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Literary Notices.
at , that the transactions of December 6 , 1848 , were actually published on the 4 th March , 1849 , by the most worshipful editor , risum teneatis ! But seriously speaking , is it honourable , creditable , manly , to say nothing as to its being masonic , that in the case of a brother , who for three quarterly meetings of the Grand Lodge has been needlessly foisted on public attention , the bane has been published , the antidote suppressed . Shame—we have no other term to express our regret . A correspondent
writes thus— " I find the report of the Quarterly Communication of December was published three days before the March meeting , and I have had a look at it , but it is neither full , fair , nor impartial , neither is it in reality a report at all , beyond its being a sort of check or voucher of the correctness of your report—what then is the use of it ? "
Proceedings of Provincial Grand Lodges . Montreal , Canada . —This youthful scion of masonic record takes a foremost rank ; it is an evidence of great zeal and industry ; the report is clear and straightforward . West Yorkshire . —The by-laws of the Provincial Grand Lodge are before us . The master-mind of the Deputy Grand Master is perceptible throughout ; they are signed by the P . G . M . and approved bthe
, y Grand Master . Warwickshire . —This province has also promulgated its code of bylaws ; among much that is excellent , we cannot refrain from extracting the following : — "This Provincial Grand Lodge shall annually contribute , and the Treasurer shall pay to the masonic charities , from the lodge funds , as follows , namely , to the Girls' School , Boys' School , Asylum for Aged and Decayed Freemasons , Benevolent Annuity Fund ,
and to the Benevolent Association for Warwickshire , Staffordshire , Shropshire , Leicestershire , and Worcestershire , two guineas each : and the privileges appertaining to these contributions shall be exercised b y the R . W . Prov . Grand Master . " How prayerfully do we say to all , " go thou and do likewise . " There are eight hundred and forty lodges , and three hundred arch chapters , under the constitution of England , say that each gave only one guinea to the four charities , the amount would for each be 1140 guineas , making a total of 4560 guineas ! Would this be felt?—tr y it , and if even it be felt , contrast the burden with the blessing it carries !
The Bible our greatest Treasure . A Sermon by the Rev . John Travers Robinson , M . A . R . Spencer . The title is too truthful to admit of hesitation , and the text from whence the argument is drawn— " The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver "—is a moral direction to " search the Scriptures . " The reverend author , we are delighted to hope , has in a great measure departed from a course of preaching somewhat startling
to those whose fears more than their judgment might be influenced by a stern construction of the laws of a merciful God . In the present discourse he argues with temperance , and developes his points with a conscientious regard to the spiritual objects of the christian doctrine .
Digest of Evidence on Agricultural Customs in respect to Tenantright . By William Shaw and Henry Corbet , llidgway . This volume of evidence before the Committee of the House of
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Literary Notices.
at , that the transactions of December 6 , 1848 , were actually published on the 4 th March , 1849 , by the most worshipful editor , risum teneatis ! But seriously speaking , is it honourable , creditable , manly , to say nothing as to its being masonic , that in the case of a brother , who for three quarterly meetings of the Grand Lodge has been needlessly foisted on public attention , the bane has been published , the antidote suppressed . Shame—we have no other term to express our regret . A correspondent
writes thus— " I find the report of the Quarterly Communication of December was published three days before the March meeting , and I have had a look at it , but it is neither full , fair , nor impartial , neither is it in reality a report at all , beyond its being a sort of check or voucher of the correctness of your report—what then is the use of it ? "
Proceedings of Provincial Grand Lodges . Montreal , Canada . —This youthful scion of masonic record takes a foremost rank ; it is an evidence of great zeal and industry ; the report is clear and straightforward . West Yorkshire . —The by-laws of the Provincial Grand Lodge are before us . The master-mind of the Deputy Grand Master is perceptible throughout ; they are signed by the P . G . M . and approved bthe
, y Grand Master . Warwickshire . —This province has also promulgated its code of bylaws ; among much that is excellent , we cannot refrain from extracting the following : — "This Provincial Grand Lodge shall annually contribute , and the Treasurer shall pay to the masonic charities , from the lodge funds , as follows , namely , to the Girls' School , Boys' School , Asylum for Aged and Decayed Freemasons , Benevolent Annuity Fund ,
and to the Benevolent Association for Warwickshire , Staffordshire , Shropshire , Leicestershire , and Worcestershire , two guineas each : and the privileges appertaining to these contributions shall be exercised b y the R . W . Prov . Grand Master . " How prayerfully do we say to all , " go thou and do likewise . " There are eight hundred and forty lodges , and three hundred arch chapters , under the constitution of England , say that each gave only one guinea to the four charities , the amount would for each be 1140 guineas , making a total of 4560 guineas ! Would this be felt?—tr y it , and if even it be felt , contrast the burden with the blessing it carries !
The Bible our greatest Treasure . A Sermon by the Rev . John Travers Robinson , M . A . R . Spencer . The title is too truthful to admit of hesitation , and the text from whence the argument is drawn— " The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver "—is a moral direction to " search the Scriptures . " The reverend author , we are delighted to hope , has in a great measure departed from a course of preaching somewhat startling
to those whose fears more than their judgment might be influenced by a stern construction of the laws of a merciful God . In the present discourse he argues with temperance , and developes his points with a conscientious regard to the spiritual objects of the christian doctrine .
Digest of Evidence on Agricultural Customs in respect to Tenantright . By William Shaw and Henry Corbet , llidgway . This volume of evidence before the Committee of the House of