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The Ring Of Charlemagne.
" You acted rightly , " said Charles , smiling on the priest , " and you deserve that something should be done for you . This proud priest , who respected neither his God nor his sovereign sufficiently to abstain from his debauch for one night , shall not have the vacant see ; so deereeth the will of Gocl , which I , his viceroy , obey . You , the finger of Providence seems to have designed for the dignity—yours it shall be . Hail , then , Bishop of Rhineberg . ' ancl take heed that rule diocese in
acyou your cordance with the apostolical and canonical rules . " Thus was it that Gaul obtained the mitre ; and the strangest part of the whole occurrence was , that as soon as the intelligence was spread abroad , it excited neither surprise nor discontent amongst the lords of the court . Even the former enemies of the humble priest congratulated him on the dignity to which he had , they declared , so worthily attained : and instead of jealous imprecations , the new Bishop received nothing
but flattery and congratulations . The cause of his unexpected good fortune has been since discovered . The lucky Gaul had found Saphira ' s ring . ALCIPUION .
Freemasonry In Kent.
FREEMASONRY IN KENT .
" Reform it altogether . "—Hamlet . DEAR Sin AND Bnoxnisn , —If we examine with any attention the various institutions and societies in the world , which time and circumstances have given birth to , we shall find them all governed by some regulations ; and whether strict or lax , these regulations are for the most part adhered to and acted upon ; were it not soconfusion and
disagree-, ment must necessarily ensue , especially when any departure from , or neglect of those regulations takes place , ancl is persevered in for a length of time . When such is the case , and the leaders and guides of the institution become indifferent to the enforcement of their peculiar laws , the individual who is anxious to recal the bod y into the proper path , and revive the effect of regulations that might as well not exist as be un-enforced , is certain of meeting difficulties that he scarcely
contemplated . When he attempts so desirable an object , he is thwarted by the influence of the custom that has prevailed for so many years ; if he cites any law departed from , he exposes himself to the charge of being meddlesome and unnecessarily particular , till he despairs of effecting any salutary change . Such were the feelings I entertained on the morning after the Provincial Grand Festival held at Sheerness on Whit-Monday lastand I
, felt a keen disappointment when I remembered how many things the county of Kent was deservedly celebrated for , I reflected on its contiguity to the metropolis , the centre of all that is desirable to know , and yet Masonry in this province seemed to me to be at a very low standard ; I judge so , at least , if the Provincial Lodge is , as it ought to be , constituted of the elite of the province ; but I should hope such is not the case although I have hacl very little or > portunity of judging , having never
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The Ring Of Charlemagne.
" You acted rightly , " said Charles , smiling on the priest , " and you deserve that something should be done for you . This proud priest , who respected neither his God nor his sovereign sufficiently to abstain from his debauch for one night , shall not have the vacant see ; so deereeth the will of Gocl , which I , his viceroy , obey . You , the finger of Providence seems to have designed for the dignity—yours it shall be . Hail , then , Bishop of Rhineberg . ' ancl take heed that rule diocese in
acyou your cordance with the apostolical and canonical rules . " Thus was it that Gaul obtained the mitre ; and the strangest part of the whole occurrence was , that as soon as the intelligence was spread abroad , it excited neither surprise nor discontent amongst the lords of the court . Even the former enemies of the humble priest congratulated him on the dignity to which he had , they declared , so worthily attained : and instead of jealous imprecations , the new Bishop received nothing
but flattery and congratulations . The cause of his unexpected good fortune has been since discovered . The lucky Gaul had found Saphira ' s ring . ALCIPUION .
Freemasonry In Kent.
FREEMASONRY IN KENT .
" Reform it altogether . "—Hamlet . DEAR Sin AND Bnoxnisn , —If we examine with any attention the various institutions and societies in the world , which time and circumstances have given birth to , we shall find them all governed by some regulations ; and whether strict or lax , these regulations are for the most part adhered to and acted upon ; were it not soconfusion and
disagree-, ment must necessarily ensue , especially when any departure from , or neglect of those regulations takes place , ancl is persevered in for a length of time . When such is the case , and the leaders and guides of the institution become indifferent to the enforcement of their peculiar laws , the individual who is anxious to recal the bod y into the proper path , and revive the effect of regulations that might as well not exist as be un-enforced , is certain of meeting difficulties that he scarcely
contemplated . When he attempts so desirable an object , he is thwarted by the influence of the custom that has prevailed for so many years ; if he cites any law departed from , he exposes himself to the charge of being meddlesome and unnecessarily particular , till he despairs of effecting any salutary change . Such were the feelings I entertained on the morning after the Provincial Grand Festival held at Sheerness on Whit-Monday lastand I
, felt a keen disappointment when I remembered how many things the county of Kent was deservedly celebrated for , I reflected on its contiguity to the metropolis , the centre of all that is desirable to know , and yet Masonry in this province seemed to me to be at a very low standard ; I judge so , at least , if the Provincial Lodge is , as it ought to be , constituted of the elite of the province ; but I should hope such is not the case although I have hacl very little or > portunity of judging , having never