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PAGES B EAUTIFUL EXTRACT 466 F REEMASONRY AND ISRAELITISM 467 & 468 THE PLAIN OF PIIILISTIA 468 C IRCULAR ON INTEMPERANCE 468 & 4 6 9 G RAND CHAPTER OF ENGLAND 46 9 THE
CRAFTMetropolitan ... ... ... ... ... 470 Provincial 470 & 471 R OYAL ARCH— . Metropolitan ... ... ... 471 Provincial ... ... 471 A NCIENT ANI > ACCEPTED RITE . .. 471 A NSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS 472
T HE ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED RITE ... 472 & 473 ROYAL MASONIC BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION .... 473 THE ROSICRUCIANS 473 M ULTUM IN PARVO ... 473 & 474 O RIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE
Committee of Inquiry ... ... ... ... 474 The Mark Degree 474 & 475 "O . B . " and Business ... 475 C ONSECRATION OF THE DUKE OF LANCASTER LODGE , NO . 1353 475 MASONIC
FESTIVITIESThe Annual Festival of the Domatic Lodge , No . 177 475 & 476 Summer Fete of the Euphrates Lodge , No . 212 476 Picnic of the Everton Lodge , No . S 23 476 POETRYAn Orphan ' s Thanksgiving 476 Masonic Songs to Popular Airs 476 A New Templar Ode 476
Song of the Rose Croix 476 ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS 477 PATENT LAW REFORM 477 DEAD MASONS 477 THE ANTIQUARIAN EXPLORATIONS AND DISCOVERIES AT TIMPENDEAN MUIR 477 MASONIC MEETINGS FOR NEXT WEEK 47 S SCOTLAND 47 S ADVERTISEMENTS 465 , 466 , 47 S , 479 , & 4 S 0
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FREEMASONRY & ISRAELITISM .
BY BRO . WILLIAM CARPENTER , P . M . & P . Z . 177 . x . We now proceed to consider the several and diversified prophecies and promises pertaining to the ten tribes of Israel , after their captivity in Assyria and Media ,
embracing the region lying between the two seas , the Caspian and the Euxine , and which indicate , more or less clearly , their future destiny as the heirs of the promises made to Abraham , and confirmed to succeeding patriarchs .
I . The first thing that strikes one , in reviewing these prophecies , is the entrance of Israel into certain islands—THE islands . The forty-first chapter of Isaiah most graphically describes Israel ' s position , and
the manner in which they obtained it , combined with visions of its high mission and future glory , with a declaration of the Source of its might , the Author of its success , and an exhibition of the false
pretences and vanity of idols . The chapter opens with a command , that the people of these islands should keep silence—that is , should be quiet , should rest , that they might renew their strength , after their long
wandering and continuous conflicts— " Let them draw near , and let them speak ; let us enter into solemn debate together . " After this command and invitation , the people , in their conquest of the islands , are
described under the figure of a righteous man ; for , as promised to this same house of Israel , the Lord was to bring His righteousness near , because Israel was his glory ( chap , xlvii . 13 ) . Here , then , is the
manner of Israel ' s acquiring the islands : — " Who raised up the righteous man from the East , called him to attend his steps ; subdued the nations before him , and gave him dominion over kings [ or rulers ] ? He
made them as dust to his sword , and as driven stubble to his bow . He pursued them , and passed safely by a way never trodden before with his foot . Who hath
wrought and done these things , calling the generations from the beginning ? I , Jehovah , the first ; and with the last ; I am He . " Then we have a description of the fear created by the presence of these warlike
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people : " The isles saw it and feared ; the ends of the earth were afraid , drew near and came . They helped every one his neighbour , and said to his brother , Be of good courage ; the carpenter encouraged the
goldsmith ; he that smootheth with the hammer , him that smote on the anvil , saying , It is ready for the soldering ; and he fixeth the idol with nails , that it should not be removed . " Then Israel . " the seed of
Abraham and Jacob , " here called "The Lord ' s servant , " who had been called forth from the endsof theearth , were strengthened with the assurance that God had chosen them , would be with them , would help
them , and would uphold them with the right hand of His righteousness , so that all who should engage against them should become ashamed and confounded , and should be as nothing—as a thing of nought . "
Let us now see in how far the peopling of these islands by the Anglo-Saxon branch of the Getce answers to this prophetic description . " The islands , " says Dr . Hyde Clarke ( Comp . Philology ) , " seem to have
been first settled by the great Euskardian or Iberian stock , belonging to the Ugo-Tartarian , which once spread over Western Europe , and of which all that is left are the Basques in Spain , unless the Fins of
several kinds are also to be reckoned ; and unless , in the West of Ireland , some Iberian blood still lingers under the name of Spanish , as the common belief there is . The Iberians were
slaughtered or driven out of Britain by the Celts ; but in the time of the Romans , the Silures in South Wales still had a Spanish look , as Tacitus tell us . The Celts were yielding before inroads of the Belgians in Britain
and Ireland , when the Romans made themselves masters of the islands , and for a time stayed the downfall of the Celts . In the fifth century after Christ , however , the Roman might tottered , the Germani rushed
