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Mastering Masonry.
MASTERING MASONRY .
A DESTITUTION of genuine Masonic knowledge is the cause of much evil in our Fraternity . Many of the initiated are too easily aatisRed with their proficiency . Before they acquire any tolerable degree of skill in the
ritnal they become satisfied with this advancement . What is the result ? An entire ignorance of everything that forms the intrinsic beauty of Masonry . Even brilliancy in the ritnal is not Masonry . It is only its outposts ! and
framework . The real excellencies and beauties of the Fraternity lie far beyond . They are ensconced in the hig hest principles of reason and morality . They cannot be grasped by an
ordinary effort of intellect . All the powers of man ' s intellectual and moral nature must necessarily be brought into vigorous action in order to their full deve ' opraent .
Prejudice and passion must be subdued ; brotherly love and charity must be cultivated , and all the social , moral and
religions virtues . In our opinion , greater efforts should be made in every Lodge to inculcate the general princip les of Masonry . Instead of considering this as a secondary object , it should
be made the first , but probably this maybe going a little too far . It may be incorrect to say that either should be made the object of first importance . With great show of reason it may be said that both are equally important . Well , let it
be so . Taking the positions , then , thit both are equally important , what is the duty of every Lodge ? The path is already pointed out . The wayfaring man , though he is not exactly what he ought to be , can perceive and trace it . A
great part of the business of the Lodge , according" to thi = view of the subject , should be the inculcation of the great cardinal principles of Masonry . Can anything be more apparent ? What is the course pursued in mastering any of
the great professions , the legal profession , for instance ? Does a through and efficient knowledge of this profession consist in a knowledge of forms , and the general routine of business ? Very far from it . These are necessary , and
even indispensable in their places . They contribute a part of the lawyer ' s legal capital . But with these alone , no man can be a lawyer . Before he can establish bis title to this appellation , he must investigate , deeply and profoundly , the
great principle of law , taken in its most comprehensive sen . se . The knowledge thus acquired , accompanied by a knowledge of the forms and routine of business , make the complete lawyer . So it is with the master-workman in
Masonry . He must be skilled in the ritual , and thoroughly imbued with the spirit and general principles of his profession . In this way alone can he be brought to realize its rich fruits and ample benefits . —Hebrew Lender .
The popular weekly . Choice Chips , will in fufcnro bo published by Mr , Tnsenh flushes , of Lud <» ato Hill , London . It will be edited bv Mr . W . Davenport Adams , who may be trusted to make it a thoroughly readable miscellany .
The brethren of Kent will hold their annual Provincial Grand Lodge at Gravesend on Wednesday , 1 st July . Provincial Grand Lodge will be held in the Town Hall , after which the brethren will attend divine service in
St . George ' s Church , while a banquet will follow at the New Falcon Hotel . Especial interest is attached to this year ' s meeting , from the fact that it is the twenty-fifth during which the Right Hon . Viscount Holmesdale has fulfilled the duties of Provincial Grand Master . We anticipate a very large assembly .
The installation meeting of the Angel Lodge , No . 51 , will tnko place on Thursday next , 25 th inst , in the Assembl y Room , Town Hall , Colchester , by kind permission of the Mayor ( II . J . Gnrdon-Robow , Esq ) Lodge
will be opened at half-p-ist four o ' clock , and after the appointment of a representative to the Essex Provincial Charit y Committee the W . M . of the pnsfc year , Bro . R . Haward Ives , P . G . Stwd ., will instal his successor , Bro .
Joseph Grimes , th ? present Senior Warden . A banquet will follow at the Cups Hotel , at 6 o ' clock , tickets for which ( 10 s 6 d each including wine and dessert ) may be had at the Hotel . We wish our Colchester brethren a successful gathering ' .
Mastering Masonry.
By command of the Rt . Worshipful Sir Daniel Gooeh , Bart ., M P ., Provincial Grand Master of Berks and Bucks , the annual meeting of the brethren of the Province will be held at the Town Hall , Reading , on Monday , the 29 th
inst . Provincial Grand Lodge will be opened at 1 * 30 p . m Tho business to be transacted is of the usual formal character , and after the close of Provincial Grand Lodge
a banquet will bo served at the Town Hall , at 2 * 30 . Tickets for this may be obtained of the Provincial Stewards , price 6 s 6 d each .
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Mastering Masonry.
MASTERING MASONRY .
A DESTITUTION of genuine Masonic knowledge is the cause of much evil in our Fraternity . Many of the initiated are too easily aatisRed with their proficiency . Before they acquire any tolerable degree of skill in the
ritnal they become satisfied with this advancement . What is the result ? An entire ignorance of everything that forms the intrinsic beauty of Masonry . Even brilliancy in the ritnal is not Masonry . It is only its outposts ! and
framework . The real excellencies and beauties of the Fraternity lie far beyond . They are ensconced in the hig hest principles of reason and morality . They cannot be grasped by an
ordinary effort of intellect . All the powers of man ' s intellectual and moral nature must necessarily be brought into vigorous action in order to their full deve ' opraent .
