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Literary Notices.
The third is the " Law Book , or Book of Constitutions of the Eclectic Union , " numbering now somewhere abont a dozen lodges , it contains one hundred and forty-seven clauses , all very much to the purpose . The English masonic Book of Constitutions for the year 1723 is its basis , particularly the two first clauses of the ancient charges , which are repeated , and declared unalterable . Allusion is in several places made to the Constitutions of England ; as a whole they seem very just .
Unity and Love . Masonic Glee . The words of this spirited glee are by Bro . F . Lochie , the music by Bro . Henry de Burgh , and it is not its lightest claim to our attention that the proceeds of the publication are to be appropriated to the relief of a worthy and distressed brother . Pour la foy ! the ominous words in the title-page , induce us to think the muse has been inspired under the influence of Templar chivalry ; but whether so or not , the words
and music correspond iu harmony , and point in the direction of unity and love . For the sake of the distressed brother , we must supply the deficiency of a publisher , by stating that Bro . Spencer , the Masonic Librarian , Holborn , London , will cheerfully execute orders .
Laud the Great Architect Divine . Masonic Hymn . D'Almaine and Co . ; Spencer . This beautiful invocation to the Supreme Being will be found in our Masonic Intelligence ; the words are by Bro . L . How , the music by Bro . Osmond Phipps , Prov . G , O . ( Kent ) , The hymn has the preeminent claim of merit , and should form one of a series of musical works to be at hand during the masonic ceremonial . As a iece of
p church music , it will , we presume , take a high rank , inasmuch as , although perfectly masonic in its conception , it is so perfectly free in its simplicity and piety , as to render it acceptable to all who bend their steps to the Throne of Grace . The Freemasons' Monthly Magazine . By C . W . Moore . Boston ( U . S . )
Our esteemed contemporary has supplied us with the result of his invaluable labours to the month of June inclusive ; for this kindness we heartily thank him , and although we have not been able to extract as we could wish to supply trans-atlantic masonic intelligence in its proper place , we must acknowledge that any lack thereof is not attributable to the want of supply . In glancing at the current number we observe many valuable papers that we purpose to transplant to our own pages ( acknowledging the source from whence they are derived ) more
-, espe cially those by Bro . Chandler , the Anatomy of Freemasonry , by J . J . J ., and the Spirit of Masonry , by the Rev . W . M . Herchman , the Tribute to Masonry , and several papers by ladies , will be carefully presented to our readers as the surest tests , that as Masons we are not underserving the powerful support of our fair advocates . In all points of "discipline and practice" Bro . C . W . Moore has rendered himself Socratian as well as Platonic ; his memory will not be
contented with a mere niche in masonic history . While , however , trenching " iii futuro , " we must not omit to congratulate him on the " as in presenti ; " the conjugation of the verb amo is familiar to our friend , and may he and his estimable partner live long and happy .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Literary Notices.
The third is the " Law Book , or Book of Constitutions of the Eclectic Union , " numbering now somewhere abont a dozen lodges , it contains one hundred and forty-seven clauses , all very much to the purpose . The English masonic Book of Constitutions for the year 1723 is its basis , particularly the two first clauses of the ancient charges , which are repeated , and declared unalterable . Allusion is in several places made to the Constitutions of England ; as a whole they seem very just .
Unity and Love . Masonic Glee . The words of this spirited glee are by Bro . F . Lochie , the music by Bro . Henry de Burgh , and it is not its lightest claim to our attention that the proceeds of the publication are to be appropriated to the relief of a worthy and distressed brother . Pour la foy ! the ominous words in the title-page , induce us to think the muse has been inspired under the influence of Templar chivalry ; but whether so or not , the words
and music correspond iu harmony , and point in the direction of unity and love . For the sake of the distressed brother , we must supply the deficiency of a publisher , by stating that Bro . Spencer , the Masonic Librarian , Holborn , London , will cheerfully execute orders .
Laud the Great Architect Divine . Masonic Hymn . D'Almaine and Co . ; Spencer . This beautiful invocation to the Supreme Being will be found in our Masonic Intelligence ; the words are by Bro . L . How , the music by Bro . Osmond Phipps , Prov . G , O . ( Kent ) , The hymn has the preeminent claim of merit , and should form one of a series of musical works to be at hand during the masonic ceremonial . As a iece of
p church music , it will , we presume , take a high rank , inasmuch as , although perfectly masonic in its conception , it is so perfectly free in its simplicity and piety , as to render it acceptable to all who bend their steps to the Throne of Grace . The Freemasons' Monthly Magazine . By C . W . Moore . Boston ( U . S . )
Our esteemed contemporary has supplied us with the result of his invaluable labours to the month of June inclusive ; for this kindness we heartily thank him , and although we have not been able to extract as we could wish to supply trans-atlantic masonic intelligence in its proper place , we must acknowledge that any lack thereof is not attributable to the want of supply . In glancing at the current number we observe many valuable papers that we purpose to transplant to our own pages ( acknowledging the source from whence they are derived ) more
-, espe cially those by Bro . Chandler , the Anatomy of Freemasonry , by J . J . J ., and the Spirit of Masonry , by the Rev . W . M . Herchman , the Tribute to Masonry , and several papers by ladies , will be carefully presented to our readers as the surest tests , that as Masons we are not underserving the powerful support of our fair advocates . In all points of "discipline and practice" Bro . C . W . Moore has rendered himself Socratian as well as Platonic ; his memory will not be
contented with a mere niche in masonic history . While , however , trenching " iii futuro , " we must not omit to congratulate him on the " as in presenti ; " the conjugation of the verb amo is familiar to our friend , and may he and his estimable partner live long and happy .