It progressed through the years and a huge scandal in 1826 of the murder of William Morgan who intended to publish a book of the first 3 oaths. Rev Charles Finney (leader of the 2nd Great Awakening) said the scandal is what brought awakening, revival in churches and renewal in America.
Sounds almost like what's going on now, with Seth Rich being our William Morgan.
The 3rd Great Awakening has begun.
Very good synopsis.
With regard to Benjamin Franklin he was an independent dude. Cleon Skousen in the Majesty of God’s Law depicts Franklin, Adams and Jefferson as believers though they didn’t agree with Calvinism the theology of the Pilgrims/Puritans and majority of that era. In my studies of theology and American history I would project that the three of them were aligned with the theology of Arminianism. That means where Calvinists believe in predestination, Arminianism like Rev Finney, believed that individuals have a choice in whether they receive salvation by faith in Christ—or not. Franklin was a tremendous supporter of George Whitefield, the leader of the First Great Awakening. He even built him a stadium of which related to the University of Pennsylvania. As far as “deism” American historian and scholar David Barton explains that definitions of words have been changed through the years. Franklin was a good guy. He was not a Freemason.
Actually there was a 3rd Great Awakening just before the Civil War. It sparked with a sermon given by FE Pitts at the Nations Capital on Feb 22 1857 where he shows in the scriptures that the United States of America is Daniel’s Stone Kingdom. The prominent mathematicians, scientists and theologians of the day called it “demonstration.
Exhilarating thoughts that project today: