20 Oct 1869
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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1869
Page
1
The county Masons request any communications or items to enrich this column. They aim to make the page valuable and interesting to the craft and rely on the cooperation of their friends for better content.
A catalog of regular Masonic periodicals with publishers locations and annual or quarterly prices. Items include The Keystone Weekly Philadelphia $3 per year, National Freemason Monthly New York $2, Shevergreen Dubuque $2, Masonic Trowel Springfield Ill. $1.25, Masonic Token Portland Me 12 cents yearly, Kentucky Free Mason Frankfort $1.50, Freemasons Magazine Boston $2.50, The Freemason St Louis $2, The Freemason Quarto London with Brennan Cincinnati agent listed.
Freemasonry is not a secret institution as its existence and aims are widely known. Its private meetings involve internal business, but the organization publicly proclaims charitable goals, social bonds, and moral guidance, while keeping some internal matters confidential.
The article argues Masonry is not secret and highlights public rituals, open membership rules, and strict privacy of internal matters. It rebuts claims of plots or crime, notes no political discussion in lodges, and urges fair admission to reputable seekers while referencing a Masonry oriented periodical. The piece includes a note on why the phrase dont know beans originated and cites July export data from the Bureau of Statistics.
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