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Preface To The Eighth Volume.
PREFACE TO THE EIGHTH VOLUME .
WITH the close of another volume publisher and editor beg to return thanks hearty and many to those who have cheered their labours , and aided their efforts to diffuse a good and sound Masonic literature among the Craft . And if , when we "take stock" at the close of another volume , the result is hardly such as they once ventured to anticipate , a good deal may no doubt
be said for the peculiar difficulties of a Masonic serial in itself , and that intense competition which now awaits all candidates for literary success , or further approval . There are special hindrances attendant on a Masonic magazine , which , though it is true that they affect all young magazines more or less , yet seem seriously to stand in the way of the success and circulation
of a magazine which is mainly Masonic in tone and tendency . The circle of Masonic readers is a limited one ; the public , as a rule , are barred , so to say , by the very name of Masonry , and therefore the publisher and editor have not only to find an audience , but to hit the happy mean of magazine
interest and efficiency , for if they are too technical and dry , they displease one class of readers , if the contributions assume a lighter strain they antagonize another class of minds . The Masonic Magazine has from the first had much main support , and has been cheered by the hearty aid of unwavering friends .
Publisher and editor , in returning thanks for past favours and past patronage , trust still to receive the friendly and kindly countenance of all who desire to see a Masonic serial availing and available for the promulgation ancl elucidation of the tenets , the history , and the archaeology of our useful and benevolent fraternity .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Preface To The Eighth Volume.
PREFACE TO THE EIGHTH VOLUME .
WITH the close of another volume publisher and editor beg to return thanks hearty and many to those who have cheered their labours , and aided their efforts to diffuse a good and sound Masonic literature among the Craft . And if , when we "take stock" at the close of another volume , the result is hardly such as they once ventured to anticipate , a good deal may no doubt
be said for the peculiar difficulties of a Masonic serial in itself , and that intense competition which now awaits all candidates for literary success , or further approval . There are special hindrances attendant on a Masonic magazine , which , though it is true that they affect all young magazines more or less , yet seem seriously to stand in the way of the success and circulation
of a magazine which is mainly Masonic in tone and tendency . The circle of Masonic readers is a limited one ; the public , as a rule , are barred , so to say , by the very name of Masonry , and therefore the publisher and editor have not only to find an audience , but to hit the happy mean of magazine
interest and efficiency , for if they are too technical and dry , they displease one class of readers , if the contributions assume a lighter strain they antagonize another class of minds . The Masonic Magazine has from the first had much main support , and has been cheered by the hearty aid of unwavering friends .
Publisher and editor , in returning thanks for past favours and past patronage , trust still to receive the friendly and kindly countenance of all who desire to see a Masonic serial availing and available for the promulgation ancl elucidation of the tenets , the history , and the archaeology of our useful and benevolent fraternity .