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Reports Of Masonic Meetings.
TIIK OBJECT OF FREEMASONRY
THERE is one important consideration in regard of Freemasonry which is overlooked b y most Masonic that is , the positive duty of all Freemasons to practice ings of the Institution , so as to improve their moral hecome better and betterand continuall
hi gher plane of action . It must be evident to mind that the most elaborate writers upon the masonry , instead of having a unity of design with the in view , in imitation of the example of the various g ionists , promulgate theories and dogmas , which they readers to subscribe to—and thus establish opinions all inionsand which result in
. are mere op , diverting mind from the true object and intent of Freemasonry question were asked what has Freemasonry done in moral status of its members , what answer could would not be satisfactory to refer the inquirers to . the lessons inscribed upon the Masonic trestle board , or theories and treatises written the of
on subject The response would be , that the Book of the Law moral code of all creeds , and from tens of thousands least one day out of even- seven , those who have made their particular stud y , explain and expound the information contained in its pages , according to the church
Royal Arch.
Royal Arch .
, exists in the Masonic institution , not as to the duty of the teachings of Freemasonry , but in the controversies regard to the | 'letter of the ' faw , " the other , the most consideration , is overlooked . A \ c have controversies almost every imaginable subject by which hostile
gendered , and the main object , indeed the sole object Freemasonry was instituted , viz ., the progressive our better nature , is sacrificed to the discussion of mere opinions . This has resulted irom the writings , professedl of such men as Oliver , Hutchinson , aud others whom name . The consequence isthat the standard of
lowered , aud it has not developed in practice in teachings . There is not that living inspiration in the actions of Freemasons to influence the world around gress to a higher plane , to advance from good to better to improve the condition of society , such its the teachings
Freemasonry demands , and not mere sentimental speculating upon its teachings . We have had enough us resolve to do , to reduce to practice the teachings of to aim to be better ourselves , and to love our fellow then we will truly manifest to the world around us , Freemasonry , —American Mirror and Keiistone .
OLD ROCHESTER BRIDGE . 1 ' P . OM time to time your contemporary , the Times , has the gradual destruction of this once famous bridge . I was at Rochester—the summer of 1858—hardly one left on another , but there yet remained the vast foundation which , at low water , the sappers and miners were busil
Mark Masonry.
Mark Masonry .
j" . , "y Sir Robert Knowlcs and Sir John dc Cobliam , brid ge , which ivas of wood , haying been rendered unsafe < te Mont-fort when he besieged the castle , which was U arren for the king . Lainbarde , in his Perambulation says , " The olde work of timber buildinge was fyrcd me Earl of Leicesterin the rei
, gne of Hen . 3 , and not •}! M les ! } ft 01 ' . ' was borne away by the ice , in the rei l'l " . ' a j ' ' ' i ' . soime . " Cobham appears to have been iberal in bis donations towards keeping the bridge iu "w east end there was a •'• lyttel chapel edifvect , " where any three masses to enable travellers to worshi
, p as longh the episcopal city , a special collect being said ine lor the souls of Sir John and some others specified V « l , a latcr l ' iod > Archbishop AVarham ^ . . ner were benefactors to the bridge . Warham bestowe •¦ -lot iron copings , ivhich Mr . Lower conjectures were too ' - ° 7 ° ° ° arcl " P < - ° pal manor at Mavfield * h * -cat interest the which ivcrc in
Rosicrucian Society.
Rosicrucian Society .
the object writers , and the teach 1531 . He used , "for his recreation look at the workmen who were employed and third piers were to be maintained tenants . Lambarde gives the agreement
- natures , that advance to a reflecting of Freeabove object sects of reli- Eoff : debet facerc primam .-peram de invenire tres sullivas , et debet plantare —Episcopns Roft ' : debet facere lertiam livas et p lantare duas Yirgatas ct cumid name of the architect is not known . was built , Rochester bridge ranked as 171 ) 3 it widened and beautified
expect their which after the Masonic , if the elevating the give ? Ifc law , to the beautiful , , Alexander . Being at length considered ments , both of the town and the river , given place to a noble and handsome will never possess the associations of its tion that Queen A'ietoria passed over the visit her wounded soldiers , at Fort Pitt the long series of historical recollections "
Ireland.
Ireland .
