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Correspondence.
CORRESPONDENCE .
[ The Editoe does not hold Jiiniself responsible for any opinions entertained by Correspondents . ^
MASONIC CLIQUES . TO THE EDITOR OF THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE AND . MASONIC MIRROR . Sir and Brother , —I regret that your correspondent "Sile" should have dragged me into print , by stooping to calumny , in his futile efforts to make the best of a bad cause . I do not claim to myself infallibility , but consider it a duty which . T ! owe to my present position , and to the Brethren of the Lodge over which I have the honour to preside , to state , that with the exception of the office of S . W ., the three highest appointments in the Lodge were intended for , and ( if my memory serves me ) indeed offered to , three out of the four Brethren who left the Lodge ; the fourth could not reasonably expect any office , as he only honoured us about once a year by his presence . In accordance with the admirable plan laid
down by my predecessor in the chair ( who has been so calumniated by ¦ " A . Z . " and " Sile " ) , I submitted to the board of P . Ms , a list of all Brethren I intended for office , previously to my appointment as W . M . ; and I am happy to say , that although , with one exception , none of the members of that P . Ms \ Lodge belonged to the order of Knights Templar , they justified my selection of the Brother who is now my S . W ., and who furthermore was not at that time either a Royal Arch Companion or a Knight Templar . Your correspondents " A . Z . " and " Sile / ' in endeavouring to make out a case against my acting P . M . and myself , have lost sight of veracity in consequence of their over zeal , and as is usual when influenced by such motives , have signally failed . I would beg of "Sile" ( whose speech "bewrayeth him" ) ,
with all Masonic charity , never again to say that he is told anything , or promulgate what is incorrect upon mere hearsay , but to remember the proverb which doubtless he , in his school days , has so often " glibly , " and , " as a mere effort of technical memory" repeated , " Qui alterum accusat eulpse , eum ipsum se intueri oportet . " Trusting that the principles of Masonry , which they loudly vaunt but scantily practise , —at least in their letters , —may for the future produce better fruit , I remain , Sir and Brother , fraternally yours , The W . M ., who is said to rule his Lodge more by physical energy , THAN THE REGARD IN WHICH HE IS HELD BY THE BRETHREN . April Uth , 1856 .
TO THE EDITOR OE THE FREEMASONS * MAGAZINE AND MASONIC MIRROR . Dear Sir and Brother , —It will be generally admitted , I am sure , that in any society charges implying unworthy conduct , wherever or by whomsoever made , should be susceptible of the clearest proof ; more especially is this principle applicable to Masonry . The converse of this maxim would be subversive of those distinctive principles which , in Masonic intercourse , are the bond of union and mutual confidence . I am a P . M . of my Lodge , and feel deeply interested in its welfare ; I was therefore much startled at meeting with the following clause in a communication which appeared in your last number signed " A . Z . : "" At the last appointment of Officers , a Brother was placed in the S . W . chair who had only been initiated fifteen months , and raised barely , or a little less than , one year , who had served no previous office whatever , over the heads of other
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Correspondence.
CORRESPONDENCE .
[ The Editoe does not hold Jiiniself responsible for any opinions entertained by Correspondents . ^
MASONIC CLIQUES . TO THE EDITOR OF THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE AND . MASONIC MIRROR . Sir and Brother , —I regret that your correspondent "Sile" should have dragged me into print , by stooping to calumny , in his futile efforts to make the best of a bad cause . I do not claim to myself infallibility , but consider it a duty which . T ! owe to my present position , and to the Brethren of the Lodge over which I have the honour to preside , to state , that with the exception of the office of S . W ., the three highest appointments in the Lodge were intended for , and ( if my memory serves me ) indeed offered to , three out of the four Brethren who left the Lodge ; the fourth could not reasonably expect any office , as he only honoured us about once a year by his presence . In accordance with the admirable plan laid
down by my predecessor in the chair ( who has been so calumniated by ¦ " A . Z . " and " Sile " ) , I submitted to the board of P . Ms , a list of all Brethren I intended for office , previously to my appointment as W . M . ; and I am happy to say , that although , with one exception , none of the members of that P . Ms \ Lodge belonged to the order of Knights Templar , they justified my selection of the Brother who is now my S . W ., and who furthermore was not at that time either a Royal Arch Companion or a Knight Templar . Your correspondents " A . Z . " and " Sile / ' in endeavouring to make out a case against my acting P . M . and myself , have lost sight of veracity in consequence of their over zeal , and as is usual when influenced by such motives , have signally failed . I would beg of "Sile" ( whose speech "bewrayeth him" ) ,
with all Masonic charity , never again to say that he is told anything , or promulgate what is incorrect upon mere hearsay , but to remember the proverb which doubtless he , in his school days , has so often " glibly , " and , " as a mere effort of technical memory" repeated , " Qui alterum accusat eulpse , eum ipsum se intueri oportet . " Trusting that the principles of Masonry , which they loudly vaunt but scantily practise , —at least in their letters , —may for the future produce better fruit , I remain , Sir and Brother , fraternally yours , The W . M ., who is said to rule his Lodge more by physical energy , THAN THE REGARD IN WHICH HE IS HELD BY THE BRETHREN . April Uth , 1856 .
TO THE EDITOR OE THE FREEMASONS * MAGAZINE AND MASONIC MIRROR . Dear Sir and Brother , —It will be generally admitted , I am sure , that in any society charges implying unworthy conduct , wherever or by whomsoever made , should be susceptible of the clearest proof ; more especially is this principle applicable to Masonry . The converse of this maxim would be subversive of those distinctive principles which , in Masonic intercourse , are the bond of union and mutual confidence . I am a P . M . of my Lodge , and feel deeply interested in its welfare ; I was therefore much startled at meeting with the following clause in a communication which appeared in your last number signed " A . Z . : "" At the last appointment of Officers , a Brother was placed in the S . W . chair who had only been initiated fifteen months , and raised barely , or a little less than , one year , who had served no previous office whatever , over the heads of other