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 xxxvi. — Cryptogram of the Masons of the middle-ages; Hebrew secret writing; Taois- 

 tical rnethod of combining secret characters; the three degrees of Masonry and of the 

 Hung-league; original belief of the Chinese, xxxvu. — Synonymie of the meaning of the 



characters $fc and $X ) legend of Hung-wu; knight oflight; xxxvm. — Revolt against 

 tyranny sanctified by Chinese philosophy; quotation from Mencius' work; Chinamen the 

 least submittive to tyranny of all Eastern races; illustration of this from the //Family 

 sayings", xxxix. — Singapore; defects in it's govemment with regard to the Chinese; 

 opinion of Mr. Oliphant; how to govern the Chinese; impossibility to eradicate the 

 Hung-league; fruitlesness of military expeditions; existence of the Hung-league at Eor- 

 neo, Sumatra and Java; reasons for tolerating the Hung-league, xl. — 



FAUT I- 



HISTORY OF THE HUNG-LEAGUE . 1. 



Origin of the Hung-league unknown; compared with the origin of masonry; sworn cove- 

 nantsinantiquity; oath of the state of Yueh, 1. — The alliance between Liu-pi, Chang-fi 

 andK\van-yü; the family alliance between the states Thsin and Tsin; Chinese clans, 2. — 

 Influence of Budhism; first causes of dissatisfaction ; Wu-tsung; persecution of Budhism; 

 Hung-wu; Tartar sway; the national dress; immorality of the Tartars, 3. — Resistance against 

 their sway; Koxinga; names of the Hung-league; the statutes of Shan-tung; first chiefs 

 of the Shan-tung branch, 4. — Friendly societies at Palembang; resemblance of symbols 

 of the Hung-league and of Christianity; reasons to fear both; idea of Yung-ching; ans- 

 wer he gave to three R. C. Missionaries; degeneration of the Hung-league, 5. — Revival 

 under Hung-siu-tsiuen; the Shang-ti-hwui; Christian doctrines introduced; persecution by 

 the Tartar government; corruption of the league; bands of robbers; the so-called //small- 

 knife-society"; Hwang-wei or Ooe-Ooe; vitality of the Hung-league, 6. — 



POLITICAL HISTORY OF THE LEAGUE 7. 



The grave of "Wan-yun-lung, 17.- — The obelisk on his grave; it's inscription; the pa- 

 goda with nine stories before the grave; situation of the first five principal, and five 

 minor lodges in China, with their designations , ]8. — ■ 



I>AIIT II- 



DESCRIPTION OF THE LODGE AND irs APPURTENANCES 20. 



Description of the lodge; the flags of the generals guarding the gates; meaning of 

 the words Kin-lan or //Golden orchid", 20. — The distichs on the four gates of the 

 lodge; the great gate of the lodge; the Hall of Fidelity and Loyalty, 21. — Genealogical 

 table of the founders of the league, with it's translation, 22 — 23. — Ancestral ta- 

 blets; prophecy of Liu-peh-wan regarding the Tartar dynasty, 21. — Ancestral tables 

 the precious nine-storied pagoda; the red-flower pavilion; the Budha Kia-lanj the 



