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Sacred Animals Of The Egyptians.
SACRED ANIMALS OF THE EGYPTIANS .
IN a well-known passage , Clement of Alexandria describes the astonishment of a visitor who , having passed through the sumptuous halls and passages of an Egyptian temple , richly coloured aud splendidly adorned , when at length , at tho entrance of the magnificent sanctuary , the veil was drawn aside by a Priest reverently chanting a hymn , behold tbe deity of tho place , a cat , a crocodile , a serpent or somo other animal fitter for a cave than a temple . The sensation
of the cultivated Greek , who had all along been aware of the high meaning of much of the subject-matter of the pictured walls , must have been that shock of disappointment and disgust which every inquirer feels when he has passed through tho study of tho Egyptian religion and at length has to face tho degraded fact of animal worship . He finds in every temple , not indeed always in the chief
place , yet ever intruding itself , in the form of divinities , where the human shape is debased by combination with those of the lower creatures , and most of all in that worship of animals , one or more in every temple , as living embodiments of the gods of Egypt . The splendid temple of the Bull Apis , at Alemphis , has perished , but the burial place remains , that magnificent excavation of tho Sarapeum ,
which shows the continuous lavish expenditure of nine centuries , undisturbed by war and unchecked by disaster . Yet even this wonder does not produce the impression of the pits in wbich tho mummies of sacred animals were deposited . The worship of an individual animal for his lifetime , and his costly entombment is not so marvellous as the sepulture of multitudes we cannot count , carefully mummified and
wrapped in bandages . Such are the ipis-pits at Alemphis , such that labyrinth which contains the mummies , alike of crocodiles ancl crocodile-worshippers , opposite Alahfaloot in Middle Egypt . Tho religions preservation after death of a whole generation of animals , the very eggs of tho ipis with the bird , shows the strength of this strange worship . One animal could be revered as a symbol , bat all
animals of a species conld have only been worshipped from a belief in their sacredness . Nor did this religion , for it is no less , content itself with the animal world . From the monntain which towered above the earth to the tree which grew from it , and tbe root within it , all natnre conld afford more objects of worship . There is a seeming consistency in this width of range , which has misled the philosophic inquirer ; for it breaks down in the inconsistent selection of the
individual sacred things . What was the Egyptian doctrine as to the sacred animal ? This is very clearly stated in the texts . They were regarded as tbe gods themselves , styled , at least , in tbe great selected individuals like Apis , the "life "or the " soul" of Ramor or of Osiris . Nothing could be stronger or more direct . They were , in fact , idols in which the divinity represented was thought to reside . —R . 8 . Poole .
The ceremony of installation will bo rehearsed at Bro . Maidwell ' s , the Hercules Tavern , Leadenhall-street ( Egyptian Lodge of Instruction ) , by Bro . II . J . Phillips W . M . Lodge of Israel , No . 205 , on Thursday next , 24 th instant . Lodge will be opened at 7 . 30 .
The ceremony of Installation will be rehearsed by Bro . 0 . J . Wade , W . M . St . James ' s Union Lodge , No . 180 , at the Lily Lodge of Instruction , afc the Giayhound Hotel , Richmond , on Monday evening , 28 th November . The Lodge will be opened at 7 o ' clock .
H . R . H . the Duke of Connaught , who is a Bencher of Gray ' s Inn , has intimated his intention of being present on the occasion of the " Grand Day" of Michaelmas term , which has been fixed for Tuesday next , the 22 nd instant .
H . R . H . the Prince of Wales has expressed his willingness to visit Bradford in the month of May or June next , for the purpose of opening the new Technical Schools . The Princess of Wales , it is expected , will accompany her husband .
H . R . H . Prince Leopold , Duke of Albany , and suite have left Paris for Frankfort . During his brief stay in the French capital His Royal Highness paid a visit to the President of the French Republic , the visit being returned on Wednesday .
Tbe Prince of Wales , who has been the guest of Lord Rendlesbam , at Rendlesham Hall , went out snooting in tbe neighbourhood of Batley Abbey on Thursday , among those invited to meet His Royal Highness being the Earl of Latbom D . G . M . and Viscount Castlereagb , M . P .
Earl Granville left bis residence at Carlton House Terrace for Walmer at the end of lasfc week . Bro Ellis is tbe fourth Mason that has occupied the civic
throne since H . R . H . the Prince of Wales was elected and installed Grand Master in April 1875 . The four are Bros . Alderman Stone P . G . J . W .. Sir Thomas White , Sir F . W . Trnscott P . G . J . W ., and Ellis .
