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enable this work , of which we have laid the foundation-stone , to be carried on successfull y , and to be of advantage to the proprietor and the town of Ross . " The Chaplain of the Vitruvian Lodge , the Rev . D . P . Price , of Langairan , then stepped forward and invoked a blessing on the undertaking , ivhich was listened to with the most profound attention . At the conclusion , the Masonic Ode , " Hail mysterious glorious science , " was sung by the Brethren . The AVorshipful Master of the Hereford Lodge , Brother W . H . Vale , addressed the assembly in the following terms : —
" Brethren and Friends , the situation I have the honour to hold Masonically , calls upon me to address a few observations on the interesting occasion which has called us together , but these remarks must of necessity be brief , for I possess not tbe confidence requisite to address so vast an assembly , nor am I vain enough to suppose that I ought to occupy your valuable time , even if I had the ability . But as many , perhaps all of you , have heard different opinions and conjectures on
Freemasonry and its professors , in your intercourse ivith the world , it may not be improper or unfitting to assure you , that whatever notions those who are ignorant of our mysteries may form of the nature of our Institution , the Brethren who have experienced the solemnity attendant on their initiation and after progress , can testify that they are such as may deservedly and profitably engage the attention of the best and ablest men . While Freemasonry conciliates men of country
every , sect , and opinion , and promotes true friendship among those who would otherwise have remained at a perpetual distance , it may be considered a school where the best instructions are delivered and inculcated . In our meetings nothing improper or immoral falls from the lips of the Brethren , and there is no other contention than who can work best , and who can best agree ; for work each must , speculative as well as
operative , if he hopes to become a real master of the art , and a useful proficient in this sublime science . Though the secrets of our Craft are hidden from the world , I may be permitted , without breach of faith , to state that the Sacred Volume is the pure and inexhaustible source from which all Masonie information and precepts must be gained . It is there ive Jearn that the great Architect of the Universe is our Supreme Master ; ' tis there we trace the existence of Freemasonry from the remotest period of antiquityand it is there we discover what wisdom has
, contrived , strength supported , and beauty adorned our admirable structure . Freemasonry , may , therefore , not improperly be called the Daughter of Heaven , as the only means of attaining a knowledge of her sublime mysteries are by integrity , diligence , ability , and tiie uniform practi . ce of all the religious , moral , and social duties . It is of itself a system of morality veiled in allegory and illustrated by symbols ; a system so jierfect in all its bearings , that if its dictates be
strictl y obeyed it will endue us with a well-grounded hope that we may be permitted , in after life , to enter that Heavenly Lodge where hoj ) e shall be changed into vision , faith into fruition , and where charity shall never fail . Our Order has ever been distinguished for its loyalty and devotion to all in authority ; and this has been amply testified by the J'atronage which it has received from Royal hands . Our precepts are strictl y loyal , and arc impressed early and earnestly upon every Brother ; and priding ourselves as we do on our loyalty , united with the warmest devotion to the fairest portion of God's creation , our youthful aud be-
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enable this work , of which we have laid the foundation-stone , to be carried on successfull y , and to be of advantage to the proprietor and the town of Ross . " The Chaplain of the Vitruvian Lodge , the Rev . D . P . Price , of Langairan , then stepped forward and invoked a blessing on the undertaking , ivhich was listened to with the most profound attention . At the conclusion , the Masonic Ode , " Hail mysterious glorious science , " was sung by the Brethren . The AVorshipful Master of the Hereford Lodge , Brother W . H . Vale , addressed the assembly in the following terms : —
" Brethren and Friends , the situation I have the honour to hold Masonically , calls upon me to address a few observations on the interesting occasion which has called us together , but these remarks must of necessity be brief , for I possess not tbe confidence requisite to address so vast an assembly , nor am I vain enough to suppose that I ought to occupy your valuable time , even if I had the ability . But as many , perhaps all of you , have heard different opinions and conjectures on
Freemasonry and its professors , in your intercourse ivith the world , it may not be improper or unfitting to assure you , that whatever notions those who are ignorant of our mysteries may form of the nature of our Institution , the Brethren who have experienced the solemnity attendant on their initiation and after progress , can testify that they are such as may deservedly and profitably engage the attention of the best and ablest men . While Freemasonry conciliates men of country
every , sect , and opinion , and promotes true friendship among those who would otherwise have remained at a perpetual distance , it may be considered a school where the best instructions are delivered and inculcated . In our meetings nothing improper or immoral falls from the lips of the Brethren , and there is no other contention than who can work best , and who can best agree ; for work each must , speculative as well as
operative , if he hopes to become a real master of the art , and a useful proficient in this sublime science . Though the secrets of our Craft are hidden from the world , I may be permitted , without breach of faith , to state that the Sacred Volume is the pure and inexhaustible source from which all Masonie information and precepts must be gained . It is there ive Jearn that the great Architect of the Universe is our Supreme Master ; ' tis there we trace the existence of Freemasonry from the remotest period of antiquityand it is there we discover what wisdom has
, contrived , strength supported , and beauty adorned our admirable structure . Freemasonry , may , therefore , not improperly be called the Daughter of Heaven , as the only means of attaining a knowledge of her sublime mysteries are by integrity , diligence , ability , and tiie uniform practi . ce of all the religious , moral , and social duties . It is of itself a system of morality veiled in allegory and illustrated by symbols ; a system so jierfect in all its bearings , that if its dictates be
strictl y obeyed it will endue us with a well-grounded hope that we may be permitted , in after life , to enter that Heavenly Lodge where hoj ) e shall be changed into vision , faith into fruition , and where charity shall never fail . Our Order has ever been distinguished for its loyalty and devotion to all in authority ; and this has been amply testified by the J'atronage which it has received from Royal hands . Our precepts are strictl y loyal , and arc impressed early and earnestly upon every Brother ; and priding ourselves as we do on our loyalty , united with the warmest devotion to the fairest portion of God's creation , our youthful aud be-