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On Freemasonry. The History And Antiquities Of Freemasonry.
ON FREEMASONRY . THE HISTORY AND ANTIQUITIES OF FREEMASONRY .
SECOND PERIOD .
BY THE RF . V . G . OLIVER , D . D . ; D . P . G . M . FOR LINCOLNSHIRE . ( Continued from page 384 , Vol . II . ) HAVING brought clown the general history of Freemasonry to that memorable epoch , the deliverance from Babylonish captivity , under the auspices of Z . H . and J ., it may be
useful to take a brief view of the exertions of our Brethren in the operative division of our Order , in those parts of the world where mankind had renounced LIGHT and the worship of God , ancl espoused the cause of darkness and the worship of demons . The idolatrous nations , during the preceding period , were
by no means negligent in the cultivation of operative Masonry ; ancl their knowledge of architecture had been greatly improved by experience in the erection of Solomon ' s temple . The Tyrian workmen , under that great and wise prince , built many splendid cities and public edifices ; and in particular , they completed that celebrated city in the
wilderness , called Tadmos , from a plan left by Hiram Abiff . They erected many temples under their ancient masters ; and the nations around them made rapid improvements in style ancl manner from the productions of this accomplished band , who travelled into all countries , bearing with them the secrets of Fellow-Craft Masonry . These they
communicated only to the free-born ; and from their superior taste and genius , united with an undeviating adherence to the rules of moral rectitude , they were recommended to the notice of kings and governors , who became their public patrons ; ancl were thus incited to performances which have immortalized their names .
About a thousand years before Christ , says Laurie , in his History of Freemasonry , the inhabitants of Attica , complaining of the narrowness of their territory , ancl the unfruitfulness of its soil , went in quest of more extensive and fertile settlements . Being joined by a number of inhabitants of surrounding provinces , they sailed to Asia Minor , drove out the inhabitants , seized upon the most eligible VOL . III . u
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On Freemasonry. The History And Antiquities Of Freemasonry.
ON FREEMASONRY . THE HISTORY AND ANTIQUITIES OF FREEMASONRY .
SECOND PERIOD .
BY THE RF . V . G . OLIVER , D . D . ; D . P . G . M . FOR LINCOLNSHIRE . ( Continued from page 384 , Vol . II . ) HAVING brought clown the general history of Freemasonry to that memorable epoch , the deliverance from Babylonish captivity , under the auspices of Z . H . and J ., it may be
useful to take a brief view of the exertions of our Brethren in the operative division of our Order , in those parts of the world where mankind had renounced LIGHT and the worship of God , ancl espoused the cause of darkness and the worship of demons . The idolatrous nations , during the preceding period , were
by no means negligent in the cultivation of operative Masonry ; ancl their knowledge of architecture had been greatly improved by experience in the erection of Solomon ' s temple . The Tyrian workmen , under that great and wise prince , built many splendid cities and public edifices ; and in particular , they completed that celebrated city in the
wilderness , called Tadmos , from a plan left by Hiram Abiff . They erected many temples under their ancient masters ; and the nations around them made rapid improvements in style ancl manner from the productions of this accomplished band , who travelled into all countries , bearing with them the secrets of Fellow-Craft Masonry . These they
communicated only to the free-born ; and from their superior taste and genius , united with an undeviating adherence to the rules of moral rectitude , they were recommended to the notice of kings and governors , who became their public patrons ; ancl were thus incited to performances which have immortalized their names .
About a thousand years before Christ , says Laurie , in his History of Freemasonry , the inhabitants of Attica , complaining of the narrowness of their territory , ancl the unfruitfulness of its soil , went in quest of more extensive and fertile settlements . Being joined by a number of inhabitants of surrounding provinces , they sailed to Asia Minor , drove out the inhabitants , seized upon the most eligible VOL . III . u