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Article THE PRESENT POSITION OF FREEMASONRY. ← Page 2 of 2 Article ANOTHER EDUCATIONAL TRIUMPH. Page 1 of 1 Article ARCHITECTURE. Page 1 of 3 Article ARCHITECTURE. Page 1 of 3 →
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The Present Position Of Freemasonry.
lectual tendency of our Craft to-day one good omen both of its progress and stability in the future . In the diffusion of a sound Masonic literature , in the increase of libraries , museums , and collections , in the
oreneral favour now accorded to Masonic studies and stu dents , it appears to them as if Freemasonry in England and elsewhere is rising to its own higher level , and passing on its way in unity , loyalty , zeal and charity , adapting
itself to the changed condition of life and society to-day and best preparing itself to fulfil its useful , its intel lectual , its improving and beneficent mission , to its brother hood and to mankind .
Another Educational Triumph.
ANOTHER EDUCATIONAL TRIUMPH .
ONCE more a gratifying statement reaches us , testifying to the superiority of the education imparted to the pupils at the Boyal Masonic Institution for Girls . PL - ?
some years past now we have been accustomed to look annually for excellent results as the outcome of University and other examinations in which the "iris under tuition at
our Battersea-rise establishment are entered ; a > d it has been frequently onr happy privilege to note that these records bore favourable comparison with those of any other scholastic institution in the country . This year is no
exception to the rule ; on the contrary , our readers will receive with peculiar satisfaction the intelligence that , " all round , " " onr girls" have acquitted themselves in a manner that not only reflects credit on their own application and industry but
redounds infinitely to that of the Head Mistress Miss Davis , and the staff of assistants by whom she is surrounded . The official report was published a few days
ago , and we have received , through the courtesy of Brother Frank Richardson—who , as is well known , has for a great number of years evinced an active personal interest in the Girls' School—a resume of the results of the last
examinations by the Department of Science and Art . From these we learn that of the sixty-three pupils who went up in physiography forty-three have passed ; and in geology the whole of the thirty-eight students who entered the list
passed—twenty-four in the first-class and the remainder in the second . From these figures we derive the most genuine satisfaction , for no other girls' academy can show such excellent proportionate results . That the Royal Masonic
Institution for Girls should again maintain its position at " the top of England " is a matter upon which tho friends of thafc establishment have just reason to congratulate themselves . Of course , the brunt of the work of
preparation has been upon the shoulders of those who are officiall y responsible for the educational training of the students , and to them belong the grateful encomiums which will naturally be showered upon them by the Craft generally .
But it is equally a source of satisfaction to all who have subscribed to the Institution , or feel the slightest interest in its welfare , that so pre-eminent a success should have been achieved . To them it is a fresh and convincing proof
that the " sinews of war " they so ungrudgingly provide are as "faithfully applied" as they are "thankfully received , " and that the money placed at the hands of tho ¦ Executive is productive of substantial profit . Wo rejoice
to know that such is the case , for it will be an additional incentive to those brethren who have already accepted Stewardships , or who propose doing so in anticipation of the next Festival , to make the Centenary an event worth y
of being emblazoned in letters of gold on the annals of this splendidly conducted Institution . It is unnecessary to say more upon a subject which must inevitably engage much of the thoughtful attention of the Craft between now
and next May , when the Centenary will be celebrated ; but we again convey to the Committee and all more immediately concerned in the education of " our girls " our own congratulations , and those of the entire Masonic body , upon the very excellent results we arc here enabled to announce .
Architecture.
ARCHITECTURE .
¦ An Address by Rev . James Byron Murray , Grand Chaplain , Mors the Grand Chapter of New York , 2 nd Feb . 1887 .
