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The Gilds.*
several hundred returns of Richard the II . represented in 1548 the exact status and power of the English Gilds . „ The connection between the Gilds and speculative Freemasonry is hardly so important now as it was once deemed to be . We cannot ,
it seems to us , rest solely on the Gild or operative side of Freemasonry . We must also consider the Hermetic characteristics and the Hermetic history , far too much overlooked , we feel , by writers who , too intent on advancing favourite theories or bolstering up preconceived views , have forgotten that history , to be history , must have
truth and truth alone for its basis , —truth abstract , truth concrete ; or else suffer that doom which a stern Nemesis inevitably brings , of
discredited statements and rejected assertions .
Freemasonry Rediviva.
FREEMASONRY REDIVIVA .
B Y S E N E X .
\ LREADY the signs are multiplying amongst us that Free-- ^* - masonry is reviving from its " sommeil , " and emerging from its recess , and our good brethren are again hastening from all the " airts" where the " wind does blaw" to resume their
part and lot in the work , and yes , the socialities of Freemasonry . Not that all at once we are in the entire blaze of Masonic light , or in the full swing of Masonic existence , —no , " not by no means . " There are , so far , only a few glimmerings of Masonic labour , a few idealities of Masonic refreshment . But still , Freemasonry is no longer
in abeyance , in longer steeped in silence and repose . Our brethren are mustering , our secretaries are getting ready , mysterious announcements are flitting about , and though , strictly speaking , November may be said to mark the advent of the Masonic season , yet in October not a few lodges are wont to assemble to welcome their own members
and exhibit kindly hospitality to friends and visitors . It always has seemed to myself somewhat of a curious fact in the natural history of Freemasonry , this almost abrupt termination of work , this entire cessation for a term of its vital energy ; but Nature , which gives us the ineffable blessing of sleep , seems to point to a needed period of Masonic silence and separation . We may have too much ,
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Gilds.*
several hundred returns of Richard the II . represented in 1548 the exact status and power of the English Gilds . „ The connection between the Gilds and speculative Freemasonry is hardly so important now as it was once deemed to be . We cannot ,
it seems to us , rest solely on the Gild or operative side of Freemasonry . We must also consider the Hermetic characteristics and the Hermetic history , far too much overlooked , we feel , by writers who , too intent on advancing favourite theories or bolstering up preconceived views , have forgotten that history , to be history , must have
truth and truth alone for its basis , —truth abstract , truth concrete ; or else suffer that doom which a stern Nemesis inevitably brings , of
discredited statements and rejected assertions .
Freemasonry Rediviva.
FREEMASONRY REDIVIVA .
B Y S E N E X .
\ LREADY the signs are multiplying amongst us that Free-- ^* - masonry is reviving from its " sommeil , " and emerging from its recess , and our good brethren are again hastening from all the " airts" where the " wind does blaw" to resume their
part and lot in the work , and yes , the socialities of Freemasonry . Not that all at once we are in the entire blaze of Masonic light , or in the full swing of Masonic existence , —no , " not by no means . " There are , so far , only a few glimmerings of Masonic labour , a few idealities of Masonic refreshment . But still , Freemasonry is no longer
in abeyance , in longer steeped in silence and repose . Our brethren are mustering , our secretaries are getting ready , mysterious announcements are flitting about , and though , strictly speaking , November may be said to mark the advent of the Masonic season , yet in October not a few lodges are wont to assemble to welcome their own members
and exhibit kindly hospitality to friends and visitors . It always has seemed to myself somewhat of a curious fact in the natural history of Freemasonry , this almost abrupt termination of work , this entire cessation for a term of its vital energy ; but Nature , which gives us the ineffable blessing of sleep , seems to point to a needed period of Masonic silence and separation . We may have too much ,