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THE OFFICIAL MONITOR OF TEXAS  Adopted Dec 1921

Approval Of Revision
Dedication
Opening A Lodge
Entered Apprentice
Fellowcraft's Degree
Master Mason
Addresses
Recitation
Installation Ceremony Of The Grand Lodge
Installation Ceremony For A Subordinate Lodge
Constituting A Lodge
Ceremony At Laying Corner Stones
Consecration Of A Subordinate Lodge
Masonic Burial Service
Rules For Masonic Processions
Errata

The Origins and Fate of the Temples of Jerusalem  by P. E. H. Thomas

Expanded Table of Contents
Foreword
Preface
In the Beginning
The Influence of Joseph
Prelude to the Exodus
The Exodus
The Ark of The Covenant
Wandering in the Wilderness
The Promised Land
A Yearning for Unity
Jerusalem - the First Capital
The Temples
Building the First Temple - Phase 1
The Concept of the Temple
Building the First Temple - Phase 2
The Selection of Solomon
Hiram Abif
The Dedication
The Divided Monarchy
The Destruction of the First Temple
The Great Exile
Building the Second Temple
The Destruction of the Second Temple
Epilogue
Appendices
The Basis of its Establishment
The New Datum of 1012NC
The New Datum of 1540NC
Selected Biblical References
Main Line Rulers of Egypt
Selected Biblical Measurements
Kings of Israel
Brief Summary of Biblical History
Selected Bibliography
Acknowledgements and Sources for Illustrations

THE PRINCIPLES OF MASONIC LAW  by Albert Gallatin Mackey

Preface
Introduction
Book First - The Law Of Grand Lodges
Book Second - Laws Subordinate Lodges
Book Third - The Law Of Individuals
Of Masonic Crimes And Punishments
Index

THE ROYAL ARCH HISTORY IN THREE LECTURES  by Albert Gallatin Mackey

Lecture One - The Destruction Of The Temple
Lecture Two - The Captivity At Babylon
Lecture Three - The Return To Jerusalem

THE SCHOLAR THE BUILDER REJECTED  by J. M. Ward

Chapter I - The Moral Teachings Of Freemasonry
Chapter II - The Moral Teachings Of Freemasonry
Chapter III - The Moral Teachings Of Freemasonry
Chapter IV - The Moral Teachings Of Freemasonry
Chapter V - The Moral Teachings Of Freemasonry
Chapter VI - The Moral Teachings Of Freemasonry
Chapter VII - The Moral Teachings Of Freemasonry
Chapter VIII - The Moral Teachings Of Freemasonry
Chapter IX - The Moral Teachings Of Freemasonry
Book II - The Entered Apprentice Handbook
Book III - The Fellowcraft Handbook
Book IV - The Master Mason's Handbook
Book V - The Higher Degrees's Handbook

THE SECRET TEACHINGS OF ALL AGES by Manly P. Hall

Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1 - The Ancient Mysteries And Secret Societies Which Have Influenced Modern Masonic Symbolism
Chapter 2 - Atlantis And The Gods Of Antiquity
Chapter 3 - The Life And Teachings Of Thoth Hermes Trismegistus
Chapter 4 - The Initiation Of The Pyramid
Chapter 5 - Isis, The Virgin Of The World
Chapter 6 - The Sun, A Universal Deity
Chapter 7 - The Zodiac And Its Signs
Chapter 8 - The Bembine Table Of Isis
Chapter 9 - Wonders Of Antiquity
Chapter 10 - The Life And Philosophy Of Pythagoras
Chapter 11 - Pythagorean Mathematics
Chapter 12 - The Human Body In Symbolism
Chapter 13 - The Hiramic Legend
Chapter 14 - The Pythagorean Theory Of Music And Color
Chapter 15 - Fishes, Insects, Animals, Reptiles And Birds
Chapter 16 - Flowers, Plants, Fruits, And Trees
Chapter 17 - Stones, Metals And Gems
Chapter 18 - Ceremonial Magic And Sorcery
Chapter 19 - The Elements And Their Inhabitants
Chapter 20 - Hermetic Pharmacology, Chemistry, And Therapeutics
Chapter 21 - The Qabbalah, The Secret Doctrine Of Israel
Chapter 22 - Fundamentals Of Qabbalistic Cosmogony
Chapter 23 - The Tree Of The Sephiroth
Chapter 24 - Qabbalistic Keys To The Creation Of Man
Chapter 25 - An Analysis Of Tarot Cards
Chapter 26 - The Tabernacle In The Wilderness
Chapter 27 - The Fraternity Of The Rose Cross
Chapter 28 - Rosicrucian Doctrines And Tenets
Chapter 29 - Fifteen Rosicrucian And Qabbalistic Diagrams
Chapter 30 - Alchemy And Its Exponents
Chapter 31 - The Theory And Practice Of Alchemy
Chapter 32 - The Chemical Marriage
Chapter 33 - Bacon, Shakespeare, And The Rosicrucians
Chapter 34 - The Cryptogram As A factor In Symbolic Philosophy
Chapter 35 - Freemasonic Symbolism
Chapter 36 - Mystic Christianity
Chapter 37 - The Cross And The Crucifixion
Chapter 38 - The Mystery Of The Apocalypse
Chapter 39 - The Faith Of Islam
Chapter 40 - American Indian Symbolism
Chapter 41 - The Mysteries And Their Emissaries
Chapter 42 - Conclusion

