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Masonic Hymn.
Their book of Constitution , Their line of rectitude ; Love is the grand solution Of all that ' s pure and good . Faith toAvers the Mason ' s heaven ; Hope yields immortal bloom ; There joys supreme are given To dispel error ' s gloom .
Ere life ' s short day is ended , Their lovely work and toil ShoAv Masons' virtues blended With corn , and wine , and oil . They eat the hidden manna That to the good is given ; They sweetly sing Hosannah While marching home to heaven
De. Moon's Works Foe The Blind.
DE . MOON'S WORKS FOE THE BLIND .
WE are much pleased to be permitted to peruse the following report , and we commend it to the attention of all our readers : — A Brief Account of the Progress and Success of Dr . Moon ' s Reading for the Blind during the year 1876 . With grateful thanks Dr . Moon again presents to his kind friends a summary of the successAvhichthrough the Divine blessing upon their united effortshas been
, , , accomplished during another year , in preparing and circulating embossed books in his type for the blind . During the year , 6 , 226 volumes have been circulated , making a total of more than 110 , 000 volumes issued since the commencement of the Avork , thirty years ago .
Of the books sent out in 1877 , 2 , 503 Avere books of Scripture , and 3 , 723 Avere upon Religious , Biographical , Educational , and other subjects . As in former years , the circulation of the books has not been confined to Great Britain alone , but they luwe been sent to Spain , Italy , Germany , Sweden , Syria , America , Australia , China , & c . Copies of the Lord ' s Prayer , and other small portions of Scripture have been sent to Africa and China .
Dr . Moon has noiv adapted his Alphabet to 131 languages and dialects , many of Avhich have been successfully employed by Missionaries and others in distant lands . Dr . Moffat , the great African Missionary , is kindly endeavouring to get some of the embossed copies in the Sechuana language circulated amongst the Sechuana tribes , and Dr . Moon hopes shortly to have the co-operation of several other Missionaries in Africa , both on the Eastern and Western Coasts , as he has portions already embossed in 20 of
the African languages . Dr . Moon Avould again express that he is desirous of embracing all opportunities of circulating these specimens in HBAV countries , by the kind assistance of Missionaries and others , who may be going abroad . Towards the close of the year , through the kindness of the Rev . J . Kilner , an opportunity occurred of sending an account of Dr . Moon ' s Avork aud a specimen alphabet to about a thousand Missionaries abroad . Dr . Kilner , in acknoivledging the receipt of the packet of circulars and Al phabets for the Missionaries , said , " In a feAV weeks these leaves for the healing of the nations will have gone the ivide Avorld over , "
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Masonic Hymn.
Their book of Constitution , Their line of rectitude ; Love is the grand solution Of all that ' s pure and good . Faith toAvers the Mason ' s heaven ; Hope yields immortal bloom ; There joys supreme are given To dispel error ' s gloom .
Ere life ' s short day is ended , Their lovely work and toil ShoAv Masons' virtues blended With corn , and wine , and oil . They eat the hidden manna That to the good is given ; They sweetly sing Hosannah While marching home to heaven
De. Moon's Works Foe The Blind.
DE . MOON'S WORKS FOE THE BLIND .
WE are much pleased to be permitted to peruse the following report , and we commend it to the attention of all our readers : — A Brief Account of the Progress and Success of Dr . Moon ' s Reading for the Blind during the year 1876 . With grateful thanks Dr . Moon again presents to his kind friends a summary of the successAvhichthrough the Divine blessing upon their united effortshas been
, , , accomplished during another year , in preparing and circulating embossed books in his type for the blind . During the year , 6 , 226 volumes have been circulated , making a total of more than 110 , 000 volumes issued since the commencement of the Avork , thirty years ago .
Of the books sent out in 1877 , 2 , 503 Avere books of Scripture , and 3 , 723 Avere upon Religious , Biographical , Educational , and other subjects . As in former years , the circulation of the books has not been confined to Great Britain alone , but they luwe been sent to Spain , Italy , Germany , Sweden , Syria , America , Australia , China , & c . Copies of the Lord ' s Prayer , and other small portions of Scripture have been sent to Africa and China .
Dr . Moon has noiv adapted his Alphabet to 131 languages and dialects , many of Avhich have been successfully employed by Missionaries and others in distant lands . Dr . Moffat , the great African Missionary , is kindly endeavouring to get some of the embossed copies in the Sechuana language circulated amongst the Sechuana tribes , and Dr . Moon hopes shortly to have the co-operation of several other Missionaries in Africa , both on the Eastern and Western Coasts , as he has portions already embossed in 20 of
the African languages . Dr . Moon Avould again express that he is desirous of embracing all opportunities of circulating these specimens in HBAV countries , by the kind assistance of Missionaries and others , who may be going abroad . Towards the close of the year , through the kindness of the Rev . J . Kilner , an opportunity occurred of sending an account of Dr . Moon ' s Avork aud a specimen alphabet to about a thousand Missionaries abroad . Dr . Kilner , in acknoivledging the receipt of the packet of circulars and Al phabets for the Missionaries , said , " In a feAV weeks these leaves for the healing of the nations will have gone the ivide Avorld over , "