, 1880-02-03
MASONRY INVESTIGATED.

MASONRY INVESTIGATED.
Col. Thomas Tlcton Breaking All tho
EinbtcmntSc Toolb-LnuahfnE nt tho
N1yths-Ilia Version or tho Origin Of
the Myatio Crnfysncr,.
Ne,u York Herald.
Col. Thoinns Ficton wns nppOlntcd In 1ssl
Secretary General of tho CcleatInl Empire OF tho
Nlasonto Order Of Memphis for America. put
Ting aaltio his 1salf.comPctcd wocky lettcr totho
ann Francisco Chrpntcls yesterday, he sald TINT
the day for secrecy IN Masonry in America Is
rnst. In land III which there wns m cstn!,-
llshed religion secrecy WIS necessary, bit IN
America Il Is n dctrimcnt 10 tho Order. "Tho
few who cnn bo called Mnsons." tho Colonel run.
ttnncd, "nro tho followers of tho rhilosophtc
ltitc,-among them tho Duke Of Sussex; Godfrey
Higgins, author of 'AnRcIypsls'; O'l1ricn, nuthor
Of 'Thc Towers ot Ireland; and nur tcono-
clnstic urothor Etcnbrcnncr. Indeed, fancy
that stnsonry docs not cxtst in America,
that Is 10 say, a IL should exist
for hero IL Is benevolent soc!cly, mot
n phiosophtc Institution. lrstcad of stinililnt-
ing inquiry. Americans who style themselves
Masons throw veil over tho truth. They begin,
with myths anti legends, and a'ltl tn them with
every successive degree, md tho h!gtor they go
tho moro lies they tcll.''
1t WIS evident that tho Colonel md Mr. Slctn-
bycnner take like yiuw or what tho latter
terms tho rcgnlia ert!ors In Masonry, and when
tho question WAS rt,t 10 him dsrcct he replied,
"That Is precisely the fact. masonry, properly
speaking" tho Colonel went or tn suy, ais nn
effort 10 bring all mankind to common religion,
und tho researches of Masonry arc intended to
nns7hohize INC MYSTERIES VI chl's''an1y, Iagan'
sons bold tuot tborc js only QUO religion, n,ld that
that religion Is tho worship Of the Deity under
tho syu1bol Of the sun, The symbols In the
the same meaning. For example, tho legend Of
Christ nre I ffo sntnc." '>e~"A
w,,rrcr 1-,r xAsosn.- mr. o,,u TIME.
.,,o ra,o,,o, t,,ro,s r., .ho ro,,,hnss ,b,t
Mnsons who arc really etiNGascd n ~ tho history Q!
st mcl1 Gss ss'sonr s ea . iFEi %.
cnn. IN tno nc" " sa anslc 9 ~ i. u ah
nt II tn3 ~ K,nn eot mnnrt t,tIrSrent ia 80 IN,
nrueccutirK tho arts and sciences, Tho now
A,ans s xss pnart " ta% @ i1S
establish a society, taking Solomon rs an OK
poIIont OF Wisdom. It wi,s encouraged hy tic
court Of James /, and his successor, Chnrlcs l.,
until thn Koyoluti0n brnkc out. Then tic IIoy.
niists, 1itcr tho death Of Chnrics t., rcorgnnizcd
their society for religious mud nottcn1 motives
tho rciigion for tho REIMBURSEMENT OF tic
u monerchy NcSt % %tSey invented I'M M Whit Il cael the
murdered monarch. Hirnm tho King of Tyro wns
tho King Of France; solomon WE the Church.
l!r1tns three nss'sns WGrG tn9 1hTGo @ hin9a0ms.
@ neo1a., any, ns ~ Alsns ~ VI
ss .nst ulss WIZ "utv n anu n,,a. W.
@Gnnltes,HMctIH @ IccSssMlly fEGre1 snc'tiy. W tt
Inoy cnlen tnosnssSSs, e. rs Inc MMsons OF the t
Eiroreah Cnn1,nent An 20 INC PEcsenI nay, tne
sons Sons Or tho sWihog; ,Tasmuen ~ tho h!ng @ naa
neon bcncnaea L., MnM m,s son nnu ~ HUI nc1I, seSoK
uszcu ni!er tao hesnrsioI TUG LET, Iea,'t9 mGn
or inc noFcnont 1ormcn tno fnyal hocleIy,
which exists to tho present dny, aud they openly
@ @Gnnt!nitet me M1rK OF INC noMs9 q eo!olEnn.
IEo Jncohltcs II FFahcc continued tno,r penevo-
!Gns ofRafMzation; ,.a IN EmGl9na' l9meahss nv,
hlNF tno ltcalntut!Ou. y nHmpcl " tuuho WuO
had been previously at1ili1tcd conJolned With .
guild OF so'eallcd operative hiRsons. Il pody of
freedmen Ct London. meeting ~ MasGn,a lane.
Iaey .nGm necano rree aa Aceopie Ma9ons. y, ,s
| uoq. Ihey met III tho ApVctrec !aFcrn, placed
tho oldest Mason ~ the chnir, nnd proceeded to
nrKhnizn 1rnnh Lodge, elccttnE Sir christopher
wren Grand Master. From that body ortSlnato
oil she Mason'o lodges III th!a country.
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