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The Craft Degrees And Royal Arch.
THE CRAFT DEGREES AND ROYAL ARCH .
ON THE CONNECTION OF
BY BRO . THOMAS PRYER , F . S . A ., P . M . OAK LODOE , S . G . I . G . 33 ° . PART I . VARIOUS Masonic rites are practised in different parts
of the world . All are based upon what are usuall y denominated the three Ancient Craft Degrees . Preserving the essentials of those degrees , the difference in each rite consists in various modifications of the ceremonial observances , and in the number and names of the degrees which are appended . All rites commence with the three Craft
degrees as their universal foundation , and all subsequent degrees attached to any peculiar rite can only be considered in genuine Freemasonry as either extensions or amplifications of , or appendages to , the three original degrees . This explanation is of universal application , and is the key for unlocking the mode of construing the various Masonic rites . Unless such a general mode of construction is applied , the consideration
of the different systems would open questions apparently involved in inexplicable confusion . The rite practised in England and also in America , and in many other parts of the world , is the ancient York rite . The name of this rite is derived from the city of York , where
the first Grand Lodge in England was held , after the reconstruction of the Fraternity in A . D . 936 . This rite , the parent of all other Masonic rites , commences with the degree of E . A ., and terminates in the R . A . Formerly in England , and still in America and in other countries , there were several degrees interposed between the three blue degrees
and the R . A . These were the degrees of Mark Master , Past Master , and Most Excellent Master . The Order of High Priesthood was also an honorary degree attached to the R . A . Chapter . The various degrees , however , of this , the most ancient and genuine rite , have borne at times different denominations . The name of the Royal Arch degree is but of comparatively recent origin , although the essential principles of this part of the system are hallowed by age , and ,
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The Craft Degrees And Royal Arch.
THE CRAFT DEGREES AND ROYAL ARCH .
ON THE CONNECTION OF
BY BRO . THOMAS PRYER , F . S . A ., P . M . OAK LODOE , S . G . I . G . 33 ° . PART I . VARIOUS Masonic rites are practised in different parts
of the world . All are based upon what are usuall y denominated the three Ancient Craft Degrees . Preserving the essentials of those degrees , the difference in each rite consists in various modifications of the ceremonial observances , and in the number and names of the degrees which are appended . All rites commence with the three Craft
degrees as their universal foundation , and all subsequent degrees attached to any peculiar rite can only be considered in genuine Freemasonry as either extensions or amplifications of , or appendages to , the three original degrees . This explanation is of universal application , and is the key for unlocking the mode of construing the various Masonic rites . Unless such a general mode of construction is applied , the consideration
of the different systems would open questions apparently involved in inexplicable confusion . The rite practised in England and also in America , and in many other parts of the world , is the ancient York rite . The name of this rite is derived from the city of York , where
the first Grand Lodge in England was held , after the reconstruction of the Fraternity in A . D . 936 . This rite , the parent of all other Masonic rites , commences with the degree of E . A ., and terminates in the R . A . Formerly in England , and still in America and in other countries , there were several degrees interposed between the three blue degrees
and the R . A . These were the degrees of Mark Master , Past Master , and Most Excellent Master . The Order of High Priesthood was also an honorary degree attached to the R . A . Chapter . The various degrees , however , of this , the most ancient and genuine rite , have borne at times different denominations . The name of the Royal Arch degree is but of comparatively recent origin , although the essential principles of this part of the system are hallowed by age , and ,