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The Freemasons' Magazine.
THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE .
LONDON , SATURDAY , AUGUST 13 , 1864 .
Once more this journal is placed before tlie brethren as a Joint Stock Company , the number of shares , however , being reduced to 300 of £ 10 each . On a former occasion , Avith a larger number of shares , the deposits were returned , it being
felt that -with only a limited number applied for , it would not be judicious to proceed further . With the limited number of shares into which the capital is now divided , the promoters feel that there must be many brethren who will gladly take
part in establishing on a fair basis the only organ of the Graft in England , especially at a time when Freemasonry is about to provide for itself a-truly local habitation—the name it has long since obtained . What the FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE
either is , or should be , it is not for ns noAV to state . Those who take part in the neAV Company may make it all that could be desired ; and it has this advantage , it comes before the brethren untrammelled Avith any engagement of any kind .
Those Avho find the capital can appoint their own Managers , and conduct the MAGAZINE on their own principles .
The Freemasons' Tavern Company.
THE FREEMASONS' TAVERN COMPANY .
The last has certainly not been a favourable week for Joint Stock Companies , owing to the feverish state of the money market ; but Ave understand that the Company for purchasing the lease of the Freemasons' Tavern , has made
greater progress than Avas expected , and that the share list is rapidly filling ; and , above all , Freemasons are preponderating-in their applications . By the bye , can any architect or builder give us an idea of what is being done with regard to the
new building—what reason there is to break into the present building—and where is the front Avail ? We OAvn that our ideas of building are being thoroughly upset .
Random Remarks Of A Rough Ashler.
RANDOM REMARKS OF A ROUGH ASHLER .
Because there are certain secrets and symbols , and allegories , concealed traditions and practices connected Avith Masonry , many Masons , proud of their superior knowledge over the rest of the world , are prone to view the whole system as a glorious mystery known only to a select few ,
themselves among the number ; and m order to maintain the chai * acter of the Institution as the great depository of an occult science , they consider that everything , however remotely connected -with Masonry proper , must be doubly barred and locked away from the vulgar gaze , and protected from
even a glance of mi-Masonic eyes . To a large extent , this jealous care to guard our secrets is not only praiseworthy , but quite imperative . Still , "it may be questioned whether it is necessary that this concealment should be carried fully to the extent that it is . I am by no means an advocate
for thrusting Masonry for ever on public attention , it is only on rare occasions that its peculiar ceremonies , and the pageantry which accompanies them , might be displayed beyond the guarded precincts of a Masonic lodge . The death of a brotherAvhose wish it miht have been that the
, g obsequies performed over him should be by the brethren he loved , and according * to the rites practised in the Craft to which he was attached , is surely a fitting occasion for the brethren to come out of their accustomed seclusion and practise their Craft under the public eye without
weakness or timidity ; for "there's nought but what's good to be understood by Free and Accepted Masons . " There is no fear of very much being learnt from merely seeing our public rites practised , AA'hilst the more intelligent of the spectators , Avithout adding to their information , observe much to respect and admire . A clergyman , who read the burial service over a deceased brother and
watched to see the Masonic ritual performed , declared that he never could have supposed that it was so solemn , so impressive , and so significant as he found it . The ceremony of laying a foundation-stone is essentially Masonic , and the performance of it by the Bishoj : ) and his clergy is a poor imitation of the more significant rites knoAA'n to Masons . It is on these and similar
occasions that I hold Masonry should not shrink from the light of day , and that its public displays , under these circumstances , can never be condemned as thrusting Masonry upon the world . And yet , there are those Avho hesitate , and indeed object to assist in these public demonstrations ,
because Masonry is a secret Institution ! It unquestionably is so . Secrecy is Masonry ' s most essential characteristic , its glory and boast ; and yet it must not be so preserved as to lead to doubts and suspicions , which are unworthy and utterly groundless . Secresy with us should be
maintained in a spirit of lofty determination to preserve our mysteries inviolate from the rude and familiar touch of the uninitiated , and particularly that portion of the class which might be unworthy of the trust not Avith a feeling of timid fear lest our treasure should be exposed to view and
snatched away from us . The world is too far advanced in freedom and independence of mind and intellect to look with favour or toleration on any system Avhich Avraps itself up in impenetrable
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Freemasons' Magazine.
THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE .
LONDON , SATURDAY , AUGUST 13 , 1864 .
Once more this journal is placed before tlie brethren as a Joint Stock Company , the number of shares , however , being reduced to 300 of £ 10 each . On a former occasion , Avith a larger number of shares , the deposits were returned , it being
felt that -with only a limited number applied for , it would not be judicious to proceed further . With the limited number of shares into which the capital is now divided , the promoters feel that there must be many brethren who will gladly take
part in establishing on a fair basis the only organ of the Graft in England , especially at a time when Freemasonry is about to provide for itself a-truly local habitation—the name it has long since obtained . What the FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE
either is , or should be , it is not for ns noAV to state . Those who take part in the neAV Company may make it all that could be desired ; and it has this advantage , it comes before the brethren untrammelled Avith any engagement of any kind .
Those Avho find the capital can appoint their own Managers , and conduct the MAGAZINE on their own principles .
The Freemasons' Tavern Company.
THE FREEMASONS' TAVERN COMPANY .
The last has certainly not been a favourable week for Joint Stock Companies , owing to the feverish state of the money market ; but Ave understand that the Company for purchasing the lease of the Freemasons' Tavern , has made
greater progress than Avas expected , and that the share list is rapidly filling ; and , above all , Freemasons are preponderating-in their applications . By the bye , can any architect or builder give us an idea of what is being done with regard to the
new building—what reason there is to break into the present building—and where is the front Avail ? We OAvn that our ideas of building are being thoroughly upset .
Random Remarks Of A Rough Ashler.
RANDOM REMARKS OF A ROUGH ASHLER .
Because there are certain secrets and symbols , and allegories , concealed traditions and practices connected Avith Masonry , many Masons , proud of their superior knowledge over the rest of the world , are prone to view the whole system as a glorious mystery known only to a select few ,
themselves among the number ; and m order to maintain the chai * acter of the Institution as the great depository of an occult science , they consider that everything , however remotely connected -with Masonry proper , must be doubly barred and locked away from the vulgar gaze , and protected from
even a glance of mi-Masonic eyes . To a large extent , this jealous care to guard our secrets is not only praiseworthy , but quite imperative . Still , "it may be questioned whether it is necessary that this concealment should be carried fully to the extent that it is . I am by no means an advocate
for thrusting Masonry for ever on public attention , it is only on rare occasions that its peculiar ceremonies , and the pageantry which accompanies them , might be displayed beyond the guarded precincts of a Masonic lodge . The death of a brotherAvhose wish it miht have been that the
, g obsequies performed over him should be by the brethren he loved , and according * to the rites practised in the Craft to which he was attached , is surely a fitting occasion for the brethren to come out of their accustomed seclusion and practise their Craft under the public eye without
weakness or timidity ; for "there's nought but what's good to be understood by Free and Accepted Masons . " There is no fear of very much being learnt from merely seeing our public rites practised , AA'hilst the more intelligent of the spectators , Avithout adding to their information , observe much to respect and admire . A clergyman , who read the burial service over a deceased brother and
watched to see the Masonic ritual performed , declared that he never could have supposed that it was so solemn , so impressive , and so significant as he found it . The ceremony of laying a foundation-stone is essentially Masonic , and the performance of it by the Bishoj : ) and his clergy is a poor imitation of the more significant rites knoAA'n to Masons . It is on these and similar
occasions that I hold Masonry should not shrink from the light of day , and that its public displays , under these circumstances , can never be condemned as thrusting Masonry upon the world . And yet , there are those Avho hesitate , and indeed object to assist in these public demonstrations ,
because Masonry is a secret Institution ! It unquestionably is so . Secrecy is Masonry ' s most essential characteristic , its glory and boast ; and yet it must not be so preserved as to lead to doubts and suspicions , which are unworthy and utterly groundless . Secresy with us should be
maintained in a spirit of lofty determination to preserve our mysteries inviolate from the rude and familiar touch of the uninitiated , and particularly that portion of the class which might be unworthy of the trust not Avith a feeling of timid fear lest our treasure should be exposed to view and
snatched away from us . The world is too far advanced in freedom and independence of mind and intellect to look with favour or toleration on any system Avhich Avraps itself up in impenetrable