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Cobbespondence.
bishop of Alexandria , to whom the hospital at Jerusalem was indebted for its foundation , who \* as adopted as its patron by the Order of Knights of the Hospital of St . John , and by them handed down as patron of the institution of Freemasonry . All the three Orders , Hospitallers , Templars , and Teutonic , were builders , and they doubtless brought into Europe the G-othic style which they had derived from
what they saw of Saracenic architecture in the East . The Church of Rome patronised the institution for the benefit it might derive in having churches erected , and hence all the high clergy were members of it . Masonry has these distinct points : — Moral' Sciencc- ^ -The ^ worship of the One God , the cultivation of pure morality , and the practice of beneficence and charity . These embody all the great duties of life— -to God , our neighbour , and ourselves .
Natural Science , — -A knowledge of the movement of the sun and planets , and hence our guide to the cultivation of the earth to supply us with food . A know * ledge of geometry and its t rain of sciences , to enable us to construct our dwellings and temples of worship . " These principles can be held irrespective of any sect of religion , and any attempt to expand them into Christianity more llian our established rites allow , must be destructive of the principle of universality , which is our great claim on the good-will of all mankinds
The word " free " was substituted for " 6 * 66-00 ™ " after the act of Parliament was passed for the abolition of slavery in the West Indies . In another generation the immediate descendants of slaves , in the British possessions at least , will have passed away , and there will be none but those who are free-born . Would that it were so throughout the world . The engraving sent is evidently too modern to carry with it any weight . The Lamb with the Cross , and the Eagle , were , as recent discoveries have proved , both in use as religious emblems long before the Christian era . ]—Ed . Freemasons' Magazine .
Give Not The Hand Without The Heart.
GIVE NOT THE HAND WITHOUT THE HEAKT .
( A Masonic Ballad ) Br Bro . Charles Sloman . Give not the hand without the heart ; Be this the maxim ever found ,
Its useful lesson to impart , When friendship ' s voice lends happy round . Remember this where'er you range , In native or in foreign land , Truth from your bosom ne ' er estrange , Without the heart give not the hand .
The hollow sycophantic smile , Perhaps for a season may deceive ; 'Neath sparkling rivers lurk the while Dangers , alas ! may make us grieve ; The snake hath varied colours bright , It keeps its sting beneath command ; Then do not thou this lesson slight , Without the heart give not the hand .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Cobbespondence.
bishop of Alexandria , to whom the hospital at Jerusalem was indebted for its foundation , who \* as adopted as its patron by the Order of Knights of the Hospital of St . John , and by them handed down as patron of the institution of Freemasonry . All the three Orders , Hospitallers , Templars , and Teutonic , were builders , and they doubtless brought into Europe the G-othic style which they had derived from
what they saw of Saracenic architecture in the East . The Church of Rome patronised the institution for the benefit it might derive in having churches erected , and hence all the high clergy were members of it . Masonry has these distinct points : — Moral' Sciencc- ^ -The ^ worship of the One God , the cultivation of pure morality , and the practice of beneficence and charity . These embody all the great duties of life— -to God , our neighbour , and ourselves .
Natural Science , — -A knowledge of the movement of the sun and planets , and hence our guide to the cultivation of the earth to supply us with food . A know * ledge of geometry and its t rain of sciences , to enable us to construct our dwellings and temples of worship . " These principles can be held irrespective of any sect of religion , and any attempt to expand them into Christianity more llian our established rites allow , must be destructive of the principle of universality , which is our great claim on the good-will of all mankinds
The word " free " was substituted for " 6 * 66-00 ™ " after the act of Parliament was passed for the abolition of slavery in the West Indies . In another generation the immediate descendants of slaves , in the British possessions at least , will have passed away , and there will be none but those who are free-born . Would that it were so throughout the world . The engraving sent is evidently too modern to carry with it any weight . The Lamb with the Cross , and the Eagle , were , as recent discoveries have proved , both in use as religious emblems long before the Christian era . ]—Ed . Freemasons' Magazine .
Give Not The Hand Without The Heart.
GIVE NOT THE HAND WITHOUT THE HEAKT .
( A Masonic Ballad ) Br Bro . Charles Sloman . Give not the hand without the heart ; Be this the maxim ever found ,
Its useful lesson to impart , When friendship ' s voice lends happy round . Remember this where'er you range , In native or in foreign land , Truth from your bosom ne ' er estrange , Without the heart give not the hand .
The hollow sycophantic smile , Perhaps for a season may deceive ; 'Neath sparkling rivers lurk the while Dangers , alas ! may make us grieve ; The snake hath varied colours bright , It keeps its sting beneath command ; Then do not thou this lesson slight , Without the heart give not the hand .