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Bro. Daniel Coxe—The Father Of Freemasonry In America.

Coxe , in 1745 , Avas a member of the Provincial Council , and Avas described by Governor Morris as " a good lawyer , and grandson of Dr . Daniel Coxe , Avho owns a great j > art of this Province . " In 1746 , Daniel Coxe was one of the

pall-bearers of Governor Morris . The remains of our first Grand Master lie buried in the grave-yard of the E piscopal Church , formerly St . Anne ' s , now St . Mary ' s at Burlington , and in the east transept of the Church may be seen a marble slab bearing this inscription :

"DANIEL COXE , Died April 25 th , 1739 , ^ tat 65 . " We are under fraternal obligation to Col . Lachlan H . Mcintosh , of Burlington , N . J ., for the following full description of

the Mural Tablet , in St . Mary ' s Episcopal Church , of that old town , commemorating the decease of Bro . Daniel Coxe : "The record is upon a dark-coloured granite slab , immediately in front of the chancel of old St . Mary ' s Church ,

Burlington . The slab is set even with the floor , and is 5 feet 11 inches in length by 2 feet 7 inches in width . The inscription is simply :

'DANIEL COX , Died April 25 th 1739 , Mta , t 65 . "Beneath , on the same slab , is the inscription : ' SARAH COXE , his wife ,

Died June 25 th , 1725 . iEtat 35 . "' We may truly say , in the language of Hayden : " His name stands in the annals of American Masonry like the morning star at dawn rising above the mountain ' s

mystic top . " And he was not only an eminent Mason , the first among his equals , but he was also a great and good man . Field , in his Provincial Courts of New Jersey says : " His early career was clouded by his connection with Lord Cornbury ,

and his differences with Governor Hunter ; but he lived to enjoy the confidence and respect of the community ; and his judical duties were discharged with ability and integrity . " Our New Jersey Brethren , in June last , honoured the memory of Bro . Coxe by causing to be prepared an accurate steel-

Bro. Daniel Coxe—The Father Of Freemasonry In America.

engraved portrait of him , a copy of ivhich was appropriately framed and presented to his living representatives . Bro . James H . Stevens , of Camden , Past Senior Grand Warden of New Jersey , was chairman of the committee , and the act Avas a fitting

and graceful testimony to the pre-eminent merit of the Father of American Freemasonry . By the favour of Bro . George F . Fort ., of the Camden ( N . J . ) Bar , Ave have received a fine copy of this steel-engraved

portrait , of " Col . Daniel Coxe of Trenton , First Grand Master of the Freemasons of New Jersey , " as he is described on the engraving itself—which portrait Ave have now before us . He Avas evidently a man of exceedingly fine presence—Avith

handsome regular features ; full high forehead , clear dark eyes , and a mouth indicating firmness of character . He appears in his robes and wig as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of New Jersey . This engraving is from an authentic old portrait

in oil , still in the possession of the Coxe family . Pennsylvania and New Jersey have good reason to be proud of their first Grand Master , and it is a labour of love for us to spread abroad his good name and fame to the world .

The Origin And References Of The Hermesian Spurious Freemasonry.

THE ORIGIN AND REFERENCES OF THE HERMESIAN SPURIOUS FREEMASONRY .

BY EEV GEO . OLIVER , D . D . CHAPTER VII . FIRST SERIES OP SYMBOLS . A . vaypa < j > ovoi 8 ta TCOV Avay \ v < j > u > v . PORPHYRY .

THE earliest nations used symbols as a necessity , whenever they had anything to communicate . Even alp habetical characters , for ages after their first invention , were but a kind of symbol , and by no means generally understood ; They were

very arbitrary , and used indifferently to represent ideas , words , or letters , and not uniform in any particular country , till their nature and application Avere perfectly comprehended . Each philosopher adopted a series of characters or hieroglyphics ,

