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Wonders Of Operative Masonry.
columns and noble tower ) , Peterborough Cathedral ( with its unique and splendid Gothic front ) Ely Cathedral ( with its massive , lofty , and peculiarly-constructed tower ) , Cleeve Abbey ( now used , what remains of it , as a barn ) , Notre Dame cle Paris ( with its gorgeous Gothic front ) St .
, Mark ' s , Venice ( with its splendid doorway ) , St . Germain , Paris ( whose bell sounded the signal for the massacre of St . Bartholomew , and which has a portal rich in sculptured figures of saints and martyrs ) , and other edifices full of architectural
splendours . All of these are the products of Operative Masonry—all are poems in stone . Did Europe possess no other attractions , natural or historic , these would be sufficient to draw thither hosts of tourists , to scan their sacred fanes , ts study their Saxon , Norman , Transition and Gothic architecture , and to revive the memory of past events connected with
them . Thc wonders of Operative Masonry thrill every beholder , and Freemasons see in them the works of their great predecessors — the founders of the Craft in Europe . Some of these abbeys and cathedrals have been so noblbuilt and so
y well preserved that they promise to be as lasting as time . They deserve to be looked upon with a degree of reverence , for they are divine ideas , as well as poems in stone .
Letter Of Bro. W. J. Hughan, Of England, To The Grand Lodge Of Ohio.
LETTER OF BRO . W . J . HUGHAN , OF ENGLAND , TO THE GRAND LODGE OF OHIO .
( Continuedfrom page 421 . ) THE next cutting from the Post is amusing , and " might be true . " Rome , June 27 , 173 S . — " We loarn by private letters from Rome that the Pope ,
upon his having a sum of money collected from the several lodges of Masons in London to be disposed of in his way , has issued orders to have his Bull recalled , and lias sent several messengers to prevent its appearing before the Grand Duke . It is further said that he and several of his
Cardinals have been proposed m different lodges in Europe , according to their Jesuitical desire , and are in a manner accepted of—so that it is not doubted that he will soon issue an order to excommunicate those who are not of the Ancient and Honourable Society of Free and Accepted Masons . "
Not a bad reply to the Pope s harmless Bulls ? Often the childish attempts of modern Popes to extinguish Freemasonry have proved more damaging to Roman Catholicism than have " Balls in a china-shop " to the preservation of the potters' art .
The initiation of his Royal Highness Francis , Duke of Lorraine ( afterward Grand Duke of Tuscany , etc . ) gave an impetus to the Craft , which no Pope could smother , and especially when we remember that distinguished initiate was accepted ba
y special deputation from the Grand Lodge of England , of whom Past Grand Master Dr . Desaguliers was the chief . Much information as to the progress of the Craft in Europe is to be found in that excellent workthe " History of
Free-, masonry , " by our good Bro . Findel , awork of great research , aud invaluable to the Masonic student , especially for Continental Masonry . Students will do well also to consult Dr . Mackay ' s magnificent
Encvclopedia of Freemasonry . The last extract is from New England , the Post being dated August 20 , 1737 . Boston , June 27 lh— " Friday last being the Feast of St . John the Baptist , the annual meeting of the Free and Accepted Masonsthey accordingly met . The Eight
, AVorshipful Mr , Robert Thomlinson , Grand Master , nominated and appointed his Grand officers for the year next ensuing , viz ; Mr . Hugh M'Daniel , Deputy Grand Master ; Mr . Thomas Moffat ( Doctor of Medicine ) , Senior Grand Warden ; Mr ,
John Osborne , Junior Grand Warden ; Mr . Benjamin Halloweli , Grand Treasurer ; Mr . Francis Befcellie , Grand Secretary . After which the Society attended the Grand Master in procession to his Excellency Governor Belcher ' sand from
, thence the Governor was attended by the Grand Master and thc Brotherhood to the Royal Exchange Tavern in King Street , where they had an elegant entertainment . It being the first procession in America they
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Wonders Of Operative Masonry.
columns and noble tower ) , Peterborough Cathedral ( with its unique and splendid Gothic front ) Ely Cathedral ( with its massive , lofty , and peculiarly-constructed tower ) , Cleeve Abbey ( now used , what remains of it , as a barn ) , Notre Dame cle Paris ( with its gorgeous Gothic front ) St .
