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This is an online electronic edition of the the first masonic book printed in america, which was produced in philadelphia by benjamin. View and download elma elmasonic s operating instructions manual online. A second london edition, much expanded, appeared in 1738. You should confirm all information before relying on it. In presenting an american edition of andersons constitutions to the masonic fraternity, the publisher feels confident that there are but few readers in the order who have not dwelt with interest and delight on the pages of this most popular work popular at least with masons, and esteemed by them as the written landmarks of masonry. In presenting an american edition of andersons constitutions to the masonic fraternity, the publisher feels confident that there are but few readers in the order who have not dwelt with interest and delight on the pages of this most popular work popular at least with masons, and esteemed by them as.
The author has isolated them and provided evidence of these. A chartered lodge is a body of masons congregating and working by virtue of a charter granted by the grand lodge. Masonic music music has always played an essential role in freemasonry, whether heard in public at the grave of a brother mason, during a masonic dinner, or in the tiled lodge. The constitutions of the freemasons download free pdf. That the membership of the grand lodge and individual lodges shall be composed exclusively of men. Proceedings of the anti masonic convention internet archive. Also available for download is the current edition of the booklet entitled. Each of these steps is either entirely consistent with andersons constitutions of the freemasons the foundational document of the premier grand lodge, published in 1723 and hereafter simply referred to as the book of constitutions, or historical masonic practice in north america, or both. The key event in the development of freemasonry into the one of the largest and most influential social organisations in the world was the establishment of a grand lodge in london in 1717, and the fundamental starting point for investigations into the early history of the grand lodge remains the book of constitutions of the freemasons published in london in february 1723. The first 1723 and second 1738 edition were written by rev. Click on located to the left of the book title you wish to read. No topic in the history of freemasonry has so much engaged the attention of modern masonic scholars, or given occasion to more discussion, than the alleged facts of the existence of freemasonry in the tenth century at the city of york as a prominent point, of the calling of. The purpose of this webpage is to present information aboutfreemasons and the u.
The following article is made up of excerpts from a quaint and rare old book, entitled, constitutions of the ancient and honorable. The title of this book may be thought to err by omission. This classification was first worked out by the great masonic scholar dr. Hundreds of masonic songbooks and books of constitutions over three centuries bear witness to the fellowship and harmony that results when brethren make music together. Older dos database application, pdf 995 full suite of pdf995 programming.
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