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Masonic Sketches,
PPremonial or display . No ! as the corn , tiie wine , and the oil were svmbXof GodVboimty and providence , calling forth reverence and Kale to tto Creator , so also even this stone and those implements SfSems conveying to the enlightened Mason pure and precious m-eceots of his duty to his neig hbour . They are , in truth , toKens oi Ha-eat and pracdcll system o ° f universal good-will and benevolence the andard welcomes to x
ttlch lavishing mLl worth as ^ bosom the good of every colour , clime , or cr ^ eed that ack °° wled es God —which binds yon , sir , whose name and deeds fill men s moutfts ns those of the < Benevolent Parsee of Bombay , ' and longo witcimllo nyseH the child of northern Europe , and all who . are willing ^™& with ns to ' mitigate the sum of human woe , ' into one vast chain of whichwhile it enforces devout reverence to
fraternity and love , — , ae Supi ^ ArcVect , and duty to o- ^* ^ excludes all discussions on points of faith , state politics , oiotnei questions likely to excite the angry passions of man aganist man , and which , in " short , is founded on the glorious principle that •God hath made man one mighty Brotherhood , Himself the Master , and tbe world then- Lodge . the
" Through the mercy of Providence , from the earliest period system I hive describee ! has been in operation , assuagrng the horrors S strife and encouraging the spread of civilization ; and while your ^ te ^ rfaS w-e bowing with adoration to the glorious orb oHa ^ lSe visible source of lig ht heat and P ^ ucfavene ^ o ^ ancknt Brethren , if they were not identical with them were also , by the syXs of Se sunjnoon , and the starry firmament , ^ 1 « the Sighty truths of God ' s power , omnipresence , and divipty , and of mSisponsibility , hope , lnd final destiny ; thereby evincing their sympathy and connection with those
' Who , morn and eve , Hail their Creator ' s dwelling-place Among the lights of heaven . '" " I have said that your life and character afford scope for illustrating our svstem ¦ and I now turn to my Masonic Brethren and ~ t Tou ' t tTem as a Brother , who has practically attain ^ the suminit If the Masonic structure which is C HABITY . Never taand must end the W- & 1-
Sttin" that you commenced , upon fowim . tie ulumb-line of rectitude , -acting on the square with youi feUow-mSif-cTrcmnscribing your own wants within compass , but ettendfng your benevolence to a circle which , if it depended upon you woSld evidently embrace all mankind ,- ™ need not wonder Syou have attained the hig hest elevation of moral wor th , -that the love of your family , the respect of your fellow-citizens , the applause of men , and regards from your Sovereign , hav < . flowedm upon you ; and that , above all , you enjoy the serenity of mnd Sg from the inexpressible delight of having succoured the
dis' ' Which nothing gives or can destroy . And althou-h , my friend , it has not fallen to us , who are after all but < Natiu-e's iom-neymen , ' to initiate you into our mysteries we c ^ loultVafter ' the splendid deeds of love whichi you have achieved , that you are a wise Master-builder ,-a living stone squai ^ polished , fashioned and proved by the hand of the Gieat Mastei
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Masonic Sketches,
PPremonial or display . No ! as the corn , tiie wine , and the oil were svmbXof GodVboimty and providence , calling forth reverence and Kale to tto Creator , so also even this stone and those implements SfSems conveying to the enlightened Mason pure and precious m-eceots of his duty to his neig hbour . They are , in truth , toKens oi Ha-eat and pracdcll system o ° f universal good-will and benevolence the andard welcomes to x
ttlch lavishing mLl worth as ^ bosom the good of every colour , clime , or cr ^ eed that ack °° wled es God —which binds yon , sir , whose name and deeds fill men s moutfts ns those of the < Benevolent Parsee of Bombay , ' and longo witcimllo nyseH the child of northern Europe , and all who . are willing ^™& with ns to ' mitigate the sum of human woe , ' into one vast chain of whichwhile it enforces devout reverence to
fraternity and love , — , ae Supi ^ ArcVect , and duty to o- ^* ^ excludes all discussions on points of faith , state politics , oiotnei questions likely to excite the angry passions of man aganist man , and which , in " short , is founded on the glorious principle that •God hath made man one mighty Brotherhood , Himself the Master , and tbe world then- Lodge . the
" Through the mercy of Providence , from the earliest period system I hive describee ! has been in operation , assuagrng the horrors S strife and encouraging the spread of civilization ; and while your ^ te ^ rfaS w-e bowing with adoration to the glorious orb oHa ^ lSe visible source of lig ht heat and P ^ ucfavene ^ o ^ ancknt Brethren , if they were not identical with them were also , by the syXs of Se sunjnoon , and the starry firmament , ^ 1 « the Sighty truths of God ' s power , omnipresence , and divipty , and of mSisponsibility , hope , lnd final destiny ; thereby evincing their sympathy and connection with those
' Who , morn and eve , Hail their Creator ' s dwelling-place Among the lights of heaven . '" " I have said that your life and character afford scope for illustrating our svstem ¦ and I now turn to my Masonic Brethren and ~ t Tou ' t tTem as a Brother , who has practically attain ^ the suminit If the Masonic structure which is C HABITY . Never taand must end the W- & 1-
Sttin" that you commenced , upon fowim . tie ulumb-line of rectitude , -acting on the square with youi feUow-mSif-cTrcmnscribing your own wants within compass , but ettendfng your benevolence to a circle which , if it depended upon you woSld evidently embrace all mankind ,- ™ need not wonder Syou have attained the hig hest elevation of moral wor th , -that the love of your family , the respect of your fellow-citizens , the applause of men , and regards from your Sovereign , hav < . flowedm upon you ; and that , above all , you enjoy the serenity of mnd Sg from the inexpressible delight of having succoured the
dis' ' Which nothing gives or can destroy . And althou-h , my friend , it has not fallen to us , who are after all but < Natiu-e's iom-neymen , ' to initiate you into our mysteries we c ^ loultVafter ' the splendid deeds of love whichi you have achieved , that you are a wise Master-builder ,-a living stone squai ^ polished , fashioned and proved by the hand of the Gieat Mastei