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Present State Of Free Masonry.
PRESENT STATE OF FREE MASONRY .
No . III . SUNDERLAND continued .
SOON-after hie Rrst Lodge was formed , the number of Brethren Haying rapidly increased , several gentlemen agreed to establish ¦ ~ T tT M a \ T me con l titutio » ; and this , on their petition , was granted by the Marquis of Carnarvon , his warrant bearing d <> te January 14 , 1757 . fhey were constituted b y the stile and title of
THE SEA CAPTAINS' LODGE OffiT * THORNHILL Master of the Old Lod ge , and his assistant Officers . Then- first Master was WILLIAM SCOLLE Y , and the Wardens ' weie JOSEPH GREENWELL and MICAH WA . RDELL From its commencement to the present time , this Lodge has held an even course of industry and reputation , not much disturbed by accident made prominent external
, nor by variety . The early meetings seem to have been well attended ; numbers were initiated ; and the Masonic business—chiefl y conducted b y Br . WILLIAM ALLISON - appears to have been carried on with dignity and intelligence In the contemplation of all institutions which are to be carried into effect by the energy of human iu find the
powers , we , general , establishment owing much of its success to the influence of circumstances which have arisen without preparation ; or to the efforts of individuals who have , perhaps , by accident , taken the lead in the direction of the society . To the exertions of one who held the chair for many years , is the Sea Captains' Lodge beholden for a long seri 4 ot prosperity mid good government . The person alluded to is JOHN JiissJisqwtib fortune
, . o , y good , was chosen Master in the vear 170 j , and continued in that office until the end of the year 178 . During his administration Masonry was cultivated with ardour and fir % T ' r f enforced ; conviviality was enjoyed ; and the financesof the Lod ge advanced to such a pitch of affluence , as to supply , in the most ample manner , the conveniences or decorations of the institution , or be read y to answer the more interesting calls of general chanty . 6
, . . < = period of his resignation ( which was followed soon after by his death ) the Lod ges were not so weif attended ; and though a few faithful . Brethren preserved the sacred fire . unextinguished vet U must be owned that Masonry , for a time , felt a very sensible depression . It was , however , destined , that as the energies of one man had brought tne society into a state of reputation and prosperity—and as his loss had occasioned languor , and almost dissolution ; so the exertions of another valuable individual should raise the drooping
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Present State Of Free Masonry.
PRESENT STATE OF FREE MASONRY .
No . III . SUNDERLAND continued .
SOON-after hie Rrst Lodge was formed , the number of Brethren Haying rapidly increased , several gentlemen agreed to establish ¦ ~ T tT M a \ T me con l titutio » ; and this , on their petition , was granted by the Marquis of Carnarvon , his warrant bearing d <> te January 14 , 1757 . fhey were constituted b y the stile and title of
THE SEA CAPTAINS' LODGE OffiT * THORNHILL Master of the Old Lod ge , and his assistant Officers . Then- first Master was WILLIAM SCOLLE Y , and the Wardens ' weie JOSEPH GREENWELL and MICAH WA . RDELL From its commencement to the present time , this Lodge has held an even course of industry and reputation , not much disturbed by accident made prominent external
, nor by variety . The early meetings seem to have been well attended ; numbers were initiated ; and the Masonic business—chiefl y conducted b y Br . WILLIAM ALLISON - appears to have been carried on with dignity and intelligence In the contemplation of all institutions which are to be carried into effect by the energy of human iu find the
powers , we , general , establishment owing much of its success to the influence of circumstances which have arisen without preparation ; or to the efforts of individuals who have , perhaps , by accident , taken the lead in the direction of the society . To the exertions of one who held the chair for many years , is the Sea Captains' Lodge beholden for a long seri 4 ot prosperity mid good government . The person alluded to is JOHN JiissJisqwtib fortune
, . o , y good , was chosen Master in the vear 170 j , and continued in that office until the end of the year 178 . During his administration Masonry was cultivated with ardour and fir % T ' r f enforced ; conviviality was enjoyed ; and the financesof the Lod ge advanced to such a pitch of affluence , as to supply , in the most ample manner , the conveniences or decorations of the institution , or be read y to answer the more interesting calls of general chanty . 6
, . . < = period of his resignation ( which was followed soon after by his death ) the Lod ges were not so weif attended ; and though a few faithful . Brethren preserved the sacred fire . unextinguished vet U must be owned that Masonry , for a time , felt a very sensible depression . It was , however , destined , that as the energies of one man had brought tne society into a state of reputation and prosperity—and as his loss had occasioned languor , and almost dissolution ; so the exertions of another valuable individual should raise the drooping