Documents upon Sublime Free-Masonry in the United States of America
Name/Title
Documents upon Sublime Free-Masonry in the United States of AmericaSecondary Title
Being a Collection of All the Official Documents Which Have Appeared on Both Sides of the Question. With Notes, and an AppendixDescription
A collection of documents and materials concerning the the Supreme Council of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite and its competitor, the Cerneau Supreme Council.Context
Contemporary accounts of the conflict between the two Masonic bodies. According to Masonic scholar and author, Michael Poll, "This is one of the most controversial small books ever published on the Scottish Rite "wars" involving Joseph Cerneau. Originally published to expose the irregularity of the Cerneau Scottish Rite, Joseph McCosh, an SGIG in the Charleston Supreme Council (today, Southern Jurisdiction), was nearly put on trial by the Grand Lodge of South Carolina as a result of the publication. In addition, the Charleston Council was forced to disavow and destroy copies of the work. This photographic reproduction of this extremely rare publication provides new insights into this fascinating work as well as new discoveries about it. The foreword by Michael R. Poll dissects the events surrounding the publishing of the booklet along with the known information to provide a fresh analysis of the times and events." (source: https://cornerstonepublishers.com/documents/)Collection
Special CollectionsCategory
Anti-Masonry/Irregular, Scottish Rite (Cerneauism), Controversial Literarture