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CONTENTS
I

The

Initiation

Magii
Abif

Solomon,

The
A

Ordeal

The

Legend

Serpent

Hiram

Abif

Hiram

in

in

His

Beasts

Bosom

of Sheba

Queen

the

meets

Hiram

of Sheba.

Queen

the

and

of

of Probation
in a Den
of Wild

Candidate

Persian

Ancient

the

Curious

and

into

10

...

Love

Solomon

10

Plots

Death

Hiram's

11

II
Attempts

Governments

Early

Presbyterian
The

So

Hostile

Exposures
Catholic

the

Edicts

Masonry

to

Torture
Spanish

16

of Freemasonry
Hostility

Popes

against

17
IS

in

of John Coustos
Inquisition

of Roman

13
15

Ridiculed

Called

Horrible

Freemasonry

Opposition

Order

Roman

by

Exterminate

to

1743
20

Masonry

23

III
Leo

Taxil's

Murder,
Mass,
Leo

the

in the

Taxil's

Begins

Charges

Remarkable
Devil,

Women,

High

Degrees

Early

Writing
all

Masons

Books
" the

with

Black

of Masonry,

Career
anti-Masonic

about

28

Books

Murder

29
30

by

32

Devil

the

Revolting

of Taxil's

in 1896

Tales

Extraordinary

33
34

at Trent

Congress

Anti-Masonic

Collapse

Masonry.

Luciferan
and
''Black
Mass"

Vaughn

Diana
The

Attended

Meeting

Masonic

Describes

35

36

IV

The

of William

Disappearance

"

Over

All

Followed

Anti-Masonry

Criticisms

Recent

States,

Morgan

41

Politics

45

Denunciation

Adams's

Quincy

which

United

the

of William
in American

Disappearance

John

Excitment

Anti-Masonic

the

Morgan

47

Masonry

of

49

The

Tradition

and

Three

Degrees

First

Tradition

of
Masonry

Historical

One

Unique

Freemasonry,

of

52

its Ancient

into

Evolution
Masonic

Origin

54
56

Expands

Degree

Freemasonry's

of the

Defined

Freemasonry

The

Evolution

the

Three
from

57

Masonry

Law

"

58

59

VI

The

Origin

and

Scottish

York

Advent

Rite

and
Rites,

Structure
and

Their

Degrees

of Masonry

of

the

York

Relations,
60

into

America

61

Lodge

First

under
Royal

Historical

Origin

Authority

"

"

Degree

Arch

Council

of

Templar

Rite

Degrees

63
64

Degrees

Growth

Modern

67

71

of Freemasonry
in America
and

Masonry

62

63

Btfasonry

Scottish
Negro

American

Liberia

72

VII

The
"

Principles

Fundamental

Fundamental

of Masonry
Required
by the
of Masons
of 1388, 1462, 1563 and 1586

Ordinances

77

....

The

Famous

Why

Women

Ancient
are

79

Charges

Excluded
One

Knew
who
Franklin

Benjamin

76

Principles

Deportment

Women

Moral

of Freemasonry*

Teachings

Religious

and

from

Masonry
Degree

Masonic

81
.

Freemasonry

on

83

87

Burial

of

Master

Mason

88

Burial

of

Knight

Templar

90

VIII
The

Landmarks

Its Universality

The

Landmarks

The

Universality

Its

of Masonry
a

as

of

Secret

of the

for

"

Fraternity,

Masonry

Institution

Benevolences

Suggestion

Defined,

96
99
112

Masonic

Reading

114

THE

STORY
OF

FREEMASONRY

The

Initiation

Magi,

Abif,

and

into
Curious

Solomon,

and
HOU

Ancient

the

Legend

Queen

the

of Sheba,

of

was

Hiram

of

SANDS

there

Persian

years

in Persia

underground

whose

ceremonial

it
so

pense,that

and
the

CA

modern
man

were

much

on

time,

costly
stage

applied

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skill

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spectacular

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of

membership

scale,

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compared

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sought

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ters
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equipment

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in

secret

wonderful

organization

men

ago

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most

productions

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paltryMMM

for initiation

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soci-

THE

To

ety.

his

test

subjected

to

continued

through

darkness

of

who

had

is

This

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Days'

led

was

by

the

he

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directed

was

Suddenly
thrust

and

into

instantly

were

in fact
up

directed
pulled,
escaped,
wounds,

make

trampled

into

his
upon

covered

with

another

place

den

other

whence

beasts.

and

of animals
to be

beasts,

Society

he

cunningly

tossed,

was

he

before

and
in

been

had

buffeted

bruises
cavern

was

them.

place

and

he

vicious

of the

way,

object

seemed

what

way

cavern,

hands

resemble

horrible

this
to

by

felt his

wild

lighted

members
to

gerous
dan-

hideous

unseen

and

wolves

made
Through

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concluded

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than

duration.

figure

confronted

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ordeal

Mysteries:

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of

him

This

was

the

grotesque

interior

deep

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precipice,
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to

admitted

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OF

fitness

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of

period

in utter

undergone

one

sincerity

STORY

genuine

which

re-

FREEMASONRY

loud

sounded
which

shot

flame.

If

horror,

his

chamber
ing

peals

thunder,

of

fainted

senses

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delightful

perfumes

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enduring

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brilliant

miniature

candidate

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scenes

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of

subterranean
appalling

many

the

the

emotions.

was

sun

out,he

and

while

In the
was

bowed
was

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East,

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and

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initiation

in

moved

ravishing

before

of

in which

stars

seated

presence

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the

apartment

beautiful

heart

stoutest

entered

splendid

sky,

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trying

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held

heard.
throne,

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likely to disturb

if his strength

Order.

was

issued

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was

perils, each

was

he

loathsome

of Hell.

journeys

and

the

representation

torments

This

with

despair.

and

dreadful

skin

which

approached
Squirming
Snake

threw

and

his

chilling
door

priests

venerable

music
a

upon

en
goldthe

whom

oath

of

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of

the

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Magi,

sian

the

extreme

whose

Aristotle

There

Plato.

lands,

in other

Isis in Egypt,

Greece.

And

in

on

modem

legend,

and

initiation

been
Abif,

who,

master

according

the

to

tradition,

well

charms

hand

she

accepted

the

requests

his

of

Hiram

After

secured

Abif,

Temple,
mon
Solo-

whose

an

in Women,
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as

to

victim

and

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proposal.

had

engineer

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fell

in marriage.

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ram
of Hi-

assisted

beauty

in Architecture,

as

seductive

to

and

for

eye

and

already

visited Solomon,
Glory,
had
who

of Sheba

Queen

appreciative

legend

Masonic

the

has

Solomon's

King

of Riches

Prince

that

Magi

architect

of

in founding

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It is

author

description

whose

rehearsed.
the

English

an

in

One

facts.

Persian

the

of

building

the

by

of antiquities,

student

of the

at

is told

influence

is richest

and

historic

and

tale

curious

very

society,

tradition,

sonry
all, Freema-

living

as

emerged

in

Eleusinian

them

among

civilized

in Phcenicia,

the

and

from

of antiquity

of Cabiri

Rome,

has

alone

times

both
teries
Mys-

other

were

in the

of
"those
of Sabazian

by

is certified

antiquity

"

Zoroaster,

by

founded

society

OF

STORY

THE

10

the

sought

consideration,
Later,
the

when

repeated

presentation

work

on

the

FREEMASONRY
Temple

11

was

ability, the
cast

into

look

heart

him.

to

pression

he

grined,

declared

his

love.

his

their

arms,

to

responded

be

his

the

quarreling

the

This

legend

rapturously

ing
Realiztheir

Jerusalem

in Arabia.
to

at

while
Meanmen
work-

death

would

gave

them

an

with

him.

