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Masonic Notes And Queries.
SOLOMONS TEMPLE . Apropos to the remarks in the Magazine in connexion with Solomon's Temple , I would call attention to a remarkable circumstance mentioned by Josephus at book 8 , chap . 3 . sec . 2 , viz ., —that above the temple there was another story , which seems to have been of woodthis
; upper room or Talar may have been for the use of the king when he desired to view the temple ceremonies apart from the people . Josephus says— " Its ( the temple ' s ) height was 60 cubits , and its length was the same and its breadth 20 . There was another building erected over it , equal to it in its
measures , so that the entire altitude of the temple was 120 cubits . " The entrance to this upper room seems to have been hy a private side door , as it is said— " The king also had a fine contrivance for an ascent to the upper room over the temple , and that was by steps in the thickness of its wall ; for it had no large door on the east end as the lower house had ,
but the entrances were by the sides , through very small doors . " Again , at book 15 , cbap . li , sec . 1 , the height of the Temple of Solomon is alluded to as being 120 cubits , while Zerubbahel ' s was only 60 cubits high . In " Jerusalem Explored , " by Pierotti ( vol . 1 , 61 he
p . ) says : — "It was to be 60 cubits broad and 60 high j but these dimensions cannot be relied on , because we are told that the new edifice ( Zerubbahel ' s ) was not in any respect equal to the former . " ' This shows that Pierotti was not aware of the existence of the Talar above the temple , which made up the heiht to 120 cubits
g . _ Solomon ' s Temple , therefore , with its wings ( or side-chambers ) would bear some resemblance to an Assyrian palace . This upper room over the temple must not be confounded with the middle chamber of the wings , the entrance to which was also bv the side ( I . Kings , 6 chap . S verse ) . —W . P . BUCHAN .
BED CEOSS OE CONSTANTINE . I watch with interest each announcement of this new and flourishing enterprise , as it ranidlv exhibits the Last New Thing in Masonry . This time , all I can make out is that they have become " Chevaliers , " and . that this did not prevent them from spending a most leasant
p evening together in the banqueting hall . Still , I do not understand the exact advantage of being a Chevalier , or what kind of a Chevalier it is . I shall wait to see what kind of a thing the " Chevaliers ' ' will turn into . So far as I have followed they are the chrysalis state of Prince Masons . Chevaliers
As " ' ' they are not deprived of the right of being " Sir Knights . " Most of the " Chevaliers '' have already been made " Sovereigns . " The dignity of Inspector-General for Suffolk , I am not quite sure whether I have seen before . There was only one Inspector-General for several Sovereigns at the Richmond meeting , but there may be plenty of others outside . —A . & A .
POSITION OE THE TWO PILLAES . Josephus " ( book 8 , chap . 3 ) says : — "The left side of the Temple , which was that side towards the north wind . " Consequently , the pillar Jachin , on the right hand , was on the south side of the Temple ; while Boaz , the left hand pillar , was on the north . — W . P . B .
Masonic Notes And Queries.
VALUE OE THE EEEEHASONS' MAGAZINE . "While agreeing as to the pecuniary value of the Freemasons'' Magcaine , in the case of Masonic cadgers , I believe it has a pecuniary value in other ways . If it had not been for the discussions in the Magazine about principles and forms , which have revived my interest
, myself and many others would have retired . In the copy of the FlL , taken by the lodge we see new subjects of interest in the ceremonies and general proceedings of the Order , and new topics of conversation among ourselves . —SALOPIENSIS . GLASGOW CATHEDEAL ( page 268 ) .
The lines which Bro . A . Oneal Haye quotes are not on any stone belonging to " Jocelin ' s Crypt ;" although he may have seen them on a detached stone lying there , which stone formed part of the wall of the staircase of the consistory house which formerly stood at the south-west corner of the cathedral .
