-
Articles/Ads
Article A MASONIC ADDRESS. ← Page 2 of 2 Article A MASONIC ADDRESS. Page 2 of 2 Article DOWN WITH MASONRY. Page 1 of 1 Article DOWN WITH MASONRY. Page 1 of 1 Article LAYING THE FOUNDATION STONE OF THE MEMORIAL TO ADMIRAL LORD JAMES DE SAUMAREZ, AT GUERNSEY. Page 1 of 2 →
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
A Masonic Address.
very far . When our persecutors wish to pour out upon us the black venom of calumny , they reveal to astonished peoples the secrets that we keep hid in our infected lodges . The Roman Saturnalia -ire as nothing compared with the ignoble debauchery to which we devote ourselves . Our Temples are receptacles of corruption , and ourselves—I stop . There are men more contemptible than we are , and
these are they who are our calumniators , because they are ignorant of our secret , which exasj crates them . But they would be undeceived , nevertheless , if only they passed the threshold of a lodge . They would see us labour , labour not merely for ourselves , but for humanity . Oh , then without doubt they would render us justice-. But , I hear those who exclaim , what do you do then for
humanity ? At what doyou labour ? For what ? To propagate the light by inculcating in the spirit of our brethren important truths . By making them love virtue and hate vice . We labour to succour many , to heal the social wounds which egotism has opened out , to aid the wretched whom society repels because they suffer . [ We think this is unfair on society . —ED . ] We labour to restore the
world to its primitive organization without destroying the progress of ages . [ This phrase is rather vague and a little questionable—and is too unpractical for English minds , as in truth it is difficult to understand exactly what it means ] . We believe in fraternity , we believe it is more than possible , we believe it to be practicable , and we wish that it may be spread on the earth .
Behold , this is what welabour for . Our triumph will be the rain of fire which will burn up all social heresies . The path of life is between two eternities . God marks out for each the place which it ought to occupy , notwithstanding all the difficulties of the soil . This place extends in length from one eternity to the other . It has limits on the right and on the left -, and these limits are other places
which many human creatures cultivate . The labour of each is marked there according to the duration which God assigns to his existence . Therefore , the elaily task is more or less long according as we live for a longer or a shorter time . He whom death mows down in the flower of youth ought to labour twice as much as the person whom the seasons of old age are to
whiten . For all men are obliged to give the same quantity of labour to the Master of the road . Sorrow , therefore , for him who labours not , for the elaj reaches its end , and time marches forward while he amuses himself . Soon the clock sounds the commencement of another day , and a voice cries to him " Match ! " It is time which passes and draws him after it . So that at the end of each
day he discovers Divine hope . At length he arrives at the end of the road , and at the call of eternity he finds an inexorable judge , who asks of him an account of his labours . Terrible moment . What can a human being say to God , whose life has been useless to himself and his brethren ? There are those who pass through thc short years
of their existence plunged in a sort of blindness , wr . ich removes them to a distance from all labour , those efforts which they owe to humanity they waste and spend in pleasures and in orgies , while there are others who lose their health in obstinate toil , without thinking in their egotism to do anything for humanity . Strange abberation of our spiritual nature . It is to repair
the evil which tbey do to society ; it is to labour for them , that Freemasonry has been created , in order that ingratitude and egotism may find in the balance of God the counterpoise of charity . For labour does not consist only in the activity of the movement which is going on in all parts of the globe . That is an effort of matter which seeks its good each
day in multiplying itself . This labour is the speculation of one part of the human racv . As regards thc other , it is fortune which harnesses to its chariot the _ miserable beings it has formed . To find his bread the unfortunate sells his liberty , his family , and his rights , of which he does not know how to make use . Certainly this labour has its good side , for without it we should all perish , but it does not
answer to the end of God , for all men are not linke d to it . [ All this is somewhat questionable teaching . —ED . ] There is another who entirely understands humanity in all its benefits , that is the heart which inspires , that is the spirit which directs . He studies nature continually , in order there to find a solace for all our miseries . [ We . ehneild rather sav religion . —Ep . l He scatters the seeds of
truth in thc soul , that there they may grow and bring forth fruit . He calls to thc share of his favours all classes-of society . He goes to the very bottom of the abysses to sound them , to measure them , in order to preserve us from them . He instructs us , he guides us . Where he carries his torch error vanishes , virtue appears . This labour , I say , is that of intelligence , it is that of philosophy , anil also of
Freemasonry . At the close of night , when Aurora mounts in the firmament , it is beautiful to note the stars at once grow pale , then be eclipsed at the first ray of the sun . We shall see this spectacle sooner or later on the earth , with the exception ti . at men will be the stars and the sun will be Freemasonry , which wil ! dissipate the clouds of ignorance
sown with lying clearness . Then each man who will come to shelter himself in our lodges will enlarge his circle . This is not an illusion . Our ideas , our principles , our doctrine , all that mysterious assemblage which surrounds us , give force and-life to our labour . Already we make giant strides in the spirit of peoples . What will it be then when thev all understanel the work to which we
desire to associate them ? Already men are less timid because they begin to understand . What will it be then , vhcn they thoroughly understand ? Up , up , my brethren , let us go to work . Light 1 light 1 Let us not concentrate its rays . Let us spread it on the great social mass as a seed of life , as a benefit , as a restitution of the privileged to those whom misery has sacrificed . In order to render all more worthy of understanding us
A Masonic Address.
