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Freemason's' Quarterly Review.
With some pride and equal satisfaction we call the attention of our readers to the following extracts : — Morning Post . —To see freemasonry enlisting the publicity of the Press in its cause is , no doubt , calculated to excite a feeling of surprise . It appears , however , that the principles of tho craft may he openly avowed ami advocated without endangering its secrets . This being
the case , it certainly does appear singular that so numerous and powerful a sect should have remained so Ions without a recognised and accredited organ . For the mere purpose of carrying on ordinary and official intercourse between distant lodges , of telegraphing each other , as it were , by notices and signals intelligible to Iho initiated only , one would have thought the obvious utility of such a publication would have suggesterl its establishment at a much earlier period . Independently of these advantages in a work devoted to masonic intelligence , the Freemasons' Quarter ! , / aspires to compete with other periodicals in the wide flehfof general literature and science i and , inasmuch as Masons are men who thirst after
knowledge , and seek to distinguish themselves by acquirement without tho boundary line as well as within the confines of their craft , this attribute of tbe work has been wisely resolved upon . From the specimen furnished by Jio . 1 of this Quarterly , we have very little doubt of its success . The original papers are written in a very superior style , ono in which force and elegance combine , and there is a rich vein of philosophic thought in the matter . This observation will apply to thc first article on " Freemasonry , " deducing that " craft and mystery " with considerable ingenuity , from thc days when the Great Architect of thc Universe planted Adam in Paradisedownwards in one continued unbroken stream , to the present time . The
, story of " The Mason , " founded upon fact , is full of romantic interest , aud powerfully told . There is also a very pleasing biography of HANDEI ,, and a detailed account of the Grand Musical Commemoration in Westminster Abbey , for a repetition of which , preparations are now making . The poetry is original and good , far above the usual order of periodical versification . Notices of theatricals and the fine arts , with spirited criticisms , and the usual digest of Parliamentary and general intelligence , have also their proportionate share of space . We
have no hesitation in saying that well-directed exertions , and a liberal supply in the general department of lhe work , will ensure the proprietors a very extensive circulation . Morning News . —It is now fourteen years since we joined the fraternity of Free aud Accepted Masons . Many and strange have been the mutations of our fortune since then , —pursued by adversity , —chastened by affliction , —anon , cheered by brighter prospects , —sometimes even In thc actual enjoyment of prosperity's ¦ ' all sunny sheen , " —again , perchance , " sinking amid sorrows /'—yet , in each and all , our attachment to the craft has always afforded either enjoyment or consolation . How can we , then , but feel exceeding gratification at beholding ,
within the mysterious precincts of editorial location this outward sign of the still more mysterious—this right hand , as it were , of Freemasonry , disarming , ( because grasping ) the right hand of criticism 1 Critical , in such a case , wc could not be ; nor is there need , for this first , as we would fondly rely , of a vigorous and long-lived race , has in it so much deserving of praise , that to be critical would be unkind , not to say unjust . We commend the whole design of the Freemason ' s Quarterly : it will go far to convince the uninitiated that the fraternity are hound together not less by sentiment and affection than by symbolical ties—that their aim is happiness—the means they use peace , truth , and
brotherly love ; and it will aid in the diffusion of instruction , and in drawing still more closely together the bonds of amity among the craft , by obtaining a place in the library of every lodge in the United Kingdom . Courier . —It may be considered as a sign of the times that the secret society of Freemasons wish to avail themselves of the press , to give publicity to their proceedings , and to establish a periodical of their own . One of the objects of the Freemason ' s Quarterly Review , of which this is the first number , is stated to be , to disabuse the world respecting the prejudices which exist against the society of Freemasons , and " by advancing the interests of Masonry ,
advance the true interests of mankind . " Those , however , who expect to find in this publication all the secrets of the craft at length exposed to view , will be disappointed , for the conductor expressly states , that , " the landmarks of tho order will be religiously observed ; " and the signs of the Zodiac and other emblems are exhibited on the cover , in resemblance of the mystical circles drawn by the professors of the black art , as an intimation , we presume , that
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Freemason's' Quarterly Review.
