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Literary Notices.
grades , or whatever any one may please , it yet remains the same , and contains the old laws , usages , charges , and customs of that corporation , with but few , if any , modern alterations . The distinction which is endeavoured to be set up of operative and speculative Alasons cannot be authenticated by proof , and has no foundation in the former laws ; it appears to be the attempt of pride , the Freemasons being anxious to
throw off their parentage from the corporation of working mechanics . But while ashamed of their origin , they are not above continuing to act by their laws , and to recognise them as their own . If the object be to distinguish operative from speculative as the actual Craftsman because we do not now actually erect buildings , it should be so explained , and not left doubtful whether in former times speculative Alasonry existed independent of the operative ; such an assertion would be untrue , as abundance of proofs are given in this book that the one existed at all times with the other , and that the speculative is only a part of the whole intimately connected and undividable , atall times well understood bv the
arrangers of the present Freemasonry , who introduced nothing new but urged only the continuance of Brotherly love , relief , and truth . " We have thus taken a hasty glance at the origin , objects , and transition of Masonry to the present fraternity . We have produced undoubted proofs and unquestionable authorities , which are now submitted to the Brethren . Our own deductions may be cavilled at by some , and perhaps be attacked by well-informed Brethren , but our witnesses remain
firm and unshaken , and should an opponent appear , we shall require him first to produce his vouchers ; such , indeed , as will stand the test of an equal examination with our own—nothing on hearsay , no doubtful copies , but authentic , original records , guch as belong ' to our actual existing society—not imaginary papers , that are to be sought for somewhere undefined , in an unheard-of place in some uninhabited part of the globecopies of which can onlbe discovered . If such proofs as
, y we bring are produced , and they appear to agree with our ancient charges , they will be worthy of further investigation . If they do not thus far agree with our first principles , they must be considered as fictions , and be treated with the contempt every instructed Mason will accord to fable and attempts to mislead . "
A popular Atlas ofthe World . J . AVyld . In every walk of literature there are enterprising spirits of the age ; we are about to remark almost in advance of it—the Editor of the " Popular Atlas of the World , " however , at least keeps pace with the revolution of lime , for no sooner is a portion of the world we inhabit brought before our notice by stirring events , than with lightning speed is presented to our view , a topographical record of the eventful scene . India
, China , indeed every part of the world has been placed before us . At length Mr . AVyld has commenced the first number of a series of twenty-four monthly numbers of detached maps , to include the whole world , each number to be illustrated with letter-press . To say we wish Mr . AVyld success is but to express a desire that " the world" he thus exhibits to the view , were known to all within its orbit . There are secrets in all matters , especially in Freemasonry ; but here A'Ir ., or rather Brother AVyld , has arranged such a magnificent illustration for one shilling and sixpence , that must puzzle the most intelligent financier of the day .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Literary Notices.
grades , or whatever any one may please , it yet remains the same , and contains the old laws , usages , charges , and customs of that corporation , with but few , if any , modern alterations . The distinction which is endeavoured to be set up of operative and speculative Alasons cannot be authenticated by proof , and has no foundation in the former laws ; it appears to be the attempt of pride , the Freemasons being anxious to
throw off their parentage from the corporation of working mechanics . But while ashamed of their origin , they are not above continuing to act by their laws , and to recognise them as their own . If the object be to distinguish operative from speculative as the actual Craftsman because we do not now actually erect buildings , it should be so explained , and not left doubtful whether in former times speculative Alasonry existed independent of the operative ; such an assertion would be untrue , as abundance of proofs are given in this book that the one existed at all times with the other , and that the speculative is only a part of the whole intimately connected and undividable , atall times well understood bv the
arrangers of the present Freemasonry , who introduced nothing new but urged only the continuance of Brotherly love , relief , and truth . " We have thus taken a hasty glance at the origin , objects , and transition of Masonry to the present fraternity . We have produced undoubted proofs and unquestionable authorities , which are now submitted to the Brethren . Our own deductions may be cavilled at by some , and perhaps be attacked by well-informed Brethren , but our witnesses remain
firm and unshaken , and should an opponent appear , we shall require him first to produce his vouchers ; such , indeed , as will stand the test of an equal examination with our own—nothing on hearsay , no doubtful copies , but authentic , original records , guch as belong ' to our actual existing society—not imaginary papers , that are to be sought for somewhere undefined , in an unheard-of place in some uninhabited part of the globecopies of which can onlbe discovered . If such proofs as
, y we bring are produced , and they appear to agree with our ancient charges , they will be worthy of further investigation . If they do not thus far agree with our first principles , they must be considered as fictions , and be treated with the contempt every instructed Mason will accord to fable and attempts to mislead . "
A popular Atlas ofthe World . J . AVyld . In every walk of literature there are enterprising spirits of the age ; we are about to remark almost in advance of it—the Editor of the " Popular Atlas of the World , " however , at least keeps pace with the revolution of lime , for no sooner is a portion of the world we inhabit brought before our notice by stirring events , than with lightning speed is presented to our view , a topographical record of the eventful scene . India
, China , indeed every part of the world has been placed before us . At length Mr . AVyld has commenced the first number of a series of twenty-four monthly numbers of detached maps , to include the whole world , each number to be illustrated with letter-press . To say we wish Mr . AVyld success is but to express a desire that " the world" he thus exhibits to the view , were known to all within its orbit . There are secrets in all matters , especially in Freemasonry ; but here A'Ir ., or rather Brother AVyld , has arranged such a magnificent illustration for one shilling and sixpence , that must puzzle the most intelligent financier of the day .