. TK and the great work in America ; a defense of the true and ancient school of spiritual light. they had announced to the world that a mas-ter had come to restore the Lost Word, that heheld the key to the origin of Freemasonry, that hisfictions had all been scientifically demonstrated, etc.,—and in due time this same master was found tobe a pretender, a charlatan and ordinary moneygrafter. Can any man measure or even imagine thefar-reaching, disintegrating, destructive results thatTKs pseudo scientific literature would have hadupon Freemasonry, had the Masonic Press, or evenone in
. TK and the great work in America ; a defense of the true and ancient school of spiritual light. they had announced to the world that a mas-ter had come to restore the Lost Word, that heheld the key to the origin of Freemasonry, that hisfictions had all been scientifically demonstrated, etc.,—and in due time this same master was found tobe a pretender, a charlatan and ordinary moneygrafter. Can any man measure or even imagine thefar-reaching, disintegrating, destructive results thatTKs pseudo scientific literature would have hadupon Freemasonry, had the Masonic Press, or evenone influential Masonic publication been thrown opento his Great Cause? Personally, the writer can imagine no greater calam-ity possible to the Masonic Fraternity than this, andit is our candid opinion that this very thing was theintent, the spirit and purpose back of TKs activities. TK AND FREEMASONRY 427 The following is reproduced from a large eight-pagefolder addressed To Master Masons. Tens of thou-sands of these were sent out annually advertising theparent of modern Masonry. THE GREAT WORK. Dear Sir and Brother:— We send you this leaflet because you are an honored member of theAncient Craft of Free Masonry, and you also doubtless are one who isseeking further light. The GEE AT ANCIENT SCHOOL (one of whose members is theauthor of this volume) is the parent of modern Masonry. If you are still hungry, thirsty and unsatisfied, and are turning fromthe lifeless dogmas of the past and are seeking Living Truths and arational philosophy, please read and study this book. The following quotation from one of his letters datedFeb. 23, 1907, will give you some idea of the extent ofTKs Masonic advertising campaigns. We have the Grand Lodge report of only two states, viz.:—NewYork and Michigan. If you can give us lists of names from any otherstates, we will .appreciate every name you can send us. I want to sendout at least 100,000 letters to Masons within the next three months andwijl do
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