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Article THE FREEMASONS' QUARTERLY REVIEW. ← Page 5 of 8 →
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The Freemasons' Quarterly Review.
be recollected ; and the respectability of those who have entered is such as to bear a proportionate ratio to number . The finances of the Order are in a sound , healthy , and prosperous state ; still we look for a « Golden ^ ra " and while trust that
we the present advantages may gradually progress towards such a period , we would the consummation may be so delayed , that science and morality may , in due time , make the Freemason worthy to enjoy the fu ' ture prospect .
But shall we confine our remarks to England and where her constitutions are law ? No ; -Ireland and Scotland press equall y forward . The reports from the former are most cheering ; i „ remote qiIai . terSj where the ^^ scarcelfound his fellowthere
y , are Lodges at work , and industnously _ a spirit is evoked , and , if we mistake not , ere long , the Masonic sway of the Duke of Leinster will extend over a more numerous body than his Grace ever calculated upon rulino-.
Cork , Limerick , Kilkenny , Galway , and many othe , places , even smce we last made our bow , have mustered then- strength , and responded to the spirit of Dublin , where it is fondl y calculated that the proceedings of Grand Locl-e may give speedy indications of a sister rivalry with us on this side .
In bonny Scotland there is , if possible , even a more determined improvement ; the more perceptible from the previous apathy . Lord Ramsay ' s address at the Grand Centenary , m November last , should be read by all : he appears to be intuitivel y a Mason . Speech like his cannot fall unheeded
upon the Brethren ; and a course so be « mn promises most gloriousl y for the future laurels ofthe Grand Master-Mason of the North . Lord Ramsay has a keen eve to merit , and wishing to extend the advantages of , protective influence , to reward it wherever found in remote
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Freemasons' Quarterly Review.
be recollected ; and the respectability of those who have entered is such as to bear a proportionate ratio to number . The finances of the Order are in a sound , healthy , and prosperous state ; still we look for a « Golden ^ ra " and while trust that
we the present advantages may gradually progress towards such a period , we would the consummation may be so delayed , that science and morality may , in due time , make the Freemason worthy to enjoy the fu ' ture prospect .
But shall we confine our remarks to England and where her constitutions are law ? No ; -Ireland and Scotland press equall y forward . The reports from the former are most cheering ; i „ remote qiIai . terSj where the ^^ scarcelfound his fellowthere
y , are Lodges at work , and industnously _ a spirit is evoked , and , if we mistake not , ere long , the Masonic sway of the Duke of Leinster will extend over a more numerous body than his Grace ever calculated upon rulino-.
Cork , Limerick , Kilkenny , Galway , and many othe , places , even smce we last made our bow , have mustered then- strength , and responded to the spirit of Dublin , where it is fondl y calculated that the proceedings of Grand Locl-e may give speedy indications of a sister rivalry with us on this side .
In bonny Scotland there is , if possible , even a more determined improvement ; the more perceptible from the previous apathy . Lord Ramsay ' s address at the Grand Centenary , m November last , should be read by all : he appears to be intuitivel y a Mason . Speech like his cannot fall unheeded
upon the Brethren ; and a course so be « mn promises most gloriousl y for the future laurels ofthe Grand Master-Mason of the North . Lord Ramsay has a keen eve to merit , and wishing to extend the advantages of , protective influence , to reward it wherever found in remote