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Brother Peter Thomson, P. G. D.
There is a vice applicable to Brother Thomson , but not to him alone : it is common to all common minds , we mean petty jealousy . He is the Sir Oracle of instruction— "Let no dog bark when I ope my mouth . " It is this debasing feeling that prevents a beneficial unity of action—a concert of instructors to assist the instructed . It is that undervaluing of each other ' s just merits which produces in action , a reverse of the otherwise undoubted
truism" Pores cum paribus facMe congregantur . " Brother Peter Thomson is , we suppose , about sixty-eight years of age , stout in person , ungraceful in deportment , and heavy in physiognomy-He puts forward no pretension to grace in elocution , nor elegance of action . In butcher-phraseology , he looks a " heavy weighing lot . " His voice is thick , inflexible , and indistinct ; but of this last particular he is
not aware , or will not admit it , inasmuch as he persists , to the exclusion of others , in monopolizing the delivery of the long lectures and other ceremonies of the Order . It is often painful to hear the wretched mumbling thus inflicted , and were it not for the redeeming excellence of his memory , the Thomsonian practice would be unendurable .
But ne nous contredisons pas . Brother Peter Thomson has been serviceable in his generation . As far as teaching the verbiage and forms of the degrees is concerned as a means to the proper conception of the exalted objects of Masonry , he has rendered great service . Ever ready to impart knowledge to the extent of his ability , he has been and is accessible to all who seek information . The masonic world will attest
his benevolence and liberality , and bear ready witness to the exposition in his own conduct of those great principles in Masonry , — " brotherly love , relief , and truth . "
We wish we could finish his portrait at this point of our graphic sketch . We dare not break off : we are bound to add that Brother Thomson has made shipwreck of any just popularity he may have acquired , by lending a credulous ear and active support to persons and principles , who and which ( until lately ) were held cheap by him . We have heard of the apostacy of Peter and the conversion of Paul . It is
surely a miracle , almost equal to either of these , to find Brother Peter Thomson , who only three years ago was loudly vituperative of the Purples for so long delaying the gift to him of the dignity of Grand Officer , yet within the last two years doing the bidding of those very Purples with spaniel-like fidelity ! He may depend on it , these men will use him as they would an orange—suck the contents , and then , throw the peel away . JUSTITIA .
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Brother Peter Thomson, P. G. D.
There is a vice applicable to Brother Thomson , but not to him alone : it is common to all common minds , we mean petty jealousy . He is the Sir Oracle of instruction— "Let no dog bark when I ope my mouth . " It is this debasing feeling that prevents a beneficial unity of action—a concert of instructors to assist the instructed . It is that undervaluing of each other ' s just merits which produces in action , a reverse of the otherwise undoubted
truism" Pores cum paribus facMe congregantur . " Brother Peter Thomson is , we suppose , about sixty-eight years of age , stout in person , ungraceful in deportment , and heavy in physiognomy-He puts forward no pretension to grace in elocution , nor elegance of action . In butcher-phraseology , he looks a " heavy weighing lot . " His voice is thick , inflexible , and indistinct ; but of this last particular he is
not aware , or will not admit it , inasmuch as he persists , to the exclusion of others , in monopolizing the delivery of the long lectures and other ceremonies of the Order . It is often painful to hear the wretched mumbling thus inflicted , and were it not for the redeeming excellence of his memory , the Thomsonian practice would be unendurable .
But ne nous contredisons pas . Brother Peter Thomson has been serviceable in his generation . As far as teaching the verbiage and forms of the degrees is concerned as a means to the proper conception of the exalted objects of Masonry , he has rendered great service . Ever ready to impart knowledge to the extent of his ability , he has been and is accessible to all who seek information . The masonic world will attest
his benevolence and liberality , and bear ready witness to the exposition in his own conduct of those great principles in Masonry , — " brotherly love , relief , and truth . "
We wish we could finish his portrait at this point of our graphic sketch . We dare not break off : we are bound to add that Brother Thomson has made shipwreck of any just popularity he may have acquired , by lending a credulous ear and active support to persons and principles , who and which ( until lately ) were held cheap by him . We have heard of the apostacy of Peter and the conversion of Paul . It is
surely a miracle , almost equal to either of these , to find Brother Peter Thomson , who only three years ago was loudly vituperative of the Purples for so long delaying the gift to him of the dignity of Grand Officer , yet within the last two years doing the bidding of those very Purples with spaniel-like fidelity ! He may depend on it , these men will use him as they would an orange—suck the contents , and then , throw the peel away . JUSTITIA .