The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-12-21


of The Onnipotsnt. It was not HIS pnrr s.
that human life should debas'. enervate and
destroy its powers amid III. vic, and allure
lnents of great city. The earth was
10 be subdled by the eEergi 8 OF I'm, de-.
veloped by Tic st IN and rngg'd aSpcritles OF
segregated aud individual adventure. be.c' :.
ting sense Of depend nee up N the Fatler CT
all. Hence, language was cUnionnd.d. man
kind dispersed and, as tradition informs ns.
Masonry Was for time list 10 the world.
Upon Ibis dispersion, society necessarily as
suned s u ier ;OrI. Man became wander
ing nolIat, seeking In Individual tn'erTrlSeS
| and pursuits that comfort no Longer attainaoe
In communities. Though Individuals carried
with them The knowledge of the Masonic art
tn re- was little employment Tor their skill for
many generations, and lis theore'c and sub
liner mysteries were, no dOubr, completely
lost. AS communities were again iUr.ned,
operative Masonry WaS reproduced. The Co.
lOSsa' remIins oil vast monuments and great
citi-s, before which modern scienc. stands at
tllcI, ule.t its wonderful achievements IN
lnP dark ages.
Works like these Wit3e;s not only the eXis-
tance OF high art among those ancient crafts
men, but an organization scarcely less syste-
matte and admirable lhIn that dispersed at
Brbal. We may well conceive that the emil
nent architects of those days, with Their skill
lul and accomplished comp inlDns, a. wealth
and power developed under the patronage OF
wis, princes, whu sought the happ ness tf
their sutj.ets Father IN the cultivation OF the
arts Of peace than in the bar5arous honors OF
marital achievements, were called from city
10 city and from nation 10 na'iop. spreading
far aud wide the knowledge OF their beautiful
ART, and everywhere adorning The lace OF
nature with these magnificent structures so
grand'y be iutifml even in decay. While these
vast monuments lhnS o test the existence in
tb..t fpN uf urrQt
gan.zanOns OF Mas )ns, yet we know, from
Iradili Jual knowledge accessible 10 US alone,
thar, however distinguished a, operative
Masuns, they were so far destitute Of the es.
senlial Spirit Of lh' arr, that during al his
perod 1t Is Insdered as lost. This brings lls
to p)nt when Masonry rtcsiv5d new birrh
"a resi- Grafton to lis primitive purity and eX-
cellencp, Il perm inent Infusion o: living truth
receiving iis real life, establishing It upon
the oasis ul enternal and essential principles,
destined. as We believe, 10 perpetuate Its exls-
tence In lis present form t. the end OF time,
when all III ngs shall be known, the race or
Alan re leemcl, and the ultimate mission Of
Masonry fulfilled.
About l44O af,cr the De.uge, or 1912 before
Chr S., in The fourth year If his reign, Solo,
mon. King Of Israel, took measures " erect q
temple ut jerusalem 10 be devoted to the God
OF | Is fathers, as IL had been commanded by
Davil. He invoked thereto the assistance OF
Hham, King of Tyre. 1t is well known that
The peOpe OF Tyre and S'doa excl ell In The
knowledge o; the arts and works OF GU tiVa.ed
tas;p aud skill. The term cid Inal was 81 nODy-
nous OF whatever was truly elegant, and espe-
cially did they excel In ornamental a-chilsc'
turr. For this knowledge they were probably
iTd-bt 10 the Dony siac',. who entered the
province Of Asia Minor and enclrc.ed lis cities
with palaces, the ruins OF which still consii-
lnts the chief attraction OF the Eastern travel.
