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Freemasonry In England.
but all business was left to the able superintendence of theD . G . M . Wren , and his Wardens . By an inscription in the old church of St Dunstan ' s , Fleet Street , it appears , that Matthew Marshal , Esq ., was Master Mason of England probably under the protectorate , and that King Charles II . also appointed his sonJoshua MarshalEsq ., Master Mason , at the time when the
re-, , building of the City of London required increased numbers of Master Masons as well as Fellow Crafts . Henry Bennet , Earl of Arlington , succeeded Yillars as Grand Master , and during his Mastership the fraternity was considerable , and numbers of erentlemen were admitted among the brethren ; but unfortunately
owing to the destruction of the Society at the revolution , and many valuable manuscripts from a fear of making improper discoveries , which took place at a more recent date , a great part of the records of the proceedings of the Grand Lodge in this and the preceding reign were lost . James II . ascended to the throne on the death of his brother , on the 6 th of February , 1685 , and not being a brother Mason , and also greatly
opposed to the liberal principles which the Order tends to inculcate , the art was much neglected during this reign . The only record we have , is , that after the death of the Earl of Arlington , the Lodges elected Sir Christopher Wren , Grand Master , who appointed Br . Gabriel Cibber and Br . Edward Strong , Grand Wardens . These , with the leading members of the order regularly met to maintain the ancient usages and promulgate
the genuine principles of the Fraternity . ( To le continued . ) . * ,
The Chances Of Life,
THE CHANCES OF LIFE ,
BY Bno . LLOYD , P . M ., ( No . 8 , ) LIMERICK . Air , — " Balance a Straw . " Should the changes of life e ' er compel me to roam , In a Lodge of Freemasons I'll sure find a home ; There the kind smile of Friendship shall welcome each guest , And brotherly love give that welcome a zest .
There that soul-binding union only is known , That links the poor peasant to the King on his throne , There the rich and the poor on a level will meet , And , as brothers , each other most cordially greet . When I ' m absent from Lodge , pleasure courts me in vain , As I sigh for the moments of meeting again ;
For Friendship and harmony only are there , Where we meet on the Level , and part on the Square . On the quicksands of Life should a Brother be thrown , 'Tis then that the kindness of Masons is shown . As the heart prompts the hand his distress to remove , For our motto is Friendship and Brotherly Love .
When the Master of All from his star-studded Throne , His Great Mandate shall issue to summon us home , May each Brother be found to be duly prepared , In the Grand Lodge Above to receive his reward .
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Freemasonry In England.
but all business was left to the able superintendence of theD . G . M . Wren , and his Wardens . By an inscription in the old church of St Dunstan ' s , Fleet Street , it appears , that Matthew Marshal , Esq ., was Master Mason of England probably under the protectorate , and that King Charles II . also appointed his sonJoshua MarshalEsq ., Master Mason , at the time when the
re-, , building of the City of London required increased numbers of Master Masons as well as Fellow Crafts . Henry Bennet , Earl of Arlington , succeeded Yillars as Grand Master , and during his Mastership the fraternity was considerable , and numbers of erentlemen were admitted among the brethren ; but unfortunately
owing to the destruction of the Society at the revolution , and many valuable manuscripts from a fear of making improper discoveries , which took place at a more recent date , a great part of the records of the proceedings of the Grand Lodge in this and the preceding reign were lost . James II . ascended to the throne on the death of his brother , on the 6 th of February , 1685 , and not being a brother Mason , and also greatly
opposed to the liberal principles which the Order tends to inculcate , the art was much neglected during this reign . The only record we have , is , that after the death of the Earl of Arlington , the Lodges elected Sir Christopher Wren , Grand Master , who appointed Br . Gabriel Cibber and Br . Edward Strong , Grand Wardens . These , with the leading members of the order regularly met to maintain the ancient usages and promulgate
the genuine principles of the Fraternity . ( To le continued . ) . * ,
The Chances Of Life,
THE CHANCES OF LIFE ,
BY Bno . LLOYD , P . M ., ( No . 8 , ) LIMERICK . Air , — " Balance a Straw . " Should the changes of life e ' er compel me to roam , In a Lodge of Freemasons I'll sure find a home ; There the kind smile of Friendship shall welcome each guest , And brotherly love give that welcome a zest .
There that soul-binding union only is known , That links the poor peasant to the King on his throne , There the rich and the poor on a level will meet , And , as brothers , each other most cordially greet . When I ' m absent from Lodge , pleasure courts me in vain , As I sigh for the moments of meeting again ;
For Friendship and harmony only are there , Where we meet on the Level , and part on the Square . On the quicksands of Life should a Brother be thrown , 'Tis then that the kindness of Masons is shown . As the heart prompts the hand his distress to remove , For our motto is Friendship and Brotherly Love .
When the Master of All from his star-studded Throne , His Great Mandate shall issue to summon us home , May each Brother be found to be duly prepared , In the Grand Lodge Above to receive his reward .