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The Silver Wedding.
THE SILVER WEDDING .
EOR a Society " which works in darkness , which is full of all guile , and extremely dangerous to the State , " it is really surprising how intimately Freemasonry associates itself with the greatest events of the day , not only in this country , but abroad . Perhaps the Pope , whose description of
Freemasonry we have quoted above , would tell us that the fact of Masonry associating itself with the events of the day only goes further towards proving the villainy "which underlies the actions of the Craft , but in answer we might say that the association of Freemasonry with popular doings is reciprocal ; moreover , we hardly know which is the strongest , the association of Freemasonry with current events , or the association of current events with Freemasonry .
Last week it was our painful duty to chronicle the death of one of the greatest men who ever lived ; an Emperor , who for many years ruled over the destinies of the Prussian race , and to whose energy , ability ancl perseverance the German Empire of to-day owes its origin and grandeur—we mourned for him as a Brother Mason . In the same issue we recorded
Masonry ' s action m regard to another high dignitary of the world , the then Crown Prince , now raised to the throne of Germany , in consequence of the death of his father . Kaiser Frederick also is a member of the Craft . In neither case can it be said that Freemasonry forced itself upon these rulers , thev came of
their free will and accord to seek a participation in our mysteries , and the same may be said of those we to-day have pleasure in honouring : His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales , whose Silver Wedding day has been one of the events of the week ; and His Royal Highness Prince Oscar of Sweden and Norway , whose marriage was solemnised at Bournemouth , on Thursday . Both these worthy Freemasons hold
The Silver Wedding.
highest rank in their respective countries , and it is our special province , as fellow members of the Craft , to congratulate them . The Freemasons of England , as our readers are aware , voted from the funds of Grand Lodge a sum of ^ 500 for a present to Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales , on the celebration of her Silver
Wedding day , and , as announced in our last issue , this sum was expended in the purchase of a diamond ornament , in accordance with the wishes of Her Royal Highness . We now have the pleasure of presenting to the Craft a drawing of this ornament , which it will be seen took the form of a butterfly . It is composed of the finest Brazilian diamonds , and contains in all two hundred and seventeen stones .
The three largest are set m the body ot the insect , while twenty-nine other large diamonds are ranged on the outside edges of the wings , the remainder being distributed as shown in the drawing . The
wings are secured to the body by gold springs , while the eyes , which are the only pieces of colour used , are formed of magnificent rubies . The ornament has given the greatest satisfaction , both to the Committee who were entrusted with its selection , and every one else AVIIO has seen it .
Masonry s expressions oi good feeling did not , however , stop at the presentation of this ornament , that was the material form in which Grand Lodge signified its pleasure . It remained for Masons throughout the length and breadth of the land to give utterance to their good wishes in such form as was best suited to their own views , and in manv
cases these took the shape of votes of congratulation , followed by telegrams , wherever possible , addressed to the Grand Master , so as to reach him during the celebration of the day ' s festivities . In other parts of this issue are recorded what was done at Masonic gatherings in several parts of the country , but we
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Silver Wedding.
THE SILVER WEDDING .
EOR a Society " which works in darkness , which is full of all guile , and extremely dangerous to the State , " it is really surprising how intimately Freemasonry associates itself with the greatest events of the day , not only in this country , but abroad . Perhaps the Pope , whose description of
Freemasonry we have quoted above , would tell us that the fact of Masonry associating itself with the events of the day only goes further towards proving the villainy "which underlies the actions of the Craft , but in answer we might say that the association of Freemasonry with popular doings is reciprocal ; moreover , we hardly know which is the strongest , the association of Freemasonry with current events , or the association of current events with Freemasonry .
Last week it was our painful duty to chronicle the death of one of the greatest men who ever lived ; an Emperor , who for many years ruled over the destinies of the Prussian race , and to whose energy , ability ancl perseverance the German Empire of to-day owes its origin and grandeur—we mourned for him as a Brother Mason . In the same issue we recorded
Masonry ' s action m regard to another high dignitary of the world , the then Crown Prince , now raised to the throne of Germany , in consequence of the death of his father . Kaiser Frederick also is a member of the Craft . In neither case can it be said that Freemasonry forced itself upon these rulers , thev came of
their free will and accord to seek a participation in our mysteries , and the same may be said of those we to-day have pleasure in honouring : His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales , whose Silver Wedding day has been one of the events of the week ; and His Royal Highness Prince Oscar of Sweden and Norway , whose marriage was solemnised at Bournemouth , on Thursday . Both these worthy Freemasons hold
The Silver Wedding.
highest rank in their respective countries , and it is our special province , as fellow members of the Craft , to congratulate them . The Freemasons of England , as our readers are aware , voted from the funds of Grand Lodge a sum of ^ 500 for a present to Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales , on the celebration of her Silver
Wedding day , and , as announced in our last issue , this sum was expended in the purchase of a diamond ornament , in accordance with the wishes of Her Royal Highness . We now have the pleasure of presenting to the Craft a drawing of this ornament , which it will be seen took the form of a butterfly . It is composed of the finest Brazilian diamonds , and contains in all two hundred and seventeen stones .
The three largest are set m the body ot the insect , while twenty-nine other large diamonds are ranged on the outside edges of the wings , the remainder being distributed as shown in the drawing . The
wings are secured to the body by gold springs , while the eyes , which are the only pieces of colour used , are formed of magnificent rubies . The ornament has given the greatest satisfaction , both to the Committee who were entrusted with its selection , and every one else AVIIO has seen it .
Masonry s expressions oi good feeling did not , however , stop at the presentation of this ornament , that was the material form in which Grand Lodge signified its pleasure . It remained for Masons throughout the length and breadth of the land to give utterance to their good wishes in such form as was best suited to their own views , and in manv
cases these took the shape of votes of congratulation , followed by telegrams , wherever possible , addressed to the Grand Master , so as to reach him during the celebration of the day ' s festivities . In other parts of this issue are recorded what was done at Masonic gatherings in several parts of the country , but we