on the Roman Empire , and swept all before them . In these islands , the Celts threw off the Roman yoke , but not long to hold the sway ; for the northern Germani of English kin came over the North Sea , and began to
settle on the eastern shore , slowly spreading themselves till all all the islands fell under their yoke . " As the same writer observes , " In the Roman time , the Saxons and Frisians who were on the west side of
Jutland made their first inroads , and hence tlie Celts called all the Germanic comers Saxons , as the Welsh , Irish , and Highlanders now do . The Frisians , Saxons , and Jutes seem to have been among the first
who made good their landing , and set up their commonwealths ; but the English , or Angles , passing from their seat in the east of Jutland to the west , soon took the leadership , and the names of the other
Germani were lost in theirs , giving to the land , folk , speech , and laws , the name of English . The old , or first , Danes seem to have been near akin to the English , as were the Jutes , Vandals , and Bructwara ; and all of these
had more or less share in the first settlement . Under the name of English , all England , to the north of the Thames and up to the highlands of Wales and Scotland , was filled by them . "
I now invite a comparison of the slight sketch I have given of the occupation of England by the Anglo-Saxons , and of the prophetic description of the conquests and occupation of the islands given by Isaiah .
I cannot but think that if the metaphorical and symbolical style of the prophet be borne in mind , it will at once be seen that the description which the pen of history has given of the occupation of this land by the Anglo-Saxons and their kindred tribes ,
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answers very closely to that which the pen of inspiration has pourtrayed ; that we have , in fact , in our own early history , in Britain , the exact counterpart of the sketch given by the prophet to the symbolic righteous
man ; that is , the people employed as the intruments of God ' s righteous purpose to suppress idolatry , and to make Himself known as the only true God and the
governor of the world . They were to be given possession of the islands in the midst of the sea—the most eligible spot from which to send forth into all the world that
knowledge , and the blessings which that knowledge always carries with it . That England is the place described , is shown by other passages in the prophetic pages . Where is Tarshish , whose great ships , and
merchants , and merchandise are so often spoken of in connection with Israel ? There were more than one place bearing this name ; but that one of them was a place of considerable importance for its
mercantile wealth , large ships , and distant voyages , with vessels whose sails , like the white wings of doves—the symbols of peace and protection—cover with their shadow the width and breadth of the ocean , is certain .
Ezekiel ( xxxviu . ic ) mentions it in connection with Sheba and Dedan , and speaks of its gold , and silver , and dyed goods , as though a hostile people might look there for "great spoil" ; and , what is very
remarkable , he speaks of the young lions belonging to Sheba and Dedan and Tarshish , as if all were closely connected . Whether Dedan is a port in the Persian Gulf , as has been supposed , we cannot be
certain ; but that Sheba is India and Tarshish England seems beyond doubt . What land but this is a large naval and mercantile power—a nation of merchants—a land rich in metals , and cloth , and cunning
workmanship ? What land but England has a lion for its symbol ? what land but India young lions ? " Be still , thou inhabitants of the isle , whom the merchants of Zidon ( the Phoenicians ) have
replenished ( Isa . xxiii . 2 ) . This island , with its dependencies , including India , was to be possessed by Israel . Every opposing force was to be overcome . Notwithstanding that every man should help his neighbour ,
and every one exhort his brother to be of good courage , so that their confidence should become so great , that in face of the impending danger , the makers of idols—the carpenter and the
goldsmithshould pursue their work , completing the idol , and so fixing it as to defy removal , they should all become as dust to the sword of the invader , and as stubble to his bow ; and all the kings or rulers should be
overthrown and removed , for Israel was the Loid ' s servant , whom he had chosen , even the seed of Abraham his friend ; whom he had called from the ends of the earth , for the accomplishment of this necessary work
—necessary in order to fulfil His final purpose , of making known His name and salvation throughout the world . In the accomplishment of this great mission , all obstacles were to be overcome , all
difficulties to be surmounted , all opposition to bo put down ; for , " I , the Lord , will strengthen thee , I will hold thy right hand , saying unto thee , Fear not , for I will help the .-. Bnd then , the work being so far
accomplished , possession of the islands having been obtained , they are commanded to keep silence . As He elsewhere commands : " Be still , and know that I am God . I will
be exalted among the heathen ; I will be exalted in the earth" ( Psalm xlvi . 10 ) . " For thus saith the Lord God , the Holy One of Israel : In returning and abiding quiet shall
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Table Of Contents.
TABLE OF CONTENTS .
