THESE ARE ANCIENT THINGS

(by Various authors. Chapters include: The Stone of Scone, the Glastonbury Thorn, 

Druidism, Lost Chapter of Acts, Ollam Fodhla, Israel's Poem, and several other topics)

(c1940)

THE STONE OF SCONE 

QUOTE:

This Stone shall be God's house" (Genesis 28; 22.) I will appoint

a place for my people Israel, and will plant them...." (II Samuel

7.10)

When the Princess Tephi was crowned upon the stone of Destiny,

Irish poetry records how at that time a prophecy was made that

where ever the Stone would go to, that people would always have

Royalty, reigning over them. The verse in the Irish-Celtic

dialect runs as follows:

     Cioniodh Scuit saor an fine, Man ha breag an fais dine, Mar

     a oh fuighid an Lia Fail, Dlighid flaitheas do grabhail.

Rendered by Sir Walter Scott:

     Unless the fates be faithless grown, And Prophet's voice be

     vain, Where'er is found this Sacred Stone The Wanderer's

     Race shall reign.

A RELIC OF IMMENSE ANTIQUITY

An old stone, a relic of bygone days, is resting in a recess     

under the seat of the Coronation n Chair in West minster Abbey,

London, England. A fitting shrine for so sacred a treasure.

(Today the ancient "stone" is in Scotland, being cared for by the

Sottish people - Keith Hunt).

Dean Stanley, in his Memorials of Westminster Abbey, makes this

daring statement regarding the stone:

     "The chief object of attraction, to this day, for the

     innumerable visitors to the Abbey, is probably that ancient

     Irish monument of the Empire known as the Coronation Stone.

     It is the most prized object which the Empire holds today."

He speaks of the stone as a "primeval monument which binds

together the whole Empire," and he claims that it has been proved

to be the identical one on which St.Colombo asked to lay his

dying head at Iona - it having been Jacob's pillow.    

Professor Ramsey, requested by the Dean to examine this wonderful

stone, stated: "To my eye, it appears as if it had been

originally prepared for building purposes, but had never been

used."

A learned Rabbi, on being asked his opinion, averred that the top

corner-stone of Solomon's Temple was always called Jacob's Stone,

and claimed it to be the stone whereon Jacob laid his head at    

Bethel when he had slept and dreamed of the ladder of light with

its ascending and descending angels. Of that stone he had made

his altar, calling it Bethel, and evidently had intended it

should remain for ever on the same spot, a memorial to his

vision. He further seated:    

"Then it must have gone down into Egypt with him and been carried

up thence by his descendants."

There is no stone of the same variety in or around Tara, Iona, or

Scone, where it had previously been kept, but there is a similar

geological formation near Luz - or Bethel. Canon Tristraim's

discoveries, recorded in his book, "Land of Moab," verify this

statement.

During the year 1921, Professor Odlum requested a tiny bit of the

Stone, about the size of a pea,that he might have it analyzed and

compared with a stone found by him near Bethel, in the Holy Land.

Canon Westlake replied: "Impossible. You would have to get the

consent, not only of the King, but of the two houses of

Parliament, and of the whole nation."

During the visiting hours, the Vergers of the Abby conduct large

groups of people to the front of the Coronation Chair, calling

their attention to the Stone in these words: 

     "Here we have Jacob's pillow." 

Inscribed on the arch surrounding the chair in which the stone is

placed, are the words, "This is God's House."

We read in the Book of Genesis, chapter 28: "And Jacob took the

stone that he had put for his pillows,and set up for a pillar,

and poured oil upon the top of it, and called the name of that

place Beth-el ... And Jacob vowed a vow saying: If God will be

with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me

bread to eat, and raiment to put on, So that I come again to my

father's house in then shall the Lord be my God; And this stone,

which set for a pillar, shall be God's house: and of all thou

shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto thee." 

We also read in Genesis 31:13, that twenty years afterwards the

Lord said: 

"I am the God of Bethel, where thou and where thou vowedst a vow 

unto Me; now rise and get thee out from this land." 

And he went to Egypt, according to Genesis 46th chapter.

Joseph, gave unto his care the sacred stone, which is inferred by

his words: "From thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel."

(Genesis 49:24). It was eventually returned to Palestine, as were

Joseph's remains. Joshua set up this stone witness on entering

Canaan (Genesis 49:24 -- Ferrar Fenton version reads: "From whom

is Israel's guardian stone").

