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no objection to his share of the bottle , although one of the most learned and distinguished men of his clay . He delivered public lectures on experimental philosophy , an unusual practice for a dignified clergyman in those days , Avhich showed him to be many years in advance of the intelligence of the age when lie flourished . He brought his private lodges into
such repute , and particularly that holden at the Goose and Gridiron , that it was placed at the head of the list of lodges ; and a law was unanimously agreed to , that the Grand Master should be proposed and elected there , before he became eligible for the appointment of the Grand Lodge . It ivas supposed at
the time that he Avas the author of that famous paper which so thoroughly refuted the absurd allegations of Dr . Plot against the Order , but he uniformly disavoAved it , although it was generally believed that there Avas no other living Mason who could have done it so Avell . Condensed from Dr . Oliver ' s Bevelations of a Square . ]
THE TRUE MASONIC STUDENT . Do you desire to see an humble learner in Masonry ? Go to the closet of a man knoAvn among you as a teacher , a lecturer , or a writer and if he is Avhat fame reports him , an enlightened Mason , see him devoting more days to Masonic study than you , Avho knoAV so littlegive minutes ! See him drawing from
, every source the light , and spreading his hands up-Avard for more li ght—divine light . Wee him devote both time and trouble , securing books , and then , believe me , the man Avho has acquired the greatest amount of light is he AA'ho is most desirous for more . And as he lives on , day by day , and year by year , when the
closing scene is about to encircle him , he feels that he has only just entered on that A'ast fund of light which he is about to quit below for the perfect light AA'hich shines above—that pure aud glorious light Avhich is the haven and lookecl-for home of the true Masonic student . — o O 0 .
SPECIMENS 01 ' TANKEE MASONIC ADVERTISEMENTS . The Americans are a go-a-head race , and some of the Masonic advertisements are so curious that I make no apology for sending you three specimens . It would be a curious thing to hear of a Masonic portion of a ¦ cemetery , a Master Mason AA'ithout a certificateor a
, Mark Master that could not invent his own distinctive mark , but had one ready cut and dried out of a tradesman ' s collection . But such things are , as the specimens S ! IOAV to others beside—Ex . Ex .
" MOUNT MOEIAH CEMETERY . —TO THE MEMBEES OP THE MASONIC OEDEE .-It having been proposed to set apart sections Nos . 127 and 129 for tho exclusive use of members of the Masonic Fraternity , and it having been agreed that a discount of 20 per cent , on the regular prices of lots in said sections will bo made , provided the Avhole number of lots in said sections shall bo taken . Lots can be paid for by monthly instalments . - —James Smith , Agent .
/' MASTER MASON ' S DIPLOMA . —This beautiful diploma is printed on fine clear parchment , put in morocco tucks ; also a plate paper , elegantly coloured , for framing ; and on bank note paper , substantially bound in cloth covers , in map form . It is a remarkable fact that very feAV of the Fraternity seem to bo aAvare of the great importance Avhick should be attached to a document of this description . It is frequently of great utility and
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value during the life-time of its possessor , more especially if a change of locality places him among those who would gladly seek his companionship , if well assured of his correct standing in the Craft , and when he is summoned , by the decrees of Infinite Wisdom , to tho spirit land , it may serve as the only barrier his widoAV and fatherless children may possess to protect them from the
keen blasts of poverty and adversity—the only relic or memento of his past integrity as a Mason that commends his surviving family to the kindness and sympathy of those who in life recognised him as a faithful and worthy brother . "MASONIC MARKS . —A new and handsome variety of Masonic Marks constantly on hand and engraved at
the shortest notiee , in the "hi ghest finish of the art . Also , a great variety of Masonic pins , seals of every description , visiting cards engraved and printed , door plates of every description neatly engraved . "
HIRAM ' S TOMB . Tou inserted an engraving of Hiram ' s tomb , perhaps some anonymous lines on the same subject will be acceptible?—H . H . T . T . THE BUILDER ' S GRAVE . 0 weep not , mourn not o'er this bier !
On such death none should look Avith fear ; He died as dies a brave , true man ; And with his death , true life began . Coffin and grave we deck Avith care ; His body reverently we bear ; It is not dead ; but rests in God ; Softly to sleep beneath the sod .
God breathed into this house of clay The spirit that hath passed aAva }'; He gave the true courageous mind , The noble heart—strong , calm , and kind .
Our brave Grand Master , who preferred Death to the utterance of a word , Shall to tho Mason ever be The type of true fidelity . THE DEGREE OE P . M . When did the degree of a P . M . first obtain ? Dr .
Oliver says : — "Our brethren of the last century seldom advanced beyond the first degree , few were passed , and fewer still were raised to the third . The Master ' s degree appears to have been much less comprehensive than at present ; and for some years after the revival of Masonry , the third degree was
unapproachable to those AVIIO lived at a distance from London ; for by the laws of the Grand Lodge it was ordered that' apprentices must be admitted Eellow Crafts and Masters only here ( in Grand Lodge ) unless by a dispensation from the Grand Master . ' " B y which it Avould appear that an Installed Master was unknown , and that the third degree Avas incomplete ? "Who completed it ? When , where , and by Avhat authority P—ONE IN DARKNESS .
MERIT OR FAME RECOGNISED IN LODGE . The records of Cannongate Kilwinning Lodge , Edinburgh , Scotland , in allusion to the election of Eobert Burns as an honorary member , describes him as "A great poetic writer , and well known from a late publication of his works which have been universally commended . "—f | f .
