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Article THE FREEMASON'S QUARTERLY REVIEW. ← Page 4 of 7 →
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The Freemason's Quarterly Review.
less anxiety , and be questionable of the honesty of those whose eminence in the Order is alike honourable to themselves as it is creditable to the ruling power . The arrear of correspondence , so readily to be expected ,
has been kept down by the permission to avail ourselves of its essence , without becoming tedious by frequent repetition ; and our acknowledgments to numerous friends are therefore most particularly due for their forbearance in allowing us so cheerfully to exercise a very confidential , and yet a somewhat dangerous privilege .
The leading public topics of Freemasonry in London during the year , may be comprised in the re-election of His Royal Hig hness the Duke of Sussex to the Masonic Throne—the resignation of the Earl of Durham , as Deputy Grand Master , consequent upon his appointment as
Ambassador Extraordinary to the Court of Russia—the appointment of his successor , Lord H . John S . Churchillthe addition of four Past Masters severally to the Boards of General Purposes and Finance—the celebration of the four established Festivals—the " Broadfoot testimonial "—
the Commemoration of the " Centenary of the Grand Steward's Lodge" —and " last but not least in our own dear love , " the happy commencement of subscriptions in aid of an Asylum for the Aged and Decayed Freemason—May it end in a glorious consummation !
It will be a matter of serious contemplation in many Lodges , but of pleasure in all , to be informed that during the year there has gradually been evoked a cheerful hope of creating funds for thefuture supportof individual Lodges , and in aid of their necessitous members ; and several Lodges have accumulated sums , which have been p laced out at interest . This conduct is so creditable , that we earnestly recom-
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Freemason's Quarterly Review.
less anxiety , and be questionable of the honesty of those whose eminence in the Order is alike honourable to themselves as it is creditable to the ruling power . The arrear of correspondence , so readily to be expected ,
has been kept down by the permission to avail ourselves of its essence , without becoming tedious by frequent repetition ; and our acknowledgments to numerous friends are therefore most particularly due for their forbearance in allowing us so cheerfully to exercise a very confidential , and yet a somewhat dangerous privilege .
The leading public topics of Freemasonry in London during the year , may be comprised in the re-election of His Royal Hig hness the Duke of Sussex to the Masonic Throne—the resignation of the Earl of Durham , as Deputy Grand Master , consequent upon his appointment as
Ambassador Extraordinary to the Court of Russia—the appointment of his successor , Lord H . John S . Churchillthe addition of four Past Masters severally to the Boards of General Purposes and Finance—the celebration of the four established Festivals—the " Broadfoot testimonial "—
the Commemoration of the " Centenary of the Grand Steward's Lodge" —and " last but not least in our own dear love , " the happy commencement of subscriptions in aid of an Asylum for the Aged and Decayed Freemason—May it end in a glorious consummation !
It will be a matter of serious contemplation in many Lodges , but of pleasure in all , to be informed that during the year there has gradually been evoked a cheerful hope of creating funds for thefuture supportof individual Lodges , and in aid of their necessitous members ; and several Lodges have accumulated sums , which have been p laced out at interest . This conduct is so creditable , that we earnestly recom-