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Our Model Lodge.
indirect expense , both of time and money ; ancl although they give the opportunity for an occasional pleasant reunion , Ave must feel that the good of which they are productive ends there . They have neither funds adequate to maintaining the dignity of the Lodge-room , nor clo they contribute efficiently to the great work of charity , Avhich should be the very first thought in the mind of every brother , and to Avhich all other considerations should be sacrificed .
In reference to the performance of the ceremonies , we can of course Avrite but little , ancl Avhat AVC have already said as to the fitness of candidates for office , embodies our Avishes on the subject . The musical question of the ceremony deserves a brief notice , especially as it is the department most neglected in too many of our Lodges .
Music has ever been a leading feature in the ceremonies of initiation throughout the world . Indeed , the close connection between such ceremonies ancl the rites of public worship , is sufficient to explain the reason for the respect shown to this most charming of the liberal arts . In Masonry the organ has deservedly been selected as the instrument most complete in
itself , ancl most expressive of the feelings Avhich should accompany our entrance into a sacred and solemn obligation . No worthy brother can remember , without feelings of aire , the impression which the deep sounds of the organ produced upon hint ' at his initiation , nor can he deny that , few and simple as were those strains , they formed a worthy introduction to the ritual that followed .
Many of the London Lodges possess excellent instruments , but some are utterly unprovided , while , in others , the organ is so like what is popularly described as a " box of whistles , " that it adds but a doubtful effect to the ceremony . It is hoped that some of the prettiest Lodge-rooms in the kingdom , belonging to large bodies of the most zealous and steady working Masons
that could ever be desired , will ere long possess instruments , worthy not only of the general excellence of their arrangements , but of the rising musical taste , Avhich every year produces so large a number of accomplished amateurs . A moderate private subscription would , we believe , enable sufficient money to be raised for the reconstruction or thorough repair of many of the
present bad instruments , Avithout trespassing on the general funds of the Lodges to any undue extent . We sincerely hope , ere long , to hear the realization of our wishes in many of our provincial towns . MovcrtKoc .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Our Model Lodge.
indirect expense , both of time and money ; ancl although they give the opportunity for an occasional pleasant reunion , Ave must feel that the good of which they are productive ends there . They have neither funds adequate to maintaining the dignity of the Lodge-room , nor clo they contribute efficiently to the great work of charity , Avhich should be the very first thought in the mind of every brother , and to Avhich all other considerations should be sacrificed .
In reference to the performance of the ceremonies , we can of course Avrite but little , ancl Avhat AVC have already said as to the fitness of candidates for office , embodies our Avishes on the subject . The musical question of the ceremony deserves a brief notice , especially as it is the department most neglected in too many of our Lodges .
Music has ever been a leading feature in the ceremonies of initiation throughout the world . Indeed , the close connection between such ceremonies ancl the rites of public worship , is sufficient to explain the reason for the respect shown to this most charming of the liberal arts . In Masonry the organ has deservedly been selected as the instrument most complete in
itself , ancl most expressive of the feelings Avhich should accompany our entrance into a sacred and solemn obligation . No worthy brother can remember , without feelings of aire , the impression which the deep sounds of the organ produced upon hint ' at his initiation , nor can he deny that , few and simple as were those strains , they formed a worthy introduction to the ritual that followed .
Many of the London Lodges possess excellent instruments , but some are utterly unprovided , while , in others , the organ is so like what is popularly described as a " box of whistles , " that it adds but a doubtful effect to the ceremony . It is hoped that some of the prettiest Lodge-rooms in the kingdom , belonging to large bodies of the most zealous and steady working Masons
that could ever be desired , will ere long possess instruments , worthy not only of the general excellence of their arrangements , but of the rising musical taste , Avhich every year produces so large a number of accomplished amateurs . A moderate private subscription would , we believe , enable sufficient money to be raised for the reconstruction or thorough repair of many of the
present bad instruments , Avithout trespassing on the general funds of the Lodges to any undue extent . We sincerely hope , ere long , to hear the realization of our wishes in many of our provincial towns . MovcrtKoc .