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Masonic Notes And Queries.
are strangers to thafc fratricidal feeling that arms father against son , brother against brother , and man against man . The last place Ave , in England , should expect to see fche weapons of destruction placed in a brother ' s hand , would be in a lodge ; but our transatlantic cousins think otherwise , as fche report , given below , proves . — Ex . Ex . " We hacl the pleasure of being presenton Wednesday
, last at the beautiful hall occupied by Washington Loclge ( No . 21 ) , 8 , Union-square , to Avitness the presentation of a splendid , sword , belt and sash , of the regulation pattern of the U . S . 3 IeclicaI Department , to W . Bro . James A . Reed , M . D ., AVIIO is abnnfc to leave for tlie seat of Avar as Assistant Surgeon -of tbe 09 th Regt ., N . Y . S . V . The chair was taken by P . G . M . James Jenkinson , who in a few brief , well timed , and spirited remarks , introduced R . W . Bro . Henry C . Banks , D . D . G . M ., who had
been selected by the Committee of Arrangements to make the presentation . The R . W . brother acquitted himself most satisfactorily , painting in glowing but truthful terms the high estimation in ivhich Dr . Reed Avas held by the lodge , ivhose oriental chair lie occupied with signal ability , and asking his acceptance of the offering his friends ancl associates had prepared for him , bidding him Gocl speed in the cause he hacl espoused—the cause of truth , honour , justice ancl lawful Government .
"lhe response of the estimable recipient evidently came from an overflowing- heart , and proved him to be an orator , highly finished ancl classical . His farewell to his sssociates and friends AA'as extremely affecting . On the [ handle of the sword , which Avas from the atelier of Bro . Virgil Price , a sufficient guarantee of its excellence , was the following inscription , ' Presented to James A . Reed , M . D ., Asst . Surgeon , IN . Y . S . V . ; 69 th Regt ., as a tribute of respect hy his friends . '
RARE AMERICAN WORK . _ I am anxious to peruse a book , of ivhich I subjoin the title , & c , which I am told is very rare , even in America , and I do nofc remember having seen it mentioned before . Do auy of the readers of the EREEMASONS' MAGAZINE know ifc . The work is entitled , ' The Constitutions of the Ancient and Honourable Fraternity of and
Free Accepted Masons : containing their History , Charges , Addresses , Sfc . ; collected ancl digested from their old Records , Faithful Traditions , and Lodge Books ; for the use of Masons . To which are added , the History of Masonry in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts , and the Constitution , Laws , and Regulations of their Grand Lodge : together with a large collection of Songs , Epilogues , fyc . Printed at Worcester , Mass ., 1792 , by Bro . Isiah Thomas .
Dedication of the Worlc . —lw testimony of his Exalted Merit , and of our inalienable Regard , this Work is inscribed and dedicated to our Illustrious Brother , George Washington ,, the Friend of Masonry , of his Country , ancl of Man . —C .
CALCULATION ABOUT SOLOMON S TEMPLE . King Solomon ' s Temple has given rise to many conjectures ancl calculations , bufc as fche following is new to me so ifc may be new to some of my brethren and bo thought worthy of aplace in " Notes and Queries . " The ivriter says : — " The marble stones Avhich composed Solomon ' s Temple wero said to be fort
y cubits long , twelve thick and eight high . Supposing a cubit to be ei ghteen inches , ivhich is the lowest estimate , they Avould be sixty feet long , eighteen feet thick and twelve feet high . And supposing a cubic foot of marble to weigh 3707 ounces , one of these stones weighed 2 , 752 , 038 pounds and twelve ounces . —And supposing one man to be able to raise 200 pounds , ifc ivould require 13 , 760 men to raise one of these , ancl also a little hoy who could raise 3 S pounds ancl 12 ounces . And
supposing one man to require a square yard to stand upon , it would require 2 acres , 3 roods , 11 perches and 12 yards for fc'iem to stand upon while raising it , beside a place for the little hay fco stand . What floats must have been necessary to carry fchem across the sea to Joppa ? and what kind of teams as well as waggons , do you suppose they had to carry these stones , from Joppa to Jerusalem , Avhich was about 30 miles and a mouufeunous country ? Ancl ivhat skill Avas necessary to square and dress these immense stones , so that when they were brought together , they fitted so exactly that they had the appearance of using one solid stone . "
The Book Of Common Prayer In Lodge.
THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER IN LODGE .
Dr . OliA'er , in his "Revelations of a Square says : — " In these happy times—they were times of real enjoymentlabour was conducted ivifch great ; seriousness ; aucl perhaps you will be surprised whenl tell you—and if you are not , there are those * in this latifcudinarian ago Avho who vjill—that the Book of Common Prayer ,. according to the rites and ceremonies of the Church of England ,
Avas an established lodge book , as it Avas considered to contain all the moral principles of the Order . " May I ask to be informed when this practice was discontinued , and the reason for it?—A . P . PROV . G . CHAPLAIN .
Correspondence.
CORRESPONDENCE .
The Editor is not responsible for the opinions expressed hy Correspondents * "MY STAES AND GARTERS . WHO IS HE ?" TO THE EDITOIt Ol ? THE PltEEJCASOUS' ^ AGAZIJTE A ^ 'D MASONIC SIImiOK . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —Seven months ago I saw a young gentleman initiated into a metropolitan lod ge , of ivhich I am a member . Wo havo nofc long since reopened after the vacationand my young brotherivhose
, , affluence is undeniable , electrified mosfc of us present by his extraordinary display on the last occasion . Ho is now a Eoyal Arch Mason ( made in Scotland ) , a Knight Templar , a Eose Oroix , a member of the Eoyal Order of Scotland , a Mark Mason , a Provincial Grand Officer in England , and wears the clothing of that rank , with the levels upon his apron ! Afc the lodge in question he
mounted no less than twelve Masonic curiosities , in fche shape of jewels ancl medals , which we never heard of before , and , on the strength of his being a Provincial Grand Officer , he jumped up ancl returned thanks for the toast of " The Deputy Grand Master and fche Grand Officers " in a metropolitan lodge ! I have been seven years a hard-working Mason , and
am a Past Master , but I never heard of such rapid honours coming to a poorer brother ; I do not envy him , nor write in any unldndness towards him , for I like him much ; but I want to kuow if he has either a right to wear the levels , or , as a Provincial Grand Officer , to rank himself as one of the Grand Officers whose healths wo drink at every banquet ? Yours fraternally , N . W .
Knights Templar.
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR .
TO THE EDITOB Ol ? THE PREEMASO ^ S' MAGAZINE AITD MASONIC HIREOU . DEAR SIR KNIGHT , —Sir Knight How , in his Ereemasons' Manual , says : —The SOfch or Kadosh degree , formerly formed parfc of Templarism ; like mosfc English Masonic writers , he argues , that because many Masons are Knights , the Order of the Temple is a Masonic degree ; but is it so recognised by our Masonic authorities ? Grand Lodgo repudiates us ; the Supreme
Council , though with greater courtesy , ignores us ; and Templarism certainly forms no parfc of the numerous orders of Masonic Knighthood , included in the Ancient and Accepted Eite . Of the antiquity of some of these , there may , perhaps , exist a doubt ; of the Ease Croix and Kadosh none ; the proofs , as Sir Knight Cooke tells us , are every AA'here . Sir Knight Masson , in his historical
lecture on the Order of the Temple ,- leaves off at that precise period at which he ought to have begun ; the most interesting facts in the general history of the Order are known to most readers , and are to be met Avith in many valuable Avorks of unquestionable authority . Sir Knight Shuttleworth strayed in tho right direction Avhen he alluded to the assistance rendered to fche Knights by Archbishop Greenesfiekl during the attempted suppression of the Order in fche Reign of Edward II . ; and had he folloAved the path then opened to him by the light of
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Masonic Notes And Queries.
