This Is A New Release Of The Original 1913 Edition.

1913. A study in comparative religions. Analogies in their lives examined and interpreted. Based on a series of lectures that received favorable reactions from the listeners. Within this book the facts are first set forth, then interpreted. The main part of the work consists of references to various authorities, but only the writers of high authority have been cited. The desire of the author is to awaken a desire for further study of comparative religions.

1913. A study in comparative religions. Analogies in their lives examined and interpreted. Based on a series of lectures that received favorable reactions from the listeners. Within this book the facts are first set forth, then interpreted. The main part of the work consists of references to various authorities, but only the writers of high authority have been cited. The desire of the author is to awaken a desire for further study of comparative religions.

A study in comparative religions. Analogies in their lives examined and interpreted. Based on a series of lectures that received favorable reactions from the listeners. Within this book the facts are first set forth, then interpreted. The main part of the work consists of references to various authorities, but only the writers of high authority have been cited. The desire of the author is to awaken a desire for further study of comparative religions.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

In the early ages occult knowledge was taught openly, as the sciences are taught in our colleges to-day. But in the course of time many allowed their selfishness to rule and so abused their power that it became necessary to withhold such knowledge from the unworthy. This was the condition of religious affairs when the Mysteries were necessarily established by the King-Priests of the Divine Dynasties, in the early days of Atlantis. -from "The Origin of the Mysteries" Though the author cannot, alas, "lift the veil from the secrets of the Order," 32nd-degree Freemason Charles H. Vail endeavors to lead the curious toward a more complete understanding of the ancient knowledge of the eternal truth of the universe of which the Masons are the keepers. From the great antiquity of Masonic symbols and traditions to the formation of the organization with their perpetuation as its goal, this 1909 book is an intriguing glimpse inside one of the most secretive fraternities in existence. It is required reading for those fascinated by arcane wisdom and secret societies.

A study in comparative religions. Analogies in their lives examined and interpreted. Based on a series of lectures that received favorable reactions from the listeners. Within this book the facts are first set forth, then interpreted. The main part of the work consists of references to various authorities, but only the writers of high authority have been cited. The desire of the author is to awaken a desire for further study of comparative religions.

The Series of Sunday evening lectures which comprise this book were first given in Pullman Memorial Church, Albion, NY. The many calls for the lectures in printed form led to their publication. We trust that the book may contribute to a better understanding of the Order by the general public; inspiring our Brother Masons to greater appreciation of and loyalty to the Fraternity, and encouraging all to labor for the realization of the great principles and ideals embodied in the Ancient Mysteries and our Modern Masonry. Contents: Origin and Object of the Ancient Mysteries; Egyptian, Hindu, and Persian Mysteries; Druidical, Gothic, Grecian, and Jewish Mysteries; Christian Mysteries; Meaning of True Initiation; Origin and History of Freemasonry; Origin and History of the Knights Templars and the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite; Symbols and Legends of Masonry; List of Masonic and Kindred Books.