Free Masonry - The Masonic Trowel

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every name both a grand titular pre-fix and a suf-fix: e. g.
" Most Excellent , Grand High Priest"
A third recommendation, under the hand of Z. R. S ,
Past Deputy Grand High Priest, says of this work, (which
he entitles, Town's Addresses to the Grand Chapter of New-
York,) " They develope the origin, principles, and use of
the institution, and redeem the sacred order at once from
the ignorance, spleen, and mistaken dread of a too censorious
world."
The chapter of recommendations concludes as follows:
" Recommendation of the Honourable and most Excellent
Companion DE W. C, General Grand High Priest of
the General Grand Chapter of the United States of America
; Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of the State of
New-York, &c. &c.
" Having perused some chapters of a manuscript, entitled,
' -A, System of Speculative Masonry? by Companion
Salem Town, of Washington county, highly approving the
general outlines of this work, and being satisfied of its accurate
and able iUustrations of the benign principles of
Free Masonry, I have no hesitation in recommending it to
the Fraternity. Dated at Albany, 20tlj March, 5817."—
[Signed by a name that belongs to his country.]
This last is more guarded than the preceding, and yet is
sufficiently broad for animadversion. I sincerely regret
that a gentleman deservedly distinguished should put his
name in the front of this puffing work; but no name upon
earth will be found sufficient to support the extravagance of
the copious extracts which soon follow.