A System of Speculative Masonry in its Origin Patronage Dissemination Principles Duties and Ultimate Designs Laid Open for the Examination of the Serious and Candid

Masonry and human happiness. They develop the origin, principles and use of the institution, and redeem the sacred order at once from the ignorance, spleen and mistaken dread of a too censorious world. They enlighten the dark, teach the novice, confirm the weak, and add grace and beauty to what the discerning eye has ever deemed beautiful Z. I t. SH1PHERD, Past Dep. Grand HP riest. Recommendation of the Honourable and Most Excellent Companion DE WITT CLWTQJST General Grand High Priest of the General Grated Chapter of the United States of A merica, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of theS tate of JK erv-l oi ht cc. Having perused some chapters of a manuscript, entitled AS ystem of Speculative Masonry by companionS ait.m Town, of Washington county, highly approving the general outlines of this work, and being satisfied of its accurate and able illustration of the benign principles ofF ree-M asonry, I have no hesitation in recommending it to the patronage of the fraternity. Dated at A lbany, 20th March, 5817. DE WITT CLINTON. Since the publication of the first edition tthe Grand Royal Arch Chapter of the state of Vermont, and the Grand Master cfthe sU te of New-J ersey thave been pleased to communicate to the A uthor; the following :T he Grand Royal Arch Chapter of the state of Vermont, tender you their most grateful acknowledgments for your valuable and interesting publication onS peculative Masonry. They consider this book well calculated to do good, to remove the suspicions of prejudice, and to secure to the institution, a name and a praise, among all the lovers of science and virtue. By order of the Grand Chapter M. EJOHN II. GOTTEN, Grand HP. ME. CHARLES K. WILLIAMS, Past GH P. I tcv. nd l. E. JONATHN NE, Grand Chaplain of the Gtn. G. C. of the United States I have derived great pleasure from the perusal of a system of Speculative Masonry, by companionS ale
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