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Article THE FREEMASONS' REPOSITORY. ← Page 3 of 3 Article MASONIC INTELLIGENCE. Page 1 of 1
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The Freemasons' Repository.
spirit of enquiry requires regulation as much as any propensity of the human mind . But it appears that the Germans are not nice iu the choice of their objects ; it appears that singularity , and wonder , and difficulty of research , are to them irresistible recommendations and incitements . The } ' have always exhibited a strong predilection for every thing that is wonderful , or solemn , or terrible ; and in spite of the great progress which men have made in the course of
these two last centuries , in the knowledge of nature , a progress too in which we should be very unjust if we did not acknowledge that the Germans have been generally in the foremost ranks , the gross absurdities of magic , exorcism , witchcraft , fortune-telling , transmutation of metals , and universal medicine , have always had their zealous partizans , who have listened with greedy ears to the nonsense and jargon of fanatics and cheats ; and though they every day saw examples of many who had been ruined or rendered ridiculous by their credulity , every new pretender to secrets found numbers ready to listen to him , and to run over the same course .
Masonic Intelligence.
MASONIC INTELLIGENCE .
Ramsgate , September 3 , 1798 . A T a Provincial Grand Lodge of Emergency , by order of William Perfeft , ¦* - * - Esq . Provincial Grand Master for this County , held at the Royal O . tk Inn in this town , a ne-w Lodge was this day constituted and consecrated , under the appellation of THE J ACOB ' LODGE . The due form of its constitution , and the sacred and solemn ceremonies of its consecration being ended , to the entire satisfaction ofthe Brethren presentan uncommonlnumerousgenteel
, y , , and respectable portion of the Fraternity , headed by the Provinciuf Grand Master , who , iu honour of the Prince of Wales , grand Master of thin ancient and honourable Society , wore in his hat the plume of feathers over the arms of Kent , formed the procession , which preceded , by an excellent band of music , proceeded to our new chapel , amidst a vast concourse - of spectators , as well of this town and its environs as from Margate , Deal , Dover , Sandwich , & c . The afternoon service being read by the Rev . letliro
Inwoud , Provincial Grand Chaplain , he delivered a discourse excellently adapted to the occasion , which displayed a happy combination of virtue , religion , morality , and patriotism , as the corner-stone of the masonic institution . Before and after the Sermon a hymn and anthem , composed and set to music b y Mr . Matthew Garland , of Deptford , were sung by the Fra ^ teniiry , and gave particular pleasure to a crowded auditory . Divine service being over , the procession returned in the same order as before to the Royal Oak and from thence to
Inn , our Town-Hall ; where an elegant entertainment was provided ; after which the Provincial Grand Master gave an oration of very considerable length , which did honour to the amiable character he bears in the Society , and evinced the most masterly masonic taste , which was amply testified by the loud and reiterated acclamations of the assembl y . Several masonic , patriotic , and loyal toasts were given from the chair , and the hi ghest harmony , hilarity , and brotherly affection prevailed . The Brethren departed at an early hour , in the full assurance of that conscious happiness which is ever the result of rational gaiety and unaffected good humour , ever so inseparable from masonic conviviality .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Freemasons' Repository.
spirit of enquiry requires regulation as much as any propensity of the human mind . But it appears that the Germans are not nice iu the choice of their objects ; it appears that singularity , and wonder , and difficulty of research , are to them irresistible recommendations and incitements . The } ' have always exhibited a strong predilection for every thing that is wonderful , or solemn , or terrible ; and in spite of the great progress which men have made in the course of
these two last centuries , in the knowledge of nature , a progress too in which we should be very unjust if we did not acknowledge that the Germans have been generally in the foremost ranks , the gross absurdities of magic , exorcism , witchcraft , fortune-telling , transmutation of metals , and universal medicine , have always had their zealous partizans , who have listened with greedy ears to the nonsense and jargon of fanatics and cheats ; and though they every day saw examples of many who had been ruined or rendered ridiculous by their credulity , every new pretender to secrets found numbers ready to listen to him , and to run over the same course .
Masonic Intelligence.
MASONIC INTELLIGENCE .
Ramsgate , September 3 , 1798 . A T a Provincial Grand Lodge of Emergency , by order of William Perfeft , ¦* - * - Esq . Provincial Grand Master for this County , held at the Royal O . tk Inn in this town , a ne-w Lodge was this day constituted and consecrated , under the appellation of THE J ACOB ' LODGE . The due form of its constitution , and the sacred and solemn ceremonies of its consecration being ended , to the entire satisfaction ofthe Brethren presentan uncommonlnumerousgenteel
, y , , and respectable portion of the Fraternity , headed by the Provinciuf Grand Master , who , iu honour of the Prince of Wales , grand Master of thin ancient and honourable Society , wore in his hat the plume of feathers over the arms of Kent , formed the procession , which preceded , by an excellent band of music , proceeded to our new chapel , amidst a vast concourse - of spectators , as well of this town and its environs as from Margate , Deal , Dover , Sandwich , & c . The afternoon service being read by the Rev . letliro
Inwoud , Provincial Grand Chaplain , he delivered a discourse excellently adapted to the occasion , which displayed a happy combination of virtue , religion , morality , and patriotism , as the corner-stone of the masonic institution . Before and after the Sermon a hymn and anthem , composed and set to music b y Mr . Matthew Garland , of Deptford , were sung by the Fra ^ teniiry , and gave particular pleasure to a crowded auditory . Divine service being over , the procession returned in the same order as before to the Royal Oak and from thence to
Inn , our Town-Hall ; where an elegant entertainment was provided ; after which the Provincial Grand Master gave an oration of very considerable length , which did honour to the amiable character he bears in the Society , and evinced the most masterly masonic taste , which was amply testified by the loud and reiterated acclamations of the assembl y . Several masonic , patriotic , and loyal toasts were given from the chair , and the hi ghest harmony , hilarity , and brotherly affection prevailed . The Brethren departed at an early hour , in the full assurance of that conscious happiness which is ever the result of rational gaiety and unaffected good humour , ever so inseparable from masonic conviviality .