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Freemasonry In Gibraltar.
FREEMASONRY IN GIBRALTAR .
IT may not be uninteresting to the readers of the Freemasons' Quarterly Review to know that the Craft is not extinct , though it does not retain its full activity and renown , in the Mediterranean , the scene of its former triumphs . The following proof of its vitality , gratifying to all the parties concerned , and betokening a right brotherly spirit at the Pillars of Hercules , is reported in as brief a form as possible . It may serve as a which
stimulus to the many Lodges under the British constitution , are to be found on the shores of the midland sea , to hear that neither the practices nor the studies of our ancient Fraternity are neglected on the little rock , the situation of which affords the greatest facility of intercourse with the Brotherhood " aloft , " of any that can be named . The bonds of Masonic union cannot be too frequently strengthened ; and every instance of different professions and adverse creeds being brought into joint support of the pure and benevolent principles of our one universal family , must afford additional evidence of the utility , as well as of the unobjectionable character , of the chief objects which we
pursue . There are in Gibraltar several Lodges , most of which work in the Spanish language ; but it is the principal English Lodge , consisting of civilian residents and military officers , which has set the example of publicly testifying its seal in the cause of Masonry , and its sincere attachment to the constitution under which the Provincial Grand Lodge has been re-established , by a tribute worthy of the donors , and honourable to the Masonic head of the Craft in the province of Andalusia
. At the regular meeting of tbe Lodge of Friendship , No . 34 . 5 , on Wednesday the 14 th instant , after the usual routine of business , and some regular work had been completed , Brother Jas . C . Relph , the Worshipful Master of the Lodge , directed two candelabra , designed for the purpose , to be placed in front of the pedestal , and addressed the Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master , the Reverend Dr . Burrow , in the folio wine terms : —
" If any thing could alleviate tho painful diffidence which I feel from my inability to perform , in a proper manner , the duty which devolves on me , of presenting in open Lodge this offering to our most respected Provincial Grand Master—if any thing , I say , could overcome this diffidence , it would be tbe full and perfect knowledge that I have the kindest and most sincere wishes of all my Brethren in my favour , as well as the assured feeling that I cannot say too much to express their sentiments . and of
I have , therefore , the pleasing consolation of knowing , assuring you , Sir , on the part of each and every individual of this Lodge , that if the few words which I shall address to you fail in conveying our deep admiration of your conduct as our Provincial Grand Master , our high esteem for you as the head of the church of England in Gibraltar , and our sincere friendship for you as a man and a Brother—if I shall so failthe fault rests with the speaker aloneand Brethren will be
, , my more sensible of my defects and inefficiency , than your kindness will permit you to be . " It is , perhaps , not always that the motives of those who make offerings , like the present , will bear a strict analysis ; aud it is still more
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Freemasonry In Gibraltar.
FREEMASONRY IN GIBRALTAR .
IT may not be uninteresting to the readers of the Freemasons' Quarterly Review to know that the Craft is not extinct , though it does not retain its full activity and renown , in the Mediterranean , the scene of its former triumphs . The following proof of its vitality , gratifying to all the parties concerned , and betokening a right brotherly spirit at the Pillars of Hercules , is reported in as brief a form as possible . It may serve as a which
stimulus to the many Lodges under the British constitution , are to be found on the shores of the midland sea , to hear that neither the practices nor the studies of our ancient Fraternity are neglected on the little rock , the situation of which affords the greatest facility of intercourse with the Brotherhood " aloft , " of any that can be named . The bonds of Masonic union cannot be too frequently strengthened ; and every instance of different professions and adverse creeds being brought into joint support of the pure and benevolent principles of our one universal family , must afford additional evidence of the utility , as well as of the unobjectionable character , of the chief objects which we
pursue . There are in Gibraltar several Lodges , most of which work in the Spanish language ; but it is the principal English Lodge , consisting of civilian residents and military officers , which has set the example of publicly testifying its seal in the cause of Masonry , and its sincere attachment to the constitution under which the Provincial Grand Lodge has been re-established , by a tribute worthy of the donors , and honourable to the Masonic head of the Craft in the province of Andalusia
. At the regular meeting of tbe Lodge of Friendship , No . 34 . 5 , on Wednesday the 14 th instant , after the usual routine of business , and some regular work had been completed , Brother Jas . C . Relph , the Worshipful Master of the Lodge , directed two candelabra , designed for the purpose , to be placed in front of the pedestal , and addressed the Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master , the Reverend Dr . Burrow , in the folio wine terms : —
" If any thing could alleviate tho painful diffidence which I feel from my inability to perform , in a proper manner , the duty which devolves on me , of presenting in open Lodge this offering to our most respected Provincial Grand Master—if any thing , I say , could overcome this diffidence , it would be tbe full and perfect knowledge that I have the kindest and most sincere wishes of all my Brethren in my favour , as well as the assured feeling that I cannot say too much to express their sentiments . and of
I have , therefore , the pleasing consolation of knowing , assuring you , Sir , on the part of each and every individual of this Lodge , that if the few words which I shall address to you fail in conveying our deep admiration of your conduct as our Provincial Grand Master , our high esteem for you as the head of the church of England in Gibraltar , and our sincere friendship for you as a man and a Brother—if I shall so failthe fault rests with the speaker aloneand Brethren will be
, , my more sensible of my defects and inefficiency , than your kindness will permit you to be . " It is , perhaps , not always that the motives of those who make offerings , like the present , will bear a strict analysis ; aud it is still more