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    Article JOINING THE FREEMASONS. ← Page 3 of 3
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Joining The Freemasons.

them . I don ' t grudge the subscription , for , having it , what's the use of a fat bank account if one can ' t enjoy one ' s self ? Some of the brethren must find it hard work to put down the dibs , but that ' s their affair . So I enjoy feasts to which

the trumpery spreads of Foresters and Odd Fellows are mere porridge and salt . I am slightly bilious . They tell me all Masons are slightly bilious at first . May 15 . —Today , tAvo poor women Avhose departed beloveds Avere Masons

, called , asking me to assist in getting their two lads into the Mason ' s Orphanage . " A soft ansAver turneth away wrath . " Of course I promised , aud they Avent off quite happy . What did they say their names were ?

May 20 . —Have been regularly to Lodge . Mrs . Battleaxe still practicing for Deaf and Dumb- Asylum . How hard this Mason work makes some hearts ! Motherin-laAv is storin g her furniture in our lumber rooms .

May 24 . —During the last few days I have been very ill . I went to see my medical man , and he told me I had suppressed gout . Gout took my father to kingdom come . If this is " suppressed " gout I should like to have it out-and-out next timefor it Avould be pleasanter . In

, fact I am far from well , though doctor and chemist have had their Avill of me . Motherm-law has settled clown and the servants are respectful to her . Maria Theresa ' s frozen up like the tunes in Munchausen ' s horn ; but she'll break loose before I

become P . M . or W . M . For really everything looks bine . I have not ordered any Masonic jewellery from ChurchStreet . And I have not heard from Brother Hesketh yet . And there are an astonishing number of Masons Avho appeal to me as a brother . What a change eight weeks have affected .

The Philadelphia Exhibition.

THE PHILADELPHIA EXHIBITION .

THIS successful enterprise was closed on ™ day , November 10 th , at Philadelphia , ^ fter a career of unprecedented success , taking all things into consideration , also as regards the magnitude and the difficulties of

the undertaking . Without going into long arguments or longer statistics Ave are quite prepared to re-echo the Avorth of Mr . John Welsh , " to Avhom as much as to any one , " says the Correspondent to the " Times , " the success of the Exhibition is due .

" It has halloAved the Centennial year by an inspiration of the past . The circumstances attendant on the nation ' s birth have been recalled . The patriotic impulses of the people have been quickened . Their love for their country has been

strengthened , " The Exhibition has concentrated here specimens of the varied products of the United States and made better knoAvn to us

our vast resources . " It has brought to us the representatives of many nations , men skilled , accomplished and experienced , and they have brought Avith them stores of treasures in all forms given to them by long-practised industry and art . And others are here from neAV

lands even younger than our OAvn , giving fall promise of a bright and glorious future . " It has placed side by side for comparison , the ^ industries of the world . In viewing them the utilitarian revels in the realization that man is striving earnestly to make all things contribute to his

convenience and comfort . The philosopher stands in awe at their contemplation as he chvells upon the cherished thought of the possible unity of nations , and he who looks on the grandeur of the scene from a spiritual standpoint is filled

with the hope that the clay is near ' when the glory of the Lord shall cover the earth as the Avaters cover the sea . ' " It has taught us in Avhat others excel , aud excited our ambition to strive to equal them .

"It has taught others that our first century has not been passed in idleness , and that , at least in a few things , Ave are alread y in the advance .

" It has proved to them and to us that national prejudices are as unprofitable as they are unreasonable ; that they are hindrances to progress and to welfare , and that the arts of peace are most favourable for advancing the condition , the power aud the greatness of a true nation . " It has been the occasion of a deli ghtful union among the representatives of many , nations , marked by an intelligent appreci-