let us instruct them , let us develop their intelligence . Thc future of Freemasonry is btilliant . Sooner or later it will fashion man in its own way . But for that , it must ntrt content itself with giving a material support to those who suffer , but it must give to them also the bread of life . Material charity docs not regenerate it sometimes brulifies him who is its object by placing
him too low in his own self-esteem . True charity , that of the heart and mind , takes him in his state of ignorance , draws him into the laboratory of literature , shows to him thc crucible where science is feirmed , places him face to face with the present and the future , and says to him , " Depart , behold the end . " For while wc seek to give solace to some suffering beings , all our efforts ought to be turned to the good of entire
humanity . Almsgiving is the bread of each day ; let us give it with joy and happiness . Let us labour much to give it . But let us develeipe the understanding , and let us instruct it in regard of all things true . It is the mind which we ought to form , to knead , to renew , in the young generation . Let us make of literature and science an immense pedestal to humanity . We ought thus to drive back error into its caverns , and proclaim the coming of maturity bv the lisiht .
To the work , my brethren . The world will not understand us , it persecutes us , let it regard us laughing at e ^ s , let it calumniate us . One day it will know what we have done for it , and that day will be the day of its redemption and its happiness . Then will be the triumph of Freemasonry . Warm plaudits erected this " belle colonne
d'Architecture , " as the " Chaine d'Union " terms it , or , as we should say , this Masonic address . We have eleme but scant justice to the original French ; but our translation will give an idea of the force and spirit and eloquence of the oration . Some of our readers may think it a little hazy anel sentimental , and so , to our nractirnl Enflrsh nnint erf vit-ev . it is ; nnel some of US
miyht wish that we heard less of humanity and more of religion . We cannot follow that train of thought which apparently regards Humanity anil the World , as able to elevate themselves , to nurifv . to emancipate , and to redeem mankinel .
Into such philosophical speculations we cannot enter , for this reason , that we believe that it is to higher influences , and to Divine Power , that we are to look , and look alone for the present salvation and eventual restoration of man , kind . But the address we have translated has many fine thoughts anil many happy passages . W . F . A .
Down With Masonry.
DOWN WITH MASONRY .
By BRO . P . M . DAHI . EY , of Lodge IJS , Sheerness . This is not only a cry among fanatics at Chicago , but in eveiy part of the globe where bigotry , superstition , and idolatory prevail , and the feeling is engendered by those making the greatest profession to carry out principles which distinguish Masonry . We here allude to religious piofessors of all creeds .
If religion teaches veneration for God , is it not a requirement that a candidate shall first make a confession of God , and bend with reverence to seek I lis blessing ? If brotherly love is binding on the religious professor , is it not equally so upon the Mason who , in addition to joining in an association for the promotion of reciprocal kindness and love , is also , as a rule , a promoter of the
general good of society ? Down with Masonry ! Yes , down with it , says selfishness , whose sepulchraUv cold heart lacks , like the Atheist , the warmth of Divine love , and who would sacrifice everything sacred to their silly dogmas -, they would tear down a palaee or temple dedicated to God , and confine us to the rnffin / -nntr .-ie-frnn .: nf their nnrmtv nrmndirr . ; .
Ihey would sink us to the darkness and foggy atmosphere of semi-hermitage , stop the light of knowledge , anil make us the victims of an accurseel priestcraft as they are themselves , who have ever been ready to break asuneler the most sacred bonds , elcstroy the harmony on earth , and try to reeluce the pleasures of heaven to gratify their covetous tyranny—poor Spain to wit .