THE SQUARE AND COMPASSES: IN SEARCH OF FREEMASONRY  by Don Falconer

Preamble
Part 1 - The Heritage of Freemasonry
Chapter I - The Origin And Evolution Of Speculative Freemasonry
Chapter II - Freemasonry And Religion
Chapter III - The Legacy Of Operative Freemasonry
Chapter IV - History, A Key Element In Masonry
Chapter V - Speculative Craft Freemasonry
Chapter VI - The Precepts Of Freemasonry

Chapter VII - The Symbols Of Freemasonry
Chapter VIII - The Traditional Degrees In Freemasonry
Chapter IX - The Pilgrimage And Symbolism Of The Ancient And Accepted Scottish Rite
Part II - Symbolism and the Teachings of Freemasonry
Chapter X - The Perfect Points Of Entrance
Chapter XI - Ceremonial Preparation
Chapter XII - The Rite Of Circumambulation
Chapter XIII - The Symbolism Of Light
Chapter XIV - The Names Of God
Chapter XV - The Symbolism Of Colours
Chapter XVI - The Form And Orientation Of The Lodge
Chapter XVII - East And West In Symbolism
Chapter XVIII - The Three Great Pillars
Chapter XIX - The Interior Of The Lodge
Chapter XX - The Four Tassels
Chapter XXI - The Symbolism Of Ladders
Chapter XXII - The Jewels Of The Lodge
Chapter XXIII - The Point Within A Circle
Chapter XXIV - The Lewis
Chapter XXV - The Great Two Pillars Of Solomon's Temple
Chapter XXVI - Geometry And The Sacred Symbols
Chapter XXVII - The Number Five In Symbolism
Chapter XXVIII - The Symbolism Of Seven And Other Mystical Numbers
Chapter XXIX - Intellect And Symbolism
Chapter XXX - The Nobility Of Labour
Chapter XXXI - The Working Tools Of The Craft
Chapter XXXII - The Tracing Boards
Chapter XXXIII - The Tracing Board Of A Master Mason

Part III - Freemasonry, Religion and Civilisation
Chapter XXXIV - Archaeology And Freemasonry
Chapter XXXV - Creation, Civilisation And The Flood
Chapter XXXVI - Ancient Astronomy, Religion And Freemasonry
Chapter XXXVII - Irrigation, Freemasonry And The Rise Of Civilisation
Chapter XXXVIII - The Temples Of Baalbek
Chapter XXXIX - The Temples At Jerusalem
Chapter XL - Jerash - A City In The Wilderness
Chapter XXXXI - Petra, A Crossroads In The Desert
Chapter XXXXII - Angkor, A Synthesis Of Freemasonry And Irrigation
Chapter XXXXIII - Freemasonry And The Holy Gail  

Part IV - Freemasonry, Science and Mankind
Chapter XXXXIV - Order Or Chaos
Chapter XXXXV - Cosmology An The Prcepts Of Freemasonry
Chapter XXXXVI - Spacetime In The Creation
Chapter XXXXVII - Matter In Evolution
Chapter XXXXVIII - The Light Of The Universe
Chapter XXXXIX - Time And Eternity
Chapter XXXXX - Human Destiny And The Cosmos
Chapter XXXXXI - Freemasonry In Society

THE SYMBOLISM OF FREEMASONRY  by Albert Gallatin Mackey

Preface
Chapter I - Preliminary
Chapter 2 - The Noachidae
Chapter III - The Primitive Freemasonry Of Antiquity
Chapter IV - The Spurious Freemasonry Of Antiquity
Chapter V - The Ancient Mysteries
Chapter VI - The Dionysiac Artificers
Chapter VII - The Union Of Speculative And Operative Masonry At The Temple Of Solomon
Chapter VIII - The Travelling Freemasons Of The Middle Ages
Chapter IX - Disseverance Of The Operative Element
Chapter X - The System Of Symbolic Instruction
Chapter XI - The Speculative Science And The Operative Art
Chapter XII - The Symbolism Of Solomon's Temple
Chapter XIII - The Form Of The Lodge
Chapter XIV - The Officers Of A Lodge
Chapter XV - The Point Within A Circle
Chapter XVI - The Covering Of The Lodge
Chapter XVII - Ritualistic Symbolism
Chapter XVIII - The Rite Of Discalceation
Chapter XIX - The Rite Of Investiture
Chapter XX - The Symbolism Of The Gloves

