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Correspondence.
• COREESfO ^ DENOI .
[ The Editor does not hold himself responsible for any opinions entertained hv Correspondents . ] '
» u « i . m ¦• |* ir » S 3 » qgTBOT » a THE GEANB MASTER AND HIS OPPONENTS . ~ TO THE EDITOR O ^ THE FRBEMASO ^ SVmAGAZIN Sir and Bbother , —Every good Mason will be gratified by a perusal ot
the repoxt of the pxoceedings of last night ' s Grand Lodge . Two sentiments will be strongly impressed on his mind—admiration at the frank ^ manly , and dignified mariner in which the Most Woxshipful Grand Master appealed to the feelings of his Brethren , and contempt for those whose unmanly and anonymous attack drew forth his indignant refutation .
It is , perhaps , not to be regretted that at length such base insinuations have been launched that the Grand Master has felt bound from his throne publicly and indignantly , to deny and to refute them . As regards the London Brethren , who are pretty well acquainted with the Most Worshipful Grand Master , both in and out of Masonry , it was absurd to insinuate , perhaps unnecessary to deny , that he has been actuated by political feelings - but there are many localities in which Lodges are held
where these things are not so well understood , and where it may seem to suit the purposes of the Observer party to endeavour to create a strong feeling against the Grand Master ; and it would be well for themselves ancl well for the interests of Freemasonry if the distant Brethren , who cannot see and judge for themselves , were better acquainted with the real state of the case and with the course pursued by those who aspire to guide the councils of the Craft .
When the Canadian question ( the great hobby which these Brethren delight to ride ) appeared upon the scene , a certain party in Grand Lodge commenced an unscrupulous attack upon the Grand Master , insinuating and attempting to show that the threatened defection , and , indeed , every other Masonic difficulty , " arose from laches on his part . A very little investigation proved that the fault lay , not with the Grand Master , but with his executive . The remedy was duly applied by the Grand Master himself , and
the called for change in the executive took place ; but pending the discussion which naturally arose , it became palpably and unpleasantly obvious that a very large majority of Grand Lodge , while desirous of assisting in the introduction of steadily progressive reforms , would be no parties to factions attacks , but were determined to support the noble Brother who by their unanimous votes had been called upon for many years to preside over them . Upon this fact being made patent , the tactics were suddenly changed , and the constant attendant at Grant ! Lodge cannot have failed to observe that
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Correspondence.
• COREESfO ^ DENOI .
[ The Editor does not hold himself responsible for any opinions entertained hv Correspondents . ] '
» u « i . m ¦• |* ir » S 3 » qgTBOT » a THE GEANB MASTER AND HIS OPPONENTS . ~ TO THE EDITOR O ^ THE FRBEMASO ^ SVmAGAZIN Sir and Bbother , —Every good Mason will be gratified by a perusal ot
the repoxt of the pxoceedings of last night ' s Grand Lodge . Two sentiments will be strongly impressed on his mind—admiration at the frank ^ manly , and dignified mariner in which the Most Woxshipful Grand Master appealed to the feelings of his Brethren , and contempt for those whose unmanly and anonymous attack drew forth his indignant refutation .
It is , perhaps , not to be regretted that at length such base insinuations have been launched that the Grand Master has felt bound from his throne publicly and indignantly , to deny and to refute them . As regards the London Brethren , who are pretty well acquainted with the Most Worshipful Grand Master , both in and out of Masonry , it was absurd to insinuate , perhaps unnecessary to deny , that he has been actuated by political feelings - but there are many localities in which Lodges are held
where these things are not so well understood , and where it may seem to suit the purposes of the Observer party to endeavour to create a strong feeling against the Grand Master ; and it would be well for themselves ancl well for the interests of Freemasonry if the distant Brethren , who cannot see and judge for themselves , were better acquainted with the real state of the case and with the course pursued by those who aspire to guide the councils of the Craft .
When the Canadian question ( the great hobby which these Brethren delight to ride ) appeared upon the scene , a certain party in Grand Lodge commenced an unscrupulous attack upon the Grand Master , insinuating and attempting to show that the threatened defection , and , indeed , every other Masonic difficulty , " arose from laches on his part . A very little investigation proved that the fault lay , not with the Grand Master , but with his executive . The remedy was duly applied by the Grand Master himself , and
the called for change in the executive took place ; but pending the discussion which naturally arose , it became palpably and unpleasantly obvious that a very large majority of Grand Lodge , while desirous of assisting in the introduction of steadily progressive reforms , would be no parties to factions attacks , but were determined to support the noble Brother who by their unanimous votes had been called upon for many years to preside over them . Upon this fact being made patent , the tactics were suddenly changed , and the constant attendant at Grant ! Lodge cannot have failed to observe that