As

slain

while

seeking

Hiram's

and

was

excuse

consequence

exit

temple.
is

Biblical

so

at

history

and
although

to

into

certain

him,

to

soon

approve

leave

hinted
that

temple

from

not

meet

had

ent.
pres-

of affection.

to

t^mes, and

she

and

would

Hiram

tradition

Cha^

herself

threw

words

planned

pleasing
for

great

but

thoughtful^

and

lips met,

Solomon
on

his

were

maids

She

Solomon
they

her

but

none

silent

different

by

im"

the

by jealousy.

stirred

was

mating,

of

Queen

of

ways

his friend.
to destroy
about
Hiram
in a grove
near
salem
Jerumet

when

that

aware

her

set

Queen
He

drew

in the

wise

the

was

and

of Naphthali

which

became
on

of extraordinary

tribe

eyes

Solomon,

made

architect,

The

her

instantly

women,

of the

son

her

to

revelation

variance

character

it cannot

that

it gives

with

additional
whose

memory

Masonic
be

accepted,

interest

will

THE

12

live
men.

chosen

which

as

long

as

Freemasonry

It is printed
from

among

found

their

as

the

widely

circulated

exists
curious

way

among

into

print

Century,
readers

OP
among

specimen

apocrjrphal

many

Eighteenth

during

STORY

tales

in Europe

and

were

of

books.

FREEMASONRY

13

II

Attempts

to

Freemasonry*

Exterminate

has

REEMASONRY
fcrcnt
by

vigorous

have

been

St State
to

suppress

and

flourished

closing

years

of the

of the

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the
not

enemies
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it,

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and

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fraternity

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witnessed

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of the

made

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efforts

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in the

in France

purpose

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destroy

and

popular

anti-Masonic

malicious

whose

Deadly.

was

dif-

attacked

and

enemies

tries

been

times

at

annihilate

its purposes

were

they

now.

as

are

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and

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the

inveterate

most

began

its unrelenting

Masons

fines,

and

Queen

1561

lodge

to

Prance

of her

dangerous

the

suspicion

of Oermany

by

ladies

unable

to

cajole

husbands,
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should
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who

work,
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was

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the

court

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of
woman

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had

order

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in

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whose

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from

Pratemity,

to give

ion
opin-

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ladies,

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secrets

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in

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who

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issued

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of the

public

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ed
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chagrin

and

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and

Masonry

that

Empress

or

initiation

command.

abolishing

of her

sons
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order,

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influenced

in 1747

their

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govemment,but

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grand

forbade

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into

and

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law

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enforced.

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nullified

up,

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ordered

officers

withdraw

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ment
imprison-

by

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passed

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actively

in chapters,

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subsequent

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punishment

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1429

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of England
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in

its

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it.

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confederated

who

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of Parliament

act

Church,

Catholic

enemy,

OF

STORY

THE

14

I,

persuaded

foolish

and

husbands

FREEMASONRY

15

LaFontaine's
sage
read
'^nothing
is so oppressive

had

perhaps

that

find it diffiult to keep

women

Great

The

Protestant

decreeing

who

are

shall

be

oath,

the

did not
be

should
for any

Owing

to

Stirling

in

1745,

in 1755,. the

in

used
if the
to

their

on

all metal

their

All

'Ve-puted

persons,

I Kings,

who

refused

and

who

did

to

answer

and

admonition,

entice

others

into

the

Edinburg
in

1757

to

wheth-

ordered

to give

Bible

vii-21,
to

and

scandal"

under

at

up
was

ceremonies,

in

of admission

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passage

them.

were

tarily,
volun-

Republic.

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made

the

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of

in

taken

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the

and

to

initiation

on

fined

action

associate

Masons

the

employment

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the

that

renounce

heavily

subjects

have

providing

and

in

Freemasons
to

they

engagements

society,"

and
be

to

Masonry

immediately

obliged

known,who

er

known

actually

secret;

in Switzerland,

"citizens

that

as

one."

denounced

tribunal,

1745,

said

of Berne

Council

vation
obser-

sealing

were

snare

was

answer

read
were

"incapable

declared

ordinances."

purged

strictly

and

by rebuke

charged

not

of Freemasonry.

to

16

THE

Frederick
in

his

I of Sweden
dominions

death,

following

Augustus

In

Charles

1751

sonic

the

in

CDuringthe
both

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the

and

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one

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describing

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almost

bodies,

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were

organizations,

glass,

utterances.

dignity

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in England

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were

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OF

STORY

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the

FREEMASONRY

Champagne
And

they

then
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Hiram

Poker

Boaz,

and

truth

the

of them
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way

both
All

than

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word!

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entitled

Sermon

who

foolish

from

and

preceding

years

publications
of

exposures

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Mysteries

Masonic

1793
that

Freemasonry,

English

forty-five
in

the

Jachin!

are

of Damnation."

hundred

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similar

in amusing
be

and

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sign!

books

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are

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"The

THE

18

Grand

STORY
Discovered,"

Mystery

of Freemasons
''The
Dissected,"

''Masonry

Made

''The
''The

"A

Known/'

Freemason
the

of

Secrets

Master

Three

OF

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of

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viewed

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acknowledged

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FREEMASONRY

19

their

society

laws

of God

that

the

or

implicit

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town

strongly

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imposed

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men

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applied
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rack.
gal,
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and

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20
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during

21

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order,

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were

THE

22

drawn

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from

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inflicted

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OF

STORY

Catholic,
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finally
minister

FREEMASONRY

23

Compton
his

Lisbon^

at

1744,
the

he

and
same

of his

"LPapal

constitutions,

and

harshness

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declared

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epistle

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denunciations

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of overthrowing

temper.

contrived

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religious

divine."

and

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society;

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Kingdoms;

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of God,

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in 1825;

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by

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against

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edicts,

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sufferings

encyclicals

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show

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THE

24

infallible
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Holiness
fraternity

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Victor

Emanuel,

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Emanuel,

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given

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Pope,

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liberty

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to

STORY

that

this

Masonry

accusation

was

extraordinary
orient

adventurous

of

Paris

body

FREgMASONRY

25

its conditions

from

removed

in God

belief

in other

authorities

all relations

in

again

recreant

war

generate
de-

1890,

and

additional
as

organization

an

both

against

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and

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Masonry

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religion

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and

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of

the

Masonic

issued

XIII

Leo

waging

principles

at

organization.

1892,

exhortations

the

of

act

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countries
with

French

first

the

of

an

justly indignant

the

that

over,

world

to

laws

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and

immortality,

infidelity

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in

and

of membership

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Catholicism

in

Malta,
1843,

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authorities

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church.
on

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by

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Bishop

Malta

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long

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lodge,
error.

serpent,

ago

this
Flee,
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of all filth,endeavin vain, to vomit

oring,
continually
late
immacuforth the things
the
of hell against
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of the holy
religion."
purity
common

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though

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literary

magazine

World,

the

perhaps

published

by

the

leading
church

in

in

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1875

loathsomeness

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as

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he

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lengthy

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enmity.

the

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upon

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and

summarize

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of

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on

their

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institutions."
public
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bitter

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effect

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becoming

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of

and

and

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and

deadliest

sweeping

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seriously

order."

social

and

can

country

it declared

1893

one

from

particularly

the

to

organizations,

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of

free

our

Catholic

the

secret

well

the

No

children

such

respect

for

by

her

prohibiting

to

it is obnoxious

craft

that

question

in

that

humanity.

of

association."
"Freemasonry,

vile

is dangerous

society,

institutions;
true

this

of

'^hideous

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of

spoke

OF

STORY

THE

26

becomes

the
a

FREEMASONRY

27
is

he

Mason

from

excommunicated

that

Church.
That

has

been

Masonry
the

days

of the

the

and

condition
Roman

of

affairs

Catholicism

foul, unspeakable

tween
befrom,

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THE

28

Taxil's

Leo

Murder,
Mass,

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HE

Books

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drawn
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several

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manhood

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adopted

testatio
de"

credulity
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of the

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OF

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at

in educational
on

journalism

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as

his

FREEMASONRY

29

Talented,

avocation.
both

religion

his writings
he

larger

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circulation.
work
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heavily

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entitled

1885

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reckless

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in Paris,

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of

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the

under

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of books

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olic
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heartily

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to

Europe,

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di Rende,

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into

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excommunications

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genus"a

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paper

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In 1881

THE

STORY

OF

.30
he

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represented

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fabrications

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tive

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facts,

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The

FREEMASONRY
animal's
is clean
touch
'*Next

31

mouth

breathes

that

so

shaven,
like that
to

feet

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secured
its skin feels

the

a
animal
heavily,
feigning

it

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to

the

being.

human

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placed,

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is given

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body
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crets
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candidate
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as
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exjccutioner,
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''Thus

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unknown
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Masons

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sheep,

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human

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to

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dis-

such

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sale

work.

