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" they beheld the widowed mother and bereaved orphan anxiously looking to the " right and to the left of the procession and missing those they esteemed most " upon earth , and who formerly mixed in the joyous throng * of the Mystic " Brotherhood . Instead , however , of crying out " Oh death , what ravages hast " thou committed / ' methinks we sec them retiring to their closets and pouring " out their souls to the Great Architect of the Universe , and exclaiming in " faith— " It is the Lord , let him do whatever seemeth good , and tho' bereaved
*• of the presence of those wo love , yet we trust they are for ever blessed in the " Grand Lodge in heaven , and engaged in singing hallelujahs to the Lamb for " ever and ever . " " ' While the Brotherhood are always pleased to rejoice with them that " rejoice , they are no less willing to participate in the sorrows and mournful " dispensations of their friends—several of these were existing on this day . " In passing themthe music was stoppedand the flag lowered as a mark of
, , " respect and sympathy to the connections . All passed off well—thanks to the " old veteran , Bro . Thomas M'Lachlan . . . . ' " Oh ! that we had a few brethren amongst ourselves that would undertake to give us such eompendiums of lodge history . If Masonic study ought to be encouraged , as a duty , a tempting field lies open to many a willing student who is at a loss for a theme . Such brethren will find in Bro . Murray Lyon ' s
Recollections a model of what the treatment should be , and the general Masonic reader—who does not write—will reap much advantage from a perusal of it , as it will make him acquainted with many curious Masonic customs , much charming anecdote , and a tolerable fair share of Masonic verse . Of course it cannot be concealed that Bro . Murray Lyon writes with " the pen of a ready writer ;" but the charm of the book is that though it is the production of a professed literary man , it is free from bookmaking , redolent of genial humour , pleasant gossip , and general information .
A Short Address , Delivered by Bro . THOMAS COUSIXS , W . M ., to tho Brethren of the Portsmouth Lodge , 487 , August 10 th . 1865 . Printed at the request of the Brethren of the Lodge . No doubt the brethren of 487 appreciated tho Address of their W . M . or they would not have requested him to have it printed . Every W . M . ht to be
oug the best judge on what particular points the brethren stand most in need of information . Discursive addresses , unless the production of practised speakers , are not wholly to our taste . We like to see one subject handled at a time and thoroughly exhausted . Bro . Cousins is too discursive for us , but his Address is marked by the usual amenities of the order .
P-CEITY . —Over- the beauty of the plum and apricot there grows a bloom and beauty more exquisite than the fruit itself—a soft , delicate flush that overspreads its blushing cheek . If you destroy it , and it is once gone , it is gone for ever . The flower that is impearled with tho morning dew—arrayed as no queenly woman ever was arrayed in jewels—once shaken so that the beads roll off , you may sprinkle water over it as you please , yet it can never be again what it was when the dew fell silently upon it from heaven .
On a frosty morning you may see the panes of glass covered with landscapesmountains , lakes and trees , blending in a beautiful fantastic picture . Lay but your hand upon the glass , and by the scratch of your finger , or warmth of your palm , all the delicate tracery will be obliterated . So there is in youth a beauty , a purity , of character , which once touched , and defiled , can never bo restored—a fringe more delicate than frost work , and when torn , can never be re-embroidered . A man who has spotted and soiled his garments in youth , though he may seek to make them white again , can never wholly do it even were he to wash them with his tears .
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" they beheld the widowed mother and bereaved orphan anxiously looking to the " right and to the left of the procession and missing those they esteemed most " upon earth , and who formerly mixed in the joyous throng * of the Mystic " Brotherhood . Instead , however , of crying out " Oh death , what ravages hast " thou committed / ' methinks we sec them retiring to their closets and pouring " out their souls to the Great Architect of the Universe , and exclaiming in " faith— " It is the Lord , let him do whatever seemeth good , and tho' bereaved
*• of the presence of those wo love , yet we trust they are for ever blessed in the " Grand Lodge in heaven , and engaged in singing hallelujahs to the Lamb for " ever and ever . " " ' While the Brotherhood are always pleased to rejoice with them that " rejoice , they are no less willing to participate in the sorrows and mournful " dispensations of their friends—several of these were existing on this day . " In passing themthe music was stoppedand the flag lowered as a mark of
, , " respect and sympathy to the connections . All passed off well—thanks to the " old veteran , Bro . Thomas M'Lachlan . . . . ' " Oh ! that we had a few brethren amongst ourselves that would undertake to give us such eompendiums of lodge history . If Masonic study ought to be encouraged , as a duty , a tempting field lies open to many a willing student who is at a loss for a theme . Such brethren will find in Bro . Murray Lyon ' s
Recollections a model of what the treatment should be , and the general Masonic reader—who does not write—will reap much advantage from a perusal of it , as it will make him acquainted with many curious Masonic customs , much charming anecdote , and a tolerable fair share of Masonic verse . Of course it cannot be concealed that Bro . Murray Lyon writes with " the pen of a ready writer ;" but the charm of the book is that though it is the production of a professed literary man , it is free from bookmaking , redolent of genial humour , pleasant gossip , and general information .
A Short Address , Delivered by Bro . THOMAS COUSIXS , W . M ., to tho Brethren of the Portsmouth Lodge , 487 , August 10 th . 1865 . Printed at the request of the Brethren of the Lodge . No doubt the brethren of 487 appreciated tho Address of their W . M . or they would not have requested him to have it printed . Every W . M . ht to be
oug the best judge on what particular points the brethren stand most in need of information . Discursive addresses , unless the production of practised speakers , are not wholly to our taste . We like to see one subject handled at a time and thoroughly exhausted . Bro . Cousins is too discursive for us , but his Address is marked by the usual amenities of the order .
P-CEITY . —Over- the beauty of the plum and apricot there grows a bloom and beauty more exquisite than the fruit itself—a soft , delicate flush that overspreads its blushing cheek . If you destroy it , and it is once gone , it is gone for ever . The flower that is impearled with tho morning dew—arrayed as no queenly woman ever was arrayed in jewels—once shaken so that the beads roll off , you may sprinkle water over it as you please , yet it can never be again what it was when the dew fell silently upon it from heaven .
On a frosty morning you may see the panes of glass covered with landscapesmountains , lakes and trees , blending in a beautiful fantastic picture . Lay but your hand upon the glass , and by the scratch of your finger , or warmth of your palm , all the delicate tracery will be obliterated . So there is in youth a beauty , a purity , of character , which once touched , and defiled , can never bo restored—a fringe more delicate than frost work , and when torn , can never be re-embroidered . A man who has spotted and soiled his garments in youth , though he may seek to make them white again , can never wholly do it even were he to wash them with his tears .