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Article FREEMASONS' QUARTERLY REVIEW. ← Page 3 of 3
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Freemasons' Quarterly Review.
on their means to do all that they assume to do ; and that , if met by the fair interpretation of their honest motives , they will be able , under Providence , not merely to complete their own Moral Edifice , but to keep in a good state of repair those other branches of Masonic benevolence , of
which they have been among the most strenuous supporters . That the Asylum has met with much difficulty is not to be denied , but that very difficulty has tested its value . We are not unobservent Masons ; and we have seen with some pride , that whenever a difficulty has been most stringent , the very effort to encounter it has always redounded to the honor of the Asylum .
We wish we could clearly state that certain Brethren —• well meaning , doubtlessly , but rather ungainly in courtesywould confine themselves to the literal and equitable mode of objection , setting down nothing extenuate in their reports . Not that their slight deviation from Masonic etiquette ( and
the practice of etiquette we fraternally recommend to them ) , is otherwise of importance to the Asylum , than that it rather detracts from the value of their own general services , otherwise sufficiently appreciated ; and that a want of liberality towards the largest class of the Fraternity , although we hope ,
confidently hope , that it will not , may tend to injure another charity , by substituting indifference , where at present exists perfect love . Let our words take root .
THE FIRST STEP has been taken—the spontaneous reply to all who have doubted , or yet doubt the utility of the Asylum , has been to give a practical evidence of its utility . The proceedings of the institution will be found in their proper place .
THE PROVINCES . —We shall probably in our next advert to some important matters , which had better commence and fertilize a new volume .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Freemasons' Quarterly Review.
on their means to do all that they assume to do ; and that , if met by the fair interpretation of their honest motives , they will be able , under Providence , not merely to complete their own Moral Edifice , but to keep in a good state of repair those other branches of Masonic benevolence , of
which they have been among the most strenuous supporters . That the Asylum has met with much difficulty is not to be denied , but that very difficulty has tested its value . We are not unobservent Masons ; and we have seen with some pride , that whenever a difficulty has been most stringent , the very effort to encounter it has always redounded to the honor of the Asylum .
We wish we could clearly state that certain Brethren —• well meaning , doubtlessly , but rather ungainly in courtesywould confine themselves to the literal and equitable mode of objection , setting down nothing extenuate in their reports . Not that their slight deviation from Masonic etiquette ( and
the practice of etiquette we fraternally recommend to them ) , is otherwise of importance to the Asylum , than that it rather detracts from the value of their own general services , otherwise sufficiently appreciated ; and that a want of liberality towards the largest class of the Fraternity , although we hope ,
confidently hope , that it will not , may tend to injure another charity , by substituting indifference , where at present exists perfect love . Let our words take root .
THE FIRST STEP has been taken—the spontaneous reply to all who have doubted , or yet doubt the utility of the Asylum , has been to give a practical evidence of its utility . The proceedings of the institution will be found in their proper place .
THE PROVINCES . —We shall probably in our next advert to some important matters , which had better commence and fertilize a new volume .