Freemasonry And Israelitism.

a word , to help the cast down , and comfort the distressed ; and with his superfluous wealth he was to lend to others . In ( Deut . xv . 6 , xxviii . 12 )

we learn that Jacob ' s descendants ( if obedient ) should be largely blessed in their storehouses , the fruit of their body , in their cattle , & c , and that they should lend , to many nations , and borrow of

none . This extraordinary prophetic blessing related to a people not yet formed into a nation . It implies that the people to whom it was spoken

( though poor and despised , and just then escaping from slavery ) , should exceed all others in accumulated wealth . Other nations would require monetary aid , but this people never , but would

of their superfluity lend to others . What has been said about foreign debts owing to England , shows the literal fulfilment , in a most remarkable manner , of this prophecy , and identifies the

Anglo-Saxons with the people of whom it was spoken . No . XXI . October 28 th , 1871 . —There are other points of identity of the Saxon branch of the Gothic race , with the ten tribes of Israel . It

is incredible that ten-twelfths of that people , who were chosen by God to preserve the knowledge of His being and worship , ( when all the world had plunged in darkness , idolatry , and

licentiousness ) should be destined to be " lost' and in no way employed in bringing about the important events predicted of them . The other two tribe

( the Jews ) are not lost , but have been witnesses of the truth of more terrible prophecies , which foretold the punishment , dispersion , and affliction ' which should follow their violation ofthe laws '

and the rejection ofthe Divine promises . While Judah is thus testifying to the truth that was written many years ago , it is , inconceivable that Israel was to be as a light under a bushel for

2500 years , and then suddenl y and miraculousl y to emerge as a mighty people , possessing the islands ; a people unto whom kings shall bow down and do homage , and nations shall pour in

riches . Under Divine guidance , men and nations do the work appointed for them , and it is but reasonable to believe that the ten tribes have been instrumental in effecting the great changes

that have taken place during the last 1500 years . In ( Isa . lxi , 9-11 ) we read . " Their seed shall be known ( or illustrious ) among the nations and their offspring ivnong the people , " * vc .

Tlie meaning of the prophecy is that they are to be distinguished among nations as a superior people . They are to be pre-eminently prosperous and religious , and to appear thus as a nation .

They are not to spring forth suddenly as a people , but to grow gradually and become distinguished . The captivity of the ten tribes was an instrument of benefit to the world ; it brought them into contact with the western races . At the time of

the Babylonish captivity , when the Indo-Germanic ( Japhetic ) race of Persia came to the front Grecian influence began to be felt in Egypt , and

there was a great intellectual awakening in Greece by Pythagoras ; in Bactria , by Buddha , and in China by Confucius .

" Morn ; than a year ago one of my children was attacked with bronchitis , and , after a long * illness , was given up by all physicians as ' past cure . ' I was then induced to try your Vegetable Pain Killer , and from tlie time 1 began the use of it the child rapidly got better , and it is now strong and healthy . — J WINSTANUSY , IO , Whittle ^ ,, L ' pool . 1869 . —To ! '• © . & Son . "

Aids To Study.

AIDS TO STUDY .

BY BRO . WM . CARPENTER , P . M . & P . Z ., 177 . III . In a former communication , under this title , I p laced ancient history amongst the foremost of those subjects which should command the attention of a Freemason . It is as interesting as it is

important , and no one can be excused for neglecting to make it an object of study , as far as his means will permit him to do so . He will

not be permitted to proceed far in this study , however , before he is met by sundry questions relative to the different families of the human

race . The first question thus suggesting itself will probably be that concerning the unity of the race—whether all the races of men scattered over the surface of the earth , distinguished as

they are from each other , in structure of bod )* , in features , and in colour , and differing in languages and manners , are thc offspring of a single stock , or have descended , respectively , from

several orig inal families . The problem has engaged the thoughts and inquiries of many great minds , in both ancient and modern times . The ancient philosophers dealt with it loosely

and erroneously . The ignorance of the whole existing races of mankind—the prejudices of their mythology—and their general want of appreciation of scientific evidence—these and other

difficulties , which , m their totality , even the genius of Aristotle could not surmount , may readily be admitted in justification of those who aver

that the natural , or physical history of mankind has only in modern times taken its place as a definite branch of science .

