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Table Of Contents.
TABLE OF CONTENTS .
. PAGE REVIEWS 195 FREEMASONRY IN IRELAND 196 & 197 "THE GREAT , AWFUL , TREMENDOUS , AND INCOMPREHENSIBLE NAME" 197 & 198
THE CRAFTMetropolitan 198 & 199 Provincial ... ... ... ... ... 199 ROYAL ARCH 199 ORDERS OF
CHIVALRYKnights Templar ... ... ... ... 199 PRECEPT AND PRACTICE 200 MULTUM IN PARVO 201 THE FAIR SEX AND ADOPTIVE MASONRY 201 & 202 ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE 202 & 203 ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR GIRLS ... 203 MASONIC FESTIVITIES— i
Mount Sinai Royal Arch Chapter of Instruction 203 THE "LITTLE" TESTIMONIAL FUNDList of Subscriptions ... ... ... ... 203 PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF MIDDLESEX ... 204
RED CROSS OF CONSTANTINE 204 UNION OF THE "MASONIC CLERGY 204 SCOTLAND 205 MASONIC MEETINGS FOR . NEXT WEEK . 206 ADVERTISEMENTS ... 193 , 194 , 206 , 20 7 , & 20 S
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? An Introduction to thc Reading and Study of the English Bible . By WILLIAM CARPENTER , author of "Scientia Biblica , " "Scripture Natural History , "
& c ; editor of " Calmet ' s Dictionary of the Bible ; " fifth large edition and abridgment . Three vols . S . W . Partridge and Co ., 9 , Paternoster-row . We hail the republication of this learned
and luminous work with very great pleasure , inasmuch as the present time is truly one of transition , both as regards the political world and the religious world . As the author aptly remarks in his preface , the
" religious thought " of mankind is " stirred up from its very depths . " We live in an age when all super-mundane agencies are ignored—all divine inspiration deniedall the " strainsof high belief , so heavcnlike ,
so sublime , " utterly derided and despised . The wildest and most visionary theories are propounded day by day and find eager disciples ; communism in social politics , and rationalism—so-called—in points of
faith , are spreading fast around us , and we quite agree with our Brother Carpenter that it is the duty of every man who values the precious treasures contained in the Scriptures , to place those treasures
within the reach of all who read and think . In the handsome work now under review , we have no hesitation in saying that Brother Carpenter has fully attained his desired object . To a chaste and
perspicuous style , he adds a thorough comprehension of the lofty truths elucidated and enforced in the pages of the Bible .
Years of stud y must have been consumed to give our venerable and venerated confrere so great a mastery over the text as to enable him to illustrate it with such
conspicuous power and eloquence of expression . The secret , we fancy , lies in the fact that Brother Carpenter is fully embued with the grandeur of his theme , and conceives no effort of intellect sufficiently
adequate to convey to the reader its surpassing interest and importance . And it is precisely this feeling which ever leads to the accomplishment of a great literary success . Perfection rests upon thc
mountaintop—let us struggle towards it . We cannot however , accept our author ' s modest estimate of his book as an " attempt ; " on the contrary , we consider it to bc a
welldigested , well-matured , and exhaustive work upon the Holy Scriptures , and these attributes really confer upon it permanent value for reference hereafter . But it is
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more than this : it is not merely doctrinalnot merely a concordance or an historical summary—but a fair and impartial interpretation of those obscure passages and symbolic phrases with which certain portions ofthe sacred volume abound .
