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Article THE REVELATIONS OF A SQUARE. ← Page 11 of 12 →
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The Revelations Of A Square.
are not , tliere arc those in this latitudinarian age who willthat the Book of Common Prayer , according to the rites and ceremonies of the Church of England , was an established Lodge book , as it was considered to contain all the moral principles of the Order . And in the lectures , Brothers DesaguliersAndersonand Payne placed the
, , following passages as unalterable landmarks to designate the religious character of the Order . " ' Why due east and west ? "' Because all Chi * istian churches and chapels are or ought to be so . "' What does denote ?
"' The Grand Architect of the Universe , or Him that was taken up to the topmost pinnacle ofthe Holy Temple . ' " Refreshment was a genuine feast of reason and flow of soul . Punning , however it may be condemned ancl sneered at by the fastidious scholar of the nineteenth century , as being a worthless and contemptible pursuit , was extensively practised according to the category laid down by Swift and Sheridan ; and many a witticism have I heard utter * ed
wlucn created the most uproarious mirth ; lor loud laughter was not inconsistent with the manners of an age when high jinks in a sister country possessed attractions which led , as Sir Walter Scott expresses it , ' the best educated and gravest men in Scotland gradually on , from wisdom to mirth , and from mirth to extravagance . '
" One evening as these choice spirits sat round the table after supper—and suppers , I must tell you , in those halcyon days , generally terminated the business of the Lodge—Brothers Lamball , Sorell , Beloe , Ware , Madden , Villeneau , Noyes , Cordwell , Salt , Gofton , Senex , Hobby , Mountain and a few others being present with the W . M .,
all celebrated Masons , whose names are well known to the Craft ; Brother Lamball , who was an incorrigible laugher ; and that in no very mild tone of voice , being tickled by some witty remark , indulged his propensity in a regular horse laugh . Brother Madden rose with much gravity , and addressing the chair said
, " W . Sir , did you ever hear a peaceful lamb bawl ( Lamball ) so vociferously ?' "' No , ' said Bro . Desaguliers , ¦ but I've heard a mad'un ( Madden ) make an ugly noise ( Noycs ) . ' "' O , ' rejoined Bro . Sorell , ' let him ride his hobby
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Revelations Of A Square.
are not , tliere arc those in this latitudinarian age who willthat the Book of Common Prayer , according to the rites and ceremonies of the Church of England , was an established Lodge book , as it was considered to contain all the moral principles of the Order . And in the lectures , Brothers DesaguliersAndersonand Payne placed the
, , following passages as unalterable landmarks to designate the religious character of the Order . " ' Why due east and west ? "' Because all Chi * istian churches and chapels are or ought to be so . "' What does denote ?
"' The Grand Architect of the Universe , or Him that was taken up to the topmost pinnacle ofthe Holy Temple . ' " Refreshment was a genuine feast of reason and flow of soul . Punning , however it may be condemned ancl sneered at by the fastidious scholar of the nineteenth century , as being a worthless and contemptible pursuit , was extensively practised according to the category laid down by Swift and Sheridan ; and many a witticism have I heard utter * ed
wlucn created the most uproarious mirth ; lor loud laughter was not inconsistent with the manners of an age when high jinks in a sister country possessed attractions which led , as Sir Walter Scott expresses it , ' the best educated and gravest men in Scotland gradually on , from wisdom to mirth , and from mirth to extravagance . '
" One evening as these choice spirits sat round the table after supper—and suppers , I must tell you , in those halcyon days , generally terminated the business of the Lodge—Brothers Lamball , Sorell , Beloe , Ware , Madden , Villeneau , Noyes , Cordwell , Salt , Gofton , Senex , Hobby , Mountain and a few others being present with the W . M .,
all celebrated Masons , whose names are well known to the Craft ; Brother Lamball , who was an incorrigible laugher ; and that in no very mild tone of voice , being tickled by some witty remark , indulged his propensity in a regular horse laugh . Brother Madden rose with much gravity , and addressing the chair said
, " W . Sir , did you ever hear a peaceful lamb bawl ( Lamball ) so vociferously ?' "' No , ' said Bro . Desaguliers , ¦ but I've heard a mad'un ( Madden ) make an ugly noise ( Noycs ) . ' "' O , ' rejoined Bro . Sorell , ' let him ride his hobby