Up with Masonry , which promotes anil does honour to the most generous human sentiments . Up with that which , like the most powrfuel magnet of the love of God , draws together—heart to heart—those who have borne thc most bitter animosities and deadly hate . Up with that which lets in the benign light of heaven , not only to enlichten us into the mvsteties of nature and science , but
how we may best promote each othei ' s interest and render ouiselves most useful to the happiness of mankind . Up with Masonry , which teaches us to pour the balm of consolation to the sorrowing , to help thc distressed , and lessen the aggregate of human miseiy . Up with Masonry , that teaches loyalty lo governors and kings , in opposition to thoso whose influence has sapped the founelation of thrones ,
destroyed the peace an . 1 happiness of society , set nations at war with one another , anel promoted sedition and rebellion , and multiplied the fatherless and widow . Up with Masonry , that adds to the happiness of earth , and raises the bliss of heaven , that promotes peace among man , which must progress unde-r the light of that blight morning star whose rising brings peace and salvation to the faithful and obedient of the human
race . Up with Masonry—let the lie be given to its enemies by the exemplary life of its members and the discountenance of any concomitants which may have a" tendency to rob it of its fair fame , or in anv way iustifv its accusers .
That it has been seriously injured in its usefulness by its surroundings is universally admitted , hence thousands who admire Masonry and who would do honour to the Craft have been compelled to disassociate from it . We reecho , Up with Masonry , by maintaining its purely religious
Down With Masonry.
character -, by tbe discountenance of its holy ceremonies being conducted at public houses , the recognized haunts of vice ; by the discountenance of those orgies which do dishonour to God and the Craft . I cannot conceive of the possibility of a due veneration for God , nor of genuine loyalty , followed by drunken revelry . Hence , in any agitation of the question I have been proud to see in various parts of the country lodswe
entirely separate from hotels , and as a lover of genuine Masonry I say with all my heart , with the most loyal attachment to His Royal Highness and the Grand Officers , that its moral status and prestige will be considerabl y raised , greater loyalty to the throne and honour to Goj will follow the removal of lodges from hotels and the discountenance of the drinking practices which have hitherto proved an open sore to this excellent institution .
Laying The Foundation Stone Of The Memorial To Admiral Lord James De Saumarez, At Guernsey.
LAYING THE FOUNDATION STONE OF THE MEMORIAL TO ADMIRAL LORD JAMES DE SAUMAREZ , AT GUERNSEY .
After the lapse of nearly forty years , Guernsey has at length awakened to the sense of appropriately honouring the memory of one of her most illustrious sons , in the person of Admiral Lord lames de Saumarez . whose nam *
in English and European history stands out as a bright and noble example of bravery , patriotism , and Christian duty . The record of his valiant deeds and his worthy life has been graphically and truthfully handed down to posterity by his friend and relative , the late Ferdinand Brock Tupper , in his carefully compiled " History of
Guernsey and its Bailiwick , " published in 1854 . On the 15 th of March , 1873 , the feeling which had lon g slumbered in the breasts of many patriotic Guernseymen towards their illustrious brother found vent in a meeting presideet over by the late respected lurat Henry Tupper , when amidst the most enthusiastic demonstrations of cvmiv ^ tteptltf . fppllnof . and cin .-pr ** ^ i . lncrw . t , W 3 c nrnnncwl , n
erect a suitable memorial of national importance to the honour and admiration of the gallant admiral . It was a grand sight to see some of the valiant compatriots of that great and good man rise up on that occasion , and bear their warm and hearty testimony to his valour anil his worth ; but while referring to this incident the memory of it is saddened by the fact that since that brief period two
at least of those most appreciative and most earnest admirers and supporters of the gallant admiral have "not been permitted to sec the commencement of this good work , but have been called away to the rest which in all faith it has been said their dear brother has long enjoyed before . Tire ! chief elifErnltv enrnnnterr-H hv the rnmmittee at
the outset was the form which the memorial should take . Many plans were proposeel and many suggestions were made , and after much anxious consideration and the inspection erf many designs sent in for competition , it was ultimately resolved that the memorial should consist of a lofty obelisk of Guernsey granite , to be erected on the brow of De Lancey Hill , a splenelid elevation to the north-east
of the island , between St . Peter-Port and St . Sampson's , the site of which , associated with several of the admiral's most gallant deeds , had been cheerfully granted by Her Majesty ' s Government on the most liberal terms . Among the numerous designs submitted to the committee that of A . C . Andros , Esq ., a Guernseyman , was adopted . As a hearty response had been made to the
appeal for subscriptions , tenders were next invited for the execution of the work , and that of Mr . James Le Page , of the Ozouets , was accepted . The cost of the structure will amount to about £ 2000 , and it is to be completed by September , 1877 . It is to be composed entirely of Guernsey granite , anil its imposing appearance will form a suitable vis a vis to the Doyle Column on St . Martin ' s Point .
