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heraldic marks whatsoever ; and that the apparent inverted chevron now seen upon it is an accidental and not an intentional result . There seems to he no doubt that the chevron really represents two rafters of a roof ; and the idea connected with its original adoption as an ordinary of the shield , was most probably architectural . For the same reason it was doubtless given to the Company of Carpenters , and introduced into the arms of the Society of Freemasons—a chevron between
three towers . Had its form been derived from the badge , the latter body would hardly have inverted it in their arms . It would seem that the Master Masons of the loth century , finding the chevron in existence as an heraldic ordinary , having an architectural derivation , adopted it as peculiarly appropriate to themselves as architects , and that Masonry has derived the chevron from heraldry , not that heraldry has adopted it from Masonry . I am , Sir , your most obedient servant , N .
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TO THE EDITOR .
THE VALLEY OF JEHOSHAPHAT . DEAR . SIR . —A few of the Brethren having expressed a difference of opinion with respect to the term "Valley of Jehoshaphat , " as used in the Emulation Lodge of Improvement , * and some having gone so far as to assert that there is no such place , has induced me to offer the following by way of explanation , and in justification of its use : —
"JEHOSHAPHAT . The son of Asa , King of Judah , by Azubah , the daughter of Shilhi . At 35 years of age he succeeded his father , A . M . 3090 , reigned 25 years , and died A . M . 3115 . Also a son of King Solomon ; also others . " " lioo-aBar , i . e ., the Lord is the Judge . "—Peter Oliver ' s Scripture Lexicon . " nDtyinS signifies , God judges , or the judgment of
the Lord . "—Robinson ' s Biblical Dictionary , § c . " VALLEY OF JEHOSHAPHAT . This valley , which is also called the A ^ alley of Kidron , because through it runs the brook Kidron , lies on the east of Jerusalem , between that city and the Mount of Olives . ' '—Ibid . " The \ alley of Jehoshaphat , " says a recent traveller , " exhibits a desolate appearance ; the west side is a high cliff supporting the walls
ofthe city , above which you perceive Jerusalem itself ; while the east side is formed by the Mount of Olives and the Mount of Offence , thus denominated from Solomon ' s idolatry . Three antique monuments , the tombs of Zachariah , Jehoshaphat , and Absalom , appear conspicuous amid the scene of desolation . From the dulness of Jerusalem , whence no smoke rises , no noise proceeds ; from the solitude of these hills , where no living creature is to be seen ; from the ruinous state of all these tombs , overthrown , broken , and half open , you would imagine
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To The Editor.
heraldic marks whatsoever ; and that the apparent inverted chevron now seen upon it is an accidental and not an intentional result . There seems to he no doubt that the chevron really represents two rafters of a roof ; and the idea connected with its original adoption as an ordinary of the shield , was most probably architectural . For the same reason it was doubtless given to the Company of Carpenters , and introduced into the arms of the Society of Freemasons—a chevron between
three towers . Had its form been derived from the badge , the latter body would hardly have inverted it in their arms . It would seem that the Master Masons of the loth century , finding the chevron in existence as an heraldic ordinary , having an architectural derivation , adopted it as peculiarly appropriate to themselves as architects , and that Masonry has derived the chevron from heraldry , not that heraldry has adopted it from Masonry . I am , Sir , your most obedient servant , N .
To The Editor.
TO THE EDITOR .
THE VALLEY OF JEHOSHAPHAT . DEAR . SIR . —A few of the Brethren having expressed a difference of opinion with respect to the term "Valley of Jehoshaphat , " as used in the Emulation Lodge of Improvement , * and some having gone so far as to assert that there is no such place , has induced me to offer the following by way of explanation , and in justification of its use : —
"JEHOSHAPHAT . The son of Asa , King of Judah , by Azubah , the daughter of Shilhi . At 35 years of age he succeeded his father , A . M . 3090 , reigned 25 years , and died A . M . 3115 . Also a son of King Solomon ; also others . " " lioo-aBar , i . e ., the Lord is the Judge . "—Peter Oliver ' s Scripture Lexicon . " nDtyinS signifies , God judges , or the judgment of
the Lord . "—Robinson ' s Biblical Dictionary , § c . " VALLEY OF JEHOSHAPHAT . This valley , which is also called the A ^ alley of Kidron , because through it runs the brook Kidron , lies on the east of Jerusalem , between that city and the Mount of Olives . ' '—Ibid . " The \ alley of Jehoshaphat , " says a recent traveller , " exhibits a desolate appearance ; the west side is a high cliff supporting the walls
ofthe city , above which you perceive Jerusalem itself ; while the east side is formed by the Mount of Olives and the Mount of Offence , thus denominated from Solomon ' s idolatry . Three antique monuments , the tombs of Zachariah , Jehoshaphat , and Absalom , appear conspicuous amid the scene of desolation . From the dulness of Jerusalem , whence no smoke rises , no noise proceeds ; from the solitude of these hills , where no living creature is to be seen ; from the ruinous state of all these tombs , overthrown , broken , and half open , you would imagine