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Article BItO , THE EARL OF' 0ARNAE¥OM AND : BBG,... ← Page 3 of 3 Article FREEMASONS' HALL. Page 1 of 5 →
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Bito , The Earl Of' 0arnae¥Om And : Bbg,...
my desire to gite all explariation of anything wliich might ha offensive ^ or have been misconstrued , t - :-i'SA .- '; ^ - ^ r ^" ' r ^ - ^^ ^ ' - ; .- / > I airi , i ^ John Havers , Bro . the Earl qfUcifncwvon .
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/' . ¦ ¦ yj / v " , ^ The Grand Lodge theii * large property iri Great Queen-street to Masonic ; purposes solely , but the tneasure m riiariy advocated of the t ^ There % howe ^ of leading Masons iri tPWn and cpuiitry , that the Measure of improvement
will be carried . Thiei foeling ^ London ^ because in Lph ^ ekcept JB ^ eeih m taverns ; but iri fe the Masonic fraterriiiy , a ^ the repugnance to meeting in taverns is more decided . In the metropolis the coriscientious objection to such places of assembly constant practice , from necessity , of employing them , and by the fact that iri Freemasons' Tavern , the London Tavern , the London Coffee House , and
all the larger taverns , there are rooms prof essed to be set apart for Lodge rooms * although they have not been properly constructed , and are , in fact , used at other tiriies as common tavern rooms . Although the London Tavern has a large suite of rooms on one floor , when applied to Masonic uses they are nothing but a makeshift . The want of experience of anything better
reconciled the great mass to what is , at the best , an inconvenience , and in the eyes of conscientious men is looked upon as profanation , and therefore the measure proposed by the Board of General Purposes to the Grand Lodge , although strongly supported against its opponents , is not adequately appreciated .
Except so far as the traditional connexion of Masonry with architecture is concerned , and the interest that we feel in consequence of the considerable number of architects who are Masons , we are little disposed to go into the general questions of morality concerned , and shall devote ourselves to the architectural considerations ; but we cannot refrain from observing that the
Report of the Board of General Purposes not only deals with the whole matter in a thoroughly practical maimer , but ^ hows a high appreciation oi the moral tendency of the proposed refortn . It is impossible not to feel sympathy with men actuated by the most praiseworthy motives , and whose exertions must result in the intellectual advancement of the great institution with which they are connected . The buildings which are proposed in Great Queen-street , and those rising throughout the country , besides their special Masonic uses , will provide lecture-rooms and libraries for the instruction of the members . The principle laid down by the Board of General Purposes is that , on the termination of the lease—which will be in less than four years—the tavern 4 c F
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Bito , The Earl Of' 0arnae¥Om And : Bbg,...
my desire to gite all explariation of anything wliich might ha offensive ^ or have been misconstrued , t - :-i'SA .- '; ^ - ^ r ^" ' r ^ - ^^ ^ ' - ; .- / > I airi , i ^ John Havers , Bro . the Earl qfUcifncwvon .
Freemasons' Hall.
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/' . ¦ ¦ yj / v " , ^ The Grand Lodge theii * large property iri Great Queen-street to Masonic ; purposes solely , but the tneasure m riiariy advocated of the t ^ There % howe ^ of leading Masons iri tPWn and cpuiitry , that the Measure of improvement
will be carried . Thiei foeling ^ London ^ because in Lph ^ ekcept JB ^ eeih m taverns ; but iri fe the Masonic fraterriiiy , a ^ the repugnance to meeting in taverns is more decided . In the metropolis the coriscientious objection to such places of assembly constant practice , from necessity , of employing them , and by the fact that iri Freemasons' Tavern , the London Tavern , the London Coffee House , and
all the larger taverns , there are rooms prof essed to be set apart for Lodge rooms * although they have not been properly constructed , and are , in fact , used at other tiriies as common tavern rooms . Although the London Tavern has a large suite of rooms on one floor , when applied to Masonic uses they are nothing but a makeshift . The want of experience of anything better
reconciled the great mass to what is , at the best , an inconvenience , and in the eyes of conscientious men is looked upon as profanation , and therefore the measure proposed by the Board of General Purposes to the Grand Lodge , although strongly supported against its opponents , is not adequately appreciated .
Except so far as the traditional connexion of Masonry with architecture is concerned , and the interest that we feel in consequence of the considerable number of architects who are Masons , we are little disposed to go into the general questions of morality concerned , and shall devote ourselves to the architectural considerations ; but we cannot refrain from observing that the
Report of the Board of General Purposes not only deals with the whole matter in a thoroughly practical maimer , but ^ hows a high appreciation oi the moral tendency of the proposed refortn . It is impossible not to feel sympathy with men actuated by the most praiseworthy motives , and whose exertions must result in the intellectual advancement of the great institution with which they are connected . The buildings which are proposed in Great Queen-street , and those rising throughout the country , besides their special Masonic uses , will provide lecture-rooms and libraries for the instruction of the members . The principle laid down by the Board of General Purposes is that , on the termination of the lease—which will be in less than four years—the tavern 4 c F