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Article THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE, OR GENERAL AND COMPLETE LIBRARY. ← Page 2 of 2 Article PRESENT STATE OF FREE MASONRY. Page 1 of 5 →
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The Freemasons' Magazine, Or General And Complete Library.
warmest approbation ; and his skill in architecture is conspicuous in the stile of decoration displayed in Carlton House ( one of the first and most elegant town residences in Europe ) , which we have good authority for believing was in great part designed by himself . The wisdom and moderation which markedrhe conduct of his Royal Hi g hness in the year 1789 , when the calamitous situation of his Royal Father had made a sort of temporary inter-regnum , was justly admired ,
and will by the wise and good of all parties and opinions be eternally memorialized . Connected , as he was known , to be at that time , with the leaders" of a party who thirsted for power under his auspices , he never for a moment lost si g ht of his duty or allegiance to his afflicted parent : though solicited to come forward and seize the reins that had fallen from the debilitated hands of his father , he modestl y waited the ultimate event , though urged by the opposition in England , and by the
Lords and Commons of Ireland . His only interference on that melancholy occasion , was to order from his own parse that the poor of Westminster , should be paid the annual donation at ¦ Christmas of zoool . which those who took upon them to manage the King's affairs at that time , it is said , peremptorily refused . On Thursday , the 6 th of February 1787 , his Royal Hi ghness was initiated a Member of our Antient and Honourable Fraternityat an
, occasional Lodge convened for the purpose , at the Star and Garter , Pall Mall , at which the Duke of Cumberland presided in person ; and on the decease of his royal unde r lie was elected Grand Master , November 24 , 1790 , the duties of which office he has ever since fulfilled , to the honour and advantage of the craft , with the grace , dignity , and suavity of manner , that so eminentl y distinguishes him on every occasion .
Present State Of Free Masonry.
PRESENT STATE OF FREE MASONRY .
No . II . SUNDERLAND . JHT ^ O any one who has g iven the subject the least attention it will jj readily occur , that , in our principal sea-ports , the science of Freemasonry has been , in general , received with ardour , and cultivated with diligence .
The sublime nature of the objects by which sea-faring men are continually surrounded , may dispose them'to scene ? of congenial solemnity and grandeur : the magnificence and splendour of the Lodges on the
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The Freemasons' Magazine, Or General And Complete Library.
warmest approbation ; and his skill in architecture is conspicuous in the stile of decoration displayed in Carlton House ( one of the first and most elegant town residences in Europe ) , which we have good authority for believing was in great part designed by himself . The wisdom and moderation which markedrhe conduct of his Royal Hi g hness in the year 1789 , when the calamitous situation of his Royal Father had made a sort of temporary inter-regnum , was justly admired ,
and will by the wise and good of all parties and opinions be eternally memorialized . Connected , as he was known , to be at that time , with the leaders" of a party who thirsted for power under his auspices , he never for a moment lost si g ht of his duty or allegiance to his afflicted parent : though solicited to come forward and seize the reins that had fallen from the debilitated hands of his father , he modestl y waited the ultimate event , though urged by the opposition in England , and by the
Lords and Commons of Ireland . His only interference on that melancholy occasion , was to order from his own parse that the poor of Westminster , should be paid the annual donation at ¦ Christmas of zoool . which those who took upon them to manage the King's affairs at that time , it is said , peremptorily refused . On Thursday , the 6 th of February 1787 , his Royal Hi ghness was initiated a Member of our Antient and Honourable Fraternityat an
, occasional Lodge convened for the purpose , at the Star and Garter , Pall Mall , at which the Duke of Cumberland presided in person ; and on the decease of his royal unde r lie was elected Grand Master , November 24 , 1790 , the duties of which office he has ever since fulfilled , to the honour and advantage of the craft , with the grace , dignity , and suavity of manner , that so eminentl y distinguishes him on every occasion .
Present State Of Free Masonry.
PRESENT STATE OF FREE MASONRY .
No . II . SUNDERLAND . JHT ^ O any one who has g iven the subject the least attention it will jj readily occur , that , in our principal sea-ports , the science of Freemasonry has been , in general , received with ardour , and cultivated with diligence .
The sublime nature of the objects by which sea-faring men are continually surrounded , may dispose them'to scene ? of congenial solemnity and grandeur : the magnificence and splendour of the Lodges on the