( Continued from page 133 ) . PHEIR . structure rests on truth , the truth that there ; .. . . ^ oc * > tne Great Architect of th .: worlds , visible and ln -via _ ble . His revealed Word , as in the Gothic temple , is
Architecture.
fcho word that regulates and inspires the structure . In it , as in all great architecture , there is the splendour that enlightens man ' s belief and faith ; the courage and
perseverance which have vanquished difficulties and the hatred of opposition ; the zeal that cherishes morality and the obedience that follows law . It is the fine enthusiasm of the
humanity in man ; the richness and breadth and larger sympathies of human nature ; and it has grown as the truest architecture has grown into fulness and richness of finish . Written into it , as with sculptor ' s chisel , are
aspiration and faith ; beautifully and majestically as nations have written their history and discoveries and precious feelings in their art . Like the great cathedra ] , it is a suggestion of what might bo and will be , rather than
a _ ' ear definition of any one thought or spiritual emotion . Th . walls of its building are adorned by prudence and fortitude , by temperance and justice . Its arches are
emblems of morality and sustained b y the richly carved pillars of wisdom , strength and beauty , and the light thafc transfigures and consecrates all is the light of truth .
The structure is social . Man lives in nations , cities , towns , communities , families . Ho desires the sympathy that flows from association . Joy is increased by sharing it with others ; grief is lessened because other spirits enter
into it . Society pushes man to improvement ; to cultivate art and science ; to bring his powers into operation for the good of mankind ; to contribute to the progress of
humanity . It gives scope to the special virtues which are at once its own glory and adornment . Out of the yearning for this have come varied orders and institutions with their manifold character and ministers of wood . And
among them Masonry rises up as a social institution , to develop friendship , to quicken sympathy , to enlarge and give to the world the magnificent truth and order of human brotherhood .
In it , as in tho richest and most exalted structures of art , there is a beautiful symbolism . Its rites and ceremonies hold in thorn facts , principles , history , as tho dewdrop holds in it the light and hear , of fchp sun . Symbolism is
tho poetry , tho voice , the felt touch of architecture . Like figures of speech , it is a grand means of conveying to the mind truths which in their deeper and more philosophic aspect could not be so full y made clear to the
understanding of man . It is a necessary thing in all departments of life , and is of greatest value to all who can answer to its appeals . Au education to the ignorant , ifc is a source of pleasure to the thoughtful ; a fountain lifting a stream
clear aud tree for all to use . From its sparkling waters there flows the noble , the true , fche pure and the good ; the force thafc refines , the beauty that deli ghts . Meeting the
senses , ifc is vision for the eye , sound for the ear , teaching the inner man b y the outer man , and as it enshrines the truth , guiding the spirit to the wisdom which transforms and the knowledge which exalfcs .
And from the symbolism of Masonry have come forth a most practical power and a beautiful influence . As the marble statues of Greece , leaving their niches in the temple of fame , have moved through the ages , scattering from
their hands ideals of beauty and grandeur , suggestions for the highest art , so the genius of Masonry , moving from its shrine , has _ passed through the generations , the " thoughts , the activities of man , casting from her generous hand
moral beauty , ministries of charity , inspiration for truest brotherhood . For Masonry rises up among the most magnificent and precious of human institutions . The spirit which informs it is kindness . Love , finding in it a
true fulfilment , sends forth a charity like that which fell from the lips and hand of the holiest of all . Its work is witnessed as the expression in the acts grandly human yefc divinely beautiful ; in tho bread given to the hungry ; in
the cup of cold water to tbe parched and fevered lip ; in the sick tended through days of weariness and nights of unrest ; iu the wants of the needy supplied ; in the dead reverently sepulchred . And for ' its work there shall be a
higher witness still , when all the members of tbe Order shall stand to receive the consecration which makes them immortal : " I was hungry and ye fed me ; T was thirsty and ye gave me drink ; naked and ye clothed me ; sick and
ye came unto me . " And when they shall answer , " When saw we thee hungry and fed thee , or thirsty and gave thee drink , or naked and clothed thee , or sick and came unto thee ? " the Master shall say , "Inasmuch as ye did unto fche least of ono of these , my brethren , ye did it unto Me . " In tho grandest architecture there is an art which binds the structure together and gives it strength and union , so
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The Present Position Of Freemasonry.
