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laudable endeavours to diffuse the principles and advantages of the Craft . ° " I have told you that Masonry in Sheffield is rising like a Phoenix from its ashes—but some of you , perhaps , are ignorant how those ashes were preserved , and who prevented their being scattered by the wind ? In explanation , I will only say , eircumspice . I see around me three worthy Masons—whowith the assistanof two three
, ce or more Brethren , were the preservers of so great a treasure . Allow me to take this opportunity of thus publicl y tendering to them my own ancl the Lodge ' s warmest thanks . I take no little credit to myself for having been I may say , the princi pal instrument in removing the Lodge to this , its proper element ; but I never could have accomplished the task if I had not been most cordially assisted by them with that promptitude with which they have seconded all efforts to improve condition
my our . " Our rapidly increasing number required a larger room than that in which the Lod ge used to meet , and the honour of the Craft called imperatively upon us , now that we can afford the additional expense , to remove to a private building . Here , my friends , we occupy a commodious and respectable hall , where I trust the tongue of slander will have no pretext for assailing us .
If , however , we should find ( which I do not anticipate ) that there are amongst us some , who for reasons at variance with the tenets of Alasonry , prefer meeting at a public-house , and who now abandon us —let us rejoice at the event , and regret that we should so far have been imposed upon as to have admitted them to a station of whieh they are unworthy . But , my brethren , though I admit that there are black sheep m Masonry , I am inclined to hope that we have none amongst beet
U % , ., r ' us , S ret that such men should , by their conduct , afford the ignorant public an opportunity of judging us harshly : I say the ignorant public because the more enlightened part of mankind know -well that one swallow makes no summer . ' " Because there are some bad Christians in every town , would any man he mad enough to assert that Christianity is an evil ? Because some men are wicked enough to disregard the moral precepts constantly oeiore
raougnt them m the Lodge , is any man warranted in jumping to the conclusion that Masonry is immoral ? I feel no anxietv as to tlie future ; let us be united in brotherly affection , and by endeavouring to work out to the utmost , the praiseworthy objects of Masonry let us convince the world that Masonry inculcates nothing but the purest and most _ unassailable morality , ancl that the word Brother , amongst Masons , is something more than a mere name . " For the honour you have conferred upon meaccept my cordial
, appSatfon ! " ^ * * " ° f my tlesir ° t 0 deserve y ° _ CAiiMAitTHEN , Sept , 14 . —The Saint Peter ' s Lodge of Freemasons IvZt T' Et the ' ' , ° dge ^ , ° 0 m at the Iyy Bush Hotel , on Tuesday Jas , for the purpose of installing the Master and other offirerrof 1 h 5 § SD ^ presided
officS ' tlJptL ^ nf ' . , ^ d ^ ther officers of the I . G . L . and some of the visiting Brethren . The ceremony of installment having been gone throug hout fifty of the Brethren sat down to a banquet . The cloth be ng removed th " us ml loyal , patriotic , and Masonic toasts were given and resZ ded £ i " £
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laudable endeavours to diffuse the principles and advantages of the Craft . ° " I have told you that Masonry in Sheffield is rising like a Phoenix from its ashes—but some of you , perhaps , are ignorant how those ashes were preserved , and who prevented their being scattered by the wind ? In explanation , I will only say , eircumspice . I see around me three worthy Masons—whowith the assistanof two three
, ce or more Brethren , were the preservers of so great a treasure . Allow me to take this opportunity of thus publicl y tendering to them my own ancl the Lodge ' s warmest thanks . I take no little credit to myself for having been I may say , the princi pal instrument in removing the Lodge to this , its proper element ; but I never could have accomplished the task if I had not been most cordially assisted by them with that promptitude with which they have seconded all efforts to improve condition
my our . " Our rapidly increasing number required a larger room than that in which the Lod ge used to meet , and the honour of the Craft called imperatively upon us , now that we can afford the additional expense , to remove to a private building . Here , my friends , we occupy a commodious and respectable hall , where I trust the tongue of slander will have no pretext for assailing us .
If , however , we should find ( which I do not anticipate ) that there are amongst us some , who for reasons at variance with the tenets of Alasonry , prefer meeting at a public-house , and who now abandon us —let us rejoice at the event , and regret that we should so far have been imposed upon as to have admitted them to a station of whieh they are unworthy . But , my brethren , though I admit that there are black sheep m Masonry , I am inclined to hope that we have none amongst beet
U % , ., r ' us , S ret that such men should , by their conduct , afford the ignorant public an opportunity of judging us harshly : I say the ignorant public because the more enlightened part of mankind know -well that one swallow makes no summer . ' " Because there are some bad Christians in every town , would any man he mad enough to assert that Christianity is an evil ? Because some men are wicked enough to disregard the moral precepts constantly oeiore
raougnt them m the Lodge , is any man warranted in jumping to the conclusion that Masonry is immoral ? I feel no anxietv as to tlie future ; let us be united in brotherly affection , and by endeavouring to work out to the utmost , the praiseworthy objects of Masonry let us convince the world that Masonry inculcates nothing but the purest and most _ unassailable morality , ancl that the word Brother , amongst Masons , is something more than a mere name . " For the honour you have conferred upon meaccept my cordial
, appSatfon ! " ^ * * " ° f my tlesir ° t 0 deserve y ° _ CAiiMAitTHEN , Sept , 14 . —The Saint Peter ' s Lodge of Freemasons IvZt T' Et the ' ' , ° dge ^ , ° 0 m at the Iyy Bush Hotel , on Tuesday Jas , for the purpose of installing the Master and other offirerrof 1 h 5 § SD ^ presided
officS ' tlJptL ^ nf ' . , ^ d ^ ther officers of the I . G . L . and some of the visiting Brethren . The ceremony of installment having been gone throug hout fifty of the Brethren sat down to a banquet . The cloth be ng removed th " us ml loyal , patriotic , and Masonic toasts were given and resZ ded £ i " £