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A Few Parting Words.
A FEW PARTING WORDS .
THE MASONIC MONTHLY . New Series of the " Masonic Magazine . "
TT 7 TTH this December number , which with its few preceding parts * * will make up a volume , the Publisher , for the present , deems it well to cease to issue the MASONIC MONTHLY . When the idea of the serial was originally started , some years ago , it was as a supplement to the "Freemason ; " to contain a large amouut
of matter which hardly seemed suited to an hebdomadal journal , whose main staple must necessarily be current information . Bat as time went on , it became clear to all concerned that the " Freemason , " especially in the extension of the " Notes and Queries , " could furnish space for all original contributions on passing topics of archaeological
interest , and if not , all such lucubrations could be easily covered by a friendly " Communique . " Whenever the " Freemason " has been pressed by matter or copy , as it sometimes is , the Publisher has readily issued a supplement , so
that as there now seems no possible good in keeping up a superfluous serial production , the Publisher has determined to concentrate all his efforts on the "Freemason , " so as to render it , week by week , still more worthy of the support and approbation of our cosmopolitan Craft . And though it is always a subject of some little regret to
close a pleasant work , or part with an old friend , yet , as it is always a blunder to " waste strength" on anything whatever , the Publisher has been solely actuated by a wish , in the determination he has come to , if reluctantly for various reasons , not to seem to interfere in any way with the legitimate field and scope of the " Freemason . " There has
been a difficulty sometimes in deciding what should appear in the " Freemason , " what in the MONTHLY , and many kind contributors have preferred , one or the other , when we ventured to think , editorially and technically , that their view was not quite the correct one .
The Publisher and Editor return their heartfelt thanks to many kind supporters and valued contributors , who have lightened their VOL . I . —NO . 6 . Y
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
A Few Parting Words.
A FEW PARTING WORDS .
THE MASONIC MONTHLY . New Series of the " Masonic Magazine . "
TT 7 TTH this December number , which with its few preceding parts * * will make up a volume , the Publisher , for the present , deems it well to cease to issue the MASONIC MONTHLY . When the idea of the serial was originally started , some years ago , it was as a supplement to the "Freemason ; " to contain a large amouut
of matter which hardly seemed suited to an hebdomadal journal , whose main staple must necessarily be current information . Bat as time went on , it became clear to all concerned that the " Freemason , " especially in the extension of the " Notes and Queries , " could furnish space for all original contributions on passing topics of archaeological
interest , and if not , all such lucubrations could be easily covered by a friendly " Communique . " Whenever the " Freemason " has been pressed by matter or copy , as it sometimes is , the Publisher has readily issued a supplement , so
that as there now seems no possible good in keeping up a superfluous serial production , the Publisher has determined to concentrate all his efforts on the "Freemason , " so as to render it , week by week , still more worthy of the support and approbation of our cosmopolitan Craft . And though it is always a subject of some little regret to
close a pleasant work , or part with an old friend , yet , as it is always a blunder to " waste strength" on anything whatever , the Publisher has been solely actuated by a wish , in the determination he has come to , if reluctantly for various reasons , not to seem to interfere in any way with the legitimate field and scope of the " Freemason . " There has
been a difficulty sometimes in deciding what should appear in the " Freemason , " what in the MONTHLY , and many kind contributors have preferred , one or the other , when we ventured to think , editorially and technically , that their view was not quite the correct one .
The Publisher and Editor return their heartfelt thanks to many kind supporters and valued contributors , who have lightened their VOL . I . —NO . 6 . Y