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Article THE FREEMASON'S QUARTERLY REVIEW. ← Page 2 of 6 →
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The Freemason's Quarterly Review.
Royal Highness , no less than nearly the full completion of twenty-five years—one quarter of a century ! On the 12 th of February , 1812 , he was appointed , by the then acting-Grand Master , the Earl of Moira , by desire of the Prince Regent ( afterwards George the Fourth ) then Grand
Masterto the office of Deputy Grand Master , a vacancy having occurred by the demise of Sir Peter Parker , who for many years had , with so much credit , filled the office ; and , on the 7 th of April , 181 * 3 , the Prince Regent having resigned the office of Grand Master , the Duke of Sussex was elected to that dignified station .-
Whoever shall take the trouble to examine the records of the Craft , will find that no preceding Grand Master has ever attended so regularly to his public functions as has the present illustrious Brother ; and it is our pleasing duty as a journalist to declare our conviction , that , in private , his
Royal Highness has been unceasingly devoted to that part of our " initiatory charge" that inculcates the propriety of making a daily advancement in Masonic knowledge , and which includes , as a primary object , a perfect acquaintance with the current business of the Order .
It may not be unworthy of notice to comment upon the first public acts of the Grand Master on his recent restoration . During the period of recovery he had received a vast number of addresses from the London and Provincial Lodges , from Scotland and Ireland *; and before he left London for
Kimnel Parkf , Wales , he affixed his signature to nearly two hundred documents , in reply to various addresses . His next care was to supply , as far as circumstances would allow him , the vacancies in some of the provinces , by the appointment of Provincial Grand Masters . Lord John Churchill has been appointed to the province of Oxford ;
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Freemason's Quarterly Review.
Royal Highness , no less than nearly the full completion of twenty-five years—one quarter of a century ! On the 12 th of February , 1812 , he was appointed , by the then acting-Grand Master , the Earl of Moira , by desire of the Prince Regent ( afterwards George the Fourth ) then Grand
Masterto the office of Deputy Grand Master , a vacancy having occurred by the demise of Sir Peter Parker , who for many years had , with so much credit , filled the office ; and , on the 7 th of April , 181 * 3 , the Prince Regent having resigned the office of Grand Master , the Duke of Sussex was elected to that dignified station .-
Whoever shall take the trouble to examine the records of the Craft , will find that no preceding Grand Master has ever attended so regularly to his public functions as has the present illustrious Brother ; and it is our pleasing duty as a journalist to declare our conviction , that , in private , his
Royal Highness has been unceasingly devoted to that part of our " initiatory charge" that inculcates the propriety of making a daily advancement in Masonic knowledge , and which includes , as a primary object , a perfect acquaintance with the current business of the Order .
It may not be unworthy of notice to comment upon the first public acts of the Grand Master on his recent restoration . During the period of recovery he had received a vast number of addresses from the London and Provincial Lodges , from Scotland and Ireland *; and before he left London for
Kimnel Parkf , Wales , he affixed his signature to nearly two hundred documents , in reply to various addresses . His next care was to supply , as far as circumstances would allow him , the vacancies in some of the provinces , by the appointment of Provincial Grand Masters . Lord John Churchill has been appointed to the province of Oxford ;