Cathedral Builders: 87; and Masons, 91; greatness of, 121; organization of, 136-7; genius of, 158 _note_ Cathedrals: when built, 121 Charity: and Masons, 134; a doctrine of Masonry, 172 China: Masonry in, 30 Christianity: and the Mysteries, 50, 51 _note_; and the Collegia, 85; and Masonry, 221 _note_, 251 Churchward: on Triangle, 13 _note_; on symbols, 20 _note_ Circle: meaning of, 27 Clay, Henry: 228 Cleopatra's Needle: 33 Collegia, the: 73; beginning of, 80; customs of, 81; and the Mysteries, 82; emblems of, 83; and Christianity, 85; and cathedral builders, 87; in England, 112; on the continent, 113 Column: Wren on, 9; Osiris, 45; "brethren of the," 82 Comacine Masters: 87; privileges of, 88; migrations of, 89; symbols of, 90; tolerant of spirit, 101; and Old Charges, 111; in England, 113; Merzaria on, 114; and the arts, 115; degrees among, 142. Companionage: of France, 118 _note_; and legend of Hiram, 149 Conder: historian of Masons' Company, 165 Confucius: 30 _Cooke MS_: 106; higher criticism of, 107 Cowan: meaning of, 138 _note_ Coxe, Daniel: 207 Craft-masonry: morality of, 134; lodge of, 135; organization of, 136; routine of, 138; technical secrets, 147 Cromwell, Oliver: and Masonry, 179 _note_ Cross: antiquity of, 24; of Egypt, 25 Cube: meaning of, 27 Culdees: 189 Da Costa: quoted, 72; on Dionysian Artificers, 77 _note_ Deacon: office of, 217 Death: old protest against, 40; triumph over, 41; wonder of, 278 Declaration of Independence, signed by Masons, 225 _Defence of Masonry_: quoted 152 Degrees in Masonry: 141; among Comacines, 142; of Apprentice, 144; number of, 145; evolution of, 149 De Molai: 101 De Quincey on Masonry, 179 _note_ Dermott, Lawrence: and Ancient Grand Lodge, 216; industry of, 219; and Royal Arch Masonry, 220 _note_ Desaguliers, Dr. J.T.: "co-fabricator of Masonry," 195; sketch of, 195 _note_ Diocletian: fury of against Masons, 85 Dionysian Artificers: 72; builders of Solomon's Temple, 76; evidence for, 77 _note_; migrations of, 79 Dissensions in Masonry: bitter, 213; causes of, 214; led by Preston, 217; helped the order, 219; remedy for, 222 Doctrine: the Secret, 57; resented, 58; open to all, 61; reasons for, 63; what it is, 68 Drama of Faith: 39; motif of, 41; story of, 42; in India, 44 _note_; in Tyre, 76 Druids: Mysteries of, 49 Druses: and Masonry, 78 _note_ Dugdale: on formality in Masonry, 143 Eavesdroppers: their punishment, 138 _note_ Egypt: earliest artists of, 9; Herodotus on, 10; temples of, 11; obelisks of, 13; Drama of Faith in, 41; and origin of Masonry, 105, 109 _note_ Elizabeth, Queen: and Masons, 123 _note_ Emerson, R.W.: 39, 57 Euclid: mentioned in Regius MS, 105; in Cooke MS, 107 Evans: on sacred stones, 9 Exposures of Masonry, 210 Faerie Queene: quoted, 155 Faith: Drama of, 39; philosophy of, 270