upon us , of meeting on the happiest terms those Brethren from whose fraternal embrace distance alone , and Nature's barriers , have hitherto debarred us ; brethren with whom we are linked in one great indissoluble bond , and whose arrival we must hail with the