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I. Our Architectural Chapter.
two of those in St . Stephen ' s Ilall in the new Palace of Westminster , for w ^ hieli he had been paid hj government one thousand pounds each ^ or precisely twenty times the sum for which Mr ^ K enterprising Scottish friend might have executed the commission . He calculated that , including the price and risk of the marble , rent of
studip , gaslight , and workmen ' s wages , each statue cost him five hundred pounds , without taking into consideration his own services in the matter , which of course were all pleasure ! In his opinion , a
sculptor ought to have cent per cent for his labour ; but if Mr . Kerr s theory were to be accepted , the greatest sculptor would be the man who had the strongest arm , and not the finest intellect . A discussion then ensued with reference to the desirability of establishing a better understanding between architects , sculptors , painters ,
ancj decorators . It wsfe agreed upon all hands that there had hitherto been a want of cordiality among the professors of those arts which had operated to the prejudice of each . Mr . Bell remm ^ ing how jMichael Angelo had declared that he knew of but " one art . "
If their British architects , sculptors , and painters , would take that wide and comprehensive view of the subject , the result would be a wonderful stimulus to the art of the nineteenth century .
The Teachings Op Freemasonry.
THE TEACHINGS OP FREEMASONRY .
Freemasonry is a speculative science , issuing from that important practical science , geometry , the laws of which were observed in the
creation , and still are manifest in the regulation of the world . And , as the Grand Lodge of the universe , this stupendous globe , excels in magnificence of design , so , contemplating this mighty scale of perfection and wonder , with a view to useful application , does our Society proceed—conceiving the importance of order and harmony , and catching the spirit of beneficence from what is observed of wisdom , regularity , and mercy in the world of nature . Nature indeed surpasses art in , the boldness , sublimity , and
immensity of her works , Man can only contemplate in awful amazement her mightier operations , but in her lesser designs the ingenuity of man advances with admirable success from study to imitation , as is demonstrated in the wonderful variety and beauty „ of the works oi art—the imitative arts particularly , and chiefly in those of painting and sculpture . But of all the works of human art Masonry is certainly the first—* Jts most useful , and therefore approaching nearest in effect to the beneficent purposes of Providence .
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I. Our Architectural Chapter.
two of those in St . Stephen ' s Ilall in the new Palace of Westminster , for w ^ hieli he had been paid hj government one thousand pounds each ^ or precisely twenty times the sum for which Mr ^ K enterprising Scottish friend might have executed the commission . He calculated that , including the price and risk of the marble , rent of
studip , gaslight , and workmen ' s wages , each statue cost him five hundred pounds , without taking into consideration his own services in the matter , which of course were all pleasure ! In his opinion , a
sculptor ought to have cent per cent for his labour ; but if Mr . Kerr s theory were to be accepted , the greatest sculptor would be the man who had the strongest arm , and not the finest intellect . A discussion then ensued with reference to the desirability of establishing a better understanding between architects , sculptors , painters ,
ancj decorators . It wsfe agreed upon all hands that there had hitherto been a want of cordiality among the professors of those arts which had operated to the prejudice of each . Mr . Bell remm ^ ing how jMichael Angelo had declared that he knew of but " one art . "
If their British architects , sculptors , and painters , would take that wide and comprehensive view of the subject , the result would be a wonderful stimulus to the art of the nineteenth century .
The Teachings Op Freemasonry.
THE TEACHINGS OP FREEMASONRY .
Freemasonry is a speculative science , issuing from that important practical science , geometry , the laws of which were observed in the
creation , and still are manifest in the regulation of the world . And , as the Grand Lodge of the universe , this stupendous globe , excels in magnificence of design , so , contemplating this mighty scale of perfection and wonder , with a view to useful application , does our Society proceed—conceiving the importance of order and harmony , and catching the spirit of beneficence from what is observed of wisdom , regularity , and mercy in the world of nature . Nature indeed surpasses art in , the boldness , sublimity , and
immensity of her works , Man can only contemplate in awful amazement her mightier operations , but in her lesser designs the ingenuity of man advances with admirable success from study to imitation , as is demonstrated in the wonderful variety and beauty „ of the works oi art—the imitative arts particularly , and chiefly in those of painting and sculpture . But of all the works of human art Masonry is certainly the first—* Jts most useful , and therefore approaching nearest in effect to the beneficent purposes of Providence .