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from all his work which he had made . And God blessed the seventh day , and sanctified it : because that in it he rested from all his work which [ namely ] God created and made . " We are arrive UOAV at some continuation , repetition , and other account of the sacred subject in discussion . In

it Ave are told that : — " The Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground , and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life ; and man became a living soul . And the Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden : and there he put the man Avhom he had made . " And that , " Out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field , and every fowl of the

air . . . . And the Lord Gocl caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam , ancl he slept : and he took one of his ribs . . . . And the rib which the Lord God had taken from man , made ho a woman . "

If there appear a discrepancy and a mystery in this second chapter , which cannot be discovered in the first ; ivhich may chance to involve and shroud the tree of whose fruit it Avas said , " In the day that thou eatest t-hereoi thou shalt surely die . To the Christian it of no consequence , for he finds thereof a true explanation and solution in the Gospels and the Epistles . Neither to

the Jew is it of any moment , for his new creation dates from Noah , and his law and faith are based upon the commandments , the doctrines of Moses , and the predictions of the prophets . But , Christianity also is derived from the renewed tables of the twelve commandments , the doctrine of Mosesancl the predictions of the

, prophets . Considering the advancement of the age , we do not see why the reformed Jews should not perceive in the union and unity of the two Testaments a confirmation and consummation of the good ivorks of God , as he " saAV it was good "—as much so as the Christian of the

Reformation . Surely the Jews have longago turned theproselytizing sword into the ploughshare , with as devout a Avill as the most enlightened Christian . The sword has affranchised its service , and holy freedom Avill no longer suffer intolerance , tyranny , aggression , and oppression . Philanthropists would like to see all swords or implements of war converted into ploughshares for the

harvest of peace , the culture of the mind , the heart , and the soul—in fine , of Christianity as of Masonry . But , till iveapons can be dispensed with , the SAVord comes more and more to be used for the security rather than for the destruction , of life , property , and justice . Ancl this glorious progress Avill continue until Ave approach

the splendid and truly glorious victory , proclaimed and enthroned on the determined battle-field of its final strife—the ending of all bloodshed—as sacredly foretold and allegorised as tho victory over the Python or the Apollyon of inhumanity .

ILu .-i . An Mora—THE QUIET BEFOIU IEK . —Besides her literary reputation , Mrs . Hannah More was eminent for her piety and philanthropy ; so mueh so , that , although she had not obtained celebrit y by her writings , her memory would have been deservedl y herished as a Christian and philanthropist . She was ever prompt co originate and help forward philanthropic movements ; she wrote for them—books for the drawing-rooms of the great , and tracts

mil ballads that insinuated themselves into the workshops of the own , and the cottages of the country ; and she established schools or bestowing the bles-ings of education and a knowled ge of the iospel on the poor . She was considerate and liberal to that class luring her lifetime , anil at her death , the sums bequeathed by her o religious and charitable institutions were on the most nninii ' . cent i-iile . But , perhaps , the truest and most touching proof of her . enerosity and kindness to the poor was that given on the day of 'or funeral , when each , with some semblance of mourning , came rowding from village and hamlet to pay a last tribute to their . enefactress . —Women of Worth .

Masonic Jottings From Abroad.

MASONIC JOTTINGS FROM ABROAD .

The Mason in our own happy land is exempted from many annoyances to which his continental brother is ever liable . He can enter his lodge and no one suspects he does so with the vieiv of plotting against the interests of Church or State ; he can wear the Masonic emblems on his shirt studs and breast pinsand no zealous

sec-, tarian trembles for the weal of his soul , believing him a member of Paganism . Not the most unenlightened citizen credits that in lodge he sacrifices to Satan , and makes a meal of hell-broth . It is otherwise in certain

countriest on the continent , where the human mind is still under the domination of an ignorant spiritual power , and AA'here the uninstructed are led to entertain tbe gravest suspicions against Freemasonry as an institution , and to believe that if the Mason has not exactl y direct dealings with the unclean spirit that there is still something about himas the Scotch would say " nae

, , cannie . " An example of the intolerance which can be manifested towards a Mason , in even the last ancl most solemn hour of his life , reaches us from Glogau , in the case of one Lange , a man who held a respectable position in life , was true to his king , and greatly respected by his fellow-citizen . He fell sickand feeling his end

ap-, proaching , he desired the offices of a priest , as he belonged to the Roman Catholic persuasion . The priest at once told the d ying man that ho could not allow him to participate , in the benefits of the Church unless he at once declared in writing that he resigned all connection with the Masonic brotherhood to which he belonged .

Lange firmly refused to do this , expressing the hope that he might obtain the grace of Heaven Avithout tne favour of the Church . Shortly after he died ; the ecclesiastic refused to perforin the usual consecration of the corpse , and indeed the usual attendance to the grave . The commander of the garrison of the lace

p proposed to the Catholic military chaplain to perform this latter duty , ancl to pronounce a discourse over his grave . This was refused , because the deceased was a civilian . On the other hand , the garrison preacher

went to the bouse of mourning , and spoke some words of comfort to the poor man ' s survivors ; bs accompanied the corpse to the grave , but there spoke not a word , as had been expected , because the deceased did not belong to his—the reformed creed . Silently the body was consigned to its mother earth , but from the hearts of his

numerous friends ivho were present on the mournful occasion , there no doubt went up , says the reporter , many a sincere prayer to the Gocl of Heaven for his eternal repose . These acts of deplorable bigotry on both sides , however painful it must be to witness them , cannot fail but to have one effect—to intensifthe love

y that already exists among our continental brethren and thus strengthen the bonds of their union . It is no doubt owing to such circumstances as these and to the open attacks made on Freemasonry in the pulpit and in pamphlets , that Ave find it on the continent ever in an attitude of defence , ancl using its weapons

skilfully , exposing the ignorance and mendacity of its opponents , and by a lucid exposition of its real objects ancl principles , gaining intelligent adherents on every side , for in having intelligent adherents alone can it be strong and successful . Some rccentarticlcsin our excellent contemporary Die jBaaltiittefrom the pen of Bro . Dr . Chr . Ranch

, , "On the Unity of German Freemasonry , " will contribute greatly to popularise the principles of Freemasonry in the non-Masonic world , while they cannot fail to render good service to the brethren themselves . Some feiv Avceks ago Ave referred to the earliest of these papers , which gave some historical information respecting the