Rituals of freemasonry: comprising the degrees of Entered apprentice, Fellow craft, and Master mason, in the lodge; (1870)
Sickels, Daniel. [from old catalog], Gould, James L. [from old catalog], Sheville, John W. [from old catalog], Simons, John. [from old catalog], Chase, Jackson H. [from old catalog] · New York, Masonic publishing company · leaf 518
in the history of thetemple. In the superb glory of the building, and the gorgeousceremonies of its dedication, the true craftsman sees thesymbols of the spiritual temple with its golden streets.Around and about him are the signs of decay, and death,which cling with awful tenacity to his degenerate… … M£ KrJHIS degree is indescribably moreWkM august, sublime, and important thanj||| all which precede it; and is the| summit and perfection of ancientH8^ Masonry. It impresses on ourminds a belief of the being and existence of aSupreme Deity, without beginning of days or end ofyears, and reminds us…
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