Mystic masonry, or, The symbols of freemasonry and the greater ...

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them not to do their work, or worked through
agents pledged to conceal their very existence.
To the public generally, this may be a matter of
little interest or importance, as the character of the
work done must be the sole criterion by which that
work is to be measured. But to Masons it should
be of interest, as showing what it is to be indeed a
Master Builder. It will reveal to them the meaning
and goal of human evolution, and give them the
unqualified assurance that that evolution is being
now aided by those who know, as it has not been for
many centuries. Such work has now become possible,
because of a cycle of liberality and enlightenment,
when the workers are not likely to be sacrificed
to the Moloch of bigotry and superstition.
Granting that such Masters exist, and that they are
possessed of profound knowledge, that they are ready
to help the world, the world must be ready and willing
to receive such help, if it is to be benefited by it,
instead of destroying its agents. Guided, then, by a
complete philosophy; armed with a key to symbolism,
and aided by these Grand Masters, the Lost
Mysteries of Antiquity may be restored and made
to tell their hoary secrets for the benefit of the
coming age.
The object of this book is to give an outline of