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Article THE FREEMASONS' QUARTERLY REVIEW. ← Page 5 of 7 →
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The Freemasons' Quarterly Review.
while" we can even pardon the mistaken views of the Committee of Enquiry—of many otherwise kind-hearted Masons who voted with them—we can also commiserate those faithless few who , having commenced a crusade against the peace of a gentlewoman so seriously afflicted , have had to writhe under the withering denunciation of their unmasonic apostacy . May their conversion to propriety be as sincere as is our regret in making these remarks .
CAUTION TO THE MEMBERS ou GRAND LODGE . —Application has been made to the Most Worshipful Grand Master , the Earl of Zetland , requesting that the necessary arrangements may' be made for an interchange of representatives between the Grand Lodges of the Freemasons of England , and many other Grand Lodges ; and amongst them the Grand Lodge of Darmstadt . Delighted as we shall be to see the
system of Masonic representation of the various Grand Lodges fully carried out , it becomes highly important for the Grand Lodge of England to make itself well and thoroughly acquainted with the views , dispositions , and mode of work adopted by the Lodges wishing to be represented at its meetings ; and our object in thus cautioning the members of Grand Lodge is to prevent a recurrence of the withdrawal of a
representative when once appointed , as such a course , when necessary , must be not only disadvantageous to Freemasonry , but subversive of its best objects , for it proves that the doctrine of unanimity , the principal boast ! of the Craft , is not carried out by those who have become recognized members of it . We have been informed that the working of the Masons of Darmstadt , as also their Book of Constitutions and practice of their
laws is similar to our own , but that they have been induced to admit into their ranks , as a warranted Lodge under their constitution , the Lodge at Frankfort-on-the-Maine formerly belonging to the "Eclectic Union . " As this Lodge was declared illegal , arid deprived of its warrant in consequence of adopting a ritual at variance with Masonry , and even tlie Prussians thought it tbo much for a religious institution to have
any connection with it , and excommunicated it ; we'think a satisfactory explanation should be given before permission be granted to the Grand Lodge of Darmstadt to send a representative to our meetings . We caution the members of Grand Lodge to investigate particularl y before they vote on this subject , and that they especially compare the public constitutions with the by-laws ofthe said Grand Lodge .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Freemasons' Quarterly Review.
while" we can even pardon the mistaken views of the Committee of Enquiry—of many otherwise kind-hearted Masons who voted with them—we can also commiserate those faithless few who , having commenced a crusade against the peace of a gentlewoman so seriously afflicted , have had to writhe under the withering denunciation of their unmasonic apostacy . May their conversion to propriety be as sincere as is our regret in making these remarks .
CAUTION TO THE MEMBERS ou GRAND LODGE . —Application has been made to the Most Worshipful Grand Master , the Earl of Zetland , requesting that the necessary arrangements may' be made for an interchange of representatives between the Grand Lodges of the Freemasons of England , and many other Grand Lodges ; and amongst them the Grand Lodge of Darmstadt . Delighted as we shall be to see the
system of Masonic representation of the various Grand Lodges fully carried out , it becomes highly important for the Grand Lodge of England to make itself well and thoroughly acquainted with the views , dispositions , and mode of work adopted by the Lodges wishing to be represented at its meetings ; and our object in thus cautioning the members of Grand Lodge is to prevent a recurrence of the withdrawal of a
representative when once appointed , as such a course , when necessary , must be not only disadvantageous to Freemasonry , but subversive of its best objects , for it proves that the doctrine of unanimity , the principal boast ! of the Craft , is not carried out by those who have become recognized members of it . We have been informed that the working of the Masons of Darmstadt , as also their Book of Constitutions and practice of their
laws is similar to our own , but that they have been induced to admit into their ranks , as a warranted Lodge under their constitution , the Lodge at Frankfort-on-the-Maine formerly belonging to the "Eclectic Union . " As this Lodge was declared illegal , arid deprived of its warrant in consequence of adopting a ritual at variance with Masonry , and even tlie Prussians thought it tbo much for a religious institution to have
any connection with it , and excommunicated it ; we'think a satisfactory explanation should be given before permission be granted to the Grand Lodge of Darmstadt to send a representative to our meetings . We caution the members of Grand Lodge to investigate particularl y before they vote on this subject , and that they especially compare the public constitutions with the by-laws ofthe said Grand Lodge .