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A Century Of Freemasonry*
A CENTURY OF FREEMASONRY *
BY KENNETH R . H . MACKENZIE , F . S . A . No . 3 . f THE ambition of the French Masons was gratified . After
many years of dissension and rebellion , the Grand Lodge , that Avas to do so much , Avas established . England hacl tacitly ceded to them the right of self-government by a Grand Lodge of their own , and it now remained for those who had so continually agitated the question of independence , to shoAV practically what the beneficial effects of this independence would be . However
, like most promises , this also was destined to remain unfulfilled . Circumstance , perhaps , or direct influence , prevented the good effects from becoming Aisible . No sooner was the Grand Lodge of France its OAVU master , than it became powerless ancl disjointed . It put forth that " Book of Constitutions , " Avhich we have already examinedand then lapsed into a condition of
, much insignificance and trouble . And , indeed , what could be expected of an assemblage , the head of which had neglected to attend its meetings for the space of twenty-eight years , —for there is not an atom of evidence to show that the Count of Clermont , from his election , in 1743 , to the time of his death , in 1771 , ever attended Grancl Lodge , { either when it was still dependent
on London , or after 1755 , when it became self-governing . Truly , when the Freemasons elected a prince of the blood ( and a Bourbon into the bargain ) their Grancl Master , they obtained that which Avas but of nominal value ! The intimate connection there exists between princes and dancing-masters induced Bourbon to give his Brother Lacorne , dancing-master and confidant to Clermont , the dignity of Substitute ; § and
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
A Century Of Freemasonry*
A CENTURY OF FREEMASONRY *
BY KENNETH R . H . MACKENZIE , F . S . A . No . 3 . f THE ambition of the French Masons was gratified . After
many years of dissension and rebellion , the Grand Lodge , that Avas to do so much , Avas established . England hacl tacitly ceded to them the right of self-government by a Grand Lodge of their own , and it now remained for those who had so continually agitated the question of independence , to shoAV practically what the beneficial effects of this independence would be . However
, like most promises , this also was destined to remain unfulfilled . Circumstance , perhaps , or direct influence , prevented the good effects from becoming Aisible . No sooner was the Grand Lodge of France its OAVU master , than it became powerless ancl disjointed . It put forth that " Book of Constitutions , " Avhich we have already examinedand then lapsed into a condition of
, much insignificance and trouble . And , indeed , what could be expected of an assemblage , the head of which had neglected to attend its meetings for the space of twenty-eight years , —for there is not an atom of evidence to show that the Count of Clermont , from his election , in 1743 , to the time of his death , in 1771 , ever attended Grancl Lodge , { either when it was still dependent
on London , or after 1755 , when it became self-governing . Truly , when the Freemasons elected a prince of the blood ( and a Bourbon into the bargain ) their Grancl Master , they obtained that which Avas but of nominal value ! The intimate connection there exists between princes and dancing-masters induced Bourbon to give his Brother Lacorne , dancing-master and confidant to Clermont , the dignity of Substitute ; § and