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Article FREEMASONS' REPOSITORY. ← Page 4 of 4 Article MASONIC INTELLIGENCE. Page 1 of 3 →
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Freemasons' Repository.
and in whose breast he reposed trust and confidence . Amongst many other instances of the mutual tenderness and affection between them , Jet us call to mind that melancholy scene , where , with the utmost filial piety , we find our gracious Redeemer , in his last , his expiring fnoments , recommending his motherto the care and protection of his friend ; and that disci ple took her to his own home . Friendship is the
ornament of our prosperity , the relief of our adversity , and the highest improvement of humanity . These are precepts , the practice of which is within the power of every individual ; but-more particularly applicable to such of you , my friends , who are of the MASONIC OunER , and have been initiated in those sacred . rites , by which the moral obligations of society are so strictly enforcedin an institution
, , ancient as it is honourable . MASONRY is a moral science , calculated to bind men in the ties of true friendship , to extend benevolence , and to promote virtue . It passes , and is understood , under two denominations ; it is operative and speculative . By the former we allude to the useful rules of architecture , whence structure derives figure , strength , and beauty ; and whence results due proportion , andjust
corespoudence , in all parts : by the latter we learn to subdue the passions , act upon the square , keep a tongue of good report , maintain secrecy , ' and practise charity . A mutual chain of dependence subsists throughout the whole creation ; hence the utility of MASONIC BENEVOLENCE . It unites men of the most opposite reli gions , of the most distant countries , and of the most contradictory opinions , in one
indissoluble bond of unfeigned affection , and binds them by the strongest ties to secrecy , morality , and virtue . Thus , in every nation a Mason may find a friend , and in every clime he may find a home . Such are the benefits arising to mankind from this institution ; such are its maxims and principles . We need not then hesitate to declare , that it redounds to the honour of the Great Parent of Nature , and Architect of the Universe ; and is therefore worthy of the sanction of the wise and good , in all ages , nations , and places .
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Masonic Intelligence.
MASONIC INTELLIGENCE .
ISLAND OF JAMAICA . Monttga-Bay , July 9 ; 1796 . LAST Wednesday the St . James ' s and Union Lodges of Free-Masons , joined by the Hauover Lodge , and a respectable number of visiting Brethren , commemorated the Hi gh Festival of St . John the Baptist ,
The same day being fixed on , by the Corporation of the Close Harbour , for laying the first stone of the Mole , the President and Directors signified their wish to the Fraternity that the commencement of this great design , which embraces every object interesting to the feelings of hunjanity , the preservation and security of property
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Freemasons' Repository.
and in whose breast he reposed trust and confidence . Amongst many other instances of the mutual tenderness and affection between them , Jet us call to mind that melancholy scene , where , with the utmost filial piety , we find our gracious Redeemer , in his last , his expiring fnoments , recommending his motherto the care and protection of his friend ; and that disci ple took her to his own home . Friendship is the
ornament of our prosperity , the relief of our adversity , and the highest improvement of humanity . These are precepts , the practice of which is within the power of every individual ; but-more particularly applicable to such of you , my friends , who are of the MASONIC OunER , and have been initiated in those sacred . rites , by which the moral obligations of society are so strictly enforcedin an institution
, , ancient as it is honourable . MASONRY is a moral science , calculated to bind men in the ties of true friendship , to extend benevolence , and to promote virtue . It passes , and is understood , under two denominations ; it is operative and speculative . By the former we allude to the useful rules of architecture , whence structure derives figure , strength , and beauty ; and whence results due proportion , andjust
corespoudence , in all parts : by the latter we learn to subdue the passions , act upon the square , keep a tongue of good report , maintain secrecy , ' and practise charity . A mutual chain of dependence subsists throughout the whole creation ; hence the utility of MASONIC BENEVOLENCE . It unites men of the most opposite reli gions , of the most distant countries , and of the most contradictory opinions , in one
indissoluble bond of unfeigned affection , and binds them by the strongest ties to secrecy , morality , and virtue . Thus , in every nation a Mason may find a friend , and in every clime he may find a home . Such are the benefits arising to mankind from this institution ; such are its maxims and principles . We need not then hesitate to declare , that it redounds to the honour of the Great Parent of Nature , and Architect of the Universe ; and is therefore worthy of the sanction of the wise and good , in all ages , nations , and places .
[ TO BE CONTINUED . ]
Masonic Intelligence.
MASONIC INTELLIGENCE .
ISLAND OF JAMAICA . Monttga-Bay , July 9 ; 1796 . LAST Wednesday the St . James ' s and Union Lodges of Free-Masons , joined by the Hauover Lodge , and a respectable number of visiting Brethren , commemorated the Hi gh Festival of St . John the Baptist ,
The same day being fixed on , by the Corporation of the Close Harbour , for laying the first stone of the Mole , the President and Directors signified their wish to the Fraternity that the commencement of this great design , which embraces every object interesting to the feelings of hunjanity , the preservation and security of property