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Article THE FREEMASON'S QUARTERLY REVIEW. ← Page 4 of 6 →
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The Freemason's Quarterly Review.
and of the gratifying manner in which it has been expressed towards the illustrious object of their regard . The various Boards present no immediate subject of interest , excepting that the general concerns of tlie Order are prospero us .
THE ASYLUM . —A faith in tlie goodness to be achieved , an invincible conviction of the benefits about to emanate from the establishment of a home for the Aged Mason , has doubtless sustained the early labourers in the good cause ,
and had therefore limited their advocacy of a most hig h and benevolent princi ple chiefly to the pages of this Review , until that principle should win its own g lad way to the great heart of the Craft , and awaken a response . That appeal has , at length , been responded to at the Inaugural Festival , a full report of which will be found in another place .
It was there and then manifested by a meeting , of which even Masonry may be proud , —that the constancy , and we will add , the meekness with which the great object of the day had been advanced by its originators , had awakened the active sympathies of the great body of the Fraternity ;
it was there shown that the meeting was not one of passing curiosity , but of calm and profound benevolence . Every Brother present avowed himself pledged to the carrying into effect the high principle which had brought him thither , for every Brother contributed to the means ; it was a
meeting at which any hasty charge of ignorant , yet well meaning enthusiasm , could it ever have been agitated against those who promulgated the measure , must have been for ever rebuked by the golden results . A faint-heartedness in the propriety of the undertaking must have been assured , strengthened , and dignified with the full belief of quick sue-
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Freemason's Quarterly Review.
and of the gratifying manner in which it has been expressed towards the illustrious object of their regard . The various Boards present no immediate subject of interest , excepting that the general concerns of tlie Order are prospero us .
THE ASYLUM . —A faith in tlie goodness to be achieved , an invincible conviction of the benefits about to emanate from the establishment of a home for the Aged Mason , has doubtless sustained the early labourers in the good cause ,
and had therefore limited their advocacy of a most hig h and benevolent princi ple chiefly to the pages of this Review , until that principle should win its own g lad way to the great heart of the Craft , and awaken a response . That appeal has , at length , been responded to at the Inaugural Festival , a full report of which will be found in another place .
It was there and then manifested by a meeting , of which even Masonry may be proud , —that the constancy , and we will add , the meekness with which the great object of the day had been advanced by its originators , had awakened the active sympathies of the great body of the Fraternity ;
it was there shown that the meeting was not one of passing curiosity , but of calm and profound benevolence . Every Brother present avowed himself pledged to the carrying into effect the high principle which had brought him thither , for every Brother contributed to the means ; it was a
meeting at which any hasty charge of ignorant , yet well meaning enthusiasm , could it ever have been agitated against those who promulgated the measure , must have been for ever rebuked by the golden results . A faint-heartedness in the propriety of the undertaking must have been assured , strengthened , and dignified with the full belief of quick sue-