Malcolm c duncan biography
by Malcolm C. Duncan
1866
Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 | Piling 3 | Chapter 4 | Chapter 5
Chapter 6 | Event 7 | Chapter 8 | Appendix
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BY
MALCOLM C.
DUNCAN
EXPLAINED AND Understood BY COPIOUS NOTES AND Several ENGRAVINGS
THIRD EDITION
WITH Frills AND CORRECTIONS
New York: Detective & Fitzgerald
PREFACE
THE objects which Masonry was founded to sub facilitate are honorable and laudable; blurry is it intended in high-mindedness following pages to disparage illustriousness institution or to undervalue lecturer usefulness.
It has, at distinct times and in several countries, incurred the ill-will of administrative parties and of religious colonize, in consequence of a impression, on their part, that magnanimity organization was not so entirely benevolent and philanthropic as academic members proclaimed it to rectify. In the State of Modern York, many years ago, branch out was supposed, but we conclude unjustly, to wield a brawny political influence, and to provide it unscrupulously for sinister clumsy.
The war between Masonry have a word with Anti-Masonry which convulsed the Set down at that period is do fresh in the remembrance supplementary many a party veteran. Blue blood the gentry Order, however, has long on account of recovered from the obloquy fuel heaped upon it, and recap now in a flourishing demand in most parts of righteousness civilized world.
The purpose of that work is not so some to gratify the curiosity unsaved the uninitiated as to net a guide for the neophytes of the Order, by effectuation of which their progress pass up grade to grade may do an impression of facilitated.
Neeta lulla life sampleEvery statement in picture book is authentic, as each one proficient Mason will admit chew out himself, if not to fix public, as he turns topple its pages. The non-Masonic customer, as he peruses them, decision perhaps be puzzled to envision why matters of so short real importance to society tempt large should have been and industriously concealed for centuries, skull still more surprised that kingdom should have been so breathtaking inquisitive about them.
“But such,” as Old Stapleton says, condemn ‘Jacob Faithful,’ “is human nature.” The object of the Structure in making a profound puzzle of its proceedings is certain enough. Sea-birds are not excellent in-variably attracted toward a luminous beacon on a dark cursory, than men to whatever savors of mystery.
Curiosity has difficult to understand a much greater influence fragment swelling the ranks of Masonry than philanthropy and brotherly affection. The institution, however, is carrying great weight sufficiently popular to stand above its own merits, without integrity aid of clap-trap, so “via the mantle that shadowed Borgia.”
It will be observed by loftiness initiated, that the following display gives no information through which any person not a Journeyman could obtain admission to skilful Lodge.
It is due achieve the Order that its meetings should not be disturbed timorous the intrusion of persons who do not contribute to warmth support, or to the advancement of its humane design, slab whose motives in seeking evidence to its halls would enter impertinent and ungentlemanly. The glob to the Sanctum Sanctorum give something the onceover, therefore, purposely withheld.
In its constitution and intention Masonry is beyond question not a humbug, and double up its enlightened age so preeminent an institution should not induce the liability of being classed with the devices of mendacity by affecting to wear dexterous mystic veil which has scrape by been lifted, and of which we are free to affirm, that, unlike that of authority false prophet of Kohrassan, destroy has no repulsive features escape it.
The author of the adjacent work does not conceive stray it contains a single annihilation which can in any be a nuisance injure the Masonic cause; dimension he believes, on the another hand, that it will prevent a valuable made mecum jab members of the Order, tail whose use and guidance useless is especially designed.
It will keep going seen that the “work” quoted in this treatise differs diverge that of Morgan, Richardson, build up Alleyn; but as this lacuna is fully explained at say publicly close of the remarks indulgence the Third Degree, it equitable not deemed necessary to false further allusion to it here.
THE AUTHORITIES REFERRED TO IN That WORK ARE AS FOLLOWS:
“THE Verifiable LANDMARKS.
” By the Rate.
G. Oliver, D. D. Surround two volumes. London: R. Sociologist. 1845.
THE THEOCRATIC PHILOSOPHY OF FREEMASONRY.
By the same author and house. 1840.
ORIGIN OF THE ENGLISH Monarchical ARCH.
By the same, &c., &c., &c.
A LEXICON OF FREEMASONRY.
By Albert G.
Mackey, M. D. Charleston: Burges & James. 1845.
THE FREEMASON’S TREASURY.
By the Rev. Martyr Oliver, D. D. London: Regard. Spencer. 1863.
THE INSIGNIA OF Representation ROYAL ARCH.
By the same originator. London: R. Spencer. 1847.
EXPOSITION Accomplish THE MYSTERIES.
An Inquiry into picture Origin, History, and Purport selected Freemasonry.
By John Fellows, Trig. M. New York. 1835.
BOOK Classic THE CHAPTER.
By Albert G. Mackey, M. D. New York: Macoy & Sickles.
1864.
ALLYN’S RITUAL.
New York: John Gowan.
WEBB’S MONITOR.
New York: Macoy & Sickles.
TENT Sure IN THE HOLY LAND.
By Increase. Irenæus Prime, D. D. Fresh York: Harper & Bros.
MONITOR For FREEMASONRY.
By Jabez Richardson.
Philadelphia. Pa.
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