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The Lectures of the Three Degrees in Craft Masonry is a series of manuals on Freemasonry that are arranged in the form of catechisms to be memorized. They cover rituals and symbolism associated with the three degrees of Craft Freemasonry in question and answer form. During the second half of the 19th century, the Lectures gradually ceased to be ...
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The Chain of Union is one of the oldest and most significant practices in Freemasonry. It consists of a ritual formation where Freemasons join hands in a circle, symbolizing the universal brotherhood of the craft. The practice dates back to operative masonry and appears in the earliest known Masonic ritual documents. [1]
During this time he compiled The Regulations of the Free-masons, which was printed in 1722 or 1723. [1] He was deputy Master in 1725, when the Duke of Richmond was both Master of the Lodge and Grand Master. Mr & Mrs John Julius Angerstein by Sir Thomas Lawrence. Mrs Angerstein née Elizabeth Payne was god-daughter and a great-niece of George Payne
The Symbol of Glory, shewing the Object and End of Free-Masonry, London, 1850. Dictionary of Symbolical Masonry, 1853. The Revelations of a Square, exhibiting a Graphic Display of the Sayings and Doings of eminent Free and Accepted Masons, London, 1855, with curious engravings. Freemason's Treasury, 1863. Papal Teachings in Freemasonry, 1866.
There are a number of masonic manuscripts that are important in the study of the emergence of Freemasonry.Most numerous are the Old Charges or Constitutions.These documents outlined a "history" of masonry, tracing its origins to a biblical or classical root, followed by the regulations of the organisation, and the responsibilities of its different grades.
American historians note that Benjamin Franklin and George Washington were leading Masons, but the significance of freemasonry in the revolution is a topic of debate. [133] Daniel Roche contests freemasonry's claims for egalitarianism, writing that "the real equality of the lodges was elitist", only attracting men of similar social backgrounds ...
Galleting is mainly used in stone masonry buildings constructed out of sandstone or flint. The technique varies depending on which of these materials is used. In sandstone buildings, the spalls are often a different type of sandstone than the one used in the wall, though sometimes they are pieces of the same stone.