With some pride and equal satisfaction we call the attention of our readers to the following extracts : — Morning Post . —To see freemasonry enlisting the publicity of the Press in its cause is , no doubt , calculated to excite a feeling of surprise . It appears , however , that the principles of tho craft may he openly avowed ami advocated without endangering its secrets . This being
the case , it certainly does appear singular that so numerous and powerful a sect should have remained so Ions without a recognised and accredited organ . For the mere purpose of carrying on ordinary and official intercourse between distant lodges , of telegraphing each other , as it were , by notices and signals intelligible to Iho initiated only , one would have thought the obvious utility of such a publication would have suggesterl its establishment at a much earlier period . Independently of these advantages in a work devoted to masonic intelligence , the Freemasons' Quarter ! , / aspires to compete with other periodicals in the wide flehfof general literature and science i and , inasmuch as Masons are men who thirst after
knowledge , and seek to distinguish themselves by acquirement without tho boundary line as well as within the confines of their craft , this attribute of tbe work has been wisely resolved upon . From the specimen furnished by Jio . 1 of this Quarterly , we have very little doubt of its success . The original papers are written in a very superior style , ono in which force and elegance combine , and there is a rich vein of philosophic thought in the matter . This observation will apply to thc first article on " Freemasonry , " deducing that " craft and mystery " with considerable ingenuity , from thc days when the Great Architect of thc Universe planted Adam in Paradisedownwards in one continued unbroken stream , to the present time . The
, story of " The Mason , " founded upon fact , is full of romantic interest , aud powerfully told . There is also a very pleasing biography of HANDEI ,, and a detailed account of the Grand Musical Commemoration in Westminster Abbey , for a repetition of which , preparations are now making . The poetry is original and good , far above the usual order of periodical versification . Notices of theatricals and the fine arts , with spirited criticisms , and the usual digest of Parliamentary and general intelligence , have also their proportionate share of space . We
have no hesitation in saying that well-directed exertions , and a liberal supply in the general department of lhe work , will ensure the proprietors a very extensive circulation . Morning News . —It is now fourteen years since we joined the fraternity of Free aud Accepted Masons . Many and strange have been the mutations of our fortune since then , —pursued by adversity , —chastened by affliction , —anon , cheered by brighter prospects , —sometimes even In thc actual enjoyment of prosperity's ¦ ' all sunny sheen , " —again , perchance , " sinking amid sorrows /'—yet , in each and all , our attachment to the craft has always afforded either enjoyment or consolation . How can we , then , but feel exceeding gratification at beholding ,
within the mysterious precincts of editorial location this outward sign of the still more mysterious—this right hand , as it were , of Freemasonry , disarming , ( because grasping ) the right hand of criticism 1 Critical , in such a case , wc could not be ; nor is there need , for this first , as we would fondly rely , of a vigorous and long-lived race , has in it so much deserving of praise , that to be critical would be unkind , not to say unjust . We commend the whole design of the Freemason ' s Quarterly : it will go far to convince the uninitiated that the fraternity are hound together not less by sentiment and affection than by symbolical ties—that their aim is happiness—the means they use peace , truth , and
brotherly love ; and it will aid in the diffusion of instruction , and in drawing still more closely together the bonds of amity among the craft , by obtaining a place in the library of every lodge in the United Kingdom . Courier . —It may be considered as a sign of the times that the secret society of Freemasons wish to avail themselves of the press , to give publicity to their proceedings , and to establish a periodical of their own . One of the objects of the Freemason ' s Quarterly Review , of which this is the first number , is stated to be , to disabuse the world respecting the prejudices which exist against the society of Freemasons , and " by advancing the interests of Masonry ,
advance the true interests of mankind . " Those , however , who expect to find in this publication all the secrets of the craft at length exposed to view , will be disappointed , for the conductor expressly states , that , " the landmarks of tho order will be religiously observed ; " and the signs of the Zodiac and other emblems are exhibited on the cover , in resemblance of the mystical circles drawn by the professors of the black art , as an intimation , we presume , that