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On Freemasonry. The History And Antiquities Of Freemasonry.
the facilities for performing divine worship , as well as of giving a degree of splendour to the rites of true religion , which , as they knew , was wholly unattainable in the present state of the building . On these considerations the people , at length , gave a reluctant consent to the undertaking .
Herod immediatel y employed a host of men to prepare the materials , and in two years' time every thing was read y for the building . Hillel and Shammai , his two wardens , arranged the Jewish architects into Lodges , and appointed Masters , worshipful for their skill in Masonry , to superintend the work . These Mastersin Grand Chapter
, assembled , furnished the designs , according to the improved architecture of the times , and assigned every Lodge of workmen its proper sphere , proportionate with the respective merits of its individual members .
These arrangements being completed , the Temple was pulled down to the foundations , just 517 years after the foundation was laid by Zerubabel , and the Babylonian captives on their deliverance , pursuant to the edict of Cyrus ; ] 7 before the birth of Christ , and 48 before the first passover of his personal ministry .
The Temple was rebuilt with amazing cost and decoration , in one year and six months , but the adjacent courts , outbuildings , piazzas , and galleries , occupied many years , and were even unfinished in the time of our Saviour . It was built of solid slabs of white marble , each , according to Josephus , being 67 J feet long , and 9 broad . Other writers say they were each 12 feet high , 18 broad , and 37 J long . In either case we cannot wonder at the exclamation nf nnr
Lord ' s disci ples ( Mark , c . 13 , v . 1 ) . A secret avenue of communication was formed between the Temple and the fort , hy means of a subterranean cavern or vault , which was known only to Herod , the Grand Master , his two Wardens , and a chosen number of Brethren , distinguished by their zeal and fidelit y ; and the secret was kept in few hands until the final destruction of the
Temple by Titus Vespasian . The Temple thus restored to its primitive magnificence , a general satisfaction prevailed throughout the whole nation of the Jews ; and the dedication was solemnized on the anniversary of Herod ' s accession to the throne of Judea , with every demonstration of joy . In less than two years after this event , Zacharias , the priest , officiated in the Temple during the week of his
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
On Freemasonry. The History And Antiquities Of Freemasonry.
the facilities for performing divine worship , as well as of giving a degree of splendour to the rites of true religion , which , as they knew , was wholly unattainable in the present state of the building . On these considerations the people , at length , gave a reluctant consent to the undertaking .
Herod immediatel y employed a host of men to prepare the materials , and in two years' time every thing was read y for the building . Hillel and Shammai , his two wardens , arranged the Jewish architects into Lodges , and appointed Masters , worshipful for their skill in Masonry , to superintend the work . These Mastersin Grand Chapter
, assembled , furnished the designs , according to the improved architecture of the times , and assigned every Lodge of workmen its proper sphere , proportionate with the respective merits of its individual members .
These arrangements being completed , the Temple was pulled down to the foundations , just 517 years after the foundation was laid by Zerubabel , and the Babylonian captives on their deliverance , pursuant to the edict of Cyrus ; ] 7 before the birth of Christ , and 48 before the first passover of his personal ministry .
The Temple was rebuilt with amazing cost and decoration , in one year and six months , but the adjacent courts , outbuildings , piazzas , and galleries , occupied many years , and were even unfinished in the time of our Saviour . It was built of solid slabs of white marble , each , according to Josephus , being 67 J feet long , and 9 broad . Other writers say they were each 12 feet high , 18 broad , and 37 J long . In either case we cannot wonder at the exclamation nf nnr
Lord ' s disci ples ( Mark , c . 13 , v . 1 ) . A secret avenue of communication was formed between the Temple and the fort , hy means of a subterranean cavern or vault , which was known only to Herod , the Grand Master , his two Wardens , and a chosen number of Brethren , distinguished by their zeal and fidelit y ; and the secret was kept in few hands until the final destruction of the
Temple by Titus Vespasian . The Temple thus restored to its primitive magnificence , a general satisfaction prevailed throughout the whole nation of the Jews ; and the dedication was solemnized on the anniversary of Herod ' s accession to the throne of Judea , with every demonstration of joy . In less than two years after this event , Zacharias , the priest , officiated in the Temple during the week of his