This controversial, and fully illustrated book forms a cornerstone of the mythology surrounding antifreemasonry. Freemason society the secret society of masons george washington was a mason, along with other presidents and numerous supreme court justices. Wb mason save on office supplies, furniture, coffee and. As quoted in captain morgan s book illustrations of freemasonry. Masonic secrets revealed paperback february 27, 2009 by william morgan author 5. The mysteries of free masonry by william morgan, paperback. An advertisement appeared in the canandaigua ontario messenger 2 on august 9, 1826 warning the community and especially freemasons that morgan. In the early morning hours of september 12, 1826, a batavia, new york stoneworker. He gave a series of reminiscences of william morgan on the occasion of the dedication of the morgan monument, september 11, 1883, where i stood within five or six paces of him. Showing the origin, history and nature of masonry, its effect on the government, and the christian religion, and containing a key to all the degrees.
Mason for all your office supply, ink and toner, furniture, technology, break room, and janitorial needs. This book has a controversial backstory which is part of the mythology of antifreemasonry. As quoted in captain morgans book illustrations of freemasonry. The macoy publishing and masonic supply company new york city. Mason has been passionate about bringing amazingly low prices, superior delivery and outstanding personal service to businesses of all sizes. The body was positively identified as william morgan by both morgans wife, and doctor, and verified via dental records. He was then taken secretly to fort niagara on the canadian border, where he disappeared. 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 sepulchre. You may copy it, give it away or reuse it under the terms of the project gutenberg license included with this ebook or online at. Mason was born in beverly hills, california, the son of british parents, actor james mason and actress and commentator pamela mason. 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 morgan. Morgan claimed to have been made a master mason while he was living in canada, and he. After stating his intention to write a book exposing freemasonrys secrets, morgan was arrested, kidnapped, and then apparently killed. Jan 10, 2010 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 morgan.
Although the book itself was tame compared to a political tellall you might read. In 1861, two years after his alleged interview with john whitney, he published 1,000 copies of the book. William morgan, a brickmason, lived in batavia, new york, from 1824 to. At the top of a tall granite pillar stands the stone effigy of captain william morgan. William morgans most popular book is into the fire.
The project gutenberg ebook, the mysteries of free masonry, by william morgan this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. In 1826, captain william morgan of batavia, new york, wrote and printed a book titled. Jan 24, 2019 before his book could be published, william morgan was dragged away by a group of masons, never to be seen again. William morgan was not morris first book on the subject. After morgan announced his intention to publish a book exposing freemasonry s secrets, he was arrested. The original manuscript was allegedly given to a cincinnati man named llewellyn drury by a mysterious being who materialized in his room on a cold november night in the mid1800s. Morgan, who had been a mason, wrote this work as an exposure of freemasonry after becoming upset at not being received, for cause, into a body of masons. He was arrested september 11, 1826 on weak charges that could not be held against him, released, and then immediately arrested later the same day for minor debt. Benjamin franklin published a book about freemasonry on his own printing press. Captain william morgan, the author, was a disappointed freemason. 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. A goodly portion of the book consists of previously difficult to locate documentary material which allows the scholar to examine source material for themselves. The mysteries of free masonry ebook by william morgan.
The mysteries of freemasonry by captain william morgan. Morgans freemasonry exposed and explained by captain. After morgan announced his intention to publish a book exposing. From our humble beginnings in a small warehouse in brockton, ma, we have grown to become the second largest, privately owned office products dealer in the united.
Illustrations of masonry index internet sacred text archive. The project gutenberg ebook of the mysteries of free masonry. For more details on captain morgans death and masonrys effect on mormonism and the significance of this book see. The secret leaked out however, whereupon the unfortunate author suffered a series of mysterious persecutions. He disappeared less than a month after registering for of his book exposing mason secrets titled. Much has been made of the death of an anti mason, captain william morgan and many of those who are anxious about freemasonry hear of some heinous murder that the masons committed. William morgan has 81 books on goodreads with 604 ratings. William morgan became a mason in rochester in 1823, but found himself excluded from the batavia chapter. The addresses and job titles, shown in the censuses, indicate a steady rise in fortune. Perhaps the most romantic story of freemasonry, the fuel which the alleged abduction and murder of william morgan supplied to the anti masonic hysteria of a hundred years ago, and the gradual emergence of the ancient craft from the cloud which threatened to extinguish it, is a tale which all freemasons may ponder to their enlightenment. When our book goes out to the world, it will meet with attacks of a violent nature. The project gutenberg ebook of the mysteries of free. Captain morgan and the masonic influence in mormonism.
Morgan s book belongs to the basic manuals every mason should read. The strange disappearance of william morgan,thomas a. Illustrations of masonry, by one of the fraternity who has devoted thirty years to the subject. He was an inveterate anti mason to the last, and i was deterred from calling at his office for certain facts of which i was in pursuit, by a timely warning that i should. Join facebook to connect with morgan mason and others you may know. The book chronicles his great raid through kentucky, indiana, ohio, and west virginia. William morgan was born in 1774 yes, over 2 35 years ago. Books by william morgan author of the typewriter is holy.
