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Article THE FREEMASONS' REPOSITORY. ← Page 4 of 4 Article MASONIC INTELLIGENCE. Page 1 of 2 →
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rfrounds ; we appeal to plain historic facts ; and we reason as far as it is strictly proper so to do in a conjectural manner . Mr . Robison himself does no more . He has gleaned numerous anecdotes , he has compared these anecdotes with the revolutionary spirit of the times , and he thence conjectures , and so did M . Zimmermann , and does MBarwelthat the coincidence proves a conspiracy .
so . , I am at this present moment , however , too much fatigued to pursue the subject over this fiery ground , through the burning lava and the dreary waste which lie before me . [ BE CONTINUE !) . ] -
Masonic Intelligence.
MASONIC INTELLIGENCE .
MR . LORRAIN'S PRAYER AND ORATION
AT LAYING THE FOUNDATION-STONE OF A BRIDGE OVER THE WH 1 TTATER , NEAR DUNSE , IN BERWICKSHIRE , JUNE . 177 I .
THOUGH I am neither an honorary nor operative Mason , curiosity induced me , at the above period , to witness a procession ofthe Brethren ofthe ancient craft of several Lodges , from the town of Dunse to the river of Whittater , near the village of Preston , in Berwickshire , at the laying the foundation-stone of a bridge , erected across that id river . I must own ( though an entire stranger
rap to matters of this sort ) the whole was conducted with the utmost regularity and decency ; but what most , engrossed my attention was the prayer and speech made , on that occasion , by Mr . LOIUIAIN of Angelraw , acting as Master of the Lodge of Dunse , which I took down in short-hand at the time . When the Brethren were all properly assembled on the spot , he
begun thus : 'O thou Almig hty Architect , as well as perpetual Guardian of this universe , who , with one fiat' of thy omnipotent power , spoke this world into being , do thou vouchsafe to bless the work we have now in view : may it ever be piotected by thy divine Providence , for the benefit and safety of the present , as well as . future generations . Teach us to know , that unless thou , O Lord , art with us , the
builders build in vain : and grant , O God , that though the winds may blow , . the rains fall , and the . storm increase , they may never prevail against this work , now to be built on a rock . Amen . ' Then the stone was laid with great solemnity , I presume usual on such occasions ; after which Mr LORHAIM spoke as follows : ' Honourable Gentlemen , and worthy Brethren , here assembled , you have now witnessed the laying of the foundation of a bridge which , I hope , will be an ornament to the country , and . a real benefit to mankind . By this bridge , when finished , trade and com-
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Freemasons' Repository.
rfrounds ; we appeal to plain historic facts ; and we reason as far as it is strictly proper so to do in a conjectural manner . Mr . Robison himself does no more . He has gleaned numerous anecdotes , he has compared these anecdotes with the revolutionary spirit of the times , and he thence conjectures , and so did M . Zimmermann , and does MBarwelthat the coincidence proves a conspiracy .
so . , I am at this present moment , however , too much fatigued to pursue the subject over this fiery ground , through the burning lava and the dreary waste which lie before me . [ BE CONTINUE !) . ] -
Masonic Intelligence.
MASONIC INTELLIGENCE .
MR . LORRAIN'S PRAYER AND ORATION
AT LAYING THE FOUNDATION-STONE OF A BRIDGE OVER THE WH 1 TTATER , NEAR DUNSE , IN BERWICKSHIRE , JUNE . 177 I .
THOUGH I am neither an honorary nor operative Mason , curiosity induced me , at the above period , to witness a procession ofthe Brethren ofthe ancient craft of several Lodges , from the town of Dunse to the river of Whittater , near the village of Preston , in Berwickshire , at the laying the foundation-stone of a bridge , erected across that id river . I must own ( though an entire stranger
rap to matters of this sort ) the whole was conducted with the utmost regularity and decency ; but what most , engrossed my attention was the prayer and speech made , on that occasion , by Mr . LOIUIAIN of Angelraw , acting as Master of the Lodge of Dunse , which I took down in short-hand at the time . When the Brethren were all properly assembled on the spot , he
begun thus : 'O thou Almig hty Architect , as well as perpetual Guardian of this universe , who , with one fiat' of thy omnipotent power , spoke this world into being , do thou vouchsafe to bless the work we have now in view : may it ever be piotected by thy divine Providence , for the benefit and safety of the present , as well as . future generations . Teach us to know , that unless thou , O Lord , art with us , the
builders build in vain : and grant , O God , that though the winds may blow , . the rains fall , and the . storm increase , they may never prevail against this work , now to be built on a rock . Amen . ' Then the stone was laid with great solemnity , I presume usual on such occasions ; after which Mr LORHAIM spoke as follows : ' Honourable Gentlemen , and worthy Brethren , here assembled , you have now witnessed the laying of the foundation of a bridge which , I hope , will be an ornament to the country , and . a real benefit to mankind . By this bridge , when finished , trade and com-