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Freemasonry And The Spanish Inquisition.
Is it true that the festival of St . John is celebrated in the lodges , and that the Masons have chosen him for their patron ?—Yes . What worship is rendered him in celebrating his festival ?—None ; that it may not be mingled with profane things . This celebration is confined to a fraternal repast , after which a discourse is read , exhorting the guests to beneficence towards their fellow-creatures , in honour of God the great Architect , Creator , and Preserver of the Universe .
Is it true that the sun , moon , and stars are honoured in the lodges ? —No . Is it true that their usages or symbols are exposed ?—Yes . Why are they so?—In order to elucidate the allegories of the great , continual , and true light , which the lodges receive from the great Architect of the World ; and these representations belong to the brothers , and engage them to be charitable . ( T „ be continued . )
Obituary.
Obituary .
In the " Leeds' Intelligencer" of the 9 th of October , 1764 , the following notice appears : —Lately died at Liverpool , Mrs . Mayee , wife of Mr . Mayee , who was her nineteenth husband . The following epitaph may be seen in the church-yard of Newburgh , Fifeshire : — " Here lye the four sons of David and Margaret Bickton , who all died in the floor of their ages , they being shoemakers . Likewise the father aud mother of the children , he being feuar of Newburgh . "
Near the baptismal font in St . Andrew ' s Church , Plymouth , is a monument with this inscription : — " Here lies the body of James Vernon , Esq ., only surviving son of Admiral Vernon—died 25 th of July , 1753 . "
BRECHIN EPITAPHS . —Iu a corner in the church-yard of Brechin . there is an old-fashioned stone , which is said to have been erected some time after the deceased had been interred , and her surviving relatives had forgotten the precise spot where she reposed . It reads thus ;—" The place where Elspit lies is here or here about ; The place where Elspit lies there ' s none can find it out ; The place where Elspit lies there ' s no one can tell
Until the resurrection-day , when she will rise hersel' . " In the church-yard of Montrose there is also a very curious and original epitaph . It is inscribed on the back of the tombstone next the gate of the cemetery : —
" At that great day when all must rise , Some blythe and some stammerin ' , You ' re next the door , to lead the way , Rise ! Donald Cameron . " The following epitaph in the old burying-ground of Dundee stands unrivalled for conciseness and brevity : — " Here I lie , Eppitie Pye , My twenty bairnies , my gudeman , and I . "
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Freemasonry And The Spanish Inquisition.
Is it true that the festival of St . John is celebrated in the lodges , and that the Masons have chosen him for their patron ?—Yes . What worship is rendered him in celebrating his festival ?—None ; that it may not be mingled with profane things . This celebration is confined to a fraternal repast , after which a discourse is read , exhorting the guests to beneficence towards their fellow-creatures , in honour of God the great Architect , Creator , and Preserver of the Universe .
Is it true that the sun , moon , and stars are honoured in the lodges ? —No . Is it true that their usages or symbols are exposed ?—Yes . Why are they so?—In order to elucidate the allegories of the great , continual , and true light , which the lodges receive from the great Architect of the World ; and these representations belong to the brothers , and engage them to be charitable . ( T „ be continued . )
Obituary.
Obituary .
In the " Leeds' Intelligencer" of the 9 th of October , 1764 , the following notice appears : —Lately died at Liverpool , Mrs . Mayee , wife of Mr . Mayee , who was her nineteenth husband . The following epitaph may be seen in the church-yard of Newburgh , Fifeshire : — " Here lye the four sons of David and Margaret Bickton , who all died in the floor of their ages , they being shoemakers . Likewise the father aud mother of the children , he being feuar of Newburgh . "
Near the baptismal font in St . Andrew ' s Church , Plymouth , is a monument with this inscription : — " Here lies the body of James Vernon , Esq ., only surviving son of Admiral Vernon—died 25 th of July , 1753 . "
BRECHIN EPITAPHS . —Iu a corner in the church-yard of Brechin . there is an old-fashioned stone , which is said to have been erected some time after the deceased had been interred , and her surviving relatives had forgotten the precise spot where she reposed . It reads thus ;—" The place where Elspit lies is here or here about ; The place where Elspit lies there ' s none can find it out ; The place where Elspit lies there ' s no one can tell
Until the resurrection-day , when she will rise hersel' . " In the church-yard of Montrose there is also a very curious and original epitaph . It is inscribed on the back of the tombstone next the gate of the cemetery : —
" At that great day when all must rise , Some blythe and some stammerin ' , You ' re next the door , to lead the way , Rise ! Donald Cameron . " The following epitaph in the old burying-ground of Dundee stands unrivalled for conciseness and brevity : — " Here I lie , Eppitie Pye , My twenty bairnies , my gudeman , and I . "