Marriage.
MARRIAGE .
MORGAN-BAXTKII . —On the 15 th instant , at St . Jude ' s , Kcnsal Green , W ., 1 > Bro . the Rev . T . W . Morris , B . A ., WUT . ' IVBAV MOBCU-JUD . J . W . 110 ; to Eiuii . GHACE , second daughter of Mr . G . T , BxxiER .
Marriage.
Old Kent Mark Lodge of Instruction . —A meeting was held on Alonday , tho 11 th inst ., at the Crown and Cushion , London Wall , E . C . Present—Rros . T . Pargeter W . AI ., G . Graveley S . W ., H . Walker J . W ., E . AI . Afonoy Secrotarr , Med worth J . O ., S . J . Turruiand P . AI . Preceptor , J . K . Pitt I . G . ; " P . AI . W . J . Nicholls * , Visitor , Bro . E . Tholander . Lodgo opened iu due form , and tho minntes of
last meeting were road and confirmed . Tho ceremony of advancement was rehearsed up to tlie presentation for investment , Bro . Tholander acting as candidate , and Bro . Walker as Deacon . Bro . Tholander , of tho Tenterden Alark Lodge , was elected a member . It was proposed , seconded , and carried unanimously , that tho annual
festival of the Lodgo be held at tbe Crown and Cushion , on Alonclay , 12 th December , and that Bros . Blackmail , Nicholls , Afedworth , and Aloney ( Secretary ) bo tho committeo to arrange for the same . Bro . Graveley was elected W . M . for tho ensuing meeting , ancl tho Lodgo was closed and adjourned till Alonday , 28 th inst .
The Theatres, &C.
THE THEATRES , & c .
DBUBY L ANE .-At 7 . 30 , YOUTH . HBB MAJESTY'S-. At S . 15 , BRONZE HOUSE . At 10 , IN A STAR . STANDARD .-At 8 , HAVERLY'S MONSTER TROUPE OP REAL NIGGERS . Thursdays and Saturday at 2 and 8 . ADELPHI . —At 7 . 15 , A LAD FR 03 I THE COUNTRY . At 8 , IT'S NEVER TOO LATE TO MEND .
PRINCESS'S— At 7 , A PHOTOGRAPHIC FRIGHT . At 7 . 15 , THE LIGHTS OF LONDON . GLOBE . —At 7 . 30 , MY WIPE'S OUT . At 8 , LES CLOCHES DE CORNEVILLE . G-AIETY .-At 7 . 5 , OPERETTA . At 7 . 30 , BUBBLES . At 8 . 30 , WHITTINGTON AND HIS CAT . Wednesday at 3 p . m ., MEMBER FOR SLOCUM , ancl to-day 2 p . m .
STRAND . —At 7 . 15 , PARADISE VILLA . At S , OLIYETTE . VAUDEVILLE . —At 7 . 30 , THE HE-NWITCHERS . At 8 . 15 , THE HALF WAY HOUSE , & c . LYCEUM . —This evening , LES HUGUKNOTS . On Monday , IL TROVATORE . On Tuesday , IL BARBIERE DE SIVIGLIA . On Wednesday . LES HUGUENOTS . On Thursday , MARITANA . On Friday , DINORAH .
HAYMAEKET . —At 8 , AS YOU LIKE IT . PRINCE OE "WALES'S . — At 7 . 50 , A HAPPY PAIR . At 8 . 10 , THE COLONEL . NEW SADLER'S WELLS—At 7 , DEAL BOATMAN . 8 . 30 ., LOST IN LONDON .
BOYALTY .-GENEVIEVE DE BRABANT . COMEDY . —At 8 , THE MASCOTTE . S AVOY .-At 8 , MOCK TURTLE , and PATIENCE . ST . JAMES'S—At S , THE CAPE MAIL . At 8 . 15 , HOME . OPEBA COMIQUE —At 7 . 15 , QUID PRO QUO . At 8 . 30 , PRINCESS TOTO .
CRITERION . —At 8 , WITHERED LEAVES . At 8 . 15 , BRIGHTON . COURT . —At 8 , 15 . TWENTY MINUTES UNDER AN UMBRELLA . At 8 , 15 , HONOUR . CBYSTAL PALACE . —This day , Presentation of Prizes I hy Lady Mayoress to the London Ritlo Brigade . CONCERT . Open Daily . Aquarium , Picture Gallery , & c . ALEXANDRA PALACE .-This day , KATHERINE AND PETRU 0 HIO CONCERT , & c . Open Daily .
