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tinues , prophesying the new birth of the Real , ¦ conquering over evil . " Gods , " he cried to them , " ye know not what the world is ; gods , ye have conquered , ye have not understood ; be the immortals , crush , the beings of the earth , reign ;

when your measure is full , ye shall be replaced by that last black God whom man calls Enough . As he speaks , he becomes great and greater still ; greater than Polyphemus , than Typhon , than Titan (?) , than Atlas . " A strange dawn whitened

upon his face ; his hair was a forest ; streams , rivers , lakes , ran down from his deep haunches ; his two horns seemed Atlas and Caucasus ; the thunders surrounded him with dull noises ; the lyre became gigantic at his touch , sang , wept ,

growled , thundered , screamed ; the hurricanes were taken in its seven strings , as flies in doleful webs ; his terrible breast was full of tears . The future , he cries , is the spreading out into infinitude ; the Spirit penetrating the Thing from all

sides ; all the evil comes " from the form of gods /' Place for the holy atom which burns or flows ! Place for the radiation of the universal soul ! A

king is war , a god is light . Liberty , life , and faith on dogma destroyed ! Everywhere a light , everywhere a genius ! " Place for All ! I am Pan ! Jupiter , on thy knees !"—Australian Free ^ masons' Magazine ,

Masonic Jottings, No. 83.

MASONIC JOTTINGS , No . 83 .

THE TWO PARTIES IN ENGLISH FREEMASONRY : In English Freemasonry there are two parties ; the old party , aud the new party . The old party BY A PAST PEOVINCIAL GEAND MASTER .

is the party of Christianity , and the new party is the party of Natural Religion . In its communications to the " Freemasons' Magazine , " the old party ignores Natural Religion , aud the new party ignores Christianity .

THE INCOMPREHENSIBLE . A young brother is in error . In true Masonry there is belief iu much that is incomprehensible . There is commonly a belief in Creation out oi nothing , and there is commonly a belief in

possible Annihilation . And yet Creation out of nothing is incomprehensible , and annihilation is incomprehensible .

THE MOST PROSPEROUS MASONRY . The most prosperous Masonry will probably be found to be that which is both a Particular Masonry and a Universal Masonry ; its Religion , as a Particular Masonry , being that of the people to which its lodge belongs ; that is to say , a Christian , Mahommedan , Jewish , or Parsee Religion .

THE HIGH GRADES . A brother thinks that , in Christian countries , Freemasonry cannot altogether dispense with the High Grades . FORCES OP NATURE .

The pious and instructed Mason sees the cause of gravitation , and of all the other forces of nature , in the will of the glorious Architect of heaven and earth . VIRTUE .

Brother , call the true Mason's soul virtue ' s seat , and add the words of the Pharsalia , " Et Virtus est Dei sedes . " QUANTITY—NUMBER . A diminution of the quantity of Christianity in

English Craft Masonry would be speedily followed by a diminution of the number of Masons in English Craft Lodges .

TWO SYNCHRONOUS SYSTEMSA Brother thinks that since the year 1738 two synchronous systems have been working side by side—the Christian system , and the Universal system .

THE TAVO ST . JOHNS . A Brother writes that a small volume on the Two Saint Johns , as Patrons of Masonry , has lately been printed at Utrecht for private circulation . *

OUR FEEEMASONRY AND CHRISTIANITY . Brother , investigate the . ' point , and you will find that our Freemasonry has ever been the handmaid f of Christianity—first of the Christianity of the Church of Rome , and afterwards of the Christianity of the Church of England .

APPRENTICE . —FELLLOAV-CRAPT . —MASTER . A Correspondent thinks that no terms in Masonry are more ancient than those ofApprentice , Fellow-Craft , and Master ; but that until the 16 th century they were applicable only to the art or calling of stone-masons .