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Article THE FREEMASONS' QUARTERLY REVIEW. ← Page 5 of 9 →
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The Freemasons' Quarterly Review.
Lincoln—Jubilee of Shakspere Lodge , Warwick—Bro . Sharpe ' s oration The charter of Colne—Annals of the Canongate Kilwinning—Annuity Plan first proposed ;—Public dinner and presentation of a superb testimonial to Dr . Crucefix ; various addresses on . the occasion Death of Bro . Harrison , and appointment of Bro . Hall as Grand Reg istrar—Death of Lord Monson , the P . G . Master for Surrey . 1842 . The'Annuity Plan—The Volume of the Sacred Law—Masonry offer of the lum to the Fund
on the Continent—A generous Asy Annuity not accepted—Address by Bro . Sharp—Dismissal of Dr . Oliver as Deputy Grand Master for Lincoln , on account of having presided at the dinner to Dr . Crucefix ; correspondence and meetings on the subject—The Fly-wheel—Important manuscript—The late Bro . Thomas Dunkerly , natural sqn of King George II . —The centenary of Lodge of Unity , 82—Bro . Shaw ' s Address on the Asylum—Provincial Grand Lodge at Northampton—Masonic offering to Dr . Oliver—Death of the
Earl of Leicester—Dinner to Dr . Crucefix at Wolverhampton—Provincial Grand Lodge of Lincolnshire—Explanations between his Provincial Chief and Dr . Oliver—A German Quarterly Review—Testimonial to Brother Shaw , & c . A g lance at the state of English Freemasonry is almost indispensable . In the year 1834 , twenty years after the union of the two English Societies , there was such an
evident want of cohesion in the elements of our legislation and practice , as led to apathy in the general bod y of the Grand Lodge , and consequent irresponsibility in the Executive . This had been the growth of many years ; the mildew seemed to have generally affected all the Masters
and Past Masters , who , when attending Grand Lodge , seldom took any part in the proceedings . They were content to listen , applaud , and depart . To such a low ebb was the intellect of the electors reduced , in the estimation of the
Purple , that the nomination of the Grand Master by a member below the dais , was viewed as an act of daring ; yet from that moment the voice , previously inaudible , became loud and commanding ; great and important events ensued , and legislation and practice became subjects of deep consideration .
At this period the Society was deepl y in debt ; in six years it had cleared off that debt , and doubled its resources . How came this change for the better ? B y continuing the old system of mal-administration ?—No ; by a gradual change!—And how was this change brought about?—by
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Freemasons' Quarterly Review.
Lincoln—Jubilee of Shakspere Lodge , Warwick—Bro . Sharpe ' s oration The charter of Colne—Annals of the Canongate Kilwinning—Annuity Plan first proposed ;—Public dinner and presentation of a superb testimonial to Dr . Crucefix ; various addresses on . the occasion Death of Bro . Harrison , and appointment of Bro . Hall as Grand Reg istrar—Death of Lord Monson , the P . G . Master for Surrey . 1842 . The'Annuity Plan—The Volume of the Sacred Law—Masonry offer of the lum to the Fund
on the Continent—A generous Asy Annuity not accepted—Address by Bro . Sharp—Dismissal of Dr . Oliver as Deputy Grand Master for Lincoln , on account of having presided at the dinner to Dr . Crucefix ; correspondence and meetings on the subject—The Fly-wheel—Important manuscript—The late Bro . Thomas Dunkerly , natural sqn of King George II . —The centenary of Lodge of Unity , 82—Bro . Shaw ' s Address on the Asylum—Provincial Grand Lodge at Northampton—Masonic offering to Dr . Oliver—Death of the
Earl of Leicester—Dinner to Dr . Crucefix at Wolverhampton—Provincial Grand Lodge of Lincolnshire—Explanations between his Provincial Chief and Dr . Oliver—A German Quarterly Review—Testimonial to Brother Shaw , & c . A g lance at the state of English Freemasonry is almost indispensable . In the year 1834 , twenty years after the union of the two English Societies , there was such an
evident want of cohesion in the elements of our legislation and practice , as led to apathy in the general bod y of the Grand Lodge , and consequent irresponsibility in the Executive . This had been the growth of many years ; the mildew seemed to have generally affected all the Masters
and Past Masters , who , when attending Grand Lodge , seldom took any part in the proceedings . They were content to listen , applaud , and depart . To such a low ebb was the intellect of the electors reduced , in the estimation of the
Purple , that the nomination of the Grand Master by a member below the dais , was viewed as an act of daring ; yet from that moment the voice , previously inaudible , became loud and commanding ; great and important events ensued , and legislation and practice became subjects of deep consideration .
At this period the Society was deepl y in debt ; in six years it had cleared off that debt , and doubled its resources . How came this change for the better ? B y continuing the old system of mal-administration ?—No ; by a gradual change!—And how was this change brought about?—by