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Article THE FREEMASON'S QUARTERLY REVIEW. ← Page 10 of 12 →
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The Freemason's Quarterly Review.
the Freemasons have been invited to attend the foundation meetings of schools of education and religious edifices , in order that such meetings mi ght be invested with the form and circumstance of a peculiar character . In other places the Brethren have raised large sums for the erection of
Masonic Halls in their respective districts . Among the reports will be found several addresses , which for beauty in composition and for chasteness in language , are worthy of the deepest consideration : let the reader examine them carefully . The reports from several of the Provincial
Grand Lodges are in the hi ghest degree satisfactory , while in some districts where a provincial authority does not exist , there being a proportionate want of example , it is not to be wondered at that the blessings of Freemasonry are but faintly disseminated ; nor can it be denied that in some
provinces the authorities , instead of exercising their power , have suffered it to lie in abeyance . The contrast is strikingly exhibited in the present reports . A correspondent aptly enquires how it is that in some places there are Masonic constituencies without a provincial power to regulate their
proceedings , and how , in others , there should exist a provincial chief without a constituency to govern ? Time , however , and the spirit of Masonry , which has been evoked , will , we believe , adjust such discrepancies .
In Scotland the Brethren look forward with a confidence amounting to assurance that the proceedings of the winter Grand Loclge will realize the expectations they have formed . That its laws and regulations will be materially improved under the present investigation of those who are competent
to the task , and that it may approach still nearer to the sister-authority in England . The Grand Secretary from Edinburgh has , we understand , been lately deputed to the corresponding authority here on matters of vital importance . In Ireland , the Grand Master , who presides so entirely
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The Freemason's Quarterly Review.
the Freemasons have been invited to attend the foundation meetings of schools of education and religious edifices , in order that such meetings mi ght be invested with the form and circumstance of a peculiar character . In other places the Brethren have raised large sums for the erection of
Masonic Halls in their respective districts . Among the reports will be found several addresses , which for beauty in composition and for chasteness in language , are worthy of the deepest consideration : let the reader examine them carefully . The reports from several of the Provincial
Grand Lodges are in the hi ghest degree satisfactory , while in some districts where a provincial authority does not exist , there being a proportionate want of example , it is not to be wondered at that the blessings of Freemasonry are but faintly disseminated ; nor can it be denied that in some
provinces the authorities , instead of exercising their power , have suffered it to lie in abeyance . The contrast is strikingly exhibited in the present reports . A correspondent aptly enquires how it is that in some places there are Masonic constituencies without a provincial power to regulate their
proceedings , and how , in others , there should exist a provincial chief without a constituency to govern ? Time , however , and the spirit of Masonry , which has been evoked , will , we believe , adjust such discrepancies .
In Scotland the Brethren look forward with a confidence amounting to assurance that the proceedings of the winter Grand Loclge will realize the expectations they have formed . That its laws and regulations will be materially improved under the present investigation of those who are competent
to the task , and that it may approach still nearer to the sister-authority in England . The Grand Secretary from Edinburgh has , we understand , been lately deputed to the corresponding authority here on matters of vital importance . In Ireland , the Grand Master , who presides so entirely