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Article THE CONDITION OF SCOTCH MASONRY. ← Page 5 of 6 →
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The Condition Of Scotch Masonry.
But if , upon the subject of ignorance m Masonic knowledge , Scotland lags behind every other portion of the worid , her case becomes more lamentable , wW the consequences resulting from that ignorance are manifested m habits , which are discreditable to human nature . We repeat received short time since from a
the statement which we a Scotch Mason , who quitted the Order in disgust almost as soon as he entered it-that "it is more creditable to be known not to be a Freemason in Scotland than to be one ; that it is notorious that Lodge meetings are noisy and uprorious ; that scenes take place afterwards which are dis-JltftaMe in every respect to the Brotherhood . " We have
not , however , implicitly relied upon this statement any more than upon those of our correspondents . We have " A chiel amang ' em taking notes , and faith he'll print ' em , " iii full , unless a change speedily takes place in Scotch Masonry , which the Grand Lodge is both able and bound h handWe put it distinctlto
to see effected with a hig . y that body , and to the Masons of that country , that we love the Order too dearly—we admire its principles for their intrinsic excellence too sincerely-we rejoice in its benevolent designs and holy purposes too fully , to allow any race to abuse these attributes without " Holding the
of men mirror up to nature , and showing the very age and body of the time ,-his form and pressure " PersonaUy , we have but little knowledge of any Scotch Brethren beyond what we have said of theiv want of Masonic information . We are not acquainted with a single office-bearer , past or Lodof Scotland
havetherepresent , of the Grand ge ; we , fore , no private design to serve-no sinister object to attain We hear it said that Scotch Masonry is disgraced by the faults of its members ; we find wherever we meet with members of the Craft initiated m that country , tha they are for the most part , not only ignorant of the tost mrlLmits of Masonry , but of the very nature of its
principles and precepts ; and that they are far behind eveiy other portion ofthe Society m intelligence and information ; we learn from the best authority-and we will take nothing upon trust-that the manners and habits of many
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The Condition Of Scotch Masonry.
But if , upon the subject of ignorance m Masonic knowledge , Scotland lags behind every other portion of the worid , her case becomes more lamentable , wW the consequences resulting from that ignorance are manifested m habits , which are discreditable to human nature . We repeat received short time since from a
the statement which we a Scotch Mason , who quitted the Order in disgust almost as soon as he entered it-that "it is more creditable to be known not to be a Freemason in Scotland than to be one ; that it is notorious that Lodge meetings are noisy and uprorious ; that scenes take place afterwards which are dis-JltftaMe in every respect to the Brotherhood . " We have
not , however , implicitly relied upon this statement any more than upon those of our correspondents . We have " A chiel amang ' em taking notes , and faith he'll print ' em , " iii full , unless a change speedily takes place in Scotch Masonry , which the Grand Lodge is both able and bound h handWe put it distinctlto
to see effected with a hig . y that body , and to the Masons of that country , that we love the Order too dearly—we admire its principles for their intrinsic excellence too sincerely-we rejoice in its benevolent designs and holy purposes too fully , to allow any race to abuse these attributes without " Holding the
of men mirror up to nature , and showing the very age and body of the time ,-his form and pressure " PersonaUy , we have but little knowledge of any Scotch Brethren beyond what we have said of theiv want of Masonic information . We are not acquainted with a single office-bearer , past or Lodof Scotland
havetherepresent , of the Grand ge ; we , fore , no private design to serve-no sinister object to attain We hear it said that Scotch Masonry is disgraced by the faults of its members ; we find wherever we meet with members of the Craft initiated m that country , tha they are for the most part , not only ignorant of the tost mrlLmits of Masonry , but of the very nature of its
principles and precepts ; and that they are far behind eveiy other portion ofthe Society m intelligence and information ; we learn from the best authority-and we will take nothing upon trust-that the manners and habits of many