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Literary Notices.
brother hath ought against thee , leave there thy gift before the altar , ancl go thy way ; first be reconciled to thy brother , ancl then come and offer thy gift . Agree with thine adversary quickly , whiles thou art in the way with him , lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge , ancl the judge deliver thee to the officer , and thou bo cast into prison . A ^ erily I say imto thee , thou shalt by no means come out thence , till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing . * * "At the third degree , you remember , a badge , somewhat different from that ofthe first degree , is presented to the Brother . The AV . M . 's charge on
the presentation is as significant as his exhortation on the former occasion alluded to , though it is taken from a different portion of Scripture , which is the following : — ' Ancl the Lorcl spake unto Moses , saying , Speak unto the children of Israel , ancl bid them that they make them fringes in the borders of their garments throughout their generations , ancl that they put upon the fringe of the borders a riband of blue . Ancl it shall be unto you for a fringe , that yo may look upon it , and remember all the commandments of the Lord , ancl do them / f & c . Examine carefully your aprons , and see that they are not mere childish inventions , but have their origin from Revelation . " He goes on to state that
" The fundamental principle of genuine Freemasonry is a separation from darkness , for there must be no communion between light and darkness , hence our Brethren have always maintained a most jealous seclusion from a world that lieth in darkness , and adhered to a divine command by not communicating the mysteries of the Order indiscriminately to all . The divine behest is — ' Give not that which is holy unto the clogs , neither cast ye your pearls before swine , lest they trample them under their feet , ancl turn again and rend you . ' It shall presently be made apparent that the ' clogs' s ] ioken of are none other than the ' cowans and intruders to Masonry ; ' the first word being evidently derived from the Greek ot Kvvec . "
We look forward with much interest to the conclusion of this very interesting Lecture . The Dictionary of Domestic Medicine and Household Surgery . By SPENCER THOMSON , M . P . L . R . C . S ., Edinburgh . London : Groombridge and Sons , Paternoster-row . The first number of this cheap medical dictionary bids fair to supjila desideratum which has long been wanting in medical
y literature . The alphabetical arrangement of the numerous subjects renders the work at once convenient , simjile , and highly instructive , and in point of plainness and jierspicuity is , so far as we have seen , superior to more voluminous works on the same subject . This number contains 40 Jiages , with 24 wood-cut illustrations , price only Sixpence .
The Cherwell and her Grew ; a Song , composed for and sung at the Opening of the Cherwell Lodge , Banbury , by Bro . JOSEPH PLOWMAN , Feb . 23 , 1852 . Oxford : Bro . Joseph Plowman . The pretty trifle before us is in a true nautical strain—air , " With helmet on his brow , "—and cannot fail to jirove one of great local interest , the names of the Master , Officers , and Brethren , being all spun into the same yarn . The following is a specimen : —
" Come now , we've launch'd ' The Cherwell , ' Let ' s toast our gallant ci-ew ; For never was a vessel mann'd With hearts more tried or true . 0 , proud must be our Admiral , AVlio well sustains the fame , Which Englishmen will e'er attach To Ridley ' s honor'd name . "
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Literary Notices.
brother hath ought against thee , leave there thy gift before the altar , ancl go thy way ; first be reconciled to thy brother , ancl then come and offer thy gift . Agree with thine adversary quickly , whiles thou art in the way with him , lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge , ancl the judge deliver thee to the officer , and thou bo cast into prison . A ^ erily I say imto thee , thou shalt by no means come out thence , till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing . * * "At the third degree , you remember , a badge , somewhat different from that ofthe first degree , is presented to the Brother . The AV . M . 's charge on
the presentation is as significant as his exhortation on the former occasion alluded to , though it is taken from a different portion of Scripture , which is the following : — ' Ancl the Lorcl spake unto Moses , saying , Speak unto the children of Israel , ancl bid them that they make them fringes in the borders of their garments throughout their generations , ancl that they put upon the fringe of the borders a riband of blue . Ancl it shall be unto you for a fringe , that yo may look upon it , and remember all the commandments of the Lord , ancl do them / f & c . Examine carefully your aprons , and see that they are not mere childish inventions , but have their origin from Revelation . " He goes on to state that
" The fundamental principle of genuine Freemasonry is a separation from darkness , for there must be no communion between light and darkness , hence our Brethren have always maintained a most jealous seclusion from a world that lieth in darkness , and adhered to a divine command by not communicating the mysteries of the Order indiscriminately to all . The divine behest is — ' Give not that which is holy unto the clogs , neither cast ye your pearls before swine , lest they trample them under their feet , ancl turn again and rend you . ' It shall presently be made apparent that the ' clogs' s ] ioken of are none other than the ' cowans and intruders to Masonry ; ' the first word being evidently derived from the Greek ot Kvvec . "
We look forward with much interest to the conclusion of this very interesting Lecture . The Dictionary of Domestic Medicine and Household Surgery . By SPENCER THOMSON , M . P . L . R . C . S ., Edinburgh . London : Groombridge and Sons , Paternoster-row . The first number of this cheap medical dictionary bids fair to supjila desideratum which has long been wanting in medical
y literature . The alphabetical arrangement of the numerous subjects renders the work at once convenient , simjile , and highly instructive , and in point of plainness and jierspicuity is , so far as we have seen , superior to more voluminous works on the same subject . This number contains 40 Jiages , with 24 wood-cut illustrations , price only Sixpence .
The Cherwell and her Grew ; a Song , composed for and sung at the Opening of the Cherwell Lodge , Banbury , by Bro . JOSEPH PLOWMAN , Feb . 23 , 1852 . Oxford : Bro . Joseph Plowman . The pretty trifle before us is in a true nautical strain—air , " With helmet on his brow , "—and cannot fail to jirove one of great local interest , the names of the Master , Officers , and Brethren , being all spun into the same yarn . The following is a specimen : —
" Come now , we've launch'd ' The Cherwell , ' Let ' s toast our gallant ci-ew ; For never was a vessel mann'd With hearts more tried or true . 0 , proud must be our Admiral , AVlio well sustains the fame , Which Englishmen will e'er attach To Ridley ' s honor'd name . "