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Review Of Literature, &C.
Star in the East . By the Rev . George Oliver , D . D . Ii . Spencer Holborn . l * A new edition of this work , with important additions , is just published 1 he following extract from the preface is as important as explanatory : — " ^ " y * eTolutIon has taken place in the public mind on all the points connected with freemasonry since the first publication of this little manual
, which is decidedly favourable to the view here taken ofthe connection which subsists between Masonry and Keli gion ; and the addition of some hit > h authorities will not Uinnmsh Us value . My inquiries have been directed to one object—the discovery of truth ; and increasing years and experience , as well as a more extensive readlng , _ have tended to strengthen my opinion that the conclusions are correct I commit myself , therefore , once more to the judgment of my Brethren , assured of an impartial tribunal , and an indulgent sentence .
Of all Dr . Oliver ' s works , we cannot but consider this as THE gem contained jn a casket of sterling value , of which the lock and key are of superior workmanshi p . The authorities which Dr . Oliver has brought not so much in aid as in correlative proof of his clear and undeniable truths , are placed m honourable position . It is impossible to offer any other opinion on the Star in the East , which we have read with a grateful sense of the obligation conferred on the Craft , than that it is a shining light , by which the Apprentice , the Craftsman , the Master , and the peifeet Master , may equally see their way .
DeTOngine Morale et Religieusede la Magonnerie de sti Mission et de I Epoque Positive de son Institution Materielle . Par Le Comte * c ^ Gl 0 r S Bertoleo , de Rome , Chevalier de Christ , & c . & c . This brochure is dedicated to H . R . H . the Duke of Sussex , and is written m the French language . As a version of Freemasonry , it is correct , and assumes to be a general argument , to be discussed at length by the author at some future timeIt is deserving attention
. ; but the English Fraternity will naturally prefer a work written in their own language ; and we should advise the author to have his contemplated work translated previous to publication . The present brochure is very elegantly got up .
Sabbath Day Exercises . By F . B . Ribbans . Houlston and Stoneman , London . _ This is a unique little gem . It professes to be "Exercises on Questions and References on Christian Doctrines and Faith , for use in Schools and Families , " and consists of extracts from " Doctrines and Duties , " published some time since by Brother Ribbans , who , having always m view the endeavour to teach morality to youth , labours as cheerfully as successfull y in his vocation . This digest of his former work is invaluable to pupils .
Freemason ' s Calendar and Boole . 1842 . Some satirist has said , that « Language was given man to hide his thoughts , and verily this emanation from the executive of the Craft is of the class " non sunt quod simulant . " As a hybridous production it is not likel y to beget even a generation of its own . Last year it settled flown into a shilling ' s worth of charge , somewhat reduced in size , but withal improved . If profitable as a speculation , it might have been continued with safety ; whereas now three shillings is charged , with but a trifling addition of typography , but none of " Masonic information . -Let the Calendar of 1841 be compared with Preston ' s of 1777 . Board
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Review Of Literature, &C.
Star in the East . By the Rev . George Oliver , D . D . Ii . Spencer Holborn . l * A new edition of this work , with important additions , is just published 1 he following extract from the preface is as important as explanatory : — " ^ " y * eTolutIon has taken place in the public mind on all the points connected with freemasonry since the first publication of this little manual
, which is decidedly favourable to the view here taken ofthe connection which subsists between Masonry and Keli gion ; and the addition of some hit > h authorities will not Uinnmsh Us value . My inquiries have been directed to one object—the discovery of truth ; and increasing years and experience , as well as a more extensive readlng , _ have tended to strengthen my opinion that the conclusions are correct I commit myself , therefore , once more to the judgment of my Brethren , assured of an impartial tribunal , and an indulgent sentence .
Of all Dr . Oliver ' s works , we cannot but consider this as THE gem contained jn a casket of sterling value , of which the lock and key are of superior workmanshi p . The authorities which Dr . Oliver has brought not so much in aid as in correlative proof of his clear and undeniable truths , are placed m honourable position . It is impossible to offer any other opinion on the Star in the East , which we have read with a grateful sense of the obligation conferred on the Craft , than that it is a shining light , by which the Apprentice , the Craftsman , the Master , and the peifeet Master , may equally see their way .
DeTOngine Morale et Religieusede la Magonnerie de sti Mission et de I Epoque Positive de son Institution Materielle . Par Le Comte * c ^ Gl 0 r S Bertoleo , de Rome , Chevalier de Christ , & c . & c . This brochure is dedicated to H . R . H . the Duke of Sussex , and is written m the French language . As a version of Freemasonry , it is correct , and assumes to be a general argument , to be discussed at length by the author at some future timeIt is deserving attention
. ; but the English Fraternity will naturally prefer a work written in their own language ; and we should advise the author to have his contemplated work translated previous to publication . The present brochure is very elegantly got up .
Sabbath Day Exercises . By F . B . Ribbans . Houlston and Stoneman , London . _ This is a unique little gem . It professes to be "Exercises on Questions and References on Christian Doctrines and Faith , for use in Schools and Families , " and consists of extracts from " Doctrines and Duties , " published some time since by Brother Ribbans , who , having always m view the endeavour to teach morality to youth , labours as cheerfully as successfull y in his vocation . This digest of his former work is invaluable to pupils .
Freemason ' s Calendar and Boole . 1842 . Some satirist has said , that « Language was given man to hide his thoughts , and verily this emanation from the executive of the Craft is of the class " non sunt quod simulant . " As a hybridous production it is not likel y to beget even a generation of its own . Last year it settled flown into a shilling ' s worth of charge , somewhat reduced in size , but withal improved . If profitable as a speculation , it might have been continued with safety ; whereas now three shillings is charged , with but a trifling addition of typography , but none of " Masonic information . -Let the Calendar of 1841 be compared with Preston ' s of 1777 . Board