From thc able manner in which Mr . Le Page has executed kindred works of even greater magnitude , wc have the fullest confidence that the memorial will be carried out to the satisfaction of the committee , and the credit oi the island . As becoming such an important episode in their island history , the committee exerted themselves to give dne
effect to the ceremony , and having received an intimation from His Excellency St . George G . Foley , Lieut .-Governor , that he would take a prominent part in the proceedings , a request was forwarded to the several Masoniclodges in the island that they would grace the ceremony with their presence , His Excellency being a honoured and worthy brother . A dispensation from the Grand Lodo-e of England ,
under the sign manual of H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , having been obtained for this purpose , the brethren were summoned to assemble at their hall in Court Place on Tuesday afternoon , the rst August , at 2 . 30 p . m ., when the lodee beine opened in due form the brethren were
suitably addressed , and it was then adjourned for the chief object of its meeting . The procession was arranged by the respective Worshipful Masters of Loyalty , Doyle ' s , and Mariners Lodges , and was carried out in a most effective manner . Startine from Manor House at A o ' clock it consisted of ;
Two Tylers with Drawn Swords . Band of the ist R . G . M . Infantry . Brethren , not Alembers of any Lodge . Loyalty Lodge Banner . Entered Apprentices , Fellow Crafts , Master Masons , S . D . i J . D ., Treasurer and Secretary , S . W . ( with column ) , J . w-( with column ) . I . G ., and R . A . Masons of Loyally Chap ter .
Banner of Mariners' Lodge . Entered Apprentices , Fellow Crafts , Master Masons , S . U ., J . D ., Treasurer and Secretary , S . W . ( with column ) , J-w # ( with column ) , and I . G . of Mariner ' s Lodge ; Banner of Doyle ' s Lodge . Entered Apprentices , Fellow Crafts , Master Masons , S . D .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
A Masonic Address.
very far . When our persecutors wish to pour out upon us the black venom of calumny , they reveal to astonished peoples the secrets that we keep hid in our infected lodges . The Roman Saturnalia -ire as nothing compared with the ignoble debauchery to which we devote ourselves . Our Temples are receptacles of corruption , and ourselves—I stop . There are men more contemptible than we are , and
these are they who are our calumniators , because they are ignorant of our secret , which exasj crates them . But they would be undeceived , nevertheless , if only they passed the threshold of a lodge . They would see us labour , labour not merely for ourselves , but for humanity . Oh , then without doubt they would render us justice-. But , I hear those who exclaim , what do you do then for
humanity ? At what doyou labour ? For what ? To propagate the light by inculcating in the spirit of our brethren important truths . By making them love virtue and hate vice . We labour to succour many , to heal the social wounds which egotism has opened out , to aid the wretched whom society repels because they suffer . [ We think this is unfair on society . —ED . ] We labour to restore the
world to its primitive organization without destroying the progress of ages . [ This phrase is rather vague and a little questionable—and is too unpractical for English minds , as in truth it is difficult to understand exactly what it means ] . We believe in fraternity , we believe it is more than possible , we believe it to be practicable , and we wish that it may be spread on the earth .
