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abusive ; hot blood was engendered , friends were estranged , the Craft was disturbed , and both charities languished whilst their patrons fought . Thank God , there is an end of that ! There , at Croydon , is the Asylum ; here , is the annuity fund . I wish I could look upon the former as'" a pxeat and glorious " fact . I look upon it as neither ; it is a bare fact , nay ,
more , it is a mistake—serving but to confirm , the opinion of those who were never in its favour , that an Asylum would never be considered a popular or acceptable charity by our aged and decayed members . Our Girls' School is a great and glorious fact . Our Boys' School , under good management , will rapidly become so . Our annuity fund requires much help ; but of our Asylum , the less we say , the better .
Though neither an u unsparing critic , " nor an " inveterate opponent , " I accept Bro . Whitmore ' s invitation , and having carefully read through u the declared objects '' of the Grand Lodge Club , I at onee say that I feel no faith in them . There is an old adage , " Tell me what company you keep , and I will tell you your character . ' In close companionship with the advertisement of this Club , I find the following lines in the Masonic Observer recommending it to the notice of the Brethren , "to enable the independent
section of Grand Lodge to mature their policy and present a united front to their official opponents . " I believe that the talk about the supremacy of Grand Lodge is mere bosh . I believe that the u declared objects" in reference to the colonies and our provincial brethren is claptrap , and that the whole gist of the matter is found in the sentence I have quoted , which , with his usual blundering , a certain u indiscreet Brother" has already allowed to slip out . If , sir , this be the meaning of this redoubtable
Clubif it be intended that Brethren shall here meet and devise how and hy what means they can most harass and annoy , in the hope of eventually displacing-, the Executive—if quiet , easy going Brethren , who are too indifferent or too careless to form an opinion for themselves , are here to be decoyed into pledging themselves beforehand to support particular views—if this is to be the moral hot water generating apparatus of Grand Lodge—I for
one say—away witri it ! We are sick and tired 01 these perpetual bickerings , which , whether to gratify the ambition or the love of display of individuals , tend not only to destroy our peace , but to lower the character and impair the ability of our Order . For myself , I give you credit for the Masonic and straightforward course you have adopted . Let your maxim be—Do right and fear not ; and depend upon it you will have the support of all those of your Brethren whose support is worth having . Yours fraternally , Oct . 13 , 1858 . . An Old Mason ,
OUR CORRESPONDENTS AND THE " OBSERVER PARTY . " TO THE EDITOR 01 ? THE FREEMASONS * MAGAZINE AND MASONIC MIRROR , Dear Sir U and Brother , —Referring to the letters of your correspondents A Country Mason" and " Juatitia , " I feci how worse than useless it would he to attempt to reply argumentativcly to those who
panoplied in self-complacency arc obstinately determined to recognize nothing but evil in the conduct of Brethren whose only crime is that they have had the courage to protest against and endeavour to amend a policy which they "believe to be fraught with danger to the best interests of 3 li 2
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Ooeeespondeice
abusive ; hot blood was engendered , friends were estranged , the Craft was disturbed , and both charities languished whilst their patrons fought . Thank God , there is an end of that ! There , at Croydon , is the Asylum ; here , is the annuity fund . I wish I could look upon the former as'" a pxeat and glorious " fact . I look upon it as neither ; it is a bare fact , nay ,
more , it is a mistake—serving but to confirm , the opinion of those who were never in its favour , that an Asylum would never be considered a popular or acceptable charity by our aged and decayed members . Our Girls' School is a great and glorious fact . Our Boys' School , under good management , will rapidly become so . Our annuity fund requires much help ; but of our Asylum , the less we say , the better .
Though neither an u unsparing critic , " nor an " inveterate opponent , " I accept Bro . Whitmore ' s invitation , and having carefully read through u the declared objects '' of the Grand Lodge Club , I at onee say that I feel no faith in them . There is an old adage , " Tell me what company you keep , and I will tell you your character . ' In close companionship with the advertisement of this Club , I find the following lines in the Masonic Observer recommending it to the notice of the Brethren , "to enable the independent
section of Grand Lodge to mature their policy and present a united front to their official opponents . " I believe that the talk about the supremacy of Grand Lodge is mere bosh . I believe that the u declared objects" in reference to the colonies and our provincial brethren is claptrap , and that the whole gist of the matter is found in the sentence I have quoted , which , with his usual blundering , a certain u indiscreet Brother" has already allowed to slip out . If , sir , this be the meaning of this redoubtable
Clubif it be intended that Brethren shall here meet and devise how and hy what means they can most harass and annoy , in the hope of eventually displacing-, the Executive—if quiet , easy going Brethren , who are too indifferent or too careless to form an opinion for themselves , are here to be decoyed into pledging themselves beforehand to support particular views—if this is to be the moral hot water generating apparatus of Grand Lodge—I for
one say—away witri it ! We are sick and tired 01 these perpetual bickerings , which , whether to gratify the ambition or the love of display of individuals , tend not only to destroy our peace , but to lower the character and impair the ability of our Order . For myself , I give you credit for the Masonic and straightforward course you have adopted . Let your maxim be—Do right and fear not ; and depend upon it you will have the support of all those of your Brethren whose support is worth having . Yours fraternally , Oct . 13 , 1858 . . An Old Mason ,
OUR CORRESPONDENTS AND THE " OBSERVER PARTY . " TO THE EDITOR 01 ? THE FREEMASONS * MAGAZINE AND MASONIC MIRROR , Dear Sir U and Brother , —Referring to the letters of your correspondents A Country Mason" and " Juatitia , " I feci how worse than useless it would he to attempt to reply argumentativcly to those who
panoplied in self-complacency arc obstinately determined to recognize nothing but evil in the conduct of Brethren whose only crime is that they have had the courage to protest against and endeavour to amend a policy which they "believe to be fraught with danger to the best interests of 3 li 2