Apparently Washington received letters from someone in France explaining that the Masonic lodges were being influenced and infiltrated by groups and secret societies planning to overthrow the monarchies and change societies by enacting secular type governments. Apparently Washington responded saying he was aware of the rumors, but didn't think the American lodges were affected. This was right before the French Revolution.
Apparently Washington received letters from someone in France explaining that the Masonic lodges were being influenced and infiltrated by groups and secret societies planning to overthrow the monarchies and change societies by enacting secular type governments. Apparently Washington responded saying he was aware of the rumors, but didn't think the American lodges were affected. This was right before the French Revolution.
interesting bit of history