lectual tendency of our Craft to-day one good omen both of its progress and stability in the future . In the diffusion of a sound Masonic literature , in the increase of libraries , museums , and collections , in the
oreneral favour now accorded to Masonic studies and stu dents , it appears to them as if Freemasonry in England and elsewhere is rising to its own higher level , and passing on its way in unity , loyalty , zeal and charity , adapting
itself to the changed condition of life and society to-day and best preparing itself to fulfil its useful , its intel lectual , its improving and beneficent mission , to its brother hood and to mankind .
Another Educational Triumph.
ANOTHER EDUCATIONAL TRIUMPH .
ONCE more a gratifying statement reaches us , testifying to the superiority of the education imparted to the pupils at the Boyal Masonic Institution for Girls . PL - ?
some years past now we have been accustomed to look annually for excellent results as the outcome of University and other examinations in which the "iris under tuition at
our Battersea-rise establishment are entered ; a > d it has been frequently onr happy privilege to note that these records bore favourable comparison with those of any other scholastic institution in the country . This year is no
exception to the rule ; on the contrary , our readers will receive with peculiar satisfaction the intelligence that , " all round , " " onr girls" have acquitted themselves in a manner that not only reflects credit on their own application and industry but
redounds infinitely to that of the Head Mistress Miss Davis , and the staff of assistants by whom she is surrounded . The official report was published a few days
ago , and we have received , through the courtesy of Brother Frank Richardson—who , as is well known , has for a great number of years evinced an active personal interest in the Girls' School—a resume of the results of the last
examinations by the Department of Science and Art . From these we learn that of the sixty-three pupils who went up in physiography forty-three have passed ; and in geology the whole of the thirty-eight students who entered the list
passed—twenty-four in the first-class and the remainder in the second . From these figures we derive the most genuine satisfaction , for no other girls' academy can show such excellent proportionate results . That the Royal Masonic
Institution for Girls should again maintain its position at " the top of England " is a matter upon which tho friends of thafc establishment have just reason to congratulate themselves . Of course , the brunt of the work of
preparation has been upon the shoulders of those who are officiall y responsible for the educational training of the students , and to them belong the grateful encomiums which will naturally be showered upon them by the Craft generally .
But it is equally a source of satisfaction to all who have subscribed to the Institution , or feel the slightest interest in its welfare , that so pre-eminent a success should have been achieved . To them it is a fresh and convincing proof
that the " sinews of war " they so ungrudgingly provide are as "faithfully applied" as they are "thankfully received , " and that the money placed at the hands of tho ¦ Executive is productive of substantial profit . Wo rejoice
to know that such is the case , for it will be an additional incentive to those brethren who have already accepted Stewardships , or who propose doing so in anticipation of the next Festival , to make the Centenary an event worth y
of being emblazoned in letters of gold on the annals of this splendidly conducted Institution . It is unnecessary to say more upon a subject which must inevitably engage much of the thoughtful attention of the Craft between now
and next May , when the Centenary will be celebrated ; but we again convey to the Committee and all more immediately concerned in the education of " our girls " our own congratulations , and those of the entire Masonic body , upon the very excellent results we arc here enabled to announce .
Architecture.
ARCHITECTURE .
¦ An Address by Rev . James Byron Murray , Grand Chaplain , Mors the Grand Chapter of New York , 2 nd Feb . 1887 .
