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Article THE FREEMASONS' QUARTERLY REVIEW. ← Page 6 of 12 →
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The Freemasons' Quarterly Review.
poses . I deny both ; I will not , nor can I believe that you , who have so nobly on all occasions fought in the van for the benefit of the Craft at large , will cease till you have obtained an honourable victory ; nor can I think that an attempt or wish to gag the expression of public opinion in the present day , will be listened to by you or tolerated by the Craft ; in fact the effort to prevent the spread of information or knowledge is as ridiculous as it has proved impossible .
The man who thus addresses you is a friend . If power be your object , do not compromise with a party , but retain it as Editor of this work ; if honours , do not imagine they are to be purchased by seceding from your post ; and those who advise either , are your enemies in disguise . If , on the other hand , you will remain and persevere in those resolutions for the Masonic public good , which , although not always successful , are always honourable , you will draw around you all those
disinterested Masons , whose co-operation must be a pride and desire ivith you . And here I must avail myself of a remark in the letter of Dr . Crucefix , in the September number , " that the circulation must be doubled . " If it is only a matter of profit , I cannot imagine any Freemason standing aloof . I am ready to send my share to any place appointed to defray all the expenses of the work , and place that reliance on the initiatedthat if it is but stated such aid will ensure the
continu-, ance of tlie Review , vast numbers will be pleased to join with me in so glorious an opportunity . I look for an answer in your next number , and beg most respectfully to enclose my card ( privately . ) I am , Sir , yours fraternally . H . ' F .
DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —I beg to enclose you a short poetical effusion , which ( from your recent declaration ) will in all probability be the last I shall have the opportunity of presenting to the Review . I cannot allow the present occasion to pass without expressing my deep regret at the possibility of the demise of the periodical organ of the Craft . The intelligent portion of the Masonic body would bitterly lament such an event , and Masonry would weep at the untimely death of
so lovely a scion from her ancient stock . It is a publication wherein Faith can breathe its pious musings , where Hope can utter its exstatic emotions , where Charity can plead with all the fervency and zeal which active benevolence inspires ; and where every virtue can rear its lovely form , and prove to the uninitiated world that Masonry is something more than a name . Such being the excellencies of the publicationpoignant indeed was
, my grief ( and so must be that of every well-wisher to the Order ) on reading your announcement that , perhaps its days were numbered . —In sincerity and truth , I am , dear Sir and Brother , Your obedient servant , CATO .
The preceding letters are easil y to be identified ; in fact , the writers have no motive for concealment . And the following extract from a letter , dated the 26 th of November ,
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Freemasons' Quarterly Review.
poses . I deny both ; I will not , nor can I believe that you , who have so nobly on all occasions fought in the van for the benefit of the Craft at large , will cease till you have obtained an honourable victory ; nor can I think that an attempt or wish to gag the expression of public opinion in the present day , will be listened to by you or tolerated by the Craft ; in fact the effort to prevent the spread of information or knowledge is as ridiculous as it has proved impossible .
The man who thus addresses you is a friend . If power be your object , do not compromise with a party , but retain it as Editor of this work ; if honours , do not imagine they are to be purchased by seceding from your post ; and those who advise either , are your enemies in disguise . If , on the other hand , you will remain and persevere in those resolutions for the Masonic public good , which , although not always successful , are always honourable , you will draw around you all those
disinterested Masons , whose co-operation must be a pride and desire ivith you . And here I must avail myself of a remark in the letter of Dr . Crucefix , in the September number , " that the circulation must be doubled . " If it is only a matter of profit , I cannot imagine any Freemason standing aloof . I am ready to send my share to any place appointed to defray all the expenses of the work , and place that reliance on the initiatedthat if it is but stated such aid will ensure the
continu-, ance of tlie Review , vast numbers will be pleased to join with me in so glorious an opportunity . I look for an answer in your next number , and beg most respectfully to enclose my card ( privately . ) I am , Sir , yours fraternally . H . ' F .
DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —I beg to enclose you a short poetical effusion , which ( from your recent declaration ) will in all probability be the last I shall have the opportunity of presenting to the Review . I cannot allow the present occasion to pass without expressing my deep regret at the possibility of the demise of the periodical organ of the Craft . The intelligent portion of the Masonic body would bitterly lament such an event , and Masonry would weep at the untimely death of
so lovely a scion from her ancient stock . It is a publication wherein Faith can breathe its pious musings , where Hope can utter its exstatic emotions , where Charity can plead with all the fervency and zeal which active benevolence inspires ; and where every virtue can rear its lovely form , and prove to the uninitiated world that Masonry is something more than a name . Such being the excellencies of the publicationpoignant indeed was
, my grief ( and so must be that of every well-wisher to the Order ) on reading your announcement that , perhaps its days were numbered . —In sincerity and truth , I am , dear Sir and Brother , Your obedient servant , CATO .
The preceding letters are easil y to be identified ; in fact , the writers have no motive for concealment . And the following extract from a letter , dated the 26 th of November ,