Free Masonry - The Masonic Trowel

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MASONRY.
*'' Brethren, submit yourselves unto such, and to every
one that helpeth with us and laboured*.'—St. Paul.
" Second edition; revised and connected, with large additions.
Published under the sanction of the Grand Lodge.
" Printed at Worcester, Mass., by Brother , in the
Christian era, 1796; in the year of Light, 5796."
" To the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts.
" Your committee having deliberately examined the Book
of Constitutions presented by the Grand Chaplain, agreeably
to your appointment, do approve of the said Book of
Constitutions in all its parts, and do recommend it for your
approbation. [Five signatures, and among them Doctors
of Divinity and of Laws.]
" Boston, 25th June, STea^
\ Follow !;a.on.( "SANCTION.
* fc To all the fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons, the
Grand Master, Deputy Grand Master, and Grand Wardens
for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, sendeth Greeting.
" Whereas the Grand Lodge, in ample form assembled,
on the 17th day of January, 5798, did appoint our Rev.
Brother , Grand Chaplain, to revise and prepare a
new edition of the Book of Constitutions; and the committee
who were empowered for that purpose, have examined
and reported their approbation of the following
work; we, therefore, authorized by a vote of the Grand
Lodge, do, in their behalf, direct the same to be used in all
the Lodges within our jurisdiction, and we recommend it to
all other Brethren. Given under our hands, and the seal
of the Grand Lodge, at Boston, June 25th, 5798." [Signed
by all the grand officers. I spare their names.]
This is a quarto volume of 288 pages, of which 21 are
dtvoted to antiquities, printed in the ancient black letter^
for no good reason, that I can conceive, unless it be with a