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Brother George Peter De Rhe Philipe, P. G. S. B
Not long after the dispensation had been granted for the initiation of his son , the office of Grand Sword-Bearer had been neglected to be -filled up ; and a day or two before the grand festival , at a meeting at Kensington , this name and that name were suggested ; but his Royal Highness settled the matter by asking Brother White , if he knew any objection to the brother in whose son's favour a dispensation
had been granted ; none being made , the compliment was offered to and accepted by Brother Philipe . When the " Freemasons' Quarterly Review" fell under the displeasure of the Grand Master , it was charitably hoped that another organ might successfully supersede it , and
forth came the " Freemasons' Monthly Magazine ; " but all persons repudiated any connection therewith . Brother Philipe was suspected , and occasionally charged with participation ; but beyond an admission that he might be a legal adviser , the lawyer could not be included . It is to be hoped that he escaped responsibility , for it is doubted whether the printer and publisher , a non-mason , had any reason to be pleased with the settlement of accounts .
The frequency of Brother Philipe ' s addresses to Grand Lodge have , rather than their importance , induced a sketch to be taken . We never remember one good speech ; even lately , when succeeding in a grant for widows ( the idea certainly not his own ) , but for the intrinsic merit of the question , he went nigh to mar its success . The admirers of Brother Philipe may not approve of this portrait , but
neither will those who differ from him . The duty of the painter is to delineate the leading features . It is only necessary to add , that a pleasing physiognomy ( showing that Lavater is not always correct ) has a drawback in his fidgetty and somewhat slovenly address . APELLES .
Brother Peter Thomson, P. G. D.
BROTHER PETER THOMSON , P . G . D .
" Surely , Sir , there ' s in him stuff that puts him to these ends * * » * for spiderlike , out of his self-drawing web he gives us note . The force of his own ¦ memory makes his way ; a gift that Heaven gives him . " —Henry the Eighth .
WHAT Mason of the present generation has not heard of PETER GILKES ? His name ( and fame , such as it was ) was as patent as Aldgate pump handle . Now our Brother Peter Thomson is a kind of Gilkesean continuation . Gilkes had a wonderful memory , so has Thomson ; Gilkes was dogmatical and positive , so is Thomson ; Gilkes had a low ambition , so has Thomson . In fact , both may be
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Brother George Peter De Rhe Philipe, P. G. S. B
Not long after the dispensation had been granted for the initiation of his son , the office of Grand Sword-Bearer had been neglected to be -filled up ; and a day or two before the grand festival , at a meeting at Kensington , this name and that name were suggested ; but his Royal Highness settled the matter by asking Brother White , if he knew any objection to the brother in whose son's favour a dispensation
had been granted ; none being made , the compliment was offered to and accepted by Brother Philipe . When the " Freemasons' Quarterly Review" fell under the displeasure of the Grand Master , it was charitably hoped that another organ might successfully supersede it , and
forth came the " Freemasons' Monthly Magazine ; " but all persons repudiated any connection therewith . Brother Philipe was suspected , and occasionally charged with participation ; but beyond an admission that he might be a legal adviser , the lawyer could not be included . It is to be hoped that he escaped responsibility , for it is doubted whether the printer and publisher , a non-mason , had any reason to be pleased with the settlement of accounts .
The frequency of Brother Philipe ' s addresses to Grand Lodge have , rather than their importance , induced a sketch to be taken . We never remember one good speech ; even lately , when succeeding in a grant for widows ( the idea certainly not his own ) , but for the intrinsic merit of the question , he went nigh to mar its success . The admirers of Brother Philipe may not approve of this portrait , but
neither will those who differ from him . The duty of the painter is to delineate the leading features . It is only necessary to add , that a pleasing physiognomy ( showing that Lavater is not always correct ) has a drawback in his fidgetty and somewhat slovenly address . APELLES .
Brother Peter Thomson, P. G. D.
BROTHER PETER THOMSON , P . G . D .
" Surely , Sir , there ' s in him stuff that puts him to these ends * * » * for spiderlike , out of his self-drawing web he gives us note . The force of his own ¦ memory makes his way ; a gift that Heaven gives him . " —Henry the Eighth .
WHAT Mason of the present generation has not heard of PETER GILKES ? His name ( and fame , such as it was ) was as patent as Aldgate pump handle . Now our Brother Peter Thomson is a kind of Gilkesean continuation . Gilkes had a wonderful memory , so has Thomson ; Gilkes was dogmatical and positive , so is Thomson ; Gilkes had a low ambition , so has Thomson . In fact , both may be