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Symbolical Character Of Mediæval Heraldry And Its Connection With Freemasonry.
and therefore borne as an honourable mark of distinction by its possessors . Iu the " Glossary of Heraldry , " * two varieties of a peculiar way of bearing- the Chevron are given , ivhich very exactly represent a groined or arched roof beneath the wooden roof ; aud both belong to names bearing reference to architectural construction . " Argent a chevron inarched sable for Holbeam , ( quasi Hall-beam ); and Purpure a chevron inarched argentfor Archover . " In the churchyard at
, Harleston , in Northamptonshire , a p lace formerly celebrated for its quarries ancl consequently the resort of Masons , the tombstones of the Lumley family are headed with the coat , " on a chevron between three castles , a pair of compasses extended" ( see No . 5 ) . A similar coat is borne as part of the arms of the Grand Loclge of England . A chevron between three roses ( see PI . No . 6 , ) was borne by William of W 3-kehaniwhoas is well knownwas himself a Freemason
, , , , ancl a g-reat patron of the Craft . Some very interesting circumstances are connected with this coat , which throw considerable light on the real meaning of the Chevron in connection with Masonry , which , with other matter , we are compelled to reserve for a future number . E . A . PL L .
The Hidden Bond.
THE HIDDEN BOND .
. BY THB AUTHOR OU " STRAY LEAVES FROM A FREEMASON ' S NOTE HOOK . ' " I am sure I may assert , with the consent of all my Brethren , that a portion of Masonic secresv is Christina virtue ; ancl that the precepts of the Gospel are universally the principles of Masonry . "— U EV . JETHRO INNWOOD ON " BROTIUSHLY LOVE . " IT has often occurred to me—after wading through the vituperations
of those who , ignorant of the true bearings of Masonry , attack it as pregnant with revolution iu point of politics , and licentiousness in point of practice—a " hideous mockery and deceit , " that an answer of facts , not assertions , might he g iven , if some Brother , blest with leisure ancl zeal , would devote a portion of both towards collecting palpable and unassailable instances of the boundless benevolence of the system . Theamount of sorrow which Masonic compassion has relievedthe
, tears ivhich it has dried , the opportune assistance it has rendered , the anxious and terrified households which it has prevented being broken up , these are results of the system which " the great day of the restitution of all things" can alone FULLY disclose . But , meanwhile—they , methinks , will do no ill service to the cause , who commit to hasty record what has fallen within the scope of their own personal observation of " Masonic creed exemplified in Masonic
practice . " In a sequestered villag-e in one of the Western Counties , nestling snugly among the cliffs and laved by the never-ceasing surge of the restless ocean , lived an aged , infirm , irritable gentleman , of the name of Vance . Poor old pilgrim ! he had been unfortunate—unfortunate ,
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Symbolical Character Of Mediæval Heraldry And Its Connection With Freemasonry.
and therefore borne as an honourable mark of distinction by its possessors . Iu the " Glossary of Heraldry , " * two varieties of a peculiar way of bearing- the Chevron are given , ivhich very exactly represent a groined or arched roof beneath the wooden roof ; aud both belong to names bearing reference to architectural construction . " Argent a chevron inarched sable for Holbeam , ( quasi Hall-beam ); and Purpure a chevron inarched argentfor Archover . " In the churchyard at
, Harleston , in Northamptonshire , a p lace formerly celebrated for its quarries ancl consequently the resort of Masons , the tombstones of the Lumley family are headed with the coat , " on a chevron between three castles , a pair of compasses extended" ( see No . 5 ) . A similar coat is borne as part of the arms of the Grand Loclge of England . A chevron between three roses ( see PI . No . 6 , ) was borne by William of W 3-kehaniwhoas is well knownwas himself a Freemason
, , , , ancl a g-reat patron of the Craft . Some very interesting circumstances are connected with this coat , which throw considerable light on the real meaning of the Chevron in connection with Masonry , which , with other matter , we are compelled to reserve for a future number . E . A . PL L .
The Hidden Bond.
THE HIDDEN BOND .
. BY THB AUTHOR OU " STRAY LEAVES FROM A FREEMASON ' S NOTE HOOK . ' " I am sure I may assert , with the consent of all my Brethren , that a portion of Masonic secresv is Christina virtue ; ancl that the precepts of the Gospel are universally the principles of Masonry . "— U EV . JETHRO INNWOOD ON " BROTIUSHLY LOVE . " IT has often occurred to me—after wading through the vituperations
of those who , ignorant of the true bearings of Masonry , attack it as pregnant with revolution iu point of politics , and licentiousness in point of practice—a " hideous mockery and deceit , " that an answer of facts , not assertions , might he g iven , if some Brother , blest with leisure ancl zeal , would devote a portion of both towards collecting palpable and unassailable instances of the boundless benevolence of the system . Theamount of sorrow which Masonic compassion has relievedthe
, tears ivhich it has dried , the opportune assistance it has rendered , the anxious and terrified households which it has prevented being broken up , these are results of the system which " the great day of the restitution of all things" can alone FULLY disclose . But , meanwhile—they , methinks , will do no ill service to the cause , who commit to hasty record what has fallen within the scope of their own personal observation of " Masonic creed exemplified in Masonic
practice . " In a sequestered villag-e in one of the Western Counties , nestling snugly among the cliffs and laved by the never-ceasing surge of the restless ocean , lived an aged , infirm , irritable gentleman , of the name of Vance . Poor old pilgrim ! he had been unfortunate—unfortunate ,