1920 History of Freemasonry and Concordant Orders Rare Antique Masonic Book

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1920 History of Freemasonry and Concordant Orders Rare Antique Masonic Book:
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History of Freemasonry and Concordant Orders.Massive 910 page illustrated hardcover with gold gild page edges and marbled endpapers. Book is in excellent condition.

HISTORY

OF THE

ANCIENT AND HONORABLE FRATERNITY OF

FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS,

AND CONCORDANT ORDERS.

Illustrated.

WRITTEN BY A BOARD OF EDITORS:

HENRY LEONARD STILLSON, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF.

WILLIAM JAMES HUGHAN, EUROPEAN EDITOR.

BOSTON AND NEW YORK, U.S.A.:

THE FRATERNITY PUBLISHING COMPANY.

LONDON, ENGLAND:

GEORGE KENNING, 16 GREAT QUEEN STREET, EUROPEAN PUBLISHER,

1920

Preface:THE purpose of this work is to furnish an outline History of Freemasonry, including many facts not before published. Our effort has been to make an attractive and comprehensive volume, presenting many practical matters not generally known to the Fraternity. While we have no desire to underestimate other historic works on Freemasonry, we still claim that there was need for an entirely new and popular work, which should strictly adhere to the well-known axiom: \"In things essential, unity; in things doubtful, liberty; in all things, charity.\" The first step was to secure the services of well-known and acknowledged specialists, each of whom should give to his work the greatest care. This has been successfully accomplished, and the facsimile signatures of the leading writers bear testimony to their willingness to stand sponsors for the work which they have done.

We feel that the book merits the commendation received from a prominent American, who is himself a Masonic historian of eminence, and whose words we here quote; 111 am glad that you are about to furnish the Fraternity with a History of Freemasonry in one volume, the cost of which will enable a large number of the Craft to possess themselves of it. The old Histories, of any and everything save Masonry, = of the days of Anderson and Oliver, - have led the Brethren astray for, lo, these many years, and worked an infinite amount of harm.\" He then refers to a work in four volumes, and adds \"This work is so high in price as to preclude the larger number of our Brethren from getting it. With the data now accessible and at hand, you may furnish, in a single octavo \'volume, the cream of history,-all that is needed by the majority.\" Brother William James Hughan, the eminent Masonic Historian of England, says that this book is °1 the American Masonic work of the nineteenth century.\" These quotations are simply types of many commendations which might be given.

It is not necessary to give any analysis accompanying Table of Contents will show how many and varied are the of the subjects treated, as thetopics discussed, and how thorough has been the work expended upon them Myth here gives up its underlying truth. Research clears away the rubbish, and discloses the sure foundations and majestic arches of a noble structure. In this work some idols are destroyed, but, in their destruction, nothing is lost but the fables with which degenerate men have sought to embellish a truth, the beauty of whose simplicity they could not discern. Under the leadership of these writers we ascend the rugged steeps, until we stand above all clouds and look forth upon a majestic landscape of history, whose varied lights and shades blend to make one grand picture of God-loving, man-serving fraternity.

The several writers have endeavored to make this book absolutely accurate in its statements. One of them, speaking of the \" Capitular Rite,\" says: \" 1 hold this, the second half of Division XIII., to be the foundation for an enlarged history of every Grand Chapter in the United States.\"\' Another, writing of the Grand Lodge Divisions, remarks, \"I have herein given you the best work of my life.\"

These words give expression to the motive actuating each one of the entire Board of Editors.

The numerous and beautiful engravings which adorn this work, and its mechanical excellence, bear testimony to the earnest desire of the Publishers to spare no effort or expense necessary to the production of a book which should prove in every way satisfactory to those interested in the subject treated.

It would be absurd to claim that the work is without faults; yet we believe that with this volume in hand, the Masonic student has at his command the best thoughts of the largest corps of contributors ever engaged upon such a work. He certainly has full Statistical Tables never before compiled. The book as a whole is a vast mine of information, indispensable to every Mason who desires to be well informed upon the history of this the oldest and most honorable of all secret fraternities, and the basis of all that havefollowedit.

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