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Article THE FREEMASONS' QUARTERLY REVIEW. ← Page 3 of 6 →
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The Freemasons' Quarterly Review.
will only entangle others , as their withdrawal will relieve the Asylum from dangerous friendship . But the cause for congratulation is in the consolidated moral power which has grown out ofthe severest examination of the princi p les ofthe Asylum ; and we unhesitatingly court the strictest scrutiny into its " manifesto , " which is
logicall y drawn up , is creditable to the cause it espouses , and above all , is most respectfull y addressed under circumstances trying to the judgment and to the feelings of Brethren , who have no other object in view than the furtherance of sound Masonic princi p les . In the recent repl y of the Grand Master to the Lenox Lodge , Richmond , he graciousl y repeated his sentiments delivered at the Especial Grand Lodge , in April last , as follows :
" While Lam aware that it is impossible to satisfy the wishes of every Brother , still I have the consolation to think that whenever it has been my misfortune to differ with any one , I have always stated my objections tamely : I have argued the case calmly , and have taken my determination disinterestedly , upon the firm conviction that the welfare of the body at large required such a decision which prescribes to us the golden rule of PEACE ON EARTH AND GOODWILL TOWARDS MAN !" These are trul y Masonic sentiments , and in their adoption we shall have much cause to rejoice .
MASONIC LOYALTY . — It may strike many as supererogatory that as Masons we should think it necessary , to enter upon this branch of our Articles of Faith , yet so it is , and we will not shirk the question , but boldly charge all who dare to question the " loyalty" of those from whom they differ in opinion , with that more than disloyalty—a species of
" treasonable disrespect" to the hi g hest authority , —in which an illustrious name is treated in a most unmasonic manner by these personages when they accuse others of the very conduct they themselves observe . We have heard these worthies , and would have spoken out before—it may not be too late now to tell them that however mistaken may be their present position , we have long been of opinion that they
" Never had any veneration for the Court . But only such Loyalty to the king as the law required . " For ourselves , and others , however , we range under an other standard . " For Loyalty is still the same , Whether it win or lose the game . "
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Freemasons' Quarterly Review.
will only entangle others , as their withdrawal will relieve the Asylum from dangerous friendship . But the cause for congratulation is in the consolidated moral power which has grown out ofthe severest examination of the princi p les ofthe Asylum ; and we unhesitatingly court the strictest scrutiny into its " manifesto , " which is
logicall y drawn up , is creditable to the cause it espouses , and above all , is most respectfull y addressed under circumstances trying to the judgment and to the feelings of Brethren , who have no other object in view than the furtherance of sound Masonic princi p les . In the recent repl y of the Grand Master to the Lenox Lodge , Richmond , he graciousl y repeated his sentiments delivered at the Especial Grand Lodge , in April last , as follows :
" While Lam aware that it is impossible to satisfy the wishes of every Brother , still I have the consolation to think that whenever it has been my misfortune to differ with any one , I have always stated my objections tamely : I have argued the case calmly , and have taken my determination disinterestedly , upon the firm conviction that the welfare of the body at large required such a decision which prescribes to us the golden rule of PEACE ON EARTH AND GOODWILL TOWARDS MAN !" These are trul y Masonic sentiments , and in their adoption we shall have much cause to rejoice .
MASONIC LOYALTY . — It may strike many as supererogatory that as Masons we should think it necessary , to enter upon this branch of our Articles of Faith , yet so it is , and we will not shirk the question , but boldly charge all who dare to question the " loyalty" of those from whom they differ in opinion , with that more than disloyalty—a species of
" treasonable disrespect" to the hi g hest authority , —in which an illustrious name is treated in a most unmasonic manner by these personages when they accuse others of the very conduct they themselves observe . We have heard these worthies , and would have spoken out before—it may not be too late now to tell them that however mistaken may be their present position , we have long been of opinion that they
" Never had any veneration for the Court . But only such Loyalty to the king as the law required . " For ourselves , and others , however , we range under an other standard . " For Loyalty is still the same , Whether it win or lose the game . "