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The New Year.

we at all come up to that adaptation to the wants of the day , which it is the genius of Masonry to expand with . The resignation of the Grand Secretary imperatively demands that a successor be appointed , who shall at once be a man of education , of position in society , and of acknowledged talent . We beg to say that toadyism is no

recommendation ; though , we fear , the most supple , not the most sufficient man , will get the place . Well-bred , of highly-cultivated mind , at once a scholar and a gentleman , the Grand Secretary of the Masons of England should , at all events , be able to comport with dignity to his office , and win by his courtesy , equally as elicit confidence by his intelligence . There ought now also to be a decided

improvement made in the constitution of our library , a public Masonic reading-room ought to be opened , to which all properly recommended Brothers might , subject to certain rales , obtain access , and the Librarian ' s office might be well paid out of a portion of the Secretary ' s income , with whom he might also be a coadjutor , that is , if economy be an object . There are Brethren , clergymen of known scholarship , and well placed in the literary world , who might ably fulfil this office ;

at present , we only throw out these suggestions , probably their adoption will be " ad Orcdcas kalenclas" One thing only we hope and trust , that we shall have no person promoted who may be already cumbered with dignities , and whose rise has been marked by the perpetual hypocrisy and venality , —the dogmatism towards the little , and the demure suppleness towards the great , —with which he has disgraced and earned promotion .

No ! let the best man win , and in future , justice , punctuality , courtesy , and efficiency in the Grand Lodge , and Masonry generally , be more attended to . We give much credit to the Grand Master for the way in which he controlled the somewhat turbulent array of successful opponents to his laying down the law . It remains now only for him and his advisers to use far-sightedness rather than personal

prejudice in the selection of officers , and in the reform essential to our well-being . If there be any superficial turmoil , yet the great heart of Preemasonry beats still truly and sympathetically from Brother to Brother . Masons , like married folks , even when they recriminate , love ; they abuse each other ' s faults , but will not allow others to abuse

them ; and if only attention to duty , and a just spirit of promoting true efficiencjr , and of protecting the weak , characterize Grand Lodge , we fear not that , aided by the wholesome though bitter tonic of impartial truth in the Freemasons' Magazine , mutual forbearance and fraternal union will cement the Brotherhood , and each and all usher

m the opening year with cordial good wishes for their Master . Above all , in recognition of the Great Source whence all good emanates , let us not forget we have ascended , by the year 1857 , one bar more in the ladder resting against the entrance of the Eternal Lodge ; nor that , as the breath issues from the climber , and precedes him , so our gratitude for another past year ' s mercies should anticipate eur arrival at the Celestial City . If misfortune has touched , but not discomfited us , if death has shaken our resting-place , yet not ovei * -

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THE NEW YEAR. Article 2
PENCILLINGS PROM THE SKETCH-BOOK OF A MADRAS OFFICER. Article 6
LA VENDEE. Article 12
"LABOUR AND REFRESHMENT." Article 14
A SECOND CANTO FOR THE NEW TEAR. Article 16
CORRESPONDENCE. Article 17
ROYAL FREEMASONS' SCHOOL FOR FEMALE CHILDREN Article 19
GRAND MASTERS. Article 19
THE MASONIC MIRROR. Article 20
METROPOLITAN. Article 28
PROVINCIAL, Article 42
ROYAL ARCH. Article 62
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR. Article 63
SCOTLAND. Article 64
IRELAND. Article 70
AMERICA. Article 71
SUMMARY OF NEWS FOR DECEMBER Article 72
NOTICE. Article 76
TO CORRESPONDENTS. Article 76
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The New Year.

we at all come up to that adaptation to the wants of the day , which it is the genius of Masonry to expand with . The resignation of the Grand Secretary imperatively demands that a successor be appointed , who shall at once be a man of education , of position in society , and of acknowledged talent . We beg to say that toadyism is no

recommendation ; though , we fear , the most supple , not the most sufficient man , will get the place . Well-bred , of highly-cultivated mind , at once a scholar and a gentleman , the Grand Secretary of the Masons of England should , at all events , be able to comport with dignity to his office , and win by his courtesy , equally as elicit confidence by his intelligence . There ought now also to be a decided

improvement made in the constitution of our library , a public Masonic reading-room ought to be opened , to which all properly recommended Brothers might , subject to certain rales , obtain access , and the Librarian ' s office might be well paid out of a portion of the Secretary ' s income , with whom he might also be a coadjutor , that is , if economy be an object . There are Brethren , clergymen of known scholarship , and well placed in the literary world , who might ably fulfil this office ;

at present , we only throw out these suggestions , probably their adoption will be " ad Orcdcas kalenclas" One thing only we hope and trust , that we shall have no person promoted who may be already cumbered with dignities , and whose rise has been marked by the perpetual hypocrisy and venality , —the dogmatism towards the little , and the demure suppleness towards the great , —with which he has disgraced and earned promotion .

No ! let the best man win , and in future , justice , punctuality , courtesy , and efficiency in the Grand Lodge , and Masonry generally , be more attended to . We give much credit to the Grand Master for the way in which he controlled the somewhat turbulent array of successful opponents to his laying down the law . It remains now only for him and his advisers to use far-sightedness rather than personal

prejudice in the selection of officers , and in the reform essential to our well-being . If there be any superficial turmoil , yet the great heart of Preemasonry beats still truly and sympathetically from Brother to Brother . Masons , like married folks , even when they recriminate , love ; they abuse each other ' s faults , but will not allow others to abuse

them ; and if only attention to duty , and a just spirit of promoting true efficiencjr , and of protecting the weak , characterize Grand Lodge , we fear not that , aided by the wholesome though bitter tonic of impartial truth in the Freemasons' Magazine , mutual forbearance and fraternal union will cement the Brotherhood , and each and all usher

m the opening year with cordial good wishes for their Master . Above all , in recognition of the Great Source whence all good emanates , let us not forget we have ascended , by the year 1857 , one bar more in the ladder resting against the entrance of the Eternal Lodge ; nor that , as the breath issues from the climber , and precedes him , so our gratitude for another past year ' s mercies should anticipate eur arrival at the Celestial City . If misfortune has touched , but not discomfited us , if death has shaken our resting-place , yet not ovei * -

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