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Untitled Article 1
Monthly Masonic Summary. Article 2
FREEMASONRY IN ROME. Article 3
THE UNOPENED LETTER. Article 7
MASONIC NUMISMATICS. Article 7
THE ENCHANTED ISLE OF THE SEA. Article 10
LISTS OF OLD LODGES, No. 3. Article 13
A LIST OF THE WARRANTED LODGES Article 13
THE BIRTH OF THE ROSE. Article 17
BY THE "SAD SEA WAVES." Article 17
AN OLD, OLD STORY. Article 18
AN AMERICAN VINDICATION OF AMERICANS. Article 20
No. 194, UNDER THE "ANCIENTS" AND ITS RECORDS. Article 23
SONNET. Article 23
ALLHALLOWS, BREAD STREET. Article 24
GERARD MONTAGU: Article 26
FATHER FOY ON SECRET SOCIETIES. Article 29
SLEEP ON MY HEART. Article 34
PUT YOURSELF IN MY PLACE. Article 35
JOINING THE FREEMASONS. Article 37
THE PHILADELPHIA EXHIBITION. Article 39
LOVE'S UTTERANCE. Article 41
POETS' CORNER. Article 41
A PECULIAR CASE. Article 43
Our Archaeological Corner. Article 47
VULGARITY. Article 49
SONNET. Article 51
THE ORIGIN AND REFERENCES OF THE HERMESIAN SPURIOUS FREEMASONRY. Article 52
ADDRESS OF THE GRAND MASTER, J. H. GRAHAM, L.L.D., &c. Article 53
Reviews. Article 55
NOTES ON LITERATURE, SCIENCE AND ART. Article 62
THE OBJECT OF A LIFE. Article 66
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Joining The Freemasons.

them . I don ' t grudge the subscription , for , having it , what's the use of a fat bank account if one can ' t enjoy one ' s self ? Some of the brethren must find it hard work to put down the dibs , but that ' s their affair . So I enjoy feasts to which

the trumpery spreads of Foresters and Odd Fellows are mere porridge and salt . I am slightly bilious . They tell me all Masons are slightly bilious at first . May 15 . —Today , tAvo poor women Avhose departed beloveds Avere Masons

, called , asking me to assist in getting their two lads into the Mason ' s Orphanage . " A soft ansAver turneth away wrath . " Of course I promised , aud they Avent off quite happy . What did they say their names were ?

May 20 . —Have been regularly to Lodge . Mrs . Battleaxe still practicing for Deaf and Dumb- Asylum . How hard this Mason work makes some hearts ! Motherin-laAv is storin g her furniture in our lumber rooms .

May 24 . —During the last few days I have been very ill . I went to see my medical man , and he told me I had suppressed gout . Gout took my father to kingdom come . If this is " suppressed " gout I should like to have it out-and-out next timefor it Avould be pleasanter . In

, fact I am far from well , though doctor and chemist have had their Avill of me . Motherm-law has settled clown and the servants are respectful to her . Maria Theresa ' s frozen up like the tunes in Munchausen ' s horn ; but she'll break loose before I

become P . M . or W . M . For really everything looks bine . I have not ordered any Masonic jewellery from ChurchStreet . And I have not heard from Brother Hesketh yet . And there are an astonishing number of Masons Avho appeal to me as a brother . What a change eight weeks have affected .

The Philadelphia Exhibition.

THE PHILADELPHIA EXHIBITION .

THIS successful enterprise was closed on ™ day , November 10 th , at Philadelphia , ^ fter a career of unprecedented success , taking all things into consideration , also as regards the magnitude and the difficulties of

the undertaking . Without going into long arguments or longer statistics Ave are quite prepared to re-echo the Avorth of Mr . John Welsh , " to Avhom as much as to any one , " says the Correspondent to the " Times , " the success of the Exhibition is due .

" It has halloAved the Centennial year by an inspiration of the past . The circumstances attendant on the nation ' s birth have been recalled . The patriotic impulses of the people have been quickened . Their love for their country has been

strengthened , " The Exhibition has concentrated here specimens of the varied products of the United States and made better knoAvn to us

our vast resources . " It has brought to us the representatives of many nations , men skilled , accomplished and experienced , and they have brought Avith them stores of treasures in all forms given to them by long-practised industry and art . And others are here from neAV

lands even younger than our OAvn , giving fall promise of a bright and glorious future . " It has placed side by side for comparison , the ^ industries of the world . In viewing them the utilitarian revels in the realization that man is striving earnestly to make all things contribute to his

convenience and comfort . The philosopher stands in awe at their contemplation as he chvells upon the cherished thought of the possible unity of nations , and he who looks on the grandeur of the scene from a spiritual standpoint is filled

with the hope that the clay is near ' when the glory of the Lord shall cover the earth as the Avaters cover the sea . ' " It has taught us in Avhat others excel , aud excited our ambition to strive to equal them .

"It has taught others that our first century has not been passed in idleness , and that , at least in a few things , Ave are alread y in the advance .

" It has proved to them and to us that national prejudices are as unprofitable as they are unreasonable ; that they are hindrances to progress and to welfare , and that the arts of peace are most favourable for advancing the condition , the power aud the greatness of a true nation . " It has been the occasion of a deli ghtful union among the representatives of many , nations , marked by an intelligent appreci-

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