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has established a . female college , entitled Washington Masonic Collegiate institute , in which a \ nple provision has been madeJbr the education of the orphan daughters of indigent deceased Brothers , and has ^ obtained from th an act of incorporation for the same ; therefore—
" Resolved , That this Grand Lodge heartily second and most cordially recom mend this truly Masonic and philanthropic enterprise of our esteemed Brother to the liberal patronage and kind consideration of the Craft in general . May he prosper in his laudable undertaking , and may his effor ^^ cess which their intrinsic merit demands ! " J . B . Peyton , ' / Chairmanof Committee on Education : "
Masonic Hall of Grand Lodge op Kentucky . Lexington , August 28 , A . L , 5855 . We , the undersigned , having been made -acquainted with-the enterprise of Bro . W . S . Browne , of Devotion Lodge , No . 160 , to establish a female college in which ample provision is made for educating the orphan daughters of indigent deceased Brothers , do most cordially recommend his undertaking to the
favourable consideration of the Craft at large . Having long known Bro . Browne in his public , private , and Masonic character , we cheerfully recommend him as a good man and true ; a Mason tried and trusty ; and a workman that needeth not to be ashamed . May he prosper in his enterprise , and may the blessing of a kind Providence crown his efforts with that success which they merit . Signed by the officers of the Grand Lodge .
American Quarterly Review of Freemasonry and its Kindred Sciences . No . 1 . New York : R . Macoy . —We , who profoundly believe in the wisdom of the publication of all information and intelligence on Masonic matters which may be legitimately promulgated , and in the utility and advantages derivable from such publication , greet this new tributary to . the great ocean of the literature of the Order with a right hearty welcome . Our Transatlantic Brethren—to use the widest acceptation of the term—have long been noted for their contributions to the literature of the age ; and the work before us affords abundant proof that
no pains have been spared to render it deserving the honestly warm reception of the Masonic body , which we do not entertain a moment's doubt will readily be accorded to it on perusal . Edited by the able pen of Dr . Albert G . Maclcey , and numbering amongst its staff of contributors many of the chief literary dignitaries of the Order in the New World , its pages are at once of the most instructive , attractive , and interesting character . It opens with a remarkably Well-written defence of the publication of Masonic books and magazines , by the editor , to which we advisedly counsel our Brethren of the Craft at home to direct
their earnest attention . It will well repay a perusal . Clear in its views , elegant in its diction , terse in its construction , this article cannot but be read with both pleasure and profit . Bro . Mackey hits us a little hard , perhaps , when , in drawing a contrast betwixt the Masonic writers and the Masonic Lodges of England , he speaks of the assiduous cultivation by the latter of the mysteries of the " knife-andfork degree . " But he should remember that we are essentially a dining people . It is a very great " part and parcel" of John Bull ' s nationality , to " eat , drink , and be merrv . " As one of Bro . Mackey ' s countrymen ( the eloquent clergyman Mv . Millward ) said , in our hearing , in relating an anecdote illustrative of the
Crimean war , at one of our metropolitan meetings the other day—" There is no wonder at these Englishmen fighting so—look how they eat ! " He may rely on it , that an art ( for it is an art ) we do " not forget in time of war we do not fail to remember in times of peace ; we say this in no hypercritical mood . We have not space for any lengthened extracts from this capital introduction to the new American Masonic Quarterly , yet we cannot but quote the following clenching exposition on the subject of the publication of matters connected with and affecting the Craft : — "We confess , for our own part , an exceeding degree of latitudinarianism on these points . We fear no danger from publicity , if , in treating of Masonic
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Reviews Of New Books,
has established a . female college , entitled Washington Masonic Collegiate institute , in which a \ nple provision has been madeJbr the education of the orphan daughters of indigent deceased Brothers , and has ^ obtained from th an act of incorporation for the same ; therefore—
" Resolved , That this Grand Lodge heartily second and most cordially recom mend this truly Masonic and philanthropic enterprise of our esteemed Brother to the liberal patronage and kind consideration of the Craft in general . May he prosper in his laudable undertaking , and may his effor ^^ cess which their intrinsic merit demands ! " J . B . Peyton , ' / Chairmanof Committee on Education : "
Masonic Hall of Grand Lodge op Kentucky . Lexington , August 28 , A . L , 5855 . We , the undersigned , having been made -acquainted with-the enterprise of Bro . W . S . Browne , of Devotion Lodge , No . 160 , to establish a female college in which ample provision is made for educating the orphan daughters of indigent deceased Brothers , do most cordially recommend his undertaking to the
favourable consideration of the Craft at large . Having long known Bro . Browne in his public , private , and Masonic character , we cheerfully recommend him as a good man and true ; a Mason tried and trusty ; and a workman that needeth not to be ashamed . May he prosper in his enterprise , and may the blessing of a kind Providence crown his efforts with that success which they merit . Signed by the officers of the Grand Lodge .
American Quarterly Review of Freemasonry and its Kindred Sciences . No . 1 . New York : R . Macoy . —We , who profoundly believe in the wisdom of the publication of all information and intelligence on Masonic matters which may be legitimately promulgated , and in the utility and advantages derivable from such publication , greet this new tributary to . the great ocean of the literature of the Order with a right hearty welcome . Our Transatlantic Brethren—to use the widest acceptation of the term—have long been noted for their contributions to the literature of the age ; and the work before us affords abundant proof that
no pains have been spared to render it deserving the honestly warm reception of the Masonic body , which we do not entertain a moment's doubt will readily be accorded to it on perusal . Edited by the able pen of Dr . Albert G . Maclcey , and numbering amongst its staff of contributors many of the chief literary dignitaries of the Order in the New World , its pages are at once of the most instructive , attractive , and interesting character . It opens with a remarkably Well-written defence of the publication of Masonic books and magazines , by the editor , to which we advisedly counsel our Brethren of the Craft at home to direct
their earnest attention . It will well repay a perusal . Clear in its views , elegant in its diction , terse in its construction , this article cannot but be read with both pleasure and profit . Bro . Mackey hits us a little hard , perhaps , when , in drawing a contrast betwixt the Masonic writers and the Masonic Lodges of England , he speaks of the assiduous cultivation by the latter of the mysteries of the " knife-andfork degree . " But he should remember that we are essentially a dining people . It is a very great " part and parcel" of John Bull ' s nationality , to " eat , drink , and be merrv . " As one of Bro . Mackey ' s countrymen ( the eloquent clergyman Mv . Millward ) said , in our hearing , in relating an anecdote illustrative of the
Crimean war , at one of our metropolitan meetings the other day—" There is no wonder at these Englishmen fighting so—look how they eat ! " He may rely on it , that an art ( for it is an art ) we do " not forget in time of war we do not fail to remember in times of peace ; we say this in no hypercritical mood . We have not space for any lengthened extracts from this capital introduction to the new American Masonic Quarterly , yet we cannot but quote the following clenching exposition on the subject of the publication of matters connected with and affecting the Craft : — "We confess , for our own part , an exceeding degree of latitudinarianism on these points . We fear no danger from publicity , if , in treating of Masonic