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Article THE FREEMASON'S QUARTERLY REVIEW. ← Page 7 of 11 →
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The Freemason's Quarterly Review.
least can be sounded , instead of the surprise which that law guards against . Repeal that law , one of the chief bulwarks of the Grand Lodge , and what follows ?— Confusion in public , and misunderstanding in private . Let us , however , be clearly understood . Many , many
are the alterations and amendments requisite in the Constitutions : and now that they are nearly out of print , we hope before long to have a new edition , free from several questionable interpretations , which , however endurable twenty-two years since , time and circumstance have now shown to require important change .
BOARDS OF G ENERAL PURPOSES AND FINANCE- —Nothing materially important has been reported ; the general feature is favourable as to the discip line and funds of the Order . BOARD OF B ENEVOLENCE . — This being the season at which
the great majority of newly-elected Masters are about to be installed into their respective chairs , we do most earnestly invoke them to consider seriously the duties they are about to undertake . In Freemasonry , lip-language on the part of a Master , lip-homage on the part of the Brethren , are
valueless-they make no tie-they effect no good . The heart , as the mainspring of the mind , is the only monitorial index which points at the true spirit—the real excellence of the man . Let the Master so govern by a courteous discilinethat his example shall operate with those over whom
p , he rules by Masonic law ; his Wardens will not disqualify under such a leader , and the Brethren observing their Wardens , will gladly prepare themselves for their future
elevation . The Master has only to observe the ancient charges read to him on his installation , to the best of his power , and he will rule over a happy and prosperous Lodge , exactly as in
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Freemason's Quarterly Review.
least can be sounded , instead of the surprise which that law guards against . Repeal that law , one of the chief bulwarks of the Grand Lodge , and what follows ?— Confusion in public , and misunderstanding in private . Let us , however , be clearly understood . Many , many
are the alterations and amendments requisite in the Constitutions : and now that they are nearly out of print , we hope before long to have a new edition , free from several questionable interpretations , which , however endurable twenty-two years since , time and circumstance have now shown to require important change .
BOARDS OF G ENERAL PURPOSES AND FINANCE- —Nothing materially important has been reported ; the general feature is favourable as to the discip line and funds of the Order . BOARD OF B ENEVOLENCE . — This being the season at which
the great majority of newly-elected Masters are about to be installed into their respective chairs , we do most earnestly invoke them to consider seriously the duties they are about to undertake . In Freemasonry , lip-language on the part of a Master , lip-homage on the part of the Brethren , are
valueless-they make no tie-they effect no good . The heart , as the mainspring of the mind , is the only monitorial index which points at the true spirit—the real excellence of the man . Let the Master so govern by a courteous discilinethat his example shall operate with those over whom
p , he rules by Masonic law ; his Wardens will not disqualify under such a leader , and the Brethren observing their Wardens , will gladly prepare themselves for their future
elevation . The Master has only to observe the ancient charges read to him on his installation , to the best of his power , and he will rule over a happy and prosperous Lodge , exactly as in