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history of Freemasonry , its contemporary sodalities and its kindred associations . Bro . Gould has properly led the way markedly ln this direction in his recent scientific history of our great Order ; happily commenced ,
and , let us doubt not , to be as satisfactorily concluded . It would be unfair , however , to forget here the labours of Thory , and Kloss , and Krause , and Findel in this century , and the more later efforts of Fort , and McCalla , and Steinbrenner in America , and even our good old antagonist , Bro . Jacob Norton .
Neither should we pass over the later contributions of Hughan and Murray Lyon , of Dr . Sutherland and Masonic Student , of Bros . Whytehead and Rylands , last , but not least , towards a more satisfactory elucidation of the moot points of Masonic archaeology . There is no longer , ha . ppily , any rivalry , no idle question of
superior antiquity , —as between contending grades . In kindness and goodwill Craft Masons and the A . and A . Rite wend their way to-day , all the world over , conceding to all the liberty of selection , the right of preference ; each in their way , and in their general and specific teaching intent on giving glory to the G . A . O . T . U ., and doing good to the human race . " Gloria in excelsis Deo , et in terra pax hominibus , bonee voluntatis " is still their combined motto .
Thus these two very useful little " vade mecunis " for Craft and Chivalric Masonry claim the attention and deserve the patronage of all who wish to know where lodges and chapters meet ; where Councils and Priories are to be found ; where Mark Masons congregate , as year follows upon year , and we all are standing , as it were , on the
banks of that mighty river , which carries away with it the works and wishes , the hopes and fears , the very lives and beings of men , and we in turn yield to others one day to pass away and be forgotten like ourselves . If any to-day are inclined to doubt the meaning or question the
value of Freemasonry , let them study these two handbooks of our contemporary organization in all its branches and developements , and then let them realise the fact , whether they like it or not , that all the world over Craft and Chivalric Freemasonry is flourishing and progressing in wondrous measure , lifting its head high above every
passing storm , every destructive tornado , bidding defiance to foolish calumniators and bitter foes , and seeking in honest simplicity and truth to commend and adorn its loving mission to mankind .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Review.
history of Freemasonry , its contemporary sodalities and its kindred associations . Bro . Gould has properly led the way markedly ln this direction in his recent scientific history of our great Order ; happily commenced ,
and , let us doubt not , to be as satisfactorily concluded . It would be unfair , however , to forget here the labours of Thory , and Kloss , and Krause , and Findel in this century , and the more later efforts of Fort , and McCalla , and Steinbrenner in America , and even our good old antagonist , Bro . Jacob Norton .
Neither should we pass over the later contributions of Hughan and Murray Lyon , of Dr . Sutherland and Masonic Student , of Bros . Whytehead and Rylands , last , but not least , towards a more satisfactory elucidation of the moot points of Masonic archaeology . There is no longer , ha . ppily , any rivalry , no idle question of
superior antiquity , —as between contending grades . In kindness and goodwill Craft Masons and the A . and A . Rite wend their way to-day , all the world over , conceding to all the liberty of selection , the right of preference ; each in their way , and in their general and specific teaching intent on giving glory to the G . A . O . T . U ., and doing good to the human race . " Gloria in excelsis Deo , et in terra pax hominibus , bonee voluntatis " is still their combined motto .
Thus these two very useful little " vade mecunis " for Craft and Chivalric Masonry claim the attention and deserve the patronage of all who wish to know where lodges and chapters meet ; where Councils and Priories are to be found ; where Mark Masons congregate , as year follows upon year , and we all are standing , as it were , on the
banks of that mighty river , which carries away with it the works and wishes , the hopes and fears , the very lives and beings of men , and we in turn yield to others one day to pass away and be forgotten like ourselves . If any to-day are inclined to doubt the meaning or question the
value of Freemasonry , let them study these two handbooks of our contemporary organization in all its branches and developements , and then let them realise the fact , whether they like it or not , that all the world over Craft and Chivalric Freemasonry is flourishing and progressing in wondrous measure , lifting its head high above every
passing storm , every destructive tornado , bidding defiance to foolish calumniators and bitter foes , and seeking in honest simplicity and truth to commend and adorn its loving mission to mankind .