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Article THE CHARGE AGAINST THE GRAND REGISTRAR. ← Page 3 of 3
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The Charge Against The Grand Registrar.
Bro . Havers . He with his colleagues in office took their present position at a time of great difficulty , when much was to be done towards repairing the neglect of the past , and in preparing for the future ; and , attentive observers as we have been , we cannot fail to perceive that from their very entrance into office they have been
the objects of unscrupulous attack . So long as those attacks were general and vague it was impossible to meet or to refute them ; twice , and twice only , have the " Observer party" endeavoured to fix upon specific charges , and twice have they been defeated and exposed—that against the Grand Master was met , as we well know , by an indignant
repudiation , both in Grand Lodge and throughout the Craft ; the second was against the Grand Registrar , and was disposed of as we have just seen . If it be not the Grand Lodge Club which originates these dissensions , we would inquire , who is it 1 Qiiis custodiet custodes ? Who
moves the mover ? It is whispered that Bro . Whitmore is not responsible ( further than by lending his name ) for the motion against the Grand Registrar ; who is then 1 It has been industriously circulated that qur reverend Bro . Portal had determined to withdraw his opposition—is it that ho really does so , and that he cannot control the
ardour of his too willing followers ; or is it that he is still the chief moving power in keeping alive a spirit of litigation and discord 1 The "Observer party " must perceive , not only from the debate of the last Grand Lodge , but from the result of the elections , that while their circle of supporters is daily diminishing , that of the friends of good
order and good government is surely and steadily increasing day by clay . They must surely now perceive the error they have fallen into ; it is not too late to stay their course ; Jet them remember that persistence in a career of obstructiveness will only bring down upon them in more signal manner tho condemnation of all good men .
We take leave of this subject now , and we trust , for ever ; we earnestly impress upon our brethren , that though victory may rest with , one side or the othe 2 " , such conflicts' arc at the expense of the Craft . Let the offer made , as we believe in all sincerity , be acceptedlet bygones be bygones—and let us work together for the future with
one mind for the good of the Order . We have great things before us ; we have a great mission to fulfil ; let us apply ourselves to it as becomes honest and upright Masons . There is another subject which demands our notice ; but except to offer one word of congratulation , we cannot this week do more than refer to the happy settlement of the Canadian question . 3 v 2
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Charge Against The Grand Registrar.
Bro . Havers . He with his colleagues in office took their present position at a time of great difficulty , when much was to be done towards repairing the neglect of the past , and in preparing for the future ; and , attentive observers as we have been , we cannot fail to perceive that from their very entrance into office they have been
the objects of unscrupulous attack . So long as those attacks were general and vague it was impossible to meet or to refute them ; twice , and twice only , have the " Observer party" endeavoured to fix upon specific charges , and twice have they been defeated and exposed—that against the Grand Master was met , as we well know , by an indignant
repudiation , both in Grand Lodge and throughout the Craft ; the second was against the Grand Registrar , and was disposed of as we have just seen . If it be not the Grand Lodge Club which originates these dissensions , we would inquire , who is it 1 Qiiis custodiet custodes ? Who
moves the mover ? It is whispered that Bro . Whitmore is not responsible ( further than by lending his name ) for the motion against the Grand Registrar ; who is then 1 It has been industriously circulated that qur reverend Bro . Portal had determined to withdraw his opposition—is it that ho really does so , and that he cannot control the
ardour of his too willing followers ; or is it that he is still the chief moving power in keeping alive a spirit of litigation and discord 1 The "Observer party " must perceive , not only from the debate of the last Grand Lodge , but from the result of the elections , that while their circle of supporters is daily diminishing , that of the friends of good
order and good government is surely and steadily increasing day by clay . They must surely now perceive the error they have fallen into ; it is not too late to stay their course ; Jet them remember that persistence in a career of obstructiveness will only bring down upon them in more signal manner tho condemnation of all good men .
We take leave of this subject now , and we trust , for ever ; we earnestly impress upon our brethren , that though victory may rest with , one side or the othe 2 " , such conflicts' arc at the expense of the Craft . Let the offer made , as we believe in all sincerity , be acceptedlet bygones be bygones—and let us work together for the future with
one mind for the good of the Order . We have great things before us ; we have a great mission to fulfil ; let us apply ourselves to it as becomes honest and upright Masons . There is another subject which demands our notice ; but except to offer one word of congratulation , we cannot this week do more than refer to the happy settlement of the Canadian question . 3 v 2