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Article THE REVELATIONS OF A SQUARE. ← Page 9 of 19 →
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The Revelations Of A Square.
Dodd frequently expressed a wish to resign the chair at the expiration of his year of office , but he was always re-elected without a dissentient voice . " And what was the secret of this continued popularity ?" said the Square interrogatively . "I can tell you . It was comprised in a single word—DISCIPLINE . He would never
overlook an infringement of the By-laws . On that point he was inflexible . Discipline , he said , was the cement of the Order . Once relax your discipline , and the whole fabric will soon be dissolved . Loosen the cement of the Lodge , and the building will fall to the ground . The result of this management wasthatduring the time he held his hih officethere
, , g , was not a single dispute in the Lodge ; and all differences of opinion were settled so amicably , as to give entire satisfaction to all the parties concerned . " He never paraded himself to the prejudice of others , but embraced every opportunity of ' conferring honour where honour was due . ' Deserving Brethren were brought
prominently forward , as objects of esteem and confidence ; and all Masonic rewards were accessible to the industrious Bro - ther , without regard to his situation in life , provided he were a good and worthy man in his social relations . The Lodge might be compared to a hive of bees . All were equally industrious ; every Brother dischargedwith assiduous punctuality
, , his individual duty , without reference to others ; order and harmony prevailed amidst the multifarious employment ; no jostling , no interference with each other ' s work , — all united in the one great labour of increasing the stock of honey , until the hive was abundantly stored with its golden sweetness .
" Now , although the attainments of Dr . Dodd in Masonry were of the highest order , he assumed no airs of superiority , and was ever ready to communicate knowledge to all who were willing to receive it . His conduct in the chair was mild and dignified ; and , although he sustained its authority by suppressing at once and firmly all attempts at insubordination or
infraction of the constitutions , he never took advantage of his power to promote any private purposes ofhis own , or to silence a temporary opponent by harshness of manner , or an undue exercise of the authority vested in him as the Chief . In a word , the work of the Lodge was scientifically arranged ; and a judicious division of labour cannot fail to produce a
harmonious result . " During the mastership of Dr . Dodd , " the Square continued , " a circumstance occurred which I must not pass over VOL . HI . 2 Q
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Revelations Of A Square.
Dodd frequently expressed a wish to resign the chair at the expiration of his year of office , but he was always re-elected without a dissentient voice . " And what was the secret of this continued popularity ?" said the Square interrogatively . "I can tell you . It was comprised in a single word—DISCIPLINE . He would never
overlook an infringement of the By-laws . On that point he was inflexible . Discipline , he said , was the cement of the Order . Once relax your discipline , and the whole fabric will soon be dissolved . Loosen the cement of the Lodge , and the building will fall to the ground . The result of this management wasthatduring the time he held his hih officethere
, , g , was not a single dispute in the Lodge ; and all differences of opinion were settled so amicably , as to give entire satisfaction to all the parties concerned . " He never paraded himself to the prejudice of others , but embraced every opportunity of ' conferring honour where honour was due . ' Deserving Brethren were brought
prominently forward , as objects of esteem and confidence ; and all Masonic rewards were accessible to the industrious Bro - ther , without regard to his situation in life , provided he were a good and worthy man in his social relations . The Lodge might be compared to a hive of bees . All were equally industrious ; every Brother dischargedwith assiduous punctuality
, , his individual duty , without reference to others ; order and harmony prevailed amidst the multifarious employment ; no jostling , no interference with each other ' s work , — all united in the one great labour of increasing the stock of honey , until the hive was abundantly stored with its golden sweetness .
" Now , although the attainments of Dr . Dodd in Masonry were of the highest order , he assumed no airs of superiority , and was ever ready to communicate knowledge to all who were willing to receive it . His conduct in the chair was mild and dignified ; and , although he sustained its authority by suppressing at once and firmly all attempts at insubordination or
infraction of the constitutions , he never took advantage of his power to promote any private purposes ofhis own , or to silence a temporary opponent by harshness of manner , or an undue exercise of the authority vested in him as the Chief . In a word , the work of the Lodge was scientifically arranged ; and a judicious division of labour cannot fail to produce a
harmonious result . " During the mastership of Dr . Dodd , " the Square continued , " a circumstance occurred which I must not pass over VOL . HI . 2 Q