Orangeburg news and times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1875-1877, 1877-02-17

ton Of additional places Of rest and
safety, which would logically follow
the design and structure Of those,
which had bccn used. Hence we see
that in The primitive age Of mankind.
the very first exercise Of the human
ingenuity must have been exhibited
in The production oi'ar,ifcial cavcr1s
or houses, made Of the lonic frng
mcnts OF rocks, with which the face OF
nature abnunde,l and which could
be ccncntcd together, into the rcunir
ed shapes, hy the simple admixture
o.! the two natural clt McntS, of earth
and water, or mortar. 10 c, instruct
such c'liiiccs, the ,omaon ync"i, by
means Of which the inequalities Of
surface upon the rocks could be re
mn.cl the Pf"mb by wh"Sc aid the
correct perpendicular was found and
which ca I'D lie easily cons;ruc;el hy
the simple suspension ta fragment
Of rock III the end Of some plant lwg,
and the common rnic Il measure, made
nt any wand. no,cl,cl at equal dis
taiccS, seem To suggest themselves; to
The mind, ~ .nnn $ earliest tools
Here We have the origin oiprlc
lical Nasonry--an art osc progress
may lie indicated by The records Of
Hoy Writ and the subsistin5 cvi
d'nccs Of its early triumphs.
The sons Of Adam had altars on
which to make sacrifices. The tower
Of Babel, the Pyramids Of Egypt, the
cxhumrd ruins Of Sodnn and Goror
rah attest her progress. That Mason
ry exceeded all arts in the earlier
days of mans existence cannot be
doubted The enormous structures #
Egypt and Of A>syria, the SPLENDID
rdiiccs Of Sidon and OF Tyre, and the
exquisite finish Of the Temple of Solo-
mon u, Jcrusalcm il nstrate the fact
Tia, practical Masonry, had occupied
the highest position amongst prmcva |
Industries, and embraced the greatest
number Of individuals in the earlier
mechanic efforts of mankind
Speculative Masonry, which We now
profess, and which imparts its teach
ings hy symbolic forms, had origin in
some remote period OF time, which
cannot now with certainty be asccr-
taincd. Its likely, that some sort Of
societies must have existed amongst
the very large number Of workmcn,
who we're cnga gc, III the structure of
the Tower Of Babel, OH the plains of
Shinar, or the Pyramids Of Egypt in
the Valley of the Nile. Order is
Heavens first Law and the practical
Mas"ns prime necessity. t would,
therefore. Sc,m To be reasonable that
the Very grca' number ni wurkmen
rrInirei 10 execute these immense
tasks, must have been divided into
various classes, each under their r.
Spcclive task master: or !laricuS. aui
in various degrees Of fcx. cllencc as TO
workmanship. SSH and kllowle lsc.
That writing or printing IL those
words are n'w un,i".>lund hy uS. did
not exist amongst these artisans, is
sure. Hence the work oi each class
or quality must necessarily have been
known by some Muster Nu@n's muyI,'
and it is 'iLely, that he before whom
such work was Inspected, and who
>lGhllied his approval thereof, may
have liccn known is !. Hark Instr.
such marks Lave been found on the
"hr'isks OF Egypt, structures whose
antiquity is such that they are pre-.
sumrd to have becn the first ac.
c"mpllshMcnis Of lie dispersed Ma
sons, wAo left the plains Of Slinar,
before the frown OF an angry Creator.
These however are sprculalions,
and arc worth only SO much as their
reasoning ayails. When, however
We come TO the building Of the
Temple, that grand work, whicn
Solomon, the wiscst Of kings in the
fourth year this reign commenced,
then spo :nlation ceases, and we see,
the genius Of Masonry arise
One side divine Astrca, was placed,