We confess that we have not yet had time to peruse thoroughly , and to analyse minutely , these excellent volumes , but we may say that they fully sustain the fame of their veteran author , who , now that the
shades of three-score-and-ten years rest upon his brow , is as zealous as ever in the good cause of rational freedom—civil and religious . The extraordinary range of thought which the work embraces may be
faintly imagined from the following list of its contents , as published in Parts : —1 . The English Bible : How to read and study it . 2 . The Symbolical and Figurative Language of the Bible . 3 . The Beauties and
Peculiarities of Style in the Bible . 4 . Modern Infidelity and Bibliophobia , and the objects and influences of the Bible . 5 . Biblical Natural History : Astronomy , Geology , and Botany . 6 . Biblical Natural
History : Zoography . 7 . The Sources and Character of Scriptural Difficulties , real and imaginary . 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , and 12 . Examination of Scriptural Difficulties ; the
Pentateuch ; the Post-Mosaic Histories ; the Poetic and Prophetic Books , and Gospels of Matthew and Mark ; Luke to Colossians ; Colossians to Jude . . Such is a brief outline of the task which
Bro . Carpenter has set himself to perform , ancl which he has accomplished so admirably and completely . To all—and who isnot?—interested in the studyof theoldest and best book written for man , we can confidently
recommend " An Introduction , " with the certain conviction that it will make many doubtful points clear , and illuminate with rays of wisdom many apparently dark and unintelligible allegories .
The Marquis of Lome and the Clan Camp bell . John Hogg , York-street , Covent garden . This very neat and pleasant work con
tains an epitome of the history of the house of Argyll , and is extremely interesting at the present moment , when all Englandand of course wc include the " land of the
mountain and the flood '—is rejoicing over the marriage of the Royal Louise with the heir of Lome . The vicissitudes of fortune that have befallen the Campbell house during the last six centuries are faithfully
pourtrayed , and the chronicle is one which may well awaken conflicting thoughts of joy and sadness in the minds of all who read . Now , however , the glories of the house appear to have culminated in the
royal alliance which has just been consummated ; and in cordially counselling our readers to secure a copy of " The Marquis of Lome and the Clan Campbell , " we may
be permitted to hope that the auspicious event which has caused its advent may prove the commencement of a long career of happiness to the Princess and her noble consort .
History of the Lodge of Hengist , No . 195 . By Bro . Rev . P . II . NEWNHAM , W . M . London : Bro . R . Spencer , 26 , Great Queen-street . [ EXTRACT . ]
It seems to be generally understood that Thomas Dunckerley was a natural son of George II . ; and a considerable pension allowed him by the Crown , in acknowledgment of this
claim , placed him in easy circumstances . His life was a varied one . In early youth he studied for the law ; was subsequently called to the bar , and practised his profession . At a later period ,
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however , we find that he was employed in the navy , and that he took part in active service at the siege of Quebec . As a Freemason , his services to the Craft commenced in early life , and in recognition of these he was ultimately honoured with the chair of S . G . W . ; and it was
specially ordered by G . L . " that he should always take precedence of all Past Senior Grand Wardens . He was P . G . M . for Bristol , Dorset , Essex , Gloucester , Hereford , Somerset , Hants , and the Isle of Wight ; and after the formal constitution of the Royal Arch Degree , he was
Grand Superintendent for these same provinces , together with Wilts , Devon , Kent , Nottingham , Surrey , Suffolk , Sussex , and Warwick in addition . Nor did he limit himself to the study of Craft Masonry only ; but heartily identified himself with those other orders which , as his large
Masonic researches had , no doubt , convinced him , have for the last 700 years been more or less closely allied with that Masonry which , in some of its so-called " Landmarks , ' ' is probably less ancient , if not less genuine , than those other orders . Thus we find that he presided over
the Revival of the Order of Knights Templar in England in its present exclusively Masonic form ; and that for some years after this revival ( in 1790 ) he was M . E . and S . G . M . of Knights Rosa Crucis and Knights Templar ( degrees of chivalric and philosophical Masonry which , at that
time , were worked under one Constitution ); and that he composed a lecture , which for some time was worked in K . T . Encampments under the name of "Dunckerley ' s Sections . " Perhaps , however , the most important fact to be noted in connection with Dunckerlev's Masonic career is
his early connexion with the establishment of the R . A . Degree upon a recognised basis . * This Degree ( originally known as " Dermott ' s Degree " ) was in the first place constructed out of materials extracted from two degrees previously worked on the Continent ( and which
