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of the true and living God Most High . Am 1 wrong in my assertion ? Assuredly not ! for I have the authority of Him , who is the fountain of truth and wisdom , for what I affirm ; for , at that last supper ivhich he gave to his disciples , he prayed fervently to the Father to sanctify them through his truth ; and that there might be no error in divining what that sanctifying essence could be , he immediately added— - "Thy word is truth . " HerethenI rest—God's word is truth ! That spiritual tracing

, , board of the Great Architect of the universe , from which all our doctrines , precepts , and commands are taken , to enable us to build the spiritual temple of the mind , and dedicate it to His glory , and the welfare of our fellow creatures . This truth , whicli inspires us with Faith , Hope , and Charity , and their attendant graces , is the constant and inseparable companion of Masonry ; her wisdom , her strength , and her beauty ! without ivhich she does nothing without which she commands nothing :

and with which she fears nothing . Are Ave absorbed in the cares of the world ! Are we , in our everyday intercourse with man , hurried from enterprise to enterprise , with scarcely one moment that we can snatch from turmoil anel business , to look upon light , until we almost forget that there is light ! Masonrywhen we avail ourselves of a feAV short moments to retire from the hurry of the world , unto the peaceful calm of her holy temple—directs our eyes

again to the all-refreshing stream ; says to the whirlwind of the mind " be still , " anel teaches us to feel that , the more we are adherent to the light of truth , the more we advance our present and future felicity . Is this truth—which I have gleaned from the fields of Masonry—a mildewed ear ? Nay , ' t is a portion of the bread of life ! "f is tbe eye of Faiththe anchor of Hope—the heart of Charity ; and the vivifying essence of all virtue . Seek not to build upon any other foundation , or the structure you raise , though built of adamant , will crumble to decay , ere the Aving of time hath brushed it . Truth is eternal ; but the word of folly shall not

stand . This truth leads us to a knoivledge and contemplation of its divine author , as far as He has been pleased to reveal II is divine nature , and awful attributes to the eye of Faith . It is by His will that the desire of knoAi--ledge is awakened in our hearts ; it is by His aid that ive are enabled to cross tlie threshold of Masonry to seek it ; it is by a sincere trust , and unshaken reliance on His infinite goodness and mercy that Ave , step by step , advance to a participation in the secrets and mysteries preservetl in the

archives of Masonry ; while an expressive symbol continually reminds us , that the Omnipresent Deity continually observes us , and records our thoughts and actions ; before ivhose glance the hidden secrets of the heart , and the minds remotest thought lie open and exposed . AVhat a contemplation for the inquisitive spirit of man ! AVhat an august range for the most expansive intellect ! The mind which , from its vast researches into the hidden mysteries of nature and science , is looked upon

by its less gifted brother spirit with a feeling of awe and venerationhere beholds its insignificance , and sinks before the awful attributes of the Deity , into a creature , who , conscious of defect , finds its best virtue is humility . By the aid of those reasoning powers with ivhich the Almighty , in His goodness , has indued us , we may imagine the Creator of the vast worlds which circle us in the glorious realms of space—the wonderful author of our being—to be indeed Omnipotent . But to be morally , palpably convinced , that in the vast realms of space Ave cannot find a spot Avhere He is not ; that He is here , and in yon apparently