The dimensions of the Stone are given as 22 inches deep,

and 13 inches broad. It is greyish in color, with a suggestion of

yellow. The two iron rings by which it was carried in ancient

times are of great value as an identity. While lecturing in

England during 1927, Dr.W.P.Goard stated they were almost of as

much interest as the stone itself, They were fastened into each

end, and have been worn almost to the breaking point; yet after

all these centuries of travelling and later of rest, the iron has

not corroded. This particular kind of iron, which does not

corrode,  is not now known. 

GATHERED FROM ANCIENT IRISH MANUSCRIPTS

In, or about the year 583, B.C., some four years after the

destruction of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar, there arrived at the

port at the north-east of Ireland, now known as Carrickfergus, in

a ship belonging to the Iberian Danaan, on aged man named Ollam

Fodhla. He was accompanied by a Princess of exceptional charm and

beauty, named Tamar Tephi, and a secretary, Simon Brug. The name

Ollam Fodhla is pure Hebrew, meaning Wonderful Prophet. This

prophet, according to authentic history, is none other than

Jeremiah, whose body lies in a rock tomb on the little island of

Devenish, near Enniskillen. They brought with them a massive,

strongly secured, and mysterious chest, or case, which they

regarded with the utmost reverence and guarded with jealous care.

They brought a golden flag, with the device of a red lion

blazoned upon it, and also a large rough stone.

Just at this time Eochaidh the Heremon, also of the Royal line,

was awaiting his coronation; he met Tamar Tephi, and after

Jeremiah had given his consent they were married, and both were

crowned on the Stone of Destiny.

Irish history also related the preservation of this stone at

Tara, which was always kept in its official place, and guarded

with reverential awe by the people from the time when Zedekiah's

daughter, the beautiful princess, was crowned upon it about the

year 583 B.C. On it the supreme Kings of Ireland were crowned at

Tara, until one of her descendants, Fergus I., removed it to

Iona, where the kingdom of the Scots was established upon him and

his posterity forever. He was anointed King on this Stone of

Destiny. The Kings of Scotland were, for many generation, crowned

there, and later at Scone by Colombo and his successors.

The stone remained in the Coronation Chair of the Kings of

Scotland from 506 A.D., down to the time of Edward 1.,1296, who

removed it to Westminster Abbey, not as a trophy, but to unite

and form an Empire. The Sovereigns of England have been crowned

on it ever since, with the exception of Mary I. (bloody Mary).

Attempts have been made to have the stone returned o Scotland. On

April.6th,1320, the Parliament of Scotland with the nobles and

great officers of the Crown, in the name of the whole community,

met to protest the claim of Edward II, to their throne and

ancient treasures. A remarkable document was drawn up and

forwarded to Westminster. Their protest commenced with an

enumeration of proofs of the antiquity of the Scottish nation and

of its conversion to the Christian Faith by St.Andrew the

Apostle.

In 1924 Communist politicians introduced a bill in the House of

Commons for the removal of the Stone to Hollyrood Palace - an

unconsecrated building. It was soon discovered that a Communist

movement was behind the scheme, which aroused a protest,

recalling to the nation's memory a similar movement when, during

the reign of Edward III., London rose en masse, headed by its

trained bands, to prevent its return to Scotland, the tumult

being so great that the King cancelled the order...

Dr.Warner, in his "History of Ireland," remarks: "It must be

owned that the coronation of the Kings over this Stone seems to

confirm its title, namely, "Stone of Destiny."

The United Kingdom of Great Britain is often referred to as "The

Stone Kingdom." ...

Jacob's stone, the foundation of God's House in Israel, has

become the chief witness to God's dealings with the British

Commonwealth of Nations. It is an Imperial stone, owned by an

Empire consisting of five hundred millions of the subjects of

King George VI., its history beginning in the year 1760 B.C.     

This stone is traced to be the one used later for coronation

purposes. The pillar was also a place of covenanting. We read,

besides Jacob, that Jehoaida, Josiah, David and others covenanted

this way.

God's covenants through Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, to Israel down

through the ages, are involved in the "Stone of Israel,"    

"Jacob's pillow," "Bethel," etc. - this stone, which has been

called by 88 names by 64 different writers since 543 A.D. Jehovah

is, and ever will, through eternity, continue to be our

COVENANT-KEEPING GOD (Jeremiah 33 ch.)