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by

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Spiritualism

added

Masonic

tables

being,

Freemasons

tinguished

of the

into the
repeatedly
he imagines
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take
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to 'kill the
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meetings,

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and

of

for

his

THE

32

supposed
XIII

Leo

distinguished

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propagation

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descendant

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grades.

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and

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contrived

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whose

years

designs.
the

Pope

grand

council,

himself

high

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was

Charleston,

at

Luciferan

this

adroitly

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man.

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of the

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Carolina,

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home

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was

grotesque

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grade

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of demoniacal

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afterwards

herself

appeared

to

FREEMASONRY

33

in Charleston,

Satan

before

in the

powers,

stone

wall,

"LA11

these,

were

published

been

as

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Pike

to

and

to

and

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extract,

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by

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in

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letter

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Stab

resentment

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book

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THE

34

''Black

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"

of

scores

be

may

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made

volume

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cends
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human
is seen
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table
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are

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result
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two

choir

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of

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Taxil's
has

ous
volumin-

2,000

pages.

35

FREEMASONRY

Vatican

the

Europe

were

Congress

sonic

was

in September,

al and

to

evil
to

and

byway

remedy

organization

bishops,

in Russia

Pages,
hero

of

not

and
known

the

occasion,
satisfy

completely

Vaughn,
alone,
a

for

who

could

not

entirely

public

of Taxil,

as

entrusted

Taxil,

Leo

but

his

the

congress.

greatly
a

myth
The

the

owing
the

Jogandthe

was

did

presence

obvious

an

city,

is also

Gabriel

by

retreat

safe

unknown

press.

convinced

attended,

Roman

Austrian

was

she

thousand

countries

of the

was

appear,

reasons

that

suspicion
in the

not

as

seek

thirty-six

Poland.

better

to

craft."

are

to

international

prohibition,

governmental

mor-

found

lodges

Masonic

case

as

who

cathedral

marble

where
to

being

''to

was

and

European

them

among

Catholic

the

telegraphed

Freemasonry

permanent,

from

XIII

immense

society,

against

delegates

in the

of

by

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at

purpose

the

done

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meet

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everybody

material

Church

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to

which

blessing.

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an

and

called

1896,

his

of impending

fraternity,

the

throughout

to a sense

aroused

from

dangers

its priesthood

and

Diana
to

Taxil

desired,
had

veloped
de-

congress,

plausible

investigation

excuses

of

THE

36
her

to

genuineness

berSy

her

of

proof

hall

the

Paris

date

that

became

so

Society

in

19, 1897Jlf Jf JT

the

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long

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appear

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pressure

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announced

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to

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existence.

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strong

in

was

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Monsieur

of its

commission

course

of

which

OF

STQRY

precious

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reveled

the

admiration

of the princes
and confidence
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took
platform
of Catholicism
priests
that
the
presence
of a large
audience
to

assembled
formerly

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he

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speech

his

twelve

years

Vaughn

Diana

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playing

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upon

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He
long

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added
ago

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forth

put

that

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assured

about

of Masonry.

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was

Mjrth,

his

that

of

its rulers

of

Pike:

of

Roman

the

culous
ridi-

men.

of Charleston

Pope

revelation

purpose

sole

of intelligent

Albert

that

ate
all Deliber-

making

Bishop

conversion

pretense,

were

credulity

the

in which
his

and

for the

and

eyes

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that

Freemasonry

of
Lies,

before

had

Vaughn,

audacity,

hearers

shocked

in

of the

associate
accuser

repentant

Diana

hear

and

intimate

the

the

now

see

and

the

and

had

falsity
that

of
the

FREEMASONRY

37

Vicar

Apostolic
Leo

XIII

that

the

in which

he

engaged

in foul

In

exist.
kept

This

silence.

audience,

Monsieur

compelled
security

in

tection

of the

quarter

of the

proofs
the

is pleasantly
to

the

Canon

the

heads

under

public

liar of the
to

write

period,
against

amusement

laid

at

made

pure

their

door

the

profound

chase

after

hell

when

what

is represented

should

its

as

filthy

bow

would

interview,

me

ed
attributhe

degradationJf
an

disgust,

remark

in which

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results

filled

deepest
a

therein
new

pro*

abortive

Jogand-Pages

CLraterTaxil,in
*'The

by

declaring

damned

the

guidance,

with

Mustel,

Gabriel

swallow

seek

of Freemasonry,

indicated

as

prey,

under
iniquity

authorities

church

the

Taxil's

years

to

him

afforded

That

satisfaction.
of twelve

threats

doubt

no

exploits

since

and

under

where

police,

not

stunned

Jogand-Pages

another

daring

of his

howls

curses,

whose

had
the

awakened

as

did

rites"

Pope

the

place

Masons

the

atrocious

chagrin,

that

at

represented
and

informed

had

caves

alleged

had

his

Gibraltar

of

their

Jf Jf
says:

am,

the

arch-

I first commenced
for when
Masons
the
my
object was
The
crimes
simple.
and
were

so

grotesque,

so

im-

THE

38

so

possible,
for

credit
But

I lied, the
was

the

more

before

character,

informed

gained

but

Vatican,

in

wholly

inimical

to

harmony

between

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''For
When
so

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never

words
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decision
in

force

the

January,

of

the

two

the

to

'tis better

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by

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many

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1895,

church's

of

organizations.

true

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the

reach

establishment

perhaps
can

to

to

This

in America*

disappointment

church,

block,

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to

relation

centuries

stumbling

ineffective,

was

of

of the

sonry,
Freema-

of

ban

sufficient

history

Roman

least

at

Rome

works
the

fraternity

it removed,

agitation

that

Catholics

than

and
found

who

the

against

that

move-

episode

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among

purpose

and

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and

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exaggerated,

widely

OF

STORY

the

See

was

Roman

in the

thus,
grow.

pierced

announced

Catholic

FREEMASONRY

39

Arch^bishop
three

Cincinnati^

of

It instructed

condemnation.

dioceses

all the

of

keep
the

three

societies

Knights

The

first

be^'openly
Masons

interests/'

He

Christian."

other

drawn

and

of

angrily

presence

familiar

Masonry"

one

of

association

and

by

the

ing
lead-

manifested

by

everything
this

so

spirit

but

is

with
"exposed

did

because

Masons
''If

he

and

asserted

that

zealous

them,

attention

he

against

mentioned,

societies
into

hatred

in America,
of

Church."

Church

the

admitted

to prevail

and

implacable

and

and

to

condemnation

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avowed

warfare

satanic

the

Europe,

of

societies

influence

called

against

and

these

absolute

declared

the

Masons

all religious

of

of

perance."
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of

of the

then

''to

of

seem

the

excommunication

of Catholics

not

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Freemasonry,

toward

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their

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is under

and

to

have

to

Freemasonry

hatred

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that

was

given

Catholics

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''to

States

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reason

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lead

ordinaries

each

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and

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all and

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PjTthiaSy

of

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from

away

in

United

the

of

faithful

the

Freemasonry

besides

societies

included

and

in

the

Catholic

in

continual

the

admirers
to

imbibe

is

STORY

THE

40

their

their

accept

and

sentiments'*

OF
prin-

ciplesJfJIfJIf

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fraternities

secret

an

olicism,

from

joining

abandoned,

grips,
are

other

not

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in

many

the

appears

diplomatic

arous"

it

that

Freemasonry.

of

Republic,

of

composed

displeasure

of the
sons
Freema-

diplomacy

councils

also

members

zealous
in it.

that

that

passwords,

largely

the

secret

features

and
and

membership
it

it has

the

of

under

although

hold

Freemason,

part

bodies,

is

Vatican,

Catholics

Freemasons

by

secret

of them,

place

as

Labor,

other

and

Army

organized

among

obligations

Grand

of

Cath*

Catholics

restrain

although

condemned

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by

founded

opposition

such

was

to

other

by

tolerated

Knights

the

some

and

not

ar^

attempt

organization
ed

Freemasons

the

has

of

Rome.

