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much the articles of a covenant or treaty were held sacred , even where a deception , as in the case of the Gibeonites , had been practised . In the Book of Judges we find this word ' Berith' united with Baal ( Judg . viii . 33 , and ix . 4 , 46 ) . Baal-Berith was thus one
of the false gods , who were worshipped by the Israelites , and to whom a temple or tower was erected at Shechem . The expression , " the Grod of the Covenant , " may be taken in general to mean the Divinity , who was supposed to preside over alliances or oaths . Amongst the most superstitious and barbarous nations the Supreme
Being has always been appealed to , as a , witness to an agreement Thus the Greeks had Jupiter , the arbitrator of an oath , viz .: " Zevg ' Opicwc" and the Latins their " Hens Fidius , " or ;' . " Jupiter Justus , " who was held the god of honesty and plain dealing .
In each degree conferred on the initiated , an obligation of a similar description was exacted , as a reward for his advancement in the mysteries of the religion , which comprehended the Immortality of the Soul , the Creation and Divine Government of the World , the origin of evil , and various other points of natural theology . The instructions given by the priests , and solely confidecLto their order , were generally oral , and comprised also a knowledge of astronomy and astrology—and more particularly of the fanciful configurations of the constellations , which have continued even to these
days , —of the movements of the planets , of the signs of the Zodiac , of physics , and all such sciences as tended to promote general knowledge . The Degrees , in most instances , were three in number ; and this is an object of interest to the Brethren , when referred to our own Order , as establishing its original formation as now existing . It may here be allowed to observe , that Masonry must be considered as
completed , when terminating with the Master ' s Degree , and the Royal Arch , which is , in fact , merely explanatory , or supplemental . There is no reason why we , who live under a Christian dispensation , should not combine our religious knowledge with the system of Masonry as dating from the earliest ages ; nay , more , the Brethren will act wisely in so doing : but the original landmarks of universality must be adhered to in all general meetings of the Order , which rule in no ways impedes or interferes with the individual wish of any member who may consider the higher Degrees necessary . N . I . S ., P . M ., No . 725 .
Printers' Asylum.
PRINTERS' ASYLUM . .
The inauguration of this excellent Institution took place at Wood Green , under the presidency of Earl Stanhope , supported by the leading representatives of Literature and Printing in the country . After grace had been said , upon the conclusion of a magnificent dejauner , by the Rev . O . b \ Owen , the noble president delivered one of the fmest addresses to which it has been our good fortune to listen for a . ong period . Contributions in excess of £ <> 50 were announced , and in the evening a reunion of the artisans belonging to the . several establishments of the Metropolis Aook " place at Highbury Lain . °
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On The Mysteries Of The Early Ages As Co...
much the articles of a covenant or treaty were held sacred , even where a deception , as in the case of the Gibeonites , had been practised . In the Book of Judges we find this word ' Berith' united with Baal ( Judg . viii . 33 , and ix . 4 , 46 ) . Baal-Berith was thus one
of the false gods , who were worshipped by the Israelites , and to whom a temple or tower was erected at Shechem . The expression , " the Grod of the Covenant , " may be taken in general to mean the Divinity , who was supposed to preside over alliances or oaths . Amongst the most superstitious and barbarous nations the Supreme
Being has always been appealed to , as a , witness to an agreement Thus the Greeks had Jupiter , the arbitrator of an oath , viz .: " Zevg ' Opicwc" and the Latins their " Hens Fidius , " or ;' . " Jupiter Justus , " who was held the god of honesty and plain dealing .
In each degree conferred on the initiated , an obligation of a similar description was exacted , as a reward for his advancement in the mysteries of the religion , which comprehended the Immortality of the Soul , the Creation and Divine Government of the World , the origin of evil , and various other points of natural theology . The instructions given by the priests , and solely confidecLto their order , were generally oral , and comprised also a knowledge of astronomy and astrology—and more particularly of the fanciful configurations of the constellations , which have continued even to these
days , —of the movements of the planets , of the signs of the Zodiac , of physics , and all such sciences as tended to promote general knowledge . The Degrees , in most instances , were three in number ; and this is an object of interest to the Brethren , when referred to our own Order , as establishing its original formation as now existing . It may here be allowed to observe , that Masonry must be considered as
completed , when terminating with the Master ' s Degree , and the Royal Arch , which is , in fact , merely explanatory , or supplemental . There is no reason why we , who live under a Christian dispensation , should not combine our religious knowledge with the system of Masonry as dating from the earliest ages ; nay , more , the Brethren will act wisely in so doing : but the original landmarks of universality must be adhered to in all general meetings of the Order , which rule in no ways impedes or interferes with the individual wish of any member who may consider the higher Degrees necessary . N . I . S ., P . M ., No . 725 .
Printers' Asylum.
PRINTERS' ASYLUM . .
The inauguration of this excellent Institution took place at Wood Green , under the presidency of Earl Stanhope , supported by the leading representatives of Literature and Printing in the country . After grace had been said , upon the conclusion of a magnificent dejauner , by the Rev . O . b \ Owen , the noble president delivered one of the fmest addresses to which it has been our good fortune to listen for a . ong period . Contributions in excess of £ <> 50 were announced , and in the evening a reunion of the artisans belonging to the . several establishments of the Metropolis Aook " place at Highbury Lain . °