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Reviews Of New Books.
" American Freemason for Marcli" Bro . J . F . Brennan , Louisville , Kentucky . —The third number of the new volume of this Magazine fully maintains its . character ' . ' . for the variety of its . contents , and the excellence of its arrangements . In its lighter department , the history of Morgansome what heigh tened—continues its career of romance , and th e ; " Freemason' s
Daughter , by an English Brother , " promises to be of considerable interest . "Masonic Symbology , " a biographical-. ' notice with a portrait of the Eev . Salem Town , of New York , the author of " Speculative Masonry ; " with extracts on Masonic Law from the best writers , living and dead , and a large amount of information relative to American Lodges , completes a very agreeable number . Judging from the reports , the American Brethren
spend a large amount in charity , though we believe they have hot that general organisation for the purpose which exists in this country . Thus we read that last year two Lodges in Maine so 45 dols ;; three in New Hampshire , 193 dels . ; one in Verinont , 50 dols . ; nineteen in New York , 770 dols . ; four in Pennsylvania , 441 dols . ; one in Maryland , 100 dols . ; two in South Carolina , 80 dols . ; four in Georgia , 118 dols . ; one in
Alabama , 50 dols . ; nine in Tennesse , 430 dols . ; eight in Kentucky , 442 dols . ; twenty-five in Ohio , 792 dels . ; eleven in Indiana . ? 234 dols , ; eight in Illinois , 433 dols . ; three in Iowa , 80 dols . ; five in Michigan , 132 dols . ; and one in Michigan , 50 dols . Very many of the Lodges make no return of what they dispense in charity , though the large majority of the Lodges appear to be rich in this world ' s goods , numbers counting their property by
hundreds of the " almighty dollar , ' * and not a few by thousands . Of the Lodge in Maryland it is reported that they gave away 100 dol . in charity , but are penniless . Upon which the editor exclaims— " Hurra for that Lodge ; it is one after our own heart . "
u History in Ruins ; a Handbook of Architecture for the Unlearned " by Geo . Gonwrrc , F . R . S . London : Chapman and Hall , Piccadilly . —This can scarcely be called a new work , but it is of so interesting a nature to the Freemason , that we believe no excuse will be necessary for directing the attention of the Brethren to it . The subject is treated in a series of letters to a lady , with great tact and good taste , Mr , Godwin clearly
proving what he states in his preface , that " the history of the world is forcibly illustrated by the history of its buildings , and the tale , so far from being dry and repulsive , is singularly curious and interesting . " The history of architecture is one peculiarly attractive to the Freemason , who sees in the Craft of which he has become a member , something more than a
mere routine of Lodge-meetings and ceremonies , which , however beautiful , are only meant as the type of what is to be learned by future study ,, As interesting to the Mason , and at the same time showing the class of information to be obtained from the pages of this little book , we extract the following relative to King Solomon ' s Temple : —¦
' . ' The description of Solomons Temple to be found in the First Book of Kings ( ch . vi . ) and the Second Book of Chronicles ( ch . ii . and iii ) , shows the enormous scale on which building operations were then conducted . Eighty thousand men were set to hew in the mountains , seventy thousand to bear burdens , and three thousand three hundred to overlook and direct . The building consisted of the main body of
the temple , a porch or portico in front , and the sanctum behind . Tho length of the body of the temple in feet ( if we consider the cubit as 1 foot 6 inches ) was 60 feet , and the width 30 feet , or one-half the length . The height was 45 feet , or half the length of the temple and sanctum together . The sanctum was 30 feet long and 30 feet wide . The porch extended the whole width of the building , and projected 15 feet , or half its width . The whole of these dimensions show curious attention to harmony and proportion , 3 H
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Reviews Of New Books.
" American Freemason for Marcli" Bro . J . F . Brennan , Louisville , Kentucky . —The third number of the new volume of this Magazine fully maintains its . character ' . ' . for the variety of its . contents , and the excellence of its arrangements . In its lighter department , the history of Morgansome what heigh tened—continues its career of romance , and th e ; " Freemason' s
Daughter , by an English Brother , " promises to be of considerable interest . "Masonic Symbology , " a biographical-. ' notice with a portrait of the Eev . Salem Town , of New York , the author of " Speculative Masonry ; " with extracts on Masonic Law from the best writers , living and dead , and a large amount of information relative to American Lodges , completes a very agreeable number . Judging from the reports , the American Brethren
spend a large amount in charity , though we believe they have hot that general organisation for the purpose which exists in this country . Thus we read that last year two Lodges in Maine so 45 dols ;; three in New Hampshire , 193 dels . ; one in Verinont , 50 dols . ; nineteen in New York , 770 dols . ; four in Pennsylvania , 441 dols . ; one in Maryland , 100 dols . ; two in South Carolina , 80 dols . ; four in Georgia , 118 dols . ; one in
Alabama , 50 dols . ; nine in Tennesse , 430 dols . ; eight in Kentucky , 442 dols . ; twenty-five in Ohio , 792 dels . ; eleven in Indiana . ? 234 dols , ; eight in Illinois , 433 dols . ; three in Iowa , 80 dols . ; five in Michigan , 132 dols . ; and one in Michigan , 50 dols . Very many of the Lodges make no return of what they dispense in charity , though the large majority of the Lodges appear to be rich in this world ' s goods , numbers counting their property by
hundreds of the " almighty dollar , ' * and not a few by thousands . Of the Lodge in Maryland it is reported that they gave away 100 dol . in charity , but are penniless . Upon which the editor exclaims— " Hurra for that Lodge ; it is one after our own heart . "
u History in Ruins ; a Handbook of Architecture for the Unlearned " by Geo . Gonwrrc , F . R . S . London : Chapman and Hall , Piccadilly . —This can scarcely be called a new work , but it is of so interesting a nature to the Freemason , that we believe no excuse will be necessary for directing the attention of the Brethren to it . The subject is treated in a series of letters to a lady , with great tact and good taste , Mr , Godwin clearly
proving what he states in his preface , that " the history of the world is forcibly illustrated by the history of its buildings , and the tale , so far from being dry and repulsive , is singularly curious and interesting . " The history of architecture is one peculiarly attractive to the Freemason , who sees in the Craft of which he has become a member , something more than a
mere routine of Lodge-meetings and ceremonies , which , however beautiful , are only meant as the type of what is to be learned by future study ,, As interesting to the Mason , and at the same time showing the class of information to be obtained from the pages of this little book , we extract the following relative to King Solomon ' s Temple : —¦
' . ' The description of Solomons Temple to be found in the First Book of Kings ( ch . vi . ) and the Second Book of Chronicles ( ch . ii . and iii ) , shows the enormous scale on which building operations were then conducted . Eighty thousand men were set to hew in the mountains , seventy thousand to bear burdens , and three thousand three hundred to overlook and direct . The building consisted of the main body of
the temple , a porch or portico in front , and the sanctum behind . Tho length of the body of the temple in feet ( if we consider the cubit as 1 foot 6 inches ) was 60 feet , and the width 30 feet , or one-half the length . The height was 45 feet , or half the length of the temple and sanctum together . The sanctum was 30 feet long and 30 feet wide . The porch extended the whole width of the building , and projected 15 feet , or half its width . The whole of these dimensions show curious attention to harmony and proportion , 3 H