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To The Editor.
ever lost to tho world . I repeat , that I am fully convinced that ihe Order of the Templars was also received by them , and to our days preserved , with its constitution , ceremonials and titles as a Christian Order . This is well attested by the Grand Lodge of Kilwinning , and several Conclaves established in Scotland , England , Ireland , and particularly in France , ' ' where the Order of the Templars forms a most reasonable part out of their thirty-three degrees of Freemasonry of which
, many may serve for an evening ' s amusement , but will never instruct the mind , and will much less lead to the strict Masonic obligations of duty to our Sovereign , and forbearance of political and religious discussions . The deviation from those three Masonic injunctions in many of the French , Italian , and Sardinian Lodges , t has caused a very just proscription of Freemasonry in several Continental States ; and although the real and honest Freemason be thereby deprived from meeting in Lodge , he has
the satisfaction of practicing the excellent Masonic virtues of brotherly love , relief and truth , in silence aud secresy . In here closing this attempted sketch of' the history and fate of the Templars , I beg to apologize , for perhaps taking up more space in your valuable Review than I ought , and have the honor to remain very Fraternally , your Brother and obedient servant , F . C . HUSENBETH . Past Deputy P . G . Master for Bristol .
Jephthah's Vow Considered.
JEPHTHAH'S VOW CONSIDERED .
BY J . S . KEDDELL , P . M . 184 . MANY may ask , why revive a subject that has been so much controverted , and about which so much learning has been employed , and yet no certainty has been arrived at , whether Jephthah did or did not sacrifice his daughter in pursuance of his vow ? I answer , that in all probability the subject would not have been revived had not the question
been freshly discussed in the notes to that excellent work , " The Pictorial Bible . " When I read them , and reflected on the opinion they countenanced , I thought it would be useful , as well as instructive , to investigate the matter very closely , and by referring to what has heen said on both sides of the question , endeavour to collect the arguments under one treatise , so that the inquirer might be spared the trouble of searching through the various works in wliich the arguments are to be
found , and to bring forward such additional ones as may arise during such an employment . It may be asked , also , why I have selected the Freemasons' Quarterly Review as a vehicle for such papers ? I reply , that identified as that Order is with the " Volume of the Sacred Law , " it is a proper medium ;
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To The Editor.
ever lost to tho world . I repeat , that I am fully convinced that ihe Order of the Templars was also received by them , and to our days preserved , with its constitution , ceremonials and titles as a Christian Order . This is well attested by the Grand Lodge of Kilwinning , and several Conclaves established in Scotland , England , Ireland , and particularly in France , ' ' where the Order of the Templars forms a most reasonable part out of their thirty-three degrees of Freemasonry of which
, many may serve for an evening ' s amusement , but will never instruct the mind , and will much less lead to the strict Masonic obligations of duty to our Sovereign , and forbearance of political and religious discussions . The deviation from those three Masonic injunctions in many of the French , Italian , and Sardinian Lodges , t has caused a very just proscription of Freemasonry in several Continental States ; and although the real and honest Freemason be thereby deprived from meeting in Lodge , he has
the satisfaction of practicing the excellent Masonic virtues of brotherly love , relief and truth , in silence aud secresy . In here closing this attempted sketch of' the history and fate of the Templars , I beg to apologize , for perhaps taking up more space in your valuable Review than I ought , and have the honor to remain very Fraternally , your Brother and obedient servant , F . C . HUSENBETH . Past Deputy P . G . Master for Bristol .
Jephthah's Vow Considered.
JEPHTHAH'S VOW CONSIDERED .
BY J . S . KEDDELL , P . M . 184 . MANY may ask , why revive a subject that has been so much controverted , and about which so much learning has been employed , and yet no certainty has been arrived at , whether Jephthah did or did not sacrifice his daughter in pursuance of his vow ? I answer , that in all probability the subject would not have been revived had not the question
been freshly discussed in the notes to that excellent work , " The Pictorial Bible . " When I read them , and reflected on the opinion they countenanced , I thought it would be useful , as well as instructive , to investigate the matter very closely , and by referring to what has heen said on both sides of the question , endeavour to collect the arguments under one treatise , so that the inquirer might be spared the trouble of searching through the various works in wliich the arguments are to be
found , and to bring forward such additional ones as may arise during such an employment . It may be asked , also , why I have selected the Freemasons' Quarterly Review as a vehicle for such papers ? I reply , that identified as that Order is with the " Volume of the Sacred Law , " it is a proper medium ;