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Literary Notices.
LITERARY NOTICES .
Engraving ofthe Statue ofthe late M . W . Grand Master II . R . II . the Duke of Sussex , K . G . E . R . Whitfield , 5 , Cranmer Row , North Brixton . The statue erected in Freemasons' Hall is the work of that eminent artist Bro . E . H . Baily , R . A ., oi which the sculptor may well be proud ; as a work of art it is unequalled , and the likeness is perfect . An engraving was wanting , and Bro . Whitfield has supplied it . AVhat is more , he has with
praiseworthy endeavour sustained the high character of the late illustrious Grand Master , determined to apply the receipts , after defraying the expenses of printing , among the Masonic charities , viz ., the Girls' and Boys' Schools , the Aged Masons' Asylum , and the Royal Masonic Benevolent Annuity Fund ; this does himself honour , and we trust the Craft will do him justice by not only supplying themselves , but decorating their Lodges with the engraving . The present Grand Master , the Earl of Zetland , has honoured the artist with his patronage .
Service ofthe Knights Templars . AVard , Belfast . This is truly a gem of exceeding beauty . Piety and intellect are happily united to draw the attention to a most interesting ritual . It is the Service Book used in the Knights Templars' Encampment in connexion with the Masonic Lodge of Belfast , No . 46 , for the members of which the Venerable AV . B . Mant , Archdeacon of Down , has drawn up , and at their request printed . Several of the prayers are those offered up in the Baldwin Encampment of Bristolthe lessons are selected bthe
, y Archdeacon , and the concluding psalm , we presume , has been selected because it formed a part of the ancient service . We cannot too earnestly recommend to the attention of every Knights Templar Encampment the possession of this well arranged code of prayer , the object of which is the purity of holiness .
An Account of the Religious Houses formerly situated on the Eastern side of the River Witham . By the Rev . Geo . Oliver , D . D . Spencer , London . Surely our reverend author must have been born an antiquarian ; how otherwise could the recluse of Scopwick find opportunities for producing such works , as the History and Antiquities of the Town and Minster of Beverley—the same of Grimsband other placesand again he ives
y , ; g us a most valuable book , being a series of papers read before the Lincoln Topographical Society a few years since , and now collected into one volume . AVe find therein a concise history of the origin , design , and downfall of Monachism , which , generally speaking , was hardly used by the bluff Harry ; not that the monks were undeserving their punishment , but that punishment was inflicted with a severity too little tempered with justice . There is a vein of humour in treating of the
universal claims of the monks to property ; we quote an instance— " A mill was a valuable property in these times . A certain abbot wished to erect a windmill , which was objected to by a neighbouring proprietor , who contended that the wind of the whole district belonged to him ! The monks complained to the bishop , who gave them permission , affirming that the wind of the whole diocese was episcopal property I ' ¦ '
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Literary Notices.
LITERARY NOTICES .
Engraving ofthe Statue ofthe late M . W . Grand Master II . R . II . the Duke of Sussex , K . G . E . R . Whitfield , 5 , Cranmer Row , North Brixton . The statue erected in Freemasons' Hall is the work of that eminent artist Bro . E . H . Baily , R . A ., oi which the sculptor may well be proud ; as a work of art it is unequalled , and the likeness is perfect . An engraving was wanting , and Bro . Whitfield has supplied it . AVhat is more , he has with
praiseworthy endeavour sustained the high character of the late illustrious Grand Master , determined to apply the receipts , after defraying the expenses of printing , among the Masonic charities , viz ., the Girls' and Boys' Schools , the Aged Masons' Asylum , and the Royal Masonic Benevolent Annuity Fund ; this does himself honour , and we trust the Craft will do him justice by not only supplying themselves , but decorating their Lodges with the engraving . The present Grand Master , the Earl of Zetland , has honoured the artist with his patronage .
Service ofthe Knights Templars . AVard , Belfast . This is truly a gem of exceeding beauty . Piety and intellect are happily united to draw the attention to a most interesting ritual . It is the Service Book used in the Knights Templars' Encampment in connexion with the Masonic Lodge of Belfast , No . 46 , for the members of which the Venerable AV . B . Mant , Archdeacon of Down , has drawn up , and at their request printed . Several of the prayers are those offered up in the Baldwin Encampment of Bristolthe lessons are selected bthe
, y Archdeacon , and the concluding psalm , we presume , has been selected because it formed a part of the ancient service . We cannot too earnestly recommend to the attention of every Knights Templar Encampment the possession of this well arranged code of prayer , the object of which is the purity of holiness .
An Account of the Religious Houses formerly situated on the Eastern side of the River Witham . By the Rev . Geo . Oliver , D . D . Spencer , London . Surely our reverend author must have been born an antiquarian ; how otherwise could the recluse of Scopwick find opportunities for producing such works , as the History and Antiquities of the Town and Minster of Beverley—the same of Grimsband other placesand again he ives
y , ; g us a most valuable book , being a series of papers read before the Lincoln Topographical Society a few years since , and now collected into one volume . AVe find therein a concise history of the origin , design , and downfall of Monachism , which , generally speaking , was hardly used by the bluff Harry ; not that the monks were undeserving their punishment , but that punishment was inflicted with a severity too little tempered with justice . There is a vein of humour in treating of the
universal claims of the monks to property ; we quote an instance— " A mill was a valuable property in these times . A certain abbot wished to erect a windmill , which was objected to by a neighbouring proprietor , who contended that the wind of the whole district belonged to him ! The monks complained to the bishop , who gave them permission , affirming that the wind of the whole diocese was episcopal property I ' ¦ '