of the theories ofthe and yet the a variance experience Imdifferences living up to arising in XETIlEKLAXOlSIt 11 ASOXIG "Worshi p ful Sir and Brother , —You English . In your Magazine for ^ VIay , for a Netherlandish- translation of your I cannot precisely supply a translation , banquet is usually closed after the following "BAND VAN
important regard to are enfor which development of theoretical Masonic "Air : —Frerc ; : et " Legt , brooders 't-werktuig AA'ilt uwen arbeid staken ; Un werlc strekt u tot eer Laat oris tie rust nn smaaken Die de Orde elk Jfetslaar Ewaan list hart een wellust doet
y , " we could Masonry is y to its cvery-day to proand thus Die maimer 't reinst genoegen Ot'naberoun kait baaren . "Bit gloedend druiven sap , Doon broederhand geschonken Zij onzer broedersckap AA elmeenend toegedronken . Eenmaal tock , zeker , zal
of Freeis what theorizing or of this ; let Freemasonry , men , and object of De Metslaarij heel de aarde En elk , door ons volmaakt Ons edel werk verriehten 1 The spelling of some ofthe Dutch [ Literally translated "BAND OF BROTHERHOOD brethrenthe
chronicled last time stone was " Lay , , working Your labour cease ; Your work is honourable 1 Let us now taste the repose AA'hich the Order to every Ancl which to the heart a AA'hich never the purest harms Or repentance can bring forth
pites , employed , have line old relating century ^ " This glowing grape juice By brother ' s hand poured forth Be our brotherhood Sincerely drunk to . For certainly will Masonry the whole earth Let eachb
by Simcn ' by Earl of Kent , y ' Symon , twentic gne of K . , y Our noble work perforin ! " ' These two stanzas arc selected from a com- Vrijmetselaren ( Songbook for Freemasons still our most common song book . It Dutch and French songs . Some Dutch song books . AA ' e used to rise at the beg
the most repair . At were sung passed each ser- Sometimes the brethren will join in Compagnons . I cannot ascertain that quite the same throughout the Netherlands ; and this get information thereupon .
in the Bishop d on it a wrought at . Fisher in * According to Dr . Thorpe , the first bridge way was built by Edgar the Peaceable , who "divers tracts of land for its repair . " A Saxon with exactness such portions of the work as respective landowners . It was -130 feet long ,
Ireland.
diversion" to go and
, in the repairs . The first by the bishop and hi .-. * in Latin : — "Episcopm-. ponte Eolfensi , et debet Virgatas super pontem . peram , et debet tres sul' Strange to the
say , Until Westminster bridge second in the kingdom , in the direction of Mr . insufficient for the requirenoble old bridge has erection , which , however , I
. may menold bridge on her way to ital , thus fitly closing with ivhich its ancient
SOXCiS . excuse my Dutchman's , at page 920 , is asked Entered Apprentice ' s Song . in my own Lodge the song : —¦ . QUERIES .
Royal Masonic Institution For Girls.
ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR GIRLS .
schenkt , ervaaren , krenkt ,
, verlicliten , ,
words is not modern . . down .
gives , bring * , ,
,
work called Ce-angbocl : ) , Amsterdam , 1800 , a number of both Lodges have peculiar inning of the last strophe . the el
ing Freres and custom prevail summertime I shall not wood ) over the
Medon MS ., still extant , marks to bo executed by Ihe and had nine piers with
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Reports Of Masonic Meetings.
TIIK OBJECT OF FREEMASONRY
THERE is one important consideration in regard of Freemasonry which is overlooked b y most Masonic that is , the positive duty of all Freemasons to practice ings of the Institution , so as to improve their moral hecome better and betterand continuall
hi gher plane of action . It must be evident to mind that the most elaborate writers upon the masonry , instead of having a unity of design with the in view , in imitation of the example of the various g ionists , promulgate theories and dogmas , which they readers to subscribe to—and thus establish opinions all inionsand which result in
. are mere op , diverting mind from the true object and intent of Freemasonry question were asked what has Freemasonry done in moral status of its members , what answer could would not be satisfactory to refer the inquirers to . the lessons inscribed upon the Masonic trestle board , or theories and treatises written the of
on subject The response would be , that the Book of the Law moral code of all creeds , and from tens of thousands least one day out of even- seven , those who have made their particular stud y , explain and expound the information contained in its pages , according to the church
Royal Arch.
Royal Arch .
, exists in the Masonic institution , not as to the duty of the teachings of Freemasonry , but in the controversies regard to the | 'letter of the ' faw , " the other , the most consideration , is overlooked . A \ c have controversies almost every imaginable subject by which hostile
gendered , and the main object , indeed the sole object Freemasonry was instituted , viz ., the progressive our better nature , is sacrificed to the discussion of mere opinions . This has resulted irom the writings , professedl of such men as Oliver , Hutchinson , aud others whom name . The consequence isthat the standard of
lowered , aud it has not developed in practice in teachings . There is not that living inspiration in the actions of Freemasons to influence the world around gress to a higher plane , to advance from good to better to improve the condition of society , such its the teachings
Freemasonry demands , and not mere sentimental speculating upon its teachings . We have had enough us resolve to do , to reduce to practice the teachings of to aim to be better ourselves , and to love our fellow then we will truly manifest to the world around us , Freemasonry , —American Mirror and Keiistone .
OLD ROCHESTER BRIDGE . 1 ' P . OM time to time your contemporary , the Times , has the gradual destruction of this once famous bridge . I was at Rochester—the summer of 1858—hardly one left on another , but there yet remained the vast foundation which , at low water , the sappers and miners were busil
Mark Masonry.
