The History of Freemasonry, Volume 6

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Masonic History Company, 1898

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Page 1622 - For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him ; to whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all...
Page 1727 - And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine: for He taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.
Page 1675 - A Candid Disquisition of the Principles and Practices of the Most Ancient and Honourable Society of Free and Accepted Masons...
Page 1703 - And Lamech said unto his wives, Adah and Zillah, hear my voice; Ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech: For I have slain a man to my wounding, And a young man to my hurt.
Page 1460 - Howard, directly opposite to the city, under a dispensation from the MW Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of the State of New York.
Page 1663 - ... all such rules, orders, and regulations as shall be made for the good government of the same ; that in no wise you omit once in every year to send to us, our successors.
Page 1575 - The Committee appointed by the Council of Royal and Select Masters of the City of Washington, to whom was referred the propriety of extending the jurisdiction of the General, Grand, and Subordinate Royal Arch Chapters so as to embrace the Degrees of Royal and Select Masters, have the honor to report : " That they have had the subject under consideration, and are duly impressed with its vast importance. After the most mature deliberation they have come to the following conclusions : That Masonic...
Page 1584 - Resolved, That the Grand Royal Arch Chapter hereby releases control of the Cryptic Degrees and recommends that the Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters resume its former jurisdiction of the degrees. " That Chapters are hereby prohibited from communicating and conferring the Cryptic Degrees, recognizing the authority of the Grand Council in all matters pertaining to said degrees.
Page 1548 - Pleasant, November 21, 1870; and Nelson Chapter, No. 26, at Morgantown, November 30, 1870. The Grand Chapter of Virginia took action upon the memorial, December, 1870, and gave consent, " upon the same terms and conditions, and with the same limitations, as the consent of the Grand Lodge of Virginia was given to the formation of a Grand Lodge for the State of West Virginia.
Page 1694 - Few words have been used in so many different senses as Thought. I mean by Thought the act of thinking, and by thinking I mean no more than combining. I do not pretend that others have not the right of using Thought in any sense which they prefer, provided only that they will clearly define it.

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