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Article THE PORTRAIT GALLERY.—No. 4. Page 1 of 2 →
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The Portrait Gallery.—No. 4.
THE PORTRAIT GALLERY . —No . 4 .
BROTHER ALEXANDER DOBIE ( P . G . M . SURREY ) , G . R . " There's no art To find the mind ' s construction in the face : He was a gentleman on whom I built An absolute trust . " —Macbeth .
AMONG those brethren who have taken and who continue to take a prominent position in the masonic wittenagemot , there is no one better entitled to public attention than Brother Alexander Dobie , whose leading claims to our respect are founded on his excellent private qualifications ; —his failings , and who has them not , are mainly attributable to the effects of professional habits . A legal fiction has nothing dishonourable in the
eye of a lawyer , although a layman may wince as he dares to hazard it . Many years since Brother Dobie was initiated in the Grand Master ' s Lodge , served the office of Secretary to the Board of Grand Stewards , and in due time became the Master of his mother lodge , always maintaining a character for stern integrity . He was shosen a member of the Board of General Purposes , and shortly after , more to his own
surprise than to that of others , he was promoted to the rank of Grand Deacon . The cause of this promotion was to prevent the contemplated recommendation of our brother to the Grand Master , to be accepted as the representative of the Grand Lodge of Scotland in the sister Grand Lodge of England ; but as the rank of Past Senior Grand Warden was considered to be involved in such appointment , his Royal Highness ,
ever jealous of his prerogative , anticipated the recommendation by a promotion to the Grand Deaconship . The hint was significantly taken , and no such recommendation as representative was made then or since .
That the Grand Master had no reason to regret the course he adopted , is proved by the further promotion of Brother Dobie to the office of Grand Registrar , on the retirement of Sir David Pollock , and also by his nomination as President of the Board of General Purposes . It is in these highly responsible positions that we shall now briefly allude to our brother .
The office of President of the Board of General Purposes , it was presumed , was one of perfect independence—to regulate the proceedings , to give advice , conform strictly to the spirit of the law , as enjoined by the VOL . VII . 3 u
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The Portrait Gallery.—No. 4.
THE PORTRAIT GALLERY . —No . 4 .
BROTHER ALEXANDER DOBIE ( P . G . M . SURREY ) , G . R . " There's no art To find the mind ' s construction in the face : He was a gentleman on whom I built An absolute trust . " —Macbeth .
AMONG those brethren who have taken and who continue to take a prominent position in the masonic wittenagemot , there is no one better entitled to public attention than Brother Alexander Dobie , whose leading claims to our respect are founded on his excellent private qualifications ; —his failings , and who has them not , are mainly attributable to the effects of professional habits . A legal fiction has nothing dishonourable in the
eye of a lawyer , although a layman may wince as he dares to hazard it . Many years since Brother Dobie was initiated in the Grand Master ' s Lodge , served the office of Secretary to the Board of Grand Stewards , and in due time became the Master of his mother lodge , always maintaining a character for stern integrity . He was shosen a member of the Board of General Purposes , and shortly after , more to his own
surprise than to that of others , he was promoted to the rank of Grand Deacon . The cause of this promotion was to prevent the contemplated recommendation of our brother to the Grand Master , to be accepted as the representative of the Grand Lodge of Scotland in the sister Grand Lodge of England ; but as the rank of Past Senior Grand Warden was considered to be involved in such appointment , his Royal Highness ,
ever jealous of his prerogative , anticipated the recommendation by a promotion to the Grand Deaconship . The hint was significantly taken , and no such recommendation as representative was made then or since .
That the Grand Master had no reason to regret the course he adopted , is proved by the further promotion of Brother Dobie to the office of Grand Registrar , on the retirement of Sir David Pollock , and also by his nomination as President of the Board of General Purposes . It is in these highly responsible positions that we shall now briefly allude to our brother .
The office of President of the Board of General Purposes , it was presumed , was one of perfect independence—to regulate the proceedings , to give advice , conform strictly to the spirit of the law , as enjoined by the VOL . VII . 3 u