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Article THE FREEMASONS' QUARTERLY REVIEW. ← Page 2 of 6 →
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The Freemasons' Quarterly Review.
to anticipate a very heavy pressure of business for the next meetina ; . THE BOARD OF GENERAL PURPOSES—The business has been of an arduous and extended character . We find it necessary to hint gentlythat it should not be considered as
, disparaging to the dignity of the Board that its reports should be commented upon ; in our opinion , the attention which is thereb y awakened must be complimentary to the Members composing it , —and the recommendation of a grant to Mrs . Miller , the widow of the late T y ler , having been adopted , and increased in amount , is one proof among
many that the examination of the report was actuall y necessary to carry out the wishes expressed , but which could not be stated for want of precedent .
THE SECRETARIAL DEPARTMENT—is working pretty fairly . Perhaps , some more positivel y defined system , would improve matters both in comfort and convenience—Interference is not disci pline—we are in no secrets— -but during the day we have an eye and an ear— on duty .
THE LIBRARY AND MUSEUM—should be in a more advanced state , it cannot prove a failure , because if it should become sleepy , it can be awakened from lethargy b y a sound of the clarion—there are inquiries and contributions on the wing .
THE SCHOOLS . —As no news is good news , the schools may be considered to be in a prosperous state . THE ASYLUM . —In the general report of this Institution there is much to be regretted , but more , abundantl y more , room for congratulation . That misconception of the great
princi p le , has prevented a more speed y developement of the means necessary to prove the extreme liberality of many who were disposed to join the Institution is too true ; but time , and a proper sense of public duty , will graduall y disperse the mist , and then the true beauty ofthe subject will be clear to those who now either doubt because they fear
—or withhold because they feel compelled . To such as have apostatized from princi ple it were a waste of words to say anything ; their loss is a moral gain , and their adhesion to any new system , we are convinced
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Freemasons' Quarterly Review.
to anticipate a very heavy pressure of business for the next meetina ; . THE BOARD OF GENERAL PURPOSES—The business has been of an arduous and extended character . We find it necessary to hint gentlythat it should not be considered as
, disparaging to the dignity of the Board that its reports should be commented upon ; in our opinion , the attention which is thereb y awakened must be complimentary to the Members composing it , —and the recommendation of a grant to Mrs . Miller , the widow of the late T y ler , having been adopted , and increased in amount , is one proof among
many that the examination of the report was actuall y necessary to carry out the wishes expressed , but which could not be stated for want of precedent .
THE SECRETARIAL DEPARTMENT—is working pretty fairly . Perhaps , some more positivel y defined system , would improve matters both in comfort and convenience—Interference is not disci pline—we are in no secrets— -but during the day we have an eye and an ear— on duty .
THE LIBRARY AND MUSEUM—should be in a more advanced state , it cannot prove a failure , because if it should become sleepy , it can be awakened from lethargy b y a sound of the clarion—there are inquiries and contributions on the wing .
THE SCHOOLS . —As no news is good news , the schools may be considered to be in a prosperous state . THE ASYLUM . —In the general report of this Institution there is much to be regretted , but more , abundantl y more , room for congratulation . That misconception of the great
princi p le , has prevented a more speed y developement of the means necessary to prove the extreme liberality of many who were disposed to join the Institution is too true ; but time , and a proper sense of public duty , will graduall y disperse the mist , and then the true beauty ofthe subject will be clear to those who now either doubt because they fear
—or withhold because they feel compelled . To such as have apostatized from princi ple it were a waste of words to say anything ; their loss is a moral gain , and their adhesion to any new system , we are convinced