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On Freemasonry.
The walls were of immense thickness and solidity , and the interior apartments comparatively small , intersected probably by secret and winding passages , purposely made intricate , to carry on designs of mystery and promote superstition . These were soon brought into use by the Cabiri ; who , finding this building admirablcalculated for the
y celebration of the Spurious Freemasonry , devoted the lower apartments exclusively to this purpose , and the extraordinary noises which were , heard during the rites of initiation , soon excited the superstitious reverence of the vulgar , who feared to approach the precincts of an edifice consecrated by the assumed presence of their deities . The
upper tier , which contained one large chamber , was used as an observatory for astronomical observations . The Tower was dedicated to Belus , but it does not appear that any rites of public worship , distinct from initiation were ever offered to him in this place by the population which was suffered to remain . In later ages when Temples
became common , and statues of the protecting deity occupied a conspicuous place in the consecrated edifices , an image of Belus _ was introduced into the adytum of this Tower , and divine worshi p was practised in conjunction with the Spurious Freemasonry : for it was b y a progressive improvement that the times of their celebration were regulated b y the recurrence of Solemn Festivals , commemorative of the brave exploits , or the public services rendered to mankind by the deitvin whose honour thev WPI - P establish ^!
The dispersion of mankind was a beneficial event , rendered necessary by a redundant population , which the plains of Babylon would soon have become inadequate to supply with food . This event propagated Masonry throughout the world ; and the pyramidal Tower of Babel , with its secret vaults and caverns furnished models for the infant
architecture of every colony which established a permanent residence on any part of the globe . If a communication between the Masons of contiguous tribes became necessary to promote the purposes of science—the signs and tokens used b y the Noachidae constituted an universal language , which would tendin some measure to obviate the
incon-, , venience arising from the confusion of tongues . And as the judgment of the contemplative Master Mason became matured by stud y and reflection , improvements were introduced , which conferred a character on the science amongst each particular people ; and numerous illustrations of the
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
On Freemasonry.
The walls were of immense thickness and solidity , and the interior apartments comparatively small , intersected probably by secret and winding passages , purposely made intricate , to carry on designs of mystery and promote superstition . These were soon brought into use by the Cabiri ; who , finding this building admirablcalculated for the
y celebration of the Spurious Freemasonry , devoted the lower apartments exclusively to this purpose , and the extraordinary noises which were , heard during the rites of initiation , soon excited the superstitious reverence of the vulgar , who feared to approach the precincts of an edifice consecrated by the assumed presence of their deities . The
upper tier , which contained one large chamber , was used as an observatory for astronomical observations . The Tower was dedicated to Belus , but it does not appear that any rites of public worship , distinct from initiation were ever offered to him in this place by the population which was suffered to remain . In later ages when Temples
became common , and statues of the protecting deity occupied a conspicuous place in the consecrated edifices , an image of Belus _ was introduced into the adytum of this Tower , and divine worshi p was practised in conjunction with the Spurious Freemasonry : for it was b y a progressive improvement that the times of their celebration were regulated b y the recurrence of Solemn Festivals , commemorative of the brave exploits , or the public services rendered to mankind by the deitvin whose honour thev WPI - P establish ^!
The dispersion of mankind was a beneficial event , rendered necessary by a redundant population , which the plains of Babylon would soon have become inadequate to supply with food . This event propagated Masonry throughout the world ; and the pyramidal Tower of Babel , with its secret vaults and caverns furnished models for the infant
architecture of every colony which established a permanent residence on any part of the globe . If a communication between the Masons of contiguous tribes became necessary to promote the purposes of science—the signs and tokens used b y the Noachidae constituted an universal language , which would tendin some measure to obviate the
incon-, , venience arising from the confusion of tongues . And as the judgment of the contemplative Master Mason became matured by stud y and reflection , improvements were introduced , which conferred a character on the science amongst each particular people ; and numerous illustrations of the