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Article THE W. BROTHER JOHN BIGG, P.M.—P.Z. ← Page 2 of 3 →
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The W. Brother John Bigg, P.M.—P.Z.
He bided his time ; and deemed that time arrived when the new masonic regime commenced . Alas ! he judged after his own heart ; he measured the noble by birth according ^ the standard of the noble by nature . Spontaneously , in the full anticipation of better things , Bro . John Bigg resumed the performance of his important duties , as a singularly
efficient member of the Grand Lodge , upon the accession of the Earl of Zetland . Initiated in the Moira Lodge , some thirty years before—P . Z . of the Moira Chapter—having in the previous course of his career in Freemasonry rendered both lodge and chapter the most eminent services , advanced them , in fact , to the highest estimation among the metropolitan bodies of Craft and Arch Masonry—having by his orations in
private lodges , and at Grand Lodge meetings , and by his literary efforts in the periodical press , already attained to the warmest estimation of friends , and the highest respect of all who heard or heard of him , it mig ht be supposed that he came back to us rather in the quiet consciousness of having already done all that could be expected from him , than with the willingness , the laudable anxiety , as well as the power of
doing more . But still full of vigour , he seemed as if , running a race with time , he had gained more in strength than he had lost in speed . Tall , and of commanding figure ; handsome of face , with a noble presence ; a voice sonorous and musical ; possessing a copious flow of language ; his temper under admirable control ; evidently sincere of purpose ; patient of examination ; logical in arrangement ; and most conclusive in the
application of the subject-matter of his address , Bro . Bigg stands appreciated in Grand Lodge , by the genuine approbation of friends ( the vast majority ) , and the not less evident apprehension of his opponents ( the unenvied few ) , as the best impersonation of masonic eloquence of which the Grand Lodge of England can boast—as the worthy and worshipful brother , who , in any other assembly of a similar nature , would have
had conferred upon him the honour , with popular confirmation , of Grand Orator . Scotland would delight in him ; Ireland would be proud of him , in such an office . England gives no appointment of the kind . No provision , at all events , has been made for it . He is , nevertheless , our adopted Grand Orator ; would be the gladly accepted of Grand Lodge ; and probably yet will be , under an improved dispensation .
AYell , thus accomplished , he once more raises his voice in the Grand Lodge of England ; and always on the side of truth and justice . He never fails to convince , although , like his colleagues in the same enterprises , he seldom succeeds , eventually , in practically establishing that for which he so eloquently contends . The fault comes not within the category of incompetencies , but of impossibilities . Would he have listened to the voice of the tempter , and have doffed the garniture of
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The W. Brother John Bigg, P.M.—P.Z.
He bided his time ; and deemed that time arrived when the new masonic regime commenced . Alas ! he judged after his own heart ; he measured the noble by birth according ^ the standard of the noble by nature . Spontaneously , in the full anticipation of better things , Bro . John Bigg resumed the performance of his important duties , as a singularly
efficient member of the Grand Lodge , upon the accession of the Earl of Zetland . Initiated in the Moira Lodge , some thirty years before—P . Z . of the Moira Chapter—having in the previous course of his career in Freemasonry rendered both lodge and chapter the most eminent services , advanced them , in fact , to the highest estimation among the metropolitan bodies of Craft and Arch Masonry—having by his orations in
private lodges , and at Grand Lodge meetings , and by his literary efforts in the periodical press , already attained to the warmest estimation of friends , and the highest respect of all who heard or heard of him , it mig ht be supposed that he came back to us rather in the quiet consciousness of having already done all that could be expected from him , than with the willingness , the laudable anxiety , as well as the power of
doing more . But still full of vigour , he seemed as if , running a race with time , he had gained more in strength than he had lost in speed . Tall , and of commanding figure ; handsome of face , with a noble presence ; a voice sonorous and musical ; possessing a copious flow of language ; his temper under admirable control ; evidently sincere of purpose ; patient of examination ; logical in arrangement ; and most conclusive in the
application of the subject-matter of his address , Bro . Bigg stands appreciated in Grand Lodge , by the genuine approbation of friends ( the vast majority ) , and the not less evident apprehension of his opponents ( the unenvied few ) , as the best impersonation of masonic eloquence of which the Grand Lodge of England can boast—as the worthy and worshipful brother , who , in any other assembly of a similar nature , would have
had conferred upon him the honour , with popular confirmation , of Grand Orator . Scotland would delight in him ; Ireland would be proud of him , in such an office . England gives no appointment of the kind . No provision , at all events , has been made for it . He is , nevertheless , our adopted Grand Orator ; would be the gladly accepted of Grand Lodge ; and probably yet will be , under an improved dispensation .
AYell , thus accomplished , he once more raises his voice in the Grand Lodge of England ; and always on the side of truth and justice . He never fails to convince , although , like his colleagues in the same enterprises , he seldom succeeds , eventually , in practically establishing that for which he so eloquently contends . The fault comes not within the category of incompetencies , but of impossibilities . Would he have listened to the voice of the tempter , and have doffed the garniture of