d ▁Ad olph us ▁Frederick ▁Alexander ▁Wood ford , ▁Walter ▁Bes ant , ▁John ▁Paul ▁Ry lands , ▁Major ▁S isson ▁Cooper ▁Pr att , ▁William ▁James ▁H ug han , ▁and ▁George ▁William ▁Sp eth ), ▁diss atisf ied ▁with ▁the ▁way ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁Fre em ason ry ▁had ▁been ▁exp ounded ▁in ▁the ▁past , ▁founded ▁the ▁L odge , ▁obtain ing ▁a ▁war rant ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 4 . ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁absence ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁Master , ▁Sir ▁Charles ▁Warren , ▁on ▁a ▁diplom atic ▁mission ▁in ▁Southern ▁Africa , ▁the ▁L odge ▁was ▁not ▁formally ▁inaugur ated ▁until ▁two ▁years ▁later . ▁They ▁ins isted ▁on ▁using ▁an ▁evidence - based ▁approach ▁to ▁the ▁study ▁of ▁Mason ic ▁history . ▁As ▁such , ▁their ▁approach ▁was ▁new ▁and ▁unusual , ▁and ▁they ▁intended ▁that ▁the ▁results ▁should ▁" replace ▁the ▁imag in ative ▁writ ings ▁of ▁earlier ▁authors ▁on ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁Fre em ason ry ." ▁This ▁began ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁called ▁the ▁" authentic ▁school " ▁of ▁Mason ic ▁research . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁quarter ly ▁meet ings ▁where ▁papers ▁are ▁delivered ▁and ▁the ▁present ers ▁question ed , ▁the ▁L odge ▁publish es ▁year ly ▁transactions ▁titled ▁Ar s ▁Qu atu or ▁Cor on ator um ▁and ▁maintain s ▁the ▁Qu atu or ▁Cor on ati ▁Cor respond ence ▁Circle ▁( Q CC C ) ▁to ▁allow ▁participation ▁from ▁M asons ▁all ▁over ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Research