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Cryptic Masonry: A Manual Of The Council Or Monitorial Instructions In The Degrees Of Royal And Select Master
PREFACE.
For a long time past I have been approached by
several of ray Masonic friends with a suggestion that,
as I had already compiled a " Manual of the Lodge "
and a " Book of the Chapter/' I should complete the
series of monitorial works by adding one on the De-
grees of tlic Council of Royal and Select Masters.
In endeavoring to comply, to the best of my abilities,
with this request, I have sought to follow the same
plan which was pursued by me in the compilation of
my other Monitors, and to make my book something
more than a mere collection of Scriptural passages
and charges to candidates. The Masonic student
who is desirous of pursuing his researches into these
higher arcana of the institution will therefore, I think,
find in these pages some information on points of
Masonic science and history, a knowledge of which
is essentially necessary to a thorough comprehension
of the moral design and symbolism of the degrees
upon whose study he has entered. This, at least,
has been the end that I endeavored to attain. How
far I have succeeded, or in how much I have failed,
is not for me to determine.
The American Rite, the name now very generally
conceded to that series of degrees which are conferred
in this country, is a modification of the English or
Ancient York Rite, and consists, by the universal
consent of all Masonic ritualists for more than half
a century, of nine degrees, commencing with the
Entered Apprentice, and terminating with the Select
Master. To this series I desire to confine the Rite,
and have no wish, as I have no authority, to extend
it beyond the original nmnber.
The degree of Super-Excellent Master I tlierefore
reject from the Rite, not because it is the recent
invention of some prolific brain, for it is, at least, as
old as some of the acknowledged degi'ees of the Rite
— such, for instance, as that of Most Excellent Mas-
ter — bat because neither Webb, nor Cole, nor Cross,
nor any other more recent Masonic ritualist, has
recognized it as constituting any part of the Rite.
It has, on the contrary, until very recently, been
always conferred as an honorary or detached degree,
and as such it should be considered.
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For a long time past I have been approached by
several of ray Masonic friends with a suggestion that,
as I had already compiled a " Manual of the Lodge "
and a " Book of the Chapter/' I should complete the
series of monitorial works by adding one on the De-
grees of tlic Council of Royal and Select Masters.
In endeavoring to comply, to the best of my abilities,
with this request, I have sought to follow the same
plan which was pursued by me in the compilation of
my other Monitors, and to make my book something
more than a mere collection of Scriptural passages
and charges to candidates. The Masonic student
who is desirous of pursuing his researches into these
higher arcana of the institution will therefore, I think,
find in these pages some information on points of
Masonic science and history, a knowledge of which
is essentially necessary to a thorough comprehension
of the moral design and symbolism of the degrees
upon whose study he has entered. This, at least,
has been the end that I endeavored to attain. How
far I have succeeded, or in how much I have failed,
is not for me to determine.
The American Rite, the name now very generally
conceded to that series of degrees which are conferred
in this country, is a modification of the English or
Ancient York Rite, and consists, by the universal
consent of all Masonic ritualists for more than half
a century, of nine degrees, commencing with the
Entered Apprentice, and terminating with the Select
Master. To this series I desire to confine the Rite,
and have no wish, as I have no authority, to extend
it beyond the original nmnber.
The degree of Super-Excellent Master I tlierefore
reject from the Rite, not because it is the recent
invention of some prolific brain, for it is, at least, as
old as some of the acknowledged degi'ees of the Rite
— such, for instance, as that of Most Excellent Mas-
ter — bat because neither Webb, nor Cole, nor Cross,
nor any other more recent Masonic ritualist, has
recognized it as constituting any part of the Rite.
It has, on the contrary, until very recently, been
always conferred as an honorary or detached degree,
and as such it should be considered.
Product description
If you HATE the book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words, this book is for you.
We don't use OCR'd book technology (Optical character recognition, usually abbreviated to OCR, is the mechanical or electronic translation of scanned images of handwritten, typewritten or printed text into machine-encoded text) to make the kindle version but we bring to you by THE SCANNING OR PHOTOGRAPH PROCESS. So everything you see here is almost same as original version. It may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact.
We hope you enjoy and are satisfied with our book. For more interesting books, please search for ‘AMA publication’.
AMA Publication
Important Notice!! Please read before you purchase.
- This book was produced from scanning process so you CAN’T use some text feature such as Adjust Font Size, Search or Highlight.
- Since this book does NOT support TEXT adjustment Function, we strongly do not recommend reading it with mobile phone, Android, BB or any small device.
- This book does NOT support Text To Speech Function.
158 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 18, 2008
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About the author
Albert G. MacKey
281 books25 followersAlbert Gallatin Mackey was a medical doctor and Freemason who served as Grand Lecturer and Grand Secretary of The Grand Lodge of South Carolina, as well as Secretary General of the Supreme Council of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite for the Southern Jurisdiction of the United States.
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October 22, 2018
Ritualists Should Read This Book!
If you are a York Rite Council ritualist, you should definitely read this book to understand the basis of these degrees and the underlying basis of our Councils!
If you are a York Rite Council ritualist, you should definitely read this book to understand the basis of these degrees and the underlying basis of our Councils!
October 17, 2014
A classic read in the history, rituals, and meanings of Cryptic Masonry!
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