( Continued from page 133 ) . PHEIR . structure rests on truth , the truth that there ; .. . . ^ oc * > tne Great Architect of th .: worlds , visible and ln -via _ ble . His revealed Word , as in the Gothic temple , is
Architecture.
fcho word that regulates and inspires the structure . In it , as in all great architecture , there is the splendour that enlightens man ' s belief and faith ; the courage and
perseverance which have vanquished difficulties and the hatred of opposition ; the zeal that cherishes morality and the obedience that follows law . It is the fine enthusiasm of the
humanity in man ; the richness and breadth and larger sympathies of human nature ; and it has grown as the truest architecture has grown into fulness and richness of finish . Written into it , as with sculptor ' s chisel , are
aspiration and faith ; beautifully and majestically as nations have written their history and discoveries and precious feelings in their art . Like the great cathedra ] , it is a suggestion of what might bo and will be , rather than
a _ ' ear definition of any one thought or spiritual emotion . Th . walls of its building are adorned by prudence and fortitude , by temperance and justice . Its arches are
emblems of morality and sustained b y the richly carved pillars of wisdom , strength and beauty , and the light thafc transfigures and consecrates all is the light of truth .
The structure is social . Man lives in nations , cities , towns , communities , families . Ho desires the sympathy that flows from association . Joy is increased by sharing it with others ; grief is lessened because other spirits enter
into it . Society pushes man to improvement ; to cultivate art and science ; to bring his powers into operation for the good of mankind ; to contribute to the progress of
humanity . It gives scope to the special virtues which are at once its own glory and adornment . Out of the yearning for this have come varied orders and institutions with their manifold character and ministers of wood . And
among them Masonry rises up as a social institution , to develop friendship , to quicken sympathy , to enlarge and give to the world the magnificent truth and order of human brotherhood .
In it , as in tho richest and most exalted structures of art , there is a beautiful symbolism . Its rites and ceremonies hold in thorn facts , principles , history , as tho dewdrop holds in it the light and hear , of fchp sun . Symbolism is
tho poetry , tho voice , the felt touch of architecture . Like figures of speech , it is a grand means of conveying to the mind truths which in their deeper and more philosophic aspect could not be so full y made clear to the
understanding of man . It is a necessary thing in all departments of life , and is of greatest value to all who can answer to its appeals . Au education to the ignorant , ifc is a source of pleasure to the thoughtful ; a fountain lifting a stream
clear aud tree for all to use . From its sparkling waters there flows the noble , the true , fche pure and the good ; the force thafc refines , the beauty that deli ghts . Meeting the
senses , ifc is vision for the eye , sound for the ear , teaching the inner man b y the outer man , and as it enshrines the truth , guiding the spirit to the wisdom which transforms and the knowledge which exalfcs .
And from the symbolism of Masonry have come forth a most practical power and a beautiful influence . As the marble statues of Greece , leaving their niches in the temple of fame , have moved through the ages , scattering from
their hands ideals of beauty and grandeur , suggestions for the highest art , so the genius of Masonry , moving from its shrine , has _ passed through the generations , the " thoughts , the activities of man , casting from her generous hand
moral beauty , ministries of charity , inspiration for truest brotherhood . For Masonry rises up among the most magnificent and precious of human institutions . The spirit which informs it is kindness . Love , finding in it a
true fulfilment , sends forth a charity like that which fell from the lips and hand of the holiest of all . Its work is witnessed as the expression in the acts grandly human yefc divinely beautiful ; in tho bread given to the hungry ; in
the cup of cold water to tbe parched and fevered lip ; in the sick tended through days of weariness and nights of unrest ; iu the wants of the needy supplied ; in the dead reverently sepulchred . And for ' its work there shall be a
higher witness still , when all the members of tbe Order shall stand to receive the consecration which makes them immortal : " I was hungry and ye fed me ; T was thirsty and ye gave me drink ; naked and ye clothed me ; sick and
ye came unto me . " And when they shall answer , " When saw we thee hungry and fed thee , or thirsty and gave thee drink , or naked and clothed thee , or sick and came unto thee ? " the Master shall say , "Inasmuch as ye did unto fche least of ono of these , my brethren , ye did it unto Me . " In tho grandest architecture there is an art which binds the structure together and gives it strength and union , so