Many worthy brethren have been offended on account of the discredit done to the Masonic Order by the assertion, which is now often and confidently made, that the whole system of Freemasonry is of very recent origin-some saying that it was invented by Elias Ashmole and a few of his learned and ingenious friends in … Continue reading The Origin Of Freemasonry-Brother Chalmers I Paton-1871