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The Masonic Properties Of Numbers.
soil of its district , was represented by fatness and royal dainties , which were compared to those riches of Masonic wisdom which the candidate then received . 10 th . —To Naphtali was referred the investment ( when the candidate , having received his apron , was declared free ); because the tribe of Naphtali had a peculiar freedom attached to them in conformity with the blessing b
pronounced y Moses . 11 th . —To Joseph was referred the north-east corner ; because , as this reminds us of the most superficial part of Masonry , so the two half tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh , which made up the tribe of JosepbT were accounted more superficial than the rest , inasmuch as they were only the grandsons of the patriarch Jacob .
12 th . —To Benjamin was referred the closing of the lodge ; because he was the last son of Jacob . It is thus that the number 12 recalls to our minds the twelve ^ most important and instructive points in our Masonic Institution , and is so fitly chosen as its numerical symbol . Beyond 12 , the Masonic properties of numbers hardly extends
. In closing , therefore , this lecture , brethren , I again desire to thank yon for the great consideration and attention with which you have honoured me . I trust that this may not be the last time we may meet together here for the purpose of inquiring into the secrets of Masonic lore . Numbers are not the only things pregnant with Masonic
meaning—all the arts and sciences , all sacred and profane history , all that is noble and intelligent , all that is graceful and elegant , all nature , the whole universe , is a tracing board for Masons . May the ¦ lessons we there find strengthen us in faith , establish us in harmony , and confirm us in all sound knowledge , for the sake , and in the service of the Great Architect of the Universe ! Amen .
Masonic Notes And Queries.
MASONIC NOTES AND QUERIES .
A EEXIC Ol ? THE CAWSTPOKE MASSACRE . A brother sent to tlie Indian Freemasons' Friend some of tbe inscriptions lie copied from what were the walls of General Wheeler ' s entrenchments , in Nov ., 1857 , The fragments arc .-" The General ' s daughter iu this corner .
" May God reward them according to the bloody deeds done to this innocent girl . "This is the corner General "Wheeler occupied in his distresses .
" The General ' s wife in this corner . "The P . M . in this . ¦ " This is place where two soldiers ( unintelligible ) .
" Eemember the innocent ! "Dear Jesus send His help soon , and deliver us not into the enemy's hands . Jf Adjutant W . Halliday , 56 th _ NT . L , killed hy a round shot on the 9 th June , 1857 . "
MMSE . AM . MM . RtK . _ t- - " a mTrr nrjT ' T " "Wounded in the foot ( right ) Eight shin bone fractured by shell . Musquet shot behind ( nasty wound ) , Musket shot right breast . " J . "W . BOOKS . "
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E . A . B . JOHNSTONE , "Wor . Master . Who will kindly oblige with an elucidation of that part of the inscription written in cypher , signed E . A . B . Johnstone ? Is it likely J . W . Roche means Junior Warden Eoeheor were they his initials ? E .
, A . B . Johnstone might be Eoyal Arch Brother Johnstone ? Is it not improbable , seeing one of the writings above allude to "the P . M . in this , " that the poor brethren who were prisoners should have tried to hold a _ lodge amongst themselves ? There will be no occasion to laugh at the simplicity of the questionbut
, every scrap of information that can be obtained by a Mason is knowledge legitimately won . May I hope some brother will take the trouble to decypher the meaning and oblige ?—A LEAENEB . A MODEL LECTTJEE .
Thinking it may interest many of your subscribers to show how the Craft can be treated before persons not Freemasons , as well as in the presence of brethren , I send you a very good specimen of a popular lecture on Masonry , delivered by Bro . H . N . Courtlandt , on St . John ' s Day , taken from a colonial paper now
discontinued . —Ex . Ex . " Worshipful Sir , Ladies , and Gentlemen , and Respected Brethren , —It devolves upon me to address you to-day , upon a topic vast in its proportions as the universe of God , glorious in its aims that language cannot adequately picture itand in its
resultsbeau-, , tiful and grand . It has for its basis the words and principles of eternal truth , benevolence , and love , and all the works of the Deity for its illustration . Need . I tell you that that topic is Freemasonry ?
