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still adni | nistei'ed to all clieya ^^ declaration eit ^ that he abjure ^ the spirit of ^ pf St . 3 ^ hnr & naries being arranged , his f ^
conventual houses or Jby the special legate of the Grand Mastexv in whose nanaepijlyh a Knight ! and any pretence whatever , r ^
Generalj or assem ^ vested in the M I ) eputes , or J ^ e ^^ of the Gr ^ nd Council , whicb ancloight Grand Preceptors , the Pri ^ ^ ^ Goaxl jT ^
principal ^ digrutaries that ^ Each nation o ^ ^ pointed for lif ^ w ^ divMon | pf Bailiwick ^ or Provinces ; Go Knights and K ^ Chapters o ^^^ P ^ ^ ^ special •• cases , no Clievalier is eligible for a Commaiidery before the of two
^ giration ye Siighthood and ^ in like manner , no Comiiiander can be appointed a Bailli , nor any Bailli a Grand Prior ^ before the same period has intervened . In concluding these observations , we may add that the Order of the Teruple notwithstanding its undeniable claims to honourable
distinction , has never enjoyed much consideration amongst our countrymen ( Scotchmen ) . Tts exclusive character , together with the great expense and difficulty which attend admission into its ranks , has raised against it a host of enemies . Hence calumnies have been propagated against it ; and an institution perfectly
unconnected with politics , and actuated by the purest principles of Christian philanthropy , has been represented as engendering false notions of government and wild infidelity . But the registers of the Temple contain the respected names of Massillon and Eenelon : Erederick ^ the Q-reat and Napoleon sanctioned its ceremonies , and honoured its officers ; and even in these days , princes of the blood , and some of the most illustrious nobles of our town ( Edinburgh ) , and other countries , have not disdained to display the humble ring of profession , along with the gorgeous decorations of the Garter and the Golden Fleece .
* "Le primat actuel est Vi ^ Ce ' sarini , commandeur conventuel de l ' ordre de Malte . Les ci-devant Chevaliers de Malte qui , depuis trente ans , s ' efforcent de ressusciter leur ordre , avaient fait , dit-on , des avances pour s ' unir aux Templiers , etpar ce moyen fortifier leurs reclamations . ' —Histoire des Sectes Reli ^ ieuses , par M . Gr 6 goire , ancien eV £ que de Blois . Paris . 1828 .
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still adni | nistei'ed to all clieya ^^ declaration eit ^ that he abjure ^ the spirit of ^ pf St . 3 ^ hnr & naries being arranged , his f ^
conventual houses or Jby the special legate of the Grand Mastexv in whose nanaepijlyh a Knight ! and any pretence whatever , r ^
Generalj or assem ^ vested in the M I ) eputes , or J ^ e ^^ of the Gr ^ nd Council , whicb ancloight Grand Preceptors , the Pri ^ ^ ^ Goaxl jT ^
principal ^ digrutaries that ^ Each nation o ^ ^ pointed for lif ^ w ^ divMon | pf Bailiwick ^ or Provinces ; Go Knights and K ^ Chapters o ^^^ P ^ ^ ^ special •• cases , no Clievalier is eligible for a Commaiidery before the of two
^ giration ye Siighthood and ^ in like manner , no Comiiiander can be appointed a Bailli , nor any Bailli a Grand Prior ^ before the same period has intervened . In concluding these observations , we may add that the Order of the Teruple notwithstanding its undeniable claims to honourable
distinction , has never enjoyed much consideration amongst our countrymen ( Scotchmen ) . Tts exclusive character , together with the great expense and difficulty which attend admission into its ranks , has raised against it a host of enemies . Hence calumnies have been propagated against it ; and an institution perfectly
unconnected with politics , and actuated by the purest principles of Christian philanthropy , has been represented as engendering false notions of government and wild infidelity . But the registers of the Temple contain the respected names of Massillon and Eenelon : Erederick ^ the Q-reat and Napoleon sanctioned its ceremonies , and honoured its officers ; and even in these days , princes of the blood , and some of the most illustrious nobles of our town ( Edinburgh ) , and other countries , have not disdained to display the humble ring of profession , along with the gorgeous decorations of the Garter and the Golden Fleece .
* "Le primat actuel est Vi ^ Ce ' sarini , commandeur conventuel de l ' ordre de Malte . Les ci-devant Chevaliers de Malte qui , depuis trente ans , s ' efforcent de ressusciter leur ordre , avaient fait , dit-on , des avances pour s ' unir aux Templiers , etpar ce moyen fortifier leurs reclamations . ' —Histoire des Sectes Reli ^ ieuses , par M . Gr 6 goire , ancien eV £ que de Blois . Paris . 1828 .