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Article TREVILIAN ON FREEMASONRY. ← Page 34 of 34 Article THE LAUREL CROWN. Page 1 of 1
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Trevilian On Freemasonry.
mention , I could never become a Freemason myself , —I dare not condemn those who are so , so long as I see that their profession of Freemasonry does not interfere with their Christian profession and practice . " It will not be difficult to decide which of the two—the Major or the Dean—the most correctly interprets the principle upon which
Freemasonry is founded ; and after the quotation above given , we have nothing more to add than this , —that in publishing the Dean ' s letter , Mr . TREVILIAN has knocked the ground from under himself , and favoured the world with a very high opinion that Masonry is not antagonistic to Christianity .
The Laurel Crown.
THE LAUREL CROWN .
The laurel crown ! for duty done , For good achieved , and honours won , For all of natural gift , or art , That thrills and fills an earnest heart With generous thoughts and stirring words Struck from its own electric
chords—, On these your modern muses frown , Yet these deserve the laurel crown ! The laurel crown ! for soaring song Eagle-pinioned , free , and strong , That , as God gives grace and power Consecrates each hallowed hour
Wisely , as a patriot ought , By burning word and glowing thought , — On this pour all your honours clown , To this belongs the laurel crown ! The laurel crown ! in common eyes A wreath of leaves , a paltry prize ,
A silly , worthless , weed-like thing , Fit coronet for folly's king : The laurel crown ! in wisdom ' s ken A call from God to waken men , Lest in these mammon depths they drown , — This is thy glory , laurel crown ! Yes , laurel crown ! if seen aright
A majesty of moral might To lead the masses on to good , And rule the surging multitude By nobler and more manly songs Than to some troubadour belongs , Who feebly warbles for renown , — Not such be thou rny laurel crown ! M . F . T .
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Trevilian On Freemasonry.
mention , I could never become a Freemason myself , —I dare not condemn those who are so , so long as I see that their profession of Freemasonry does not interfere with their Christian profession and practice . " It will not be difficult to decide which of the two—the Major or the Dean—the most correctly interprets the principle upon which
Freemasonry is founded ; and after the quotation above given , we have nothing more to add than this , —that in publishing the Dean ' s letter , Mr . TREVILIAN has knocked the ground from under himself , and favoured the world with a very high opinion that Masonry is not antagonistic to Christianity .
The Laurel Crown.
THE LAUREL CROWN .
The laurel crown ! for duty done , For good achieved , and honours won , For all of natural gift , or art , That thrills and fills an earnest heart With generous thoughts and stirring words Struck from its own electric
chords—, On these your modern muses frown , Yet these deserve the laurel crown ! The laurel crown ! for soaring song Eagle-pinioned , free , and strong , That , as God gives grace and power Consecrates each hallowed hour
Wisely , as a patriot ought , By burning word and glowing thought , — On this pour all your honours clown , To this belongs the laurel crown ! The laurel crown ! in common eyes A wreath of leaves , a paltry prize ,
A silly , worthless , weed-like thing , Fit coronet for folly's king : The laurel crown ! in wisdom ' s ken A call from God to waken men , Lest in these mammon depths they drown , — This is thy glory , laurel crown ! Yes , laurel crown ! if seen aright
A majesty of moral might To lead the masses on to good , And rule the surging multitude By nobler and more manly songs Than to some troubadour belongs , Who feebly warbles for renown , — Not such be thou rny laurel crown ! M . F . T .