are strangers to thafc fratricidal feeling that arms father against son , brother against brother , and man against man . The last place Ave , in England , should expect to see fche weapons of destruction placed in a brother ' s hand , would be in a lodge ; but our transatlantic cousins think otherwise , as fche report , given below , proves . — Ex . Ex . " We hacl the pleasure of being presenton Wednesday
, last at the beautiful hall occupied by Washington Loclge ( No . 21 ) , 8 , Union-square , to Avitness the presentation of a splendid , sword , belt and sash , of the regulation pattern of the U . S . 3 IeclicaI Department , to W . Bro . James A . Reed , M . D ., AVIIO is abnnfc to leave for tlie seat of Avar as Assistant Surgeon -of tbe 09 th Regt ., N . Y . S . V . The chair was taken by P . G . M . James Jenkinson , who in a few brief , well timed , and spirited remarks , introduced R . W . Bro . Henry C . Banks , D . D . G . M ., who had
been selected by the Committee of Arrangements to make the presentation . The R . W . brother acquitted himself most satisfactorily , painting in glowing but truthful terms the high estimation in ivhich Dr . Reed Avas held by the lodge , ivhose oriental chair lie occupied with signal ability , and asking his acceptance of the offering his friends ancl associates had prepared for him , bidding him Gocl speed in the cause he hacl espoused—the cause of truth , honour , justice ancl lawful Government .
"lhe response of the estimable recipient evidently came from an overflowing- heart , and proved him to be an orator , highly finished ancl classical . His farewell to his sssociates and friends AA'as extremely affecting . On the [ handle of the sword , which Avas from the atelier of Bro . Virgil Price , a sufficient guarantee of its excellence , was the following inscription , ' Presented to James A . Reed , M . D ., Asst . Surgeon , IN . Y . S . V . ; 69 th Regt ., as a tribute of respect hy his friends . '
RARE AMERICAN WORK . _ I am anxious to peruse a book , of ivhich I subjoin the title , & c , which I am told is very rare , even in America , and I do nofc remember having seen it mentioned before . Do auy of the readers of the EREEMASONS' MAGAZINE know ifc . The work is entitled , ' The Constitutions of the Ancient and Honourable Fraternity of and
Free Accepted Masons : containing their History , Charges , Addresses , Sfc . ; collected ancl digested from their old Records , Faithful Traditions , and Lodge Books ; for the use of Masons . To which are added , the History of Masonry in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts , and the Constitution , Laws , and Regulations of their Grand Lodge : together with a large collection of Songs , Epilogues , fyc . Printed at Worcester , Mass ., 1792 , by Bro . Isiah Thomas .
Dedication of the Worlc . —lw testimony of his Exalted Merit , and of our inalienable Regard , this Work is inscribed and dedicated to our Illustrious Brother , George Washington ,, the Friend of Masonry , of his Country , ancl of Man . —C .
CALCULATION ABOUT SOLOMON S TEMPLE . King Solomon ' s Temple has given rise to many conjectures ancl calculations , bufc as fche following is new to me so ifc may be new to some of my brethren and bo thought worthy of aplace in " Notes and Queries . " The ivriter says : — " The marble stones Avhich composed Solomon ' s Temple wero said to be fort
y cubits long , twelve thick and eight high . Supposing a cubit to be ei ghteen inches , ivhich is the lowest estimate , they Avould be sixty feet long , eighteen feet thick and twelve feet high . And supposing a cubic foot of marble to weigh 3707 ounces , one of these stones weighed 2 , 752 , 038 pounds and twelve ounces . —And supposing one man to be able to raise 200 pounds , ifc ivould require 13 , 760 men to raise one of these , ancl also a little hoy who could raise 3 S pounds ancl 12 ounces . And
supposing one man to require a square yard to stand upon , it would require 2 acres , 3 roods , 11 perches and 12 yards for fc'iem to stand upon while raising it , beside a place for the little hay fco stand . What floats must have been necessary to carry fchem across the sea to Joppa ? and what kind of teams as well as waggons , do you suppose they had to carry these stones , from Joppa to Jerusalem , Avhich was about 30 miles and a mouufeunous country ? Ancl ivhat skill Avas necessary to square and dress these immense stones , so that when they were brought together , they fitted so exactly that they had the appearance of using one solid stone . "
The Book Of Common Prayer In Lodge.
THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER IN LODGE .
Dr . OliA'er , in his "Revelations of a Square says : — " In these happy times—they were times of real enjoymentlabour was conducted ivifch great ; seriousness ; aucl perhaps you will be surprised whenl tell you—and if you are not , there are those * in this latifcudinarian ago Avho who vjill—that the Book of Common Prayer ,. according to the rites and ceremonies of the Church of England ,
Avas an established lodge book , as it Avas considered to contain all the moral principles of the Order . " May I ask to be informed when this practice was discontinued , and the reason for it?—A . P . PROV . G . CHAPLAIN .
Correspondence.
CORRESPONDENCE .
The Editor is not responsible for the opinions expressed hy Correspondents * "MY STAES AND GARTERS . WHO IS HE ?" TO THE EDITOIt Ol ? THE PltEEJCASOUS' ^ AGAZIJTE A ^ 'D MASONIC SIImiOK . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —Seven months ago I saw a young gentleman initiated into a metropolitan lod ge , of ivhich I am a member . Wo havo nofc long since reopened after the vacationand my young brotherivhose
, , affluence is undeniable , electrified mosfc of us present by his extraordinary display on the last occasion . Ho is now a Eoyal Arch Mason ( made in Scotland ) , a Knight Templar , a Eose Oroix , a member of the Eoyal Order of Scotland , a Mark Mason , a Provincial Grand Officer in England , and wears the clothing of that rank , with the levels upon his apron ! Afc the lodge in question he
mounted no less than twelve Masonic curiosities , in fche shape of jewels ancl medals , which we never heard of before , and , on the strength of his being a Provincial Grand Officer , he jumped up ancl returned thanks for the toast of " The Deputy Grand Master and fche Grand Officers " in a metropolitan lodge ! I have been seven years a hard-working Mason , and
am a Past Master , but I never heard of such rapid honours coming to a poorer brother ; I do not envy him , nor write in any unldndness towards him , for I like him much ; but I want to kuow if he has either a right to wear the levels , or , as a Provincial Grand Officer , to rank himself as one of the Grand Officers whose healths wo drink at every banquet ? Yours fraternally , N . W .
Knights Templar.
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR .
TO THE EDITOB Ol ? THE PREEMASO ^ S' MAGAZINE AITD MASONIC HIREOU . DEAR SIR KNIGHT , —Sir Knight How , in his Ereemasons' Manual , says : —The SOfch or Kadosh degree , formerly formed parfc of Templarism ; like mosfc English Masonic writers , he argues , that because many Masons are Knights , the Order of the Temple is a Masonic degree ; but is it so recognised by our Masonic authorities ? Grand Lodgo repudiates us ; the Supreme
Council , though with greater courtesy , ignores us ; and Templarism certainly forms no parfc of the numerous orders of Masonic Knighthood , included in the Ancient and Accepted Eite . Of the antiquity of some of these , there may , perhaps , exist a doubt ; of the Ease Croix and Kadosh none ; the proofs , as Sir Knight Cooke tells us , are every AA'here . Sir Knight Masson , in his historical
lecture on the Order of the Temple ,- leaves off at that precise period at which he ought to have begun ; the most interesting facts in the general history of the Order are known to most readers , and are to be met Avith in many valuable Avorks of unquestionable authority . Sir Knight Shuttleworth strayed in tho right direction Avhen he alluded to the assistance rendered to fche Knights by Archbishop Greenesfiekl during the attempted suppression of the Order in fche Reign of Edward II . ; and had he folloAved the path then opened to him by the light of