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The Freemasons' Quarterly Magazine And Review.
ence , — but to dive into the depths profound , —the extension of Freemasonry will be certain , its progression positive , and its use and advantages proportionate . We have referred only in these remarks to England . We shall have yet to speak of other portions of the British
dominions , and especially of Scotland , —where Masonry unhappily is still at a very low ebb , and sadly fallen from its pristine glory . We deplore the practices and habits which call forth those statements from our Scotch correspondent , which will be found in another portion of this number . The evil , has however , become so prominent , that it must
be speedily rectified . Reformation has begun , and ere long , Scotland will have the honour to stand as high for intelligence in Masonry as in civilization , and find it to be to its honour , no less than to its advantage , to emulate the sister lodges of England and Ireland . Ritual and practice
will then become uniform ; refreshment will be less cared for ; better means for the support and advancement of the Craft will be found than now exist ; Lodges of Improvement will restore Masonic feeling ; Scotch Masons will be able to work their way into English , Irish , Colonial , and
Foreign Lodges , without the fear or the disgrace of refusal of admission on account of ignorance . Thus the Masonry of the British islands , like the circle of charities now attached to the Grand Lodge of England , will become perfect in all its parts and honourable to the builders .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Freemasons' Quarterly Magazine And Review.
ence , — but to dive into the depths profound , —the extension of Freemasonry will be certain , its progression positive , and its use and advantages proportionate . We have referred only in these remarks to England . We shall have yet to speak of other portions of the British
dominions , and especially of Scotland , —where Masonry unhappily is still at a very low ebb , and sadly fallen from its pristine glory . We deplore the practices and habits which call forth those statements from our Scotch correspondent , which will be found in another portion of this number . The evil , has however , become so prominent , that it must
be speedily rectified . Reformation has begun , and ere long , Scotland will have the honour to stand as high for intelligence in Masonry as in civilization , and find it to be to its honour , no less than to its advantage , to emulate the sister lodges of England and Ireland . Ritual and practice
will then become uniform ; refreshment will be less cared for ; better means for the support and advancement of the Craft will be found than now exist ; Lodges of Improvement will restore Masonic feeling ; Scotch Masons will be able to work their way into English , Irish , Colonial , and
Foreign Lodges , without the fear or the disgrace of refusal of admission on account of ignorance . Thus the Masonry of the British islands , like the circle of charities now attached to the Grand Lodge of England , will become perfect in all its parts and honourable to the builders .