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1867. Or facts and opinions, illustrative of the character and tendency of Freemasonry. There are many good and well-meaning men and women, who, having been tainted or deceived by various pernicious publication, entertain the most ungenerous and prejudiced opinions of the Masonic Order. In friendly controversy with such persons, laboring under mistaken views, Mackey's brethren may find some assistance from the pages herein contributed toward the advancement of that institution, to which his attachment increased with his knowledge of its principles.