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The Histori C
a golden beak , and crowned with an imperial crown in gold , holding ¦ ¦• . ' . ¦ 'O- . . : ¦ . ¦ , * ' ::.. ¦¦ . ¦ . ¦ ' ¦ ¦¦ ¦¦ : ¦ . ¦¦¦ ¦' •_ ¦ - ¦¦ . in his claws a naked sword . Y A i It has been urged as an objection to the Ancient and Accepted Bite , and no ^ w is a self-elected tribunal , which is contrary to the spirit of the Masonic
institution . We should , hoAvever , remeinber that we are directed to judge of the tree by its fruits ; and when we consider the actual working ^ of the system of government adopted in ^ to admit that the obj ections are founded father on a theoretical basis than oh its practical results . ISTon-ato violators of its constitution have been removed from time to time , and
their places filled by more worthy and diligent Brethren ; Avhile with regard to the present Council , we are convinced th ^^ be possible to find throughout the world of Masonry nine more energetic and practical Brethren than a ^^ The position they hold ih so ^ indrvidually , as well as their courtesy of Grand Masterof
demeanour , are hot unimportant ; two of them are s well-ordered provinces under the Grand Lodge of England- —Avhich feet may be considered as giving a Masonic sanction to the Rite ; and as each and all have ever been ainpng the most perfect workers in the several degrees from the E . A . upwards , they are entitled to the high esteem and respect they receive , individually , and as a body , from the Craft .
Biographical Skectohes Of Eminent (Deceased)
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF EMINENT ( DECEASED )
FREEMASONS ** I . —SAMUEL WESLEY , P . G . Org . Samuel Wesley was born at Bristol , on the 24 th of February , 1766 , the same day and month which gave birth to Handel , eightytwo years before . He was the second surviving son of the Reverend
Charles Wesley , brother and co-worker with the celebrated Reverend John Wesley , the founder of the people termed Methodists . And the latter tAvo were sons of the Reverend Samuel Wesley , rector of Epworth in Huntingdonshire , whose ancestors had been seettld in the adjoining county of Rutland from the time of Henry VIII . From this family sprang a branch which is now represented by the second Duke of Wellington . The name of the family from
* When AA e proposed to our readers this series of sketches ( page 1009 of the last volume of the Freemasons' Magazine ) , Ave were not sanguine enough to anticipate such an amount of interest in our plan as certain of our Brethren have evinced , and accordingly Ave have been stimulated to render our accounts fuller than we first intended , which has caused an increased labour of research , and retarded our earlier compliance with the desires of numerous Avell-Avishers .
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The Histori C
a golden beak , and crowned with an imperial crown in gold , holding ¦ ¦• . ' . ¦ 'O- . . : ¦ . ¦ , * ' ::.. ¦¦ . ¦ . ¦ ' ¦ ¦¦ ¦¦ : ¦ . ¦¦¦ ¦' •_ ¦ - ¦¦ . in his claws a naked sword . Y A i It has been urged as an objection to the Ancient and Accepted Bite , and no ^ w is a self-elected tribunal , which is contrary to the spirit of the Masonic
institution . We should , hoAvever , remeinber that we are directed to judge of the tree by its fruits ; and when we consider the actual working ^ of the system of government adopted in ^ to admit that the obj ections are founded father on a theoretical basis than oh its practical results . ISTon-ato violators of its constitution have been removed from time to time , and
their places filled by more worthy and diligent Brethren ; Avhile with regard to the present Council , we are convinced th ^^ be possible to find throughout the world of Masonry nine more energetic and practical Brethren than a ^^ The position they hold ih so ^ indrvidually , as well as their courtesy of Grand Masterof
demeanour , are hot unimportant ; two of them are s well-ordered provinces under the Grand Lodge of England- —Avhich feet may be considered as giving a Masonic sanction to the Rite ; and as each and all have ever been ainpng the most perfect workers in the several degrees from the E . A . upwards , they are entitled to the high esteem and respect they receive , individually , and as a body , from the Craft .
Biographical Skectohes Of Eminent (Deceased)
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF EMINENT ( DECEASED )
FREEMASONS ** I . —SAMUEL WESLEY , P . G . Org . Samuel Wesley was born at Bristol , on the 24 th of February , 1766 , the same day and month which gave birth to Handel , eightytwo years before . He was the second surviving son of the Reverend
Charles Wesley , brother and co-worker with the celebrated Reverend John Wesley , the founder of the people termed Methodists . And the latter tAvo were sons of the Reverend Samuel Wesley , rector of Epworth in Huntingdonshire , whose ancestors had been seettld in the adjoining county of Rutland from the time of Henry VIII . From this family sprang a branch which is now represented by the second Duke of Wellington . The name of the family from
* When AA e proposed to our readers this series of sketches ( page 1009 of the last volume of the Freemasons' Magazine ) , Ave were not sanguine enough to anticipate such an amount of interest in our plan as certain of our Brethren have evinced , and accordingly Ave have been stimulated to render our accounts fuller than we first intended , which has caused an increased labour of research , and retarded our earlier compliance with the desires of numerous Avell-Avishers .