probably originated in Germany ) by the seceding brethren about the year 1738 ; and apparently , in the first place , with no higher design than to widen the gulf between themselves and the Constitutional Masons . It appears to have been practised in England , exclusively by these
Seceders , for about thirty years , during which time some modification or other of the Degree had been introduced into Scotland , Ireland , and America ; while it was still ignored by our own Grand Lodge . Dunckerley , perceiving that the Degree had taken a hold upon the Masonic
system too strong to be shaken off , wisely resolved to join in the movement forestablishing it among the ranks of the Constitutional Masons , which originated with Heseltine and others about 1766-9 . Accordingly he visited the
socalled " Ancient" Lodges , carefully studying their rights , and eliminating therefrom much that was incongruous ; and thus , shortly after the date of the formation of our lodge , he brought . out that modification of the Seceder ' s Ritual
which was known as "Dunckerley's Degree , "and was , no doubt , the foundation of our present R . A . Degree , although I believe that a very small portion of the original ritual would be recognised by the R . A . Masons of the present day . After a public Masonic career of nearly
half a century , Dunckerley died at Portsmouth in 1795 , at the age of 71 . He was a man , not only of great learning , but of thoroughly and genuinely liberal mind . His speeches possessed much grace and much humour , as well as real
eloquence , and undoubtedly did good service in advancing the best interests of Masonry . In private life he was distinguished by a largehearted charity ; and it is said that he trenched seriously upon his income by his readiness to assist every case of distress .
* It docs not appear , as is supposed by some , that Dunckerley was actually the originator o ( the " Modern " R . A . Degree . As remarked above , warrants for the working of this Degree was issued by Grand Chapter in 1769 , in which year one v / as granted 10 the Chapter of Friendship , 1 ' ortsmoulh—on which , although it was
within his own special province , Dunckerley ' s name does not appear , a strong piece of presumptive evidence that he was not as yet connected with the Degree . The first warrant on which his name does appear is that granted to the Chapter of Concord , No . 13 , Southampton , which was issued in 1777 , though the chapter did not work until 1793 .
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Table Of Contents.
TABLE OF CONTENTS .
. PAGE REVIEWS 195 FREEMASONRY IN IRELAND 196 & 197 "THE GREAT , AWFUL , TREMENDOUS , AND INCOMPREHENSIBLE NAME" 197 & 198
THE CRAFTMetropolitan 198 & 199 Provincial ... ... ... ... ... 199 ROYAL ARCH 199 ORDERS OF
CHIVALRYKnights Templar ... ... ... ... 199 PRECEPT AND PRACTICE 200 MULTUM IN PARVO 201 THE FAIR SEX AND ADOPTIVE MASONRY 201 & 202 ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE 202 & 203 ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR GIRLS ... 203 MASONIC FESTIVITIES— i
Mount Sinai Royal Arch Chapter of Instruction 203 THE "LITTLE" TESTIMONIAL FUNDList of Subscriptions ... ... ... ... 203 PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF MIDDLESEX ... 204
RED CROSS OF CONSTANTINE 204 UNION OF THE "MASONIC CLERGY 204 SCOTLAND 205 MASONIC MEETINGS FOR . NEXT WEEK . 206 ADVERTISEMENTS ... 193 , 194 , 206 , 20 7 , & 20 S
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Reviews .
? An Introduction to thc Reading and Study of the English Bible . By WILLIAM CARPENTER , author of "Scientia Biblica , " "Scripture Natural History , "
& c ; editor of " Calmet ' s Dictionary of the Bible ; " fifth large edition and abridgment . Three vols . S . W . Partridge and Co ., 9 , Paternoster-row . We hail the republication of this learned
and luminous work with very great pleasure , inasmuch as the present time is truly one of transition , both as regards the political world and the religious world . As the author aptly remarks in his preface , the
" religious thought " of mankind is " stirred up from its very depths . " We live in an age when all super-mundane agencies are ignored—all divine inspiration deniedall the " strainsof high belief , so heavcnlike ,
so sublime , " utterly derided and despised . The wildest and most visionary theories are propounded day by day and find eager disciples ; communism in social politics , and rationalism—so-called—in points of
faith , are spreading fast around us , and we quite agree with our Brother Carpenter that it is the duty of every man who values the precious treasures contained in the Scriptures , to place those treasures
within the reach of all who read and think . In the handsome work now under review , we have no hesitation in saying that Brother Carpenter has fully attained his desired object . To a chaste and
perspicuous style , he adds a thorough comprehension of the lofty truths elucidated and enforced in the pages of the Bible .
