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Preface.
PREFACE .
THE completion of the first volume of the Masonic Magazine seems to call for a few words of notice , and to require a passing comment from us . When , twelve months ago , our enterprising publisher determined to
issue a monthly Masonic serial , there being none existing in the order , it was with the laudable aim and end of advancing the cause of Masonic
literature , and of supporting the efforts of intellectual criticism .
With that view the Masonic Magazine appeared , and we have now to congratulate our readers on its first completed volume . For not only do we feel strongly that such a monthly publication is most needful in the best interests of Freemasonry , and most helpful to
the great cause of arckeological study and historical truth , but we feel also as strongly that this completed volume of the Masonic Magazine is one which does not discredit either the publisher or the craft .
We have been favoured with an increasing circle month by month of sympathizing readers ; we have perused with gratification the literary contributions of varied interest , and of Masonic teaching ; we have also rejoiced to notice among many other able contributors the names of
D . M . Lyon , W . J . Hughan , C . McCalla , Jacob Norton , E . W . Little , 0 . I . Paton , all well-known to Masonic students at home and abroad .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Preface.
PREFACE .
THE completion of the first volume of the Masonic Magazine seems to call for a few words of notice , and to require a passing comment from us . When , twelve months ago , our enterprising publisher determined to
issue a monthly Masonic serial , there being none existing in the order , it was with the laudable aim and end of advancing the cause of Masonic
literature , and of supporting the efforts of intellectual criticism .
With that view the Masonic Magazine appeared , and we have now to congratulate our readers on its first completed volume . For not only do we feel strongly that such a monthly publication is most needful in the best interests of Freemasonry , and most helpful to
the great cause of arckeological study and historical truth , but we feel also as strongly that this completed volume of the Masonic Magazine is one which does not discredit either the publisher or the craft .
We have been favoured with an increasing circle month by month of sympathizing readers ; we have perused with gratification the literary contributions of varied interest , and of Masonic teaching ; we have also rejoiced to notice among many other able contributors the names of
D . M . Lyon , W . J . Hughan , C . McCalla , Jacob Norton , E . W . Little , 0 . I . Paton , all well-known to Masonic students at home and abroad .