Israel And England.

sisters of Jeiioahaz and Zedekiah , in Avhich case they Avould still have been the granddaughters of Jeremiah of Libnah . I regret that I cannot authoritatively give their names , although I have heard several , e . g . Tephy , or Tephi . You say the book "appears utterly

irreconcileable with and antagonistic to all that Ave ourselves so far have mastered , " & c . I agree with you that it may be so , and it Avas in just such a light that I formerly viewed the subject . I was hard to convincebut one enquiry led to another

, , one piece of evidence fitted into another , until at last I ceased to doubt . I know that my laith is not sufficient of itself to bring conviction to the mind of another , but my book , which is the fruit of it ,

may at least induce others to turn to so interesting a research . Ventilation of the subject cannot possibly do any harm , and it may benefit others as it as benefitted me . May T . G . A . O . T . U . send doAvn and more abundantly pour out His Holy SjDirit on all Avho ask itand ive them

, g light to see in darkness ! If I have not quite exhausted your patience , I Avish to allude to a subject you omitted to notice , namely , the fourfold cords of Israel . It Avas a difficult subject Avith the materials I had to Avork

upon , but I believe I have hit the ri ght nail on the head . I have since received a copy of " Philitis , '' and from it I find that the Great Pyramid of Jeezeh fully corroborates my vieAvs . I quote from pp . 11 and 30 .

" AVe next discover that this huge pile of solid masonry , covering an area of thirteen English acres , and having a substance of five million tons of stone , rising to a height of 486 feet , " & c . " Its four Faces incline to the central axis at equal angles of 51 ° . 51 ' . 14 . 3 " . "

I gather from this that the Thirteen Tribes , LeA'i included , are here symbolised by the thirteen acres . They are represented as based on a solid foundation , the Rock of Ages , CHRIST . They ascend in four folds or divisions on the four sides at equal

angles of 51 ° . 51 ' . 14 . 3 " . Avhicli is the latitude of Greemvich . If Ave take the perpendicular height of the pyramid at ' 186 feet and reduce it to pyramid inches Ave get to the number 5 S 32 A . M ., or J 832 A . D ., as the year in which all the

four folds of Israel were united m Britian . If this was the case , we have now been here 44 years—over a generation—in which time these four divisions have had time to amalgamate and reunite as one people under one head , Judah , the sceptre being held by our Queen—as I have imperfectly endeavoured to show in my book .

At p . 39 of "Philitis" it is said that the parties who Avent out discovered nothing on the outside , and on referring to Professor Smyth he tells them to search Avithin , & e . Therefore , if there is anything in this theory I think I may fairly claim to having pointed it out . It would be most singular if the three names— " Shem—Philitis—Melchizedek "

—should be proved to belong to one and the same individual . Shem must in that case have been our first post-deluvian Grand Master , under the immediate appointment of the Supreme Architect of our Order , and erected the Pyramid Masonically under Divine guidance .

NOAV , tell me honestly , do you not think there may be something besides theoretical nonsense in all this 1 Is it not the duty of everyone—especially of Masons—to sift these matters to the bottom ? Doubtless many mistakes may

arise , but these will be corrected in time , and each discovery , no matter IIOAV trifling it may seem , may lead to the proof of something essential .

With reference to your allusion to my connection Avith the Order , I say try me and prove me . My maternal ancestor was named Unanimity , a good oldfashioned name , Avhich I Avould recommend more than in name only . She Avas of an advanced age—130—Avhen I first saw the

light in the year 5843 A . L ., on the 2 nd of August . Entered at Grand Lodge at London , 8 th of June A . L . 5841 , A . D . 1844 . No . in red ink 943 . Signed by a much and greatly respected departed BrotherW . H . AVhiteG . See . I am

, , entitled to write P . M . after my name . I also obtained the hi gher degree of R . A . Chapter attached to the same Lodge afterwards .

I regret to say that my respected parent lost many of her , at one time , numerous and highly respected sons , and , Avhen some seven only Avere left to her , she , instead