A Definition of Masonry The purpose of this paper is less to enter point
blank upon the labyrinthine paths of solution than to define the exact
character of the "riddle of the ages" and hazard a theory of how it may
or can, - yes, has been solved... Masonic Archeology With reference to
all those things which come within the various provinces of the seven
liberal arts and sciences, Masonry occupies an extremely anomalous
position. The theory of the Craft we all know. From one degree to
another, we have paraded before us, assumptions of all knowledge, human
and Divine. ... The Meaning of Initiation In all ancient rites and
mysteries the participants in which were received by initiation, the
greatest care was always exercised with respect to certain details,
which if not properly carried out might mar or invalidate the entire
ceremony... The Two Ashlars Our lodge is in every respect a symbolic
workshop, furnished with all the tools belonging to the different grades
of workmen...