PAGES B EAUTIFUL EXTRACT 466 F REEMASONRY AND ISRAELITISM 467 & 468 THE PLAIN OF PIIILISTIA 468 C IRCULAR ON INTEMPERANCE 468 & 4 6 9 G RAND CHAPTER OF ENGLAND 46 9 THE
CRAFTMetropolitan ... ... ... ... ... 470 Provincial 470 & 471 R OYAL ARCH— . Metropolitan ... ... ... 471 Provincial ... ... 471 A NCIENT ANI > ACCEPTED RITE . .. 471 A NSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS 472
T HE ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED RITE ... 472 & 473 ROYAL MASONIC BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION .... 473 THE ROSICRUCIANS 473 M ULTUM IN PARVO ... 473 & 474 O RIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE
Committee of Inquiry ... ... ... ... 474 The Mark Degree 474 & 475 "O . B . " and Business ... 475 C ONSECRATION OF THE DUKE OF LANCASTER LODGE , NO . 1353 475 MASONIC
FESTIVITIESThe Annual Festival of the Domatic Lodge , No . 177 475 & 476 Summer Fete of the Euphrates Lodge , No . 212 476 Picnic of the Everton Lodge , No . S 23 476 POETRYAn Orphan ' s Thanksgiving 476 Masonic Songs to Popular Airs 476 A New Templar Ode 476
Song of the Rose Croix 476 ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS 477 PATENT LAW REFORM 477 DEAD MASONS 477 THE ANTIQUARIAN EXPLORATIONS AND DISCOVERIES AT TIMPENDEAN MUIR 477 MASONIC MEETINGS FOR NEXT WEEK 47 S SCOTLAND 47 S ADVERTISEMENTS 465 , 466 , 47 S , 479 , & 4 S 0
Freemasonry & Israelitism.
FREEMASONRY & ISRAELITISM .
BY BRO . WILLIAM CARPENTER , P . M . & P . Z . 177 . x . We now proceed to consider the several and diversified prophecies and promises pertaining to the ten tribes of Israel , after their captivity in Assyria and Media ,
embracing the region lying between the two seas , the Caspian and the Euxine , and which indicate , more or less clearly , their future destiny as the heirs of the promises made to Abraham , and confirmed to succeeding patriarchs .
I . The first thing that strikes one , in reviewing these prophecies , is the entrance of Israel into certain islands—THE islands . The forty-first chapter of Isaiah most graphically describes Israel ' s position , and
the manner in which they obtained it , combined with visions of its high mission and future glory , with a declaration of the Source of its might , the Author of its success , and an exhibition of the false
pretences and vanity of idols . The chapter opens with a command , that the people of these islands should keep silence—that is , should be quiet , should rest , that they might renew their strength , after their long
wandering and continuous conflicts— " Let them draw near , and let them speak ; let us enter into solemn debate together . " After this command and invitation , the people , in their conquest of the islands , are
described under the figure of a righteous man ; for , as promised to this same house of Israel , the Lord was to bring His righteousness near , because Israel was his glory ( chap , xlvii . 13 ) . Here , then , is the
manner of Israel ' s acquiring the islands : — " Who raised up the righteous man from the East , called him to attend his steps ; subdued the nations before him , and gave him dominion over kings [ or rulers ] ? He
made them as dust to his sword , and as driven stubble to his bow . He pursued them , and passed safely by a way never trodden before with his foot . Who hath
wrought and done these things , calling the generations from the beginning ? I , Jehovah , the first ; and with the last ; I am He . " Then we have a description of the fear created by the presence of these warlike
Freemasonry & Israelitism.