FREEMASONRY

41

IV
The

Disappearance

ft the

Anti"

Followed

Masonic

All

Over

of William

Morgan

Excitement

which

United

the

Masonic

HE

United

States

man

crippled

years.

In

drink,

strong

and

he

where

closed

received

York,

the
on

bad

capitular
the

made

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1825

York,

He

was

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in
If

been

never
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indulger

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in
of

dis-"

although

degrees

avouchment

seri*

of

disposition.

it has
was

that

to Batavia^Gen.

came

trade,

of

Freemason,

regular

New

by

with

fall

the

Morgan.

mason

operative

the

it for twenty

County,

William

named

met

in 1826

ovLsly

essee

in

order

misfortune

there

States.

he

LeRoy,
Mason

in

good

before

standing

"LBefore
Batavia
for

this
he

new

permitted

chapter

of

tition

made

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upon

him,
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attempting
Freemasonry,
literary
been
taking

as

newspaper

All

from

expelled

the

projected

being

the

the

of

September

himself,
about

as

had

in barrels

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of the

the

forthcoming

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be

to

of

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to

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excite

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tubs

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as

Batavia

1826,

by

of water

plenty

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was

he

1824,

designed

way

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office

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in

of

night

who

while

and

indignation

printing

used

in

by

printed

surreptitiously

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expected

wealthy

it in

man

Miller.

publication,

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made

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named

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concerned

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work

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York

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partner

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frequently

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pe"

left off. This

of

visiting

culture

reflected

another

about

exposure

because

which

name

set

petition

but

character,

he

and

sign

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in

known

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bodies

to

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OF

STORY

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42

further

Miller

ing
standto

which

with

the

the

incident

was

ment
advertise-

publication,

which

43

FREEMASONRY
on

book

previously

following

printed

in England.

larceny

of

charge

He

Batavia.

His

learning

wife

to

prepared
learned

paid,

again

on

by

that

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from

released

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a

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up

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was

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to

back

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once,

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and

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him

about

was

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while

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the

to

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man,
as

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bowels
at

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off with

miles

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seized

learned
to
afterwards
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Rochester.
from

arrested
creditor

when

into

had

returned
a

jail he had

"Murder"

shouted

been

despatched

him

she

where

greatly

was

hastily

news

thrust

who

for

indebtedness
had

messenger

distressing

and

Canandaigua

to

Pennsylvania

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away.

friends

her

him.

men

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of

from

tried,

release,

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suit

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jail.
his

information,

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very

and

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taken

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arrested

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secure

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and

into

thrown

and

on

miles

there,

taken

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been

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of

copy

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have

immediately

but

arrested

to

said

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discharged,
debt

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Canandaigua,

at

but

to

Morgan

day

be

proved

examination

earth

if

JTJT

probably

THE

act

Freemasons,

of

ensued.

The

Clinton,

himself

man

to

stories

in which

and

to

professed

who

to

the

accept

his

that

by

upon

In

demanding

and

whole

April,

1827,

in the

complicity
to

were

others
charge

of removing
parts,

but

The

following

the

celebrated

were

an

determined

act

as

for their

were

affair, tried

fury.
for

arrested
and

next

sentenced
seventeen

month

arrested
the

refused

"

Freemasonry

men

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imprisonment.

man

organization,

victims

several

the

of ly
admittedFreemasons

Masonic

in denouncing

l"ut persisted

of law,

secrets

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was

"

false

of

on

honorable

the

public

in violation

exposed

disappearance

nity,
frater-

the'victim

protestations

and

respectable

the

did

as

of the

sentence

have

ing
miss-

captors,

was'made

horrible

executing

the

publication

acting

to

appealed

his

the

Witt

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discover

to

Morgan

tribunal

secret

sensation

York,

members
Meanwhile

by

frenzy

stirred

great

was

apprehend

all in vain.

but

Mason,

prominent

other

many

the

as

public

of New

Governor

and

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and

did all in his power

and

of

by

justice, regarded

with

OF

STORY

tried

and

eign
for-

to

man

missing

on

acquitted.

October,more

abduction,

than

the

year

putrid

after

body

of

FREEMASONRY

45

drowned

man

Ontario

Lake

which

anti*Masonic

in the

midst
was

claim
His

and
be

when

he

jury

was

the

as

oians

influence

to

thousands

burial

the

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man

remains,

in

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men

not

believe

body

was

away

made

who

correct,

had

and

drowned

services^

partisan
with

secure

inta

rancor.

their

and

with

that

of hu-

ceremony

instituted

learned

been

the

enem*

punish

Morgan,

identification

his widow's

by

curses

interment

of

to

in the

and

the

vied

efforts

They
Monroe

who

tion
demonstra-

attended

on

the

exhibition

honest

ies

was

and

turned

and

politic

of citizens

travesty

Freemasons

The

votes

accompany

remarkable

big

imprecations

whose

made

the

The

designing
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was

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it

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clothing

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remains

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that

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made

beach

the

on

forty

about

River.

Niagara

found

was

an

man

in Niagara

did
of the

investigation.

named
River

THE

46

some

weeks

found,

and

elicited
on

worn

by

the

fact

the

day

Morgan.

be

An

that

of Monroe

being

honorable

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Pennsylvania
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not

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states.

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Henry

and

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Freemasons

past

and

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as

York

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on

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carried

FREEMASONRY
by

Anti-Masonic

the

blow

47

it steadily

declined
in

and

few

of Freemasonry

during

President

United

of the

Adams.

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was

disappearance

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ability

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persecution

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The

party,

one

prevailing

and

forever

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THE

48

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a

line

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to

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ran

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Free-

authori-

FREEMASONRY

49

ty is obeyed,

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in

the

literature

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in

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his

Countries,

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characters

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OF

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51

FREEMASONRY
be

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THE

52

The

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upon

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53

FREEMASONRY
ed records

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54

isted

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55

FREEMASONRY

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56

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57

FREEMASONRY
creased

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hammedan,

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state,who

THE

58

high

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of

the

those

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FRBBMASONRY

59^

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to

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all its members,

no

which
new

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lodge.

"in

candidate
or

virtually
With

that

become

every

and
many
never

shall

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of

the

of

men

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to

doubt

become

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person

any

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wonder
to

law

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absolutely

its enforcement

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either

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application

been

required

organizations,
ever

1717,

Unanimity."

goes

member

worthy

in

admission

prudent

but

secret

Mason

no

own

requirement

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of

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unknown,
the

on

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of Bngland

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lodge

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to

members

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ballot

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when

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members

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must

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every

and

tary,
volunhas

why

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Masons.

THE

60

STORY

OF

VI

The

Origin

and

Scottish

Structure

and
Rites,

Their

and

now

the

of

Relations,

masonry
Free-

constituted,
of

consists
separate
are

datesy

foundation

4LThe
city
Macoy,

annual
were

in

Rite,

York

Rite

Masonic

and

general

re-established
addition

derives

in the

of York,

to

both

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the

the

north

author

having

symbolic

from

name

of repute,
of
D.

their

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of Bngland,

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Rite

for

degrees
its

respective

York

the

assemblies
in 926,

candiknown

are

as

Scottish

in regular

upon

and

two

degrees,

conferred

order

the

of

series

which

and

York

the

where
says

the

the

craft

It includes,

degrees,

Capitu"

FREEMASONRY

61

lar, Ciyptic,
in bodies
ter.

are

called

has

four

most

excellent

with

an

master,

honorary

appended,

on

The

chapters.

high

priest,

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illustrious
principal

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mandery
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eminent

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of
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introduced

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the

orders.

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most

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chapter

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of the

of

meetings

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officers

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of subordinate

priests

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is conferred

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and

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convocations,

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degrees,

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the

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respectively

and

conferred

as

Commandery,

and

assemblies,

grades,

designated

severally

Council,

ings

Chivalric

and

during

into
the

co-

THE

62

ionial

lish

of the

period

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authority.

in 1776
became
but

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British

Connecticut
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the

master

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Ohio.

lodge

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the

1816,

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fire, the

the

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lodge

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American
charter

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lodge,

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the

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city.