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Sacred Animals Of The Egyptians.
SACRED ANIMALS OF THE EGYPTIANS .
IN a well-known passage , Clement of Alexandria describes the astonishment of a visitor who , having passed through the sumptuous halls and passages of an Egyptian temple , richly coloured aud splendidly adorned , when at length , at tho entrance of the magnificent sanctuary , the veil was drawn aside by a Priest reverently chanting a hymn , behold tbe deity of tho place , a cat , a crocodile , a serpent or somo other animal fitter for a cave than a temple . The sensation
of the cultivated Greek , who had all along been aware of the high meaning of much of the subject-matter of the pictured walls , must have been that shock of disappointment and disgust which every inquirer feels when he has passed through tho study of tho Egyptian religion and at length has to face tho degraded fact of animal worship . He finds in every temple , not indeed always in the chief
place , yet ever intruding itself , in the form of divinities , where the human shape is debased by combination with those of the lower creatures , and most of all in that worship of animals , one or more in every temple , as living embodiments of the gods of Egypt . The splendid temple of the Bull Apis , at Alemphis , has perished , but the burial place remains , that magnificent excavation of tho Sarapeum ,
which shows the continuous lavish expenditure of nine centuries , undisturbed by war and unchecked by disaster . Yet even this wonder does not produce the impression of the pits in wbich tho mummies of sacred animals were deposited . The worship of an individual animal for his lifetime , and his costly entombment is not so marvellous as the sepulture of multitudes we cannot count , carefully mummified and
wrapped in bandages . Such are the ipis-pits at Alemphis , such that labyrinth which contains the mummies , alike of crocodiles ancl crocodile-worshippers , opposite Alahfaloot in Middle Egypt . Tho religions preservation after death of a whole generation of animals , the very eggs of tho ipis with the bird , shows the strength of this strange worship . One animal could be revered as a symbol , bat all
animals of a species conld have only been worshipped from a belief in their sacredness . Nor did this religion , for it is no less , content itself with the animal world . From the monntain which towered above the earth to the tree which grew from it , and tbe root within it , all natnre conld afford more objects of worship . There is a seeming consistency in this width of range , which has misled the philosophic inquirer ; for it breaks down in the inconsistent selection of the
individual sacred things . What was the Egyptian doctrine as to the sacred animal ? This is very clearly stated in the texts . They were regarded as tbe gods themselves , styled , at least , in tbe great selected individuals like Apis , the "life "or the " soul" of Ramor or of Osiris . Nothing could be stronger or more direct . They were , in fact , idols in which the divinity represented was thought to reside . —R . 8 . Poole .
The ceremony of installation will bo rehearsed at Bro . Maidwell ' s , the Hercules Tavern , Leadenhall-street ( Egyptian Lodge of Instruction ) , by Bro . II . J . Phillips W . M . Lodge of Israel , No . 205 , on Thursday next , 24 th instant . Lodge will be opened at 7 . 30 .
The ceremony of Installation will be rehearsed by Bro . 0 . J . Wade , W . M . St . James ' s Union Lodge , No . 180 , at the Lily Lodge of Instruction , afc the Giayhound Hotel , Richmond , on Monday evening , 28 th November . The Lodge will be opened at 7 o ' clock .
H . R . H . the Duke of Connaught , who is a Bencher of Gray ' s Inn , has intimated his intention of being present on the occasion of the " Grand Day" of Michaelmas term , which has been fixed for Tuesday next , the 22 nd instant .
H . R . H . the Prince of Wales has expressed his willingness to visit Bradford in the month of May or June next , for the purpose of opening the new Technical Schools . The Princess of Wales , it is expected , will accompany her husband .
H . R . H . Prince Leopold , Duke of Albany , and suite have left Paris for Frankfort . During his brief stay in the French capital His Royal Highness paid a visit to the President of the French Republic , the visit being returned on Wednesday .
Tbe Prince of Wales , who has been the guest of Lord Rendlesbam , at Rendlesham Hall , went out snooting in tbe neighbourhood of Batley Abbey on Thursday , among those invited to meet His Royal Highness being the Earl of Latbom D . G . M . and Viscount Castlereagb , M . P .
Earl Granville left bis residence at Carlton House Terrace for Walmer at the end of lasfc week . Bro Ellis is tbe fourth Mason that has occupied the civic
throne since H . R . H . the Prince of Wales was elected and installed Grand Master in April 1875 . The four are Bros . Alderman Stone P . G . J . W .. Sir Thomas White , Sir F . W . Trnscott P . G . J . W ., and Ellis .