In "The British Israelite," 1889-1893, is a series of 153

extracts from various writers from 665-1838 A.D., in which

England is denominated Israel. John Dryden (1681), in one poem,

designated England by the name of Israel fourteen times.

Charles Spurgeon, in his day, gave a blind testimony to the fact

of Israel's identity with the British. He remarked:    

     "English history, from the first day until now,

     is as full of instruction as the, history of Israel from

     Egypt to Babylon. Our nation has been as much under the

     special, and peculiar providence of God as were the

     descendants of Jacob themselves; therefore - God deals with

     us as He does not with any other nation."

God founded His Kingdom here on earth (Exodus 19: 5-6) - Israel

accepted responsibility (Exodus 24:3-8). The fulfilment of

Scripture is, "Israel ruling with God," ....

Did William Blake, the mystic poet and artist of last century,

have a vision of what has since developed into proven historic

fact? Namely that the Anglo-Saxon race, with the tribe of Ephraim

as its head, is none other than lost Israel found. His poem,

'Jerusalem," inserted here, suggests it.

     "And did those feet in ancient times 

     Walk upon England's mountains green? 

     And was the Holy Lamb of God

     On England's pleasant pastures seen?

     And did the Countenance Divine

     Shine forth upon our clouded hills 

     And was Jerusalem builded here 

     Among these dark satanic mills?

     Bring me my bow of burning gold, 

     Bring me my arrows of desire, 

     Bring me my spear: oh clouds unfold, 

     Bring me my chariot of fire!

     I will not cease from mental flight, 

     Nor shall my sword sleep in my hand 

     Till we have built Jerusalem

     In England's green and pleasant land."

The following are official quotations regarding Jacob's

Stone,.extracted from "THE WESTMINSTER ABBEY GUIDE" purchased at

the Abbey itself. Page 92 of this "Guide" is devoted to

the Coronation Chair:

"The Coronation Chair was made by Edward I to enclose the famous

stone of Scone which he seized in 1296 A.D. The Scots made

repeated and vain efforts to induce Edward to give it back. 

Tradition identified this stone with the one upon which Jacob

rested his head at Bethel, Gen. 28:18 - "And Jacob rose up early

in the morning and took the stone ... and set it up for a pillar,

and poured oil upon the top of it."

Jacob's sons carried it to Egypt. It appeared in Ireland when it

was placed on the sacred hill of Tara and called 'Lia Fail,' the

'Fatal Stone,' or 'Stone of Destiny.' The Irish Kings were seated

upon it at their Coronations. Fergus, the founder of the Scottish

Monarchy, AND HIMSELF OF THE ROYAL BLOOD OF IRELAND, received it

in Scotland; King Kenneth deposited it in the Monastery at Scone.

Upon this stone the Scottish Kings were crowned till Edward I.

seized it in 1296 A.D."

(The last time I visited Westminster Abbey was in 1980, and still

at that time within a small booklet you could purchase at the

Abbey were the same type of words as just presented above - Keith

Hunt).

Early Irish history abounds in references to what is called in

Irish, the "Lia Fail," or "Stone Wonderful" which was brought to

Ireland about 583 B.C. by a man by the name of OLLAM FODHLA, 

(wonderful seer), an Eastern Princess from Egypt, named Tamar

Tephi, and a scribe named Bruch. In the light of what the Bible

foretold concerning Jeremiah's commission to transplant the

"tender twig," it appears reasonable that the above persons were

none other than the prophet Jeremiah, of the Bible record; the

daughter of Zedekiah, and Baruch the scribe who accompanied

Jeremiah. 

At that time the King of the Ulster province, Eochaudh II, had

just been elected King of all Ireland by which he took the title

of Heremon. The princess Tamar Tephi was wedded to the Heremon,

and they were crowned King and Queen upon the "Lia Fail," at

Tara. From this time onward the "Lia Fail," became the Coronation

Stone for Irish Kings. "Lia" is Celtic Irish for "a precious

stone" while "Fail" is Hebrew for "wonderful."

In the Dome of the FOUR COURTS in Dublin, completed in 1794,

destroyed by explosion in 1922, there were a number of statues of

famous Irish judges. Although many were destroyed, preserved are

the statues of Moses and Ollam Fodhla who reigned over Ireland

for 40 years in great prosperity.