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at

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1790,

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George

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of

charter,

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ary
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of

in

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original

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ter
char-

in

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member,

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wherever

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of

lodge,
a

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and

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of

members

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1776

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close

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on

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lodge

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Roxbury

in

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after

remove

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line/' called

erected

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be

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to

granted

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own

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placeof

of allegiance

government,

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of In-

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coantry

OF

STORY

name

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of
new

of the

old

established

authority.
historical

record

of

the

FREEMASONRY

63

dated

1746"

Twenty-two

higher

of

Boston

forty

chapter

of

Rhode

York

in

early

held

convocation
the

to

name

the

deputy

lodge,

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chusetts,
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grand

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and

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general

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number

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existing

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chapters

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England.
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than

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past

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lodge

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masters

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degree

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masters

and

the

of

commanication

chapter,

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chapters

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under

authority.
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degrees

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Berlin,

by

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1783,
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of

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degrees,
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were

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degrees
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in

1827

grand

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by
pro-

THE

64

of having

pritey

found

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degrees,

to

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threw

which

was

by

Supreme

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by

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placed

for
degree,

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of which

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at

was

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of

1113

to

had

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brotherhood

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of the

authority,

back

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the

arch

descended

centuries.

order

knights

necessary

of knights

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Masonic

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themselves
a

the

authority

having

as

fourteenth

and

royal

now

ariseJTJTjr

regarded

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illustration

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to

representatives.
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grand

never

were

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different

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originally

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off allegiance

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to

in

arch

over

conferred

councils

councils

royal

Scottish

the

granted

rite who

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rite,

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assume

chapters

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the

OF

STORY

nobly

and

the

guide

A.

D.,

acquitted

Jerusalem

arms,

dates

formed
purpose

pilgrims

FREEMASONRY
on

their

so

poor

no

fixed

to

way
they

place

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the

thirty
in

ies

of their

thousand,

Italy.

both

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gra^d

master

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Molay,

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of the
bearing
silver
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to

Philip,

on

the

cross,

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form

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comrades,
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cat,

and
put

to

of

the

torture.

knights,

all the
purpose

by

have

to

eating

request

recovery

arrested

of terrible
the

sixty

his

idols

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at

carry,

of spitting

Templar,

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for

worshipping

of

churchmen.

gold

of

determined

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excited

Paris

to

had

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which

Knights

were

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later

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could

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was

who

Germany,

and

plans

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wealth.

dead

horses

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kings

florins

numbered

Cyprus,

Leon,

in 1307, with

concert

Holy

the

Pope

150,000

twelve

Antioch,

treasure,

cupidity

of

order.

years

the

years

commander-

Ireland,

much

accumulated

five

had

and

hundred

temple

they

Tripoli,

England,

France,

were

century

and

Castile

had

and

of the

Jerusalem,

twelfth

Jerusalem,

Portugal,

and

of

were

they

until

enclosure

vows

of the

end

horse,

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City.

on

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taking

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two

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Baldwin

after

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the

rode

quarters

given

by

65

and
and
the

of

King
their

trampling
the

devil

ashes

debaucheries,

Fifty-nine

of

THE

66

knights

templar
by

day

one

Dominican
for

imprisoned
burned

and
1313,

on

to

Addison's
tween

by

has

of

first recorded

in America

documentary

or

of lineal

dence
The

first

investiture

Templar

the
or

no

solution

Boston
a

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sonry

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its

purpose

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ten

lodge,
years

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before

immediately

to

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in Ireland.

Christian

were

order
in

Bngland
in

ceremony

possibly

perpetuate

from,

for which

the

of

the

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discovered.

became

distinctively

being

been

creation

for it, is

candidates

after

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came

authority

honors

Knight

lodge.

of Masonry

upon

years

1769,

the

of

of

occasion

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two.

the

order

Boston

mysteries

many

is certain

no

evi-

record

28,

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sprang

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on

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of the

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be"

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connection

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taking

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written

on

years

unquestionable

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of

But

doubt

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published

18,

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six hundred

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the

March

fire

thrown

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in

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slow

island

in

stake

DeMolay

tortured

death

small

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friars.

years,

research

modern

burned

were

OF

STORY

the

in existence
Templar

popular

Ma-"

because

character,

the

teachings

its

FREEMASONRY

67

It retains

of Christ.
a

of

ology

military

from

that

into

existence

and

in

the

the

has

templar

the

on

city

in

called

the

or

for

defined

system

prudence

JfJfJif

monies

Scottish

called

are

now

considerable

an

rite,

codes

and

bodies

harmoniously

work

the

to have

high

con-

conflicts

and

clearly

interdependent

or

of

legis-

which

admirable

of

because

claimed

all

and

authority

bodies
by

sons,
Ma-

of

council

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of

but

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chapter,

them

None

together

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of knights

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under

govern

another,

with

of

New

of

organizations

grand

general

stitutions.

Union,

States

city

every

lodge,
are

and

came

encampment

until

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individual

grand

century

of the

the

the

in-

globe.

commandery,

late

in

of the

Each

of

United

the

multiplied

found

be

system

grand

of

then

since

and

different

states

general

the

far

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several

formed

was

York,

but

of commanderies

templar

America

is

in

in

1816

knights

to

tactical

encampments

grand

is

rites

merely

Early

struction.

of

of

phrase-^

and

organization,
its

of

nature

sacred

forms

the

grade

founder
discovered

jurisMasonry,
of its

cere-

its grades

THE

68

in Scotland.
the

It

of

middle

France,

introduction

of

was

1754

of

The

about

of their

members

from

1766,

to

high

any

have

much

quarreling

grand

lodge,

of opinion
high

disputants
In

1752

had

as

to

grades,
were

rite, and

and

lodges

within

its

was

after

year,

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legitimacy

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repealed,

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was

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in the
conflict

worth

many

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diction
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do

to

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unacquainted.

Frederick
accepted

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work,

lodge

numerous

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legitimate

of the

and

were

grand

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grades.

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the

grade

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in October

however,

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distracting

and

incensed

in August,

degrees.

systematized

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its

tion
produc-

Bonneville

of bastard

hundreds

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were

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de

the

into

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or

degrees.

the

field for

the

after

Masonry

alleged

in

century,

fifty years

prolific

France

Perfection,

by

eighteenth

Chevalier

the

in

five

the

about

originated

symbolic

of all sorts
In

in fact

for about

which

territory

was

OF

STORY

the
the

became

Great,

king

patronage

its

chief,

of

of the

Prussia,

tish
Scot-

immensely

FREEMASONRY

69

its

strengthening
But
the

for this

lodge

grand

supreme

council

of

issued

after

year

list of

had

been

perfection,

the

been
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pouncil

itself.

rites

in

Three,
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necessary

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Ineffable

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the

master

secretary

of the

of grand

are

are

lodges

basic
is

of which

of
as

; 5. Perfect

building;

performed

they

the

omitting

; 7. Provost

ance
accept-

but

possession

rite,

the

Its degrees

eligibility

Scottish

grades

4. Secret

Intendant

order,

remaining

of

being

not

1845,

of

degrees

found

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"

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rite

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in great

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degrees
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degree

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circular

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thirty-three

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remained

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grades.
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high

Charleston,

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opened

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to

rope.
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throughout
it is probable

fact,

of

hostile
the

influence

every

cant
appli-

follows:
of perfection
master

and
9. Master

timate
; 6. In-

judge
elect

; 8.

of

THE

70
; 10. Master

nine
knight

; 12. Grand

elected

13. Knight

perfect

of the

ninth

historical

Ancient

Knight

traditional

princes

Bast

the

of

architect

14. Grand

arch;

and

of

councils

grand

master

elect

Mason.

sublime

and

11. Sublime

of fifteen;

elect

OF

STORY

or

grades

Jerusalem

of

of
15.

"

16. Prince

sword;

of

Jerusalem.
Philosophical

The

chapters

grand

knight

and

of the

grades
princes

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Prussian
or

axe,

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mercy,

or

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of

commander
the

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Knight

and

or

of
black

adept;
of

pontiff;
or

the

Chief

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of

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Tabernacle;
26.

