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Article THE FEEEMASONS' QUARTERLY MAGAZINE. ← Page 7 of 12 →
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The Feeemasons' Quarterly Magazine.
which is peculiarly favourable to the extension of Masonic information . Never in the annals of the Craft ivas the progress of Freemasonry more extensive or progressive . In every part of the habitable globe it is " lengthening its cords ancl strengthening its stakes . " "Its principles are eternal ; " and as they
become more fully known , so do they expand into action and make themselves felt . It is acknowledged by the " popular world , " that where the Order is in active operation , there morality extends , a deeper sense of religion is found to be working , and an unbounded charity is universally diffused . Party strife and
angry feelings are allayed by its instrumentality ; and although here and there occasions of dispute will occur—by reason of the imperfections , and too often the perversion , of human nature—as a general rule , the proof is growing , that admission to the Order produces results which the most sceptical
concerning its advantages cannot but acknowledge and proclaim . The advantages which it is producing in those parts of the globe whereto an extensive emigration has set in , are hailed
with the greatest satisfaction and enthusiasm ; and the mighty working powers of its influences are said to be so palpable and positive , that thousands lament that they wex * e not possessed of an advantage , before they left their homes , which opens a sure road to success for them upon their arrival in a strange land . What Freemasonry has done in California alone is upon
record , and we are well assured , upon the most unquestionable authority , that similar processes for good are advancing in Australia , the particulars of which we shall take care to be furnished with from the best sources , and to communicate as extensively as possible . But with this progression , one thing is
most satisfactory—that there is an increasing disposition to maintain amity and connection with the United Grand Loclge of England . It is very true , that both the Grand Lodges of Scotland ancl Ireland have then * subordinate Lodges established in most parts of our great Colonial empire ; and that those
Brethren who work under tlieir system are much esteemed and respected—Fraternal feeling being reciprocated on all hands with that unity of sentiment which ever prevails when Free-
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Feeemasons' Quarterly Magazine.
which is peculiarly favourable to the extension of Masonic information . Never in the annals of the Craft ivas the progress of Freemasonry more extensive or progressive . In every part of the habitable globe it is " lengthening its cords ancl strengthening its stakes . " "Its principles are eternal ; " and as they
become more fully known , so do they expand into action and make themselves felt . It is acknowledged by the " popular world , " that where the Order is in active operation , there morality extends , a deeper sense of religion is found to be working , and an unbounded charity is universally diffused . Party strife and
angry feelings are allayed by its instrumentality ; and although here and there occasions of dispute will occur—by reason of the imperfections , and too often the perversion , of human nature—as a general rule , the proof is growing , that admission to the Order produces results which the most sceptical
concerning its advantages cannot but acknowledge and proclaim . The advantages which it is producing in those parts of the globe whereto an extensive emigration has set in , are hailed
with the greatest satisfaction and enthusiasm ; and the mighty working powers of its influences are said to be so palpable and positive , that thousands lament that they wex * e not possessed of an advantage , before they left their homes , which opens a sure road to success for them upon their arrival in a strange land . What Freemasonry has done in California alone is upon
record , and we are well assured , upon the most unquestionable authority , that similar processes for good are advancing in Australia , the particulars of which we shall take care to be furnished with from the best sources , and to communicate as extensively as possible . But with this progression , one thing is
most satisfactory—that there is an increasing disposition to maintain amity and connection with the United Grand Loclge of England . It is very true , that both the Grand Lodges of Scotland ancl Ireland have then * subordinate Lodges established in most parts of our great Colonial empire ; and that those
Brethren who work under tlieir system are much esteemed and respected—Fraternal feeling being reciprocated on all hands with that unity of sentiment which ever prevails when Free-