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ponder the touching history of each bright heroine enshrined there * Is it not instructive to contemplate them ! Where in the range of history have you a Jepthah's Daughter , a Ruth , an Esther , where can you And faith like Martha ' s ., or devotion like Electa ' s ! Our journey ended and your mind well stored with the traditions of this Adoptive Order , return with me and thoughtfully inquire , 'Why were these things so long hidden from mine eyes ? If these truths are so important to my interests , why have I been deprived of them V
" Beother !—You will not think me officious in thus assuming your place for a little while , and informing the mind of her whose interests you so tenderly cherish . I have no other purpose than to increase the fund of human happiness . The years we all have laboured in the field of Masonry—the long journeys made , —the sacrifices of time and labour , —the unrequited toils of the best portion of our lives , ought to be a guarantee to our Brethren that , in this great work of
organizing a National System of Adoptive Masonry , we have no selfish aims in view . You will accept this guarantee and become a co-labourer with us in this work . It is a noble end to pursue , to unite in one common tie the wives , daughters , and sisters of the membership of thousands of Masonic Lodges ! Does not your heart bound to the call ! Join us , then , and , by the help of Him whose Symbol glows in each Masonic East , we will perform it .
" Sister and Beother !—We must not expect so great a work can be accomplished without opposition . There are so many in our ranks who know too little , and not a few who know too much ! for a practical enterprise like this , that we shall err if we expect to advance without obstacles , or labour without opponents . We must anticipate both , and , by love , truth , industry and perseverance , we shall overcome both . "
" The Universal Masonic Library Advocate . Morris , I ulton County , Kentucky . This is another bi-monthly publication , devoted to the single interest of establishing a library of Masonic literature in every Lodge . A most excellent purpose , which has been so overlooked in England , not only by particular Lodges , but by the Grand Lodge , that though , to our certain knowledge , a Rev . Brother offered to take the office of Librarian to the Grand Lodge in London , and to present £ 50 worth of books to the general stock , receiving but a small remuneration for
his time , the plan has never been acted upon , and the whole Masonic body in London have to fill up their vacant time in looking at shops and walking about the streets ; because , rich as the Fraternity is , it cannot , apparently , boast a common reading-room , nor possess the literary advantages possessed even by St . Giles's or Houndsditch . Yet we can squander large sums upon officials , who only answer one letter out of ten , and drafts upon whose intelligence are never honoured before two , three , or five years . Meanwhile , the offer is still again publicly made
through us . The Brother , who is of high clerical and literary position , has not rescinded his kind intention , and it remains to be seen whether there is public feeling enough in the governing body to throw off its nepotism for a while , and accept the proposal . Some Brother should really take the thing up , for our library condition is disgraceful at present , and a glance at the American publication before us shows that , as usual , our transatlantic Brethren have felt the want we complain of , and are setting about to supply it , with their characteristic
energy . They have at present about 500 volumes . " Esquisscs de let Vie Mac : Suisse . " Pache-Luirmen . Lausanne . It is with unaffected pleasure we welcome the reception of Masonic journals from our Swiss Brethren , for which we are indebted to the kindness of Bro . John Thomas Cooke . We shall be happy to exchange periodicals , as desired , with Switzerland , whose Masonic literature , as attested by the received numbers of its Magazine , must command the attention
of every Brother . The paper on the "Philosophical History of Jb reemasonry abounds with research . The address of Bro . Goffin to the Belgian Brethren is full of nerve and sagacity , though savouring so strongly of political feeling as to have evoked the repudiation of Bro . Verhaegen , G . M . The editor of the " Esquisses , " however , defends M . Goffin upon the plea that his remarks are warranted by the duty of Masonry to reprove the age , and the admitted corruption of the latter . Another article in favour of the Ereemasoiiry of women is most
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Reviews Of New Books.
ponder the touching history of each bright heroine enshrined there * Is it not instructive to contemplate them ! Where in the range of history have you a Jepthah's Daughter , a Ruth , an Esther , where can you And faith like Martha ' s ., or devotion like Electa ' s ! Our journey ended and your mind well stored with the traditions of this Adoptive Order , return with me and thoughtfully inquire , 'Why were these things so long hidden from mine eyes ? If these truths are so important to my interests , why have I been deprived of them V
" Beother !—You will not think me officious in thus assuming your place for a little while , and informing the mind of her whose interests you so tenderly cherish . I have no other purpose than to increase the fund of human happiness . The years we all have laboured in the field of Masonry—the long journeys made , —the sacrifices of time and labour , —the unrequited toils of the best portion of our lives , ought to be a guarantee to our Brethren that , in this great work of
organizing a National System of Adoptive Masonry , we have no selfish aims in view . You will accept this guarantee and become a co-labourer with us in this work . It is a noble end to pursue , to unite in one common tie the wives , daughters , and sisters of the membership of thousands of Masonic Lodges ! Does not your heart bound to the call ! Join us , then , and , by the help of Him whose Symbol glows in each Masonic East , we will perform it .
" Sister and Beother !—We must not expect so great a work can be accomplished without opposition . There are so many in our ranks who know too little , and not a few who know too much ! for a practical enterprise like this , that we shall err if we expect to advance without obstacles , or labour without opponents . We must anticipate both , and , by love , truth , industry and perseverance , we shall overcome both . "
" The Universal Masonic Library Advocate . Morris , I ulton County , Kentucky . This is another bi-monthly publication , devoted to the single interest of establishing a library of Masonic literature in every Lodge . A most excellent purpose , which has been so overlooked in England , not only by particular Lodges , but by the Grand Lodge , that though , to our certain knowledge , a Rev . Brother offered to take the office of Librarian to the Grand Lodge in London , and to present £ 50 worth of books to the general stock , receiving but a small remuneration for
his time , the plan has never been acted upon , and the whole Masonic body in London have to fill up their vacant time in looking at shops and walking about the streets ; because , rich as the Fraternity is , it cannot , apparently , boast a common reading-room , nor possess the literary advantages possessed even by St . Giles's or Houndsditch . Yet we can squander large sums upon officials , who only answer one letter out of ten , and drafts upon whose intelligence are never honoured before two , three , or five years . Meanwhile , the offer is still again publicly made
through us . The Brother , who is of high clerical and literary position , has not rescinded his kind intention , and it remains to be seen whether there is public feeling enough in the governing body to throw off its nepotism for a while , and accept the proposal . Some Brother should really take the thing up , for our library condition is disgraceful at present , and a glance at the American publication before us shows that , as usual , our transatlantic Brethren have felt the want we complain of , and are setting about to supply it , with their characteristic
energy . They have at present about 500 volumes . " Esquisscs de let Vie Mac : Suisse . " Pache-Luirmen . Lausanne . It is with unaffected pleasure we welcome the reception of Masonic journals from our Swiss Brethren , for which we are indebted to the kindness of Bro . John Thomas Cooke . We shall be happy to exchange periodicals , as desired , with Switzerland , whose Masonic literature , as attested by the received numbers of its Magazine , must command the attention
of every Brother . The paper on the "Philosophical History of Jb reemasonry abounds with research . The address of Bro . Goffin to the Belgian Brethren is full of nerve and sagacity , though savouring so strongly of political feeling as to have evoked the repudiation of Bro . Verhaegen , G . M . The editor of the " Esquisses , " however , defends M . Goffin upon the plea that his remarks are warranted by the duty of Masonry to reprove the age , and the admitted corruption of the latter . Another article in favour of the Ereemasoiiry of women is most