The 1886 Bulletin of the Supreme Council for France Concerning Joseph Cerneau

Who was Joseph Cerneau? What was the Cerneau Supreme Council? Was Joseph Cerneau a regular or irregular Mason? Why did Cerneau Masonry cause such problems in the United States? These are a handful of the many questions asked by Masons concerning Joseph Cerneau, a figure at the center of a long-debated Masonic controversy. In 1886, Albert Pike, through the Supreme Council, SJUSA published this translation of a bulletin from the Supreme Council for France concerning Joseph Cerneau. It is a clear rebuff of Cerneau. The foreword, written by Michael R. Poll, tells another side of the story. Together, this is a fascinating account of Scottish Rite Masonry in its early, formative years. Photographic reproduction of the 1886 publication with a contemporary foreword by Michael R. Poll.