En: Morgan Affair
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Morgan Affair
Soruce: Masonic Info
William Morgan was born in 1774, There is no evidence to show where or if he was initiated, despite his rather complete knowledge of the ritual. He was denied admission to the local Lodge and Chapter (of York Rite Masonry) for reasons unknown. Refusal to admit a Mason to a lodge meeting is quite rare but does happen when a visitor's status as a Mason is in question. However, it is confirmed that he received the York Rite Royal Arch Degree at LeRoy, New York in 1825. When a new Chapter was proposed in his own town, his name was on the petition but objection was made to his being included and a new petition was prepared without it. Resenting this action, Morgan apparently became bitter and sought revenge. He entered into a conspiracy with the local newspaper editor to publish a malicious book on Freemasonry.
Morgan was arrested several times on various claims. In one of these instances, a man came to pay the bail for Morgan and from that day on, Morgan was supposedly never seen again. Since then, various explanations have been put forth over the years, the most common being that Morgan was murdered by Masons.
It's highly unlikely we'll ever know what really happened to William Morgan. 170+ years separate us from those involved and yet despite the furor which led to the formation of the Anti-Masonic (political) Party in the United States, even Morgan's contemporaries were unable to solve the crime.
See also
Links
- Pietre-Stones Review of Freemasonry, article by David Barrett http://www.freemasons-freemasonry.com/freemasonry_morgan_affair.html
- Gary L. Dryfoos’ page abour Freemasonry http://web.mit.edu/dryfoo/Masons/Essays/msa-morgan.html and http://web.mit.edu/dryfoo/masonry/Essays/morgan-why.html
- Masonic Dictionary http://www.masonicdictionary.com/morgan.html
- Masonic Info http://www.masonicinfo.com/morgan.htm
- King Hiram’s Lodge http://www.kinghiramslodge.org/morgan.html
- Wikipedia „William Morgan“ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Morgan_(anti-Mason)