27.
29.

temple;

patriarch

eagle;

; 23.

trinitarian;

prince

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of

serpent;

the

sublime

21. Noachite,

of the

brazen

the

of

Grand

Knight

22.

24. Prince

tabernacle;

cal
philosophi-

and

vitam;

of Libanus

prince

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pelican.

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secret-^19.

knight;

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18. Sov-

de

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ad

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West;

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and

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of grand

of the

doctrinal

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of

historical,

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20.

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of the

prince

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of

Knight

"17.

and

29.

the

25.

Prince

of

Sovereign
Knight

Knight

crusades;

or

knight

of

31.

Grand

inspector

the

of

of

St*
30.

white
in-

71

FREEMASONRY

of the
The

the

foregoing

grades

Eleazer,

Solomon,

so

and

furniture,

larger

One

exist.

in

cathedrals

Ohio,

the

where

ly impressive
the

practically

and

in

of large

Scottish

most

by masters

rite

Cincinnati,

of high

work

the

grade

profound,
of the

arts

craft.

is

Freemasonry

Africa,

only

is at

in the

manner

musical

temples

world

sublime

ings,
build-

and

finest

the

is exemplified

Masonry

taught

the

scenery,

constructed

practiced

of

tish
Scot-

accessories,

stage

Masonic

where

cities

size

it is

that

and

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excavations,

underground
facilities,

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costly

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Prussia.

of

costumes,

as

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in the

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33.

"

generaUrjfJT

Adoniram,

rite requires
such

of

of the

council

Moses"

are

Stolkyn,

Frederick

supreme

characters

of Tyre,

Ananias,

of all is that

inspector

grand

CAmpng

king

the

of

grade

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Degree

Last

and

Official

prince

secret.

royal

ddd

Sublime

; 32.

commander

quisitor

North

the

firmly

now

entire
and

South

all the^ important

established

globe.

Europe,

America,

islands

over

Asia,

Australia,

of the

sea

are

THE

72

dotted
race

lodges.

with

the

as

found

Being

dwell

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dictate.

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craft

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no

so

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race,

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to

and

first Negroes
Hall

of

citizens

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division

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Prince

has

of

symbolic

be

to

degrees

England
in 1787,

for

and

from

recognition

bodies

other

1775

Masons

of the

The

race.

regiment
them.

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were

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the

in
of the

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charter,

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FREEMASONRY

73

first

the

thority

instituted,
In

Prince

with

in 1797,

and
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after.

lodge,

grand

1808

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lodge,
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THE

74

States,

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75

masonry

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has

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THE

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fellow
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commit

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forfeiture

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society

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to

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in

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relations

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religionJTJCJT

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and

prentices.
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the

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working.
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by

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obey

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80

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if he

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in

the Peace
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to

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have

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FREEMASONRY

81

they

whereby

Honour

ish'd

in Times

Should

be

not

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to

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may

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if convicted

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loyal

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no

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ancient

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pure

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FREEMASONRY
Of

83

being

But

numbered
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work

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three

is good

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Mrs^

degree.

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on

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only;

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honest

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to

in

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specification

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an

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body,

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brother

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en
Ward-

or

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having

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well

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should
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or

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despis'd;

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Cuvelier

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by

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of Norfolk,

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herself

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do
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THE

84
*'

master

before

his

bom,

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some

or

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in their

obey'd

Brethren,

the

Love

craft

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lodges

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him,

Prosperity

of

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to

by

all

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to

finish

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without

desert

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out

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"all

that

same,"

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meekly

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discover

shall
a

of

management

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or

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un"

ingly
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FREEMASONRY
After
are

85

from

gone

not

is closed,

lodge

the

themselves

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all Excess,"

Conversation.

free

Door

Religion,

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being

we

Lodge,

the

of

be

must

Masons,

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only

Religion

above-mention'd;

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Tongues,

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Lodge,

the

At

home

Man,"
long

ever

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after

"Gluttony

avoid

and
honest

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Honour

and

to

conduct
person

to

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as

Welfare

of

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late,

Hours

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all

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or

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home,

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are

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and

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within

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and

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son,
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secrets

THE

86
of the
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spirit,

suspension,

fairly

to

purposes,

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to

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to

creature

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and

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degrees

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and
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paid,
reader

serene
craft! at whose
in glad obedience
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in

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has

with
masonry,
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tribute:

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To

to

offender

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his

from

Masonry

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be

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the

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revealed

summarize

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of

rite would

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of tee Fraternity

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87

She

the

regulates
Corrects
with

And

Of

the

care

the

points

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of

and

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speak

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can

lost

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attention

its power.

be

expatriated,
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let him
in the

require.

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produced

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field

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for

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use

as

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down
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by

the

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remain

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have

stayed

the

barriers

; they

malevolent

of

alienation.

solitude

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tsrrant

the

have

they

destroyer;

of

sectarian

has

circumstances

rancor

in the

imprisoned,

which

of

asperities
the

retains

of them

credentials

of history.

hand

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of eversrthing

established

subdued

animosity

and

great

facts

uplifted

have

shipwrecked

available

of

memory

possessor

stripped

as

act

world.

the

still these

world,

are

and

the

Let

value

support

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as

and

and

and

of the

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as

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small

language

in all parts

initiated

the

no

of

universal

to

passport

are

only

instruction

of

These

examination.
they

course

of character

are

which

branch
Franklin

testimonials

as

soul,

one

of

mind;

to roll."

Benjamin

qualifications

after

red

serve

the

where

possession

teachings

''They

said:

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of the

value

the

squares
morals,
the sallies of

of the

political

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THE

B8

forest

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and
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to

feelings

hostile

most

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but

acquainted

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as

of

power,
none

those

published

fraternity

from

ions,
relig-

been

able

who

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can

be

made
feel

and

witness

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are,

of

the

may

be

borne

to

ceremonials
quotations

which

dig-

the

the

Candidates.

however,

the

Mason."

Freemasonry,

of

of

feel social

sublimities,

and

the

conditions

and
have

they

brother

dramatic

and

them

that

beauties

the

nity

to

relief

another

of

distant

most

diversified

one

aid of

men

made

and

most

satisfaction

afford

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have

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haunts

busy

the

they

city,

crowded

in

or

STORY

madeJfJIfJIf

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the

desire

faith

Master

to

Vinton,

to*the

mournful

''Solemn

an

the

always
unless

contrary,

lesson
belief.

and

Mason

David

is

brethren,

is given

world

practices,

of

his

by

tomb
a

the

Freemason

dead

this

in the

At

dirge,

American,
tune

the

As

journey
a

here

pilgrimage

below
of

woe.

expressed

there

fraternity's

obsequies
written

chime.
;

by

is sung

"Pleyel:"

Notes

Through

has

and

in 1816,

funeral
the
strikes
departing
time
of our

we

he

FREEMASONRY

89

Mortals,
For

O'er

the

Here

of the

guest

another

Waft

Lord

of all, below,

Fill
As

friend

souls
dissolves

Take

merciful

God,

to render

an

account

body,

do

most

we

before

brother,

to impress

upon

that

remember
death;

and
as

al parts
the
when
^'Gracious

Thee,

Thy

of

our

we

of

Father,

divine

Thou
moral

hast

and

that

departure

in

the

assigned
spiritual

in

sever,

our

done,

had

is at hand.

to

us,

we

pray

redeem

our

discharge
us

ever
are

we

we

unto

assistance,

nities
solemwe

of life

vouchsafe

; and

the

act

as

departed

May

live and

in the

Thee,

minds

day.

wish

our

appear

done

of

midst

so

we

may

hour

our

of the

in the

may

time

misspent

duties

lessons

grave

most

and

beseech

earnestly
the

tie.
high."

deeds

for the

surround

and

love

all must

whom

now

we

home.

