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Bro. Captain John N. Philips.
BRO . CAPTAIN JOHN N . PHILIPS .
WE give to-day a short sketch of the active Masonic life of our worthy Brother , an admirable Photograph of whom ornaments our pages . Brother Captain Phili ps was " raised " in the St . George ' s , Liverpool , in 1855 , and soon after joining the Lodge 311 , Irish Constitution , Templemore , was elected ere long W . M . He joined the Mark Degree , and was elevated to the B . A . Degree in Limerick , and also became a Templar in 1858 . In Encampment No . 13 he became a Principal and Commander and Prince Mason . At Malta he joined the Zetland Lodge 756 which he more or less resuscitated .
, He became S . W . and AV . M . He established a Mark Lodge at Malta , revived the Orders of the Temple and St . John , and became E . Commander of the Malta Encampment . He is , however , perhaps principally knoAvn by his zealous services with the A . and A . S . Bite . He has served the offices of G . Treasurer , Secretary , and Lieut . Grand Commander , and on the retirement of Bro . C . J . Vigne , became Sen . G . Commander . He however resigned that office in favour of Lord Carnarvon , and is now
Lt . Grand Commander . Under the influence of Bro . Captain Philips the G . Council has collected an admirable Masonic Library at 33 , Golden-square , particularly rich in scarce books and interesting MSS . He Avas one of the founders of the Friends in Council Lodge , 1383 , and is S . G . D . and G . S . N , of England . He is high up among the dignitaries of the Priory of the Templeancl is representative for very many Grand Councils in the English
, G . Council of the A . and A . S . Bite . " As some of our readers knoAv , our excellent Brother is Gentleman Usher to Her Majesty , and is equally celebrated for bis kindness and geniality , and many Masonic and social virtues . We knoAv of no more active , zealous , hard-working Masonic life amongst us , and we are glad to have his photograph and name to grace our pages .
Sonnet.
SONNET .
BY BKO , BEV . ¦ M . GOKDON . Now hills , plains , frozen streams are all in Avhite , SnoAV-clad—o ' er Avhich the moon , night ' s beauteous dame , Shineswhile group'd stars of less or greater name
, TAvinkle;—as gazing upAvard at their light , My soul thinks IIOAV not only infinite And boundless , from Creation ' s daAvn , the frame Of things , but brotherly in mingled flame Of universal love IIOAV all unite With eachin one sublime
fraternity—, Twining in one bright mystic tie the whole Of Nature ' s realms—suns , systems , as they roll Bound some great centre , AA'hich for diff rency Excludes none from the rnany-mansion'd skies ; In which , though each unlike , all harmonize .
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Bro. Captain John N. Philips.
BRO . CAPTAIN JOHN N . PHILIPS .
WE give to-day a short sketch of the active Masonic life of our worthy Brother , an admirable Photograph of whom ornaments our pages . Brother Captain Phili ps was " raised " in the St . George ' s , Liverpool , in 1855 , and soon after joining the Lodge 311 , Irish Constitution , Templemore , was elected ere long W . M . He joined the Mark Degree , and was elevated to the B . A . Degree in Limerick , and also became a Templar in 1858 . In Encampment No . 13 he became a Principal and Commander and Prince Mason . At Malta he joined the Zetland Lodge 756 which he more or less resuscitated .
, He became S . W . and AV . M . He established a Mark Lodge at Malta , revived the Orders of the Temple and St . John , and became E . Commander of the Malta Encampment . He is , however , perhaps principally knoAvn by his zealous services with the A . and A . S . Bite . He has served the offices of G . Treasurer , Secretary , and Lieut . Grand Commander , and on the retirement of Bro . C . J . Vigne , became Sen . G . Commander . He however resigned that office in favour of Lord Carnarvon , and is now
Lt . Grand Commander . Under the influence of Bro . Captain Philips the G . Council has collected an admirable Masonic Library at 33 , Golden-square , particularly rich in scarce books and interesting MSS . He Avas one of the founders of the Friends in Council Lodge , 1383 , and is S . G . D . and G . S . N , of England . He is high up among the dignitaries of the Priory of the Templeancl is representative for very many Grand Councils in the English
, G . Council of the A . and A . S . Bite . " As some of our readers knoAv , our excellent Brother is Gentleman Usher to Her Majesty , and is equally celebrated for bis kindness and geniality , and many Masonic and social virtues . We knoAv of no more active , zealous , hard-working Masonic life amongst us , and we are glad to have his photograph and name to grace our pages .
Sonnet.
SONNET .
BY BKO , BEV . ¦ M . GOKDON . Now hills , plains , frozen streams are all in Avhite , SnoAV-clad—o ' er Avhich the moon , night ' s beauteous dame , Shineswhile group'd stars of less or greater name
, TAvinkle;—as gazing upAvard at their light , My soul thinks IIOAV not only infinite And boundless , from Creation ' s daAvn , the frame Of things , but brotherly in mingled flame Of universal love IIOAV all unite With eachin one sublime
fraternity—, Twining in one bright mystic tie the whole Of Nature ' s realms—suns , systems , as they roll Bound some great centre , AA'hich for diff rency Excludes none from the rnany-mansion'd skies ; In which , though each unlike , all harmonize .