legend of, 111;
and Pythagoras, 112;
in England, 116;
in Scotland, 123;
decline of, 124;
moral teaching of, 128-134;
creed of, 134;
degrees in, 142-4;
not a patch-work, 149 _note_;
an evolution, 150;
defence of, 153;
symbols of in language, 155;
and Rosicrucianism, 164 _note_;
parable of, 173;
transformation of, 176;
and religion, 177;
theories about, 179 _note_;
democracy of, 183;
more than a trade, 185;
mysticism of, 189 _note_;
and Hermetic teaching, 194;
universal, 201;
rapid spread of, 204;
early in America, 206;
not a political party, 208;
parody on, 209;
attempted exposures of, 210-13;
growth of despite dissensions, 219-20;
unsectarian, 221 _note_;
in America, 223;
and the War of Revolution, 225;
and Morgan, 227-8;
and Civil War, 228;
in literature, 232 _note_;
defined, 239-40;
as friendship, 240;
best definition of, 241;
description of, 242;
has no secret, 244;
misunderstood, 245;
more than a church, 250;
crypt, 253;
temple of, 260;
philosophy of, 262;
and unity of God, 273;
its appeal, 283;
and friendship, 288;
spirit of, 289;
wisdom of, 295;
ideal of, 297.

Masons: and Comacines, 90;
Hallam on, 96;
denied their due, 99 _note_;
culture of, 100;
and Knights Templars, 101 _note_;
first called free, 104;
persecuted, 122;
technical secrets of, 147;
customs of, 166

Masons' Company: 104;
date of, 123;
and Accepted Masons, 165

Mason's Marks: 131 _note_

Maspero: on Egyptian temples, 11

Master Mason;
and Fellows, 128 _note_;
oath of, 133;
dress of, 135

Masterpiece of Apprentice: 131

Master's Part: 148;
in Third Degree, 193

Materialism: and Masonry, 268

Mazzini: 230

Mencius: 30

Merzaria, Giuseppe: on Comacine Masters: 114

_Metamorphoses_, by Apuleius: 51

Montague, Duke of: elected Grand Master, 185

Morgan, William: and Masonry, 227;
excitement about, 292 _note_

Mysteries, The: origin of, 46;
nobility of, 47;
teaching of, 48;
spread of, 49;
and St. Paul, 50;
corruption of, 51;
Plato on, 52;
and Masonry, 53;
temples of, 59;
Moses learned in, 76;
and Hebrew faith, 77;
and Masonic ritual, 110;
and the Third Degree, 196, 203

Mystery-mongers: 60;
fancies of, 164

_Mystery of Masonry Discovered_: 210

Mysticism: 60 _note_;
of Hermetics, 164;
its real nature, 189 _note_

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