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The Order Of St. John
"We will now pass in review the various Masonic -and other fraternities that claim affinity to the Order of St . John . { To be continued . )
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TRANSLATION OF THE DISCOURSE DELIVERED ON THE OCCASION OF THE RECEPTION OF DEP . \ GR . \ IN . - . GEN . - ., AND GR . \ REP . - . ALBERT G . GOODADL , BY THE GR . \ ORIENT AND SUP . - .
COUNCIL OF BRAZIL , VALLEY OF -LAVRADIO . If at every great meeting we hold in this august locality , we should find powerful incentives to produce in our hearts the sacred fire which burns
¦ there , when we think of the duty which aids us to . perpetuate the Royal Art to which we dedicate ¦ ourselves to-day ; more than ever should those -exhibitions of joy to which we abandon ourselves , spontaneously reach their culminating point since
-the representative of a great Masonic power , our -ally , honours us with his presence ; comes to prove to us that the fraternal ties that unite the Gr . . ¦ Or .-, and Snp . ' . Ooun . \ of Brazil to the Pow . . Sup . . Coiiu . - . for the Northern Jurisdiction of the
United States of North America , at New York , never have been broken ; whence the Masonic . community of Brazil that knows how to appreciate the importance of this institution , and that ¦ ever true to its oath , considers Masonry a religion ,
cannot but salute as it does with all the warmth . of which it is capable , the very . Pow . . and III . - . Bro . ' . 33 . ' . Albert G . Goodall , proving thus the . high esteem in which it holds , and has over held , Its Bros . ., who , iu the country of Washington , -coincide with its doctrines .
If all those to whom Masonry is but a pastime , . and who , in the public squares and through the '¦ press seek to expose it to the sarcasms of the horde , are yet thinking of withdrawing from us the confidence which our 111 . . Bros . -, of the United
f & toles place in us , seeking the use of insidious Isagu . age ( a favourite weapon of theirs *) for that purpose , they lose both time and trouble , for truth will always be truth , and those who commissioned O- 'ir Bro . \ Goodall to strengthen the fraternal ties
¦ which bound us , never can forget that it is easier fc'i' . the Masons of Lavradio to endure with resigyiifci / ju the deadly blows of ' cahimnyth . au to violate
their oaths of initiation ; and our conduct , always Masonic , always regular , in relation to that of our opponents , will undoubtedly enable us to merit on all occasions offered to us by our ancient allies the most convincing proofs of their frateraal
friendship . To confound our adversaries , who pretend to destroy our legality by all and every means , it will be quite sufficient for us to remember that we have at our front the first notabilities of the country ,
whose honourable names will always serve as a guarantee in foreign lauds of the fidelity with which we respect the fundamental dogma of Masonry . The great person of the nineteenth century , Mr . Victor Hugo , says , that when God wishes to chastise man , He charges man with that mission .
Let us , therefore , continue to abandon our opponents to their own ruinous passions , and they will end by perpetrating suicide . On us it is only incumbent to render thanks to the Gr . . Arch . -, of the Universe for having given
to us the necessary courage to transmit to our posterity the Holy Ark which was confided to us . Joined in spirit and truth to Him , let us exult at this present moment in the fact that we are for ever identified with the true Masons of a great
nation , which has just given to the world an example of its strength of will , sustaining by itself , aud without recourse to the aid of aliens , its , institutions ; let our cry at this moment be , "Hail , and long life to the very Pow . - . Sup . - . Coun . . for the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction of the United States of North America !
" All hail , and long life to that nation which Providence destined to serve as an example to the people of America , and of the respect we all owe to our institutions . " All hail , and long life to the Gr . - . Orient of
Brazil , at the Valley of Lavradio , the only regular Masonic Power that knows how to appreciate the Masonic Law of the land of the Holy Cross !" After having explained the motive that brought about this meeting of the Masonic family in this
august temple , it remains to me to comply with a duty , that is , to pay a debt of gratitude in the name of the Gr . . Or . -, of Brazil , which , in accord ance with the very Powerful Sup . . Coun . . of tho Ana * , and Accept . . Scottish Rite , never forgets
the consideration with which it is treated . To effect this , you will allow Most Wise and Great Master and Great Commander that I leave for a few moments this hououi'able place , and
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Order Of St. John
"We will now pass in review the various Masonic -and other fraternities that claim affinity to the Order of St . John . { To be continued . )
Ar00201
TRANSLATION OF THE DISCOURSE DELIVERED ON THE OCCASION OF THE RECEPTION OF DEP . \ GR . \ IN . - . GEN . - ., AND GR . \ REP . - . ALBERT G . GOODADL , BY THE GR . \ ORIENT AND SUP . - .
