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SONG V.SONG VI.SONG VII.SONG VIII.SONG IX.SONG X.SONG XI.SONG XII.SONG XIII.SONG XIV.SONG XV.SONG XVI.SONG XVII.SONG XV.SONG XIX.SONG XX.SONG XXI.SONG XXII.SONG XXIII.SONG XXIII.SONG XXV.SONG XXVI.SONG XXVII.SONG XXVIII.SONG XXIX.SONG XXX.SONG XXXI.SONG XXXII.SONG XXXIV.Illustrations of Masonry – by William PrestonPage 4 of 248
Illustrations of Masonry – by William PrestonWILLIAM PRESTON – A SHORT BIOGRAPHYWhen we hear the name of William Preston we are at once reminded of the Prestonlectures in Freemasonry, It is to Preston that we are indebted for what was the basis of ourMonitors of the present day. The story of his literary labors in the interest of the Craft, andhow they aided in making Freemasonry one of the leading educational influences duringthe closing decades of the eighteenth century, is one of absorbing interest to every memberof the Fraternity.William Preston was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, August 7th (old style calendar, July28th), 1742. His father was a "Writer to the Signet," a law agent peculiar to Scotland andformerly eligible to the bench, therefore a man of much educational standing. He naturallydesired to give his son all the advantages which the schools of that day afforded, andyoung Preston's education was begun at an early age. He entered high school before he wassix years old.After the death of his father Preston withdrew from college and took employment assecretary to Thomas Ruddiman, the celebrated linguist, whose failing eyesight made itnecessary for Preston to do much research work required by Ruddiman in his classical andlinguistic studies. At the demise of Thomas Ruddiman, Preston became a printer in theestablishment of Walter Ruddiman, a brother of Thomas, to whom he had been formerlyapprenticed.Evidence of Preston's literary ability was first shown when he compiled a catalog ofThomas Ruddiman's books. After working in the printing office for about a year, a desireto follow his literary inclinations prevailed and, well supplied with letters of introduction,he set out for London in 1760. One of these letters was addressed to William Stranhan, theKing's Printer, with whom Preston secured a position, remaining with Stranhan and his sonfor many years.Preston possessed an unquenchable desire for knowledge. As was common to the times inwhich he lived, "man worketh from sun to sun." The eight-hour day, if known at all, was ararity, and Preston supplanted his earlier education by study after his twelve-hour workingday was over. The critical skill exercised in his daily vocation caused literary men of theperiod to call upon him for assistance and advice. His close association with theintellectual men of his time was attested by the discovery after his death of autographedpresentation copies of the works of Gibbon, Hume, Robertson, Blair, and others.The exact date of Preston's initiation is not known, but it occurred in London in 1762 or1763. It has been satisfactorily ascertained that his Mother Lodge was the one meeting atthe White Hart Tavern in the Strand. This Lodge was formed by a number of EdinburghMasons Sojourning in London, who, after being refused an application for a Charter by theGrand Lodge of Scotland, accepted a suggestion of the Scottish Grand Body that theyapply to the ancient Grand Lodge of London. The Ancients granted a dispensation to thesebrethren on March 2nd, 1763, and it is claimed by one eighteenth century biographer thatPreston was the second person initiated under that dispensation. The minutes of the Athol(Ancient) Grand Lodge show that Lodge No. 111 was Constituted on or about April 20th,1763, William Leslie, Charles Halden and John Irwin being the Master and Wardens, andPreston's name was listed as the twelfth among the twenty-two on the roll of membership.Page 5 of 248
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