Gould, Robert Freke, 1836-1915 · New York : Macoy Publishing and Masonic Supply Co. · leaf 38
tation of the Deity; whilst the West,in which its glory disappeared, was considered as anemblem of the regions of death. It is doubtless true that the later, or corrupted,Mysteries became greatly contaminated and debased,but this ought not to lessen our esteem for the originalinstitution, to which… … INITIATION. 26 History of Freemasonry. There was undoubtedly a secret hanging about thesecelebrations, both Ethnic and Christian, which no recordhas entirely di\iilged. It would also seem that, as timewent on, new elements were added to the Mysterieswhich were originally foreign to them. The…
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