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letter , I care not to reply . It is hardly a Masonic feeling , but I really cannot help entertain ^ degrades himself or his cause by descending to such malicious littleness as that of assuming that , because an opponent cpidiflly and bonestly expresses 4
his opinion , he does so as a " vicarious ^ ologist , " ' agent , '' to please or serve some Vpatron . " Such lunc ^ perfection , for all I know to the contrary , by Bro . Havers ~ 4 ) iit not by me . lam not at all astonished to find Brov & resort to the lie direct , " but I am somewhat surprised that he should appropriate to himself my description of what I considered the distinguish ^ ing characteristic of the Ipswich meeting . It proves , however , that he is
in every respect the T ^ stomachy ever ranking himself " first and foremost—prepared to monopolize praise and . blatne alike- ~ aaeryously anxiou ^^ for the fir st , and deeply conscious , it may be , how much he deserves the last . The chief points in l ^ e letter of jour correspondent lacks the courage to reveal himself—are made by adopting my language , and attaching to it , as I presume he fancies wittily , a meaning other than
that it was intended to convey . With puerilities of this ! sort it § folly to contend . I notice Ms communication only for the purpose of maintaining the correctness of my estimate of th ^ o on the irregular vote of confidence ; and of stating , in reply to his taunt gd ) out ' ^ office , " that ^> speaking fo sued by Justitia " the purple " may be , it has no charms for me , nor ever will have until I see its honours more worthil y and more legitimately bestowed than— -with some few honourable exceptions—hasbeen the case
of late . To the editorial remarks in your last number , I have to reply that you evince great ignorance of fact when you allude to me as the " follower " of u Masonic chiefs , " and manifest a gross desire wilfully to misinterpret what I have written in reference to recent proceedings . You say that I am ¦ " left between them " ( the aforesaid " Masonic chiefs " ) to admit and to prove the whole to be a mistake . " The word u mistake , " as used by me , had reference to a statement published , —not to the conduct of any brother , or
to his opinion as to the fitness or unfitness of the Grand Master for his high office . u Pity , " I apprehend , is more needed by those who adopt such artifices as these , for the purpose of damaging the objects of their attacks , than by one Avho is as unsolicitous of any such tenderness , as he is indifferent to the reproof" of those who , having belied their former professions , are
the most energetic in denouncing their former coadjutors . As regards Bro . Portal , whose conduct at the Prov . Grand Lodge at Oxford is so severely criticised , I can only say that I personally thank him for the manly and open exposition of his sentiments there made , and regret not having tne honour of being a member of that distinguished Provincial body , so that I might have had the opportunity of supporting him . 1 would refer all Brethren who are anxious to examine into these strifes ,
fairly and impartially to read with attention the speech of Bro . Portal , as reported in your pages . The letter of Bro . Symonds , which appears in your last number , I place in a very different category from either of the compositions which I have hitherto considered . With Bro . Symonds I have now been associated for some months in what has been to me a labour of love , though it has most
seriously encroached upon my time , and caused me to neglect to a great extent those " private interests" the advancement of which is charged against the members of the u so called Observer party as the object of
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Corbehfotoei
letter , I care not to reply . It is hardly a Masonic feeling , but I really cannot help entertain ^ degrades himself or his cause by descending to such malicious littleness as that of assuming that , because an opponent cpidiflly and bonestly expresses 4
his opinion , he does so as a " vicarious ^ ologist , " ' agent , '' to please or serve some Vpatron . " Such lunc ^ perfection , for all I know to the contrary , by Bro . Havers ~ 4 ) iit not by me . lam not at all astonished to find Brov & resort to the lie direct , " but I am somewhat surprised that he should appropriate to himself my description of what I considered the distinguish ^ ing characteristic of the Ipswich meeting . It proves , however , that he is
in every respect the T ^ stomachy ever ranking himself " first and foremost—prepared to monopolize praise and . blatne alike- ~ aaeryously anxiou ^^ for the fir st , and deeply conscious , it may be , how much he deserves the last . The chief points in l ^ e letter of jour correspondent lacks the courage to reveal himself—are made by adopting my language , and attaching to it , as I presume he fancies wittily , a meaning other than
that it was intended to convey . With puerilities of this ! sort it § folly to contend . I notice Ms communication only for the purpose of maintaining the correctness of my estimate of th ^ o on the irregular vote of confidence ; and of stating , in reply to his taunt gd ) out ' ^ office , " that ^> speaking fo sued by Justitia " the purple " may be , it has no charms for me , nor ever will have until I see its honours more worthil y and more legitimately bestowed than— -with some few honourable exceptions—hasbeen the case
of late . To the editorial remarks in your last number , I have to reply that you evince great ignorance of fact when you allude to me as the " follower " of u Masonic chiefs , " and manifest a gross desire wilfully to misinterpret what I have written in reference to recent proceedings . You say that I am ¦ " left between them " ( the aforesaid " Masonic chiefs " ) to admit and to prove the whole to be a mistake . " The word u mistake , " as used by me , had reference to a statement published , —not to the conduct of any brother , or
to his opinion as to the fitness or unfitness of the Grand Master for his high office . u Pity , " I apprehend , is more needed by those who adopt such artifices as these , for the purpose of damaging the objects of their attacks , than by one Avho is as unsolicitous of any such tenderness , as he is indifferent to the reproof" of those who , having belied their former professions , are
the most energetic in denouncing their former coadjutors . As regards Bro . Portal , whose conduct at the Prov . Grand Lodge at Oxford is so severely criticised , I can only say that I personally thank him for the manly and open exposition of his sentiments there made , and regret not having tne honour of being a member of that distinguished Provincial body , so that I might have had the opportunity of supporting him . 1 would refer all Brethren who are anxious to examine into these strifes ,
fairly and impartially to read with attention the speech of Bro . Portal , as reported in your pages . The letter of Bro . Symonds , which appears in your last number , I place in a very different category from either of the compositions which I have hitherto considered . With Bro . Symonds I have now been associated for some months in what has been to me a labour of love , though it has most
seriously encroached upon my time , and caused me to neglect to a great extent those " private interests" the advancement of which is charged against the members of the u so called Observer party as the object of