Brother Russell once stated, "I am a free and accepted mason." This quote is often quoted out of context to allegedly "prove" that Russell was a member of man's Free Masons Society. The quote is from his sermon entitled "The Temple of God", delivered in California in 1913. This entire sermon is online at: https://reslight.boards.net/post/1466/thread Yes, Russell said: "I am a free and accepted Mason." Was he saying that he was a member of the Free Masons Society? Absolutely not! The context shows that he was referring to "Bible masonry", not the human organization that goes by the name of "Free Masons". He was using Free Masonry terminology to illustrate the Biblical building being done by God through His church, the building of the Temple of God with living stones. -- See: Luke 6:47,48; Romans 14:19; 1 Corinthians 3:9,10,12; 14:12,26; 2 Corinthians 6:16; Ephesians 4:7-16; 1 Thessalonians 5:11; Revelation 3:12. In ...