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He managed to convince the freemasons of batavia that he was a freemason and participated in lodge activities, made speeches and visited other lodges. You are bidding on a the mysteries of free masonry a sold as seena cash on collection only from delivered anywhere in uk. It s really not quite that simple as youll soon see. Gives a clear and correct view of the manner of conferring the different degrees, as. Illustrations of masonry index internet sacred text archive. Its effect on the government, and the christyian religion and containing a key to all the degrees of freemasonry by morgan, captain william and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Full text of morgan s freemasonry exposed and explained. The mysteries of free masonry by william morgan, paperback. For more details on captain morgans death and masonry s effect on mormonism and the significance of this book see. We now aver in defiance of whatever may be said to the contrary no matter by whom, how exalted his rank that this book is what it pretends to be that it is a master key to the secrets of masonry. William morgan, murdered by freemasons in 1826 for revealing the sexcrets of masonry, 5.
For more details on captain morgan s death and masonry s effect on mormonism and the significance of this book see. As an accepted mason from a distant lodge, morgan took great umbrage against the batavia lodge and decided to publish an expose of the society and reveal its secrets. There is the william morgan of 1826 and then there is an author today teaching at princton whose name is also william morgan who wrote a book or two on the deceased william. William morgan preface this is the story of one of the greatest unsolved mysteries in american history. This book has a controversial backstory which is part of the mythology of anti freemasonry. Jan 10, 2010 in the summer of 1826, william morgan of batavia, new york, announced his intention to publish a book exposing the secrets of freemasonry.
It is the story of william morgan who died about 150 years ago but the circumstances surrounding his life and death are still very controversial subjects today. In brief, william morgan n3 was an itinerant worker who settled in batavia n1 in 1824. William morgan, widely believed at the time to have been murdered by a coterie of masons after his mysterious disappearance from the steps of the canandaigua jail in 1826, later became one of the first persons to receive by proxy the new mormon rite of baptism for the dead in the year 1841. Bentley wrote in his 1874 book history of the abduction of william morgan and the antimasonic excitement of 182630, the two men entered into partnership to print a book which the. William morgan was born in 1774 yes, over 2 35 years ago. The mysteries of free masonry by william morgan free ebook. This seems to have been a similar publication to his pocket companion, issued in 1734. Captain william morgan, the author, was a disappointed freemason in batavia, new york. Full text of morgans freemasonry exposed and explained. I found it difficult to discern all the degrees even though many were numbered in the book. After morgan announced his intention to publish a book exposing freemasonrys secrets, he was arrested on trumpedup charges. Illustrations of masonry by william morgan ebook lulu.
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Free audio book that you can download in mp3, ipod and itunes format for your portable audio player. All the degrees conferred in the royal arch chapter and grand encampment of knights templarsknights of the red crossof the christian markand of the holy sepulcher. Illustrations of freemasonry by morgan, capt william and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Or political antimasonry, its rise, growth, and decadence 1883. Jun 12, 2009 in 1883, the year after the raising of morgans monument in the batavia cemetery, morris, a wellknown and wellloved masonic poet and author, wrote a book called william morgan. He disappeared soon after, and was william morgan 1774 c. Illustrations of masonry by william morgan goodreads. This book has a controversial backstory which is part of the mythology of antifreemasonry. Chetwode crawley, in his caementaria hibernica, fasc. Shortly before the book was published in 1826, morgan disappeared, and three free masons were later convicted of kidnapping. Buy illustrations of masonry by william morgan ebook online at lulu. Rejected by the local lodge, he announced that he was going to publish a work exposing masonic rituals and secrets. When our book goes out to the world, it will meet with attacks of a violent nature. In 1826, william morgan applied to join the freemason lodge in batavia, new york, but the application was strangely rejected, possibly because of some recent financial difficulties.
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