Washington Freemasons 19th Century Vol. I

While the causes and consequences of events must comprise the bulk of any history, the men who initiated and carried through those events deserve and in this book are given special attention. They personalize and interpret the past. They tutor the present. Montaigne, an avaricious reader of them, discovered their best truth when he wrote: "Through the medium of histories one holds converse with the great souls . . . it is a study of inestimable fruit." On the following pages, you will learn of hardworking, righteous men of faith, hope and charity. Men who took a chance to make a chance, who struggled to achieve success and a better way of life with all of its hardships for their families. Men who brought light and a helping hand to their communities. It is the hope of the editor that the reader will find inspiration in the personal stories of the brothers who helped build the great state of Washington.