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Article THE FREEMASONS' QUARTERLY REVIEW. ← Page 7 of 8 →
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The Freemasons' Quarterly Review.
pressed with the solemnity of the occasion , could not , had he wished , have indulged in figurative speech , or ornate language . The meeting was upon a question of Masonic faith , and there was to be an offering at the altar to HIM
whose jparje of life was opened with solemn prayer . After an invocation to charity , an admonitory letter from the Grand Master was read , intimating the necessary caution not to be led away by mere feelings , and especially to deal a protective influence over the existing charities . The letter being perfectly unexpected , the mover was somewhat disconcerted for the moment;—but it was only for a moment ; he
availed himself of the moral which the letter imparted , and he very fairly wound its spirit into his address , which he cannot complain of not having been received with the most intense interest . The final result of the proceedings is less to be attributed to the opening address than to the peaceful
spirit of inquiry which , having been generally made , left , perhaps , but little to be effected . Col . Tynte and Brother Bell most ably , and without reservation , supported the question , and Brother Lythgoe , whose address was , in point of fact , the advocacy of the other Charities , ancl in particular
of the Boys' Institution , felt tbe moral power of the princip le involved , ancl could not conscientiously oppose it . But it was reserved for Brother Henderson to shed over the
discussion the soft and suasive advantages of his conciliatory manner ; and , however differing on some points , to wave any objection to the resolution . But he went still further , and proposed a slig ht modification in the words , which , without interfering with its strength , improved its power .
In this he showed considerable tact , for he thereby materially aided to effect that perfect unanimity which has thus heralded to the Masonic world one of the noblest acts of the Grand Lodge of England . Few Brethren share so largely in the confidence of the Craft , and none better de-
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The Freemasons' Quarterly Review.
pressed with the solemnity of the occasion , could not , had he wished , have indulged in figurative speech , or ornate language . The meeting was upon a question of Masonic faith , and there was to be an offering at the altar to HIM
whose jparje of life was opened with solemn prayer . After an invocation to charity , an admonitory letter from the Grand Master was read , intimating the necessary caution not to be led away by mere feelings , and especially to deal a protective influence over the existing charities . The letter being perfectly unexpected , the mover was somewhat disconcerted for the moment;—but it was only for a moment ; he
availed himself of the moral which the letter imparted , and he very fairly wound its spirit into his address , which he cannot complain of not having been received with the most intense interest . The final result of the proceedings is less to be attributed to the opening address than to the peaceful
spirit of inquiry which , having been generally made , left , perhaps , but little to be effected . Col . Tynte and Brother Bell most ably , and without reservation , supported the question , and Brother Lythgoe , whose address was , in point of fact , the advocacy of the other Charities , ancl in particular
of the Boys' Institution , felt tbe moral power of the princip le involved , ancl could not conscientiously oppose it . But it was reserved for Brother Henderson to shed over the
discussion the soft and suasive advantages of his conciliatory manner ; and , however differing on some points , to wave any objection to the resolution . But he went still further , and proposed a slig ht modification in the words , which , without interfering with its strength , improved its power .
In this he showed considerable tact , for he thereby materially aided to effect that perfect unanimity which has thus heralded to the Masonic world one of the noblest acts of the Grand Lodge of England . Few Brethren share so largely in the confidence of the Craft , and none better de-