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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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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