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Dr. Ashe.
youthful day is done , it seems , even in its setting , to supply a twilight brightness and gladness in the serene and satisfactory reflection it affords , in some sort like the deliciousness of the autumnal night-time in the Bay of Naples , or some charming region of Asia the Less . Innocent and useful pleasures which are past carry forward a bright charm to fling a circle of delight about their remembrance to the last—an enchanting beam of illusion , if it ought to be so entitled , that accompanies the living
impressions of interest and enjoyment to the gates of the grave . " Thus he wrote . The Doctor was frequently a successful pleader from the pul pit in aid of the Female Orphan Home , for daughters of Masons dying in exigent circumstances . He thus apostrophises the Duke of Leinster : — " The son of a good and great Brother , to whom the author was well known . It is an era
auspicious in Masonry in Ireland ; the immediate Grand Master will throw additional lustre upon the Order in his native country . His own ingenuous heart will urge him to excel in his high station ; and the body in general , in the warmth of their fine and faithful feelings for the cause of Freemasonry , will be more and more interested to copy his example , and to let their honourable and valuable light shine . " Dr . Ashe was prophetic . His Grace of Leinster has done his duty ;
and had he been properly seconded by those with whom he has , by circumstances , been associated , Freemasonry in Ireland would have presented a glorious rivalry with the sister Grand Lodge of England . But His Grace has had not only to carry it , Sinbad-like , on his shoulders , but has had to contend with unmasonic cliqueism , that impedes those operations which his own honesty of purpose would carry out . The body of Masons haveto use Dr . Ashe ' s expression" warm
, , and fine feelings for the cause of Freemasonry . " But arms and legs are too much for body and mind ; the one catch up the spolia opima , and the other enable them to run away with good intentions . The duke , in his kindness , does not like to interfere too much . However , time will yet come to his aid ; and let us hope that when bygones may be quoted , they will be dealt with better grace than is permitted us at present .
The Grand Lodge Of England, And The Representative System.
THE GRAND LODGE OF ENGLAND , AND THE REPRESENTATIVE SYSTEM .
f Continued from pa /; e 294 . ; " If any part of the representative body be not chosen by the people , that part vitiates and corrupts the whole ; if there be a defect in the representation of the people , that power , which alone is equal to the making of the laws in this country is not complete , ami the acts under that circumstance are not the acts of a pure and entire legislature . "—JUNIUS , Letter xxxvii . As the object of these letters is not to find faultbut to shew how to
, carry into practice a doctrine not acted upon at present , it will be as well , firstly , to see that what appears to be the theory is so in reality . On investigation , therefore , it will he found that the governing body of the Masons in England is an assemblage of the Masters , Past Masters , and Wardens of all the private Lodges holding warrants , duly issued from the Grand Secretary ' s office , under the command and signature of
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Dr. Ashe.
youthful day is done , it seems , even in its setting , to supply a twilight brightness and gladness in the serene and satisfactory reflection it affords , in some sort like the deliciousness of the autumnal night-time in the Bay of Naples , or some charming region of Asia the Less . Innocent and useful pleasures which are past carry forward a bright charm to fling a circle of delight about their remembrance to the last—an enchanting beam of illusion , if it ought to be so entitled , that accompanies the living
impressions of interest and enjoyment to the gates of the grave . " Thus he wrote . The Doctor was frequently a successful pleader from the pul pit in aid of the Female Orphan Home , for daughters of Masons dying in exigent circumstances . He thus apostrophises the Duke of Leinster : — " The son of a good and great Brother , to whom the author was well known . It is an era
auspicious in Masonry in Ireland ; the immediate Grand Master will throw additional lustre upon the Order in his native country . His own ingenuous heart will urge him to excel in his high station ; and the body in general , in the warmth of their fine and faithful feelings for the cause of Freemasonry , will be more and more interested to copy his example , and to let their honourable and valuable light shine . " Dr . Ashe was prophetic . His Grace of Leinster has done his duty ;
and had he been properly seconded by those with whom he has , by circumstances , been associated , Freemasonry in Ireland would have presented a glorious rivalry with the sister Grand Lodge of England . But His Grace has had not only to carry it , Sinbad-like , on his shoulders , but has had to contend with unmasonic cliqueism , that impedes those operations which his own honesty of purpose would carry out . The body of Masons haveto use Dr . Ashe ' s expression" warm
, , and fine feelings for the cause of Freemasonry . " But arms and legs are too much for body and mind ; the one catch up the spolia opima , and the other enable them to run away with good intentions . The duke , in his kindness , does not like to interfere too much . However , time will yet come to his aid ; and let us hope that when bygones may be quoted , they will be dealt with better grace than is permitted us at present .
The Grand Lodge Of England, And The Representative System.
THE GRAND LODGE OF ENGLAND , AND THE REPRESENTATIVE SYSTEM .
f Continued from pa /; e 294 . ; " If any part of the representative body be not chosen by the people , that part vitiates and corrupts the whole ; if there be a defect in the representation of the people , that power , which alone is equal to the making of the laws in this country is not complete , ami the acts under that circumstance are not the acts of a pure and entire legislature . "—JUNIUS , Letter xxxvii . As the object of these letters is not to find faultbut to shew how to
, carry into practice a doctrine not acted upon at present , it will be as well , firstly , to see that what appears to be the theory is so in reality . On investigation , therefore , it will he found that the governing body of the Masons in England is an assemblage of the Masters , Past Masters , and Wardens of all the private Lodges holding warrants , duly issued from the Grand Secretary ' s office , under the command and signature of