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Masonic Memoir.
" What charitable institution has not benefited by the advocacy of this illustrious Prince 1—what scientific institution has not been indebted to his patronage ! " His Royal Highness was initiated into the mysteries of Freemasonry in the year 1798 , at Berlin , in the Royal York Loclge ; on the demise of the late Admiral Sir Peter ParkerDeputy Grand Masterand one of
, , the most zealous Masons of the day the Prince Regent , then Grand Master , appointed the Duke of Sussex , on the 12 th clay of February , 1812 , Deputy Grand Master . " One of the most interesting Masonic festivals ever remembered was held on the 27 th of January , 1813 , in compliment to that highly distinguished Mason and upright manthe late Earl of Moira ( afterwards
, , created Marquis of Hastings , and at that time Acting Grand Master , ) on the eve of his departure from England , to take upon himself the important office of Governor-general of India . * At this festival , his Royal Highness , the present Grand Master , presided , supported by his royal relatives the Dukes of York , Clarence , Kent , Cumberland , and Gloucester . It were needless here to advert at length to the leading
features of this auspicious meeting otherwise than to observe ^ that , as it had been fixed to take place on the natal day of the Duke of Sussex , the peculiar circumstance was very happily alluded to by the distinguished guest , when proposing the health of the royal chairman . '' We may , however , add that the natal day of our Grand Master has , since that period , been annually celebrated by the London fraternity , as also by many provincial and foreign Lodges holding under the English constitution .
" The Prince Regent having expressed a wish not to be re-elected Grand Master , the Grand Lodge unanimously elected the Duke of Sussex to fill that important and dignified station in the Craft , on the 7 th of April , 1813 . The installation was unusually splendid , being attended by thirteen Provincial Grand Masters . " His Royal Highness has since been annually re-elected , amidst the
most affectionate demonstrations of attachment , and has , consequently , now performed his public Masonic service , as Grand Master , for twentyfive years : a period of distinguished honor ancl services unexampled in the annals of Masonry . "To the historian will be left the important charge of doing justice to the universally high character of our distinguished Prince , and upon , some Masonic pen ivill devolve the duty of recording his claims to the lasting gratitude of the Craft ; but there will be no claim more solid or
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Masonic Memoir.
" What charitable institution has not benefited by the advocacy of this illustrious Prince 1—what scientific institution has not been indebted to his patronage ! " His Royal Highness was initiated into the mysteries of Freemasonry in the year 1798 , at Berlin , in the Royal York Loclge ; on the demise of the late Admiral Sir Peter ParkerDeputy Grand Masterand one of
, , the most zealous Masons of the day the Prince Regent , then Grand Master , appointed the Duke of Sussex , on the 12 th clay of February , 1812 , Deputy Grand Master . " One of the most interesting Masonic festivals ever remembered was held on the 27 th of January , 1813 , in compliment to that highly distinguished Mason and upright manthe late Earl of Moira ( afterwards
, , created Marquis of Hastings , and at that time Acting Grand Master , ) on the eve of his departure from England , to take upon himself the important office of Governor-general of India . * At this festival , his Royal Highness , the present Grand Master , presided , supported by his royal relatives the Dukes of York , Clarence , Kent , Cumberland , and Gloucester . It were needless here to advert at length to the leading
features of this auspicious meeting otherwise than to observe ^ that , as it had been fixed to take place on the natal day of the Duke of Sussex , the peculiar circumstance was very happily alluded to by the distinguished guest , when proposing the health of the royal chairman . '' We may , however , add that the natal day of our Grand Master has , since that period , been annually celebrated by the London fraternity , as also by many provincial and foreign Lodges holding under the English constitution .
" The Prince Regent having expressed a wish not to be re-elected Grand Master , the Grand Lodge unanimously elected the Duke of Sussex to fill that important and dignified station in the Craft , on the 7 th of April , 1813 . The installation was unusually splendid , being attended by thirteen Provincial Grand Masters . " His Royal Highness has since been annually re-elected , amidst the
most affectionate demonstrations of attachment , and has , consequently , now performed his public Masonic service , as Grand Master , for twentyfive years : a period of distinguished honor ancl services unexampled in the annals of Masonry . "To the historian will be left the important charge of doing justice to the universally high character of our distinguished Prince , and upon , some Masonic pen ivill devolve the duty of recording his claims to the lasting gratitude of the Craft ; but there will be no claim more solid or