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Masonic Testimonial To Brother Robert Thomas Crucefix , M.D.
numbers of the Freemasons' Quarterly , and see what they contain : a very meagre account of Masonry in the provinces ; proving lhat its state was at least lethargic , although not quite dormant . But , as the record progresses , Freemasonry progresses with it ; ancl in each succeeding number we perceive the Craft gradually advancing in prosperity and usefulness , until the Fraternity was at length aroused , by the persevering exertions of one man , to a full sense of its own responsibilitycheers and not onl
( );— y aroused to a sense of responsibility , but also to a consciousness of the great moral reformation which it was calculated to produce among all ranks and classes of mankind—( cheers ) . He laid much stress upon this point , because he felt that it was to the publication in question that the present palmy state of the Craft was in a great degree to be attributed —( renewed cheers ) . If that work were to be discontinuednot onlwoulcl sufferbut great Liht
, y Freemasonry , a g would be extinguished —( hear )—and he had a high authority for this opinion . Their late Deputy Grand Master , the Earl of Durham , had closed a speech , in reference to one of the Masonic Charities ( the Girls ' School ) , by saying , that "He ( the Earl of Durham ) could not conclude ms observations without acknowledging the very great assistance derived by that institution , and by others of a similar nature , from the advocacy , ba comparativelnew publicationthat in respect creditable
y y , was every to Freemasonry : he meant the Freemasons' Quarterly Review . He had never doubted that such a publication might obtain literary repute by giving currency to the talent possessed by many Masonic Brethren , and glad he was to find that it not only mirrored the ability so amply shared bv
f reemasons , and expounded the benefits shared hythe Craft , but that it had become an eloquent advocate to supply the wants of Freemasonry" * —( loud cheering ) . This was an opinion—unbiassed—unsolicited of one of our best and most influential Masons—spoken from the chair at a public meeting of the Craft . He did not , however , rest his argument on one solitary testimony , how great aud unanswerable soever it might be . If he took a wider range , it would be found that the Fraternity , wheredispersedfromthe banks of the Thames
soever , , , the Tweed , and the Shannon , to those of the Ganges in the East , and the lakes and torrents of the New World , all concur in one uniform opinion of the extraordinary and meritorious exertions of his friend and Brother , Dr . Crucefix , in the conduct of that most useful periodical —( cheers ) . The Giand Lodges of Scotland and Ireland had passed distinct and deliberate votes of confidence and recommendation of the Freemasons' Quarterly ReviewIn India it ball the Grand Lod
. was patronised y ges ; and the D . G . M ., in an official charge to the Brethren at Cawnpore , thus unequivocally expressed his opinion . " 'There cannot be a Brother here who has not heard of the Freemasons' Quarterly Review . It is a publication which is not only an honour to the Craft in a literary point of view , but which has been of the greatest advantage to Masonry . It has been the means of collecting all the scattered of into focus
rays Masonry one ; thus illuminating every subject , and illustrating every point , wherein information was required . This Review , so beneficial to Masonry , has been supported almost solely by the editor , to whom it has been but slightly beneficial in a pecuniary point of view : but the Brother cares for none of these things , or for any personal sacrifice , provided the interests of Masonry are promoted . I should have given the toast as the
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Masonic Testimonial To Brother Robert Thomas Crucefix , M.D.
numbers of the Freemasons' Quarterly , and see what they contain : a very meagre account of Masonry in the provinces ; proving lhat its state was at least lethargic , although not quite dormant . But , as the record progresses , Freemasonry progresses with it ; ancl in each succeeding number we perceive the Craft gradually advancing in prosperity and usefulness , until the Fraternity was at length aroused , by the persevering exertions of one man , to a full sense of its own responsibilitycheers and not onl
( );— y aroused to a sense of responsibility , but also to a consciousness of the great moral reformation which it was calculated to produce among all ranks and classes of mankind—( cheers ) . He laid much stress upon this point , because he felt that it was to the publication in question that the present palmy state of the Craft was in a great degree to be attributed —( renewed cheers ) . If that work were to be discontinuednot onlwoulcl sufferbut great Liht
, y Freemasonry , a g would be extinguished —( hear )—and he had a high authority for this opinion . Their late Deputy Grand Master , the Earl of Durham , had closed a speech , in reference to one of the Masonic Charities ( the Girls ' School ) , by saying , that "He ( the Earl of Durham ) could not conclude ms observations without acknowledging the very great assistance derived by that institution , and by others of a similar nature , from the advocacy , ba comparativelnew publicationthat in respect creditable
y y , was every to Freemasonry : he meant the Freemasons' Quarterly Review . He had never doubted that such a publication might obtain literary repute by giving currency to the talent possessed by many Masonic Brethren , and glad he was to find that it not only mirrored the ability so amply shared bv
f reemasons , and expounded the benefits shared hythe Craft , but that it had become an eloquent advocate to supply the wants of Freemasonry" * —( loud cheering ) . This was an opinion—unbiassed—unsolicited of one of our best and most influential Masons—spoken from the chair at a public meeting of the Craft . He did not , however , rest his argument on one solitary testimony , how great aud unanswerable soever it might be . If he took a wider range , it would be found that the Fraternity , wheredispersedfromthe banks of the Thames
soever , , , the Tweed , and the Shannon , to those of the Ganges in the East , and the lakes and torrents of the New World , all concur in one uniform opinion of the extraordinary and meritorious exertions of his friend and Brother , Dr . Crucefix , in the conduct of that most useful periodical —( cheers ) . The Giand Lodges of Scotland and Ireland had passed distinct and deliberate votes of confidence and recommendation of the Freemasons' Quarterly ReviewIn India it ball the Grand Lod
. was patronised y ges ; and the D . G . M ., in an official charge to the Brethren at Cawnpore , thus unequivocally expressed his opinion . " 'There cannot be a Brother here who has not heard of the Freemasons' Quarterly Review . It is a publication which is not only an honour to the Craft in a literary point of view , but which has been of the greatest advantage to Masonry . It has been the means of collecting all the scattered of into focus
rays Masonry one ; thus illuminating every subject , and illustrating every point , wherein information was required . This Review , so beneficial to Masonry , has been supported almost solely by the editor , to whom it has been but slightly beneficial in a pecuniary point of view : but the Brother cares for none of these things , or for any personal sacrifice , provided the interests of Masonry are promoted . I should have given the toast as the