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The Library And Museum.
THE LIBRARY AND MUSEUM .
SCIENCE AIDED BY POVERTY . IT is with sincere regret that we cannot announce favourable tidings of this pyramid of promise , which should long since have towered into its expected altitude of Masonic intelligence , receiving and imparting treasures . of general as well as of mystic import . Alas I it but winds its slow length along—a significant proof of the apathy of the Committee ( whose views and imaginings have , we presume , no aptitude for such things ) , who do not condescend even to report on the inanity of their efforts .
Where is that estimable Brother who first mooted the matter in Grand Lodge ? why does he repose in a questionable retirement ? the elegant leisure of a man of mind surely coulcl be directed in aid of the foster-child of a moment of honourable distinction . Let him remember that he has never been supplanted in the estimation of the Order to whom , in common with all , he owes a fealty that he cannot be honourably relieved from . From some of his successors we never expected much , and
we have not therefore been disappointed—their unenviable forte lay in other directions . But to the subject , after too long a period of silent neglect , a most talented Freemason , Brother D . Rosenberg , of Paris , has presented to the Library and Museum some Masonic charts or tableaux , of surpassing value , which we shall not here attempt to enlarge upon . Some gifted pen among the custodiers of the too limited collection will notwe trust
, , disdain to do justice to them , which , as containing the true salient points of Masonic and general philosophy , require the examination of a well-instructed mind—being , we agree , too abstruse for mere dabblers in science . The history of the presentation , however , is not without interest : — In 1811 or 2 , as we believe , Br . Rosenberg visited England ostensibl y with tho purpose of bringing about some alliance between the Grand
Lodges of France ancl England , being delegated by the former as a representative to H . R . H . the late Royal Grand Master of England . * The mission was unsuccessful . During the interview , however , the Grand Master was pleased to express himself so well satisfied with the general view entertained by Bro . R . ( as well he might ) that he suggested some improvements in a contemplated chart to he termed " Sapientia generalis . " It is not to be wondered at that on his return home he
pondered not long on the matter , his own opinion being sanctioned by that of so illustrious a Mason . He set to work , and at an expense to him so considerable ( being in very humble circumstances ) that he could not find sufficient patronage iu Paris ; so he hied over to England , the land of promise—but , alas ! to him , the promise of broken hope . The death of His Royal Highness left him without a patron , ancl he soon found that the " Philosophy of Masonry , " however well understood b y
a few , was practised by fewer , and altogether unknown to the many . He presented some few copies , which were accepted . He solicited the Board to purchase a set of his Charts for the Library and Museum , and to honour him by their patronage as a stepping-stone to fame .
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The Library And Museum.
THE LIBRARY AND MUSEUM .
SCIENCE AIDED BY POVERTY . IT is with sincere regret that we cannot announce favourable tidings of this pyramid of promise , which should long since have towered into its expected altitude of Masonic intelligence , receiving and imparting treasures . of general as well as of mystic import . Alas I it but winds its slow length along—a significant proof of the apathy of the Committee ( whose views and imaginings have , we presume , no aptitude for such things ) , who do not condescend even to report on the inanity of their efforts .
Where is that estimable Brother who first mooted the matter in Grand Lodge ? why does he repose in a questionable retirement ? the elegant leisure of a man of mind surely coulcl be directed in aid of the foster-child of a moment of honourable distinction . Let him remember that he has never been supplanted in the estimation of the Order to whom , in common with all , he owes a fealty that he cannot be honourably relieved from . From some of his successors we never expected much , and
we have not therefore been disappointed—their unenviable forte lay in other directions . But to the subject , after too long a period of silent neglect , a most talented Freemason , Brother D . Rosenberg , of Paris , has presented to the Library and Museum some Masonic charts or tableaux , of surpassing value , which we shall not here attempt to enlarge upon . Some gifted pen among the custodiers of the too limited collection will notwe trust
, , disdain to do justice to them , which , as containing the true salient points of Masonic and general philosophy , require the examination of a well-instructed mind—being , we agree , too abstruse for mere dabblers in science . The history of the presentation , however , is not without interest : — In 1811 or 2 , as we believe , Br . Rosenberg visited England ostensibl y with tho purpose of bringing about some alliance between the Grand
Lodges of France ancl England , being delegated by the former as a representative to H . R . H . the late Royal Grand Master of England . * The mission was unsuccessful . During the interview , however , the Grand Master was pleased to express himself so well satisfied with the general view entertained by Bro . R . ( as well he might ) that he suggested some improvements in a contemplated chart to he termed " Sapientia generalis . " It is not to be wondered at that on his return home he
pondered not long on the matter , his own opinion being sanctioned by that of so illustrious a Mason . He set to work , and at an expense to him so considerable ( being in very humble circumstances ) that he could not find sufficient patronage iu Paris ; so he hied over to England , the land of promise—but , alas ! to him , the promise of broken hope . The death of His Royal Highness left him without a patron , ancl he soon found that the " Philosophy of Masonry , " however well understood b y
a few , was practised by fewer , and altogether unknown to the many . He presented some few copies , which were accepted . He solicited the Board to purchase a set of his Charts for the Library and Museum , and to honour him by their patronage as a stepping-stone to fame .