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Masonic Memoir.
Churchill , Deputy Grand Master , who was much affected in delivering it : — " To His Royal Highness Prince Augustus Frederick , Duke of Sussex , K . G ., $ c . S ) -c . Sfc . Most Worshipful Grand Master of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of England .
" Most Worshipful Sir , —We , a Committee of the Brethren associated for the purpose of presenting a votive offering to their Grand Master , respectfully approach your Royal Highness to express the feelings , and to fulfil the wishes of the great body of Masons whom we represent . " For them , Sir , and for ourselves , we fervently acknowledge the deep debt of gratitude due to your Royal Highness from the Craft of England .
We do honor to ourselves in thus publicly proclaiming the truth and the boast , that the Illustrious Prince who , during the twenty-five years now rolled by , has ruled the Order by its own free choice , has rendered to Masonry services unparalleled in its history . " For the high social rank which the Fraternity now holds in this country —for the absolute exclusion from our peaceful temple of those divisions , religious and political , by which men are elsewhere distracted—for our increased and increasing prosperity , we feel and we glory in the recollection how much we owe to your Royal Highness . The events ofthe last quarter of a century afford a bright example to other countries and to future times .
how perfectly , under a wise , benevolent , and zealous ruler , the freedom of our institutions may consist with the preservation of union and discipline , the happiness of our Members , and the promotion of all those high interests which are the great objects of Freemasonry . " In testimony of the deep sense which we and our brother subscribers entertain of the obligations which we owe in common with every Member of the Order , we pray your Royal Highness to be pleased to accept the
work of art which is now before us . It will , we are persuaded , derive value in your Royal Highness ' s estimation from the circumstance , that in this offering of gratitude , Masons of all ranks , and in all countries , have concurred . Towards this grateful object , contributions have spontaneously flown from Brethren far and near ; as Lodges , and as individuals , from the Pro-Grand Master to the Entered Apprentice , from the British Isles to the
furthest parts ofthe world . The sentiments which the Brethren entertain toward your Royal Highness have proved to be as universal as the principles which they are taught to profess . " To preserve some record of these sentiments , and the occasion and mode of their expression , we have embodied , in print , a statement of the circumstances attending this Offering . And we further pray your Royal Highness to accept this copy of the little volume , from which the future historian may
learn how strong and how just are the feelings by which we are animated towards our Illustrious Grand Master . " Finally , and in tbe heartfelt consciousness that in this prayer every good Mason will unite , we supplicate the Great Architect of the Universe , that
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Masonic Memoir.
Churchill , Deputy Grand Master , who was much affected in delivering it : — " To His Royal Highness Prince Augustus Frederick , Duke of Sussex , K . G ., $ c . S ) -c . Sfc . Most Worshipful Grand Master of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of England .
" Most Worshipful Sir , —We , a Committee of the Brethren associated for the purpose of presenting a votive offering to their Grand Master , respectfully approach your Royal Highness to express the feelings , and to fulfil the wishes of the great body of Masons whom we represent . " For them , Sir , and for ourselves , we fervently acknowledge the deep debt of gratitude due to your Royal Highness from the Craft of England .
We do honor to ourselves in thus publicly proclaiming the truth and the boast , that the Illustrious Prince who , during the twenty-five years now rolled by , has ruled the Order by its own free choice , has rendered to Masonry services unparalleled in its history . " For the high social rank which the Fraternity now holds in this country —for the absolute exclusion from our peaceful temple of those divisions , religious and political , by which men are elsewhere distracted—for our increased and increasing prosperity , we feel and we glory in the recollection how much we owe to your Royal Highness . The events ofthe last quarter of a century afford a bright example to other countries and to future times .
how perfectly , under a wise , benevolent , and zealous ruler , the freedom of our institutions may consist with the preservation of union and discipline , the happiness of our Members , and the promotion of all those high interests which are the great objects of Freemasonry . " In testimony of the deep sense which we and our brother subscribers entertain of the obligations which we owe in common with every Member of the Order , we pray your Royal Highness to be pleased to accept the
work of art which is now before us . It will , we are persuaded , derive value in your Royal Highness ' s estimation from the circumstance , that in this offering of gratitude , Masons of all ranks , and in all countries , have concurred . Towards this grateful object , contributions have spontaneously flown from Brethren far and near ; as Lodges , and as individuals , from the Pro-Grand Master to the Entered Apprentice , from the British Isles to the
furthest parts ofthe world . The sentiments which the Brethren entertain toward your Royal Highness have proved to be as universal as the principles which they are taught to profess . " To preserve some record of these sentiments , and the occasion and mode of their expression , we have embodied , in print , a statement of the circumstances attending this Offering . And we further pray your Royal Highness to accept this copy of the little volume , from which the future historian may
learn how strong and how just are the feelings by which we are animated towards our Illustrious Grand Master . " Finally , and in tbe heartfelt consciousness that in this prayer every good Mason will unite , we supplicate the Great Architect of the Universe , that