There was a sun-dial there , and the " lines " were under it . I am indebted to Mr . A . D . Eobinson for the above information . Bro . Haye says— " Jocelin ' s Crypt . " I would be inclined to say " Bondington ' s Crypt . " Jocelin died A . D . 1199 . Bondington was Bishop from 1233 to
1258 . Did Bro . Haye observe a semi-iSTorman or transitional pillar near south-west comer of Crypt ? It is believed to be a remnant of Jocelin's building . The man best qualified to give ( in my belief ) a history of Glasgow Cathedral is Mr . A . D .
Robertson , if he would do it ,- and he is the only one I know of who could give proper drawings explanations , & c , of the old coats of arms on the vaults . If the dates of the different portions of Glasgow Cathedral were properly settled , it would be a guide for other fabrics in Scotland .
I join heartily with those who condemn the act of Vandalism which deprived Glasgow Cathedral of its western towers . Valuable landmarks were then igno ¦ : rantly destroyed . — "W " . P . BUCHAN . HOLTEOOD CHAPEL . One of the tomb slabs has an ornamental cross ,
the stalk of which passes through an elegantly-formed chalice . Does this refer to salvation being won by the blood of Christ , and is this emblem found any other place ? The stone is broken at the base , and no part of the inscription is legible , but it may have belonged to some clergyman , typifying also his raising the chalice in the Communion . —A . ONEAL HATE .
THE EEEEMASONS . Where is R . Y . when he is quietly allowing Circle at page 229 , and Bro . Harris at page 268 , to make statements which tend to support my article ( at page 90 , August 1 st ) on the origin of the term " Freemason ? " Since I planted my views there has been a breeze or two , but , instead of being blown down ,
they look as if they were taking firmer root . The last blow , therefore , not being strong enough , suppose R . Y . tries the effect of some of the " facts " he knows about , and if he can raise a hurricane sufficient to blow my ideas anent this subject out of existence , I will confess—serve him right . — "W . P . BUCHAN . P . S . —At page 90 , August 1 , for " freedom of ilieiv country , " read "freedom of the country , " in third line from foot of page .
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Masonic Notes And Queries.
SOLOMONS TEMPLE . Apropos to the remarks in the Magazine in connexion with Solomon's Temple , I would call attention to a remarkable circumstance mentioned by Josephus at book 8 , chap . 3 . sec . 2 , viz ., —that above the temple there was another story , which seems to have been of woodthis
; upper room or Talar may have been for the use of the king when he desired to view the temple ceremonies apart from the people . Josephus says— " Its ( the temple ' s ) height was 60 cubits , and its length was the same and its breadth 20 . There was another building erected over it , equal to it in its
measures , so that the entire altitude of the temple was 120 cubits . " The entrance to this upper room seems to have been hy a private side door , as it is said— " The king also had a fine contrivance for an ascent to the upper room over the temple , and that was by steps in the thickness of its wall ; for it had no large door on the east end as the lower house had ,
but the entrances were by the sides , through very small doors . " Again , at book 15 , cbap . li , sec . 1 , the height of the Temple of Solomon is alluded to as being 120 cubits , while Zerubbahel ' s was only 60 cubits high . In " Jerusalem Explored , " by Pierotti ( vol . 1 , 61 he
p . ) says : — "It was to be 60 cubits broad and 60 high j but these dimensions cannot be relied on , because we are told that the new edifice ( Zerubbahel ' s ) was not in any respect equal to the former . " ' This shows that Pierotti was not aware of the existence of the Talar above the temple , which made up the heiht to 120 cubits
g . _ Solomon ' s Temple , therefore , with its wings ( or side-chambers ) would bear some resemblance to an Assyrian palace . This upper room over the temple must not be confounded with the middle chamber of the wings , the entrance to which was also bv the side ( I . Kings , 6 chap . S verse ) . —W . P . BUCHAN .
