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Ancient Mysteries and Modern Masonry

By: C. H. Vail
Narrated by: Graham Dunlop
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First published in 1909, this book consists of a series of lectures, first given in Pullman Memorial Church, Albion, New York. The purpose of these lectures is to consider the origin and nature of the Ancient Mysteries and Modern Masonry and to show the relation which they bear one to the other. Chapters include The Egyptian, Hindu and Persian Mysteries, The Christian Mysteries, The Meaning Of True Initiation, Masonic History, and The Origin and History of the Knights Templars.

LECTURE I. THE ORIGIN AND OBJECT OF THE ANCIENT MYSTERIESLECTURE II. THE EGYPTIAN, HINDU, AND PERSIAN MYSTERIESLECTURE III. THE DRUIDICAL, GOTHIC, GRECIAN, AND JEWISH MYSTERIESLECTURE IV. THE CHRISTIAN MYSTERIESLECTURE V. THE CHRISTIAN MYSTERIES (CONCLUDED)

LECTURE VI. THE MEANING OF TRUE INITIATIONLECTURE VII. THE MEANING OF TRUE INITIATION (CONCLUDED)LECTURE VIII. THE ORIGIN AND HISTORY OF FREEMASONRYLECTURE IX. THE ORIGIN AND HISTORY OF THE KNIGHTS TEMPLARS AND THE ANCIENT ACCEPTED SCOTTISH RITELECTURE X. THE SYMBOLS AND LEGENDS OF MASONRYLECTURE XI. THE SYMBOLS AND LEGENDS OF MASONRY (CONTINUED)LIST OF MASONIC AND KINDRED BOOKS.

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