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The Origin And References Of The Hermesian Spurious Freemasonry.

names , the forms , and the appearances of things . " Under these unhappy circumstances , the priest of On , or the sun , acquired the name of Poti-Fhera . The former denotes a diviner or juggler by solar appearances ;

and the latter the Orb itself ; and Phera or Phre was a member of the sacred triad of deity , and adored before the name of Osiris Avas known . It is hi ghly probable that the royal title of Pharash was derived from the same source ; for it is the Egyptian

name for the sun , the chief of the planets , and was applied to the King of Egypt as the chief of men . Wilkinson * says , it was represented in hieroglyphics by the hawk and globe , or sun , over the royal banners . But the Avord is not derived from , or

related to Ouro , king , as Josephus supposes . The name is Phrah in Hebrew , and Pharaoh is an unwarrantable corruption . " As an instance of the above practices in the forbidden sciences of astrology and magicas applied to the case before usit

, , was taught that Avhen the moon under her proper symbols of a semi-circle or crescent , Avas united Avith Jupiter in the dragon ' s head , the gods were propitious , and disposed to grant every reasonable petition .

Half-Way Doin's.

HALF-WAY DOIN'S .

BV IRWIN EUSSELL . BELUBBED fellow-trabelers : —In holdin ' forth to-day , I dosen ' t quote no special verse for what I has to say , De sermon Avill be berry shortand dis here

, am de tex ,: Dat half-way doin's ain ' t no ' count for dis worl' or de nex ' . Dis worl' dat we ' s a-libbin in is like a cotton-roAv , Whar ebery eullud gentleman has got his

line to hoe ; And ebery time a lazy nigger stops to take a nap , De grass keeps on a-gowin for to smudder up his crap . When Moses led de Jews acrost de waters ob de sea , Dey had to keep a-goin ' , jes' as fas' as fas ' could be ;

Do you spose dat day could ebber hab succeeded in their wish , And reached de Promised Land at lastif dey had stopped to fish 1 My frien ' s , dar was a garden once , whar Adam libbed Avid Eve

, With no-one ' round to bodder dem , no neighbours for to theive , And ebery day was Christmas , and dey got deir rations free , And eberyting belonged to dem except an apple-tree .

You all know 'bout de story—how de snake come snoopin' 'roun ' , — A stump-tail rusty moccassin , a-crawlin' on the groun 'How EA'e and Adam ate de fruit , aud went and hid deir face . Till de angel oberseer he come and droA'e dem off de place .

Now , s ' pose dat man and ' ooman hadn ' t tempted for to shirk , But had gone about deir gardenin ' , and ' tended to deir work , Dey Avouldn ' t hab been loafin' whar dey had no business to , And de debbil nebber got a chance to tel ' em Avhat to do .

No half-way doin ' s , bredren ! It'll nebber do , I say ! Go at your task and finish it , and deu ' s de time to play—For eben if de crap is good , de rain ' 11 spile de bolls , Unless yon keeps a-pickin' in de garden ob your souls .

Keep a-plowin ' , and a-hoein ' , and a-scrapin ' ob de rows , ' And when de ginnin ' s ober you can pay up what you owes ; But if you quits a-workin' ebery time de sun is hot , De sheriff's gwineto lebby upon eberyting you ' s got .

Whateber 'tis yous dribin at , be shore and dribe it through , And don ' t let nuffin' stop you , but do Avhat you ' s gwine to do ; Fcr Avhen you sees a nigger foolin' den , as shore ' s you ' re born , You ' s gwine to see him comin' out de small eend ob de horn .

