Anthony Ivins dismisses claims of antique roots for Freemasonry.

Date
1934
Type
Book
Source
Anthony Ivins
LDS
Hearsay
Direct
Reference

Anthony W. Ivins, The Relationship of "Mormonism" and Freemasonry (Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1934), 15

Scribe/Publisher
Deseret News
People
Anthony Ivins
Audience
Reading Public
Transcription

As stated, the foregoing definitely proves that the origin of Freemasonry is shrouded in mystery, that the origin of the craft is based largely upon legends which are not authenticated by reliable evidence. If true, they take us back to the idolatrous worship and pagan practices of Egypt, Greece, and other semi-heathen nations of antiquity.

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