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Notes On Literature, Science And Art.

In ¥ \?^? \? St ° neS m a Slm P ' effected style , but their very homeliness will make them a 1 the more arable to the very large class of readers who do noS for the sensational element m fiction . " And there are numerous other notices . AvhichT must pass oyer IIOAV , to the same purport from other papers . Strange to say , the most ill nataed notice-one that evidently is the production of an anonymous and inS gLS cowardwhom I would not object to answer if he durst throw off

, Ms Jack-the-Gi 2 killers invisible coat , comes from a place Avhere Bro . Holmes has given good and oX tons services to elevate the tastes of the inhabitants , and from an insignificant paper Avhich has ahvays seemed very friendly to our good Brother Avhilst he Avas there as collector of customs but at once turns upon him as soon as he leaves the place-I allude to the WoodbndgeRepm ; ler Asnobodyin Woodbrid ge suspects the respectable publisher Mr . Jolm Read , of Avritmg the article , the simuositirm is . t . bnt . 1 .,. i , M ^ L . ™__™ ,-i _ ., i , .... _'

by a more cunning , but less honourable person , to lend his paper to attempt to wound the feelings of a man who deserved better treatment from those he Avas leaving . The other exception I alluded to Avas the East Anglian Daily Times , Avhich reproduced the Woodbridge paragraph Avith great gusto , stating a downri ght falsehood , AVMCII I feel it due to our gifted Brother to expose : _ " We have not been favoured with a copy , we fear on account of our inability to appreciate a ballad by the same author , reviewed in this paper some time ' It is below the di of

ago gnity journalists to complain that works are no sent to them for revieAv ; but the fact is , Bro . Holmes had no more to do Avith sending out he volume , than the Wise Men of the East . If blame there was , it must rest on my shoulders , who so far from knowing that the Ipsivich critic had not been able to appreciate our Brother ' s ballad , did not know there was such a luminary in existence , and am still ignorant AVhat ballad he criticisedand in Avhat he revived

, manner it . I mention this merel y to show how very easy it is for men , even though editors of newspapers , to be total y mistaken I am the as man in the Avorld to Avish to ° curb honest critic 14 , hmvever plain-spoken ; but the unhol y wish to cause pain for the sake of annoymg another ; and SI ^ i r * . f . fi ™ a vulgar pride of wishing to be thought clever

. cr iltsStn r 7 T * Y ^ ' have inaU *** been CTils ^ the true SJ3S " SS itlJT' ^ - ; . ^ Paper i 8 P ^ P ™ tedfor him l 3 efol ' e ** caches thoug h his hands , I would advise Mm h tlie liyp 0 future C 1 ' may not Hde to be Ms made mali ^ cat ^ s paw ** of any — ill"SS S "

I am glad to see that the best of our Masonic Pocket-books , the Cosmopolitan , has already been issued by Bro . Kenning for 1878 . It contains more information for Tw Shillings than any other at a greater price , and ought , ( and no doubt does ) receive a large measui-eofsupportfromthe members of t 08 the etller Craft sucl throug 1 a mass hout the of Mas Avorld 011 ic * very " » ^ X ^ Z ^ ST ^^ Rose Cottage , Stokesley .

A Freemason's Christmas Thoughts.

A FREEMASON'S CHRISTMAS THOUGHTS .

BY E . P . PHILPOTS , M . D ., F . K . G . S . Had Christmastide ! With true Masonic cheer , Again we welcome thee in our career Of busy life , reminding us once more , Another year has passed , —how quickly ! o ' er .

