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Again assuring you of my gratitude and brotherly love , and praying the Great Architect of the Universe to bless and prosper you , dear Brethren , in all your laudable undertakings , 1 ever am , your affectionate friend , and faithful Brother , ( Signed ) JAMES BURNES , P . G . M . To the Worshipful Brother lt . Horrocks , Master ; the worthy Brothers D . Buchanan and lt . Brett , Wardens ; and the Brethren of the Lodge St . Andrew ' s in the East , at Poonah . Uombny . Scpt . 5 , 1841 .
Review Of Literature, &C.
REVIEW OF LITERATURE , & c .
The Historical Landmarks . R . Spencer , London . Dr . Oliver , whose labours in Freemasonry appear to have no respite , has advanced to the 12 th number , and sustains , Atlas-like , the world Masonic on his shoulders . The interest of " the Landmarks , " if possible , increases ; indeed we are startled at the extent of even his researches . The Masonic Calendar records , as one of the " remarkable occurrences " in the Order , that certain scrupulous Brethren burnt many valuable
manuscripts in 1720 ; but these Historical Landmarks would lead us to be sceptical on the fact itself . So extraordinarily extensive are the notes appended therein , that we could almost believe in the romantic discovery by the learned author of some mode of the reproduction of these very manuscripts , or at least of his . having happily found duplicates , be this as it may , our admiration of the wonderful development of Masonic knowledge can only be expressed by that sense of gratitude which /
we have no doubt will pervade the world . In this sentiment we are not mistaken ; for the Editor of the Freemasons' Magazine ^ published in Boston , U . S ., has with equal grace and delicacy dedicated the third volume of that interesting periodical to . the most distinguished Mason of the age , Dr . Oliver , ,-, ¦ /¦ . ; ,, ' ...,., ' The Freemasons ' ' Monthly Magasine . "U . S . No ; 12 .. - i This number letes the third volume of this useful publication
comp , and is , as we have already '' stated , dedicated to the Rev . Geo . Oliver , D . D . The terms in which this dedication is offered are highly creditable to the author , and will be received by the esteemed object of his respect with brotherly affection and esteem . The complirheritis truly Masonic ; the claims of private friendship—rstate ^ -nation—hemisphere—are all passed over , and the very first Mason is selected for this mark of attention irrespective of country . / An American Editor selects an English ¦ ¦ ¦
divine for the subject of his eulogistic gratitude , ' ' - ::: '''' "' It is in such a . cts ? . s these that Masonry-stand forth pure ^ illustrating her system by the best mode of adrnonitiori ' to , the world ;• ' Tlie contents of this number embrace many valuable ' papers . ' That " - 'Orr the best means of extending the usefulness of Freemasonry , " ( translated from the German , ) is well written , and state ' s frankly ' where improve-, nient is so much wanting—in the extended' promulgation of our funda-. ' flienlal doctrines , and in the founding of public institutions . "The .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
India.
Again assuring you of my gratitude and brotherly love , and praying the Great Architect of the Universe to bless and prosper you , dear Brethren , in all your laudable undertakings , 1 ever am , your affectionate friend , and faithful Brother , ( Signed ) JAMES BURNES , P . G . M . To the Worshipful Brother lt . Horrocks , Master ; the worthy Brothers D . Buchanan and lt . Brett , Wardens ; and the Brethren of the Lodge St . Andrew ' s in the East , at Poonah . Uombny . Scpt . 5 , 1841 .
Review Of Literature, &C.
REVIEW OF LITERATURE , & c .
The Historical Landmarks . R . Spencer , London . Dr . Oliver , whose labours in Freemasonry appear to have no respite , has advanced to the 12 th number , and sustains , Atlas-like , the world Masonic on his shoulders . The interest of " the Landmarks , " if possible , increases ; indeed we are startled at the extent of even his researches . The Masonic Calendar records , as one of the " remarkable occurrences " in the Order , that certain scrupulous Brethren burnt many valuable
manuscripts in 1720 ; but these Historical Landmarks would lead us to be sceptical on the fact itself . So extraordinarily extensive are the notes appended therein , that we could almost believe in the romantic discovery by the learned author of some mode of the reproduction of these very manuscripts , or at least of his . having happily found duplicates , be this as it may , our admiration of the wonderful development of Masonic knowledge can only be expressed by that sense of gratitude which /
we have no doubt will pervade the world . In this sentiment we are not mistaken ; for the Editor of the Freemasons' Magazine ^ published in Boston , U . S ., has with equal grace and delicacy dedicated the third volume of that interesting periodical to . the most distinguished Mason of the age , Dr . Oliver , ,-, ¦ /¦ . ; ,, ' ...,., ' The Freemasons ' ' Monthly Magasine . "U . S . No ; 12 .. - i This number letes the third volume of this useful publication
comp , and is , as we have already '' stated , dedicated to the Rev . Geo . Oliver , D . D . The terms in which this dedication is offered are highly creditable to the author , and will be received by the esteemed object of his respect with brotherly affection and esteem . The complirheritis truly Masonic ; the claims of private friendship—rstate ^ -nation—hemisphere—are all passed over , and the very first Mason is selected for this mark of attention irrespective of country . / An American Editor selects an English ¦ ¦ ¦
divine for the subject of his eulogistic gratitude , ' ' - ::: '''' "' It is in such a . cts ? . s these that Masonry-stand forth pure ^ illustrating her system by the best mode of adrnonitiori ' to , the world ;• ' Tlie contents of this number embrace many valuable ' papers . ' That " - 'Orr the best means of extending the usefulness of Freemasonry , " ( translated from the German , ) is well written , and state ' s frankly ' where improve-, nient is so much wanting—in the extended' promulgation of our funda-. ' flienlal doctrines , and in the founding of public institutions . "The .