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Article THE FREEMASONS' QUARTERLY MAGAZINE. ← Page 3 of 4 →
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The Freemasons' Quarterly Magazine.
tion , are gradually diminishing . We know that this is hailed as a matter of congratulation by some , who , with a cheeseparing expediency , desire to keep up a good balance with the Grand Treasurer , ancl seem not to care what suffering may originate from such an un-Masonic feeling . If these were really the
evidences of the principles of the Order , we hesitate not to say , that we would no longer rank uncier its banners . But as we know that such conduct is a violation of every Masonic O . B ., we avail ourselves of this means to urge the immediate correction of an abuse , which ought not to be tolerated , and which will not be toleratedif thosewho are in their lives the true
, , exponents of the principles of the Order , will make a point of attending regularly at the Board of Benevolence , and enforce the recognition , in their full extent and pm-pose , of Brotherly Love , Relief , and Truth .
THE SAD AITAIR OE THE YEAR . WITH sorrow , but not in anger , —with how much more sorrow than anger those who know us intimately can well , vouch for , —we advert to the subject that is now producing feelings of great irritation throughout our noble Order . We
allude to the removal of the R . W . Prov . Grand Master of Dorsetshire , William Tucker , from the chair of that Province . We should be consulting our private feelings much more in trying to bury everything connected with that act in oblivion ; but holding the position which we do , as the public journalist of the Order , we cannot vacate the duty imposed
upon us for private or personal considerations . That dismissal , we unhesitatingly declare , appears to us to have been harsh and unwise , and entirely unwarranted by the reasons assigned for it in the letter signed by the Grand Secretary ' s name . In saying this , let us not be mistaken ; we clo not justify the act of the R . W . Brotherfriend and beloved by us as he is
, , and has ever been . The act was one of irregularity , and contrary to the strict discipline , as to clothing , laid down in the Book of Constitutions . The R . W . Brother ought to have kept himself within the letter of the law ; he failed to do so , and was for such act amenable to rebuke . But is the offence in any way commensurate with the punishment ? Was
he contumacious when applied to on the subject ? Did he defy the law , or the Grand Master ? Quite the contrary . Hear what he says : — " I have myself , before receiving the G . S . ' s letter , well considered the matter over , and I had determined never more to mix anything ivith Craft and Royal Arch Ma-2 Q 2
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The Freemasons' Quarterly Magazine.
tion , are gradually diminishing . We know that this is hailed as a matter of congratulation by some , who , with a cheeseparing expediency , desire to keep up a good balance with the Grand Treasurer , ancl seem not to care what suffering may originate from such an un-Masonic feeling . If these were really the
evidences of the principles of the Order , we hesitate not to say , that we would no longer rank uncier its banners . But as we know that such conduct is a violation of every Masonic O . B ., we avail ourselves of this means to urge the immediate correction of an abuse , which ought not to be tolerated , and which will not be toleratedif thosewho are in their lives the true
, , exponents of the principles of the Order , will make a point of attending regularly at the Board of Benevolence , and enforce the recognition , in their full extent and pm-pose , of Brotherly Love , Relief , and Truth .
THE SAD AITAIR OE THE YEAR . WITH sorrow , but not in anger , —with how much more sorrow than anger those who know us intimately can well , vouch for , —we advert to the subject that is now producing feelings of great irritation throughout our noble Order . We
allude to the removal of the R . W . Prov . Grand Master of Dorsetshire , William Tucker , from the chair of that Province . We should be consulting our private feelings much more in trying to bury everything connected with that act in oblivion ; but holding the position which we do , as the public journalist of the Order , we cannot vacate the duty imposed
upon us for private or personal considerations . That dismissal , we unhesitatingly declare , appears to us to have been harsh and unwise , and entirely unwarranted by the reasons assigned for it in the letter signed by the Grand Secretary ' s name . In saying this , let us not be mistaken ; we clo not justify the act of the R . W . Brotherfriend and beloved by us as he is
, , and has ever been . The act was one of irregularity , and contrary to the strict discipline , as to clothing , laid down in the Book of Constitutions . The R . W . Brother ought to have kept himself within the letter of the law ; he failed to do so , and was for such act amenable to rebuke . But is the offence in any way commensurate with the punishment ? Was
he contumacious when applied to on the subject ? Did he defy the law , or the Grand Master ? Quite the contrary . Hear what he says : — " I have myself , before receiving the G . S . ' s letter , well considered the matter over , and I had determined never more to mix anything ivith Craft and Royal Arch Ma-2 Q 2