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system be the solitary one ? Why should not encouragement of knowledge go ; hand in hand with friendship , and the W . M . of each Lodge preside over an organized body unrivalled for intellectual eminence ; so that Masonry should be publicly acknowledged as enunciating all that makes man great , as well as establishing a moral code by which to render him happy ?
2 . Public lectures might also be given under the banner of Masonry , and the world be taught to recognize in the child of modern day the lineaments of intelligence which marked the features of the venerable parent . This alone would be to ratify the pledge of patriotism which every Brother gives in his character of good citizen , and to well represent that spirit of love to others which constitutes one
great pillar of the structure . Here again our suggestions , privately expressed , have met with ready , nay , eager acquiescence ; and only the other day , a highly gifted Brother , celebrated as an elocutionist , expressed his willingness to give a public Shakspearian reading in the Gruildhall , should the Lord Mayor allow it , for the benefit of one of our Masonic institutions . Consider what an immense fund might
be raised by regular scientific lectures given by the Brethren individually , yet still in their character as Masons , and under the patronage of their several W . M ^ s , towards purposes of benevolence ; whilst , at the same time , the arts and sciences would be diffused , public estimation be attained , a wholesome spirit of emulation in our Lodges excited , and a great debt of gratitude towards us from the world
without , be incurred . These , or similar plans , can only be opposed by the idle , or the timid—by those who are traitors to the original purposes of the Order , and who desire its privileges with a selfish immunity from its duties . To the absence of their adoption , and to the carelessness-with which , of late years , we have admitted candidates , much , if not all , of the dissatisfaction felt hy some of our most valuable members , as they might be , is owing ; and a healthy reaction in
this respect would—we speak assuredly—rally round the Craft a host of intelligent workers , to elaborate its excellence and maintain its honour . At present , too many recede from active co-operation with our institutions , believing that they can practise benevolence elsewhere , without wasting time , as they consider it , over empty ceremonial , sacrificing their independence to venal sycophancy , or their health to the late hours of a symposium .
Animal And Human Instinct.
ANIMAL AND HUMAN INSTINCT .
( Continued from page 300 . ) Humak Instinct . —If it be true that " the proper study of mankind is man , " we shall not be required to apologise to our readers for endeavouring to embody a somewhat comprehensive outline of this , the most interesting branch of our subject ; and if we shall show that it cannot be denied that man has his instincts in common
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system be the solitary one ? Why should not encouragement of knowledge go ; hand in hand with friendship , and the W . M . of each Lodge preside over an organized body unrivalled for intellectual eminence ; so that Masonry should be publicly acknowledged as enunciating all that makes man great , as well as establishing a moral code by which to render him happy ?
2 . Public lectures might also be given under the banner of Masonry , and the world be taught to recognize in the child of modern day the lineaments of intelligence which marked the features of the venerable parent . This alone would be to ratify the pledge of patriotism which every Brother gives in his character of good citizen , and to well represent that spirit of love to others which constitutes one
great pillar of the structure . Here again our suggestions , privately expressed , have met with ready , nay , eager acquiescence ; and only the other day , a highly gifted Brother , celebrated as an elocutionist , expressed his willingness to give a public Shakspearian reading in the Gruildhall , should the Lord Mayor allow it , for the benefit of one of our Masonic institutions . Consider what an immense fund might
be raised by regular scientific lectures given by the Brethren individually , yet still in their character as Masons , and under the patronage of their several W . M ^ s , towards purposes of benevolence ; whilst , at the same time , the arts and sciences would be diffused , public estimation be attained , a wholesome spirit of emulation in our Lodges excited , and a great debt of gratitude towards us from the world
without , be incurred . These , or similar plans , can only be opposed by the idle , or the timid—by those who are traitors to the original purposes of the Order , and who desire its privileges with a selfish immunity from its duties . To the absence of their adoption , and to the carelessness-with which , of late years , we have admitted candidates , much , if not all , of the dissatisfaction felt hy some of our most valuable members , as they might be , is owing ; and a healthy reaction in
this respect would—we speak assuredly—rally round the Craft a host of intelligent workers , to elaborate its excellence and maintain its honour . At present , too many recede from active co-operation with our institutions , believing that they can practise benevolence elsewhere , without wasting time , as they consider it , over empty ceremonial , sacrificing their independence to venal sycophancy , or their health to the late hours of a symposium .
Animal And Human Instinct.
ANIMAL AND HUMAN INSTINCT .
( Continued from page 300 . ) Humak Instinct . —If it be true that " the proper study of mankind is man , " we shall not be required to apologise to our readers for endeavouring to embody a somewhat comprehensive outline of this , the most interesting branch of our subject ; and if we shall show that it cannot be denied that man has his instincts in common