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The Grand Masonic Allegory.

deprived of the knowledge of those transcendent syllables which comprehend in one sublime utterance , the past , the present , and the future ! How fervently must not those two devout rulers of the second or Sacred Lodge have prayed that the

Most Hi gh Would , of His unbounded goodness and mercy , be p leased , in the fulness of His time , to accord once more the revelation of the awful

sounds , and their re-devotion to their ori g inal purpose ! If it was so besought ( and who need doubt such exercise of our Grand Master ' s p iet y ?) that the name of the Actual , Future , ancl Allsufficient Master and Creator , who alone has His

existence iu and of Himself , and who gives to all others their being , so that He was what He is , ancl He is what He was , and shall be both what He was and what He is from everlasting- to

everlasting , all creation depending upon His mi g hty will , —if it was so besought that His name should be restored to His children , the supplication was mercifull y heard , and at length complied with . At the close of the Bab ylonish captivit y

there was Divinel y permitted that priceless discovery , which haserersince remained both a symbol and a p ledge to the faithful and pious companion that the new Jerusalem shall sit re hj descend from Heaven , and that of Him who overcometh the

name shall not be blotted out of the Book of Life , but that of Him shall be made a pillar in the Temple of his God , and on him shall be written the name of his God !

Brethren , my allegorical exposition is completed . I trust that I have exemplified to yon that Freemasonry directl y symbolises the birth , life , death of Man , and his Exaltation to the knowledge of things eternal ; and I am fain to admit my hopes of success to be the stronger , inasmuch that , as

every well instructed brother will have discerned , the most part of my language and illustrations has been drawn from that sublime fount , the sacred pages of tho First Great Li ght , from the ancient charges , and from our hallowed ritual and lectures . Brethrenlet ns hear the conclusion of tho

, whole matter , which is to fear God and keep Hi ' s commandments , for such is the whole duty of man . Brethren , may we prove true and faithful . aud may wo live and die in love ; may we always profess that which is good , and may we always act agreeably to our profession ; may the Lord bless

us , and prosper us , and may all our good intentions be crowned with success . May glory to God on hi gh , and on earth peace and goodwill towards men , ever be the objects of our strenuous attainment ! SO MOTE IT BE .

The Stuarts And Freemasonry.

THE STUARTS AND FREEMASONRY .

( Continued from page 151 ) . As everything that makes against Mr . Buckan ' s view is represented by him to be a fraud and a forgery , and every adverse fact aud statement a delusion and a mistake , it is impossible to argue with him ; aud as the correspondence seems to be degenerating

into a war of personalities , I send you the last remarks that I have to make upon the subject . As "Adopted or Accepted Masonry'' in England was , prior to 1717 , a very tame association , so we are also assured by Aubrey that in 1691 , their adoption is very formaland with the administration of an

, Oath of Secrecy / ' * therefore we know but little , except by comparison , as to its nature and object . It is quite certain that the English Masons have no documents or minutes of lodges , such as they have in Scotland , to connect them about this time with the operative Guilds of Stonemasons , though Aubrey as-¦

serted their derivation from the latter * the absence of such documentary evidence being a proof , to my mind , that the association had changed its character , which is still further confirmed b }* the following regulations of A . D . 1663 , the italics being mine . ( Har-Ieian MS . 1942 , f . 1 ) : —

"No . 2 G . Noe person ( of what degree soever ) bee accepted a free Mason unless bee shalle have a lodge of five free Masons at least , whereof one to bee a Master or Warden , of that limitt , or de vision , wherein such lodge shal bee kept , aud another of the trade of Preemasonry . "— "No . 30 . That for the

future the sayd Society , Company , and Fraternity of Freemasons , shall be regulated and governed by one Master and assembly , and "Wardens , as ye said Company shall think fit to chose , at every yearely assembly . " A little later non-operatives were taking the most active part in continuing the associationas the

fol-, lowing shows . Elias Ashmole , under date of March 10 , 1 GS 2 , says -.- — " About 5 Hoc . post mevid . I received a summons to appear at a Lodge to be held next day at Mason's Hall iu . London . " 11 th . "Accordingly I went , and about noon were admitted into the Fellowshiof

p Freemasons , by Sir Win . Wilson , Knight Captain Richard Bortliwick , Mr . Wm . Woodman , Mr . Wm . Grey , Mr . Samuel T .-iylour , and Mr . Win . Wise , f was the Senior Fellow among them ( it being 35 years since I was admitted ) ; there was present besides myself the Fellows above-named , Mr . Thomas Wise ,

Master of the Masons' Company this present year , Mi : Thos . Sliorfchose , Mr . Thomas Shad holt Waidsjlbrd , Esq ., Mr . Nicholas Young , Mr . John Shortliose , Mr . 'Wm . Hamar , Mr . John Thompson , and Mr . Wm . Stanton . We all dined at the Half Moon Taverniu Cheapsideat a noble dinner

-, , pre pared at the charge of the New Accepted Masons . '' Tho certificates and traditions of Masonry allege that in 1 GSG a revival , revision , aud addition to the higher degrees took place . May IS , 10 ' 91 , we are informed by Aubrey , that Sir Christopher Wren was

