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Review Of Literature—Fine Arts—Exhibitions—The Drama, &C.
But when we come to that speculative part of Mr . O'Brien ' s work , which tends to prove the identity of Buttha and Christ , asserting , that under that name the Saviour suffered crucifixion ages before the sacrifice of Calvary , we are startled . His position is strong , his arguments curious and many—some drawn from holy writ itself ; but it is a point on which we can not , dare not , give judgment . The subject of f n antediluvian incarnation must always remain a matter of doubt ; for
although many passages both in the Old Testament and the Gospels may be thought to have reference to such an event , still , as we have no express declaration , it is a point which time alone , when all secrets are revealed , can discover . In dismissing the Round Towers from our notice we are free to confess that we have rendered but lean justics to its extraordinary learning and research . Our non-apquaintance with the ancient language of
Ireland has been a drawback in the discharge of our critical duties . Volumes mig ht be written upon the various points which it embraces , and yet justice not be done to its vast merits . The proverb , that a prophet hath slig ht honour in his own country , has been verified in the unworthy treatment Mr . O ' Brien appears to have received irom the Royal Irish Academy . AA ' e trust they will remove the stain from their body by an ample , though tardy , act of
justice to their distinguished countryman . The Freemason ' s Poclcet Companion .. —AVithout entering into the antiquities or abstruse history of the Order , this little work presents a useful manual , containing a chronological list of Grand Masters from Austin the Monk , in 597 , the first Grand Master in England , down to His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex , who at present fills that important officeThe oriin and of the Craft are detailed with
. g progress perspicuity and simplicity . The mind of the author has evidently been devoted to the science of Freemasonry . It may not prove the less acceptable to our readers when they are informed that it is the production of a Brother of the Apollo Lodge , Oxford , 460 , the son of a distinguished prelate .
Remarks on Party Distinctions in Religion . By the Rev . J . B . James , B . C . L ., M . D . ( Rivingtons , pp . 59 ) . —We have received a . copy of this reverend gentleman ' s remarks , a perusal of which satisfies us that our author is sincere in his vocation . The stirring changes in the popular world have evidently created considerable apprehension in his mind that the church may suffer materially in consequence ; and he forcibly calls upon two classes of preachers to unite in protection of inion his
their mutual interests . AVe can offer no op upon arguments , which , however , will be interesting to minds of kindred faith . The pamphlet may be fairly said to be well written , and calculated to unite members of the church in a still closer bond of unanimity . Observations on the Ulcerative Process , i ] -c . By AVm . Eccles , Surgeon . ( Highley , Fleet-street , and E . AA ^ ilson , bds . pp . 66 ) . —Our province as reviewers may not be considered as extending into the arena
of the medical sciences , but we may not be held as trespassers in noticin" - such works as have an evident claim upon the attention of the general reader , for whom , perhaps ,- although they possess the higher quality of being adapted for the perusal of a profession to which society
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Review Of Literature—Fine Arts—Exhibitions—The Drama, &C.
But when we come to that speculative part of Mr . O'Brien ' s work , which tends to prove the identity of Buttha and Christ , asserting , that under that name the Saviour suffered crucifixion ages before the sacrifice of Calvary , we are startled . His position is strong , his arguments curious and many—some drawn from holy writ itself ; but it is a point on which we can not , dare not , give judgment . The subject of f n antediluvian incarnation must always remain a matter of doubt ; for
although many passages both in the Old Testament and the Gospels may be thought to have reference to such an event , still , as we have no express declaration , it is a point which time alone , when all secrets are revealed , can discover . In dismissing the Round Towers from our notice we are free to confess that we have rendered but lean justics to its extraordinary learning and research . Our non-apquaintance with the ancient language of
Ireland has been a drawback in the discharge of our critical duties . Volumes mig ht be written upon the various points which it embraces , and yet justice not be done to its vast merits . The proverb , that a prophet hath slig ht honour in his own country , has been verified in the unworthy treatment Mr . O ' Brien appears to have received irom the Royal Irish Academy . AA ' e trust they will remove the stain from their body by an ample , though tardy , act of
justice to their distinguished countryman . The Freemason ' s Poclcet Companion .. —AVithout entering into the antiquities or abstruse history of the Order , this little work presents a useful manual , containing a chronological list of Grand Masters from Austin the Monk , in 597 , the first Grand Master in England , down to His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex , who at present fills that important officeThe oriin and of the Craft are detailed with
. g progress perspicuity and simplicity . The mind of the author has evidently been devoted to the science of Freemasonry . It may not prove the less acceptable to our readers when they are informed that it is the production of a Brother of the Apollo Lodge , Oxford , 460 , the son of a distinguished prelate .
Remarks on Party Distinctions in Religion . By the Rev . J . B . James , B . C . L ., M . D . ( Rivingtons , pp . 59 ) . —We have received a . copy of this reverend gentleman ' s remarks , a perusal of which satisfies us that our author is sincere in his vocation . The stirring changes in the popular world have evidently created considerable apprehension in his mind that the church may suffer materially in consequence ; and he forcibly calls upon two classes of preachers to unite in protection of inion his
their mutual interests . AVe can offer no op upon arguments , which , however , will be interesting to minds of kindred faith . The pamphlet may be fairly said to be well written , and calculated to unite members of the church in a still closer bond of unanimity . Observations on the Ulcerative Process , i ] -c . By AVm . Eccles , Surgeon . ( Highley , Fleet-street , and E . AA ^ ilson , bds . pp . 66 ) . —Our province as reviewers may not be considered as extending into the arena
of the medical sciences , but we may not be held as trespassers in noticin" - such works as have an evident claim upon the attention of the general reader , for whom , perhaps ,- although they possess the higher quality of being adapted for the perusal of a profession to which society