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Masonic Chit Chat.
Master , at the ceremony of placing the highest stone of the lantern , no mention is made of their attendance at the laying the foundation-stone . It is also worthy of notice , that every Lodge in Great Britain ( aud we may add on the continent ) is an off-shoot from that one Lodge , of which , Sir Christopher was so long Master , now generally known by the name ofthe Lodge of Antiquity . It is difficult too , to conceive the tolerant spirit of Masonry—its recognition of the personal worth of men
irrespective of their opinions , as their sole title to esteem , adopted by any body of men , while the inhabitants of Europe were growing into thinkers , through the fever-fit of sectarianism . The age and nation in which Milton defended the Liberty of the Press ; Taylor advocated the ' Liberty of Prophesying ; " and Locke wrote in defence of toleration , are the first in . which we can well fancy an association imbued with that principle to originate . Lastly , there are several circumstances
connected with Wren ' s general career , and with the building of St . Paul ' s in particular , which seem to be mirrored in Masonry . AA e pronounce no decided opinion on Herder ' s assertion ; leaving the history of Masonry , as far as we are concerned , in a state of dubiety , which seems more congenial than clear knowledge to such a mysterious institution . Should any zealous Mason grumble at our implied scepticism regarding the great antiquity claimed by his Order , we would respectfully remark ,
that Sir Christopher AVren is as respectable a founder as he has any chance of getting—that he ' may go farther and fare worse . '" BIRTHS . —August S . —At Devonshire Hill , Hampstead , the wife of Bro . the Honourable Theobald Fitz-AValter Butler , ( Grancl Treasurer of Ireland , and P . M . St . Patrick ' s Lodge 50 ) of a daughter . Augusts—At Taunton , the lady of Brother J . R . Mosse , S . AV . Lodge No . 327 , of a son .
Obituary.
Obituary .
July—Bro . AVEBB , for many years Tiler to the Grand Stewards ' , Grand Masters ' , Antiquity , Prince of AVales ' , Friendship , and other Lodges and Chapters ; of inoffensive manners , antl well acquainted with his duties . It is thought that his various offices will be shared by Brothers J . Nicholls and C . King . July 16 . —Bro . RICHARD FRANUIS MESTA- , set . 59 , Past Grand Deacon of amiable manners and kind disposition a member of the
; ; Grand Masters' Lodge , No . 1 , and a regular attendant on the Committees of the Boys' School , to which he was much attached . August 13 . —Aged 74 , at Burhill , JANE KEMYS TYNTE , eldest sister of Col . C . K . K . Tynte . of Halswell House , Somersetshire , and Burhill , Surrey . August 24 . —Bro . THEODORE EDWARD HOOK a ? t . 53 at his house
, , , Fulham . An author whose wit and satire were as playful as his heart was kind and generous ; who wrote more than perhaps any man of his time , handling his varied subjects with poetic grace and singular dexterity ; in many of his works his Masonic allusions are pleasantl y interspersed ; he often regretted that he had not observed his fraternal duties
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Masonic Chit Chat.
Master , at the ceremony of placing the highest stone of the lantern , no mention is made of their attendance at the laying the foundation-stone . It is also worthy of notice , that every Lodge in Great Britain ( aud we may add on the continent ) is an off-shoot from that one Lodge , of which , Sir Christopher was so long Master , now generally known by the name ofthe Lodge of Antiquity . It is difficult too , to conceive the tolerant spirit of Masonry—its recognition of the personal worth of men
irrespective of their opinions , as their sole title to esteem , adopted by any body of men , while the inhabitants of Europe were growing into thinkers , through the fever-fit of sectarianism . The age and nation in which Milton defended the Liberty of the Press ; Taylor advocated the ' Liberty of Prophesying ; " and Locke wrote in defence of toleration , are the first in . which we can well fancy an association imbued with that principle to originate . Lastly , there are several circumstances
connected with Wren ' s general career , and with the building of St . Paul ' s in particular , which seem to be mirrored in Masonry . AA e pronounce no decided opinion on Herder ' s assertion ; leaving the history of Masonry , as far as we are concerned , in a state of dubiety , which seems more congenial than clear knowledge to such a mysterious institution . Should any zealous Mason grumble at our implied scepticism regarding the great antiquity claimed by his Order , we would respectfully remark ,
that Sir Christopher AVren is as respectable a founder as he has any chance of getting—that he ' may go farther and fare worse . '" BIRTHS . —August S . —At Devonshire Hill , Hampstead , the wife of Bro . the Honourable Theobald Fitz-AValter Butler , ( Grancl Treasurer of Ireland , and P . M . St . Patrick ' s Lodge 50 ) of a daughter . Augusts—At Taunton , the lady of Brother J . R . Mosse , S . AV . Lodge No . 327 , of a son .
Obituary.
Obituary .
July—Bro . AVEBB , for many years Tiler to the Grand Stewards ' , Grand Masters ' , Antiquity , Prince of AVales ' , Friendship , and other Lodges and Chapters ; of inoffensive manners , antl well acquainted with his duties . It is thought that his various offices will be shared by Brothers J . Nicholls and C . King . July 16 . —Bro . RICHARD FRANUIS MESTA- , set . 59 , Past Grand Deacon of amiable manners and kind disposition a member of the
; ; Grand Masters' Lodge , No . 1 , and a regular attendant on the Committees of the Boys' School , to which he was much attached . August 13 . —Aged 74 , at Burhill , JANE KEMYS TYNTE , eldest sister of Col . C . K . K . Tynte . of Halswell House , Somersetshire , and Burhill , Surrey . August 24 . —Bro . THEODORE EDWARD HOOK a ? t . 53 at his house
, , , Fulham . An author whose wit and satire were as playful as his heart was kind and generous ; who wrote more than perhaps any man of his time , handling his varied subjects with poetic grace and singular dexterity ; in many of his works his Masonic allusions are pleasantl y interspersed ; he often regretted that he had not observed his fraternal duties