Marriage.
MARRIAGE .
MORGAN-BAXTKII . —On the 15 th instant , at St . Jude ' s , Kcnsal Green , W ., 1 > Bro . the Rev . T . W . Morris , B . A ., WUT . ' IVBAV MOBCU-JUD . J . W . 110 ; to Eiuii . GHACE , second daughter of Mr . G . T , BxxiER .
Marriage.
Old Kent Mark Lodge of Instruction . —A meeting was held on Alonday , tho 11 th inst ., at the Crown and Cushion , London Wall , E . C . Present—Rros . T . Pargeter W . AI ., G . Graveley S . W ., H . Walker J . W ., E . AI . Afonoy Secrotarr , Med worth J . O ., S . J . Turruiand P . AI . Preceptor , J . K . Pitt I . G . ; " P . AI . W . J . Nicholls * , Visitor , Bro . E . Tholander . Lodgo opened iu due form , and tho minntes of
last meeting were road and confirmed . Tho ceremony of advancement was rehearsed up to tlie presentation for investment , Bro . Tholander acting as candidate , and Bro . Walker as Deacon . Bro . Tholander , of tho Tenterden Alark Lodge , was elected a member . It was proposed , seconded , and carried unanimously , that tho annual
festival of the Lodgo be held at tbe Crown and Cushion , on Alonclay , 12 th December , and that Bros . Blackmail , Nicholls , Afedworth , and Aloney ( Secretary ) bo tho committeo to arrange for the same . Bro . Graveley was elected W . M . for tho ensuing meeting , ancl tho Lodgo was closed and adjourned till Alonday , 28 th inst .
The Theatres, &C.
THE THEATRES , & c .
DBUBY L ANE .-At 7 . 30 , YOUTH . HBB MAJESTY'S-. At S . 15 , BRONZE HOUSE . At 10 , IN A STAR . STANDARD .-At 8 , HAVERLY'S MONSTER TROUPE OP REAL NIGGERS . Thursdays and Saturday at 2 and 8 . ADELPHI . —At 7 . 15 , A LAD FR 03 I THE COUNTRY . At 8 , IT'S NEVER TOO LATE TO MEND .
PRINCESS'S— At 7 , A PHOTOGRAPHIC FRIGHT . At 7 . 15 , THE LIGHTS OF LONDON . GLOBE . —At 7 . 30 , MY WIPE'S OUT . At 8 , LES CLOCHES DE CORNEVILLE . G-AIETY .-At 7 . 5 , OPERETTA . At 7 . 30 , BUBBLES . At 8 . 30 , WHITTINGTON AND HIS CAT . Wednesday at 3 p . m ., MEMBER FOR SLOCUM , ancl to-day 2 p . m .
STRAND . —At 7 . 15 , PARADISE VILLA . At S , OLIYETTE . VAUDEVILLE . —At 7 . 30 , THE HE-NWITCHERS . At 8 . 15 , THE HALF WAY HOUSE , & c . LYCEUM . —This evening , LES HUGUKNOTS . On Monday , IL TROVATORE . On Tuesday , IL BARBIERE DE SIVIGLIA . On Wednesday . LES HUGUENOTS . On Thursday , MARITANA . On Friday , DINORAH .
HAYMAEKET . —At 8 , AS YOU LIKE IT . PRINCE OE "WALES'S . — At 7 . 50 , A HAPPY PAIR . At 8 . 10 , THE COLONEL . NEW SADLER'S WELLS—At 7 , DEAL BOATMAN . 8 . 30 ., LOST IN LONDON .
BOYALTY .-GENEVIEVE DE BRABANT . COMEDY . —At 8 , THE MASCOTTE . S AVOY .-At 8 , MOCK TURTLE , and PATIENCE . ST . JAMES'S—At S , THE CAPE MAIL . At 8 . 15 , HOME . OPEBA COMIQUE —At 7 . 15 , QUID PRO QUO . At 8 . 30 , PRINCESS TOTO .
CRITERION . —At 8 , WITHERED LEAVES . At 8 . 15 , BRIGHTON . COURT . —At 8 , 15 . TWENTY MINUTES UNDER AN UMBRELLA . At 8 , 15 , HONOUR . CBYSTAL PALACE . —This day , Presentation of Prizes I hy Lady Mayoress to the London Ritlo Brigade . CONCERT . Open Daily . Aquarium , Picture Gallery , & c . ALEXANDRA PALACE .-This day , KATHERINE AND PETRU 0 HIO CONCERT , & c . Open Daily .
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