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Review Of Literature, The Drama, &C.
REVIEW OF LITERATURE , THE DRAMA , & c .
Sermon , by the Rev . Geo . Oliver , D . Prov . G . M ., preached on the 23 d October , 1834 ., before the Provincial Grand Lodge . ( See p . 439 . 1834 ) . J Cor . xiv . . 10 . — " Let all things be done decently and in order . " OVJR Reverend Brother commences his discourse hy observing that innovations hacl been made in the ceremonies of the church—that those ceremonies were needful even in a church divinelfounded—and that
y in a system like , that of Freemasonry , they were essentially required to confer "beauty and solidity . " The situation of tbe Lodge—tbe rising and setting sun , are commented upon with forcible energy , and the Christian Fathers carefully quoted in their position with ancient authorities . The cloudy canopy is scripturally explained , and the processional movements deduced from the highest authority . " But , " says the preacher , " 1 will bring forward such a cloud of
witnesses from the sacred records in favour of this practice , as shall silence all objections to its antiquity and usefulness . To establish the point , I need not mention tlle solemn procession of Adam and Eve out of Paradise , though it forms a prominent illustration of Royal Arch Masonry . It will be unnecessary to adduce the procession of angels on Jacob's ladder ; or that splendid procession—the most numerous , perhaps , ever witnessed in tbe world—which took p lace at the deliverance from Egypt , when the people came out with a mighty hand , and were conducted through the wilderness by the rod of Moses . " AA e must not be unjust to our esteemed Brother by commenting upon
what every Mason should read , and shall therefore now thank him for the zeal he has shown , and conclude by an extract from his valuable discourse . " Such , my Brethren , is the high ground which , as Masons , we assume , from the extreme purity of our system . You are therefore bound to reflect , that as your station is exalted , your conduct must be exemplary ; for the world regards you with a scrutinizing eye : and , whicli
is of more consequence , you are under the constant inspection of the all-seeing eye of God . If you ivould adorn the Masonry which is your pride and boast , —nay , if you would not expose it to obloquy and contempt , —you must discharge the relative and social duties of life with a precision , at least equal to any , even the most virtuous of your fellowmen : for , as the science you profess may he ornamented by your rectitude of demeanour - so will it infalliblbe disgracedand subjected to
, y , reproach , should you be found deficient in any of the obligations which are incumbent on you , in your respective characters of husband and father , citizen and subject , neighbour and friend . " I address yon plainly and pointedly on the subject of morals . And why do I thus address you ? Because I am equally your friend , and the friend of Masonry—the guardian of every virtue : —because I am anxious for the extension of its principles , —because I would have
every good man to become a Mason , from a solemn conviction of its purity , and its decided influence over the character of its professors , evinced by their propriety of conduct , their industry , sobriety , and public usefulness , — -because I woulcl have your Faith , and Hope , ancl
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Review Of Literature, The Drama, &C.
REVIEW OF LITERATURE , THE DRAMA , & c .
Sermon , by the Rev . Geo . Oliver , D . Prov . G . M ., preached on the 23 d October , 1834 ., before the Provincial Grand Lodge . ( See p . 439 . 1834 ) . J Cor . xiv . . 10 . — " Let all things be done decently and in order . " OVJR Reverend Brother commences his discourse hy observing that innovations hacl been made in the ceremonies of the church—that those ceremonies were needful even in a church divinelfounded—and that
y in a system like , that of Freemasonry , they were essentially required to confer "beauty and solidity . " The situation of tbe Lodge—tbe rising and setting sun , are commented upon with forcible energy , and the Christian Fathers carefully quoted in their position with ancient authorities . The cloudy canopy is scripturally explained , and the processional movements deduced from the highest authority . " But , " says the preacher , " 1 will bring forward such a cloud of
witnesses from the sacred records in favour of this practice , as shall silence all objections to its antiquity and usefulness . To establish the point , I need not mention tlle solemn procession of Adam and Eve out of Paradise , though it forms a prominent illustration of Royal Arch Masonry . It will be unnecessary to adduce the procession of angels on Jacob's ladder ; or that splendid procession—the most numerous , perhaps , ever witnessed in tbe world—which took p lace at the deliverance from Egypt , when the people came out with a mighty hand , and were conducted through the wilderness by the rod of Moses . " AA e must not be unjust to our esteemed Brother by commenting upon
what every Mason should read , and shall therefore now thank him for the zeal he has shown , and conclude by an extract from his valuable discourse . " Such , my Brethren , is the high ground which , as Masons , we assume , from the extreme purity of our system . You are therefore bound to reflect , that as your station is exalted , your conduct must be exemplary ; for the world regards you with a scrutinizing eye : and , whicli
is of more consequence , you are under the constant inspection of the all-seeing eye of God . If you ivould adorn the Masonry which is your pride and boast , —nay , if you would not expose it to obloquy and contempt , —you must discharge the relative and social duties of life with a precision , at least equal to any , even the most virtuous of your fellowmen : for , as the science you profess may he ornamented by your rectitude of demeanour - so will it infalliblbe disgracedand subjected to
, y , reproach , should you be found deficient in any of the obligations which are incumbent on you , in your respective characters of husband and father , citizen and subject , neighbour and friend . " I address yon plainly and pointedly on the subject of morals . And why do I thus address you ? Because I am equally your friend , and the friend of Masonry—the guardian of every virtue : —because I am anxious for the extension of its principles , —because I would have
every good man to become a Mason , from a solemn conviction of its purity , and its decided influence over the character of its professors , evinced by their propriety of conduct , their industry , sobriety , and public usefulness , — -because I woulcl have your Faith , and Hope , ancl