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Article ON MASONIC NUMBER. ← Page 9 of 9 Article FREEMASONRY VINDICATED, Page 1 of 6 →
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On Masonic Number.
490 . The period during which the Sabbatical was omitted , which elicited the wrath of God , and brought on the Babylonish captivity .
3 , 300 . MENATZCHIM . 30 , 000 . ADONIRAM . 80 , 000 . GHIBLIM , ISH CHOTZEB , and BENAI 70 , 000 .
ISH SABBAL . Such are the important references of Masonic notation . They are neither puerile nor superstitious ; but when formed into a system , of which they are onl y component parts , they tend to moderate the passions , to inspire peace ancl good-will amongst men , and to elevate the soul to its proper sphere—in the language equally of Masonry and Christianity—to a house not made with hands eternal in the heavens .
Freemasonry Vindicated,
FREEMASONRY VINDICATED ,
BY J . B . V K ... S , & c . & c . DIGNITARY OFFICER AK 1 DUPUTY OF THE It . L ., SOVEREIGN CHAPTER AND SUPREME COUNCIL OF THE ILLUSTRIOUS TRINOSOPHERS . " Audi profanum valgus et arceo . "—Hon .
[ The following observations are written by an intelligent foreign brother—we make no apology for the idiomatic expressions , which , in many points , while they convey a warmth of feeling in our language , prove how forcibly the author would express himself in his own . ] IN all ages FREEMASONRY has been subjected to many sarcastic insinuations ancl odious invectives , cast upon it by Ignorance
and Prejudice . I am about to assume an arduous task—one of the most vital importance—as an homage tendered to truth and justice ; considering that the even newly-initiated brethren themselves have but a superficial knowledge of . the vocation they did embrace , the obligations it imposes , and the advantages it offers .
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On Masonic Number.
490 . The period during which the Sabbatical was omitted , which elicited the wrath of God , and brought on the Babylonish captivity .
3 , 300 . MENATZCHIM . 30 , 000 . ADONIRAM . 80 , 000 . GHIBLIM , ISH CHOTZEB , and BENAI 70 , 000 .
ISH SABBAL . Such are the important references of Masonic notation . They are neither puerile nor superstitious ; but when formed into a system , of which they are onl y component parts , they tend to moderate the passions , to inspire peace ancl good-will amongst men , and to elevate the soul to its proper sphere—in the language equally of Masonry and Christianity—to a house not made with hands eternal in the heavens .
Freemasonry Vindicated,
FREEMASONRY VINDICATED ,
BY J . B . V K ... S , & c . & c . DIGNITARY OFFICER AK 1 DUPUTY OF THE It . L ., SOVEREIGN CHAPTER AND SUPREME COUNCIL OF THE ILLUSTRIOUS TRINOSOPHERS . " Audi profanum valgus et arceo . "—Hon .
[ The following observations are written by an intelligent foreign brother—we make no apology for the idiomatic expressions , which , in many points , while they convey a warmth of feeling in our language , prove how forcibly the author would express himself in his own . ] IN all ages FREEMASONRY has been subjected to many sarcastic insinuations ancl odious invectives , cast upon it by Ignorance
and Prejudice . I am about to assume an arduous task—one of the most vital importance—as an homage tendered to truth and justice ; considering that the even newly-initiated brethren themselves have but a superficial knowledge of . the vocation they did embrace , the obligations it imposes , and the advantages it offers .