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Article ON THE FIRST CHAPTER OF GENESIS. ← Page 2 of 2 Article TO THE EDITOR. Page 1 of 2 →
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On The First Chapter Of Genesis.
The Hebrew word JOS Boroh , he created , signifies the producing a T T something from nothing , without any primeval matter having existed . By the Heavens and the Earth are understood the Universe , and all that it contains ; and may be thus briefly explained : The elements ancl materials were all called into existence , they lay blended without form or arrangement , and darkness was on the face of tbe deep . _ _ . . . _ _ _
In this state of indescribable confusion and chaos , the Spirit ot God hovered , ( or brooded as Jarchi renders it ) , on the face of the waters , and God declared light shall be , and lig ht appeared in refulgent glory ! What an illustrious moment must that have been when glorious light burst forth in splendour , and dispelled all darkness . Our translation of the word liT , is in conformity with the " Deutdje atfierjctsung" German translation of the celebrated Moses Mendelsohnand which is the opinion
, of most of the Hebrew expounders of Holy Writ , who explain thus , —and God willed that such should be , and such was , —this is beautifully exemplified in the expressions of the royal songster , " By the word ofthe Lorcl the Heavens were made and all their hosts , as the breath of his mouth made . " ( To be continued . )
To The Editor.
TO THE EDITOR .
SIRJ—Ever since my initiation , the Freemasons' Calendar has been a vade mecum ; but I have thought it capable of some improvement , without adding to the expense . Your remarks in the last number of the Review were exactly those which had passed in my own mind . One more improvement , in addition to yours , might , I think , be made . In the list of Peers of the Realm , marks are placed to distinguish Privy CouncillorsMinorsRoman Catholics & eancl whnot some notice of
, , , , y those members of the two Houses of Parliament who are inclosed in the mystic knot ? It would be highly gratify ing as a matter of curiosity , and might be useful in case of correspondence . Though I entered the Craft rather late in life , being fifty-eight the day I was raised , yet I assure you , I have never regretted it : indeed my only regret is that I was not initiated at twenty-one instead of passed at fifty-seven and raised at fifty-eiht . Of what can that man ' s heart be
g made , who can so lose sight of his obligations as to draw odium upon so excellent an Institution ? It is the abuse of principles that throw a damp on the best Institutions . Prejudice , though still strong , is subsiding ; and will cease when the public discover that the disreputable character can never be looked , on as a good and respectable Mason . Yours most fraternally , A CLERICAL MASON .
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On The First Chapter Of Genesis.
The Hebrew word JOS Boroh , he created , signifies the producing a T T something from nothing , without any primeval matter having existed . By the Heavens and the Earth are understood the Universe , and all that it contains ; and may be thus briefly explained : The elements ancl materials were all called into existence , they lay blended without form or arrangement , and darkness was on the face of tbe deep . _ _ . . . _ _ _
In this state of indescribable confusion and chaos , the Spirit ot God hovered , ( or brooded as Jarchi renders it ) , on the face of the waters , and God declared light shall be , and lig ht appeared in refulgent glory ! What an illustrious moment must that have been when glorious light burst forth in splendour , and dispelled all darkness . Our translation of the word liT , is in conformity with the " Deutdje atfierjctsung" German translation of the celebrated Moses Mendelsohnand which is the opinion
, of most of the Hebrew expounders of Holy Writ , who explain thus , —and God willed that such should be , and such was , —this is beautifully exemplified in the expressions of the royal songster , " By the word ofthe Lorcl the Heavens were made and all their hosts , as the breath of his mouth made . " ( To be continued . )
To The Editor.
TO THE EDITOR .
SIRJ—Ever since my initiation , the Freemasons' Calendar has been a vade mecum ; but I have thought it capable of some improvement , without adding to the expense . Your remarks in the last number of the Review were exactly those which had passed in my own mind . One more improvement , in addition to yours , might , I think , be made . In the list of Peers of the Realm , marks are placed to distinguish Privy CouncillorsMinorsRoman Catholics & eancl whnot some notice of
, , , , y those members of the two Houses of Parliament who are inclosed in the mystic knot ? It would be highly gratify ing as a matter of curiosity , and might be useful in case of correspondence . Though I entered the Craft rather late in life , being fifty-eight the day I was raised , yet I assure you , I have never regretted it : indeed my only regret is that I was not initiated at twenty-one instead of passed at fifty-seven and raised at fifty-eiht . Of what can that man ' s heart be
g made , who can so lose sight of his obligations as to draw odium upon so excellent an Institution ? It is the abuse of principles that throw a damp on the best Institutions . Prejudice , though still strong , is subsiding ; and will cease when the public discover that the disreputable character can never be looked , on as a good and respectable Mason . Yours most fraternally , A CLERICAL MASON .