Behold , this is what welabour for . Our triumph will be the rain of fire which will burn up all social heresies . The path of life is between two eternities . God marks out for each the place which it ought to occupy , notwithstanding all the difficulties of the soil . This place extends in length from one eternity to the other . It has limits on the right and on the left -, and these limits are other places
which many human creatures cultivate . The labour of each is marked there according to the duration which God assigns to his existence . Therefore , the elaily task is more or less long according as we live for a longer or a shorter time . He whom death mows down in the flower of youth ought to labour twice as much as the person whom the seasons of old age are to
whiten . For all men are obliged to give the same quantity of labour to the Master of the road . Sorrow , therefore , for him who labours not , for the elaj reaches its end , and time marches forward while he amuses himself . Soon the clock sounds the commencement of another day , and a voice cries to him " Match ! " It is time which passes and draws him after it . So that at the end of each
day he discovers Divine hope . At length he arrives at the end of the road , and at the call of eternity he finds an inexorable judge , who asks of him an account of his labours . Terrible moment . What can a human being say to God , whose life has been useless to himself and his brethren ? There are those who pass through thc short years
of their existence plunged in a sort of blindness , wr . ich removes them to a distance from all labour , those efforts which they owe to humanity they waste and spend in pleasures and in orgies , while there are others who lose their health in obstinate toil , without thinking in their egotism to do anything for humanity . Strange abberation of our spiritual nature . It is to repair
the evil which tbey do to society ; it is to labour for them , that Freemasonry has been created , in order that ingratitude and egotism may find in the balance of God the counterpoise of charity . For labour does not consist only in the activity of the movement which is going on in all parts of the globe . That is an effort of matter which seeks its good each
day in multiplying itself . This labour is the speculation of one part of the human racv . As regards thc other , it is fortune which harnesses to its chariot the _ miserable beings it has formed . To find his bread the unfortunate sells his liberty , his family , and his rights , of which he does not know how to make use . Certainly this labour has its good side , for without it we should all perish , but it does not
answer to the end of God , for all men are not linke d to it . [ All this is somewhat questionable teaching . —ED . ] There is another who entirely understands humanity in all its benefits , that is the heart which inspires , that is the spirit which directs . He studies nature continually , in order there to find a solace for all our miseries . [ We . ehneild rather sav religion . —Ep . l He scatters the seeds of
truth in thc soul , that there they may grow and bring forth fruit . He calls to thc share of his favours all classes-of society . He goes to the very bottom of the abysses to sound them , to measure them , in order to preserve us from them . He instructs us , he guides us . Where he carries his torch error vanishes , virtue appears . This labour , I say , is that of intelligence , it is that of philosophy , anil also of
Freemasonry . At the close of night , when Aurora mounts in the firmament , it is beautiful to note the stars at once grow pale , then be eclipsed at the first ray of the sun . We shall see this spectacle sooner or later on the earth , with the exception ti . at men will be the stars and the sun will be Freemasonry , which wil ! dissipate the clouds of ignorance
sown with lying clearness . Then each man who will come to shelter himself in our lodges will enlarge his circle . This is not an illusion . Our ideas , our principles , our doctrine , all that mysterious assemblage which surrounds us , give force and-life to our labour . Already we make giant strides in the spirit of peoples . What will it be then when thev all understanel the work to which we
desire to associate them ? Already men are less timid because they begin to understand . What will it be then , vhcn they thoroughly understand ? Up , up , my brethren , let us go to work . Light 1 light 1 Let us not concentrate its rays . Let us spread it on the great social mass as a seed of life , as a benefit , as a restitution of the privileged to those whom misery has sacrificed . In order to render all more worthy of understanding us
A Masonic Address.
let us instruct them , let us develop their intelligence . Thc future of Freemasonry is btilliant . Sooner or later it will fashion man in its own way . But for that , it must ntrt content itself with giving a material support to those who suffer , but it must give to them also the bread of life . Material charity docs not regenerate it sometimes brulifies him who is its object by placing
him too low in his own self-esteem . True charity , that of the heart and mind , takes him in his state of ignorance , draws him into the laboratory of literature , shows to him thc crucible where science is feirmed , places him face to face with the present and the future , and says to him , " Depart , behold the end . " For while wc seek to give solace to some suffering beings , all our efforts ought to be turned to the good of entire
humanity . Almsgiving is the bread of each day ; let us give it with joy and happiness . Let us labour much to give it . But let us develeipe the understanding , and let us instruct it in regard of all things true . It is the mind which we ought to form , to knead , to renew , in the young generation . Let us make of literature and science an immense pedestal to humanity . We ought thus to drive back error into its caverns , and proclaim the coming of maturity bv the lisiht .
To the work , my brethren . The world will not understand us , it persecutes us , let it regard us laughing at e ^ s , let it calumniate us . One day it will know what we have done for it , and that day will be the day of its redemption and its happiness . Then will be the triumph of Freemasonry . Warm plaudits erected this " belle colonne
d'Architecture , " as the " Chaine d'Union " terms it , or , as we should say , this Masonic address . We have eleme but scant justice to the original French ; but our translation will give an idea of the force and spirit and eloquence of the oration . Some of our readers may think it a little hazy anel sentimental , and so , to our nractirnl Enflrsh nnint erf vit-ev . it is ; nnel some of US
miyht wish that we heard less of humanity and more of religion . We cannot follow that train of thought which apparently regards Humanity anil the World , as able to elevate themselves , to nurifv . to emancipate , and to redeem mankinel .
