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Preface
PREFACE
> HpHE Freemason ends another year of its Cosmopolitan labours , and commences a new one full of trust and courage . The kindly support of the past it has good reason to anticipate for the future , and as it has failed in none of its promises , so it lias no reason to believe it has forfeited either the sympathy or goodwill of its now numerous " Clientele . " Progress is the keynote of the hour , and the Freemason trusts in 188 4 , as in 1883 , to retain and receive the kindly sympathy of old friends and the cheering patronage of new readers . It will endeavour carefully to uphold the independent tone and position its Proprietor and Publisher marked out for it from the first ; and with the end of 188 3 and the commencement of 1884 returns a grateful acknowledgement for " past favours" and anticipates alike future friendly encouragement and genial approval .
16 & I 6 A , GREAT QUEEN STREET , LONDON , W . C . $ th January , 1884 .
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Preface
PREFACE
> HpHE Freemason ends another year of its Cosmopolitan labours , and commences a new one full of trust and courage . The kindly support of the past it has good reason to anticipate for the future , and as it has failed in none of its promises , so it lias no reason to believe it has forfeited either the sympathy or goodwill of its now numerous " Clientele . " Progress is the keynote of the hour , and the Freemason trusts in 188 4 , as in 1883 , to retain and receive the kindly sympathy of old friends and the cheering patronage of new readers . It will endeavour carefully to uphold the independent tone and position its Proprietor and Publisher marked out for it from the first ; and with the end of 188 3 and the commencement of 1884 returns a grateful acknowledgement for " past favours" and anticipates alike future friendly encouragement and genial approval .
16 & I 6 A , GREAT QUEEN STREET , LONDON , W . C . $ th January , 1884 .