BED CEOSS OE CONSTANTINE . I watch with interest each announcement of this new and flourishing enterprise , as it ranidlv exhibits the Last New Thing in Masonry . This time , all I can make out is that they have become " Chevaliers , " and . that this did not prevent them from spending a most leasant
p evening together in the banqueting hall . Still , I do not understand the exact advantage of being a Chevalier , or what kind of a Chevalier it is . I shall wait to see what kind of a thing the " Chevaliers ' ' will turn into . So far as I have followed they are the chrysalis state of Prince Masons . Chevaliers
As " ' ' they are not deprived of the right of being " Sir Knights . " Most of the " Chevaliers '' have already been made " Sovereigns . " The dignity of Inspector-General for Suffolk , I am not quite sure whether I have seen before . There was only one Inspector-General for several Sovereigns at the Richmond meeting , but there may be plenty of others outside . —A . & A .
POSITION OE THE TWO PILLAES . Josephus " ( book 8 , chap . 3 ) says : — "The left side of the Temple , which was that side towards the north wind . " Consequently , the pillar Jachin , on the right hand , was on the south side of the Temple ; while Boaz , the left hand pillar , was on the north . — W . P . B .
Masonic Notes And Queries.
VALUE OE THE EEEEHASONS' MAGAZINE . "While agreeing as to the pecuniary value of the Freemasons'' Magcaine , in the case of Masonic cadgers , I believe it has a pecuniary value in other ways . If it had not been for the discussions in the Magazine about principles and forms , which have revived my interest
, myself and many others would have retired . In the copy of the FlL , taken by the lodge we see new subjects of interest in the ceremonies and general proceedings of the Order , and new topics of conversation among ourselves . —SALOPIENSIS . GLASGOW CATHEDEAL ( page 268 ) .
The lines which Bro . A . Oneal Haye quotes are not on any stone belonging to " Jocelin ' s Crypt ;" although he may have seen them on a detached stone lying there , which stone formed part of the wall of the staircase of the consistory house which formerly stood at the south-west corner of the cathedral .
There was a sun-dial there , and the " lines " were under it . I am indebted to Mr . A . D . Eobinson for the above information . Bro . Haye says— " Jocelin ' s Crypt . " I would be inclined to say " Bondington ' s Crypt . " Jocelin died A . D . 1199 . Bondington was Bishop from 1233 to
1258 . Did Bro . Haye observe a semi-iSTorman or transitional pillar near south-west comer of Crypt ? It is believed to be a remnant of Jocelin's building . The man best qualified to give ( in my belief ) a history of Glasgow Cathedral is Mr . A . D .
Robertson , if he would do it ,- and he is the only one I know of who could give proper drawings explanations , & c , of the old coats of arms on the vaults . If the dates of the different portions of Glasgow Cathedral were properly settled , it would be a guide for other fabrics in Scotland .
I join heartily with those who condemn the act of Vandalism which deprived Glasgow Cathedral of its western towers . Valuable landmarks were then igno ¦ : rantly destroyed . — "W " . P . BUCHAN . HOLTEOOD CHAPEL . One of the tomb slabs has an ornamental cross ,
the stalk of which passes through an elegantly-formed chalice . Does this refer to salvation being won by the blood of Christ , and is this emblem found any other place ? The stone is broken at the base , and no part of the inscription is legible , but it may have belonged to some clergyman , typifying also his raising the chalice in the Communion . —A . ONEAL HATE .
THE EEEEMASONS . Where is R . Y . when he is quietly allowing Circle at page 229 , and Bro . Harris at page 268 , to make statements which tend to support my article ( at page 90 , August 1 st ) on the origin of the term " Freemason ? " Since I planted my views there has been a breeze or two , but , instead of being blown down ,
they look as if they were taking firmer root . The last blow , therefore , not being strong enough , suppose R . Y . tries the effect of some of the " facts " he knows about , and if he can raise a hurricane sufficient to blow my ideas anent this subject out of existence , I will confess—serve him right . — "W . P . BUCHAN . P . S . —At page 90 , August 1 , for " freedom of ilieiv country , " read "freedom of the country , " in third line from foot of page .