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The Freemasons' Quarterly Review.
THE FREEMASONS ' QUARTERLY REVIEW .
DECEMBER 31 , 1837 .
THE GRAND MASTER . IT is impossible to take a retrospect of the past year without feelings of the deepest interest . At this time twelvemonths we strongly dwelt upon the importance of the nomination by the Craft at large of that individual into whose hands
they should entrust the grave and wei ghty power of directing public opinion . We use the word « directing , " as the most applicable to the case of all free institutions , wherein " control , " as derived from delegated power , must ever be attended with distrust , and it might be with disaffection . The exercised
habit and power of watching and examining the impulses of public opinion , must necessarily render that power , as it were , the presiding genius to which millions of men look upwards with respectful admiration .
Masonry has performed its annual duty , and His Royal Highness has been nominated by acclamation , as Grand Mastei- For the ensuing year . The addz-ess of the mover was brief but pointed—it was an epigram of truth . Speaking of the illustrious Mason , he observed that " it had been said
by a character of antiquity , of one of the purest and most virtuous men of his day , when another attempted his eulogy , Why praise ? who has ever blamed ? If it were necessary any where to speak to the feelings of men to induce their good wishes towards the Duke of Sussex , here at least , in
this Grand Lodge , such necessity could not exist . " The truth was instinctivel y acknowledged by the whole assembly , VOL . iv . 3 j
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The Freemasons' Quarterly Review.
THE FREEMASONS ' QUARTERLY REVIEW .
DECEMBER 31 , 1837 .
THE GRAND MASTER . IT is impossible to take a retrospect of the past year without feelings of the deepest interest . At this time twelvemonths we strongly dwelt upon the importance of the nomination by the Craft at large of that individual into whose hands
they should entrust the grave and wei ghty power of directing public opinion . We use the word « directing , " as the most applicable to the case of all free institutions , wherein " control , " as derived from delegated power , must ever be attended with distrust , and it might be with disaffection . The exercised
habit and power of watching and examining the impulses of public opinion , must necessarily render that power , as it were , the presiding genius to which millions of men look upwards with respectful admiration .
Masonry has performed its annual duty , and His Royal Highness has been nominated by acclamation , as Grand Mastei- For the ensuing year . The addz-ess of the mover was brief but pointed—it was an epigram of truth . Speaking of the illustrious Mason , he observed that " it had been said
by a character of antiquity , of one of the purest and most virtuous men of his day , when another attempted his eulogy , Why praise ? who has ever blamed ? If it were necessary any where to speak to the feelings of men to induce their good wishes towards the Duke of Sussex , here at least , in
this Grand Lodge , such necessity could not exist . " The truth was instinctivel y acknowledged by the whole assembly , VOL . iv . 3 j