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"Among these Fathers of the Order there is one , whose name is known from north to south—from east to west—from Indus to the pole ; one whose erudite researches have enriched the libraries of all connected with the Craft , from the son of royalty in his ancestral palace , to the humblest artisan at his loom;—one , whose writings have given to the Fraternity a literature specially its own , which no fortuitous circumstance of illustrious birthor ' popular' elevationcould ¦ ever have
, , secured for it ;—one , whose fame is familiar to the Brethren of every land , and identified alike with the Masonic studies of the natives of every quarter of the globe;—one , in whose triple character , as a divine , a scholar , and a Mason , are united all the Christian graces;—in a wort ! , one , in whose person are concentrated so many rare public and private virtues , that if we search through the annals of the Craft , from the earliest periods of time to find his equalwe search in vain—himself is
, , his only parallel ! " Those who are personall y known to that distinguished Philosopher of our Order , and have the supreme felicity of being upon terms of familiar intercourse with him , must have marked the undeviating benevolence of his motives , and the universal charity which invariably characterizes his Masonic career . No man that has ever lived—no man who has ever wielded the ' pen of a readwriter' has conferred such
y , lasting intellectual honour upon Freemasonry as the Reverend GEORGE OLIVER , the late D . P . G . Mj . of Lincolnshire . Office , it is true , he no longer holds ; hut , happily , he still lays fast hold upon our affectionsstill retains the admiration of those who are daily benefiting by his labours . In a word , his works will endure for ages , and thousands yet
unborn will cherish his memory with grateful enthusiasm—will read his glowing pages with delight , and refer to them with confidence , as to an unerring guide and instructor in all matters appertaining to the antiquity , sacred origin , practical working , and beneficial tendency of the Order . I may safely affirm , in reference to the practical working of the Craft , that there is scarcely a Lodge beneath the canopy of heaven , in which one Mason at least is not indebted to the writings of that Reverend Brotherfor all that is bright in conceptionall that is
beau-, , tiful in mystic imagery , all that is valuable in ancient Masonic lore . " The extraordinary circumstances connected with the removal of Dr . Oliver are , no doubt , fresh in your recollections . The recent publication of them , through the only channel connected with the press , which has so long , and so triumphantly advocated the honour and independence of tlie Brotherhood , renders a recapitulation of them perfectly unnecessary . I would briefly remarkthat it can have excited no
, ether feelings than those of the deepest astonishment and heartfelt regret , that an individual , so pre-eminently distinguished , and so universally admired , among his fellow-men , should have been obliged , in the vale of years , to undergo the disgrace of removal from a high Masonic office , which , it is admitted on all hands , he has , for ten successive years , filled with exemplary honour to himself , with great benefit to the respected Brethren over whom he presidedand to the lasting advantage
, of the great Lodge of Freemasons throughout the civilized world . " The Brethren of our time-honoured Institution , who periodically perform their mystic ceremonies on this consecrated ground-workas yet unstained , and 1 hope ever to remain so , by prejudice and angry contention—will render this meeting one of no ordinary gratification to the individual who , though fallen from his ' high estate' of acci-
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Provincial.
"Among these Fathers of the Order there is one , whose name is known from north to south—from east to west—from Indus to the pole ; one whose erudite researches have enriched the libraries of all connected with the Craft , from the son of royalty in his ancestral palace , to the humblest artisan at his loom;—one , whose writings have given to the Fraternity a literature specially its own , which no fortuitous circumstance of illustrious birthor ' popular' elevationcould ¦ ever have
, , secured for it ;—one , whose fame is familiar to the Brethren of every land , and identified alike with the Masonic studies of the natives of every quarter of the globe;—one , in whose triple character , as a divine , a scholar , and a Mason , are united all the Christian graces;—in a wort ! , one , in whose person are concentrated so many rare public and private virtues , that if we search through the annals of the Craft , from the earliest periods of time to find his equalwe search in vain—himself is
, , his only parallel ! " Those who are personall y known to that distinguished Philosopher of our Order , and have the supreme felicity of being upon terms of familiar intercourse with him , must have marked the undeviating benevolence of his motives , and the universal charity which invariably characterizes his Masonic career . No man that has ever lived—no man who has ever wielded the ' pen of a readwriter' has conferred such
y , lasting intellectual honour upon Freemasonry as the Reverend GEORGE OLIVER , the late D . P . G . Mj . of Lincolnshire . Office , it is true , he no longer holds ; hut , happily , he still lays fast hold upon our affectionsstill retains the admiration of those who are daily benefiting by his labours . In a word , his works will endure for ages , and thousands yet
unborn will cherish his memory with grateful enthusiasm—will read his glowing pages with delight , and refer to them with confidence , as to an unerring guide and instructor in all matters appertaining to the antiquity , sacred origin , practical working , and beneficial tendency of the Order . I may safely affirm , in reference to the practical working of the Craft , that there is scarcely a Lodge beneath the canopy of heaven , in which one Mason at least is not indebted to the writings of that Reverend Brotherfor all that is bright in conceptionall that is
beau-, , tiful in mystic imagery , all that is valuable in ancient Masonic lore . " The extraordinary circumstances connected with the removal of Dr . Oliver are , no doubt , fresh in your recollections . The recent publication of them , through the only channel connected with the press , which has so long , and so triumphantly advocated the honour and independence of tlie Brotherhood , renders a recapitulation of them perfectly unnecessary . I would briefly remarkthat it can have excited no
, ether feelings than those of the deepest astonishment and heartfelt regret , that an individual , so pre-eminently distinguished , and so universally admired , among his fellow-men , should have been obliged , in the vale of years , to undergo the disgrace of removal from a high Masonic office , which , it is admitted on all hands , he has , for ten successive years , filled with exemplary honour to himself , with great benefit to the respected Brethren over whom he presidedand to the lasting advantage
, of the great Lodge of Freemasons throughout the civilized world . " The Brethren of our time-honoured Institution , who periodically perform their mystic ceremonies on this consecrated ground-workas yet unstained , and 1 hope ever to remain so , by prejudice and angry contention—will render this meeting one of no ordinary gratification to the individual who , though fallen from his ' high estate' of acci-