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The Reverend George Oliver, D.D.,
THE REVEREND GEORGE OLIVER , D . D .,
DEPUTY PROVINCIAL GRAND MASTER FOR LINCOLNSHIRE . * Homines ad Deos nulla re propius ncccdunt quam salutem hominibns dando . — . C ICERO . Every man possessed of an honest claim to estimation
deserves the confidence of the circle in which he moves ; and it is well that the practice of men should be to examine into the conduct and the character of those around them , but more especially to observe the actions of such as attain to any degree of superiority . A good man ' s conduct can always bear the scrutiny of
either satirist or cynic ; he acts not as if he felt that _ spies were watching his actions , while he reaps his reward in the blessings that attend them—actions that require no mask to conceal them from the thinking portion of the public , who more frequently approve than dispraise , and admire talent more from its use than its display .
The subject of our present article possesses those native excellencies of the mind , which have enabled him to excel in studies for which he is abundantly qualified ; he has attained an honoured distinction amongst men , has strewed the path of a literature he may be said to have created , with the rarest flowers ; andas a pastor of a Christian flock , he has
, won by labours of love , a title to their affection and esteem . Our revered Brother was initiated in the year 1801 , in St . Peter ' s Lodge , in the city of Peterborough ; -j- he was at the time resident with his father at Whaplode , twenty-one miles distant . His father , who was Chaplain of the Lodge , took the
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The Reverend George Oliver, D.D.,
THE REVEREND GEORGE OLIVER , D . D .,
DEPUTY PROVINCIAL GRAND MASTER FOR LINCOLNSHIRE . * Homines ad Deos nulla re propius ncccdunt quam salutem hominibns dando . — . C ICERO . Every man possessed of an honest claim to estimation
deserves the confidence of the circle in which he moves ; and it is well that the practice of men should be to examine into the conduct and the character of those around them , but more especially to observe the actions of such as attain to any degree of superiority . A good man ' s conduct can always bear the scrutiny of
either satirist or cynic ; he acts not as if he felt that _ spies were watching his actions , while he reaps his reward in the blessings that attend them—actions that require no mask to conceal them from the thinking portion of the public , who more frequently approve than dispraise , and admire talent more from its use than its display .
The subject of our present article possesses those native excellencies of the mind , which have enabled him to excel in studies for which he is abundantly qualified ; he has attained an honoured distinction amongst men , has strewed the path of a literature he may be said to have created , with the rarest flowers ; andas a pastor of a Christian flock , he has
, won by labours of love , a title to their affection and esteem . Our revered Brother was initiated in the year 1801 , in St . Peter ' s Lodge , in the city of Peterborough ; -j- he was at the time resident with his father at Whaplode , twenty-one miles distant . His father , who was Chaplain of the Lodge , took the