History of Freemasonry, Albert Gallatin Mackey, Vol II, The Prussian Knight, 21st Degree
Albert Gallatin Mackey was a 33rd Degree Freemason who served as Grand Lecturer and Grand Secretary of The Grand Lodge of South Carolina, as well as Secretary General of the Supreme Council of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite for the Southern Jurisdiction of the United States.
As a Christian, the original obligation of Masonry coming out of Britain, Mackey was very concerned how Masonry had been undermined by a cult transfixed on Noah and a system they claimed was set forth for Mankind, to which all must submit if they are to enter this world to come.