Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-07-02

| golden dove, which had in ia beak u ron bouhd
| IN silver in the roll were written the lsains OF
| David and the dove having presented tbe ron 10
| the King ho read q portion of It 70 the people OF
| Israel On the approach Of wicked person to
! the throne Of Judgment the lions would sci up
terrible roaring and lash their tails; the BIRDS be-
| Gan to erect their feathers and the whole assem-.
bis set t,p such loud cries that for tear OF mem,
no person would dare be- guilty Of u iaisehood put
| would instantly confess their CRIMES sueh was
| the chrome Of Solomon OF whlch scripture Hnys
there was not the like,made In any Kingdom but
| Il was not this that caused a the earth to seek
| Solomon II was rather 70 ace the house, OF
which The God of Israel who had manifested his
| power among the nations OF the earth Dy the
| achievements of his servant David, had sad II
have hajlowcd this house which thou hast built to
mt nv name there for ever; AMI mine eyes ana
mipe heart shall be there pcrpctually
II IL the opinion Of historians that Solomon ut
thia time initiated into our order many OF the
learned men kings and their ENJOYS who visited
Jerusalem. II IL certainly true, that from that
time SGomon's builders found favor In whatever
| foreign land they travelled. and when other sub.
| iects were taxed they were allowed To 20 Tree
| consequently their name Of Free Mas0ns. IL
was natural that they should extend to Egypt for
| SolGmOn's wife was Pharaoh daughtcr--SolohOn
and Hiram King of Tyre, built navy and trad.
ed with I'LL nations even to that distant land call
ed Ophir, the exact location Of which has never
been determined But without attempting to
follow IL into other countries It must be evident
toauy reader Of the history Of the Jews whether
he study it In Ithc holy writings or the proiane
authors that mp to the Babrlonsh captivity
| speculative and operative Masonry were cOntlnlt.
| Ously practiccd This first temple retained its
pristine spend0r only thiry.three years, when IL
was pundered by the then King OF Egypt hc.
| Ing repaired It was again and again drSccIaled
| until Observation-Disclosures, King Of Babylon took
,ttg pf
rcd,0u thence all the treasures OF the house 0l
the Lord and the treasures Of the Kings hnsc,
and cut in pieces all the vessels Of gold, solomon
King Of Israel had made in the temple OF the
Lord rs the Lord had said
And J." carried away all Jerusalem, and nIl the
princes and NIL the mighty men Of yalouF even ten
thousand Capivcs. and Of all the craftsmen and
smiths none remained save the purcst sort OF
people
We, ~ Masons know that among these were
many tiblcmitrs descendants Of those stone
squarcrs who had wrought At the building OF the
first temple. The history Of the building OF the
second temple under Cyrus Il. g. $50 to 90 ~ re-
petc with evidences to aJl Masons OF the contin:
uanCC of the society among the wOrkmcn engaged
In that work 70 every learned and thoughtful
Mason the proclamation OF Cyrus wherein hn de
cIarcd: THE Lord God of Heaven has given me
oil the Kingdoms Of the earth and hath charged
me to build him house ut Jesu4alcm which Is III
Judra and the amounts In history rs well rs
the discoveries Of late years Of the walls raised,
the temples and palaces built the canals and rc.
gcyoirs oXcayated in Babylon by thcsc captiycs,
from conclusive evidence that both operative and
speculative masonry continued to be practiCcd
during tins seventy years oi captivity.
While this second temple was equal to any
building Of its time 80 ~ To challenge the admt'
ration Of those who had been horn IN captivity II
did not and could not satisfy the old people who
| had tI,,4 tl.n rs he rat ~
Many of the priests and Levtps aud chief Of the
fathers who were ancient men, that had seen the
, first house, when the foundation Of this hOus,
wa4 laid before thrrcgcs, wcpt with ALOUD voice,
and many shouted aloud for Joy
So that the people could not discern t'.r nois,
Of the shout joy from the noise OF the weeping
Of the people.
Yet God declared he would I'LL this house with
glory and it, glory should be- create, than that OF
the former.