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CONTENTS. Article 1
THE FREEMASONS' QUARTERLY REVIEW. Article 3
insm KissmiTXiJusar: <m&.. *CCOMPM*lYlNG... Article 11
MASONIC OFFERING TO THE REV. GEO. OLIVER, D.D. Article 12
THE PHESENTATION. Article 13
BANQUET. Article 14
DESCRIPTION OF THE PRESENTATION CUP. Article 34
INSRIPTION ON THE CUP, Article 34
GEORGIO OLIVER, Article 34
TO GEORGE OLIVER, Article 35
VALE. Article 35
GLEANINGS FROM MASONRY. Article 36
ESSAYS ON EDUCATION.—No. II. Article 39
FREEMASONRY IN EUROPE DURING THE PAST CENTURY. Article 43
THE FREEMASON'S LEXICON. Article 50
WINGED WORDS OF ANCIENT ARCHERS.—PART III. Article 58
THE ORDER OF THE TEMPLE . Article 62
"BROTHERLY LOVE, RELIEF AND TRUTH." Article 66
WATERLOO MASONIC ANECDOTES* Article 67
MASONIC ANECDOTE. Article 68
THE GOVERNESSES' BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION. Article 69
TO THE EDITOR. Article 69
THE HISTORICAL LANDMARKS OF MASONRY. Article 71
TO THE EDITOR. Article 72
TO THE EDITOR. Article 73
TO THE EDITOR. Article 74
TO THE EDITOR. Article 74
TO THE EDITOR. Article 75
FREEMASONRV IN WARWICKSHIRE. Article 76
POETRY. Article 77
MASONIC INTELLIGENCE. Article 79
SUPREME GRAND CHAPTER. Article 79
ESPECIAL GRAND LODGE. Article 79
UNITED GRAND LODGE. Article 81
THE NEW BOARD OF GENERAL PURPOSES. Article 83
THE CHARITIES. Article 84
THE BOYS' SCHOOL. Article 85
ROYAL MASONIC BENEVOLENT ANNUITY FUND Article 85
NINTH ANNIVERSARY FESTIAL OF THE ASYLUM FOR AGED AND DECAYED FREEMASONS. Article 86
THE REPORTER. Article 97
MASONIC CHIT-CHAT. Article 98
Obituary. Article 102
PROVINCIAL. Article 104
SCOTLAND. Article 121
IRELAND. Article 122
FOREIGN. Article 128
AMERICA, (UNITED STATES). Article 129
INDIA. Article 130
REVIEW OF LITERATURE, &c. Article 130
POSTCRIPT. Article 135
TO CORRESPONDENTS. Article 136
THE FREEMASONS' QUARTERLY REVIEW. Article 138
THE FREEMASON'S QUARTERLY REVIEW, NEW SERIES. Article 139
FREEMASONS' QUARTERLY ADVERTISER. NEW SERIES.—No. VI. Article 140
FREEMASONRY. BROTHE 11 J. P. A C K L A M... Article 141
FREF.MA.SONRY. T> OYAL ARCH.—Bro. J. HAR... Article 141
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Gleanings From Masonry.

of the true and living God Most High . Am 1 wrong in my assertion ? Assuredly not ! for I have the authority of Him , who is the fountain of truth and wisdom , for what I affirm ; for , at that last supper ivhich he gave to his disciples , he prayed fervently to the Father to sanctify them through his truth ; and that there might be no error in divining what that sanctifying essence could be , he immediately added— - "Thy word is truth . " HerethenI rest—God's word is truth ! That spiritual tracing

, , board of the Great Architect of the universe , from which all our doctrines , precepts , and commands are taken , to enable us to build the spiritual temple of the mind , and dedicate it to His glory , and the welfare of our fellow creatures . This truth , whicli inspires us with Faith , Hope , and Charity , and their attendant graces , is the constant and inseparable companion of Masonry ; her wisdom , her strength , and her beauty ! without ivhich she does nothing without which she commands nothing :

and with which she fears nothing . Are Ave absorbed in the cares of the world ! Are we , in our everyday intercourse with man , hurried from enterprise to enterprise , with scarcely one moment that we can snatch from turmoil anel business , to look upon light , until we almost forget that there is light ! Masonrywhen we avail ourselves of a feAV short moments to retire from the hurry of the world , unto the peaceful calm of her holy temple—directs our eyes

again to the all-refreshing stream ; says to the whirlwind of the mind " be still , " anel teaches us to feel that , the more we are adherent to the light of truth , the more we advance our present and future felicity . Is this truth—which I have gleaned from the fields of Masonry—a mildewed ear ? Nay , ' t is a portion of the bread of life ! "f is tbe eye of Faiththe anchor of Hope—the heart of Charity ; and the vivifying essence of all virtue . Seek not to build upon any other foundation , or the structure you raise , though built of adamant , will crumble to decay , ere the Aving of time hath brushed it . Truth is eternal ; but the word of folly shall not

stand . This truth leads us to a knoivledge and contemplation of its divine author , as far as He has been pleased to reveal II is divine nature , and awful attributes to the eye of Faith . It is by His will that the desire of knoAi--ledge is awakened in our hearts ; it is by His aid that ive are enabled to cross tlie threshold of Masonry to seek it ; it is by a sincere trust , and unshaken reliance on His infinite goodness and mercy that Ave , step by step , advance to a participation in the secrets and mysteries preservetl in the

archives of Masonry ; while an expressive symbol continually reminds us , that the Omnipresent Deity continually observes us , and records our thoughts and actions ; before ivhose glance the hidden secrets of the heart , and the minds remotest thought lie open and exposed . AVhat a contemplation for the inquisitive spirit of man ! AVhat an august range for the most expansive intellect ! The mind which , from its vast researches into the hidden mysteries of nature and science , is looked upon

by its less gifted brother spirit with a feeling of awe and venerationhere beholds its insignificance , and sinks before the awful attributes of the Deity , into a creature , who , conscious of defect , finds its best virtue is humility . By the aid of those reasoning powers with ivhich the Almighty , in His goodness , has indued us , we may imagine the Creator of the vast worlds which circle us in the glorious realms of space—the wonderful author of our being—to be indeed Omnipotent . But to be morally , palpably convinced , that in the vast realms of space Ave cannot find a spot Avhere He is not ; that He is here , and in yon apparently

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