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The Freemasons Monthly Magazine And The Masonic Mirror.
THE EBEEMASONS MONTHLY MAGAZINE AND THE MASONIC MIEEOE .
The Proprietors of the above hitherto distinct publications are gratified by being able to announce , that the truly Masonic virtue of Unity will henceforth characterize them . Indeed , dissonance of sentiment has been so generally ignored by them , that identification
of interest became a natural necessity . The public , however , will reap the benefit of this amalgamation , not only from a consistency of opinion , guaranteed by the past , but from a double energy in diffusing intelligence for the future .
Since the month of April , The Freemasons Magazine may date a slow but steady increase in public favour ; and the admission to its columns of other than merely Masonic topics has received universal approbation . But it cannot be denied that the supineness
of the Fraternity is so great , that , cwteris paribus , almost greater zeal is evinced abroad for the support of this , the longest-established record of Masonry , than even at home ; and whilst Lodges seem anxious to have reports of their proceedings , they individually
appear heedless of the channel which alone effectuates their wishes . The Church , the Law , the Hospital , Arts , Commerce , Manufactures , each community , however small , encourages its own class
paper ; yet Masonry , the most extensive Association known , bound by the closest ties to mutual aid , as well as to public knowledge , voii . i . 5 a
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Freemasons Monthly Magazine And The Masonic Mirror.
THE EBEEMASONS MONTHLY MAGAZINE AND THE MASONIC MIEEOE .
The Proprietors of the above hitherto distinct publications are gratified by being able to announce , that the truly Masonic virtue of Unity will henceforth characterize them . Indeed , dissonance of sentiment has been so generally ignored by them , that identification
of interest became a natural necessity . The public , however , will reap the benefit of this amalgamation , not only from a consistency of opinion , guaranteed by the past , but from a double energy in diffusing intelligence for the future .
Since the month of April , The Freemasons Magazine may date a slow but steady increase in public favour ; and the admission to its columns of other than merely Masonic topics has received universal approbation . But it cannot be denied that the supineness
of the Fraternity is so great , that , cwteris paribus , almost greater zeal is evinced abroad for the support of this , the longest-established record of Masonry , than even at home ; and whilst Lodges seem anxious to have reports of their proceedings , they individually
appear heedless of the channel which alone effectuates their wishes . The Church , the Law , the Hospital , Arts , Commerce , Manufactures , each community , however small , encourages its own class
paper ; yet Masonry , the most extensive Association known , bound by the closest ties to mutual aid , as well as to public knowledge , voii . i . 5 a