Years of stud y must have been consumed to give our venerable and venerated confrere so great a mastery over the text as to enable him to illustrate it with such
conspicuous power and eloquence of expression . The secret , we fancy , lies in the fact that Brother Carpenter is fully embued with the grandeur of his theme , and conceives no effort of intellect sufficiently
adequate to convey to the reader its surpassing interest and importance . And it is precisely this feeling which ever leads to the accomplishment of a great literary success . Perfection rests upon thc
mountaintop—let us struggle towards it . We cannot however , accept our author ' s modest estimate of his book as an " attempt ; " on the contrary , we consider it to bc a
welldigested , well-matured , and exhaustive work upon the Holy Scriptures , and these attributes really confer upon it permanent value for reference hereafter . But it is
Reviews.
more than this : it is not merely doctrinalnot merely a concordance or an historical summary—but a fair and impartial interpretation of those obscure passages and symbolic phrases with which certain portions ofthe sacred volume abound .
We confess that we have not yet had time to peruse thoroughly , and to analyse minutely , these excellent volumes , but we may say that they fully sustain the fame of their veteran author , who , now that the
shades of three-score-and-ten years rest upon his brow , is as zealous as ever in the good cause of rational freedom—civil and religious . The extraordinary range of thought which the work embraces may be
faintly imagined from the following list of its contents , as published in Parts : —1 . The English Bible : How to read and study it . 2 . The Symbolical and Figurative Language of the Bible . 3 . The Beauties and
Peculiarities of Style in the Bible . 4 . Modern Infidelity and Bibliophobia , and the objects and influences of the Bible . 5 . Biblical Natural History : Astronomy , Geology , and Botany . 6 . Biblical Natural
History : Zoography . 7 . The Sources and Character of Scriptural Difficulties , real and imaginary . 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , and 12 . Examination of Scriptural Difficulties ; the
Pentateuch ; the Post-Mosaic Histories ; the Poetic and Prophetic Books , and Gospels of Matthew and Mark ; Luke to Colossians ; Colossians to Jude . . Such is a brief outline of the task which
Bro . Carpenter has set himself to perform , ancl which he has accomplished so admirably and completely . To all—and who isnot?—interested in the studyof theoldest and best book written for man , we can confidently
recommend " An Introduction , " with the certain conviction that it will make many doubtful points clear , and illuminate with rays of wisdom many apparently dark and unintelligible allegories .
The Marquis of Lome and the Clan Camp bell . John Hogg , York-street , Covent garden . This very neat and pleasant work con
tains an epitome of the history of the house of Argyll , and is extremely interesting at the present moment , when all Englandand of course wc include the " land of the
mountain and the flood '—is rejoicing over the marriage of the Royal Louise with the heir of Lome . The vicissitudes of fortune that have befallen the Campbell house during the last six centuries are faithfully
pourtrayed , and the chronicle is one which may well awaken conflicting thoughts of joy and sadness in the minds of all who read . Now , however , the glories of the house appear to have culminated in the
royal alliance which has just been consummated ; and in cordially counselling our readers to secure a copy of " The Marquis of Lome and the Clan Campbell , " we may
be permitted to hope that the auspicious event which has caused its advent may prove the commencement of a long career of happiness to the Princess and her noble consort .
