Rituals of freemasonry: comprising the degrees of Entered apprentice, Fellow craft, and Master mason, in the lodge; (1870)
Sickels, Daniel. [from old catalog], Gould, James L. [from old catalog], Sheville, John W. [from old catalog], Simons, John. [from old catalog], Chase, Jackson H. [from old catalog] · New York, Masonic publishing company · leaf 672
t builded until another com-mandment shall be given from me. Take heed nowthat ye fail not to do this. Why should damagegrow to the hurt of the kings ? Now when the copyof king Artaxerxes letter was read before Kehum,and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, theywent up in haste to Jerusalem… … LESSON II. Darius the king, having ascended the throne of Per-sia, the children of the captivity were inspired withnew hopes of protection and support in completing theirnoble and glorious undertaking, which had been so oftenand so long impeded by their adversaries on the otherside of the river.…
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