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Valedictory Address To Our Readers , For The Year 1839.
arithmetic was never of the happiest kind ) , avoiding , it is true , vulgar fractions , but verging rather upon reduction ; we managed pretty well , by Masonic inference , the rule of three , and thus got into some practice . We intended to steer clear of division , and to subtract from the hearts of the generous a means of existence for the poor ; and as the of reward
hope sweetens labour , we also intended to repay ourselves all the cost of outlay . v iin i £ ral Sense ' this ex P ectation has been abundantl y fulfilled . Chanty has been exemplified in its most bounteous sense . The talent of the Craft , almost all " faithfully mirrored , ' has been generally contributed gratuitously , or ' rather offered the shrine of devotion
on . WE will offend none by comparison , where so many have been so generous and so good ; and we leave to their noble consideration the expression we would wish to convey . One onl y drawback to this pleasing narrative of an onward course , is to be found in that new world which owes its prosperity to
Freemasonry . We mi ght enter into a most interesting explanation on the " national debt" which a country of free-men owe to the Order—a debt of which , if the interest is to be continuall y added to the principal , will make the shades of Washington , Franklin , De Witt , Clinton , and many others , reprove the conscience and alarm the mmd .
But a short time has passed and we had hoped that the presence of a noble and distinguished Brother , appointed by his Sovereign , and acclaimed by a countless throng of her loyal subjects , as their governor and protector , might have been the means of rekindling , by precept and example , those embers which can diebut which t to
never , , we regre say , are smouldering underneath a dank and unwholesome prejudice . That noble Brother returned too soon for Masonry , both in the provinces where he imparted the brilliant effects of an honoured reputation in a record of his moral power , and still more so for the great contiguous Continent
where his Masonic example would have done much to have restored to its natural splendour the high dignity of Masonic excellence . But what if the Mississi pi , great , gigantic as she is , has ebbed in Masonic tide , the Ganges is a glorious rival ; the Macquarrie , the Darling , and other streams , have wafted with a full tide their goodly freights into safe harbour , and ever-just ! y proud England has , with her Genesispower , consecrated her rule by cementing the very first principles of good government with the Masonic virtues
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Valedictory Address To Our Readers , For The Year 1839.
arithmetic was never of the happiest kind ) , avoiding , it is true , vulgar fractions , but verging rather upon reduction ; we managed pretty well , by Masonic inference , the rule of three , and thus got into some practice . We intended to steer clear of division , and to subtract from the hearts of the generous a means of existence for the poor ; and as the of reward
hope sweetens labour , we also intended to repay ourselves all the cost of outlay . v iin i £ ral Sense ' this ex P ectation has been abundantl y fulfilled . Chanty has been exemplified in its most bounteous sense . The talent of the Craft , almost all " faithfully mirrored , ' has been generally contributed gratuitously , or ' rather offered the shrine of devotion
on . WE will offend none by comparison , where so many have been so generous and so good ; and we leave to their noble consideration the expression we would wish to convey . One onl y drawback to this pleasing narrative of an onward course , is to be found in that new world which owes its prosperity to
Freemasonry . We mi ght enter into a most interesting explanation on the " national debt" which a country of free-men owe to the Order—a debt of which , if the interest is to be continuall y added to the principal , will make the shades of Washington , Franklin , De Witt , Clinton , and many others , reprove the conscience and alarm the mmd .
But a short time has passed and we had hoped that the presence of a noble and distinguished Brother , appointed by his Sovereign , and acclaimed by a countless throng of her loyal subjects , as their governor and protector , might have been the means of rekindling , by precept and example , those embers which can diebut which t to
never , , we regre say , are smouldering underneath a dank and unwholesome prejudice . That noble Brother returned too soon for Masonry , both in the provinces where he imparted the brilliant effects of an honoured reputation in a record of his moral power , and still more so for the great contiguous Continent
where his Masonic example would have done much to have restored to its natural splendour the high dignity of Masonic excellence . But what if the Mississi pi , great , gigantic as she is , has ebbed in Masonic tide , the Ganges is a glorious rival ; the Macquarrie , the Darling , and other streams , have wafted with a full tide their goodly freights into safe harbour , and ever-just ! y proud England has , with her Genesispower , consecrated her rule by cementing the very first principles of good government with the Masonic virtues