" The fruits of Freemasonry," writes Sir Alfred Robbins, " are
great in both variety and number, moral as well as Material." From a fraternity of workers who built the great cathedrals of Europe, Freemasonry to-day has passed into a speculative and ethical society, with a very practical philan- thropic side. Polities and religion are rigidly excluded from the Lodges under the English Constitution : hence the moral strength and financial solidity of Grand Lodge in this country, which has no tie with the masked subversive organizations Working under the Grand Orient of France. In English-Speak- ing Freemasonry (Benn, 10s. Od.) Sir Alfred traces the history of the Craft from earliest times until to-day, and not only here but throughout the world. This book is a rule and Plummet by which the craftsman may see whether the founda- tions of his Masonic knowledge are well and truly laid.
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