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The Knights Templar Eye Foundation, in partnership with Lookout Commandery No. 14 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, is excited to announce a one-of-a-kind original handwritten work by Sir Knight George Cooper Connor.
Sir Knight Connor served as Right Eminent Grand Commander and Most Worshipful Grand Master of Masons in Tennessee. He later served as Grand Recorder of the Grand Commandery of Tennessee as well as on several committees of the Grand Encampment of Knights Templar USA
This handwritten manuscript, dating from the late 1800’s, includes the Orders of the Red Cross, Temple and Malta. It is a direct reflection of Connor’s dedication to Templary. This work was his labor of love, not only to furnish the Orders for use in the Grand Jurisdiction of Tennessee, but which later became a basis for the development of the adopted Templar Orders.
You will also find information about Sir Knight Connor in the preface to the book, as well as items regarding his Templar Funeral Service, along with items relative to the many Templars and dignitaries from around the nation who attended his funeral.
The manuscript includes many hand-drawn water-colored images relating to each of the Orders. Inside the book, you will find on one page the original handwritten text of Connor, and on the accompanying page a modern day typeset for easier reading.
The book includes commentary from PGC George Marshall, KGT, on the ritual of each of the Orders and the publication reflects the tireless efforts of SK Piers Vaughan, KCT.
Every Templar scholar and student of ritual will want a copy of this unique piece of Templar history as part of their personal library.