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aedifico42| American Masonry is NOT the Old World Craft.

Posted at: 12:21 am

I have a feeling that there was a whole generation of Masons who ignored the true meaning of the Craft.

Since we are moving to a new day, I thought the following quote from the introduction to a famous Masonic book might be appropriate. Whomever guesses the source of this Frank C. Higgins quote will get top-line billing in the next blog…

Good Luck.

Higgins writes, “The re-nascent Masonic intellectual activity of the past few years, no more splendid example of which can be cited than the foundation and upbuilding of the National Masonic Research Society, throws strongly into relief the fact that our American Masonry, has, until quite recently, exerted little effort on tother than social and fraternal lines. The wonderful development of Masonic benevolent institutions throughout the Untied States, has reflected the brotherhood and liberality of Masonic manhood, but it has been accomplished in the presence of an almost total oblivion of what was once the principal reason for the existence of Masonic associations.
This consisted in the enlightenment of those who were found worthy and well qualified to receive deeper insight into the philosophy of existence and hidden historical truths of a nature too disturbing of common acceptances to be spread broadcast among the masses. So, in the absence of fostering interest, American Masonry has been, little by little, so divested of all connection with the pursuit of the deeper Masonic significances, as to have become, on the side of progressive speculation, a pale shadow of the Old World Craft.”

Again, everyone but Emeraldi can try to answer this one and tell me what volume this quote appeared in. Em- is disqualified because he’s the one that gave it ot me.

Last, I have made a little bit of light about this…but if you really read what Higgins said, and you feel the same way…then you are not alone. We are getting back there brothers…one Lodge at a time, one Mason at a time.

Keep up the good work.

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