In the year 1721, four years after the formation of the Grand Lodge of England, the Duke of Montague became Grand Master.
This was the beginning of an era of prosperity and prominence for the Craft.
Many of the nobility and fashion of the day joined its ranks.
We read in Anderson's Book of Constitutions, 1738, that in 1723 " Masonry flourished in Harmony, Reputation and Numbers; many noblemen and gentlemen of the first rank desired to be admitted into the fraternity besides other learned men, Merchants, Clergymen and Tradesmen who found a lodge to be a safe and pleasant relaxation from intense study or the hurry of business, without politics or party."
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1950 - EXPOSURES AND THEIR EFFECT ON FREEMASONRY - Bro.Norman B. Spencer.
