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Correspondence.
CORRESPONDENCE .
[ T HE EDITOR does not hold himself responsible for any opinions entertained by Correspondents . }
BEO . F . BINCKES . TO THE EDITOR 01 ? THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE AND MASONIC MIRROR . SIR AND BROTHER , —If I decline to enter the lists with you , it is not from any misgivings as to the justice of the cause I espouse , but it is in consequence of the immense advantage which the possession of editorial power
affords , rendering the encounter in every respect unequal . It is so easy in a leader to indulge in a little flippant sarcasm—to distort an expression —to pervert a meaning—to impute a- motive—and upon the false premises thus built up , ground a conclusion , which , however erroneous in itself , is quite sufficient for a slashing attack on the rash victim of editorial vengeance , who finds himself pilloried for the gratification of the morbid tastes of the readers and admirers of the great and all potent " we . " Continuetherefore
, , sir , your onslaughts on that " band of brothers , " who by their steady consistency have rendered themselves amenable to your censure , but permit me the favour of a portion of your space for a few remarks on recent events , and an explanation of certain statements to which you have given a perhaps undue prominence .
I might , and I think ought to , take exception to the unfair manner in which my address to Grand Lodge in support of the motion affecting the Grand Registrar , is reported in your columns ; much of its chief argument being omitted , and mu & h so given as to amount to positive absurdity—but I will not trespass upon you on this subject . I am quite satisfied with the amount of testimony I have received from various quarters as to the soundness of the position I advanced , and as to the sufficiency of the
evidence adduced . The mistake made by Bro . Sherry and myself was , that we did not call for a division . By far the large majority of those present in Grand Lodge below the dais did not vote at all , and hence the triumph claimed for the Grand Registrar . I know that the opinions of great numbers of those who did not vote were entirely in accord with the terms of the motion , but from various causes they hesitated to give to them practical effect . I considerably weakened case too by waiving right
my my of reply ; but the discussion had occupied so much time , and the meaningless nothings of Bro . Gregory had so effectually exhausted the patience of Grand Lodge , that I felt compelled to forbear . On this head enough . The party move lias succeeded , and the ruling powers have obtained a board moulded 4 F
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Correspondence.
CORRESPONDENCE .
[ T HE EDITOR does not hold himself responsible for any opinions entertained by Correspondents . }
BEO . F . BINCKES . TO THE EDITOR 01 ? THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE AND MASONIC MIRROR . SIR AND BROTHER , —If I decline to enter the lists with you , it is not from any misgivings as to the justice of the cause I espouse , but it is in consequence of the immense advantage which the possession of editorial power
affords , rendering the encounter in every respect unequal . It is so easy in a leader to indulge in a little flippant sarcasm—to distort an expression —to pervert a meaning—to impute a- motive—and upon the false premises thus built up , ground a conclusion , which , however erroneous in itself , is quite sufficient for a slashing attack on the rash victim of editorial vengeance , who finds himself pilloried for the gratification of the morbid tastes of the readers and admirers of the great and all potent " we . " Continuetherefore
, , sir , your onslaughts on that " band of brothers , " who by their steady consistency have rendered themselves amenable to your censure , but permit me the favour of a portion of your space for a few remarks on recent events , and an explanation of certain statements to which you have given a perhaps undue prominence .
I might , and I think ought to , take exception to the unfair manner in which my address to Grand Lodge in support of the motion affecting the Grand Registrar , is reported in your columns ; much of its chief argument being omitted , and mu & h so given as to amount to positive absurdity—but I will not trespass upon you on this subject . I am quite satisfied with the amount of testimony I have received from various quarters as to the soundness of the position I advanced , and as to the sufficiency of the
evidence adduced . The mistake made by Bro . Sherry and myself was , that we did not call for a division . By far the large majority of those present in Grand Lodge below the dais did not vote at all , and hence the triumph claimed for the Grand Registrar . I know that the opinions of great numbers of those who did not vote were entirely in accord with the terms of the motion , but from various causes they hesitated to give to them practical effect . I considerably weakened case too by waiving right
my my of reply ; but the discussion had occupied so much time , and the meaningless nothings of Bro . Gregory had so effectually exhausted the patience of Grand Lodge , that I felt compelled to forbear . On this head enough . The party move lias succeeded , and the ruling powers have obtained a board moulded 4 F