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the recess of the Lodge ? I have occasion to know that opinions vary as to which of those meanings confirmation of minutes bears , and how far it partakes of both . Pray induce some one or more to say something on the subject , giving their reasons for their belief . Canadian . Kingston , Canada Wmi :, 5 th November , 1857 .
Masonic Architecture.
MASONIC ARCHITECTURE .
Gentle reader , wouldst thou know Where our Masonry is based ? Then to natui-e must thou go , There alone thou'lt find it placed . Mansart and "Vitruvius , Sages they of by-gone years , Honour to them ! yet with us
Art has nobler ends than theirs . Works of glory , works of might , Grander far than tongue can tell , Only built to please the sight , These we aim not to excel . In the noblest of them all ,
Eear'd with all the skill of man , There is nought , however small , Of our own far nobler plan . Them , and others such as they , Honour , as is justly due ; And let us , as well we may , Imitate their virtues too . But he , who shall zealously
Aim at good with soul and heart , That man shall the model be Of our pure Masonic art . When King Solomon of old , To the honour of God ' s name , Built a temple rich with gold , And the earth was fill'd with fame Of its glories ; though for years
Twas the pride of human skill , Our art no such structures rears , But our works are greater still . Let men wonder , as they must , At the noble works of yore , Till they crumble into dust—Types of our works , nothing more . We too build ; but ivory ,
Marble , wood , and stone , and lime , — These things are not used , —but we Build for ever , not for time . In the hearts of men we lay Our foundation ; and , where ' er Reigneth vice , strive if we may Bear a fane to virtue there . With love , truth , and equity
We build , for the good of all : Such our works of Masonry , Shall they , —can they , —ever fall ?—H , C . H ,
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Correspondence
the recess of the Lodge ? I have occasion to know that opinions vary as to which of those meanings confirmation of minutes bears , and how far it partakes of both . Pray induce some one or more to say something on the subject , giving their reasons for their belief . Canadian . Kingston , Canada Wmi :, 5 th November , 1857 .
Masonic Architecture.
MASONIC ARCHITECTURE .
Gentle reader , wouldst thou know Where our Masonry is based ? Then to natui-e must thou go , There alone thou'lt find it placed . Mansart and "Vitruvius , Sages they of by-gone years , Honour to them ! yet with us
Art has nobler ends than theirs . Works of glory , works of might , Grander far than tongue can tell , Only built to please the sight , These we aim not to excel . In the noblest of them all ,
Eear'd with all the skill of man , There is nought , however small , Of our own far nobler plan . Them , and others such as they , Honour , as is justly due ; And let us , as well we may , Imitate their virtues too . But he , who shall zealously
Aim at good with soul and heart , That man shall the model be Of our pure Masonic art . When King Solomon of old , To the honour of God ' s name , Built a temple rich with gold , And the earth was fill'd with fame Of its glories ; though for years
Twas the pride of human skill , Our art no such structures rears , But our works are greater still . Let men wonder , as they must , At the noble works of yore , Till they crumble into dust—Types of our works , nothing more . We too build ; but ivory ,
Marble , wood , and stone , and lime , — These things are not used , —but we Build for ever , not for time . In the hearts of men we lay Our foundation ; and , where ' er Reigneth vice , strive if we may Bear a fane to virtue there . With love , truth , and equity
We build , for the good of all : Such our works of Masonry , Shall they , —can they , —ever fall ?—H , C . H ,