This Is A New Release Of The Original 1896 Edition.

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1896 Edition.

The tension in Freemasonry over its legendary and real origins and with its Enlightenment ethos in contrast with Christian views is apparent in this work by an Irish Episcopalian priest who came to American in the later part of the nineteenth century and immersed himself in Masonic study. Considering the passage of years, the overview provided remains remarkably insightful.

1896. Principles of Freemasonry; Pure and Spurious Freemasonry; Ancient Mysteries; The Bible; Solomon's Temple; The Great Pyramid; What is Freemasonry; Internal and External Freemasonry; Covenant in Freemasonry; Operative and Speculative Freemasonry; Antiquity, Allegory, and Meaning of Freemasonry; Essenes; Symbolism.

Principles of Freemasonry; Pure and Spurious Freemasonry; Ancient Mysteries; The Bible; Solomon's Temple; The Great Pyramid; What is Freemasonry; Internal and External Freemasonry; Covenant in Freemasonry; Operative and Speculative Freemasonry; Antiquity, Allegory, and Meaning of Freemasonry; Essenes; Symbolism.

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