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the object of his fondest ambition . He prized it as the highest honour to which he could aspire . Since he had known Masonry in this county the numbers of Brethren were doubled and trebled , and must and will increase still further , so long as its beneficent principles are illustrated in the actions of its members . He considered it a fortunate circumstance that Masonry in Lincolnshire was presided over by such an excellent P . G . M . —a man whowith the most enlarged and cultivated
, mmd , united in his person a perfect specimen of the Old English Gentleman ; and it gave him much pleasure as an antiquary , to learn that his Right Hon . friend was about to revive the baronial style of hospitality in the county . The inhabitants of Market Rasen and the neighbourhood might now anticipate a revival of those good old times , when the landlord would be surrounded by a devoted and happy tenantry who will joyously welcome his periodical returns to his patrimonial domaiwhen the
n , parliamentary vacations permit him to devote his elegant leisure to the performance of kind philanthrophy , that will endear him to all , and realise for him the appellation of being the father of his people It was a credit and honour to the Masons of Lincolnshire to live under the directing counsels of such a Provincial G . M ., and not less a proud honour to himself , that he had the gratification of being his Deputy . But , continued the Rev . Doctor , let us return to MasonrV in general . I have been connected with Masonry from my youth , and am
convinced , by much reading and reflection , that Masonry , next to Religion , is one of the most beneficent gifts of God to man . It teaches the study of the glorious works of creation ; directs the speculative Mason ' s view from Nature up to Nature ' s God ; and incites him to fear and reverence that Great and Almighty Being , who , as the Great Architect of the Universe , is able to build up and to pull down at his sovereign will and pleasure . He who attempts to disconnect Masonry with Religionwill
, remove our principal landmark—the very foundation on which our science rests . The Pedestal in a Mason ' s Lodge is furnished with the Hol y Bible , as the great basis of our faith and practice , and the depository of our moral instruction ; while the Jewels , both moveable and immoveable , bear a distinct and unequivocal reference to justice and integrity , piety , faith , and a conscience undefined before God and man in a word freemasonry is in accordance with the genuine feelim-s of every good man s heart . If we investigate the works of nat . nrp „„ , {"'» ,+
how curious soever they may appear , they are equally the result of pure Masonic principles . Should we descend into the bowels of the earth , and view the mineral kingdom in all its vast and mysterious varietyshould we soar to the firmament above , and contemplate the sun , the moon , and all the host of heaven , moving in their orbits with majestic order and regularity through the vast expanse-all this wondrous machinery is an illustration of our glorious science . Thus a Mason ' s Lodge is a place where the i t
gnoranare taught wisdom , and the dissolute , piety ; and wh ere science is cultivated with reference to all those interests which are most dear to us , both in this world and that which is to come . Charity , or that universal system of benevolence which is so highly eulogized by St . Paul , is the aim and end of all our speculations ; and at the last great day , when the secrets of ah hearts shall be disclosedthe uninitiated enquirers into the drift of
, our mysteries , will be astonished to find that the great and absorbing secret of Masonry was , to confer benefits on our fellow-creatures . l - l h £ ° , cial Grand Waster proposed the health of the P . G . Chaplain , Jirother Coltman , whose admirable discourse had made the deepest
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Provincial.
the object of his fondest ambition . He prized it as the highest honour to which he could aspire . Since he had known Masonry in this county the numbers of Brethren were doubled and trebled , and must and will increase still further , so long as its beneficent principles are illustrated in the actions of its members . He considered it a fortunate circumstance that Masonry in Lincolnshire was presided over by such an excellent P . G . M . —a man whowith the most enlarged and cultivated
, mmd , united in his person a perfect specimen of the Old English Gentleman ; and it gave him much pleasure as an antiquary , to learn that his Right Hon . friend was about to revive the baronial style of hospitality in the county . The inhabitants of Market Rasen and the neighbourhood might now anticipate a revival of those good old times , when the landlord would be surrounded by a devoted and happy tenantry who will joyously welcome his periodical returns to his patrimonial domaiwhen the
n , parliamentary vacations permit him to devote his elegant leisure to the performance of kind philanthrophy , that will endear him to all , and realise for him the appellation of being the father of his people It was a credit and honour to the Masons of Lincolnshire to live under the directing counsels of such a Provincial G . M ., and not less a proud honour to himself , that he had the gratification of being his Deputy . But , continued the Rev . Doctor , let us return to MasonrV in general . I have been connected with Masonry from my youth , and am
convinced , by much reading and reflection , that Masonry , next to Religion , is one of the most beneficent gifts of God to man . It teaches the study of the glorious works of creation ; directs the speculative Mason ' s view from Nature up to Nature ' s God ; and incites him to fear and reverence that Great and Almighty Being , who , as the Great Architect of the Universe , is able to build up and to pull down at his sovereign will and pleasure . He who attempts to disconnect Masonry with Religionwill
, remove our principal landmark—the very foundation on which our science rests . The Pedestal in a Mason ' s Lodge is furnished with the Hol y Bible , as the great basis of our faith and practice , and the depository of our moral instruction ; while the Jewels , both moveable and immoveable , bear a distinct and unequivocal reference to justice and integrity , piety , faith , and a conscience undefined before God and man in a word freemasonry is in accordance with the genuine feelim-s of every good man s heart . If we investigate the works of nat . nrp „„ , {"'» ,+
how curious soever they may appear , they are equally the result of pure Masonic principles . Should we descend into the bowels of the earth , and view the mineral kingdom in all its vast and mysterious varietyshould we soar to the firmament above , and contemplate the sun , the moon , and all the host of heaven , moving in their orbits with majestic order and regularity through the vast expanse-all this wondrous machinery is an illustration of our glorious science . Thus a Mason ' s Lodge is a place where the i t
gnoranare taught wisdom , and the dissolute , piety ; and wh ere science is cultivated with reference to all those interests which are most dear to us , both in this world and that which is to come . Charity , or that universal system of benevolence which is so highly eulogized by St . Paul , is the aim and end of all our speculations ; and at the last great day , when the secrets of ah hearts shall be disclosedthe uninitiated enquirers into the drift of
, our mysteries , will be astonished to find that the great and absorbing secret of Masonry was , to confer benefits on our fellow-creatures . l - l h £ ° , cial Grand Waster proposed the health of the P . G . Chaplain , Jirother Coltman , whose admirable discourse had made the deepest