History of Freemasonry in the State of New York (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from History of Freemasonry in the State of New York<br><br>If you are inquiring what is the germ and essence of Free Masonry, we herewith reveal to you the "secret." You can find it in the twelfth chapter of Mark, thirtieth and thirty-first verses, and to make it even more convenient for you we herewith quote it:<br><br>"Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind and with all thy strength, and thy neighbor as thyself."<br><br>You need not be afraid to let your wife know this, for the more she tells it the better for Masonry.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.