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The Origin And References Of The Hermesian Spurious Freemasonry.

aggravations of Avickedness and sin , that they cried to heaven for mercy . At this the Deity greAV angry , and the heavens were clothed with blackness and terror ; the sea began to swell as if it meant to unite Avith the clouds for man ' s

destruction ; a great noise Avas heard aloft , such as useth to dismay mortal Avretches ; and thunder and lightning flashed from the poles , such as seemed to threaten a final Avrack to the earth , but as if the world needed cleansing of its defilements , then

came a flood that covered all nations in their depths . * The Deity graciously exercised his forbearance during the period of 120 years , that his creatures might have an opportunity of averting the threatened

punishment by repentance . The people did not repent , and his grace was exercised in vain . "Hesiod describes the Titans , previous to their destruction , as contending in battle with the giants . These , no less than the Titans , I take to be the

Antediluvian Nephelim of the JeAvish Legislator ; and the war betAveen them seems to relate to the dreadful state of rapine , anarchy , profligacy , and laAvless violence , in Avhich mankind Avere involved previous to the catastrophe of the deluge . Hence Lycophron here properly represents Jupiter as attacking at the same time both the

giants and the Titans . If Saturn be Noah , of AvMch there cannot be much doubt , the Titans must be the Antediluvians , and their overthi-OAV the catastrophe of the deluge . It is worthy of observation , that one part of this tradition carries us back to a period

anterior to the epoch of the flood , and represents the whole race of primitive Titans , as subject to the domination of the serpent , prince Ophion ; and it is not improbable , that the universal subjugation of the Titans by Ophion may signify the

universal corruption of the Antediluvians % the arts of the infernal serpent . "t The Koran says " they devised a dangerous plot against Noah ; and the chief Bttaa said to the others : ye shall by no means leave your gods , neither shall ye forsake

Wadd , nor Sowa , nor Yaghuth , ftnd Yank , and Nese . And they seduced aa ny , and because of their sins they Avere

The Origin And References Of The Hermesian Spurious Freemasonry.

drowned and cast into the fire of hell , and they found none to protect them against God . And Noah said , Lord , leave not any families of the unbelievers on the earth , for if thou leave them , they will seduce th y servants , and there Avill be none left but

the wicked and unbelieving . " Cardinal Pole has compared tho sins and enormities of the Antediluvians Avith those Avhich exist amongst ourselves . " Rebellibus tempore Noe , ob spretaus predicationem Noe diluvio absorptis respondent rebellestoto hoc

tempore quo prcedicatur evangelium , quos diluvium irce divinas obruit et perdit . Contra panels illis in aqua sorvatis , respondent fideles , qui prce incredulis sunt panci , servandi per mortem et resurrectionem Christi . Ex hoc loco colligitur ,

christum fuisse tempore Noe , quiva tunc prcedicasse dicitur . " * To be Continued .

Address Of The Grand Master, J. H. Graham, L.L.D., &C.

ADDRESS OF THE GRAND MASTER , J . H . GRAHAM , L . L . D ., & c .

( Continued from page 336 . ) AMONG the many incidents peculiar to this "Centennial" year of our good brethren and nei g hbours of the great republic on our southern boundary , has been the thrusting into what 1 cannot otherwise

than consider the undue ancl unwise prominence of the subject of the coloured private and Grand Lodges , so-called , reported to exist there , and likeAvise to call attention to those claiming existence in the province of OntarioAvhose application

, for recognition has heretofore been laid before me . It appears to me to be far better for the coloured people themselves for us patiently to await the more full development of their destiny on this continent .

The gravest possible doubts exist in my mind as to the regularity of any of those so-called lodges of coloured Freemasons , either in the United States or Canada , and hence , if they are irregular as I believe , no proposals for their recognition can be entertained by this or any other

