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Great Solar Spot.
not intermeddle . Speculation has already done its best , or its worst , as either may be interpreted from the theories above mentioned . Analogy is exhausted in the attempt . But in respect to the former , from the vast space evidently occupied by the obscured part on the surface of the sun , and judging by the eye , in the absence of any micrometer or other instrument , the diameter of the spot must have much exceeded the miniiven hy DrDickpossiblabout one-twelfth of tbe solar
mum , as g . , y diameter , or seventy-three thousand miles , mig ht have been so observed . This , of course , is a very rough calculation , or rather conjecture , from the nature of the ease ; but those who saw the spot , or obscuration , whether the result of one or of many united spots , will , 1 am persuaded , not think it far from the truth . Altogether , from a consideration of this subject , we may with greater confidence receive the accoun ts transmitted to us by some ancient authors incrediblePlutarchfor
of obscurations , which have been considered as . , instance , recounts , that in the first year of the reign of Augustus , the face of the sun was so dim , that people could gaze steadfastly upon it , at any time of the day . And Abulferagius relates , that in the seventeenth year of the Emperor Heraclius , half of the sun ' s body was obscured from October to June . It is known that the great darkening of the light , sent as a plague to the Egyptians , could not have resulted from a Miht not the Almihty
natural solar eclipse , as it lasted three days . g g have employed these spots , as they are termed , as his agents in effecting the supernatural obscuration ? The supposition hy no means affects its miraculous character , as a departure from the ordinary course of things .
To The Editor.
TO THE EDITOR .
SIR , —You will much oblige some inquisitive brethren hy informing them who at present is Grand Master of the Templars ; I allude as to being in possession of the Templars' Cross which Sir Sydney Smith held . Who is his successor since the publication of your 18 th Number of June 27 , 1838 ? and by so doing you will confer an obligation on yours very faithfully , w _ R ^^ ^^ ^ Feu . 21 , 1848 . Lodge Sincerity , 22-1 . ¦ [ Will some Templar-Mason kindly reply to the above . — ED /]
To The Editor.
TO THE EDITOR .
GRANT OP THREE HUNDRED POUNDS TO FORM A WIDOW ' S FUND . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —One strong reason urged at Grand Lodge against the confirmation of the above grant , why the country lodges would not agree to an augmentation of their dues , was , " that they already had annuity funds of their own , to which they subscribed in the various provinces . " Such being the case , why should not the lodges in the London district
also have their annuity fund , restricted to the widows of Masons having belonged to such lodges ? There are , I believe , one hundred ancl six lodges in the London district ; assume them to have an average of fifteen VOL . VI , Q
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Great Solar Spot.
not intermeddle . Speculation has already done its best , or its worst , as either may be interpreted from the theories above mentioned . Analogy is exhausted in the attempt . But in respect to the former , from the vast space evidently occupied by the obscured part on the surface of the sun , and judging by the eye , in the absence of any micrometer or other instrument , the diameter of the spot must have much exceeded the miniiven hy DrDickpossiblabout one-twelfth of tbe solar
mum , as g . , y diameter , or seventy-three thousand miles , mig ht have been so observed . This , of course , is a very rough calculation , or rather conjecture , from the nature of the ease ; but those who saw the spot , or obscuration , whether the result of one or of many united spots , will , 1 am persuaded , not think it far from the truth . Altogether , from a consideration of this subject , we may with greater confidence receive the accoun ts transmitted to us by some ancient authors incrediblePlutarchfor
of obscurations , which have been considered as . , instance , recounts , that in the first year of the reign of Augustus , the face of the sun was so dim , that people could gaze steadfastly upon it , at any time of the day . And Abulferagius relates , that in the seventeenth year of the Emperor Heraclius , half of the sun ' s body was obscured from October to June . It is known that the great darkening of the light , sent as a plague to the Egyptians , could not have resulted from a Miht not the Almihty
natural solar eclipse , as it lasted three days . g g have employed these spots , as they are termed , as his agents in effecting the supernatural obscuration ? The supposition hy no means affects its miraculous character , as a departure from the ordinary course of things .
To The Editor.
TO THE EDITOR .
SIR , —You will much oblige some inquisitive brethren hy informing them who at present is Grand Master of the Templars ; I allude as to being in possession of the Templars' Cross which Sir Sydney Smith held . Who is his successor since the publication of your 18 th Number of June 27 , 1838 ? and by so doing you will confer an obligation on yours very faithfully , w _ R ^^ ^^ ^ Feu . 21 , 1848 . Lodge Sincerity , 22-1 . ¦ [ Will some Templar-Mason kindly reply to the above . — ED /]
To The Editor.
TO THE EDITOR .
GRANT OP THREE HUNDRED POUNDS TO FORM A WIDOW ' S FUND . DEAR SIR AND BROTHER , —One strong reason urged at Grand Lodge against the confirmation of the above grant , why the country lodges would not agree to an augmentation of their dues , was , " that they already had annuity funds of their own , to which they subscribed in the various provinces . " Such being the case , why should not the lodges in the London district
also have their annuity fund , restricted to the widows of Masons having belonged to such lodges ? There are , I believe , one hundred ancl six lodges in the London district ; assume them to have an average of fifteen VOL . VI , Q