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Correspondence.
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THE GRAND MASTER AND THE tc MASOSIC QBSEBVER . '' TO THE EIUTOB OF ^ Sin and Beotheii , —It was remaarkejl V ^ y wtoty r ^ gidte attendant s at Grand Lodge , on entering the Teipj & e on the 1 st . inst tiat they had rarely if ever , vdtnessed so nuiher ^^ was indulged inas to thereasonib notlong delayed . The w ^
cated , and an offending print denounced . If the former was accomplished to the entire satisfaction of his lordship ' s warmest admirers , surely t ^ was performed with an earn its most inveterate opponents , A naost irregnte vote of octofidence followed . ; pceans of triumph were chanted 5 the clfMgueurs applauded to the echo ; the throne was saved ! I m ® j ^ ^ 01 ^ the tone or the style of the condemned article—they are I have no intention
of taking up the cudgels oh behalf of the Masonic Observer ; its editors and contributors , be they whom they may , have given sufficient proofsof their ability to take care of theiiiselves . My object solely is to warn the members of the Craft not to allow their vision to be dazzled by the brilliancy of the late feu d ^ artiJme ^ nmM suffer their judgment to be warped by an accidental bias , unwittingly imparted through the commission of an indiscretion by a generally too faithful monitor . Our Canadian brethren , I
imagine , are perfectly qualified to form their own opinions on the policy adopted , in reference to the questions with which they are more immediately connected , by the executive audits advisers , and by the "party" now sought to be held up to reprobation . As for the brethren at home , as well may the three tailors of Tooley-street" have beeii held tip to represent the feelings of " the people of England " in the celebrated manifesto , as may et T „ rs 4 . ;^« v „ nA u A a n ~ x . ~\ k n ~ i ~ .= ¦! . ' . "l - ai . - ^ _ . _ „_ x £ » xi . _ * Justitiaand Country claim to be the ofthe
" " Mason" exponents sentiments ofthe English Craft . Wondrous is 4 Jie affinity in every respect , between the letters under these signatures in your last number and that of "A Country Mason , " on the i ? arnfield question , in your number of June 23 rd . The fallacies Contained in tliem are equally transparent with their authorship , and do ^ not merit reply nor require refutation . Why , in these canticles of laudation , is no notice taken or mention made of the stern
silence observed by a very large portion of the members of Grand Lodge on the recent exultant occasion ? Such silence did not mean approval of the objectionable language so prominently brought under notice , but must be construed as a dignified protest against the illegitimate use of the false
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Correspondence.
GOEBISTOfhEfeE , ;¦
[ The Editor dom not koM Jim opinions entertained by Correspondents ?
THE GRAND MASTER AND THE tc MASOSIC QBSEBVER . '' TO THE EIUTOB OF ^ Sin and Beotheii , —It was remaarkejl V ^ y wtoty r ^ gidte attendant s at Grand Lodge , on entering the Teipj & e on the 1 st . inst tiat they had rarely if ever , vdtnessed so nuiher ^^ was indulged inas to thereasonib notlong delayed . The w ^
cated , and an offending print denounced . If the former was accomplished to the entire satisfaction of his lordship ' s warmest admirers , surely t ^ was performed with an earn its most inveterate opponents , A naost irregnte vote of octofidence followed . ; pceans of triumph were chanted 5 the clfMgueurs applauded to the echo ; the throne was saved ! I m ® j ^ ^ 01 ^ the tone or the style of the condemned article—they are I have no intention
of taking up the cudgels oh behalf of the Masonic Observer ; its editors and contributors , be they whom they may , have given sufficient proofsof their ability to take care of theiiiselves . My object solely is to warn the members of the Craft not to allow their vision to be dazzled by the brilliancy of the late feu d ^ artiJme ^ nmM suffer their judgment to be warped by an accidental bias , unwittingly imparted through the commission of an indiscretion by a generally too faithful monitor . Our Canadian brethren , I
imagine , are perfectly qualified to form their own opinions on the policy adopted , in reference to the questions with which they are more immediately connected , by the executive audits advisers , and by the "party" now sought to be held up to reprobation . As for the brethren at home , as well may the three tailors of Tooley-street" have beeii held tip to represent the feelings of " the people of England " in the celebrated manifesto , as may et T „ rs 4 . ;^« v „ nA u A a n ~ x . ~\ k n ~ i ~ .= ¦! . ' . "l - ai . - ^ _ . _ „_ x £ » xi . _ * Justitiaand Country claim to be the ofthe
" " Mason" exponents sentiments ofthe English Craft . Wondrous is 4 Jie affinity in every respect , between the letters under these signatures in your last number and that of "A Country Mason , " on the i ? arnfield question , in your number of June 23 rd . The fallacies Contained in tliem are equally transparent with their authorship , and do ^ not merit reply nor require refutation . Why , in these canticles of laudation , is no notice taken or mention made of the stern
silence observed by a very large portion of the members of Grand Lodge on the recent exultant occasion ? Such silence did not mean approval of the objectionable language so prominently brought under notice , but must be construed as a dignified protest against the illegitimate use of the false