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ult . ; Brother W . Thomas , of the Loyal Welsh Lodge , and installed on the 27 th ult ; and Brother G . Parry , of the Cambrian . Freemasonry is now duly appreciated here . Depend upon it , the more it is known , the greater will be the respect paid to it , for a good Mason cannot be a bad man . It is true there are hyprocrites in Masonry , as well as in all other professions , but the science on that account ought not to be condemned ; for if so , what would become of Christianity itself ? Masonry unites
the "just men and true , " of all persuasions , provided they believe in the existence of a Supreme Being ; hence the stupid atheist and irreligious libertine can never have a place among us . It is said of the Scottish
kirk" When they were told that Masons practis'd charms , Invok'd the de'il , and raised tempestuous storms . Two of their body prudently they sent . To learn what could by Masonry be meant . — Admitted to the Lodge and treated well . At their return the assembly hoped they'd tell , We say nae more than this ( they both reply'd)—Do what we ' ve done , and ye'll be satisfy'd . "
MILFORD , Jan . 5 . —At a special meeting of the St . David ' s Lodge , a Past Master ' s Jewel was presented to George Parry , Esq ., bearing the following inscription : — "Presented by the W . M ., Officers , and Brethren of the St . David ' s Lodge of Freemasons , No . 474 , Milford , to Brother George Parry , jun ., P . M . of that Lodge , W . M . of the Loyal Welsh Lodge , Pembroke Dock , and Provincial Grand Junior Deacon for South Walesas a token of their hih respect and regard for his
, g unremitting attention to the interests of the Lodge . December , 1841 . " The Masonic attainments of Brother Parry are well known to the Craft in South Wales , to be of the highest Order , and the flattering terms in which the W . M ., Brother Allen , and the Treasurer of the Lodge , Bro . Byers , spoke of his great acquirements in , and zeal and devotion to Freemasonry , were heartily responded to by all the Brethren present .
WORCESTER , Dec . —The Brethren of the Worcester Lodge celebrated the anniversary of St . John the Evangelist on Monday by a dinner at their Lodge , at the Reindeer Hotel and Freemasons' Tavern , Mealcheapen-street , under the presidency of the W . M ., Henry H . Shelton , Esq ., assisted by his Wardens . Nearly thirty gentlemen sat down to dinner , and the evening was spent in true Brotherly harmony .
DUDLEY . —At the last meeting of the Harmonic Lodge , held at the Freemasons' Tavern , no less than ten candidates were proposed for admission into this ancient and honourable Order . AVe are happy to state , on the authority of a correspondent , that a new impulse has been given to Masonry in this town , during the last twelve months ; great numbers have joined the ranks of benevolence , and many others are about to be proposedcomprising individuals of the hihest
respect-, g ability . The day is not very far distant , it is anticipated , when this town will be ornamented with a Masonic-hall . It is earnestly hoped that new Lodges will be opened in the county ; and also that several which have been dormant for some years will be revived , under the auspices of a Provincial Grand Lodge , which is much wanted by the Fraternity of Worcestershire . VOL . IX . AI
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Provincial.
ult . ; Brother W . Thomas , of the Loyal Welsh Lodge , and installed on the 27 th ult ; and Brother G . Parry , of the Cambrian . Freemasonry is now duly appreciated here . Depend upon it , the more it is known , the greater will be the respect paid to it , for a good Mason cannot be a bad man . It is true there are hyprocrites in Masonry , as well as in all other professions , but the science on that account ought not to be condemned ; for if so , what would become of Christianity itself ? Masonry unites
the "just men and true , " of all persuasions , provided they believe in the existence of a Supreme Being ; hence the stupid atheist and irreligious libertine can never have a place among us . It is said of the Scottish
kirk" When they were told that Masons practis'd charms , Invok'd the de'il , and raised tempestuous storms . Two of their body prudently they sent . To learn what could by Masonry be meant . — Admitted to the Lodge and treated well . At their return the assembly hoped they'd tell , We say nae more than this ( they both reply'd)—Do what we ' ve done , and ye'll be satisfy'd . "
MILFORD , Jan . 5 . —At a special meeting of the St . David ' s Lodge , a Past Master ' s Jewel was presented to George Parry , Esq ., bearing the following inscription : — "Presented by the W . M ., Officers , and Brethren of the St . David ' s Lodge of Freemasons , No . 474 , Milford , to Brother George Parry , jun ., P . M . of that Lodge , W . M . of the Loyal Welsh Lodge , Pembroke Dock , and Provincial Grand Junior Deacon for South Walesas a token of their hih respect and regard for his
, g unremitting attention to the interests of the Lodge . December , 1841 . " The Masonic attainments of Brother Parry are well known to the Craft in South Wales , to be of the highest Order , and the flattering terms in which the W . M ., Brother Allen , and the Treasurer of the Lodge , Bro . Byers , spoke of his great acquirements in , and zeal and devotion to Freemasonry , were heartily responded to by all the Brethren present .
WORCESTER , Dec . —The Brethren of the Worcester Lodge celebrated the anniversary of St . John the Evangelist on Monday by a dinner at their Lodge , at the Reindeer Hotel and Freemasons' Tavern , Mealcheapen-street , under the presidency of the W . M ., Henry H . Shelton , Esq ., assisted by his Wardens . Nearly thirty gentlemen sat down to dinner , and the evening was spent in true Brotherly harmony .
DUDLEY . —At the last meeting of the Harmonic Lodge , held at the Freemasons' Tavern , no less than ten candidates were proposed for admission into this ancient and honourable Order . AVe are happy to state , on the authority of a correspondent , that a new impulse has been given to Masonry in this town , during the last twelve months ; great numbers have joined the ranks of benevolence , and many others are about to be proposedcomprising individuals of the hihest
respect-, g ability . The day is not very far distant , it is anticipated , when this town will be ornamented with a Masonic-hall . It is earnestly hoped that new Lodges will be opened in the county ; and also that several which have been dormant for some years will be revived , under the auspices of a Provincial Grand Lodge , which is much wanted by the Fraternity of Worcestershire . VOL . IX . AI