Evening journal., 1909-10-05
Boston LOdeemen Believe
SOIOmOn's Work Will be
Re-eStabIiShed
ENGLAND INTERESTED
IN THE MOVEMENT
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s JOSEPHUS' FIGURES on
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BOSTON. Mass, Oct 5.--win King
solomon's temple, famed in the Bible and
history. rise agalnG
Masons all over the world, who be-
lieve that the author of the proverbs
founded freemasonry, are talking of the
plan of members of the order here, to
ra Sc upon It's old foundations the temple,
TO take its pace as the eighth modern
wonder of the world.
The proposition has reused so much in
terest in England that the cost for wages
of the original temple has been computed.
The figures are staggering; S266 10000.
It has been computed that each mem
Der of the kings levy who worked on the
temple was paid about $3.50 a week. Their
weekly wage would be sso.cOO, and for the
three years si2.5OO,OOo This labor account
alons is appalling, yet Masons here be-
lieve that the work can be done again.
Solomon raissd his levy of 10000 skilled
men and worked them I'm three shifts. He
also was assisted by another force of be-
tween 10000 and $4,000 men. all under $500
foremen, who cut stone in the quarries
and carried 1t down to the site of the tenn
pie.
The undertaking of such a work to-day
would create a new crisis in the labor
world. Yet II may be DONE
King Solomon, according to Masonic
tradition, was the first grand master OF
the craft Of the Masonic order. The site
of the temple through all history has
been regarded sacred Now the great
I Ia
foundation supports the Harem- -Esh-
shereet mosque, holy to Mohammedans.
This mosque would have to be bought
and all the. toll Of solomon's men, all the
treasure like that of King Solomon's
mines, and all the command that was a
kings would have to be employed to rear
the new and mighty structure.
In place Of Adoniram. who was Sol
omon's right-hand man, a high-sa' 'aried
architect and archeologist would be en-
ployed
Instead Of calling on King Hiram Of
Tyre as Solomon did, for his heavy
timbers of cedar woodmen would have
to scour the forests Of the world to fur
nish beams such as Solomon got at Leb-
anon.
temple so minutely that, with the aid
of the Bible. scholars Of to-day have a
/ pretty fair idea Of what it was like. II
was at once a pa'a ace, temple and fortress
It's walls were of stone. and coula with
stand the onslaughts Of a battery of mod
ern field artillery.
The Sidonians, citizens OF Sidon, went
| to Mt. Lebanon and devastated it OF
cedars for the temple. for the Sidon' ans
are more skiliful than our people," as the
Bible tells us. For this work Solomon sent
King Hiram Of Tyre annually great stores
of grain. flour, barley, oil and wine Sol
omon's levy Of $1,000 artisans was bossed
| by $500 men, and there were also 10000 un.
skilled workmen TO do the heavy work
There were at least 1S3S00 men working
on the temple for three years. according
to the late DR.. schicS, the noted German
aroheo'ogist.
In the accounting of wages paid to the
men. total'ng s266.5OOOOo. no account is
taken of the carvers. gilders, artists
workers in precious stones. and the oster.
mers who made the vestments of the
horde Of priests who lived and did theil
duties in the sacred structure.
There were thousands Of sacred cloth.
ing outfits hundreds of thousands OF
golden vessels and other costly equip.
ment for sacrifices and ceremonies.
Stables were built for the animals tc
be sacrificed, sold vessels holding hogs.
heads each were for drenching the tai
after the rites, and the molten sea, so.
called from its coze, contained enough
water for a swimming pool
VIII this tower ng building. Of wealth
and holiness, be duplicated in this day
and age? Masons here say so, and the
numbers Of their order over all the lands
Of the earth, support their zeal. They
are even talking about forming a com
pany TO take charge of the work.