Signs and Symbols: In a Course of Twelve Lectures on Free-Masonry; Illustrated and Explained (Classic Reprint)

Impressed with a due sense of the high degree of responsibility which is incurred by an attempt to illustrate theS cience of Masonry, I submit the following sheets to my Brethren, in the confidence of hope, that I have succeeded in placing theL ight in so luminous a point of view, that, like the glorious Pillar which conducted the children of Israel safely out of Egypt, it will enlighten the true Mason, without affording a single ray to assist the forbidden investigations of those who have a desire to penetrate the arcana of Masonry, without submitting to the legitimate process of initiation. With pure intentions I have used my utmost endeavours to conceal from the prying eyes of uninitiated curiosity, those essential points which have constituted Masonry into an exclusive system, and will remain an impenetrable barrier between its professors and the world to the end of time. Some passages may be found whose ultimate sense will even be unintelligible to the ordinary Mason, and known only to him who has been exalted to the Royal A rch, It is hoped that the assiduous Brother, by the perusal of these pages will be able to add considerably to his stock of knowledge on this comprehensive subject.
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