Ter Whence The IOnians d'r,ved this art We
know nor. They were the descendants OF
Javan, sometimes called Ion, descendant OF
Japhef, who, alter the dispersion OF the
Noachada, settled in Greece. IL may be
lhlt he posst s'ed a higher knowledge OF
| the Masonic art than his C ,mpanions, but
IL is certain thst the D,onysiacs pcss sIed this
superior skill, and that The men OF Tyre RI
vailed them. 70 their science and skill is at
triou Cd the marvellous construction or Solo,
mons Temple, which Is said to resemble mors
the work Of The Supreme Architect OF the Uni
verse than that OF man. 1t was tie wonder OF
the nations, not only Tor its proportion and
s s'rength, but its exceeding beauty. To ac-
compish work OF art like this was au
achievement due TO the wisdom and genius OF
Solomon as much as TO the skill of the crafts
men He rtol ganiZed the body OF Masonry. Re
iuining all thai was genuine In he system as he
then ouni II, he suppradded al Its ancient mys-
teries which his wisdom enabled him TO dis
cover Infused into IL The aivLncel Ideas
of religion then cxisIiHg amon:! The peep oil
Israel. The design OF Solomon was not only
10 organic. efficiently the vast body OF work
men employed Ou the tmp.e-:n lumber
more than one hundred AMI fny thousand
bnt also to bind them together upon princl-
ne, oil u c cooperative ana mutual aid society,
| t, establish The largest 8 hDoIs OF philosophy,
moral, and religion, "a well Us sc'cnc1. He
| In. .tilu,ed degrees Where by the msrtolious
| would b. rewarded rs they improved. He
| promised TO reward the faithful uy the CON-
munlcaioa Of ONE higher and more sacred
truth. which would couter upon the fortunate
recipient the highest respect OF all good men
and brothers wherever dispersed. What was
| that mysterious lru h, to The attainment OF
! which the templp-cre ftsmen looked forward as
| the reward OF Ven yrais faithful services
| TO understand this it would he necessary TO
resort To The archives Of Jewish history.
| Among that anceLt a2d / iLhly ftvored peo
nie The name OF the Deity was never uttered
save hy lie high priest when he entered the
veil Of the temple on the Day OF Expia'
lion. Fur that sacred name was SUBJ
sti,uted "AdOvai'-the true name was
uucommunica5le. Jo:ephus tells lis thai
this name was not known until revealed
to Moses In the wilderness. and he dared moi
utter 1t in the hearing of the people, and thai
it, knowledge was lost through the wicked
| hess OF Ilull. lHcle HuS oCch 4uCopoA
whether 1t Is the mode or meaning or manner
OF It's delivery that is lost but certain 1t is thai
that The true mode OF Its pronunciation cannot
! b, proved by any written record; lor which
reasons 1t Is called the unnLterabe name.
| It was common belief among that people
| that this name possessed such sJverign efh
cacy as to enable the possessOr of the secret tC
cure diseases and perform miracles Of various
characters. Some OF lh"m supposed that the
mower of Jesus Christ 10 work miracles attri
| ont ,ble TO knowledge OF lhs Omniiic name
| CIR. .stars know that His is The omniic name
| that IA HIS name every knea shall bow"
We assume that in some lorn the knoWl-
! edgt. O. this name constituted from the begin
Mug the s:ential point OF Masonry that was
lost 10 the worlt by the iupey of the
Noachada; that this knowledge had been ac-
| quirel by The wisdom AMI plety OF Solomon,
an that he determined 10 entrust It's preser-
vatlon 10 that M,soaic body which he
organized at Jerusalem. He hoped thereby
10 furnish The Craft with principle Of unity
WHICH would enable The institution 10 survive
| the wreck of nations and the revolution OF
empires; the salne among al nations, under
| all systems. AT that time The whole world
| beyond the narrow limits of Judea Was
| streped in hcilhenSm and dolatry; vasL
| hordes Of barbarians surrounded tuiS favored
land. Already the captivity and dispersion Of
| The Jews had been tUreshadowcd Dy Divine
revelation, and. a. II true wUrShipper Of The
true God, il b.hUovrd SLlo non 10 provide, in
| his w,sd in. soIc sale deposit ry to preserve
| and ira" SIN IL 10 The generations 10 come.
| He knew thlt the noble temple which he pro-
posed 10 erect and dedicate 10 the enc irue
and ONLY Gol would, in the Course Of ages,
crumb.c away amid the vciSSt ldtS OF wars,