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Article THE REVELATIONS OF A SQUARE. ← Page 5 of 19 →
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The Revelations Of A Square.
" At this announcement the Brethren were surprised and disgusted , and several members rose ancl protested against the conduct of the R . W . M ., as equally unmasonic ancl ungentlemanly . The Master was loud in his reply , and so were they in the rejoinder . Ancl after this extraordinary display of weakness and petulance combined , the Brethren vanished
as rapidly and certainly as the sparks from a sheet of paper consumed by fire , after the blaze is exhausted ; and a few only were left to sustain the integrity of the Lodge . " From this unfortunate dispute , the Lodge with difficulty recovered . The meetings became gradually smaller and more ' beautifully less / until the Lodge drew to an endlike a tale
, that is told . And this once celebrated Society would have been an extinct tradition , if extraneous aid had not been secured to prevent so sad a catastrophe . But , fortunately , there came to the rescue , at the last extremity , a popular and talented Brother , who restored the equipoise , and saved the Lodge from dissolution .
" In the preceding Revelations , " the Square continued , " you will not fail to have remarked that the Lodge had undergone many vicissitudes , but never , till this present year , did it approach so nearly to the verge of complete decay . In fact , a preliminary meeting of the Brethren was held , as the year drew towards its conclusion , to determine whether it
would not be expedient to resign the Warrant , ancl unite with some other Lodge , as several of the members had already done , when a Brother incidentally mentioned the popularity of Dr . Dodd , and expressed his regret that he was not a member ; for it appeared to him indubitable that , if this celebrated Brother were elevated to the Chair , the Lodge would not only be saved , but also restored to its former state of solvency .
" The hint was taken , and a deputation was commissioned to invite Dr . Dodd to become a member of the Lodge , and to accept the office of its R . W . M ., as he had already acted in that capacity more than once with distinguished success . " Now , I need not tell you , " said the Square , parenthetically , " that Dr . Dodd was an eloquent ancl talented man , and
an assiduous and zealous Mason . He had long been a popular preacher , and his learning and zeal recommended him to the notice of his superiors in the Church . His activity and promptitude in advocating charitable institutions became proverbial ; and whenever it was found necessary to replenish the funds of a benevolent establishment , the suggestion was , — * Ask Dodd to preach for it ; ' and the experiment was generally
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Revelations Of A Square.
" At this announcement the Brethren were surprised and disgusted , and several members rose ancl protested against the conduct of the R . W . M ., as equally unmasonic ancl ungentlemanly . The Master was loud in his reply , and so were they in the rejoinder . Ancl after this extraordinary display of weakness and petulance combined , the Brethren vanished
as rapidly and certainly as the sparks from a sheet of paper consumed by fire , after the blaze is exhausted ; and a few only were left to sustain the integrity of the Lodge . " From this unfortunate dispute , the Lodge with difficulty recovered . The meetings became gradually smaller and more ' beautifully less / until the Lodge drew to an endlike a tale
, that is told . And this once celebrated Society would have been an extinct tradition , if extraneous aid had not been secured to prevent so sad a catastrophe . But , fortunately , there came to the rescue , at the last extremity , a popular and talented Brother , who restored the equipoise , and saved the Lodge from dissolution .
" In the preceding Revelations , " the Square continued , " you will not fail to have remarked that the Lodge had undergone many vicissitudes , but never , till this present year , did it approach so nearly to the verge of complete decay . In fact , a preliminary meeting of the Brethren was held , as the year drew towards its conclusion , to determine whether it
would not be expedient to resign the Warrant , ancl unite with some other Lodge , as several of the members had already done , when a Brother incidentally mentioned the popularity of Dr . Dodd , and expressed his regret that he was not a member ; for it appeared to him indubitable that , if this celebrated Brother were elevated to the Chair , the Lodge would not only be saved , but also restored to its former state of solvency .
" The hint was taken , and a deputation was commissioned to invite Dr . Dodd to become a member of the Lodge , and to accept the office of its R . W . M ., as he had already acted in that capacity more than once with distinguished success . " Now , I need not tell you , " said the Square , parenthetically , " that Dr . Dodd was an eloquent ancl talented man , and
an assiduous and zealous Mason . He had long been a popular preacher , and his learning and zeal recommended him to the notice of his superiors in the Church . His activity and promptitude in advocating charitable institutions became proverbial ; and whenever it was found necessary to replenish the funds of a benevolent establishment , the suggestion was , — * Ask Dodd to preach for it ; ' and the experiment was generally