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Article THE LATE REV. SAMUEL OLIVER; ← Page 3 of 3 Article TO THE EDITOR. Page 1 of 2 →
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The Late Rev. Samuel Oliver;
of the vicar in 1842 ;* when a new incumbent was appointed " who knew not Joseph , " and he was removed from the curacy without the slightest remuneration , at the advanced age of nearly ninety years . Fortunately , a few months afterwards , the rectory of Lambly , f in Nottinghamshire , was presented to him , and it became a comfortable retreat for his latter days . Here he died on the 9 th of August last , after a short illnessgreatlrespected bhis parishioners" being old and full
, y y , of days , " and three generations of his posterity followed him to the grave . He was a perfectly original character . His actions all sprang from impulse , and were not the result of experience ; and consequentlyhe was occasionally hasty in his decisions . His system of divinity was sound and good , because it was founded on the writings of the old Anglican divines , with which he was familiarly acquainted ; and if he was sometimes severe in his remarks on the sin of schism , it sprang from a
purely conscientious motive . He considered it his duty to defend the principles of the Church of England to the utmost of his power ; and he conceived that the best means of doing it was by exposing the errors of those who had dissented from her communion . He has been heard to say that he felt himself divinely commissioned to " cry aloud ancl spare not , " against dissent in all its forms ; and that if he omitted to do so , he should grievously wound his own soul , and be guilty of an unpardonable offence against God . Such examples of firmness and
orthodoxy are rapidly departing from the land . AVe were prepared to subjoin some of his early poetical effusions , but this article is already too much extended ; and we forbear , in the hope that at some future time his posthumous remarks may be submitted to public inspection . They will show that his heart was imbued with the true spirit of Christianity ; for they breathe the aspirations of a pious mind , unadulterated with any insiduous pretensions to elicit the praise of men . Such was Bro . Samuel Oliver , the revered father of Bro . George Oliver , D . D ., the historian of Freemasonry .
To The Editor.
TO THE EDITOR .
Grove , Gravesend , July 10 , 1847 . SIR , —I am reluctantly compelled to enter a protest against the manner in which the transactions of the Grand Lodge holden on the 2 nd day of June last , are reported in the printed circular issued by the direction of the Grand Master . Leavingsuch other Brethren whoaddressed Grand Lodge on the occasion , to approve or to disapprove the reports of their several speeches , I shall simply enter a protest against the
account of the few remarks I ventured to offer , and do not hesitate to state that the report is neither fair , impartial , nor ungarbled . Although the necessity for my very brief address was too obviously sudden for the slightest preparation , I was then , as I ever am , too cautious to permit any offensive construction to be placed on what I clid state , ancl therefore feel some surprise at the liberty taken with my remarks , the first and last portions of wliich have been alcogetheromitted , and no slight variation made with the remainder . As a question of privilege , this is a clear case , and , were I disposed to talce advantage of it , I am fortunate in having two
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The Late Rev. Samuel Oliver;
of the vicar in 1842 ;* when a new incumbent was appointed " who knew not Joseph , " and he was removed from the curacy without the slightest remuneration , at the advanced age of nearly ninety years . Fortunately , a few months afterwards , the rectory of Lambly , f in Nottinghamshire , was presented to him , and it became a comfortable retreat for his latter days . Here he died on the 9 th of August last , after a short illnessgreatlrespected bhis parishioners" being old and full
, y y , of days , " and three generations of his posterity followed him to the grave . He was a perfectly original character . His actions all sprang from impulse , and were not the result of experience ; and consequentlyhe was occasionally hasty in his decisions . His system of divinity was sound and good , because it was founded on the writings of the old Anglican divines , with which he was familiarly acquainted ; and if he was sometimes severe in his remarks on the sin of schism , it sprang from a
purely conscientious motive . He considered it his duty to defend the principles of the Church of England to the utmost of his power ; and he conceived that the best means of doing it was by exposing the errors of those who had dissented from her communion . He has been heard to say that he felt himself divinely commissioned to " cry aloud ancl spare not , " against dissent in all its forms ; and that if he omitted to do so , he should grievously wound his own soul , and be guilty of an unpardonable offence against God . Such examples of firmness and
orthodoxy are rapidly departing from the land . AVe were prepared to subjoin some of his early poetical effusions , but this article is already too much extended ; and we forbear , in the hope that at some future time his posthumous remarks may be submitted to public inspection . They will show that his heart was imbued with the true spirit of Christianity ; for they breathe the aspirations of a pious mind , unadulterated with any insiduous pretensions to elicit the praise of men . Such was Bro . Samuel Oliver , the revered father of Bro . George Oliver , D . D ., the historian of Freemasonry .
To The Editor.
TO THE EDITOR .
Grove , Gravesend , July 10 , 1847 . SIR , —I am reluctantly compelled to enter a protest against the manner in which the transactions of the Grand Lodge holden on the 2 nd day of June last , are reported in the printed circular issued by the direction of the Grand Master . Leavingsuch other Brethren whoaddressed Grand Lodge on the occasion , to approve or to disapprove the reports of their several speeches , I shall simply enter a protest against the
account of the few remarks I ventured to offer , and do not hesitate to state that the report is neither fair , impartial , nor ungarbled . Although the necessity for my very brief address was too obviously sudden for the slightest preparation , I was then , as I ever am , too cautious to permit any offensive construction to be placed on what I clid state , ancl therefore feel some surprise at the liberty taken with my remarks , the first and last portions of wliich have been alcogetheromitted , and no slight variation made with the remainder . As a question of privilege , this is a clear case , and , were I disposed to talce advantage of it , I am fortunate in having two