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Article THE FREEMASONS' QUARTERLY REVIEW. ← Page 3 of 8 →
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The Freemasons' Quarterly Review.
the present Governor of the Bahamas on the subject of the past election of the present Grand Master in London , when , although appointed by his lordship as Junior Grand Warden , he had the modesty to move the nomination of another nobleman , and even voted against the Earl of Zetland . It is odd enough , that after so clear a proof of want of courteous construction of discipline , he should by a letter have succeeded
in placing the Earl of Zetland in no enviable position . But to the case . We regret that the Grand Master should not himself have seen the necessity of correspondence with their Graces of Leinster and Atholej for certain we are that those truly noble Brethren would have most cordially united with their noble colleague in giving to this subject their gravest consideration ; indeed the more we reflect on the " contretemps "
the more we regret the opportunity that thus presented itself for a searching enquiry into many points that , for want of a pressing necessity , are passed over not for a day , but for all time . Our Grand Master may exclaim with Titus , " I have lost a day . "
What bis lordship has lost besides we dread to consider ; it is our duty to examine into and to report even upon his conduct . There are not wanting many who look on the attempt to relax the law as a desire to share in the more easy mode of obtaining " intrants " into our Order . We say such reasoners are not wanting ; but we at once exempt his lordship from so base an imputation . What we differ
from him in is the too simple admission into his thoughts of a false reasoning , totally at variance with decency and common sense—not so much by degrading the English ritual and discipline to a standard DENOUNCED BY ITS OWN CONSTITUTIONS ; but by losing the opportunity of endeavouring to raise the ritual and discipline of the sister Grand Lodges to a rivalry in perfection with that of England . Will his lordship
believe that we , " the denounced , " have already received intimation from Brethren of high standing in Scotland and in Ireland , that they most sorrowfully regret the result of the motion of the 1 st of December , 1847 ; that they had looked forward with hope that a new light might break in on themselves : and , instead of that , what does the Grand Master of England propose but to relax the wholesomeness of a law , a proposition
at which all experienced Masons shudder with fearful foreboding . Freemasonry has enemies enough amongst the bigotted of Roman Catholicity , as well as among those of Protestant intolerance , without having to grieve over this insidious attack on its defences—we do not say "landmarks , " because those are secret things , the knowledge of which , if ever imparted to his lordship , we are pretty certain has not been imparted to the supporters of this treason against the Order , or they would not have dared to act as they have done , inasmuch as they are
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The Freemasons' Quarterly Review.
the present Governor of the Bahamas on the subject of the past election of the present Grand Master in London , when , although appointed by his lordship as Junior Grand Warden , he had the modesty to move the nomination of another nobleman , and even voted against the Earl of Zetland . It is odd enough , that after so clear a proof of want of courteous construction of discipline , he should by a letter have succeeded
in placing the Earl of Zetland in no enviable position . But to the case . We regret that the Grand Master should not himself have seen the necessity of correspondence with their Graces of Leinster and Atholej for certain we are that those truly noble Brethren would have most cordially united with their noble colleague in giving to this subject their gravest consideration ; indeed the more we reflect on the " contretemps "
the more we regret the opportunity that thus presented itself for a searching enquiry into many points that , for want of a pressing necessity , are passed over not for a day , but for all time . Our Grand Master may exclaim with Titus , " I have lost a day . "
What bis lordship has lost besides we dread to consider ; it is our duty to examine into and to report even upon his conduct . There are not wanting many who look on the attempt to relax the law as a desire to share in the more easy mode of obtaining " intrants " into our Order . We say such reasoners are not wanting ; but we at once exempt his lordship from so base an imputation . What we differ
from him in is the too simple admission into his thoughts of a false reasoning , totally at variance with decency and common sense—not so much by degrading the English ritual and discipline to a standard DENOUNCED BY ITS OWN CONSTITUTIONS ; but by losing the opportunity of endeavouring to raise the ritual and discipline of the sister Grand Lodges to a rivalry in perfection with that of England . Will his lordship
believe that we , " the denounced , " have already received intimation from Brethren of high standing in Scotland and in Ireland , that they most sorrowfully regret the result of the motion of the 1 st of December , 1847 ; that they had looked forward with hope that a new light might break in on themselves : and , instead of that , what does the Grand Master of England propose but to relax the wholesomeness of a law , a proposition
at which all experienced Masons shudder with fearful foreboding . Freemasonry has enemies enough amongst the bigotted of Roman Catholicity , as well as among those of Protestant intolerance , without having to grieve over this insidious attack on its defences—we do not say "landmarks , " because those are secret things , the knowledge of which , if ever imparted to his lordship , we are pretty certain has not been imparted to the supporters of this treason against the Order , or they would not have dared to act as they have done , inasmuch as they are