Old Print Found in MD Attic Now in PA Lodge

An interesting old Masonic print entitled "From Darkness to Light" that was copyrighted in 1887 by Pettibone Brothers, fraternal printers of Cincinnati, OH, was found recently in an attic in Maryland and now has a Pennsylvania home in Doylestown Lodge No. 245. It depicts the "York Rite Passage of Freemasonry," tracing a Mason's advancement through the Blue Lodge Degrees, Chapter, Council, and Commandery. Along the path, the pertinent symbols and tools are depicted, including the Arch with the inscription "I am that I am," and ends at King Solomon's Temple.

The old print was given to C. Swain Fennimore, S.M.C. (center), of Doylestown Lodge, by a friend and college roommate, whose grandfather had acquired it after its discovery in the Maryland attic. Bro. Fennimore presented it to Robert W. Bunch, Sr., P.M. (left), Chairman of the Lodge Library and Exhibits Committee, and James J. Dowling, W.M.