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Mons . Michelet , in his " History of France" ( p . 274 ) , writes to the following effect : — Art , action , drama , are strangers to matter . For inert matter to become spirit , action , art ; for it to become human and put on flesh , it must be subdued , it must suffer . It must alloxv itself to be divided , torn , beaten , sculptured , changed . It must endure the hammer , the chisel , the anvil ; must cry , hiss , groan . This is its passion . Read in the English ballad of the death of John Barleycornwhat he
, suffers under the flail , the kiln , and the vat . Just so , the grape in the wine-press . The xvine-press is often in the shape of the cross of the Son of man . Man , grape , barley-corn , all acquire under torture their highest form ; heretofore , gross and material , they become spirit . The stone also breathes and gains a soul under the artist ' s hand , who calls life out of it . Well is the sculptor named , in the middle age , magister de vims lapidibiis ( " the master of living stones" ) . AVhen our greatest poet spoke of " sermons in stones" he
, , perhaps unconsciously , presented to us the concentration of Masonic symbolism , as applied to our lives and characters . Viewed under the guidance and through the medium ofthe Masonic art , every structure becomes a standing lesson of morality , a permanent monument of those xdrtues xx'hich should ever be the objects of our imitation .
Oxroitn , Feb . 26 , 1853 . — During the last xveek there has been a very large gathering of fche fraternity from London and the provinces to celebrate the anniversaries of the Apollo University Lodge , ancl the Knight Templar eneamjiment of Coeur-de-Lion , as well as to attend the meetings of the Prox * . Grand Lodge of Oxfordshire , of the Alfred City Lodge , and the Eoyal Arch Chapter .
Owing to the celebrity which Oxford has attained for the perfect working of the various degrees , and to the xvidely-extended connections of many of the members of the Lodges in Oxford , a large number of Brethren , many from distant proxdnces , and of high eminence in the Craft , were assembled . The first meeting was on Monday , xvhen the Alfred Chapter of Boyal Arch Masons xvas convenedand the large number of nine candidates were admitted
, to this exalted degree . Bros . S p iers , Thomas , Bex * . E . Moore , and Beach officiated as Z . H . J . and P . S , and both candidates and visitors expressed their great gratification at the manner in which this very beautiful ceremony xvas performed . On Tuesday the Knight Templar encampment of Cceur-de-Lion xvas helcl , and four B . A . Masons xvere admitted as Knights of fche Orderand xvere much
, delighted with the degrees . This being the day for the installation of their chief , Sir Knight the Bev . C . Pettat , xvho had been previously elected to that office , was duly installed as Eminent Commander for the ensuing year . Bros . Beach ( Christ Church ) and Best ( Magdalen ) xvere appointed Cajrtains , and Bev . AV . Bousfield , Prelate . A very choice and elegant dinner closed the proceedings of this dayxvhich
, gax'e the greatest satisfaction to the chosen fexv , who were qualified to partake in its enjoyment . On AVednesday a Lodge of emergency was held by the Brethren of the Apollo Lodge for the initiation of two members of the University , and in the evening the regular meeting of the Alfred City
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Provincial.
Mons . Michelet , in his " History of France" ( p . 274 ) , writes to the following effect : — Art , action , drama , are strangers to matter . For inert matter to become spirit , action , art ; for it to become human and put on flesh , it must be subdued , it must suffer . It must alloxv itself to be divided , torn , beaten , sculptured , changed . It must endure the hammer , the chisel , the anvil ; must cry , hiss , groan . This is its passion . Read in the English ballad of the death of John Barleycornwhat he
, suffers under the flail , the kiln , and the vat . Just so , the grape in the wine-press . The xvine-press is often in the shape of the cross of the Son of man . Man , grape , barley-corn , all acquire under torture their highest form ; heretofore , gross and material , they become spirit . The stone also breathes and gains a soul under the artist ' s hand , who calls life out of it . Well is the sculptor named , in the middle age , magister de vims lapidibiis ( " the master of living stones" ) . AVhen our greatest poet spoke of " sermons in stones" he
, , perhaps unconsciously , presented to us the concentration of Masonic symbolism , as applied to our lives and characters . Viewed under the guidance and through the medium ofthe Masonic art , every structure becomes a standing lesson of morality , a permanent monument of those xdrtues xx'hich should ever be the objects of our imitation .
Oxroitn , Feb . 26 , 1853 . — During the last xveek there has been a very large gathering of fche fraternity from London and the provinces to celebrate the anniversaries of the Apollo University Lodge , ancl the Knight Templar eneamjiment of Coeur-de-Lion , as well as to attend the meetings of the Prox * . Grand Lodge of Oxfordshire , of the Alfred City Lodge , and the Eoyal Arch Chapter .
Owing to the celebrity which Oxford has attained for the perfect working of the various degrees , and to the xvidely-extended connections of many of the members of the Lodges in Oxford , a large number of Brethren , many from distant proxdnces , and of high eminence in the Craft , were assembled . The first meeting was on Monday , xvhen the Alfred Chapter of Boyal Arch Masons xvas convenedand the large number of nine candidates were admitted
, to this exalted degree . Bros . S p iers , Thomas , Bex * . E . Moore , and Beach officiated as Z . H . J . and P . S , and both candidates and visitors expressed their great gratification at the manner in which this very beautiful ceremony xvas performed . On Tuesday the Knight Templar encampment of Cceur-de-Lion xvas helcl , and four B . A . Masons xvere admitted as Knights of fche Orderand xvere much
, delighted with the degrees . This being the day for the installation of their chief , Sir Knight the Bev . C . Pettat , xvho had been previously elected to that office , was duly installed as Eminent Commander for the ensuing year . Bros . Beach ( Christ Church ) and Best ( Magdalen ) xvere appointed Cajrtains , and Bev . AV . Bousfield , Prelate . A very choice and elegant dinner closed the proceedings of this dayxvhich
, gax'e the greatest satisfaction to the chosen fexv , who were qualified to partake in its enjoyment . On AVednesday a Lodge of emergency was held by the Brethren of the Apollo Lodge for the initiation of two members of the University , and in the evening the regular meeting of the Alfred City