Excerpt from Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of Canada, at Its Tenth Annual Communication: Held at the City of Toronto, July 12, A. L., 5865, A. D., 1865Men, women and children here assembled today to behold this ceremony, know all of you that we are lawful Masons, true to the laws of our country, and professing to fear God, who is the great Architect of all things, to honor the Queen, confer benefits on our brethren, and to practice universal benevolence to all mankind. We have amongst us, concealed from the eyes of all men, secrets which may not be revealed, and which no man has discovered but these secrets are lawful and honorable, and are placed in the custody of masons who alone have the keeping of them to the end of time.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.