The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1870-02-25

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letten and Of many arts from the Tyrians
The Tynans, or Phnnicians - they are
better known. carried on quite IN extensive
commerce with the Greeks. Il b recorded
that colony of Phonicians was planted In
0resD 4 very early period in the history
OF that natien. From the Bible accounts of
the PhDnicians We are led to believe that
they had moro knowledge Of architecture
than other people Of that period, except
perhaps, the Egyptians, and they were uu-
doubtedly well acquainted with Egyptian
architecture. II 10 not at oil improbable
that the Ph9nicisns carried the knowledge
Of many improvements in architecture into
Greece, and that these Disnysiac architects
were the very ones who carried It there
In the drst historical knowledge We have
Of architecture in Greece We nnd that Il was
taught - secret. have no means here
Of verifying this statement, but feel conf.
dent that am correct. The Greeks were
m art loving people. and they gave great
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Government patronized them. II enacted
laws forbidding them 70 work upon any
but public edinces. Under its fostering
care architecture reached . degree of per-
fection that has not been surpassed in mod
ern time2
Numa Pompilius, who ruled at Rome about
two centuries after tho death Of Solomon gave
charters 70 schools Of builders or architects.
In these organisations again, architecture
was taught - . sscrse II b thought that
The Romans borrowed some OF their knsw.
ledge of architecture from the 0rseka They
might however, have borrowed much Of
itfron Carthage, which wass Tyrian colony
and among whom were undoubtedly many
Dionysiac Architccts. Carthage and Rome,
when not At war, had quite extensive com.
mercial relationa These Roman architects
maintained their secret organizations from
the time Of Numa Pompilius until the down
fall Of the Roman Empire. There was
not . province conquered by Roman arms
that this secret organization Of architects
did not penetrate. Al early ~ the third
century of the Christian era they were in
England and known there - the Roman
Brotherhood, clearly showing its fraternal
character. In the fourth century the bar
barian hordes began to make their incur
sions into the Roman Empire, and for sew
eral centuries following the Goths, the
Huns, the Vandals and other barbarous
tribes emerged from the bleak regions in tho
north Of Europe, and swept down upon the
efteminate and enfesbled Romans, with the
torch In one hand and thsswocd In the other
and Isvaged the whole Empirs. Whole
communities were swept out Of existence; !;
cities were demolished. Intoxicated with
plunder they reveledin In savage glee through.
out the land, feeding their shaggy horses in
the gorgeous palaces Of the Cesazs, and, o.
suited the caprices Of their wild wills, de.
stroying the renowned structures Of ancient
art, and remorselessly tSampling out civil.
zation the ancients had been over ten cen
turies In building up. During these year,
where was the Roman Brotherhood Most
Of them fell beneath the Implying hands
that had ovsrthrown the proud monuments
Of their genius. Our Masonic traditions,
however, tell 10 that here and there the rem
nant met and communicated as best they
could the secrets Of their craft, and gave
sympathy and counsel to each other,
locked their hearts In .ltateEnal love, and
went forth to breast ~ best they could the
contests Of the gloomy and bloody hour:
Retoh, distinguished writer, who inves.
tigated the subject, says that there were
Masonic Corporations diffussd throughout
Europe At the beginning Of the seventh cen.
tury, having substantially the same regula.
tons, but known in different countries by
different nansa In Italy they were known
q the College Of Architects still the old
Roman name; in France ~ Free Corpora.
tons, and sometimes, having monopolized
bridge building, - Pontidcal Brothers,
again showing their fraternal character
In Scotland and England a. Fres Masons.
In the beginning of the tenth century these
organizations made their appearance oil over
Europe. Some writer's claim that they were
brought into existence by Pspal allocution.
In the beginning Of the seventh century Ma
homet made his appearance In the history Of
the world, and propagated his religien viii,
sword. "Alla, and Mahomss hispsophet, Q,
Or death" was his demand upon unbslievers.
sson be was master Of Arabia, Syria and
Persia Before The middle Of the eighth con.
tury his follower had passed though Egyp'
along the southern shores Of the Mediters.
mean, crossed the States Of Gibralter into
Spain, and ovsrthrown the kingdoms Of the
0oths and Visgoths; and BY the beginning
Of the ninth century had established IN en-
pire there and laid the foundations Of tn
renowned palaces Of the Alhambrs for theil
princes, beneath tho shadows Of the .elssTa
Nsvada mountains IN ~ fair and fertile
provinces Of Andalpaia and became dissin-
guishsd Tor thsir karning In scisnee sad
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