The history of freemasonry : its legends and traditions, its chronological history (1906)
Mackey, Albert Gallatin, 1807-1881, Hughan, William James, 1841-1911, Singleton, William Reynolds, 1819-1901. History of the symbolism of freemasonry, the Ancient and Accepted Scottish rite and the Royal Order of Scotland · New York : Masonic History Co. · leaf 151
associatesin the second and third decades of the i8th century. This work of reformation and of purification, in which the drosswas rejected and the pure ore only retained, was finally accomplishedby the institution of the General Grand Chapter of the UnitedStates, which was one of the most… … CHAPTER L THE GENERAL GRAND CHAPTER OF THE UNITED STATES S the system of Royal Arch Masonry which ispracticed in the United States of America isreally indebted to the organization of the Gen-eral Grand Chapter for its existence and popu-larity, no history of that body could be completewithout some…
