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The Neac- England GALAXY and Masonic Maga-
sine.-When this paper first made its appearance
at Boston, something like year ago, from the
neatnnoss of its execution, the variety Of useful
matter which it contained the talent with which
it was conducted, and more especially from the
particular object to which it was to be devoted
indicated by the title, we were among its warm
est friends, and wished it all possible success


We had long believed that a masonic paper, con-
Quoted upon principles as pure as those of the
order to which it professed to belong with an eye
to the advancement of that religion which every
good mason ought to cherish and build up; that
religion which flows from the Bibles and upon
which also, Masonry is founded, would be VAL
liable acquisition to the public and particularly
to the fraternity y.-Such, we had re ason to hpe,
would be the GALAXY. But of late we have been
disappointed. The religious sentiments, or rather
the irreligious ratings which have recently APP
peared in that paper, are such as ought not to be
tolerated by the fraternity, and much less by a
religious and evangelical community. We regret
that our duty compels us to make this declaration


1t is not long since this paper contained false
and an abusive attack upon the congregational
clergy of Connecticut, and the professors Of that
persuasion, collectively. And the same paper of
the 1st inst. contains in addition to vulgar fling
at an eminent and pious Divine in New ork.
an attack upon the Missionary Societies. and the
exertions of christian charity and beneRolence,
wicked in its object disgraceful to the editor and
offensive to decency.-Ihe subject j disa-
greeable one, and we do not wish to dwell upon
it. In conclusion therefore, we have only io Oh
serve, that If the editor viii alter his hand, and
either omit religious affairs entirely. or discard
his lfcentiousness and infdelity we shall be pleas
ed to see his paper flourish Il on the other hand,