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Review Of Literature, &C.
To the flattering encomiums upon ourselves , we can only say , " of their own merits modest men are dumb ; " but the honourable testimony to the transcendant virtues and ability of the Rev . Brother Dr . Oliver , is worthy the pen of the editors of Latomia- Indeed , they respectfully draw his attention to the writings of Professor Jeyfarth , upon Astronomia , iEgyptiaca and Alphabeta , and Gemina , as he will there find the most astonishing and secret proofs of his surmises and views .
The critiques on the Globe Franc-Masons , archives des initiations anciennes et modernes , revue Maconique , journal consacre aux interets de la Franc-Macon ; le lien des peuples , & c . Status et reglements generaux de rordre Maconique en France , & c . & c , prove that the greater the number of works on Masonry that are published , the greater becomes the desire to have them—the demand exceeds the produce . In taking our leave for the present of the Latomiawe must remark
, we perfectly agree with them , that three Grand Lodges in Prussia are unnecessary , each having again its numerous dependent Lodges working upon different systems , independent and opposed to each other;—what would it be if under one head and control , united and universal ? But if it is to be universal , why exclude men who are their equals in every respect , and differ only in their creeds ? The examples our Brethren of the Latomia have selectednamelyEnglandAmericaandwe addEast
, , , , , , and West India , France , Holland , Belgium , Leipsic , Frankfort , in short , everywhere where Masonry flourishes , no such distinction is known ; only in Prussia is the bigotry in force to keep Jews from participating in the good and wise ordinances of our Order . On behalf of our own Brethren of that faith , we protest against refusing admission to a regular certified Mason , of whatever belief , as we admit and grant the highest honourswhere honour is clueto MahometanJewor Christianif
de-, , , , , serving and proving himself entitled thereto ; we believe this is the onlv law upon which the Grand Orients of Prussia agree . Masonry is universal , and so received ; and we believe a Mason visiting a Jewish Lodge in distress would find relief and consolation , and would not be refused if he were even an excluding Prussian ; to prove it we give the names of Israelitish Lodges held in London—the Lodge of Joppa , the Lodge of Israel .
The Antiquities of Freemasonry ; comprising Illustrations of the Five Grand Periods of Freemasonry , eye . A new edition . By the Rev . George Oliver , D . D ., M . A . S . E ., eye eye . The Masonic Manual ; or , Lectures on Freemasonry , c ' yc . By the late Rev . Jonathan Ashe , D . D ., eye . eye . A new edition , with Annotations and Remarks , by the Rev . George Oliver , D . D ., eye . Sec .
Richard Spencer , London . Our indefatigable Brother Oliver , of whose transcendant merit we have often to make mention , has presented two additional claims upon the gratitude of the Craft ; and our Brother Spencer has given to the Masonic historian all the typographic aid and embellishment that can distinguish the Masonic publisher . Of repetitions of previous publications we do not usuall y take notice ; but so many years have elapsed since the former publication of these volumes , and there is so much that is new , in arrangement or additional matter , in both , that we are justified in speaking of them almost as if
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Review Of Literature, &C.
To the flattering encomiums upon ourselves , we can only say , " of their own merits modest men are dumb ; " but the honourable testimony to the transcendant virtues and ability of the Rev . Brother Dr . Oliver , is worthy the pen of the editors of Latomia- Indeed , they respectfully draw his attention to the writings of Professor Jeyfarth , upon Astronomia , iEgyptiaca and Alphabeta , and Gemina , as he will there find the most astonishing and secret proofs of his surmises and views .
The critiques on the Globe Franc-Masons , archives des initiations anciennes et modernes , revue Maconique , journal consacre aux interets de la Franc-Macon ; le lien des peuples , & c . Status et reglements generaux de rordre Maconique en France , & c . & c , prove that the greater the number of works on Masonry that are published , the greater becomes the desire to have them—the demand exceeds the produce . In taking our leave for the present of the Latomiawe must remark
, we perfectly agree with them , that three Grand Lodges in Prussia are unnecessary , each having again its numerous dependent Lodges working upon different systems , independent and opposed to each other;—what would it be if under one head and control , united and universal ? But if it is to be universal , why exclude men who are their equals in every respect , and differ only in their creeds ? The examples our Brethren of the Latomia have selectednamelyEnglandAmericaandwe addEast
, , , , , , and West India , France , Holland , Belgium , Leipsic , Frankfort , in short , everywhere where Masonry flourishes , no such distinction is known ; only in Prussia is the bigotry in force to keep Jews from participating in the good and wise ordinances of our Order . On behalf of our own Brethren of that faith , we protest against refusing admission to a regular certified Mason , of whatever belief , as we admit and grant the highest honourswhere honour is clueto MahometanJewor Christianif
de-, , , , , serving and proving himself entitled thereto ; we believe this is the onlv law upon which the Grand Orients of Prussia agree . Masonry is universal , and so received ; and we believe a Mason visiting a Jewish Lodge in distress would find relief and consolation , and would not be refused if he were even an excluding Prussian ; to prove it we give the names of Israelitish Lodges held in London—the Lodge of Joppa , the Lodge of Israel .
The Antiquities of Freemasonry ; comprising Illustrations of the Five Grand Periods of Freemasonry , eye . A new edition . By the Rev . George Oliver , D . D ., M . A . S . E ., eye eye . The Masonic Manual ; or , Lectures on Freemasonry , c ' yc . By the late Rev . Jonathan Ashe , D . D ., eye . eye . A new edition , with Annotations and Remarks , by the Rev . George Oliver , D . D ., eye . Sec .
Richard Spencer , London . Our indefatigable Brother Oliver , of whose transcendant merit we have often to make mention , has presented two additional claims upon the gratitude of the Craft ; and our Brother Spencer has given to the Masonic historian all the typographic aid and embellishment that can distinguish the Masonic publisher . Of repetitions of previous publications we do not usuall y take notice ; but so many years have elapsed since the former publication of these volumes , and there is so much that is new , in arrangement or additional matter , in both , that we are justified in speaking of them almost as if