History of the Lodge of Hengist , No . 195 . By Bro . Rev . P . II . NEWNHAM , W . M . London : Bro . R . Spencer , 26 , Great Queen-street . [ EXTRACT . ]
It seems to be generally understood that Thomas Dunckerley was a natural son of George II . ; and a considerable pension allowed him by the Crown , in acknowledgment of this
claim , placed him in easy circumstances . His life was a varied one . In early youth he studied for the law ; was subsequently called to the bar , and practised his profession . At a later period ,
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however , we find that he was employed in the navy , and that he took part in active service at the siege of Quebec . As a Freemason , his services to the Craft commenced in early life , and in recognition of these he was ultimately honoured with the chair of S . G . W . ; and it was
specially ordered by G . L . " that he should always take precedence of all Past Senior Grand Wardens . He was P . G . M . for Bristol , Dorset , Essex , Gloucester , Hereford , Somerset , Hants , and the Isle of Wight ; and after the formal constitution of the Royal Arch Degree , he was
Grand Superintendent for these same provinces , together with Wilts , Devon , Kent , Nottingham , Surrey , Suffolk , Sussex , and Warwick in addition . Nor did he limit himself to the study of Craft Masonry only ; but heartily identified himself with those other orders which , as his large
Masonic researches had , no doubt , convinced him , have for the last 700 years been more or less closely allied with that Masonry which , in some of its so-called " Landmarks , ' ' is probably less ancient , if not less genuine , than those other orders . Thus we find that he presided over
the Revival of the Order of Knights Templar in England in its present exclusively Masonic form ; and that for some years after this revival ( in 1790 ) he was M . E . and S . G . M . of Knights Rosa Crucis and Knights Templar ( degrees of chivalric and philosophical Masonry which , at that
time , were worked under one Constitution ); and that he composed a lecture , which for some time was worked in K . T . Encampments under the name of "Dunckerley ' s Sections . " Perhaps , however , the most important fact to be noted in connection with Dunckerlev's Masonic career is
his early connexion with the establishment of the R . A . Degree upon a recognised basis . * This Degree ( originally known as " Dermott ' s Degree " ) was in the first place constructed out of materials extracted from two degrees previously worked on the Continent ( and which
probably originated in Germany ) by the seceding brethren about the year 1738 ; and apparently , in the first place , with no higher design than to widen the gulf between themselves and the Constitutional Masons . It appears to have been practised in England , exclusively by these
Seceders , for about thirty years , during which time some modification or other of the Degree had been introduced into Scotland , Ireland , and America ; while it was still ignored by our own Grand Lodge . Dunckerley , perceiving that the Degree had taken a hold upon the Masonic
system too strong to be shaken off , wisely resolved to join in the movement forestablishing it among the ranks of the Constitutional Masons , which originated with Heseltine and others about 1766-9 . Accordingly he visited the
socalled " Ancient" Lodges , carefully studying their rights , and eliminating therefrom much that was incongruous ; and thus , shortly after the date of the formation of our lodge , he brought . out that modification of the Seceder ' s Ritual
which was known as "Dunckerley's Degree , "and was , no doubt , the foundation of our present R . A . Degree , although I believe that a very small portion of the original ritual would be recognised by the R . A . Masons of the present day . After a public Masonic career of nearly
half a century , Dunckerley died at Portsmouth in 1795 , at the age of 71 . He was a man , not only of great learning , but of thoroughly and genuinely liberal mind . His speeches possessed much grace and much humour , as well as real
eloquence , and undoubtedly did good service in advancing the best interests of Masonry . In private life he was distinguished by a largehearted charity ; and it is said that he trenched seriously upon his income by his readiness to assist every case of distress .
* It docs not appear , as is supposed by some , that Dunckerley was actually the originator o ( the " Modern " R . A . Degree . As remarked above , warrants for the working of this Degree was issued by Grand Chapter in 1769 , in which year one v / as granted 10 the Chapter of Friendship , 1 ' ortsmoulh—on which , although it was
within his own special province , Dunckerley ' s name does not appear , a strong piece of presumptive evidence that he was not as yet connected with the Degree . The first warrant on which his name does appear is that granted to the Chapter of Concord , No . 13 , Southampton , which was issued in 1777 , though the chapter did not work until 1793 .