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Article APPOINTMENT OF GRAND OFFICERS. ← Page 3 of 4 →
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Appointment Of Grand Officers.
spur as well as the bridle to the executive ; but then , to be advantaoebus , it must also be kept within legitimate bounds . It does not conduce to the good of the Order that every proposition of the executiv ^ whether good , bad , or indifferent , .. stall be opposed , and eveiy act criticised in a party spirit by the opposition ; this is not true Masonry . Our object should be , to meet and deliberate , and ,
without seeking to conquer one another , to devise what shall be most becoming and advantageous for the Craft . The late proceedings tend not only to harass the Brethren- —to embarrass and prolong the discussions of the Grand Lodge—but eventually to destroy harmony and good feeling . Differences of opinion there may and must be ; but let them be enforced by argument and expressed in becoming language .
To recur to our subject ; we are glad . that the Grand Master has spoken out , and he may trust with confidence , that life appeal to the Brethren , " boldly to repel the unjust slander of his good name , " will be met , as it should be , by good and true men . We say we are glad that the Grand Master has brought the subject forward , because we feel that the Craft itself is endangered by such charges . In London , and in those provinces where the Grand Master is known , such a charge as this would obtain no credence even if read ; but in
the Colonies-and- in distant provinces , the dissemination ¦ ¦(¦ sai d to be in some cases gratuitous ) of such calumnies must sooner or later become mischievous . The charge is a gross one , ami—impeaching the honour and Integrity df the Grand Master—is reflected upon the Craft which has elected him . If our transatlantic Brethren could believe such statements , what must be their opinion of the Masonry which allows , and the Brethren who elect , such a Grand Master .
We are determined advocates of regularity in all the proceedings of Grand Lodge , as the only way to avoid difficulty ( and we shall have more to say on this subject , in a future article ) , and though we can pardon in the enthusiasm of the moment , we cannot help remarking on the course adopted by our gallant Brother , Sir Lucius Curtis . We observed the Grand Master called him to order ; but the blunt sailorimpelled app arent ! v by the calls of Grand Lodsre , proceeded «/
, J-J . */ «—( - " X with his motion , which though perhaps somewhat irregular , we are not on the whole sorry for . We trust what has occurred will be a lesson to our younger Brethren , that whether they have erred from vanity , ambition , or over zeal , they will avoid placing themselves in so serious a dilemma for the future . They may depend upon it that in the Grand Lodge there resides an earnest desire to do right , ancl that the most certain
obstacle to the gratification of ambition will be found in the attempt to traduce the honour of a Brother Mason . The course we have marked out for ourselves is clear , and from it we shall not deviate . We respect Masonry ; we are proud of being Masons ; we "believe that it deserves and will , support a journal devoted solely to its interests . Our journal , holds the position of its chief organ . We desire to make that position not only useful but respected . Wo believe our Grand 2 f 2
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Appointment Of Grand Officers.
spur as well as the bridle to the executive ; but then , to be advantaoebus , it must also be kept within legitimate bounds . It does not conduce to the good of the Order that every proposition of the executiv ^ whether good , bad , or indifferent , .. stall be opposed , and eveiy act criticised in a party spirit by the opposition ; this is not true Masonry . Our object should be , to meet and deliberate , and ,
without seeking to conquer one another , to devise what shall be most becoming and advantageous for the Craft . The late proceedings tend not only to harass the Brethren- —to embarrass and prolong the discussions of the Grand Lodge—but eventually to destroy harmony and good feeling . Differences of opinion there may and must be ; but let them be enforced by argument and expressed in becoming language .
To recur to our subject ; we are glad . that the Grand Master has spoken out , and he may trust with confidence , that life appeal to the Brethren , " boldly to repel the unjust slander of his good name , " will be met , as it should be , by good and true men . We say we are glad that the Grand Master has brought the subject forward , because we feel that the Craft itself is endangered by such charges . In London , and in those provinces where the Grand Master is known , such a charge as this would obtain no credence even if read ; but in
the Colonies-and- in distant provinces , the dissemination ¦ ¦(¦ sai d to be in some cases gratuitous ) of such calumnies must sooner or later become mischievous . The charge is a gross one , ami—impeaching the honour and Integrity df the Grand Master—is reflected upon the Craft which has elected him . If our transatlantic Brethren could believe such statements , what must be their opinion of the Masonry which allows , and the Brethren who elect , such a Grand Master .
We are determined advocates of regularity in all the proceedings of Grand Lodge , as the only way to avoid difficulty ( and we shall have more to say on this subject , in a future article ) , and though we can pardon in the enthusiasm of the moment , we cannot help remarking on the course adopted by our gallant Brother , Sir Lucius Curtis . We observed the Grand Master called him to order ; but the blunt sailorimpelled app arent ! v by the calls of Grand Lodsre , proceeded «/
, J-J . */ «—( - " X with his motion , which though perhaps somewhat irregular , we are not on the whole sorry for . We trust what has occurred will be a lesson to our younger Brethren , that whether they have erred from vanity , ambition , or over zeal , they will avoid placing themselves in so serious a dilemma for the future . They may depend upon it that in the Grand Lodge there resides an earnest desire to do right , ancl that the most certain
obstacle to the gratification of ambition will be found in the attempt to traduce the honour of a Brother Mason . The course we have marked out for ourselves is clear , and from it we shall not deviate . We respect Masonry ; we are proud of being Masons ; we "believe that it deserves and will , support a journal devoted solely to its interests . Our journal , holds the position of its chief organ . We desire to make that position not only useful but respected . Wo believe our Grand 2 f 2