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Untitled Article 1
Monthly Masonic Summary. Article 2
FREEMASONRY IN ROME. Article 3
THE UNOPENED LETTER. Article 7
MASONIC NUMISMATICS. Article 7
THE ENCHANTED ISLE OF THE SEA. Article 10
LISTS OF OLD LODGES, No. 3. Article 13
A LIST OF THE WARRANTED LODGES Article 13
THE BIRTH OF THE ROSE. Article 17
BY THE "SAD SEA WAVES." Article 17
AN OLD, OLD STORY. Article 18
AN AMERICAN VINDICATION OF AMERICANS. Article 20
No. 194, UNDER THE "ANCIENTS" AND ITS RECORDS. Article 23
SONNET. Article 23
ALLHALLOWS, BREAD STREET. Article 24
GERARD MONTAGU: Article 26
FATHER FOY ON SECRET SOCIETIES. Article 29
SLEEP ON MY HEART. Article 34
PUT YOURSELF IN MY PLACE. Article 35
JOINING THE FREEMASONS. Article 37
THE PHILADELPHIA EXHIBITION. Article 39
LOVE'S UTTERANCE. Article 41
POETS' CORNER. Article 41
A PECULIAR CASE. Article 43
Our Archaeological Corner. Article 47
VULGARITY. Article 49
SONNET. Article 51
THE ORIGIN AND REFERENCES OF THE HERMESIAN SPURIOUS FREEMASONRY. Article 52
ADDRESS OF THE GRAND MASTER, J. H. GRAHAM, L.L.D., &c. Article 53
Reviews. Article 55
NOTES ON LITERATURE, SCIENCE AND ART. Article 62
THE OBJECT OF A LIFE. Article 66
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The Origin And References Of The Hermesian Spurious Freemasonry.

aggravations of Avickedness and sin , that they cried to heaven for mercy . At this the Deity greAV angry , and the heavens were clothed with blackness and terror ; the sea began to swell as if it meant to unite Avith the clouds for man ' s

destruction ; a great noise Avas heard aloft , such as useth to dismay mortal Avretches ; and thunder and lightning flashed from the poles , such as seemed to threaten a final Avrack to the earth , but as if the world needed cleansing of its defilements , then

came a flood that covered all nations in their depths . * The Deity graciously exercised his forbearance during the period of 120 years , that his creatures might have an opportunity of averting the threatened

punishment by repentance . The people did not repent , and his grace was exercised in vain . "Hesiod describes the Titans , previous to their destruction , as contending in battle with the giants . These , no less than the Titans , I take to be the

Antediluvian Nephelim of the JeAvish Legislator ; and the war betAveen them seems to relate to the dreadful state of rapine , anarchy , profligacy , and laAvless violence , in Avhich mankind Avere involved previous to the catastrophe of the deluge . Hence Lycophron here properly represents Jupiter as attacking at the same time both the

giants and the Titans . If Saturn be Noah , of AvMch there cannot be much doubt , the Titans must be the Antediluvians , and their overthi-OAV the catastrophe of the deluge . It is worthy of observation , that one part of this tradition carries us back to a period

anterior to the epoch of the flood , and represents the whole race of primitive Titans , as subject to the domination of the serpent , prince Ophion ; and it is not improbable , that the universal subjugation of the Titans by Ophion may signify the

universal corruption of the Antediluvians % the arts of the infernal serpent . "t The Koran says " they devised a dangerous plot against Noah ; and the chief Bttaa said to the others : ye shall by no means leave your gods , neither shall ye forsake

Wadd , nor Sowa , nor Yaghuth , ftnd Yank , and Nese . And they seduced aa ny , and because of their sins they Avere

The Origin And References Of The Hermesian Spurious Freemasonry.

drowned and cast into the fire of hell , and they found none to protect them against God . And Noah said , Lord , leave not any families of the unbelievers on the earth , for if thou leave them , they will seduce th y servants , and there Avill be none left but

the wicked and unbelieving . " Cardinal Pole has compared tho sins and enormities of the Antediluvians Avith those Avhich exist amongst ourselves . " Rebellibus tempore Noe , ob spretaus predicationem Noe diluvio absorptis respondent rebellestoto hoc

tempore quo prcedicatur evangelium , quos diluvium irce divinas obruit et perdit . Contra panels illis in aqua sorvatis , respondent fideles , qui prce incredulis sunt panci , servandi per mortem et resurrectionem Christi . Ex hoc loco colligitur ,

christum fuisse tempore Noe , quiva tunc prcedicasse dicitur . " * To be Continued .

Address Of The Grand Master, J. H. Graham, L.L.D., &C.

ADDRESS OF THE GRAND MASTER , J . H . GRAHAM , L . L . D ., & c .

( Continued from page 336 . ) AMONG the many incidents peculiar to this "Centennial" year of our good brethren and nei g hbours of the great republic on our southern boundary , has been the thrusting into what 1 cannot otherwise

than consider the undue ancl unwise prominence of the subject of the coloured private and Grand Lodges , so-called , reported to exist there , and likeAvise to call attention to those claiming existence in the province of OntarioAvhose application

, for recognition has heretofore been laid before me . It appears to me to be far better for the coloured people themselves for us patiently to await the more full development of their destiny on this continent .

The gravest possible doubts exist in my mind as to the regularity of any of those so-called lodges of coloured Freemasons , either in the United States or Canada , and hence , if they are irregular as I believe , no proposals for their recognition can be entertained by this or any other

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