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Letter Of Bro. W. J. Hughan, Of England, To The Grand Lodge Of Ohio.
to that experienced craftsman , particulars 0 f which I gave in the Voice of Masonry , a magazine well-known in the United States . The initiation of his Royal Highness tlie Prince of AVales is thus described in
the Boole of Constitutions , and is of special interest at the present time , when three members of the royal family of England are enrolled as brethren . " An occasional lodge was held at the Prince of Wales ' s Palace at Kewnear Richmond . . . .
, The Rev . Dr . DESAGULIERS ( formerly Grand Master ) , MASTER of this LODGE . , . . His Royal Highness , FREDERIC , Prince of Wales , was in the usual manner introduced , and made an Enter'd Prentice and Fellow Craft . Our said Royal Brother ,
FREDERIC , was made a MASTER MASON by the same lodge that assembled there again for that purpose ; and ever since , both in the Grand Lodge and in particular lodges , the Fraternity joyfully remembered His
ROYAL HIGHNESS and his son in the proper maimer , " ( Page 137 ) . Yeruell , March 20 , 1736 . — "We here inform the public of the most melancholy accident that ever happened . On the 6 th day of this instant , March , a sudden stupor seized the brains of several hundred
persons , both males and females , in the said town , which , in a few minutes , turned to a . most deplorable frenzy , occasioned , it is thought , by puzzling their heads about the meaning of the Freemasons' Society , several Masons being made on that clay in
order to constitute a lodge . Some said it was a plot against the Government , others that it was a new religion , etc . • . The young women to their assistance hath called upon all the curious , the most ingeniousthe most penetratingthe
, , most philosophical , and the most sublime genius ' s of the whole town , but all in vain ; the mighty arcanum cannot be discovered , neither by the wits , the would-be wits , or tlie no-wits . "
From mi ghty secrets mighty action springs , And none but Masous gain the ears of kings . " Ihe foregoing is said , by the St . James ' Evening Post , to be au " extract from a 'e « er from Yervell , in the county of Somerset . " The style of the letter reminds
Letter Of Bro. W. J. Hughan, Of England, To The Grand Lodge Of Ohio.
us of a Hudibrastic poem , published A . D . 1723 , " illustrating the whole history of the Ancient Freemasons , from the building of the tower of Babel to this time , with their laws , ordinances , signs , marks , messages , etc ., so long kept secret ;
faithfully discovered and made known ; and the manner of their INSTALLATION particularly described by a Freemason . " ( Small 8 vo . 24 pp . ) " All kingdoms have their Masons—Free , Which help to form society ;
By signs and marks they'll know each other , In nutn ' rous crowds spy out a Brother . "
This wonderful publication , now lodged iu Bro . Bower ' s grand collection , was soon followed by numerous other extraordinary books and pamphlets , full of the secrets of the Freemasons 1 The Grand Mystery Discovered was issued in 1724 , thoughwhat
was discovered has not yet appeared ; and a few years later the impostor Pritchard , a rejected candidate , came on the stage and amused the public for some years ; and when his wares ceased to take with the fickle multitude , various hashes were
redished and furnished to the indiscriminate , and so down to the year 1876 . There have always been people fond of being made the dupes of designing and unscrupulous persons . ( To be Continued . )
An Old, Old Story.
AN OLD , OLD STORY .
CHAPTER VIII . " Wild youth kneels Obedient to her gentle sway , And age beholds her smile , and feels December brightening into May . " IV . M . P BAED .
MR . AVILLIAJIS had no sooner made his bow to the two ladies , and sat down in one of the comfortable arm-chairs at the " Cedars , " than it became quite clear that the young man was alike nervous and excited , and that he had some special object in view in this somewhat early visit .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Letter Of Bro. W. J. Hughan, Of England, To The Grand Lodge Of Ohio.
to that experienced craftsman , particulars 0 f which I gave in the Voice of Masonry , a magazine well-known in the United States . The initiation of his Royal Highness tlie Prince of AVales is thus described in
the Boole of Constitutions , and is of special interest at the present time , when three members of the royal family of England are enrolled as brethren . " An occasional lodge was held at the Prince of Wales ' s Palace at Kewnear Richmond . . . .
, The Rev . Dr . DESAGULIERS ( formerly Grand Master ) , MASTER of this LODGE . , . . His Royal Highness , FREDERIC , Prince of Wales , was in the usual manner introduced , and made an Enter'd Prentice and Fellow Craft . Our said Royal Brother ,
FREDERIC , was made a MASTER MASON by the same lodge that assembled there again for that purpose ; and ever since , both in the Grand Lodge and in particular lodges , the Fraternity joyfully remembered His
ROYAL HIGHNESS and his son in the proper maimer , " ( Page 137 ) . Yeruell , March 20 , 1736 . — "We here inform the public of the most melancholy accident that ever happened . On the 6 th day of this instant , March , a sudden stupor seized the brains of several hundred
persons , both males and females , in the said town , which , in a few minutes , turned to a . most deplorable frenzy , occasioned , it is thought , by puzzling their heads about the meaning of the Freemasons' Society , several Masons being made on that clay in
order to constitute a lodge . Some said it was a plot against the Government , others that it was a new religion , etc . • . The young women to their assistance hath called upon all the curious , the most ingeniousthe most penetratingthe
, , most philosophical , and the most sublime genius ' s of the whole town , but all in vain ; the mighty arcanum cannot be discovered , neither by the wits , the would-be wits , or tlie no-wits . "
From mi ghty secrets mighty action springs , And none but Masous gain the ears of kings . " Ihe foregoing is said , by the St . James ' Evening Post , to be au " extract from a 'e « er from Yervell , in the county of Somerset . " The style of the letter reminds
Letter Of Bro. W. J. Hughan, Of England, To The Grand Lodge Of Ohio.
us of a Hudibrastic poem , published A . D . 1723 , " illustrating the whole history of the Ancient Freemasons , from the building of the tower of Babel to this time , with their laws , ordinances , signs , marks , messages , etc ., so long kept secret ;
faithfully discovered and made known ; and the manner of their INSTALLATION particularly described by a Freemason . " ( Small 8 vo . 24 pp . ) " All kingdoms have their Masons—Free , Which help to form society ;
By signs and marks they'll know each other , In nutn ' rous crowds spy out a Brother . "
This wonderful publication , now lodged iu Bro . Bower ' s grand collection , was soon followed by numerous other extraordinary books and pamphlets , full of the secrets of the Freemasons 1 The Grand Mystery Discovered was issued in 1724 , thoughwhat
was discovered has not yet appeared ; and a few years later the impostor Pritchard , a rejected candidate , came on the stage and amused the public for some years ; and when his wares ceased to take with the fickle multitude , various hashes were
redished and furnished to the indiscriminate , and so down to the year 1876 . There have always been people fond of being made the dupes of designing and unscrupulous persons . ( To be Continued . )
An Old, Old Story.
AN OLD , OLD STORY .
CHAPTER VIII . " Wild youth kneels Obedient to her gentle sway , And age beholds her smile , and feels December brightening into May . " IV . M . P BAED .
MR . AVILLIAJIS had no sooner made his bow to the two ladies , and sat down in one of the comfortable arm-chairs at the " Cedars , " than it became quite clear that the young man was alike nervous and excited , and that he had some special object in view in this somewhat early visit .