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Article THE FREEMASONS' QUARTERLY REVIEW. ← Page 4 of 8 →
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The Freemasons' Quarterly Review.
holiday of one heart , beating with an honest pride , that in its own Hall , it could be merry ancl cheerful ; that in the hour of social happiness the foundation-stone was to be laid of that superstructure , perfect in all its parts , and honourable to the builder .
NEVER DID A MASONIC FESTIVAL PASS OFF WITH SUCH PERFECT SATISFACTION . —The Chairman earned bright laurels . The Stewards were indefatigable—Masons' wives , daughters , and friends witnessed with approving smilesand a noble subscri ption rewarded the labourers' toil .
On the sixth of September the Grand Lodge was held , at which there was the most numerous attendance of the Craft ever witnessed since the Union . It is not too much to say , that five-sixths then present were in favour of the motion about to be submitted relative to the Asylumand
, that many were roused from their apathy , and once again resumed their station , when so legitimate a call was made upon them . And when at length the moment came for the mover to address them , there was a breathless anxiety ;
hope appeared to have enlisted expectation—and there was that evident approach to perfect success which union and numbers could have ensured . Yet at that moment—when the hearts of hundreds were panting to give thanks to heaven for the attainment of the long hoped-for measure—the cup
was taken from the lip—by the mover himself , who craved permission to postpone the motion until December , in consequence of intimations given to him hy the Deputy Grand Master on his entrance to the hall . It was indispensable that he should solicit an audience from the Grand Master
before the motion was entered upon . The perfect silence with which this heartfelt disajipointment was received , is the best reply to those who can any longer doubt . The confidence reposed in the Treasurer of the Institution was
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Freemasons' Quarterly Review.
holiday of one heart , beating with an honest pride , that in its own Hall , it could be merry ancl cheerful ; that in the hour of social happiness the foundation-stone was to be laid of that superstructure , perfect in all its parts , and honourable to the builder .
NEVER DID A MASONIC FESTIVAL PASS OFF WITH SUCH PERFECT SATISFACTION . —The Chairman earned bright laurels . The Stewards were indefatigable—Masons' wives , daughters , and friends witnessed with approving smilesand a noble subscri ption rewarded the labourers' toil .
On the sixth of September the Grand Lodge was held , at which there was the most numerous attendance of the Craft ever witnessed since the Union . It is not too much to say , that five-sixths then present were in favour of the motion about to be submitted relative to the Asylumand
, that many were roused from their apathy , and once again resumed their station , when so legitimate a call was made upon them . And when at length the moment came for the mover to address them , there was a breathless anxiety ;
hope appeared to have enlisted expectation—and there was that evident approach to perfect success which union and numbers could have ensured . Yet at that moment—when the hearts of hundreds were panting to give thanks to heaven for the attainment of the long hoped-for measure—the cup
was taken from the lip—by the mover himself , who craved permission to postpone the motion until December , in consequence of intimations given to him hy the Deputy Grand Master on his entrance to the hall . It was indispensable that he should solicit an audience from the Grand Master
before the motion was entered upon . The perfect silence with which this heartfelt disajipointment was received , is the best reply to those who can any longer doubt . The confidence reposed in the Treasurer of the Institution was