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Correspondence.
OOEEESPONDEICE
[ The Editor does not liold himself responsible for any opinions . entertained by Correspondents ^
THE GRAND LODGE CLUB . TO THE EDITOR OF THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE AHD MASONIC MIRROR . Sin and Brotheh , —My attention has been directed to a letter in your last week ' s number ( p . 651 ) , of which I cannot help taking some notice . The amusing self-sufficiency of the writer , and the post hoc propter hoc style of his narrative would hardly fail to produce a smile ^ were it not for the melancholy recollection associated with some of the circumstances therein
detailed . Bro . Whitmore is asked—What is to be understood by the supremacy of Grand Lodge , which is to be obtained through the medium of the Grand Lodge Club—a question which has been asked not only by yourself , but by many other members of the Order . In reply , Bro . Wliitmore tells us that " it is the wish of its promoters to give the utmost publicity to their proceedings , and to invite the unsparing criticisms of their most inveterate opponentsboth as to their motives in forming the Club , as well as to its
, declared objects ; " he then proceeds with an intimation that you know more than you choose to tell ; and glibly fencing the question , instead of an answer , o-ives us a narrative of two former meetings of a similar nature , held respectively twenty-five and twenty-four years ago . Now , Sir , in my opinion , and I will venture to say in that of most others who may have happened to read it that narrative , or as Bro . Wliitmore calls it , that little explanatory statement " contains more bold and presumptuous assertion , and affords evidence havconceived Brother should
() f \ rreater prejudice than one could easily e any still be afflicted with , after the lapse of years has allowed him time for calm reflection . Yes , sir ; twenty-five years ago such a meeting was doubtless held , and " the Masonic Quarterl y had its birth . Forgetful of the declared objects ¦ " for which it was founded , scandal , slander , and scurrility disgraced its pa < cs the grossest perversions of the proceedings of Grand Lodge found their place in it ; good men avoided it ; Grand Lodge solemnly denounced it , and its founder escaped an ignominious expulsion from the Order by a very
narrow majority . The second occasion is said to have witnessed the foundation of the Asylum , and true hearted men must reflect with a feeling of melancholy humiliation on the heartburnings , the ([ uarrellmgs and estrangement , which ensued on that subject . A large proportion of the Craft disliked , the idea of an asylum , an A gave their preference to an annuity scheme , propounded by the late Bro . Walton . The violence exhibited by the supporters of the Asylum towards those who differed from them is something memorable . Opposition served to make them , if not more argumentative , at least more
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Correspondence.
OOEEESPONDEICE
[ The Editor does not liold himself responsible for any opinions . entertained by Correspondents ^
THE GRAND LODGE CLUB . TO THE EDITOR OF THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE AHD MASONIC MIRROR . Sin and Brotheh , —My attention has been directed to a letter in your last week ' s number ( p . 651 ) , of which I cannot help taking some notice . The amusing self-sufficiency of the writer , and the post hoc propter hoc style of his narrative would hardly fail to produce a smile ^ were it not for the melancholy recollection associated with some of the circumstances therein
detailed . Bro . Whitmore is asked—What is to be understood by the supremacy of Grand Lodge , which is to be obtained through the medium of the Grand Lodge Club—a question which has been asked not only by yourself , but by many other members of the Order . In reply , Bro . Wliitmore tells us that " it is the wish of its promoters to give the utmost publicity to their proceedings , and to invite the unsparing criticisms of their most inveterate opponentsboth as to their motives in forming the Club , as well as to its
, declared objects ; " he then proceeds with an intimation that you know more than you choose to tell ; and glibly fencing the question , instead of an answer , o-ives us a narrative of two former meetings of a similar nature , held respectively twenty-five and twenty-four years ago . Now , Sir , in my opinion , and I will venture to say in that of most others who may have happened to read it that narrative , or as Bro . Wliitmore calls it , that little explanatory statement " contains more bold and presumptuous assertion , and affords evidence havconceived Brother should
() f \ rreater prejudice than one could easily e any still be afflicted with , after the lapse of years has allowed him time for calm reflection . Yes , sir ; twenty-five years ago such a meeting was doubtless held , and " the Masonic Quarterl y had its birth . Forgetful of the declared objects ¦ " for which it was founded , scandal , slander , and scurrility disgraced its pa < cs the grossest perversions of the proceedings of Grand Lodge found their place in it ; good men avoided it ; Grand Lodge solemnly denounced it , and its founder escaped an ignominious expulsion from the Order by a very
narrow majority . The second occasion is said to have witnessed the foundation of the Asylum , and true hearted men must reflect with a feeling of melancholy humiliation on the heartburnings , the ([ uarrellmgs and estrangement , which ensued on that subject . A large proportion of the Craft disliked , the idea of an asylum , an A gave their preference to an annuity scheme , propounded by the late Bro . Walton . The violence exhibited by the supporters of the Asylum towards those who differed from them is something memorable . Opposition served to make them , if not more argumentative , at least more