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moment as contemplating thine own unhappy countenance . Stick no more gold letters than thou canst help at the foot of thy sign , to be stared at of men . Use as little tin-foil as possible . Affect not the high places to expose thyself out upon . And as thou art a sign , hang thyself so easily that thou mayst creak as slightly , and to as
little of the setting the teeth on edge of thy neighbours , as , in the plenitude of thy satisfaction at thyself , thou canst manage . So shalt thou be blest of the passengers . Indulge in no vain " Queen ' s Arms . " Search in the Fields of Heraldry—if to Heraldry it be that thy wife , or thine own desire for fine things , compel thee to go- — for sheep , rather than grope in its caves , or beat its bushes , for wild
and falsely-called noble animals—lions , leopards , or collared or uncollared unicorns . ' In plain words , be meek , be modest—above all , be sincere . Remember—to speak in parable—a day will come when all the glitter and colours of the signs of this village , which men know as the world , will fall off ; that a sharp wind shall , as it were , set in , to make fine havoc adown the streets ;—yea , shall it leave , „!»„_ > J » . Jl __ CC ' 53 * ¦ 11 J _ l _ ' . , . i . * ' —1 J T . _„ lace of all their tinsel and
m p goodly " signs , " m bravery , mere naked posts . The pictures , human or otherwise , shall crumble to dust ; and the very skeleton frames shall be carted away as mere lumber—a pabulum Acherontis — to that dead warehouse—ah universal and ever-swallowing it is- —to which shall arrive no rescuing auction . Take these things to thy heart , for then shall they profit thee .
Freemasonry In France In The Eighteenth Century.
FBEEMASONRY IN FBANCE IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTUEY .
Towards the end of the year 1725 , Lord Derwentwater and other English gentlemen established a Lodge at the house of a restaurateur named Hure , in the Rue la Boucherie ; and soon after another was formed at that of an English jeweller in the same street . Others
rapidly rose ; but Derwentwater , who was considered Grand Master , going to England in 1729 , was beheaded there soon after . Lord Harnovester , being at that time in Paris , was elected in his place . Masonic Lodges had now greatly increased : instead of four there were twenty-two , and goodwill towards them began to spread among all classes .
W hen Lord Harnovester wished to return to his native country , he convened a meeting for the purpose of choosing a successor . The king , who was very hostile to such secret assemblies , declared when he heard of it that if the choice fell on a Frenchman he should be
sent to the Bastile . However , although the Due d'Antin , a Frenchman , was elected , the king did not carry out his threat . About this time an event occurred which tended greatly to augment the number of these Lodges . The Brethren had met at the house of a man who vol . i . 4 H
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moment as contemplating thine own unhappy countenance . Stick no more gold letters than thou canst help at the foot of thy sign , to be stared at of men . Use as little tin-foil as possible . Affect not the high places to expose thyself out upon . And as thou art a sign , hang thyself so easily that thou mayst creak as slightly , and to as
little of the setting the teeth on edge of thy neighbours , as , in the plenitude of thy satisfaction at thyself , thou canst manage . So shalt thou be blest of the passengers . Indulge in no vain " Queen ' s Arms . " Search in the Fields of Heraldry—if to Heraldry it be that thy wife , or thine own desire for fine things , compel thee to go- — for sheep , rather than grope in its caves , or beat its bushes , for wild
and falsely-called noble animals—lions , leopards , or collared or uncollared unicorns . ' In plain words , be meek , be modest—above all , be sincere . Remember—to speak in parable—a day will come when all the glitter and colours of the signs of this village , which men know as the world , will fall off ; that a sharp wind shall , as it were , set in , to make fine havoc adown the streets ;—yea , shall it leave , „!»„_ > J » . Jl __ CC ' 53 * ¦ 11 J _ l _ ' . , . i . * ' —1 J T . _„ lace of all their tinsel and
m p goodly " signs , " m bravery , mere naked posts . The pictures , human or otherwise , shall crumble to dust ; and the very skeleton frames shall be carted away as mere lumber—a pabulum Acherontis — to that dead warehouse—ah universal and ever-swallowing it is- —to which shall arrive no rescuing auction . Take these things to thy heart , for then shall they profit thee .
Freemasonry In France In The Eighteenth Century.
FBEEMASONRY IN FBANCE IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTUEY .
Towards the end of the year 1725 , Lord Derwentwater and other English gentlemen established a Lodge at the house of a restaurateur named Hure , in the Rue la Boucherie ; and soon after another was formed at that of an English jeweller in the same street . Others
rapidly rose ; but Derwentwater , who was considered Grand Master , going to England in 1729 , was beheaded there soon after . Lord Harnovester , being at that time in Paris , was elected in his place . Masonic Lodges had now greatly increased : instead of four there were twenty-two , and goodwill towards them began to spread among all classes .
W hen Lord Harnovester wished to return to his native country , he convened a meeting for the purpose of choosing a successor . The king , who was very hostile to such secret assemblies , declared when he heard of it that if the choice fell on a Frenchman he should be
sent to the Bastile . However , although the Due d'Antin , a Frenchman , was elected , the king did not carry out his threat . About this time an event occurred which tended greatly to augment the number of these Lodges . The Brethren had met at the house of a man who vol . i . 4 H