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Literary Notices.
LITERARY NOTICES .
Historical Masonic Tracts . By Rob . Milliken . Cork . Jackson . This little volume is dedicated to the Freemasons of Ireland , by a brother whose masonic service has exceeded fifty seven , and whose earthly pilgrimage has extended over eighty years . Hail to the masonic patriarch whose nascent thoughts and aspirations have been thus permitted to range so long in the fair race with time—as now in so late a day to be equal to hand down the result of his valued experience . When
the brother of eighty years shall be thus spared to announce his belief that Masonry is of divine origin , who shall doubt . Our aged friend states these tracts to be a concise history of Freemasonry from the earliest times to the present day , and commences by stating his opinion , in conjunction with others , that " Masonry means theosophy or divine wisdom . " After a very interesting series of extracts and opinionsBro . Milliken concludes with some judicious as well as
, highly interesting remarks on the non-admittance of females into our society , in which he places the character of woman in its proper light as tempering the nature and habit of man by her sweetness and purity ; unless indeed when the man , from some sad visitation , partakes of the worse instead of the better nature of the brute .
Masonic Hymn . By Bro . G . P . R . Pulman . D'Almaine and Co . It were desirable that music , being one of the masonic sciences , should be more frequently introduced into our ceremonies . The constitutions provide for the appointment of a grand organist , and our researches into the archives prove that music was in ancient Masonry much cultivated . We always hail the appearance of hymns , odes and songs , because they serve to give a tone and character both to the solemnity of the ritual and
to the happier character of the social meeting . Religion and poetry may be always blended , and the prose effusion becomes more acceptable by the union . In this masonic hymn the invocation is full of grace , and evinces considerable musical feeling and truth . It must in our opinion , because it ought , become patronized both by masonic lodges and private families . The hymn is appropriately dedicated to Bro . Wm . Tucker , Prov . Grand Master for Dorset .
The Madras Freemasons ^ Herald . It is cheering to find that the Independent Masonic Benefit Fund of Southern India , the leading hope of the labours of the conductors of this publication , promises well , and with so praiseworthy an object in view we do unaffectedly wish success to both . The letter of Gavel on " Provincial Grand Masters" is a palpable hit , and is worthy the consideration of the Grand Lodge of England . The . idea of annuities for widows is appreciated favourably by the Editor , and the local masonic , statistics are treated with fairness and ability .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Literary Notices.
LITERARY NOTICES .
Historical Masonic Tracts . By Rob . Milliken . Cork . Jackson . This little volume is dedicated to the Freemasons of Ireland , by a brother whose masonic service has exceeded fifty seven , and whose earthly pilgrimage has extended over eighty years . Hail to the masonic patriarch whose nascent thoughts and aspirations have been thus permitted to range so long in the fair race with time—as now in so late a day to be equal to hand down the result of his valued experience . When
the brother of eighty years shall be thus spared to announce his belief that Masonry is of divine origin , who shall doubt . Our aged friend states these tracts to be a concise history of Freemasonry from the earliest times to the present day , and commences by stating his opinion , in conjunction with others , that " Masonry means theosophy or divine wisdom . " After a very interesting series of extracts and opinionsBro . Milliken concludes with some judicious as well as
, highly interesting remarks on the non-admittance of females into our society , in which he places the character of woman in its proper light as tempering the nature and habit of man by her sweetness and purity ; unless indeed when the man , from some sad visitation , partakes of the worse instead of the better nature of the brute .
Masonic Hymn . By Bro . G . P . R . Pulman . D'Almaine and Co . It were desirable that music , being one of the masonic sciences , should be more frequently introduced into our ceremonies . The constitutions provide for the appointment of a grand organist , and our researches into the archives prove that music was in ancient Masonry much cultivated . We always hail the appearance of hymns , odes and songs , because they serve to give a tone and character both to the solemnity of the ritual and
to the happier character of the social meeting . Religion and poetry may be always blended , and the prose effusion becomes more acceptable by the union . In this masonic hymn the invocation is full of grace , and evinces considerable musical feeling and truth . It must in our opinion , because it ought , become patronized both by masonic lodges and private families . The hymn is appropriately dedicated to Bro . Wm . Tucker , Prov . Grand Master for Dorset .
The Madras Freemasons ^ Herald . It is cheering to find that the Independent Masonic Benefit Fund of Southern India , the leading hope of the labours of the conductors of this publication , promises well , and with so praiseworthy an object in view we do unaffectedly wish success to both . The letter of Gavel on " Provincial Grand Masters" is a palpable hit , and is worthy the consideration of the Grand Lodge of England . The . idea of annuities for widows is appreciated favourably by the Editor , and the local masonic , statistics are treated with fairness and ability .