The Arcana of Freemasonry (1915) - The Masonic Trowel

THE ARCANA OF FREEMASONRY 69
modern times which followed the decline and
destruction of the old Egyptian Empire, and
marked the commencement of the Christian era ;
others as having
occurred before the Christian
Cult commenced, others at the building of King
Solomon's Temple, all of which some think, and
have stated, have nothing to do with the
Religious Mysteries of the Egyptians that were
in existence ages before. Where do those who
positively
affirm that all these have not been de-
rived from the Egyptians suppose they originated?
From whence did the above obtain them? It is
open
and translations, or to bring forward further
to all students to confirm these observations
evidence in which they will critically demonstrate
that the photographs I have taken of these Signs
and Symbols still existing
on the walls of Ancient
Temples and walls of ruined cities, in Africa, Asia,
Central, North, and South America, as well as
other parts of the world, have nothing whatever
to do with those in use amongst ourselves. Yet
these are identical in every form and shape, what-
ever may have been the esoteric meaning given
to them by the initiated of these countries.
Further, the translations of these old Rituals, which
we have now discovered and can read, are
analogous to our own ; at the same time, many
innovations have naturally been made because it
became necessary to replace those that were lost,