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Literary Notices.
supposing that we no longer need these incentives to virtue , —such memorials to remind us of our duties to our God , our neighbour , and ourselves , —an elevation to which it is not in human nature to attain , —still it is at least interesting to observe how completely all these external signs , derived from the ancient religion , which in a more especial manner emanated from the Deity , —may be made to subserve to our moral advancementand to a due preparation for that stateadmission to which will
, , be determined , not according to the sect or creed to which we have belonged , but by the zeal and integrity with which we have observed or disregarded the laws of our Divine Creator , so far as opportunities to acquire a knowledge of them have been placed within our reach . " The foregoing quotations will sufficiently indicate the general character of the Lecture , and , in conclusion , we cannot help congratulating the Lodge of St . Paul on being presided over by a Master who so
accurately appreciates the principles and practices of our Order , and so judiciously expounds them to the Craft , and to the world at large . The Point , Circle , and Parallel Lines , Illustrated agreeably to the Word of God . By Bro . G . CROOK , G . S . for Monmouthshire and Monmouth . T . Farrer . An ingenious Essay , though we think Bro . Crook pushes his parallelism
too far . To the proposition , however , with which he closes his Lecture , none can demur . " He who acts up to the Divine precept , ' Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself , '—renders the circle of his Masonic duties complete , fulfilling , not only his moral obligation , but the royal law of Christ , ' Whatsoever ye woulcl that men should do unto you do ye even so to them ; for this's the law and the prophets . '"
FINE ARTS . — The Portrait of The Rt . Hon . The Earl of Zetland , M . W . G . M . —AVe have had the pleasure of inspecting the etching of the M . AV . Grand Master , from the p icture in Freemason ' s Hall , ( see advertisement ) and must express our entire satisfaction of Bro . Shenton ' s work ; it is of an important size , and bids fair to be a fine likeness , and will be a most acceptable offering to the Craft . The subscription list is fast filling , the number of impressions being limited , and already includes many high and influential names . We are happy to find , the Grand Lodge has permitted the loan of the original picture , for the completion of the engraving .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Literary Notices.
supposing that we no longer need these incentives to virtue , —such memorials to remind us of our duties to our God , our neighbour , and ourselves , —an elevation to which it is not in human nature to attain , —still it is at least interesting to observe how completely all these external signs , derived from the ancient religion , which in a more especial manner emanated from the Deity , —may be made to subserve to our moral advancementand to a due preparation for that stateadmission to which will
, , be determined , not according to the sect or creed to which we have belonged , but by the zeal and integrity with which we have observed or disregarded the laws of our Divine Creator , so far as opportunities to acquire a knowledge of them have been placed within our reach . " The foregoing quotations will sufficiently indicate the general character of the Lecture , and , in conclusion , we cannot help congratulating the Lodge of St . Paul on being presided over by a Master who so
accurately appreciates the principles and practices of our Order , and so judiciously expounds them to the Craft , and to the world at large . The Point , Circle , and Parallel Lines , Illustrated agreeably to the Word of God . By Bro . G . CROOK , G . S . for Monmouthshire and Monmouth . T . Farrer . An ingenious Essay , though we think Bro . Crook pushes his parallelism
too far . To the proposition , however , with which he closes his Lecture , none can demur . " He who acts up to the Divine precept , ' Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself , '—renders the circle of his Masonic duties complete , fulfilling , not only his moral obligation , but the royal law of Christ , ' Whatsoever ye woulcl that men should do unto you do ye even so to them ; for this's the law and the prophets . '"
FINE ARTS . — The Portrait of The Rt . Hon . The Earl of Zetland , M . W . G . M . —AVe have had the pleasure of inspecting the etching of the M . AV . Grand Master , from the p icture in Freemason ' s Hall , ( see advertisement ) and must express our entire satisfaction of Bro . Shenton ' s work ; it is of an important size , and bids fair to be a fine likeness , and will be a most acceptable offering to the Craft . The subscription list is fast filling , the number of impressions being limited , and already includes many high and influential names . We are happy to find , the Grand Lodge has permitted the loan of the original picture , for the completion of the engraving .