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Article THE FREEMASONS' QUARTERLY MAGAZINE AND REVIEW. ← Page 4 of 11 →
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The Freemasons' Quarterly Magazine And Review.
intents and objects of the great scheme for the promotion of science and art—our special and professed care , which has been so successfully and triumphantly carried out ? Shall we not be indeed degenerate professors of the most Catholic system in the world—a system ivhich recognizes
no difference of nation , rank , or creed , —shall we not be accused of being unworthy Members of an Institution which boasts universal charity and Brotherly love , —if we do not take every means in our power to assist in forwarding , and that , too , instantaneously , such measures as may at once
prove the Freemasons of England to be worthy of the high position which they hold in the estimation of the world ? But we must do more than merely testify our feelings on the occasion ; we must not limit our sense of the benefits
to be derived from so great an event as a meeting of the Freemasons of all nations , to the empty show of a public meeting , —a vote of respect and regard towards our foreign Brethren , and congratulations on their arrival within our walls . We must not—we cannot , think of adopting so
paltry a subterfuge . We must call to mind the treatment which we ourselves should expect were we in the position of the scattered Members of our Order who , in a few short weeks , will be wending their way towards our shores . Should we not expect something more than an empty
compliment ? should we not expect a closer union of the ties of Brotherhood than a formal congratulatory meetingsome more tangible proof of the inestimable benefits of Freemasonry than a mere series of resolutions implying confidence and regard ?
Surely we should , —and yet shall we sit quietly in our Lodge rooms , transact our business , conduct our ceremonies , and celebrate our festivities , as if nothing was takingp lace around us ; as if hundreds of heart-strings were not throbbing with the warmest emotions of Brotherly love , at
our very doors ; whilst the year 1851 passes over us , and leaves the horizon of Masonry darkened with a blot which future regret will fail to remove ? Shall we , on account of
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The Freemasons' Quarterly Magazine And Review.
intents and objects of the great scheme for the promotion of science and art—our special and professed care , which has been so successfully and triumphantly carried out ? Shall we not be indeed degenerate professors of the most Catholic system in the world—a system ivhich recognizes
no difference of nation , rank , or creed , —shall we not be accused of being unworthy Members of an Institution which boasts universal charity and Brotherly love , —if we do not take every means in our power to assist in forwarding , and that , too , instantaneously , such measures as may at once
prove the Freemasons of England to be worthy of the high position which they hold in the estimation of the world ? But we must do more than merely testify our feelings on the occasion ; we must not limit our sense of the benefits
to be derived from so great an event as a meeting of the Freemasons of all nations , to the empty show of a public meeting , —a vote of respect and regard towards our foreign Brethren , and congratulations on their arrival within our walls . We must not—we cannot , think of adopting so
paltry a subterfuge . We must call to mind the treatment which we ourselves should expect were we in the position of the scattered Members of our Order who , in a few short weeks , will be wending their way towards our shores . Should we not expect something more than an empty
compliment ? should we not expect a closer union of the ties of Brotherhood than a formal congratulatory meetingsome more tangible proof of the inestimable benefits of Freemasonry than a mere series of resolutions implying confidence and regard ?
Surely we should , —and yet shall we sit quietly in our Lodge rooms , transact our business , conduct our ceremonies , and celebrate our festivities , as if nothing was takingp lace around us ; as if hundreds of heart-strings were not throbbing with the warmest emotions of Brotherly love , at
our very doors ; whilst the year 1851 passes over us , and leaves the horizon of Masonry darkened with a blot which future regret will fail to remove ? Shall we , on account of