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Monthly Masonic Summary. Article 1
SONNET. Article 1
THE WILSON MANUSCRIPT CONSTITUTION. Article 2
AN HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF MASTER AND FREE MASONS. Article 7
AIMEE. Article 11
LIGHTS AND SHADOWS OF SCOTTISH FREEMASONRY. Article 11
LINES Article 14
THE ANTI-MASONIC VICAR Article 15
TO A SNOWDROP Article 17
"MILKLAT "—THE CITY OF REFUGE. Article 18
ODDS AND ENDS OF WIT AND HUMOUR. Article 19
CONTEMPORARY LETTERS ON THE FRENCH REVOLUTION. Article 24
ORATION Article 26
THE OLD FOLKS' PARTY. Article 28
BENEFIT MANKIND. Article 32
CURIOSITIES OF THE POST OFFICE. Article 32
THE WOMEN OF OUR TIME. Article 34
BRO. DANIEL COXE—THE FATHER OF FREEMASONRY IN AMERICA. Article 36
THE ORIGIN AND REFERENCES OF THE HERMESIAN SPURIOUS FREEMASONRY. Article 39
HALF-WAY DOIN'S. Article 42
GODFREY HIGGINS ON FREEMASONRY. Article 43
THE SITE OF SOLOMON'S TEMPLE DISCOVERED. Article 44
NOTES ON LITERATURE, SCIENCE AND ART. Article 46
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The Origin And References Of The Hermesian Spurious Freemasonry.

names , the forms , and the appearances of things . " Under these unhappy circumstances , the priest of On , or the sun , acquired the name of Poti-Fhera . The former denotes a diviner or juggler by solar appearances ;

and the latter the Orb itself ; and Phera or Phre was a member of the sacred triad of deity , and adored before the name of Osiris Avas known . It is hi ghly probable that the royal title of Pharash was derived from the same source ; for it is the Egyptian

name for the sun , the chief of the planets , and was applied to the King of Egypt as the chief of men . Wilkinson * says , it was represented in hieroglyphics by the hawk and globe , or sun , over the royal banners . But the Avord is not derived from , or

related to Ouro , king , as Josephus supposes . The name is Phrah in Hebrew , and Pharaoh is an unwarrantable corruption . " As an instance of the above practices in the forbidden sciences of astrology and magicas applied to the case before usit

, , was taught that Avhen the moon under her proper symbols of a semi-circle or crescent , Avas united Avith Jupiter in the dragon ' s head , the gods were propitious , and disposed to grant every reasonable petition .

Half-Way Doin's.

HALF-WAY DOIN'S .

BV IRWIN EUSSELL . BELUBBED fellow-trabelers : —In holdin ' forth to-day , I dosen ' t quote no special verse for what I has to say , De sermon Avill be berry shortand dis here

, am de tex ,: Dat half-way doin's ain ' t no ' count for dis worl' or de nex ' . Dis worl' dat we ' s a-libbin in is like a cotton-roAv , Whar ebery eullud gentleman has got his

line to hoe ; And ebery time a lazy nigger stops to take a nap , De grass keeps on a-gowin for to smudder up his crap . When Moses led de Jews acrost de waters ob de sea , Dey had to keep a-goin ' , jes' as fas' as fas ' could be ;

Do you spose dat day could ebber hab succeeded in their wish , And reached de Promised Land at lastif dey had stopped to fish 1 My frien ' s , dar was a garden once , whar Adam libbed Avid Eve

, With no-one ' round to bodder dem , no neighbours for to theive , And ebery day was Christmas , and dey got deir rations free , And eberyting belonged to dem except an apple-tree .

You all know 'bout de story—how de snake come snoopin' 'roun ' , — A stump-tail rusty moccassin , a-crawlin' on the groun 'How EA'e and Adam ate de fruit , aud went and hid deir face . Till de angel oberseer he come and droA'e dem off de place .

Now , s ' pose dat man and ' ooman hadn ' t tempted for to shirk , But had gone about deir gardenin ' , and ' tended to deir work , Dey Avouldn ' t hab been loafin' whar dey had no business to , And de debbil nebber got a chance to tel ' em Avhat to do .

No half-way doin ' s , bredren ! It'll nebber do , I say ! Go at your task and finish it , and deu ' s de time to play—For eben if de crap is good , de rain ' 11 spile de bolls , Unless yon keeps a-pickin' in de garden ob your souls .

Keep a-plowin ' , and a-hoein ' , and a-scrapin ' ob de rows , ' And when de ginnin ' s ober you can pay up what you owes ; But if you quits a-workin' ebery time de sun is hot , De sheriff's gwineto lebby upon eberyting you ' s got .

Whateber 'tis yous dribin at , be shore and dribe it through , And don ' t let nuffin' stop you , but do Avhat you ' s gwine to do ; Fcr Avhen you sees a nigger foolin' den , as shore ' s you ' re born , You ' s gwine to see him comin' out de small eend ob de horn .

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