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Article THE FREEMASONS' QUARTERLY REVIEW. ← Page 2 of 4 →
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The Freemasons' Quarterly Review.
Such an interchange of utility and aj . preciation ought not to have terminated but with existence . Yet change has become as necessary now , as sole and uniform devotion had been hitherto . Not as a natural result ; but as the unexpected consequence of arbitrary circumstances . That
change grows out of the anomalous state of the English Masonic law , which punishes the publication of transactions that require general dissemination in proportion to their relative importance to the Craft at large , by the severest personal penalty ; whilst it permits the parole
expression of adverse opinion , and the too easy distortion of facts , with a laxity wholly subversive of Masonic principle . But , the sacrifice made , let the hope be warmly cherished , that those Masonic proceedings which involve the
government , and not the mysteries of the Fraternity , may be so conducted , in future , as to bear the most searching light , and even to challenge examination . Let the errors of the past , be buried in the tomb of the passing year . His colleagues in the service of Masonic literature will
perceive , at a glance , that no other course was open to one whom they had so long complimented as their leader . He now falls back into their friendly ranks , and resigns , to competent and trustworthy hands , a baton which he has never disgraced by the want of moral courage , by the
abandonment of truth , or by the misapplication of power . He is confident that they will still continue their fealty to Freemasonry — their support and advocacy of Masonic purity—and , with renewed zeal and spirit , unite with him to turn the experience of thc past to the advantage of the
future . And in thus retiring from the self-imposed , but not less pleasant task of promoting universal charity , by more than
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Freemasons' Quarterly Review.
Such an interchange of utility and aj . preciation ought not to have terminated but with existence . Yet change has become as necessary now , as sole and uniform devotion had been hitherto . Not as a natural result ; but as the unexpected consequence of arbitrary circumstances . That
change grows out of the anomalous state of the English Masonic law , which punishes the publication of transactions that require general dissemination in proportion to their relative importance to the Craft at large , by the severest personal penalty ; whilst it permits the parole
expression of adverse opinion , and the too easy distortion of facts , with a laxity wholly subversive of Masonic principle . But , the sacrifice made , let the hope be warmly cherished , that those Masonic proceedings which involve the
government , and not the mysteries of the Fraternity , may be so conducted , in future , as to bear the most searching light , and even to challenge examination . Let the errors of the past , be buried in the tomb of the passing year . His colleagues in the service of Masonic literature will
perceive , at a glance , that no other course was open to one whom they had so long complimented as their leader . He now falls back into their friendly ranks , and resigns , to competent and trustworthy hands , a baton which he has never disgraced by the want of moral courage , by the
abandonment of truth , or by the misapplication of power . He is confident that they will still continue their fealty to Freemasonry — their support and advocacy of Masonic purity—and , with renewed zeal and spirit , unite with him to turn the experience of thc past to the advantage of the
future . And in thus retiring from the self-imposed , but not less pleasant task of promoting universal charity , by more than