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Article THE FREEMASON'S QUARTERLY REVIEW. ← Page 7 of 12 →
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The Freemason's Quarterly Review.
complimentary to the Order , but we frankly claim a right to reprove a carelessness in reporting , especially in a publication professing an exclusive character . In justice to the distinguished Brother to whom we have alluded , and whom we have thought it om * duty to address upon the subject , we
have the gratification to state , that the expressions he used were in perfect unison with his sentiments , and alike honourable to himself and the Order .
THE NEATLY APPOINTED GRAND OFFICERS . —The advancement of the Order , in the numbers of its members , and if possible its still increasing reputation in talent and moral power , tended much to excite a natural anxiety upon the probable appointments of the year : the delicate situation ,
too , of the Grand Master increased this anxiety , from the probability that in his absence , he would necessarily be still more dependent upon the advice and recommendation of others as to the promotion of particular individuals . But His Royal Highness has proved the truth of an observation
well understood , that the deprivation of one faculty , excites the activity of other sensations , and thus , although shut out from the pleasure of visually witnessing the proceedings of the Brethren , there was no " mental darkness" to obscure his decision on so important a subject as that ofthe annual appointments .
As Grand Wardens , the Earl of Scarborough and Lord Snffield will be hailed with much pleasure by the Craft ; their appointments are a guarantee to the nation that Freemasonry can give good hostages for the integrity of its members : there was also considerable discrimination
exercised in their selection by the Grand Master . As peers of the realm , they could , if occasion should require it , boldly maintain the purity of the Order ; and scarcely a few weeks
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The Freemason's Quarterly Review.
complimentary to the Order , but we frankly claim a right to reprove a carelessness in reporting , especially in a publication professing an exclusive character . In justice to the distinguished Brother to whom we have alluded , and whom we have thought it om * duty to address upon the subject , we
have the gratification to state , that the expressions he used were in perfect unison with his sentiments , and alike honourable to himself and the Order .
THE NEATLY APPOINTED GRAND OFFICERS . —The advancement of the Order , in the numbers of its members , and if possible its still increasing reputation in talent and moral power , tended much to excite a natural anxiety upon the probable appointments of the year : the delicate situation ,
too , of the Grand Master increased this anxiety , from the probability that in his absence , he would necessarily be still more dependent upon the advice and recommendation of others as to the promotion of particular individuals . But His Royal Highness has proved the truth of an observation
well understood , that the deprivation of one faculty , excites the activity of other sensations , and thus , although shut out from the pleasure of visually witnessing the proceedings of the Brethren , there was no " mental darkness" to obscure his decision on so important a subject as that ofthe annual appointments .
As Grand Wardens , the Earl of Scarborough and Lord Snffield will be hailed with much pleasure by the Craft ; their appointments are a guarantee to the nation that Freemasonry can give good hostages for the integrity of its members : there was also considerable discrimination
exercised in their selection by the Grand Master . As peers of the realm , they could , if occasion should require it , boldly maintain the purity of the Order ; and scarcely a few weeks