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Ireland.
human barbarity could inflict — after braving tho wrath of that marchess tribunal the Inquisition , whose cursed walls re-echoed the shrieks and groans of many a Templar and Freemason , — tho Order succumbed , after an existence of 19 ( 5 years , after undergoing the most cruel persecutions , commencing under Philippe le Bel , in 1517 , and continued dining the reign of Louis the Tenth , most justly designated the duel . The virtuous and heroic Grand Master , Jaquos do Molay , after enduring the most fearful tortures , was led to the stake , in the Christian , city of . Paris , in the year 1314 , accompanied by
several of his faithful knights ; and thus closed the sad scene , and gratified tho demoniacal malice of that disgrace to religion and humanity , the infamous Pope Clement the Fifth , and the insatiate rage of Louis the Tenth . But , notwithstanding , some faithfhlhearts remained ; and to thehonourofour Order , seeking protection from us , they received an asylum in our sanctuary , and thus the order of the Templars became Masonic . ( Cheers , and Hear , hear . ) Within a few years , the descendants of these heroic men , wishing to re-establish fchoir order in its purity , independent of Masonry , have again revived the ancient Order of the Templein its oriinal non-Masonic character ; under the titlo of
, g Grand Preceptor , my illustrious friend and Brother , the Duke of Athole , is the acknowledged chief ; from the Preceptory of the Lothians all orders emanate ; the Order is now rapidly extending in England and on the continent . I have been honoured with the highest grade , that of Knight Grand Cross , and have lately been intrusted with the charge of the London Preceptory , as Grand Preceptor of England . I greatly need your kind pardon , my friends , in this long intrusion upon your time ( No , No ) , and I hope what I have said will add something of interest for our Order in your eyes ; and if it has afforded instruction and gratification to those junior Brethren whom I see around me , I feel
I shall not have spoken in vain . ( Loud cheers . ) Although no person can bo more enthusiastically attached to our Order than I am , or no person more anxious for its prosperity and increase , being convinced it tends to elevate the mind , and leads us to the performance of noble and virtuous actions , still I cannot agree with that ardent young French poet and Mason who exclaims —• "Sans etre Macon l ' on ne saurait fttre vertueux . " But , my dear friends and Brethren , I have greatly and most inexcusably trespassed upon your patience ( loud cries of No , no , Go on , go on ); being led on ba subjectto me a most interesting onemust plead apologyI must
y , , my . only claim your usual kindness , reiterate the heavy load of obligation that presses upon me , which , with the utmost sincerity of a truly Masonic heart , I sensibly feel ; but when the heart is full to overflowing , the current of gratitude is ofttimes impeded in its course ; so I can only pray yon to "Accept my thanks , The only tribute of a grateful heart ; 'Tis all I have to give . " The enthusiasm with which this most eloquentclassicaland
, , admirable address was heard , cannot be described . The Masonic expositions—the knowledge of Masonry — the perfect acquaintance with the volume of the Sacred Law , as shown by the gallant and illustrious G . M ., were the theme of universal admiration , delight , and surprise ; and we congratulate the Craft , and particularly the Province of Munster , on having such a worthy and gifted Brother at its head .
Colonial.
COLONIAL .
Commencement of Freemasonry in Trinidad , and the Lodges and Chapters thereat , & c . £ c . —Freemasonry found its way across the Atlantic in the year 1733 , when a Grand Lodge was established in Boston under a charter from Viscount Montague , G . M . of England ,
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Ireland.
human barbarity could inflict — after braving tho wrath of that marchess tribunal the Inquisition , whose cursed walls re-echoed the shrieks and groans of many a Templar and Freemason , — tho Order succumbed , after an existence of 19 ( 5 years , after undergoing the most cruel persecutions , commencing under Philippe le Bel , in 1517 , and continued dining the reign of Louis the Tenth , most justly designated the duel . The virtuous and heroic Grand Master , Jaquos do Molay , after enduring the most fearful tortures , was led to the stake , in the Christian , city of . Paris , in the year 1314 , accompanied by
several of his faithful knights ; and thus closed the sad scene , and gratified tho demoniacal malice of that disgrace to religion and humanity , the infamous Pope Clement the Fifth , and the insatiate rage of Louis the Tenth . But , notwithstanding , some faithfhlhearts remained ; and to thehonourofour Order , seeking protection from us , they received an asylum in our sanctuary , and thus the order of the Templars became Masonic . ( Cheers , and Hear , hear . ) Within a few years , the descendants of these heroic men , wishing to re-establish fchoir order in its purity , independent of Masonry , have again revived the ancient Order of the Templein its oriinal non-Masonic character ; under the titlo of
, g Grand Preceptor , my illustrious friend and Brother , the Duke of Athole , is the acknowledged chief ; from the Preceptory of the Lothians all orders emanate ; the Order is now rapidly extending in England and on the continent . I have been honoured with the highest grade , that of Knight Grand Cross , and have lately been intrusted with the charge of the London Preceptory , as Grand Preceptor of England . I greatly need your kind pardon , my friends , in this long intrusion upon your time ( No , No ) , and I hope what I have said will add something of interest for our Order in your eyes ; and if it has afforded instruction and gratification to those junior Brethren whom I see around me , I feel
I shall not have spoken in vain . ( Loud cheers . ) Although no person can bo more enthusiastically attached to our Order than I am , or no person more anxious for its prosperity and increase , being convinced it tends to elevate the mind , and leads us to the performance of noble and virtuous actions , still I cannot agree with that ardent young French poet and Mason who exclaims —• "Sans etre Macon l ' on ne saurait fttre vertueux . " But , my dear friends and Brethren , I have greatly and most inexcusably trespassed upon your patience ( loud cries of No , no , Go on , go on ); being led on ba subjectto me a most interesting onemust plead apologyI must
y , , my . only claim your usual kindness , reiterate the heavy load of obligation that presses upon me , which , with the utmost sincerity of a truly Masonic heart , I sensibly feel ; but when the heart is full to overflowing , the current of gratitude is ofttimes impeded in its course ; so I can only pray yon to "Accept my thanks , The only tribute of a grateful heart ; 'Tis all I have to give . " The enthusiasm with which this most eloquentclassicaland
, , admirable address was heard , cannot be described . The Masonic expositions—the knowledge of Masonry — the perfect acquaintance with the volume of the Sacred Law , as shown by the gallant and illustrious G . M ., were the theme of universal admiration , delight , and surprise ; and we congratulate the Craft , and particularly the Province of Munster , on having such a worthy and gifted Brother at its head .
Colonial.
COLONIAL .
Commencement of Freemasonry in Trinidad , and the Lodges and Chapters thereat , & c . £ c . —Freemasonry found its way across the Atlantic in the year 1733 , when a Grand Lodge was established in Boston under a charter from Viscount Montague , G . M . of England ,