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Article THE REVELATIONS OF A SQUARE. ← Page 16 of 17 →
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The Revelations Of A Square.
lution , though combated by Bro . Preston , with his usual tact and ability , and though the Deputy Grand Master , perceiving its tendency , and feeling confident that it proceeded from an unfriendly spirit , observed that unless the Brother could be prevailed on to withdraw his motion , he should be obliged , though reluctantlyto submit it to the decision of the Grand
, Lodge , it was persisted in ; and the question being put , it was carried in the affirmative , and Bro . Preston was excluded from the pale of Masonry . " The R . W . M ., Officers , and Brethren of the Lodge of Antiquity , " the Square proceeded to inform . me , "felt the indignity which had been cast upon them by these
proceedings so warmly , that at the very next Lodge they expressed their sentiments on the subject in a manner not to be mistaken , by the expulsion of the three chief agitators , Bros . Bottomley , Noorthouck , and Brearly . They passed an unanimous resolution , in which they pronounced the late transactions of the Grand Lodge to be a violation of their inherent rihts ;
deg claring that from henceforth the Lodge of Antiquity renounced all communication with that body ; and that they would for the future act on their own legitimate authority as an immemorial institution .
" For ten consecutive years this arrangement continued undisturbed ; and the Lodge of Antiquity held on its course , independently of either of the rival Grand Lodges which were at the head of the two sections into which English Masonry was divided . During the period of Bro . Preston ' s exclusion he seldom attended a Lodge ; but devoted his attention to
other literary pursuits , which contributed more essentially to his advantage . To the Lodge of Antiquity , and to ours , " said the Square , "he continued warmly attached ; and it was a matter of deep regret with many of the best friends of the Institution , that so useful and zealous a Brother should have had occasion to withdraw his active co-operation from a society to which he had proved himself a diligent and faithful advocate .
"At length , the Square continued , "in the year 1787 , when the metropolitan fraternity had become grieved and disgusted at this unsatisfactory state of things , so disreputable to the Order , and his Royal Highness the duke of Cumberland was Grand Master of Masons ; he was earnestly entreated to interfere . Under his superintendence , therefore , the case of Bro . Preston and the Lodge of Antiquity was submitted to the consideration of the Grand Lodge in a better spirit ; and
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Revelations Of A Square.
lution , though combated by Bro . Preston , with his usual tact and ability , and though the Deputy Grand Master , perceiving its tendency , and feeling confident that it proceeded from an unfriendly spirit , observed that unless the Brother could be prevailed on to withdraw his motion , he should be obliged , though reluctantlyto submit it to the decision of the Grand
, Lodge , it was persisted in ; and the question being put , it was carried in the affirmative , and Bro . Preston was excluded from the pale of Masonry . " The R . W . M ., Officers , and Brethren of the Lodge of Antiquity , " the Square proceeded to inform . me , "felt the indignity which had been cast upon them by these
proceedings so warmly , that at the very next Lodge they expressed their sentiments on the subject in a manner not to be mistaken , by the expulsion of the three chief agitators , Bros . Bottomley , Noorthouck , and Brearly . They passed an unanimous resolution , in which they pronounced the late transactions of the Grand Lodge to be a violation of their inherent rihts ;
deg claring that from henceforth the Lodge of Antiquity renounced all communication with that body ; and that they would for the future act on their own legitimate authority as an immemorial institution .
" For ten consecutive years this arrangement continued undisturbed ; and the Lodge of Antiquity held on its course , independently of either of the rival Grand Lodges which were at the head of the two sections into which English Masonry was divided . During the period of Bro . Preston ' s exclusion he seldom attended a Lodge ; but devoted his attention to
other literary pursuits , which contributed more essentially to his advantage . To the Lodge of Antiquity , and to ours , " said the Square , "he continued warmly attached ; and it was a matter of deep regret with many of the best friends of the Institution , that so useful and zealous a Brother should have had occasion to withdraw his active co-operation from a society to which he had proved himself a diligent and faithful advocate .
"At length , the Square continued , "in the year 1787 , when the metropolitan fraternity had become grieved and disgusted at this unsatisfactory state of things , so disreputable to the Order , and his Royal Highness the duke of Cumberland was Grand Master of Masons ; he was earnestly entreated to interfere . Under his superintendence , therefore , the case of Bro . Preston and the Lodge of Antiquity was submitted to the consideration of the Grand Lodge in a better spirit ; and