Chapter VII - The Symbols Of Freemasonry
Chapter VIII - The Traditional Degrees In Freemasonry
Chapter IX - The Pilgrimage And Symbolism Of The Ancient And Accepted Scottish Rite
Part II - Symbolism and the Teachings of Freemasonry
Chapter X - The Perfect Points Of Entrance
Chapter XI - Ceremonial Preparation
Chapter XII - The Rite Of Circumambulation
Chapter XIII - The Symbolism Of Light
Chapter XIV - The Names Of God
Chapter XV - The Symbolism Of Colours
Chapter XVI - The Form And Orientation Of The Lodge
Chapter XVII - East And West In Symbolism
Chapter XVIII - The Three Great Pillars
Chapter XIX - The Interior Of The Lodge
Chapter XX - The Four Tassels
Chapter XXI - The Symbolism Of Ladders
Chapter XXII - The Jewels Of The Lodge
Chapter XXIII - The Point Within A Circle
Chapter XXIV - The Lewis
Chapter XXV - The Great Two Pillars Of Solomon's Temple
Chapter XXVI - Geometry And The Sacred Symbols
Chapter XXVII - The Number Five In Symbolism
Chapter XXVIII - The Symbolism Of Seven And Other Mystical Numbers
Chapter XXIX - Intellect And Symbolism
Chapter XXX - The Nobility Of Labour
Chapter XXXI - The Working Tools Of The Craft
Chapter XXXII - The Tracing Boards
Chapter XXXIII - The Tracing Board Of A Master Mason
Part III - Freemasonry, Religion and Civilisation
Chapter XXXIV - Archaeology And Freemasonry
Chapter XXXV - Creation, Civilisation And The Flood
Chapter XXXVI - Ancient Astronomy, Religion And Freemasonry
Chapter XXXVII - Irrigation, Freemasonry And The Rise Of Civilisation
Chapter XXXVIII - The Temples Of Baalbek
Chapter XXXIX - The Temples At Jerusalem
Chapter XL - Jerash - A City In The Wilderness
Chapter XXXXI - Petra, A Crossroads In The Desert
Chapter XXXXII - Angkor, A Synthesis Of Freemasonry And Irrigation
Chapter XXXXIII - Freemasonry And The Holy Gail
Part IV - Freemasonry, Science and Mankind
Chapter XXXXIV - Order Or Chaos
Chapter XXXXV - Cosmology An The Prcepts Of Freemasonry
Chapter XXXXVI - Spacetime In The Creation
Chapter XXXXVII - Matter In Evolution
Chapter XXXXVIII - The Light Of The Universe
Chapter XXXXIX - Time And Eternity
Chapter XXXXX - Human Destiny And The Cosmos
Chapter XXXXXI - Freemasonry In Society

THE SYMBOLISM OF FREEMASONRY  by Albert Gallatin Mackey

Preface
Chapter I - Preliminary
Chapter 2 - The Noachidae
Chapter III - The Primitive Freemasonry Of Antiquity
Chapter IV - The Spurious Freemasonry Of Antiquity
Chapter V - The Ancient Mysteries
Chapter VI - The Dionysiac Artificers
Chapter VII - The Union Of Speculative And Operative Masonry At The Temple Of Solomon
Chapter VIII - The Travelling Freemasons Of The Middle Ages
Chapter IX - Disseverance Of The Operative Element
Chapter X - The System Of Symbolic Instruction
Chapter XI - The Speculative Science And The Operative Art
Chapter XII - The Symbolism Of Solomon's Temple
Chapter XIII - The Form Of The Lodge
Chapter XIV - The Officers Of A Lodge
Chapter XV - The Point Within A Circle
Chapter XVI - The Covering Of The Lodge
Chapter XVII - Ritualistic Symbolism
Chapter XVIII - The Rite Of Discalceation
Chapter XIX - The Rite Of Investiture
Chapter XX - The Symbolism Of The Gloves

Chapter XXI - The Rite Of Circumambulation
Chapter XXII - The Rite Of Intrusting, And The Symbolism Of Light
Chapter XXIII - Symbolism Of The Corner-Stone
Chapter XXIV - The Ineffable Name
Chapter XV - The Legends Of Freemasonry
Chapter XXVI - The Legend Of The Winding Stairs
Chapter XXVII - The Legend Of The Third Degree
Chapter XXVIII - The Sprig Of Acacia
Chapter XXIX - The Symbolism Of Labor
Chapter XXX - The Stone Of Foundation
Chapter XXXI - The Lost Word
Chapter XXXII - Synoptical Index