The following is an extract from a verbatim report of an address

delivered in Hamilton Ontario, 1938, by the late Rev.E.J,

Springett ... We quote from page 29 "The Bible or a University

Professor - Which?"

"You know what the Stone of Scone is. It is the Stone under the

Coronation Chair in Westminster Abbey, upon which every King of

Scotland from Fergus I, downward, and every reigning monarch,

excepting one, from the days of Edward I of England, downward,

have been crowned, and we claim that the Stone of Scone is the

stone that Jacob had for his pillow when he fled from home and

rested that night at Bethel, and had the dream that you read

about in the Book of Genesis (chapter 28).

The Professor says: (Professor Parker, Professor of Theology at

an Ontario University) 'Geologists certify it to be Scottish

sandstone and are themselves inclined to trace it to the Island

of Iona,')and therefore, if they are right, it can't be the Stone

of Bethel. Before I give a personal testimony, let me give this:

Professor Totten, who was professor of Science in Yale University

makes this statement regarding the stone: 'The analysis of the

stone shows that there are absolutely no quarries in Scone or

Iona where-from a block so constituted could possibly have come,

nor yet from Tara.'

Now, Professor Odlum, was a geologist, and Professor Odlum was

tremendously interested in that stone,and somewhere about the

year 1926 or 1927 - by special permission, he was allowed with a

British Geologist of repute to make a microscopic examination of

the stone under the Coronation Chair. They worked under a

tremendously powerful arclight. They had the finest microscopic

instruments it was possible to get. They made a perfect

microscopic examination of that stone and they compared what they

found with Scotch granite; granite from Aberdeen; stone from

Scone and from Iona, and so on, and they were absolutely

satisfied and so wrote and stated, that the stone under the

Coronation Chair was NOT the same texture, was NOT sandstone, and

that there was no stone in the British Isles, anywhere, that

compared with it. 

Professor Odlum, telling me this story himself, sitting in a

house on High Street, in Chiswick at one o'clock in the morning

... said this: 'After having made that microscopic examination of

the stone I determined to go to Palestine - to see if I could

find anything like it. I went to Bethel. I stayed there week

after week. I couldn't find anything like it and I began to think

that I should have to give up in despair. My boat was due to sail

from Jaffa on a certain date. Two days before that, before I had

to take the train to Jerusalem and the coast, I made up my mind I

would have one more walk and one more search.' (These are the

Professor's exact words to me.) 'I put on my old macintosh, I

stuck my geologist's hammer in my pocket, and I went out for one

last look. It was pouring rain. I walked along the same places I

had walked over and over again, looking for stone. Suddenly,

while I was walking along a certain pathway, with a rocky cliff

on either side, the sun shone on the rain-streaked piece of rock

and I noticed a peculiar sort of glitter that I thought I

recognized. I climbed up and I found that wet rock, as far as I

could see with the magnifying-glass I had was of the identical

texture I had been looking for. He said: 'I clipped off a piece

from the living rock. I took it back to the hotel and examined it

as well as I could. I was sure I had got what I wanted, and I was

so jubilant that I cabled England to my geologist friend and

said: Will you do all you possibly can to get a piece of the

Coronation Stone no bigger than a pea, in order that we may

submit it to a chemical test. We have submitted it to a

microscopic test, we want to submit it to a chemical test. Will

you see what you can do?'

The geologist friend, with Mr.Herbert Garrison, then alive, made

application to the Dean of Westminster Abbey, to be allowed to

take a piece, no bigger than a pea, from the Coronation Stone.

The Dean said: 'I daren't let you have permission. The only way

you can get permission would be from the Archbishop of

Canterbury.'

Well, they made the application to the Archbishop of Canterbury,

and this was the reply of the Archbishop: 'To take a piece from

that stone no bigger than a pea would require a special Act of

Parliament to be passed by the House of Commons, endorsed by the

House of Lords, and signed by the King, and if you get that,'

said the Archbishop,'I won't give you permission.'

Now then, why? They know that there is something special about

that stone. I have been told that that stone was the only thing,

with the exception of the Communion plate, the golden Communion

plate that is almost of priceless value, that was removed from

the Abbey in the years of the Great War, and that is the only

time the stone has ever been taken out and put in a steel chest

and encased in an oaken case and put in the lowest vault of the

Abbey, so that it should not be hurt if the Abbey happened to be

bombed.

Why? Because they know what it is!