It is generally admitted , I believe , that the true foundation of this science was laid by

Blumenbach , of Gottmgen , who , by unwearied perseverance , gathered the materials of his investigation from every part of the globe ; while the researches and writings of Cuvier , Humboldt

Lawrence , Owen , Tiedeman , Rudolli , and other physiologists , though differing in certain conclusions , have continually enlarged the scope of the science , and concentrated the results obtained by

travellers and naturalists , and thus augmented the means upon which the removal of these differences , and the certainty of all conclusions , must eventually depend .

'I his is called the physiological branch of the inquiry . It examines the stature and proportions of the body , the complexion of the skin , the colour and set of the hair , and , above all , the

size and shape ofthe skull . But there is another branch of the inquiry , for physiology has come largely to its aid ; : uu ] the study and classification of languages ,

indicated more , ( remotely by Scaliger , Bacon , and Leibnitz , has resulted in a vast body of authentic knowledge . ' ministering , thorough , newland unexpected contributions to the history of the races and community of mankind .

Thenamesof Adelung , Schlegel . Wilhelm Hum . boldt , Remusat , Grimms , Klaproth , Rash , Mayer Bunsen , and Max Muller , are the most eminent anions * those who have advanced this science

abroad ; while there may be mentioned Harris , Home 'look , Sir William Jones , Wilkins , Marsden , Young , Pritchard , ancl Latham , among our countrymen , as worthy associates in the same learned career .

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Of thc several races of mankind who peopled the ancient world ; the first movement from their primitive seats ; their successive displacements by conquest or voluntary emigration ; ami the

positions they occupied at each period , our information depends , then , upon the science of ethnology , and on the comparison of languages , aided b y tradition . But of the first steps in this

movement , we have one trustworthy record , clear in manv points-, though difficult in some , and which is more and more confirmed by every conclusion to which science comes . As Dr .

Pritchard , whose works * on the Natural and Physical History of Mankind form the most ample and complete text-book we have on the subject , observes , " The conclusions of reason

and science , unaided by Scripture , concur mainly with those derived from the latter source , " and he shews that these furnish sufficient grounds , without reference to the sacred writings , for

arriving at the conclusion , that all races and diversities of mankind are really derived from a single pair ; placed on the earth for the peopling

of its surface , both in the times before us , and during the ages which it may please the Creator yet to assign to the present order of existence here .

A recent writer on this subject ( Phili p Smith , Ane . His . ofthe East ) adverting to the affirmation of the unity of the human race in the Book of Genesis , observes that it not only

distinguishes the three families which sprang from tlie three sons of Noah , and describes their first diffusion from their primeval centre ( Gen . x . ) , but distinguishes also the four principles of

classification , which , to this day , are constantly confounded . The component members of the three races arc described " after theirfamilies , after their tongues , in their lands , and in their nations ; " and

he justly observes , that all sound research must still have regard to race , mniXlangiiage , geographical position , and political milionalily ; though each of these elements is more or less mixed up with the other .

* "liesearches into the Physical History of Mankind . By James C . Prichard , M . D . J' . R . S ., corresponding member of the National Institute of France . " Third Edition . ¦; vols . Svo .

" 1 he Natural History of Man ; comprising- inquiries into the modifying influences of physical and moral agencies in different tribes of the human family . " By the same .

Obituary.

Obituary .

BRO . I . P . BROWN , D . G . M .. TURKEY .

We deeply regret having to announce the sudden decease of Bro . R . W . John Porter Brown , District Grand Master for Turkey—which melancholy event occured at Constantinople on the 26 th inst . Bro . Brown was greatl y beloved and respected not only by thc Craft within his

District , but by all with whom he had business or other relations—and as Secretary of Legation and Consul General for the United States at Constantinople , he displayed marked ability in the execution of very arduous duties . His loss is one which will be deeply felt and deplored

throughout the East , and we personall y have to lament the loss of a distinguished contributor , whose opinions upon Freemasonry in the Ottoman Empire were at all times characterised by profound judgment—the result of a well applied experience .

The magniiicient oration , which Bro . Brown delivered at one of the meetings of his District Grand Lodge , remains as a specimen of his mental powers , and we trust that the sentiments therein enunciated will ever find an echo in the hearts of the brethren who may be selected hereafter to govern the Craft in tlie Turkish empire .