THE WORKS OF FLAVIOUS JOSEPHUS Translated By William Whiston

The Life Of Flavious Josephus
Antiquities of the Jews
Preface To The Antiquities Of The Jews
Book 1 - From The Creation To The Death Of Isaac
Book 2 - From The Death Of Isaac To The Exodus Out Of Egypt
Book III - From The Exodus Out Of Egypt, To The Rejection Of That Generation
Book 4 - From The Rejection Of That Generation To The Death Of Moses
Book 5 - From The Death Of Moses To The Death Of Eli
Book 6 - From The Death Of Eli To The Death Of Saul
Book 7 - From The Death Of Saul To The Death Of David
Book 8 - From The Death Of David To The Death Of Ahab
Book 9 - From The Death Of Ahab To The Captivity Of The Ten Tribes
Book 10 - From The Captivity Of The Ten Tribes To The First Year Of Cyrus
Book 11 - From The First Of Cyrus To The Death Of Alexander The Great
Book 12 - From The Death Of Alexander The Great To The Death Of Judas MacCabeus
Book 13 - From The Death Of Judas MacCabeus To The Death Of Queen Alexandra
Book 14 - From The Death Of Queen Alexandra To The Death Of Antigonus
Book 15 - From The Death Of Antigonus To The Finishing Of The Temple By Herod
Book 16 - From The Finishing Of The Temple By Herod To The Death Of Alexander And Aristobulus
Book 17 - From The Death Of Alexander And Aristobulus To The Banishment Of Archelaus
Book 18 - From The Banishment Of Archelus To The Departure From Babylon
Book 19 - From The Departure Out Of Babylon To Fadus, The Roman Procurator
Book 20 - From Fadus The Procurator To Florus

the wars of the jews
Preface To The Wars Of The Jews
Book 1 - From The Taking Of Jerusalem By Antiochus Epiphanes To The Death Of Herod The Great
Book 2 - From The Death Of Herod Till Vespasian Was Sent To Subdue The Jews By Nero
Book 3 - From Vespasian's Coming To Subdue The Jews To The Taking Of Gamala
Book 4 - From The Siege Of Gamala To The Coming Of Titus To Besiege Jerusalem
Book 5 - From The Coming Of Titus To Besiege Jerusalem To The Great Extremity To Which The Jews Were Reduced

Book 6 - From The Great Extremity To Which The Jews Were Reduced To The Taking Of Jerusalem By Titus
Book 7 - From The Taking Of Jerusalem By Titus To The Sedition At Cyrene

Josephus's Discourse to the Greeks concerning Hades
An Extract Out Of Josephus's Discourse To The Greeks Concerning Hades
flavious joseph against apion
Book 1 - Flavious Josephus Against Apion
Book 2 - Flavious Josephus Against Apion

THE WORSHIPFUL MASTER'S HANDBOOK  by Grand Lodge, F.A.A.M. of the District of Columbia

Chapter I - Masonic Leadership: It's Time To Set The Pace
Chapter II - Tangible Means Of Developing Executive Leadership Qualities
Chapter III - The Worshipful Master
Chapter IV - Requirements To Become Master
Chapter V - Masonic Program Planning
Chapter VI - Some Tips For The Master
Chapter VII - Lodge Bulletins
Chapter VIII - Membership And Attendance
Chapter IX - Masonic Funerals
Chapter X - Lodge Budget
Chapter XI - Lodge Audit
Chapter XII - Masonic Protocol
Chapter XIII - Conducting A Meeting
Chapter XIV - Motion On The Floor
Chapter XV - Balloting Procedure
Chapter XVI - Reception Of The Grand Master
Chapter XVII - Suggested Procedure For Electing Lodge Officers
Chapter XVIII - The Lodge Secretary

Whither Are We Traveling  by Dwight L. Smith

Whither Are We Traveling?
The Level of Leadership
Asleep at the West Gate
Pearl of Great Price?
The Closed Corporation
Subdivided We Stand
Sounding Brass and Tinkling Cymbal?
The Decline of Fellowship
Bread or a Stone?
Bring the Line Up to the Standard
Let's Try Freemasonry
Editorials

WHY THIS CONFUSION IN THE TEMPLE? by Dwight L. Smith

Chapter 1 - Introducing The Shock Treatment
Chapter 2 - Into The Highways And Hedges
Chapter 3 - Masonic Babbittry
Chapter 4 - Doing Alms Before Men
Chapter 5 - The Cow Must Be Fed
Chapter 6 - Ruffles On The Apron
Chapter 7 - Hammers, Axes, Tools Of Iron
Chapter 8 - Earthquake, Wind And Fire
Chapter 9 - Little Man, What Now?
Chapter 10 - Not By Bread Alone
Chapter 11 - Where The Stones Are Raised
Chapter 12 - An Army On Foot - The Hard Way Is The Masonic Way