Into such philosophical speculations we cannot enter , for this reason , that we believe that it is to higher influences , and to Divine Power , that we are to look , and look alone for the present salvation and eventual restoration of man , kind . But the address we have translated has many fine thoughts anil many happy passages . W . F . A .
Down With Masonry.
DOWN WITH MASONRY .
By BRO . P . M . DAHI . EY , of Lodge IJS , Sheerness . This is not only a cry among fanatics at Chicago , but in eveiy part of the globe where bigotry , superstition , and idolatory prevail , and the feeling is engendered by those making the greatest profession to carry out principles which distinguish Masonry . We here allude to religious piofessors of all creeds .
If religion teaches veneration for God , is it not a requirement that a candidate shall first make a confession of God , and bend with reverence to seek I lis blessing ? If brotherly love is binding on the religious professor , is it not equally so upon the Mason who , in addition to joining in an association for the promotion of reciprocal kindness and love , is also , as a rule , a promoter of the
general good of society ? Down with Masonry ! Yes , down with it , says selfishness , whose sepulchraUv cold heart lacks , like the Atheist , the warmth of Divine love , and who would sacrifice everything sacred to their silly dogmas -, they would tear down a palaee or temple dedicated to God , and confine us to the rnffin / -nntr .-ie-frnn .: nf their nnrmtv nrmndirr . ; .
Ihey would sink us to the darkness and foggy atmosphere of semi-hermitage , stop the light of knowledge , anil make us the victims of an accurseel priestcraft as they are themselves , who have ever been ready to break asuneler the most sacred bonds , elcstroy the harmony on earth , and try to reeluce the pleasures of heaven to gratify their covetous tyranny—poor Spain to wit .
Up with Masonry , which promotes anil does honour to the most generous human sentiments . Up with that which , like the most powrfuel magnet of the love of God , draws together—heart to heart—those who have borne thc most bitter animosities and deadly hate . Up with that which lets in the benign light of heaven , not only to enlichten us into the mvsteties of nature and science , but
how we may best promote each othei ' s interest and render ouiselves most useful to the happiness of mankind . Up with Masonry , which teaches us to pour the balm of consolation to the sorrowing , to help thc distressed , and lessen the aggregate of human miseiy . Up with Masonry , that teaches loyalty lo governors and kings , in opposition to thoso whose influence has sapped the founelation of thrones ,
destroyed the peace an . 1 happiness of society , set nations at war with one another , anel promoted sedition and rebellion , and multiplied the fatherless and widow . Up with Masonry , that adds to the happiness of earth , and raises the bliss of heaven , that promotes peace among man , which must progress unde-r the light of that blight morning star whose rising brings peace and salvation to the faithful and obedient of the human
race . Up with Masonry—let the lie be given to its enemies by the exemplary life of its members and the discountenance of any concomitants which may have a" tendency to rob it of its fair fame , or in anv way iustifv its accusers .
That it has been seriously injured in its usefulness by its surroundings is universally admitted , hence thousands who admire Masonry and who would do honour to the Craft have been compelled to disassociate from it . We reecho , Up with Masonry , by maintaining its purely religious
Down With Masonry.
character -, by tbe discountenance of its holy ceremonies being conducted at public houses , the recognized haunts of vice ; by the discountenance of those orgies which do dishonour to God and the Craft . I cannot conceive of the possibility of a due veneration for God , nor of genuine loyalty , followed by drunken revelry . Hence , in any agitation of the question I have been proud to see in various parts of the country lodswe
entirely separate from hotels , and as a lover of genuine Masonry I say with all my heart , with the most loyal attachment to His Royal Highness and the Grand Officers , that its moral status and prestige will be considerabl y raised , greater loyalty to the throne and honour to Goj will follow the removal of lodges from hotels and the discountenance of the drinking practices which have hitherto proved an open sore to this excellent institution .
Laying The Foundation Stone Of The Memorial To Admiral Lord James De Saumarez, At Guernsey.
