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Symbol Of Glory*
Freemason carries the spirit of the Brotherhood into his daily life and conduct , ho will work more good than a hundred lecturers on principles and theories . " If all the professors ( says Dr . Oliver ) , of out * noble ancl sublime science would endeavour to merit the character of good and worthy Masons , by a regular attendance on tho duties of the Lodge , by studying tho peculiar principles of
Masonry , which I have embodied in the present volume , and by practising in their several stations the precepts which are there inculcated , then would our opponents see and acknowledge the preeminent beauties of the Order , and be fully convinced that speculative Masonry is something more than an empty name . " It is with very sincere regret that we find , from the " Valedictory address " of our venerable author which prefaces this volume , that
its pages are the completion of the series of admirable works on "the beloved Institution" to which ho has devoted all the best energies of a vigorous intellect , tho treasures of deep and comprehensive learning , ancl the broad sympathies of a generous and fruitful heart . In this , his modest and emphatic farewell , he gives us a brief and interesting history of his literary labours in tho service of the Craft ; of the modesty which led him to contemplate
the plan of " working out , in a specified cycle , a detailed view of its comprehensive system of knowledge , human ancl divine . " " The plan was extensive , and the chances were , that it would share the fate of that gigantic edifice on the plains of Shinar , which was intended to scale the heavens , and never be completed . But the mind of youth is elastic . Hope urged me onand enthusiasm
, lent its powerful aid to encourage me to persevere , and with the blessing of the Great Architect of the Universe , I have now the pleasure to present you with the concluding volume , by which the cycle is perfected , and the cope-stone laid . "
Bro . Oliver's first work was on the early history and antiquities of the Order ; and it will be remembered by many Brethren with what admiration it was received , and immediately took rank as a standard work , as remarkable for its deep and varied research as for its perspicuous and lively style , and the evident affection for a subject treated with so much ease and power . His next contribution to the Masonic library was " to shew the absolute connexion
between Freemasonry and religion ; " a triumphant reply to the ignorant and bigoted accusations of ' -infidelity" launched against an institution of which the precepts are the very ideal of Christian morality . This work was followed by a volume on the " Signs and Symbols of the Order , "—a forcible explanation of their hidden meanings . The success of this publication was so great that the
first edition was sold off in a few months . The " History of Initiation" was a comp lete view of the entire system of religious mysteries as practised hi every part of the idolatrous world , and met with even a more rapid and wide success
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Symbol Of Glory*
Freemason carries the spirit of the Brotherhood into his daily life and conduct , ho will work more good than a hundred lecturers on principles and theories . " If all the professors ( says Dr . Oliver ) , of out * noble ancl sublime science would endeavour to merit the character of good and worthy Masons , by a regular attendance on tho duties of the Lodge , by studying tho peculiar principles of
Masonry , which I have embodied in the present volume , and by practising in their several stations the precepts which are there inculcated , then would our opponents see and acknowledge the preeminent beauties of the Order , and be fully convinced that speculative Masonry is something more than an empty name . " It is with very sincere regret that we find , from the " Valedictory address " of our venerable author which prefaces this volume , that
its pages are the completion of the series of admirable works on "the beloved Institution" to which ho has devoted all the best energies of a vigorous intellect , tho treasures of deep and comprehensive learning , ancl the broad sympathies of a generous and fruitful heart . In this , his modest and emphatic farewell , he gives us a brief and interesting history of his literary labours in tho service of the Craft ; of the modesty which led him to contemplate
the plan of " working out , in a specified cycle , a detailed view of its comprehensive system of knowledge , human ancl divine . " " The plan was extensive , and the chances were , that it would share the fate of that gigantic edifice on the plains of Shinar , which was intended to scale the heavens , and never be completed . But the mind of youth is elastic . Hope urged me onand enthusiasm
, lent its powerful aid to encourage me to persevere , and with the blessing of the Great Architect of the Universe , I have now the pleasure to present you with the concluding volume , by which the cycle is perfected , and the cope-stone laid . "
Bro . Oliver's first work was on the early history and antiquities of the Order ; and it will be remembered by many Brethren with what admiration it was received , and immediately took rank as a standard work , as remarkable for its deep and varied research as for its perspicuous and lively style , and the evident affection for a subject treated with so much ease and power . His next contribution to the Masonic library was " to shew the absolute connexion
between Freemasonry and religion ; " a triumphant reply to the ignorant and bigoted accusations of ' -infidelity" launched against an institution of which the precepts are the very ideal of Christian morality . This work was followed by a volume on the " Signs and Symbols of the Order , "—a forcible explanation of their hidden meanings . The success of this publication was so great that the
first edition was sold off in a few months . The " History of Initiation" was a comp lete view of the entire system of religious mysteries as practised hi every part of the idolatrous world , and met with even a more rapid and wide success