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Reviews Of New Books,
subjects , we abstain from any improper reference to the modes of recognition or the ceremonial ritual . . . , The science , the philosophy , the history of Masonry —these are topics which need all the research of the student ; and the more that is written and printed of them , and the more they are brought before the minds and rendered accessible to the hands of the Masonic scholar , the more will their value be increased , and the more will the institution of which they constitute the
very foundation be elevated . " A tribute as noble and generous as it is true and just to the talented labours of Dr . Oliver foliows , which Masons in England will not be slow to appreciate ; and the able article closes by an interpretation of the course which the conductors of the magazine deem it right , and which they intend , to pursue in furtherance of the sriread of Masonic intelligence . " Charge to the Rose Croix Freemason , " is a poetical composition of high merit—
-distinguished alike for the sage counsel it contains and for the vigorous and elegant language in which that counsel is conveyed . " Classical Freemasonry , " is highly illustrative of the deep study and research of the able writer , Dr . J . F . Adams , who penned it . " A Poem spoken before the Masonic Fraternity , St . John ' s Day , 1857 , at Providence , Rhode Island , " possesses many excellent points , and cannot be read without pleasure . We take exception , however , to an expression here and there—such , for instance , as the writer directing his Muse to
" Put onthy best Mercurian-winged shoes . A T As a whole , however , it is a more than ordinarily creditable composition . A series of very clever papers succeed , which , added to a vast amount of Masonic news , make itp some 150 pages of deeply interesting matter , set forth , we must add , in right excellent typography .
The Indian Freemasom ' Frimd , May , 1 ^ Thacker and Co . London : Thacker and Co . —This record of Masonic transactions in India , where everything now is of intensely increased iriterest , will be perused with pleasure by all who read it . It gives us peculiar satisfaction , inasmuch as we take a deep concern in the affairs of our Craft in distant lands . It may seem an anomaly , but the best
paper in the present number is entitled " Bulwer : Byron : Norton : " by Guillaume Houches , in which Lady Bulwer receives a severe castigation for abusing her husband in her novels , and which closes with a beautiful contrast between her and the Hon . Mrs . Norton under their unhappy circumstances . Altogether our Indian fellow-labourer is a welcome addition to Masonic periodical literature .
Select Lyrics . By the most esteemed Authors of the Day . Robert Cocks and Company , New Burlington-street . — Small , but precious as the Golcondian diamond , is the little work now upon our table . Replete with the beauties of the minds of the true imbibers at the Heliconian fount , it puts forth claims far beyond those books of more pretensive appearance , that , clothed in livery of splendid array , turn out indeed to be the verification of the adage " Fronfca nulla
fides . " Glorious are the names of the authors who have contributed thereto ; to enumerate them would be but to give a catalogue of all our eminent lyric writers . The price is merely nominal , it being put before the public more as an advertisement medium for the sale of the music of the establishment , than with an idea of gaining profit by its publication . It is a work really to be recommended , for portability , elegance , and talent .
Duty of Masons . —In the present stirring times , it is a duty incumbent on the Lodges of Masons , dispersed as they are , not only throughout this kingdom , but also in every country under the canopy of heaven , to show themselves to the world as a body endued with a corresponding activity in the performance of every moral , and social duty . The world expects from us the blooming fruits of an institution which professes to investigate science , and to make it subservient to the improvement of the mind and amelioration of the heart . — Book of the , Lodge :
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Reviews Of New Books,
subjects , we abstain from any improper reference to the modes of recognition or the ceremonial ritual . . . , The science , the philosophy , the history of Masonry —these are topics which need all the research of the student ; and the more that is written and printed of them , and the more they are brought before the minds and rendered accessible to the hands of the Masonic scholar , the more will their value be increased , and the more will the institution of which they constitute the
very foundation be elevated . " A tribute as noble and generous as it is true and just to the talented labours of Dr . Oliver foliows , which Masons in England will not be slow to appreciate ; and the able article closes by an interpretation of the course which the conductors of the magazine deem it right , and which they intend , to pursue in furtherance of the sriread of Masonic intelligence . " Charge to the Rose Croix Freemason , " is a poetical composition of high merit—
-distinguished alike for the sage counsel it contains and for the vigorous and elegant language in which that counsel is conveyed . " Classical Freemasonry , " is highly illustrative of the deep study and research of the able writer , Dr . J . F . Adams , who penned it . " A Poem spoken before the Masonic Fraternity , St . John ' s Day , 1857 , at Providence , Rhode Island , " possesses many excellent points , and cannot be read without pleasure . We take exception , however , to an expression here and there—such , for instance , as the writer directing his Muse to
" Put onthy best Mercurian-winged shoes . A T As a whole , however , it is a more than ordinarily creditable composition . A series of very clever papers succeed , which , added to a vast amount of Masonic news , make itp some 150 pages of deeply interesting matter , set forth , we must add , in right excellent typography .
The Indian Freemasom ' Frimd , May , 1 ^ Thacker and Co . London : Thacker and Co . —This record of Masonic transactions in India , where everything now is of intensely increased iriterest , will be perused with pleasure by all who read it . It gives us peculiar satisfaction , inasmuch as we take a deep concern in the affairs of our Craft in distant lands . It may seem an anomaly , but the best
paper in the present number is entitled " Bulwer : Byron : Norton : " by Guillaume Houches , in which Lady Bulwer receives a severe castigation for abusing her husband in her novels , and which closes with a beautiful contrast between her and the Hon . Mrs . Norton under their unhappy circumstances . Altogether our Indian fellow-labourer is a welcome addition to Masonic periodical literature .
Select Lyrics . By the most esteemed Authors of the Day . Robert Cocks and Company , New Burlington-street . — Small , but precious as the Golcondian diamond , is the little work now upon our table . Replete with the beauties of the minds of the true imbibers at the Heliconian fount , it puts forth claims far beyond those books of more pretensive appearance , that , clothed in livery of splendid array , turn out indeed to be the verification of the adage " Fronfca nulla
fides . " Glorious are the names of the authors who have contributed thereto ; to enumerate them would be but to give a catalogue of all our eminent lyric writers . The price is merely nominal , it being put before the public more as an advertisement medium for the sale of the music of the establishment , than with an idea of gaining profit by its publication . It is a work really to be recommended , for portability , elegance , and talent .
Duty of Masons . —In the present stirring times , it is a duty incumbent on the Lodges of Masons , dispersed as they are , not only throughout this kingdom , but also in every country under the canopy of heaven , to show themselves to the world as a body endued with a corresponding activity in the performance of every moral , and social duty . The world expects from us the blooming fruits of an institution which professes to investigate science , and to make it subservient to the improvement of the mind and amelioration of the heart . — Book of the , Lodge :