The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-23
Ventilation OF the Old Theologies.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
Besides the forward movement OF Il. W. Mackay's
progress OF the Intellect" Cox's "Aryan N.Y.
thology" and Max Mnllers "scienoe of Religion
there other keys to the secret chambers Of the
old theologies. The learned Freemasons are stu
dents along the plane Of the old nature worship,
whose secret things mysteries belong to God and
were not revealed to the masses of the people
'The light shined unto the darkness, and the dark
ness comprehended it not:" hence so much the
letter kills while the spirit is young with life. They
ofttime swooped the heavens in magnificent poetry.
The Lord rode upon a cherub when the 'Sun in
Taurus rides,u and did fy with the wings OF
the wind. From the sign OF Taurus, or the
bull, at the Passover equinox, before Aries
or the Lamb took away the sins OF the world TO the
strong ASS OF Isaacson, the ancient sign OF the
summer solstice, and thence to Leo or Lion OF
JUDAH there was Gabriel or the strength OF GOdn
In power of the Highest Nor less does Mr.. Cox find
Homer moving in measure to the magnificent
solar epic according TO the personated aspects OF
the sun, moon and stars in times and seasons. The
shield OF Achilles was wrought in the twelve. Wis
aged aspect OF the sun, symbolically maged by the
Zodiac. the golden girdle about his hips az seen by
st. John. 1t was the Lords day, or Sunday. in
which the seer saw SO many things In NEUROLOGICAL
DISCUSSES. As each year involved the fitness OF
time il was very natural that the heavens in their
movements and change OF base should he taken as
tho measure thereOf hence the Sabbath DAYS
sundays and Mondays were always in ant
relations to the Word In their voices from heaven
Besides there was physiological aspect whereby
the funess OF the Godhead bodily was IL His King
dom on earth as 1t is in heaven, however divided
In Jacob and scattered in Israel, and by the cor
responsiveness each part reflected the other, or per
formed the necessary functions In the Word mad,
nesh Says Mr.. Perowne, in Smiths Dictionary o
the Bibe,p 'The Jews distribute all the laws In the
Pentateuch under the two heads OF Affirmative and
negative precepts. or the former they reckon 2is
because, according TO the anatomy OF the rabbins
80 many are the parts or the human body or the
latter they make 365, which is the number OF the
days In the year and also the number OF veins in
the human body Accordingly the Jews are bound
10 the observance OF 6l3 precepts, and In order
that tnese precepts may be perpetually Kept in
mind they are wont TO carry piece OF cloth, four
square, at the four corners OF which they have
fingers. consisting OF eight threads apiece fastened
IN I'VE knots. These fingers are called by word
which In number denotes 600; add TO
this the eight threads and the FIVE knots
ana we get the 6l3 precepts. Tie
dive knots denote the five books Of Moses.n These
ol3 precepts OF the mystical Word quite as holy
ana ~ much commanded TO be kept In the Bible as
10 remember the sabbath Day to keep IL hoy,r OF
which our sabhatarlans and pharisees make so
much ado as being the LORDS Day, though they
scrupie not In their own labor on the holy day 10
make merchandise OF ignorance and creduiity.
There must be no Sunday libraries and reading