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vantage , we then load it with commendations ; if it appears in the opposite view , or if we are ignorant of it , we then absurdly , as well as disingenuously , condemn , and pretend at least to despise it . This , nty brethren , has been the fate of the most valuable institution in the world , Christianity excepted , I mean Freemasonry . Those who are acquainted with the nature and design of it , cannot , if they have good heartsbut admire and espouse it ; and if those who are in the

, dark , or whose minds are disposed for evil , should slight or speak disrespectfully of it , it certainty is no disgrace . When on / cr shall produce confusion , when harmony shall give rise to discord ; and proportion shall be the source of irregularity , then , and not till then , will Freemasonry be unworthy the patronage of the great , the wise , and the £ 'ood . / \

To love as brethren , to be ready to communicate , to speak truth one to another , are the dictates of reason and revelation ; and 3 'ou know that they are likewise the foundation , the constituent parts of Freemasonry . None , therefore , who believe the divine Original of the sacred volume , and are influenced by a spirit of humanity , friendship , and

benevolence , can , with the least propriety , object to our ancient and venerable institution . For my own part , ever since I have had the honour to be enrolled in the list of Masons , as I knew it was my duty , so I have made it my business , to become acquainted with the principles on which our glorious superstructure is founded . Andlike the minerthe farther I

, , have advanced , the richer has been my discovery ; and the treasure constantly opening to my view , has proved a full and satisfactory reward of all my labours . By the rules of this Lodge I am now to resign this chair . But I cannot do this with entire satisfaction , until I have testified the grateful sense I feel of the honour I received in being-advanced to it .

Your generous and unanimous choice of me for your Master demands my thankful acknowledgments , though at the same time I sincerely wish , that my abilities had been more adequate to the charge which your kind partiality elected me to . But this has always been , and still is my greatest consolation , that however deficient I may have been in the discharge of my duty , no one can boast a heart more devoted to the good of the institution in generaland the reputation of

, of this Lodge in particular . Though I am apprehensive I have already trespassed on j'our patience , yet if I might be indulged , I would humbl y laybefore you a few reflections , adapted to the business of the day , which , being the effusions of a heart trul y masonic , will , it is hoped , be received with candour b y 3011 .

Every association of men , as well as this of Freemasons , must , for the sake of order and harmony , be regulated by certain laws , and for that purpose proper officers must be appointed , and empowered to carry those laws into execution , to preserve a degree of uniformity , at least to restrain any irregularity that mi ght render such associations inconsistent , For we may as reasonably suppose an army

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LONDON: Article 2
TO CORRESPONDENTS, &c. Article 3
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICE OF MR. WILLIAM WHITE. Article 4
ADDENDA TO THE MEMOIR OF MR. THOMAS HULL, Article 5
ON THE PECULIAR EXCELLENCIES OF HANDEL'S MUSIC. Article 6
HISTORY OF THE SCIENCES FOR 1797. Article 7
CURSORY REMARKS ON SHAKSPEARE'S MEASURE FOR MEASURE. Article 10
THE COLLECTOR. Article 12
THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF PETER PORCUPINE; Article 18
A BRIEF SYSTEM OF CONCHOLOGY. Article 22
DESCRIPTION OF THE PEAK OF TENERIFFE. Article 26
ACCOUNT OF A REMARKABLE SLEEP-WALKER. Article 30
THE FREEMASONS' REPOSITORY. Article 34
OPINIONS CONCERNING MASONRY. WITH THE CHARACTER OP A TRUE FREEMASON. Article 36
A CHARGE Article 37
A VINDICATION OF MASONRY. Article 40
MASONIC INTELLIGENCE. Article 41
GRAND LODGE OF SCOTLAND. Article 41
REVIEW OP NEW PUBLICATIONS. Article 42
POETRY. Article 50
REPORT OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT. Article 54
HOUSE OF COMMONS. Article 57
MONTHLY CHRONICLE. Article 62
OBITUARY. Article 70
LIST OF BANKRUPTS. Article 73
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vantage , we then load it with commendations ; if it appears in the opposite view , or if we are ignorant of it , we then absurdly , as well as disingenuously , condemn , and pretend at least to despise it . This , nty brethren , has been the fate of the most valuable institution in the world , Christianity excepted , I mean Freemasonry . Those who are acquainted with the nature and design of it , cannot , if they have good heartsbut admire and espouse it ; and if those who are in the

, dark , or whose minds are disposed for evil , should slight or speak disrespectfully of it , it certainty is no disgrace . When on / cr shall produce confusion , when harmony shall give rise to discord ; and proportion shall be the source of irregularity , then , and not till then , will Freemasonry be unworthy the patronage of the great , the wise , and the £ 'ood . / \

To love as brethren , to be ready to communicate , to speak truth one to another , are the dictates of reason and revelation ; and 3 'ou know that they are likewise the foundation , the constituent parts of Freemasonry . None , therefore , who believe the divine Original of the sacred volume , and are influenced by a spirit of humanity , friendship , and

benevolence , can , with the least propriety , object to our ancient and venerable institution . For my own part , ever since I have had the honour to be enrolled in the list of Masons , as I knew it was my duty , so I have made it my business , to become acquainted with the principles on which our glorious superstructure is founded . Andlike the minerthe farther I

, , have advanced , the richer has been my discovery ; and the treasure constantly opening to my view , has proved a full and satisfactory reward of all my labours . By the rules of this Lodge I am now to resign this chair . But I cannot do this with entire satisfaction , until I have testified the grateful sense I feel of the honour I received in being-advanced to it .

Your generous and unanimous choice of me for your Master demands my thankful acknowledgments , though at the same time I sincerely wish , that my abilities had been more adequate to the charge which your kind partiality elected me to . But this has always been , and still is my greatest consolation , that however deficient I may have been in the discharge of my duty , no one can boast a heart more devoted to the good of the institution in generaland the reputation of

, of this Lodge in particular . Though I am apprehensive I have already trespassed on j'our patience , yet if I might be indulged , I would humbl y laybefore you a few reflections , adapted to the business of the day , which , being the effusions of a heart trul y masonic , will , it is hoped , be received with candour b y 3011 .

Every association of men , as well as this of Freemasons , must , for the sake of order and harmony , be regulated by certain laws , and for that purpose proper officers must be appointed , and empowered to carry those laws into execution , to preserve a degree of uniformity , at least to restrain any irregularity that mi ght render such associations inconsistent , For we may as reasonably suppose an army

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