This wa. Literally fulfilled, not only in the spir
| itual aspect bat also in tS worldly glory in the
subsequent events.
From 1901 w. C., the time of the completion %
the first temple, to js- j.. G., whrnit was destroy
cd by Ncbuchadnczzar, embraces that epoch II
. the history Of the Eastern nation when the Arci
naiC mass divided ~ Assytians, BabyIOnians
phTnciau, jews and ArabianS, were actuate'
: by that spirit Of conquest which caused them
: to dash themselves against one another until tn
A ssyrian empire Il. C.. 200 was formed Thi
lasted 10 T. e.. 53- This empire obtaining do
, minon over Judca Learned ofthe glory Of the Hrs
/ temple and is rCuown was transmitted through
, out IT. domains, although they did not respect
but dcscCratrd and finally destroyed Il. From
53J 10 the final destruction by Titus Of the tempt
-, Of Xcrubahcl rebuilt by llrrUd, the Jews w"r
y, held undcr the Persian, which mad swallowed "
: the last Asnyrians and extended its domains, TN
. til Il In IT. turn was incorporated into the Roman
AT ifrt4 ti
the entire civilized world. Now It Il caAy to So
how the notoriCy Of the temple should -prca
VI, throughout the whole extent OF this empire
:, That this idea il true il shown by what ar,
| told Of the motives which aCtHatcd lieFod to re-
= build the temple just before the birth OF Christ
' Judca at this tine had become province of th
q, Roman Empire iicrUd had been placed in p0wc
by aid Of Roman arms. lie was Il heaihcn a
+. heart q savage in character brute IN passion
, and a iawning slave to the Imperial Court
-, He mate ny" Of his position 10 brtray his cOui
try 10 the Romans by fostering immortality, Clll
f tivating alien customs, sappiug religious faith
~ encouraging mutual disrust, Corrupting ia
f. priesthood and n0sHaciring the mobiles. ne r'
built the temple on the most gorgeous scale IN
- tending IL TO bc the proud monument oI his di
- nasty. This period embraces the AUGUSTA
If, reign when the order IN it5 operative phase al
I tanned It's golden a2t, Il was during this lin
i that with Vitravius as Grand Master, and undo
- the patronage Of Augustus the craft by lhei
IN works enabled their patrons 20 declare, 1T
= found Rome built Of brick but | leave il built
h. marble we know that at the rebuilding Of II
:, temple Harod acted ~ Grand Master and d
yidcd the MasOns into Lodges and appointed tH
If, Warden, aud while tn" trrNpr proper was =
n, built IN tine short space Of one }rar aud 81
-. months from the laying Of the corner stone ~
- the balance ~ originally d!nwr or the trust
a bored IN eight years more, .iil 4 great nunb'
H. Of Ma5Ons were retained in adding unto it bull
q. ings 80 that the Jews could with truth say
If Christ, forty and six years was this temple
ri building. In fact ats late day GesiHs Flor
n who was Governor Of India discharged cightct
70 thousand Masons. This temple Joscphua say
nj was q magnificent marble CditCc set OF wil
n, great prOtusiOn nt costly decorations, and
a being the finest building upon the lca,th SIM
al the days of Solomon. II was not possible tn
in the building should attract 50 much attcntio
he without the builders themselves being brOugl
is into notice II was not possible for the skill Al
he knowledge and learning Of these Master Mas0I
yr not 10 make itself felt throughout the entire K
nm man Empire. As early ~ the time OF tTA
m when he invaded Great Britain we see Masonl
or following in the wake of his arms But sha
a not attempt Ia trace continuously Masonry
"a England. further back than from the time
n. King hthalstrn. From the history Of its cXi
ia tcncc among the Romans - received from J
~, dra IL is easy to believe. what history assert
rh that originally Masonry was introduced in
tn Great Britain by the Romans. II tx during In
reign ~ 026 4. d.. that Prince Edwin who HI
nm obtained y charter from his brother, summon'
ON all the free and adopted MaSons III the realm
-, meet him in in n congress- At York. and tn,
To- founded the Grand Lodge, under him ~ the
ID Grand Master II was then they brought wi
I'd them many old writings and records of the cra