Scarlet Book Of Free Masonry

by Moses Wolcott Redding

Scarlet Book Of Free Containing A Thrilling And Authentic Account Of The Imprisonment, Torture, And Martyrdom Of Free Masons And Knights Templars, For The Past Six Hundred Years : Also An Authentic Account Of The Education, Remarkable Career, And Tragic Death Of The Renowned Philosopher by Moses Wolcott Redding. This volume compiles dramatic episodes of religious intolerance and persecution directed at Freemasons and Knight Templars across centuries, with accounts from Paraguay in 1868, Europe, and Italy, including imprisonments, tortures, and executions. It also surveys the life and ideas of Pythagoras and traces the ancient origins and symbolism of Masonry. The text blends sensational narratives with polemical critique of papal power, indulgences, relic trade, and inquisitorial practices, aiming to illuminate what the author sees as ecclesiastical tyranny and to defend the fraternity. It presents a historically framed panorama of secret societies, their persecution, and their perseverance.

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First published January 1, 1889