^'Almighty

follows:

prayer

come,

earthly
lodge
on

Thy

to

us

our

wing,

above.
truth
and

with

bring

brother

and

our

wave

grave.

we

of celestial
fun'ral
altar

our

trophies

slumbers

Seraphs

To

her

tear,

is here

mortality
how
wide

See

This

indulge

now

in the

edifice,

of

the

erection
may

we

THE

90

Wisdom

have

Strength

at

deeds

last

we

our

when

that

blessed

obtain

in the

CAt

Eminent

der,

have

we

that

been

brought

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its

flight
has

alarm
and

the

dares

born

to

view,

our

Or*

Mortality

has

the

can

and

funeral
has

spirit

more

knell

winged
An

existence.
of

death,

Asylum,,

our

none

and

presence,

pilgrim
'there
is

burning

this

no

come

of

awful

more

might
beyond

door

the

great

we

mournful

was

summoned,
war.'

that

state
to

to

die.

another

new

come

to

and

approach?'

in that

the

of the

reminded

death

that

say

of

and

of

rites

immortality

an

messenger
to

sumed

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to

the

triangle

grave

solemn

been

sad

betokened

iias

the

life, where

forever.

hands,

Jf Jf

the

in

rest

Templar

within

are

seek

earnestly
fleeting

In

we

may

with

Knight

of

often

truth,

is done,

says

''Sir Knights:

And

Amen"Jlf

surrounding

mourners,

sight.

made

heavens*

Commander,

Knights

Sir

render

everlasting

not

interment

the

earth

and

house,

spiritual

eternal

on

work

sup-

to

Thy

to

us^

to

task

our

of Holiness

acceptable

OF

direct

to

with

beauty

the

and

our

all

high

on

commensurate

us,

port

from

STORY

taper

pre.

'Who

warrior

has

no

discharge

of

life in

our

FREEMASONRY

91

Commandery
none

has

it.

High

the

save

All

that

Sir

eye,

language

ceased

for

grave.

His

the

forever

sword,

cause

liberty,

no

more

have

greeting,

side

only

to

justice

shield

lips

of the

this

vowed

the

and

drawn

be

and

rational
our

and

from

him

the

of

still in its scabbard,

reposes

can

arms

on

truth,

of

us,

breathing

of fraternal

us

relight
ion
Compan-

before

the

and

can

beloved

our

of

and

One

Holy

lies mute

in their

in

extinguished,

and

remains

Knight,

light of the

been

or

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oppressionJfJfJf

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Prelate

"Sir

Knights,

the
are

and

the

gleam

it is the

"

now

and

the

no

host

listen

to

for

no

greets

patience

city

Awe

nor

ear,

are

nor

for permission

pulse

banners
no

emotion

where

every

heart

bedewed

with

his manhood.
nor

assault,
we

no

dead,

upon

shame

battle-shout.
the

of the

eyes

its walls;

march

our

of

upon

our

awaken

rests

never

siege

enter

swords

warrior's

stem

which

needs

our

of

quicken

rustling

silent

stand.

feelings

with

of

the

spot

sacred

trumpets

fear;

no

one

foot-falls

the
our

unheeded;
incite

is

there

where

earth,

and

we

says:

fear
No

do

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no

sortie,

Warder's
we

to

It

wait
enter.

and
lenge
chal-

awhile

THE

92

^'Hither

must

stoatest

heart

if he

to

of that

and

of the

chains

be seated
of

Father's

hearts

can

not

and

in

and

is drank

forever

here

the

sun,

and

partake
but

sorrow,

of

in the

new

which

some

arms,

often

to

Often

notes

the

from

takes

associate,

and

subdued

without

affections.

softened

and

clothed

rulers,and

and

come

its wailing

death.bed,

stripped

and

as

of

above.

comes

loved

admitted

be

he

will

claim

Master

of death

Kingdom

panions

sounds

not

be

the

of

he

may

of

of his

signet

and

glistening

princes

which

challenge
some

the

if he

cross;

captivity,

of earthly

with

wine

"We

to

Captain

Sovereign

Then

Earth.

libation,

that

mortality

of

shrine

then

house,

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garment,

white

the
the

Judah,

of

with

of the

bears

princely

audience

that

captive

chains

to the

gifts at

and

tribe

Heaven

in

of slavery,

soldier

suitable

of the

be

true

Lord,

departed

to

the

faithful

been

has

offered

Lion

in

habiliments

his salvation,

has

led

be

the

form

manliest

then

rank,

last ; and

at

Terrors.

of

'But

or

the

and

the

will

title

without

come

all

and

me

surrounds

King

we

OF

STORY

our

as

the

of the

the

side
com-

cherished

to summon

brink

as

trumpet
us

to the

sepulchre.

FREEMASONRY
we

9a

cannot

Each

unmoved.

existence,
that

upon
we

and

makes

dark

and

will

it be

our

hands,

but

of

for

stirs

power

vivid
He

these

up

him

life, and

kept

beyond

the

evinces,

and
the

which
the

where

exhibited
faults

e^ect

and

mortality

our

of

him,

we

better
without

foibles,

is

now

removed
censure

and

not

here

in

scenea

and

witness,

of humanity

to
"

of
in its

presence

disguise.

demonstrates

brother.

him

feelings

long

last,

pilgrimage

praise

was

and

unfelt.

together

ward

ua

force

our

the

our

is but

before

that

remember

world

questions

was

He

trials.

loved

we

in

and

honest

hitherto

walked

watch

and

vicissitudes

That

have

we

the

with

death,

of

sincerity,

now

have

wash

give

and

scene

we

Well
can

of

to

slumbers

sleep

unbroken
With

stain,

which

reflect
where

we

token

recollections

now

who

in

lower

this

and

if

then,

solemn

note

pilgrimage.

answers

and

death

chamber

our

guilty

every

earth'

to

us

gloomy

only

of

pause

us

peace

not

required.
''The
sad

to

our

satisfactory

and

binds

all terminate

must

last

successive

fibre which

the

snaps

'the

contemplate

were

That
repeat

that

he
what

he

had

had
hia
a

THE

"94
humftn
rors,

they

whatever

living,

while

"cast,

should,

the

extend

fallen,

when

toward
''The

lose

clay

be

portals
has
none

broken

CTaking

the

till the

and

sea

past

verted

at

And
been

its

of

his

times

the

into
wrong

made

the

emblem

odors

be

the

it with

our

hope

place
to

there

sound,

race,

ensign

have

on
up-

remain

and

Though

earth

it may,

been

per-

of oppression,

it may

; though

of fraud,

darkness,

Prelate

the

again

dead.

an

and

earthen

Christian's

we

"

shall

their

moral

hand,

brother,

of

lustre

though

So

our

Jf Jf

trust

trumpet

in

precious

fragrance,

in

our

history

and

merciless

The

shattered.

crime,

3tition,

foe,

its shining

tomb.

of faith"

jrield up

in the

to

lingers

virtues

of the

Christian's

last

to

taught

or

severe

reflects

Cross

breast

the

his

and

:
continues
''This
S3rmbol

and

it

enshroud

even

charity,

memory^Jf

we

been

contained

of

brother's

our

been,
charity;

of

have

be

and

which

'will

of

er-

reason,

who

of

remembrance

vase

mantle

those

brother.

loved

the

have

more

cannot

memory

beyond

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We

point

Over

may

much

with

in death.

him

divine.

not

nature,

OP

STORY

yet

and
its

have
super-

signifi-

FREEMASONRY
cance

95

It calls

warrior.
its sorrowful

and
of

Pilate,

Golgotha

fallen

that

not

be

If

life.

everlasting

; if he

in

gloried

truths

it

shadowed

rejoice

in

it

beyond

reliance
of

living

the

the

grave.

been

departed

him

admit

the

to

that

cease

wicked

Apostle

was

so

of
we

witness

of

May

"

the

haven
peaceful
from
troubling,

our

hope

this
to

anchor

the
to

ought

the

brother

we

should

significance

speaking

have

our

of

soul

the

inherit

and

neither

agonies,

untold

live

forth,

the

as

their

Cross,

of the

ashamed

thorns

of

inspired

an

hall

judgment

crown

might

tian
Chris-

Gethsemane

the

and

man

of

mind

pitiless

Calvary,

and

to

garden;
the

and

badge

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as

still remains

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to

token
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and

the

"

are

weary

In
the

these

vital

glowing

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rest.'

