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Article THE REVELATIONS OF A SQUARE. ← Page 6 of 19 →
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The Revelations Of A Square.
attended with success . The honours of his profession were not denied him ; for he was Rector of Hockliffe and Winge , Prebendary of Brecon , Chaplain to His Majesty , and Grand Chaplain of Free and Accepted Masons . " The deputation consisted of Brothers Captain George Smith , Minshull , and Dr . Sequiera : and when these worthy Brothers arrived at Dodd
Dr . ' s residence , the rev . gentleman was mounting his _ horse at the door ; but , at the request of the deputation , with all of whom he was on terms of intimacy , he threw the reins to his servant , and entered the house in their company . " On being admitted , the subject of their mission was opened by Captain Smith with becoming gravity and respect . He stated , in energetic language , the continued prosperity of the Lodge under several eminent Masters , and
particularly Bros . Desaguliers , Manningham , and Dunckerley ; touched with great delicacy on the most glaring instances of mismanagement committed by the present R . W . M ., whose tenure of office was , fortunately , on the eve of expiring , and the consequent prostration of the Lodge by the secession of its most valuable members , all , or the greater part of whom ,
he said , would certainly return , if the Lodge should be able to resume its functions under an efficient Master , whose popularity and position in the Order might have a tendency to restore its primitive reputation as one of the oldest Lodges on the list , and the possessor of this , —the Jewel of Sir Christopher Wren—exhibiting me" added the Squarewith no
, , , little pride , " else how should I have been able to detail the particulars of this important interview ? And Captain Smith concluded by expressing a hope that Bro . Dodd would accede to the unanimous wishes of all the old members , and accept the office of R . W . M . of the . Lodge .
" The Rev . Doctor replied that , although his time was rather limited , as he had a sermon to preach for an interesting charity on that very day , and that , in fact , he ought to be on his journey , yet he hoped to be able to spare half an hour for deliberation . 'But you will pardon me / he added , 'if , — while I express my gratification at the preference you have
shown me , —I hesitate before I finally consent to take upon myself the responsible duty you propose , under circumstances so difficult and adverse as those yon have hacl the candour to explain . I am not altogether ignorant of the unpropitious management of the Brother to whom you have alluded , and deeply regret that a young man of estimable character and
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Revelations Of A Square.
attended with success . The honours of his profession were not denied him ; for he was Rector of Hockliffe and Winge , Prebendary of Brecon , Chaplain to His Majesty , and Grand Chaplain of Free and Accepted Masons . " The deputation consisted of Brothers Captain George Smith , Minshull , and Dr . Sequiera : and when these worthy Brothers arrived at Dodd
Dr . ' s residence , the rev . gentleman was mounting his _ horse at the door ; but , at the request of the deputation , with all of whom he was on terms of intimacy , he threw the reins to his servant , and entered the house in their company . " On being admitted , the subject of their mission was opened by Captain Smith with becoming gravity and respect . He stated , in energetic language , the continued prosperity of the Lodge under several eminent Masters , and
particularly Bros . Desaguliers , Manningham , and Dunckerley ; touched with great delicacy on the most glaring instances of mismanagement committed by the present R . W . M ., whose tenure of office was , fortunately , on the eve of expiring , and the consequent prostration of the Lodge by the secession of its most valuable members , all , or the greater part of whom ,
he said , would certainly return , if the Lodge should be able to resume its functions under an efficient Master , whose popularity and position in the Order might have a tendency to restore its primitive reputation as one of the oldest Lodges on the list , and the possessor of this , —the Jewel of Sir Christopher Wren—exhibiting me" added the Squarewith no
, , , little pride , " else how should I have been able to detail the particulars of this important interview ? And Captain Smith concluded by expressing a hope that Bro . Dodd would accede to the unanimous wishes of all the old members , and accept the office of R . W . M . of the . Lodge .
" The Rev . Doctor replied that , although his time was rather limited , as he had a sermon to preach for an interesting charity on that very day , and that , in fact , he ought to be on his journey , yet he hoped to be able to spare half an hour for deliberation . 'But you will pardon me / he added , 'if , — while I express my gratification at the preference you have
shown me , —I hesitate before I finally consent to take upon myself the responsible duty you propose , under circumstances so difficult and adverse as those yon have hacl the candour to explain . I am not altogether ignorant of the unpropitious management of the Brother to whom you have alluded , and deeply regret that a young man of estimable character and