It does not only give deep insights on the rituals and practice of freemasonry but also contains all the degrees of the order conferred in a masters lodge, all the degrees conferred in the royal arch chapter and grand. Illustrations of masonry, by one of the fraternity who has devoted thirty years to. Captain william morgan, the author, was a disappointed freemason in batavia, new york. William morgan s most popular book is into the fire. Captain william morgan, was a disenchanted freemason, based in batavia, new york. Illustrations of masonry by william morgan ebook lulu. After morgan announced his intention to publish a book exposing freemasonrys secrets, he was arrested on trumpedup charges. It also provides a biography of this dashing confederate officer. The disappearance of william morgan freemasons and the. After he was ejected by the local lodge, he announced he would publish a. Born in virginia in 1774, william morgan had moved to upstate new. 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. Illustrations of masonry, by william morgan, 1827, at first degree initiation if there are any candidates to be brought forward, that will be the first business to be attended to. This is the video trailer for my eighth book, morgan.
He was born to actors james mason, pamela mason and is married to singer belinda carlisle. After he was ejected by the local lodge, he announced he would publish a book exposing the secretive masonic rituals. General john hunt morgan of kentucky was one of the greatest cavalry commanders of the civil war. While dafoe has approached morgan as a detective, robert berrys the bright mason is more traditional and explores the subject as a narrative. When no trace of morgan could be discovered, rumours of his murder at the hands of masons swept. The author, william morgan, was abducted some days later and carried to canandaigua, nine miles from joseph smiths house, for a mock trial. William seward, another new york anti mason, became abraham lincolns secretary of state, serving as a key member of the presidents wartime cabinet. The mason dixon line, also called the mason and dixon line or mason s and dixons line, was surveyed between 1763 and 1767 by charles mason and jeremiah dixon in the resolution of a border dispute involving maryland, pennsylvania, and delaware in colonial america. Since we cannot ask the dead william morgan to add a middle initial to his name, we can ask the living william morgan to add a middle initial to his name if he. The mysteries of free masonry containing all the degrees of the order conferred in a masters lodge language. When no trace of morgan could be discovered, rumours of his murder at the hands of masons. Books by mason williams author of the mason williams. For more information on the changed elements of mormon temple ceremony see.
Health research books, 1993 social science 1 pages. No mason was ever convicted of murdering morgan, the court did not feel it was okay to charge any of the 54 men indicted because there was no body to prove morgan han been murdered. William henry morgan was born on 17 aug 1880 in 52a swaton road, bow. William morgan author of the mysteries of free masonry.
On october 7, 1827 came the discovery of a drowned mans body captain william morgan, on the beach at oak orchard harbor, n. His father thomas had been born in bristol and came to find work in london most probably at first labouring in the docks. Miller, a local newspaper publisher, who was attempting to keep his paper afloat. Its really not quite that simple as youll soon see. Mar 30, 2020 william morgan was a resident of batavia, new york.
Rejected by the local lodge, he announced that he was going to publish a work exposing masonic rituals and secrets. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected. His grandfather, the financier and film producer isidore ostrer, was head of the gaumontbritish picture corporation as a child, mason appeared in the films heros island 1962, along with his father, and the sandpiper 1965. However, in the rare and exceptional event that the dna of my family matched the dna of the morgan family living in that part of virginia in the 1770s, then there is a very high probability, to an almost certainty, that the william morgan in batavia, ny who is reported to have left new york in 1826,is the same william morgan who arrived. The body was positively identified as william morgan by both morgan s wife and doctor and verified via dental records. In the press office were fresh prints of a new book, an expose of the secret rites and oaths of freemasonry.
Murdered for revealing the secrets of the masonic lodge captain william morgan by david padfield. Masonic secrets revealed by william morgan, paperback. Before the book was released, morgan disappeared never to be seen again. First degree initiation internet sacred text archive. 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.
Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the. Few hollow earth enthusiasts, i believe, are unfamiliar with the fascinating story of i am the man, as it appears on john uri lloyds book etidorhpa. Instead only 11 were convicted or minor kidnapping chargers with sentences ranging from 128 months. Apr 14, 2009 this is the video trailer for my eighth book, morgan. He was also a bricklayer and stonemason and was married with a wife and two children. Shortly before the book was published in 1826, morgan disappeared, and three free masons were later convicted of kidnapping. The lie rob morris told william morgan and the anti. The information in this book is so incredibly detailed that you. Illustrations of freemasonry, by one of the fraternity who has devoted thirty years to the subject. Charges that masons kidnapped and murdered morgan were common by the antimasons, but never proven. At this same time morgan annouced that he was going to publish a book exposing the. Alexander morgan mason born june 26, 1955 is an american politician, film producer, and actor.
Mason williams has 23 books on goodreads with 288 ratings. Two pictures were often used when referring to william morgan. Illustrations of masonry, by one of the fraternity, who has devoted thirty years to the subject by captain william morgan. Mason williamss most popular book is the mason williams reading matter. A few days after july 5, 1826, morgan told david danold, a master mason in batavia lodge, that he planned to publish a book. Miller, entitled illustrations 8 of masonry, is a fair and full exhibition of the three first degrees of speculative free masonry that we solemnly and unequivocally testify to. Ls be it remembered, that on the fourteenth day of august, in the fiftyfirst year of the independence of the united states of america, a.
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