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On Freemasonry.
where Moses saw the burning bush , and was deputed by the Almi g hty to deliver the Israelites from Egyptian bondage , the prophet had a celestial vision . A voice proceeding from an invisible Being demanded what he did there , and wh y he had left his own country to take up his residence in
that sequestered spot . He answered , " I have been very jealous for the Lord God of Hosts ; for the children of Israel have forsaken th y covenant , thrown down thine altars , and slain thy Dronhets with the sword : and I , even I only ,
am left , and they seek my life to take it away . " * The voice bade him stand at the mouth of the cave on the ensuing morning , and attentively mark the directions which should be there , communicated . Elijah obeyed the divine injunction , and being p laced at the entrance of the cave , he was alarmed by a tempestuous wind whicli rent the
mountains , and brake the rocks in p ieces ; then followed the shock of an earthquake ; afterwards he saw a fire blazing in the air ; and the succeeding silence was at length interrupted by a still , small voice , from which he received a communication which threatened destruction to the
idolatrous worshippers of Israel , by the threefold sword of Jehu , Hazael , and Elisha , whose commission v , * as here solemnl y g iven to Elijah . Under the mild superintendence of Jehoshaphat , King of Judah , reli g ion became in a great measure purged of the impurities it had contracted in former reigns , and went
hand in hand with Masonry , to the great joy of all their true professors . But his son , Jehoram , did not tread in the steps of his father ; and almost all his successors , to the time
ot Jotnam , were idolaters . " llus prince was custinguisnea by his devotion , justice , and public spirit . He rectified all abuses , and kept every thing in proper order . The galleries and porches of the temple were repaired by him , and the city walls prevented from going to decay . He built large and strong towers ; subjected the Ammonites to the payment of one hundred talents , and thirty thousand measures
of wheat and barley , annually . He raised his kingdom to a state of splendour ; and while his people were dreaded abroad , they were happy at home . " f The Baby lonish captivity being an event connected with ancient Masonry , I shall now take a brief view of the causes which produced and accelerated that memorable calamity .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
On Freemasonry.
where Moses saw the burning bush , and was deputed by the Almi g hty to deliver the Israelites from Egyptian bondage , the prophet had a celestial vision . A voice proceeding from an invisible Being demanded what he did there , and wh y he had left his own country to take up his residence in
that sequestered spot . He answered , " I have been very jealous for the Lord God of Hosts ; for the children of Israel have forsaken th y covenant , thrown down thine altars , and slain thy Dronhets with the sword : and I , even I only ,
am left , and they seek my life to take it away . " * The voice bade him stand at the mouth of the cave on the ensuing morning , and attentively mark the directions which should be there , communicated . Elijah obeyed the divine injunction , and being p laced at the entrance of the cave , he was alarmed by a tempestuous wind whicli rent the
mountains , and brake the rocks in p ieces ; then followed the shock of an earthquake ; afterwards he saw a fire blazing in the air ; and the succeeding silence was at length interrupted by a still , small voice , from which he received a communication which threatened destruction to the
idolatrous worshippers of Israel , by the threefold sword of Jehu , Hazael , and Elisha , whose commission v , * as here solemnl y g iven to Elijah . Under the mild superintendence of Jehoshaphat , King of Judah , reli g ion became in a great measure purged of the impurities it had contracted in former reigns , and went
hand in hand with Masonry , to the great joy of all their true professors . But his son , Jehoram , did not tread in the steps of his father ; and almost all his successors , to the time
ot Jotnam , were idolaters . " llus prince was custinguisnea by his devotion , justice , and public spirit . He rectified all abuses , and kept every thing in proper order . The galleries and porches of the temple were repaired by him , and the city walls prevented from going to decay . He built large and strong towers ; subjected the Ammonites to the payment of one hundred talents , and thirty thousand measures
of wheat and barley , annually . He raised his kingdom to a state of splendour ; and while his people were dreaded abroad , they were happy at home . " f The Baby lonish captivity being an event connected with ancient Masonry , I shall now take a brief view of the causes which produced and accelerated that memorable calamity .