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MASONIC INSUBORDINATION IN CANADA. Article 1
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MASONIC NOTES AND QUERIES. Article 5
CORRESPONDENCE. Article 6
CURIOUS OLD DOCUMENT. Article 7
THE ROYAL ARCH DEGREE. Article 7
JEWISH LAW AND LEGEND. Article 7
THE LATE BRO. CAPTAIN BARBER. Article 9
BRO. ANTOINE DE KONTSKI. Article 9
MUSIC AND WORDS Article 10
Untitled Article 12
MASONIC MEMS. Article 12
UNITED GRAND LODGE. Article 12
Craft Masonry. Article 13
Untitled Article 16
SCOTTISH CONSTITUTION. Article 18
ROYAL ARCH. Article 19
MARK MASONRY. Article 19
LECTURE ON FREEMASONRY AT DUNFERMLINE. Article 19
SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS FOR THE WEEK. Article 19
LIST OF LODGE, MEETINGS, &c., FOR WEEK ENDING 5TH MARCH, 1870. Article 19
TO CORRESPONDENTS. Article 20
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The Grand Masonic Allegory.

deprived of the knowledge of those transcendent syllables which comprehend in one sublime utterance , the past , the present , and the future ! How fervently must not those two devout rulers of the second or Sacred Lodge have prayed that the

Most Hi gh Would , of His unbounded goodness and mercy , be p leased , in the fulness of His time , to accord once more the revelation of the awful

sounds , and their re-devotion to their ori g inal purpose ! If it was so besought ( and who need doubt such exercise of our Grand Master ' s p iet y ?) that the name of the Actual , Future , ancl Allsufficient Master and Creator , who alone has His

existence iu and of Himself , and who gives to all others their being , so that He was what He is , ancl He is what He was , and shall be both what He was and what He is from everlasting- to

everlasting , all creation depending upon His mi g hty will , —if it was so besought that His name should be restored to His children , the supplication was mercifull y heard , and at length complied with . At the close of the Bab ylonish captivit y

there was Divinel y permitted that priceless discovery , which haserersince remained both a symbol and a p ledge to the faithful and pious companion that the new Jerusalem shall sit re hj descend from Heaven , and that of Him who overcometh the

name shall not be blotted out of the Book of Life , but that of Him shall be made a pillar in the Temple of his God , and on him shall be written the name of his God !

Brethren , my allegorical exposition is completed . I trust that I have exemplified to yon that Freemasonry directl y symbolises the birth , life , death of Man , and his Exaltation to the knowledge of things eternal ; and I am fain to admit my hopes of success to be the stronger , inasmuch that , as

every well instructed brother will have discerned , the most part of my language and illustrations has been drawn from that sublime fount , the sacred pages of tho First Great Li ght , from the ancient charges , and from our hallowed ritual and lectures . Brethrenlet ns hear the conclusion of tho

, whole matter , which is to fear God and keep Hi ' s commandments , for such is the whole duty of man . Brethren , may we prove true and faithful . aud may wo live and die in love ; may we always profess that which is good , and may we always act agreeably to our profession ; may the Lord bless

us , and prosper us , and may all our good intentions be crowned with success . May glory to God on hi gh , and on earth peace and goodwill towards men , ever be the objects of our strenuous attainment ! SO MOTE IT BE .

The Stuarts And Freemasonry.

THE STUARTS AND FREEMASONRY .

( Continued from page 151 ) . As everything that makes against Mr . Buckan ' s view is represented by him to be a fraud and a forgery , and every adverse fact aud statement a delusion and a mistake , it is impossible to argue with him ; aud as the correspondence seems to be degenerating

into a war of personalities , I send you the last remarks that I have to make upon the subject . As "Adopted or Accepted Masonry'' in England was , prior to 1717 , a very tame association , so we are also assured by Aubrey that in 1691 , their adoption is very formaland with the administration of an

, Oath of Secrecy / ' * therefore we know but little , except by comparison , as to its nature and object . It is quite certain that the English Masons have no documents or minutes of lodges , such as they have in Scotland , to connect them about this time with the operative Guilds of Stonemasons , though Aubrey as-¦

serted their derivation from the latter * the absence of such documentary evidence being a proof , to my mind , that the association had changed its character , which is still further confirmed b }* the following regulations of A . D . 1663 , the italics being mine . ( Har-Ieian MS . 1942 , f . 1 ) : —

"No . 2 G . Noe person ( of what degree soever ) bee accepted a free Mason unless bee shalle have a lodge of five free Masons at least , whereof one to bee a Master or Warden , of that limitt , or de vision , wherein such lodge shal bee kept , aud another of the trade of Preemasonry . "— "No . 30 . That for the

future the sayd Society , Company , and Fraternity of Freemasons , shall be regulated and governed by one Master and assembly , and "Wardens , as ye said Company shall think fit to chose , at every yearely assembly . " A little later non-operatives were taking the most active part in continuing the associationas the

fol-, lowing shows . Elias Ashmole , under date of March 10 , 1 GS 2 , says -.- — " About 5 Hoc . post mevid . I received a summons to appear at a Lodge to be held next day at Mason's Hall iu . London . " 11 th . "Accordingly I went , and about noon were admitted into the Fellowshiof

p Freemasons , by Sir Win . Wilson , Knight Captain Richard Bortliwick , Mr . Wm . Woodman , Mr . Wm . Grey , Mr . Samuel T .-iylour , and Mr . Win . Wise , f was the Senior Fellow among them ( it being 35 years since I was admitted ) ; there was present besides myself the Fellows above-named , Mr . Thomas Wise ,

Master of the Masons' Company this present year , Mi : Thos . Sliorfchose , Mr . Thomas Shad holt Waidsjlbrd , Esq ., Mr . Nicholas Young , Mr . John Shortliose , Mr . 'Wm . Hamar , Mr . John Thompson , and Mr . Wm . Stanton . We all dined at the Half Moon Taverniu Cheapsideat a noble dinner

-, , pre pared at the charge of the New Accepted Masons . '' Tho certificates and traditions of Masonry allege that in 1 GSG a revival , revision , aud addition to the higher degrees took place . May IS , 10 ' 91 , we are informed by Aubrey , that Sir Christopher Wren was

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