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Masonry ; and it is as worthy of remark to notice—though , by the way , no novel feature in our festive arrangements — that , amidst the lighter hours of enjoyment , when each heart burned with love and kindness , and overflowed with joy , each Mason bore steadily in mind that temperance should be his guide , —even when the most disposed to give free scope to those enthusiastic emotions which such a day was naturally calculated to call forth from the breast of every intelligent and
faithful Mason . "The demonstration then made was nobly responded to . The strictly Masonic publicity with which its proceedings were subsequently marked , redounded to the honour and advantage of the Craft . The popular world—viewing it with Argus eyes—became awakened to the very soul and spirit of its intellectual capabilities , its vast moral tenets , its power and disposition to go hand-in-hand with the sacred obligations
of religion . Indeed , no sooner were the uninitiated convinced of this , than the result of our goodly celebration was an accession of members to that Lodge which has stood for fifty years the test of public opinion , and baffled successfully the vicissitudes of time . Masonry has , unquestionably , received from that festival an impetus in this neighbourhood , highly gratifying to those to whose labours and liberality it owed its celebration . The Porch of the Templeif it has not since been crowded ,
, has been generally regarded with increased admiration and respect , by those uninitiated persons , to whom entrance is as yet denied , but who have sufficiently penetrated the veil that enshrouds its mystic beauties from vulgar gaze , to view beneath it all that is bright and estimable in human institutions , — all that is calculated to lead to successful
triumphs of knowledge over ignorance , —and to prepare the minds ' of men for the reception of the noblest principles which can be engrafted thereon , for the promotion of universal charity , national devotion , and inflexible loyalty . " Let us then , my Brethren , on this spot—a spot consecrated to Truth , Brotherly Love , and Benevolence , breathe an earnest prayer , that mankind at large may so nourish the virtues which Masonry inculcates—and to the promulgation of which it will finallowe its
, y triumphant and permanent ascendancy , amidst the multiplicity ' of human institutions , —that every fireside will be the house of joy and gratulation—the haven of rest and peace ! "Further , — let us breathe a blessing on the memory of those Brethren who founded this additional School of Morality and Science ! May their labours here below , be honourably and faithfully recorded ; and abovebe rewardedby an all-wise and merciful Providenceby
, , , those enduring honours , compared with which all ' the pride , pomp , and circumstance' of human glory is but as a vain shadow ! " The celebration of that event , so important and so interesting to every genuine Mason , will for ever live in my recollection , and its conimemorators in my esteem . Neither shall I cease to entertain the liveliest sense of gratitude for the proud and flattering position in which 1 was then enabledwithin the limits of my native town—endeared to me hy
, the earliest and dearest recollections of boyhood and education—to raise my humble voice in behalf of that Science , which a long succession of English monarchs have graced by their patronage and powerful co-operation , and which , even now , boasts of the princely support of a Sussex —the ducal countenance of a Richmond , a Devonshire , and a Wellington , —the noble association of a Mexborough , a Coinbermere , a VOL . IS . L
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Provincial.
Masonry ; and it is as worthy of remark to notice—though , by the way , no novel feature in our festive arrangements — that , amidst the lighter hours of enjoyment , when each heart burned with love and kindness , and overflowed with joy , each Mason bore steadily in mind that temperance should be his guide , —even when the most disposed to give free scope to those enthusiastic emotions which such a day was naturally calculated to call forth from the breast of every intelligent and
faithful Mason . "The demonstration then made was nobly responded to . The strictly Masonic publicity with which its proceedings were subsequently marked , redounded to the honour and advantage of the Craft . The popular world—viewing it with Argus eyes—became awakened to the very soul and spirit of its intellectual capabilities , its vast moral tenets , its power and disposition to go hand-in-hand with the sacred obligations
of religion . Indeed , no sooner were the uninitiated convinced of this , than the result of our goodly celebration was an accession of members to that Lodge which has stood for fifty years the test of public opinion , and baffled successfully the vicissitudes of time . Masonry has , unquestionably , received from that festival an impetus in this neighbourhood , highly gratifying to those to whose labours and liberality it owed its celebration . The Porch of the Templeif it has not since been crowded ,
, has been generally regarded with increased admiration and respect , by those uninitiated persons , to whom entrance is as yet denied , but who have sufficiently penetrated the veil that enshrouds its mystic beauties from vulgar gaze , to view beneath it all that is bright and estimable in human institutions , — all that is calculated to lead to successful
triumphs of knowledge over ignorance , —and to prepare the minds ' of men for the reception of the noblest principles which can be engrafted thereon , for the promotion of universal charity , national devotion , and inflexible loyalty . " Let us then , my Brethren , on this spot—a spot consecrated to Truth , Brotherly Love , and Benevolence , breathe an earnest prayer , that mankind at large may so nourish the virtues which Masonry inculcates—and to the promulgation of which it will finallowe its
, y triumphant and permanent ascendancy , amidst the multiplicity ' of human institutions , —that every fireside will be the house of joy and gratulation—the haven of rest and peace ! "Further , — let us breathe a blessing on the memory of those Brethren who founded this additional School of Morality and Science ! May their labours here below , be honourably and faithfully recorded ; and abovebe rewardedby an all-wise and merciful Providenceby
, , , those enduring honours , compared with which all ' the pride , pomp , and circumstance' of human glory is but as a vain shadow ! " The celebration of that event , so important and so interesting to every genuine Mason , will for ever live in my recollection , and its conimemorators in my esteem . Neither shall I cease to entertain the liveliest sense of gratitude for the proud and flattering position in which 1 was then enabledwithin the limits of my native town—endeared to me hy
, the earliest and dearest recollections of boyhood and education—to raise my humble voice in behalf of that Science , which a long succession of English monarchs have graced by their patronage and powerful co-operation , and which , even now , boasts of the princely support of a Sussex —the ducal countenance of a Richmond , a Devonshire , and a Wellington , —the noble association of a Mexborough , a Coinbermere , a VOL . IS . L