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Monthly Masonic Summary. Article 1
SONNET. Article 1
THE WILSON MANUSCRIPT CONSTITUTION. Article 2
AN HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF MASTER AND FREE MASONS. Article 7
AIMEE. Article 11
LIGHTS AND SHADOWS OF SCOTTISH FREEMASONRY. Article 11
LINES Article 14
THE ANTI-MASONIC VICAR Article 15
TO A SNOWDROP Article 17
"MILKLAT "—THE CITY OF REFUGE. Article 18
ODDS AND ENDS OF WIT AND HUMOUR. Article 19
CONTEMPORARY LETTERS ON THE FRENCH REVOLUTION. Article 24
ORATION Article 26
THE OLD FOLKS' PARTY. Article 28
BENEFIT MANKIND. Article 32
CURIOSITIES OF THE POST OFFICE. Article 32
THE WOMEN OF OUR TIME. Article 34
BRO. DANIEL COXE—THE FATHER OF FREEMASONRY IN AMERICA. Article 36
THE ORIGIN AND REFERENCES OF THE HERMESIAN SPURIOUS FREEMASONRY. Article 39
HALF-WAY DOIN'S. Article 42
GODFREY HIGGINS ON FREEMASONRY. Article 43
THE SITE OF SOLOMON'S TEMPLE DISCOVERED. Article 44
NOTES ON LITERATURE, SCIENCE AND ART. Article 46
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Bro. Daniel Coxe—The Father Of Freemasonry In America.

Coxe , in 1745 , Avas a member of the Provincial Council , and Avas described by Governor Morris as " a good lawyer , and grandson of Dr . Daniel Coxe , Avho owns a great j > art of this Province . " In 1746 , Daniel Coxe was one of the

pall-bearers of Governor Morris . The remains of our first Grand Master lie buried in the grave-yard of the E piscopal Church , formerly St . Anne ' s , now St . Mary ' s at Burlington , and in the east transept of the Church may be seen a marble slab bearing this inscription :

"DANIEL COXE , Died April 25 th , 1739 , ^ tat 65 . " We are under fraternal obligation to Col . Lachlan H . Mcintosh , of Burlington , N . J ., for the following full description of

the Mural Tablet , in St . Mary ' s Episcopal Church , of that old town , commemorating the decease of Bro . Daniel Coxe : "The record is upon a dark-coloured granite slab , immediately in front of the chancel of old St . Mary ' s Church ,

Burlington . The slab is set even with the floor , and is 5 feet 11 inches in length by 2 feet 7 inches in width . The inscription is simply :

'DANIEL COX , Died April 25 th 1739 , Mta , t 65 . "Beneath , on the same slab , is the inscription : ' SARAH COXE , his wife ,

Died June 25 th , 1725 . iEtat 35 . "' We may truly say , in the language of Hayden : " His name stands in the annals of American Masonry like the morning star at dawn rising above the mountain ' s

mystic top . " And he was not only an eminent Mason , the first among his equals , but he was also a great and good man . Field , in his Provincial Courts of New Jersey says : " His early career was clouded by his connection with Lord Cornbury ,

and his differences with Governor Hunter ; but he lived to enjoy the confidence and respect of the community ; and his judical duties were discharged with ability and integrity . " Our New Jersey Brethren , in June last , honoured the memory of Bro . Coxe by causing to be prepared an accurate steel-

Bro. Daniel Coxe—The Father Of Freemasonry In America.

engraved portrait of him , a copy of ivhich was appropriately framed and presented to his living representatives . Bro . James H . Stevens , of Camden , Past Senior Grand Warden of New Jersey , was chairman of the committee , and the act Avas a fitting

and graceful testimony to the pre-eminent merit of the Father of American Freemasonry . By the favour of Bro . George F . Fort ., of the Camden ( N . J . ) Bar , Ave have received a fine copy of this steel-engraved

portrait , of " Col . Daniel Coxe of Trenton , First Grand Master of the Freemasons of New Jersey , " as he is described on the engraving itself—which portrait Ave have now before us . He Avas evidently a man of exceedingly fine presence—Avith

handsome regular features ; full high forehead , clear dark eyes , and a mouth indicating firmness of character . He appears in his robes and wig as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of New Jersey . This engraving is from an authentic old portrait

in oil , still in the possession of the Coxe family . Pennsylvania and New Jersey have good reason to be proud of their first Grand Master , and it is a labour of love for us to spread abroad his good name and fame to the world .

The Origin And References Of The Hermesian Spurious Freemasonry.

THE ORIGIN AND REFERENCES OF THE HERMESIAN SPURIOUS FREEMASONRY .

BY EEV GEO . OLIVER , D . D . CHAPTER VII . FIRST SERIES OP SYMBOLS . A . vaypa < j > ovoi 8 ta TCOV Avay \ v < j > u > v . PORPHYRY .

THE earliest nations used symbols as a necessity , whenever they had anything to communicate . Even alp habetical characters , for ages after their first invention , were but a kind of symbol , and by no means generally understood ; They were

very arbitrary , and used indifferently to represent ideas , words , or letters , and not uniform in any particular country , till their nature and application Avere perfectly comprehended . Each philosopher adopted a series of characters or hieroglyphics ,

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