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Adonis " secret , " or " hidden , —a sufficient proof that reference is made to one and the same person . From what has been here adduced , it is fair to conclude that the mysteries of the mythology originally prevailing in Egypt were derived from Isis and Osiris , which thus became the foundation of the different modes of worship and religious ceremonies afterwards extended to all parts of theavorld ; traces of which are to be found still in Persia and India , and more particularly among the Parsees , or fire-worshippers ; fire being understood as an emanation from the sun , and as such , entitled to adoration . ¦ N . . T . S ' .. P . M .-725 .
Tribute To Freemasonry.
TRIBUTE TO FREEMASONRY .
From a Speech delivered by R . W . James Burnes , K . H ., Prov . G . M . of Western India ( Bombay ) on his visit to the Prov . G . L , in Calcutta . Extracted from the " Calcutta Courier : " - — "The Duke of York , when he sanctioned Lodges in the army , foresaw their advantages , not only as inducing the soldier to obtain and retain a character , but
in conferring on him also a sure protection in the time of need . Every one knows that even in the fury of the late war , the charters , diplomas , and insignia of Lodges used to be returned with courtesy after an engagement . I am old enough to recollect when my own father , the Master of a Lodge , and a magistrate , took the responsibility of removing some [ French prisoners from jail to his own house , because they were Brethren . And it was only last night that Col . Logan , a brave officer of the Peninsula , but no Mason , mentioned to me an authentic
anecdote which wnl interest you . A whole battalion of the 4 th Foot had been taken prisoners , and the officers stripped of everything . Several of them were
bemoaning their lot in a dreary abode , when to their surprise they saw a subaltern of their corps passing along with a gay step , in full dress . The explanation was very simple . Having been discovered to be a Mason , his uniform and baggage had been immediately restored to him , and he was then going by special invitation to dine with the French Field Marshal ! Some of you may have heard the revered Brother Blaquiere , whose Masonic reminiscences , communicated as they are with such perfect courtesy and taste , possess the most intense interest , mention the circumstance of a , party of ladies and gentlemen having been taken
prisoners in the Bay of Bengal by the French frigate La Forte , but who were all afforded tlie means of escape on the captain ' s discovering that there was the Master of one of the Calcutta Lodges among them . It is needless to multiply instances , since every one knows that a Masonic token has often arrested the sword of the destroyer ; and I would but ask those who represent our Order as a musty relic of by-gone times , altogether Incompatible with the golden ago in which we live , to point out any other invention of man which could so soften the miseries of war , and heighten the courtesies of life between individuals of
contending nations . For my own part ., I conceive that , until the light of true religion shall pervade the universe , and the happy period arrive when the whole world shall become a 'Lodge , and every man a Brother , the fondest enthusiast for tlie amelioration of the human race can scarcely dream of a condition of society , to winch tlie enforcement of the obligations of Brotherly Love , Belief , and Truth can be inapplicable , or otherwise than a blessing ; and I glory in the conviction , that Masonry was never more extended , triumphant , and influential , than at the presellt momeiit . "
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Untitled Article
Adonis " secret , " or " hidden , —a sufficient proof that reference is made to one and the same person . From what has been here adduced , it is fair to conclude that the mysteries of the mythology originally prevailing in Egypt were derived from Isis and Osiris , which thus became the foundation of the different modes of worship and religious ceremonies afterwards extended to all parts of theavorld ; traces of which are to be found still in Persia and India , and more particularly among the Parsees , or fire-worshippers ; fire being understood as an emanation from the sun , and as such , entitled to adoration . ¦ N . . T . S ' .. P . M .-725 .
Tribute To Freemasonry.
TRIBUTE TO FREEMASONRY .
From a Speech delivered by R . W . James Burnes , K . H ., Prov . G . M . of Western India ( Bombay ) on his visit to the Prov . G . L , in Calcutta . Extracted from the " Calcutta Courier : " - — "The Duke of York , when he sanctioned Lodges in the army , foresaw their advantages , not only as inducing the soldier to obtain and retain a character , but
in conferring on him also a sure protection in the time of need . Every one knows that even in the fury of the late war , the charters , diplomas , and insignia of Lodges used to be returned with courtesy after an engagement . I am old enough to recollect when my own father , the Master of a Lodge , and a magistrate , took the responsibility of removing some [ French prisoners from jail to his own house , because they were Brethren . And it was only last night that Col . Logan , a brave officer of the Peninsula , but no Mason , mentioned to me an authentic
anecdote which wnl interest you . A whole battalion of the 4 th Foot had been taken prisoners , and the officers stripped of everything . Several of them were
bemoaning their lot in a dreary abode , when to their surprise they saw a subaltern of their corps passing along with a gay step , in full dress . The explanation was very simple . Having been discovered to be a Mason , his uniform and baggage had been immediately restored to him , and he was then going by special invitation to dine with the French Field Marshal ! Some of you may have heard the revered Brother Blaquiere , whose Masonic reminiscences , communicated as they are with such perfect courtesy and taste , possess the most intense interest , mention the circumstance of a , party of ladies and gentlemen having been taken
prisoners in the Bay of Bengal by the French frigate La Forte , but who were all afforded tlie means of escape on the captain ' s discovering that there was the Master of one of the Calcutta Lodges among them . It is needless to multiply instances , since every one knows that a Masonic token has often arrested the sword of the destroyer ; and I would but ask those who represent our Order as a musty relic of by-gone times , altogether Incompatible with the golden ago in which we live , to point out any other invention of man which could so soften the miseries of war , and heighten the courtesies of life between individuals of
contending nations . For my own part ., I conceive that , until the light of true religion shall pervade the universe , and the happy period arrive when the whole world shall become a 'Lodge , and every man a Brother , the fondest enthusiast for tlie amelioration of the human race can scarcely dream of a condition of society , to winch tlie enforcement of the obligations of Brotherly Love , Belief , and Truth can be inapplicable , or otherwise than a blessing ; and I glory in the conviction , that Masonry was never more extended , triumphant , and influential , than at the presellt momeiit . "