COUNCIL OF BRAZIL , VALLEY OF -LAVRADIO . If at every great meeting we hold in this august locality , we should find powerful incentives to produce in our hearts the sacred fire which burns
¦ there , when we think of the duty which aids us to . perpetuate the Royal Art to which we dedicate ¦ ourselves to-day ; more than ever should those -exhibitions of joy to which we abandon ourselves , spontaneously reach their culminating point since
-the representative of a great Masonic power , our -ally , honours us with his presence ; comes to prove to us that the fraternal ties that unite the Gr . . ¦ Or .-, and Snp . ' . Ooun . \ of Brazil to the Pow . . Sup . . Coiiu . - . for the Northern Jurisdiction of the
United States of North America , at New York , never have been broken ; whence the Masonic . community of Brazil that knows how to appreciate the importance of this institution , and that ¦ ever true to its oath , considers Masonry a religion ,
cannot but salute as it does with all the warmth . of which it is capable , the very . Pow . . and III . - . Bro . ' . 33 . ' . Albert G . Goodall , proving thus the . high esteem in which it holds , and has over held , Its Bros . ., who , iu the country of Washington , -coincide with its doctrines .
If all those to whom Masonry is but a pastime , . and who , in the public squares and through the '¦ press seek to expose it to the sarcasms of the horde , are yet thinking of withdrawing from us the confidence which our 111 . . Bros . -, of the United
f & toles place in us , seeking the use of insidious Isagu . age ( a favourite weapon of theirs *) for that purpose , they lose both time and trouble , for truth will always be truth , and those who commissioned O- 'ir Bro . \ Goodall to strengthen the fraternal ties
¦ which bound us , never can forget that it is easier fc'i' . the Masons of Lavradio to endure with resigyiifci / ju the deadly blows of ' cahimnyth . au to violate
their oaths of initiation ; and our conduct , always Masonic , always regular , in relation to that of our opponents , will undoubtedly enable us to merit on all occasions offered to us by our ancient allies the most convincing proofs of their frateraal
friendship . To confound our adversaries , who pretend to destroy our legality by all and every means , it will be quite sufficient for us to remember that we have at our front the first notabilities of the country ,
whose honourable names will always serve as a guarantee in foreign lauds of the fidelity with which we respect the fundamental dogma of Masonry . The great person of the nineteenth century , Mr . Victor Hugo , says , that when God wishes to chastise man , He charges man with that mission .
Let us , therefore , continue to abandon our opponents to their own ruinous passions , and they will end by perpetrating suicide . On us it is only incumbent to render thanks to the Gr . . Arch . -, of the Universe for having given
to us the necessary courage to transmit to our posterity the Holy Ark which was confided to us . Joined in spirit and truth to Him , let us exult at this present moment in the fact that we are for ever identified with the true Masons of a great
nation , which has just given to the world an example of its strength of will , sustaining by itself , aud without recourse to the aid of aliens , its , institutions ; let our cry at this moment be , "Hail , and long life to the very Pow . - . Sup . - . Coun . . for the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction of the United States of North America !
" All hail , and long life to that nation which Providence destined to serve as an example to the people of America , and of the respect we all owe to our institutions . " All hail , and long life to the Gr . - . Orient of
Brazil , at the Valley of Lavradio , the only regular Masonic Power that knows how to appreciate the Masonic Law of the land of the Holy Cross !" After having explained the motive that brought about this meeting of the Masonic family in this
august temple , it remains to me to comply with a duty , that is , to pay a debt of gratitude in the name of the Gr . . Or . -, of Brazil , which , in accord ance with the very Powerful Sup . . Coun . . of tho Ana * , and Accept . . Scottish Rite , never forgets
the consideration with which it is treated . To effect this , you will allow Most Wise and Great Master and Great Commander that I leave for a few moments this hououi'able place , and