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Masonic Notes And Queries.
no objection to his share of the bottle , although one of the most learned and distinguished men of his clay . He delivered public lectures on experimental philosophy , an unusual practice for a dignified clergyman in those days , Avhich showed him to be many years in advance of the intelligence of the age when lie flourished . He brought his private lodges into
such repute , and particularly that holden at the Goose and Gridiron , that it was placed at the head of the list of lodges ; and a law was unanimously agreed to , that the Grand Master should be proposed and elected there , before he became eligible for the appointment of the Grand Lodge . It ivas supposed at
the time that he Avas the author of that famous paper which so thoroughly refuted the absurd allegations of Dr . Plot against the Order , but he uniformly disavoAved it , although it was generally believed that there Avas no other living Mason who could have done it so Avell . Condensed from Dr . Oliver ' s Bevelations of a Square . ]
THE TRUE MASONIC STUDENT . Do you desire to see an humble learner in Masonry ? Go to the closet of a man knoAvn among you as a teacher , a lecturer , or a writer and if he is Avhat fame reports him , an enlightened Mason , see him devoting more days to Masonic study than you , Avho knoAV so littlegive minutes ! See him drawing from
, every source the light , and spreading his hands up-Avard for more li ght—divine light . Wee him devote both time and trouble , securing books , and then , believe me , the man Avho has acquired the greatest amount of light is he AA'ho is most desirous for more . And as he lives on , day by day , and year by year , when the
closing scene is about to encircle him , he feels that he has only just entered on that A'ast fund of light which he is about to quit below for the perfect light AA'hich shines above—that pure aud glorious light Avhich is the haven and lookecl-for home of the true Masonic student . — o O 0 .
SPECIMENS 01 ' TANKEE MASONIC ADVERTISEMENTS . The Americans are a go-a-head race , and some of the Masonic advertisements are so curious that I make no apology for sending you three specimens . It would be a curious thing to hear of a Masonic portion of a ¦ cemetery , a Master Mason AA'ithout a certificateor a
, Mark Master that could not invent his own distinctive mark , but had one ready cut and dried out of a tradesman ' s collection . But such things are , as the specimens S ! IOAV to others beside—Ex . Ex .
" MOUNT MOEIAH CEMETERY . —TO THE MEMBEES OP THE MASONIC OEDEE .-It having been proposed to set apart sections Nos . 127 and 129 for tho exclusive use of members of the Masonic Fraternity , and it having been agreed that a discount of 20 per cent , on the regular prices of lots in said sections will bo made , provided the Avhole number of lots in said sections shall bo taken . Lots can be paid for by monthly instalments . - —James Smith , Agent .
/' MASTER MASON ' S DIPLOMA . —This beautiful diploma is printed on fine clear parchment , put in morocco tucks ; also a plate paper , elegantly coloured , for framing ; and on bank note paper , substantially bound in cloth covers , in map form . It is a remarkable fact that very feAV of the Fraternity seem to bo aAvare of the great importance Avhick should be attached to a document of this description . It is frequently of great utility and
Masonic Notes And Queries.
value during the life-time of its possessor , more especially if a change of locality places him among those who would gladly seek his companionship , if well assured of his correct standing in the Craft , and when he is summoned , by the decrees of Infinite Wisdom , to tho spirit land , it may serve as the only barrier his widoAV and fatherless children may possess to protect them from the
keen blasts of poverty and adversity—the only relic or memento of his past integrity as a Mason that commends his surviving family to the kindness and sympathy of those who in life recognised him as a faithful and worthy brother . "MASONIC MARKS . —A new and handsome variety of Masonic Marks constantly on hand and engraved at
the shortest notiee , in the "hi ghest finish of the art . Also , a great variety of Masonic pins , seals of every description , visiting cards engraved and printed , door plates of every description neatly engraved . "
HIRAM ' S TOMB . Tou inserted an engraving of Hiram ' s tomb , perhaps some anonymous lines on the same subject will be acceptible?—H . H . T . T . THE BUILDER ' S GRAVE . 0 weep not , mourn not o'er this bier !
On such death none should look Avith fear ; He died as dies a brave , true man ; And with his death , true life began . Coffin and grave we deck Avith care ; His body reverently we bear ; It is not dead ; but rests in God ; Softly to sleep beneath the sod .
God breathed into this house of clay The spirit that hath passed aAva }'; He gave the true courageous mind , The noble heart—strong , calm , and kind .
Our brave Grand Master , who preferred Death to the utterance of a word , Shall to tho Mason ever be The type of true fidelity . THE DEGREE OE P . M . When did the degree of a P . M . first obtain ? Dr .
Oliver says : — "Our brethren of the last century seldom advanced beyond the first degree , few were passed , and fewer still were raised to the third . The Master ' s degree appears to have been much less comprehensive than at present ; and for some years after the revival of Masonry , the third degree was
unapproachable to those AVIIO lived at a distance from London ; for by the laws of the Grand Lodge it was ordered that' apprentices must be admitted Eellow Crafts and Masters only here ( in Grand Lodge ) unless by a dispensation from the Grand Master . ' " B y which it Avould appear that an Installed Master was unknown , and that the third degree Avas incomplete ? "Who completed it ? When , where , and by Avhat authority P—ONE IN DARKNESS .
MERIT OR FAME RECOGNISED IN LODGE . The records of Cannongate Kilwinning Lodge , Edinburgh , Scotland , in allusion to the election of Eobert Burns as an honorary member , describes him as "A great poetic writer , and well known from a late publication of his works which have been universally commended . "—f | f .
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TUB praises of others may be of use , in teaching us not Avliat Ave are but what we ought to be .