, Mark ' s , Venice ( with its splendid doorway ) , St . Germain , Paris ( whose bell sounded the signal for the massacre of St . Bartholomew , and which has a portal rich in sculptured figures of saints and martyrs ) , and other edifices full of architectural
splendours . All of these are the products of Operative Masonry—all are poems in stone . Did Europe possess no other attractions , natural or historic , these would be sufficient to draw thither hosts of tourists , to scan their sacred fanes , ts study their Saxon , Norman , Transition and Gothic architecture , and to revive the memory of past events connected with
them . Thc wonders of Operative Masonry thrill every beholder , and Freemasons see in them the works of their great predecessors — the founders of the Craft in Europe . Some of these abbeys and cathedrals have been so noblbuilt and so
y well preserved that they promise to be as lasting as time . They deserve to be looked upon with a degree of reverence , for they are divine ideas , as well as poems in stone .
Letter Of Bro. W. J. Hughan, Of England, To The Grand Lodge Of Ohio.
LETTER OF BRO . W . J . HUGHAN , OF ENGLAND , TO THE GRAND LODGE OF OHIO .
( Continuedfrom page 421 . ) THE next cutting from the Post is amusing , and " might be true . " Rome , June 27 , 173 S . — " We loarn by private letters from Rome that the Pope ,
upon his having a sum of money collected from the several lodges of Masons in London to be disposed of in his way , has issued orders to have his Bull recalled , and lias sent several messengers to prevent its appearing before the Grand Duke . It is further said that he and several of his
Cardinals have been proposed m different lodges in Europe , according to their Jesuitical desire , and are in a manner accepted of—so that it is not doubted that he will soon issue an order to excommunicate those who are not of the Ancient and Honourable Society of Free and Accepted Masons . "
Not a bad reply to the Pope s harmless Bulls ? Often the childish attempts of modern Popes to extinguish Freemasonry have proved more damaging to Roman Catholicism than have " Balls in a china-shop " to the preservation of the potters' art .
The initiation of his Royal Highness Francis , Duke of Lorraine ( afterward Grand Duke of Tuscany , etc . ) gave an impetus to the Craft , which no Pope could smother , and especially when we remember that distinguished initiate was accepted ba
y special deputation from the Grand Lodge of England , of whom Past Grand Master Dr . Desaguliers was the chief . Much information as to the progress of the Craft in Europe is to be found in that excellent workthe " History of
Free-, masonry , " by our good Bro . Findel , awork of great research , aud invaluable to the Masonic student , especially for Continental Masonry . Students will do well also to consult Dr . Mackay ' s magnificent
Encvclopedia of Freemasonry . The last extract is from New England , the Post being dated August 20 , 1737 . Boston , June 27 lh— " Friday last being the Feast of St . John the Baptist , the annual meeting of the Free and Accepted Masonsthey accordingly met . The Eight
, AVorshipful Mr , Robert Thomlinson , Grand Master , nominated and appointed his Grand officers for the year next ensuing , viz ; Mr . Hugh M'Daniel , Deputy Grand Master ; Mr . Thomas Moffat ( Doctor of Medicine ) , Senior Grand Warden ; Mr ,
John Osborne , Junior Grand Warden ; Mr . Benjamin Halloweli , Grand Treasurer ; Mr . Francis Befcellie , Grand Secretary . After which the Society attended the Grand Master in procession to his Excellency Governor Belcher ' sand from
, thence the Governor was attended by the Grand Master and thc Brotherhood to the Royal Exchange Tavern in King Street , where they had an elegant entertainment . It being the first procession in America they