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Review Of Literature, &C.
to whom , as they now seriously differ on some immaterial points with a Christian section of their Order , we particularly address the following extract * . — " We , my Brethren , here , I trust , shall feel that we best testify our love and respect for his memory by carrying on the Christian work of Masonry according to the example which he has left us , and in that spirit of enlightened benevolence by which he was actuated . " May the words of the excellent preacher not altogether fail , but sink deep into the heart .
Remarks on Catechising in conformity with the Rubric . By Dr . Slade , a Minister of the Collegiate Church , Wolverhampton , & c . This little pamphlet is very appropriately written , and illustrates the necessity of a more congenial conformity with the pure and tolerant spirit of the reformed church ; at this particular moment , too , it is as welcome as needful , when the laity is somewhat disconcerted by the infraction of a moral treaty thatif not to the lettercanon-law
, very , , was understood by our great-grandsires to be the purest and best mode of conformity with the sacred object of their hearts ; by them it was handed down , sanctioned by Christian ministers , as a guide to our faith . We are grateful to Dr . Slade for his very clear and lucid explanations upon the points at issue , by which we become convinced that to disturb the conscience is a most serious evil .
Maxims , Morals , and Golden Rules . Fourth edition . James Madden . The modesty with which the compiler of this valuable selection announces his fourth edition , is an evidence of his truthfulness ; he hopes that " no one will , on a hasty glance , lay down the book with an intention of not taking it up again . " At a glance its value is apparent , and having once looked at its contents , few can resist the desire of frequently partaking of the moral banquet it presents . The author preserves his incognito pretty generally ; but those who know him appreciate his motives , and congratulate him on the manner in which he employs an elegant leisure , in the endeavour to improve society .
Time versus Life , an Enigma ; attempted to be solved by observation on the three leading phases of human existence , Youth , Manhood , Age j- —the ill-concealed imprudence of Youth , the irresolution of Manhood , as prematurely heralding the advance of Age , and during which , Indigestion and Mental Irritation , too surely ripen the seeds of mortality , are treated of , - and the moral command ofthe pcssions fiavina ; surrendered to the invasion of error and indiscretion , the probable
result , viz ., diseases ofthe urethra , -ye . and other disqualifications are considered . By Robert Thomas Crucefix , M . D ., Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England . London : Sherwood , Gilbert , nd Piper . We are glad to have an opportunity of expressing an opinion upon a new work of the original editor of this Review . The work is the result evidently of a thinking and instructed mind , and possesses charms for it holds out and consolation
the general reader quite as much as hope for those , whom it has pleased providence to afflict with the chastisement of disease ; to prove , as we are told , where error cannot be , its love of those whom it afflicts . The progressive operations of time upon the human fabric are philosophically delineated and described in a manner that is equally new and striking . There is no affectation of the jargon of the medical profession , but literally , he that runs may read . The fearful but silent inroads of time upon the human economy , here find an able
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Review Of Literature, &C.
to whom , as they now seriously differ on some immaterial points with a Christian section of their Order , we particularly address the following extract * . — " We , my Brethren , here , I trust , shall feel that we best testify our love and respect for his memory by carrying on the Christian work of Masonry according to the example which he has left us , and in that spirit of enlightened benevolence by which he was actuated . " May the words of the excellent preacher not altogether fail , but sink deep into the heart .
Remarks on Catechising in conformity with the Rubric . By Dr . Slade , a Minister of the Collegiate Church , Wolverhampton , & c . This little pamphlet is very appropriately written , and illustrates the necessity of a more congenial conformity with the pure and tolerant spirit of the reformed church ; at this particular moment , too , it is as welcome as needful , when the laity is somewhat disconcerted by the infraction of a moral treaty thatif not to the lettercanon-law
, very , , was understood by our great-grandsires to be the purest and best mode of conformity with the sacred object of their hearts ; by them it was handed down , sanctioned by Christian ministers , as a guide to our faith . We are grateful to Dr . Slade for his very clear and lucid explanations upon the points at issue , by which we become convinced that to disturb the conscience is a most serious evil .
Maxims , Morals , and Golden Rules . Fourth edition . James Madden . The modesty with which the compiler of this valuable selection announces his fourth edition , is an evidence of his truthfulness ; he hopes that " no one will , on a hasty glance , lay down the book with an intention of not taking it up again . " At a glance its value is apparent , and having once looked at its contents , few can resist the desire of frequently partaking of the moral banquet it presents . The author preserves his incognito pretty generally ; but those who know him appreciate his motives , and congratulate him on the manner in which he employs an elegant leisure , in the endeavour to improve society .
Time versus Life , an Enigma ; attempted to be solved by observation on the three leading phases of human existence , Youth , Manhood , Age j- —the ill-concealed imprudence of Youth , the irresolution of Manhood , as prematurely heralding the advance of Age , and during which , Indigestion and Mental Irritation , too surely ripen the seeds of mortality , are treated of , - and the moral command ofthe pcssions fiavina ; surrendered to the invasion of error and indiscretion , the probable
result , viz ., diseases ofthe urethra , -ye . and other disqualifications are considered . By Robert Thomas Crucefix , M . D ., Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England . London : Sherwood , Gilbert , nd Piper . We are glad to have an opportunity of expressing an opinion upon a new work of the original editor of this Review . The work is the result evidently of a thinking and instructed mind , and possesses charms for it holds out and consolation
the general reader quite as much as hope for those , whom it has pleased providence to afflict with the chastisement of disease ; to prove , as we are told , where error cannot be , its love of those whom it afflicts . The progressive operations of time upon the human fabric are philosophically delineated and described in a manner that is equally new and striking . There is no affectation of the jargon of the medical profession , but literally , he that runs may read . The fearful but silent inroads of time upon the human economy , here find an able