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Article THE PRUSSIAN FREEMASONS. ← Page 2 of 2 Article ADDRESS OF BROTHER DENIS MOORE, Page 1 of 3 →
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The Prussian Freemasons.
duct of the Liverpool Masons forms a refreshing contrast to the foolish intolerance of their Teutonic Brethren . " The following is abridged from the Liverpool Mail , of 31 st ultimo . At the last monthly meeting , prior to the summer vacation of the St . George ' s Lodge of Harmony , No . 35 , held at the Adelphi Hotel ou Monday , the 26 th current , a very handsome tribute of respect was offered hy the members to Brother Lewis SamuelP . G . Treasurer ;
, who , at the January meeting , resigned the office of Treasurer to the Lodge , to which he had been elected twenty-one years successively . It consisted of a vote of thanks , elegantly engrossed on vellum , and beautifully framed . The inscription was as follows : — Unanimously Resolved , —That the Members record their grateful acknowledgments to Brother Lewis Samuel , for the valuable services be has rendered to this Lodge , in the faithful discharge of his arduous
duties , as Treasurer , during the space of twenty-one years , —for the discretion evinced by him in the distribution of its funds , —for his active promotion of its best interests , —and for his zealous encouragement of Freemasonry in general . " The presentation was made by the D . P . G . Master , Bro . John Drinkwater , who , from the deep respect which he entertained for the recipient , with whose personal ancl private character , ancl merits as a
Mason , he hacl long been intimately acquainted , voluntarily came over from Caton expressly to perform the agreeable duty , ancl delivered a highly pleasing and impressive address . The gift was cordially accepted , and suitable acknowledgments returned in glowing terms ; Bro . Samuel expressing tbe pride which he felt in receiving such a testimonial from so enlightened and truly liberal a body , after a connexion with the Craft of upwards of forty years . In honour of the
presentation ancl the attendance of the D . P . G . Master , the P . G . Officers , most of whom are attached to this Lodge , appeared in their grand clothing , which gave an air of great richness to the scene . During the same morning the members of the Holy Royal Arch Chapter of Jerusalem , attached to the Lodge , assembled , as in emergency , and presented a similar mark of respect to Bro . Samuel .
Address Of Brother Denis Moore,
ADDRESS OF BROTHER DENIS MOORE ,
AT THE OPENING OP THE ROVAL BRITISH FEMALE ORPHAN ASYLUM AT DEVONPORT , ON THE 24 tll OF APRIL , 1845 . Buo . WILLIAM DENIS MOOBE , of Exeter , the Provincial Grand Secretary , advanced , and delivered the following excellent address , which ivas interrupted occasionally by loud plaudits from the assembled Freemasons , and listened to with much attention by the ladies in the
immediate vicinity of the honourable fraternity . The learned Secretary thus proceeded : — In the performance of this , perhaps tbe most ancient public ceremony of our Order , the mind is naturally thrown back to the period when , to the multitude , all science was a sealed book , and all but the simplest forms of art were deemed merely magical . In days when every man ' s hand was against his neighbour , and ivhen the earth was filled with violence , little of science , ancl less of peaceful art , could have survived ,
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Prussian Freemasons.
duct of the Liverpool Masons forms a refreshing contrast to the foolish intolerance of their Teutonic Brethren . " The following is abridged from the Liverpool Mail , of 31 st ultimo . At the last monthly meeting , prior to the summer vacation of the St . George ' s Lodge of Harmony , No . 35 , held at the Adelphi Hotel ou Monday , the 26 th current , a very handsome tribute of respect was offered hy the members to Brother Lewis SamuelP . G . Treasurer ;
, who , at the January meeting , resigned the office of Treasurer to the Lodge , to which he had been elected twenty-one years successively . It consisted of a vote of thanks , elegantly engrossed on vellum , and beautifully framed . The inscription was as follows : — Unanimously Resolved , —That the Members record their grateful acknowledgments to Brother Lewis Samuel , for the valuable services be has rendered to this Lodge , in the faithful discharge of his arduous
duties , as Treasurer , during the space of twenty-one years , —for the discretion evinced by him in the distribution of its funds , —for his active promotion of its best interests , —and for his zealous encouragement of Freemasonry in general . " The presentation was made by the D . P . G . Master , Bro . John Drinkwater , who , from the deep respect which he entertained for the recipient , with whose personal ancl private character , ancl merits as a
Mason , he hacl long been intimately acquainted , voluntarily came over from Caton expressly to perform the agreeable duty , ancl delivered a highly pleasing and impressive address . The gift was cordially accepted , and suitable acknowledgments returned in glowing terms ; Bro . Samuel expressing tbe pride which he felt in receiving such a testimonial from so enlightened and truly liberal a body , after a connexion with the Craft of upwards of forty years . In honour of the
presentation ancl the attendance of the D . P . G . Master , the P . G . Officers , most of whom are attached to this Lodge , appeared in their grand clothing , which gave an air of great richness to the scene . During the same morning the members of the Holy Royal Arch Chapter of Jerusalem , attached to the Lodge , assembled , as in emergency , and presented a similar mark of respect to Bro . Samuel .
Address Of Brother Denis Moore,
ADDRESS OF BROTHER DENIS MOORE ,
AT THE OPENING OP THE ROVAL BRITISH FEMALE ORPHAN ASYLUM AT DEVONPORT , ON THE 24 tll OF APRIL , 1845 . Buo . WILLIAM DENIS MOOBE , of Exeter , the Provincial Grand Secretary , advanced , and delivered the following excellent address , which ivas interrupted occasionally by loud plaudits from the assembled Freemasons , and listened to with much attention by the ladies in the
immediate vicinity of the honourable fraternity . The learned Secretary thus proceeded : — In the performance of this , perhaps tbe most ancient public ceremony of our Order , the mind is naturally thrown back to the period when , to the multitude , all science was a sealed book , and all but the simplest forms of art were deemed merely magical . In days when every man ' s hand was against his neighbour , and ivhen the earth was filled with violence , little of science , ancl less of peaceful art , could have survived ,