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Masonic Intelligence.
" To His Royal Plig hness Prince Augustus Frederick , Duke of " Sussex , K . G ., & c . & c . & c . " Most Worship ful Grancl Master of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons " of England . - ' Most Worshipful Sir , "Wea 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 clo honour to ourselves in thus publicly proclaiming the truth and the boastthat the Illustrious Prince whoduring 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 ivhich 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 Hihness . The events
g of the 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 he pleased to accept the work of art which is now before us . It will , we are persuaded , derive value in your Royal Highness ' estimation from the circumstance , that in this offering of gratitude Masons of all ranks , ancl in all countrieshave concurred . Towards this grateful object ,
contri-, butions have spontaneously flown from Brethren far and near ; in Lodges , ancl as individuals , from the Pro-Grand Master to the Entered Apprentice , from the British Isles to the furthest parts of the 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 some record of these sentimentsancl the occasion and
preserve , 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 the heartfelt consciousness that in this prayer every good Mason will unite , we supplicate the Great Architect of the Universe , that the favours of Heaven may be continued to him who has so well deserved them ; ancl that your Royal Highness may long rule in health and happiness over a grateful and united Brotherhood . " Freemason ' s . Hall , 25 th April , "A . L . 581-2 . "
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Masonic Intelligence.
" To His Royal Plig hness Prince Augustus Frederick , Duke of " Sussex , K . G ., & c . & c . & c . " Most Worship ful Grancl Master of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons " of England . - ' Most Worshipful Sir , "Wea 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 clo honour to ourselves in thus publicly proclaiming the truth and the boastthat the Illustrious Prince whoduring 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 ivhich 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 Hihness . The events
g of the 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 he pleased to accept the work of art which is now before us . It will , we are persuaded , derive value in your Royal Highness ' estimation from the circumstance , that in this offering of gratitude Masons of all ranks , ancl in all countrieshave concurred . Towards this grateful object ,
contri-, butions have spontaneously flown from Brethren far and near ; in Lodges , ancl as individuals , from the Pro-Grand Master to the Entered Apprentice , from the British Isles to the furthest parts of the 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 some record of these sentimentsancl the occasion and
preserve , 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 the heartfelt consciousness that in this prayer every good Mason will unite , we supplicate the Great Architect of the Universe , that the favours of Heaven may be continued to him who has so well deserved them ; ancl that your Royal Highness may long rule in health and happiness over a grateful and united Brotherhood . " Freemason ' s . Hall , 25 th April , "A . L . 581-2 . "