Mark Masonry .
j" . , "y Sir Robert Knowlcs and Sir John dc Cobliam , brid ge , which ivas of wood , haying been rendered unsafe < te Mont-fort when he besieged the castle , which was U arren for the king . Lainbarde , in his Perambulation says , " The olde work of timber buildinge was fyrcd me Earl of Leicesterin the rei
, gne of Hen . 3 , and not •}! M les ! } ft 01 ' . ' was borne away by the ice , in the rei l'l " . ' a j ' ' ' i ' . soime . " Cobham appears to have been iberal in bis donations towards keeping the bridge iu "w east end there was a •'• lyttel chapel edifvect , " where any three masses to enable travellers to worshi
, p as longh the episcopal city , a special collect being said ine lor the souls of Sir John and some others specified V « l , a latcr l ' iod > Archbishop AVarham ^ . . ner were benefactors to the bridge . Warham bestowe •¦ -lot iron copings , ivhich Mr . Lower conjectures were too ' - ° 7 ° ° ° arcl " P < - ° pal manor at Mavfield * h * -cat interest the which ivcrc in
Rosicrucian Society.
Rosicrucian Society .
the object writers , and the teach 1531 . He used , "for his recreation look at the workmen who were employed and third piers were to be maintained tenants . Lambarde gives the agreement
- natures , that advance to a reflecting of Freeabove object sects of reli- Eoff : debet facerc primam .-peram de invenire tres sullivas , et debet plantare —Episcopns Roft ' : debet facere lertiam livas et p lantare duas Yirgatas ct cumid name of the architect is not known . was built , Rochester bridge ranked as 171 ) 3 it widened and beautified
expect their which after the Masonic , if the elevating the give ? Ifc law , to the beautiful , , Alexander . Being at length considered ments , both of the town and the river , given place to a noble and handsome will never possess the associations of its tion that Queen A'ietoria passed over the visit her wounded soldiers , at Fort Pitt the long series of historical recollections "
Ireland.
Ireland .
of the theories ofthe and yet the a variance experience Imdifferences living up to arising in XETIlEKLAXOlSIt 11 ASOXIG "Worshi p ful Sir and Brother , —You English . In your Magazine for ^ VIay , for a Netherlandish- translation of your I cannot precisely supply a translation , banquet is usually closed after the following "BAND VAN
important regard to are enfor which development of theoretical Masonic "Air : —Frerc ; : et " Legt , brooders 't-werktuig AA'ilt uwen arbeid staken ; Un werlc strekt u tot eer Laat oris tie rust nn smaaken Die de Orde elk Jfetslaar Ewaan list hart een wellust doet
y , " we could Masonry is y to its cvery-day to proand thus Die maimer 't reinst genoegen Ot'naberoun kait baaren . "Bit gloedend druiven sap , Doon broederhand geschonken Zij onzer broedersckap AA elmeenend toegedronken . Eenmaal tock , zeker , zal
of Freeis what theorizing or of this ; let Freemasonry , men , and object of De Metslaarij heel de aarde En elk , door ons volmaakt Ons edel werk verriehten 1 The spelling of some ofthe Dutch [ Literally translated "BAND OF BROTHERHOOD brethrenthe
chronicled last time stone was " Lay , , working Your labour cease ; Your work is honourable 1 Let us now taste the repose AA'hich the Order to every Ancl which to the heart a AA'hich never the purest harms Or repentance can bring forth
pites , employed , have line old relating century ^ " This glowing grape juice By brother ' s hand poured forth Be our brotherhood Sincerely drunk to . For certainly will Masonry the whole earth Let eachb
by Simcn ' by Earl of Kent , y ' Symon , twentic gne of K . , y Our noble work perforin ! " ' These two stanzas arc selected from a com- Vrijmetselaren ( Songbook for Freemasons still our most common song book . It Dutch and French songs . Some Dutch song books . AA ' e used to rise at the beg
the most repair . At were sung passed each ser- Sometimes the brethren will join in Compagnons . I cannot ascertain that quite the same throughout the Netherlands ; and this get information thereupon .
in the Bishop d on it a wrought at . Fisher in * According to Dr . Thorpe , the first bridge way was built by Edgar the Peaceable , who "divers tracts of land for its repair . " A Saxon with exactness such portions of the work as respective landowners . It was -130 feet long ,
Ireland.
diversion" to go and
, in the repairs . The first by the bishop and hi .-. * in Latin : — "Episcopm-. ponte Eolfensi , et debet Virgatas super pontem . peram , et debet tres sul' Strange to the
say , Until Westminster bridge second in the kingdom , in the direction of Mr . insufficient for the requirenoble old bridge has erection , which , however , I
. may menold bridge on her way to ital , thus fitly closing with ivhich its ancient
SOXCiS . excuse my Dutchman's , at page 920 , is asked Entered Apprentice ' s Song . in my own Lodge the song : —¦ . QUERIES .
Royal Masonic Institution For Girls.
ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR GIRLS .
schenkt , ervaaren , krenkt ,
, verlicliten , ,
words is not modern . . down .
gives , bring * , ,
,
work called Ce-angbocl : ) , Amsterdam , 1800 , a number of both Lodges have peculiar inning of the last strophe . the el
ing Freres and custom prevail summertime I shall not wood ) over the
Medon MS ., still extant , marks to bo executed by Ihe and had nine piers with