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Reviews Of New Books,
REVIEWS OF NEW BOOKS ,
[ Publishers are requested to send works for review not later than the 20 th of the month , addressed to the Editor of the " Freemasons' Monthly Magazine , " 74-5 , Great Queen-street , Lincoln ' s-Inn-fields . ] A Book of Masonic Addresses , delivered in various Parts of the United States , on the Mh of November , 1852 , in celebration of the Centennial A nniversary of the Initia * tion into the Masonic Order of the great Wc ^ hin ^ Patrice of the U ^ nited States . —A cow ^ has forwarded us a prospectus of the above work ,
now being compiled by the Rev . William S . * Browne , of Lexington , Kentucky , United States . According to the prospectus * this large anpTelegant volume will consist mostly of addresses delivered by distinguished Masons of almost every state in the Union , on the Centennial Anniversary ( Nbvember 4 , A . L . 5852 ) of Washington ' s initiation as a Masony together with such historical facts' bearing nection with the Institution , as shall be deemed requisite to the full and complete establishment of the fact . To Masons of every rank and clime , this will prove a work of great interest and inestimable value . It will carry on its every page
indubitable evidences of the fact that the world ' s model hero , in whose colossal proportions were harmoniously blended the matchless prowess of the patriot chieftain , the wisdom , prudence ^ and sagacity of the veteran statesman , and the heaven-born virtues of the true Christian , was indeed and in truth a Mason in in heart , profession , and action . This fact alone , fully and irrefutably established as it may be , will do more to quench the fires , allay the storms , and still the braying notes of Anti-Masonry than the resuscitation and broadcast diffusion of the accumulated lore of ancient and modern times . Let it be known and read
of all men , that Washington , the . favoured of heaven , and honoured of earth , the Father of the American faithful , together with his illustrious compeers , the Warrens , the Lafayettes , and the Franklins of Revolutionary times , was a Mason , an ardent and devoted member of our ancient and honourable Order ; and we have nothing to fear , though simultaneously attacked by all the opposing legions which the Prince of Darkness may array against us . Our bulwarks would be impregnable , our weapons of defence complete , and fully adequate to our protection .
The " perfect ashlars' of which this work is composed , were taken from the aative quarries , hewed , squared , and invested with an air of matchless beauty and perfection by the master hands of such veteran worthies as the late Hon . Thomas Douglas , Prov . G . M ., of the Grand Lodge , and Prov . G . H . P . of the G . C ., of Florida ; Philip C . Tucker , Esq ., M . W . G . M . of the Grand Lodge of Vermont , a Mason of fifty years' standing , and for twenty-five years successively elected to grace the Orient of his own Lodge ; A . G . Mackey , M . D ., of South Carolina , the
most gifted , erudite , and profound Masonic jurist of any age or country ; Hon . H . Grider , of Kentucky ; Rev . Stephen H . Tyng , of New York ; and a host of others of like calibre and qualifications . Many of these " perfect ashlers" or addresses , are valued so highly by those who possess them , that single copies could not be bought for the amount at which it is proposed to furnish this entire volume complete , got up in the highest artistic style of the day , and sent post paid to the
address of every generous-hearted Brother who will give it his support . Will you not , Brethren , one and all , lend a helping hand to push forward the car of this truly Masonic and laudable enterprise ? By so doing , you do not impoverish yourself or family , but on the contrary , you will secure a work which , we doubt not , you will be proud to preserve as an heirloom in your family . Perhaps the brightest essay on the principles of our Order ever written in any language or clime ; is the address of Grand Master Douglas above referred to , and scarcely less
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Reviews Of New Books,
REVIEWS OF NEW BOOKS ,
[ Publishers are requested to send works for review not later than the 20 th of the month , addressed to the Editor of the " Freemasons' Monthly Magazine , " 74-5 , Great Queen-street , Lincoln ' s-Inn-fields . ] A Book of Masonic Addresses , delivered in various Parts of the United States , on the Mh of November , 1852 , in celebration of the Centennial A nniversary of the Initia * tion into the Masonic Order of the great Wc ^ hin ^ Patrice of the U ^ nited States . —A cow ^ has forwarded us a prospectus of the above work ,
now being compiled by the Rev . William S . * Browne , of Lexington , Kentucky , United States . According to the prospectus * this large anpTelegant volume will consist mostly of addresses delivered by distinguished Masons of almost every state in the Union , on the Centennial Anniversary ( Nbvember 4 , A . L . 5852 ) of Washington ' s initiation as a Masony together with such historical facts' bearing nection with the Institution , as shall be deemed requisite to the full and complete establishment of the fact . To Masons of every rank and clime , this will prove a work of great interest and inestimable value . It will carry on its every page
indubitable evidences of the fact that the world ' s model hero , in whose colossal proportions were harmoniously blended the matchless prowess of the patriot chieftain , the wisdom , prudence ^ and sagacity of the veteran statesman , and the heaven-born virtues of the true Christian , was indeed and in truth a Mason in in heart , profession , and action . This fact alone , fully and irrefutably established as it may be , will do more to quench the fires , allay the storms , and still the braying notes of Anti-Masonry than the resuscitation and broadcast diffusion of the accumulated lore of ancient and modern times . Let it be known and read
of all men , that Washington , the . favoured of heaven , and honoured of earth , the Father of the American faithful , together with his illustrious compeers , the Warrens , the Lafayettes , and the Franklins of Revolutionary times , was a Mason , an ardent and devoted member of our ancient and honourable Order ; and we have nothing to fear , though simultaneously attacked by all the opposing legions which the Prince of Darkness may array against us . Our bulwarks would be impregnable , our weapons of defence complete , and fully adequate to our protection .
The " perfect ashlars' of which this work is composed , were taken from the aative quarries , hewed , squared , and invested with an air of matchless beauty and perfection by the master hands of such veteran worthies as the late Hon . Thomas Douglas , Prov . G . M ., of the Grand Lodge , and Prov . G . H . P . of the G . C ., of Florida ; Philip C . Tucker , Esq ., M . W . G . M . of the Grand Lodge of Vermont , a Mason of fifty years' standing , and for twenty-five years successively elected to grace the Orient of his own Lodge ; A . G . Mackey , M . D ., of South Carolina , the
most gifted , erudite , and profound Masonic jurist of any age or country ; Hon . H . Grider , of Kentucky ; Rev . Stephen H . Tyng , of New York ; and a host of others of like calibre and qualifications . Many of these " perfect ashlers" or addresses , are valued so highly by those who possess them , that single copies could not be bought for the amount at which it is proposed to furnish this entire volume complete , got up in the highest artistic style of the day , and sent post paid to the
address of every generous-hearted Brother who will give it his support . Will you not , Brethren , one and all , lend a helping hand to push forward the car of this truly Masonic and laudable enterprise ? By so doing , you do not impoverish yourself or family , but on the contrary , you will secure a work which , we doubt not , you will be proud to preserve as an heirloom in your family . Perhaps the brightest essay on the principles of our Order ever written in any language or clime ; is the address of Grand Master Douglas above referred to , and scarcely less