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Article THE FREEMASONS' QUARTERLY MAGAZINE AND REVIEW. ← Page 2 of 10 →
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The Freemasons' Quarterly Magazine And Review.
But at this stage of the proceedings , and at the very moment when this auspicious change might have been expected to commence with some eclat , " a hitch " has occurred , which places the Quarterly General Court of the Girls' School in a disagreeable—if not in a ridiculous or
somewhat worse—position . It has been the custom amongst Masons from time immemorial , at the rearing of all noble and stately edifices , to meet and lay the first stone with suitable honours , and appropriate ceremonies . In ancient times , —nay , within
our own recollection , —no building of any importance was ever begun in this country , without the Craft of Freemasons being called upon to take their part in the initiatory ceremony , for " the work " would have been thought to have been only half begun , if the M . W . the Grand
Master , or his Deputy , had not attended with his respective officers , to lay and prove " the perfect ashler , " and to invoke a blessing from T . G . A . O . T . U . for the success
of the undertaking . Since the death of the M . W . the Grand Master , H . R . H . the Duke of Sussex , THIS CUSTOM HAS BEEN DISPENSED WITH . Many noble and stately edifices in London and other places have been begun , and their cape stones placed ,
without the Freemasons of England being called upon to perform those duties , in which they had taken part from time immemorial . Singular to say , this anomaly has again and again been passed by without protest , and without any apparent feeling being evinced or entertained about the
consequences . It may be , that a certain amount of delicacy in some instances prevented the putting in of the claims of the Craft , at least to be present at the placing of the first stones of public buildings . It is to be regretted that the first Prince
of the realm . His Royal Highness the Prince Albert , is not a Craftsman . In consequence of this illustrious personage having undertaken to perform the work of the Grand Master of Masons on several occasions , it may have been
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Freemasons' Quarterly Magazine And Review.
But at this stage of the proceedings , and at the very moment when this auspicious change might have been expected to commence with some eclat , " a hitch " has occurred , which places the Quarterly General Court of the Girls' School in a disagreeable—if not in a ridiculous or
somewhat worse—position . It has been the custom amongst Masons from time immemorial , at the rearing of all noble and stately edifices , to meet and lay the first stone with suitable honours , and appropriate ceremonies . In ancient times , —nay , within
our own recollection , —no building of any importance was ever begun in this country , without the Craft of Freemasons being called upon to take their part in the initiatory ceremony , for " the work " would have been thought to have been only half begun , if the M . W . the Grand
Master , or his Deputy , had not attended with his respective officers , to lay and prove " the perfect ashler , " and to invoke a blessing from T . G . A . O . T . U . for the success
of the undertaking . Since the death of the M . W . the Grand Master , H . R . H . the Duke of Sussex , THIS CUSTOM HAS BEEN DISPENSED WITH . Many noble and stately edifices in London and other places have been begun , and their cape stones placed ,
without the Freemasons of England being called upon to perform those duties , in which they had taken part from time immemorial . Singular to say , this anomaly has again and again been passed by without protest , and without any apparent feeling being evinced or entertained about the
consequences . It may be , that a certain amount of delicacy in some instances prevented the putting in of the claims of the Craft , at least to be present at the placing of the first stones of public buildings . It is to be regretted that the first Prince
of the realm . His Royal Highness the Prince Albert , is not a Craftsman . In consequence of this illustrious personage having undertaken to perform the work of the Grand Master of Masons on several occasions , it may have been