Excerpt from History of Meridian Lodge, A. F. And A. M. Of Natick, Massachusetts: Including Charters Granted in 1797 and 1862; The Morgan Episode; A Historical Sketch of Freemasonry in General, and in America; The by-Laws of Meridian Lodge, and Rules Derived From the Constitution of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts As the history of nations is but the aggregated story of the forces exerted by organized action, so the record of Freemasonry is made up Of that of its Lodges and of their individual member ship, as they have illustrated in their acts and lives the grand principles of the order, which are at once the basis of character, the foundation of civil society, and the underlying truths of that which is good in all religions, ancient or modem. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.