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under the denomination of mysteries ; 1500 years before our era the Eleusinean mysteries were instituted , the Dionysian about the same time , the Pythagorean , & c . following , and from thence down to the establishment of the society in this kingdom ; all who have studied the subject feel assured of their being the same in all that pertains to the ceremonial and progressive advances of the companions . Its influence
properly directed demands universal respect . It may be said that I am partial ; I acknowledge that I am , and it is with pride that I make the acknowledgment , because , however I might be disposed to mistrust my own judgment , I have the gratification of finding that my partiality is that of the renowned in all ages . I might mention Inigo Jones , Sir C . AVren , Locke , and a host of worthies " fraught with all the learning of the past and almost prescient of the future . " After the eloquent address
of the D . P . G . M . I find a sufficient excuse for not enlarging , even though inspired by the presence of that chaste and elegant display of the fair and beautiful by which we are surrounded . 1 find , too , that the fatigue " attendant on conducting the ceremonies of the occasion has overcome my wonted energy . At the conclusion , the P . G . S . unfolded a copy of a letter in which had been enclosed the shot by ivhich the mortal blow at It . Lander was struck , and which was extracted by the surgeon who attended in his last moments .
The ceremonies having been concluded , the D . P . G . W . addressed the assembly as follows : — In terminating our Masonic labours on this imposing occasion , I cannot refrain from congratulating the zealous promoters of the work before us upon the assemblage of youth , beauty , worth , rank , and fashion , by which we are on all sides surrounded ; but more particularly , upon the prevailing numbers of our fair and lovely countrywomen , whose
inspiring presence communicates a softness ancl harmony to the scene altogether enchanting : kindles in our hearts a bright and glowing flame of ardour and enthusiasm in the cause of virtue , ancl gives to our effbrts in the undertaking a strength ancl energy beyond the poiver of description . It is universally admitted that amongst the manifold ancl noble objects to which mankind has aspired , none stand more pre-eminent than the spirit of nautical and geographical discovery . To this enterprizing disposition in the dauntless breasts of her daring sons , England is indebted for her proud anel marked superiority over every other
nation in the modern era of the civilized world ; and it must be a source of the highest ancl most consolatory gratification to the mourning relatives and friends of the deceased Richard Lander , when they reflect that , under the influence of this national spirit , ancl inspired b y that generous patriotism so truly the characteristic of Cornubia ' s faithful sons , this ardent and energetic traveller , in the bloom of manhood , nobly devoted the best clays of his short existence to the advancement of his country ' s glory , and the permanent elevation of his own personal fame .
Nor must we here exclude from our mede of praise , the more fortunate , though not less meritorious , John Lander ; now enjoying an honourable competency under government , as a public reward for bis voluntary and spirited participation in those perilous discoveries so nobly achieved by his martyred and lamented brother . AVith a painful experience on the part of Richard Lander , of the baneful and destructive effects of climate , in that land which led to the goal of ihjir mutual ambition ; and with a full knowledge of thc carlv and recent disasters ivhich had befallen
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Provincial.
under the denomination of mysteries ; 1500 years before our era the Eleusinean mysteries were instituted , the Dionysian about the same time , the Pythagorean , & c . following , and from thence down to the establishment of the society in this kingdom ; all who have studied the subject feel assured of their being the same in all that pertains to the ceremonial and progressive advances of the companions . Its influence
properly directed demands universal respect . It may be said that I am partial ; I acknowledge that I am , and it is with pride that I make the acknowledgment , because , however I might be disposed to mistrust my own judgment , I have the gratification of finding that my partiality is that of the renowned in all ages . I might mention Inigo Jones , Sir C . AVren , Locke , and a host of worthies " fraught with all the learning of the past and almost prescient of the future . " After the eloquent address
of the D . P . G . M . I find a sufficient excuse for not enlarging , even though inspired by the presence of that chaste and elegant display of the fair and beautiful by which we are surrounded . 1 find , too , that the fatigue " attendant on conducting the ceremonies of the occasion has overcome my wonted energy . At the conclusion , the P . G . S . unfolded a copy of a letter in which had been enclosed the shot by ivhich the mortal blow at It . Lander was struck , and which was extracted by the surgeon who attended in his last moments .
The ceremonies having been concluded , the D . P . G . W . addressed the assembly as follows : — In terminating our Masonic labours on this imposing occasion , I cannot refrain from congratulating the zealous promoters of the work before us upon the assemblage of youth , beauty , worth , rank , and fashion , by which we are on all sides surrounded ; but more particularly , upon the prevailing numbers of our fair and lovely countrywomen , whose
inspiring presence communicates a softness ancl harmony to the scene altogether enchanting : kindles in our hearts a bright and glowing flame of ardour and enthusiasm in the cause of virtue , ancl gives to our effbrts in the undertaking a strength ancl energy beyond the poiver of description . It is universally admitted that amongst the manifold ancl noble objects to which mankind has aspired , none stand more pre-eminent than the spirit of nautical and geographical discovery . To this enterprizing disposition in the dauntless breasts of her daring sons , England is indebted for her proud anel marked superiority over every other
nation in the modern era of the civilized world ; and it must be a source of the highest ancl most consolatory gratification to the mourning relatives and friends of the deceased Richard Lander , when they reflect that , under the influence of this national spirit , ancl inspired b y that generous patriotism so truly the characteristic of Cornubia ' s faithful sons , this ardent and energetic traveller , in the bloom of manhood , nobly devoted the best clays of his short existence to the advancement of his country ' s glory , and the permanent elevation of his own personal fame .
Nor must we here exclude from our mede of praise , the more fortunate , though not less meritorious , John Lander ; now enjoying an honourable competency under government , as a public reward for bis voluntary and spirited participation in those perilous discoveries so nobly achieved by his martyred and lamented brother . AVith a painful experience on the part of Richard Lander , of the baneful and destructive effects of climate , in that land which led to the goal of ihjir mutual ambition ; and with a full knowledge of thc carlv and recent disasters ivhich had befallen