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Number One.
MASONIC PRESS Indispensable to Every Member of The Ancient and Accepted' Rite , at home and abroad . It has been said that , in these days of cheap printing , fortyeight pages is dear at a shilling . There is some truth in the assertion ; and if we were going to tlie public with a poptdar
journal , we know nothing that pays better than a penny publication . But ours is a class periodical . A periodical that will , at its best , only command a limited circulation , for the great mass of Freemasons in England are not a reading body , therefore we have to depend upon the studious brethren alone for
our support . Still we venture to say ours is not a dear publication , because it is confined to Freemasonry and its kindred subjects . Much as we admire Tiic Builder , we cannot copy whole essays from its pages to fill our numbers . Our periodical must have Masonic matter applicable to some rite or degree
for its basis ; but if our subscriptions progress—and our sale is at all likely to realize the expectations and promises our friends have held out to us—then we will incorporate more matter , and as there is no dearth of Masonic literature to fall back upon , Ave shall never have recourse to making up our numbers by wholesale plunder from existing periodicals .
Number One—with all its faults and imperfections , and we readily admit it has many—is before our readers . They will best be able to judge if Ave have done according to the promises put forward in our prospectus . We invite suggestions ; return thanks for much valuable aid
kindly given ; express our intention to do better next month ; and ask our friends , subscribers , and readers , to help us to a large circulation , promising that no pains shall be spared to render THE MASONIC PRESS worthy of being THE mouthpiece and adviser of all Cosmopolitan Freemasons .
THE AIM OP EVERY TRUE FREEMASON . —To learn , to attain knowledge , to be wise , is a necessity for every true noble soul ; to teach , to communicate that knowledge , to share that wisdom with others , and not churlishly to lock up his exchequer , and place a sentinel at the door to drive away the needy , is equally an impulse of a noble nature and the worthiest work of man . —Bro . Dr . A . G . Mackey . 33 ° .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Number One.
MASONIC PRESS Indispensable to Every Member of The Ancient and Accepted' Rite , at home and abroad . It has been said that , in these days of cheap printing , fortyeight pages is dear at a shilling . There is some truth in the assertion ; and if we were going to tlie public with a poptdar
journal , we know nothing that pays better than a penny publication . But ours is a class periodical . A periodical that will , at its best , only command a limited circulation , for the great mass of Freemasons in England are not a reading body , therefore we have to depend upon the studious brethren alone for
our support . Still we venture to say ours is not a dear publication , because it is confined to Freemasonry and its kindred subjects . Much as we admire Tiic Builder , we cannot copy whole essays from its pages to fill our numbers . Our periodical must have Masonic matter applicable to some rite or degree
for its basis ; but if our subscriptions progress—and our sale is at all likely to realize the expectations and promises our friends have held out to us—then we will incorporate more matter , and as there is no dearth of Masonic literature to fall back upon , Ave shall never have recourse to making up our numbers by wholesale plunder from existing periodicals .
Number One—with all its faults and imperfections , and we readily admit it has many—is before our readers . They will best be able to judge if Ave have done according to the promises put forward in our prospectus . We invite suggestions ; return thanks for much valuable aid
kindly given ; express our intention to do better next month ; and ask our friends , subscribers , and readers , to help us to a large circulation , promising that no pains shall be spared to render THE MASONIC PRESS worthy of being THE mouthpiece and adviser of all Cosmopolitan Freemasons .
THE AIM OP EVERY TRUE FREEMASON . —To learn , to attain knowledge , to be wise , is a necessity for every true noble soul ; to teach , to communicate that knowledge , to share that wisdom with others , and not churlishly to lock up his exchequer , and place a sentinel at the door to drive away the needy , is equally an impulse of a noble nature and the worthiest work of man . —Bro . Dr . A . G . Mackey . 33 ° .