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is the business vie ^ r , and therefore the proper yiew of the questions I have touched on . ? : ' y ' yM ; .- ; . T ^ forth these remarks . Tarn , Sir , yours fraternally , ' ¦¦ ¦^ t / -2 i ^ , -i ' 8 ' 5 ' 8 ; '' ' P . P ^ ov . GaW ,
LOBD CARNARVON AND THE " MASONIC OBSERVER , "
TO THE EDITOR OF THE FREEMASONS MAGAZINE AKD MASONIC MIRROR . Sir and Brother ,-- ^ occurred to me , oh reading a " Country M letter , that the writer is not so ignorant ^ o ^ tends ; if he be , it nhlst harve been by some instinctive facidty he ascertained the currently receivedbpinion regarding it--se according to liis own statement ., ho decedent accpiaintahee with the pubHcation ' before leavmg London , ^ dated ) , ivhehhe made it his busm ^ writer exhibits his dakvoyaht attribute in a still more remarkable manner .
The Brethren in ^ ffi ^ knoSv the Masonic Observer ^ ignorance ) , and the writer has ^^ ness he gropes his way to a v ^ i ^ 44 unquiet spirit ,- and the Maso ^ to assert , even to the editor- ~ -which he details In terms perhaps not so grammatical and edifying as they might be . When next the 44 Country Mason ' has an exposition'V of pro ^ not lead him into such a labyrinthof inconsistencies as characterize his last
effort . He . '¦ who complains of violence , should at least himself observe moderation ; when a 44 Country Mason" therefore condemns the Masonie Observer for unfounded charges against the M . W . G . M ., he would do well to avoid * , the evil of which he complains . He declaims indignantly about u anonymous libels , " base and scurrilous slanders , " & c . And yet , writing anonymously , with dogged inconsistency , he seeks to associate the Earl of Carnarvon with a vile course of proceeding , " a " vile conspiracy , " and as
being influenced by a reverend and litigious prompter , " & c , & c . The writer here exhibits his practical adherence to the declaration with which he closes his letter , viz . — 44 That any further attempt against the fair fame of a Brother Mason , will be jealously watched , and will meet with a prompt , general , and indignant repulsion . " I think this very impertinent and isilly writer would do well to confine himself and his lucubrations to the ne ghbourhood where the Masonic Observer is ' not known , " and leave the defence of the Grand Master to more judicious advocates . Lord Carnarvon , and the " unquiet spirit" at his lordship ' s elbow , need no defender ; not only can they take care of themselves , but they will do their best to preserve the vital interests of the Craft , I have no doubt . Much the noble Brother has achieved , and I feel perfectly sure that , when the first cloud of discontent appeared which portended the coming storm in Canada , if his lordship ' s warning had been heeded , and his counsels adopted , we should be able to point to Canada as our most attached and loyal province . I am , Sir and Brother , yours fraternally , Bath Sept . 21 st , 1858 . S . G- W .
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Comesfondeife
is the business vie ^ r , and therefore the proper yiew of the questions I have touched on . ? : ' y ' yM ; .- ; . T ^ forth these remarks . Tarn , Sir , yours fraternally , ' ¦¦ ¦^ t / -2 i ^ , -i ' 8 ' 5 ' 8 ; '' ' P . P ^ ov . GaW ,
LOBD CARNARVON AND THE " MASONIC OBSERVER , "
TO THE EDITOR OF THE FREEMASONS MAGAZINE AKD MASONIC MIRROR . Sir and Brother ,-- ^ occurred to me , oh reading a " Country M letter , that the writer is not so ignorant ^ o ^ tends ; if he be , it nhlst harve been by some instinctive facidty he ascertained the currently receivedbpinion regarding it--se according to liis own statement ., ho decedent accpiaintahee with the pubHcation ' before leavmg London , ^ dated ) , ivhehhe made it his busm ^ writer exhibits his dakvoyaht attribute in a still more remarkable manner .
The Brethren in ^ ffi ^ knoSv the Masonic Observer ^ ignorance ) , and the writer has ^^ ness he gropes his way to a v ^ i ^ 44 unquiet spirit ,- and the Maso ^ to assert , even to the editor- ~ -which he details In terms perhaps not so grammatical and edifying as they might be . When next the 44 Country Mason ' has an exposition'V of pro ^ not lead him into such a labyrinthof inconsistencies as characterize his last
effort . He . '¦ who complains of violence , should at least himself observe moderation ; when a 44 Country Mason" therefore condemns the Masonie Observer for unfounded charges against the M . W . G . M ., he would do well to avoid * , the evil of which he complains . He declaims indignantly about u anonymous libels , " base and scurrilous slanders , " & c . And yet , writing anonymously , with dogged inconsistency , he seeks to associate the Earl of Carnarvon with a vile course of proceeding , " a " vile conspiracy , " and as
being influenced by a reverend and litigious prompter , " & c , & c . The writer here exhibits his practical adherence to the declaration with which he closes his letter , viz . — 44 That any further attempt against the fair fame of a Brother Mason , will be jealously watched , and will meet with a prompt , general , and indignant repulsion . " I think this very impertinent and isilly writer would do well to confine himself and his lucubrations to the ne ghbourhood where the Masonic Observer is ' not known , " and leave the defence of the Grand Master to more judicious advocates . Lord Carnarvon , and the " unquiet spirit" at his lordship ' s elbow , need no defender ; not only can they take care of themselves , but they will do their best to preserve the vital interests of the Craft , I have no doubt . Much the noble Brother has achieved , and I feel perfectly sure that , when the first cloud of discontent appeared which portended the coming storm in Canada , if his lordship ' s warning had been heeded , and his counsels adopted , we should be able to point to Canada as our most attached and loyal province . I am , Sir and Brother , yours fraternally , Bath Sept . 21 st , 1858 . S . G- W .