Freemasonry & Fraternalism
Masonic Secret Signs and Passwords:
The 1856 Edition of Jeremy L. Cross’s The True Masonic Chart
Edited and Introduced by Guillermo De Los Reyes
Jeremy Cross was relied on as a crib for nervous officers when they put
on degrees, and his readers were not just the curious, but the Freemasons
themselves who wanted to improve their ritual work. Important as a source
for Masonic activity in the mid nineteenth century, this volume makes a
scarce title available to scholars.
The Pope and the Freemasons: The Letter “Humanum Genus” of the
Pope, Leo, XIII against Free-Masonry and the Spirit of the Age
Popes have never been enthusiastic about Freemasonry. The encyclical
Humanum Genus by Leo XIII was the most ambitious attack yet. It remains
perhaps the most sweeping condemnation by the Roman Catholic Church
of the Masonic movement, and has been the source of considerable
conflict and confrontation ever since it was issued.
Young Freemasons?: Frank S. Land’s Order of DeMolay
The Order of DeMolay is a puzzle. It is closely associated with Freemasonry
but its leaders emphasize it is not some sort of junior Masonic group.
This book was edited by the founder of the order, Frank S. Land, during
the early days of the movement, and is a surprising insight into a social
phenomenon.
Freemasonry in Old Buffalo:
James Leroy Nixon’s History of Buffalo Consistory
Buffalo had a reputation for being the “last city in the East” in terms of
social mores, and in its heyday supported clubs and societies that had
much in common with those in New York and Philadelphia. Genealogists
will welcome this scarce volume, with its rolls of the Buffalo elite of a century
and more ago.
Freemasonry in Inverness
by Alexander Ross
Alexander Ross (1834-1925) was educated at Inverness Royal Academy
and became an architect like his father. He joined St. John’s Masonic Lodge
in 1833 and eventually was its Master. Ross traveled throughout Scotland
as public education expanded and was responsible for the plans of over
450 schools.
Hints on Masonic Etiquette
by R. H. Gaynor
Freemasonry not only has myriad complex ceremonies for initiating and advancing candidates, but also preserves a code for every social occasion.
This volume has long been the companion for right behavior of those who
move with confidence in that Masonic secret world that is so much discussed
but so little understood.
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