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extracts

spark
with

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may
reader
keeps
Freemasonry

which
human
interest

the

world

find

over.

THE

96

OF

STORY

VIII

The

Its Universality

as

Secret

ERTAIN

Fraternity.

Mi

of

characteristics

Freemasonry

Sj

St

Defined,

of Masonry

Landmarks

'Xand^

called

marks"

have

cussed

by

long
Masonic

ities, among

dis^

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are

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Mackey

they

says

of distinction

marks

from

the

and

the

laws

but

not

so

are

Jf Jf

''those

our

by

separated

which

we

inheritance

universal

of Masonry
the

peculiar
are

we

world^and

the

universal

lawsJf

which

to designate
enabled
'Sons
The
of Light.'

are

Landmarks

are

by

profane

These

local

as

language
are

marks,
Land-

ceremonies,

FREEMASONRY
laws,

97

and

usages,

To

countries.
theise

and
in

our

that

are,

of

by

guarded

of

from

body

any

can

that

they

good

Mason

the

venerable

be

should

religious

with

in the

It is not
to

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antiquity

men

heinous

regulations

and

by

of

examine

share

commit.

forms

alteration.

to

most

protected

every

we

claims

constituting

so

nevertheless
claim

care

not

remove

which

of the

one

certain

although

which,
are

is
Mason

however,

by

different

or

alter

Brother's

prove

privileges,

offenses

to

attempt

Landmarks,

sacred

in

vary

which

power

innovation

make

in

Masonry."

The

real

specified

Landmarks
by

Dr.

1.

The

modes

2.

The

division

the

of

Mackey

of

are

order

thus

recognition.

of

Symbolic

Masonry

into

degrees.
3.

The

legend

4.

The

government

of

presiding

officer

is elected

from

5.

The

preside
wheresoever
6.

The

called
the

every

and
prerogative

the

of

prerogative
over

Third

the

body
of

Degree.
Fraternity

Grand

Master,

of the

Craft.

the

Grand
of

assembly
whensoever

of

the

Master
the

by

who

to

Craft

held.
Grand

Master

to

THE

98

Dispensations

grant

irregular

prerogative

Grand

the

of

at

Master

for opening

Dispensations

grant

degrees

confer

times.

The

7.

to

OF

STORY

to

holding

and

Lodges.
The

8.

Masons

make

The

9.

in

at

Master

to

sight.

Masons

for

necessity

to

congregate

Lodges.
The

10.

The

The

the

decision

15.

of

of

The

That

Brother

Lodge

or

labor

to

be

of

the

represented

Craft,

Mason

Brethren

to

appeal

in

Lodge

or

to

from
convened,

general

Masons.
of

no

no

Mason

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to

and

visit

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not

visitor,
as

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every

regular

without

when

representatives.

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present

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meetings

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right

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duly

of every

the

assembly

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his

right

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all general

13.

14.

of

right

instruct

to

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and

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necessity

congregated
12.

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every

Wardens.

and
The

11.

of

government

Master

16.

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the

of

prerogative

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of another

known

Mason,

to
can

some

enter

examination.
interfere

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in the

ness
busi-

FREEMASONRY

99

That

17.
laws

Freemason

every

and

he

he

That

18.

be

be

not

may

That

born

God

of

the

Universe.

20.

That

That

the

Architect

of

in

believe

resurrecti

life.
law

of the

indispensable

That

of God

con-

must

furniture

of the

part

in

men,

all

in

meet

and

equal,

in

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to

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science,

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a

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by the

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admitted.
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the

were

fraternity

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known

builders,

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fraternity

mystic

for

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our

FREEMASONRY

103

by

sent

were

he

house

was

to

they

were

the

to

forests

to

compelled

for him.

work

Solomon,

in his
with

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we

that

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the
same

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all

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architects,
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three

at

built

learned
artists;

Tyrians,

who

Tyre,'

by

stupendous

one

who

the

ferior
in-

edifice.'
of

authority

was

Josephus
built

on

by the
style, and
temples
of Hercules

same

the

as

performing

Jerusalem

in the

Jews,

zealous

in

at

of

engaged

the

on

builders

plans,

that

Temple
plan,

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to

says

was

of his

themselves

same

he

execution

of the

assistance

are

hence

to find

unable

labor,finished

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in

timber

the

celebrated

dominions,

contented

art

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own

nor

in the

enough

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superior

leges.
privi-

admission,

Sidonians

the

them

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own

; and

employ
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advan-

architects

prepare

Lebanon

Brother,

foreign

neither

and

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invited

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Jehovah,

the

of

skilled

cut

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to

to their

Solomon's
even

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artificers.

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construction

fraternity,

participation
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knowledge

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of

of

communicated

fellow.laborers
ages

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about

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that

and

in

Solomon

King

king

Hiram,

They
of

were

the

doubtless

companies

of

THE

104
'Dionysian

Architects/

numerous

throughout

they

temples,

erecting

Eg3rpt

before

Christ,

duced,

the

dred

years

occurred

about

them

from

ies

by

rupted

the

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Ionic

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genuity.'

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has,

for the

'were

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stadiums,

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and

theatres,

of Masons

are

the

and

sur"

learned

(which

its inhabitants),
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tects
archi-

undertook,

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precisely
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to

according

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result
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says

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the

celebrated

and

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know,'

myster-

colonies

in miu-ble,
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country

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other

instituted,

mysteries.

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possessed

STORY

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and

temples,

as

have,

the

ternity
fra-

in the

FREEMASONRY

105

Ages,

Middle

and

cathedrals
deed,

conventual

fraternity,

the
resembled
Freemasons,
called

now

important

interfere

to

professed
the
they

and

by

certain

tuition

signs

men

in many
no

tokens;

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called

mystical

emplojrment

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mysterious

and

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allowed

in their

other

each

recognized

under

They

particulars.

strangers

of

churches.

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the

they

building

the

monopolized

Bacchus

of

because

profane

to these
mysteries.'
admitted
^'The
is, that
testimony
of history

not

Ionia
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three

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Tyrians

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at

work,

under

genius

and

true,

this fraternity,

was

from

descended,

was

scientific
them
or

are

our

King

the

skill.
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ment.
settlecalled

whether

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of

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And

is

built

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this

fraternity,

antiquity

incorporated

of
as

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Jerusalem.
God,

of Christ,

Phoenicians,

or

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them

to

assigned

them

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; and

birth

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practiced

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years

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mus,

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supplied

country,

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as

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and

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their

being

lineally

myth,

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THE

106

traditions

our

to

tury,
ry

Brethren

English

our

indicated

long

from

men,'

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call of the

the

out

erected
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tion, and
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admiration

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of Israel,

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Mount

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with
to

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FREEMASONRY

107

having

that,

finished

filled all Judea

Gozarra,

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city

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; producing

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York,

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in

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on

unapproachable
the

to

fraternity

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in England

grand

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for eight

an

the

if in addition

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to

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But

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it is

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THE

108

longer

an

day,

operative

Masons,

as

traordinary

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may

of

be

would

"

us

"

Brethren
a

long

duties

before

of

architect
or

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of
in

England
character,

1717,

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became

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the

and

regulations,
of

the

Institution,

place,

for

order

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and

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is

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were

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for God,
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condition

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governmental

system

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volent
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the

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volent
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and

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adapted

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of

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cultivation

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FREEMASONRY
had

neither

became
for

109

previously

the

the

great

whole

"From

at

Switzerland
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for short

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the

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all

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English

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the

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; in Turkey

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parts

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in various

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; in

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Indian

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group;

of Australia,

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on

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in
as

all the
at Ade-

THE

110

laide,

in

Lodge;

World

the

'^In

the

all

ous

parts

Cross.

West

India

Venezuela,
Chili,

etc..

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Masonry

is

the

subordinate,

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obtain-

has

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Brazil,
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as

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has

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and

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of another

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own

continent

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more

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condition.
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hungry,

clothe

of the

may
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the
in

; and

Canadas

to

the

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be

'to feed

naked

afflicted.'

of

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respectable
despite

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OF

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and

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Ul

"On

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period;
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evidence

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