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Obituary.
In the course of this eventful year many circumstances occurred of such a delicate and doubtful nature , that however correct the principle from which they emanated , prejudice arrayed them in such adverse colours , as to produce a diversity of opinion amongst the Craft according to the peculiar views of individuals , or tiro light in which they were placed by the influence of party feeling . That the
genius of Dr . Crucefix was not estimated at its full value , will , I believe , be conceded , now that the tomb has closed over him , even by his most determined opponents ; although , during his life , they were unable or unwilling to comprehend the vast designs by which Masonry was to be ennobled , and its holy principles promulgated throughout the whole length and breadth of the land . The
extensive grasp of intellect which he displayed ou tho various subjects that were placed before him , will be admitted when every selfish feeling shall have passed away ; and his memory will doubtless bo honoured with a niche in the Temple of Fame commensurate with the blessings which the Craft has actually derived from his herculean labours . The results of those labours are before us :
The Asylum is an existing reality , and the Fraternity are in the actual enjoyment of its benefits . There it stands in all the pride of decorative architecture—an honour to Masonry throughout all time—an enduring monument to perpetuate the activity ancl zeal of Dr . Crucefix , whatever might be his errors or those of his opponents , and whatever disadvantages might be predicated from its erection . And a cenotaph ought to be placed here by the subscribers , containing a short inscription , like that on Sir Christopher Wren ' s monument in St . Pauls .
EOBEKTITS THOMAS CRUCEFIX , LL . D . Qui vixit non sibi sed bono publico . Lector , si monumentum recruiris , CIROUJISPIOE . He is gone to a place where controversy is at an end ; where the wicked cease from troubling and the weary are at rest . Peace to
his ashes ! Qui praagravat artes Infra se positas , extinctus aimbitur idem . H OE . We will now endeavour to trace the process by which his labours were consummated .
It may be difficult to ascertain by what minute steps Dr . Crucefix became unpopular with the ruling powers of the Order . Some incipient offence had undoubtedly been given , trivial perhaps at its origin , but producing serious consequences . I have bestowed much pains iu the research , and the following is , I believe , an accurate statement of the facts . It appears that in 1830 . Dr . Crucefix had
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Obituary.
In the course of this eventful year many circumstances occurred of such a delicate and doubtful nature , that however correct the principle from which they emanated , prejudice arrayed them in such adverse colours , as to produce a diversity of opinion amongst the Craft according to the peculiar views of individuals , or tiro light in which they were placed by the influence of party feeling . That the
genius of Dr . Crucefix was not estimated at its full value , will , I believe , be conceded , now that the tomb has closed over him , even by his most determined opponents ; although , during his life , they were unable or unwilling to comprehend the vast designs by which Masonry was to be ennobled , and its holy principles promulgated throughout the whole length and breadth of the land . The
extensive grasp of intellect which he displayed ou tho various subjects that were placed before him , will be admitted when every selfish feeling shall have passed away ; and his memory will doubtless bo honoured with a niche in the Temple of Fame commensurate with the blessings which the Craft has actually derived from his herculean labours . The results of those labours are before us :
The Asylum is an existing reality , and the Fraternity are in the actual enjoyment of its benefits . There it stands in all the pride of decorative architecture—an honour to Masonry throughout all time—an enduring monument to perpetuate the activity ancl zeal of Dr . Crucefix , whatever might be his errors or those of his opponents , and whatever disadvantages might be predicated from its erection . And a cenotaph ought to be placed here by the subscribers , containing a short inscription , like that on Sir Christopher Wren ' s monument in St . Pauls .
EOBEKTITS THOMAS CRUCEFIX , LL . D . Qui vixit non sibi sed bono publico . Lector , si monumentum recruiris , CIROUJISPIOE . He is gone to a place where controversy is at an end ; where the wicked cease from troubling and the weary are at rest . Peace to
his ashes ! Qui praagravat artes Infra se positas , extinctus aimbitur idem . H OE . We will now endeavour to trace the process by which his labours were consummated .
It may be difficult to ascertain by what minute steps Dr . Crucefix became unpopular with the ruling powers of the Order . Some incipient offence had undoubtedly been given , trivial perhaps at its origin , but producing serious consequences . I have bestowed much pains iu the research , and the following is , I believe , an accurate statement of the facts . It appears that in 1830 . Dr . Crucefix had