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The Masonic Properties Of Numbers.
soil of its district , was represented by fatness and royal dainties , which were compared to those riches of Masonic wisdom which the candidate then received . 10 th . —To Naphtali was referred the investment ( when the candidate , having received his apron , was declared free ); because the tribe of Naphtali had a peculiar freedom attached to them in conformity with the blessing b
pronounced y Moses . 11 th . —To Joseph was referred the north-east corner ; because , as this reminds us of the most superficial part of Masonry , so the two half tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh , which made up the tribe of JosepbT were accounted more superficial than the rest , inasmuch as they were only the grandsons of the patriarch Jacob .
12 th . —To Benjamin was referred the closing of the lodge ; because he was the last son of Jacob . It is thus that the number 12 recalls to our minds the twelve ^ most important and instructive points in our Masonic Institution , and is so fitly chosen as its numerical symbol . Beyond 12 , the Masonic properties of numbers hardly extends
. In closing , therefore , this lecture , brethren , I again desire to thank yon for the great consideration and attention with which you have honoured me . I trust that this may not be the last time we may meet together here for the purpose of inquiring into the secrets of Masonic lore . Numbers are not the only things pregnant with Masonic
meaning—all the arts and sciences , all sacred and profane history , all that is noble and intelligent , all that is graceful and elegant , all nature , the whole universe , is a tracing board for Masons . May the ¦ lessons we there find strengthen us in faith , establish us in harmony , and confirm us in all sound knowledge , for the sake , and in the service of the Great Architect of the Universe ! Amen .
Masonic Notes And Queries.
MASONIC NOTES AND QUERIES .
A EEXIC Ol ? THE CAWSTPOKE MASSACRE . A brother sent to tlie Indian Freemasons' Friend some of tbe inscriptions lie copied from what were the walls of General Wheeler ' s entrenchments , in Nov ., 1857 , The fragments arc .-" The General ' s daughter iu this corner .
" May God reward them according to the bloody deeds done to this innocent girl . "This is the corner General "Wheeler occupied in his distresses .
" The General ' s wife in this corner . "The P . M . in this . ¦ " This is place where two soldiers ( unintelligible ) .
" Eemember the innocent ! "Dear Jesus send His help soon , and deliver us not into the enemy's hands . Jf Adjutant W . Halliday , 56 th _ NT . L , killed hy a round shot on the 9 th June , 1857 . "
MMSE . AM . MM . RtK . _ t- - " a mTrr nrjT ' T " "Wounded in the foot ( right ) Eight shin bone fractured by shell . Musquet shot behind ( nasty wound ) , Musket shot right breast . " J . "W . BOOKS . "
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E . A . B . JOHNSTONE , "Wor . Master . Who will kindly oblige with an elucidation of that part of the inscription written in cypher , signed E . A . B . Johnstone ? Is it likely J . W . Roche means Junior Warden Eoeheor were they his initials ? E .
, A . B . Johnstone might be Eoyal Arch Brother Johnstone ? Is it not improbable , seeing one of the writings above allude to "the P . M . in this , " that the poor brethren who were prisoners should have tried to hold a _ lodge amongst themselves ? There will be no occasion to laugh at the simplicity of the questionbut
, every scrap of information that can be obtained by a Mason is knowledge legitimately won . May I hope some brother will take the trouble to decypher the meaning and oblige ?—A LEAENEB . A MODEL LECTTJEE .
Thinking it may interest many of your subscribers to show how the Craft can be treated before persons not Freemasons , as well as in the presence of brethren , I send you a very good specimen of a popular lecture on Masonry , delivered by Bro . H . N . Courtlandt , on St . John ' s Day , taken from a colonial paper now
discontinued . —Ex . Ex . " Worshipful Sir , Ladies , and Gentlemen , and Respected Brethren , —It devolves upon me to address you to-day , upon a topic vast in its proportions as the universe of God , glorious in its aims that language cannot adequately picture itand in its
resultsbeau-, , tiful and grand . It has for its basis the words and principles of eternal truth , benevolence , and love , and all the works of the Deity for its illustration . Need . I tell you that that topic is Freemasonry ?