Prejudice and passion must be subdued ; brotherly love and charity must be cultivated , and all the social , moral and
religions virtues . In our opinion , greater efforts should be made in every Lodge to inculcate the general princip les of Masonry . Instead of considering this as a secondary object , it should
be made the first , but probably this maybe going a little too far . It may be incorrect to say that either should be made the object of first importance . With great show of reason it may be said that both are equally important . Well , let it
be so . Taking the positions , then , thit both are equally important , what is the duty of every Lodge ? The path is already pointed out . The wayfaring man , though he is not exactly what he ought to be , can perceive and trace it . A
great part of the business of the Lodge , according" to thi = view of the subject , should be the inculcation of the great cardinal principles of Masonry . Can anything be more apparent ? What is the course pursued in mastering any of
the great professions , the legal profession , for instance ? Does a through and efficient knowledge of this profession consist in a knowledge of forms , and the general routine of business ? Very far from it . These are necessary , and
even indispensable in their places . They contribute a part of the lawyer ' s legal capital . But with these alone , no man can be a lawyer . Before he can establish bis title to this appellation , he must investigate , deeply and profoundly , the
great principle of law , taken in its most comprehensive sen . se . The knowledge thus acquired , accompanied by a knowledge of the forms and routine of business , make the complete lawyer . So it is with the master-workman in
Masonry . He must be skilled in the ritual , and thoroughly imbued with the spirit and general principles of his profession . In this way alone can he be brought to realize its rich fruits and ample benefits . —Hebrew Lender .
The popular weekly . Choice Chips , will in fufcnro bo published by Mr , Tnsenh flushes , of Lud <» ato Hill , London . It will be edited bv Mr . W . Davenport Adams , who may be trusted to make it a thoroughly readable miscellany .
The brethren of Kent will hold their annual Provincial Grand Lodge at Gravesend on Wednesday , 1 st July . Provincial Grand Lodge will be held in the Town Hall , after which the brethren will attend divine service in
St . George ' s Church , while a banquet will follow at the New Falcon Hotel . Especial interest is attached to this year ' s meeting , from the fact that it is the twenty-fifth during which the Right Hon . Viscount Holmesdale has fulfilled the duties of Provincial Grand Master . We anticipate a very large assembly .
The installation meeting of the Angel Lodge , No . 51 , will tnko place on Thursday next , 25 th inst , in the Assembl y Room , Town Hall , Colchester , by kind permission of the Mayor ( II . J . Gnrdon-Robow , Esq ) Lodge
will be opened at half-p-ist four o ' clock , and after the appointment of a representative to the Essex Provincial Charit y Committee the W . M . of the pnsfc year , Bro . R . Haward Ives , P . G . Stwd ., will instal his successor , Bro .
Joseph Grimes , th ? present Senior Warden . A banquet will follow at the Cups Hotel , at 6 o ' clock , tickets for which ( 10 s 6 d each including wine and dessert ) may be had at the Hotel . We wish our Colchester brethren a successful gathering ' .
Mastering Masonry.
By command of the Rt . Worshipful Sir Daniel Gooeh , Bart ., M P ., Provincial Grand Master of Berks and Bucks , the annual meeting of the brethren of the Province will be held at the Town Hall , Reading , on Monday , the 29 th
inst . Provincial Grand Lodge will be opened at 1 * 30 p . m Tho business to be transacted is of the usual formal character , and after the close of Provincial Grand Lodge
a banquet will bo served at the Town Hall , at 2 * 30 . Tickets for this may be obtained of the Provincial Stewards , price 6 s 6 d each .
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Now Ready , Groivn 8 vo > 96 pp , PriceOneShilling, Free by Post on receipt of 24 Halfpenny Stamps , OCCASIONALPAPERS ON THEHISTORY0EFREEMASONRY. Written expressly for delivery in Lodges of Instruction . LONDON : W . W . MORGAN , BELVIDEBE WORKS , HERMES HILL , PENTONVILLE , N . AND BY ORDER OF ALL BOOKSELLERS . Secretaries of Lodges of Instruction can be supplied carriage free , at 10 / - per dozen .
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£ 20 . —TOBACCONISTS COMMENCING . — An illustrated guide ( 110 payees ) , " How to Onen respectably from £ 20 to £ 2000 . " 3 Stamps . H . MYERS & ^ CO ., e . isjar and Tobacco Merchants , 109 Easton . Road , London . Wholesale only . Telephone No . 7541 .
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FUNERALS . Br s . W . X . L . & G . A . HTJTTOrT , COFFIN MAKERS & UNDERTAKERS , 17 NKWCASTIi !! S T JK S , K T , S T K A X f > , W . C . Aud at 7 HEKSE VILLAS , FOBEST 5 J I I . T , IS O A 1 > PECKS ! AM UYE , S . F ..
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