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Article THE REVEREND GEORGE OLIVER, D.D., ← Page 3 of 6 →
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The Reverend George Oliver, D.D.,
long , to rank them amongst the most attached friends to the institution . That a man of Brother Oliver's talent , vocation , and unwearied industry should be wanting in natural emulation , would be to deny him the common impulses of humanity ; but his aspirations were not those of vaulting ambitionand
, no sooner had the reputation of the Apollo Lodge become established , than he indulged the hope that he might attain higher Masonic honours , and to that end he untiringly and ardently devoted himself to the cause . The office of Deputy Grand Master for Lincolnshire was the object ofhis secret thoughtsand to make himself worth
, y of it , he laboured as incessantly as successfully , sparing neither pains nor expence to make himself perfectly master of the system , in its general object , its details , and its philosophy , and at the same time to render all the service in his
power to the Craft . His ambition—a laudable one—was crowned with success . Our object is , to give as much account of the Brother as possible , and in some minor details , anecdotal matter may be instructive as well as amusing . Brother Oliver was ( and we believe continues to be ) an enthusiast in Masonry .
In many a ramble he has been known to be practising the ceremonials of the order ; indeed , his desire being known , his walks were often so far respected as not to be intruded on for a given time , —and more than once he was found guilty of the extravagance of entering the Lodge Room in the day timeand delivering a lecture to the empty benches !
, In 1812 he was appointed a Prov . Grand Steward , and in 1816 , Prov . Grand Chaplain , ancl preached his first Masonic sermon at Barton-upon-Humber , in the month of May in that year ; he has subsequently preached in most of the towns of Lincolnshire , and was uniformly requested to print his sermons .
His general avocations did not prevent him from diffusing amongst the Brethren the true principles of Freemasonry . In 1820 he published an octavo volume on the Antiquities of Freemasonry , which was followed by the " Star in the East , " a little work that was very popular , now out of print . In 1826 " Signs and Symbols" was publishedwhich has seen
, , several editions ; also the " History of Initiation , " a newedition of which is nearly ready for publication , by Brother R . Spencer . His name is not unknown as an antiquary . The Anti-
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Reverend George Oliver, D.D.,
long , to rank them amongst the most attached friends to the institution . That a man of Brother Oliver's talent , vocation , and unwearied industry should be wanting in natural emulation , would be to deny him the common impulses of humanity ; but his aspirations were not those of vaulting ambitionand
, no sooner had the reputation of the Apollo Lodge become established , than he indulged the hope that he might attain higher Masonic honours , and to that end he untiringly and ardently devoted himself to the cause . The office of Deputy Grand Master for Lincolnshire was the object ofhis secret thoughtsand to make himself worth
, y of it , he laboured as incessantly as successfully , sparing neither pains nor expence to make himself perfectly master of the system , in its general object , its details , and its philosophy , and at the same time to render all the service in his
power to the Craft . His ambition—a laudable one—was crowned with success . Our object is , to give as much account of the Brother as possible , and in some minor details , anecdotal matter may be instructive as well as amusing . Brother Oliver was ( and we believe continues to be ) an enthusiast in Masonry .
In many a ramble he has been known to be practising the ceremonials of the order ; indeed , his desire being known , his walks were often so far respected as not to be intruded on for a given time , —and more than once he was found guilty of the extravagance of entering the Lodge Room in the day timeand delivering a lecture to the empty benches !
, In 1812 he was appointed a Prov . Grand Steward , and in 1816 , Prov . Grand Chaplain , ancl preached his first Masonic sermon at Barton-upon-Humber , in the month of May in that year ; he has subsequently preached in most of the towns of Lincolnshire , and was uniformly requested to print his sermons .
His general avocations did not prevent him from diffusing amongst the Brethren the true principles of Freemasonry . In 1820 he published an octavo volume on the Antiquities of Freemasonry , which was followed by the " Star in the East , " a little work that was very popular , now out of print . In 1826 " Signs and Symbols" was publishedwhich has seen
, , several editions ; also the " History of Initiation , " a newedition of which is nearly ready for publication , by Brother R . Spencer . His name is not unknown as an antiquary . The Anti-