people : " The isles saw it and feared ; the ends of the earth were afraid , drew near and came . They helped every one his neighbour , and said to his brother , Be of good courage ; the carpenter encouraged the
goldsmith ; he that smootheth with the hammer , him that smote on the anvil , saying , It is ready for the soldering ; and he fixeth the idol with nails , that it should not be removed . " Then Israel . " the seed of
Abraham and Jacob , " here called "The Lord ' s servant , " who had been called forth from the endsof theearth , were strengthened with the assurance that God had chosen them , would be with them , would help
them , and would uphold them with the right hand of His righteousness , so that all who should engage against them should become ashamed and confounded , and should be as nothing—as a thing of nought . "
Let us now see in how far the peopling of these islands by the Anglo-Saxon branch of the Getce answers to this prophetic description . " The islands , " says Dr . Hyde Clarke ( Comp . Philology ) , " seem to have
been first settled by the great Euskardian or Iberian stock , belonging to the Ugo-Tartarian , which once spread over Western Europe , and of which all that is left are the Basques in Spain , unless the Fins of
several kinds are also to be reckoned ; and unless , in the West of Ireland , some Iberian blood still lingers under the name of Spanish , as the common belief there is . The Iberians were
slaughtered or driven out of Britain by the Celts ; but in the time of the Romans , the Silures in South Wales still had a Spanish look , as Tacitus tell us . The Celts were yielding before inroads of the Belgians in Britain
and Ireland , when the Romans made themselves masters of the islands , and for a time stayed the downfall of the Celts . In the fifth century after Christ , however , the Roman might tottered , the Germani rushed
on the Roman Empire , and swept all before them . In these islands , the Celts threw off the Roman yoke , but not long to hold the sway ; for the northern Germani of English kin came over the North Sea , and began to
settle on the eastern shore , slowly spreading themselves till all all the islands fell under their yoke . " As the same writer observes , " In the Roman time , the Saxons and Frisians who were on the west side of
Jutland made their first inroads , and hence tlie Celts called all the Germanic comers Saxons , as the Welsh , Irish , and Highlanders now do . The Frisians , Saxons , and Jutes seem to have been among the first
who made good their landing , and set up their commonwealths ; but the English , or Angles , passing from their seat in the east of Jutland to the west , soon took the leadership , and the names of the other
Germani were lost in theirs , giving to the land , folk , speech , and laws , the name of English . The old , or first , Danes seem to have been near akin to the English , as were the Jutes , Vandals , and Bructwara ; and all of these
had more or less share in the first settlement . Under the name of English , all England , to the north of the Thames and up to the highlands of Wales and Scotland , was filled by them . "
I now invite a comparison of the slight sketch I have given of the occupation of England by the Anglo-Saxons , and of the prophetic description of the conquests and occupation of the islands given by Isaiah .
I cannot but think that if the metaphorical and symbolical style of the prophet be borne in mind , it will at once be seen that the description which the pen of history has given of the occupation of this land by the Anglo-Saxons and their kindred tribes ,
Freemasonry & Israelitism.
answers very closely to that which the pen of inspiration has pourtrayed ; that we have , in fact , in our own early history , in Britain , the exact counterpart of the sketch given by the prophet to the symbolic righteous
man ; that is , the people employed as the intruments of God ' s righteous purpose to suppress idolatry , and to make Himself known as the only true God and the
governor of the world . They were to be given possession of the islands in the midst of the sea—the most eligible spot from which to send forth into all the world that
knowledge , and the blessings which that knowledge always carries with it . That England is the place described , is shown by other passages in the prophetic pages . Where is Tarshish , whose great ships , and
merchants , and merchandise are so often spoken of in connection with Israel ? There were more than one place bearing this name ; but that one of them was a place of considerable importance for its
mercantile wealth , large ships , and distant voyages , with vessels whose sails , like the white wings of doves—the symbols of peace and protection—cover with their shadow the width and breadth of the ocean , is certain .
Ezekiel ( xxxviu . ic ) mentions it in connection with Sheba and Dedan , and speaks of its gold , and silver , and dyed goods , as though a hostile people might look there for "great spoil" ; and , what is very
remarkable , he speaks of the young lions belonging to Sheba and Dedan and Tarshish , as if all were closely connected . Whether Dedan is a port in the Persian Gulf , as has been supposed , we cannot be
certain ; but that Sheba is India and Tarshish England seems beyond doubt . What land but this is a large naval and mercantile power—a nation of merchants—a land rich in metals , and cloth , and cunning
workmanship ? What land but England has a lion for its symbol ? what land but India young lions ? " Be still , thou inhabitants of the isle , whom the merchants of Zidon ( the Phoenicians ) have
replenished ( Isa . xxiii . 2 ) . This island , with its dependencies , including India , was to be possessed by Israel . Every opposing force was to be overcome . Notwithstanding that every man should help his neighbour ,
and every one exhort his brother to be of good courage , so that their confidence should become so great , that in face of the impending danger , the makers of idols—the carpenter and the
goldsmithshould pursue their work , completing the idol , and so fixing it as to defy removal , they should all become as dust to the sword of the invader , and as stubble to his bow ; and all the kings or rulers should be
overthrown and removed , for Israel was the Loid ' s servant , whom he had chosen , even the seed of Abraham his friend ; whom he had called from the ends of the earth , for the accomplishment of this necessary work
—necessary in order to fulfil His final purpose , of making known His name and salvation throughout the world . In the accomplishment of this great mission , all obstacles were to be overcome , all
difficulties to be surmounted , all opposition to bo put down ; for , " I , the Lord , will strengthen thee , I will hold thy right hand , saying unto thee , Fear not , for I will help the .-. Bnd then , the work being so far
accomplished , possession of the islands having been obtained , they are commanded to keep silence . As He elsewhere commands : " Be still , and know that I am God . I will
be exalted among the heathen ; I will be exalted in the earth" ( Psalm xlvi . 10 ) . " For thus saith the Lord God , the Holy One of Israel : In returning and abiding quiet shall