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Volume 1 of 2. One of the purposes of this series of lectures is to display the true design and tendency of the Order of Freemasonry. True Freemasonry forms no part of the national religion, although it does teach the genuine principles of Christianity. Because of this fact, Freemasonry is often vilified and objected to. These detractors generally intend to show that Freemasonry's pursuits are inconsistent, frivolous and useless. Another purpose of this work is to rebut such absurd charges and set the record straight.

1867. Royal Arch Order of Masonry historically considered; including an explanatory view of its primitive rituals, doctrines, and symbols, and of their progressive improvements to the present time. Includes a memoir of the author.

Contents: On the Hieroglyphical System of the Ancients; On the All Seeing Eye; The Serpent; The Cherubim; The Deluge; The Mysterious Darkness of the Third Degree; The Three Pillars, Wisdom, Strength, and Beauty; The Masonic Ladder; The Point Within the Circle; The Masonic Apron; The Government of the Lodge; Conclusion of the Course.

THIS 26 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK: The Universal Masonic Library V18, by George Oliver. To purchase the entire book, please order ISBN 0766173410.