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Freemasonry In Rome.
ing held out the right hand of fellowship to it , and take pride in acknowledging the fraternal kindnesses showered upon me by its leaders .
The Unopened Letter.
THE UNOPENED LETTER .
From " Soribnefs Monthly Magazinef BENEATH the arches , high and wide Of an unspringing forest dome Walks Rosalind , the village pride , With tardy footsteps , home .
A letter in her slender hand She turns and vieAvs ; but still remains The seal unbroken , still unscanned , The message it contains . It is her OAVU ; upon its face Her name is Avrit in tracings fair .
Then wherefore that uncertain grace , That hesitating air % Mayhap , sweet maid , some aged friend His store of wisdom strives to bring , To guide you to your journey's end By his sage counselling .
Perchance a blithe associate , Full wise in girlish mysteries , Has sent you UBAVS of love or hate , Of faith or feud that is .
Or , rather , —is it not 1—the -wight Whom , secretly , you scarce despise , Has gathered courage from the light Of your OAVU starry eyes . And now his pen seeks to express The words his lips denied to
call-But hold—no further need I guess 1 Your blush betrays it all . But , still uncertain , on she strode , Her letter turning left and right , Till , by the curving of the road , Her form was hid from sight .
Ah > well ! for all of us there are Some fleeting moments here beloAV , When what we long for , near or far , We haste and halt to know !
And though our after years seem bright , Full oft we live that sweet time o'er , Nor find fruition such delight As longing was before ? ANDREW B . SAXTON
Masonic Numismatics.
MASONIC NUMISMATICS .
No . 1 . —MASONIC TOKENS , 1794-5 ,
WILLIAM JAMES HUGHAN .
ON the 24 th November , 1790 , H . R . H . the Prince of Wales Avas elected M . W . G . M ., of the Grand Lodge of England ( " Moderns " ) , and on the second of May , 1792 , His Eoyal Highness was installed , " to the inexpressible joy of the fraternity
, in the presence of his Royal brother , the Duke of York , the Right Hon . Lord RaAvdon , Marquis of Hastings , and above 500 other respectable brethren . The repeated applauses bestowed by the company upon the Royal Brothers Avere highly grateful to
their feelings , Avhile the affability and heartfelt satisfaction of the Grand Master at the head of his brethren were particularly noticed . ... In short , during the Avhole ceremony his demeanour Avas courteousleasing and dignified . " * The event
, p was unparalleled in the annals of Freemasonry , H . R . H . being the first Prince of Wales who had thus accepted the highest honours the Craft could bestosv , though we
must not forget that his Avas not the first instance of a member of the Royal Family being elected to preside over the Free and Accepted Masons of England , as the Grand Master immediately preceding Avas H . R . H . the Duke of Cumberland .
The first Prince of Wales initiated was during the Grand Mastership of the Right Hon . the Earl of Darnley ( installed 28 th April , 1737 ) at an occasional Lodge convened for the purpose at the Palace of Kew , over Avhich the
distinguished Past Grand Master , Dr . Desaguliers , F . R . S ., presided as Master . The second Prince of Wales initiated Avas under still more auspicious circumstances , the Grand Master , H . R . H . the Duke of Cumberland presiding over the occasional Lodge
convened for the purpose on the 6 th February , 1787 , and doubtless all Avas done that could be to render the circumstance more than ordinarily impressive . To commemorate such an important event as the Prince of Wales being installed Grand
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Freemasonry In Rome.
ing held out the right hand of fellowship to it , and take pride in acknowledging the fraternal kindnesses showered upon me by its leaders .
The Unopened Letter.
THE UNOPENED LETTER .
From " Soribnefs Monthly Magazinef BENEATH the arches , high and wide Of an unspringing forest dome Walks Rosalind , the village pride , With tardy footsteps , home .
A letter in her slender hand She turns and vieAvs ; but still remains The seal unbroken , still unscanned , The message it contains . It is her OAVU ; upon its face Her name is Avrit in tracings fair .
Then wherefore that uncertain grace , That hesitating air % Mayhap , sweet maid , some aged friend His store of wisdom strives to bring , To guide you to your journey's end By his sage counselling .
Perchance a blithe associate , Full wise in girlish mysteries , Has sent you UBAVS of love or hate , Of faith or feud that is .
Or , rather , —is it not 1—the -wight Whom , secretly , you scarce despise , Has gathered courage from the light Of your OAVU starry eyes . And now his pen seeks to express The words his lips denied to
call-But hold—no further need I guess 1 Your blush betrays it all . But , still uncertain , on she strode , Her letter turning left and right , Till , by the curving of the road , Her form was hid from sight .
Ah > well ! for all of us there are Some fleeting moments here beloAV , When what we long for , near or far , We haste and halt to know !
And though our after years seem bright , Full oft we live that sweet time o'er , Nor find fruition such delight As longing was before ? ANDREW B . SAXTON
Masonic Numismatics.
MASONIC NUMISMATICS .
No . 1 . —MASONIC TOKENS , 1794-5 ,
WILLIAM JAMES HUGHAN .
ON the 24 th November , 1790 , H . R . H . the Prince of Wales Avas elected M . W . G . M ., of the Grand Lodge of England ( " Moderns " ) , and on the second of May , 1792 , His Eoyal Highness was installed , " to the inexpressible joy of the fraternity
, in the presence of his Royal brother , the Duke of York , the Right Hon . Lord RaAvdon , Marquis of Hastings , and above 500 other respectable brethren . The repeated applauses bestowed by the company upon the Royal Brothers Avere highly grateful to
their feelings , Avhile the affability and heartfelt satisfaction of the Grand Master at the head of his brethren were particularly noticed . ... In short , during the Avhole ceremony his demeanour Avas courteousleasing and dignified . " * The event
, p was unparalleled in the annals of Freemasonry , H . R . H . being the first Prince of Wales who had thus accepted the highest honours the Craft could bestosv , though we
must not forget that his Avas not the first instance of a member of the Royal Family being elected to preside over the Free and Accepted Masons of England , as the Grand Master immediately preceding Avas H . R . H . the Duke of Cumberland .
The first Prince of Wales initiated was during the Grand Mastership of the Right Hon . the Earl of Darnley ( installed 28 th April , 1737 ) at an occasional Lodge convened for the purpose at the Palace of Kew , over Avhich the
distinguished Past Grand Master , Dr . Desaguliers , F . R . S ., presided as Master . The second Prince of Wales initiated Avas under still more auspicious circumstances , the Grand Master , H . R . H . the Duke of Cumberland presiding over the occasional Lodge
convened for the purpose on the 6 th February , 1787 , and doubtless all Avas done that could be to render the circumstance more than ordinarily impressive . To commemorate such an important event as the Prince of Wales being installed Grand