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Untitled Article 1
A christmas Greeting. Article 2
BRO. CAPTAIN JOHN N. PHILIPS. Article 3
SONNET. Article 3
OLD BUILDINGS IN FLEET STREET. Article 4
COLE'S LIST OF LODGES, 1763. Article 5
A LIST OF REGULAR LODGES, Article 5
LET US BE KIND. Article 14
ARRIVALS, SURVIVALS, AND REVIVALS. Article 15
A TALE OF LOVE. Article 21
MRS. FEBNBRAKE'S "LUCKY BIRD." Article 22
CHRISTMAS EVE. Article 28
THE WORK OF NATURE IN THE MONTHS. Article 30
FROM LISBON TO BELEM. Article 37
A PORTRAIT. Article 41
THE ADVENTURES OF DON PASQUALE. Article 42
A CHAPTER ON OAKS. Article 44
MISERY. Article 49
MASONRY—ITS PAST AND FUTURE. Article 51
UNCLE CHARLES'S STORY. Article 54
FRIENDSHIP AND BROTHERHOOD. Article 57
SONNET. Article 59
EXTRACTS FROM THE RECORDS OF AN OLD ASSEMBLY OF KNIGHTS TEMPLAR MEETING AT BOLTON. Article 59
A MODERN NOVEL SOMEWHAT UNDERVALUED. Article 61
CABINET OF MASONIC CURIOSITIES. Article 63
TO MRS. BRYANT. Article 64
THE PROPOSED SPELLING REFORM. Article 64
REACHING AFTER THE UNATTAINABLE.* Article 66
Reviews. Article 67
THE POETIC INTERPRETATION OF NATURE.* Article 70
Untitled Article 70
HOW MR. JOSS FAILED TO BE MADE A MASON. Article 75
AMABEL VAUGHAN. Article 77
A CHRISTMAS MEMORY. 1877. Article 82
Untitled Article 83
LOST AND SAVED; OR NELLIE POWERS THE MISSIONARY'S DAUGHTER. Article 84
THE MAP OF EUROPE IN 1877. Article 88
A GOOD HONEST HEART. Article 90
THE INCONCLUSIVENESS AND ABERRATIONS OF SCIENTIFIC TEACHERS. Article 91
NOTES ON LITERATURE, SCIENCE AND ART. Article 93
A FREEMASON'S CHRISTMAS THOUGHTS. Article 95
ANSWER TO ACROSTIC. Article 97
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Notes On Literature, Science And Art.

In ¥ \?^? \? St ° neS m a Slm P ' effected style , but their very homeliness will make them a 1 the more arable to the very large class of readers who do noS for the sensational element m fiction . " And there are numerous other notices . AvhichT must pass oyer IIOAV , to the same purport from other papers . Strange to say , the most ill nataed notice-one that evidently is the production of an anonymous and inS gLS cowardwhom I would not object to answer if he durst throw off

, Ms Jack-the-Gi 2 killers invisible coat , comes from a place Avhere Bro . Holmes has given good and oX tons services to elevate the tastes of the inhabitants , and from an insignificant paper Avhich has ahvays seemed very friendly to our good Brother Avhilst he Avas there as collector of customs but at once turns upon him as soon as he leaves the place-I allude to the WoodbndgeRepm ; ler Asnobodyin Woodbrid ge suspects the respectable publisher Mr . Jolm Read , of Avritmg the article , the simuositirm is . t . bnt . 1 .,. i , M ^ L . ™__™ ,-i _ ., i , .... _'

by a more cunning , but less honourable person , to lend his paper to attempt to wound the feelings of a man who deserved better treatment from those he Avas leaving . The other exception I alluded to Avas the East Anglian Daily Times , Avhich reproduced the Woodbridge paragraph Avith great gusto , stating a downri ght falsehood , AVMCII I feel it due to our gifted Brother to expose : _ " We have not been favoured with a copy , we fear on account of our inability to appreciate a ballad by the same author , reviewed in this paper some time ' It is below the di of

ago gnity journalists to complain that works are no sent to them for revieAv ; but the fact is , Bro . Holmes had no more to do Avith sending out he volume , than the Wise Men of the East . If blame there was , it must rest on my shoulders , who so far from knowing that the Ipsivich critic had not been able to appreciate our Brother ' s ballad , did not know there was such a luminary in existence , and am still ignorant AVhat ballad he criticisedand in Avhat he revived

, manner it . I mention this merel y to show how very easy it is for men , even though editors of newspapers , to be total y mistaken I am the as man in the Avorld to Avish to ° curb honest critic 14 , hmvever plain-spoken ; but the unhol y wish to cause pain for the sake of annoymg another ; and SI ^ i r * . f . fi ™ a vulgar pride of wishing to be thought clever

. cr iltsStn r 7 T * Y ^ ' have inaU *** been CTils ^ the true SJ3S " SS itlJT' ^ - ; . ^ Paper i 8 P ^ P ™ tedfor him l 3 efol ' e ** caches thoug h his hands , I would advise Mm h tlie liyp 0 future C 1 ' may not Hde to be Ms made mali ^ cat ^ s paw ** of any — ill"SS S "

I am glad to see that the best of our Masonic Pocket-books , the Cosmopolitan , has already been issued by Bro . Kenning for 1878 . It contains more information for Tw Shillings than any other at a greater price , and ought , ( and no doubt does ) receive a large measui-eofsupportfromthe members of t 08 the etller Craft sucl throug 1 a mass hout the of Mas Avorld 011 ic * very " » ^ X ^ Z ^ ST ^^ Rose Cottage , Stokesley .

A Freemason's Christmas Thoughts.

A FREEMASON'S CHRISTMAS THOUGHTS .

BY E . P . PHILPOTS , M . D ., F . K . G . S . Had Christmastide ! With true Masonic cheer , Again we welcome thee in our career Of busy life , reminding us once more , Another year has passed , —how quickly ! o ' er .

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