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Article THE FREEMASONS' QUARTERLY REVIEW. ← Page 4 of 6 →
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The Freemasons' Quarterly Review.
True moral courage , however , will smile or frown off , as it pleases , those evils of little moment which dispirit for a time even the stalwart ; but which cannot succeed in subduing the true loyalty of a generous heart , protected from treason or calumny by that divine spirit most benevolentl y infused into the mind . —Loyal Masons
" Who know what ' s right—nor only so But strive to practice what they know " can read a lesson to those who assume a virtue but have it not—namely , that to slander others cannot be acceptable to him they profess to honour , but , in reality , disrespect . THE REVISAL OF THE CONSTITUTIONS . —There is
naturally a very deep anxiety felt in regard to such alterations as may meet the necessity of Provincial improvement in particulars which it is hoped the Committee may be aware of : hereafter it will be no excuse that they "know not" of this , or of that . The Provincial department requires almost a total re-construction , not merely in technical or legal termsbut in Masonic
, equity . Wehad intended to abstain from any suggestions until the digest and emendations should be placed before the Grand Lodge , but the recent display compels us to intimate that the scrutineers should be differentl y appointed ; it must now be clear that the mode of appointment is defective . If the office of Scrutineer be one of honour , let all
partake of it , if of labour , it is equally right that all should share the burthen . It would seem but fair that a Grand Officer should be appointed at each Meeting ; and that the Masters of all Lodges should take their turn without distinction , including even the Royal Lodges , as they come within the rota ; the question would soon be set at restand all would
, cheerfull y subscribe in turn to remove the difficulty that exists . We further suggest that Article I . Page 18 , be altogether expunged , by which no unqualified person could by possibility gain admission ; and if Masters and Wardens failed to do their duty , let their absence be marked in a printed list of attendances
. While on this subject we may observe that in the Book of Constitutions there is no officer named as Grand Pursuivant ; the Grand T yler should be outside , the Pursuivant or Inner Guard may be inside the Lodge , and if the office be made an honorary one , it would be worth the acceptance of some Brother , distinguished by his Masonic talent , and moral
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Freemasons' Quarterly Review.
True moral courage , however , will smile or frown off , as it pleases , those evils of little moment which dispirit for a time even the stalwart ; but which cannot succeed in subduing the true loyalty of a generous heart , protected from treason or calumny by that divine spirit most benevolentl y infused into the mind . —Loyal Masons
" Who know what ' s right—nor only so But strive to practice what they know " can read a lesson to those who assume a virtue but have it not—namely , that to slander others cannot be acceptable to him they profess to honour , but , in reality , disrespect . THE REVISAL OF THE CONSTITUTIONS . —There is
naturally a very deep anxiety felt in regard to such alterations as may meet the necessity of Provincial improvement in particulars which it is hoped the Committee may be aware of : hereafter it will be no excuse that they "know not" of this , or of that . The Provincial department requires almost a total re-construction , not merely in technical or legal termsbut in Masonic
, equity . Wehad intended to abstain from any suggestions until the digest and emendations should be placed before the Grand Lodge , but the recent display compels us to intimate that the scrutineers should be differentl y appointed ; it must now be clear that the mode of appointment is defective . If the office of Scrutineer be one of honour , let all
partake of it , if of labour , it is equally right that all should share the burthen . It would seem but fair that a Grand Officer should be appointed at each Meeting ; and that the Masters of all Lodges should take their turn without distinction , including even the Royal Lodges , as they come within the rota ; the question would soon be set at restand all would
, cheerfull y subscribe in turn to remove the difficulty that exists . We further suggest that Article I . Page 18 , be altogether expunged , by which no unqualified person could by possibility gain admission ; and if Masters and Wardens failed to do their duty , let their absence be marked in a printed list of attendances
. While on this subject we may observe that in the Book of Constitutions there is no officer named as Grand Pursuivant ; the Grand T yler should be outside , the Pursuivant or Inner Guard may be inside the Lodge , and if the office be made an honorary one , it would be worth the acceptance of some Brother , distinguished by his Masonic talent , and moral