LAYING THE FOUNDATION STONE OF THE MEMORIAL TO ADMIRAL LORD JAMES DE SAUMAREZ , AT GUERNSEY .
After the lapse of nearly forty years , Guernsey has at length awakened to the sense of appropriately honouring the memory of one of her most illustrious sons , in the person of Admiral Lord lames de Saumarez . whose nam *
in English and European history stands out as a bright and noble example of bravery , patriotism , and Christian duty . The record of his valiant deeds and his worthy life has been graphically and truthfully handed down to posterity by his friend and relative , the late Ferdinand Brock Tupper , in his carefully compiled " History of
Guernsey and its Bailiwick , " published in 1854 . On the 15 th of March , 1873 , the feeling which had lon g slumbered in the breasts of many patriotic Guernseymen towards their illustrious brother found vent in a meeting presideet over by the late respected lurat Henry Tupper , when amidst the most enthusiastic demonstrations of cvmiv ^ tteptltf . fppllnof . and cin .-pr ** ^ i . lncrw . t , W 3 c nrnnncwl , n
erect a suitable memorial of national importance to the honour and admiration of the gallant admiral . It was a grand sight to see some of the valiant compatriots of that great and good man rise up on that occasion , and bear their warm and hearty testimony to his valour anil his worth ; but while referring to this incident the memory of it is saddened by the fact that since that brief period two
at least of those most appreciative and most earnest admirers and supporters of the gallant admiral have "not been permitted to sec the commencement of this good work , but have been called away to the rest which in all faith it has been said their dear brother has long enjoyed before . Tire ! chief elifErnltv enrnnnterr-H hv the rnmmittee at
the outset was the form which the memorial should take . Many plans were proposeel and many suggestions were made , and after much anxious consideration and the inspection erf many designs sent in for competition , it was ultimately resolved that the memorial should consist of a lofty obelisk of Guernsey granite , to be erected on the brow of De Lancey Hill , a splenelid elevation to the north-east
of the island , between St . Peter-Port and St . Sampson's , the site of which , associated with several of the admiral's most gallant deeds , had been cheerfully granted by Her Majesty ' s Government on the most liberal terms . Among the numerous designs submitted to the committee that of A . C . Andros , Esq ., a Guernseyman , was adopted . As a hearty response had been made to the
appeal for subscriptions , tenders were next invited for the execution of the work , and that of Mr . James Le Page , of the Ozouets , was accepted . The cost of the structure will amount to about £ 2000 , and it is to be completed by September , 1877 . It is to be composed entirely of Guernsey granite , anil its imposing appearance will form a suitable vis a vis to the Doyle Column on St . Martin ' s Point .
From thc able manner in which Mr . Le Page has executed kindred works of even greater magnitude , wc have the fullest confidence that the memorial will be carried out to the satisfaction of the committee , and the credit oi the island . As becoming such an important episode in their island history , the committee exerted themselves to give dne
effect to the ceremony , and having received an intimation from His Excellency St . George G . Foley , Lieut .-Governor , that he would take a prominent part in the proceedings , a request was forwarded to the several Masoniclodges in the island that they would grace the ceremony with their presence , His Excellency being a honoured and worthy brother . A dispensation from the Grand Lodo-e of England ,
under the sign manual of H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , having been obtained for this purpose , the brethren were summoned to assemble at their hall in Court Place on Tuesday afternoon , the rst August , at 2 . 30 p . m ., when the lodee beine opened in due form the brethren were
suitably addressed , and it was then adjourned for the chief object of its meeting . The procession was arranged by the respective Worshipful Masters of Loyalty , Doyle ' s , and Mariners Lodges , and was carried out in a most effective manner . Startine from Manor House at A o ' clock it consisted of ;
Two Tylers with Drawn Swords . Band of the ist R . G . M . Infantry . Brethren , not Alembers of any Lodge . Loyalty Lodge Banner . Entered Apprentices , Fellow Crafts , Master Masons , S . D . i J . D ., Treasurer and Secretary , S . W . ( with column ) , J . w-( with column ) . I . G ., and R . A . Masons of Loyally Chap ter .
Banner of Mariners' Lodge . Entered Apprentices , Fellow Crafts , Master Masons , S . U ., J . D ., Treasurer and Secretary , S . W . ( with column ) , J-w # ( with column ) , and I . G . of Mariner ' s Lodge ; Banner of Doyle ' s Lodge . Entered Apprentices , Fellow Crafts , Master Masons , S . D .